One Thousand Ways to Make $1000

First published in 1936, One Thousand Ways to Make $1000 isthe long out-of-print book that Warren Buffett's biographers credit withshaping the legendary investor's business acumen and giving him his trademarkappreciation of compound interest. After pulling a copy of One Thousand Waysoff a library shelf at age eleven and devouring F.C. Minaker's plucky andpractical business advice, Buffett declared that he would be a millionaire bythe time he was 35. Written in the immediate, conversational style of DaleCarnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, this book is full ofinventive ideas on how to make money through excellent salesmanship, hard work,and resourcefulness. While some of the ideas may seem quaint today-goatdairying, manufacturing motor-driven chairs, and renting out billiard tables tolocal establishments are among the money-making ideas presented- the underlyingfundamentals of business explained in these pages remain as solid as they wereover seventy years ago. Covering a wide spectrum of topics including investing,marketing, merchandising, sales, customer relations, and raising money forcharity, One Thousand Ways to Make $1000 is both a durable, classic businessbook and a fascinating portrait of determined entrepreneurship in Depression-eraAmerica. Every effort has been made to reproduce the content exactly as it wasoriginally presented.