Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American History
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (965 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0814433871 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
understand the rise of the United States as a great industrial power then read this book Keith M. Baker If you want to understand the rise of the United States as a great industrial power then read this book. It is a well written and interesting read. At the very end the book corrects a very long standing misquotation of a GM executive who became President Eisenhower's Secretary of Defense.. "Real People -- Real Life" according to HAL in NY. This book is well-written with professional editing. As far as I can tell it does not take sides. It's an older book and covers the founding and rise of General Motors. IT was written before the total realignment of the auto industry as we know it today. It's a good read.
Characters, events, and context -- all are brought skillfully and passionately to life in this meticulously researched and supremely readable book.. Billy Durant was the consummate salesman, a brilliant wheeler-dealer with grand plans, unflappable energy, and a fondness for the high life. The impact of Durant and Sloan on their contemporaries and their industry is matched only by the powerful legacy of their improbable and incredible partnership. Alfred Sloan was the intellectual, an expert in business strategy and management, master of all things organizational. Their story is full of time
A former journalist, he reported from Vietnam, Appalachia, and Pakistan for The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, and The New Republic . . William Pelfrey (Beverly Hills, MI) spent 15 years at General Motors Corp., most recently as Director of Executive Communications. His first book, The Big V, won him a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
But it masterfully tells about GM's past and, in doing so, helps explain what recently went wrong at the company.” -Washington Post “entertaining and instructive… masterfully tells about GM's past and helps explain what recently went wrong at the company.” -Washington Post “…easy to read and extremely well researched.” -World Business Review. "Business Times (New Haven, CT): ""Through the lens of history at its most gripping, this book reveals why American business needs both intuitive, risk-taking Billys and logical, bottom-line conscious Alfreds."" ForeWord: ""The author tells an amazing story, previously largely untoldthis is an illuminating, yet little known saga of the clash between eternal dreamers, inventors, tinkerers, and salesmen at the dawn of the twentieth century.""" “This fresh lo