num_pages: 336
description: Raymond Ackerman, South Africa's most successful retailer, is a man of enormous energy and passions. This account of his life and his building of Pick 'n Pay chain into one of the world's greatest retail organizations is full of marvellous stories and larger than life personalities. It offers fascinating insights into the politics and leaders, both black and white, of South Africa.
language: English
title: Hearing grasshoppers jump: The story of Raymond Ackerman
titlecomplete: Hearing grasshoppers jump: The story of Raymond Ackerman
genres: Biography, Business
ratings_count: 37
publisher: D. Philip