Rags-to-riches books, ranked by your taste
Books about rising from nothing to the top: every book on Boxlist tagged with the rags-to-riches story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 132 books on Boxlist.
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The 100 best rated rags-to-riches books
To Selena, with Love
Biography · 2012
5.0 / 5
A Piece of Cake
Biography · 2006
5.0 / 5
The Cartel
Crime · 2009
5.0 / 5
Rich Dad's Retire Young, Retire Rich
Documentary · 2002
5.0 / 5
Nice Girls Don't Get Rich
Documentary · 2005
5.0 / 5
Moonwalk
Biography · 1988
4.9 / 5
Some Like It Wicked
Romance · 2005
4.7 / 5
Shoe Dog
Biography · 2016
4.6 / 5
Pimp
Biography · 1967
4.6 / 5
Alexander Hamilton
Biography · 2004
4.6 / 5
Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Comedy · 2000
4.6 / 5
A Loving Scoundrel
Romance · 2004
4.6 / 5
Daddy-Long-Legs
Romance · 1912
4.6 / 5
A Rogue by Any Other Name
Romance · 2012
4.6 / 5
Making Money
Fantasy · 2007
4.5 / 5
David Copperfield
Drama · 1850
4.5 / 5
How to Get Rich
Documentary · 2004
4.5 / 5
The Princess Diaries
Comedy · 2000
4.5 / 5
Star Wars: Thrawn
Science fiction · 2017
4.4 / 5
Gifted Hands
Biography · 1990
4.4 / 5
Becoming
Biography · 2018
4.4 / 5
Up from Slavery
Biography · 1901
4.4 / 5
Vanity Fair
Drama · 1847
4.4 / 5
Lord of the Far Island
Romance · 1975
4.4 / 5
The Name of the Wind
Fantasy · 2007
4.3 / 5
The Inheritance Games
Mystery · 2020
4.3 / 5
If Tomorrow Comes
Thriller · 1984
4.3 / 5
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
Documentary · 2005
4.3 / 5
The Ladies' Paradise
Historical · 1883
4.3 / 5
As the Crow Flies
Historical · 1991
4.3 / 5
Oil!
Drama · 1927
4.3 / 5
Steve Jobs
Biography · 2011
4.2 / 5
The Richest Man in Babylon
Documentary · 1926
4.2 / 5
Kane & Abel
Drama · 1979
4.2 / 5
The Everything Store
Biography · 2013
4.2 / 5
Valley of the Dolls
Drama · 1966
4.2 / 5
The Law of Success
Documentary · 1928
4.2 / 5
Heaven
Drama · 1985
4.2 / 5
She Who Became the Sun
Historical · 2021
4.2 / 5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Family · 1964
4.1 / 5
How to Raise Your Own Salary
Documentary · 1953
4.1 / 5
The Way We Live Now
Historical · 1875
4.1 / 5
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Documentary · 1997
4.0 / 5
Think and Grow Rich
Documentary · 1937
4.0 / 5
Memoirs of a Geisha
Drama · 1997
4.0 / 5
Wolf Hall
Historical · 2009
4.0 / 5
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Historical · 2004
4.0 / 5
Rich People Problems
Comedy · 2017
4.0 / 5
Be Careful What You Wish For
Drama · 2014
4.0 / 5
The Winner
Thriller · 1997
4.0 / 5
Harlem Shuffle
Crime · 2021
4.0 / 5
Conrad's Fate
Fantasy · 2005
4.0 / 5
Esperanza Rising
Historical · 2000
3.9 / 5
Yellowface
Comedy · 2023
3.9 / 5
Sam Walton
Biography · 1992
3.9 / 5
Great Expectations
Drama · 1861
3.8 / 5
The Wrong Bride
Romance · 2022
3.8 / 5
Only Time Will Tell
Drama · 2011
3.8 / 5
Rules of Civility
Drama · 2011
3.8 / 5
The Automatic Millionaire
Documentary · 2003
3.8 / 5
Hillbilly Elegy
Biography · 2016
3.7 / 5
Rich Dad, Poor Dad 2
Documentary · 2000
3.7 / 5
Beyond Entrepreneurship
Documentary · 1992
3.7 / 5
The Master-Key to Riches
Documentary · 1965
3.7 / 5
The Millionaire Master Plan
Documentary · 2014
3.6 / 5
Bel-Ami
Drama · 1885
3.6 / 5
Paper Princess
Romance · 2016
3.6 / 5
One Thousand Ways to Make $1000
Documentary · 1940
3.5 / 5
The $100 Startup
Documentary · 2012
3.4 / 5
The Prodigal Daughter
Political · 1982
3.4 / 5
How to Get Rich
Biography · 2006
3.3 / 5
Ruby
Drama · 1994
3.3 / 5
All Over but the Shoutin'
Biography · 1997
3.3 / 5
Tono-Bungay
Drama · 1909
3.2 / 5
Heart Bones
Romance · 2020
3.1 / 5
How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia
Drama · 2013
3.1 / 5
How to Sell Anything to Anybody
Biography · 1977
2.6 / 5
The Titan
Drama · 1914
5.0 / 5 · 4 ratings
How to Be Rich
Biography · 1965
5.0 / 5 · 3 ratings
The Toothpaste Millionaire
Family · 1972
5.0 / 5 · 3 ratings
A Land Remembered
Historical · 1984
5.0 / 5 · 3 ratings
The Richest Man Who Ever Lived
Documentary · 2006
5.0 / 5 · 3 ratings
Supreme Clientele
Crime · 2007
5.0 / 5 · 2 ratings
The One Minute Millionaire
Documentary · 2002
5.0 / 5 · 2 ratings
Room at the Top a Novel
Drama · 1957
5.0 / 5 · 2 ratings
The White Tiger
Drama · 2008
5.0 / 5 · 1 rating
Made in Japan
Biography · 1986
5.0 / 5 · 1 rating
Pour Your Heart Into It
Biography · 1997
5.0 / 5 · 1 rating
Lost Illusions
Drama · 1837
5.0 / 5 · 1 rating
The Wolf of Wall Street
Biography · 2007
4.7 / 5 · 3 ratings
Dolly
Biography · 1994
4.5 / 5 · 2 ratings
Zoya
Historical · 1988
4.3 / 5 · 4 ratings
The Duchess
Romance · 1982
4.3 / 5 · 3 ratings
Burning Daylight
Adventure · 1910
4.3 / 5 · 3 ratings
Freckles
Drama · 1904
4.3 / 5 · 3 ratings
Tycoon
Drama · 1997
4.3 / 5 · 3 ratings
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Fantasy · 2002
4.0 / 5 · 4 ratings
The Dhandho Investor
Documentary · 2007
4.0 / 5 · 3 ratings
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Documentary · 1985
4.0 / 5 · 3 ratings
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Family · 1899
4.0 / 5 · 3 ratings
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