Letters From A Self-Made Merchant To His Son
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Book Overview
First published in 1901, "Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son" is the acclaimed and popular work by American journalist and author George Horace Lorimer. Most famous for his years as editor... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1502586266
ISBN13:9781502586261
Release Date:October 2014
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:110 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Very Enjoyable Book from 100 Years Ago
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I read the editorial review from "Publisher's Weekely" and had to respond to their narrow minded critique. I found this to be a very informative and entertaining book, and I found the advice as relative today as it was over 100 years ago. Just because more than a century has passed since the publication of this book, it doesn't mean that principles of right and wrong have changed as well. The examples are obviously dated, but the principles surely are not. I will pass this book on for my son to read in the next few years in the hopes he may learn from it.
a gem
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
The PW reviewer got it wrong. This is a little-known gem, in its way as valuable as that never-outdated masterpiece, Edwin Lefevre's "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator". There are many people who've gone broke working for themselves or having given credit to others because they felt they had to, or who spent the fortune that they hadn't earned yet and never would, who could have used the advice in "Letters from...". It is very much not "the advice that young men always hear", especially now when Daddy can again buy them into the best schools, term papers are bought, credit is something to get as much of as possible and sloughing debt and emerging clean and bright in a new venture is just business. There is an attitude here that is quite foreign to the modern business-school-educated mind (but not to many successful in business), and a form of telling that has its own charm. If only for the swearing done then, and the realistic activities of the son who the letters are addressed to in the story that unfolds as it goes along, it's a fun read. But because the homilies are thickly spread throughout, it's the kind of read to not hog out on in one sitting.
A lot of common sense per square inch!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I have been reading this book (an OLD copy!) once a year since I was a senior in high school, at the behest of my father who was one of the wisest persons I've ever known. The old man exhibits a rare understanding of human nature, and is able to pack more common sense into every square inch than too many of us gain in a lifetime. I have found it to be a great gift for high school or college graduates, for young people trying to find themselves, for some older folks still grappling with some basic issues. A great book for your personal library, and to share!
2nd Best Collection of Wisdom
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
My grandfather gave me a 1905 printing of this book and told me that, in his opinion, this was the second best collection of wisdom he'd ever read, next to the Bible. After a reluctant reading, I agree wholeheartedly.
Best book for salesmen
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This very old book, just reprinted, is simply the best book ever written on how to sell. Very enjoyable and very educational. Highly recommended.
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