The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's Greatest Negotiator
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- Author：Rich Cohen
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Summary
The New York Times bestselling author Rich Cohen tells the story of Herbie: the king of Bensonhurst， the world's best negotiator--and Cohen's wise， wisecracking father。
Meet Herbie Cohen， World's Greatest Negotiator， dealmaker， risk taker， raconteur， adviser to presidents and corporations， hostage and arms negotiator， lesson giver and justice seeker， author of the how-to business classic You Can Negotiate Anything。 And， of course， Rich Cohen's father。
The Adventures of Herbie Cohen follows our hero from his youth spent running around Brooklyn with his pals Sandy Koufax， Larry King， Who Ha， Inky， and Ben the Worrier （many of them members of his Bensonhurst gang， "the Warriors"）; to his days coaching basketball in the army in Europe; to his years as a devoted and unconventional husband， father， and freelance guru crossing the country to give lectures， settle disputes， and hone the art of success while finding meaning in this strange， funny world。
This book is an ode to a remarkable man by an adoring but not undiscerning son， and a treasure trove of hilarious antics and counterintuitive wisdom。 （Some of this stuff you can use at home。） It's a bildungsroman， a collection of tall tales， the unfolding of a unique biography coiled around Herbie's great insight and guiding principle: The secret of life is to care， but not that much。
Includes black-and-white photographs
Meet Herbie Cohen， World's Greatest Negotiator， dealmaker， risk taker， raconteur， adviser to presidents and corporations， hostage and arms negotiator， lesson giver and justice seeker， author of the how-to business classic You Can Negotiate Anything。 And， of course， Rich Cohen's father。
The Adventures of Herbie Cohen follows our hero from his youth spent running around Brooklyn with his pals Sandy Koufax， Larry King， Who Ha， Inky， and Ben the Worrier （many of them members of his Bensonhurst gang， "the Warriors"）; to his days coaching basketball in the army in Europe; to his years as a devoted and unconventional husband， father， and freelance guru crossing the country to give lectures， settle disputes， and hone the art of success while finding meaning in this strange， funny world。
This book is an ode to a remarkable man by an adoring but not undiscerning son， and a treasure trove of hilarious antics and counterintuitive wisdom。 （Some of this stuff you can use at home。） It's a bildungsroman， a collection of tall tales， the unfolding of a unique biography coiled around Herbie's great insight and guiding principle: The secret of life is to care， but not that much。
Includes black-and-white photographs
Reviews
James Beggarly
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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
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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
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