Best known for his hugely popular book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (1936), Carnegie taught that a positive attitude is critical for
Life Changing Advice
Making a Difference
A friend and intellectual ally of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Carlyle was a social critic who endorsed the themes of the Romantic Period. His most
Hope
Camus’ writing took many forms – essays, short stories, novels, journalism, and plays. His novels deal with his quest to find meaning and moral
Doing the Right Thing
Burke was a conservative who believed in incremental, evolutionary change, and opposed what today would be called social engineering. As a member of parliament
The Power of Youth
Best known as the author of The Good Earth, Buck was an early pioneer for causes, especially racial tolerance, that later gained wide acceptance.
Conviction
Bruno is in many ways representative of the transition from the medieval world to the modern one: His philosophy anticipated modern thinking and humanism,
Making the Effort
Browning is one of the best-known Victorian poets, but is perhaps just as famous for his marriage to fellow poet Elizabeth Barrett. His most
Initiative
Brecht used the theatre to advance his Marxist political agenda; in order to do this, he developed the idea that the audience should not
Choosing a Business Venture
One of the most successful, and interesting, entrepreneurs of his time, Branson harks back to a more exciting and glamorous era when business was
Friendship
Best known as a spokesman for those who opposed American involvement in World War 1, Bourne was generally an enemy of the status quo