On Top of the World by Howard Lutnick
Of all the companies affected by the attacks of 11 September, none was more devastated than Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial services conglomerate, who lost 650 people. CEO Howard Lutnick survived only because he had taken his son to school that day. His brother and best friend were not so lucky. This book tells the astonishing story of what happened to Lutnick and his firm, and how he was able to rebuild the company as a tribute to those who died. Astonishingly, some rival companies tried to put them out of business, while others nearly killed them with kindness, offering Cantor Fitzgerald work that there was no one left to do. In the end, the company survived because all who worked there knew that it was the best way they could help their lost friends and colleagues.
An honest, hopeful book..demonstrates triumphantly that one thing emerges from any great tragedy: no matter how great the adversity, the human spirit survives - Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail
Tom Barbash met Howard Lutnick at Haverford College, where they were both on the tennis team. An award-winning novelist and reporter, he currently teaches at Stanford. He stayed with Howard Lutnick's family throughout the months after 9/11 writing this personal eye-witness account of what happened.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780755312078 |
| ISBN 10 | 0755312074 |
| Title | On Top of the World |
| Author | Howard Lutnick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2003-02-17 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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