1 comments about How Did You Do It, Truett?.

1. Wonderful book about a wonderful man and company! Very practical and understanding, anyone in business would do well to read this book!

5 comments about The Options Playbook.

1. I purchased this book as a possible resource for a client who wanted to learn about the options market, and, after reading it, I began to recommend it to everyone I know who's into or has investments. This book explains, in 'plain' language, how to use options to protect the value of the stock you own, and make money with anxiety-free options trading. The presentation of the material is clear and straightforward, as it should be, because it is designed to be a working manual for the TradeKing service. It was a stroke of genius to call this a playbook, because work it is not. The convenient format makes it possible to lay it out flat - the book is very well designed.
   
   This book may be too simple for those, who like me, are skilled at predictive methods and the math behind the markets, but, for new investors and those who want to make more out of their current investments, it has plenty to offer. This playbook is a much better investment than one of the courses sold on TV or the internet that cost more than 10 times as much, and is one of the best first steps on the path of options trading that I've ever seen.



2. I ordered the book because I wanted to know more about covered calls. Instead I got an eye full of an advertisement for their website. I am sure all of their services are superb. But I just want to stick to covered calls. No need in buying the book, save your money and be a member of their website.



3. The title of the book says it all. Goes over the basics of many different options strategies. I would say a great reference but does not go into great much detail. I prefer the Options Bible by Cohen



4. This is by far the best book on Option plays. It doesn't get too fancy, and is more of a summary of the most commonly traded strategies.... all in a neat little book.
   
   You need to understand Options before getting this book, but it does explain it a little... but there are better books out there that do better explaining.
   
   I keep this book JUST for the plays. It's a quick reference that is easy to access.



5. this book is so helpful to the new option trader. It makes option trading and how it works very clear, awesome tool.

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5 comments about The Part-Time Real Estate Investor: How to Generate Huge Profits While Keeping Your Day Job.

1. I've read and reviewed a number of "how to make millions investing in real estate" type of books, and I didn't think I'd ever need to read another one, since they are mostly the same (in varying degrees of quality). However, I was attracted to the Part-Time Real Estate Investor precisely because of the humility of its title -- it seeks to help real people achieve real income from real estate while keeping their feet planted solidly on the ground. Since I know the realities of the current real-estate market precludes the possibility of doing it full time (at least from my starting position), I decided to take a gamble on this book, and I wasn't disappointed.
   
   As with any "how-to" real-estate investment book, the Part-Time Real Estate Investor covers a lot of ground, and thus is skimpy on the details in some areas. Fortunately though, this book focuses on some areas that are ignored by the pie-in-the-sky type of investment books. For example, it spends ample time on subjects like "Buying Your First Home," buying a home with bad credit, "Land Contract and Lease Purchases," etc. The bad credit chapter was particularly informative, I thought, as it examines whether or not you should buy a home with below-average credit, given the higher interest rates you'll incur. Most books are simply rah-rah for homebuying (and selling), but this one is more sensitive to individual's situations.
   
   There is no ONE book that will tell you everything you need to know about being a real-estate investor, but this one is a good place to start, particularly for people with realistic and modest goals. Others, like those from the Rich Dad series or by author William Bronchick, are also helpful, especially from a psychological perspective. But this book contains some of the best pure information of any I've read. I would advise others in my shoes to grab this book as well as two others I recently reviewed, Inspect Before You Buy (by Charlie Rose) and Your Real Estate Closing Explained Simply (by Michelle Blain), which go into those two areas in greater depth than this book is able to. No ONE book will teach you all you need to know, but these three books as a set come pretty close!



2. Not only was this an enjoyable read, but also intriguing. I have always wondered how it would be to dabble in real estate. The Part-Time Real Estate Investor lets you see into this world, and actually see yourself in it. Mr. Blacharski gives all the detail a reader needs to jump in and invest in that first property. He outlines how to proceed slowly at first and become knowledgeable about your properties. Then take it to the next level to build a real estate portfolio. The information in this book will give you the confidence to delve into investing for yourself.
   
   This book not only gives you solid advice and strategy, but also discusses and dispels many of the get rich quick schemes that have been so popular of late. You can not get something for nothing and the author explains exactly how the "no money down" schemes work. There are lots of easy to follow financial examples that demonstrate how to figure profits, expenses, closing costs and the like. When he talks about doing things that are risky, because nothing in this world is secure, it really hit's the mark with me. This book goes into detail about the confusing real estate world. It's really a no nonsense guide to real estate investing.
   
   
   I would recommend this book to anyone - really! This may very well change your life.



