Bibliograph

Kerry Stokes, a boy from nowhere, Andrew Rule

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Kerry Stokes, a boy from nowhere, Andrew Rule

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesportraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kerry Stokes

Responsibility statement

Andrew Rule

Sub title

a boy from nowhere

Summary

Kerry Stokes is a remarkable Australian. Not because he is one of Australia's wealthiest and most powerful people, but because of what he overcame to get there and because he has endured when others didn't. His success and his rise have intrigued the business world for decades but there is so much more to him than multi-million dollar deals or mergers. Behind the laconic front is a human story as tough and touching as a Dickens tale: Oliver Twist with great self-expectations. It is the story of a poor boy who stared down poverty, ignorance and the stigma of his illegitimate birth to achieve great wealth and fulfilment. He's a backstreets battler who has become a power player. It's a compelling and inspiring story that, until now, he has not told. Now he oversees a multi-billion dollar media, machinery and property empire. He is renowned for his art collection and for philanthropy, spending millions of dollars to buy - among other things - Victoria Crosses from soldiers' families to donate to the Australian War Memorial

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Kerry Stokes, the boy from nowhere : a great Australian journey

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