In many ways, Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest has become the likeable face of the Australian mining boom, a self-made billionaire without the haughtiness of Gina Rinehart or the swagger of Clive Palmer. His wealth is estimated at $10 billion, mainly linked to his company Fortescue Metals, and although this book is not an authorised biography he is quite happy to be in the public spotlight.