{"product_id":"iacocca-an-autobiography-9780553384970","title":"Iacocca: An Autobiography","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Vintage Iacocca . . . He is fast-talking, blunt, boastful, and unabashedly patriotic. Lee Iacocca is also a genuine folk hero. . . . His career is breathtaking.\"--\u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He's an American legend, a straight-shooting businessman who brought Chrysler back from the brink and in the process became a media celebrity, newsmaker, and a man many had urged to run for president. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The son of Italian immigrants, Lee Iacocca rose spectacularly through the ranks of Ford Motor Company to become its president, only to be toppled eight years later in a power play that should have shattered him. But Lee Iacocca didn't get mad, he got even. He led a battle for Chrysler's survival that made his name a symbol of integrity, know-how, and guts for millions of Americans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his classic hard-hitting style, he tells us how he changed the automobile industry in the 1960s by creating the phenomenal Mustang. He goes behind the scenes for a look at Henry Ford's reign of intimidation and manipulation. He recounts the miraculous rebirth of Chrysler from near bankruptcy to repayment of its $1.2 billion government loan so early that Washington didn't know how to cash the check.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553384970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.28w x 0.88d","brand":"Lee Iacocca,William Novak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107754635445,"sku":"9780553384970","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fd50bf3a-e207-4512-92a2-652adcc4003a.jpg?v=1765862163","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/iacocca-an-autobiography-9780553384970","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}