Howard Ruff made a mint off his Henny Penny books

Howard Ruff, Quirky Conservative Economist and Author, Dies at 85.  (The New York Times, 11/21/2016)

His 1979 books, How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years, spent more than a year on the New York Times best-seller list.

Of the 11 books he wrote, only 1, How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years in the 21ast Century, is currently available in LINKcat.  It is owned by just 2 libraries.

A prophet of doom until the end.