{"product_id":"9781118450789","title":"Matt Lamb: The Art of Success","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revised edition of the tell-all biography of the businessman turned outsider artist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this no-holds-barred biography of controversial artist Matt Lamb, Richard Speer takes readers on an all-access tour of Lamb's life and times. With true insider access that includes interviews with family and friends and Lamb's own personal archives, the book offers a massively compelling look at the artist's life. The successful millionaire CEO of a family business, Lamb turned away from business and toward painting as a response to a diagnosis of grave illness. Whether that diagnosis was accurate or not, it was the basis for a massive personal transformation, from wealthy but little-known businessman to an artist hailed as the heir of Pablo Picasso. Thumbing his nose at the art establishment that dismissed his work and wealth as the antithesis of starving-artist chic, Lamb dedicated his work to world peace and redefined the art world in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRevised to cover the years leading up to the artist's death in early 2012\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTells the story of a truly unique character who succeed spectacularly in the wildly different worlds of business and art\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis book offers an insider's look at the art world's ultimate \"outside insider\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor those who relish tales of larger-than-life personalities who break the mold, \u003ci\u003eMatt Lamb: The Art of Success\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling and enlightening biography of an unforgettable personality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley, John \u0026 Sons, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134455234800,"sku":"9781118450789","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118450789_p0.jpg?v=1763694152","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118450789","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}