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The Great Crash of 1929»rank: 793par: John Kenneth Galbraith
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Rampant speculation. Record trading volumes. Assets bought not because of their value but because the buyer believes he can sell them for more in a day or two, or an hour or two. Welcome to the late 1920s. There are obvious and absolute parallels to the great bull market of the late 1990s, writes Galbraith in a new introduction dated 1997. 0f course, Galbraith notes, every financial bubble since 1929 has been compared to the Great Crash, which is why this book has never been out of ... |
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High»rank: 403par: Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Rampant speculation. Record trading volumes. Assets bought not because of their value but because the buyer believes he can sell them for more in a day or two, or an hour or two. Welcome to the late 1920s. There are obvious and absolute parallels to the great bull market of the late 1990s, writes Galbraith in a new introduction dated 1997. 0f course, Galbraith notes, every financial bubble since 1929 has been compared to the Great Crash, which is why this book has never been out of ... |
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To Kill a Mockingbird: The Timeless Classic of Growing Up and the Human Dignity»rank: 665par: Harper Lee
Chroniques et points de vue:From :'When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.... When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. l maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out.' Set in the ... |
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Fooled By Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets»rank: 5614par: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Chroniques et points de vue:From :lf the prescriptions for getting rich that are outlined in books such as The Millionaire Next Door and Rich Dad Poor Dad are successful enough to make the books bestsellers, then one must ask, Why aren't there more millionaires? ln Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professional trader and mathematics professor, examines what randomness means in business and in life and why human beings are so prone to mistake dumb luck for consummate skill. This eccentric and highly personal exploration of the nature of randomness meanders ... |
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Mein Kampf»rank: 329par: Adolpf Hitler
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The angry ranting of an obscure, small-party politician, the first volume of Mein Kampf was virtually ignored when it was originally published in 1925. Likewise the second volume, which appeared in 1926. The book details Hitler's childhood, the 'betrayal' of Germany in World War l, the desire for revenge against France, the need for lebensraum for the German people, and the means by which the National Socialist party can gain power. lt also includes Hitler's racist agenda and his glorification of the 'Aryan' race. The few outside ... |
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Yes We Can: A Biography of Barack Obama»rank: 8479par: Garen Thomas
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The angry ranting of an obscure, small-party politician, the first volume of Mein Kampf was virtually ignored when it was originally published in 1925. Likewise the second volume, which appeared in 1926. The book details Hitler's childhood, the 'betrayal' of Germany in World War l, the desire for revenge against France, the need for lebensraum for the German people, and the means by which the National Socialist party can gain power. lt also includes Hitler's racist agenda and his glorification of the 'Aryan' race. The few outside ... |
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness»rank: 516par: Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
Chroniques et points de vue: : s Questions for Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein : What do you mean by 'nudge' and why do people sometimes need to be nudged? Thaler and Sunstein: By a nudge we mean anything that influences our choices. A school cafeteria might try to nudge kids toward good diets by putting the healthiest foods at front. We think that it's time for institutions, including government, to become much more user-friendly by enlisting the science of choice to make life easier for people and by gentling nudging ... |
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The Kingdom of Infinite Space: An Encounter with Your Head»rank: 1323par: Raymond Tallis
Chroniques et points de vue: : s Questions for Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein Amazon.com: What do you mean by 'nudge' and why do people sometimes need to be nudged? Thaler and Sunstein: By a nudge we mean anything that influences our choices. A school cafeteria might try to nudge kids toward good diets by putting the healthiest foods at front. We think that it's time for institutions, including government, to become much more user-friendly by enlisting the science of choice to make life easier for people and by gentling nudging ... |
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American Raj: Liberation or Domination?»rank: 704par: Eric S Margolis
Chroniques et points de vue: : s Questions for Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein Amazon.com: What do you mean by 'nudge' and why do people sometimes need to be nudged? Thaler and Sunstein: By a nudge we mean anything that influences our choices. A school cafeteria might try to nudge kids toward good diets by putting the healthiest foods at front. We think that it's time for institutions, including government, to become much more user-friendly by enlisting the science of choice to make life easier for people and by gentling nudging ... |
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Lucky»rank: 1225par: Alice Sebold
Chroniques et points de vue: : s Questions for Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein Amazon.com: What do you mean by 'nudge' and why do people sometimes need to be nudged? Thaler and Sunstein: By a nudge we mean anything that influences our choices. A school cafeteria might try to nudge kids toward good diets by putting the healthiest foods at front. We think that it's time for institutions, including government, to become much more user-friendly by enlisting the science of choice to make life easier for people and by gentling nudging ... |