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LUXE City Guides: Hanoi
LUXE Asia Limited
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- Want to find the best contemporary art gallery in Hanoi? - Want to visit famous Vietnamese artists in their own studios? - Want to swank around town in a stunning old classic Citroen?

- Want to find the latest lacquer design or even commission your own?

- Want to find the very best secret shops and services? Well now you can. Whether you have a few hours or a few days, LUXE is all you need. Succinct, smart and crammed with priceless information, LUXE chooses only the very best, so you choose only the very best. - Invaluable half-day shopping and activity itineraries for you to mix and match.

- Secret places to relax in, stunning places to dine, drink and dance.

- Shops you'd simply never find as a visitor.

- The latest beautiful spas and salons.

- Services you can't find in any other guide.

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- Want the very best of Bangkok in one glam little pocket/purse-size companion? - Want to sip tea in a secret country garden in the heart of Bangkok? - Want to stay in your own beautiful Thai teak house on the river? - Want silk hand-woven to order in a choice of 12 plys and hundreds of colours? - Want to arrive in style in a chauffeur-driven mint condition classic Mercedes? - Want to eat your supper in Bed with hundreds of beautiful people? - Want to buy cutting edge modern art in a beautiful old teak house/gallery?

- Want tailor-made leather cushions, boxes, shoes and bags?

- Want exquisite Blue Vanda Orchids delivered to your hotel suite? Well now you can. Whether you have a few hours or a few days, LUXE is all you need. Succinct, smart and crammed with priceless information, LUXE chooses only the very best, so you choose only the very best. - Invaluable half-day shopping and activity itineraries for you to mix and match. - Secret places to relax in, stunning places to dine, drink and dance. - Shops you'd simply never find as a visitor.

- The latest beautiful spas and salons. - Services you can't find in any other guide. - And what's more, it's updated twice a year, so you're always in the know.

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LUXE City Guides: Bangkok.......2005-07-21

Fantastic guides! Pocket size and easy to follow. The writers are hilarious and the shopkeepers are very appreciative when you walk in carrying the guide. They give you ideas on where to go, what to eat and where to shop, that other guides do not provide!

The only thing missing is an actual map!

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Unsatisfying melange

Gets a Lot of the Stuff Right

The stock market plays with a mathematician

Makes great connections and surveys ideas explaining market mechanics

Set the record straight

A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market
John Allen Paulos
Manufacturer: Basic Books
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Release Date: 2004-05-04

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From America's liveliest writer on mathematics, a witty and insightful book on the stock market and the irrepressibility of our dreams of wealth.

In A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market best-selling author John Allen Paulos demonstrates what the tools of mathematics can tell us about the vagaries of the stock market. Employing his trademark stories, vignettes, paradoxes, and puzzles (and even a film treatment), Paulos addresses every thinking reader's curiosity about the market: Is it efficient? Is it rational? Is there anything to technical analysis, fundamental analysis, and other supposedly time-tested methods of picking stocks? How can one quantify risk? What are the most common scams? What light do fractals, network theory, and common psychological foibles shed on investor behavior? Are there any approaches to investing that truly outperform the major indexes? Can a deeper knowledge of mathematics help beat the odds?

All of these questions are explored with the engaging erudition that made Paulos's A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper and Innumeracy favorites with both armchair mathematicians and readers who want to think like them. Paulos also shares the cautionary tale of his own long and disastrous love affair with WorldCom. In the tradition of Burton Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street and Jeremy Siegel's Stocks for the Long Run, this wry and illuminating book is for anyone, investor or not, who follows the markets-or knows someone who does.

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Unsatisfying melange.......2007-05-28

An odd book. Jaunty style, framed by (a) the author's investment experience, contains (b) a variety of math topics related to the stock market, mixed with (c) brief accounts of classic (prisoners dilemma, regression effect) and recently fashionable (power laws, Parrondo's rachet) topics in mathematical probability. Perhaps a decent read if you haven't read anything else, but this material is covered much better by (a) Taleb Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, (b) Malkiel A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing, Ninth Editionand (c) Peterson The Jungles of Randomness: A Mathematical Safari.

