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How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets
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I read this book non-stop as soon as it popped through the post slot in my door. It is witty, funny and straight forward. No self-help... just cold hard facts on how to get rich and I loved it. Far better than any other book I have read on how someone can build wealth... after all, as Felix Dennis states, ''Getting rich is a knack... a knack that can be acquired!'' 5 stars from me. Excellent reading! I'd work for Mr Dennis any day with 1000% commitment.
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This book is now my desktop companion and I dip into it for inspiration and relief whenever I have a minute.
Felix Dennis tells it like it is. He takes the mystique out of self-making and explains that becoming a successful entrepreneur, like every other worthy goal in life, has its price. He may sound brutal (he doesn't believe that life is fair), non-egalitarian (he believes that while wealth is open to all only a few have what it takes to claim it) and preposterous (he does not tolerate fools or self-pitying twats gladly); but he is merely being honest with no apology.
He is also incredibly funny, gives himself no airs whatsoever, and is refreshingly modest. He talks about his errors of judgment and execution without a qualm; not something you'll find in the 'hey-ho, look at me' books by US moguls!
I was profoundly touched by his description of his mother, a highly gifted, ambitious and strong-willed woman who was prevented from going into business on her own by the misogynistic strictures of 1950s England. It is a loving son's paen, but also an impassioned battle cry to the rest of us, who live in more enlightened times, to go ahead and succeed for ourselves.
I would recommend this book unreservedly to all budding entrepreneurs out there. If Felix Dennis does not manage to convince you that entrepreneurship is not a part-time, harmless little hobby then no one will! His is a friendly and generous voice, very humane and funny, and refreshingly so very English.
Get this book!
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First, a warning: this book does not tell you "how to get rich", despite the confident title. What it does instead is tell the reader how the author, Dennis, amassed his fortune.
Dennis is witty, always, and a great story-teller. He tangentialises frequently, and so the book is not for the reader who wants strict bullet-style writing.
But why have I given it 5 stars, if the content is clearly not what it says on the tin? The reason is that everything Dennis has to say will help you on the road to riches. There are 101 books that tell you how to start a company, how to hire an accountant and a solicitor, et al, but Dennis tells you everything those books won't. He talks about wooing clients, hiring the best, and how to spend your money.
This book should be on every entrepreneur's shelf, dog-eared and smudged. I cannot recommend it enough.
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Felix Dennis is the first person to lay bare how difficult it is to become rich and how it will ruin your friendships and make you selfish and paranoid and so many other things - and yet in this frank account of how he amassed his £750M fortune I'm only encouraged to keep going and to get there myself.
A frank and realistic account of a great life story that continues with Felix's poetry today - the mans a legend!
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I bought this book in an airport departure lounge and was hooked before I boarded the plane. If you take this book at face value then you're missing the point. If you think reading this book is going to get you rich then you're missing the point. What this book will tell you is whether you are the kind of individual who can make the sacrifices required to become rich. Anybody who lusts at the idea of being stupidly wealthy should read this book, and after finishing it ask themselves if they really have the dedication to follow it through. Frankly (and I think Mr. Dennis would agree) there is no shame if you haven't. But I know he would also agree that you're not going to make a penny just reading books. So get out there and do it.
 
How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets
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