So You Wanna See Cowboy Stuff?

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The Western Movie/TV Tour Guide. Here's the only complete tour guide ever assembled leading you directly to all the western movie and TV memorabilia as well as filming locations in the entire United States!

Includes: exact filming locations of your favorite westerns; murals, birthplaces, monuments, statues, parks, exhibits, rodeos, road markers, hotels, bronzes and more; the top western museums in the country; detailed studio guides; childhood homes and former residences of many of your favorite cowboy stars; gravesites; much more!

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"The Leader of Western Movie Books...Empire Publications ~ Boyd Magers".......2006-07-31

Empire Publishing presents "So You Wanna See Cowboy Stuff?", by Boyd Mager, all the Western movie and TV filming locations and sites of interest in the entire United States, the only complete tour guide ever assembled...Magers whose vast knowledge takes you state by state to famous Western film locations noting birthplaces, gravesites, monuments, museums and parks...insights of film festivals, bibliography and oral histories where you can visit and vacation....this book was written and extensively researched over a three year period from the heart and it shows.

Table of Contents (Chapter, Title and Page Numbers)

Acknowledgments - 6

Introduction - 8

Alabama - 11
Alaska - 13
Arizona - 15
Arkansas - 32
California - 34
Colorado - 133
Connecticut - 139
Dstrict of Columbia - 140
Florida - 141
Georgia - 144
Hawaii - 145
Indiana -146
Iowa -150
Kasas -152
Kentucky -154
Maine -155
Maryland - 156
Massachusetts - 158
Mississippi - 159
Missouri - 160
Montana - 163
Nebraska - 165
Nevada - 167
New Jersey - 172
New Mexico - 173
New York - 180
North Carolina - 181
Ohio- 184
Oklahoma - 188
Oregon - 197
Pennsylvania - 198
South Carolina - 200
South Dakota - 201
Tennessee - 204
Texas - 207
Utah - 221
Virginia - 230
Washington - 232
Wisconsin - 233
Wyoming - 234
Canada - 239

Oral Histories - 240 (Columbia University has an extensive oral history section with recordings and unpublished
interviews by Gene Autry, Walter Brennan, Richard Boone, Joel McCrea, John Wayne and many others)

Film Festival - 241 (complete listing of all the Annual Western Film Festivals - as dates for festivals change annually
you'll need to call for dates, brochures or flyers offered and accomodations)

Bibliography - 244

Index - 245

Hats off to Rhonda Lemons and her staff at Empire Publishing, the author Boyd Magers putting down on paper without a doubt the best book exact film locations where Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy, Wild Bill Elliott, Roy Rogers and John Wayne, with top western museums in the country...detailed Studio Guides to Monogram, Republic, Warner Bros. and Universal that helped make the B-Western great...sharing many facts inclusive within their own individual sections in the book...we now have answers to the many questions about the B-Western era...If you're into the memories of the B-Western, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for...another winner from those early days when the western made it clear where a man stood Magers and Empire Publishing has captured the moment...just the way we like 'em!

Total Page: 264 Pages ~ Empire Publishing 0944019390 ~ (3/10/2003)

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The bestselling author of The Botany of Desire explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century

"What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat. Anthropologists call it the omnivore's dilemma. Choosing from among the countless potential foods nature offers, humans have had to learn what is safe, and what isn't-which mushrooms should be avoided, for example, and which berries we can enjoy. Today, as America confronts what can only be described as a national eating disorder, the omnivore's dilemma has returned with an atavistic vengeance. The cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast-food outlet has thrown us back on a bewildering landscape where we once again have to worry about which of those tasty-looking morsels might kill us. At the same time we're realizing that our food choices also have profound implications for the health of our environment. The Omnivore's Dilemma is bestselling author Michael Pollan's brilliant and eye-opening exploration of these little-known but vitally important dimensions of eating in America.

