More Than Money: True Stories of People Who Learned Life's Ultimate Lesson [Paperback]

Neil Cavuto (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 3, 2005

Neil Cavuto-s triumphs over cancer and multiple sclerosis were made possible by a group of extraordinary individuals who taught him that even the worst tragedies can become stepping stones to the greatest of victories. When Neil was still in his twenties, he was unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer. At the time, Neil was well on his way to building a successful career as a financial reporter. With the help of others, he was able to fight off the disease and become one of CNBC-s most popular anchors. After Neil took the helm of Fox News Channel-s business news operation in 1996, disaster struck again: he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Although initially discouraged, Neil received support from friends and strangers alike who shared with him their own stories of how they overcame crises in their lives. In More Than Money, Neil recounts stories from the many people who motivated him to continue his own career. They suffered many setbacks, from medical illnesses to financial bankruptcy, but they also represent some of the greatest personal successes in the world today. They include people like Evelyn Lauder, the cosmetics executive whose battle with breast cancer led her to pursue a life of activism and philanthropy, and John Huntsman, who overcame two forms of cancer to build one of the largest petrochemical companies in the world and found one the most prominent cancer research centers. They are the stories of people who turned unspeakable tragedies into unbelievable triumphs, building better lives not only for themselves but for countless others along the way.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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“Compelling, uplifting tributes to the human spirit.” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram )

About the Author

Neil Cavuto is the host of Your World with Neil Cavuto, the number one-rated business news show on cable. An anchor and vice president of business news at Fox News Channel, he also hosts the weekly wrap-up program Cavuto on Business and oversees all business coverage on Fox News, including Bulls & Bears, Forbes on Fox, and Cashin' In. Ranked among the most influential business journalists in America by The Journalist and Financial Reporter, Cavuto has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal as the best interviewer in business news. He has also been nominated for five Cable ACE awards, and voted the best business TV interviewer for four years running. He lives in Chester, New Jersey, with his wife, Mary, and his daughter, Tara. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (May 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060096446
• ISBN-13: 978-0060096441
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,415,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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165 of 174 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MORE THAN MONEY, May 27, 2004

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Paul D. McCarthy (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Than Money: True Stories of People Who Learned Life's Ultimate Lesson (Hardcover)

Neil Cavuto's MORE THAN MONEY is an extraordinary, deeply inspiring, heartfelt, and very moving book. Mr. Cavuto's reasons for writing the book are in themselves inspiring. As the title indicates, he wants to describe, and remind us of, the most important values in life, all of which are about "more than money."

As a storyteller, gifted as he is humble, he chose to personalize and dramatize those values by showing them in action, describing the fascinating, heartbreaking, triumphant, heroic, nobly compassionate, and ultimately, profoundly inspirational and heroic lives of the more than two dozen people, who became and are HIS heroes.

Many of the people and lives whom Mr. Cavuto celebrates, appreciates, and expresses his undying gratitude to, are world-famous-Joe Torre, NY Yankees, Geraldine Ferraro, retired politician, Richard Branson, Virgin's founder, while others are less-well known. Most have achieved major professional success, even greatness, in sports, business, politics, and more, but what makes them Mr. Cavuto's heroes is that every one of them rose to personal greatness, and a dedication of their lives to crusades and missions, with the same universal goal: helping as many other people as they can.

The people whose lives he profiles with such clear and worthy admiration and respect, became his heroes because they survived major catastrophes, deadly illnesses, devastating fires, and the deaths of those they loved most, for example, during 9/11, have experienced much of the worst of life, and most importantly, made their survival a life-changing experience, that made them prioritize what is best for others over themselves.

It is their courage, nobility, selflessness, determination, and encompassing compassion, the way they dealt with their own tragedies and losses, and what they did while, and after, surviving, that has inspired Mr. Cavuto as he's struggled with the continuing devastation in his own life for almost twenty years.

After losing both of his parents to cancer, Neil Cavuto became a cancer survivor seventeen years ago, and the inspiration and example of his heroes greatly helped him through the next, difficult ten years of cancer remission, and supported and elevated him even more when seven years ago, he was also diagnosed with incurable Multiple Sclerosis.

A rare, double survivor, Mr. Cavuto has a special appreciation for those survivors whose suffering makes them think less about themselves, and more about the too-vast suffering of many millions of people in America and around the world.

While he interweaves the story of his own life, within the unforgettable life stories of his heroes, his primary focus is always on them, and what they did and are doing, and his writing this book that celebrates and illuminates the life-missions and crusades of his heroes, is his own, very important way, of helping other people endure, rise above, and if possible, avoid, the causes of suffering that are so tragically common in our lives.

As I read Mr. Cavuto's book, he quickly became my hero, as his heroes became my heroes too.

These heroic survivors, their life-stories, Neil Cavuto, and his own life and book, combine to make MORE THAN MONEY have a far greater and enduring value and quality, than the mere wealth, fame, and success that he puts so well into the proper context.

Only rarely does a book have the power to change a life, but Mr. Cavuto's book has changed and improved mine and the lives of those I love, and for that, I'll be forever grateful.

49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful inspirational book that deserves acclaim!, June 6, 2004

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This review is from: More Than Money: True Stories of People Who Learned Life's Ultimate Lesson (Hardcover)

Before reading this book, I was a sporadic viewer of "Your World" and "Cavuto on Business" on Fox TV. Over the years, I had garnered a healthy respect for Neil Cavuto as an anchor and business reporter, but had no emotional connection with him. After he started mentioning his book on his show, I got curious and found myself leafing through it at my local bookstore. To say the least, I got more than I bargained for -- an emotional connection with a brave and inspirational author, a great respect for those he discusses in his book, and for those who exhibit such courageous intelligent behavior without public recognition.

Neil uses the written word even MORE skillfully than the spoken word to show us how people, including himself, rise above adversity and trauma by putting their best selves in charge. I had no idea that Neil had faced and overcome terminal illness and other traumatic losses he describes. Bravo Neil for sharing your soul. I am now a REGULAR viewer of your shows!

I wholeheartedly recommend this book and another, "Optimal Thinking: How To Be Your Best Self" to learn how to consistently do your best, bring out the best from others and make the most of any personal or business situation. These books truly bring out the best in all of us!

67 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looking past the moment, June 1, 2004

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Larry (Sunny Florida - United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Than Money: True Stories of People Who Learned Life's Ultimate Lesson (Hardcover)

This is a great book of inspiring stories of people who see value in a direction other than the moment. What I think is great about the book specifically are the many examples of business people, including Mr. Cavuto, overcoming (or better yet working with) health afflictions that bring people to their knees. It is good to see people who have excelled when all could have been thought lost. Indeed through the daily pain, perservearance, and tears there is a life that is "more than money". Thanks, Mr. Cavuto, for a book that gives an uplifting spirit for those who, like myself, have a "chronic illness"