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Adventure Capitalist: The Ultimate Investor's Road Trip Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Jim Rogers (Author), Paul Boehmer (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
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It's the ultimate road trip. Legendary investor Jim Rogers and his fiancee travel to 116 countries in a custom-built, four-wheel-drive, bright yellow Mercedes. Over three years, they make their way through war zones, are guarded by military convoys, observe a 50-million-person pilgrimage, eat disgusting food, put the car on barges for transport between countries, and have their lives threatened at every turn. As well as describing his adventures, Rogers has plenty to say about the economies and roads he encounters on his journey. (Naturally, he's driven on the best roads and the worst.) With his keen financial acumen, he picks out those countries with the highest prospective economic success and which ones are headed for disaster. All in all, a wonderful trip.
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  1. Listening Length
    12 hours and 8 minutes
  2. Author
    Jim Rogers
  3. Narrator
    Paul Boehmer
  4. Audible release date
    July 28, 2004
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B0002SQST2
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 12 hours and 8 minutes
Author Jim Rogers
Narrator Paul Boehmer
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date July 28, 2004
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0002SQST2
Best Sellers Rank #67,099 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#17 in International Economics (Audible Books & Originals)
#113 in Development & Growth Economics (Books)
#161 in Travel Writing & Commentary

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Kevin Hogan
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent adventure, read, political commentary, investment
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2004
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Wow!
Maybe I'm not as smart as the reviewer who preceded me.
I picked up A.C. on the way to Australia. I read it at light speed. To say this book is an eye opener is an understatement. I travel a lot...but not this much! ...no one does!
I learned a great deal following the Jim, Paige, videographer and car around the world. I confess there is much of their journey I would never have had the guts to undertake and thus was impressed by some of their choices of travel.
Here's some of what you are going to pick up:
1) You're going to find out what countries to put a few shekels into and which one's not to. (There are a lot more to NOT.)
2) You're going to get an excellent idea of where you want to visit on your next non-5-star trip out of the country.
3) You're going to find out that Vancouver B.C. is overall one of the finest cities in the world. (I can't think of a better one myself.)
4) Some darn good arguments for unrestricted free trade and open borders.
5) Solid challenges to your way of looking at the political messes of virtually every nation on the planet and a few ideas on what could make things better.
6) Lots of ways to save your hard earned money.
7) The fact that there are precious few powerhouse opportunities right now.

Of some interest, Jim notes he was told you can't buy a house in Australia if you don't live there. That's what I was told by some cab drivers, realtors and university prof's. Others told me the exact opposite and a few noted that you can't buy but you can build. Go figure. This is truly a bizarre phenomenon. Whatever the deal is, don't cut the check until you know the answer.
This book was a lot of fun. Thoroughly enjoyable and a lesson in looking at the world and the USA that sometimes is a bit stern.
Loved it.
Kevin Hogan
Author of The Psychology of Persuasion
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therosen
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating bottom-up view of the world
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2003
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Outstanding and captivating book on global finance. The book follows Jim's 3 year millenium tour around the world in 1999-2001. As Jim and his fiance/wife travel the world, they share lessons in history, culture and global economics.
The book contains both specific details on countries (Japan is at or near a bottom, where everyone's given up, and may be due a rebound. There's a bubble forming in US housing) as well as general views supporting free market economics. It also manages to be both profound and captivating. There are lessons worth pondering, but the story keeps grabbing you back. In the end, you'll be surprised at how much you learned.
The book also has a more mature tone than "Investment Biker". You can see some of the youthful enthusiasm at a world losing it's boundries replaced with concern over the troubles in today's world. Jim's prior viewpoint of a single man is replaced with coping with his father's mortality and the responsibility of a new family. It's as if the initial book was written by your older brother, while this was written by your dad.
I had a bias going in - "Investment Biker" was an eye opening book early in my career. This book still managed to exceed my expectations. It ranks with Friedman's "The Lexus and the Olive Tree" in explaining what's going on in the world, while maintaining a Paul Theroux view of the world from the low road. (Learning more from border crossings than from airports and red carpets) It's also been my top read of the year to date.
Pick it up! It's well worth it!
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Denis Benchimol Minev
4.0 out of 5 stars ENTERTAINING TRAVEL WRITING
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2005
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Adventure Capitalist is an entertaining book on Jim Rogers' second trip around the world. Jim is a former Wall Streeter who made a bunch of money in the market and now does what he wants.

I think the book has three sides to it:

1. Regular travel writing - he tells us about being scared, happy, worried, touched, etc. while visiting strange and interesting places. From this portion of the book I picked up a couple of places I would definitely like to see, such as Timbuktu (yes, it does exist and he went there).

2. Investment analysis and advice - he goes around looking for investment opportunities around the world and, whenever he sees something he likes, tries to put some money in it. Examples (sucessful and otherwise) include contraceptives in Korea, diamonds in Angola, among others.

3. Economic and political prophecy - as an economist myself, I find that he has read the first chapter of the econ book and decided he knew enough about it. Though he is often correct in his analysis, at certain points he makes wild predictions that could not be swallowed by a good economist. He also exercises some political prophecy - he thinks most of the countries he visited are going to split up, among them India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Indonesia, most of Africa, etc. Though he is right that many countries face internal tensions among racial and social groups, he is too simplistic in stating that so many will break up.

Overall, this is a book to pick up if you are looking for a nice quick read. I also suggest it as a fun way to learn to spot investment opportunities. I think Jim is a great investor and he shows us why in this book; he also shows us the mediocre political scientist he is, but that is another story. Fun, fast, and not to be taken too seriously.
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Edy Iversen
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!
Reviewed in France on March 1, 2022
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A very unique and insightful look at the world through the eyes of a fearless investor and adventurer.

At times touching, inspiring, and humbling, but always stimulating and interesting. His insights and extraordinary experiences with his courageous wife were fascinating. Very good read!
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Sunil
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Buying
Reviewed in India on July 5, 2021
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Worth reading. Nice book for the adventurer
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quality at its best
Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2018
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Excellent insight. Feels like I am travelling around the world!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Immer noch interessant
Reviewed in Germany on December 18, 2019
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Immer noch interessant und lehrreich
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Edward A. Thomson
5.0 out of 5 stars The Investment Traveller's Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2015
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This book covers Rogers’s millennium car trip around the world. He tells the tale with an interesting mix of travel dialog, pictures, thoughts on local politics, and investment prospects. The first three are what you would expect of any travel diary, the last point is unique to Jim. Part of the recounting of this tale involves the comparison with his previous trip around the world when he went by motorcycle in the late 80s.

The journey started in Iceland in 1999 and took around 2 years to finish. The end point was his NY home (where lived at the time). During this time his wife planned their wedding, they organized dozens of visas, had guns pointed at them, exchanged money on the black markets of the world, moved their car by train and by boat, and the unfortunate death of his father.

If you are already a fan of his writing or speeches then this is probably the most enjoyable book he has on offer. If a travel book with investment insight appeals then you’d enjoy it too. It won’t appeal if you have a love of NGOs, bureaucracy, red tape, and paperwork. He blasts them all and often too.

This has inspired me to see more of the world but I’m a long way from being able to afford it!
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