Friday, March 11, 2011

Q

A Stanford Business School analysis found that the majority of book buyers use this for buying ideas. The study concluded that lesser-known writers get the biggest benefit from being on it. It may not be a reflection of overall book sales; a book that never makes it can outsell books on it. It reflects sales in a given week, not total sales. What am i talking about ?

A-The New York Times Best Seller list

Q

He started as a telegrapher and by the 1860s had investments in railroads, railroad sleeping cars, bridges and oil derricks. He built further wealth as a bond salesman raising money for American enterprise in Europe. He earned most of his fortune in the steel industry. He sold his steel company in 1901 for $480 million to J.P. Morgan, who created U.S. Steel. He devoted the remainder of his life to large-scale philanthropy, with special emphasis on local libraries, world peace, education and scientific research. Who ?

A-Andrew Carnegie