My Life and Work is the autobiography of Henry Ford; a businessman who revolutionized automotive manufacture in the early 20th century. This book takes us through the major episodes of Ford's life, from his early beginnings and the development of his successful commercial endeavors. Ford's ideas on achieving the greatest efficiency during the process of automobile creation remain influential today. Namely in what is now called the 'Just in Time' method of production; wherein a complex product is manufactured with each part made ready at the precise moment of assembly. Released in 1922, the autobiography was penned partly in response to the groundswell of public attention lavished upon one of the most visible technological advances to appear at the time. The famous Model T car in just a decade went from obscure gadget to worldwide symbol of the motor vehicle revolution, spearheaded by the Ford Motor Company.

The lessons of Henry Ford, one of America's greatest business innovators, are as fresh and vital today as they were in 1922, when this extraordinary book was first published. Though the title suggests the autobiographical, this is in fact a bible of business philosophy from the man many considered "insane" for the very innovations we hail as visionary today: the assembly line, reduced working hours, a minimum wage, the five-day work week. Ford explains: . how his experiences as an employee influenced his philosophies as an employer . why saving money isn't always a good thing . the absolute worst time to approach a bank for a loan . why lowering prices below production costs can be a smart move . and much more. It's easy to see that much of Ford's wisdom has been forgotten today-and that individual entrepreneurs and global corporations alike would do well to take another look. American entrepreneur, inventor, and philanthropist HENRY FORD (1863-1947) was born in Michigan and trained as a machinist and engineer before founding, in 1903, the Ford Motor Company.

Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, lays out the secret of his success in My Life and Work. Born in 1863, Ford was a machinist and engineer by trade, but made his name as an extraordinarily successful businessman who, more than any other individual, was responsible for bringing the motor car into common use in America. Many of his pioneering manufacturing and labor practices are now commonplace - the assembly line, limited working hours, a minimum wage. He was a larger-than-life character who was rarely out of the headlines. My Life and Work is part memoir, part advice manual from the man who transformed the way America worked and lived.

Henry Ford's industrial innovations were directly responsible for the transformation of the United States into the most productive, affluent, and powerful nation on Earth. My Life and Work describes exactly how Ford did this in terms of not only manufacturing science, but also economics and organizational behavior. This holistic approach, and its validation by world-class results, make Ford's original work the best business leadership book ever written. The Expanded and Annotated My Life and Work: Henry Ford's Universal Code for World-Class Success updates this original with modern perspectives that explain and organize Ford's thought process explicitly. My Life and Work is not a mechanistic or industry-specific formula that practitioners can follow like work instructions in a factory, but rather a holistic synergy of impartial laws of economics, science, and human behavior-a synergy that Ford called the universal code. This universal code simultaneously delivered high profits, high wages, and low prices in every industry to which Ford applied it. It also realized unprecedented improvements in industries ranging from coal mines to railroads, and even healthcare as practiced in the Henry and Clara Ford Hospital. This annotated edition introduces Ford's universal code along with vital economic, behavioral, Lean manufacturing, and customer service principles. It contains almost all the material of the original, plus more than 30 percent new content that reinforces Ford's timeless principles. Readers who understand and internalize Ford's universal code can easily overcome the self-limiting paradigms that afflict today's organizations. These include, for example, the belief that healthcare is a zero-sum game in which escalating costs are the price of quality. The book illustrates the basic elements of what is now called the Toyota Production System as well as the organizational and human relations principles needed to gain buy-in and engagement from all participants.

Winner of the 2003 Shingo Prize! Henry Ford is the man who doubled wages, cut the price of a car in half, and produced over 2 million units a year. Time has not diminished the progressiveness of his business philosophy, or his profound influence on worldwide industry. The modern printing of Today and Tomorrow features an introduction by James J. Padilla, Group Vice President, Ford North America. It also includes an enhanced selection of photos illustrating the processes and facilities Ford covers in the text. Taiichi Ohno acknowledged that a key stimulus to JIT was his close reading of this book. Today, these same ideas are re-emerging to revitalize American industry in new ways. "I, for one, am in awe of Ford's greatness. I believe Ford was a born rationalist -- and I feel more so every time I read his writings. He had a deliberate and scientific way of thinking about industry in America. For example, on the issues of standardization and the nature of waste in business, Ford's perception of things was orthodox and universal."- Taiichi Ohno

Biography. "A gripping book...Like Tosca, Charles Henri Ford has lived for art and for love. In his scintillating diary, Ford presents his extended visits to war-torn France and Italy and his friendships with Cocteau, Balanchine, Dali, Paul Bowles, Djuna Barnes, Gertrude Stein, Ned Rarem, Jean Genet, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams and many other luminaries" - Edmund White."When he began publishing in 1929, Ford was unique: ...In his...magazines, Blues and View, he introduced and encouraged surrealism while it passed into the spirit of hundreds of American writers. In his own work he creates the wonder, the wit, and the erotic beauty that have made surrealism the most significant of all modern influences upon poetry" - Edward B. Germain.

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1926. After a sleep of twenty-five years, old fashioned dancing is being revived. The dances in this book represent those which, danced by couples or by groups, illustrate the art of dancing at its traditional best. Rhythm of movement, beauty of pattern, the spirit of play and grace of deportment are all to be found in the list found within. The photographs found in the volume were posed by Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin B. Lovett, master of dancing, who also assisted in arranging the dance descriptions herein given.

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1920. This volume contains a series of articles reprinted from articles appearing in 'The Dearborn Independent' from May 22 to October 2, 1920. "This little book is the partial record of an investigation of the Jewish Question. It is printed to enable readers to inform themselves on the data published in 'The Dearborn Independent' prior to October 1, 1920. The motive of this work is simply a desire to make facts known to the people. Other motives have been ascribed to it. But the motive of prejudice or any form of antagonism is hardly strong enough to support such an investigation as this. Moreover, had an unworthy motive existed, some sign of it would inevitably appear in the work itself. We confidently call the reader to witness that the tone of these articles is all that it should be." These articles are worthy of reproduction due to their historical value. In NO WAY IS THE PUBLISHER ANTI-SEMITIC. As a religious and philosophical publisher, we make old and scarce works available to the modern reader-regardless of their position on any certain topic. For the Jewish zealots who are outraged at this publication, consider that if anything stated herein is true, then the Jewish people must live with their history without remaking it or pretending it to be something different than what is the actual truth. If these articles are false and derogatory, then let the facts speak for themselves and condemn the editors of these articles. The truth will eventually surface to the benefit of both the Jewish zealot and those who would criticize the great Jewish people. Certainly in the twenty-first century, an advanced society can debate ideas on their own merit and prove any philosophy to be true or false without fanaticism from either side. No race or religion is above criticism. Conversely, no race or religion is worthy of condemnation and excoriation. It is not the words in a book that make or demean a people-only their actions. Every person and every race has their high and low moments. Only a fair minded soul can see the good in all peoples everywhere. Hopefully, you the reader, are such a soul. This book contains important historical information and as such, it is herewith reprinted.