Pollan has divided The Omnivore's Dilemma into three parts, one for each of the food chains that sustain us: industrialized food, alternative or "organic" food, and food people obtain by dint of their own hunting, gathering, or gardening. Pollan follows each food chain literally from the ground up to the table, emphasizing our dynamic coevolutionary relationship with the species we depend on. He concludes each section by sitting down to a meal--at McDonald's, at home with his family sharing a dinner from Whole Foods, and in a revolutionary "beyond organic" farm in Virginia. For each meal he traces the provenance of everything consumed, revealing the hidden components we unwittingly ingest and explaining how our taste for particular foods reflects our environmental and biological inheritance.

We are indeed what we eat-and what we eat remakes the world. A society of voracious and increasingly confused omnivores, we are just beginning to recognize the profound consequences of the simplest everyday food choices, both for ourselves and for the natural world. The Omnivore's Dilemma is a long-overdue book and one that will become known for bringing a completely fresh perspective to a question as ordinary and yet momentous as What shall we have for dinner?

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Corn!.......2007-09-29

I have never read the word "corn" so many times in my life! But corn is, in fact, a rather large part of our lives and we did not realize it. This is a very good book and is quite informative. Thank you.

Brilliant.......2007-09-29

This is one of the first thoughtful critiques of the culture of `big' Organic to appear. It was a decade in coming. Since the advent of stores such as Whole Foods, the ideology of `Organic' has come to revolutionize the way Americans eat. Organic is both an ideology, an ideal and a culture. This book seeks to examine four meals and where they came from. It looks a typical big agriculture diet, that uses pesticides and might be sold at McDonalds or Wallmart. It examines a meal purchased as Whole Foods. It also examines the ancient way of hunting food to survive and the development of agriculture. But its most insightful chapter is the examination of the origins of food purchased in the `big Organic' superstores, such as Whole Foods.

The author tracks the food back to its origins. From a supermarket label that claims the chickens are free range to the house where the chickens are kept in a massive barracks, barely able to move because there are so many. This book shows how the Organic industry is mostly a scam. Organic has outgrown its roots and because the Dept. of Agriculture and the government has not issues rules regarding what is `Organic' it was only a matter of time before most things labeled `organic' were far from it. The ideal of the `family farm' may be on the label of much `organic' food but it mostly comes from factories. A brilliant analysis of what happens when ideals meat the marketplace.

Seth J. Frantzman

a college assignment.......2007-09-28

I bought The Omnivore's Dilemma for a college English course. I'm not sure what I expected, but the result was intriguing. The book offers a detailed look into what exactly we are eating, and I really enjoyed it.

This is a book that I am likely to share with others because it relates to just about everyone and makes you think about the choices our society has made.

Just when you thought it was safe to eat..........2007-09-27

This book is very enlightening and informative. Over the last several months I have been reading lots of books about health and nutrition. This book stands apart from other, not for the quantity of scientific data that it presents, but for the unique perspective it offers to readers. I've always wondered where the myriad ingredients on industrial foods comes from. This book gives you a glimpse of their origins and evolution. This is one of the only books I've ever read that makes you aware that eating can be a moral and political act. It certainly changes the way I think about food. I would have to say that I am much better informed about the consequences of my eating decisions because of this book. Anyone with an inquisitive mind should find some or all of this book to be very valuable.

entertaining vital info.......2007-09-26

I couldn't put this book down. Very entertaining and very enlightening. If you are interested in your health and the health of the planet, you will gain a lot from this book.

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
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Non-verbal reasoning puzzles are regarded as completely 'culture-fair' because they are not dependent on education. Many experts call these 'pure' tests of intelligence. No special skills required to tackle these brain-teasers beyond common sense and logic, combined with a tenacious will not to give up! Full solutions given at the back of the book.

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Good Quality.......2001-03-11

I personally enjoy puzzles of the visual sort. Naturally, I enjoyed the puzzles in this book. I recommend it to anyone looking for visuospatial puzzles.

