L.L. Bean devotees will treasure this gift...a $25 gift card to L.L. Bean and a  copy of "L.L. Bean - The Making of an American Icon", autographed by its author, Leon Gorman, former Chairman of L.L. Bean and grandson of the company founder.  This is a fascinating true-to-life account of this nearly century-old company founded by Leon Leonwood Bean.

Bean's grandson Gorman, took the company from a $5 million dollar retail catalogue giant to a $1.2 billion dollar retail behemoth during his reign as Chairman.  His book candidly reveals his behind-the-scenes struggles to balance change with tradition and how to shape a career and a business around bedrock values. Spanning four decades, the story reveals the funny, poignant and often engrossing details of managing the L.L.Bean legacy during the best and worst of times.