Sunday, May 11, 2008

2008 Book Lover's Page-a-Day Calendar (Workman Publishing) 4/25/8: The Little Book That Beats The Market

The Little Book That Beats The Market by Joel Greenblatt; forward by Andrew Tobias (Wiley, 2005)
The calendar page's subtitle is "get rich pretty soon", which is both a turn-on and turn-off to me. But reading the description makes the book seem attractive and useful: "Greenblatt, a Columbia Business School professor and founder of a hedge fund firm, wanted to write a book about investing that even his kids could understand. The result is an accessible explanation of investing that includes a 'magic formula' to help the reader recognize a valuable investment. The forward is by Tobias, author of the classic The Only Investment Guide You Will Ever Need (Harvest Books, 2002), which offers a brilliantly clear and winningly readable account of what normal people need to know about a seemingly impenetrable subject. The two books together should keep the ordinary investor sane and sable in these unpredictable times. " Rating 9/10 Bulls/Bears.
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