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Book Description
Single mom Lizabeth Kane isn't exactly carpenter material -- she's never picked up a hammer in her life. But she desperately needs the construction job that builder Matt Hallahan is offering. And even though he knows trouble is ahead, Matt can't refuse Lizbeth's irresistible smile.
Matt Hallahan isn't exactly relationship material -- he has always been too busy working on other people's houses to make a home of his own. And even though she knows better, Lizabeth can't stop thinking about the rugged carpenter.
Is the relationship Matt and Lizabeth are building solid -- or more like a house of cards?
Customer Reviews:
Fun, fast read.......2007-07-03
This is not meant to be a believable situation...just plain fun and frolic. I smiled all the way through the book and gobbled it up in about 2 hours. With rain outside, a dog in my lap and a box of malted milk balls, life is good.
Good balanced light read........2007-06-15
This book was, a tad unbelievable at times (I mean its hard enough to convince a contractor to hire a qualified woman... let alone a delicate on with no experience), but entertaining noneless the less. Between the dog eating everything and the streaker streaker scenes it was even pretty funny. Not one of my favoritce by Evanovich, but I didnt have trouble getting through it!
Smitten.......2007-03-23
This book was pretty good and had a lot of funny parts to it.
Predictible but Enjoyable.......2007-03-04
I read this book in one sitting. It was just what I was looking for, laying poolside, for a quick and entertaining read. Even though this book was soooo predictible, I mean, you know how the book is going to end by the end of the first chapter...but did it matter? Nope, I still enjoyed this light-hearted read. I laughed out loud and even got teary-eyed a bit. I would even read it again sometime.
Smitten.......2007-02-08
Janet Evanovich comes through again. "Smitten" had me laughing out loud at several points in the book. It is definitely brain candy, and can be read in a few hours, but they will be very enjoyable hours. I recommend it to anyone that likes to laugh!
Book Description
"An excellent read."
—Ace Greenberg, Chairman, Bear Stearns
Richard Smitten's Jesse Livermore is the first full biography of the legendary trader profiled in the bestselling Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (Wiley: 0-471-05970-6). Although he died more than half a century ago, Livermore is considered by today's top traders as the greatest trader who ever lived. An enigmatic loner, misanthrope, and notorious miser, Livermore revolutionized the profession with his innovative timing techniques, money management strategies, and high-momentum approach to trading stocks. Smitten provides a vivid portrait of Livermore and the times in which he lived and operated. He deftly combines eyewitness accounts of those who knew Livermore with fascinating stories of sensational love affairs, shootings, and suicides, and a detailed exploration of the trading strategies that made Livermore several fortunes in his lifetime.
Richard Smitten (Key West, FL) is the author of several books, including The Godmother, the critically acclaimed story of a famous woman criminal.
Customer Reviews:
fantastic!.......2007-06-10
I read this book over a weekend and found it hard to put down and when I did I was excited to pick it back up. The author weaves a tragic story with lessons from the greatest stock trader. I would not have thought the lessons (stated in other people's reviews) would be true today, but in my experience as a trader today they very much are still. Granted some of the things he did and the way the market operated were different and not possible today, but it is still amazing and valuable knowledge of what to do and NOT to do.
Make this a core purchase and buy this book. Just get it. It's worth it.
The Real reminiscences of a stock operator.......2007-03-26
If you have ever read the Reminiscences of a stock operator by Edwin Lefevre and liked it then this book is a must read. It is very hard to put down, it reads like a novel, stock trading manual, Greek tragedy, and wisdom teachings all in one.
I had my doubts, but after reading this book I believe that Jesse Livermore was the greatest stock trader the world has ever seen. At the age of fourteen he walked into a "bucket shop" and got a job posting stock prices. The next year in 1892 at fifteen he makes his first successful stock trade. He was a millionaire in his early 20's and by 1907, J.P. Morgan had to personally ask him to stop selling stocks short before he did serious damage to the stock market during a crash. His greatest achievement of all was walking away from the great crash of '29 with $100 million in profit from selling stocks short when everyone else was going long.
