It's been a long, hard slog for JK Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in 1997 and ever since then she has dedicated her time to producing the most successful series of books in the history of publishing.
So what is she going to do with her time now that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows marks the end of the line for the Boy Wizard and his Hogwarts adventures? We hope she'll take it easy and do some reading, perhaps even buy a few books from AbeBooks – after all, she can do it from her PC and not get mobbed by adoring fans in the process.
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How to Be a Billionaire looks at the careers, the methods, and the minds of self-made billionaires to distill the common keys to titanic accumulations of wealth. Each chapter explores a specific strategy and brings it to life through extended profiles of past and present masters of the art of making money.
10 minutes is all you need to learn how to estimate how much money you'll need to save for retirement, allocate your investments in employer pension plans and IRAs, select medical insurance and long-term care policies, prepare a personal net worth statement, and take advantage of the equity in your home to provide you with additional income.
Everybody Wants Your Money offers an illuminating look at both the potential pitfalls and successes on the path to financial security, addresses the specific techniques involved in building wealth, details the repercussions of a variety of financial decisions, and describes potentially dangerous fiscal missteps.