{"product_id":"9781473604872-wealth-secrets-of-the-1","title":"Wealth Secrets of the 1%","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Truth About Money, Markets and Multi-Millionaires\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe truth about money, markets and multi-millionaires. From the richest Romans to the robber barons to the tech billionaires of today, leading economist Sam Wilkin tells stories of profound wealth then shows exactly how they did it. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eInfuriating\u003c\/b\u003e. Wilkin's main claim is that the super-rich have discovered 'secret' ways of both making and preserving their fortunes. like [\u003ci\u003eCapital\u003c\/i\u003e author Thomas] Piketty, Wilkin has a love-hate relationship with capitalism. He takes the view that most billionaires are rich because, one way or another, they have found ways to rig the market.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does it take to make a fortune?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Hard work? Great ideas? Intelligence? Business acumen? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Or something else entirely?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Spanning centuries and continents, from the Ancient World to the 21st century, \u003ci\u003eWealth Secrets of the 1%\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the economic principles that enable a fortunate few to get really rich. \u003cb\u003eWitty, provocative and immaculately researched, it is essential and revelatory reading at a time when 1% of the world's population owns half of its wealth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clever [and] entertaining, with a distinctly satirical edge' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Illuminating [and] eye-opening. sure to make libertarian heads explode' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What makes this book different is that Sam Wilkin is an inside man' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'No one gets really rich reading how-to-get-rich handbooks.Wilkin offers up the real scoop in \u003ci\u003eWealth Secrets of the One Percent\u003c\/i\u003e, a delicious - and insight-packed - send-up of the genre.' Toomuch.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944415375457,"sku":"9781473604872","price":11.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26773555.jpg?v=1721242538","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781473604872-wealth-secrets-of-the-1","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}