Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, & Charles Lindbergh

newton, james

ISBN 10: 0151927537 / ISBN 13: 9780151927531

Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (edition First Edition Stated), 1987

About this Item

With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0151927537-11-1-29

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, & Charles Lindbergh
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (edition First Edition Stated)
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151927537
• ISBN 13: 9780151927531
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition Stated.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

A delightful reminiscence of the author's relationships with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles Lindbergh. 40 black-and-white photographs.

Reviews

Now in his 80s, real-estate developer Newton recalls with uncritical admiration five celebrated men with whom he enjoyed almost filial relationships. According to the author, they all shared the same philosophy of life, enouncing business principles in terms of moral precepts. Newton's bonds with Carrel and with the scientist's friend and partner in medical research, Lindbergh, were forged by their common interest in metaphysics. The narrative is studded with anecdotes about the nature of these men: Edison's assertion that his deafness was an asset; Ford's dictum that profit is essential to business vitality; Firestone's advocacy of Japanese-style "consensus" management; Carrel's expectation of encountering Aristotle after death; and Lindbergh's revulsion at the destruction wrought by aviation in WW II.
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