EXCELLENT BOOK- A Little Long...

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	• Amway: The Cult of Free Enterprise Stephen Butterfield South End Press, 1999 - 185 pages average customer review:based on 25 reviews
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excellent book

Classic expose of an mlm business. Amway undoubted has some good things, and many "nice folks" do Amway. However, the business model is impossible. I read once that only one-third of one percent of all amway distributors make any real money.
The vast majority lose money. The same could be said for any other mlm. I realize that Amway defenders come out in droves to attack a book like this: so, to critics of this book, have YOU made more money than you've spent in Amway? Has anyone in your meeting, other than the bigshot who runs the meeting? Be honest...

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Yep, it's accurate.

I noticed that a bunch of Amway-ers and MLMers jumped on board real quick-like to rate this book with one star. A friend of ours gave up everything he had, including his college education, family, and friends, to do Amway. Now this young man is disillusioned and penniless, and NOT because he didn't put in tremendous effort. Amway will say it is your own fault if you don't make it.

Their products aren't that whoopy either; just average. Give this book a read and make up your own mind... and by the way, not all of us "right wing Fundamental Christians" buy into this MLM garbage. Most of us most certainly do not.

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EXCELLENT BOOK- A Little Long...

After being involved in the company in various aspects(growing up around it,IBOs and employment), Steve, writes a fantastic book about the whole "business". Like an archer with amazing skill, he hits the bullseye. He does a through investigation of the "business", from the IBOs extra income (Tapes and tools) to the authoritarian control of the management of the company. All the things he states are true, backed up by facts and hard data. It is hardly a "negative" book for a real rational mind, if an IBO has resisted the brainwashing by their "upline". On first hand experience, after living under the banner or Alticor/Amway/Quixtar for over 30 years, I can agree with Steven and his book. My wish is that every new IBO should read this book first before attempting the "business". It is quite detailed which can be a drawback, but of the essence for skeptics of all types. When are you going to do a follow up book, Steven? Keep up the good work!(PS-The cover art is really dull.)

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It the truth

I have not had a chance yet to read this book--I just came across it--but I can tell you, from what I have read so far, it is true. I joined Amway in college. I'm a natural salesperson, and it was easy for me to make money selling the products to a captive audience of desperate dormmates. I sold the products out of the the trunk of my car. It was easy and fun, and I was making about $100 a week on it. My upline was flipping out. I was an unrepenting atheist, a very liberal Democrat, a flagrant feminist, and I refused to recruit new sales people. I just wanted to make extra money while I was in school. The more money I made, the more upset they became. When I refused to buy their right-wing political and religious nonsense, they became incensed. Finally, I was told to either shape up or they would refuse to fill my orders. I quit. They flipped out again. I finally got away from them by going home between semesters. The wing-nuts finally gave up. Stay away from them. They are controlling cultists who can't take NO for answer.

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