Review of 'Being a Rockefeller, becoming myself' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I had hoped this book would be more insightful than it was. Nicely written and not a bad read overall. Just not very inspiring.
319 pages
English language
Published Nov. 16, 2013
"A daughter of American royalty, Eileen Rockefeller is one of the first in her family to write a memoir of growing up with fame and fortune and finding her own voice within its storied history"--
Eileen Rockefeller understood at an early age that her name was synonymous with American royalty. She learned in childhood that wealth and fame could open any door; but as the youngest of six children and one of twenty-two cousins in one of the world's most famous families, she began to realize that they could not buy a sense of personal worth. She shows us her philosophy: that power and richness come not from material goods, but from personal relationships and co-creation.
I had hoped this book would be more insightful than it was. Nicely written and not a bad read overall. Just not very inspiring.