Outrageous Adventures in Business

Bradley Jamieson

Published: 25 January 2018

Format: Paperback

Edition: 1st

Extent: 665 pp.

ISBN: 9781941634325

RRP: £8.99

Missing opportunities, being swindled or falling prey to convincing idiots are not experiences unique to the world of business, but in the world of banking and brokerage, the stakes are higher than usual and the losses can be devastating. On the other side of the coin, the gains to be made from deals that seem to fall from the sky, as if the stars have aligned in one's favour, can take one's career or business to the next level in the blink of an eye. During his decades in international business, Jamieson has learnt this the hard way, and has come to the conclusion that in life as well as in work, misfortune is every bit as important as fortune. The one cannot exist without the other, and acceptance of loss – material or otherwise – is crucial if one wishes to be successful. Jamieson demonstrates this Stoic philosophy with a sparkling array of stories that take place all over the world, educating the reader on how to avoid common traps and recognise red warning flags, as well as how to spot the chance for success and discern potential leads. From the side-splittingly hilarious to the downright bizarre, Jamieson demonstrates that in the world of business at least, truth really can be stranger than fiction.

Bradley Jamieson, writer, traveller and family man, has lived on four continents and journeyed to two hundred countries in his varied international career. His experiences in business and idiosyncratic observations on society inspired this, his second anthology of stories. He now lives in England and devotes the majority of his time to writing.