philanthropists

Nineteenth- and early twentieth-century industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie tells his controversial rags-to-riches life story up to 1914, five years before his death.

Contains over one hundred alphabetically arranged articles that provide information about the lives and activities of international civil rights activists, antislavery reformers, human rights advocates, Nobel Peace Prize winners, and philanthropists; and includes timelines, sidebars, quotations, and other reference tools.

This book is a biography of football player Tom Brady, highlighting his charitable work.

"A biography of American actress and philanthropist Angelina Jolie"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of American basketball player Dwight Howard, focusing on his philanthropic activities off the court.

Biography of nineteenth-century philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, tracing his path from poverty to great wealth, providing information about some of the important historical events that occurred during his lifetime, and discussing how he used his money to support education through a library building program.

A biography of the industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and later became a famous philanthropist, establishing the Rockefeller Foundation in 1913.

A biography of the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry and used much of it for philanthropic causes.

A biography of the Scottish immigrant who became the richest man in the world for his time, due to his involvements in the railroad, telegraph, iron, and steel; and who before he died disposed of the bulk of his fortune in philanthropic ways, feeling that a man who died with his fortune intact died disgraced.

Details the later years of Brooke Astor, an American socialite and philanthropist, and describes how her grandson Philip took legal action against his father, Anthony Marshall Astor, in order to remove him as Brooke's legal guardian, claiming that his grandmother was receiving unfit treatment, despite the wealth of her estate.