New York: Berkley Books, 2001. 5" wide by 8" tall. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. Appears unread. Not price clipped (12.95). A Paperback Original (PBO). "Members of a Saturday morning club in Larksdale, Minnesota, in 1983 venture timidly into the alien world of investing. This group of eight mostly married, mostly middle-aged, mostly Methodist members soon become the Larksdale Ladies Investment Club, resembling the much-heralded Beardstown Ladies of several years ago. Eventually these novices strike gold through investments in new companies such as Intel and Microsoft, thanks to insights from the group's sole young member -- a pink-haired rebel named Skye. Hartwick intertwines the investment naiveté of the club's eight members with their own personal development. Their financial savvy grows along with the portfolio's value, as does their control over their own lives and the influence they wield in their communities. In this rosy take on small-town life, nearly everyone experiences a crisis of some sort and works her way through it with the support of the group. And the men in their lives, mostly abusive or sly scoundrels, barely stand a chance as the women grow wiser and more fulfilled, not to mention wealthy beyond imagination." -- Suzanne Young. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition. 343pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Minnesota, 1983 The Mostly Methodist Club met Saturday morning year-round, but was at its best in autumn and winter, when it helped steel the ladies for the Sundays their men spent watching TV sports with eyes glazed like so many holiday hams… The mostly-married, mostly-middle-aged members of the Mostly Methodist Club (Deborah Cohen made it “Mostly”) were used to swapping recipes, not stock tips. They’d taken few risks in their lives, and had even fewer adventures. But when a pink-haired young rebel named Skye found her way into the group, things changed. The ladies had already begun looking into investment opportunities, after realizing that their retirement earnings would barely keep them in Burpee seeds and baking powder. But it was Skye who tipped them off to a struggling new company that might be worth sinking a few dollars into. A company that was developing some interesting new technology. A company run by a man named Bill Gates…

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Bookseller: About Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 009676
Title: Ladies with Options
Author: Hartwick, Cynthia
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine condition
Edition: First Printing of the First Edition
ISBN 10: 0425178234
ISBN 13: 9780425178232
Publisher: Berkley Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2001
Size: 343pp

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