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| Benjamin Graham | |||
| The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street | |||
| Author: | Benjamin Graham | ||
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill | ||
| Hardcover | Published 06/96 | 351p. | List $27.95 |
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This book presents the memoirs of Benjamin Graham, one of the great legends of Wall Street. He was brilliant, successful, ethical and the man who invented the discipline of security analysis. |
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| Buffett | |||
| The Making of an American Capitalist | |||
| Author: | Roger Lowenstein | ||
| Publisher: | Doubleday | ||
| Softcover | Published 09/96 | 496p. | List $14.95 |
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This book shows how Warren Buffet started from scratch, and simply by picking stocks and companies for investment, amassed one of the largest fortunes of the 20th century. The author draws on three years of unprecedented access to Buffett's family, friends, and colleagues to provide the first definitive, inside account of the life and career of this American original. |
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| Soros on Soros | |||
| Staying Ahead of the Curve | |||
| Author: | George Soros | B. Wien | K. Koenen |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons | ||
| Softcover | Published 09/95 | 326p. | List $19.95 |
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This book presents a candid dialogue with one of the most successful money managers of our time. It is a book-length interview which reveals his views on investing and global finance as well as his take on today's complex world order. It blends his unmatched perspective on the markets with his unique view of the world and also captures the colorful personality of a man with an admitted penchant for egocentricity and controversial political views. |
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| Soros | |||
| The Life, Times, & Trading Secrets of the World's Greatest Investor | |||
| Author: | Robert Slater | ||
| Publisher: | Irwin Professional Pub | ||
| Hardcover | Published 06/95 | 269p. | List $25.00 |
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This book uncovers the brilliant techniques and remarkable insights that have led to the phenomenal success of this Hungarian-born investment titan and separates the truth from the mystery and exaggerations that surround him. It probes the methods and tactics he has used to reach the zenith of an industry more often littered with catastrophic loss than paved with golden success. |
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| Trader's Tales | |||
| A Chronicle of Wall Street Myths, Legends, and Outright Lies | |||
| Author: | Ron Insana | ||
| Publisher: | Wiley | ||
| Hardcover | Published 05/96 | 210p. | List $24.95 |
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This book is a rich collection of delicious Wall Street stories that will capture the imagination of everyone from Wall Street to Main Street. It is as much about the character of Wall Street as it is about the characters on Wall Street. It presents a collection of stories, secrets, myths and insider jokes in a manner which could be described as Liar's Poker meets Aesop's Fables. The reader will discover the secrets of soothsayers like Arch Crawford and female Wall Street pioneers such as Muriel Siebert, find out how a cockroach almost made a trading floor clerk $2,500 and enjoy dozens more truly memorable tales of the wheelers and dealers who enliven the cavernous confines of the world's most famous street. |
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| Warren Buffett | |||
| The Good Guy of Wall Street | |||
| Author: | Andrew Kilpatrick | ||
| Publisher: | Donald I. Fine | ||
| Softcover | Published 01/95 | ???p. | List $14.95 |
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This book presents a detailed account of the professional and personal life of the man who built the Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway investment company from scratch into a multi-billion dollar empire. It is a portrait of a man with a talent for making money the old-fashioned way, avoid risky short-term strategies in favor of investing in companies with permanent value. |
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| The Winner's Circle | |||
| How Ten Stock Brokers Became the Best in the Business | |||
| Author: | R. J. Shook | Robert L. Shook | |
| Publisher: | New York Institute of Finance | ||
| Hardcover | Published 06/92 | 230p. | List $22.95 |
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This book provides in-depth, personal portraits of the most prolific and successful brokers in America and reveals the tactics and strategies that have vaulted them to the top of the industry. These fascinating profiles cover everything from their investing, selling and prospecting approaches to their personal ethics, discipline and beliefs. |
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