Gets a Lot of the Stuff Right.......2007-04-09

First off, you would be disappointed if you think this is a book about investing in stocks. This books presents an analysis by the author on several of the more common issues surround investments. Looking at the big picture, the author discusses Technical Analysis, Fundamental Analysis, Neoclassical Finance and Behavioral Finance. Most, if not all the topics would fall under one of these categories.

Important things that I feel you can take away from this book: 1) People should not be too awed when "superstar" investors are featured in the media because the likelihood of these things occurring are not small; 2) Even an excellent understanding of how finance/investment theory (or being extremely smart, in general) does not mean you can make money off the market; 3) Some mathematical tricks that can be used to con people (e.g. (a) card trick involving a black-black card, red-red card, and red-black card and (b) investment mail scam).

Unfortunately, I think for some parts of the book the reader should have a good understanding of finance and math. If not, some may get lost in some of the jargon and computations. I found most of the book fairly enteratining except probably for the last two chapters. It's also a short read - I bought the book so that I can do something on my way to and back from a short trip.

The stock market plays with a mathematician.......2007-02-12

Before buying this book, I wished I had read the review below that says, "For every winner there is at least one loser. For every big winner generally there are a few losers. The successful ones do study the stock market in detail and they depend upon substantial understanding of the share market system but knowledge is not enough, you need something else as well. If it was simply knowledge and easy, then arrogant inexperienced fools like this writer who are obviously extremely intelligent would have made money instead of losing it."

For one thing if the author knew at least a little bit about stop loss techniques before entering the stock market, he would not have lost so much money with his stock purchases. Maybe he is just so frustated and wants to show how smart he is and that only a random market could beat him as it did. Maybe he just wants to show that with the mathematics he had all he needed to enter the market, that no additional domain knowledge would be needed.

But then he goes on to show how technical analysis is flawed and how smart he is to see this so clearly. As the other reviewer noticed, he quickly jumps to conclusion whenever things don't follow his logic. I could list many cases in this book where his very own analysis is flawed, where his arguments are not well constructed, where the next step is avoided whenever the path could lead to a different conclusion.

I have a Theoretical Physics background and the I-know-it-best position that the author shows does not appeal to me either. Most of his humor seems to be based on a deep-seated sense of arrogance.

Yet, he is an intelligent man. One can hardly believe that this is the same person who wrote his other good books, especially the excellent "Innumeracy". Well, they were more in his domain of knowledge.

But he thinks that knowing Mathematics he knows a lot more than he knows, and a lot more than the average Joe. And the market is unforgiving to people who behave like fools and without proper domain knowledge.

I have given two stars to this book because it happens to be an interesting book for people who works with technical analysis. To find the errors and flawed arguments of an intelligent man trying to beat technical analysis is intellectually gratifying.
It may also turn out to be very enlightening to see how the market turns an intelligent man into a fool if proper domain knowledge is missing. It is a lesson that many learn the hard way.

This book probably has a typo in its title.

Makes great connections and surveys ideas explaining market mechanics.......2006-10-10

John Allen Paulos presents an incredibly readable and interesting account of the mathematical aspect of financial markets. If you are looking for a book which tells you specificics such as how to calculate P/E or screen stocks, pick another 'how to' book such as Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham and Jason Zweig. What this book gives you is a great synopsis of the philosophies which attempt to explain the markets' movements.

Depending on your point of view, the author either entertains you with personal stories or infuses too much personal information, but it was easy to quickly read the personal stories. There are several sections which I had to slow way down to think about. Several of the most interesting sections covered the efficient market hypothesis and how current theoretical math research contributes to the debate. I found his arguments to give both sides a fair shake, while still showing us his opinion. A very interesting consequence of the efficient market hypothesis is that it will not work unless almost noone believes it -- which is probably the case as most of the trading done is accomplished by folks who believe they can beat the market.

In all, a very entertaining read that doesn't get bogged down in the details. By no means a classic or a presentation of new information, but the author provides exactly what the title and cover information promise: a nicely packaged view and story of a well-read mathematician interacting with the markets. In so doing, he ties together many ideas and touches lots of authors.

