When I was younger my dream was to play baseball for the New York Yankees. I was on the Stuyvesant baseball team, but because of my working hours, my playing time was limited. My next goal was to become a corporate president by the time I was 35 years of age. That dream was fulfilled when I became President of the Kitty Kelly shoe company chain. Then, after other high profile jobs I formed my own Footwear import-export company, traveling the world and visiting 48 countries, and meeting and getting to know some incredible people, both famous and not so famous. You can experience the ups and downs of a life well lived in Bill Morgenstein’s compelling new memoir, The Crazy Life of a Kid from Brooklyn. While first reminiscing upon his childhood in Brooklyn during the depression, Morgenstein traces his life through times of war, peace, and everything in between. At times extremely funny and heartbreaking, The Crazy Life of a Kid in Brooklyn details Morgenstein’s enlistment in the US Army, his days running a $55 million dollar company, his despair at losing it all to a scam, and much more. His chance encounters with historical figures..