Good except for the error on the back cover.......2000-09-12

If you like puzzles you solve using only your raw brains--as I do--you'll like this book. It covers just about all the types of visual pattern puzzles that there are in two dimensions--odd man out, next in the series, what's missing, and find the identical figures. There are a couple puzzles that are not truly visual brainteasers as they demand knowledge of gears or levers; there is an overabundance of puzzles that "turn" on rotational differences between figures; and there is one out and out error right on the back cover of the book (In the bottom puzzle on the back cover, all the figures are the same, so there is no "odd one out." Compare to puzzle #52 in the book.)--OUCH!. But even with these minor problems, this is a fun beginner's book of puzzles of this kind.

Good except for the error on the back cover.......2000-09-12

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The book is a step-by-step guide to derivative products. By distilling the complex mathematics and theory that underlie the subject, Chisholm explains derivative products in straightforward terms, focusing on applications and intuitive explanations wherever possible. Case studies and examples of how the products are used to solve real-world problems, as well as an extensive glossary and material on the latest derivative products make this book a must have for anyone working with derivative products.

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"The book is a step-by-step guide to derivative products. By distilling the complex mathematics and theory that underlie the subject, Chisholm explains derivative products in straightforward terms, focusing on applications and intuitive explanations wherever possible. Case studies and examples of how the products are used to solve real-world problems, as well as an extensive glossary and material on the latest derivative products make this book a must have for anyone working with derivative products. "

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The best book.......2007-06-13

This is the best book I read on derivatives till date. I am a novice in finance but have a good understanding of maths. Mr. Andrew has done a fabulous job in explaining derivatives complexities. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in finance.

Perfect starting book.......2006-11-06

If you are interested in starting on derivatives instrument this is one of the right books.

Well done........2005-10-12

This book is what you expect from the title. It is a clear concise guide to understanding the logic and execution behind derivative trades. These principles can be used for trading but even more so for corporate finance executives to handle everyday currency exchange problems or to hedge against potential volatility in the future market. I read this one for a class first but am eager to pick up the Capital Markets book too.

Does exactly what it says in the title.......2005-03-22

This book is for everyone in finance and banking or studying the subject who needs a well-written introduction or recap on derivative products. There are lots of examples and cases and the writing style is excellent, not that common in books about finance. Highly recommended.

Brilliant and clear introduction.......2005-01-01

This is a really good introduction to derivative products. I have tried a lot of other books in this field and ended up thinking that they were far too complicated and obscure. This book is written in a very clear and simple way, and finally I have a real understanding of what is going on in derivative products, a subject I need to understand for my job in banking.

Covered Call Writing Demystified: Double-Digit Returns on Stocks in a Slower Growth Market for the Conservative Investor

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waste money and time
Low risk strategy only with the right timing tools
Too much emphasis on Return, not enough on Risk
DON'T MISS THIS IF YOU ARE NEW TO CALL WRITING

Covered Call Writing Demystified: Double-Digit Returns on Stocks in a Slower Growth Market for the Conservative Investor
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"COVERED CALL WRITING DEMYSTIFIED" is a timely and profitable tutorial investment program written as a novel, primarily for investors who have some knowledge of stock market investing but are new to covered call writing. It is the first work on this subject to simplify, fully explain, and instruct investors on how to use covered call option writing on common stocks. It may offer one of the best opportunities to achieve double-digit investment returns in the slow growth or no growth stock market expected by many experts in the future. This strategy works best in such a market environment. The investment approach of writing covered call options on stocks, a more conservative investment strategy than just owning stocks alone, has been available for decades. Until now, however, it has mostly been unknown or misunderstood by many investors.

