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John Silberman takes us on an amusing and sometimes heart-wrenching ride through his unique world. Growing up in the 1930s in New York City and shuffled between divorced and bitter parents, he recalls times of great wealth as well as periods of abject destitution. At the tender age of eleven, his socialite mother packed him off to a rigid military boarding school, where he learned lessons of survival that proved invaluable throughout his life. As an adult, John built several companies from the ground up, soaring to the heights of his profession. At the same time, he put up with crazy neighbors, oddball friends, and eccentric drinking buddies. The book is replete with anecdotes about business, friendships, and family. Silberman’s voice is refreshingly homespun as he talks about the world of business and the inevitable disappointments — and triumphs — that come with living.