King Larry: The Life and Ruins of a Billionaire Genius

图书标准信息

• 作者 James D. Scurlock 著
• 出版社 Scribner
• 出版时间 2012-01
• ISBN 9781416589228
• 定价 228.40元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 352页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

WhenglobalizationpioneerandreclusivebillionaireLarryHillblomdisappearedin1995,heleftbehindaninternationalfiascothatisstillunravelingtoday.KingLarryisathree-partjourney,beginningwiththeearlyyearsofamercurialyoungmanwhogrewupfatherlessonapeachfarmoutsideofFresno,California.MonthsaftergraduatingfromBoaltHallSchoolofLawin1969,HillblomcofoundedDHL—threeyearsbeforeFedExwasformed—anditquicklybecamethefastest-growingcorporationinhistory.Hillblom’sexpatriatelifebegantwelveyearslater,whenheretreatedtoasmalltaxhavenintheWesternPacific.There,JamesScurlockreveals,HillblomledtheresistancetoAmericanmeddlingintheMarianaIslands,rewrotethetaxcodeandreal-estatelaws,andbecameaSupremeCourtjustice—amongotherunlikelyexploits.Hillblom’svoraciousappetiteforunderageprostitutesisanotherfacetofhisconvolutedstory,illuminatingtherealitiesofthesexandhuman-traffickingindustriesinSoutheastAsia.ButHillblom’samoral,thrill-seekingnaturefinallycaughtupwithhimwhenhisvintageseaplanedisappearedoffthecoastofAnatahaninMay1995,andheleftbehindanestateworthclosetoabilliondollars.Weekslater,fiveimpoverishedwomenandtheirattorneyscameforwardtochallengeHillblom’swill,hisformerbusinesspartners,andhisalmamater,provokingalegalbattlethathasragedforoverfifteenyears.FromHowardHughestoMarkZuckerberg,thepublichasalwaysbeenfascinatedbylarger-than-lifeentrepreneursandtheireccentricities.Now,JamesScurlockengagesuswiththerivetingstoryofonesuchman,whodressedinragsandlivedinrelativeobscurity,butwhohashadaprofoundandlastinginfluence—apioneerwhoshranktheglobe,toppledthepostalmonopoly,anticipatedelectronicmail,and,mostimportant,envisionedaworlddrivenbyeconomicsratherthanbylaws.

【作者简介】

JamesD.ScurlockstudiedattheWhartonSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofPennsylvaniabeforedroppingouttopursueanentrepreneurialventureandlateradocumentaryfilmcareer.Hisfirstfilm,ParentsoftheYear,wonnumerousawardsandwasanofficialselectionofmorethantwenty-fivefilmfestivals.Hisfirstfeature-lengthdocumentary,MaxedOut,exploredourcultureofdebtandwontheSpecialJuryPrizeatSouthbySouthwest.Hisfirstbook,acompaniontotheaward-winningdocumentary,wasnominatedfortheNationalMSSociety's"BooksforaBetterLife"Award.Hehaswritten,primarilyabouttheimpending(andnowrealized)financialcrisis,forSlate,Newsweek,TheHuffingtonPost,andAARPMagazine,amongothers.Hehasalsoappearedonnumerousprograms,includingNightline,TheTodayShow,andCNBC’sPowerLunch.ScurlocklivesinSantaMonica,California.