If you haven’t yet read Uncommon Friends by Jim Newton, it just may be the perfect “summer read” you’re looking for!

Jim Newton (1905-1999) was a Fort Myers businessman who was personal friends with five of the most notable people who defined the 20th Century ─ Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Charles Lindbergh. Jim Newton called them his “uncommon friends,” and his book documents his experiences with them, with particular attention to the personal traits he believed set them apart.

He wrote:

“Knowing them did much to shape my life. Edison, who never gave up, but turned a thousand failures into triumph; Ford, with his imagination constantly grappling with new ideas; Firestone, who maintained a rocklike integrity amidst the shifting sands of business expediency; Carrel, who could lift you in a single conversation from the street to the stars; and Lindbergh, never content to pursue one great purpose, but constantly reaching for ever more challenging goals.”

Immerse yourself in some fantastic storytelling this summer!  Uncommon Friends can be ordered on Amazon.

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