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1 The Cost of Wealth Jill Margo , 2015 extract biography (Frank Lowy : A Second Life)
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 July 2015; (p. 8-11)
1 4 y separately published work icon Frank Lowy : A Second Life Jill Margo , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2015 8738219 2015 single work biography

'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.

'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, he's 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 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.

'Although 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, Frank Lowy: A Second Life gives rare insight into this extraordinary man, his strategies, his pain and his achievements.' (Publication summary)

1 2 y separately published work icon A Global Life : My Journey among Rich and Poor, from Sydney to Wall Street to the World Bank James D. Wolfensohn , Jill Margo , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2010 Z1728559 2010 single work autobiography

'James D Wolfensohn is one of the business world's most successful and unconventional figures - an ex-pat Aussie and former World Bank President who has gone on to channel his personal success into the struggle against poverty.

'In this illuminating autobiography, co-written with award-winning journalist Jill Margo, Wolfensohn recounts his early life in Sydney; climbing the ladder as a prominent banker in London and then New York; his pursuits as an Olympic fencer and a skilled cellist; and his astounding ten-year tenure as President of the World Bank from 1995 to 2005.

'A blunt, incisive and colourful figure, Wolfensohn earned a reputation for brilliant and effective leadership in both the private and non-profit sectors, and here for the first time speaks candidly about the anti-Semitism he faced as a Jew in the UK merchant banking world, what it's like to be an unknown Aussie on the world financial stage, and just how he achieved his dizzying success.

'Spanning his extraordinary 40-year career, A Global Life is the inspiring story of a truly visionary financier and philanthropist.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 y separately published work icon Frank Lowy : Pushing the Limits Jill Margo , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2000 Z1742247 2000 single work biography

'The inspiring story of the rise and rise of one of Australia′s richest and most successful businessmen. Frank Lowy has dotted the suburbs of Australia with a $13.2 billion (assets) mall empire. His 30 regional centres are within a 30-minute drive of 70% of the country′s 18 million population.

'A 67-year-old native of Czechoslovakia, Lowy is a Holocaust survivor who left Eastern Europe in 1946 to fight in the Jewish underground in what was then Palestine. Fighting Arabs during the day, he studied accounting at night.

'Immigrating to Australia in 1951, Lowy started out delivering sandwiches for a Sydney deli. He made his first real estate profit subdividing a vacant lot. By 1974 he had become Australia's dominant mall operator. With Australia conquered, he turned to the U.S. Lowy is betting he can change the shopping habits of consumers in America.' (From the publisher's website.)

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