Secret World Books, the cozy, independent bookstore located at 1774 2nd Street in downtown Highland Park, will be hosting first-time author and Bannockburn resident Jeff Burgess. Reading from his business memoir, “It Worked For Me!,” detailing his climb from a much-needed wake-up call from his father, to selling over a billion dollars of computer technology. In 1999 Burgess founded his own tech company, growing it to over $100M until his retirement in 2023, after a successful and innovative 43-year industry career.
The reading will take place at 2pm on Saturday, October 17th.Freshly baked desserts will be provided from Highland Park’s Curt’s Café. Kindly RSVP should you be able to attend the one-hour event at Secret World Books to info@secretworldbooks.com