TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lewis,Reginald F.
AU  - Walker,Blair S.
TI  - Why should white guys have all the fun?: how Reginald Lewis created a billion-dollar business empire 
SN  - 0471042277 (acidfree paper)
U1  - 338.04092 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - New York
PB  - Wiley
KW  - African American businesspeople
KW  - Millionaires
KW  - United States
N1  - A kid from East Baltimore --
Lewis's "demon work ethic": the high school years --
"I'm going to be a millionaire": Lewis at Virginia State --
No application needed: breaking down the doors of Harvard Law --
Building his own law practice: the years of struggle --
"Masterful" man: winning Loida Nicolas --
"I was not ready" --
Drexel, the bear, and the $18 million race: closing the McCall pattern deal --
Piloting McCall pattern deal --
Piloting McCall for a 90-to-1 gain --
The biggest deal of all: the billion-dollar LBO of beatrice --
International headaches and domestic roadblocks. Bravura and brinksmanship: closing the beatrice acquisition --
Taming a business behemoth --
A door to a new universe --
Connoisseur, philanthropist, citizen of the world --
"I am not afraid of death."
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