Meshulam Riklis: $950 Million in 40 Minutes

Dear Mr. Riklis,

There is a sublte irony in your autobiography: The man who 25 years ago bought his wife roles in Hollywood and donated famous artwork to museums, today can't get his memoir into a professional publisher's portfolio. A two person e-publishing company converted your manuscript into a sloppy e-book and a slightly better paperback version and is now giving out free review copies in lieu of a marketing campaign - a good strategy to make sure a book stays buried in the depths of Amazon. It's a pity. $950 Million in 40 Minutes shows us what you want to be remembered for: your brilliant mind, your gift of convincing people, your generosity. The trick you invented to become a billionaire out of nothing.

I like your style of writing, Mr. Riklis. What you tell about your father and zionism before WWII was interesting because you mention things we never learned in history class. The account of your rise to fortune and fame is probably inspiring for those who strive to do the same. The downfall of your business empire would have been interesting to read in depth about. Your corporation braved crisis so often and always emerged stronger. What was it that brought it down in the end? You prefer not to dwell on this question, and the reader must understand.

Who is Meshulam Riklis? The man who bailed Martin Luther King out of jail several times. The man who maybe did, maybe didn't buy his second wife a Golden Globe Award. The man who walked into a bank and asked for a loan of $950 million and got it. And the author of this autobiography which, I hope, will find its readers after all.

Yours sincerely
Christina Widmann de Fran

$950 Million in 40 Minutes is the autobiography of Meshulam Riklis. Find out more about him on Wikipedia.

Published in 2017
ISBN: 978-1979721745

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