The People's Tycoon
Henry Ford and the American Century
by Steven Watts · first published 2005
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…absorb this - a lot of good stuff Copy This! By Paul Orfalea - another good "small business" entrepreneur book The E-Myth Revisited By Michael Gerber - 2nd time read. Got more out of it this time. The People's Tycoon (Ford) by Steven Watts - I love reading about businessmen from this age Scrum by JJ Sutherland Jeff Sutherland - good read for development teams
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?” ↗…Here are a few I've been reading about recently that I recommend: - Edison by Edmund Morris (Just read it backwards, you'll see.) - Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow - The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century by Steven Watts - Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler I also got some interesting suggestions asking a similar question on Twitter…
on “Ask HN: Good Books on the History of Technology?” ↗…Arms of Krupp: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty that Armed Germany at War by William Manchester -Edison by Edmund Morris -Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow -The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century by Steven Watts -Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler -The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage -The Information: A History, A Theory,…
on “Ask HN: Good Books on the History of Technology?” ↗http://www.amazon.com/Peoples-Tycoon-Henry-American-Century/... The People's Tycoon - Henry Ford and the American Century. He was a lot of things people didn't realize he was and wasn't a lot things people want to believe he was.
on “Ask HN: What are some good biographies to read?” ↗