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Capital Ideas Evolving Summary
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- January 23, 2014
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The SQUEEZE: Recently, the business of managing other people’s money has become a science. Since the early 1970s, academics have changed the way we look at risk and reward, diversification, and financial valuation. A particular school of thought, ...
Capital: The Story of Long-Term Investment Excellence Summary
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- January 23, 2014
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The SQUEEZE: The Capital Group is an investment management organization, one of the largest in the world. Little is known about the company because it shuns publicity, until now. Charles D. Ellis takes you into the world of the company in his book...
Capitalism and Freedom Summary
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- January 23, 2014
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The SQUEEZE: Milton Friedman’s book, Capitalism and Freedom, discusses how economic capitalism plays a major part in a liberal society. In the book, Friedman argues for economic freedom and believes it should be a prerequisite to political freedom...
Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture Summary
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- January 23, 2014
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The SQUEEZE: America’s passion for finding the best bargain and its relentless fixation on low price has contributed much to the excess of consumerism. It is this problem that Ellen Ruppel Shell believes has escalated personal debt, lowered the st...
Churchill: A Biography Summary
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- January 23, 2014
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The SQUEEZE: Historical figures often provide insight into the human condition today. Much has been written about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington and because of this, many believe there isn’t much else to say about the two and various other ...
Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq Summary
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- January 23, 2014
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The SQUEEZE: Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq is a behind-the-scenes account of the activities leading up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the early months after occupation. Both Gordon and Trainor, two military...
Code: Version 2.0 Summary
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- January 23, 2014
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The SQUEEZE: In Code: Version 2.0, Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford law professor, suggests that governments have broader regulatory powers over the Internet. Lessig’s book represents a response to the notion that state governments don’t believe they c...
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Summary
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- January 23, 2014
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The SQUEEZE: Many books have been written on the topic of societal collapses, mostly works that center on the subjects of economics and finance. After the 2008 U.S. financial collapse, the publishing marketplace was inundated with numerous books o...
Common Sense Summary
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- January 23, 2014
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The SQUEEZE: The discovery of a new world brings with it joy and challenges. Navigating with practical idealism through the evils and influence of government becomes a primary concern for many in pursuit of freedom. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense arg...
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings Summary
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- January 23, 2014
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The SQUEEZE: Admired by Warren Buffett and recognized by contemporary investment leaders, Philip A. Fisher is simply the most influential investor of all time. Fisher’s investment philosophies are studied today by global financiers and are regarde...