''A biography that has many of the best attributes of a novel . . . Wonderfully fluent and compelling.'' --
New York Times ''Ron Chernow's portrait of Rockefeller, an eccentric on a heroic scale as well as a genius, is convincing . . . This is the best biography of the man so far.'' --
Washington Post Book World ''Splendid . . . A blue-chip biography.'' --
Newsweek ''It is hard to imagine a better biography of Rockefeller being written . . . An enthralling biography of an enthralling person.'' --
Chicago Tribune ''With uncanny timing, Ron Chernow has written a captivating biography of one of the most famous men in American business history . . . Business needs more books like
Titan.'' --
Newsday''Chernow has written the definitive biographies of two other legendary financial dynasties . . . Now, with his Rockefeller biography, he has completed an extraordinary trilogy about the towering figures of twentieth-century commerce.'' --
Vanity Fair ''A scrupulously balanced, frequently fascinating, and humanizing portrait of a figure of seemingly superhuman energy and ambition.'' --
People ''By the time Chernow is finished, the old guy seems utterly human . . . and oddly appealing…A timeless parable of our civilization.'' --
San Francisco Chronicle ''A monumental and mesmerizing biography . . . A fascinating yarn, capturing a man who insisted he could serve God and Mammon.'' --
San Diego Union-Tribune ''Stunning . . . Mr. Chernow has confirmed his reputation as a great business historian.'' --
Financial Times (London)
''A worthy biography of a truly titanic figure.'' --
Economist (London)
''Sweeping . . . Chernow lays out the [Rockefeller] conundrum superbly, delineating the forces that shaped this man and the ways he responded to them.'' --
USA Today ''[No biographer] has been as skilled, or as exhaustive, as Ron Chernow.'' --
Philadelphia Inquirer ''Good biographies are hard to find and great ones even rarer . . . A thoughtful and balanced approach to one of the most significant and controversial lives of the past century . . . Spellbinding.'' --
Seattle Times ''A masterful synthesis of research and writing…An extraordinary achievement in biography.'' --
New Republic ''A triumph of research, understanding, and elegant writing.'' --
Houston Chronicle ''What a story! An outstanding business biography.'' --
New York Observer ''You can read this book as a sympathetic portrait of a complex man, a business history, a legal battle, or simply as a great yarn.'' --
Businessweek''Chernow has written the definitive biographies of two other legendary financial dynasties . . . Now, with his Rockefeller biography, he has completed an extraordinary trilogy about the towering figures of twentieth-century commerce.'' --
Vanity Fair ''A scrupulously balanced, frequently fascinating, and humanizing portrait of a figure of seemingly superhuman energy and ambition.'' --
People ''By the time Chernow is finished, the old guy seems utterly human . . . and oddly appealing…A timeless parable of our civilization.'' --
San Francisco Chronicle ''A monumental and mesmerizing biography . . . A fascinating yarn, capturing a man who insisted he could serve God and Mammon.'' --
San Diego Union-Tribune ''Stunning . . . Mr. Chernow has confirmed his reputation as a great business historian.'' --
Financial Times (London)
''A worthy biography of a truly titanic figure.'' --
Economist (London)
''Sweeping . . . Chernow lays out the [Rockefeller] conundrum superbly, delineating the forces that shaped this man and the ways he responded to them.'' --
USA Today ''[No biographer] has been as skilled, or as exhaustive, as Ron Chernow.'' --
Philadelphia Inquirer ''Good biographies are hard to find and great ones even rarer . . . A thoughtful and balanced approach to one of the most significant and controversial lives of the past century . . . Spellbinding.'' --
Seattle Times ''A masterful synthesis of research and writing…An extraordinary achievement in biography.'' --
New Republic ''A triumph of research, understanding, and elegant writing.'' --
Houston Chronicle ''What a story! An outstanding business biography.'' --
New York Observer ''You can read this book as a sympathetic portrait of a complex man, a business history, a legal battle, or simply as a great yarn.'' --
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