How to Be Rich

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Summary: Really Surprising and Entertaining
Review: How To Be Rich surprised me in many ways. J. Paul Getty offers a lot of advice to executives rising through the ranks and those looking to. There's plenty of very entertaining historical coverage of Getty's rise to legendary status starting with the first chapter, How I Made My First Billion, along with other first-hand accounts and stories of his colleges from the era interspersed throughout the book. The book's focus is on how "to be" rich, i.e. the responsibilities thereof, rather than how "to become" rich. Of course, in Getty's case he simply took the skills he learned from working with his father, went out on his own to drill a few holes in the ground, and started pumping oil. There are also chapters regarding investing on Wall Street, in real estate, and in fine art, the later being a particularly interesting chapter. The chapter Art of Individuality is a must-read for anyone who is utterly depressed by the total lack of creativity in today's corporate cubicle conformist culture.

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Instead of buying a book from someone that got rich by writing and selling self-help books, why not reading this classical? Paul Getty got millionarie when he was 26 and in the end of the 1950's he got the title of the "richest man in America" and then "the richest man in the world". In this book he presents us many thoughs that are up-to-date even today, almost 40 years after this book was originally written. A must-have if you are a wealth-seeker.

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Summary: Simple but not Easy...
Review: J. Paul Getty clears up some of the myths associated with the rich. He underscores the importance of maintaining values and balance while still being driven by goals and a desire to be successful.

The insights shared makes the abilty to change one's social stratum seem simple and very much possible while not making it seem unrealistically easy.

A good book.

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Summary: Defining Wealth in Terms of Dollars and Cents
Review: Jean Paul Getty is the epitome of the American entrepeneur -resourceful, industrious, focused, innovative, and ambitious.

J. Paul Getty tailors his message and shares his wisdom and business acumen for YOU, the aspiring entrepeneur.

J. Paul Getty's "How to Be Rich" contains a variety of subjects --how to acquire wealth, how to succeed in everday business, internationaol trade, etc.-- addressed in a candid and intelligible approach. Also, if you're an aspiring executive, you should acquaint yourself with Getty's "millionaire mentality" and espouse a "cost-concious" and "profit-minded" business perspective.

I strongly recommend this book, especially for aspiring entrepeneurs and business executives. Although reading this book will certainly not make you a wealthy person(that requires hardwork and zealous determination), Getty's "How to Be Rich" will certainly en[rich] your knowledge.

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Summary: A "Who To Be" book
Review: Self-made billionaire Paul Getty was once credited with being the richest man in the world, and here he presents some of his philosophies on life. The book is not titled "how to become rich" since that isn't its focus, and contains Getty's advice about the sort of person you should be, if you are rich or to be rich. Intelligently written, it presents the gritty reality of Getty's accomplishments, and the good and bad sides of being successful in business. Although targeted mainly at the novice in business, it has wide appeal, and in separate chapters also covers Getty's opinions on investing in stocks, real estate, and fine art.

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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: This book is a business classic. It is realistic, timeless and filled with common sense. This book should be required reading for anyone desiring a career in business.

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Summary: Being Rich Is A Mindset
Review: This is a great book. Getty is the consumate businessman, but in this book he doesn't discuss the lessons of being rich, he discusses the refinement. The bottom line is that richness is how you act and what your goals are. Everyday is an opportunity to "be rich" take advantage of it.

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Summary: From The Horse's Mouth
Review: This is a must have for anyone building a success library. This book is strung together from several articles that Getty wrote for Playboy. Included are a review of his success in business and what is takes to be rich, his views on morals, and an indictment of what he saw as a deteriorating social structure of intolerance of any voice of dissent against the powers that be.

I really enjoyed this book whether it was regarding success principles that are directly talking about business and wealth or the other indirect opinions he shares about the world. He was one-of-a-kind and his work here is really entertaining to read.

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Summary: Excellent book
Review: This is an outstanding book that simply must be read by anyone wishing to start own or run a business. I found this much more inspirational than Napoleon Hill's books. I believe Getty speaks very frankly in this book and from the heart. The only quibble is that he seems impervious to the racism that permeated the entire country during his tenure while deeply concerned about the other ills of his time. That is the only reason for my 4 stars.

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Summary: How to Be Successful and Human Too!
Review: This is one of the best books on business and finance I've ever read. As stated before, the book does not tell you how to become rich. It tells you how to be. The impression one gets of Mr. Getty is a highhly intelligent, liberal thinker. He shatters the myth that is so often portrayed; that the rich are selfish, overly conservative people who care nothing for society around them. While this may be true of some, it is not true of all. Mr. Getty discusses a way of being, a philosophy that is both tough and humanistic. He shatters many other myths as well. He points out that becoming wealthy is not a result of knowing things others don't, or cheating innocents, but instead entails hard work, persistance, patience, common sense, and risk. This is a must read for anyone with aspirations of becoming successful in the business world. Well worth the paltry sum it costs.