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    The Cry of the Sloth

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The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy

by Thomas J Stanley

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The incredible national bestseller that is changing people's lives — and increasing their net worth!

CAN YOU SPOT THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR?

Who are the rich in this country?

What do they do?

Where do they shop?

What do they drive?

How do they invest?

Where did their ancestors come from?

How did they get rich?

Can I ever become one of them?

Get the answers in The Millionaire Next Door, the never-before-told story about wealth in America. You'll be surprised at what you find out....

Review:

"A fascinating examination of the affluent in American society." Lexington (NC) Dispatch

Review:

"The implication of The Millionaire Next Door...is that nearly anybody with a steady job can amass a tidy fortune." Forbes

Review:

"A nerve has been hit....[For] people who want to become wealthy." USA Today

Review:

"These, for the wise, are tips for all of us....A very readable book." Cox News Service

Synopsis:

Reveals that the accumulation of wealth in the United States is most often done through hard work, diligent savings, and living a frugal lifestyle.

Synopsis:

In this phenomenal #1 bestseller, Stanley and Danko reveal surprising secrets about America's millionaires--and provide a valuable blueprint for improving anyone's financial health. "The implication of (this book) is that nearly anybody with a steady job can amass a tidy fortune".--"Forbes".
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About the Author

Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D., is an author, lecturer, and researcher who has studied the affluent since 1973. His work is frequently cited in the national media. He is the author of Marketing to the Affluent, a bestselling book selected as one of ten outstanding business books in America by the editors of Best of Business Quarterly. Dr. Stanley was formerly a professor of marketing at Georgia State University, where he was named Omicron Delta Kappa Outstanding Professor, and was on the faculty of the University at Albany, State University of New York. He lives in Atlanta.

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Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Tables

Introduction

1: Meet the Millionaire Next Door

2: Frugal Frugal Frugal

3: Time, Energy, and Money

4: You Aren't What You Drive

5: Economic Outpatient Care

6: Affirmative Action, Family Style

7: Find Your Niche

8: Jobs: Millionaires versus Heirs

Acknowledgments

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

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What Our Readers Are Saying

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Ealasaid, December 3, 2007 (view all comments by Ealasaid)
This is a fascinating, if slightly outdated (it was written in the mid 90s), look at millionaires in the US: what makes them tick, how did they get so rich, how do they pass on (or fail to pass on) their values to their children. The authors learned a lot while researching this book and they pass it on without much in the way of judgment. The section on passing millionaire-making values on to kids was really interesting. Many millionaires have children who can't live within their means, and it's fascinating to look at how that happens.

The one thing that kind of does stick out is the unspoken bias against going to college -- accumulating debt when you can't pay it off quickly is not a sign of a millionaire in the making, according to them. I think this may be a product of the times. I hope the authors do an updated version -- I strongly suspect that becoming a millionaire without at least a bachelor's degree is very difficult in the modern age.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780671015206
Subtitle:
The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
Author:
Stanley, Thomas J.
Author:
Stanley, Thomas J.
Author:
Danko, William D.
Publisher:
Pocket Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Business
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Personal Finance - General
Subject:
Wealth
Subject:
Millionaires
Subject:
Rich people
Subject:
Millionaires -- United States.
Subject:
Rich people -- United States.
Copyright:
1998
Edition Description:
B102
Publication Date:
October 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
258
Dimensions:
826x538x72 54
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