The Resource Barefoot to billionaire : reflections on a life's work and a promise to cure cancer, Jon M. Huntsman, Sr
Barefoot to billionaire : reflections on a life's work and a promise to cure cancer, Jon M. Huntsman, Sr
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- Summary
- "Billionaire entrepreneur, distinguished public servant, and father of a former governor and presidential candidate, Jon M. Huntsman, Sr., has been very fortunate in life. The company he founded in 1970, the Huntsman Corporation, is now one of the largest petrochemical manufacturers in the world, employing more than 12,000 people and generating over $10 billion in revenue each year. Success in business, though, has always been a means to an end--never an end in itself. In Barefoot to Billionaire, Huntsman revisits the key moments in his life that shaped his view of faith, family, service, and the responsibility that comes with wealth. He writes candidly about his brief tenure in the Nixon administration, which preceded the Watergate scandal but still left a deep impression on him about the abuse of power and the significance of personal respect and integrity. He also opens up about his faith and prominent membership in the Church Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. But most importantly, Huntsman reveals the rationale behind his commitment to give away his entire fortune before his death. In 1995, Huntsman and his wife Karen founded the Huntsman Cancer Institute and have since dedicated more than a billion dollars of their personal funds to the fight for a cure. They don't plan to stop giving until the battle is won. In this increasingly materialistic world, Barefoot to Billionaire is a refreshing reminder of the enduring power of traditional values"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 448 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- INTRODUCTION: Chasing the American Dream
- PART I: ESTABLISHING THE FORTUNE
- In the Beginning
- Leaving Home
- Taking Flight
- Good Morning, Mr. President
- Deep Throat
- Contention, Creations and Clam Shells
- Riverboat Gambler
- Expanding Horizons
- Tangling with the Soviets
- The Sun Never Sets
- Environmental Issues
- PART II: GIVING IT AWAY
- Kidnapped
- To Armenia With Love
- Facing Mortality
- Making Good on The Promise
- Giving Back
- Heading for the Lifeboats
- The Double-Cross
- Legacy Projects
- It's All in the Family
- The Wild Card
- Riding Into the Sunrise
- Isbn
- 9781468309324
- Label
- Barefoot to billionaire : reflections on a life's work and a promise to cure cancer
- Title
- Barefoot to billionaire
- Title remainder
- reflections on a life's work and a promise to cure cancer
- Statement of responsibility
- Jon M. Huntsman, Sr
- Subject
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- Businessmen -- United States -- Biography
- Cancer -- Research -- United States
- Conduct of life
- Huntsman, Jon M
- Huntsman, Jon M. -- Philosophy
- Billionaires -- United States -- Biography
- Nixon, Richard M., (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Friends and associates
- Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- Mormons -- United States -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Billionaire entrepreneur, distinguished public servant, and father of a former governor and presidential candidate, Jon M. Huntsman, Sr., has been very fortunate in life. The company he founded in 1970, the Huntsman Corporation, is now one of the largest petrochemical manufacturers in the world, employing more than 12,000 people and generating over $10 billion in revenue each year. Success in business, though, has always been a means to an end--never an end in itself. In Barefoot to Billionaire, Huntsman revisits the key moments in his life that shaped his view of faith, family, service, and the responsibility that comes with wealth. He writes candidly about his brief tenure in the Nixon administration, which preceded the Watergate scandal but still left a deep impression on him about the abuse of power and the significance of personal respect and integrity. He also opens up about his faith and prominent membership in the Church Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. But most importantly, Huntsman reveals the rationale behind his commitment to give away his entire fortune before his death. In 1995, Huntsman and his wife Karen founded the Huntsman Cancer Institute and have since dedicated more than a billion dollars of their personal funds to the fight for a cure. They don't plan to stop giving until the battle is won. In this increasingly materialistic world, Barefoot to Billionaire is a refreshing reminder of the enduring power of traditional values"--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Huntsman, Jon M
- Dewey number
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- 973.924092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- CT275.H775
- LC item number
- A3 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Huntsman, Jon M
- Nixon, Richard M.
- Huntsman, Jon M.
- Businessmen
- Billionaires
- Philanthropists
- Cancer
- Politicians
- Mormons
- Conduct of life
- Label
- Barefoot to billionaire : reflections on a life's work and a promise to cure cancer, Jon M. Huntsman, Sr
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION: Chasing the American Dream -- PART I: ESTABLISHING THE FORTUNE -- In the Beginning -- Leaving Home -- Taking Flight -- Good Morning, Mr. President -- Deep Throat -- Contention, Creations and Clam Shells -- Riverboat Gambler -- Expanding Horizons -- Tangling with the Soviets -- The Sun Never Sets -- Environmental Issues -- PART II: GIVING IT AWAY -- Kidnapped -- To Armenia With Love -- Facing Mortality -- Making Good on The Promise -- Giving Back -- Heading for the Lifeboats -- The Double-Cross -- Legacy Projects -- It's All in the Family -- The Wild Card -- Riding Into the Sunrise
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 448 pages
- Isbn
- 9781468309324
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn870919643
- (OCoLC)870919643
- 1952273
- BK0014523378
- Label
- Barefoot to billionaire : reflections on a life's work and a promise to cure cancer, Jon M. Huntsman, Sr
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION: Chasing the American Dream -- PART I: ESTABLISHING THE FORTUNE -- In the Beginning -- Leaving Home -- Taking Flight -- Good Morning, Mr. President -- Deep Throat -- Contention, Creations and Clam Shells -- Riverboat Gambler -- Expanding Horizons -- Tangling with the Soviets -- The Sun Never Sets -- Environmental Issues -- PART II: GIVING IT AWAY -- Kidnapped -- To Armenia With Love -- Facing Mortality -- Making Good on The Promise -- Giving Back -- Heading for the Lifeboats -- The Double-Cross -- Legacy Projects -- It's All in the Family -- The Wild Card -- Riding Into the Sunrise
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 448 pages
- Isbn
- 9781468309324
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn870919643
- (OCoLC)870919643
- 1952273
- BK0014523378
Subject
- Businessmen -- United States -- Biography
- Cancer -- Research -- United States
- Conduct of life
- Huntsman, Jon M
- Huntsman, Jon M. -- Philosophy
- Billionaires -- United States -- Biography
- Nixon, Richard M., (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Friends and associates
- Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- Mormons -- United States -- Biography
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