Search Results: Investing from Conover Books

Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1984. hint of edge and corner wear to the dj, 1" tear in the front near the spine, outer edges of the dj are toning, overall a very crisp and clean used copy! dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 290 very very fine pages!. Tan Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1929. Minor edge and corner wear, no dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, some shelf wear, overall a very crisp and clean used second printing (stated)! Red cloth with gilt lettering on the front board and spine. Deckle page edges. Chapter 1 is titled Before the War How Things Looked Then and is written by Woodrow Wilson. 359 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pagers! "This book is not just a treatise on economics; nor is it a handy manual for investors. It purports to go deeper than that, down toward the root of things. It is partly the expression of a lifelong aspiration to promote a greater equality of opportunity among men ---- a more even chance at getting a living all round, and a fairer show at conserving the fruits of such activity thereafter.........." ---- from Personal Note.. First Edition / Second Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2010. Ex-library with the usual library markings (if not for the library markings this copy would be graded in fine condition); overall a nice used copy! Full-color illustrated wrapper with red and black lettering. 242 informative and educational pages! "During the 1990s, the United States underwent a dramatic transformation: investing in stocks, once the province of a privileged elite, became a mass activity involving more than half of Americans. Pop Finance follows the trajectory of this new market populism via the rise of investment clubs, through which millions of people across the socioeconomic spectrum became investors for the first time. As sociologist Brooke Harrington shows, these new investors pour billions of dollars annually into the U.S. stock market and hold significant positions in some of the nation's largest firms. Drawing upon Harrington's long-term observation of investment clubs, along with in-depth interviews and… Read More