The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's Greatest Negotiator

The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's Greatest Negotiator

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  • Create Date：2022-05-07 06:19:36
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Rich Cohen
  • ISBN：0374169616
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Reviews

James Beggarly ，

Thanks to Netgalley and FSG for the ebook。 Last year I read a fantastic book by the author about the last pirate of New York， and he comes back with another interesting character in Herbie Cohen， a man born on the streets of Brooklyn of modest means to become a man who has a legendary career as a negotiator， starting with an insurance company and eventually consulting two different American Presidents and happens to be the author’s father。 Herbie has a great family which we meet （Although he can Thanks to Netgalley and FSG for the ebook。 Last year I read a fantastic book by the author about the last pirate of New York， and he comes back with another interesting character in Herbie Cohen， a man born on the streets of Brooklyn of modest means to become a man who has a legendary career as a negotiator， starting with an insurance company and eventually consulting two different American Presidents and happens to be the author’s father。 Herbie has a great family which we meet （Although he can’t stand his father-in-law， who created and distributes Sweet’N Low） and one of his childhood friends grows up to be Larry King， but it’s the wit and wisdom that Herbie displays throughout his life that are what makes the book so memorable。 。。。more

Stuart Rosen ，

I picked up the latest by a favorite author， Rich Cohen， with some trepidation。 Here is a sentimental biography by Cohen of his dad， Herbie Cohen - surely this is a recipe for love-blind devotion， the adoration of a father by a son， rather than compelling read。 I shouldn't have worried - at all。 First， Cohen's dad is an incredibly colorful character with truly fascinating lifetime of stories to tell。 Second， while author Cohen's love for his dad permeates （almost） every page， he sees him with pr I picked up the latest by a favorite author， Rich Cohen， with some trepidation。 Here is a sentimental biography by Cohen of his dad， Herbie Cohen - surely this is a recipe for love-blind devotion， the adoration of a father by a son， rather than compelling read。 I shouldn't have worried - at all。 First， Cohen's dad is an incredibly colorful character with truly fascinating lifetime of stories to tell。 Second， while author Cohen's love for his dad permeates （almost） every page， he sees him with pretty clear eyes。 His dad's brilliance， his headstrong nature， his triumphant contrarian traits - all of this comes through。 But so does a recognition that his father does a certain amount of self-mythologizing， and has a degree of narcissism that was not entirely benevolent in its impact on Cohen and his family。 He also finds the time to give sensitive recognition to his mom， and others in the extended family。 Readers of Cohen's fantastic Sweet And Low: A Family Story， will welcome back his mom's feuding family - dysfunctional is too kind a word。 This is a breezy， sweet， thoughtful， emotional book - far from the hagiography I feared。 This is the fourth book Cohen has written about his family， and he and they continue to be his most reliable， fascinating subjects。Many thanks to FSG and NetGalley for the advance reviewer copy。 。。。more

Andrew ，

Just tremendous。 The fascinating biography of Herb Cohen， the master of negotiation， by his son， author Rich Cohen。 Marvelously readable and not just the story of his father but the story of his family，starting in Brooklynin the thirties and forties to the present in the suburbs of Chicago。 Cohen displays an ape or ours depth of feeling and understanding of what made his family tick which makes this exploration and excavation of what makes him tick even ，oremintersti g。 Funny， fast paced and wel Just tremendous。 The fascinating biography of Herb Cohen， the master of negotiation， by his son， author Rich Cohen。 Marvelously readable and not just the story of his father but the story of his family，starting in Brooklynin the thirties and forties to the present in the suburbs of Chicago。 Cohen displays an ape or ours depth of feeling and understanding of what made his family tick which makes this exploration and excavation of what makes him tick even ，oremintersti g。 Funny， fast paced and well，written - treat yourself to this one 。。。more