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Andrew Carnegie - Insight and Analysis into the Life of a True Entrepreneur, Industrialist, and Philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie amassed wealth that inspired generations of entrepreneurs and industrialists. Starting with nothing in Scotland, he gradually built so much wealth that those at the top of the current Forbes list would still not be able to match him. This book presents the life of one of the gentlest and kindest men in history and the way he made his money. His fortune was ultimately almost three times more than the richest men on the planet today. The purpose of this book is to go beyond the facts of his life and present the events and consequences of his actions along with the philosophies that ruled his heart and mind. Carnegie was not merely a businessman. He understood the meaning of life and how men thought, which gave him an advantage. He began working at a young age, and the lessons he learned from observing his surroundings gave him the foundational structure that allowed him to build his wealth and etch his name in the minds of generations to come. This is not just a history book about a man who did something almost two hundred years ago. It is a book about what it takes to be a man who can change his fortunes and the world around him. What are you waiting for? Scroll up and click the ‘Buy Now’ to learn more about this business magnate and how he changed the course of history for the better.
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244 pages, Paperback
Published May 8, 2019
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July 28, 2021
Disappointed
Not what I expected. Seemed like a CliffsNotes version of a CliffsNotes summary. I guess I expected more detail into the progression of how Carnegie built his wealth, and what that wealth ended up being; and perhaps some detail into his philanthropy. I'm thinking the other four books in the "Titans" series will be much the same.
Not what I expected. Seemed like a CliffsNotes version of a CliffsNotes summary. I guess I expected more detail into the progression of how Carnegie built his wealth, and what that wealth ended up being; and perhaps some detail into his philanthropy. I'm thinking the other four books in the "Titans" series will be much the same.
April 25, 2025
This is a truly dreadful book.
I’m genuinely amazed it got published. The writing is woeful. It reads as if it was written by a school child, and not a very bright one at that. Words are repeated two or three times in a sentence on multiple occasions. Sentences are thrown in at random that have no relevance to the story, either that which we have already been told or what is to come. The author makes the same point twice in a sentence and then again two or three sentences later.
The book can’t have been edited. Even an incompetent Editor would have cut huge chunks of it and changed the numerous nonsense paragraphs into something that 1) made some sense, 2) read as if it was written by someone who had at least passed GCSE English (approximately the 11th grade if you are American) and 3) would have corrected the various missing words. I’m not even sure this was proof read, it really is THAT bad.
If you told me this was simply a series of school essays written by a teenager that had been taped together and self published, I would not be in the least surprised. In fact, I would be disappointed that a teenager had produced something so poor.
If you want a book about Andrew Carnegie, do yourself a favour and don’t waste your time on this.
I’m genuinely amazed it got published. The writing is woeful. It reads as if it was written by a school child, and not a very bright one at that. Words are repeated two or three times in a sentence on multiple occasions. Sentences are thrown in at random that have no relevance to the story, either that which we have already been told or what is to come. The author makes the same point twice in a sentence and then again two or three sentences later.
The book can’t have been edited. Even an incompetent Editor would have cut huge chunks of it and changed the numerous nonsense paragraphs into something that 1) made some sense, 2) read as if it was written by someone who had at least passed GCSE English (approximately the 11th grade if you are American) and 3) would have corrected the various missing words. I’m not even sure this was proof read, it really is THAT bad.
If you told me this was simply a series of school essays written by a teenager that had been taped together and self published, I would not be in the least surprised. In fact, I would be disappointed that a teenager had produced something so poor.
If you want a book about Andrew Carnegie, do yourself a favour and don’t waste your time on this.
September 13, 2021
Summary of his life, which is good if you want a general idea of him. If you want to be an expert on Carnegie, read something else.
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