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O’Leary, Kevin Cold hard truth : on business, money & life / Kevin O’Leary. eISBN: 978-0-385-67175-0 1. Success in business. 2. Entrepreneurship. 3. Business enterprises. 4. Industrial management. I. Title.
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Photo Credits: itr.1, 9.4, 10.2 Courtesy of CBC. Photographer: Marayna Dickinson, Alace Photos 8.4 Courtesy of CBC. Photographer: Jeff Kirk 9.1 Courtesy of CBC. Photographer: Roy Timm 9.2, 9.3, 9.5, 10.3 Courtesy of CBC and 2waytraffic, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company © 2006. All Rights Reserved. 10.1 Courtesy of CBC. Photographer: Carmen Cheung t10.1 Courtesy of CBC. Photographer: Greg Paupst 11.3 and 11.4 © Michael Ansell/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Cover photograph: CBC, Greg Paupst Cover design: Terri Nimmo Published in Canada by Doubleday Canada, a division of Random House of Canada Limited
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This book is the story of my money, and the personal journey I went on to make it. None of the content, anecdotes, stories, advice or recollections contained in this book should be construed as investment advice, especially as they relate to any financial products I may represent. Investors should speak with their financial advisors for any investment advice and to discuss the risks of investing in any financial product. This book represents my personal
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION
O’Leary, Kevin Cold hard truth : on business, money & life / Kevin O’Leary. eISBN: 978-0-385-67175-0 1. Success in business. 2. Entrepreneurship. 3. Business enterprises. 4. Industrial management. I. Title.
HD 62.7.O43
2011
658
C2011-902508-6
Photo Credits: itr.1, 9.4, 10.2 Courtesy of CBC. Photographer: Marayna Dickinson, Alace Photos 8.4 Courtesy of CBC. Photographer: Jeff Kirk 9.1 Courtesy of CBC. Photographer: Roy Timm 9.2, 9.3, 9.5, 10.3 Courtesy of CBC and 2waytraffic, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company © 2006. All Rights Reserved. 10.1 Courtesy of CBC. Photographer: Carmen Cheung t10.1 Courtesy of CBC. Photographer: Greg Paupst 11.3 and 11.4 © Michael Ansell/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Cover photograph: CBC, Greg Paupst Cover design: Terri Nimmo Published in Canada by Doubleday Canada, a division of Random House of Canada Limited
Visit Random House of Canada Limited’s website: www.randomhouse.ca v3.1
AUT HOR’S NOT E
This book is the story of my money, and the personal journey I went on to make it. None of the content, anecdotes, stories, advice or recollections contained in this book should be construed as investment advice, especially as they relate to any financial products I may represent. Investors should speak with their financial advisors for any investment advice and to discuss the risks of investing in any financial product. This book represents my personal