Executive producer Mark Burnett has revolutionized television with his smash-hit reality shows, including Survivor and The Apprentice. So how did a British immigrant with very little cash and absolutely no connections become his own entertainment empire? In his time as a British Army paratrooper, and then behind the scenes of his blockbuster shows, Burnett has learned that delay and fear are the biggest enemies of achievement. In this book, which includes stories about the shows and their contestants that have never before been revealed to the public, he uses his television adventures as a springboard to impart lessons that apply to the business world as well as to everyday life.

"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Ballantine Books ... in 2005"--Verso t.p.