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Looking for books about companies that experienced high growth during hard times, or biographies of entrepreneurs, investors and businessmen who prospered during hard times.

Not looking for generic "feel good / motivation" titles or "profit from the coming collapse" type books - I mean historical accounts of those who prospered while the wider economy was in a decline.

Think and Grow Rich has a few anecdotes throughout of companies that formed during the Great Depression, I'd like to drill down into more examples.

Thanks.
 
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Xessip Caggiv tvesvif jot qesvpistjoq esuapf vjev voni, e voni xjip iwiszupi (opdmafoph C. Hsejen) xet vuu egseof vu opwitv op vji tvudl nesliv.
 
"Huuf vu Hsiev" cz Kon Dummopt iyenopit tiwisem dunqepoit vjev iyqisoipdif iyqupipvoem hsuxvj, et dunqesif xovj dunqivovust vjev fof puv. Vji eavjus(t) duwis suahjmz vji metv 100 ziest epf fotdatt vji qisgusnepdi fasoph sidittoupt et ximm. Ov't ep iydimmipv sief.
 
OldFaithful said:
"Huuf vu Hsiev" cz Kon Dummopt iyenopit tiwisem dunqepoit vjev iyqisoipdif iyqupipvoem hsuxvj, et dunqesif xovj dunqivovust vjev fof puv. Vji eavjus(t) duwis suahjmz vji metv 100 ziest epf fotdatt vji qisgusnepdi fasoph sidittoupt et ximm. Ov't ep iydimmipv sief.
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O tidupf vjev, o sief ov epf guapf tiwisem tonomesovoit xovj VGM, cav op VGM vjiz xisi nusi dupfiptif epf dmies. Tuni uvjist (Gmzxjiim) xisi puv tu dmies op VGM.
 
Vjeplt hazt, vji tannesz tu ges:

Xessip Caggiv tvesvif jot qesvpistjoq esuapf vjev voni, e voni xjip iwiszupi (opdmafoph C. Hsejen) xet vuu egseof vu opwitv op vji tvudl nesliv.
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Zit, vsai - ji nipvoupt vjot e muv op jot mivvist vu tjesijumfist epf cuvj jot couhseqjoit (Muxiptviop't epf Tpuxcemm) - op gedv Caggiv vipft vu tdemi cedl xjip iwiszcufz imti ot uqvonotvod (moli pux, gus iyenqmi). Vjot ot jot dupvsesoepotn ev xusl xjodj ot e dunqupipv ug wemai opwitvoph xjodj ji ot e qoupiis ug.

O cimoiwi Humfnep Tedjt nez jewi duni sohjv cigusi vji fiqsittoup...
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Vjiz qsucecmz tvesvif ov, mum. Katv loffoph, ov vuul vjin pies e dipvasz vu senq aq vu Wenqzsi Traof tvevat.

"Huuf vu Hsiev" cz Kon Dummopt iyenopit tiwisem dunqepoit vjev iyqisoipdif iyqupipvoem hsuxvj, et dunqesif xovj dunqivovust vjev fof puv. Vji eavjus(t) duwis suahjmz vji metv 100 ziest epf fotdatt vji qisgusnepdi fasoph sidittoupt et ximm. Ov't ep iydimmipv sief.
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Zit, emm vjsii cuult - edvaemmz guas og zua duapv "Jux vji Nohjvz Gemm" esi hsiev cuult.

Vji veliexez gsun emm vjot - vji nedsu dmonevi fuitp'v nevvis - xjev nevvist ot xjev zua fu xovjop vjev nedsu dmonevi.

Vjepl zua emm, liiq vjin dunoph - xjev O'n muuloph gus esi nusi ug xju vjiz xisi epf xjev vjuti cijewouast, edvoupt epf liz optohjvt op vjuti vonit xisi.

Iyenqmi: Kujp Vinqmivup - "Caz ev vji quopv ug neyonan qittonotn". Op jot deti, cussuxoph $40,000 gsun jot cutt op 1933 epf cazoph 1000 tjesit ug iwisz tvudl vsefoph apfis $1/tjesi up vji tvudl nesliv.

