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[Tricentennial commemorative edition]. |
| Description |
xix, 266 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
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Map on lining papers. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
The making of an entrepreneur -- The rise of an entrepreneur -- The legacy of an entrepreneur. |
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Foreword / John Bogle -- Introduction : The founding father of American business -- pt. 1. The making of an entrepreneur -- ch. 1. Why bother writing your own story? -- ch. 2. Franklin means freedom -- ch. 3. Credit to whom credit is due -- ch. 4. The enduring legacy of moral instruction -- ch. 5. Early employments and my introduction to various trades -- ch. 6. First attempts at self-improvement -- ch. 7. Experimenting with vegetarianism -- ch. 8. Where we learned to "Win Friends and Influence People" -- ch. 9. The yearning for independence -- ch. 10. Breaking loose to freedom -- ch. 11. Testing my determination -- ch. 12. My unlikely beginning in Philadelphia -- ch. 13. My first job -- ch. 14. Big promises from a fancy politician -- ch. 15. Returning home to Boston -- ch. 16. More mistakes and bigger promises -- ch. 17. The art of upward influence -- ch. 18. My friends and pastimes -- ch. 19. Departing for London -- ch. 20. Making the best of it in London -- ch. 21. Another friendship ends -- ch. 22. Beer and productivity -- ch. 23. More tales of my frugality -- ch. 24. The end of the London adventure -- |
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pt. 2. The rise of an entrepreneur -- ch. 25. Setting a course and staying flexible -- ch. 26. The Junto - A club for self-improvement -- ch. 27. Breaking with Keimer and making his own plans -- ch. 28. Reflecting on my morals -- ch. 29. Getting started -- ch. 30. A strategic response to a competitive betrayal -- ch. 31. Setting up my own shop at last -- ch 32. The power of a good reputation -- ch. 33. Getting married -- ch. 34. Founding the first library in Philadelphia -- ch. 35. Proverbs and productivity -- ch. 36. Thoughts on religion -- ch. 37. My plan to achieve moral perfection -- ch. 38. Reflections on the pursuit of moral perfection -- ch. 39. Additional thoughts on humility -- ch. 40. Some counsel on grand undertakings -- ch. 41. Poor Richard's Almanac introduced -- ch. 42. Franchising across the continent -- ch. 43. Learning languages -- ch. 44. Fighting the good fight -- ch. 45. Family matters -- ch. 46. Update on the Junto -- ch 47. Advice on changing someone's opinion of you -- |
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ch. 48. How to displease your superiors -- ch. 49. Building a better community -- ch. 50. Founding the first fire department -- ch. 51. The Reverend George Whitefield -- ch. 52. Franklin the inventor -- ch. 53. On partnerships -- ch. 54. Proposing a college, establishing a militia -- ch. 55. The politics of fortification -- ch. 56. On managing dilemmas -- ch. 57. Founding the University of Pennsylvania -- ch. 58. Retiring from my business -- pt. 3. The legacy of an entrepreneur -- ch. 59. The power of contingent contracts -- ch. 60. Good advice for fundraising -- ch. 61. Negotiating peace with the American Indians -- ch. 62. It's the little things -- ch. 63. The reluctant revolutionary -- ch. 64. How to get off to a bad start -- ch. 65. Death and taxes -- ch. 66. How to gain cooperation -- ch. 67. How to get off to a great start -- ch. 68. Guarding against overconfidence -- ch. 69. Sizing up the British -- ch. 70. Calling in debts, old and new -- ch. 71. Negotiating with coalitions -- ch 72. Benjamin Franklin, soldier -- ch. 73. Managing morale -- ch. 74. Reward or punish? -- ch. 75. A hero's return -- ch. 76. Enemies accumulate -- |
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ch. 77. My life as a scientist -- ch. 78. Holding fast to principle -- ch. 79. The impact of indecisive leadership -- ch. 80. More on poor leadership -- ch. 81. The slowest ship -- ch. 82. No substitute for integrity -- Afterword : The rest of the story -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Scientists -- United States -- Biography.
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Printers -- United States -- Biography.
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
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Entrepreneurship -- United States -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Autobiography.
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| ISBN |
1932531688 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781932531688 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1932531793 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781932531794 paperback alkaline paper |
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