![]() ![]() ![]() He shows how Lewis's lifelong hunger for wealth and personal glory fueled his success on the playing field, in the classroom, and in the boardroom. Expanding on Lewis's unfinished autobiography, journalist Blair Walker completes a vivid portrait of a proud, fiercely determined man with a razor-sharp tongue-and an intellect to match. "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?" traces Lewis's rise from a working-class neighborhood in east Baltimore to Harvard Law School and, ultimately, into the elite circle of Wall Street deal-makers. At the time of his death in 1993, his personal fortune was estimated at $400 million. Reg replied simply, "Why should white guys have all the fun?" Why, indeed! Lewis grew up to become the wealthiest black man in history and one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time, reigning over a commercial empire that spanned four continents. When Reginald Lewis was six years old, his grandparents asked his opinion about employment discrimination against blacks. Graves, Publisher, Black Enterprise magazine ![]() "Sheds light on an important chapter in both African-American and American business history."-Earl G. ![]() "Voyages deep into the frenzied, complex world of LBO transactions."-BusinessWeek ![]()
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