One of America's most respected personal finance experts tells the inspiring, hilarious, and sometimes perilous tale of how he amassed dizzying (well, to him) wealth. With the same mix of wit and wisdom that distinguished The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need, he details the incestments that paid off handsomely, the real estate deals that threatened to sink him, and more (oil in Ohio? a musical about nuns?). Then describes how he's put his vast fortune to work - battling Ralph Nader over auto insurance in California, waging a national campaign against smoking in Russia, and tilting at all manner of windmills.