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Published
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley c2006.
Language
English
Main Author
Barton Biggs, 1932- (-)
Physical Description
xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-308).
ISBN
9780471771913
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Triangle Investment Club Dinner: Hacking Through the Hedgehog Jungle
  • Chapter 2. The New Hedgehogs May Have Been Golden Boys, but They Still Bleed Red
  • Chapter 3. Short Selling Oil: The Crude Joke Was on Us
  • Chapter 4. Short Selling Is Not for Sissies
  • Chapter 5. The Odyssey of Starting a Hedge Fund: A Desperate, Frantic Adventure
  • Chapter 6. The Roadshow Grind: Blood, Sweat, Toil, and Tears
  • Chapter 7. The Run-Up and Haunted by Remembrances and Doubt
  • Chapter 8. Hedgehogs Come in All Sizes and Shapes
  • Chapter 9. The Violence of Secular Market Cycles
  • Chapter 10. The Battle for Investment Survival: Only Egotists or Fools Try to Pick Tops and Bottoms
  • Chapter 11. From One Generation to Another: Bismarck and the Yale Endowment
  • Chapter 12. Nature's Mysticism and Groupthink Stinks
  • Chapter 13. The Internet Bubble: I'd Still Rather Have Air-Conditioning
  • Chapter 14. Great Investment Managers Are Intense, Disciplined Maniacs
  • Chapter 15. You're Only as Beloved as Your Most Recent Performance
  • Chapter 16. Once You Have a Fortune, How Can You Hang On to It?
  • Chapter 17. Three Investment Religions: Growth, Value, and Agnostic
  • Chapter 18. The Trouble with Being Big
  • Chapter 19. Bubbles and the True Believer
  • Chapter 20. Divine Intervention or Inside Information? A Tale That Will Make Your Blood Run Cold
  • Chapter 21. John Maynard Keynes: Economist, Hedge-Fund Manager, and Fascinating Character
  • Conclusion
  • Recommended Reading