John D. MacArthur: A View from the Bar (A Memoir)

Author: Bob Sanford
List Price: $15.00
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ISBN: 1568250363
Publisher: Rainbow Books, Inc. (September, 1996)
Sales Rank: 569,578
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 5 out of 5
Here's the real man behind the MacArthur Foundation
I loved this book. I had often wondered about John D. MacArthur when I read of the MacArthur Foundations' remarkably generous "genius" awards in newspapers. Here was a glimpse of him that might never have been recorded had it not been for Mr. Sanford. The photos are remarkable, I suspect, since I imagine that only Mr. Sanford could have obtained them. What's more, it's an absolutely fun book to read, since it obviously captures the "inside story". Thanks, Mr. Sanford for this well-written and informative book.

Rating: 4 out of 5
entertaining glimpse of John D MacArthur in his later years
This is NOT a biography of "Mr. Mac" but a glimpse of a way of life of a powerful man. I've read much of the background material that the author, Bob Sanford used to create his memoir and it is totally accurate. Since I am a new-comer to Palm Beach Gardens it was great to read something about how this "garden" was created. Since I own the bookstore (the Book Rack) where Bob had his first book signing, I have a special interest and pride in that book. It is obvious that Bob admired John D MacArthur, and so the stories about this billionaire are (for the most part) flattering and entertaining.

Rating: 2 out of 5
Mr. Sanford's book is very disappointing
Very disappointing. Costs much more than the book is worth. It is 149 pages of large print and many pictures. There is too much about the author's life and not enough about Mr. MacArthur.

The section about MacArthur's rise to wealth adds nothing to an earlier book about MacArthur called "The Stockholder". The information in both books is sketchy and incomplete.

There is almost nothing about MacArthur's wives or children.

I think that the information about MacArthur's cause of death is incorrect. The author cites pancreatic cancer but I think it was lung cancer which killed MacArthur.

No one to-date has written a thorough biography of the life of this fascinating man.



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