Bianco's riveting family saga tells "a gripping tale of huge talent, huge fortune, and even huger hubris. . . . A fine, well-researched, and elegantly written book" ("Los Angeles Times Book Review".) 16-page photo insert.
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Bianco's riveting family saga tells "a gripping tale of huge talent, huge fortune, and even huger hubris. . . . A fine, well-researched, and elegantly written book" ("Los Angeles Times Book Review".) 16-page photo insert.
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. National Bestseller. FRONT-JACKET PHOTO (TOP): Paul Reichmann with plans for Canary Wharf; photo by John Rogers copyright Times Newspapers Limited. SPINE AND FRONT-JACKET BAND PHOTOS (FROM LEFT): Renee Reichmann, courtesy Edward Reichmann; Paul Reichmann, courtesy The Toronto Star; Samuel Reichmann, courtesy the author; Renee Reichmann; Albert Reichmann, courtesy The Toronto Star; David Reichmann, courtesy Louis and Marika Reichmann; Eva Reichmann, courtesy Edward Reichmann; Edward Reichmann, courtesy Edward Reichmann. JACKET DESIGN: Gabrielle Bordwin. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I Oberland Exodus PART II Exile in Tangier PART III A Canadian Tale of Two Cities PART IV Empire of the Sons PART V Babel on the River Thames; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index. ISBN: 0-679-30812-1 (Copyright Page)/0-679-30886-5 (Rear Cover). REVIEWS: "A great achievement in business journalism, immaculately documented and evocatively realized."--Peter C. Newman, The Globe and Mail. "The definitive biography...The Reichmanns is such a page-turner that readers will be shocked to find themselves going without sleep...Bianco's elegant prose has succeeded, where others have failed, in capturing the inside story of this family's remarkable rise, fall and redemption."--Financial Post. "Rich portraits of, among other things, the Orthodox Jewish community, the Reichmann family, the international real estate business, and Paul Reichmann...The Reichmanns offers exceptional insight into two worlds and the man who boldly attempted to bridge them."--Maclean's. "A stunning tale, meticulously researched and gracefully told...Superbly crafted."--Montreal Gazette. "A fearless, scholarly, stay-up-all-night-to-finish-reading-it biography...Thanks to this elegantly written book, we have the tolls to truly understand the Reichmann family."--Report on Business. "This book has the arc of classical tragedy, with a hero worthy of the Greeks."--Time.