The founder of Amway offers a unique vision for business in the 1990s involving compassion as the guiding principle, a return to capitalism's moral base, and a system that benefits workers, customers, and the environment--as well as the corporations. Reprint.

Compassionate Capitalism

DeVos, Rich

Business & Money

Plume

A trenchant examination of the roots of modern capitalism argues that as capitalism begins to cover the globe, it needs to develop a moral base that would incorporate the interests of corporations, workers, customers, and the environment. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.

Compassionate Capitalism: People Helping People Help Themselves

Economics

Dutton Adult

How could that be? doesn't "capitalism" mean dog-eat-dog, law of the jungle, every person for himself?Rich DeVos, responds to this hard-nosed approach with a resounding NO!

Compassionate Capitalism People Helping

Penguin Putnam~childrens Hc

After months of waiting for a donor; Rich DeVos, co-founder of Amway and nationally renowned business leader, received a heart transplant on June 2, 1997. This life-changing experience spawned a new awareness in DeVos. He imparts the fruit of this awareness in ten motivational lessons for life on subjects like persistence,confidence, respect, accountability, faith, and many more. This book offers readers encouragement and hope based on Rich DeVos's real-life experiences.

Hope From My Heart Ten Lessons For Life

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Thomas Nelson. Inc.

Ten Powerful Phrases for Positive People

Successful businessman, philanthropist, and motivational speaker Rich DeVos has learned the value of maintaining a positive attitude and offering encouragement to others. Now, with the knowledge and wisdom he has gained from his experiences and the influential people he has met DeVos offers you the key he has discovered in unlocking the powerful potential of ten ordinary yet life-changing phrases. Simply by adding these phrases into your daily conversations you can help motivate achievement, instill confidence, and change attitudes in your work and family life. Beyond these practical but profound phrases, DeVos delivers an inspiring message of building hope that resonates in the heart of every human being. Your decision to live with a positive attitude can change your life, your community, even the world. Start today with one small phrase: You can do it.

Self-Help

Motivational

Center Street

In this definitive autobiography, Rich DeVos reflects on work, faith, family, and the core values he’s held onto from his humble, Christian upbringing through his enormous success as cofounder of one of the world’s largest businesses: Amway. In this definitive autobiography, Rich DeVos reflects on work, faith, family, and the core values he’s held on to, from his humble, Christian upbringing through his enormous success as cofounder of one of the world’s largest businesses: Amway. A prominent businessman, self-made billionaire, philanthropist, worldwide speaker, bestselling author, family man, and devout Christian—few people embody the heart of the American entrepreneurial spirit as plainly as Rich DeVos. He not only helped create one of the world’s biggest companies— Amway—but he did it from the ground up, with little but his deep faith in God to guide his decisions and keep his hopes alive. Now, following on the success of DeVos’s bestselling books about the world of business, he reveals his personal story for the first time ever. Simply Rich is a candid telling of his journey from rags to riches, from a small start-up business to giant success, and from doubts to dreams come true. Born to second-generation Dutch immigrants in rural Michigan during the Depression, DeVos learned early on the importance of leadership as well as partnership. While still in school, he met a classmate and neighbor, Jay Van Andel, who became his best friend and eventually his business partner. A lasting friendship sustained their fledgling business, which grew into the international success of Amway. In addition to stories of his business success, DeVos shares candidly about his marriage and family, his experiences as a motivational speaker and author, his ownership of the NBA’s Orlando Magic, and his philanthropic, religious, and political endeavors. Inspiring, fascinating, and full of heart, Simply Rich is the astonishing rags-to-riches story that few can tell. Through his amazing accomplishments as both a businessman and faithful, generous soul, DeVos reveals the true meaning of success.

Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: A Memoir

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Howard Books

In this candid autobiography, Amway cofounder Rich DeVos reflects on work, faith, family, and the core values he’s held on to, from his humble Christian upbringing through his enormous success running one of the world’s largest businesses. Few people embody the American entrepreneurial spirit as plainly as Rich DeVos. A prominent businessman, self-made billionaire, philanthropist, worldwide speaker, bestselling author, family man, and devout Christian, DeVos not only helped create Amway, one of the world’s biggest companies, but he did it from the ground up with his deep faith in God guiding the way and keeping his hopes alive. Now after the success of his bestselling books in business, DeVos reveals his personal story. Born to poor Dutch immigrants in rural Michigan during the Depression, DeVos learned about the importance of leadership and partnership. His grandfather, father, and teachers taught him valuable lessons and key principles about faith, optimism, and perseverance that would guide his entire life. In high school, he befriended Jay Van Andel, who later became his business partner. Together, they created a whole new way to sell products and established one of the largest, most successful companies in the world. DeVos also talks about his marriage and family, his experiences as a motivational speaker, his ownership of the NBA basketball team Orlando Magic, and his philanthropic, religious, and political endeavors. Inspiring, fascinating, and full of heart, Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway is the astonishing rags-to-riches story that few can tell. Through his amazing accomplishments as both a businessman and generous soul, DeVos reveals the true meaning of success and how his deep faith helped him become a true American icon.

The definitive autobiography from rich devos, the cofounder of amway and owner of the orlando magic, a heartwarming story about how faith, ingenuity and integrity helped change the way we all do business. Rich de vos is an american businessman and philanthropist who, together with his business partner jay van andel, created one of the biggest and most influential companies in the world. He is also a strong christian whose faith has led some of the biggest decisions of his life. Despite four previous bestselling titles that centered on the world of business and the lessons he has learned as a businessman, his own personal story has never been told. Rich devos: a life, is the book that will change that.

Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: a Memoir

Successful businessman, philanthropist, and motivational speaker Rich DeVos has learned the value of maintaining a positive attitude and offering encouragement to others. Now, with the knowledge and wisdom he has gained from his experiences and the influential people he has met DeVos offers you the key he has discovered in unlocking the powerful potential of ten ordinary yet life-changing phrases. Simply by adding these phrases into your daily conversations you can help motivate achievement, instill confidence, and change attitudes in your work and family life. Beyond these practical but profound phrases, DeVos delivers an inspiring message of building hope that resonates in the heart of every human being. Your decision to live with a positive attitude can change your life, your community, even the world. Start today with one small phrase: You can do it. 

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Compassionate Capitalism

Compassionate Capitalism: People Helping People Help Themselves

Compassionate Capitalism: People Helping People Help Themselves

Compassionate Capitalism People Helping

Hope From My Heart Ten Lessons For Life

Ten Powerful Phrases for Positive People

Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: A Memoir

Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: A Memoir

Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: a Memoir

Ten Powerful Phrases for Positive People