An investor, raconteur and overall smart-ass reveals how the guys who run big money in the world of hedge funds think, talk and act in this New York Times bestseller."One can just hear Wall Street denizens who have read the required titles— Liar's Poker , Den of Thieves , and Barbarians at the Gate

Wall Street is a funny business. All you have is your reputation. Taint it and someone else will fill your shoes. Longevity comes from maintaining that reputation.Ask Jack Grubman, the All-Star telecom analyst from Salomon Smith Barney; uber-banker Frank Quattrone at CS First Boston; Morgan Stanley's Mary "Queen of the Net" Meeker; or Merrill Lynch's Henry Blodget.Well, they probably won't tell you anything. But have I got some great stories for you.Successful hedge...

"A great book on how we went from the steam engine to the Internet, as well as how the markets that financed it all came to be" (John Maudlin).Bestselling author Andy Kessler ties up the loose ends from his provocative book, Running Money, with this history of breakthrough technology and the markets that funded them.Expanding on themes first raised in his tour de force, Running Money, Andy Kessler unpacks the entire history of Silicon Valley...

How entrepreneurs find the next big thing-and make it huge.The era of easy money and easy jobs is officially over. Today, we're all entrepreneurs, and the tides of change threaten to capsize anyone who plays it safe. Taking risks is the name of the game-but how can you tell a smart bet from a stupid gamble?Andy Kessler has made a career out of seeing the future of business, as an analyst, investment banker, venture capitalist, and hedge fund manager. He eva...

You get sick; you go to your doctor. Too bad. Because medicine isn't an industry, it's practically witchcraft. Despite the growth of big pharma, HMOs, and hospital chains, medicine remains the isolated work of individual doctors—and the system is going broke fast.So why is Andy Kessler—the man who told you outrageous stories of Wall Street analysts gone bad in Wall Street Meat and tales from inside a hedge fund in Running Money—poking around medicine for the next big wave of techno...

How entrepreneurs find the next big thing-and make it huge.The era of easy money and easy jobs is officially over. Today, we're all entrepreneurs, and the tides of change threaten to capsize anyone who plays it safe. Taking risks is the name of the game-but how can you tell a smart bet from a stupid gamble?Andy Kessler has made a career out of seeing the future of business, as an analyst, investment banker, venture capitalist, and hedge fund manager. He evaluated the busine...

This international bestseller, with more than 5 million copies sold, offers a field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations—whether in the boardroom, in your community, or at home.Life is a series of negotiations, and negotiation is at the heart of collaboration—whether you are a business executive, a salesperson, a parent , a community leader, or a spouse. As a former FBI hostage negotiator, Chris Voss gives you the tools to be effective in any situation: nego...

President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life.Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life.In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings listeners inside the Texas Governor’s Mansion on the night of the hotly cont...

With the global economy taking an unprecedented shift, and many Americans remaining financially stuck in the evolving elements of the credit crunch, people are now beginning to shift their energies into the world’s fastest growing small business sector; - and that is the launching of a home based business operation.They are not venturing into it only because Forbes Magazine, (the world’s leading financial journal) says that it is one of the fastest growing multibillion dollar secto...

Funny, entertaining, sobering, and informational "tales from the trenches" by Doug Robbins, a master intermediary who always finds a way to help owners restructure or sell their business.Through these tales Robbins highlights:Best practices for working with accountants, lawyers, and bankers in forming up and conducting a saleIngenious ways to increase the worth of a business before sellingThe importance of confidentiality before and during...

Legendary money manager Peter Lynch explains his own strategies for investing and offers advice for how to pick stocks and mutual funds to assemble a successful investment portfolio.Develop a winning investment strategy with expert advice from the nation’s #1 money manager. Peter Lynch’s “invest in what you know” strategy has made him a household name with investors both big and small.An important key to investing, Lynch says, is to remember that stocks are...

From the personal-finance duo Fortune magazine called “funny, smart, cynical, [and] opinionated” comes savvy financial advice for today’s street-smart young investors.The Motley Fool has made investing fun and easy for millions of people. Now, it custom designs its wit and wisdom for today’s money-savvy teens. The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens helps teens stand out from the ho-hum mutual-fund crowd, build a portfolio of stocks th...