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On the Road Less Traveled is the inspirational story of Edmund A. Hajim, an American financier and philanthropist who rises from dire childhood circumstances to achieve professional success and personal fulfillment. At age three, Hajim is kidnapped by his father, driven from St. Louis to Los Angeles, and told that his mother is dead. His father soon abandons him in order to seek employment -- mostly in vain -- leaving his son behind in a string of foster homes and orphanages. This establishes a pattern of neglect and desertion that continues for Hajim's entire childhood, forever leaving its mark. From one home to another, the lonely boy learns the value of self-reliance and perseverance despite his financial deprivation and the trauma of being an orphan.

"[Shares the life story of] Muhammad Yunus, who from a young age was determined to make [a] difference in the world and eventually revolutionized global antipoverty efforts by developing the . . . economic concept of micro-lending"--Provided by publisher.

"[Shares the life story of] Muhammad Yunus, who from a young age was determined to make [a] difference in the world and eventually revolutionized global antipoverty efforts by developing the . . . economic concept of micro-lending"--Provided by publisher.

A brief biography of late nineteenth-century African-American businesswoman and banker, Maggie L. Walker, who dedicated her life to the equality of the races and helping Africa-Americans to start their own businesses.

Explores the life and legacy of nineteenth century financier J.P. Morgan, whose influence in banking, the steel industry, and manufacturing are still felt today.

Discusses the life and accomplishments of the banking pioneer, John Pierpont Morgan.

In the days when Christopher Columbus lived, there was a German banker named Jacob Fugger who, even today, was the richest man in history. Through a mixture of gumption, chicanery, and intellect, Fugger spotted opportunities, pioneered new business strategies, and got the best of opponents in negotiations. He had the savvy to get the pope to legalize money lending. He had the nerve to stare down kings and make them pay back their loans with interest. And he had the intellect to run his business empire with great skill and therefore keep his head, literally, in an age where power and wealth sometimes meant death for the owner.

Sherman McCoy, a young investment banker with a fourteen-room apartment in Manhattan becomes involved in a freak accident. Prosecutors, politicians, press, police, clergy, and assorted hustlers close in on him.

An enigmatic man arrives in a small West Texas town, claiming he wants to join a high stakes poker game that has been going on every weekend for fifty years, but as he joins the players, they soon learn his more sinister motives for coming to town.