Trading Books

I have to say that The Hitchhiker¹s Guide is fascinating. From the 'stage set up' of a very intellectual introduction, to the differing but complementary approaches of fundamental and technical analysis, random theory of markets, to discussions of the great mathematicians, philosopher's and thinker's, to the universality of Boole's laws of thought, I have found all of this very stimulating and informative. I believe this book will be seminal as the resource for clear thinking about the business of trading for years to come. There is much to be gained from reading and re-reading these various chapters. I say this because much of what¹s captured in words, sprinkling Boole's logic throughout, about the mind-set of a trader, his emotions, the fear of loss, having a trading plan with undying faith, all of this I have felt. What I hadn't realized is the way floor trader's and the losers (85% of traders) actually move markets. That was an 'aha' for me.

Hoffner provides us with an affordable and readable translation of Hittite myths. One may not be familar with the Hittite versions but if one knows Greek or Mesopotamian myths one will discover much in common. Enough for a strong inluence across cultures is a mater best left to each reader.

Book is arranged very well, easy to understand (most) and valuable information.

Written by training and human resources professional Nancy Stimson, and now updated and expanded in its second edition, How to Write & Prepare Training Materials continues to be an indispensable, core reference and guide expressly written for managers and trainers seeking to create materials that maximize communication and understanding. With a wealth of useful information on copyright matters, data protection, basic editing and punctuation, tables, visuals, and much more, How To Write & Prepare Training Materials is a superbly presented and highly recommended reference for anyone charged with the responsibility of creating effective educational aids for any business of any size or scope.

Many designs, grafts are shown next to stitched designs. Great project and color suggestions.

This author is a genius of our time! Scholarly and erudite. The world will not be the same place for me after reading this book.

The author has examined investing from many different angles to provide you with access to helpful investment information that you would probably never find otherwise. When you do searches for investment related sites, you get back thousands of references. Using this guide, you can pick a few outstanding sites in areas you are interested and investigate them to find the one or ones that best fit your needs.

For stocks, this book tells you where to find out about each market in the world, stock picking and trading strategies (including day trading), research and analysis, IPOs, and quotes. A similar level of detail is available for bonds, options, commodities, and mutual funds. Other sections cover important topics like money management (debt, savings, financial planning, tax planning, banking, and insurance), on-line security, and investment clubs.

Each section lists a large number of sites. You can obviously go to all of them if you want to. But for some, a brief summary is provided in the back of the book. These are marked, so you can decide if you want a little more information before going to a site. Probably, though, it would be faster just to go to the site. One of the beauties of this information is that it will save you a lot of clicking, because you get the right page reference for the part of the site that you are interested in. That was really neat!

In all but a few sections, the author has picked out 1-3 as an "Editor's Choice Site" meaning that these are more highly recommended. Many of these are reproduced in the book so you can get a sense of what's there. This can save you futher time.

I spend a lot of time looking at investments on the Internet, but this book introduced me to a large number of helpful sites that I had not been to before. If I make just one invetment better, the price of the book will be a pittance compared to the benefit.

If you are an investment beginner, I recommend that you read books like Rich Dad, Poor Dad; How to Buy Stocks; ChangeWave Investing; and Common Sense about Mutual Funds before using this wonderful guide.

If you are an experienced investor, dive right in. Undoubtedly, there is some part of investing that you are skimping on. With these on-line resources, you can fill in those gaps profitably. My one quibble with the book is that it could have done a little more to make it clearer about which sites are free for which services, and what you have to pay for. In general, this is described, but being a cheap investor (see my review of Scrooge Investing) I just like to use the free resources. So I will spend some time here at sites that cost money, before realizing that I need not return.

Obviously, a book like this will quickly become obsolete, so get it now and use it now!

After you start using this great guide, I suggest that you think about other areas in your life where you may not be fully using on-line resources. How about career planning, job hunting, starting a business, buying items you use everyday, planning trips, getting custom products, and solving problems? You should then find ways to make the Internet help you in those areas as well. Otherwise, the loss is yours! The Internet can provide the basics for developing many 2,000 percent solutions!

After reading this pre-publication edition, we were very impressed. As a small bookseller, we are rather discerning as to what books to choose for our inventory ~ and this book will definitely be a standard in our store.

If you are looking for 1) practical and useful ideas about how to "think" prosperously; 2) how to keep a journal tracking your thoughts about prosperity and achievement while you take this new path; 3) a way to incorporate being prosperous in your own fashion, while still having a sense of spirituality ~ then this book is for you.

Author Webb is very adept at incorporating a sense of personal wealth, along with a feeling of personal spirituality. She reminds us that they go hand in hand ~ if you don't feel prosperous, your spirituality suffers along with every other aspect of your life as well. Webb gives the reader "permission" shall we say, to be prosperous, while still maintaining a level head.

For instance ~ she asks the reader, just how much is enough? How much is enough for you? A personal and individual question, but more importantly, the answer is just as personal and individual to you. Not how much your friend makes, your family, sports stars, famous people ~ but what "you" want to make. Then she takes you on a step-by-step path to incorporate the unique beliefs that will take you where you need to go to fulfill your goals.

A very well done book. We recommend it strongly.

This book is very easy to follow and explains lots of concepts critical to understanding the stock market. Concepts like: program trading, diversification, mutual funds, risk analysis, random walk theory, how "baskets of stocks" are constructed, hedging - including index future sales, greater fool theory, and much more.

What happened in the stock market "break" of black monday in 1987? Is program trading actually to blame for increased volatility in the markets? How and why are baskets of stocks traded? Why is it so difficult for fund managers to consistently beat the market? Can anyone expect to consistently beat the market? This book gives well documented answers to these questions and many others.

My dad wrote this book and its great!