The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg

The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg

The authoritative biography of Michael Bloomberg: business genius, inventor, innovator, publisher, philanthropist, activist, and presidential candidate. With unprecedented access, a veteran New York Times reporter and editorial writer who covered New York City and state politics offers a revealing portrait of one of the richest and famously private/public figures in the country.

Michael Bloombergâ€™s life sounds like an exaggerated version of The American Story, except his adventures are real.

From modest Jewish middle class (and Eagle Scout) to Harvard MBA to Salomon Brothers hot shot (where he gets â€œsent upstairsâ€ and later fired) to creator of the machine that would change Wall Street and the rest of the world and make him a billionaire (a description by the author makes the invention clear to non-engineers).

Randolphâ€™s account of Bloombergâ€™s life and time reads almost like a novel, a quintessentially American story. She explains the â€œmachineâ€ he invented that gave and continues to give instant access to an infinite amount of information to bankers and investors on how, what, and where to invest, and how it changed the financial universe.

Randolph recounts one day not long ago when the Bloomberg machine briefly blipped and the whole worldâ€™s financial marketplace came to a halt.

Randolph recounts Mayor Bloombergâ€™s vigorous approach to New York cityâ€™s careâ€”including his attempts at education reform, contract control, anti-smoking and anti-obesity campaigns, green climate control, and his political adventures with both aides and opponents.

After a surprising third term as Mayor, Bloomberg returned to his business and doubles its already tremendous worth. The chapter that describes this is one of the most revealing of his temperament and energy and vision as well as how he spends his â€œprivateâ€ timeâ€”private but convivial.

Bloombergâ€™s philanthropies are education, anti-NRA, and supporting a cleaner environment. He is a moderate liberal in a time when that quality holds the future of the Democratic Party and the country to account.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrations, unspecified
ReleaseDate 2019-09-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476772202

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations, unspecified
ReleaseDate	2019-09-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476772202

The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg

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