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by Lee Iacocca (Author) "Nicola Iacocca, my father, arrived in this country in 1902 at the age of twelve-poor, alone, and scared ..." (more)
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He’s an American legend, a straight-shooting businessman who brought Chrysler back from the brink and in the process became a media celebrity, newsmaker, and a man many had urged to run for president.

The son of Italian immigrants, Lee Iacocca rose spectacularly through the ranks of Ford Motor Company to become its president, only to be toppled eight years later in a power play that should have shattered him. But Lee Iacocca didn’t get mad, he got even. He led a battle for Chrysler’s survival that made his name a symbol of integrity, know-how, and guts for millions of Americans.

In his classic hard-hitting style, he tells us how he changed the automobile industry in the 1960s by creating the phenomenal Mustang. He goes behind the scenes for a look at Henry Ford’s reign of intimidation and manipulation. He recounts the miraculous rebirth of Chrysler from near bankruptcy to repayment of its $1.2 billion government loan so early that Washington didn’t know how to cash the check.


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Lee Iacocca is the former chairman of Chrysler Corporation and the author of Talking Straight and the autobiography Iacocca.


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4.0 out of 5 stars Lessons to be learned..., May 14 2004
This book is very much readable by car-fanatics and non-car-fanatics alike. It gives a pretty disconcerting depiction of how tuff it can get at the top positions of big businesses. But most of all, there are plenty of lessons to be learned from the the account of his life much of which is learned through experience and not through class-room lectures.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Story of Larger Then Life Success, Failure, and Success, Jul 30 2002
If Business Executives had a Hall of Fame, Iacocca would probably have a floor dedicated to him.

Iacocca life was a wilder then a roller coast, his failures made headlines across the nation and his successes were larger then life. He spent eight years as the running Ford only to fired in his prime, only to enjoy revenge in an almost truly capitalistic way by taking an another company out of bankruptcy and making it succeed again.

It's the story of an ordinary guy who wanted to design cars and instead decided to sell them. Along the way he ended up as President of one company and Chief Executive at another one and became a household name all the while.

Iacocca is interesting and inspiring, a great book for Business men and women and even better book for ordinary folk just like he was.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Timeless truths, but some dated data, Jul 11 2002
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This is one of three autobiographies I feel all educated Americans should read at least once (the other two are Benjamin Franklin and Malcolm X).

When reading this book, you must take some dated information with a grain of salt, e.g. predictions of Japanese dominance of world markets and certain management methodologies. Even so, Iacocca's book contains many timeless truths about management and all-around survival and success in business, e.g. simpler is better and honesty is the best policy.

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