Biographical anthology about seventeen investors, most of whom founded their own firms. Details their lives, investment philosophies, and strategies. Investors include T. Rowe Price, Warren Buffett, Paul Cabot, Philip Carret, Philip Fisher, Benjamin Graham, Mark Lightbown, Peter Lynch, John Neff, Richard Rainwater, Julian Robertson, Jim Rogers, George Soros, Michael Steinhardt, John Templeton, Ralph Wanger, and Robert Wilson.

Biography of Thomas Rowe Price Jr., founder of T. Rowe Price Group. This book details his life and how, during the 1930s Depression, Price recognized that owning growing businesses generated the largest fortunes. It also details how he started his firm and created a growth investing movement.