My Life and Work

Author: Henry Ford (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book introduces you to the heartwarming journey of a "veteran" who watched the tides with a smile and achieved success; the inner monologue of a "manager" who stood aloof from the world of money; and the true portrayal of a "dreamer" who was clear about his likes and dislikes, selfless, yet refused praise. When he came into the world, it was still the era of horse-drawn carriages. When he left, the century had become the age of automobiles. He was Henry Ford, one of the most influential entrepreneurs in history.
This is the heartwarming journey of a "veteran" who watched the tides with a smile and achieved success—from the earliest "gasoline carriage" to the Model T that pioneered the era of private cars, to today's Ford; from a farmer in Michigan to the "founder" of the American automotive industry, becoming the first billionaire in the American automotive world; from a child who disliked farming and loved inventing to the birth of countless brilliant ideas, until the "FORD" brand was established.
This is the inner monologue of a "manager" who stood aloof from the world of money—still adhering to a free economy in the age of mass production, fiercely criticizing monopolies, colonial exploitation, and speculation as the "last samurai"; in the barefaced age of big business, still insisting on hard work, low-profit operations, and high-efficiency service as the "fool"; in an era where work had become numb and life had been corrupted by materialism and pleasure, still insisting on working with heart and living happily as the "wise fool."
This is the true portrayal of a "dreamer" who was clear about his likes and dislikes, selfless, yet refused praise—he established vocational schools, providing practical learning and real job opportunities for millions of impoverished children; he established hospitals that truly embodied the principle of "service first, equality for all; dedication to duty, patients above all"; he built railways that not only improved the dire state of the American railway system but also set a benchmark for the healthy development of American industry; his dreams had long become reality. His life was a model for countless people to learn from. His ideas—some had long been proven by time, while others still await us to continue realizing them.
He is Henry Ford. One of the most influential entrepreneurs in history.