American Hiro
The Adventures of Benihana's Rocky Aoki and How He Built a Legacy
$43.38
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
17 May 2022
Summary
The rollicking, rags-to-riches story of Rocky Aoki, prodigiously successful businessman and expert sportsman who founded the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain Benihana, forever changed Americans’ view of Japanese cuisine, and whose pursuits include wrestling at world-class level, power-boat racing, ballooning, and undersea exploration
Rocky Aoki was a man who succeeded in everything that he undertook, and his range of interests were wild and exciting. His empire of restaurants put …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781635767698 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1635767695 |
| Author: | Jack McCallum |
| Publisher: | Diversion Books |
| Imprint: | Diversion Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 17 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 263g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Jack McCallum
Jack McCallum was a writer for Sports Illustrated for thirty years, and is currently Special Contributor. He is the host of the breakout podcast The Dream Team Tapes, based on his New York Times bestselling book Dream Team, and is also the author of Seven Seconds or Less and many other titles. While concentrating mostly on basketball—in 2005 he won the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame—he also edited the weekly Scorecard section of Sports Illustrated, covered five Olympic games, and has written about virtually every sport, including bowling, bicycle racing, squash, and wrestling. McCallum teaches journalism at Muhlenberg College and lives with his wife in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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