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Play Well: The Ole Kirk Kristiansen Story: How a Danish Carpenter Built the World's Favorite Toy Company

Play Well: The Ole Kirk Kristiansen Story: How a Danish Carpenter Built the World's Favorite Toy Company

Collins, Vera

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ISBN13: 9798173330666
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 10 2026
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.20 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Long before the world knew the name LEGO, a boy in Denmark learned to watch a gate, finish a job, and never leave a mistake for someone else to find.

That habit would carry Ole Kirk Kristiansen through a bankrupt economy, a factory fire that destroyed everything he'd built in a single night, and a risky bet on a strange new material called plastic that almost nobody in his industry trusted yet. This is the true story of how a small-town carpenter - armed with nothing more than patience, honesty, and a refusal to cut corners - built one of the most beloved toy companies in the world.

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