books about: billionaires

books about: billionaires

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Billionaires

Vikas Swarup

Scribner, 2005

A Wonderful Yarn
I am, and have been, partial to books that concern themselves with the Indian dispora and/or take place on the Indian sub-continent. Well, Q & A is simply put a book, like the recent The White Tiger that uses the unique and complex Indian culure as its backdrop for a ...

The Bill Cook Story: Ready, Fire, Aim!

Bob Hammel

Indiana University Press, 2008

What a story!
This book is an epic tale that is equal parts ambition, pluck and smarts. Hammel details how a guy who once slept on a cot in a Chicago factory where he worked (because he had no place else to stay) was able to eventually create a medical devices company that has saved ...

Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters: From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a ...

Alan S. Miller, Satoshi Kanazawa

Perigee Trade, 2007

An excellent introduction to neuroscience
This is a democratically short book which both briefly and fairly cogently lays out the currently known essentials of neuroscience. Neuroscience is the field which advocates that our minds are not blank slates but rather carefully evolved organs with inbuilt genetic ...

Damn Right! Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger

Janet Lowe

Wiley, 2000

Loved it!
This was a great read. Author Janet Lowe did a fine job explaining how Charlie Munger became a successful individual; his upbringing, schooling, and experiences are detailed here. This biographical background was very interesting and I enjoyed learning how Munger ...

The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Made and Gave Away a Fortune Without Anyone Knowing

Conor O'Clery

PublicAffairs, 2007

Prosperity Classic
In 1988, Forbes magazine's annual list of America's most wealthy listed Charles F Feeney as the 23rd richest American alive, whose personal worth of $1.3 billion was greater than Rupert Murdoch or Donald Trump. In fact, four years earlier Feeney had secretly given away ...

1,000 Dollars and an Idea: Entrepreneur to Billionaire

Sam Wyly

Newmarket, 2008

How This Book Put Me To Sleep
Last night I could not sleep. This is such a turbulent time in the world that many of us share sleepless nights of worry - about the market and our future. So at about 1 am I picked up Sam Wyly's 1,000 Dollars & an Idea. The book is a page turner and provides ...

The Tao of Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett's Words of Wisdom: Quotations and Interpretations to Help Guide You ...

Mary Buffett, David Clark

Scribner, 2006

Good Perspectives!
"The Tao of Warren Buffett" is a collection of aphorisms that are useful for investors. These include: 1)You can't make a good deal with a bad person. 2)The great personal fortunes in this country weren't built on a portfolio of 50 companies - they were built by ...

Trump Strategies for Real Estate: Billionaire Lessons for the Small Investor

George H. Ross

Wiley, 2006

Book You can Use!
This is one of those books that actually accomplishes what it sets out to do. For anyone who has ever watched Trump's show, you know Mr. Ross as the quiet man who gives spot-on advice (which Trump doesn't always heed--too bad!). Mr. Ross is great not only at ...

Wolves Eat Dogs (Arkady Renko Novels)

Martin Cruz Smith

Pocket, 2006

Unmatched
Martin Cruz Smith never lets me down!!!! I would not call it one of his best, however very satisfied and enjoyed the read very very much!!! Have recommended this book to many MCS's fans, and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for one of the best, exciting ...

The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine

Benjamin Wallace

Crown, 2008

Interesting peek inside the world of rare wines
This book provides a great look inside the very high end of wine collecting - the people, the history and of course the wines. The author offers up a fascinating portrait of the people whose trade or avocation is the finding, selling and drinking of 100+ year old fine ...

Trump: Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life

Donald J. Trump, Meredith Mciver

Ballantine Books, 2005

Worth it's weight in Billions . . .
This is one book I could not put down once I started reading it. With Mr. Trump's decades of experience and knowledge gained throughout today's aggressive world of business, his distinguishing insights are compacted into this brief and tiny work, projecting both his ...

Billionaire In Training (Instant Success)

Bradley J Sugars, Brad Sugars

McGraw-Hill, 2005

A real process to wealth building
Recently heard Brad Sugars do a workshop on wealth creation. Having read the book several times already the workshop, his 'billionaire in training' global series really cemented many of the concepts for me. For example what type of business to buy first (a franchise ...

Lovers & Players

Jackie Collins

St. Martin's Press, 2006

I got a secret..you got a secret..we ALL got a SECRET!
The Diamond family... At the head of the family is Red Diamond, a selfish, controlling and filthy rich father..his three sons Jett, an ex druggie and a successful model in Italy, Max, a real estate broker and Chris, a Hollywood entertainment lawyer. The Diamond ...

Powerhouse Principles: The Billionaire Blueprint For Real Estate Success

Jorge Perez

Celebra Hardcover, 2008

Power Developer Writes Powerful Book
Powerhouse Principles: The Billionaire Blueprint for Real Estate Success is an entertaining read for the professional and an instructive read for the beginning real estate investor. For those who do not follow real estate closely, Jorge Perez is the southern half ...

Billionaire Secrets to Success

Bill Bartmann

Brown Books Publishing Group, 2005

A Damn Good Book, and a response to the 1-star reviews.
Looking at the 1 star reviewers really got me motivated to sit here & type up this review. Those people who rated it 1 star only did so because maybe they looked up on Wikipedia and saw that Bill Bartmann's business collapsed and he was left penniless after having ...