Living the Dream: The Story of Victor Smorgon
Australian History Biography Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Immigrant Experience Business Family Dynasty
Living the Dream: The Story of Victor Smorgon is the compelling 2000 hardcover biography that charts the rise of one of Australia’s most formidable self-made billionaires. From a penniless Ukrainian-Jewish refugee who landed in Sydney in 1927, Victor Smorgon built the Smorgon family empire—steel, meat, paper, plastics and property—into a multi-billion-dollar dynasty. Rod Myer’s 318-page narrative captures the grit, risk-taking and shrewd alliances that turned a small scrap-metal business into a vertically integrated powerhouse, while also exploring the cultural impact of migrant entrepreneurship on post-war Australia. Readers seeking real-world lessons in scaling a family-owned operation into a global conglomerate will find every page packed with practical insights and Australian business history.
What makes this edition especially attractive is its collector-quality condition: a crisp, unmarked interior, tight binding and original dust jacket, free of inscriptions, ex-libris plates or dog-eared pages. At 662 g and published by New Holland, the book feels substantial on the shelf and sits comfortably alongside other acclaimed business biographies. Young adults, MBA students and seasoned entrepreneurs alike value Smorgon’s story for its candid treatment of succession planning, philanthropy and the cultural challenges faced by migrant families in Australian boardrooms.
For buyers hunting a durable, first-hand account of Australian capitalist success, this very-good-condition hardcover offers both inspirational narrative and historical documentation. Search terms such as “Victor Smorgon biography hardcover,” “Australian business dynasty,” “migrant success story,” or “Smorgon family history” consistently surface this title, confirming its ongoing demand among collectors of Antipodean business literature and cultural-studies collections.
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