Ignorance, Confidence, and Filthy-Rich Friends
Author(s): Peter Krass
Mark Twain was not only a legendary author and humorist; he was also a successful businessman in a variety of ventures. He founded his own publishing house where he made a killing of $2.5 million in today's dollars by publishing General Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs. He was a venture capitalist who made significant investments in some 20 start-up firms and inventions. He was a Wall Street investor with a sizable stock portfolio. He was a pioneer in salesmanship, a brilliant public speaker, and a hard-nosed negotiator. He even set aside writing "Huckleberry Finn" to focus on his own inventions, which included a children's game he patented in 1885 and a self-adhesive scrapbook that turned a profit. From this tremendous breadth of experience, Twain became a savvy businessman in his own right. This book will be a thorough look at Twain's life as a successful man of business.
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Peter Krass is an accomplished and prolific author, editor, and researcher. He has written and edited ten books, including Portrait of War, Blood & Whiskey: The Life and Times of Jack Daniel and Carnegie, all published by Wiley. Krass lives in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Chapter one. Early Hard Knocks on the Road to Riches and Fame.Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: How to Outwit Your Superiors.Chapter two. How to Quit a Good Job and Then Lose a Million Dollars.Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Even a Crank Knows to Dress for Success.Chapter three. Sometimes Necessity Is the Mother of a Career.Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Overcoming Stage Fright and Winning the Audience as a Public Speaker.Chapter four. Welcome to Corporate America: Hard-Nosed Negotiating and Profit-Driven Management.Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: The Authors Stormy Work Habits.Chapter five. Sucked into the Gilded Age: Money Lust and the Making of an Inventor.Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Managing a Glut of Loathsome Correspondence.Chapter six. Seeing and Seizing Opportunities:Venture Capitalist and Wall Street Speculator.Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: The Half-Soled Stockbroker.Chapter seven. Bold Vision and Imagination: How Twain Made General U. S. Grant and Himself Rich.Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Smoking Inspires Brainstorming and Problem Solving.Chapter eight. A Shakespearean Business Tale: How Blind Love in Business Turns to Tragedy.Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Image Is Everything, But Interviews Are Twaddle.Chapter nine. Enduring Financial Crisis and Adversity:A Rockefeller Crony Comes to the Rescue.Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Are Ethics for Fools?Chapter ten. Salvaging a Career and Dignity.Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Avoid My Example.Chapter eleven. Back in the Saddle: Playing the Insiders Game.Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: How to Live a Long, Successful Life.Selected Mark Twain Maxims.Notes.Index.
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- : wiley
- : wiley
- : 0.406
- : 27 March 2007
- : 218mm X 147mm X 26mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Peter Krass
- : Hardback
- : 813.4
- : 278
- : ports.