The sad part of this book was how he lost everything several times and was bankrupt, the final one happening late in his life. He had a problem with beautiful women which lead to several divorces and ruin. He committed suicide in 1940 and his son Jesse Jr. also committed suicide 35 years later.His story was really an eye opener to the pitfalls of being wealthy and lacking self control in your personal life and child rearing.
This book is packed with wisdom and stock trading tactics of the master himself. Get out a highlighter and prepare to mark key learning's as you go because there are many. Here are some:
Cut your losses quickly.
Be sure to confirm your judgement before you take your full position.
Let your profits ride if there is no good reason to close the position.
The action is with the leading stocks, which change with every new market.
Keep the number of stocks you follow limited in order to focus.
New all time highs are to be bought on breakouts.
Cheap stocks often appear to be bargains after a large drop.They often continue to fall, most have little potential to rise in price. Leave them alone.
Use pivotal points to identify changes in trend and confirmations in trends.
DON'T FIGHT THE TAPE!
This is my #1 recommendations for stock trading books.
Also read all of Dr. Alexander Elder's books for basics in money management and technical analysis.
Not Much more than the Reminiscences.......2007-01-18
The 'Reminiscensces' has more details about JL's tradings, this one has more about his personal life. Information seems mostly from newspapers, friends and his son, very second hand, and I can see none of them seem to know enough about JL.
Anyhow, it is good to read through his story (just partially, I guess), learning how tragic it can be if you cannot manage your personal and family life properly. The best skills in trading couldn't help.
the basis of many technical approaches today.......2006-12-13
This book has more info than "How to trade in stocks" and "remininces of a stock market operator". Both of those were good and you can learn a lot from them. However the Smitten book takes the info from the other two and makes it easier to understand and to apply. By all means get the other two as well but if you want just one book then get the smitten book. The other two are entertaining and if you are a history buff then you might enjoy them.
T.L.Walker
My trading hero.......2006-08-19
Pure trading wisdom. Jesse Livermore is a true legend in the trading business. This book was recommended by my trading buddy several years ago and I am very fortunate to have read this. Very rich in trading philosophy and good old wall street wisdom. Jesse Livermore's life is a wild roller coaster; losing and making fortunes. Core concepts discussed in this book are money management, crowd psychology, and market timing. It's a wonderful page turner especially for those who loved Reminiscence of a Stock Operator. Jesse Livermore till this day remains by number one trading hero. His market philosophy and trading strategies have had tremendous impact on my development as a trader. Jesse Livermore's strenght lies in his ability to read the tape. In my opinion mastering tape reading skills can give you a tremendous edge in trading. Tape reading is pure information. This book is highly recommended for those who have a true passion in trading.
James Lee
Founder of Traders Laboratory
Book Description
Sarah Dearly has had a bad date. What else would you call being buried alive before dessert? Not to mention that bite mark on her neck, and the creepy way her date keeps saying that he's sired her. Then those guys with the stakes show up and turn her date into so much dust! Sarah runs for her life, only to be rescued by a tall, dark, and handsome stranger. Sure, she interrupts him as he's about to throw himself off a bridge - but as far as rescuers go, Thierry de Bennicoeur will have to do. Only problem is their age difference. He's a six-hundred-year-old vamp with a death wish. She's a new kid on the block with a need for someone with experience to show her the ropes. And to keep her one step ahead from the vampire hunters that are in town to rid Toronto of the monsters'. Sarah doesn't know what to make of all this. Sure, she's got a healthy hankering for blood lately, but she doesn't feel like a monster. Just an unemployed girl looking for love. Even if the object of her affection#151;Thierry#151;can't go out in the sun for very long.
Customer Reviews:
excellant.......2007-09-09
came from this seller very fast and in good condition, very funny and fun book to read
Silly Read.......2007-07-15
I found this book highly humorous. It was easy to read. Yes it is highly fluffy but fluffy is good. It is somewhat different than many books in this genre. It really concentrates on the vampire part more than the romance part. This is a good thing. However the ending itself is way too fairy tale. I am not sure why but I wanted something more to the ending.
