《古根海姆传》内容简介

　　在20世纪初，古根海姆家族经营着世界上最强大的矿业集团。几十年后，所罗门·R.古根海姆博物馆成为世界上最著名的艺术中心之一。在此期间，从航空到政治，从新闻到火箭，古根海姆家族涉足各个领域，家族第三代掌门人哈里·古根海姆更是横跨五大行业布局全球商业版图，凭借极致魄力与商业嗅觉将家族财富推向巅峰。

　　本书共16章，以时间为主线，讲述了古根海姆家族第四代掌权人哈里·古根海姆富有远见的传奇一生，生动地描述了古根海姆的成长、教育、在世界偏远矿区的烈火洗礼，以及他在20世纪上半叶处于权力和影响力中心的生活。他坚定推动航空领域实现技术突破，先是成为“横跨大西洋直飞第一人”林白的支持者和挚友，后又成为“现代火箭技术之父”罗伯特·戈达德背后唯一的资本支持；他在古巴动荡时期成为驻外大使，在政治纷争中九死一生，与人共同创办《新闻日报》斩获普利策奖……他富有远见的未来探索深刻地影响着当今世界，永远抓住甚至创造未来商机。他是五位美国总统的知己，也是商业航空和太空探索背后的关键财力支撑，正是这两项创新将人类推向了未来。

　　很多商业王朝都不持久，第二代或第三代人通常缺乏继承家族企业的雄心壮志或想象力，无法将家族企业发扬光大。然而，哈里却选择在两个时代之间传递着火炬，其投资理念和高远格局不仅将家族声誉推向历史新高度，还为后人留下了宝贵的精神财富。作者斯迈利生动刻画了古根海姆家族的发展历程和富有远见的商业头脑，把哈里·古根海姆的生活和工作置于丰富的历史背景下细细讲述了出来。

　　作者简介

　　德克·斯迈利

　　古根海姆公司首席内容官，2009年进入古根海姆公司，负责为公司的内部杂志《古根海姆季刊》（GuggenheimQuarterly）撰写公司历史相关的文章，从而接触到古根海姆家族大量的一手资料。

　　畅销书作家，《福布斯》《新闻周刊（国际版）》《纽约时报》资深撰稿人，主要撰写金融投资领域事件，擅长撰写传奇人物的金融冒险故事。

　　曾任哥伦比亚大学媒体智库研究员，纽约新闻研究小组的主任，及威比奖新闻类评选组主席。

Introduction to the Guggenheim Biography

In the early 20th century, the Guggenheim family ran the most powerful mining conglomerate in the world. Decades later, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum became one of the most prominent art centers in the world. During this period, from aviation to politics, from news to rockets, the Guggenheim family involved in various fields, the third generation of the family, Harry Guggenheim, is across the five industries to lay out the global business map, with the ultimate courage and business sense to push the family wealth to the peak.

This 16-chapter, time-driven account of the visionary and legendary life of Harry Guggenheim, the fourth generation of the Guggenheim family, vividly describes the Guggenheim's upbringing, education, baptism by fire in the world's remote mines, and his life at the center of power and influence in the first half of the 20th century. He firmly promoted technological breakthroughs in the field of aviation, first becoming a supporter and friend of Lindbergh, the "first person to fly directly across the Atlantic", and later becoming the only capital support behind Robert Goddard, the "father of modern rocket technology"; He became an ambassador during Cuba's turbulent times, narrowly escaped death in political strife, and won a Pulitzer Prize for cofounding Newsday. His visionary exploration of the future profoundly affects today's world, forever seizing and even creating future business opportunities. He was a confidant of five US presidents and a key financial force behind commercial aviation and space exploration, two innovations that propelled humanity into the future.

Many business dynasties don't last long, and the second or third generation often lacks the ambition or imagination to take on the family business. However, Harry chose to pass the torch between the two eras, and his investment philosophy and lofty pattern not only pushed the family's reputation to a new height in history, but also left valuable spiritual wealth for future generations. Smiley paints a vivid portrait of the Guggenheim family's development and visionary business acumen, placing Harry Guggenheim's life and work in a rich historical context.

About the author

Dirk Smiley

Guggenheim's chief content officer joined the company in 2009 to write articles about the company's history for the company's in-house magazine, the GuggenheimQuarterly, giving him access to a wealth of first-hand information about the Guggenheim family.

Bestselling author, senior writer for Forbes, Newsweek International and The New York Times, writes about financial and investment issues and specializes in the financial adventures of legendary figures.

He is a former research fellow at Columbia University's Media Think Tank, director of the New York Journalism Research Group, and chairman of the Webby Awards Journalism category.