The Very, Very Rich provides revealing insights into the intriguing world of big money, recounting the spectacular succe
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English Year 2010
Table of contents :
Content: Editor's Note 1. The Golden Gallery 2. From Croesus to Crassus to Cornfeld 3. How To Get Rich Without Really Trying: William Benton 4. The Salesmanship Route: W. Clement Stone 5. Can Fortune Building be Taught? 6. The Stock Market: Playing It: Joseph Hirshhorn 7. The Stock Market: Selling It: Bernard Cornfeld 8. The Scatterseeds Approach: Howard Hughes 9. Diggers and Drillers: J. Pail Getty 10. Do You Need Luck to Make a Million? 11. The Technology Route: The Jack-of-All-Trades Approach: William Lear 12. The Technology Route: The Specialist's Approach: Edwin Land 13. Who Says It Can't Be Done? 14. The Magic of "OPM": 1. The Borrowing Route: Daniel Ludwig 15. The Magic of "OPM": 2. The Equity Route: James Ling 16. Real Estate: Building Big: Conrad Hilton 17. Real Estate: Building Small: Levitt family 18. The Psychology of the Rich 19. The Promoters: Of Ideas: Glenn Turner 20. The Promoters: Of Things: Jeno Paulucci 21. Other People's Wor: Ray Kroc 22. The Mostly Late Blooomers 23. Advice from the Rich 24. Fortune Makers of the Future Bibliography and Supplemental Reading