The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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Haley Murray@fortunesdear
3 stars
Oct 4, 2022

*3.5

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Pranav@pranavjoshi
5 stars
Aug 15, 2022

** spoiler alert ** A book that has redefined Franklin in my eyes. Tells the story of his highly remarkable life from his own perspective. Gives insights into productivity, leadership, wealth creation, philanthropy, and social good. I am re-reading it to get all identified action points executed, for example, the day planning method.

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Callie Anna@callieanna
1 star
Aug 12, 2022

Ugh, I did not like this book. Now, I liked Ben Franklin the person, before I read this. He is so prideful! He did do a lot of intresting things, but retold them in the most boring way! Don't read it unless it's required for school!

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Rebeca Keren Nuñez@rebecanunez
3 stars
Jun 17, 2022

Es uno de esos libros que les porque estaba ahí. De todas formas es muy interesante, ya que Franklin es un personaje histórico relevante. No es largo, lo que hace que no sea muy trabajoso de leer. Hay algunos de sus comentarios que me parecen problemáticos, pero también soy consciente de qué hay un tema de época.

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Isa s@purzel
3 stars
Dec 14, 2021

Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is sometimes referred to as the first How-to-Book (at least I read that somewhere, though I can’t recall now where). It’s certainly interesting to read (or hear when listening to the audiobook) of his early life and how he became a man of importance. Also, the writing style isn’t too monotone or boring (I’m listening to a novel right now that has a more boring style than this non-fiction). Usually I struggle with biographies (or autobiographies/memoirs), but this belonged to the better ones I’ve read so far. I listened to the free LibriVox audiobook of this book. Those are of varying quality. This production was of average (tending to good) quality.

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Rebeca Keren Nuñez@rebecanunez
3 stars
Oct 25, 2021

Es uno de esos libros que les porque estaba ahí. De todas formas es muy interesante, ya que Franklin es un personaje histórico relevante. No es largo, lo que hace que no sea muy trabajoso de leer. Hay algunos de sus comentarios que me parecen problemáticos, pero también soy consciente de qué hay un tema de época.

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Lucas Coelho@coelholucas
3 stars
Sep 20, 2021

Ben Franklin is one of my role models, he accomplish great things and this book shows a lot about his perspective of the world. But this is kind of a boring read at some points.

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