This is the best book that I have ever read on the couple, Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy. I am the biggest fan and have loved them since 1965, I couldn't believe it when I viewed the "This is your life" tv show. The way she looked at Nelson when he walked out of the curtain, it was so clear, you KNOW it was love! FINALLY a book came out revealing what WE ALL KNEW ALREADY! Thanks so much Sharon Rich! (And to those fans who are not liberated enough to believe Jeanette had loved Nelson, FACE IT and get on with your life! It's not hard to believe!)

I read both the 1994 edition and the new 2001 updated paperback edition of "Sweethearts." Both are excellent, well-written, well-researched and tear-jerkers! I like the new chapter that tells how Miss Rich met and became friends with Jeanette's sister Blossom, who got her started on this story. Also in the new version I counted 56 pages of meticulous source notes, including reproductions of letters (from previously annonymous sources who have since died)for those who have to see it to believe it, Gene Raymond's arrest log, FBI files, etc. Famous people who are still alive and knew about the Jeanette-Nelson romance are quoted by name. No documentation? Get real! Arguing that Mayer was called "Louie B." in the book is a minus point? He WAS called either that or L.B. to his name--and a lot worse names behind his back! Nelson Eddy called him "Louie B." in interviews, so what is the problem here? Also, so what if some of the author's sources who are still living haven't decided to turn over private letters to a library. It has no bearing on the validity of those letters. Miss Rich played a lengthy videotape in Los Angeles last year at a Mac/Eddy luncheon of the owner of some of the letters. The elderly woman held the original letters up to the camera and read lengthy selections out loud, even some of the more graphic ones. Word for word, they were exactly as quoted in the book. Bottom line: Nelson Eddy bedded Jeanette MacDonald, as often as he could, it seems. So get over it! All I want to know is, Miss Rich, where's the movie version? We're waiting impatiently! I'm certain even the younger generation can learn from this tragic story of two people who discovered too late how much they loved each other. But until the movie is made, I highly recommend the book for any fan of old Hollywood or anyone who wants to read a true-life "Romeo and Juliet."

Sharon Rich is an extraordinary woman. I know. I've known her since first reading "Farewell to Dreams" and asking her to actually document the Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald story better before attempting to sell it to Hollywood. It was at this time that I began to insist that all of the interviews with some of Sharon's sources be videotaped... or audiotaped... so that the research could be preserved even after the interviewees died. Many of them have, sadly, passed on. But the tapes survive! In those days, a co-writer and I insisted that Sharon meticulously database the whereabouts of all the principals from the moment they met until their deaths, and she did just that. She poured through documents -- every kind of printed source (including the LA Times, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department logs, English newspapers, fanzines, Variety, etc) until she could darn near tell you on an hourly basis where Nelson, Jeanette, Gene, Ann Eddy, L.B. Mayer, and others were. While compiling the database, Sharon also came into possession of letters, unpublished autobiographies, and people who are still alive who can swear to the veracity of the information in Sweethearts. I can personally swear to meeting many of the people who knew Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. I can tell you, I have met Gene Raymond... interviewed him over lunch and also watched him meet one of his former lovers and Jeanette's gay friends. I have talked to people who sat at Blossom Rock's feet and heard the story first hand. I am convinced, from these interviews, that Blossom was not only in her right mind... but capable of telling the story (one way or another). Just because you cannot always speak doesn't mean you cannot write or communicate in other ways. This book is true, and the sources are available for researchers to access. It's a shame people like Turk do NOT make use of the invitation to do so. This is not only a terrific read, but it is the the life work of a woman who made a promise to Blossom Rock to tell the truth about Jeanette. She has kept her promise.

