Skilful study of a two-fisted tycoon
The key question Matt Cooper asks is whether Michael O’Leary has built a machine which can survive beyond the parameters of its own design
Non-fiction
Michael O’Leary
Turbulent Times for the Man Who Made Ryanair
By Matt Cooper
Portfolio/Penguin, €17.95
“Business books are bullshit and are usually written by wankers.” - Guess who
Writing a popular business book about Michael O’Leary should be a one-way bet. Even if he were like most chief executives - tame, tedious and utterly afraid of saying anything to scare the horses - his commercial success as Ryanair chief executive would mark ...