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The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made And Gave Away A Fortune (2008)

by Conor O'Clery(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

158648642X (ISBN13: 9781586486426)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

PublicAffairs

review 1: Loved this book, it's a must read if you're interested in development and fundraising. As a detailed look into Chuck Feeney's background, education, army experience, business savvy, you see his philanthropic efforts run throughout. Seems fitting to Chuck's character to have this type of thorough biography, and I'm glad we have record of his journey. I'm inspired by the generosity and thankful for the perspective to think big.
review 2: I picked up this book thinking I would read about a man who through entreprenurism made a fortune and then gave it all away. I wanted to be inspired by Chuck Feeney's story: a young man with nothing to his name makes good and does good with what he made. Instead, the story was so bogged down in details that I gave up on the boo... morek before the inspiring part could be read. I am impressed by Chuck's story but not by the way it was written. I would recommend this book to people who like to be bogged down with details and are not in a hurry to get to the meat of the book. I was disappointed that this great story was told in this way. less

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