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A Hedge Fund Tale of Reach and Grasp recounts the ecstasy and the agony of investors in the hubris-filled years of the great secular bull market and the terrors of the financial collapse. It is a story of personal and investment triumph and tragedy in the tradition of An American Tragedy and Bonfire of the Vanities. Though the tale is fiction, it is faithful to the actual market events of the decade of hedge fund madness and the ensuing destruction in the great bear market of 2007–2009 and its aftermath.

When Carol Loomis first mentioned a little-known Omaha hedge-fund manager in a 1966 Fortune article, she didn’t dream that Warren Buffett would one day be considered the world’s greatest investor - nor that she and Buffett would become close personal friends. Now Loomis has collected and updated the best Buffett articles Fortune published between 1966 and 2012, including thirteen cover stories and a dozen pieces authored by Buffett himself. Loomis has provided commentary about each major arti­cle that supplies context and her own informed point of view.

Самая популярная в мире книга среди изданий о достижении успеха, одна из первых в сегменте о личной эффективности и богатства! Более сорока переизданий только в США! Более 20 миллионов проданных копий! Это знаменитый бестселлер «Думай и богатей» Наполеона Хилла! Аудиокнигу в России представляет издательство AB Publishing. Книга журналиста и психолога Наполеона Хилла впервые была издана в 1937 году. Но все советы, данные в ней, актуальны и поныне. Причем рекомендации Хилла вы успешно сможете применить не только для достижения богатства, но и успеха в любой сфере развития человека. Используя де…

In God Is My Broker, Buckley aims his sharp humor at the self-help gurus; and the likes of Stephen Covey, Anthony Robbins, and Deepak Chopra had better watch out. Down to their last $304, the abbots in this story make a bunch of money playing the stock market - and then get carried away in today's commercialism and self-help principles when they begin to market their homemade wine. From redecorating their decrepit digs in the "peasant chic" style to outrageous television commercials, these monks will stop at nothing to get to the top of the wine business!

The first American book on personal finance, "The Way to Wealth" by Benjamin Franklin is still the best and wisest money book ever written. Originally published in 1758 as the preface to "Poor Richard's Almanack", this little gem has been through innumerable printings and sold millions of copies to those in search of smart but entertaining advice about hard work, earning and saving money and debt.

Women Talk Money is a groundbreaking collection that lifts the veil on what women talk about when they talk about money; it unflinchingly recounts the power of money to impact health, define relationships, and shape identity. The collection includes previously unpublished essays by trailblazing writers, activists, and models, such as Alice Walker, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Rachel Cargle, Tracy McMillan, Cameron Russell, Sonya Renee Taylor, Adrienne Maree Brown, and more, with Rebecca Walker as editor.

Chanakya's Arthashastra is an unrivalled political treatise that has been used by scholars, academics and leaders across the world. In Chanakya and the Art of Getting Rich, Radhakrishnan Pillai brings out the inherent lessons from Arthashastra to present a strategic and practical way of wealth creation. This is a holistic study, written for anyone and everyone.

They’re wild, beloved, and all-around fabulous, but with the Sweet Potato Queens, there’re just never enough good times—or enough good eats. Well, now all fabulous women everywhere can have their own mountains of royal fun and food, because bestselling author and Boss Queen Jill Conner Browne is revealing her big-ass top secret recipes—and the events that inspired them—in The Sweet Potato Queens’ Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner). And, of course, she’s dishing up plenty of hilarious stories.

Originally published in 1757 as an essay included in Benjamin Franklin's 1758 Almanack, this essay audiobook offers lasting advice for those looking to build wealth over a lifetime. 

Für Einsteiger: Eine Schritt fuer Schritt Anleitung von den Grundlagen bis zum Kauf der ersten Coins. Fuer Profis: Tiefgreifende Erklaerungen zum Thema Mining, ICOs, Blockchain sowie Investment Tipps und Strategien. Das Jahr 2017 hat eindrucksvoll bewiesen, dass taegliche Gewinne von mehr als 100 Prozent moeglich sind. Wird es im Jahr 2018 in dieser Art weitergehen? Lohnt sich ein Einstieg noch? Saemtliche Fragen werden in diesem Buch behandelt. Der Blutige Einsteiger wird danach eigenstaendig und sinnvoll mit Kryprowaehrungen Handeln und umgehen koennen.