Why is "COVERED CALL WRITING DEMYSTIFIED" needed? Many nationally recognized investment experts believe that the U.S. stock market in the future will most certainly produce significantly lower returns than the high returns of the past for many years to come. Some noteworthy examples:

* "The long-term prospects for equities in general is far from exciting." - Warren E. Buffett, The Chairman's Letter, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 2000 Annual Report, Page 3. "If you own equities, over the next twenty or thirty years you'll get a reasonable return…maybe its 6%, maybe its 7%. People who expect 15% a year are doomed to disappointment." - Interview with Warren Buffett by Maria Bartiromo of CNBC TV; May 3, 2003

* "Over the next century you should expect your share prices to average 6% (return) a year. Over the next five years, ten years, I think you'll be lucky to come out even on share prices." - Sir John Templeton, pioneer in the mutual fund industry, Business Center, CNBC TV Interview; October 1, 2001

* "The Dow has gone absolutely nowhere for three, coming on four years now. I think this will last maybe for another ten years." - John Bollinger, noted technical analyst and creator of the "Bollinger Bands," CNBC TV Interview; October 29, 2001

"It's wise to have realistic expectations on the overall returns you can expect in the stock market, which over time should clock in at about 6% to 7%. The days of double-digit annual returns are probably over for some time to come." - Suze Orman, "The Financial Connection."

"COVERED CALL WRITING DEMYSTIFIED" is unique because:

(1) A detailed investment program is outlined for personal implementation to assist investors in achieving consistent double-digit returns utilizing covered call writing on common stocks. This investment strategy is most effective in a slow growth or no growth stock market, as is projected in the future by so many investment experts.

(2) The entire subject matter is centered on a focused area of standardized options...covered call writing on stocks an investor owns or acquires in the future.

(3) A complete education on the subject is provided.

(4) Unlike other books about options, it is easy to understand by any investor. The book is written as a novel, which increases reader interest and ease of comprehension.

(5) Numerous easy-to-use Microsoft® Excel templates on a CD/ROM for PC use as well as manual worksheets are provided with the book to assist in making specific investment decisions regarding which covered calls to write on stocks, to effectively track results, and for other planning purposes.

(6) Practical application exercises are included at the end of the chapters to personalize the information provided and assist with profitable planning and execution.

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Not worth the money.......2004-01-11

I generally will not trash a book that is targeted at the novice but this will be an exception. First, I am a novice at options investing so should have been right in the middle of the target market for this book. Fact is, I learned more just searching the Internet while I was waiting for the book to arrive than I learned from the book. It is just too simplistic. All the knowledge contained in this book could have been conveyed in a 20 page pamphlet rather than this 300+ page puff piece with its wide margins and large fonts. A true disappointment.

waste money and time.......2003-09-13

Too simple. Explain simple points in length boring stories. It wastes my money and time.

Low risk strategy only with the right timing tools.......2003-09-07

I am a professional trader, in other words I have been making a living exclusively trading stocks and options for the past few years.
My experience has been that covered call strategy is low risk only if you have the right timing techniques to alert you to reversals. Unfortunately this book lacks in that area.
Let us take the example where you get a $1 premium on a $20 stock by selling a covered call say at a $20 strike. It is true that if the stock declines to $15 you lose $4. If on the other hand you had the timing techniques that could alert you to a reversal , you should have bought the $20 strike call back with say the stock at $19 for $0.25 making a $0.75 profit and sold a $15 strike call for $4+ which you can then close for a profit when the stock goes to $15. Waiting for the option to expire is not always the right strategy. The issue is how can you tell if there is a pending reversal and this is where timing is critical . Using these strategies you can indeed achieve double digit returns just by taking advantage of the stock short term movements.
While this book is a good introduction;to get the most benefit from this book you need to supplement it with another that focuses more on timing.

Too much emphasis on Return, not enough on Risk.......2003-09-02

This book is a good overview of covered calls for investors new to this strategy; one of the best I have seen. However, the book discusses primarily return, and minimizes discussion of risk, which I believe is a disservice to new covered call writers. Covered call writing is NOT a low risk strategy. It is LOWER risk (i.e., lower than simply owning stocks), but it is not LOW risk, and there is no guarantee of achieving the double digit returns which are advertised as being presumably easy to attain. Covered call writers still assume ALL the risk of owning stocks, less the call premiums received.

