Ignorance, Confidence, and Filthy Rich Friends

Chapter one. Early Hard Knocks on the Road to Riches and Fame.
Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: How to Outwit YourSuperiors.
Chapter two. How to Quit a Good Job and Then Lose a MillionDollars.
Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Even a Crank Knows to Dressfor Success.
Chapter three. Sometimes Necessity Is the Mother of aCareer.
Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Overcoming Stage Fright andWinning the Audience as a Public Speaker.
Chapter four. Welcome to Corporate America: Hard-NosedNegotiating and Profit-Driven Management.
Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: The Authors Stormy WorkHabits.
Chapter five. Sucked into the Gilded Age: Money Lust and theMaking of an Inventor.
Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Managing a Glut ofLoathsome Correspondence.
Chapter six. Seeing and Seizing Opportunities:Venture Capitalistand Wall Street Speculator.
Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: The Half-SoledStockbroker.
Chapter seven. Bold Vision and Imagination: How Twain MadeGeneral U. S. Grant and Himself Rich.
Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Smoking InspiresBrainstorming and Problem Solving.
Chapter eight. A Shakespearean Business Tale: How Blind Love inBusiness Turns to Tragedy.
Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Image Is Everything, ButInterviews Are Twaddle.
Chapter nine. Enduring Financial Crisis and Adversity:ARockefeller Crony Comes to the Rescue.
Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Are Ethics for Fools?
Chapter ten. Salvaging a Career and Dignity.
Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Avoid My Example.
Chapter eleven. Back in the Saddle: Playing the InsidersGame.
Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: How to Live a Long,Successful Life.
Selected Mark Twain Maxims.
Notes.
Index.