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Rise of an Oligarch
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4.34 avg rating — 70 ratings
score: 399,
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The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
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4.40 avg rating — 456,354 ratings
score: 293,
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The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal
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Ben Mezrich (Goodreads Author)
3.59 avg rating — 17,085 ratings
score: 200,
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Ride the Green Wave! Finally, a Comprehensive Strategy for Profitable Day Trading.
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 100,
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Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe
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Antony Loewenstein (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 312 ratings
score: 99,
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Steve Jobs
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Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 1,340,118 ratings
score: 98,
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The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Even Poorer
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3.86 avg rating — 44 ratings
score: 98,
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Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer
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Paul Freiberger (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 1,336 ratings
score: 97,
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Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
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4.15 avg rating — 36,304 ratings
score: 95,
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9 books ·
7 voters ·
list created October 13th, 2015
by Nik Krasno (votes) .
Tags:
abramovich, action, adventure, ben-mezrich, berezovski, billionaire, bio, crime, godfather, magnate, mario-puzo, money, nouveau-riche, oligarch, russia, super-rich, thriller, tycoon, ukraine
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