The Rise and Rise of David Geffen

by Stephen Singular

Book Overview

In this first full-length portrait of David Geffen, the reader will take a remarkable journey through the billionaire's difficult youth, through Asylum Records and Studio 54, and through Geffen... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559724307
• ISBN13: 9781559724302
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Birch Lane Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Inspirational for future moguls!!!

Rags to riches...David to Mr. Geffen, Sir. This book is a true testament to hard work does have it rewards. David Geffen's rise was phenomenonal but with his work ethic and business savvy it was actually expected. It landmarked Geffen's rivalries and inhibitions and showed how he made the big mergers of the conglomerates in the 90's work for him. A fine road map for future moguls. Slow reading in the beginning but it made up for it in the end. A fine piece.

Fun read

One of the things I liked about this book was that the author occasionally made attempts to understand the man that David Geffen has become by describing the path that took him there starting with his childhood experiences. What I was interested in was how a Brooklyn kid coming from an apparently modest background could rise to the top. I wanted to know what kept him going. This book was a good start. Unlike several other books on entertainment moguls, it provided more than an overview of historical facts, by quoting interviews with people who personally knew Geffen.

This book was very well written.

If you you don't already know who and what David Geffn is, you must read this book. The rise and rise takes you on a trip through Mr. Geffen's life from a small child, to his first record label, to Geffen Reords, to Dream Works in the making. This is an incredible story of rags to riches. Mr. Geffen is a highly respected person who deserves every penny he has made. This book describes how he set out on his own to become Hollywood's first self made BILLIONARE!!