Poor Richard's Almanack
Poor Richard's Almanack is one of Benjamin Franklin's most charming creations. He delighted in cloaking his writing behind a variety of literary personas, and Richard Saunders remains one of his most beloved, although some critics have complained that Poor Richard reveals the shallow materialism at the heart of Franklin's homespun philosophy and, by extension, at the heart of America itself. The Almanack holds a central place in understanding Franklin and his evolution from humble tradesman...
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A bestseller—since the year 1732! Benjamin Franklin's classic fount of wisdom now has an introduction by a man who really understands that "a penny saved is a penny earned:" Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve.
