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James D. Scurlock

James D. Scurlock studied at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania before dropping out to pursue an entrepreneurial venture and later a documentary film career. His first film, Parents of the Year, won numerous awards and was an official selection of more than twenty-five film festivals. His first feature-length documentary, Maxed Out, explored our culture of debt and won the Special Jury Prize at South by Southwest. His first book, a companion to the award-winning documentary, was nominated for the National MS Society's "Books for a Better Life" Award. He has written, primarily about the impending (and now realized) financial crisis, for... Read full bio

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ABS-CBN News, April 6, 2012
...Boys rough journey from Manolo to Gitmo is no joke. Andrew Abrahams of People magazine "King Larry" by James D. Scurlock What is it about: This is a biography of billionaire Larry Hillblom who co-founded global logistics giant DHL, which became the...
King Larry: The story of a business monster
Street Sweeper, February 3, 2012
...on their individual tastes or curiosities. In this installment, senior features editor Tim Smith looks at King Larry, James D. Scurlock's biography of bizarro businessman Larry Hillbom. FORTUNE -- Growing up fatherless on a peach farm in California,...
King Larry: The story of Larry Hillbloom
Post & Parcel, January 30, 2012
...Paul Jackson reviews James D Scurlock?s book, published this month, about the cofounder of DHL, a globalisation pioneer and elusive billionaire. Those of us in the freight business in the 1970s will remember an upstart courier called DHL building a...
Hell's Courier
BusinessWeek, January 27, 2012
...Book Review: King Larry by James D. Scurlock After co-founding DHL, Larry Hillblom disappeared into the heart of darkness King Larry: The Life and Ruins of a Billionaire Genius By James D. Scurlock Scribner; $26; 328...
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Pacific Islands Report, January 11, 2012
...reviews billionaire’s life that ended in CNMI SAIPAN, CNMI (Saipan Tribune, Jan. 11, 2012) - Award-winning filmmaker James D. Scurlock has written a book about the life of the late billionaire, Larry Lee Hillblom. Scurlock told Saipan Tribune yesterday...
Award-winning filmmaker writes book about Hillblom
Saipan Tribune, January 10, 2012
...Award-winning filmmaker James D. Scurlock has written a book about the life of the late billionaire, Larry Lee Hillblom.Scurlock told Saipan Tribune yesterday that his book, King Larry: The Life and Ruins...
King Larry: The story of a business monster
Street Sweeper, February 3, 2012
...on their individual tastes or curiosities. In this installment, senior features editor Tim Smith looks at King Larry, James D. Scurlock's biography of bizarro businessman Larry Hillbom. FORTUNE -- Growing up fatherless on a peach farm in California,...
King Larry: The story of a business monster
Financial Content, February 3, 2012
...on their individual tastes or curiosities. In this installment, senior features editor Tim Smith looks at King Larry, James D. Scurlock's biography of bizarro businessman Larry Hillbom. FORTUNE -- Growing up fatherless on a peach farm in California,...
King Larry: The story of a business monster
CNNMoney.com, February 3, 2012
...on their individual tastes or curiosities. In this installment, senior features editor Tim Smith looks at King Larry, James D. Scurlock's biography of bizarro businessman Larry Hillbom...
King Larry: The story of a business monster
Fortune, February 3, 2012
...on their individual tastes or curiosities. In this installment, senior features editor Tim Smith looks at King Larry, James D. Scurlock's biography of bizarro businessman Larry Hillbom. FORTUNE -- Growing up fatherless on a peach farm in California,...
King Larry: The story of Larry Hillbloom
Post & Parcel, January 30, 2012
...Paul Jackson reviews James D Scurlock?s book, published this month, about the cofounder of DHL, a globalisation pioneer and elusive billionaire. Those of us in the freight business in the 1970s will remember an upstart courier called DHL building a...
Hell's Courier
BusinessWeek, January 27, 2012
...Book Review: King Larry by James D. Scurlock After co-founding DHL, Larry Hillblom disappeared into the heart of darkness King Larry: The Life and Ruins of a Billionaire Genius By James D. Scurlock Scribner; $26; 328...
Book Review: King Larry by James D. Scurlock
Newsvine, January 24, 2012
...After co-founding DHL, Larry Hillblom disappeared into the heart of darkness...