The enthralling story of an extraordinary individual Rewarding reading on several levels--as an adventure story, as food for serious philosophical speculation, and as a peek into the world of high financial wheeling and dealing.
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Apenniless emigre who made a fortune and became one of the great philanthropists of the twentieth century, George Soros has led a remarkable life. This biography brings forth his story in unprecedented depth, from his childhood as a Jew in occupied Budapest during World War II to his conquests on Wall Street and the establishment of his philanthropic Open Society foundations. Soros offers exclusive glimpses of an often misunderstood man, revealing a shy character whose own struggle to escape the Nazis left him with the adamant belief that people of the world are entitled to live without the fear of oppression.
Enigmatic, contradictory, and inspiring, George Soros is one of the most intriguing and globally influential men of our time. In this accomplished biography, written with Soros's cooperation, Michael T. Kaufman fully illuminates the man, his motivations, and his legacy.
Introduction
PART I: ORIGINS
Erzebet and Tivadar
Family Values
War
Peace
Down and Out in London
The London School of Economics
Work
PART II: MAKING MONEY
America
Fallibility
Philosophizing
Getting Back to Business
A Quantum Leap
Midlife
PART III: GIVING IT AWAY
Into Philanthropy
Human Rights
Hungary
Domestic Reforms
China
Russia
Black Wednesday
Branching Out
Deeper Pockets
Rescue Missions
Death of a Hero
Having Impact
Baltimore
Soros at Seventy
Acknowledgments
Index