{"product_id":"2940170404520","title":"The Education of Millionaires: It's Not What You Think and It's Not Too Late","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Myth\u003c\/b\u003e: If you get into a good college,  study hard, and graduate with excellent grades, you will be pretty much set  for a successful career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Reality\u003c\/b\u003e: The biggest thing you won't learn in college is how to succeed  professionally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the smartest, most successful people in the country didn't finish  college. None of them learned their most critical skills in an institution of  higher education. And like them, most of what you'll need to learn to be  successful you'll have to learn on your own, outside of school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Ellsberg set out to fill in the gaps by interviewing a wide range of  millionaires and billionaires who don't have college degrees, including  fashion magnate Russell Simmons, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and  founding president Sean Parker, WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg, and Pink  Floyd songwriter and lead guitarist David Gilmour. Among the fascinating  things he learned:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow fashion designer Marc Ecko started earning $1,000  a week in high school with his own clothing business and later grew it into  an empire. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow billionaire Phillip Ruffin went from lowly department store clerk with  no college degree to owner of Treasure Island on the Vegas Strip. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow John  Paul DeJoria went from homelessness to billionaire as the founder of John  Paul Mitchell Systems hair care products. \u003cp\u003eThis book is your guide to developing practical success skills in the real  world. Even if you've already gone through college, the most important skills  weren't on the curriculum--how to find great mentors, build a world-class  network, learn real-world marketing and sales, make your work meaningful (and  your meaning work), build the brand of you, master the art of bootstrapping,  and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearning the skills in this book well is a necessary addition to any  education, whether you're a high school dropout or a graduate of Harvard Law  School. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e©2011 Michael Ellsberg (P)2012 Gildan Media Corp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Instructional Systems [Aubrey J. Kline (aka Jim Kline dba Instructional Systems)]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098460143856,"sku":"2940170404520","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170404520_p0.jpg?v=1763709252","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170404520","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}