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The Witch Of Wall Street: Hetty Green

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She wore rags to hide millions, lived like a pauper while commanding fortunes that could topple banks, and struck fear into the hearts of Wall Street's most powerful men. Hetty Green, known as the Witch of Wall Street, was the most ruthlessly successful financier of America's Gilded Age and arguably the shrewdest investor who ever lived. This electrifying biography unveils the extraordinary woman ... Read more

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She wore rags to hide millions, lived like a pauper while commanding fortunes that could topple banks, and struck fear into the hearts of Wall Street's most powerful men. Hetty Green, known as the Witch of Wall Street, was the most ruthlessly successful financier of America's Gilded Age and arguably the shrewdest investor who ever lived. This electrifying biography unveils the extraordinary woman
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Father Struck It Rich

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Thomas Walsh discovered fabulous golden wealth in the historic Camp Bird Mine near Ouray, Colorado. His daughter, Evalyn Walsh McLean, tells an engaging true story of the family that wanted for nothing. They led a life of extravagance. It enabled them to acquire possessions such as the Hope Diamond and the fabulous homes that hosted spectacular social functions and served as retreats for kings and ... Read more

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Thomas Walsh discovered fabulous golden wealth in the historic Camp Bird Mine near Ouray, Colorado. His daughter, Evalyn Walsh McLean, tells an engaging true story of the family that wanted for nothing. They led a life of extravagance. It enabled them to acquire possessions such as the Hope Diamond and the fabulous homes that hosted spectacular social functions and served as retreats for kings and
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Life à la Henri

Being the Memories of Henri Charpentier

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Life à la Henri is the delightful memoir-with-recipes of Henri Charpentier, the world's first celebrity chef. First published in 1934, the book traces Henri's career from his days as a scrap of a bellboy on the French Riviera and a quick-witted apprentice in a three-star kitchen (when he invented crêpe suzette) to his sailing for New York to open his renowned namesake restaurants that introduced ... Read more

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Life à la Henri is the delightful memoir-with-recipes of Henri Charpentier, the world's first celebrity chef. First published in 1934, the book traces Henri's career from his days as a scrap of a bellboy on the French Riviera and a quick-witted apprentice in a three-star kitchen (when he invented crêpe suzette) to his sailing for New York to open his renowned namesake restaurants that introduced
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Adventures of a White-Collar Man

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“Alfred Sloan’s Adventures of a White-Collar Man was published in 1940. Much has happened in the intervening decades... One might be forgiven for wondering whether a book written so long ago has anything to offer the modern reader...Such skepticism would be mistaken.Adventures is... an epic saga, a rags-to-riches story of a group of plucky eccentrics who, on fire for opportunity, began by building ... Read more

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“Alfred Sloan’s Adventures of a White-Collar Man was published in 1940. Much has happened in the intervening decades... One might be forgiven for wondering whether a book written so long ago has anything to offer the modern reader...Such skepticism would be mistaken.Adventures is... an epic saga, a rags-to-riches story of a group of plucky eccentrics who, on fire for opportunity, began by building
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The Genius and Madness of America's First Female Tycoon

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This acclaimed biography of the Gilded Age's Queen of Wall Street is "a must-read for all aspiring moguls" (Regina Herzlinger, Harvard Business School).When J. P. Morgan called a meeting of New York's financial leaders after the stock market crash of 1907, Hetty Green was the only woman in the room. The Guinness Book of World Records memorialized her as the World's Greatest Miser, and, indeed, ... Read more

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This acclaimed biography of the Gilded Age's Queen of Wall Street is "a must-read for all aspiring moguls" (Regina Herzlinger, Harvard Business School).When J. P. Morgan called a meeting of New York's financial leaders after the stock market crash of 1907, Hetty Green was the only woman in the room. The Guinness Book of World Records memorialized her as the World's Greatest Miser, and, indeed,
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Up From Slavery

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Named one of the best non-fiction books of the twentieth century by Modern Library, Up from Slavery is the poignant telling, in plain language, of Booker T. Washington’s rise from slavery to become a preeminent advocate for civil rights of his time.Although Up from Slavery was initially criticized by African-American leaders for Washington’s perceived soft-pedalling of his message of racial ... Read more

