Frank Lowy: A Second Life

Frank Lowy: A Second Life by Margo, Jill. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780732287788.

The brand new second volume of the biography of one of Australias richest, most active and most influential men, Frank Lowy - an extraordinary story of challenge and achievement. Depending 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 Pushing the Limits, was published, hes kept pushing ahead. Rather than retreating into retirement, Frank Lowy has in fact achieved more in his second life than most do in a lifetime. He 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 Australias 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. Although he continued to drive Westfield to be ever more profitable, personal wealth was not a motivator in Lowys second life. It was all about intangible enrichment, of himself and of others. Covering his successes and failures, the controversies and the triumphs, Frank Lowy: A Second Life gives rare insight into this extraordinary man, his strategies, his pain and his achievements. Creative non-fiction at its very best ... Margo has approached [Lowys life] as would a story-teller. And this approach makes A Second Life one of the most enjoyable biographies its possible to read. This is biography on steroids, as entertaining as a good novel, as informative as an encyclopaedia. Jewish News