Success Stories

by Michael B. Davie

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1895208033
• ISBN13: 9781895208030
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Brash Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages

Customer Reviews

Success Stories highly inspiring

Success Stories by Michael B. Davie is one of the most unusual and inspiring books you're ever likely to come across. Unusual because the book combines most aspects of a business book with a coffee table book that's heavy on both pictures and text.Inspiring because much of the content concerns the life stories of highly successful people who pulled themselves up by their bootstraps to become rich and influential.Of particular interest is the story of Michael G. DeGroote who immigrated to Canada as a child, barely spoke any English, dropped out of school at age 14 and landed his first job - hauling manure to Southern Ontario tobacco farms. From these humble beginnings, DeGroote went on to acquire and build Laidlaw into a multi-billion-dollar giant, then sold his shares to move to Bermuda and begin a new empire in the sun. All in all, a very inspiring, thought-provoking book. Highly recommended.

Very inspiring stories

I absolutely love Success Stories by Michael B. Davie, especially the section relating the story of Michael G. DeGroote, an impovished public school dropout who left Belgium for Canada in his early teens, with barely a word of English.Over the course of an impressively entrepreneurial career, DeGroote built Laidlaw into a behemoth - and then moved to Bermuda to build a new empire there. DeGroote's life story is told in compelling detail by Davie - and it's just one of the gems to be found in this excellent, thought-provoking, inspiring book.

Truly inspiring Success Stories

Success Stories by Michael B. Davie is an unusual gem of a book. This is a hardcover book much like those community books you come across when visiting a city. However, Success Stories avoids the touristy stuff to instead focus on the gripping, awe-inspiring stories of business people who overcame great odds to achieve success. Included in this excellent book is a profile on Ron Joyce, the co-founder of the Tim Hortons coffee-and-donuts chain. There's also a look at billionaire businessman Michael G. DeGroote. Well-written stories combined with outstanding photography make this a truly great book. Highly recommended.