LEADER 03252cam a2200481 i 4500001 278331 005 20240621234635.0 008 210322t20192019enkaf 000 0aeng d 015 GBB922988 |2bnb 020 9780241395493 |q(paperback) 020 0241395496 |q(paperback) 020 |z9780241395509 |q(ePub ; |qebook) 035 (OCoLC)on1100249468 035 278331 043 e-uk--- 049 LHMA 040 EYM |beng |erda |cEYM |dOCLCO |dOCL |dUPM |dOCLCO |dLHM 050 4 HV28.S52 |bL48 2019 100 1 Shirley, Stephanie |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2003024836 |1http://viaf.org/viaf/36427822., |eauthor. 245 10 Let it go : |bmy extraordinary story : from refugee to entrepreneur to philanthropist / |cDame Stephanie Shirley, CH, written with Richard Askwith. 246 30 My extraordinary story : from refugee to entrepreneur to philanthropist 264 1 [London], UK : |bPengin Business, |c[2019] 264 4 |c©2019 300 viii, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :billustrations (chiefly color) ; |c20 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 500 Subtitle from cover. 520 Let IT Go is an inspirational memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away.In 1962, Stephanie Steve Shirley founded an IT software company when the concept of software barely existed. The company created huge opportunities for women in tech, allowing them to work on projects like the programming of the black box flight recorder from the comfort of their own home. The business thrived and Shirley gradually transferred ownership of the company to those who worked for it, creating 70 millionaires in the process. Let IT Go explores Shirley's trail blazing career as an entrepreneur but it also charts her incredible personal story - her dramatic arrival in England as an unaccompanied Kindertransport refugee from Germany and the tragic death of her son, Giles, who suffered severely from Autism. Today, Dame Stephanie Shirley is one of Britain's leading philanthropists, devoting most of her time, energy and money to supporting and creating charities in the areas of Autism and STEM. This is an engrossing story of an extraordinary life, filled with lessons in what it means to be human. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 600 10 Shirley, Stephanie. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2003024836 |1http://viaf.org/viaf/36427822. 600 17 Shirley, Stephanie. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00490568 650 0 Women philanthropists |zGreat Britain |vBiography. 650 0 Philanthropists |zGreat Britain |vBiography. 650 7 Philanthropists. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01060593 650 7 Women philanthropists. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01178284 651 7 Great Britain. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204623 655 7 Biographies. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 Biographies. |2lcgft 655 7 Autobiographies. |2lcgft 700 1 Askwith, Richard |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2005011844 |1http://viaf.org/viaf/58598491., |eauthor. 776 08 |iebook version : |z9780241395509 852 0 |bscstacks |hHV28.S52 |iL48 2019