Chuck

What else? What happened in 1983?

What else? What happened in 1983?

What else? What happened in 1983?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. And instead of calling him Mr. Hillegas, they said, you can call me Cliff.

Yeah. And instead of calling him Mr. Hillegas, they said, you can call me Cliff.

Yeah. And instead of calling him Mr. Hillegas, they said, you can call me Cliff.

But he still called the shots.

But he still called the shots.

But he still called the shots.

Yeah. A couple of years later, in 1985, there was a Chicago Tribune article. So this is mid-'80s. They had a staff of about 25 people, and they had published 225 guidebooks or book guides, rather. 60 million copies in circulation. And yes, I nailed it. 39 countries in circulation. And apparently there were some countries that used them to help teach American English in different countries. Sure.

Yeah. A couple of years later, in 1985, there was a Chicago Tribune article. So this is mid-'80s. They had a staff of about 25 people, and they had published 225 guidebooks or book guides, rather. 60 million copies in circulation. And yes, I nailed it. 39 countries in circulation. And apparently there were some countries that used them to help teach American English in different countries. Sure.

Yeah. A couple of years later, in 1985, there was a Chicago Tribune article. So this is mid-'80s. They had a staff of about 25 people, and they had published 225 guidebooks or book guides, rather. 60 million copies in circulation. And yes, I nailed it. 39 countries in circulation. And apparently there were some countries that used them to help teach American English in different countries. Sure.

By the end of the 80s, they were taking in about 11 million bucks a year, which is pretty good scratch. It's about 28 today. 28 million? Yeah, that's even better scratch. And by the end of the millennium in 1999, at the age of 81, he sold it off. He was like, all right, I'm 81. I want to live out my remaining years as a super rich guy and not just a medium rich guy.

By the end of the 80s, they were taking in about 11 million bucks a year, which is pretty good scratch. It's about 28 today. 28 million? Yeah, that's even better scratch. And by the end of the millennium in 1999, at the age of 81, he sold it off. He was like, all right, I'm 81. I want to live out my remaining years as a super rich guy and not just a medium rich guy.

By the end of the 80s, they were taking in about 11 million bucks a year, which is pretty good scratch. It's about 28 today. 28 million? Yeah, that's even better scratch. And by the end of the millennium in 1999, at the age of 81, he sold it off. He was like, all right, I'm 81. I want to live out my remaining years as a super rich guy and not just a medium rich guy.

So he sold to IDG Books, who was the publisher of the Four Dummies guides that everyone knows. And he sold for only 14 million, which kind of surprises me. fully retired and sadly died a couple of years later at 83 from complications of stroke.

So he sold to IDG Books, who was the publisher of the Four Dummies guides that everyone knows. And he sold for only 14 million, which kind of surprises me. fully retired and sadly died a couple of years later at 83 from complications of stroke.