An Outrageous, Unbelievable (but True!) Story of a Business Magician
Anton Johnson lifts the lid on secrets behind football’s boardroom doors (as a football club’s owner).
He kept a lion for a pet, kept two crocodiles in a nightclub, was nearly drowned by a squib, and once tied to a tree by a bull!
Anton Johnson has rubbed shoulders with the famous and infamous, including Margaret Thatcher and Reggie Kray, plus many sports and entertainment personalities.
From humble beginnings as a butcher’s son, he carved a career in entertainments, farming, pub and club management.
He realized a dream to own a football club, but corruption and boardroom back-stabbing turned that dream into a nightmare. Anton was in the way when he refused to bend the rules for those putting personal profit before football.
He lost everything, but left a football legacy that no one is likely to match.
True to form, The Showman bounced back and made a fortune again. No-one can put him down.
His charity and sponsorship work spans a lifetime, including as a volunteer at the 2012 Olympics.
This is truly a great, inspiring story of a man who would not give up.
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Very enjoyable and a worthwhile read.Ray Stone is an
entertaining storyteller with an excellent sense of carefully measured detail. The reader never gets a sense he is unnecessarily padding the narrative.
Recommended. Suraya Dewing CEO Stylefit LtdExcellent!I have read all of Ray Stones excellent books and hope he will be writing more in the future. An ideal book to read on a train journey or as an interesting holiday read.
Valerie Jean What a ride!I recommend
"A Driven Life" very much. You can find business lessons, life lessons, adventures, hilarious events, heart breaking failures, big names, crooks and everything in between.
Recommended MS WonderfulA wonderful catalogue of one man's entrepreneurial business development over six decades.
Recommended Dr Mark Brenner Well written, a real page-turner.
The story had me from the word go, a man from humble beginnings who made a name for himself in many different ways.
Highly Recommended Sue ThornRay Stone is an accomplished author with a variety of published works to his name. Born just outside London in 1946, he grew up in post-war Britain during a period of depression and ration books, bombed-out housing, and BBC radio.