Bitten and Smitten .......2007-05-15
This book is funny, smart, and very interesting. I found it hard to put down.
Okay - For a start to a series.......2007-03-10
I didn't realize that Rowen was starting a series with this book. Now knowing that, I can be more generous rating it.
Sarah Dearly is a snappy character who always seems to have a handy one-liner for every situation. Her sarcastic outlook makes even the most dire situations seem more humorous.
Theirry is a bit of an enigma. You don't really get to know him in the book, other than when other characters say that he likes Sarah. You have to take that on faith. I'm sure he'll be filled out more in the following volumes.
I have a hard time with the label "romance," since the romance isn't really there. As other reviewers have mentioned, there seems to be more chemistry between Sarah and Quinn than her and Thierry, but, hey, I'm not the author.
Pros: Humorous vampire-chick-lit-romance. Light reading for a "fluff book" mood. Great main character, interesting take on vampires/vampire lifestyles. Quick read.
Cons: Not really a romance in the strictest sense of the term. This book doesn't really form a complete story; the upcoming sequels will have to flesh out the situations more fully.
Overall, I would recommend it, but only to those with the patience to look out for the sequels, or who can enjoy the forest for the trees (or in this case, the book for its snappy one-liners).
Chick Lit Vampire story.......2006-11-16
This book was more chick lit than romance. From the blurb on the back, I thought the book was going to be more like a light vampire romance like MJ Davidson, Kerrilyn Sparks, or Katie MacAlister. But the romance is missing, as is personality in all the characters.
The story started out well w/ the heroine being turned into a vampire against her will on a blind date, but w/in pages of her being turned into a vampire the story starts to go down hill in the first chapter. I really couldn't find myself interested in any of the characters, from the reflectionless immortal vampires that have never learned how to fight back against slayers even though they heal and outnumber them to any of the lackluster personalities of: the heroine, the suicidal vamp hero whose motto was to run and hide, the slayer turned vamp possible love interest, or the villainous slayers who had no reason for killing other than they enjoyed it.
Like a previous reviewer wrote, I found more romantic tension between the heroine and Quinn, the slayer turned vampire then the vampire, Thiery. There was absolutely no reason for the heroine and Thiery to romantically inclined. They barely even spoke to each other the entire book. In addition, Thiery's wife relating to his past personality of cowardly personality and hands off approach didn't endear him as a hero.
I wouldn't recommend this book, and if you do, buy it only used.
Customer Reviews:
A MUST READ for anyone who trades stocks.......2007-08-25
This book will give you a solid understanding of the basics NEEDED to become a successful stock trader, whether you consider yourself a pro or an amateur. Everyone who came after Livermore has used all or some of his basic strategies. He was the ORIGINAL. The first 7 chapters in Livermore's own words are alone worth many times the price of the book. What he says may seem very basic and simple, but if followed will give you a set of strong investing guidelines. Nicolas Darvas and William O'Neil (of Investor's Business Daily) have successfully adopted and adapted Livermore's strategies to become multi-millionaires. Read all you can on these 3 people - Livermore, Darvas, O'Neil - and you can't help but become a more successful stock trader. Stock investing need not be complicated by all types of stock indicators and higher math. An understanding and appreciation of PRICE and VOLUME are all that is necessary. These 3 men have proven that an understanding of price and volume are all that's needed to be a successful trader.
Trade with the Trend.......2007-05-04
This book contains the actual book published by the legendary trader Jesse Livermore. Whom many consider the greatest stock trader ever. He made $3 million in one day in 1907 and over $100 million during the 1929 crash when everyone else was wiped out. I have learned a tremendous amount about stock trading from studying this man. I have made about $10,000 in my accounts through following his principles. At the end of this book it contains the Livermore Market Key and show the actual charts Livermore used to trade stocks by putting prices in different columns and designating each days movement as a down trend or uptrend, it is different than anything else I have ever seen. I highly recommend buying this book, here are some of the key principles you will learn:
Do not buy your whole position at one time. If you want to buy 1000 shares buy 200-200-200 then 400. Only buy if the stock price goes up.
