A Kid From Brooklyn: Lessons Learned

by Larry Gershman

In his poignant and vibrant novel, Larry Gershman escorts us through a lifetime of lessons, punctuated by reflections through which Mr. Gershman illuminates the experiences that shaped his career, on his often unexpected journey. The larger than life characters spring from this tale, which intricately weaves the worlds of Network News and TV station operations, Prize Fighting, Two Major Studios, with the formation of the first International Television Network in the world, into an exciting journey that is far more fun than fiction.

A Kid From Brooklyn, Lessons Learned, is as humorous as it is insightful. This fast moving story weaves a spellbinding tale through the world of Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Muhammad Ali, Don King, Milton Berle, Prince Albert, Michael Landon, Sidney Sheldon and Pope John Paul II, amongst many others. Mr. Gershman’s insights provide a front row view of the experiences in entertainment careers that very few have or will ever have opportunity to witness. A Kid From Brooklyn brings new insights to the then massively changing Mad Man-esque landscape of Golden Hollywood evolving into a corporate controlled empire.

421 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 2, 2016