Bøger af Andrew Carnegie

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1903. Andrew Carnegie's life was a true rags to riches story. Born to a poor Scottish family that immigrated to the United States, Carnegie became a powerful businessman and a leading force in the American steel industry. Today, he is remembered as an industrialist, millionaire, and philanthropist. Carnegie believed that the wealthy had an obligation to give back to society, so he donated much of his fortune to causes like education and peace. His writings, including numerous books and some 80 articles, evidence his awareness of the problems created by the demands and rewards of a society undergoing industrialization. The Empire of Business is one of Carnegie's best-known works.

L' Autobiographie d'Andrew Carnegie ou un voyage de vision, de richesse et de philanthropieDécouvrez la vie extraordinaire et l'esprit indomptable de l'un des industriels, philanthropes et visionnaires les plus légendaires de l'histoire dans les pages captivantes de l'"Autobiographie d'Andrew Carnegie". Rédigées par Andrew Carnegie lui-même, ces mémoires intemporelles entraînent le lecteur dans un voyage exaltant à travers les triomphes, les épreuves et la poursuite d'un héritage remarquable.Dans ce récit candide et introspectif, Carnegie partage l'histoire captivante de son ascension, depuis ses humbles débuts d'immigrant écossais jusqu'à devenir l'un des hommes les plus riches et les plus influents de son époque. Avec une détermination inébranlable, il retrace son parcours impressionnant de garçon de bobine dans une usine de coton jusqu'au sommet de l'industrie sidérurgique, révolutionnant le monde grâce à ses idées novatrices et à ses stratégies commerciales d'avant-garde.Au-delà de son succès monumental dans les affaires, l'autobiographie de Carnegie se penche sur sa transformation personnelle, alors qu'il est aux prises avec les questions profondes de la richesse, de la responsabilité et du but de la vie. Avec une franchise rafraîchissante, il examine les joies et les pièges de l'accumulation d'une grande fortune, tout en mettant en lumière l'impact profond qu'elle a eu sur ses valeurs personnelles et son engagement philanthropique.Au-delà de l'histoire fascinante d'un self-made-man, ce livre offre une sagesse pratique et des principes intemporels qui transcendent le temps et trouvent un écho auprès du public contemporain. La philosophie de Carnegie, qui considère la richesse comme un moyen d'élever la société, l'importance qu'il accorde à la coopération plutôt qu'à la compétition et son engagement permanent à rendre la pareille sont des leçons durables qui continuent d'inspirer les générations.Plongez dans la vie d'un véritable titan de l'industrie et de la philanthropie, et embarquez pour un voyage transformateur qui met en lumière le pouvoir de la vision, de l'ambition et de l'héritage durable de l'engagement inébranlable d'un homme à rendre le monde meilleur. L'histoire d'Andrew Carnegie est non seulement un témoignage du rêve américain, mais aussi une invitation à rêver plus grand, à viser plus haut et à laisser un impact durable sur le monde qui nous entoure. Un livre à lire !

James Watt (19 January 1736 - 19 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution.PREFACE (in the words of Andrew Carnegie):When the publishers asked me to write the Life of Watt, I declined, stating that my thoughts were upon other matters. This settled the question, as I supposed, but in this I was mistaken. Why shouldn't I write the Life of the maker of the steam-engine, out of which I had made fortune? Besides, I knew little of the history of the Steam Engine and of Watt himself, and the surest way to obtain knowledge was to comply with the publisher's highly complimentary request. In short, the subject would not down, and finally, I was compelled to write again, telling them that the idea haunted me, and if they still desired me to undertake it, I should do so with my heart in the task.I now know about the steam-engine, and have also had revealed to me one of the finest characters that ever graced the earth.The result is this volume. If the public, in reading, have one tithe of the pleasure I have had in writing it, I shall be amply rewarded.

The enlightening memoir of the industrialist as famous for his philanthropy as for his fortune. His good friend Mark Twain dubbed him "St. Andrew." British Prime Minister William Gladstone called him an "example" for the wealthy. Such terms seldom apply to multimillionaires. But Andrew Carnegie was no run-of-the-mill steel magnate. At age 13 and full of dreams, he sailed from his native Dunfermline, Scotland, to America. The story of his success begins with a $1.20-a-week job at a bobbin factory. By the end of his life, he had amassed an unprecedented fortune-and given away more than 90 percent of it for the good of mankind. Here, for the first time in one volume, are two impressive works by Andrew Carnegie himself: his autobiography and "The Gospel of Wealth," a groundbreaking manifesto on the duty of the wealthy to give back to society all of their fortunes. And he practiced what he preached, erecting 1,600 libraries across the country, founding Carnegie Mellon University, building Carnegie Hall, and performing countless other acts of philanthropy because, as Carnegie wrote, "The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced."