Download or read book The First Billion is the Hardest written by Thomas Boone Pickens and published by Crown Pub. This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary hedge-fund manager describes his battle back from financial disaster as he entered his seventh decade of life and the many vital lessons he learned along the way, including how to believe in oneself even if those around you do not. 100,000 first printing.