The Richest Man in Town

The Twelve Commandments of Wealth

By: Randall Jones

Narrated by: Randall Jones

Secretly, if not overtly, almost everyone in America desires to become rich: to make it big, to enjoy the fruits of the most successful life imaginable. But unfortunately, most of us don't have a clue how to reach these all too elusive goals. Quite simply, there's no definitive road map for getting there, no proven plan, and certainly very little access to those who have become "the richest man in town."

But now W. Randall Jones, the founder of Worth magazine, is about to change all that. He's traveled to one hundred different towns and cities across the country and interviewed the wealthiest resident in each. No, these are not those folks who inherited their wealth, or happen to be a CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Rather, these are the self-made types who, through hard work and ingenuity, found their own individual paths to financial success.

Remarkably, during his research, Jones found that these successful people were not so different from one another. They all shared many of the same traits and followed what the author calls the Twelve Commandments of Wealth: stay hungry (even when you're successful) . . . you really do learn more from failing than you may think . . . absolutely be your own boss, the sooner the better . . . understand that selling is the key to success . . . where you live doesn't matter . . . never retire, and other, more surprising revelations.

Practical, unique, and inspiring, this book lets you peek inside the living rooms of dozens of America's most successful people-and shows how you, too, can become The Richest Man in Town.

This is exactly what I was looking for.

It combines each golden nugget that I typically seek via biographies of those who are successful. It was like condensing 20 biographies into a concise, but richly filled pile of wisdom. Thank you so much.

The cream of the cream

Such an inspiring review of the world richest people and how they did it. Definitively some great lessons and some great wisdom in this book. Young people should read it and older people ( like me ) can still benefit of this reading even if becoming the richest man in town might be a bit of a stretch at old age. Having said that being older doesnt mean one can not improve his fortune, wealth, life and contribute to the life of others. Thank you to W. Randall Jones for having written this great book after having conducted long research 🙏

Should be called "The Book of Platitudes"

What disappointed you about The Richest Man in Town?

There were no insights here. This was a book that did nothing more than regurgitated various cliches and platitudes. Superficially written with very little depth.

What was most disappointing about Randall Jones’s story?

This book is not appropriate for adults. Better suited for kids 12-16 years old. Feels like it was written by an algorithm crawling Inc articles.

What does Randall Jones bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Randall Jones is a solid reader. At least an attempt to bring some life to otherwise uninspired content.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

As mentioned, it did nothing more than regurgitate what's obvious to any adult. It's only redeeming quality is that it would be appropriate for younger audiences in the 12-16 year range.

Any additional comments?

Randall Jones takes pleasure in hearing himself talk -- especially when reciting large numbers. He practically gushes each time he talks about how much one of his RMIT's is worth or how much they sold their company for. From the first chapter it was obvious that the writing is superficial and that this book would do nothing more than state the obvious. Things like "ambition addiction" and "no pain no gain" are stated as if they were great insights. This is not a well written book. If you're looking for similar content, but with a much better narrative, try "Business Brilliant"