books: long time

books: long time

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The Investor's Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between

William J. Bernstein

Wiley, 2009

A distillation of his previous books with new lessons from 2008
As a longtime fan of Dr. Bernstein's writing, I have to say that this is the most accessible version of his pro-indexing asset allocation philosophy available. No anecdotes, voodoo, or blackbox formulas here. Just solid, common sense advice backed up by data, data, and ...

The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes (Art of...)

Joan Silber

Graywolf Press, 2009

Brilliant & illuminating discussion of the varieties of fictional time
Joan Silber is an astonishing writer. I constantly recommend her work to people, including her "ring of stories," Ideas of Heaven: A Ring of Stories(the National Book Award finalist); her new collection of linked stories, The Size of the World: A Novel; and her writing ...

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Douglas Adams

Pocket Books, 1991

His best!
Like most, I became a fan of Douglas Adams through the "Hitchikers" books, as well as the radio and TV series. But this is my absolute favorite of his. I bought it in hardcover when it was first published, and was lucky enough to have it signed by him. It remains one ...

Long Time No See: Diaries of an Unlikely Messenger

Carrie Triffet

A Wealth of Wisdom LLC, 2010

Cracking Read!!
Thoroughly enjoyed it, Very easy to read, quite beautiful in its simplicity. If you are on the spiritual path, and lets face aren't we all? A must read book. Very funny in places.

Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story

Wiley, 2008

Must read for investment professionals
I'm not going to be very eloquent here, but I just finished this book and felt compelled to review it. As an investment professional myself, I was blown away by this book. Quite simply, this book is: 1) an incredible story, and 2) a detailed insight into the process ...

Long Time Gone

HarperCollins e-books, 2005

Good work! I'm reading it now.
I always get good service from any of the sellers I buy from on Amazon.

Ever Is a Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi's Dark Past A Memoir

W. Ralph Eubanks

Basic Books, 2005

Poignant, Admirable, Understated Portrait of a Sensational Place and Time
Rarely one reads a book that causes the reader to feel love for its author. I had that experience reading "Ever Is a Long Time." W. Ralph Eubanks' memoir depicts the struggles white supremacy thrust upon him and his family, from his white grandfather, who married a ...

A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True

Brigid Pasulka

Mariner Books, 2010

Poland..........Past Present and Future
A Long Long Time Ago and Essentially True by Brigid Pasulka is a wonderful read. The alternating stories of Poland's past and Poland's present are an effective way to understand the long oppressed country and the people who coped then and now with spirit and ...

Long Time Coming

Sandra Brown

Bantam, 2006

A Long Time Coming by Sandra Brown
Being able to read a little of the book certainly helps me decide if I want to purchase . I would like to know how thick the book is though . I am an avid , FAST reader and I can finish a book quickly . So I really like to know about a book I am considering buying ...

Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago . . . . Volume 1

Roy Thomas, Don Glut, ...

Dark Horse, 2010

Doesn't get enough respect
As a kid, Marvel's Star Wars comics were just as important to me as the original movie trilogy. Beginning publication in mid-1977 with a 6-part adaptation of Episode 4: A New Hope, the Star Wars comics provided a much-needed monthly fix for the fanatical devotees of ...

Long Time No See

Susan Isaacs

HarperTorch, 2002

pulled me in like a fish to the bait
I really enjoyed this book. It took me a little bit to get into the story but when I did, I kept on reading until I finished the book. Courtney Logan, who retired from a financial occupation to stay home with her family and, as a sideline, had developed a small ...

The Long Twentieth Century: Money, Power and the Origins of Our Times (New and Updated Edition)
Giovanni Arrighi

Verso, 2010

Winner of the American Sociological Association PEWS Award for Distinguished Scholarship: a comprehensive analysis of the development of world capitalism over the millennium. The Long Twentieth Century traces the epochal shifts in the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period. Giovanni Arrighi ...

Long Time Coming: A Novel

Robert Goddard

Bantam, 2010

Excellent thriller told by a deft storyteller.
Goddard manages to go back and forth in time and masterly reveals story details to make a satisfying war time tale which is only understood thirty years later. Highly recommended. This reader will look for more Robert Goddard books.

Long Time Gone: the autobiography of David Crosby

David Crosby

David Crosby & Carl Gottlieb, 2007

Irresistible
I did things a little backward and read Crosby's second book first, and when I read Long Time Gone it ended up being an irresistible forensic study of Crosby's life. It was a fabulous read. It made you wonder how any person could do that to himself and live to right ...

Long Time Gone: Sixties America Then and Now (Viewpoints on American Culture)

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

Things Were Turned Around and Upside Down Then.
Growing up being picked on by a bully because he was 'smart,' Rigby of Pocatello, Idaho, led an upsetting and sad existence. The Sixties were hard on everyone but, most particularly, the sensitive, bright young students during the turmoil which was forced into their ...