It became a #1 bestseller, spending 36 weeks at the top of The New York Times Best Seller list.
Some of its recurring themes are action based on rational thought, conceding and in fact adhering to the inherent objective human nature of self-interest, and avoiding irrational people (which he called neurotics or "weeds").
Ringer's first political/ideological work, Restoring the American Dream, reached #3 on The New York Times Bestseller List in 1979.
Its premise is that liberty must be given a higher priority than all other objectives and that a laissez-faire free market is the clear solution to America's economic troubles.
Its title includes Crisis Investing by Douglas R. Casey, The Alpha Strategy by John A. Pugsley, and Nice Girls Do by Irene Kassorla.