Do not try to predict the market. let the market tell you what to do by its volume and trend.
Follow the path of least resistance. Don't fight the tape.
Buy into strength, not weakness. Bargains are bargains for a reason.
Buy the leaders in the best performing industry.
There is nothing new in Wall Street what has happened before will happen again. It is up to you to learn the pattern.
Fascinating.......2007-03-11
I found "How to Trade in Stocks" fascinating. Phrases such as "The Trend is Your Friend" are statements made by Jesse Livermore. I learned a great deal about the psychology of markets from this book.
DON'T waste Your Money! A total ripoff by Smitten hawking his crap.......2007-02-09
This book is a scam perpetrated by Smitten and company to direct you to his own products. The book is poorly written, and what educational info there is from Livermore could be handled in about 20 pages. The rest is anecdotal, interesting at times but useless to trading knowledge. The "Secret Market Key" is a bunch of price quotes which are neither enlightening nor relevant, since the stock market was a whole different animal back then. It's all common knowledge stuff (Pivot points, ride the winners dump the losers, etc) repeated ad nauseum. Buy it if you must but be prepared to feel like the proof of PT Barnum's adage.
A still relevant classic........2006-11-10
This should be required reading for anybody that has a true interest, or is involved in any way in the stock market. There's not really much more to say than that.
Book Description
Ever wished you could be as happy and carefree as a kitten? SMITTEN: A Kitten's Guide to Happiness will help point the way. Acclaimed photographer Rachael Hale uses her lens, her love of cats, and a great deal of patience, to create an enchanting perspective on how kittens see the world. This latest collection in her bestselling book series features 60 brand new images of adorable kittens as they frolic, sleep, and explore. The heartwarming and amusing photographs are presented alongside memorable quotations that serve to remind us to remain curious, to revel in playtime, to appreciate fine food and friends, and to never underestimate the power of a good nap.
Customer Reviews:
This book is the best.......2007-07-13
I got this book for myself and my daughter immediately fell in love with it and walked off with that copy but I like it so much that I bought another copy for myself that I will hide. This is a wonderful book; the pictures and the captions are incredible. A must-have for anyone that loves cats or even remotely likes kittens or cats.
Great photography, ADORABLE kittens.......2007-06-08
This book is one that you can flip through again and again. Not only are the kittens absolutely adorable to look at, but the photographs are so well done that it's impossible NOT acknowledge how talented Rachael Hale is. It is sure to make a great gift for anyone and everyone, no matter what the occasion is. With those precious little kitties captured in the cutest of moments, paired along with fantastic quotes leading you towards a happier life, how can you go wrong?
I'm not one for coffee table books but WOW this one is so cute!.......2007-03-20
-- Absolutely irresistible.
I bought this on a whim through a book club offer and am so happy I did. It is soooo wonderful. The photos aren't just *cute* but also well-shot. They have an artistic bent -- not just another cute kitties book -- and are very uplifting. The author pairs heart-melting photographs of kittens (mostly 6 weeks old) with day-brightening quotes from various authors and philosophers.
For some reason, looking at their happy little furry faces never gets old, and never fails to put a smile on my face. This is a wonderful book to get and to share with the other animal lovers in your life. :-)
the kittens are wise.......2007-03-08
This is a delightful coffeetable book, perfect for moments of reflection. Who can resist adorable kitten photos? Paired with philosophical quotations to lift and inspire, soothe and console, it's a heartwarming book for many moods and serves as a reminder that we should slow down and take notice of the little joys in life.
a good way to occupy your spare time.......2007-02-05
If you are a cat person, as i clearly am, you will find this to be an absolutely adorable collection of pictures... For what it is it is great.. If you have some spare time passing through the bookstore - page through this one..
Book Description
Single mom Lizabeth Kane isn't exactly carpenter material -- she's never picked up a hammer in her life. But she desperately needs the construction job that builder Matt Hallahan is offering. And even though he knows trouble is ahead, Matt can't refuse Lizbeth's irresistible smile.
