{"product_id":"9781450276863","title":"Rags To Riches: Motivating Stories of How Ordinary People Achieved Extraordinary Wealth","description":"\u003cb\u003eWho wants to be a millionaire?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Who doesn’t? From magician to manufacturing magnate, fi   nancial columnist to real estate investor, poet to college dropout, here are the profi les 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 fi nancial success. They may not all be household names, but their stories can serve as an inspiration to us all.\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for Rags to Riches:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “There are as many paths to fi nancial success as there are   people who want to achieve it. This book shows that wealth is within the reach of just about   anyone.”\u003cbr\u003e -Tom Siedell, Managing Editor, \u003ci\u003eYour Money\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “The most extraordinary thing about Rags to Riches is that it affi   rms how ordinary people have this tremendous, innate ability to achieve success   and generate wealth if they put their minds to it.”\u003cbr\u003e -John E Wasik, Author, \u003ci\u003eRetire Early and Live the Life You   Want Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e“Rags to Riches: Motivating Stories of How Ordinary People   Achieved Extraordinary Wealth”\u003c\/i\u003e goes well beyond the quick-fi x guru guidebooks to   explore effective, longterm 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,\u003cbr\u003e Publisher, Brill’s Mutual Funds Interactive www.brill.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “A fascinating and instructive collection of biographies.”\u003cbr\u003e -Evan Simonoff, Associated Publishedr\/Editor-in-Chief,   \u003ci\u003eFinancial Planning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “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 affl uent 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.”\u003cbr\u003e -Linda Rawls, Editor, \u003ci\u003ePalm Beach Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Husband and wife Alan Lavine and Gail Liberman know money.   They are syndicated fi nance columnists and authors based in North Palm   Beach, Florida. Their joint columns run weekly in the \u003ci\u003eBoston Herald, on   America\u003c\/i\u003e Online, and in numerous newspapers. They are frequent guests on radio   and television as well as columnists for Fundsinteractive.com and Quiken.com.   Alan and Gail are the authors of \u003ci\u003eLove, Marriage \u0026amp; Money\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the   bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Making Money with Mutual Funds.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143139016944,"sku":"9781450276863","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450276863_p0.jpg?v=1763833909","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450276863","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}