{"product_id":"9780730497356_frank-lowy-a-second-life","title":"Frank Lowy: A Second Life","description":"The brand new second volume of the biography of one of Australia's richest, most active and most influential men, Frank Lowy - an extraordinary story of challenge and achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003eDepending on the day, Frank Lowy is either the richest or the second richest man in Australia.  His story - from refugee to multi-billionaire - has become part of Australian folklore. Now in his mid 80s, Frank Lowy is still a juggernaut.  Since 2000, when his first biography, the bestselling \u003ci\u003ePushing the Limits,\u003c\/i\u003e was published, he's kept pushing ahead.  Rather than retreating into retirement, Frank Lowy has in fact achieved more in his 'second life' \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003ethan most do in a lifetime. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = o \/?\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003eHe has turned Westfield into one of the largest retail property company in the world, dominating retail in London and Australia. He transformed Australian soccer from an insolvent shambles to a profitable mainstream sport. He created Australia's first foreign policy think tank, the Lowy Institute, which has had an impact on the world stage. When his son faced an incurable eye disease, Lowy responded by establishing an international institute to research the disease. Finally, he completed some long unfinished spiritual business by finding an extraordinary way to 'bury' his father, while commemorating the half a million Hungarian Jews who perished at Auschwitz-Birkenau.   \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003eAlthough he continued to drive Westfield to be ever more profitable, personal wealth was not a motivator in Lowy's second life. It was all about intangible enrichment, of himself and of others. Covering his successes and failures, the controversies and the triumphs, \u003ci\u003eFrank Lowy: A Second Life\u003c\/i\u003e gives rare insight into this extraordinary man, his strategies, his pain and his achievements. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e'Creative non-fiction at its very best ... Margo has approached [Lowy's life] as would a story-teller. And this approach makes \u003cb\u003eA Second Life\u003c\/b\u003e one of the most enjoyable biographies it's possible to read. This is biography on steroids, as entertaining as a good novel, as informative as an encyclopaedia.' \u003cem\u003eJewish News\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jill Margo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908385230997,"sku":"9780730497356","price":13.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780730497356.jpg?v=1776889974","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780730497356_frank-lowy-a-second-life","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}