Bibliograph

On the road less traveled, an unlikely journey from the orphanage to the boardroom, Ed Hajim with Glenn Plaskin

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On the road less traveled, an unlikely journey from the orphanage to the boardroom, Ed Hajim with Glenn Plaskin

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

On the road less traveled

Oclc number

1175678018

Responsibility statement

Ed Hajim with Glenn Plaskin

Sub title

an unlikely journey from the orphanage to the boardroom

Summary

On the Road Less Traveled is the inspirational story of Edmund A. Hajim, an American financier and philanthropist who rises from dire childhood circumstances to achieve professional success and personal fulfillment. At age three, Hajim is kidnapped by his father, driven from St. Louis to Los Angeles, and told that his mother is dead. His father soon abandons him in order to seek employment -- mostly in vain -- leaving his son behind in a string of foster homes and orphanages. This establishes a pattern of neglect and desertion that continues for Hajim's entire childhood, forever leaving its mark. From one home to another, the lonely boy learns the value of self-reliance and perseverance despite his financial deprivation and the trauma of being an orphan

Target audience

adult

Classification