{"product_id":"9781101544495","title":"The Education of Millionaires: Everything You Won't Learn in College About How to Be Successful","description":"The myth: If you get into a good college, study hard, and graduate  with excellent grades, you will be pretty much set for a successful  career. \u003cbr\u003eThe reality: The biggest thing you won't learn in college is how to  succeed professionally.\u003cp\u003eSome of the smartest, most successful people in the country didn't  finish college. None of them learned their most critical skills at 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\u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003eHow fashion designer Marc Ecko started earning $1000 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  employee 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  founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems Hair Care Products.    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \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 in 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    \u003cp\u003eLearning the skills in this book well is a \u003ci\u003enecessary\u003c\/i\u003e addition  to any education. This book shows you the way, whether you're a high  school dropout or a graduate of Harvard Law School.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133322412272,"sku":"9781101544495","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101544495_p0.jpg?v=1763687774","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101544495","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}