Matt Hallahan isn't exactly relationship material -- he has always been too busy working on other people's houses to make a home of his own. And even though she knows better, Lizabeth can't stop thinking about the rugged carpenter.
Is the relationship Matt and Lizabeth are building solid -- or more like a house of cards?
Customer Reviews:
Smitten CD.......2007-01-06
I think Janet Evanovich's books are really great to read. This book will keep you laughting though most of it. I encourage anyone who likes funny entertainment to read this. The'll love you.
Delightful light frothy romance.......2006-10-17
This is a good example of the author's humor and good character development. Not as substantial as some of her other work, but nevertheless good summer reading.
Book Description
The Amazing Life of Jesse Livermore
Subtitle: World's Greatest Stock Trader
Jesse Livermore is considered by many of today's top Wall Street traders as the greatest trader who ever lived. For the first time, in one book: his trading secrets, techniques and stock market methods are revealed. Livermore broke new ground in trading the market. His timing techniques, money management systems, and high-momentum approach to trading in stocks and commodities were revolutionary, and remains valid today.
Livermore ran away from home in 1891 at 14 years of age, with five dollars in his pocket, and immediately started as a board boy in the offices of Paine Weber. He made so much money he was banned from the "Bucket Shops" of Boston and New York. He made a fortune in the crash of 1907, and later lost it, only to make it and lose it several more times.
In the panic of 1907, J. P. Morgan personally implored Livermore to stop selling-short, stop pounding the market into oblivion. He made 3 million dollars in one day during the panic.
He married a beautiful Ziegfield Follies showgirl. They lived in a magnificent mansion on Long Island with 14 servants and a three hundred foot yacht, anchored off the back yard, that ferried him to Wall Street every morning.
He sold the market short before the crash of 1929, and entered the depression with 100 million in cash.
A mysterious and secret trader, he worked out of a palatial penthouse, a highly secure office-fortress on Fifth Avenue where he traded in absolute secrecy. Once the market was open, no one in the office was allowed to speak until the market closed.
In 1935, Dorothy, his beautiful wife, shot their son, Jesse Livermore, Jr., in a heated, drunken argument in Santa Barbara. It was one of the great scandals of the era.
Jesse Livermore ended his own life with a self-inflected bullet to the brain, ending one of the most dynamic careers in Wall Street history. A complex genius whose life ambition was to win on Wall Street and he did.
Customer Reviews:
Poorly written and weakly researched.......2004-03-30
One of the poignant aspects of Livermore's life was that he was a loner who rose to great heights in business, friend to many of the industrial barons of an earlier era, but he left a sad, diminished legacy.
Smitten's book doesn't cover the tragic biography very well. He deserves some credit for teasing out secret details, but his writing is poor, repetitive and full of conjecture. He admits to inventing conversations to ease the telling of the story, which is not all bad, but he exhibits little skill. He does manage to convey a heavy down-draft of tragedy, with fortunes, marriages and kids' lives imploding, but Smitten had spent little ink discussing Livermore's contribution to all this, so that this seems to come out of the blue. "Seabiscuit" captured its characters and the wheeling and dealing of its time, but this book never rises to that level. Only someone interested in trading would slog through this muck.
So Smitten is not a natural storyteller, nor does he cover Livermore's trading particularly well. Smitten reveals the true identities of some characters from "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator," but never lets the reader know why, for instance, Ed Hutton should be interesting to us. Of course a trader over 30 would know, but there is more of a story here that needs a more competent researcher and writer.
If you are interested in a tragic tale, this book remains unsatisfying. If you are interested in learning something of trading, skip this book altogether and go to LeFevre's "Reminiscences," one of the most revered books on trading ever written.
Mr. Smitten the line of least resistance in on the Pivot.......2003-01-26
NOT ON THE TREND LINE. I DID learn something of value to me in one chapter in your own words. Because of this I am very grad I bought your book.
