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- Release Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 9780814408896
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Publisher
Amacom
ISBN-10
0814408893
ISBN-13
9780814408896
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60551607
Product Key Features
Book Title
Eccentric Billionaire : John D. MacArthur -- Empire Builder, Reluctant Philanthropist, Relentless Adversary
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Business
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-031227
TitleLeading
The
eBook Format
Portable Document Format
Reviews
"In The Eccentric Billionare , former Time business researcher Nancy Kriplen offers an incisive warts-and-all account of the business and personal life of John D. MacArthur." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
368.0092 B
Synopsis
He was hated, feared, and admired. The country's second-richest man at the time of his death, John D. MacArthur (1897-1978) also became one of its greatest benefactors. However, as Nancy Kriplen reveals in this compelling book, MacArthur was not the benevolent figure one might expect: he was an often vulgar, sometimes unethical, always ambitious rogue who would go on to become one of America's wealthiest men. This book chronicles MacArthur's journey to fortune as well as his tumultuous private life, including his marriage to second wife Catherine and his relationships with family and friends. Extensively researched and beautifully written, Kriplen offers a revealing look at one of the most controversial and least-known billionaires in American history., The countrys second-richest man at the time of his death, John D. MacArthur also became one of its greatest benefactors. However, as Kriplen reveals in this compelling book, MacArthur was not the benevolent figure one might expect., He was hated, feared, and admired. The country's second-richest man at the time of his death, John D. MacArthur (1897-1978) also became one of its great benefactors. Every year, some two dozen American writers, artists, intellectuals, and scientists receive as much as a half million dollars in grants known as the "genius awards" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. But MacArthur was not the benevolent figure you might expect. Stingier than J. Paul Getty, as money-obsessed as Howard Hughes, and as ruthless as Cornelius Vanderbilt, MacArthur was one of the most multi-layered men in business history. Now, in this first full biography of John D. MacArthur as he really was, Nancy Kriplen reveals the man behind the myth--the often vulgar, sometimes unethical, always ambitious rogue who would become one of America's wealthiest men. The Eccentric Billionaire chronicles how MacArthur amassed his fortune, rising from a poverty-saturated childhood as the son of a fire-and-brimstone preacher to become an insurance and real estate mogul. As sole owner of Bankers Life and Casualty, he also built a real estate empire that spanned the continent. Based on interviews with members of the MacArthur family as well as previously undiscovered letters and papers, this book reveals MacArthur's tumultuous private life, including his quickie divorce from his first wife and his Mexican marriage to Catherine, his brother's cute, clever teenage secretary who would help him on his climb to riches. The author also explores MacArthur's relationships with his family and friends, including his brother, the playwright Charles MacArthur, and sister-in-law, the great actress Helen Hayes. Extensively researched and beautifully written, The Eccentric Billionaire is a revealing look at a man whose influence has extended in ways he never dreamed., The fascinating life of one of the most controversial and least-known billionaires in American history., He was hated, feared, and admired. The country's second-richest man at the time of his death, John D. MacArthur (1897-1978) also became one of its great benefactors. Every year, some two dozen American writers, artists, intellectuals, and scientists receive as much as a half million dollars in grants known as the genius awards' from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. But MacArthur was not the benevolent figureyou might expect. Stingier than J. Paul Getty, as money-obsessed as Howard Hughes, and as ruthless as Cornelius Vanderbilt, MacArthur was one of the most multi-layered men in business history. Now, in this first full biography of John D. MacArthur as he really was, Nancy Kriplen reveals the man behind the myth-the often vulgar, sometimes unethical, always ambitious rogue who would become one of America's wealthiest men. The Eccentric Billionaire chronicles how MacArthur amassed his fortune, rising from a poverty-saturated childhood as the son of a fire-and-brimstone preacher to become an insurance and real estate mogul. As sole owner of Bankers Life and Casualty, he also built a real estate empire that spanned the continent. Based on interviews with members of the MacArthur family as well as previously undiscovered letters and papers, this book reveals MacArthur's tumultuous private life, including his quickie divorce from his first wife andhis Mexican marriage to Catherine, his brother's cute, clever teenage secretary who would help him on his climb to riches. The author also explores MacArthur's relationships with his family and friends, including his brother, the playwright Charles MacArthur, and sister-in-law, the great actress Helen Hayes. Extensively researched and beautifully written, The Eccentric Billionaire is a revealing look at a man whose influence has extended in ways he never dreamed. "
LC Classification Number
HG172.M28K75 2008
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