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Sam Walton: Made in America
Written by Sam Walton and John Huey
Narrated by Henry Strozier
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of America's heartland: Sam Walton, who parlayed a single dime store in a hardscrabble cotton town into Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world. The undisputed merchant king of the late twentieth century, Sam never lost the common touch. Here, finally, inimitable words. Genuinely modest, but always sure of his ambitions and achievements. Sam shares his thinking in a candid, straight-from-the-shoulder style. In a story rich with anecdotes and the "rules of the road" of both Main Street and Wall Street, Sam Walton chronicles the inspiration, heart, and optimism that propelled him to lasso the American Dream.
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Reviews for Sam Walton
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Incredible insights from one of the greatest businessman to ever live. The audiobook is incredible and really makes you feel like your listening to Sam himself.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The last couple chapters are chilling knowing he changed his mind about everything in his final hours, his last words being “I blew it.” Also really interesting to read in relation to something like Das Kapital, as for better or worse but probably worse, Sam Walton had become capital personified. Overall a pretty fascinating character dive, and the chapters flow smoothly into each other, lots of thought provoking and funny stories, and makes for some chill easy listening.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Helps you realise how tough it is to make it to the top and then stay there,
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sam Walton was ahead of his times. His business principles are timeless; Help the customer at all costs (reminds you of Jeff bezos) , relentless execution, bias towards action, building competitive edge through distribution, investment in tech as a way to keep ahead, eat what you cooked (a precursor to dog fooding), think small, do experiments, think far and strategically, recognize your employees contribution. I could go on but the list would be exhausting. A must read for all entrepreneurs.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Truly a book that embodies the term “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” One of the best books and stories on the American dream and earned my respect for the Sam Walton & the Walton family. Great Read! Very inspirational & insightful for my entrepreneurs
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5great book! loved learning about sam, and the story of wal mart!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sam’s the man. Great lessons throughout, appreciate his style of leadership.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A lot to learn about the origin if Walmart and the spirit behind it. Walmart might be different today but it shows that there is always around what we think a status Ko.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book to understand the development Of Walmart and learn from this great entrepreneur.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing what sheer but felt determination and discipline can do!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was amazing and I learned so much about one of the greatest entrepreneurs and businesses.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I desperately needed to brush my teeth after this sickly sweet read. I've worked at Wal-mart, and have read the Unauthorized version as well... The Authorized Biography has an Angel come to Earth to help mankind, with little of a real person viewable in it. It has nothing of the impact of his family or times and how they affected his worldview.This story leaves the impression that every place Walmart has ever come has welcomed the Giant with open arms, leaving a healthier community behind it.It's almost exclusively the latter years, with little to nothing of the early years, the early struggles, or how his millionaire father-in-law helped the struggling mercantiler get his feet under him.I prefer my biographies a little rougher, with a more balanced world-view than is apparent in this volume.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It is a good book, but that's what I hate about it. It could have been a great book. It's Wal-Mart! However, I think I have rated it 2.5 stars because I just expected the world out of it. Also, aside from the information you get, I just think it could have been written better. However, hats off to the story and the commitment of the man
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tai Lopez, a successful entrepreneur who reads a book a day recommended this book. He says everybody reads something like "How to Win Friends & Influence People", a mainstream classic, but who reads a book about a man who built a $100+ billion dollar company? Wouldn't he have more insight into entrepreneurship than almost anyone out there? The answer is yes, this book did not disappoint. Sam wrote this book as he neared death and while he mainly tells the Walmart story, insights into his beliefs are sprinkled throughout. Sam's focus on the customer, his views on money and how he treats his "partners" are all very inspiring - must read for all entrepreneurs!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I thought this was an interesting book about Sam Walton's life. I thought the most interesting part of the book was the discussion on how he ran his Ben Franklin store and all the interesting ways he marketed his products. After reading about his different promotional ideas it made you really think and wonder if small town businesses could still effectively market and promote themselves as well as he did in their competitive efforts to stay relevant versus Walmart today.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5not going to be liked by everyone but i liked the way this guy ran and grew his business