Robert T. Kiyosaki relates the story of his two paternal role models: his father, a well educated but fiscally poor man; and his best friend's father, an eighth-grade dropout who became a self-made multimillionaire. The contrast between them gave him a unique economic perspective, enabling him to learn secrets that allowed him to retire at 47. He addresses the myth that earning a high income is necessary to be rich, challenges the belief that a house...

Malin, a Russian literature professor, is sent to translate between Cuban doctors and children sent from the USSR for medical treatment. Torn from the abstract world of academia and forced into the relentlessly real world of medicine, Malin becomes increasingly depressed. When he meets a child who tells him a story, Malin connects with the kids and finds his way through. Just as he adapts to his new job, the Berlin Wall falls and Cuba enters the deepest...