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Peter L. Bernstein

"Capital Ideas traces the origins of modern Wall Street, from the pioneering work of early scholars and the development of new theories in risk, valuation, and investment returns, to the actual implementation of these theories in the real world of investment management. Starting with the French mathematician Louis Bachelier - who wrote about the unpredictability of stock prices in the early 1900s - Bernstein brings to life a variety of brilliant academics who have contributed to modern investment theory over the years."--BOOK JACKET.

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Linda Richardson

Sales excellence in just minutes a day from top sales trainer Linda RichardsonLinda Richardson is one of the most recognized names in sales, and an innovator who pioneered customer-focused selling. Perfect Selling distills her expertise into quick tips and techniques, providing succinct lessons in structuring and perfecting the key steps of a sales call-in just 20 minutes or less over a five-day period. It is in sales calls when you're talking with youre customers that the sales are made-or not made. Richardson takes you skillfully through the perfect sales call, from the minute the dialogue begins to closing business. This is sales excellence at its best: a concise method to win more sales and build deeper relationships which can be learned quickly on the go.

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Translated and edited by H. M. Parshley

**The Second Sex** (French: *Le Deuxième Sexe*) is a 1949 book by the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, in which the author discusses the treatment of women throughout history. Beauvoir researched and wrote the book in about 14 months between 1946 and 1949. She published the work in two volumes: *Facts and Myths* (*Les faits et les mythes*), and *Lived Experience* (*L’expérience vécue*). Some chapters first appeared in the journal *Les Temps modernes*. One of Beauvoir’s best-known books, *The Second Sex* is often regarded as a major work of feminist philosophy, and as the starting inspiration point of second-wave feminism.

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Emma Lathen

Wall Street banker/detective John Putnam Thatcher encounters intrigue along with a loan request from Sparrow Flyways, an airline whose expansion plans are not to be deterred, even by opposition from its shareholders.