books by Peter L. Bernstein     books:     Peter L. Bernstein      The Great Contraction, 1929-1933: (New Edition) (Princeton Classic Editions) Milton Friedman Princeton University Press, 2008 Friedman and Schwartz's A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 , published in 1963, stands as one of the most influential economics books of the twentieth century. A landmark achievement, the book marshaled massive historical data and sharp analytics to support the claim that monetary policy--steady control of the money ...             Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street Peter L. Bernstein Free Press, 1993 Excellent Timeline Dr. Bernstein immerses readers in lucid tales about the evolution of the capital market theories that helped shape Wall Street's mindscape. Along the way he introduces the names and faces that delivered to the investment community ideas about Brownian Motion, the ...             The Price of Prosperity: A Realistic Appraisal of the Future of Our National Economy (Peter L. Bernstein's ... Peter L. Bernstein Wiley, 2008 One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, Peter Bernstein has the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. Now, with classic titles such as Economist on Wall Street, A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold, and The Price of Prosperity—which have ...             Economist on Wall Street (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics): Notes on the Sanctity of Gold, the Value of ... Peter L. Bernstein Wiley, 2008 I am the author! so what do you expect I would think about my book!!!!! PLB I am the author. Natch, it's five stars! But this is hardly an objective review. PLB             Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation Peter L. Bernstein W. W. Norton, 2006 Great read--but focuses on politics and economics As other reviewers have pointed out, Bernstein gives short shrift to the technical aspects of the canal. However, this in no way detracts from the intent of the book which is to detail the particularly nasty politics involved in the construction of the canal as well as ...             Expectations Investing: Reading Stock Prices for Better Returns Alfred Rappaport, Michael J. Mauboussin Harvard Business School Press, 2003 A Refreshing Look at Market Performance There is no question stock prices climb and fall based on investors' current perceptions of their future performance. Identify an error in those perceptions; you, as an investor, have uncovered a catapult to superior performance. In Expectations Investing, Alfred ...             Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk Peter L. Bernstein Wiley, 1998 Very Interesting! Risk Management has always been interesting to me, and learning about the history of it through this book has increased my understanding tremendously. The book is written very well, and it reads very easily for the material being discussed. I was pleasantly surprised ...             A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics) (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance ... Peter L. Bernstein Wiley, 2008 One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, Peter Bernstein has the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. Now, with classic titles such as Economist on Wall Street, A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold, and The Price of Prosperity—which have ...             Capital Ideas Evolving Peter L. Bernstein Wiley, 2007 Accessible explanation of the foundations of finance In the early 1950s, graduate student Harry Markowitz presented his Ph.D. dissertation to the University of Chicago economics department. The response was less than encouraging. "This isn't a dissertation in economics," Milton Friedman told Markowitz. "It's not math, ...             Peter L. Bernstein Classics Boxed Set : Capital Ideas, Against the Gods, The Power of Gold Peter L. Bernstein Wiley, 2005 good books they can make you sleep soon, but I can dream the content I red before falling into sleep.             Three Degrees Above Zero Peter L. Bernstein Scribner, 1984 A Fine Record of a Legendary R & D outfit The book paints an impressionistic picture of AT&T Bell Labs (pre-breakup), as viewed through the stories of several key players in its illustrious history. Written more as a family portrait than a strict history per se, the author successfully captures the flavour ...             Equity Research and Valuation Techniques Daniel K. Nordby, Kim Shannon, ... AIMR (CFA Institute), 2002 Recent scandals have raised disturbing questions about the creditability of corporate financial reporting. For analysts, however, these financial and accounting debacles may have served less as a revelation than as a reaffirmation of a truth they know all too well: Valuation is an extremely difficult and often tricky task. Valuation is not a ...             The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession Peter L. Bernstein Wiley, 2001 An Informative and Enlightening Read Recently, I have noticed a decline in the value of the dollar in the market and great increase of gold. Even the gold went over one thousand dollar at one point. Then, I came to thinking: what if we might be heading to some kind of economy collapse in our near future ...             Investment Management (Wiley Frontiers in Finance) Wiley, 1998 Excellent book for your library if you are an investor I highly recommend this book, especially if you are an investor. It provides very lucid illustrations on some of the most important concepts used in modern finance. A must have book.             Streetwise Princeton University Press, 1998 Excellent for those interested in PM This is an excellent book for those who are entering or who are contemplating the field of portfolio management. Provides basic to intermediate level readers to some of the more interesting problems in portfolio management.          products you might be interested in search for books contraction, expectations, improbable, investments, prosperity, remarkable      toavi.com    web we recommend Very Interesting! randomly chosen book: Our Sacramental Life: Living and Worshiping in Christ