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Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? |
| How Reginald F. Lewis Created
a Billion-Dollar Business Empire |
| Reginald F. Lewis, Blair S.
Walker
ISBN: 1574780360
Format: Paperback, 318pp
Pub. Date: October 2005
Publisher: Black Classic Press
BBP Sales Rank: 28,316
List Price: $18.95 |
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Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? is the inspiring story of Reginald
Lewis: lawyer, Wall Street wizard, philanthropist -- and the wealthiest black
man in American history.
When six-year-old Reginald Lewis overheard his grandparents discussing
employment discrimination against African Americans, he asked, "Why should
white guys have all the fun?" This self-assured child would grow up to become
the CEO of Beatrice International and one of the most successful entrepreneurs
ever. At the time of his death in 1993, his personal fortune was estimated in
excess of $400 million and his vast commercial empire spanned four continents.
Despite the notoriety surrounding Lewis's financial coups, little has been
written about the life of this remarkable man. Based on Lewis's unfinished
autobiography, as well as scores of interviews with family, friends, and
colleagues, the book cuts through the myth and media hype to reveal the man
behind the legend. What emerges is a vivid portrait of a proud, fiercely
determined individual with a razor-sharp tongue -- and an intellect to match --
who would settle for nothing less than excellence from himself and others.
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