{"product_id":"my-fathers-business-the-small-town-values-that-built-dollar-general-into-a-billion-dollar-company-9781478992967","title":"My Father's Business: The Small-Town Values That Built Dollar General Into a Billion-Dollar Company","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first-person account of the family that changed the American retail landscape that Dave Ramsey calls a must-read.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLongtime Dollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. shares his extraordinary life as heir to the company founded by his father, Cal Turner, Sr., and his grandfather, a dirt farmer turned Depression-era entrepreneur. Cal's narrative is at its heart a father-son story, from his childhood in Scottsville, Kentucky, where business and family were one, to the triumph of reaching the Fortune 300 -- at the cost of risking that very father\/son relationship. Cal shares how the small-town values with which he was raised helped him guide Dollar General from family enterprise to national powerhouse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChronicling three generations of a successful family with very different leadership styles, Cal Jr. shares a wealth of wisdom from a lifetime on the entrepreneurial front lines. He shows how his grandfather turned a third-grade education into an asset for success. He reveals how his driven father hatched the game-changing dollar price point strategy and why it worked. And he explains how he found his own leadership style when he took his place at the helm -- values-based, people-oriented, and pragmatic. Cal's story provides a riveting look at the family love and drama behind Dollar General's spectacular rise, pays homage to the working-class people whose no-frills needs helped determine its rock-bottom prices, and shares the life and lessons of one of America's most compelling business leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Center Street\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478992967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Cal Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42925029458101,"sku":"9781478992967","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b024782a-df2a-4a3f-9ea7-e20a11fcf495.jpg?v=1687843986","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-fathers-business-the-small-town-values-that-built-dollar-general-into-a-billion-dollar-company-9781478992967","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}