Description: The Accidental Millionaire is the memoir of Gary Fong, would-be slacker who revolutionized wedding photography, inventor of popular photography aids, entrepreneur, contrarian, bon vivant and a man who really, really didn¿t want to become a doctor. A first-generation Chinese-American, Gary was raised in one of Los Angeles¿ least-desirable neighborhoods and was forced to deal¯in his own quirky and often very funny way¯with the burdens of poverty, crime and his parents¿ relentless aspirations. These issues almost overwhelmed him until he had a dramatic epiphany. Spotting a bumper sticker that read ¿Since I gave up hope, I feel much better,¿ Gary promptly did just that.He stopped trying and started succeeding. At turns hilarious, insightful and instructive, The Accidental Millionaire is Horatio Alger-meets-David Sedaris. Turning the traditional self-help principles upside down, The Accidental Millionaire disdains the goal-oriented approaches of traditional self-help philosophies. Sometimes...

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