The Art of Money Getting (Golden Rules for Making Money)
The Art of Money Getting (Golden Rules for Making Money)
The classic guide to wealth accumulation by P.T. Barnum, considered by many to be the first “show business” millionaire. In this book you’ll discover timeless rules for generating massive income - quickly, safely, and easily.
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4 Stars Art Of Getting Money
Short little book but contains timeless examples of how to be sucessful in any business. A very good addition to any business man’s library.
5 Stars Timeless Principles
This book contains timeless principles about business, making money and how to preserve money. They seem trivial but the U.S. economy early 2008 would be in a much better shape if all participants followed them…We just forget these words of wisdom and we should revert to the work of P.T. Barnum more frequently to avoid the foolish business mistake we all make.
5 Stars Humorous yet practical business wisdom.
Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 - April 7, 1891), American showman who is best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for founding the circus that eventually became Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.
In Brooklyn, New York in 1871, he established “P.T. Barnum’s Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Circus”, a traveling amalgamation of circus, menagerie and museum of “freaks”, which by 1872 was billing itself as “The Greatest Show on Earth”.
There’s a sucker born every minute” is a phrase often credited to P.T. Barnum. However, when Barnum’s biographer tried to track down when Barnum had uttered this phrase, all of Barnum’s friends and acquaintances told him it was out of character. Barnum’s credo was more along the lines of “there’s a customer born every minute” — he wanted to find ways to draw new customers in all the time because competition was fierce and people bored easily
Barnum wrote several books, including The Humbugs of the World (1865), Struggles and Triumphs (1869), and his Autobiography (first in 1854, and later editions including 1869).
The Art of Money Getting is really the story of how to run a sales organization by understanding the mind and tastes of your primary customer base.
Barnum is a treat to read and is never boring! I highly recommend his books.
5 Stars 20 Rules To Success
This is a book that every young man and young lady should read - so that they ensure their safe passage along the road to success as opposed to the road to destruction.
Barnum gives 20 “rules” that a person must abide by in order to be successful. Given that Barnum was one of the wealthiest men in America during his day, given that Barnum was received by Kings and Queens the world over, his “rules” are worthy of attention.
If you are already striving along the path to success, you will likely find the “rule” that you have been breaking to this point, that has been holding you back. When you read this book, you’ll see it, and your success will be accelerated greatly.
By the way, all 20 of these “rules” are fully applicable to today’s world and environment. There is absolutely nothing that is “dated” about this book.
As an aside, this book was actually a speech that Barnum gave on the “speakers circuit” of his day. As such, it provides a great model from which a person can construct a speech of their own. You’ll see how Barnum gets “personal”, uses jokes, quotes, and stories to bring his speech to life and make it interesting.
Lastly, in the realm of success books, there isn’t an easier book to read anywhere since this book is a mere 32 pages long.
5 Stars Timeless Information
Solid, timeless advice for anyone seeking wealth… and how to keep it once you get it.
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