Set the record straight.......2006-09-07

I have read a number of the reviews of this book, and I feel that some of them give a bit of a mis-impression about what this book is about. It is not about picking stocks, it is first and foremost an overview of various theories of behavioral finance/investment psychology. In particular, it focuses on how human psychological foibles may preclude individuals (individually and in the aggregate) from acting in their own best interests. The book no more supports efficient market theory than it supports technical analysis (e.g., the book takes shots at both).

The book does a good job of reviewing various human psychological foibles and how they may affect stock market investing, including "anchoring effect," "availability error," "confirmation bias," "status quo bias," and "endowment effect." I found the overview of these issues to be quite useful, and since reading the book 5 months ago, have tried to review them periodically to (hopefully) minimize their effect on my own investment decision making.

Paulos does a great job of debunking the notion that a particular formula may lead to stock market success. One quote stands out: "If you look hard enough, you can always find some seemingly effective rule that resulted in large gains over a certain time frame or within a certain sector."

In sum, Paulos' conclusion is that humans are overly-fixated on short-term results, and that people do not have a set of fixed preferences upon which they cooly and rationally base their investment decisions. Rather, because of the prevalence of fads, fashions, imitative behavior, etc., humans often act irrationally. His book provides a nice framework for investors to analyze their own decision-making process to (hopefully) improve their results.

There are a number of other books that readers might find interesting/helpful, including:

Belksy - "Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct Them" (more behavioral finance discussion)
Dreman - "Contrarian Investment Strategies: the Next Generation" (author uses behavioral finance theories, including those referenced by Paulos, to improve returns)
Whitman - "Value Investing" and "The Aggressive Conservative Investor" (author supports a fundamental analysis that avoids a focus on short-term earnings)

Why can't farmers sell at a profit? John Allen Paulos, author of the best seller, a mathematician plays the stock market.: An article from: Top Producer

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Why can't farmers sell at a profit? John Allen Paulos, author of the best seller, a mathematician plays the stock market.: An article from: Top Producer
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Work more effectively and gauge your progress along the way! This Study Guide that is designed to accompany Kieso’s Intermediate Accounting, 11 ^th Edition is a useful tool for students to use in the classroom and is an excellent resource when preparing for exams. It contains chapter outlines, chapter reviews of key concepts, and a glossary of key terms. Demonstration problems, multiple-choice, true/false, matching, and other self-testing opportunities are also included.

The bestselling text, Intermediate Accounting, has powered the careers of countless professionals. The new Eleventh Edition builds on the book's reputation for comprehensiveness, accuracy, and currency, incorporating all the recent changes to the accounting literature. Updated with the latest developments and standards in the field, the book includes a CD-ROM with an accounting cycle tutorial, a financial statement analysis primer, an annual report database, spreadsheet tools, career resources, and more. It will help readers develop the knowledge- and skills-base they need to succeed as professional accountants.

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cd.......2006-02-08

i want to know if the cd called Rockford Corporation accounting practice set comes with the book. i need to buy this book only if it comes with the cd. contact me please.

Helpful.......2005-10-11

The study guide is helpful when used along with the textbook. There is a summary of each chapter with plenty of T/F questions to determine if you understand the material from the chapters, and there are detailed explanations for false answers.

Inter. Accounting.......2005-08-03

This book along with the Student Survival Guide was a great help to me. I just walked out of class with a 100 on my last test! Now for the final. Not near as nervous because these books have pushed me to remember the information that I normally wouldn't. Great buy!!

good reference.......2004-12-15

This was a pretty good study guide to go along w/ chapters 1-14 of kieso's intermediate accounting textbook (vol.1, 11th edition). Some of the lecture notes my prof. used were taken directly from the study guide - so there was some reptition. But there are also test questions such as T/F, multiple choice, and examples/self-tests for you to work on as you go through each chapter that helped out.

The text is pretty good and thorough for intermediate accounting - sometimes the study guide was a good help as far as summarizing ideas with key terms/key ideas in bold. The T/F questions and multiple choice helped as far as narrowing down important concepts and trying to gather what was really important - this is beyond the homework/and reading the text.

