The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life by Steven Bartlett

Steven Bartlett’s The Diary of a CEO is not a guide to fleeting business strategy, but a foundational manual for mastering the self, crafting a compelling narrative, adopting a resilient philosophy, and building a world-class team. Drawing on his meteoric rise as a serial entrepreneur and the intimate, unfiltered wisdom shared by hundreds of the…

Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses by Codie Sanchez

Main Street Millionaire is not just a guide to investing; it is a declaration of economic war against the system that keeps the average person dependent on a paycheck. Codie Sanchez argues forcefully that financial freedom is not achieved through salary or risky start-ups, but through strategic ownership of established, cash-flowing small businesses. Using the…

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Millionaire Success Habits: The Gateway to Wealth & Prosperity by Dean Graziosi

Millionaire Success Habits by Dean Graziosi is a transformative guide designed to help readers cultivate habits that lead to financial success and personal growth. With actionable insights and practical exercises, this book emphasizes the power of mindset, clarity, and effective goal-setting in achieving lasting prosperity. Pre-Summary Sections Who May Benefit from the Book Top 3…

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Adam Smith’s seminal work, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations, stands as the foundational text of modern political economy. Through meticulous observation and rigorous analysis, Smith dismantles prevailing mercantilist theories, revealing that true national wealth resides not in hoards of gold, but in the annual produce of labor. This…

The Stock Exchange from Within by W. C. Van Antwerp

The Stock Exchange from Within (published 1914) is an earnest and insightful work written by W. C. Van Antwerp, a self-described “busy stockbroker,” intended to serve as a comprehensive defense of the Stock Exchange (SE). Drawing heavily on the insights of renowned economists, legal history, and intimate personal experience, the book aims to “dull the…

Book Review and Summary: How to Get Rich

How to Get Rich, originally published as a small magazine in August 1894, is not a motivational treatise but a practical, actionable blueprint for achieving financial independence through small-scale manufacturing. This collection of industrial and domestic formulas, many of which were claimed to have previously commanded high prices, provides readers with the secret knowledge necessary…

How to Succeed as an Inventor by Goodwin B. Smith

How to Succeed as an Inventor (1909) by Goodwin B. Smith, a Registered Attorney in the U.S. Patent Office, serves as both an inspirational guide and a cautionary handbook for those aspiring to achieve wealth through patents. Smith aims to clarify the “wonderful possibilities” in invention while detailing the pitfalls and “dangers to be avoided”….

Successful Stock Speculation by J. J. Butler

This book, written by J. J. Butler and published in December 1922, aims to provide readers, particularly clients of the National Bureau of Financial Information, with fundamental principles necessary for navigating the stock market. The core philosophy centers on achieving “stock speculating with safety,” countering the common perception that speculation inherently involves great risk. The…

The Wizard of Wall Street and His Wealth; or, The Life and Deeds of Jay Gould by Trumbull White

This volume is presented as a complete and reliable account of the life and deeds of Jay Gould, “The Wizard of Wall Street”. The history of any man who acquired the greatest amount of wealth ever accumulated by one individual is inherently interesting. Gould’s career was marked by dramatic incidents and financial daring that astounded…

Practical Pointers for Patentees By Franklin A. Cresee, M.E.

The object of Practical Pointers for Patentees is to provide inventors with crucial information and advice, drawing on the author’s observations and the experience of successful inventors, to help patentees intelligently and economically realize financial gain from their inventions once the patent has been issued. The work focuses specifically on the “business end” of inventing,…