My Life and Work

By: Henry Ford, Samuel Crowther

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

The book that has inspired entrepreneurs for generations, not only is My Life and Work by Henry Ford a memoir of an American icon but it also shows the spirit that built America. Written in 1922, this work provides a unique insight into the observations, ideas, and problem-solving skills of this remarkable man.

Public Domain (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Surprising. The man is incapable of fluff.

I wasn't expecting a philosophy book. No preamble. No foreplay. No lube. No time for screwing around. Should be called "My Work and Work."

Henry Ford’s thoughts And philosophy

Great book, inspiring and it was written in 1922. Most of the things he says apply today!

Impressive book

It’s very enjoyable book and I change my opinion about Henry Ford. I would like to recommend everyone to read this book
Thank you

From Zack Epperson

This book is so so so good absolutely loved it I would recommend this book to anyone how loves car’s like me thank you.

buy the paper book instead

it's an interesting historical book. word explains his ideas about how factories should work and how to correctly use labor and money to build a business. If it was not for the humanity of the workers at his ideas would probably work well. I was told that he is a racist and was not offended in this book.

The narrator is impossible to listen to. I think he's trying to do some kind of character actor but he's essentially yelling at the listener and its very wearing after a time

Ford; self righteous egomaniac narcissistic person

Very much a struggle to finish... but I Did! Worth a read just for historical content only. Definitely a different era. He hits on every subject that would be very politically incorrect today. Saying that, he was a genius (in his mind and others) on pretty forward thinking considering this was the early part of the 1900's!

A must read for all businessmen and engineers

Written 100 years ago, this book is still relevant today. Henry Ford seems hard headed and tough, but his values of work and dedication endure till this day. He didn’t take short cuts.

Wise

Ford was a wise man. I enjoy thinking and finding wisdom. I got a lot of logic and philosophy out of this read.

Emotionally Wrenching & Highly Inspirationals

Loved every minute of this book, The Beauty of Fords Personality, his true devotion to social impact, his high intellect on business & economics. This mans story exceeded all my expectations and above all it feels like he's reading his own story to us not the narrator which is brilliant

An interesting man

A good story about an important part of the history of our country. If he represented his ideas honestly, he was an exceptional man in terms of common sense, compassion, civic mindedness, and business.

It is a great book - Highly recommend it!

It is very useful book, particulary to those who want to build an organisation. Ford shows how he's built his Ford Motor Company and outlines his philosophy for mass production. He also touched on on the challenges he faced througout his work and how he overcame them. This book, also, serves as a motivational book for entrepreneurs.

Love this book! ä

So much useful information that is so relevant today and probably always will be ! Henry Ford a very intelligent person.

Everyone in business should take note

Ahead of his time, 100yrs on and still few have his passion or desire to serve on humanity.

Very interesting listen

I was surprised by how considerate and compassionate Ford was towards the working man. The idea that a worker should be paid enough to support his wife and children so they do not need to go out and work, and never cutting wages in a down turn, were not what I expected from Ford. I think a lot of so called captains of industry could benefit from this book to see how backwards some businesses have become. Service, quality, standard of living rate above profit in Ford’s view.

Interesting story about Henry Ford's principles.

The story felt monotonous sometimes. I wish the storytelling went deeper into his development as a person.

A window into our past

I listened out of curiosity from the engineering perspective as Ford's production line was very much the foundation of Lean thinking (with Toyota doing much subsequent development). I was impressed overall. Ford has much to say on business, ethics, finance, & customer service to name but a few. Many of his ideas are still just as true and relevant today as they were 100 years ago. A minority of his ideas are abhorrent though: in particular his refusal to employ married women, and his thoughts about the Jewish people. If you are likely to be offended by these words, then it may be best to give this title a miss. If this title is remastered in future, I'd recommend relegating these isolated paragraphs to an appendix - they certainly tarnished my overall experience.

Stultifying

I must ask if anyone at audible actually listens to content prior to making it available. The narrator killed this book for me. An an appalling performance from my point of view.

one of the best books i ever read

i am amazed at the thought process of Mr Ford considering he lived 120 years ago. i think is one of the smartest guy i studied so far and i have gone trough over 500 books on personal development , MUST READ! also narration is perfect with the content

A key perspective in history

A brilliant example of a man lead by purpose. Purpose to create, serve, innovate, enlighten, think and challenge. This is a vital read for everyone, whether you're interested in perspectives from the past, business, philosophical thinking or even political ideology (to some extent). A valuable entry into my collection. Also props to the narrator, his voice was well selected for this body of work.

True to the book. Epic read/listen

For people who want to buy this to read along with the book, I can confirm it’s 100% word for word as written in the book.
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Wow. Written in 1922 and is still relevant in this day and age.