- Unknown Binding: 237 pages
- Publisher: W.H.Allen (1966)
- Language English
- ASIN: B001NMZRQG
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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78 of 81 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is not a book about how to get rich. As its title implies, it is a book about how to be rich. Accordingly, much of Getty's advice is directed toward the development of a particular state of mind rather than detailing a formula for monetary acquisition. Although Getty earned the basis of his mega-fortune as a wildcatter in the oilfields of California, Texas and Oklahoma, he was a highly-educated man. Following graduation from college in California, he attended Oxford University, earning a graduate degree there. Only after his return from England did he plunge into the enterprise of oil exploration and drilling that paid off so handsomely. Thus, Getty's book is not the one-dimensional tract so commonly written today by lesser intellects. He discusses what it means to be rich -- the attitudes, the appreciation for the cultural heritage of classical music, literature and art (The Getty museum in California, based on his original collections, is one of the largest repositories of fine art in the world today). He discusses how an individual's outlook and attitudes constitute a virtual program for either success or failure. Then he provides the intellectual tools for changing self-limiting habits and developing productive and beneficial ones. He provides practical advice and an expert evaluation of the various forms of investment. In recent years, we have seen sports figures, entertainers and lawsuit winners squander their fortunes. On the other hand, we have seen immigrants like those who escaped Castro's Cuba with nothing but their lives -- their entire life's work stolen by the communist thugs -- only to earn a second fortune in the US. Why is this? Because, having been rich, they knew how to be rich -- they had programmed themselves to be rich. Getty's book goes a long way toward imparting that information to its readers. Once in possession of Getty's guidance, however, the hard work of implementing it still lies ahead, but his book is a literary roadmap to success without peer.
34 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
JP Getty is an amazing bloke. I can only admire his hands on approach to his working life, preferring to work side by side with his workers and seeing for himself problems which arise and solving them with the people who count. This is not about how to be rich but how to be successful in business. This book gives you useful tips on how to manage and get the best out of your people and your business.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A lot of books tell you how to be rich, but they rarely work. This book is truthful and written by a man who in todays dollars would be richer than Bill Gates and Warren Buffett combined. This is the best book I have ever bought on finance. Getty doesn't cut corners on his advice. Best of all this book makes a lot of sense, and doesn't sugar coat the truth. This is something that cannot be said for many books.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Interesting, up to a point, but outdated
I picked up a second-hand reprint, and it was interesting but really only about half of it is worth reading, the rest being a bit outdated. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2009 by Patrick Stephens
A terrific success book. What a surprise.
This book sat on my shelf for several months. I wasn't quite sure why I bought it. The name Getty had associations of an eccentric, miserly, super-rich, recluse. Read more
Published on 22 May 2008 by S. Haigh
A must read
For anybody already in or planning to go into business, this book is a must read. J.P's insight into business operation and management is mind blowing
Published on 10 Nov 2006 by Ola K
yep
Pretty good of it's type and for the money. If you can be bothered to trudge through the stodge the biz. nuggets of advice are pretty timeless. Read more
Published on 14 April 2003
For those with focus, a clear business vision reaps rewards
J. Paul Getty's honesty was fascinating in my view. He made a fortune (dollarwise) yet was married many times, seeing women as another kind of wine to be enjoyed yet admitting... Read more
Published on 10 May 1999
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