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 | Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets: Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics (Agora Series)
Author: William Bonner, Lila Rajiva
Publisher: Wiley
Binding: Hardcover
Released: 2007-08-31
Sales Rank: 7076
ISBN: 0470112328
Edition:
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 2008-08-09 - Mostly Like Reading Fiction, Out Of Date, With Poor Premises
Because its always valuable to get a leg up on the
next big move, I decided to check it out...my opinion
... skip it.
Here's what I found inside. Real estate can make you
money. Here is there reasoning. In New York or London
a fancy home can cost you between 3 and 5 million bucks.
But in Buenos Aire, Argentina the same house can be
bought for 800K.
They go on to state that the prices between them could
narrow. I don't know about you, but its hard to imagine
Buenos Aire to be on par with New York and London.
But the real kicker....on page 352, they state they think
the price of gold is going to $1000 .... excuse me,
gold has been there and is headed South.
The book is a waste of time, which some believe is
your most valuable commodity....my suggestion use,
it to improve you trading plan.
 2008-08-02 - not plato not archie
could be that when you look back at the final few years of this decade you will think how did they let all this happen. this book at least tells you a bit of why. don't just hope it will all work itself out and someone will take care of it because it is not going that way. Get some knowledge and try to get a better understanding of what you must do, please!!!
 2008-07-17 - Entertaining, insightful and very timely
As the debt ridden economy of the U.S. crumbles at an accelerating pace, "Mobs, Messiah, and Markets" helps you laugh to keep from crying by at least explaining how we got here and why. Without being too apocalyptic it also offers some avenues of escape from financial ruin as the house of cards built on Federal Reserve Notes begins to topple.
2008-07-11 - The Daily Reckoning
Bill Bonner is my favorite market/trading on-line newspaper "The Daily Reckoning" author. This is the reason the book was purchased. The central message of the book is how to avoid getting caught up in the public spectacle of money. The "public spectacle" may be not Bonner's invention but for me it is the first time I am get faced with the term and I like it very much. In fact it is almost the first time that in clear and sensible form I find not the explanation but at least a sympthomatic description of this obvious stupidity and manias covering over us. Bonner gives a wide retrospective of a public spectacle in society life, the type which is developed in the form of tragedy demanding a huge toll of deaths and ruined faiths. All these sacred figures like comandante Che or great chairman Mao are depicted in their awfulness beloved as much as bigger was the damage they brought in their attempt to do a good for the mankind.
The market type public spectacle is according to Bonner more farce than tragedy.
The lessons:
1. The safest and sometimes the best way to make money is to save them, not to loose. Think about cash.
2. Don't go looking for trouble. Stick with good investment.
3. Never expect the market to give a sucker an even break. Try to bend the chances in your favour heavily.
4. Buy low sell high.
5. Never buy what someone else really wants to sell.
6. Never buy what everyone else is rushing to buy.
7. Learn to not to do anything.
2008-06-05 - I Want My Money Back
As someone who frequently purchases books about history, markets, and politics, I was appalled.
This is the first book I have read in years that made me want to get my money back. Since that isn't possible I have decided to try to save others.
This is a grossly inadequate book.
Save your money. You'd get better insight from your local bartender( and less smugness as well).
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