Hits and Near Misses

From Scarsdale to Wall Street, CBGBs to Studio 54, and from the bunks of a storied summer camp to the boardrooms of high finance, Hits and Near Misses is the poignant, sharply observed memoir of Ralph Sinsheimer - a man whose career has encompassed positions in the music industry, book publishing, and senior roles in the investment management business. With wit, grace, and unflinching honesty Sinsheimer reflects on a journey marked by deep relationships, personal triumphs, and devastating challenges - including his battles with Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer.But this is not the story of one man. At the heart of Hits and Near Misses lies a parallel narrative: that of a mixed-race family whose patriarch is white, privilege, d and generous. He is the father-in-law of an award-winning author and one of America's leading black intellectuals. Sinsheimer relates this family's story initially from his perch as a pre-teen summer camper in the mid-1960s. As he matures and has his own family he continues to follow news about the Goldman-Wideman clan. It is a tragic, violent tale which conveys disappointment and disillusionment with the once optimistic but ultimately failed promises of the 1960s. It also casts in stark relief his own powerful story.A moving testament to courage, connection, and the unpredictable paths we travel, Hits and Near Misses is a memoir that lingers long after the final page.