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A critically acclaimed autobiography by one of America's greatest philanthropists Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie worked his way up from bobbin boy to telegraph operator to railroad man, learning key lessons along the way that would eventually lead to his unparalleled success in the steel business. Documenting a world of tariffs, insider deals, and Wall Street sharks, The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie opens a window into the great industrialist's...
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From his humble beginnings as a Scottish immigrant to his ascension to wealth and power as a 'captain of industry', Andrew Carnegie embodied the American 'rags to riches' dream. Alive in the time of the Civil War, Carnegie was the epitome of a self-made man, first working his way up in a telegraph company and then making astute investments in the railroad industry. Through hard work, perseverance, and an earnest desire to develop himself in his education,...
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Napoleon Hill's life changing philosophy of success, originally published in 1937, has sold millions of copies and changed just as many lives. His simple, revolutionary "13 Steps to Riches" form a philosophy of empowerment that will allow you to seize the life you want and achieve the success you've dreamed of. Think and Grow Rich has been credited with helping to inspire more people to become millionaires and billionaires than any other book in history....
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"Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's daughter with nowhere to go and nothing in her pockets. But the other woman with the same name has vanished, and pretending to be her just might get Clara some money to send back home. If she can keep up the ruse, that is. Serving as a lady's maid in the household of Andrew Carnegie...
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Two founding fathers of American industry. One desire to dominate business at any price.
“Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience.”—USA Today
“The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel—and as difficult to put down.”—Miami Herald
The author of Last Train to Paradise...
“Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience.”—USA Today
“The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel—and as difficult to put down.”—Miami Herald
The author of Last Train to Paradise...
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Piense y H̀gase Rico no requiere presentaci̤n. Quiz̀ solo decir que existe alguna raz̤n -o muchas-, por las cuales este libro es̀t entre los diez m̀s vendidos de la historia, en todos los idiomas. El primero es la Biblia. Docenas de millones de ejemplares se han vendido en todo el mundo. Y millones son aquellos que confiesan que leyeron, pensaron ¡Y SE HICIERON RICOS ¿Pero cùl es el secreto? Quiz̀ no esť tan a simple vista. He le̕do el...
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Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan, Ford, Edison: the men who built America. Meet the titans who forged the foundation of modern America and created the American Dream. The mini-series shines a spotlight on the influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States from a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen.
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"A master plan for success based on the original interviews with steel magnate Andrew Carnegie that inspired Napoleon Hill's bestselling books Think and grow rich and The law of success. Discover how to win riches, influence and peace of mind using the success philosophy that Hill developed through his conversations with Carnegie and over 500 of America's most successful entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and cultural icons... Originally published in...
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Born of modest origins in Scotland in 1835, Andrew Carnegie is best known as the founder of Carnegie Steel ... Carnegie, the son of an impoverished linen weaver, moved to Pittsburgh at the age of thirteen. The embodiment of the American dream, he pulled himself up from bobbin boy in a cotton factory to become the richest man in the world. He spent the rest of his life giving away the fortune he had accumulated and crusading for international peace....
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This biography of Andrew Carnegie emphasizes the economic dimension of his career in industry. It examines his life as a dynamic innovator during the period when the steel industry rapidly expanded and the United States became a major industrial power. Carnegie rose from a poverty-stricken Scottish childhood to a position of international industrial leadership, philanthropy, and peace advocacy, by means of intelligence, entrepreneurship, ambition,...
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From one of America's foremost business historians, a penetrating and engaging look at the qualities that create great entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs, even more than inventors, are essential to American business. While inventors produce ideas, entrepreneurs get things done, build the markets, make ideas reality. But, what creative talents do the legendary American entrepreneurs share, and what can you learn from them about business success?
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Presents an analysis of how Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J.P. Morgan revolutionized the American economy during the Industrial Age, and discusses how each built their empires, the competition among them, and their influence on society.
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"Resulta incredible la sencillez y accesibilidad con que "el secreto" para obtener todo lo que deseamos en nuestras vidas es explicado y se encuentra ahora en sus manos. La monumental obra de Napoleon Hill, Piense Y Hagase Rico ha sido traducida a mas de 40 idiomas y vendido mas de 70 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo. La present Edicion Diamante le trae lo mejor de la literatura clasica de superacionpersonal de todos los tiempos. Esta edicion...
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