{"product_id":"boogie-life-on-a-merry-go-round-hardcover","title":"Boogie: Life on a Merry-Go-Round - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Olesker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMillions of American movie fans first heard of the rascal street character \"Boogie\" in Barry Levinson's classic coming-of-age film, \"Diner.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut millions of American shoppers might have known about him from the stunning Merry-Go-Round clothing chain Leonard \"Boogie\" Weinglass created and then extended across most of the U.S.A. Now, in \u003cem\u003eBoogie: Life on A Merry-Go-Round\u003c\/em\u003e, veteran journalist Michael Olesker tells the life story of the rise from youthful poverty and street fighting, from the pool halls and the late-night Hilltop Diner of Baltimore, to multi-millionare businessman and philanthropist.Or, as \u003cem\u003eFortune Magazine \u003c\/em\u003eonce said, \"Human history has produced exactly one Johann Sebastian Bach, one Sir Isaac Newton, and-for better or worse-one Leonard \"Boogie\" Weinglass...a true original, a streetwise Baltimore bad boy who grew up to be, by turns, hippie, founder of a successful retail chain, multi-millionaire, jet-setting Florida playboy...\"What a ride...a $1 billion nationwide chain with nearly 1,500 stores and 15,000 employees, Merry-Go-Round became a Wall Street darling, and big-time players like Fidelity Investments, Bear Stearns, and Donald Trump tried to horn in on the action.\" It's an only-in-America tale about a once-in-a-lifetime character.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47422426382514,"sku":"9781627203692","price":31.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3f2b8e0842f25f5cdfc794d60380650c.webp?v=1778492915","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/boogie-life-on-a-merry-go-round-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}