Memoirs of My Years with IBM: 1951-1986

IBM is a unique global company celebrating its 100th anniversary in June 2011. Only few top executives wrote a book about their life in and with IBM: Charles R. Flint 1923, Thomas Watson Sr. in 1934, Buck Rodgers in 1986, Jacques Maisonrouge in 1988, Thomas Watson Jr. in 1990, Ruth Leach Amonette in 1999, Lou Gerstner in 2002, Linda Sanford in 2006 and Gordon R. Williamson in 2008.Mr. Williamson born in 1927 presents his "Memoirs of My Years with IBM 1951-1986" as anectdotes in 80 chapters on a total of 767 pages. Compared to Marcel Proust's "A la recherche du temps perdu" with more than 4000 pages - depending on the edition - Mr. Williamsons is an easy read full of interesting, exciting, humorous, funny, entertaining and valuable stories told by a man who appears to have not only been a successful executive but also a true master of life management . He had the ability to balance his corporate duties with a wonderful family life despite travelling almost permanently across the five continents: "Once I left IBM field sales in March 1956, approximately half of my working days [and nights] were spent on trips away from home. Although there are no records to verify it, I am convinced that I travelled as much or more during my career than did any other IBM employee during the 35+years of my employment." As a member of the IBM Quarter Century Club I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.

This book was written by my Daddy... so it will be biased... but this is a wonderful resource for reading about global corporate relations.... the way the world worked back then.

Great short story's. Brings the world of IBM and and Gordon's world adventures to life

I know the author of this book, and I think he did a very credible job of recounting the many experiences he had with the Company.

Enjoyed reading this very much.

私は著者のWilliamson氏とよく存じていますが、この本の内容はとても、面白くよく書かれていると思います。大変膨大な内容で、而も内容が多くの国の逸話（氏はAnecdotesと読んでいますが）を書いていますが、特に日本に関する部分が多く、大変面白い著作です。之だけ資料をキープされたＷｉｌｌｉａｍｓｏｎ氏の労作に頭が下がります。未だ完読していませんが、今後を楽しみにしています。