{"product_id":"boogie-life-on-a-merry-go-round-9781627203692","title":"Boogie: Life on a Merry-Go-Round","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Loyola College\/Apprentice House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781627203692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Michael Olesker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41635518611637,"sku":"9781627203692","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bae15389-f987-43f3-94b0-b3c88b8715bc.jpg?v=1645502194","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/boogie-life-on-a-merry-go-round-9781627203692","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}