Written & narrated by Suze Orman - Abridged Nonfiction - 5 COMPACT DISCS - 6 hours

Publisher, Bantam Doubleday Dell (1999)

"What would it take for you to change the course of your life?" reads the first sentence of The Courage to Be Rich, a book that goes beyond the phenomenal success of The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom in challenging and inspiring us to realize our full financial potential, and to realize as well that the bottom line of life is comprised of much more than money. With her signature blend of inspirational and practical advice, Suze Orman asks us to look within, asserting her powerful conviction that once we achieve a state of emotional clarity regarding money, financial clarity will always follow.

Bestselling author and financial expert Suze Orman helped millions of Americans turn toward their money and embark on a true path to wealth with her #1 bestseller The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom and her national bestseller You've Earned It, Don't Lose It. Now she returns, with a book that goes beyond the fundamentals of her earlier work in challenging and inspiring us to realize our full financial potential, and to realize as well that the bottom line of life is comprised of much more than money.

Practical, spiritual, and above all soundly financial, The Courage Be Rich addresses the rites of passage we all must face-marriage, divorce, death; spending (and overspending) on life's necessities and luxuries; taking control of our financial tomorrows today. From the business of love to buying a home; from imparting proper values to our children to defining our own self-worth; from starting over to staking a claim to our future, Orman shows us how to find the clarity, conviction, and courage to meet the obstacles and opportunities of a lifetime.

Expressing her deep belief that only when we truly learn to value and respect money in the most expansive sense will we be able to change our financial destiny, Orman demonstrates-through exercises, examples and case studies-how to create a rich and abundant life, starting from what we have today. Finally, she takes on the seldom explored subject of money and grace-the rewards wealth bestows and the responsibilities if confers.

There is no more persuasive, compelling, and honest a financial teacher today than Suze Orman. Building on the rock-solid foundation of her earlier lessons, The Courage to Be Rich is, in every sense, higher education on matters of vital importance to us all.

About the Author: Suze Orman is the author of the #1 bestsellers THE 9 STEPS TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM and THE COURAGE TO BE RICH. Her two PBS specials based on these books are among the network's most successful fundraisers ever., Orman is currently a financial contributor to NBC News' Today, and a contributing editor to O: The Oprah Magazine. A sought-after speaker, she has lectured widely throughout the United States and has been featured in Newsweek, People, The New Yorker, Modern Maturity, The New Republic, Smart Money, and USA Today. She also has appeared on Dateline, Larry King Live, CNN, CNBC, Good Morning America, The View, and numerous times on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Suze Orman lives in northern California.