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Ron Chernow: Titan (2004, Vintage)

A biography of America's first billionaire, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., drawing from Rockefeller's personal papers …

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If this book was strictly about John D. Rockefeller, it would be great. Unfortunately, Chernow spends considerable time on a variety of Rockefeller-adjacent topics, especially Rockefeller's son. The book should be shorter by around 20% if Chernow was solely focused on the advertised topic.