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Distilled : a memoir of family, Seagram, baseball and philanthropy
- Title
- Distilled : a memoir of family, Seagram, baseball and philanthropy / Charles Bronfman with Howard Green.
- Author
- Bronfman, Charles, 1931-
- Publication
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada : HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
- ©2016
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Green, Howard, 1959-
- Description
- xx, 348 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "While much has been written about his father, Sam, a titan of industry, there is no public record of Charles Bronfman's thoughts on his own life, family, career and his significant accomplishments in sport and philanthropy. Distilled does just that, chronicling key events in the life of the heir to one of Canada's great fortunes. Born in 1931 to the fabulously wealthy Bronfmans, Charles grew up in a 20-room mansion with many staff. Via their control of the distilling giant Seagram, the Bronfman family dominated the liquor business with brands such as Crown Royal, V.O. and Chivas Regal. By the 1980s, Seagram was also the biggest shareholder of DuPont and by the 1990s, the family's wealth was in the billions, culminating in the $35-billion sale of Seagram to France's Vivendi, which turned into a financial and family disaster. In Distilled, Charles reflects on all of it--his relationship with his parents, his brother Edgar, working in the family business, landing Canada's first big league baseball franchise (the Montreal Expos), leading a philanthropic life by promoting Canadian identity through Heritage Minutes and supporting Israel through countless innovative initiatives including the globally respected Birthright Israel--and to how the Bronfman family splintered over the sale of Seagram."--Amazon.com.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331 - 337) and index.
- Contents
- Basket case kid -- Overwhelming family -- Young man in business -- Bringing Major League Baseball to Canada -- DuPont: selling the insurance policy -- Selling Seagram: losing the farm -- Philanthropy: finding my métier -- Heritage Minutes: I didn't know that! -- Israel: hope over upset -- The magic of Birthright Israel -- Family: love, loss, regret, and pride -- Reflections of a contented man.
- Call Number
- JBE 18-92
- ISBN
- 9781443448475
- 1443448478
- 9781443453967
- 144345396X
- OCLC
- 965482115
- Author
- Bronfman, Charles, 1931- author.
- Title
- Distilled : a memoir of family, Seagram, baseball and philanthropy / Charles Bronfman with Howard Green.
- Publisher
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada : HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331 - 337) and index.
- Added Author
- Green, Howard, 1959- author.
- Research Call Number
- JBE 18-92