Please note: This is a summary and analysis of Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook and not the original book.

Michael and Kristen Harper are overwhelmed with financial burden. After being introduced to network marketing, Michael believes he may have found a way out. When his three best friends try to discredit the industry, Michael is tempted to trust their opinions. Fortunately, he recalls an encounter he had at his father's funeral with a high school dropout turned multimillionaire named Blake Easton. After discussing it with his wife, Michael decides to call Blake and ask him for financial advice. Little does he know that one simple phone call will send the Harpers on a life-altering journey.

In the United States, where we have more land than people, it is not at all difficult for persons in good health to make money. In this comparatively new field there are so many avenues of success open, so many vocations which are not crowded, that any person of either sex who is willing, at least for the time being, to engage in any respectable occupation that offers, may find lucrative employment.

For more than 20 years, Stanley Bing has peerlessly explained corporate culture and strategy with wit and insight. Now he brings us this engaging and instructive book of white-collar fables that have charmed generations of businesspeople since Greece was glorious and Rome was grand, brilliant gems of wisdom flowing from the pen of the mysterious, legendary author known throughout the ancient corporate world by a single name: Bingsop. Bingsop's Fables is animated by a cast of archetypal characters that are iconic and representative of human nature....

A hospital in Botswana has a budget paid for by the interest generated from an endowment. However, with interest rates in steady decline, the hospital is headed for a fiscal disaster. Conventional thinking has proven fatal. Austin Montgomery, disciple of the strategies of Johnny Long, travels overseas to face the conflict head-on in an attempt to pull off the impossible. Full of color and imagery, this fiction book is a must-listen in our era of rising costs and lower returns.

This audiobook tells 15 short stories about people living at Burnside Retirement Village. Retirees buy into the community to socialize and appreciate the peace and quiet. WRONG! It's where over 55 year olds go who are bored, who enjoy a good fight, hate authority, argue like hell, question every rule and regulation, love to interfere in the lives of others and, of course, it is where those who create stories about such people live!

En ese texto Francis Scott Fitzgerald que siempre tuvo problemas económicos, a pesar de llegar a ser un escritor de éxito, nos explica cómo intentaba ahorrar y cómo nunca lo conseguía.Su prosa hace un retrato irónico, pero a la vez muy representativo de la clase media norteamericana. Los Fitzgerald se mudan a las afueras de Nueva York y deciden comprar un libro de contabilidad en el que Zelda, la esposa de Fitzgerald, iba a registrar minuciosamente cada recibo que pagaban en un intento desesperado de ahorrar.

What if God calls us to be a Tightwad? Finally, a book that makes money management fun, while helping you break free from debt and savings! Call Me a Tightwad offers a lighthearted, honest approach to money management that will give you a little kick in the pants and encourage you to reach your financial goals. It weaves humor and spirituality with budgeting into a much-needed message of stewardship and contentment. In our can't-get-enough culture, listeners will find a refreshing perspective on the meaning of true wealth in the sweet spot.

Einer der Gründerväter der USA, Benjamin Franklin, versammelt hier Sinnsprüche und Ratschläge, Fleiß sowie wirtschaftlichen und spirituellen Erfolg betreffend. Durchaus humorvoll ist die kurze Abhandlung, die im 18. Jahrhundert zu einem veritablen Bestseller wurde!

Benjamin Franklin was concerned with making the sometimes bitter pill of truth about the human condition easier to swallow. In The Way to Wealth, Franklin refines his maxims and homilies in order to make them more subtle and sophisticated. As a successful author, inventor, scientist, statesman, and one of the Founding Fathers of America, he exemplifies the emerging American nation. This audiobook will teach you how to start a business, make money, and save for the future.