The Humbugs of the World & The Art of Money Getting
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The Art of Money Getting was written by P. T. Barnum. In this publication Barnum shares his knowledge of business and teaches readers how to be successful in making money. This is an excellent book for individuals who are interested in learning from an important historical business leaders own personal success and also serves as an excellent motivational writing intended for those looking to be successful and make lots of money. The Humbugs of the World, published in 1865, exposes several of the chief humbugs of the world, written in the entertaining and humorous style Barnum is known for. Found within are discussions relative to hoaxes, money manias, adventurers, medicine and quacks, religious humbugs, trade and business impositions, spiritualists, ghosts and witchcrafts, and personal reminiscences. Phineas Taylor Barnum ( 1810 – 1891) was an American showman, businessman, scam artist and entertainer, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the famous traveling circus. Barnum was also an author, publisher, philanthropist, and for some time a politician. His successes may have made him the first «show business» millionaire.
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P. T. Barnum. The Humbugs of the World & The Art of Money Getting
The Humbugs of the World & The Art of Money Getting
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The Art of Money Getting
INTRODUCTION
DON’T MISTAKE YOUR VOCATION
SELECT THE RIGHT LOCATION
AVOID DEBT
PERSEVERE
WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT
DEPEND UPON YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXERTIONS
USE THE BEST TOOLS
DON’T GET ABOVE YOUR BUSINESS
LEARN SOMETHING USEFUL
LET HOPE PREDOMINATE, BUT BE NOT TOO VISIONARY
DO NOT SCATTER YOUR POWERS
BE SYSTEMATIC
READ THE NEWSPAPERS
BEWARE OF “OUTSIDE OPERATIONS”
DON’T INDORSE WITHOUT SECURITY
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS
BE POLITE AND KIND TO YOUR CUSTOMERS
BE CHARITABLE
DON’T BLAB
PRESERVE YOUR INTEGRITY
The Humbugs of the World
INTRODUCTION
I. PERSONAL REMINISCENCES. CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
II. THE SPIRITUALISTS. CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
III. TRADE AND BUSINESS IMPOSITIONS. CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
IV. MONEY MANIAS. CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
V. MEDICINE AND QUACKS. CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
VI. HOAXES. CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII
CHAPTER XXXIII
VII. GHOSTS AND WITCHCRAFTS. CHAPTER. XXXIV
CHAPTER XXXV
CHAPTER XXXVI
CHAPTER XXXVII
CHAPTER XXXVIII
VIII. ADVENTURERS. CHAPTER XXXIX
CHAPTER XL
CHAPTER XLI
CHAPTER LXII
CHAPTER XLIII
IX. RELIGIOUS HUMBUGS. CHAPTER XLIV
CHAPTER XLV
CHAPTER XLVI
CHAPTER XLVII
CHAPTER XLVIII
CHAPTER XLIX
CHAPTER L