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"Want to become "obscenely" rich, as the subtitle of this illuminating book has it? Well, the best bet is to be born that way. The next best bet is to have a "wealth secret," the better-mousetrap sine qua non for building an empire. Economic forecaster Wilkin, head of business research at Oxford Economics, has good fun looking at how some fabulously rich people got to be that way.... Eye-opening."―Kirkus Reviews
"Wilkin is a knowledgeable guide to the world's greatest fortunes.... Thoughtful, playful prose."―Bryan Burrough, New York Times Book Review
"An amazing read... Get on to one of those [secrets] and you too can light your cigars with $100 bills.."―Marvin Zonis, Professor Emeritus, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
"Sam Wilkin combs history for a provocative and well-written account of the secrets of wealth formation. Just reading this book will make you richer."―Darrell M. West, Vice President of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and author of Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust
"So how do our billionaires make their billions? Business analyst Sam Wilkin offers up the real scoop.... Delicious and insight-packed."―Sam Pizzigati, Too Much
"Clever, entertaining.... Rich and poor will enjoy it equally, and if you have a modest entourage, I would consider getting copies for them too."―Marcus Berkmann, Daily Mail (UK)
"Pay attention.... What makes this book different is Sam Wilkin is an inside man."―Joe Shute, The Telegraph (UK)
A "highly entertaining and useful guide to the 'fascinating economic puzzle waiting to be solved' behind every billion-dollar fortune.... If you too would like to get your hands on today's equivalent of 250,000lb of fattened goose meat, Wilkin's book is a brilliant place to start."
―Julia Richardson, Daily Mail (UK)
"This is at heart a theoretical book, not an historical one. Its merit lies not in the stories it tells, but in the connections it draws between them."―Nick Wolven, Washington Independent Review of Books
"A great read.... Infused with a great sense of humor."―Life Elsewhere
Sam Wilkin is a senior advisor to Oxford Economics, one of the world's foremost global forecasting and research consultancies, where he previously served as head of business research. He is also a senior advisor to Oxford Analytica, a strategic analysis and advisory firm that counts among its clients many global companies and more than twenty-five world governments. Wilkin received his B.A. in economics from Eckerd College, where he was the 2004 alumni fellow, and his M.A. in international relations from the University of Chicago. He lives in New York.
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I am a terrible reader - I start most books and then get bored and never finish them. I'm happy to say that this is the first book that I have finished in probably 10+ years. When I saw how long it was and that is was written by a numbers guy, I was trepidacious, but his writing is smart, witty, and quite entertaining, particularly given the subject matter. I really loved reading the book and looked forward to reading a bit more of it each day. While he definitely covers the secrets, it is by no means an easy thing to become a billionaire, but should you choose to do so, I think this is an excellent way to get started.
I think the best part of the book is they way it is written. I was truly laughing out loud many times during my read, and the impartial way he approaches the subject is all the more hilarious. They book is either a guide to getting rich by exploiting the many systems that exist or an indictment of capitalism. The author addresses this at the end of the book but never quite shows his hand - besides the US book cover perhaps, which amusingly was not considered appropriate for the UK version. I guess it's more dignified to wipe with a president that a Royal!
Anyways, it was an excellent read and if you are a student or professor of history or economics, entrepreneur, or perhaps a socialist/member of Occupy Wall Street, there is much to love about this book.
Remarkable book! Intelligent, well researched. I learned more about the true secrets behind big fortunes of the past and recent times than anywhere else before, and I read everything and all the time. You'll see names, and companies you might have heard of before, but no other author has done an equally amazing job analyzing the origins of those successes. It's one of those rare books you can't just skim through. Every page is full of valuable observations. Will you be able to use them in your life? It's up to you, but you won't look at fortunes, billionaires, businesses the same way again. Thank you, Sam for a beautiful book. As an author myself, I know how much time and effort it takes, and your book is a true jewel.
Nice Historical summary of monopolies and how they were formed by a collection of the largest wealth earners in history.
Go read if only for the history
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