{"product_id":"9780624095798","title":"Investec: The Story of the Cowboys on the Hill","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere's the text in the same format, keeping the publisher's wording unchanged:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Investec inspired me ... innovative, formidable, and unique - its story a masterclass in entrepreneurship' - Adrian Gore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis business biography recounts the inspirational success story of Investec, a company which started off leasing photocopiers - and ended up an Anglo-South African powerhouse. With listings in London and Johannesburg, Investec also gave birth to the leading mid-sized global fund manager Ninety One.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDubbed 'The Cowboys on the Hill' - and this was not meant as a compliment - the Investec founders took on the establishment and won. Their main rival UAL has disappeared. The other, RMB, is now a mere division of FirstRand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is particularly impressive given the humble origins of its founders, who succeeded at a time when the Jewish community was still on the fringes of the business establishment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*The Cowboys on the Hill* ultimately proved that sometimes when you do things a little differently, you beat the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Stephen+Cranston\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eStephen Cranston\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Stephen Cranston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47830981247139,"sku":"9780624095798","price":350.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/9780624095798.jpg?v=1783000790","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780624095798","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}