Self-help Messiah by Steven Watts
Before Oprah Winfrey, there was Dale Carnegie. His book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, became a best seller worldwide, and Life magazine named him one of the most important Americans of the twentieth century.' This is the first full-scale biography of this influential figure. Carnegie was born in rural Missouri and to make ends meet he tried his hands at various sales jobs. What he discovered was as simple as it was profound: understanding people's needs and desires is paramount in any successful enterprise.'Steven Watts is a historian and author who has written a number of acclaimed works about the vast evolution of American society. His biographies of prominent figures, such as Henry Ford, Dale Carnegie, Walt Disney, and Hugh Hefner, have looked at how a modern value system committed to consumerism, self-fulfillment, leisure, and personality came to be. Two previous works on the Early Republic era looked at the transition from a republican society to a Victorian era oriented to self-control, individual character, and the self-made man. Watts' publications have led to his participation in a variety of media ventures, including films for PBS, the History Channel, and documentary venues in Germany and Brazil. He's also appeared on CBS, NBC, CNBC, NPR, Fox, Fox News, C-Span, Bloomberg News, MSNBC, BBC, and Irish National Radio, among others. He is now a history professor at the University of Missouri.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781590515020 |
| ISBN 10 | 1590515021 |
| Title | Self-help Messiah |
| Author | Steven Watts |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Other Press LLC |
| Year published | 2013-10-29 |
| Number of pages | 586 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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