Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?
How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-dollar Business Empire
Published on 7. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-471-17689-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is the story of Reginald Lewis's rise from a working-class neighbourhood in East Baltimore to become the wealthiest black man in history.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Illustrations
16pp halftones
Dimensions
Height: 170 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-471-17689-3 (9780471176893)
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Content
Partial table of contents:; A Kid from East Baltimore; Lewis's Demon Work Ethic'': The High School Years; I'm Going to Be a Millionaire'': Lewis at Virginia State; No Application Needed: Breaking Down the Doors of Harvard Law; Building His Own Law Practice: The Years of Struggle; Masterful'' Man: Winning Loida Nicolas; I Was Not Ready.'' Piloting McCall for a 90-to-1 Gain; The Biggest Deal of All: The Billion-Dollar LBO of Beatrice; Taming a Business Behemoth; A Door to a New Universe; Connoisseur, Philanthropist, Citizen of the World; Epilogue; Sources Interviewed; Index; About the Authors.