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Cash McCall

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Cameron Hawley is a distant relative of mine, and that is how I happened to decide to read this book. I did not know anything about the book, except that it was a novel about a businessman. The story does not set any specific time frame, which keeps it from being dated by any specific references to historic events. The chance encounter between Cash and the boss' daughter is still as viable today as it was when it was first written. There is no seemy romantic scenes that are so prevalent in today's drama novels. The novel itself is an easy read for anyone who wants to read about the ins and outs of business dealings, and the quirks of fate that can happen along the way

In too many books and movies, all businessmen are portrayed as ruthless and greedy cretins. Mr. Hawley writes from a different persepective and one that I share. The idea that business is a noble pursuit and does much more to elevate society at large than it does to diminish it.

There will always be cheats, crooks and con men, but they are the exception rather than the rule. Hawley also paints a vivid picture of how the governments tinkering with the economy and taxation affects the ways that business people respond to such actions.

This is a very good book and I think people who like Atlas Shrugged will enjoy all of Hawley's books...

This book was recommended to me by a self-help book teaching about how to make your fortune. I enjoyed and recommended it to others. It does a good job of portraying the honest and hard-working business man. This is the reality of business. It would be interesting to read a novel portraying a world in which business men were as ruthless as Hollywood likes to portray them. It would be a horror.

The story is set in the background of the fifties, but the story, like the one in Goldratt's "The Goal", is about all of us good guys who run businesses. It is only four stars because of the fiftie's setting hampers some of the story.

I read this book in the 60's and it was a breath of fresh air--hero who was wealthy, and had a heroic morality. The love story was low-key and charming. The situation was quirky and interesting. In a way it reminded me of the Fountainhead but with humor. Big business. The good guys win. Love prevails.

This novel includes description of the ethical basis of win-win agreements, of the value of individualism, and of the threat of corporation worship. It also gives us a cross-sectional look at the fifties, when a management consultant and his wife could finally have "all we had ever dreamed of", now that he makes $25,000 per year! I am reading the 75cent paperback published in 1955.

I read this book maybe 50 years ago and for some reason thought of it recently so purchased it again and I'm glad I did. This is a really fun book especially after so long - it starts with comments about 80 cent breakfasts - a fantasy today! This is a great read and in spite of a 1955 setting is lots of fun.

Through an intriguing love story, we get a glimpse into the life of a young man who is an accomplished, exciting, self-made, and noble businessman. We see the risks, the deals, the high-stakes, the intelligence, the conflicts, and the adventures that fill his life. I was inspired reading it. There should be more books like this, which show the honor and greatness of business. Reviewed by Gen LaGreca, author of NOBLE VISION. Noble Vision