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Max Gunther

Born

in Hendon, Middlesex, England, The United Kingdom

June 28, 1927

Died

June 28, 1998

Genre

Investing, Nonfiction

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Max Gunther was an Anglo-American journalist and writer. He was the author of 26 books, including his investment best-seller, The Zurich Axioms.

Born in England, Gunther moved to the United States at age of 11 after his father, Franz Heinrich became the manager of the New York branch of a leading Swiss bank, SBC.

Gunther graduated from Princeton University in 1949 and served in the United States Army from 1950 to 1951.

He worked at Business Week magazine from 1951 to 1955 and during the following two years he was the contributing editor for Time Magazine. He also contributed to Playboy, True, Reader's Digest, TV Guide, McCall's, and Saturday Evening Post. ...more

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	Zurich Axioms 3.97 avg rating — 3,036 ratings — published 1985 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Get Lucky: 13 Techniques for Discovering and Taking Advantage of Life's Good Breaks 3.94 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 1986 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Luck Factor 3.72 avg rating — 186 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	D.B. Cooper: What Really Happened 3.50 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1985 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Very, Very Rich and How They Got That Way: The Spectacular Success Stories on 15 Men Who Made It to the Very Top 3.65 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1979 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doom Wind 3.63 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wall Street and Witchcraft: An investigation into extreme and unusual investment techniques 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El factor suerte (Crecimiento personal) 2.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tsuki No Kagaku: Un O Kontorōru Suru Gijutsu by Max Gunther, 夏目大 (翻訳) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weekenders 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1964	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Adventure is what makes life worth living, and the way to have an adventure is to expose yourself to risk.”
― Max Gunther, The Zurich Axioms: The rules of risk and reward used by generations of Swiss bankers

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“The fact is that fairness is a human concept. The rest of the universe knows nothing of it.”
― Max Gunther, How to Get Lucky: 13 techniques for discovering and taking advantage of life's good breaks

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“By diversifying, you become a juggler trying to keep too many balls in the air all at once.”
― Max Gunther, The Zurich Axioms: The rules of risk and reward used by generations of Swiss bankers

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