--- product_id: 64798514 title: "Titan" price: "EC$130" currency: XCD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://grenada.desertcart.com/products/64798514-titan store_origin: GD region: Grenada --- # Titan **Price:** EC$130 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Titan - **How much does it cost?** EC$130 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [grenada.desertcart.com](https://grenada.desertcart.com/products/64798514-titan) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Alexander Hamilton: here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.—the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism. In the course of his nearly 98 years, Rockefeller was known as both a rapacious robber baron, whose Standard Oil Company rode roughshod over an industry, and a philanthropist who donated money lavishly to universities and medical centers. He was the terror of his competitors, the bogeyman of reformers, the delight of caricaturists—and an utter enigma. Drawing on unprecedented access to Rockefeller’s private papers, Chernow reconstructs his subjects’ troubled origins (his father was a swindler and a bigamist) and his single-minded pursuit of wealth. But he also uncovers the profound religiosity that drove him “to give all I could”; his devotion to his father; and the wry sense of humor that made him the country’s most colorful codger. Titan is a magnificent biography—balanced, revelatory, elegantly written. Review: Best book of the year. - Here's a few reasons you should read this book, 1. with the strength of his own conviction, Rockefeller chose his virtues and vices. He stuck to these virtues tirelessly. He believed himself to be a man of God and religion. He took several steps to ensure this idea was maintained. Come what may. He never questioned God. HIs faith gave him release when the world questioned his conduct. He only worshipped stronger. 2. The writing of this book is exemplary. The verses will hypnotise you with how well each page is written. You can live your whole life in the breath of a chapter of what Rockefeller did in a year. The reverence to the protagonist is well measured. 3. Rockefellers' words, ideas, thoughts, belief systems - will have an impact on the most surly of readers. you can't help but admire everything about him. 4. This is the best book I have read this year and I doubt I will read a better one. It was most arresting to follow the progress of Rockefeller. I read many biographies. This is one of the absolute best. Why? The chronology and characters in his life are all so well placed. 5. Where this is hypocrisy and counter objecting circumstance, the author soars and maintains a very equitable account. Not easy but masterfully done. Review: How he traded his innocence for oil - This book delves deep into his life without judgment, exploring how he amassed his enormous wealth and the events that shaped his path. It offers insightful analyses of his actions and their repercussions. While reading, I couldn’t help but feel that if he’d shown more care for his family in his youth, he might have had a far better life later. His wealth-building framework ensured his family’s survival for seven generations. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #4,312 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #15 in Economic History (Books) #164 in Biographies & Autobiographies (Books) #192 in Analysis & Strategy | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 4,004 Reviews | ## Images ![Titan - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61wB730RT7L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best book of the year. *by K***D on 28 July 2025* Here's a few reasons you should read this book, 1. with the strength of his own conviction, Rockefeller chose his virtues and vices. He stuck to these virtues tirelessly. He believed himself to be a man of God and religion. He took several steps to ensure this idea was maintained. Come what may. He never questioned God. HIs faith gave him release when the world questioned his conduct. He only worshipped stronger. 2. The writing of this book is exemplary. The verses will hypnotise you with how well each page is written. You can live your whole life in the breath of a chapter of what Rockefeller did in a year. The reverence to the protagonist is well measured. 3. Rockefellers' words, ideas, thoughts, belief systems - will have an impact on the most surly of readers. you can't help but admire everything about him. 4. This is the best book I have read this year and I doubt I will read a better one. It was most arresting to follow the progress of Rockefeller. I read many biographies. This is one of the absolute best. Why? The chronology and characters in his life are all so well placed. 5. Where this is hypocrisy and counter objecting circumstance, the author soars and maintains a very equitable account. Not easy but masterfully done. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How he traded his innocence for oil *by R***R on 2 April 2026* This book delves deep into his life without judgment, exploring how he amassed his enormous wealth and the events that shaped his path. It offers insightful analyses of his actions and their repercussions. While reading, I couldn’t help but feel that if he’d shown more care for his family in his youth, he might have had a far better life later. His wealth-building framework ensured his family’s survival for seven generations. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good biography *by A***D on 14 December 2018* Well it’s been almost three months since I started reading this,either for the lack of time or other reasons, but still the book kept pulling me back to it. I believe had it been any other book I’d have abandoned it, kudos to the writer for that. In short it provides a peek into the heydays of American industrialisation. ## Frequently Bought Together - Titan: The Life of John D. 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