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Highlights
- Sheldon Adelson's posthumous memoir is a fitting tribute to an outsized personality: an inspirational guide to success in business, politics, philanthropy--and life.
- About the Author: Sheldon Gary Adelson was a businessman, investor, and philanthropist who rose from humble origins to become one of the wealthiest men in the world.
- 352 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Business
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Book Synopsis
Sheldon Adelson's posthumous memoir is a fitting tribute to an outsized personality: an inspirational guide to success in business, politics, philanthropy--and life. When Sheldon Adelson died in 2021, he left behind a sprawling business empire worth hundreds of billions of dollars. His career as a philanthropist, political activist, and supporter of Israel were no less legendary. Now, in this memoir based on recorded interviews, the late business visionary tells in his own voice the remarkable story of his rags-to-riches rise from penniless newsie to resort hotel and entertainment titan. Born in 1933 to immigrant parents in a rough-and-tumble Boston neighborhood where he literally had to fight his way to school, Sheldon was imbued from the beginning with a strong Jewish identity, self-reliance, pragmatism, and deep loyalty to family and friends. Using money scraped together selling papers, he launched a series of small businesses that taught him the fundamentals of entrepreneurship even before he knew the word. At every step, he innovated, approaching each new venture with an inveterate outsider's perspective that enabled him to see opportunities where others could only see obstacles. Though frequently described as a casino mogul, Sheldon actually backed into the business through a successful career as a tour packager, conventioneer, and hotel builder, along the way developing a unique resort concept that combined business travel with luxury accommodation, shopping, entertainment, and gambling. In the process, he transformed Las Vegas and went on to reshape the skylines of Macau and Singapore. Few business memoirs convey as this one does the sheer exuberance of using one's creative gifts to build, expand, and innovate. It also shows a warm, human side of the hard-driving businessman that few have seen. Above all, it is a touching love story that celebrates the unique partnership he formed with his wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, who helped him expand his philanthropic activities to include medical research and support for Israel.About the Author
Sheldon Gary Adelson was a businessman, investor, and philanthropist who rose from humble origins to become one of the wealthiest men in the world. Born in 1933 in a poor Jewish neighborhood in Boston, he went on to build a series of successful businesses and ultimately pioneered a concept that integrated business conventions, luxury accommodations, shopping, entertainment, and gambling. A farseeing visionary, his global business empire transformed Las Vegas and changed the skylines of Macau and Singapore. He was no less legendary as a philanthropist, especially in his support for Israel. He died in 2021.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)
Weight: 1.21 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Business
Publisher: Wicked Son
Format: Hardcover
Author: Sheldon G Adelson
Language: English
Street Date: February 3, 2026
TCIN: 1005316897
UPC: 9798895651537
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-8255
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 1.21 pounds
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