Description:
Written by three generations-legendary investor Doug Casey, entrepreneur Matt Smith, and "beta tester" Maxim Smith-this book distills their hard-won wisdom into a four-year, 16-cycle program you can start tomorrow.
Brief description: Doug Casey is an American writer, investor, and entrepreneur known for his contrarian approach to finance and personal freedom. He is the author of several bestselling books, including Crisis Investing, which spent 29 weeks at #1 on the New York Times list. Over his five-decade career, Casey has advised governments, founded multiple companies, and built a global reputation for identifying early-stage opportunities in natural resources and frontier markets. He is the founder of Casey Research and a long-time advocate of self-reliance, practical competence, and unconventional education. Casey divides his time between the United States, South America, and international speaking engagements.
Review Quotes:
"Brilliant and fantastic. The first real answer for young men who feel lost and are questioning the traditional college path."
- Glenn Beck, Best selling author, radio host
"My jaw was on the floor reading it. You can't possibly regret picking up this book-it changes the whole game completely. One of the most valuable things I've come across for helping people become something great.The Preparation is the most important book I've read in 2025. This is not just some skip-college-and-save-money guide. This is a radical program for becoming a genuine renaissance man, and defying a system that churns out boring and indistinguishable drones. "
- Tom Woods, New York Times Bestselling Author and Host of The Tom Woods Show
"It's really an excellent elaboration of just about everything that's required to become a fully functioning, autonomous male adult human being. I can't speak highly enough about just the sheer structure of this book. It's extremely concise. It articulates the tasks beautifully. And I wish that I had had this book when I was 20 years old."
- James Howard Kunstler, Author of The Long Emergency and Host of the KunstlerCast
"Every young person should read The Preparation. It shows a real, practical alternative to college-and I wish I'd had this book when I was younger."
- James Altucher, entrepreneur, podcaster, and author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Choose Yourself