{"product_id":"ringside-stories-from-the-kennedy-white-house-to-real-estate-everest-hardback-9781118898727","title":"Ringside Stories; From the Kennedy White House to Real Estate Everest (Hardback) 9781118898727","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRingside Stories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom the Kennedy White House to Real Estate Everest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard A. Corbett (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118898727, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 December 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 14.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.522 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow the life of a celebrated guru, from hardscrabble boy to self-made man\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRingside Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, real estate guru Dick Corbett reveals the secrets to his success in business and in life, tracking the rough-and-ready life of a man who won't accept failure as an outcome. Setbacks large and small are taken as lessons for the future, and one small success leads to another, larger one until the dream achieved is grander than any restless youth could have imagined. In Corbett's long and remarkably successful career, his commitment to economic development and growth management have been stunningly reflected in the more than one billion dollars of complex real estate ventures he's financed, developed, and constructed—including International Plaza, a three million square foot mixed-use retail, office, and hotel development at Tampa's International Airport. Corbett's work has generated thousands of permanent jobs, hundreds of new commercial sales entities, office space, adjunct hotels, and restaurants—all producing hundreds of millions of dollars annually for the regional economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard A. Corbett's story begins with an alcoholic mother, an absentee father, and a search for self that resulted in boxing titles, street smarts, wilderness survival skills, degrees from Notre Dame and Harvard, a spot on the Kennedy presidential campaign, and later a place at Robert Kennedy's side when he died. This book documents the events that built this remarkable life, with lessons learned and wisdom gained.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMine the insight of a recognized real estate investing guru\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how delicate relationships contributed to Corbett's success\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSee the Kennedy family from the inner circle's perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover how sheer ambition built Tampa's International Plaza\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife is precious—everyone gets exactly one. Few can say they've truly lived, but Corbett's experiences mark him as a man who has been there, done that. \u003ci\u003eRingside Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how wisdom found a truly self-made man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Robert Kennedy is Buried in My Clothes 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 My Father Was a Bona Fide Hero 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 My Mom Was an Alcoholic, and I Struggled to Hide It 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 I Almost Ate a Boy Once 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 I Found a Mentor—and a Kindred Spirit 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 I Love Punching a Man in the Face 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 I Am a Workaholic 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 I Became a Part of History 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 One of My Saddest Days: When JFK Was Inaugurated 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 I Was Once One of the Most-Hated Men in the Kennedy Empire 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Mentored by an Invalid 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 It Takes Guts to Write Checks for Money You Don’t Have 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Life Partnering 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Only an Idiot Would Purchase a Lease on Land Owned by a Federal Airport 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 I Will Be Forever Grateful That I Injured My Back and Ribs 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Before I Could Be a Joe Kennedy, I Had to Be a Daniel Boone 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Getting Down to the Business of Making a Dream 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Who Shops at Malls, Anyway? 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 A Day in the Limelight Becomes a Day of Darkness 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 I Built Myself into Our Home 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Not Dead Yet, Just Getting a Third Wind 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Life Comes Full Circle 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Never Take Your Eye Off the Ball 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue More of What’s Important, Not More of the Same 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 207\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Finance \u0026amp; accounting [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Finance \u0026amp; accounting\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Finance%20\u0026amp;%20accounting%20%5BKF%5D%22\"\u003eKF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52421379916056,"sku":"9781118898727","price":18.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118898727_281909.jpg?v=1784593706","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ringside-stories-from-the-kennedy-white-house-to-real-estate-everest-hardback-9781118898727","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}