Includes bibliographical references ([361]-396) and index.
Contents:
Part 1. What is takes : Education, intelligence, drive -- Risk -- Luck, and timing -- Winning is everything -- Part 2. Blue-collar billionaires -- West Coast money -- Entertainment and media -- Beyond Wall Street -- Part III. Spending it : Conspicuous consumption -- Heirs -- Family feunds -- Giving it away -- Power and politics -- Afterword : Money and happiness -- Appendix : The Forbes 400, 1982-2006.
Summary:
Profiles the wealthiest Americans of the past quarter century to reveal how they achieved success in various fields, how they made their fortunes in various industries, and how they saved, enhanced, and occasionally squandered their wealth.
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