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Author:	Andrew Tobias	Publisher:	Random House Inc
ISBN-10:	067945618X	Subject:	Biography & Autobiography
ISBN-13:	9780679456186	Topic:	--
Format:	Hardcover	Language:	English
Publication Year:	1997	Condition:	Good
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Height:	10.0 in.
Width:	6.5 in.
Thickness:	1.2 in.
Weight:	16.8 oz.

Publisher's Note
"This book will make you rich. Filthy stinking rich. You will never need to work again. You will spend the rest of your life on the Riviera sipping piña coladas and listening to Sinatra. And even if this doesnt happen, Andrew Tobias will provide you with such a wealth of wit that you will retire with a vast fortune of laughter. "--Christopher Buckley, author of Wry Martinis As Newsweek put it, "Andrew Tobias remains the funniest of the financial writers." Forbes identified him as "one of the financial communitys most pithily perceptive observers." In My Vast Fortune, the bestselling author of The Only Investment Guide Youll Ever Need tells the amusing and illuminating story of how he amassed dizzying (well, to him) wealth. Then, he describes the unusual ways hes put it to work. Among his more famous money adventures are:His personal campaign against smoking in Russia, which began when he spotted an opportunity to buy cheap TV airtime for commercials. "Excuse my pronunciation, " he told ninety million Russians night after night, "but I have something important to tell you."His decision to buy real estate in Miami over the phone, without ever seeing it. For the price of a swank two-bedroom apartment in New York, Tobias realized he could buy most of a neighborhood--so he did. Oops. The tragicomic story of liberal as slumlord.His crusade to fix the auto insurance mess, which pitted him against--of all people--his onetime hero Ralph Nader. After spending $250,000 of his vast fortune on a referendum in California (where he has never lived), Tobias came to two conclusions: 1) "Each of us has a calling and--though appallingly boring--auto insurance seemed more and more to be mine" ; and 2) "Ralph Nader is a big fat idiot." Finally, Tobias addresses your vast fortune and offers his wisest tips on how to make it and how to spend it. Witty and compassionate, Andrew Tobias is a plutocrat for the nineties, a capitalist with a heart. If you enjoyed The Only Investment Guide Youll Ever Need, you'll love My Vast Fortune. In My Vast Fortune, the bestselling author of The Only Investment Guide You'll Evern Need tells the amusing and illuminating story of how he amassed dizzying (well, to him) wealth. Then, he describes the unusual ways he's put it to work. Among his more famous money adventures are his personal campaign against smoking in Russia, which began when he spotted an opportunity to buy cheap TV airtime for commercials; his decision to buy real estate in Miami over the phone, without ever seeing it. For the price of a swank two-bedroom apartment in New York, Tobias realized he could buy most of a neighborhood - so he did. Oops. The tragicomic story of liberal as slumlord; and his crusade to fix the auto insurance mess, which pitted him against - of all people - his onetime hero Ralph Nader. Finally, Tobias addresses your vast fortune and offers his wisest tips on how to make it and how to spend it.
Industry reviews
"...an amusing look at the eccentric financial life of a man with a Fifth Avenue childhood and an enormous sense of guilt." New York Times - Elisabeth Bumiller (11/27/1997)

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My Vast Fortune: The Money Adventures of a Quixotic Capitalist

ISBN:	067945618X
Author:	Andrew Tobias
Publisher:	Random House
Release Date:	1997-09-16

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Condition:	Used: Good

Sku: aa0940246111

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