My main complaint about his book is that it was written for someone who had already read Rich Dad Poor Dad. Also, this book, though filled with some interesting information and ideas on IQ, genius, and investing, as well as many anecdotes on his childhood, could easily have been condensed into fifty pages. While his anecdotes were sometimes helpful in illustrating a point, they sometimes seemed contrived and I was annoyed that he was constantly plugging his other products. And after reading this book I felt I knew more about his rich dad and poor dad than I did about finances. I could tell you all about his childhood years in Hawaii and that he is a rich successful business man now but know little about the path that led him to that success. I suppose I read the book hoping to get an understanding of what life choices he made, personal and professional, that led him down a successful path after college. He says he started a business. That's nice. How?, where?, etc. I expected a more comprehensive, specific, "how I made it" story. The book, though repetitive is informative- if not on his own personal strategy. I learned that I too had grown up feeling that if I work hard in school, find a job, and then work hard all my life for someone that is how I will make money. I know now that I must invest and take risks and not rely on my getting rich off of what someone pays me. I recommend this book to parents but less so to children or students, especially if you have little background in the world of financing.

Although this is the first economic based book I have read, I have found it to be very informative and enjoyable. Kiyosaki does a good job at using a style of language that is very coherent and easy to understand. His view are balanced by contrasting his "rich and smart dads."
As a young man without much experience using economic terms, Kiyosaki was able to use real life examples that made the learning so much easier. Although this book was directed to parents to help their children start ou in life on the right path financially, I found it, as a senior in high school planning to go to college and grow up, to be extremely usefull.

"Rich Kid Smart Kid" by Robert T. Kiyosaki attempts to give parents the skills necessary for providing thier children with financial freedom. The book is written in three parts. The first concentrates on financial and academic education, the second on steps for parents to take to educate their children, and the third is ways in which parents can find out how to best educate their children.
I found the book informative, but slightly repetitive. I understand there are certain points which he wanted to stress, however, I found myself rereading paragraphs in different chapters.
His description of the different types of genius and his desire for all children to learn according to their strengths was a hopeful message. He provided readers with specific ways in which to help their children gain power over money. The book would be especially helpful to parents of children who struggle in the traditional school subjects.
Overall, as a teenager, I was a bit overwhelmed by the ideas of the book. However, it did provide me with many ways to enhance my perception of money and my ability to have control over it.

Kiyosaki's inspirational, easy-to-read books are written to excite the reader about available financial opportunities. And they do excite the reader. It is easy to get caught up in the author's enthusiasm. The generalizations are great and allow the reader to dream, but more details are needed. In this recent book, Kiyosaki stresses the need to protect your assets. He spends an entire chapter (17) on how stock options can, and in his opinion, should be used by all investors to gain that protection. His discussion was convincing, but again, there were not enough details. I recommend THE SHORT BOOK ON OPTIONS to learn those details. The reader would then be in position to follow Mr. Kiyosaki's good investment protecting advice.

Seeking answers? Concrete how to's? This book is absolutely right on target. Kiyosaki's work presents the best financial concepts I have read in the thirty years I've been a tax accountant and CPA.

Retire Young, Retire Rich is even better than Kiyosaki's last book. If you looking for details and want to expand your point of view, buy it....now!

This is a great book, possibly the best of the series. If you think all there is to life is a college degree and a J-O-B, think again.Mr. Kiwosoki has written an excellent book that is right for the times. You can retire rich and you can retire young by following the principles in this book.I also recommend "The New Professionals" and "Turner Turner, Turner: The King of Network Marketing" for additional reading and insight.

In short, this is the worst of the Rich Dad Poor Dad series. Nothing new presented. Same stories. I actually felt that it was a sales pitch for his CashFlow Game. He uses board cards as examples, which should tell you something. Definately not worth the price of 8.95 If you have bought his other books, you will not learn nothing new with this one.

The book contains over 120 pages (ebook pages), which easily could be reduced to 50. If you take out the stories and his preaching about what is wrong with our education system it could be reduced to 45. Love his other material but this one I felt was a rip off. Still of Fan of Rich Dad but this one is just fattening is passive income.