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Back to Search#67 Conrad Hilton: Hilton Hotel Dynasty
What I learned from reading The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty by J. Randy Taraborrelli.
100 years ago he was a man with $5000 to his …
7 years, 4 months ago
#66 Henry Kaiser: Builder in the Modern American West
What I learned from reading Henry J. Kaiser: Builder in the Modern American West by Mark Foster.
He built giant businesses in roads, bridges, dams, h…
7 years, 4 months ago
#65 Kirk Kerkorian: Penniless Dropout became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
What I learned from reading The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History by William C. Remp…
7 years, 5 months ago
#64 Coco Chanel: Her Life and Secrets
What I learned from reading Coco Chanel: Her Life, Her Secrets.
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It is my work I am congratulated on, and to me, that's the only thing that counts …
7 years, 5 months ago
#63 The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich
What I learned by from reading The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich by Daniel Ammann.
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The spot market for oil was one of the most lucrat…
7 years, 5 months ago
#62 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
What I learned from reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.
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[0:01] Why Ben Franklin wrote an autobiography
[4:50] Ben…
7 years, 5 months ago
#61 Malcom McLean: The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
What I learned from reading The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger.
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Such was the beginning of a r…
7 years, 6 months ago
#60 Yvon Chouinard: What We've Learned from Patagonia's First 40 Years
What I learned from reading The Responsible Company: What We've Learned From Patagonia's First 40 Years by Yvon Chouinard and Vincent Stanley.
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Whe…
7 years, 6 months ago
#59 Howard Hughes: The Definitive Biography of the First American Billionaire
What I learned from reading Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters; The Definitive Biography of the First American Billionaire.
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He was a f…
7 years, 6 months ago
#58 John Bogle: Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
What I learned from reading Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life by John Bogle
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Gentlemen, cut your costs. [4:00]
the benefits of bei…
7 years, 6 months ago