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My Life and Work - An Autobiography of Henry Ford
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Henry Ford
This book is the original autobiographical work by Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. In this book, Ford details how he got into business, the strategies that he used to become a wealthy and successful businessman, and what others can do by learning from the examples he has outlined. This book should be read by small business owners, business students and those...more
Paperback, 188 pages
Published
April 15th 2008
by WWW.Therichestmaninbabylon.Org
(first published 1923)
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Mostly a rant about how business and industrialization should serve society (with "bonus rants" against the finance industry, war profiteering, and "oriental values"), with some _auto_biographical (pun intended) notes included as an aside. I found the organizational structure of the manufacturing process fascinating, and saw some hints of Buckminster Fuller in the relentless drive to do more with less. Given the dire straights of the American auto industry in recent years, ...more
Recommended by Tema Lebedev at his site. Enjoyable reading for a not an art. Very moving in case you're want to start your own business or already started.
Great Book! Henry Ford was a great business man.
Inspiring!
This book is very dated but Henry Ford still has many key insights that today's business minded could/should head. Also, Henry Ford by default is the very essence of a positive life lived for the betterment of the community.
Really interesting and thought provoking. Some of thoughts about capitalism are so true and shows how much of a distorted capitalist system we have today.
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Henry Ford was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. He was a prolific inventor and was awarded 161 U.S. patents. As owner of the Ford Company he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with "...more
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