Avid Reader Press 11/30/2021. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: It's as if Isaac Asimov based the protagonist of his 1942 novel, Foundation, on Ray Dalio, but Ray wasn't even born until 1949. Ray, the founder of the enormously successful hedge fund, Bridgewater, has applied the same techniques he used so successfully at Bridgewater (compile reams of historical data, develop theories and decision rules, backtest your theories with the help of computers against your historical data, refine and repeat) to understanding the rise and fall of empires and where the US currently stands,... View More...
Penguin Books 3/25/2014. New paperback. Store pick, recommended by Jill: Reading Give and Take is a mind-opening process as Adam Grant takes the conventional wisdom and turns it on its head to prove that people with honesty and integrity who believe in a 'pay it forward' system are some of the most successful Americans and that 'greed is good', only-out-for-themselves takers lose out over the long run. -Jill Hendrix, store owner View More...
Citadel Press 4/27/2021. New hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. in Brand New jacket. Author is local and can personalize. Signed by author. View More...
Currency Books 12/29/2020. New paperback. Store pick: Many of us get so busy with our day-to-day lives and all the stuff we 'have' to do that we lose sight of what's most important to us in life. Many times we jump straight to 'how will I fit that in' without first even considering whether it's something meaningful for us to be doing. We forget we even have the option of saying 'No'. I loved this book so much I'm considering starting a bookclub around it. If you're interested in participating, just let me know. -Jill Hendrix, store owner View More...