(COMPLETE)The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie - tg

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The Gospel of Wealth, by Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-gospel-of-wealth-by-andrew-carnegie/
What is the proper mode of administering great wealth? It is to address this question that steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie's famous essay "Wealth", or more commonly known as "The Gospel of Wealth" was written (in 1989). His answer – Philanthropy. Not just any philanthropy, but specifically, projects funded and overseen during the life of the magnate, for things that benefit the community and engage the public in maintaining long after the magnate is gone -- libraries, parks, universities, hospitals, medical labs, observatories, entertainment halls, swimming pools, etc. Carnegie deemed it the responsibility of every self-respecting self-made rich person in America and the world, to help the poorer classes to rise. Before he died he had built over 3,000 public libraries throughout the world, and to this day various Carnegie foundations continue his work in support of various social causes. (Summary by Michele Fry)
Source text (I will read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/cu31924001214539/page/n39/mode/1up?

Target completion date: 2021-06-00

Prooflistening level: Standard Our DPL is KevinS
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Business & Economics

Keywords that describe the book: Please leave this visible so I can add more: inheritance, capitalism, philanthropy, menascus, private property

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.The Problem of the Administration of Wealth.

For the first section, say:
"Part # # of The Gospel of Wealth, by Andrew Carnegie. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Gospel of Wealth, by Andrew Carnegie. Part 1,The Problem of the Administration of Wealth. ."
For the second and subsequent sections, I will use the shortened intro

End of recording:
Say:
"End of Part #." [Optional, and title of chapter: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of The Gospel of Wealth, by Andrew Carnegie."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: gospelofwealth_##_carnegie_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. gospelofwealth_01_carnegie_128kb.mp3)

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May I DPL?
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KevinS wrote: March 20th, 2021, 10:56 amMay I DPL?
Indeed! Thank you.
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I'll MC. Be back in a bit with the MW.

Edit: Do you have the link to the text you're using? I see several copies of "The Gospel of Wealth and other timely essays" on Archive; I want to put the correct one in the database.
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Thanks. Here's the link.
https://archive.org/details/cu31924001214539/page/n4/mode/1up?q=no+matter+where+or

I've decided to have only 2 sections. I might have said 4.
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Thanks!

You said 2, so we're good. :)
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Part 1 is uploaded. I hope it isn't too boring for you, Kevin. I found it a bit tedious despite the many interesting points he made. I am quite disgusted with my sound quality, too. It sounds hollow or spongy. God I hope it isn't just the way I sound :shock:
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TriciaG wrote: March 23rd, 2021, 4:23 pm Thanks!

You said 2, so we're good. :)
Yes now I remember saying 2. Because I can always add more but I can't subtract.
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msfry wrote: March 26th, 2021, 3:31 pm Part 1 is uploaded. I hope it isn't too boring for you, Kevin. I found it a bit tedious despite the many interesting points he made. I am quite disgusted with my sound quality, too. It sounds hollow or spongy. God I hope it isn't just the way I sound :shock:
Looking forward to it, no matter what you say! (Wink.)

The sound is slightly, ever-so-slightly, echo-ey. Hard to put my finger on it, but you always read in such a pleasant way, I would say not to worry.
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Section 1 PL OK!
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msfry wrote: April 13th, 2021, 7:04 am Part 2 is uploaded. 43:19 minutes

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/gospelofwealth_02_carnegie_128bs.mp3
Great! I'll try to listen today! (The first day of mowing might get in the way of this, though.)
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No big rush, Kevin. Listen at your leisure. :D
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Section 2 PL OK!

Great work!

I enjoyed the lecture, if that is the correct word for it. I can't agree with every point, but Carnegie's central message is a sound one.
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Thank you, Kevin. I appreciate the help.

Tricia, the summary has been tweaked, key words added, and cover ready to go. You can pull the trigger whenever you are ready.
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