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Random Reminiscences of Men and Events by John D Rockefeller ~ Full Audiobook [biography]
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Random Reminiscences of Men and Events by John D Rockefeller ~ Full Audiobook [biography]

Random Reminiscences of Men and Events by John D Rockefeller audiobook. A good book by the oil revolutionist of the 20th century. As they say "Men should listen to experience" and this book is all about the experience of the second highest taxpayer o...

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July 12, 20223h 54m

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Random Reminiscences of Men and Events by John D Rockefeller audiobook.

Genre: biography

In Random Reminiscences of Men and Events, John D. Rockefeller looks back on the people, chances, and hard choices that shaped his rise from an ambitious young bookkeeper in Cleveland to one of the defining figures of American industry. Told as a series of reflective sketches rather than a strict chronological autobiography, these recollections introduce the mentors, partners, competitors, and everyday workers who influenced Rockefeller's habits of discipline, thrift, and relentless attention to detail. He revisits the early days of commerce on the Great Lakes, the volatile growth of the oil trade, and the management challenges of building organizations large enough to endure booms, panics, and public scrutiny. Along the way, Rockefeller explains the personal principles he believed were essential to success: orderly work, careful accounting, steady judgment under pressure, and a sense of duty rooted in faith and family life. Balancing candid self-portraiture with observations on the America of his era, the book offers an intimate window into the mind of a controversial titan and the origins of a philanthropic legacy that would outlast his business battles.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:04:07) Chapter 01

(00:37:41) Chapter 02

(01:02:25) Chapter 03

(01:30:22) Chapter 04

(02:17:02) Chapter 05

(02:44:07) Chapter 06

(03:15:49) Chapter 07

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