Download or read book Rags to Riches written by Gail Liberman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who wants to be a millionaire? Who doesn't? From magician to manufacturing magnate, financial columnist to real estate investor, poet to college dropout, here are the profiles of 17 ordinary people who started with nothing-and became millionaires! These are stories of people who overcame poverty or in some cases middle class lifestyles to single-handedly beat overwhelming odds and achieved financial success. They may not all be household names, but their stories can serve as an inspiration to us all. Praise for Rags to Riches: "There are as many paths to financial success as there are people who want to achieve it. This book shows that wealth is within the reach of just about anyone." -Tom Siedell, Managing Editor, Your Money "The most extraordinary thing about Rags to Riches is that it affirms how ordinary people have this tremendous, innate ability to achieve success and generate wealth if they put their minds to it." -John E Wasik, Author, Retire Early and Live the Life You Want Now "Rags to Riches: Motivating Stories of How Ordinary People Achieved Extraordinary Wealth" goes well beyond the quick-fix guru guidebooks to explore effective, long-term strategies that systematically build wealth. It's fascinating, candid look at how every day, people reach their goals by turning challenge into opportunity." -Marla Brill, Publisher, Brill's Mutual Funds Interactive www.brill.com "A fascinating and instructive collection of biographies." -Evan Simonoff, Associated Publishedr/Editor-in-Chief, Financial Planning "Now readers everywhere can discover what Palm Beach Daily News readers have learned: Gail Liberman and Alan Lavine know everything there is to know about personal wealth-how to get it and how to grow it. Gail's weekly column in our paper tells affluent readers how to manage their fortunes. This book takes a step back and tells readers, in the words of millionaires who've been there and done it, how to acquire a vast personal fortune." -Linda Rawls, Editor, Palm Beach Daily News

Download or read book From Rags to Riches written by Mohammed Al-Fahim and published by I. B. Tauris. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Born in 1948, in Abu Dhabi, the author knew dreadful poverty for years before fabulous oil wealth transformed his country forever. He grew up in the ruler's palace, barefoot like his playmates, now senior figures in the United Arab Emirates." "This is a vivid eye-witness account of the total transformation within only 30 years of a Bedouin society into a country with the world's highest per capita income. He speaks with great frankness about his own life and career and about the role of the British in his country."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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