AuthorHouse Non-Fiction: An Entrepreneur’s Journey

Today, AuthorHouse presents An Entrepreneur’s Journey by self-published author Robert K. Lifton. Robert, a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, served as President of the American Jewish Congress and Co-Chair of the Middle East Project of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is married with two daughters and four grandchildren, and divides his time between New York and Florida.

What’s it about? (from the book’s overview):

“This is the story of Bob Lifton who was born in Brooklyn in 1928 to a working class Jewish family and grew up to lead a fascinating life in business and politics that connected him to remarkable people from artists and scientists to kings. With his business partner, a World War II war hero, Lifton’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to a broad range of business endeavors, including an Oscar winning movie score, ownership of the U S men’s National Soccer Team, being landlord to Donald Trump in Atlantic City and buying the Navy aircraft carrier he served on. Their company was the first to integrate a hotel in the South.”

“As President of the American Jewish Congress, and Co-Chair of the Middle East Project of the Council on Foreign Relations, Lifton interacted with Prime Ministers of Israel and heads of Arab nations with a focus on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His story will introduce the reader to the famous and infamous, describing his conversations with Presidents Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter, winning the gratitude of President George H.W. Bush, meetings with Nelson Mandela and Yasser Arafat and fending off overtures from Jimmy Hoffa.”

The book received a five-star rating (out of five) from Clarion—click here to read the entire review. An excerpt follows:

“Robert K. Lifton is a born storyteller, as he proves in this expansive memoir. Lifton’s autobiographical account of his long and diverse career showcases his entrepreneurial spirit. An Entrepreneur’s Journey will interest those who seek a similar path. It will be equally intriguing to the casual reader who wants to learn about a man whose career took him from the business world to the world stage of diplomacy.”

“Lifton unashamedly shares the high and low points of his career, including a financial fall from grace that caused the author and his wife to suffer a dramatic change in lifestyle. His frank assessment of what went wrong should prove to be a valuable lesson to anyone who thinks that, ‘It can’t happen to me.’”

“In the end, it is Lifton’s candor and his ability as a raconteur that lifts An Entrepreneur’s Journey from a standard autobiography to a very engaging story.” ↬ -Continue reading…