Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, and Tragedy Inside the Johnson & Johnson Dynasty
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (883 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250049083 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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In addition to being a biographer he has also worked in several different capacities as a journalist, including as an investigative reporter and a producer of television news programs and documentaries.. JERRY OPPENHEIMER is the bestselling author of unauthorized biographies of public figures including Hillary and Bill Clinton, Anna Wintour, Rock Hudson, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters, Ethel Kennedy, Jerry Seinfeld, and the Hi
ruled the roost with an iron fist until his death in 1968, and his great-grandson and namesake Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson IV is the billionaire owner of the New York Jets. Seward Johnson Jr. Woody’s daughter, “Casey” Johnson, was a tabloid “celebutante” and friend of Paris Hilton who came to a tragic end in 2009 at the age of 31, and his once-troubled uncle is the famed sculptor, J. --David Siegfried . Known as “The General,” founding brother Robert Wood Johnson Jr. From Booklis
Crazy The book was great. Didn't know the generations went from working hard to build the company to the generation that was crazy. The third and fourth were crazy and stupid. But that's the history of must families rich or poor. The young people work hard to hold out their hands for every little thing that others w. Coastal Shutterbug said A Good Read. An interesting book about he J&J dynasty. It was hard to read about the craziness of some family members causing me to wonder if the money or their bloodline (or both) caused them to push the envelope often with dire consequences. I enjoyed reading a well-written saga/. A Customer said Crazy all right. A fast historial read. Corporate Greed that trickled down to all involved. A sad family story Of wasted resources and lives.
Oppenheimer is the author of biographies of the Kennedys, the Clintons, the Hiltons and Martha Stewart, among other American icons.. At the same time, they've been termed perhaps the most dysfunctional family in the fortune 500. From the founders of the international health-care behemoth Johnson & Johnson in the late 1800s to the contemporary Johnsons of today, such as billionaire New York Jets owner Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, all is revealed in this scrupulously researched, unauthorized biography by New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer. Often compared to the Kennedy clan because of the tragedies and scandals that had befallen both wealthy and powerful families, Crazy Rich, based on scores of exclusive, candid, on-the-record interviews, reveals how the dynasty's vast fortune was both intoxicating and toxic through the generations of a family that gave the world Band-Aids and Baby Oil