TY - GEN AU - Wilkin, Sam TI - Wealth secrets of the 1 % : : a modern manual to getting marvelously, obscenely rich SN - 978-1-4736-0486-5 U1 - 330.16 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Hodder and Stronghton Ltd. KW - Wealth KW - Rich people KW - History N1 - Why is it so hard to get rich? -- Wealth secrets of the ancient Romans -- Wealth secrets of the robber barons -- Wealth secrets of today's one percent -- Wealth secrets of the Forbes global rich list -- Dot.com wealth secrets -- Seven secrets of spectacularly rich people N2 - An amazing read. It turns out you don't need to be a genius to get fabulously wealthy. You only need to make one of these basic wealth secrets work for you. Wilkin's deep research studying Indian billionaires, American magnates, Russian oligarchs, Mexican tycoons, Roman generals and assorted others of the mega-rich lead Wilkin to identify their wealth secrets. Get on to one of those and you too can light your cigars with $100 bills . . . If you want to become ultra-rich, this book is for you. Sam Wilkin combs history for a provocative and well-written account of the secrets of wealth formation. Just reading this book will make you richer ER -