The first time out we talked about the miracles he worked at Waterstones. Then we looked at his early plans for Barnes & Noble. Now James Daunt and I discuss the future: where his bookstore chains are headed, when B&N is going public, how employee pay scales have changed, why entrepreneurship enlivens everything, when he plans to retire and what he’s going to do with himself.

Plus we get even more personal: how does a busy guy like James combat loneliness, why are so many billionaires pedophiles, what are the secrets to long a marriage, and happiness; what constitutes a life well lived, what matters most?

Tune in for some profundity.

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