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Sam Walton: Made In America by [Walton, Sam]

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by Sam Walton (Author),‎ John Huey (Contributor)

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Meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of America's heartland: Sam Walton, who parlayed a single dime store in a hardscrabble cotton town into Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world. The undisputed merchant king of the late twentieth century, Sam never lost the common touch. Here, finally, inimitable words. Genuinely modest, but always sure if his ambitions and achievements. Sam shares his thinking in a candid, straight-from-the-shoulder style.

In a story rich with anecdotes and the "rules of the road" of both Main Street and Wall Street, Sam Walton chronicles the inspiration, heart, and optimism that propelled him to lasso the American Dream.

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File Size: 3073 KB
Print Length: 368 pages
Publisher: Bantam; Reissue edition (September 12, 2012)
Publication Date: September 12, 2012
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553562835
ISBN-13: 978-0553562835
ASIN: B008ZPG704
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Mikhail Baynes

Sam Walton: Made In America Review

October 7, 2015

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Sam Walton was truly a testimony of the American Dream. What a story! What an inspiration!

Sam's story of Wal-Mart tells of passion and purpose. What's possible if you believe in putting the customer first, showing love and care for your partners and your associates, and giving back to the community that enables free enterprise. One lesson most important of all is to persist. Also as Sam says, "To succeed in this world, you have to change all the time."

This book also illustrates the journey that faces all entrepreneurs of overcoming adversity and obstacles. It would give you inspiration to succeed in your venture.

This is a gem of a book. Thank you, Sam for sharing your remarkable story. Invest in this book, you will be glad you did. The book you don't read won't help.

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Kevin

Walton is the entrepreneur of the century

November 17, 2015

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This should be required reading for any entrepreneur, especially for those in the retail or service business. As a small business owner whose business is about 50% retail, this book helped me probably more than any of the business books I've read. Sam's determination is inspiring. It is eye-opening to see how Wal-Mart was once a little underdog retailer in the no-mans-land America. I don't think Sam gets the credit he deserves in enterpreneurial circles; in my opinion, he is a far better entrepreneur than Steve Jobs.

Sam's views on pricing and how that affects volume is also helpful. A lot of small business owners refuse to "compete on price", but Sam built a 1/2 trillion dollar empire doing just that.

I think Wal-Mart has gotten an unfair share of negative PR. They are a great company that does much for American commerce.

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D. John Crannell

One of the Greatest Americans

August 22, 2017

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Great story very much personalized by Sam Walton telling the story of the beginning and history of Wal-Mart from its beginnings till his death. At the same time almost an Autobiography of Sam. Highly recommended reading especially if you like American business and are a devoted Capitalist.

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Hiram A. Biff

Sam Walton is arguably one of/if not the greatest entrepreneur of all time

February 5, 2016

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Sam Walton is arguably one of/if not the greatest entrepreneur of all time. Due to his passing you will never have the opportunity to sit down with the man himself and even if he were alive good luck getting the opportunity to speak with him...this is the closest opportunity you will have to learn from one of the greatest.

If you're an entrepreneur, in the retail business, or just interested in business in general, you'd have to be crazy to not purchase this book.

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dedjr

How he did it from the man himself

June 22, 2017

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Interesting to read all the things that Sam Walton did to make this company the huge success that it is and to see how many of those same elements are consistently missing from almost every store I visit today. Too bad Sam, you built a great company but the people who run it now only care about the bottom line.

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Lisa O'Donnell-See

Great book, easy read

September 25, 2017

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Great book, easy read. I've learned everything about Sam, but not only that, ive learned about entrepreneurship, marketing, public speaking, and much more. After reading this book I definitely respect and appreciate the hard work that went into making what Wal-Mart
is today. Classic American story of hustle,grit, and competition. Sam Walton was not a saint, he was a man driven by his passion and this book does a great job of conveying his story.

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Bob O'Connor

The Role of Research is Well Documented in This Book

March 15, 2016

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Invaluable for those of us that became aware of Wal-Mart only after it was huge. Fascinating to hear about the earliest days of the business, competing against the store down the street in some very small towns.

Besides hard work and talent, this book shows that Sam's key to success was his "always on" researching of the competition and the fact that he was never afraid to borrow their best ideas.

And he flew his own little plane to check out possible new store locations from 5,000 feet, a nice trick.

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alexh

Great Book, gotta love the title.

March 15, 2013

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I do find the title ironic, but Walmart the company was truly made in small town America, Sam Walton starting out with just a few stores hired some smart people and created a model that worked around the country. There are a lot of great concepts in this book if you can uncover them, you could also find them in various business "guru" books. Walton's story is similar to those as Ray Kroc, or Walt Disney and many other entrepreneurs who were able to get a good idea and turn it into a good model with the help of some smart people, I really appreciate Walton's ability to realize that there are a lot smarter people than him that can make his company great. One of the practices I loved that Sam kept bringing up was that he always said all his great ideas he copied from someone else (usually his competitor) I thought that was great, laugh every time I hear it.

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Love everything about it, great life great tips, great insight.
What an admirable human being lots to learn from. Great

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Levani

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I liked this book very much, its about a man who made a history. I can highly recommend this book to people who are in retail sales, own business or for people who just want to...Read more

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Christine motz

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i love it because it is the story of walmart

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LSAT Sensei

Very good book

Absolutely enjoyed reading about Sam Walton and what he had to share regarding his journey in building a retail empire. Learned a bunch from this man. He definitely surprised me.Read more

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The man

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This book perfectly shows what the attitude of aspiring entrepreneur ...

This book perfectly shows what the attitude of aspiring entrepreneur should be. The principles he adhered to are, I believe, what will lead anyone to reach their goals.

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The Wal-Mart Walton billionaires believe that the cheaper they sell ...

The Wal-Mart Walton billionaires believe that the cheaper they sell their merchandise, the more money they will make.Read more

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The best book EVER

Tells the story about the man who created a powerful business from scratch. Learn about his quirky personality that had made his so successful. He is truly one of a kind.Read more

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Masterpiece

If you have ever shopped at a Walmart and and wondered how a place of this size operates and was built, you need to read this book.Read more

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