Moonshiners Son Becomes Multi-Millionaire Book Review

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When Charley Jordan walked into my classroom in November, he had one goal in mind: learn how to market the book he wrote about his life journey from the son of a Moonshiner to the president of a poultry company.

Immediately, I was interested in reading his book. I had watched an episode of Moonshiner's on the Discovery Channel and was curious to see things from the perspective of a child who had witnessed his parents making and selling moonshine illegally.

I was pleasantly surprised several chapters in to see that the book itself does not focus mainly on moonshine; it focuses on Charley's journey from his colorful upbringing along the Illinois River where his father and mother made moonshine to make ends meet to his teenage years where his mother helped him get a job as a chicken hanger at a poultry processing plant in Siloam Springs. From there, Charley's journey climbing the corporate ladder begins. And yes, he does become a multi-millionaire. But instead of bragging about his money, he uses his experiences to help readers understand that money can always be earned--it's how you spend and save that's important. As Charley puts it, "I don't believe there is much difference between people who have money and people that don't have money."

What I love most about this book is that Charley worked hard to overcome the stigma of being a poor "moonshiner's son" to become a man that genuinely cared about the well-being of his employees. I also love that Charley's wife, Maxine, turned out to be the steady support system he needed to rebuild a broken life and become, essentially, the man he is today. And from personal experience, I can tell you that Charley is one-in-a-million.

I laughed all through the book, ached for the young man who was trying to figure his life out, and then cheered for the executive who focused all of his efforts on improving the working conditions of his employees. I won't give away his insider secrets, you'll have to buy the book to find out what they are, but I believe this book is for anyone who comes from a humble beginning. I loved this book and I know you will, too!

You can buy Charley's book, Moonshiner's Son, on Amazon Paperback, Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble.
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