Success! Alluring, fascinating, informative. Why are some people successful while others languish on the scrap heap of life? Hard work? Luck? Nepotism? Genius? Here we have the Life Stories of Successful Men (and Women) Told by Themselves. 22 people who made their mark on their chosen field, some of whom have gone down in history... Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie. Others were no less successful in their day, but whose names have not made their mark to such an extent. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Chapters
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Introductory Note Read by Eitel 2:16
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Bell Telephone Talk -- Hints on Success by Alexander G. Bell Read by Mike Atkinson 20:48
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Why the American People Like Helen Gould Read by jenno 29:31
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Philip D. Armour's Business Career Read by Tommy Hersant 29:28
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What Miss Mary E. Proctor Did to Popularize Astronomy Read by jenno 11:05
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The Boyhood Experience of President Schurman of Cornell Read by Wayne Cooke 12:25
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The Story of John Wanamaker Read by Darrell Nobles 34:09
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Giving up Five Thousand a Year to Become a Sculptor Read by orangeteafox 11:48
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Questions and Answers Business Pointers by Darius Ogden Mills Read by orangeteafox 11:27
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Nordica: What it Takes to Become a Queen of Song Read by Jenn Broda 29:06
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He Worked to Secure a Foot-Hold William Dean Howells Read by Chad Jackson 16:11
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John D. Rockefeller Read by Tommy Hersant 36:07
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The Author of Battle Hymn of the Republic and Her Views of Education for Young Women Read by Tommy Hersant 16:15
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A Talk with Edison Dramatic Incidents in his Early Life Read by orangeteafox 23:37
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A Fascinating Story by General Lew Wallace Read by SCvocals 12:42
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Carnegie as a Metal Worker Read by TR Love 31:22
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John B. Herreshoff The Yacht Builder Read by ToddHW 31:17
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A Successful Novelist: Fame After Fifty Practical Hints to Young Authors, by Amelia E. Barr Read by Michele Eaton 13:33
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How Theodore Thomas Brought the People Nearer to Music Read by altrin 16:57
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John Burroughs at Home: The Hut on the Hill Top Read by Night 13:55
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Vreeland's Romantic Story How He Came to Transport a Million Passengers a Day Read by jenno 21:42
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How James Whitcomb Riley Came to be Master of the Hoosier Dialect Read by Wayne Cooke 12:29
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