Joseph A. Kruse : Tet offensive survivor strikes it rich
Angela Adair-Hoy : single mom to online publishing diva
Seymour "Sy" Sperling : balding and divorced to hair club czar
Kenneth A. Smaltz jr. : salesman growsmillion out of0,000 debt
Mary E. Foley : customer service rep retires at 33
Gloria and Emilio Estefan Jr. : Cuban immigrants create music empire
Anthony David Parks : from welfare to generous tycoon
Paul E. Kieffer : childhood money discussions pay off
Riley B. "B.B." King : sharecropper to 'King of Blues'
J. Peter Uys : steel worker to high-powered money manager
Donna M. Auguste : humble beginnings breed science whiz
Harlyn and Karen Riekena : couple builds wealth buying farmland
Tony Hawk : skateboard millionare
Venus and Serena Williams : young tennis stars make millions.
More rags to riches : all new stories of how ordinary people achieved extraordinary wealth by Gail Liberman. ISBN 0793145546. Published by Dearborn in 2002. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.