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What I learned from reading How To Be Rich by J. Paul Getty.

What I learned from reading As I See it: The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty by J. Paul Getty.

What I learned from reading about Hans Wilsdorf and the founding of Rolex.

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What I learned from reading Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success by Ken Segall.

What I learned from reading Driven From Within by Michael Jordan and Mark Vancil.

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What I learned from rereading Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler.

What I learned from rereading George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones.

What I learned from reading Steven Spielberg: A Biography by Joseph McBride.

What I learned from reading Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino.

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What I learned from reading The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant.

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What I learned from reading Decoded by Jay Z.

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What I learned from reading How To Make A Few Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs.

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What I learned from reading The Red Bull Story by Wolfgang Fürweger.

What I learned from reading Jesus: A Biography from a Believer by Paul Johnson.

What I learned from reading Dior by Dior: The Autobiography of Christian Dior and Creators by Paul Johnson.

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What I learned from reading the NEW Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charlie Munger.

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What I learned from reading Ted Turner's Autobiography.

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What I learned from reading The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son by John D. Rockefeller.

What I learned from reading Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg.

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What I learned from reading Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill by Michael Shelden.

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What I learned from reading Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney by Paul Johnson.

What I learned from reading How To Do Great Work by Paul Graham.

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