Four hundred years of gold mining history took place in an area of the Tipuani Gold District of Bolivia. One small Denver gold mining company was convinced that their 5,000 acre gold claim held evidence of an ancient river system containing large amounts of gold. Modern technology of today was able to remove the gold from this ancient river and the Tipuani River. A theory held in question by authorities. The company was determined to prove them all wrong. True story recorded by the author ...

Four hundred years of mining history in the Tipuani gold district of Bolivia. Had convinced a small Denver explorer that their 5,000 acre Bolivian property had showed evidence of an ancient river system holding large amounts of gold. Authorities questioned the theory. The company was determined to approve them all wrong. True story recorded by the author who later became a shareholder.

The next bull market is here. It’s not in stocks. It’s not in bonds. It’s in commodities –and some smart investors will be riding that bull to record returns in the next decade.Before Jim Rogers hit the road to write his bestselling books Investment Biker and Adventure Capitalist, he was one of the world’s most successful investors. He cofounded the Quantum Fund and made so much money that he never needed to work again. Yet despite his success, Ro...

BP - Where did it all go wrong? is a quick-read business biography; it is a history and current breakdown of British Petroleum. The book introduces the reader to BP, how the company was formed, the chequered past it has, and discusses the recent disaster of one of the biggest oil spills in history. The book is skillfully written by Paul Andrews, who interprets many of the more advanced technological points, and explains them to the reader in more readable, plain English. The book asks - an...

After nearly a decade of work in Mexico insuring real estate properties to foreign purchasers, the same issues always seem to surface regarding second home acquisitions:"If I buy a house in Mexico, don't I get a 99-year lease from the government?""I understand that I can buy a residence in Mexico only if the title is vested in a Mexican corporation.""I didn't think Americans could own Mexican beachfront properties."All of these suppositions are incorrect. This...

It was Big Oil's nightmare moment, and the dominoes began falling years before the well was drilled.Two decades ago, British Petroleum, a venerable and storied corporation, was running out of oil reserves. Along came a new CEO of vision and vast ambition, John Browne, who pulled off one of the greatest corporate turnarounds in history.BP bought one company after another and then relentlessly fired employees and cut costs. It skipped safety procedures, pumpe...

This book will be part of a series which will provide information on all aspects of retiring in particular countries. the monographs are a companion series to a web site which is a developing site and which is mentioned within the book. The details covered include choosing a country, getting a visa, police clearance, income, driving conditions, climate, time differences and many other aspects vital to settling in a new place. Included also is a resource chapter which provides links to many...

Invaluable insights into finding diverse investment opportunities in the emergent global economyFrom Brazilian farmlands to Colombian gold fields, from Chinese shopping malls to Indian hotels, from South African wine country to the boom/bust souks of Dubai, this around-the-world investing field trip explores the nooks and crannies for hidden investment opportunities. World Right Side Up: Investing Across Six Continents is packed with ideas to power your po...

An energy industry researcher and investment advisor provides a fresh perspective on the economics of energyFrom major players in the energy industry, such as big oil, to the emerging cap-and-trade market, no other book offers a more complete overview of the energy industry, specifically its economic and financial intricacies, than Investing in Energy: A Primer on the Economics of the Energy Industry.Details how to value and invest in the fou...

“My friend – and now partner – Jorge Paulo and his team are among the best businessmen in the world. He is a fantastic person and his story should be an inspiration to everybody, as it is for me.” – Warren BuffettIn just over forty years, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles and Beto Sicupira built the biggest empire in the history of Brazilian capitalism and launched themselves onto the world stage in an unprecedented way.Over the past five years, they have a...

Hard hitting advice for anyone contemplating a move to the Philippines who still needs to earn an income. If you need to know about starting a business, getting a job or investing in the Philippines, this book is packed with first hand advice from someone who has been there, done that and lived to tell the tale!There are many avenues of business and professions where foreigners are prohibited form being involved in and others which require majority local ownership. The traps, the t...

From “a first-rate writer in the fascinating tradition of Junger and Krakauer” (Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall), a sweeping account of civilization’s complete dependence on copper and what it all means for people, nature, and the global economy.A SWEEPING ACCOUNT OF CIVILIZATION’S COMPLETE DEPENDENCE ON COPPER AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR PEOPLE, NATURE, AND OUR GLOBAL ECONOMYCOPPER is a miraculous and contra...