Biography of self made billionaires

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    Imagine sitting down and having a conversation with an ultra-successful self-made billionaire like Warren Buffett, Mark Cuban or Oprah Winfrey. What could you learn if you spent an afternoon with Richard Branson or Bill Gates?

    Can you imagine all the interesting tidbits or helpful advice they might give you? The personalities mentioned above have all lived very different lives but have found their own path to achieve their ambitions. Meeting these people in person is probably beyond reach for most of us, but thanks to the power of reading, we have access to these amazing innovators and groundbreakers.

    Many billionaires have written books detailing their lives and the lessons learned as they built their fortunes. Here are 11 fascinating and insightful books written by billionaires that you should read if you hope to follow in their footsteps.

    1. Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson

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    Taylor, Brent
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    • Milton, Qld. : John Wiley and Sons,
    • viii, p. ; 23 cm.
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    Self-made billionaires have achieved extraordinary wealth in their own lifetime. The lives of 17 international self-made billionaires have been researched and analysed by the author over the gods three years - among them, Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey,Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Frank Lowy. Some extraordinary and unexpected factors have been revealed explaining why they are billionaires. Despite the fact that they come from disparate backgrounds, work in different industries, have very different personalities, and superficially appear to have different upbringings, a set of common development factors has been discovered. This fascinating book identifies several key developmental factors that are common in people developing the personality it takes to become a self-made billionaire.

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      Many of the world's richest billionaires built their wealth from scratch.

      Rafael Badziag, an entrepreneur and expert in the psychology of entrepreneurship, spent five years conducting face-to-face interviews with 21 self-made billionaire entrepreneurs around the world (defined as those with a net worth of at least $1 billion) and researching their lives and companies. 

      In his book "The Billion Dollar Secret: 20 Principles of Billionaire Wealth and S