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In The Great Game, acclaimed business historian John Steele Gordon chronicles the rise of Wall Street from its humble beginnings as an American trading post to its domination of the world economy, bringing to life the remarkable cast of bankers and brokers, visionaries and crooks who made it happen. From Alexander Hamilton to Michael Milken, the history of Wall Street is a history of risk, courage, avarice, patriotism, power, genius, and, occasionally, remarkable stupidity. In Gordon, Wall Street has finally found a biographer worthy of its extraordinary story.
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A fun and lively story of Wall Street.......2006-03-12
I read this book before I went to my MBA program. This was a fun introduction to history of Wall Street. It helped me put the financial world into perspective--and it helped me appreciate the power and influence Wall Street has had on our country.
Very Good Historical Read of Wall Street!!!.......2005-10-25
Very interesting. Financial schemes have plagued Wall St and the markets since their inception and not much has changed with the recent Refco, Enron, Tyco, World Com, LTCM scandals and the list goes on. The risk of playing the great game reaches beyond the instrument in which one invests but includes brokers, brokerage houses, banks & politicians. The history of Wall St finds itself another contributor to the old adage "The more things change, the more they remain the same."
history of the beaten heart of the Western countries.......2005-08-20
It provides a good view of the Wall Street which is the beaten heart of the Western countries. As a Chinese who invested some of my money into our developing finance market, I learned many lessons from it and got more confidence of my own country's baby-market. Good Work!
The emergence of the Great Power of Wall Street,.......2004-10-25
This is a great and interesting book about the rise of Wall Street. Gordon summarizes the great amount of information into an a very readable 250 pages. Gordon also gives some short biographies of some of the very interesting characters of Wall Street such as Alexander Hamilton, Commodore Vanderbilt, J. P. Morgan, Hetty Green, and Dick Whitney. This history tells the rise of stock trading on Wall Street to the present period. It is interesting to see why initially the Dutch and the geographical position of New York assured Wall Street of becoming a world financial power of the first degree. This book details why the initial advantages plus the innovation of the financial leaders gave Wall Street the premier financial position in the world.
This book is well written with short biographies and historical summaries of the rise of Wall Street. This is a good initial read since it will show the reader why the NYSE and Wall Street become the financial leaders they are today.
Breezy History of New York as a Business Empire.......2004-10-02
The Great Game is a wonderful narrative history of Wall Street and New York as a financial center, the supercharged engine of world capitalism. John Steele Gordon is a gifted writer whose byline appears frequently in the pages of American Heritage. In this work he focuses on the men and events that made Wall Street the center of the financial world. Beginning with Dutch Manhattan, the city of the Knickerbockers, Gordon explains how Wall Street got its name, the vital importance of Dutch mercantilism and their invention of the modern banking system, the stock exchange, business insurance and the corporation - all of which were adopted by the British who transformed New Amsterdam into New York. The book introduces the origins of the securities business in the Buttonwood Agreement, the vital role of Alexander Hamilton, the consummate New Yorker, who set the new American nation on firm financial footing, the role of New York's great harbor, then the construction of the Erie Canal, which opened the west to development and transformed New York into the financial capital of America. Gordon introduces the colorful figures that have been players in the "Great Game" of the financial markets, from Jacob Little and other early promoters, the "Commodore" Vanderbilt, the mid-19th century colossus, to Hetty Green, millionaire and the "meanest woman in the world" to J.P. Morgan whose financial savvy saved Wall Street from crisis more than once. He writes of the important 20th century figures like Charles Merrill, the man who democratized stock investing and brought it to Middle America and finally Michael Miliken, developer of the "junk bond" as a financial instrument during the go-go 1990's. John Steele Gordon's "Great Game" is a lively and compelling account of the most important little street in the world by a writer who knows his material well and clearly enjoys sharing it.
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For more than 200 years, fortunes have been made -- & lost -- on Wall Street (WS) by men & women playing the game of capitalism. Gordon tells the true story of Wall Street's wild ride to power. New York City has one of the world's great harbors, & the Dutch founders gave the city its enduring love of making money. WS began as the northern line of defense for a wilderness trading post, at a time when money was limited to gold, silver, & Indian wampum. Today, WS is a metaphor for the global financial market, & money exists mostly on computer screens. The history of Wall Street is a history of risk, courage, avarice, stupidity, patriotism, power, & genius. Illustrated
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Hunting land, gold or adventure, young America trailed eagerly westward after the Civil War. Swarming in their wake were gamblers, thieves, swindlers, gunmen, bandits, and claim-jumpers. Confronting them in the violent cow-towns and mining camps were the United States marshals, the frontier lawmen "who wore the tin star." As territories became states, the frontier marshals moved off stage. Most of us think they finally disappeared when Arizona became a state in 1912. Not true! For another forty-seven years, the frontier marshals enforced the law in territorial Alaska. During that period, they left the Wyatt Earp image far behind. They outgrew the popular myths and fables. They became professional peace officers, equally adept at hunting murderers in the bush, catching drug smugglers, transporting the insane, or testifying as ballistic or fingerprint experts. The frontier marshals in Alaska were the last of their breed-and they were the best! This is their book.
