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Mr. Sam: How Sam Walton Built Walmart and Became America's Richest Man
Sam Walton grew up to become the founder of Wal-Mart, but he was born with practically nothing except a compulsive drive to win - at football, at becoming class president, at beating everyone no matter what the game. His eventual empire started as nothing more than a dingy one-room general store. He created Wal-Mart - and his massive wealth - one building at a time, one to...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
July 7th 2011
by Viking Juvenile
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Mr.Sam's book is very interesting; showing the little details that make him successful. Ever since Sam Walton was 16, he loved the world of business and finance. He went from being a middle-class boy to being a wealthy millionaire. The author shows his journey through his business career and his life story. What I praised about this book was the author showed his business career and life story, all in one! I also liked how the author came up with the creative 3-word chapter titles. Some criticis...more
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13 July 2011 MR. SAM: HOW SAM WALTON BUILT WAL-MART AND BECAME AMERICA'S RICHEST MAN by Karen Blumental, Viking, July 2011, 186p., ISBN: 978-0-670-01177-0
"I'm going to rent myself a house in the shade of the freeway
I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning and go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around I'll go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I'll get up and do it again
Amen"
-- Jackson Browne, "The Pretender"
"By his own admission, he relentlessly...more
"I'm going to rent myself a house in the shade of the freeway
I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning and go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around I'll go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I'll get up and do it again
Amen"
-- Jackson Browne, "The Pretender"
"By his own admission, he relentlessly...more
This is a very accurate and balanced accounting of Mr. Sam's philosophy and the history of the Walmart company. Having worked for the company during the 70's and 80's, I have a huge respect for Mr. Sam's philosophy and integrity. He seemed to truly believe the success of Walmart depended on the contributions that each associate made as much as the management of the company. Every person I ever saw him interact with was treated with respect and made to feel appreciated for their efforts. He was t...more
A nuanced portrait of a man and a business with somewhat of a reputation, though what kind of a reputation might depend on your upbringing. Blumenthal does a fantastic job of showing the many sides of Sam Walton and his company while also framing the history of the business within a larger societal context. She even throws in a dose of economics for good measure. And it's an interesting, engaging read. Blumenthal doesn't shy away from the controversies surrounding Walmart, but nor does she demon...more
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I was reading this for school and found that biographies are actually very interesting. Usually I read realistic fiction and fantasy but this change of genre was very easy to slide into.
Interesting, Sam Walton had a single purpose, was a driven man.
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This biography is a great choice for budding entrepreneurs. It details the life of Sam Walton from childhood through his death in 1992 as he developed his Walmart and Sam's Club stores and became a billionaire. Back matter includes an author's note, source notes, bibliography, and index.
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