A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing

by Jim Rogers

Book Overview

He's the swashbuckling world traveler and legendary investor who made his fortune before he was forty. Now the bestselling author of A Bull in China, Hot Commodities , and Adventure Capitalist shares... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400067545
• ISBN13: 9781400067541
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A good gift to my daughter

This is what I was looking for. He said about how to be successful in general. Work hard, look at everything in a different angle, try new things, learn Mandarin, maybe Spanish too. This is what I have been teaching my daughter and son. Every parent should read this as their reference. Do whatever he suggested if you agree and you can, your children will benefit.

I would give to my daughters

A great book that I plan on giving to all three of my daughters. There are words of wisdom for everyone of any age to appreciate.

A gift for everyone!

Jim Rogers offers a common sense approach to the world of investing and life.Its so refreshing to read a book that links the business world back with the human side of things.I'll certainly be passing this one on to my kids. Although its a short read it really is a gem.

A moving and insightful gem from a great investor

This is simply a moving, touching soul will not only to his daughters, but also to the children of the world. Thanks for sharing your insight with us. I just cannot agree with you more. Learn from history, have indepedent thinking, mostly conventional wisdom is wrong. Thanks you, Jim, for sharing your the wisdom of wisdom!

Not an investment book, but good advices to fathers and their children

I have never read any of Jim Rogers prior books, but I am pleasantly surprised to find this little book insightful and enjoyable to read. He provided his answers to questions such as how to best prepare our children for the future. As a father of a five year old daughter, I fully appreciate a book just like this. Each chapter is a lesson on a major quality of character or "virtue"; and each chapter is about several pages long. Each lesson is elaborated and explained with real events in Jim Rogers' life - his childhood in rural AL and his investment decisions. This book is definitely NOT an investment book, but I am more than happy to learn about personal stories of this legendary investor, particularly about his thought process, mindset, and insights about being a father and investor. Obviously he writes with his unique set of values and ideas about where to live (don't live in a country involved in any kind of war), what to become (a world citizen), and what to learn (philosophy and history), but in this little book I have found gems of wisdom common to a few very successful people I personally know. They universally credit their success to: 1)think on your own, 2) hard work and never quit, 3) read as much as you can, 4) always prepare for the worst, 5) save and don't carry debt, and 6) start your child early. If you write a book for your child, what would you include and exclude? Under this premise I think Jim Rogers has done an excellent job so I rate this book with five stars.