Flying for Peanuts: Tough Deals, Steep Bargains, and Revolution in the Skies

Lessons in business and life from the executive who helped shape the modern airline industry

Frank Lorenzo is the epitome of the American dream. A first-generation American and entrepreneur, Lorenzo started an airline advisory business in his mid-twenties based on little more than bravado and ultimately rose to control the largest fleet of airplanes in the free world. Flying for Peanuts recounts how Lorenzo grew his empire from nothing and helped shape the airline industry as we know it.

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