For example, it is very easy to view a $1 premium on a $20 stock as a +5% return when the transaction is initiated. But if the stock declines to $15 upon expiration, the total return is actually -$4 (-20%), which would wipe out several months of gains from other successful covered writes. This outcome is a very real possibility, even though in this book there is little discussion of this outcome or what to do about it, or, better yet, how to prevent it.

Another good book on Covered Calls is "New Insights on Covered Call Writing", which more thoroughly explains the risks involved with a covered write investment program.

As with any investment strategy, it is best to (1) learn as much as possible, (2) make sure both reward and risk are understood, and (3) practice on paper before jumping in with real funds. Toward this end, I found both books very helpful.

DON'T MISS THIS IF YOU ARE NEW TO CALL WRITING.......2003-08-13

This book has gotten a bum rap from a couple of people who consider themselves experienced covered call writers. Didn't they read in the book description that this book is designed for people that are new to this discipline? That's what I was until I read two of Kadavy's books on covered call writing. They are a lifesaver. So don't be misled. If you are an expert at this already, you probably don't need this book. But if you are new to the subject and want a detailed program for how to do it and make steady solid investment returns, this is the one.

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Options Demystified
Thomas A. McCafferty
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A Winner That Lives Up to Its Title.......2005-11-11

"Options Demystified" is a worthy addition to McGraw-Hill's "Demystified" series, easily living up to its claim of being a self-teaching guide. Hundreds of books have been written on the subject of puts and calls, but this large-format paperback is by far the best I've come across for the aspiring option trader. It is comprehensive, well organized, generously illustrated and easy to understand. The book also includes many quizzes and a "final exam" to help the reader master the material.

The author, Thomas McCafferty, has been around commodities, stocks and options for many years and written numerous books on those subjects. This one not only lays out the basics of the options game, it also condenses much of the author's impressive horse-sense into a very readable and relatively short work (251 pages, plus an excellent index). "Options Demystified" should be on every trader's shelf. Even pros will find some pearls here, including a chapter on "trading philosophy" that's perfectly attuned to today's frothy markets. I recommend this book wholeheartedly to anyone looking for an options primer that is both comprehensive and easy to imbibe.

Put Option Writing Demystified: Earn Double-Digit Cash Returns While Waiting to Buy Stocks at a Discount

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A TRULY AMAZING INVESTMENT IDEA!

Put Option Writing Demystified: Earn Double-Digit Cash Returns While Waiting to Buy Stocks at a Discount
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"Put Option Writing Demystified" is the only book devoted exclusively to the subject of generating double-digit income returns from a little-known, often misunderstood and conservative investment opportunity known as "put option writing." In fact, it can be more conservative than simply owning stocks alone. And the good news is that this strategy works best during slow growth, flat or even slightly declining markets.

This book fully stands on its own merits, but it can also be viewed as a companion text to "Covered Call Writing Demystified" (see the book description on Amazon.com for more information). Hence the similarity in name. These are the reasons:

* Put option writing and covered call writing have essentially the same reward and risk characteristics…When used as outlined in the book, they are very conservative (unlike other uses of options)

* Investors using covered call writing will find opportunities to use put option writing to achieve similar double-digit investment results, but also to have the opportunity to purchase stocks or Exchange Traded Funds at a discount from their present value.

* The put option writing and covered call writing strategies can both be used within the same portfolio to achieve similar results by differing means, depending on the investor's objectives regarding the individual stock or ETF in question.

What is put option writing?

Have you been tempted at times to buy a particular stock, but decided not to take the plunge because you thought it might be overpriced…or, just on a hunch, you thought you might be able to pick up the shares at a lower price? Not only might it be possible for you to buy that stock for less, but what if someone were willing to pay you cash today at a double-digit return rate and also give you the opportunity to buy it at a lower price later? Does that sound too good to be true? It's not. It's called "put option writing," and it's available to you on literally thousands of stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Put option writing can be compared with placing a limit order to buy the stock or ETF of your choice at a lower price that you set…and then being paid for it. And, you get paid whether the stock falls to your price or not!

