A critically acclaimed autobiography by one of America's greatest philanthropists Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie worked his way up from bobbin boy to telegraph operator to railroad man, learning key lessons along the way that would eventually lead to his unparalleled success in the steel business. Documenting a world of tariffs, insider deals, and Wall Street sharks, The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie opens a window into the great industrialist's...

A biography of the inventor and manufacturer who produced one of the first self-scouring plows.

Examines the first forty years of American automobile inventor Henry Ford's life, with hundreds of restored photographs of Ford, his family, and the early stages of the first automobile.

This volume recounts the success story of Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, whose tradition of recognition, education and entertainment is famous world-wide. Mary Kay used her training in direct sales to create her own multimillion-dollar cosmetics firm and provide women with the opportunity for advancement. What Mary Kay did for the economic liberation of women is what secures her legacy and extends it past the boundaries of her beloved...