Expect Miracles: Recollections of a Lucky Life (Volume 19) (Footprints Series)

Culver, David; Freeman, Alan

ISBN 10: 0773543554 / ISBN 13: 9780773543553

Published by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. Seller Inventory # BSM.122DW

Synopsis:

Expect Miracles is the personal and professional story of a leader in the worlds of business and culture. David Culver narrates his journey from his upbringing in Montreal's Golden Square Mile, through his studies at McGill and Harvard, his army service during the Second World War, to his impressive rise at Alcan to become chairman and chief executive officer of one of Canada's leading multinational corporations. The memoir provides an inside look into the management of a global company with roots deeply planted in Quebec and offers pragmatic advice on how to grow talent, foster technology, and handle adversity in a far-flung organization. Anecdotes of meeting the likes of Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger, and Jawaharlal Nehru, reveal the experiences of a strong corporate leader who continued to live a Montreal life, while never losing his interest in discovering the world. A man of many interests and talents, Culver reflects on his long love affair with architecture - and his efforts to restore and preserve Montreal's heritage by creating Maison Alcan - and how music and sport helped shape his life. Expect Miracles is evidence of Culver's positive outlook and belief that the most extraordinary things can happen when you least expect them.

About the Author:

David M. Culver is the former chairman and CEO of Alcan Aluminium.

Alan Freeman, a native of Montreal, is an Ottawa-based writer who has worked for the Canadian Press, the Wall Street Journal, and the Globe and Mail.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Expect Miracles: Recollections of a Lucky ...
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: good