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Business Movers

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Business Movers

Wondery

History, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

As Allen Lane begins the last decade of his life, he’s just as determined as ever to dominate all aspects of the publishing industry – but his strong-willed nature sees him fall out with once-trusted allies and leaves Penguin facing an uncertain future.

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0:00.0

Wonder. It's the middle of the night in October 1966 at the Penguin Warehouse on the outskirts of London, England.

0:24.0

George Nichols, a worker at the warehouse, brings his car to a stop next to the only other vehicle

0:28.8

in the parking lot, a van with its rear doors wide open. Standing by the van as penguin's founder and

0:35.0

chairman, Sir Alan Lane. A little while ago, Alan woke George with a

0:40.0

telephone call and told him to get to the warehouse immediately. So George is a

0:44.6

bit nervous. He has no idea why there's such a rush but everyone who works at

0:49.2

Penguin knows not to cross Allen Lane. As George gets out of the car, Alan calls him.

0:55.0

Ah, did you bring the keys? I have them here, Mr. Lane. Get the door open then quickly now.

1:00.0

George unlocks the warehouse door and both men step inside. George flicks on the lights,

1:08.7

revealing a vast room lined with shells stretching up to the ceiling.

1:13.0

Neatly stacked books and cardboard boxes fill every space.

1:17.0

Allen doesn't say a word, but marches down the central aisle

1:20.0

until he reaches a particular shelf and pulls out a box.

1:23.0

It duds to the ground and Alan checks the label.

1:27.0

This is it.

1:28.0

Grab a cart, George.

1:29.0

I need every one of these boxes into that van.

1:32.0

Yes, Mr. Lane. George heaves the heavy box off the ground and lowers it carefully into the cart.

1:41.8

Alan is already hauling the next box off the shelf and George hurries over to help.

1:46.4

As they carry the heavy box between them, George plucks up the courage to speak.

1:50.9

Mr Lane, if you don't mind me asking what are we doing never you mind that George just do as your toll yes sir

1:58.4

but after taking a few more steps

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