Felix Dennis was imprisoned in 1971 as co-editor of
OZ magazine. After his acquittal on appeal, he founded his own magazine publishing company in 1973 and made millions with the sale of
Personal Computer World and
MacUser in the mid-eighties. Today, Dennis Publishing remains a privately owned company with headquarters in London and New York City. Titles include
The Week,
Auto Express,
Computer Shopper and
Maxim. The annual Sunday Times Rich List estimates that Felix Dennis is the 65th richest individual in the UK. Following a life-threatening illness, his first collection of poetry,
A Glass Half Full, was published in 2002. Two further collections followed in 2004 and 2006,
Lone Wolf and
When Jack Sued Jill. His other interests include planting trees and he divides his time between homes in Warwickshire, London, New York, Connecticut and the Caribbean island of Mustique.
'Making money is a knack, a knack that can be acquired. And if someone like me can become rich, then so can you - no matter what your present circumstances. Here is how I did it and what I learned along the way.' So writes Felix Dennis, who believes that almost anyone of reasonable intelligence can become rich, given sufficient motivation and application.
How To Get Rich is a distillation of his business wisdom. Primarily concerned with the step-by-step creation of wealth, it ruthlessly dissects the business failures and financial triumphs of 'a South London lad who became rich virtually by accident'. Part manual, part memoir, part primer, this book is a template for those who are willing to stare down failure and transform their lives.
Canny, infuriating, cynical and generous by turns, How To Get Rich is an invaluable guide to 'the surprisingly simple art of collecting money which already has your name on it'.
Compulsive and highly entertainingWise, fearlessly frank and truly inspirational ... If this book doesn't get you rich, nothing ever willLively, authoritative ... full of honest insights. As good a guide to making it in the business as I have ever readAbsorbing, provocative and huge funWell-founded advice based on hard-won experience
