Amway: The Cult of Free Enterprise [Paperback]

Stephen Butterfield (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 185 pages
• Publisher: South End Press; 1st edition (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896082539
• ISBN-13: 978-0896082533
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,008,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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52 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In Memoriam, March 7, 2002

By 

David Butterfield "botteville" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Amway: The Cult of Free Enterprise (Hardcover)

Steve was a very successful Amway person, making about 80K per year on it. Knowing what kind of person he was, I held aloof in disbelief as he tried to drag me into the cult. That is part of the Amway method, to drag the friends and relatives in. He played the game up to the hilt, but stopped short of total success. Later he redeemed himself by publishing this book. You should know that the book was used in evidence in a case against Amway. Steve was a witness. Steve's intent was to show clearly how "ye cannot serve both God and Mammon." He does state that he was never willing to give up his immortal soul. According to him, the cult takes over your entire life and you cannot hold any values that are not directed to making money for them (and yourself). I know this because he was my brother. For you, Steve, now that you cannot speak for yourself.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yep, it's accurate., January 5, 2007

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CrazyHorseLady (Tornado Alley) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amway: The Cult of Free Enterprise (Paperback)

I noticed that a bunch of Amway-ers and MLMers jumped on board real quick-like to rate this book with one star. A friend of ours gave up everything he had, including his college education, family, and friends, to do Amway. Now this young man is disillusioned and penniless, and NOT because he didn't put in tremendous effort. Amway will say it is your own fault if you don't make it.

Their products aren't that whoopy either; just average. Give this book a read and make up your own mind... and by the way, not all of us "right wing Fundamental Christians" buy into this MLM garbage. Most of us most certainly do not.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What they don't want you to know about Amway, October 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Amway: The Cult of Free Enterprise (Paperback)

I read this book when it first came out. It was in a local library and I devoured it cover-to-cover. The sociological observations were striking.

Several years later something reminded me of it. I looked for a copy online.

I checked eBay and found a copy for sale. I bid on it, and immediately got a "friendly warning" from an Amway person saying, "you don't want that book, it's full of lies." Then they outbid me, so I couldn't get the book.

Obviously, if it's that important for Amway to keep it out of circulation, it's full of good information. So, if you can find it, buy it.