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Does the book try to make a case as to whether or not he was a "good/bad" person, or does it present a more unbiased perspective (as far as that is possible)?

Jazzy I'm only about halfway through, but the author seems to be presenting the facts, acts and words of AC without ever really making a moral judgement whe…moreI'm only about halfway through, but the author seems to be presenting the facts, acts and words of AC without ever really making a moral judgement whether anything was good or bad. Things are laid bare for you to learn/experience them and make your own decision if it was good or bad. Often, I find myself thinking AC was sometimes petty, often not self-aware about things, and he could be manipulative. But none of that in a "good" or "bad" way - just a human way.

I've read that the author was very taken with Andrew Carnegie and is fond of how he lived. If true, the author did a good job of not allowing his affinity for AC to bleed into this book.(less)

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I just bought Andrew Carnegie's biography by David Nasaw, but right now I am reading The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill. In it, Mr Hill mentions that this book and other authored by him came into existence thanks to the ideas and proding of his personal friend Andrew Carnegie. So, I wonder if Mr Carnegie reciprocated in any way or if even makes any mention of Napoleon Hill at all?

Eric I have no recollection of Napoleon Hill being mentioned in Nasaw's book on Carnegie. Wikipedia says that Hill was commissioned by Carnegie, and that w…moreI have no recollection of Napoleon Hill being mentioned in Nasaw's book on Carnegie. Wikipedia says that Hill was commissioned by Carnegie, and that which he was commissioned to do would seem to fit Carnegie's character - evolutionary, deterministic. So in that sense, being commissioned, there is likely no reciprocation - Carnegie could buy the best, and often did.(less)

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