Harriman House: 293 books
The Zurich Axioms: The rules of risk and reward used by generations of Swiss bankers
The rules of risk and reward used by generations of Swiss bankers
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2010
If you want to get rich, no matter how inexperienced you are in investment, this book can help you. Its message is that you must learn neither to avoid risk nor to court it foolhardily, but to manage it - and enjoy it too. The 12 major and 16 minor Zurich Axioms contained in this book are a set of principles...
The Very, Very Rich and How They Got That Way
The spectacular success stories of 15 men who made it to the very, very top
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
The Very, Very Rich provides revealing insights into the intriguing world of big money, recounting the spectacular success stories of 15 men who made it to the very, very top. In 1972, Max Gunther invited readers to take a journey with him through a gallery of America's most prominent millionaires. The...
Wall Street and Witchcraft
An investigation into extreme and unusual investment techniques
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2011
Or, how to beat the Street with a broomstick... Since that first tulip was traded on that madly speculative exchange in 17th-century Amsterdam, some very special individuals - plungers not in the Merrill Lynch tradition - have been picking winners and harvesting huge profits with uncanny success. How?...
Instant Millionaires
The Secrets of Overnight Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
In this book you will meet three dozen impatient people. They weren't satisfied with the slow, plodding, money-saving route to financial security, the safe route that most of us feel stuck with. They wanted instant wealth - and they got it. As Max Gunther points out, our folklore frowns on the idea of...
Professional Investor Rules
Top investors reveal the secrets of their success
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
They are the world's best - the professional investors at the head of global investment funds and the mavericks operating from behind nothing more than a laptop and a point of view; some with millions of pounds at their disposal and the fate of companies and customers' savings hanging on their decisions,...
How to Make a Good Living Running Your Own Business
A low-cost way to start a business you can live off
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2013
This is a brilliantly revealing, often laugh-out-loud guide for every dreamer, college-leaver and second career-er who has ever thought about starting their own business but fallen asleep in the first chapter of a typical business book. Based on what entrepreneur Robin Bennett has found to work over...
Why Sell Tacos in Africa?
16 life-changing business strategies you can use anywhere, from the man who turned $400 into $200 million
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016
IT'S HARD TO FIND TACOS IN AFRICA. What is a self-made man or woman? Ever thought about it? Success is not a straight-line deal. There is no A-to-Z path, and there are no magic beans that will carry you upward overnight. Have you ever wondered how to start, scale up, build teams, and flourish in an uncontested...
by Jim Parton
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Updated edition of the City bestseller, with a brand new epilogue. By most people's standards, Jim Parton was being paid vast sums of money for doing nothing very much in the City. That is until, right in the middle of the recession, he is unceremoniously fired by his ungrateful boss. Sound familiar?...
How I Made $2 Million in the Stock Market
The Darvas system for stock market profits
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
How I Made $2 million in the Stock Market is an extraordinary book. It tells one of the most unusual success stories in the history of the stock market. Darvas was not a stock market professional trading on inside information. He was one half of the highest paid dance team in show business, an expert...
Doing business with Latin America
An introduction to Brazil, Mexico, Chile and other exciting markets
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2013
Latin America is much more than football and beaches. A continent of 600 million people enjoying a period of strong economic growth is now attracting worldwide attention for its amazing opportunities. But are UK small businesses making the most of these opportunities? If not, what is stopping them? Gabriela...
The Pest Detectives
The Definitive History of Rentokil
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Rentokil is the heart and soul of pest control. A brand synonymous with its field and familiar to all. Innovative, ground-breaking, highly professional; renowned for scientific rigour and go-the-extra-mile customer service. At last, here's a book that tells the full story of Rentokil's rise into an international...
The Defensive Value Investor
A complete step-by-step guide to building a high-yield, low-risk share portfolio
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
The Defensive Value Investor is a complete step-by-step guide to building a high-yield, low-risk share portfolio. Defensive investing focuses on strong, steady companies that produce decent rates of income and capital growth, but with risk often coming from a lofty share price. Value investing on the...
The SME Guide to Latin America
An introduction to doing business with Brazil, Colombia, Chile and other exciting markets
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
When the first edition of Doing Business with Latin America was published, the region was growing and the possibilities were endless. However, the recent global economic slowdown has hit Latin America, too, and so a second edition was needed in order to help British SMEs understand this new context...
The Best Investment Writing
Selected writing from leading investors and authors
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
Are you looking for some ideas to help you improve your portfolio? Let the brightest, most insightful minds in investing help. The Best Investment Writing – Volume 1 contains 32 hand-selected articles. These are the best pieces from some of the most respected money managers and investment researchers...