Not worth the paper it's written on........2001-12-02
This book goes beyond fiction, it's pure fantasy. If you like fiction, there are many other authors who do a much better job. Just make up your own fantasy about Livermore and save yourself the cost of the book. I hope to find a good use for it before I die, but I'm not optimistic. This book will in no way help you in your trading endeavors. Honestly, look someplace else...or donate the money you would spend on this book to charity.
Love Jesse Words-Don't like the Author's Words.......2001-10-26
This book is perfect except I feel that the author is using Jesse Livermores original book to make money. How can you use someone like that. Stupid to me. Though it is informative and the first 7 chapters are of Jesse Livermores words, I can not feel proper hearing someone else who is not even part of being a financial wizard try to interpret a famouse traders technique. You can read the inexperience words from Smitten when re iterating Jesse's teachings. Even the charts are not explained properly unless you know what your looking for. Jesse never needed charts. I just feel like Smitten offers his side of what he feels Jesse is teaching and it sounds redundant and useless. It sounds like Smitten trys to offer some of his ideas as well and I feel it is a stumbling block of knowledge. It would of been great if Smitten just wrote an introduction, maybe a forward or some personal words and leave the book untouched with Jesse's own words. But he sounds like he wanted ride on Jesse's success and sound like a perfessional himself. I didn't buy it.
In the last chapters of the book Smitten just re-writes the book and trys to explain in "now a-day" terms what Jesse use to do years ago. And I would of preferred to just hear Jesse's own words of then, because everything he has done applies now.
Get the book because the original is no where to be found any more, but be very deserning of what you read after the 7th Chapter.
Don't Trade Without it.......2001-01-21
I can't think of a more important subject to learn then the emotional side of the individual trader if ever I want to become a successful trader myself. Emotions are what makes or breaks a short-term speculator every time. You can have all the technical abilities in the world, but add some cash to the equation and trade it in the market, and the emotions will throw everything you know out of whack... Jesse Livermore is considered one of the best if not "The Best" trader that has ever lived. Dollar for dollar out pacing Mr. Buffet by a long shot... calling the market first, scaling in his trades, trading his plan... and walking away from 2 of the biggest market crashes in history a winner, and the last one in 1929 a $100,000,000 richer. And remember, thats back when Beverly Hills estates were pricey at $25,000. Have a Plan... Trade a Plan! He had some major emotional issues to deal with... and the time he lost it, he was trading in a BAD emotional state... (A good time for a trading break in my opinion). So there is much to learn here... a fantastically written book and fun to read... A MUST READ along with the "REMINISCES OF A STOCK OPERATOR". I would suggest reading this book first to get a background and "Reminisces" next. Happy Trading!
Book Description
Here is the incredible, true story of a boy from Brooklyn who married a Colombian girl and soon found himself in the inner sanctum of the world's most powerful and deadly drug lords.
Max Mermelstein became the hidden force behind the American cocaine explosion, moving 66 tons of the white powder to the U.S. and 300 million in cash back to Medellin, Colombia.
Given the order to kill ex-Green Beret and CIA operative Barry Seal - and threatened with death if he didn't - Max Mermelstein turned on the Cartel and became the star government witness whose news making testimony:
Linked Panama's Manuel Noreiga to Major U.S. drug operations;
Set drug lord Pablo Escobar on the run with a murder rap;
Implicated top officials in Panama, Colombia and the Bahamas;
Convicted the assassins of Barry Seal.
"Inside the Cocaine Cartel" is a dramatic true story of crime and punishment, spectacular sin and hard fought redemption. Max, from within the Witness Protection Program, continues to bring down the world's mightiest drug Cartel.
Customer Reviews:
The Real American Cartel Expert: .......2005-11-27
The best review could not express the importance and truth about what this book documents.
Simply put Max Mermelstein was the highest ranking NON South American cartel member in the history of the cartel.
George Jung was a minor player a blip on the map but because of Hollywood's revisionist history, the public was led to believe George was our Pablo: not true !
This book highlights, demonstrates, and supports how Max Mermelstein became the biggest-baddest American cocaine smuggler of alltime. . .
You can go with the "Hollywood" version, "Blow", or you can read the FACTS ! Max was an American original. . .
