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Tracing Lewis's rise from an east Baltimore working-class neighborhood to Harvard Law School and ultimately into the elite circle of Wall Street deal-makers, journalist Blair Walker shows how Lewis's lifelong hunger for wealth and personal achievement drove him to success at whatever he turned his hand to. Walker also provides us with a rare insider's view of Lewis, the iron-willed negotiator and brilliant business strategist in action as he finesses one phenomenal deal after another.
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Tracing Lewis's rise from an east Baltimore working-class neighborhood to Harvard Law School and ultimately into the elite circle of Wall Street deal-makers, journalist Blair Walker shows how Lewis's lifelong hunger for wealth and personal achievement drove him to success at whatever he turned his hand to. Walker also provides us with a rare insider's view of Lewis, the iron-willed negotiator and brilliant business strategist in action as he finesses one phenomenal deal after another.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
This biography of business magnate Lewis is based on his unfinished autobiography; he died in 1993 at age 50 from brain cancer. Walker, who writes for the ``Money'' section of USA Today, completed the book after interviewing Lewis's family, friends, colleagues and employees. Lewis, growing up in an African American family in segregated Baltimore, attended parochial school, worked his way through college and Harvard Law and became a successful attorney and highly visible business executive, capping his career with the leveraged buyout of conglomerate Beatrice International Foods for $985 billion in 1987. His personal fortune was $400 million, we learn in this inspiring bio/business study, which deftly conveys Lewis's concerns not only about his work but also about his family, race and his own death. Photos not seen by PW. First serial to Black Enterprise. (Nov.)
Library Journal
This work tells the story of a black man who rose to become a top CEO. [Reviewed on p. 82.]
School Library Journal
YA-Even as a small child, Lewis's goal was to become the richest black man in America. When he died of brain cancer at age 50 in 1993, he was worth over $400 million and was considered by Forbes magazine to be one of the 400 wealthiest Americans. Not only was he an extremely successful businessman, but he was also a caring philanthropist. His journey from middle-class Baltimore resident to international citizen makes for fascinating reading. He was in the process of writing his autobiography when he died, and Walker consulted many sources in order to give a full and accurate account of this intense, goal-oriented man's life. Lewis's words appear in italics; Walker's, in Roman typeface, provide additional information. Walker discusses his subject's private life, but he concentrates more on the business aspects. This is enough. It is inspiring to see how one individual can plan ahead and overcome both racial and financial obstacles to become such a world-wide success.-Pat Royal, Crossland High School, Camp Springs, MD
Brad Hooper
Lewis' in-your-face title emphasizes the fact that in the high-stakes games of leveraged buyouts and deal making that were played in the 1980s, none of the participants were black until he came along. Lewis died of brain cancer in 1993 at the age of 50; he had begun work on his autobiography, which forms the basis of this book and which was completed by Walker, a financial writer for "USA Today". The story of Lewis' journey from east Baltimore's ghetto to Harvard Law School to Wall Street makes fascinating and inspiring reading.
David Rouse
Lewis' "in-your-face" title emphasizes the fact that in the high-stakes games of leveraged buyouts and dealmaking that were played in the 1980s, none of the participants were African American until he came along. In 1984, with only $1 million in equity, he leveraged the $25 million purchase of McCall's Pattern Company, and four years later he sold it for $63 million, pocketing $50 million. Shortly after that he successfully acquired Beatrice International, the huge food conglomerate with holdings in 31 countries. Lewis' personal fortune grew to $400 million and he was an active philanthropist, giving $3 million to Harvard University and $1 million to Howard University. Lewis died at the age of 50 of brain cancer in January 1993. He had successfully avoided the press but had begun work on his autobiography, which forms the basis of this book and which was completed by Walker, a financial writer for "USA Today". The story of Lewis' journey from east Baltimore's ghetto to Harvard Law School to Wall Street to the awareness of his impending death makes both fascinating and inspiring reading.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780471042273
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 11/1/1994
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 318
  • Product dimensions: 6.30 (w) x 9.29 (h) x 1.13 (d)

Table of Contents

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.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 31, 2003

    Great inspiration for young afro-american entreprenuers

    This was one of the first books I read when I became truly interested in entering the world of business. As a young afro-american man, it gave me inspiration in a world where all I saw around me was successful men of every other nationality but mine. It shows us that with hard work and persistance, the ground becomes level, and your success becomes equal with your abilities.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 3, 2002

    Inspiring!

    This book has re-defined how I do business in corporate america. Reggie's story showed me how to break through the glass ceilings. This story is one that all young entrepreneurs should read regardless of your race. The hardest thing to believe is that these people actually made all that money!

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