Richard Parsons (author)

For other people with the same name, see Richard Parsons.

Richard Parsons
Born1966 (age 57–58)
OccupationWriter, publisher, and businessman
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
GenreNon-fiction - education
SpouseKyra Parsons
Children2
Website
www.cgpbooks.co.uk

Richard Parsons (born 1966) of Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, is a former teacher and the author of a series of best-selling GCSE study guides. In a league table of the top UK authors, by number of books sold, compiled by The Bookseller magazine, for the period 2000–2009, he ranked fifth.[1]

Dissatisfied with the quality of study guides during his teaching career at Furness College, Parsons quit in 1995 and began writing his first manuscript, which was later published through his own company, Coordination Group Publications. By the end of 2009, his 600 titles had sold more than nine million books, grossing more than £48 million. Though he wrote the original books himself and they all bear his name, later books were written by other teachers.[1] Parsons wrote the motivational book How to fulfill your wildest dreams!, which was published in 1990 by Mega-Books (Broughton-in-Furness).[2] He also owns a petrol station and leisure centre in Broughton.[1]

Parsons, a keen cyclist, lives in an apartment in Broughton with his wife Kyra and two children.[1] His mother, Heather Parsons, is also a former teacher, and his father is a dentist. Parsons went to Ulverston Victoria High School before gaining a First in Physics at Oxford University. On graduating, he taught mathematics at Furness College, Barrow-in-Furness.[3]

In January 2008, Parsons donated £100,000 to the parish of Broughton and Duddon to pay for essential repairs to St Mary Magdalene and the Holy Innocents Church.[4]

His company, Coordination Group Publications, is valued at £120 million, giving Parsons, who owns 95%, a net worth of £114 million.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Patrick Sawer and Rebecca Lefort (13 December 2009). "Surprise as little known author ranked among most successful writers of past decade". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  2. ^ Parsons, Richard (1990). How to fulfill your wildest dreams!. Mega-Books (Broughton-in-Furness). OL 13876472M.
  3. ^ Adam Luck (14 December 2009). "Former British teacher becomes top class author". Gulf News. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Publisher saves Broughton church". Westmorland Gazette. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Former maths teacher now counts his millions after building book empire". Times and Star. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

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