Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (Audiobook) by Ron Chernow, Professor Grover Gardner

from nealbozeman

Chernow's writing style is fluid and insightful. An excellent depiction of Rockefeller's rise, his philosophies, and often, his rather puritanical family life.

from marshapetry

Wow, this is a fabulous listen (audio book) . Never a dull moment, Chernow has done the incredible, made a tyrants long life exciting and stunning, while still showing what an absolute scum Rockefeller was. Maybe Chernow can do trump's life, he might be able to make it readable (instead of wantin...

from Bonford

Brilliant book--brings out the humanity behind a so-called Robber Baron without glossing over his rougher edges. Absolutely fascinating--couldn't be more highly recommended from this reader.

from starkravingmad

Among the best biographies I have read. Read it 2-3 times while reading it the first time just to be sure I picked up all the details. The man who willed and worked Standard Oil into existence was also equally well known for his philanthropy. How many new he made the initial grant to establish Sp...

from msaucier818

Another fantastic book by one of my favorite authors Ron Chernow. I find Chernow to be the best biographer I have read. He writes in a beautiful and flowing narrative style, covers all of the appropriate history and analyzation of his topic, and obviously loves his historical person while being f...