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1	CEO-Stories: Children Employed by Owners by Michael Eastwood 4.67 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Death, Taxes, and Turduckens: Unraveling History’s Biggest Tax Heist and the Broken System That Enabled It by Jens Kurt Heycke (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough 4.29 avg rating — 46,145 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Financial Literacy for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide to Budgeting, Saving, Smart Investing, and Building Long-Term Wealth (The Foundation Series) by A. J. Cameron it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone by David Carey 4.04 avg rating — 5,563 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Financial Literacy for Beginners: Essential Knowledge and Practical Strategies to Manage Your Money, Build Wealth, and Secure Your Future by A. J. Cameron it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital: Management Lessons from the Pioneers of Private Investing by Finkel 3.81 avg rating — 648 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Financial Literacy for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide to Budgeting, Saving, Smart Investing, and Building Long-Term Wealth (The Foundation Series) by A.J. Cameron 4.62 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The New Tycoons: Inside the Trillion Dollar Private Equity Industry That Owns Everything by Jason Kelly 3.68 avg rating — 1,087 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Private Equity Playbook: Management’s Guide to Working with Private Equity by Adam Coffey (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,326 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence by Stephen A. Schwarzman 4.14 avg rating — 9,555 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use by Orit Gadiesh 3.80 avg rating — 527 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, Fourth Edition by McKinsey & Company Inc. 4.29 avg rating — 1,839 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Leveraged Buyouts, + Website: A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity by Paul Pignataro 4.26 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers and Acquisitions by Joshua Rosenbaum 4.32 avg rating — 1,224 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America by Gretchen Morgenson 3.70 avg rating — 1,037 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America by Brendan Ballou (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 2,200 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Merchants of Debt: KKR and the Mortgaging of American Business by George Anders (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 439 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Investing in Real Estate Private Equity: An Insider’s Guide to Real Estate Partnerships, Funds, Joint Ventures & Crowdfunding by Sean Cook 4.42 avg rating — 273 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms by Jeffrey Bussgang 3.90 avg rating — 1,722 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars