On May 19, 2009, the paperback version of The Influence of Affluence--originally published as The Middle-Class Millionaire--was released in bookstores. The book underwent a title change in its shift from hardcover to paperback. In fact, the original title of the book was "The Influence of Affluence" but the publishers chose to change the title at the last minute. Well, one thing has lead to another and the publishers have changed their mind and decided to go back to the original title.

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The Middle-Class Millionaire will be coming out in paperback on May 19. What's more, the book has been re-christened as "The Influence of Affluence" for the paperback version.

It's a long story but the background on the book's title change is this: the book was originally titled The Influence of Affluence when Russ and I first presented the book to the publisher. Now it's going back to its original title. New title, same great taste.

It's already available for pre-order on Amazon. Don't forget to pre-order your copy!

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My presentation at the esteemed "Commonwealth Club" was chosen to appear on the network recently and I'm pretty excited. Thank you FORA.TV and the Commonwealth Club.

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