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The Book of Albert: How Park West Became the World's Largest Art Dealer
The founder and CEO of Park West Gallery, Albert Scaglione, tells the story of how he created the largest art dealer in the world.
374 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2020
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Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
22 books24 followersJeffrey Cyphers Wright received an MFA in poetry after studying with Allen Ginsberg. He is the author of 20 books of poetry including Translust, Triple Crown, Blue Lyre, Radio Poems, All in All, Employment of the Apes, and Party Everywhere. He is also a critic, writing for American Book Review. He is a recipient of a Kathy Acker Award for writing and for publishing. Currently he publishes an arts and poetry journal called Live Mag! Wright's latest books include Doppelgängster from MadHat Press and Fuel for Love, winner of a James Tate Award.
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May 17, 2023
I obtained and decided to read this book after purchasing art from Park West. Immediately throughout its reading, many typos and grammatical errors are noticed. This alone greatly detracts from the air of, 'amazing' that the book tries to sell about Albert.
As a big space nerd myself, I certainly appreciate the work of engineers, particular those who have or do work within the space program like Albert. However, I felt like a Scientologist reading about L. Ron Hubbard throughout the pages of this book; reading about our all-glorious and infallible leader. Half way through the book there was a bit more focus on Park West as a company. Overall, this book felt lost in defining it's theme. Was the point to be about the man who founded Park West or about the company and its services instead? Finally, I would have appreciated more of an objective overview of the man and/or company. Instead I received a whitewashed version of how perfect this individual [Albert] is. Something that left me feeling as though the book is a bit sales-gimmicky and disingenuous.
As a big space nerd myself, I certainly appreciate the work of engineers, particular those who have or do work within the space program like Albert. However, I felt like a Scientologist reading about L. Ron Hubbard throughout the pages of this book; reading about our all-glorious and infallible leader. Half way through the book there was a bit more focus on Park West as a company. Overall, this book felt lost in defining it's theme. Was the point to be about the man who founded Park West or about the company and its services instead? Finally, I would have appreciated more of an objective overview of the man and/or company. Instead I received a whitewashed version of how perfect this individual [Albert] is. Something that left me feeling as though the book is a bit sales-gimmicky and disingenuous.
November 23, 2021
Very interesting read. The writing isn't spectacular and there's quite a few typos, but Albert is a very dynamic person.
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