| Be my guest |  | Author: Conrad N Hilton
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Category: Book
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 2171604
Pages: 372
ASIN: B0007EPV80
Publication Date: 1957
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 Shameless Hilton self-aggrandizement--an emetic in the form of a book March 19, 2008
satire28 (California, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Okay, well, I claimed this book was an emetic in the book title, but actually it is so much more than that: a somnolence aid, and the ultimate in posthumous self-aggrandizing ego stroking. Better yet, if you want to lower your libido and numb your soul, read this book!
P.S. The Hilton San Francisco suuuuuuucks!!!!!!
How to be a good business man December 30, 2007
J. FERRARA (Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is your basic biography about one of the best known hotel men. This is a rags to riches story of the man who start the Hilton Hotel Chian. He explains his upbringing in the midwest to his first dealings with the lodging industry. He actually owned small hotels before opening the chain of hotels. He expalins how difficult it was during the depression owning these little hotels and how his family helped him on the way, especially his mother. This is a true test of family values. He also explains the roll of his faith in the mix because he feal this is important. He quotes times of distress would find him in church (sometimes everyday). This is something you don't see much of from many corporate executives, but they could use.
Hilton's success came from his parrents and his willingness to try anything. He was a salesman for his father's store be fore he died. He sold rooms to travelng salesman in Texas.
He did everything possible in the business world which made him a success with his hotel chain.
His life is fastinating and worth looking into by all individuals.
Not a great book at all August 25, 2007
Lucky777 (Seattle)
So he married Zsa Zsa Gabor. What are we supposed to think about that?? Give us a break about his 'faith and virtue', thanks! Then he leaves all his money to the Catholic nuns but his son Barron sues them. Nice respectful children he raised, I'm sure! We can only imagine what is NOT in his book.
The Autobiography Of Conrad Hilton - Hotelier January 9, 2007
AliGhaemi (Toronto, Canada)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Like many others who have come by this book Be My Guest was something I found at my bedside while staying at a Hilton Hotel. Like many others who have read the book before me I found the autobiography to be surprisingly well-written and entertaining.
Be My Guest is the story of Conrad 'Connie' Hilton, the founder of the Hilton chain of hotels, of Socorro, New Mexico and how he grew a lone and insignificant hotel into a world-wide chain.
The story begins with Conrad's father and weaves through the family, New Mexico, Texas, California and beyond retelling the tribulations of the hard-working man.
While the bulk of the story is one of family and business, Hilton takes time to espouse his belief in prayer and Christianity, Capitalism and disdain for Communism. Off-putting as that may be the obviously ghost-written rags to riches tale is a thrilling and interesting time-piece in the eyes of an enthusiastic and devout man. Be My Guest is an instructional and fun read.
 A look at the life and time of Conrad Hiltron December 17, 2006
Lehigh History Student
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is an interesting book about the life of Conrad Hilton. It talks a little bit about the early days of the hotel chain starting and extols hard work and virtue. Overall I would have liked to have known more about the hotel challenges especially in the post world war 2 era. He does an excellent job of talking about how he built his chain during the depression in rural southwest America. His early invention of the motel was crucial and although he switched to higher end operations I think he had a glimpse of the future. Overall the book was interesting but just did not cover what I had hoped.
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