Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness
by Donald L. Barlett
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Manufacturer: W.W. Norton & Co.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.767092
EAN: 9780393326024
ISBN: 0393326020
Label: W.W. Norton & Co.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 688
Publication Date: 2004-09-17
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Studio: W.W. Norton & Co.
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Summary: Comprehensive, to a fault
Comment: I was intrigued about this man, Howard Hughes for 2 reasons: I am a business owner as well as a history buff. Mr. Hughes is definitely a part of the fabric of American history. Many interesting details emerged from this book. In fact, therein lies the probelm with the book, if one can call it as such; too many details, too many little facts, and way too many factoids to read. I found myself skimming the last 100+ pages, simply because I wanted to finish it and get on to the next book on my reading list. I would recommend this book with one cavaet: the "devil is in the details".
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Summary: Very well researched biography
Comment: I find Howard Hughes to have been an utterly fascinating person and this book is about as thoroughly researched as a bio can be. Although I did enjoy it a great deal, I thought it got bogged down in too many details about the many many business dealings that Hughes was involved with, whether directly or those being done in his name. I wanted to learn more about Hughes the man rather than quite so much about his accomplishments and failures as an entrepeneur. I found myself becoming less interested in the book as it reached the period of Hughes' live where he became less and less interested in the world around him and was basically just surviving until his body gave out on him. Perhaps it is inevitable that the reader feel this way. That aside, if you want to learn about Howard Hughes this book is probably the best resource you'll find.
Customer Rating:
Summary: HOWARD HUGHES
Comment: ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE READ ON THIS PATHETIC FIGURE. HE HAD SO MUCH IN HIS LIFE, BUT THERE WERE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO USED HIM INSTEAD OF HELPING HIM. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROSECUTED FOR THEIR CRIMES.
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Summary: Very thorough book! Enjoyed every minute of it.
Comment: After watching the movie AVIATOR about Howard Hughes' life, I had to know more. This book is extremely detailed as it goes through his many business deals in his life to his ultimate tragic end. I am fascinated by Hughes and this book gave me more than I could have expected. I wanted to know more about his personal life than his business dealings and his financial status and so I bought another one. He certainly was a poor soul who was tortured by his mental illness and having so much money it allowed him to create his own mental hopsital where he could go deeper into maddness and this book shows you exactly how that happened.
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Summary: Great Book, But A Little Dated
Comment: This is the only Howard Hughes biography that I have read, so I can only discuss in it absolute terms.
I thought it was facinating, and that the level of technical and business transaction detail was right on the mark. The author also did a great job of presenting information, rather than going off on his own interpretation of the greater meaning in it all.
The only reason that I docked it a star is that it need to have an Update written that fills in some of the gaps of what transpired after the book was written. When the book ends, there are still open questions around several lawsuits, investigations, business transactions, and the inheritance. I would think most, if not all, of these issues have been resolved in the 25 years since the book was published, but we are left wondering what the resolutions were.
All in all, a great and gripping read.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Comprehensive, to a fault
Comment: I was intrigued about this man, Howard Hughes for 2 reasons: I am a business owner as well as a history buff. Mr. Hughes is definitely a part of the fabric of American history. Many interesting details emerged from this book. In fact, therein lies the probelm with the book, if one can call it as such; too many details, too many little facts, and way too many factoids to read. I found myself skimming the last 100+ pages, simply because I wanted to finish it and get on to the next book on my reading list. I would recommend this book with one cavaet: the "devil is in the details".
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very well researched biography
Comment: I find Howard Hughes to have been an utterly fascinating person and this book is about as thoroughly researched as a bio can be. Although I did enjoy it a great deal, I thought it got bogged down in too many details about the many many business dealings that Hughes was involved with, whether directly or those being done in his name. I wanted to learn more about Hughes the man rather than quite so much about his accomplishments and failures as an entrepeneur. I found myself becoming less interested in the book as it reached the period of Hughes' live where he became less and less interested in the world around him and was basically just surviving until his body gave out on him. Perhaps it is inevitable that the reader feel this way. That aside, if you want to learn about Howard Hughes this book is probably the best resource you'll find.
Customer Rating:
Summary: HOWARD HUGHES
Comment: ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE READ ON THIS PATHETIC FIGURE. HE HAD SO MUCH IN HIS LIFE, BUT THERE WERE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO USED HIM INSTEAD OF HELPING HIM. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROSECUTED FOR THEIR CRIMES.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very thorough book! Enjoyed every minute of it.
Comment: After watching the movie AVIATOR about Howard Hughes' life, I had to know more. This book is extremely detailed as it goes through his many business deals in his life to his ultimate tragic end. I am fascinated by Hughes and this book gave me more than I could have expected. I wanted to know more about his personal life than his business dealings and his financial status and so I bought another one. He certainly was a poor soul who was tortured by his mental illness and having so much money it allowed him to create his own mental hopsital where he could go deeper into maddness and this book shows you exactly how that happened.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Book, But A Little Dated
Comment: This is the only Howard Hughes biography that I have read, so I can only discuss in it absolute terms.
I thought it was facinating, and that the level of technical and business transaction detail was right on the mark. The author also did a great job of presenting information, rather than going off on his own interpretation of the greater meaning in it all.
The only reason that I docked it a star is that it need to have an Update written that fills in some of the gaps of what transpired after the book was written. When the book ends, there are still open questions around several lawsuits, investigations, business transactions, and the inheritance. I would think most, if not all, of these issues have been resolved in the 25 years since the book was published, but we are left wondering what the resolutions were.
All in all, a great and gripping read.
The life that inspired the major motion picture The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Howard Hughes has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle, and reclusiveness. This is the book that breaks through the image to get at the man. 80 photographs. Originally published under the title Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes.
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