"Put Option Writing Demystified" is totally focused on providing (1) the education you need to fully understand the concepts behind put option writing and (2) a unique easy-to-follow program so that you can implement the strategy yourself without the help of a full-service broker or investment manager.

The book delves deeply into the subject of how to obtain double-digit returns from both out-of-the-money puts and in-the-money puts, with out-of-the money puts being the principal recommended strategy both for realizing the opportunity to achieve consistent double-digit investment returns while you wait to acquire stocks or ETFs of your choice at a discount to their present market value. It also provides short-term technical analysis tools to assist in guiding market forecasts and making even more profitable put writing decisions.

On May 3, 2003 after the annual meeting of his company, Warren Buffett (Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway) said to Maria Bartiromo of CNBC: "If you own equities, over the next twenty or thirty years you'll get a reasonable return…maybe its 6%, maybe its 7%. People who expect 15% a year are doomed to disappointment."

If you believe that "The Oracle of Omaha" is right about a slow-growth market for decades to come, then everything that you need as an investor is here for you in this book to develop and implement a put option writing program that will help you achieve double-digit returns.

In addition to presenting everything you need to know about put option writing and how to implement your own personal put writing program the book provides:

* Use of a uniquely designed Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet for put writing to assist in reviewing writing selection alternatives so that the best decisions for you are reached to achieve your investment return goal.

* Details about brokerage accounts, with special emphasis on the use of online discount brokerages for quick, very low cost execution of trades. Web sites for brokerages, charting sources and other technical information are provided.

* Tax information you need for understanding and administering the income tax aspects of put option writing. This includes the opportunity for deferring taxation of income until a later tax year while enjoying the use of the income now.

How will the baby boomers be able to generate sufficient income on their investments to enjoy a secure retirement? And how will they and others younger than them be able to create a sufficient asset base to provide for their financial security with the dire predictions for the long-term future that we cannot expect markets to perform anywhere near as well as they have in the past?

With interest rates so low and a scarcity of acceptable investment alternatives available to investors, put option writing, as well as covered call writing, may offer two of the best possible opportunities to achieve consistent double-digit investment returns in the slow-growth market we seem sure to encounter ahead.

Customer Reviews:

Misled.......2005-07-31

The title for this book is patently misleading. Introduction to put options would be more apprpriate; nothing is 'demystified'; granting different levels of experience in options trading if you know the difference between a put and a call save your money. As is the usual with these types of books half to two thirds of the book is devoted to explaining options.

Good Information /Book itself is poor quality.......2005-07-29

I ordered the book new, I found the data useful and assisted my in proving a point that i needed to prove. Highlighting and tabbing book caused ink to distort to the point of making the pages blank. Ink just falls off page. I expected better for the cost....

Great Book.......2004-03-03

Dear Author!

Just bought two books from Amazon, Put option writing and covered call writing. Thanks, your books are very useful, I will recommend to some of my friends about these wonderful books

Thanks again,

Readers
Kenny

A TRULY AMAZING INVESTMENT IDEA!.......2003-09-19

I would highly recommend this book to any stock investor who is looking for some new ideas to earn back the money they've lost in the bear market. Who ever heard of being paid immediate cash to wait to buy stocks at a lower price? That's what this book taught me to how to do. It sounds too good to be true, but I know it works because I've done it after reading the book. I wanted to buy the Nasdaq 100 Trust (QQQ) at a lower price. Instead of just waiting to see if it went lower, I wrote put contracts on the QQQ at my buy price using what I learned in the book. I collected $485 in cash in my brokerage account the next day. The stock didn't hit my price, so I didn't buy it the first month, but I got to keep the $485, which was a 24% return on an annual basis. The next month I did the same thing (collected $625 this time). My price was hit and I bought the QQQ shares for 15% less than the price when I started this. In the meantime I collected $1,110 while I waited to buy my shares for 15% less. This is explained so well that anyone can do it. Nobody I know seems to know about this. It's all in this book.

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Options Demystified

Manufacturer: MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COM
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GTCH0Q

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Options Demystified (Demystified)
Thomas Mccafferty
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFK92A

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