A Must Read: “Letters from a Self Made Merchant Man to his Son”, from Bill Rafter

September 19, 2011 |

If you have not read this, you should: "Letters from a Self Made Merchant Man to his Son" by George Horace Lorimer.

Craig Mee writes:

I simply mention Stan in passing as an example of the fact that it isn’t so much knowing a whole lot, as knowing a little and how to use it that counts.

Oh, how I have learned this the hard way. As an old squadron commander told me in my 20s, “You get a whole lot more bees with honey than you do with vinegar, young man.” Great advice, and I am happy to say I am finally following it many years later.

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Tom on September 19, 2011 1:26 pm
The comment about playing the hose on the meats was priceless. More such interesting books can be found at Jeff Watson’s blog, Master of the Universe.

http://masteroftheuniverse.wordpress.com/books-to-download/

I’ve also found some useful market lessons in Pammachon by Kostas Dervenis. A free copy can be found here:

http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/pammachon-martial-art-of-the-west/14361038?productTrackingContext=search_results/search_shelf/center/2

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