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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
xv, 282 pages ; 21 cm
Description
The 1980s was the most outrageous and turbulent era in the financial market since the crash of '29, not only on Wall Street but around the world. Michael Lewis, as a trainee at Salomon Brothers in New York and as an investment banker and later financial journalist, was uniquely positioned to chronicle the ambition and folly that fueled the decade.
Author
Publisher
HarperBusiness Essentials
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
xiv, 623 pages : illustrations, charts ; 21 cm
Description
"The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of 'value investing'--which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies--has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949. Over the years, market developments have proven the wisdom of Graham's strategies. While preserving...
Author
Series
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm.
Description
"A comprehensive guide to day trading, with prescriptive information and actionable advice to help you achieve financial success. It may seem that day trading is only for savvy investors who know the ins and outs of the marketplace--but it doesn't have to be. All it takes is the right information and staying on top of the market. Day Trading 101 simplifies all the terms, strategies, and processes involved in day trading, helping even the most novice...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
304 pages
Description
"This tech-fueled war will shape the world's balance of power for the coming century as autocracies exploit twenty-first-century methods to re-divide the world into twentieth century-style spheres of influence. Helberg cautions that the spoils of this fight are power over every meaningful aspect of our lives, including our economy, our infrastructure, our national security, and ultimately, our national sovereignty. Without a firm partnership with...
8) Boiler room
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Seth runs a small-time casino operation out of his apartment. With his streetwise business smarts, he's recruited to join the city's newest and hottest stock brokerage firm, and quickly takes to his new job's instant riches and fast-life pleasures. When he wins the eye and heart of Greg's ex-girlfriend, everything seems too good to be true.
9) Cosmopolis
Publisher
Entertainment One
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eric Packer, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager, heads out in his tricked-out stretch limo, while remotely wagering his company's massive fortune on a bet against the Chinese Yuan. Little does he know his perfectly ordered, doubt-free world is about to implode.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021].
Physical Desc
ix, 289 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Ben Mezrich offers a gripping, beat-by-beat account of how a loosely affiliate group of private investors and internet trolls on a subreddit called WallStreetBets took down one of the biggest hedge funds on Wall Street, firing the first shot in a revolution that threatens to upend the establishment. It's the story of financial titans like Gabe Plotkin of hedge fund Melvin Capital, one of the most respected and staid funds on the Street, billionaires...
12) Final target
Author
Series
Graham Gage novels volume 1
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
498 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
"Getting shot during his morning jog through San Francisco's posh Pacific Heights neighborhood may be one of attorney Jack Burch's lesser problems, as his best friend, cop-turned-PI Graham Gage, swiftly discovers in Gore's promising, Bourne-again debut. Among other problems Burch faces while he remains in intensive care are a violent robbery at his law office; pressure from Russian and Ukrainian gangsters steamed about a natural gas deal he just brokered;...
Author
Description
"The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos--the Enron of Silicon Valley--by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end in the face of pressure and threats from the CEO and her lawyers. In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xiv, 354 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, charts ; 24 cm.
Description
"Bernie Madoff was a king of the financial world. He was quietly running the largest hedge fund in the world, a fund that eventually spread to over forty nations and handled tens of billions of dollars. Harry Markopolos was a number cruncher at a Boston equity derivatives firm analyzing investment products. When a marketer handed Harry a prospectus outlining Madoff's strategy and asked him to create a similar product, he looked at the numbers. Within...
17) Working girl
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young secretary in New York named Tess McGill has the brains, looks and charm to make it big. All she needs is the right haircut, clothes and job. The opportunity arises when her classy, seductive and treacherous boss breaks a leg skiing. Tess steps into her job, her apartment and her clothes, and all sorts of witty and romantic things follow!
18) Player 5150
Publisher
First Look Studios
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Joey is a successful day trader at a high-end brokerage house with a beautiful fiance?e and a home on the beach. Now the gambling addiction that has plagued him for years has him on the run and he must put everything on the line-- including his life.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
372 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
"Alex Miller is a criminal defense attorney and, at thirty-five, the youngest partner in one of the most powerful law firms in New York City. He's a man at the top of his game with the life he's always dreamed of. Then, at his father's funeral, Alex meets a mysterious and nearly mythic figure in Miller family history--who presents Alex with a surprising request: to represent him in a high-profile criminal investigation. As Alex gets involved and the...
20) The last trial
Author
Series
Kindle County novels volume 11
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"At 85 years old, Alejandro "Sandy" Stern, a brilliant defense lawyer with his health failing but spirit intact, is on the brink of retirement. But when his old friend Dr. Kiril Pafko, a former Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, is faced with charges of insider trading, fraud, and murder, his entire life's work is put in jeopardy, and Stern decides to take on one last trial. In a case that will provide the defining coda to both men's accomplished lives,...
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