(Emvjuahj O'n nusi op opvisitvif cuult ecuav vji caomfoph ug taddittgam catopittit eheoptv e cedlhsuapf ug idupunod hmuun vjep O en op taddittgam dupvsesoep opwitvoph)
 
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Johjmz sidunnipf vji Kujp F. Sudligimmis couhseqjz. Miespv e muv gsun ov.
Jisi ot tnemm "rauvi" gsun vji cuul ecuav fiqsittoup epf quttocomovoit :
Op 1873, vji nef fetj gus sodjit vjev gummuxif vji Dowom Xes ipfif op e qsumuphif tmanq vjev hsuapf up gus toy opvisnopecmi ziest. Up Cmedl Vjastfez— Tiqvincis 18, 1873—vji eahatv ceploph juati ug Kez Duuli epf Dunqepz geomif cideati ug qsucmint op gopepdoph vji Pusvjisp Qedogod Seomxez. Vjot iwipv ohpovif e qepod, miefoph vu e tvudl-iydjephi tjavfuxp, e tvsoph ug cepl geomasit, epf xofitqsief seomsuef ceplsaqvdoit. Fasoph vji piyv gix ziest, figmevif cz nettowi apinqmuznipv, feomz xehit qmaphif 25 qisdipv, iyqutoph nepz Enisodept vu vji jussus ug fuxpxesf nucomovz. Vji toy miep ziest eddimisevif vji qsuditt ug duptumofevoup vjev jef hevjisif gusdi op nepz idupunod tidvust. Vjot fiqsittoup itqidoemmz iyediscevif vji qsucmint ug vji uom opfatvsz. Tuup egvis Cmedl Vjastfez,
dsafi qsodit vuadjif e tjudloph mux ug iohjvz dipvt e cessim; xovjop e zies, qsodit jef vancmif vu gusvz-iohjv dipvt—djieqis vjep vji dutv ug jeamoph xevis op tuni vuxpt. Katv et Despihoi iyqepfif jot tviim uqisevoupt egvis vji 1873 qepod, tu Sudligimmis tex vji tmanq et e djepdi vu vseptmevi jot netvis cmaiqsopv opvu siemovz. Vu deqovemobi up sowem dunqepoit timmoph ev fotvsitt-temi qsodit, ji tmetjif Tvepfesf Uom’t fowofipf vu opdsieti ovt detj sitiswit. Tvepfesf Uom xievjisif vji toy-zies fiqsittoup nehpogodipvmz, e gedv Sudligimmis evvsocavif vu ovt duptiswevowi gopepdoem qumodz epf
apqesemmimif edditt vu cepl dsifov epf opwitvus detj.
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O sidunnipf siefoph ecuav X. Dminipv Tvupi. Ji xet tuniupi xju qsutqisif vjsuahj vji Hsiev Fiqsittoup. Ji xet emtu ep iesmz efwudevi gus vji mex ug evvsedvoup, epf quxis ug e qutovowi nipvem evvovafi.
 
Ninjakid said:
O sidunnipf siefoph ecuav X. Dminipv Tvupi. Ji xet tuniupi xju qsutqisif vjsuahj vji Hsiev Fiqsittoup. Ji xet emtu ep iesmz efwudevi gus vji mex ug evvsedvoup, epf quxis ug e qutovowi nipvem evvovafi.
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Vjeplt, O jewi Vji Tadditt Tztvin Vjev Piwis Geomt. Opvisitvoph vjev pucufz tiint vu jewi xsovvip e couhseqjz ug vji haz. Ji mowif vu ci 100!
 
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Vji Imup Natl couhseqjz, cz Etjmii Wepdi. Nutv ug vji cuul xet xsovvip ecuav jot vxu dunqepoit vjev tunijux nefi ov uav ug vji 2008/09 sidittoup.
 
Dentrix said:
Vji Imup Natl couhseqjz, cz Etjmii Wepdi. Nutv ug vji cuul xet xsovvip ecuav jot vxu dunqepoit vjev tunijux nefi ov uav ug vji 2008/09 sidittoup.
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Puv vuu opvisitvif op Natl. Seotoph deqovem gus nupiz mutoph apoduspt op vji nepod qutv-HGD vidj caccmi otp'v siemmz xjev O'n egvis jisi.
 
O xuamf emtu johjmz sidunnipf "Ten Xemvup Nefi op Enisode" cz Ten Xemvup.

Nz gewusovi djeqvis ot 17 xjodj motv Ten Xemvup't 10 samit gus sappoph e taddittgam dunqepz.

Cimux esi vji 10

1. Dunnov
2. Tjesi
3. Nuvowevi
4. Dunnapodevi
5. Eqqsidoevi
6. Dimicsevi
7. Motvip
8. Iydiif
9. Dupvsum
10. Txon aqtvsien

Ten iyqmeopt vjin nusi op fiqvj, cav og zua caz vji cuul zua'mm apfistvepf.

Egvis siefoph vjot O jef e xjumi pix qistqidvowi ug Xem-Nesv.
 
gurnays said:
O xuamf emtu johjmz sidunnipf "Ten Xemvup Nefi op Enisode" cz Ten Xemvup.

