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The Richest Man Who Ever Lived:
The Life and Times of Jacob
Fugger
By Greg Steinmetz
Jacob Fugger lived in Germany at
the turn of the sixteenth century,
the grandson of a peasant. By the
time he died, his fortune amounted
to nearly two percent of European
GDP. Not even John D. Rockefeller
had that kind of wealth.
Most people become rich by spot-
ting opportunities, pioneering new
technologies, or besting oppo-
nents in negotiations. Fugger did
all that, but he had an extra qual-
ity that allowed him to rise even
higher: nerve. In an era when kings
had unlimited power, Fugger had
the nerve to stare down heads of
states and ask them to pay back
their loans - with interest.
The ultimate untold story, The
Richest Man Who Ever Lived is
more than a tale about the richest
and most influential businessman
of all time. It is a story about palace
intrigue, knights in battle, family
tragedy and triumph, and a violent
clash between the 1 percent and
everybody else. To understand our
financial system and how we got
it, it pays to understand Jacob
Fugger.
The Achievement Habit: Stop
Wishing, Start Doing, and Take
Command of Your Life
By Bernard Roth
Did you know that achievement can
be learned? As Bernie Roth explains,
achievement is a muscle, and once
you learn how to flex it, you’ll be able
to meet life’s challenges and reach
your goals.
Based on a legendary course Roth
has taught at Stanford University for
several decades, The Achievement
Habit employs the remarkable
insights that stem from design think-
ing to help us realize the power we
all have within to change our lives
for the better. By ridding ourselves of
issues that stand in the way of reach-
ing our full potential, we gain the
confidence finally to do things we’ve
always wanted to do.
Our behavior and relationships can
be transformed—if we choose to, we
can be mindful and control our inten-
tions to create habits that make our
lives better. And with this thoughtful
book as your guide, you can.
Humans Are Underrated:
Proving Your Value in the
Age of Brilliant Technology
By Geoff Colvin
In the economy of a few years
from now, what will people
do better than computers?
Technology is rapidly invad-
ing fields that it once could
not touch, driving cars bet-
ter than humans do, predict-
ing Supreme Court decisions
better than legal experts,
packing boxes, identifying
faces, scurrying around hos-
pitals delivering medications,
all faster, more reliably, less
expensively than people. In
a world like that, how will we
and our children achieve a
rising standard of living? This
is the question explored in this
book and you will be surprised
at what humans have to offer
in an age of rising technology.
