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Byrne Murphy, the author of Le Deal: How a Young American, in Business, in Love, and in Over His Head, Kick-Started a Multibillion-Dollar Industry in Europe, graciously wrote this essay for our blog. Le Deal is best described as an entrepreneurship book, but there are elements of memoir, adventure, global economics, and business narrative here.
Murphy recounts his abrupt decision to move his life and family to Paris, his early struggles to gain a foothold in a foreign business culture, and his eventual success with McArthurGlen Europe, "which created nearly 8,000 jobs, opened 1,500 stores featuring 500 brands, and attracted nearly 40 million shopping visits per year.