Stephen Butterfield gathered the sketchy information available to him in the early 1980s about the Amway business, and drew the correct conclusions: the money in an Amway distributorship does NOT come from the sale of Amway products or recruiting others to sell, but from the motivational tools and function business. It is very well written, and includes compelling anecdotal information to support the author's contentions that Amway is "the cult of free enterprise" rather than true free enterprise. A very important book for anyone considering joining Amway/Quixtar, or who has friends or relatives who are involved.