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A great history of real world money and power, December 14, 1999
This review is from: The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig (Hardcover)
i read this book several years ago and remember its content like it was yesterday. a friend knew Mr. Ludwig and recommened it. if this book were on the shelves now it would be a best seller. good details of real life deals and true creative financing. the title really says it all. a must read for the true entrepreneur.
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The Shadow Billionaire., January 24, 2003
This review is from: The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig (Hardcover)
Daniel Ludwig started out a poor boy in Michigan and rose to be one of the worlds richest shipping tycoons. This is the story of someone achieving the rags to riches american dream as well as a thrilling story about entrepreneurship. Onassis was his only rival. A secret I was unaware of was the fact that it was Rockefeller money that financed the building of his ships. This an entertaining read about a billionaire almost as secretive as Howard Hughes was in his final years.
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history of a shipping era, March 2, 2001
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This review is from: The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig (Hardcover)
Dan Ludwig,in his day the richest man alive.Very secretive.Built largest fleet of oil tankers,ore carriers,and every other type of ship needed to transport commodities,etc.Wtih profits built collection of businesses.Savings&loans,hotels,lumber harvesting venture in brazil.Also 800,000 citrus tree farm,a salt refining plant.He built West Lake Village ,Ca ,north of Los Angeles at a starting cost $1 billion.Many more achievemants also.Died in his 90's.Believed to have left some money to cancer research.Very educationel book.
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