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Named one of the best non-fiction books of the twentieth century by Modern Library, Up from Slavery is the poignant telling, in plain language, of Booker T. Washington’s rise from slavery to become a preeminent advocate for civil rights of his time.Although Up from Slavery was initially criticized by African-American leaders for Washington’s perceived soft-pedalling of his message of racial
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Up From Slavery

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According to Wikipedia: "Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, orator, author and leader of the African-American community. He was freed from slavery as a child, and after working at several menial jobs in West Virginia, earned his way through an education at Hampton Institute and Wayland Seminary. Upon recommendation of Hampton founder Sam ... Read more

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According to Wikipedia: "Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, orator, author and leader of the African-American community. He was freed from slavery as a child, and after working at several menial jobs in West Virginia, earned his way through an education at Hampton Institute and Wayland Seminary. Upon recommendation of Hampton founder Sam
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Up from Slavery

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Booker T. Washington's classic memoir of enslavement, emancipation, and community advancement in the Reconstruction Era.Born into slavery on a tobacco farm in nineteenth-century Virginia, Booker T. Washington became one of the most powerful intellectuals of the Reconstruction Era. As president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he advocated for the advancement of African Americans through ... Read more

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Booker T. Washington's classic memoir of enslavement, emancipation, and community advancement in the Reconstruction Era.Born into slavery on a tobacco farm in nineteenth-century Virginia, Booker T. Washington became one of the most powerful intellectuals of the Reconstruction Era. As president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he advocated for the advancement of African Americans through
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Booker T. Washington: Up From Slavery

Enriched edition. A Former Slave's Journey to Educational Leadership, Tuskegee, and Self-Reliance in Postwar America

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Booker T. Washington's 'Up From Slavery' is a powerful autobiography that provides a firsthand account of the author's journey from slavery to becoming one of the most influential African American leaders in history. The book is written in a straightforward and sincere style, allowing readers to connect with Washington's struggles and triumphs. Set in the post-Civil War era, 'Up From Slavery' ... Read more

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Booker T. Washington's 'Up From Slavery' is a powerful autobiography that provides a firsthand account of the author's journey from slavery to becoming one of the most influential African American leaders in history. The book is written in a straightforward and sincere style, allowing readers to connect with Washington's struggles and triumphs. Set in the post-Civil War era, 'Up From Slavery'
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MARK TWAIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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The Autobiography of Mark Twain refers to a lengthy set of reminiscences, dictated, for the most part, in the last few years of American author Mark Twain's life and left in typescript and manuscript at his death. ... Read more

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The Autobiography of Mark Twain refers to a lengthy set of reminiscences, dictated, for the most part, in the last few years of American author Mark Twain's life and left in typescript and manuscript at his death.
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The Life of Phineas T. Barnum

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FAMILY AND BIRTH - SCHOOL LIFE - HIS FIRST VISIT TO NEW YORK CITY - A LANDED PROPRIETOR - THE ETHICS OF TRADE - FARM WORK AND KEEPING STORE - MEETING-HOUSE AND SUNDAY SCHOOL - THE ONE THING NEEDFUL. ... Read more

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FAMILY AND BIRTH - SCHOOL LIFE - HIS FIRST VISIT TO NEW YORK CITY - A LANDED PROPRIETOR - THE ETHICS OF TRADE - FARM WORK AND KEEPING STORE - MEETING-HOUSE AND SUNDAY SCHOOL - THE ONE THING NEEDFUL.
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Reminiscences of Colonel William H. Crook, Body-Guard to President Lincoln

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A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of life at the White House in the second half of the nineteenth centuryHired in January 1865 as one of four White House bodyguards assigned to protect the president, Colonel William H. Crook—a Union army veteran and member of the Washington Police Force—developed a close, mutually respectful relationship with Abraham Lincoln. To his profound regret, Crook ... Read more

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A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of life at the White House in the second half of the nineteenth centuryHired in January 1865 as one of four White House bodyguards assigned to protect the president, Colonel William H. Crook—a Union army veteran and member of the Washington Police Force—developed a close, mutually respectful relationship with Abraham Lincoln. To his profound regret, Crook
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