Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 352 pages
- Published by: PublicAffairs
- Edition: 1st Edition September 24, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1586483919
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1586483913
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
- Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2007
"A smart business book detailing some vicissitudes of retailing, wrapped in a vivid biography of an engaging tycoon."
Washington Post's Express, November 6, 2007
"You may never read a book as uplifting as Conor O'Clery's "The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune" In vivid, unvarnished prose, "The Billionaire Who Wasn't" recounts Feeney's meteoric rise from blue-collar beginnings in Elizabeth, N.J., to a perch as one of America's titans of commerce, head of Duty Free Shoppers, the largest liquor retailer in the world."
Reader ReviewsI saw this book reviewed in The Economist and could scarcely believe what I was reading. I recommend this as a great read, a great book club or church group read, and a good book to give out to the board of directors of any organization, whether for profit or not! Here is a unique insight into the upbringing, growth and mindset of one of the most well grounded individuals of the modern era. If you are interested in how to make the world a better place, drop what you are doing and read this book!
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