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The other half bought me the book by Geraint Anderson, "Cityboy - Beer and Loathing in the City"... this was actually meant to be a Xmas present but I really wanted to read it (she blabbed that my present had come through the post and I insisted on knowing what it was.. when I found out what it was, I begged her to let me read it right away... my persuasive charms worked and I just digested the book). Anyway, it was a fun read and an insight to how the City worked. The City being the City of Lon
December 24, 2008
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I have recently finished the book "The 4-Hour Work Week: Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich" and what a great little book. We live in times where the world is changing so rapidly and Tim has managed to take advantages of the opportunities available and enrich his life.
He talks about the New Rich.. these are those who have managed to get rich by exploiting our world today. These are people like guys who set up Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the guy who set up Facebook, Mark Zucker
June 21, 2008
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I purchased Rob Booker's Adventures of a Currency Trader a couple of weeks ago from Amazon. The book tells the story of our hero, Harry Banes on his quest to become a successful Currency trader. We follow Harry from his first adventures thinking that it's an easy endeavour and losing all (well, most) of his money to him, becoming successful and making money consistently.
The book is a work of fiction and attempts to draw parallels between the reader (if they have dabbled in the markets an
December 7, 2007
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