Overall - a pretty good supplement to the textbook and worth getting if you are serious about accounting/business/finance in the long run.

Intermediate Accounting Volume I, Chapters 1-14

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Intermediate Accounting

Intermediate Accounting Volume I, Chapters 1-14
Thomas R Dyckman , Roland E Dukes , and Charles J Davis
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Intermediate Accounting.......2004-12-16

This book is sooo boring..... it makes my finance and economics books fun. It is by far the worst book: dry and confusing. As a matter of fact, after this class is over, I am goin right ahead and sell this book because it is worthless and pointless to have it.

Intermediate Accounting Working Papers Volume I Chapters 1-14

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Intermediate Accounting Working Papers Volume I Chapters 1-14
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Excellent for self study
Wordy and heavy
Accounting can sound less confusing than explained here
boring
Excellent Instruction

Working Papers for Intermediate Accounting, Volume I, Chapters 1-14
Thomas R Dyckman , Roland E Dukes , and Charles J Davis
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Study Guide, Volume 1, for use with Intermediate Accounting

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Excellent for self study.......2006-04-26

The book not only teaches you how to book accounts, but also why to do so, which I rarely found in other comparable accounting books. It helps you understand the logic behind the accounting rules. The author is both a good teacher and good reseacher. I love this book!

Wordy and heavy.......2003-05-28

I have been using this book for an Intermediate Accounting class that I have to take as a pre requisite for a Master's degree. Even though the book is quite complete in explaining accounting principles it is unecessarily wordy and extremely heavy.

The first five chapters (220 pages) provide a review of what accounting is, the accounting information system, the income statement and the balance sheet. Most of the what is written here is either too basic or will be later found in the remaining chapters of the book. These pages could be easily removed without sacrificing the remaining contents and the understanding of accounting.

Later chapters, however, are also wordy and take too much time explaining concepts that could readily be understood in a couple of lines. You end up getting tired of reading the same thing again and again.

In the end, we have to pay the price for so many pages. With 1300 + pages this book is the heaviest one I have ever carried around. Many people in my class have to use a wheeled backpack. I sometimes can't understand the fascination of editors in the US for such heavy books. If you go to Europe, Asia, and South America, books are usually thinner and much, much lighter.

I would recommend the book to be offered in a CD Rom (or e text) format. Carriyng my laptop around makes more sense than carrying the book.

Accounting can sound less confusing than explained here.......2002-08-08

This book for undergraduate accounting classes at the junior level was more confusing to me than the comparable book by Kieso et al. The sequence of the chapters is not entirely logical. More advanced concepts seem to be covered towards the beginning whereas some basic chapters are discussed towards the end of the book. It was especially confusing when not covering the chapter in chronological order - too bad that my class's syllabus was not outlined according to this book's chapter sequence. In a different class - when we used Intermediate Accounting by Kieso - jumping back and forth was not a big problem. This book by Spiceland also seemed to be very wordy. Studying by solving problems at the end of the book seemed to work. However, it is more important to know how your teacher designs the quizzes and exams and then study accordingly. On the CD that comes with it, there is a lot of ballast. The quizzes are the only valuable thing, I felt. There is not really a lot of use complaining about its weight - accounting books always seem to be extremely heavy and pricy. But this certainly holds true for this one as well!!! When I tried to resell the book at the university bookstore, they would not take it back because it was selling badly on a national scale. Very frustrating when you paid [$$$] just a couple of months earlier...

boring.......2002-05-30

This book put me to sleep. It is a very bland book. This is based on the volume one edition chapters 1-14.

Excellent Instruction.......2001-10-19

Straightforward and logical, the material in this text is so well laid out that it is truely possible to learn Intermediate Accounting on your own. An excellent sequential and progressive presentation of a difficult subject! My school has changed texts and is using Kieso's text, but I want to learn the material (all but impossible with Kieso) so this is the text I rely on!

Intermediate Accounting Eleventh Edition (Solutions Manual, Volume I, Chapter 1-14)

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