Truth is stranger than fiction!.......2002-07-06
An extremely interesting read! It's amazing that somebody actually lived to tell it. If you liked the movie or book "Blow" you'll enjoy this story.
A page turner, Very Exciting.......2002-05-19
The book grabs you. To give you an example, there are 2 murders in the first three pages. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because thru the whole book he crys how he was scared of Rafa(you will find out who he is), and that is while he stayed in the business.
I recommend this book to everyone, especially our CEO's.......2002-04-27
Max Mermelstein approaches this story as though he's a kid who managed to sneak into an R-rated movie, and now he has to tell all the other kids about it. This book was worth the money, although at times it's rather blandly eloquated and leaves you wishing he had a better way with words. The magnitude of what he was involved with more than makes up for that, though. It's a great read even for those not interested in the drug trade, especially if you have a mind for business. It's such a different perspective on money-making schemes compared to something you'd read in a business mag, but is definitely enlightening for that very reason. That morality inversely equates with revenue is a common theme throughout the book.
INSIDE THE COCAINE CARTEL........2001-11-09
EXCELLENT READ. THE STORY IS VERY WELL TOLD AND GRIPS THE READER FROM START TO FINISH . WELL WORTH THE INVESTMENT...
Customer Reviews:
excellant.......2007-02-10
one of the things i like about this book is this guy was a master trader
there is no claptrap he explains it like it is he offers an excellant
money mgt system and how to get all the forces working in your favour
he explains his opinion about the perfect psychological time to enter
a market and other things invaluable today dont make the mistake of thinking that well markets change what does he know about today he knows
a lot and he will teach you about pivotal points and yes he will explain why if you sit at your computer you cant make money everyday so called daytrading buy this book implement his procedures your using a master mind to help you i trade for a living and use things from this book they
work
Get the Real Copy of Trader Press' Old Version.......2004-03-09
Ain't nothing like the real thing baby.
Don't waste your money on the Smitten version of Livermore's treasure. The Amazing Life of Jesse Livermore is highly recommended though.
You really need to read the 1991 reprint of the 1940 original. You can find copies at half.com, etc.
Jesse left clues regarding his billion dollar strategy. (At the height of his career his net worth over $1 Billion dollars US$1993. That would put him in the top 500 wealthiest people of 2004.) Go back to the original sources of the only two books he published..Reminis and LMK. If you study them long and hard you will find what you are looking for. One clue will lead to the next. Check your local online library research resources for old quotes for stocks and commodities from the New York Times during Jesse's lifetime.
Happy hunting..you may just decide this isn't the course for you...it takes a tough breed to make it work in the markets..
How do you sell the same book twice?.......2002-01-12
Like many of the readers who bought this book, I was at a loss to understand why Richard Smitten would remove some of the original work written by Jesse Livermore. Now we know the reason. He just published another book apparently putting back what he took out the first time. Don't buy this particular edition or you will be disappointed.
Don't understand why the last three chapters was removed........2001-11-25
I had a hard time finding the original version with the last three chapters intact even I am willing to pay more. It seems to be a great book based on reviews I read in various places, otherwise there will not be 20 buyers waiting in the queue for the used version.
Great book.......2001-08-18
Excellent book! After reading this book I now know where all of today's great traders got most of their sayings and information from. For example, I heard Gary B Smith talk about his trading account like a store and that you need to turn over your inventory to make money and treat trading like a business. Well JL wrote about that way back in 1940. The same goes with following groups and only buying the leaders in the top groups. (just like William O Neil). I bet alot of people back then tried to pick bottoms when buying a stock. Not JL he used pivotal points and bought at new highs. Now it is common today for individual investors to buy at new highs.
The only thing I don't like is Smitten took out chapters from the original book. Why take out this material? Why not just update the book with recent charts?
Other than that this is a book you need to buy and keep.
