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 enlarge | Author: Ron Chernow
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 6000
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 832
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.6
ISBN: 1400077303
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.7622382092
EAN: 9781400077304
ASIN: 1400077303
Publication Date: March 30, 2004
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 Lots of facts September 27, 2005
1 out of 14 found this review helpful
This books tells you a lot about what John D. Rockefeller did and did not do in his life, his family and and associates, his philanthropy.
The writing is very dry, not easy or pleasant to follow.
Delivery is fast! But make sure you send the goods to the right receiver! August 15, 2005
0 out of 33 found this review helpful
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Interesting and Fair July 24, 2005
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
John D. Rockefeller was the richest man ever in America. He had $900 million in 1911. Today that would be worth about $120 billion by some estimates. For this, Rockefeller was hated by journalist Ida Tarbell. Ron Chernow does not subtly avoid talking about the controversy surrounding Rockefeller, but addresses it head on and doesn't give his opinion. It is just the facts. Ron Chernow also spends time talking about Rockefeller's philanthropic efforts. He leaves the reader without any doubts that Rockefeller was the greatest philanthropists American has produced. (Bill Gates is will be close though).
This book is very detailed (that is why it is so long) and is the best biography I have ever read. It is the best not only because I am a big fan of Rockefeller, but because of the way it is written. Many people give 5 stars to average books, but this really is a 5 star book.
An interesting perspective on a brilliant man June 22, 2005
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
If all you knew about Rockefeller was that he was extrordinarily rich and that there are buildings in NYC named after him, you will get alot out of this book. It details his complex life and how he built his empire. It was thoroughly enjoyable to read.
Terrific Biography! April 25, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ron Chernow's Titan is a superb piece of biographical writing. In the tradition of David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and other distinguished popular historians, Chernow writes at epic length, yet never fails to entertain and inform. Chernow's research is meticulous (never pedantic) and his writing is crisp throughout. Though not a scholarly biography (no slight intended!), Titan is a richly detailed and sympathetic recounting of one of history's most fascinating lives. A few years ago I saw Ken Burns'(?) outstanding documentary on Rockefeller, Sr. In many ways, Titan reads like an extended gloss on the documentary: similarly voiced, similarly paced, equally evocative. I don't mean to suggest that Titan is at all derivative, but rather that it reads with all the thrills, satisfaction, and fascination of a great documentary.
I was disappointed to reach the end of Titan, but am delighted that Chernow, besides being extremely talented, is also wildly prolific. I've already picked up his Morgan, Warburgs, and Hamilton. Can't wait to read them all and see where his interests lead him next.
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