Benjamin Franklin - one of the founding fathers, who stood at the origins of the American state, whose portrait is placed on a hundred-dollar banknote. A man who made himself. As a result of constant self-education and hard work on himself, he became a truly global personality, a polyglot and encyclopedist, whose knowledge stretched from politics and diplomacy to the natural sciences and philosophy. Anticipated the emergence of time management by developing its own time management system. Benjamin Franklin's memoirs are a classic example of autobiographical literature, known all over the world for the author's lively, fascinating, sometimes moralizing language. And these days, readers seek out the secrets of this amazing man's success in the pages of his autobiography. And modern comments that complement the book will help you immerse yourself in the historical context.