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Trade Conditions and Labor Rights: U.S. Initiatives, Dominican and Central American Responses
Henry J. Frundt
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This digital document is an article from MACLAS Latin American Essays, published by Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies on April 1, 2000. The length of the article is 520 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Trade Conditions and Labor Rights: U.S. Initiatives, Dominican and Central American Responses. (book review)
Author: Hannah Stewart Gambino
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Publisher: Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies
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This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on March 10, 2003. The length of the article is 663 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Craig gordon: selling the public on healthy eating. (Profits & Passions).
Author: Elizabeth Hlotyak
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Creating Winning Marketing Plans: Planning, Strategies and Objectives
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marketing plans in a nutshell.......2001-03-30
I recently purchased a copy of the Creating Winning Marketing Plans: Planning, Strategies and Objectives, after a loan copy from a friend was offered to me.
I consider this book is a 'must read' for all marketing students, and Sidney J. Levy has brought together a collection of gems from the various contibutors, and edited this book into an item you will want to keep a long-term reference.
The total coverage of the marketing mix, from objectives, swot analysis, segmentation, positioning, brand development, etc are well presented, and each chapter is a concise summary of the key points, allowing for your own development and research.
An excellent publication, well worth the money (even if it costs twice as much in Australian dollars)
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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on January 20, 2003. The length of the article is 1001 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Instead of cross-selling: have a strategy. (Agency Strategies).(National Association of Professional Insurance Agents and PIA-Company Council of Executive Officers come up with a program )
Author: Mark E. Ruquet
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National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 20, 2003
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Selling by Objectives
Tony Alessandra ,
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Phillip Wexler
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Selling Us the Fortress: The Promotion of Techno-Security Equipment for Schools
Ronnie Casella
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ASIN: 0415952905 |
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In the wake of the school shootings of the 1990s and more recent threats of terrorism, schools--like other public places and institutions--have begun to install metal detectors, surveillance cameras networked to the internet, palm and iris scanners, facial recognition technology, ID card with microchip tracking systems, profiling software, and other techno-security devices. Selling us the Fortress explores not just the results and implications of these devices, but also how we have gotten to this juncture in history. Using a political economy perspective, the book explains how technologies once reserved primary for war have become a common fixture of even schools. The book takes readers back to the founding of national research laboratories in the United States and the development of spy technologies for national security purpose during the Cold War. It examines federal support for technology development, gives information about businesses that deal security equipment, analyzes the ways security equipment, analyzes the ways security equipment is sold, and how policies and laws have supported the public use of techno-security.
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- Iron Bond: The Amazing Revelation of the Inside of Promotion
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Iron Bond : Millennium Marketing in American Automotive
Jack Wilkerson
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The year is 2020. What will the automotive Millenium Marketplace be like?
What are the 5 new "levels" of brand management?
What are "co-op" car dealerships all about?
Who is the new "Consumer 2000?"
Why has the Science of Chaos taken over research?
What will happen to "One Price" selling?
What will happen to "One Voice" marketing?
What is the "Metaphysical Marketing" movement?
How do 100,000 consumers design a new model?
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In this single, remarkable book, the future of the Automotive Industry is revealed in a sweeping look at what will happen to the most powerful manufacturing and marketing business in the world.
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Iron Bond: The Amazing Revelation of the Inside of Promotion.......2007-03-19
I found this book to be dynamic, esoteric to some extent, difficult to understand. However, I am not a marketer. It is not possible to contact Mr. Jack Wilkerson with the numbers given in his book, and he did not answer the letter I wrote to him. Why is he so distant? -- Terry Deneen AKA Therese Ann Hiester
Read this!.......2000-08-09
Iron Bond really hits the nail on the head when it comes to how cars will be marketed in the future. I wish everyone at GM, Ford and Chrysler would read this. The author has some very unique perspectives and ideas on the whole deal.
EXCELLENT EXPOSE!.......2000-07-07
A "must read" for anyone in the auto business, marketing, sales, or attending B-School. Easy-to-read, really makes you think about the future of marketing!
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Winds of Change: Economic Transition in Central and Eastern Europe
Daniel Gros , and
Alfred Steinherr
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Seychelles Investment and Business Guide
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This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities and regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.
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Seychelles Investment and Business Guide (World Investment and Business Guide Library)
Igor Oleynik
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Ultimate guide for conducting investment, export-import activity in the country. Strategic and business info, contacts, regulations and more. Updated annually
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This study guide contains basic information on economy, government, business, history and geography, climate, traditions, people, places to visit. Provides information on government, political organizations, and more... Includes basic statistics, information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.
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Basic information on foreign and domestic policy, national security, political system, parties and elections, government and administrative structure. Participation in international organizations, treaties and regional unions. International and foreign policy and more.
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This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities, regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.
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- The Perils of Prosperity, 1914-32 (History of American Civilization)
- The Political Economy of South-East Asia: Conflict, Crisis, and Change
- The Political Economy of Trade, Aid and Foreign Investment Policies
- The Revolution Within the Revolution: Workers' Control in Rural Portugal
- The Rules of the Global Game: A New Look at U.S. International Economic Policymaking
- The Wheels of Commerce: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century Volume 2
- The Winner-Take-All Society: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us
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