A printed copy of “The 38 Letters by JD Rockefeller to his son: perspective, ideology and wisdom”, bought from Amazon.
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The secret of a best-selling Amazon book that John D. Rockefeller is attributed to grown a university publisher that refused to participate in the book, even though it was listed as a publisher.
CNBC began questions about the authenticity of the “38 letters of JD Rockefeller to his son: perspective, ideology and wisdom”, an alleged collection of letters by John D. Rockefeller Sr. Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other websites.
The mysterious origin of “The 38 Letters” throws a variety of questions about the publication and the increase in books to the Vermögenshelp.
The book is in 22nd place in the list of Amazon's best -selling economic history books, but it is filled with factual mistakes, and the letters often have little similarity to the other writings of Rockefeller, CNBC previously reported.
The Rockefeller Archive Center, the mission of which includes the preservation and catalogization of Rockefeller family history for philanthropy, said that there was no letters from John D. Rockefeller Sr. or John D. Rockefeller Jr., which correspond to those of the book. It also cited great factual mistakes in the book, including a false year for John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s conclusion of Brown and an alleged letter from 1902, which mentioned the Citibank, which was only created in 1976.
“The authenticity of the book 'The 38 letters from JD Rockefeller to his son” is questionable, “the archive center told CNBC in an explanation.
In the confusion there is OpenStax, the non -profit publisher of Open Educational Resources at Rice University, which is listed in some prints as the publisher of the book.
“We are not the publisher of this title,” said a spokesman for OpenStax in a statement to CNBC and added that the publisher examines “the situation to protect our brand and to ensure more information”.
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Basic questions about the book remain unanswered: Who is the actual writer? How was it unchallenged by so many readers for so long? Who benefits?
Its popularity also underlines the permanent fascination for John D. Rockefeller, America's first billionaire and the praised family Rockefeller. The Rockefeller family name is now in its seventh generation with its prosperity of newer fortune across the world. In the possession of Rockefeller properties, works of art and personal objects, buyers all over the world receive high bonuses when they are for sale.
Works of art and personal objects by Peggy and David Rockefeller, John D.'s grandson, won over 835 million US dollars at the auction at Christie.
The name of Rockefeller even produced a cottage industry in China from Rockefeller lessons and business consulting.
“The 38 Letters” book quickly became a popular financial and parent-advis book on Amazon with 832 reviews on book sales and an average review of 4.7 out of 5 on the Amazon review site of Goodreads.
A version of the book with cover art by John D. Rockefeller Sr.'s face, which was overlaid in the Rockefeller Center, lists “G. NG” as a compiler and editor and “M. Tan” as a translator. Neither NG nor Tan could be identified or achieved after comments, and there is no information about it in the book or at Amazon.
Another version of the book that John D. Rockefeller Sr. shows at his desk does not list an editor or author. OpenStax is listed as a publisher with a copyright of 2023. OpenStax said it did not know the book until it was contacted by CNBC.
Amazon refused to comment on the book or his authenticity. The company made CNBC an explanation in which you have a substantial time and resources with the inscription “We have the books that can be managed for sale.
Amazon did not state whether the book will follow its guidelines. One of the guidelines for “bad customer experience” rejects “describing content that customers are supposed to mislead or that does not represent the content of the book.” Barnes & Noble did not immediately answer a request for a comment.
John D. Rockefeller Sr.'s letters were the subject of several authentic books. A book with letters that in 1994 by emeritus Joseph W. Ernst, emeritus director, with the title “Dear Father, Dear Son: Correspondence by John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller Jr.” was published. Has 27 reviews on Amazon and an average rating of 4.1 at Goodreads. Rockefeller Sr. also wrote “accidental memories of men and events: in his own words, advice and perspective of the richest man in history”, published in 1909.
However, the “38 letters” are filled with modern colloquial language and unusual references. In some letters, John D. Sr., who was a pious baptist, boasted how he defeated business rivals, his main task in life and believed that it was high praise to be called “greedy”. “In my heart I really reserved a place for greed,” says a letter. “Greed is necessary!”
In a letter it says: “The first and last chapter of the book Wisdom says that there is no free lunch in the world.”
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