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By Staff Reports
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Tuesday, 13 March 2007 |
“Ignorance, Confidence and Filthy Rich Friends: The Business Adventures of Mark Twain,
Chronic Speculator and Entrepreneur” • Peter Krass
“Ignorance, Confidence and Filthy Rich Friends” details Mark Twain’s escapades as a venture capitalist – one who made significant investments in some 20 startup firms – and as a Wall Street investor with a sizable portfolio. From his time as the founder of his own publishing house – where he made a small fortune
publishing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s memoirs – to his foray into venture capitalism and his focus on his inventions, this engaging book reveals the Twain that few of us know: the no-nonsense, successful American businessman.
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