Author : Freddie T. Rowbotham
Publisher : ShieldCrest
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 36,30 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1907629033
The story of my eventful life in detail, from my early years during the Second World War and through my teenage years. From my humble beginnings, to the rise of a wealthy businessman and the fall from grace and back to my poor existence today.
Author : John Ross
Publisher :
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,82 MB
Release : 1990-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781879868007
Author : Mohammed Al-Fahim
Publisher : I. B. Tauris
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,45 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
ISBN : 9781860642333
"Born in 1948, in Abu Dhabi, the author knew dreadful poverty for years before fabulous oil wealth transformed his country forever. He grew up in the ruler's palace, barefoot like his playmates, now senior figures in the United Arab Emirates." "This is a vivid eye-witness account of the total transformation within only 30 years of a Bedouin society into a country with the world's highest per capita income. He speaks with great frankness about his own life and career and about the role of the British in his country."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Gail Liberman
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 19,69 MB
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1450276865
Who wants to be a millionaire? Who doesnt? 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. Praise for Rags to Riches: 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. -Tom Siedell, Managing Editor, Your Money 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. -John E Wasik, Author, Retire Early and Live the Life You Want Now Rags to Riches: Motivating Stories of How Ordinary People Achieved Extraordinary Wealth goes well beyond the quick-fi x guru guidebooks to explore effective, longterm strategies that systematically build wealth. Its fascinating, candid look at how every day, people reach their goals by turning challenge into opportunity.-Marla Brill, Publisher, Brills Mutual Funds Interactive www.brill.com A fascinating and instructive collection of biographies. -Evan Simonoff, Associated Publishedr/Editor-in-Chief, Financial Planning 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. Gails 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 whove been there and done it, how to acquire a vast personal fortune. -Linda Rawls, Editor, Palm Beach Daily News 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 Boston Herald, on America 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 Love, Marriage & Money, as well as the bestseller, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Making Money with Mutual Funds.
Author : Nathan Aaseng
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 38,77 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780590485678
Presents brief biographies of the enterprising individuals who started such products and companies as Apple computers, Sears, the Dow Jones Index and The Wall Street Journal, J.C. Penney, Hershey's Chocolate, Ebony Magazine, and Kinney Shoes.
Author : Joseph Trawick
Publisher :
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 42,58 MB
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781663222527
From Rags to Riches is the true story of two strangers who find each other in midlife and turn rags into riches and make their Christian marriage and businesses a success. Joseph and Annette Trawick were both born in small, rural areas, Wilkinson and Hancock Counties in Georgia, approximately sixteen miles apart--only separated by pine trees, dirt, and gravel roads. Both had previous marriages and have adult children. Although they felt it was love at first sight, there were many obstacles in their path that undermined what God had set as their destiny. There were many struggles, from starting their business to maintaining their marriage and maintaining the bond between their adult children.Throughout this book, they will take you on a journey of good and ugly. Believing in the faith of God and each other, they discovered that being rich is not all about money but about love, family, health, and happiness.
Author : Jaclyn Howell
Publisher :
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 42,84 MB
Release : 2017-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781640790407
Most people anticipate a success story that describes a character's (real life or fictional) triumph from rags to riches. What if we turn the tables and read about an already "lucky" character who was practically born with a silver spoon in her mouth, looks down upon others who have less than her or who don't meet her standards, feels entitled to get what she desires from others, and gets away with countless bullying antics at school since her father knows what strings to pull to get her out of trouble? Meet Serendipity (a.k.a. Serene), who needs to be humbled in her world of entitlement to fill the endless void she is trying to fill. How will she turn from her vacant and selfish ways if she doesn't have God in her life? Does she need to lose everything and go from riches to rags to find her purpose in the life that God intended for her?
Author : Ellie Guzman
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 19,59 MB
Release : 2020-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781646693375
Rags to Rags is an irreverent, tongue-in-cheek collection of short stories about being the poorest kid in the room. It hails from the mind of Ellie Guzman, whose unconventional approach to writing humorous essays about uncomfortable topics on her blog has led to publication worldwide and an international following. Throughout her life, Guzman has somehow always ended up in wealthy spaces, from stumbling into the child acting industry, to scraping by on financial aid at a prestigious private university, to breaking into an animation studio and gradually working her way up the writing ladder. But in her personal life, she was always broke, growing up cramped in a one-bedroom apartment with a family of four and joining scientific studies to make a quick buck. Her short stories embrace the bizarreness of those situations as well as the realities of what being "poor" means, all through a hilarious and quirky lens. "Oh My God, Are You Bryan Cranston?" tells the story of the time Guzman mistakenly attended a screening with the cast of Argo, and how she attacked the hors d'oeuvres to cope with the shame of being underdressed in front of her heroes. "You Better Work" describes the unusual lengths she went through to survive college, like getting her blood drawn for cash or pretending to be a freshman for a free sandwich. "The New Normal" describes how exactly she made the leap from a career in medicine to one in television, and "Whitewashed" explores an identity crisis as a first-generation Latina coming to terms with who she is. It's a variety of topics infused with Guzman's unique voice, funny but sincere, conversational yet biting. It doesn't take itself too seriously; after all, it's not a story of rags to riches. It's a story of rags to rags.
Author : Carey McKeon Pearson
Publisher : Beavers Pond Press
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 18,67 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781592983988
Meet Rags, a spunky little dog with a big heart. Lost and alone in the vast oil fields of West Texas, she meets a colorful cast of characters before finding a true friend. Based on a real story, Rags to Riches is a tale of hope, perseverance, and fulfillment that will delight readers of all ages.
Author : Daniel W. Berthelette
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 26,15 MB
Release : 2009
Category :
ISBN : 1606045911
Can you imagine being a janitor one year and a millionaire the next? That's exactly what happened to Daniel Berthelette in the amazing true story of one man's journey From Rags to Riches to Faith. Daniel's journey from real estate tycoon, having all of the luxuries you could imagine, to giving up everything to move to Mississippi will have you laughing one minute and crying the next! From Rags to Riches to Faith is a compelling story of how one man met the Lord, the all-knowing, powerful, merciful, loving God, who brought him full circle, from being a poor man to a wealthy man to a spiritually rich man after finding faith and giving up millions, completely satisfied with living by faith and trusting in God.
