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Title: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie, Cecelia Tichi ISBN: 1-55553-001-X Publisher: Northeastern University Press Pub. Date: November, 1986 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Different than what I expected, but still a very rich book
Comment: I'll admit that my primary motivation for reading this book was somewhat shallow--I basically wanted to read about how one of history's most successful businessmen amassed so much wealth. To be honest, the book didn't really give as many details as I would have liked on that particular interest. But what I got along the way made the book worth it.
First and foremost, after reading 350 pages of Carnegie writing about his life you feel like you really start to know him, to get a sense of what kind of human being he was, and even to get a sense of his somewhat remarkable confidence level that exists in conjunction with his pretty inspiring level of benevolence and compassion. But I think even more than getting a sense of Carnegie, you get a sense of the time he lived in. Some of the most engaging parts of the book for me were the first-hand accounts of Lincoln during the Civil War, or Carnegie's conversations with President Harrison about a small uprising in Chile. You also hear about how he handled the strikes of steel workers, an occurence I'd only read about in history books but never learned directly about from the perspective of the manager.
All throughout Carnegie peppers with his nuggets of wisdom, and you get the feeling he knows people want them really badly but that he chooses to give them sparingly.
In the end, I probably will never re-read this book, but I feel better educated about one of history's greatest industrialists, greatest benefactors, and the time he lived in after having read it. If you have a nascent interest in history, you will most likely enjoy this book; if you're looking for a "how to make your millions" from a master, I would look elsewhere.
Rating: 5
Summary: Essential Reading
Comment: The vanity of today's uneducated society is breathtaking. White is black and black is white and 'a little knowledge' is indeed proving very dangerous. This book (along with the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin) should be read by every American citizen - to relearn what America once represented.
For example, Carnegie Steel, the world's largest company in 1900, was NOT a corporation; it was a private partnership. The sale of the company to JP morgan (for half a billion dollars) was done on a handshake; a contract was a mere afterthought. Reputation and honesty and customer service were THE guiding principles of the era. 'Individual responsibility' was considered a good thing in those days.
America now has more lawyers per capita than any other nation on Earth. Our politicians now attempt to micro-manage every detail of our lives. You break a fingernail and sue the universe. We have become terrified of freedom. Read this book if you want to understand how America rose from a third world country to a superpower between 1800 and 1900 - without government intervention or welfare or all the millions of rules and regulations we now hold so dear. We have traded away our freedom for security. The price is higher than you think.
Rating: 2
Summary: A literary chore
Comment: It has been over a year since I ground my way through this book. My lack of adaptability to the Olde Worlde English may have contributed to this. I found this to be a long book about an interesting individual whose sole purpose for writing the book, I have concluded, was to leave a lasting, self-congratulatory reminder of his own life. I must disagree with a previous review that stated it was a must for any young ambitious person. I am; it wasn't.
For sheer inspiration from another person's life, I would recommend works on Lincoln, the Wright brothers (Kill Devil Hill), Richard Branson, Edison, Spielberg, Mme Curie, Bruce Lee, Iacocca and Einstein.
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Title: Titan : The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow ISBN: 0679757031 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 07 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Carnegie by Peter Krass ISBN: 0471386308 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 30 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Morgan : American Financier by Jean Strouse, Random House Inc. ISBN: 0060955899 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance by Ron Chernow ISBN: 0802138292 Publisher: Publishers Group West Pub. Date: 15 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business (2nd Edition) by Harold C. Livesay ISBN: 0321043731 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 21 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.67 |
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