FREE SHIPPING with C$ 75 Purchase The story candidly reveals Gorman's behind-the-scenes struggles to balance change with tradition and how to shape a career - and a business - around bedrock values. Spanning four decades, it reveals the funny, poignant and often engrossing details of managing the L.L.Bean legacy during the best and worst of times. "Leon Gorman tells this story with his characteristic charm, wit, and self-effacing humor...." - Former US Senator George J. Mitchell
L.L.Bean: The Making of an American Icon
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Written by Leon Gorman, L.L.Bean Chairman Emeritus and grandson of company founder Leon Leonwood Bean, this is a fascinating true-to-life account of our company, now over a century old.
- 336 pages, including 16 pages of photographs.
- Hardcover.
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Zak PM from
Great Book!
Loved this book! I could not put it down and it was very interesting to see the backstory of one of my favorite brands!
Date published: 2024-08-18
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Scott S from
Great book
Great book, Loved learning about this brand icon. Highly recommend if you are interested in building a brand.
Date published: 2024-05-14
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Jalyn from
L.L. Bean Book
I love I love I love! Such a good read but it’s so nice to hear more about L.L. Bean. The quality of this book is amazing. ✨🫶🏻
Date published: 2023-12-20
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falmouth from
Very Interesting book
I got this book for my husband as a Christmas gift. I ended up reading the book before he did. It is the most interesting book of how a company with values, integrity and purpose is built throughout its many years. The insight into the choices that the President of LL Bean made with its employees has emerged LL Bean to be a company leader. A must read for anyone who is interested in how to grow a sustaining company that is lead by its values and doing what it right.
Date published: 2021-06-03
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Yourno from
informative reading
A very good book about the human side of the LL Bean legacy. Mr Gorman doesn't hold back on being honest and truthful about the state of the LL Bean Co. at the time he came onboard. His trying to work with and reason with a family that was aging and set in their ways, is a story that hit home with me. In my case, it was the family dairy farm. It could be frustrating trying to convince the older generation that times were changing, and we had better change with them if we wanted to stay in business. Mr Gorman's story is much like mine, but in a much larger way.A must-read book for all of us who have done business with and believed in LL Bean for decades. Thank God, Leon perservered and didn't get discouraged and walk away, or we might not have an LL Bean today. Great book !
Date published: 2021-05-30
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ponyboy from
great epilogue.
I am still reading this book but read parts of the book including the epilogue. it at least has an index. I find that great so being I am a kid from a nowhere school. I would have loved to have read this book while treking to little bridge park on the bus and eating and relaxing with suzy my dog!
Date published: 2016-04-01
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Moe12345 from
excited about this
great read, definitely a good present for christmas~
Date published: 2015-11-18
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As a high school librarian, I am asked to find the history of business leaders, and this one is a true story of American entrepreneur!
Date published: 2014-01-01
