Author: Ron Chernow

ISBN: 978-0679757030

John D. Rockefeller was the richest person in the modern history. Interested in his personality, his drives and motives? Read on.

EXCERPTS

I've listened to the Audible narration. I haven't really had a need to make any excerpts. The book is lengthy so only read if you're really interested in Mr. Rockefeller.

What I've found most interesting were the following facts:

• the social norms are really strong,
• he wasn't really a leader in a sense that people would voluntarily follow him. They just feared his power,
• it seems that he succeeded despite not caring for his employees and not treating competitors fairly (Was that possible only in his era or would it still be possible today?),
• his relationship with his children was TOXIC.