More Than Money: True Stories of People Who Learned Life's Ultimate Lesson

309 Pages·2005·1.87 MB·English

by  Neil Cavuto

To Mary, for always being there
And Tara for just being

Contents
Introduction: “My Heroes” ix
Prologue: “Lucky Bastard” 1
1 When Life Throws You a Curve Ball 13
2 Who Cares If the Cookie Crumbles? 35
3 The Saddest Day 45
4 Squiggy’s Great Adventure 65
5 “Then Along Came Branson” 81
6 In the Blood, and Near the Heart 101
7 Over the Edge 121
8 Adding It UP! 133
9 The Artful Roger 157
10 What Do You Do When They’re Gone? 183
11 “Up in Smoke” 201
12 On a Wing and a Prayer 219
13 Mountains to Climb 235
14 Standing Tall While Sitting Down 253
Epilogue: Final Reflections 273
Acknowledgments 279
Searchable Terms 283
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About the Author
Credits
Cover
Copyright
About the Publisher
INTRODUCTION
“ M y H e r o e s ”
This book won’t make you money. It has no stock tips. No hot
investment opportunities. No meaningful investment insights.
This book is not about moguls or their schemes. Nor is it about
takeovers and their players. There are no management tips here; no
ten-step guide to the corner office—none of that.
I’ve been a business journalist for twenty years, and I have
nothing against wealth and success. But now I measure them in
other ways.
I admire business titans who’ve made the journey to fame and
fortune. But I’m more impressed with leaders and others who’ve
overcome enormous odds to achieve what they have. That’s the real
story—how they got there.
To me, greatness is defined not by how we handle all that goes
well for us, but how we deal with all that does not.
This book is about personal and professional tragedies and tri-
umphs, and those who’ve made the most of their difficult and
painful lives. People who achieved and regained success and wealth,
and people who didn’t . It’s about how they chose to f ight , rather
than whether they won or lost . Their stories are all a testament to
dignity and courage under f ire.
What’s vital isn’t the riches they have, but the inner riches they
gained along the way. It’s about the clock inside all of us that says
life is short . . . let’s gol ong.
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