Daddy Big Bucks, Revised Edition [Paperback]

Robert M. Waite (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2004

Reissue: Since slavery, there has always been a Big Bucks in every Black neighborhood-desperately conniving, in some cases, to put two pennies together; owning, in others, a number of profitable businesses. He (or she) is a character cut from the same cloth as Rockefeller, Carnegie, Ford, and other giants of American Industry. The great tragedy is not that Big Bucks and other Blacks like him are unknown in mainstream America, but that, to Black Americans, dazzled by lawyers and other professionals, these entrepreneurs remain invisible. Whether you are trapped by a glass ceiling, a slave to the corporation, or are just looking for a way to "get off the plantation"; Daddy Big Bucks will inspire and motivate you.

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About the Author

Robert Waite is a retired ITT vice president and director of business development of Natural Resources and Food Products. At the time of his appointment Mr. Waite was ITT’s first black vice president and one of the first in American history.

He began his career as a traffic analyst at IBM. In 1961 he accepted a position in Lagos, Nigeria. His challenge was to establish the first radio factory on the west coast of Africa. Mr. Waite was then recruited by the management consulting firm, Arthur D. Little, where he served as an industrial engineering consultant. Upon his return to the states, he founded an electronics marketing firm that represented American manufacturers in Africa and Europe.

Mr. Waite serves on a number of corporate boards and is active in community affairs. He has lectured extensively at colleges and in management development programs.

He holds a B.A. from Case Western Reserve and an M.B.A. from New York University.

Mr. Waite resides in New Jersey with his wife Joan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 146 pages
• Publisher: Writersandpoets.Com; Revised edition (April 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970380356
• ISBN-13: 978-0970380357
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,028,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, with some weak spots, June 27, 2005

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thesavvybamalady "swblkdiamond" (Prichard, Alabama USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daddy Big Bucks, Revised Edition (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this story; It has potential; and yes, there are plenty Daddy Big Bucks walking around our neighborhoods, but they are not known to mainstream America. I got caught up in the beginning with Bert trying to be the good executive in corporate America; Yet, some focus was placed more on his secretary's private business, which initially lead me to believe that perhaps some corporate piracy was going on but it wasn't; and the relationship that developed with Daddy Big Bucks and Bert; Now, this book could have really been great with some more financial advice and points as well as cut down the weak spots.Another thing, Bert's wife was on point on a lot of things, yet, he continued to ignore her advice. She saw things more so than he; Also, Daddy Big Bucks; You can't help but admire his business acumen, you wonder about his idiocyncracies; like not dating women over age 25; good book

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Encouraging - A Must Read - For Trail Blazers, April 27, 2001

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Samuel D. Ewing, Jr. (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daddy Big Bucks (Paperback)

Wish this book was available 20 years ago when I started an investment banking firm.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun version of the American story., April 23, 2001

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A Connecticut reader (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daddy Big Bucks (Paperback)

This is an enjoyable fast read that jabs its serious messages across in a humorous way. The self made man is a very real traditional American figure with countless examples from every ethnic background, most often having interesting and ironic adventures along the way. This is one is special because it also examines many aspects of contemporary black experience in an unusual way through Daddy's story. It has a lot of straightforward wisdom about how anyone can make it and could inspire a lot of youths who may think they have no honest chances through their own efforts. Daddy is funny, sometimes outrageous but also challenging and thought provoking. The story moves right along and I hope the author writes a sequel.