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Title: Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew the Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion by Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank, Bob Andelman ISBN: 0812930584 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4
Rating: 5
Summary: Quality Material
Comment: I just finsihed reading this book and it is undoubtedly high quality material. Anyone reading this book gets a very informative history of the Home Depot and the two owners behind it. You also get a clear picture of the management style of the company as well as what their priorities are. I am not a do it yourself person when it comes to home maintenance so last wekend I decided to view the experience from the inside of one of Home Depot's stores. Not expecting to buy anything, I left with four items that I could use for my apartment. Let me tell you, the associates are all fairly nice people and the shelves are stacked up high. Was everything perfect in the store, no, but we all could improve ourselves in someway. Anyway, as a shareholder in the company, I am proud to say that this is a company that is going to be around for a long time. And this book truly depicts the Home Depot environment very well as it focuses on a very large audience.
Rating: 2
Summary: COUPLE OF REGULAR GUYS -- Yeah Right!
Comment: The most horrific thing about this book is its title. My assumption in reading the reviews for this book (and reading its title) was that it would tell how some regular guys built the Home Depot from scratch, starting with an idea and building it into an empire.
Instead what you get is the CEO and CFO of another home improvement company starting Home Depot along with an investment banking friend that lands them in front of a potential investor that happens to be a billionaire (Ross Perot). Somehow they don't seem like just regular guys anymore.
The information in the book is okay, but it was really hard for me to get past this outrageous title that is nothing more than a lie. There are better business books out there on how to start a successful company from scratch. Try Sandra Kurtzig's CEO: How to Build a $200 Million Company from the Ground Up.
Rating: 5
Summary: Inspiring, entertaining, and thought-provoking.
Comment: The story of The Home Depot is one of the greatest success stories of our time. Finally, we can all learn the keys to this success from the two great leaders who built it. This engaging book gives us the inside story. One great lesson is the importance of values for success in business and life. The book gives us a clear sense of the values that drive The Home Depot and its exemplary leaders. Co-founders Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank show by this book another key tool to their success -- read this book and you will see that great leaders can and should be great communicators.
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Title: Inside Home Depot by Chris Roush ISBN: 0071340955 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Power of Six Sigma: An Inspiring Tale of How Six Sigma Is Transforming the Way We Work by Subir Chowdhury ISBN: 0793144345 Publisher: Dearborn Trade Publishing Pub. Date: 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Pour Your Heart into It : How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time by Howard Schultz, Dori Jones Yang ISBN: 0786883561 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Forbes® Greatest Business Stories of All Time by Forbes Magazine Staff, Daniel Gross ISBN: 0471196533 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 07 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Sam Walton: Made in America: My Story by Sam Walton, John Huey ISBN: 0553562835 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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