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BOOK REVIEWS

The Wealth Money
Can’t Buy

By Robin Sharma

‘This book is about a completely new
philosophy and methodology of success and
wealth that we are not schooled, trained or
even encouraged to consider. But one that
will bring us sustained happiness, personal
freedom and lasting internal peace.’ –
Robin Sharma

In a world fixated on the conventional notion
of success – marked by relentless hustle,
sacrificing wellbeing and missing out on
cherished moments with loved ones in the
pursuit of fame and material possessions –
Robin Sharma introduces a paradigm shift. In
The Wealth Money Can’t Buy, Sharma rewires
our perception of wealth to include not just financial success, but seven other essential forms Anton Rupert
of wealth too: Growth, Wellness, Family, Craft, Community, Adventure, Service. The Life of a Business Icon
By Ebbe Dommisse
Filled with powerful life lessons and practical tools, The Wealth Money Can’t Buy will help you
to stop chasing the wrong kinds of riches and set you on a transformative path towards a truly The extraordinary life of tycoon and
rich and abundant life filled with joy, peace and freedom. philanthropist Dr Anton Rupert is told
in full in this updated version of the top
Price: R405.00 selling biography.

My Favourite Mistake This is the story of a Karoo boy who grew
up during the Depression, struggled
By Marian Keyes to find money to study science, and
then made good as a businessman,
Anna has just lost her taste for the spectacularly so, reaching the Forbes list
Big Apple… Anna has a life to envy. An of the 500 wealthiest people worldwide.
apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too
well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job Unlike Harry Oppenheimer, Rupert was
in beauty PR. Who wouldn’t want all that? no heir, neither did he make his millions
Anna, it turns out. from mining. His Rembrandt Group of
manufacturers became known across
Turning a minor mid-life crisis into a major the globe, owning brands like Cartier,
life event, she bins the lot, heads back to Dunhill, Rothmans and Montblanc.
Ireland, and gets a PR job for a super-high- Within a few decades, a family dynasty
end coastal retreat. Tougher than it sounds. was built, making the Ruperts, next to
the Oppenheimers, the richest family in
Newsflash: the locals hate it. So much so, Africa.
there have been threats – and violence.
This compelling book, based on
Anna, however, worked in the beauty extensive research, does justice to a
industry. There’s no ugliness she hasn’t seen. South African icon whose life contains
No wrinkle she can’t smooth over. Anna’s Now she has neither. And now she has invaluable business lessons. Anton
got this. Until she discovers that leaving New to face them. We all make mistakes. But Rupert’s insights into job and wealth
York doesn’t mean escaping her mistakes. when do we stop making the same one creation are today more relevant than
over and over again? ever.
Once upon a time she’d had a best friend.
Once upon a time she’d loved a man. Price: R385.00 Price: R405.00

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