True Wealth: The Vision And Genius Of Innovator James Levoy Sorenson - 9780996185004

His is an absolutely magical story and is an absolute example for all of us. - William H. Nelson, former president/CEO, Intermountain Health CareJim Sorenson was born into poverty to teenage parents. As a small boy in northern California he shelled walnuts and sold magazines door-to-door to help put food on his family's table. Hope for a better future was dashed for a time by a teacher who branded him "mentally retarded."And yet, Jim rose to rare heights as an inventor, international entrepreneur, and one of the world's richest men. The dyslexia that made reading extremely difficult opened in his mind higher paths of learning. He invented medical devices that today are standard equipment in hospitals across the globe--ranging from the first modern intravenous catheter to disposable surgical masks.Jim was an American original--eccentric and complex, who preached teamwork but was utterly incapable of being anything but the leader; insistent on his rules but indifferent to everyone else's. He played a pivotal role in pioneering entire industries, launching some forty companies.He created unique ways to build personal wealth, that can be followed profitably by others.Jim was also a philosopher and an idealist. He poured a fortune into a quest for world peace. He brought antagonistic religions together in international conferences, and gathered 100,000 human DNA samples from across the globe. He believed that if diverse peoples were shown they are related by blood they would learn to live in harmony.Jim and his remarkable wife of six decades, Beverley Taylor, had eight children and fifty-one grandchildren. Near the end of his life he weighed all his accomplishments, distilling them in an autobiography called Finding the Better Way. His book has just one sentence in bold-face type: "True wealth only comes through health and family and friends."

• | Author: Lee Roderick
• | Publisher: Brigham Distributing
• | Publication Date: Oct 20, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 433 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0996185003
• | ISBN-13: 9780996185004