by Conor O'Clery
Public Affairs Books
Hardcover
From the publisher website:
Bill Clinton once said of the book's subject, "Chuck Feeney's success in business, coupled with his commitment to philanthropy, stands as living proof that it is possible to do well and do good at the same time." This authorized but not approved biography demonstrates how one of the world's richest and most secretive donors managed to do just that. More than a story of an extraordinarily gifted entrepreneur,The Billionaire Who Wasn't is the tale of what happens to a man confronted with wealth beyond imagining, and how he came to make the decision to get rid of almost all of it. The book now includes a section on the controversial last days of Feeney's foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, and one final enormous pledge to build a cutting-edge, technology-focused university with Cornell-Technion in New York City.
Conor O'Clery is an award-winning journalist and author who served as foreign correspondent for The Irish Times in London, Moscow, Beijing, Washington, and New York. He has written books on Russian, Irish, and American politics. He now lives in Dublin, Ireland.
I reviewed a previous Conor O'Clery book here.
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