Book Description
The secret to Jesse Livermore's legendary trading success
Although he began his career in 1892, Jesse Livermore is still considered to be one of the world's greatest traders. In life and in death, Livermore has always been a controversial figure and his methods held up as a model for traders of all generations. Through 45 years of trading and market observation, Jesse Livermore determined that stocks and stock markets move in a series of repetitive patterns. He then developed a series of unique tools, using secret formulas and equations that allowed him to identify and interpret the movement in stocks with uncanny reliability. In Trade Like Jesse Livermore, author Richard Smitten explores the technical aspects of Livermore's trading approach and shows readers how they can use these techniques to garner the success Livermore once did. Trade Like Jesse Livermore covers every aspect of Livermore's trading methods, from discerning market behavior and trends such as top-down and tandem trading to paying close attention to indicators such as one-day reversals and spikes. With this book as their guide, readers can learn how to trade profitably without fear or greed.
Richard Smitten (New Orleans, LA) is the author of numerous books including Jesse Livermore: World's Greatest Stock Trader (0-471-02326-4), The Godmother, Capital Crimes, and Legal Tender.
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The secret to Jesse Livermore's legendary trading success
Although he began his career in 1892, Jesse Livermore is still considered to be one of the world's greatest traders. In life and in death, Livermore has always been a controversial figure and his methods held up as a model for traders of all generations. Through 45 years of trading and market observation, Jesse Livermore determined that stocks and stock markets move in a series of repetitive patterns. He then developed a series of unique tools, using secret formulas and equations that allowed him to identify and interpret the movement in stocks with uncanny reliability. In Trade Like Jesse Livermore, author Richard Smitten explores the technical aspects of Livermore's trading approach and shows readers how they can use these techniques to garner the success Livermore once did. Trade Like Jesse Livermore covers every aspect of Livermore's trading methods, from discerning market behavior and trends such as top-down and tandem trading to paying close attention to indicators such as one-day reversals and spikes. With this book as their guide, readers can learn how to trade profitably without fear or greed.
Richard Smitten (New Orleans, LA) is the author of numerous books including Jesse Livermore: World's Greatest Stock Trader (0-471-02326-4), The Godmother, Capital Crimes, and Legal Tender.
Customer Reviews:
its just like the books by smitten.......2007-03-28
i have read all of richard smittens books about jesse livermore. they are all very much the same. they have identical passages in different order. the trade like jesse livermore i reckon is the best or 2nd best after how to trade in stocks - due to the flow/order. i reckon first read reminiscences of a stock operator and then one of richards smittens books. richards smittens books is also about 60% repititive to reminiscences of a stock operator which i think is okay
DONT WASTE YOUR TIME & MONEY ON THIS BOOK!!!.......2005-06-26
If you thought you would learn the actual methods of how Jesse Livermore traded, you are WRONG.
Gives a quick outline of how Livermore traded, like 'pivotal points' but teaches you NOTHING about how to apply them.
Illustrations are very poor, just a few trend lines which any newbie could have drawn straight out from stockcharts.com
The only moderatesly useful point may have been the emphasis of the 'time stop' where Livermore states that if the stock doesn't react in a few days, get out.
The "Livermore Secret Market Key" was a total scam, once again showing and teaching you NOTHING.
Repeats about 1/4 of the book in the summary by directly cutting and pasting.
If you would like to learn more of Livermore's methods, go read Reminescences of a Stock Operator.
I'd rather have read that one more time than waste my time and money on this book. Huge buyer's remorse!
good book but falls short on explaining the Pivot Trading.......2005-01-07
I mean either Smitten does not get it himself or he just plain does not want you to know....
A good book on the rest and the phsychology....
Do not waste your money........2004-12-30
If you read Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, then you know Livermore's rules. As for the secret trading method (Smitten calls Pivotal Point Trading).... it boils down to trendlines. That is it. The book is so similar to the books of William ONeill I was expecting an IBD subscription card to fall out: 1. Watch the top industry groups for market signals. 2. Watch the top two stocks in each market group. 3. Cut losses at 10% (IBD is 8%). 4. Watch for volume to be up at least 50%. 5. Do not average down. 6. Buy on breakouts to new highs. etc, etc, etc.
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