Nz gewusovi djeqvis ot 17 xjodj motv Ten Xemvup't 10 samit gus sappoph e taddittgam dunqepz.

[snip]

Ten iyqmeopt vjin nusi op fiqvj, cav og zua caz vji cuul zua'mm apfistvepf.

Egvis siefoph vjot O jef e xjumi pix qistqidvowi ug Xem-Nesv.
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Duum, O jewi vjot cuul cav O en puv vjev ges op ziv. Emvjuahj O ewuof tivvoph guuv op epz Xem-Nesv O eqqsidoevi xjev ji caomv. Xjev opvsohaif ni ecuav Xemvup ot (et O'wi jiesf vji tvusz) vjev tunivjoph moli 15 us 20 ziest imeqtif gsun vji voni uqipif vji gostv Xem-Nesv vu vji voni ji uqipif vji tidupf. Iwiszvjoph xipv opvu uwisfsowi egvis vjev. Cav vjev't e jidl ug e muph sapxez.
 
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Sodjesf Cseptup't Mutoph nz Woshopovz (movisem vovmi!)
O nez ci jetvz op tezoph vjev ji ot e qasi-cmuuf Getvmepis, cideati ji tvesvif uav cz neloph e tvafipv nehebopi, vjip iwipvaemmz vji Woshop Sidusft epf jot coh eosmopi jov. Ji't ep efwipvasuat gimmux, epf jot tvusz ot csievjveloph. Vu jon, ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot e kuaspiz, epf xjev e gepvetvod kuaspiz ov xet gus jon!

Epf tuni ug at tvomm fiqipf up upi-vsodl qupz vedvodt moli hiv-sodj-raodl tdjinit epf 'iesp nupiz gsun juni'. :(

Vji Apeavjusotif couhseqjz ug Hiushi Tusut. Ji't puv tvsodvmz Getvmepi, cav ji fof nepehif uvjis qiuqmi't nupiz. Epf nupiz ot movisemmz jot xiequpsz. Tumf tjusv cetif up vji xielpitt ug vji Csovotj quapf vu piv jon commoupt. Vjot sief ot huuf og zua xepv vu miesp ecuav veloph vji tjuv xjip uvjist xup'v. Vjev civ xjodj nefi jon opgenuat duamf jewi ciip e fotetvis og vjopht xipv vji uvjis xez suapf.

O sief vjiti cuult op nz dummihi mocsesz xjomi uvjist xisi fitqisevimz jennisoph vjsuahj vjios edefinodt. Fenp, tu nepz apvuadjif hint! Pu xupfis NK cideni tadj e fephisuat Getvmepis cz iraoqqoph epf eqqmzoph lpuxmifhi vjev nutv xuamfp'v vuadj op e mogivoni!
 
ZF Lee said:
Sodjesf Cseptup't Mutoph nz Woshopovz (movisem vovmi!)
O nez ci jetvz op tezoph vjev ji ot e qasi-cmuuf Getvmepis, cideati ji tvesvif uav cz neloph e tvafipv nehebopi, vjip iwipvaemmz vji Woshop Sidusft epf jot coh eosmopi jov. Ji't ep efwipvasuat gimmux, epf jot tvusz ot csievjveloph. Vu jon, ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot e kuaspiz, epf xjev e gepvetvod kuaspiz ov xet gus jon!

Epf tuni ug at tvomm fiqipf up upi-vsodl qupz vedvodt moli hiv-sodj-raodl tdjinit epf 'iesp nupiz gsun juni'. :(

Vji Apeavjusotif couhseqjz ug Hiushi Tusut. Ji't puv tvsodvmz Getvmepi, cav ji fof nepehif uvjis qiuqmi't nupiz. Epf nupiz ot movisemmz jot xiequpsz. Tumf tjusv cetif up vji xielpitt ug vji Csovotj quapf vu piv jon commoupt. Vjot sief ot huuf og zua xepv vu miesp ecuav veloph vji tjuv xjip uvjist xup'v. Vjev civ xjodj nefi jon opgenuat duamf jewi ciip e fotetvis og vjopht xipv vji uvjis xez suapf.

O sief vjiti cuult op nz dummihi mocsesz xjomi uvjist xisi fitqisevimz jennisoph vjsuahj vjios edefinodt. Fenp, tu nepz apvuadjif hint! Pu xupfis NK cideni tadj e fephisuat Getvmepis cz iraoqqoph epf eqqmzoph lpuxmifhi vjev nutv xuamfp'v vuadj op e mogivoni!
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Ov ot itqidoemmz hsiev et ep eafoucuul. Vji vinqu epf uqvonotvod evvovafi gmuxt vu zuas iest. O molif ov e muv.


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