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Whitey's Kid: An Autobiography

Whitey's Kid: An Autobiography

Koire, Bernard

Paperback

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Publisher Price: $14.99

ISBN10: 1957917245
ISBN13: 9781957917245
Publisher: Glass Spider Publishing
Published: Mar 31 2023
Pages: 226
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Whitey's Kid is an autobiographical memoir of Dr. Bernard (aka Bernie) Koire (1928 - 2018), the son of a notorious Jewish gangster, decorated Korean War veteran, and one of the pioneering plastic surgeons of Beverly Hills.


Bernie grew up in Kensington, Pennsylvania-up the Delaware River from Philadelphia. It was a 200-year-old immigrant entry point and then a failed industrial ghetto for the Irish, Polish, Italians, and Jews. The streets were mean-instructive and formative for him, especially as the second-generation son of a mobster. Bernie's future seemed dim at best, but he literally was a fighter, with a passion for discovery and learning, who excelled in school. Over two tumultuous decades, Bernie finds himself in numerous difficult situations, some dangerous and others hilarious. And despite the odds, he emerges from his background to become an early innovative plastic surgeon with a zest for storytelling, adventure, risk-taking, and world service. When not practicing in Beverly Hills, Bernie travels with his wife Nina to perform surgery on medical missions in remote locations around the world. While on these trips, he finds adventure and mishaps, including encounters with characters such as the Shah of Iran and Mother Teresa.

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