3. It is always easy to write a review on a book that appeals to you right from the beginning. And these words are heartfelt. Of course, to see whether this book is good or bad, in any sense, we have to read it. So pluck up your spirits and open it! Once you have done it, it is almost impossible to put the book down.
   To better understand how the money world works you do not have to spend years of research and live your life in secret labs. Simply go out for it. Money world is around you, maybe even in your neighborhood. That is what Dan W. Blacharski, the author of the book, tries to explain. But do not get discouraged thinking that the author is going to give a lecture -- one of the many on `How to Get Rich in a Fortnight' we can attend any time in any city of the country. That is quite another story.
   
   Holding in mind that there are still lots of things to learn, we are free to choose between seminars, real estate programs and the books on the corresponding topic. I am not sure of whether these seminars are useful, but I am pretty certain of the fact that Part-Time Real Estate Investor really inspires. I am not a real estate guru in terms of buying and selling, but I devoured this book within a single day. Moreover, next morning my first purchase was a newspaper with lots of real estate related materials. Am I going to be an investor? I am sure I am going to try.
   
   The majority of people out there think starting their own business is a risk and even a waste of time. Let them think so. I am sure we are not this kind of men. Yes, there are some obstacles on your way to good money and even wealth. But they are nothing comparing with what you will get. Dan W. Blacharski gives compact and precise information on how the whole business works. Unlike the lecturers and tutors in a college, the author opens you the doors to the core of real estate business and quite clearly states that `there really are no secrets in real estate wealth building'.
   
   The book is perfectly designed. The chapters consist of subtitles, which give you direct information on how this or that method/trick works or does not work. Then there are lots of myths of the trade that help you escape the reefs of the business. PART-TIME REAL ESTATE INVESTOR TIP is a common insertion where the author either summarizes the ideas of the chapter or provides examples of real estate routine work. Such notions as creative financing, REIT, tax deduction, promotion of homeownership are not just labels -- they are thoroughly explored and clearly explained by the author. A friend of mine, who is a teacher, said when she finished the book, "Well, this book sounds like Zero Conditional!" I could not have expressed myself better.
   
   You know, after the first reading of Part-Time Real Estate Investor I was not satisfied. I realized I need a second reading. I was so much overwhelmed by the book having finished the last chapter that I was thinking of it the whole night. The whole business turns out to be quite a nice deal to try and there are no limitations! Real estate investors get to be rich by learning from their mistakes, and by not giving up after the first failure. Paraphrasing Margaret Thatcher's famous words, I want to say that you have to sell/buy a house more than one to get rich. And frankly, that seems not a very hard work to do...
   



4. 
   The Part-Time Real Estate Investor: How to Generate Huge Profits While Keeping Your Day Job, by Dan W. Blacharski, is a wonderful and inspiring book that is presented with humor, information and insight for the average American that is struggling, but that dreams of something better for their life. Blacharski begins the work by focusing on his own credit-worthy shortcomings in an entertaining method that millions of people can relate to and that serves to lay a foundation for the belief that anyone with the commitment to changing their life can do so through knowledge. That knowledge, in Blacharski's book, relates to the real estate market and how the acquisition of property can progressively provide a source of income for people that will lead to financial security and stability. This is not a guide that suggests that the reader will be rich overnight, but instead a guide that uses facts to support all of the information that is provided and that offers a step-by-step manner of approaching the topic. The writing is not only filled with the first hand knowledge of the author, it is engaging and inspiring. In a world in which most people are told that they have to accept whatever socioeconomic barriers that confront them, Blacharski is capable of opening his reader's eyes to the possibility that there is another path that can be taken and that, with a little determination and knowledge, anyone can do it.



5. You gotta love a guy who opens a book about part-time real estate investing with the information that he hasn't "had a real job in 15 years." Dan W. Blacharski then proceeds to explain in exhaustive detail how you, in 15 years (perhaps less), can write the same sentence.
   
   Among the many things you'll learn from reading The Part-Time Real Estate Investor: How to Generate Huge Profits While Keeping Your Day Job is the fact that while the shortest distance between the two points (idea and success) isn't really all that long, the actual path can be long and winding and you should, first and foremost, prepare yourself for a less than instantaneous journey.
   
   "There may well come a point when you will be working only a few hours a day and taking in millions," he writes, "but that point is not today. It will take a lot of hard work to get there."
   
   You will also learn that in many ways, bankers and real estate agents are not going to be your best friends in this investment endeavor of yours. In fact, Blacharski will explain, they will often be at odds with your goals. Real estate agents earn commissions from the sale of a home and are likely, therefore, to view alternative methods of purchasing real estate with considerable skepticism. Banks are in business to make money. They are not in the business of making you money, so like the real estate agents, they will tend to view any creative financing ideas with the same sort of skepticism. Alternative methods of purchasing real estate and creative financing ideas are the backbone of the method(s) that Blacharski details in the book.
   
   He walks you through it all, clearly and concisely, detailing all of the alternatives and creative financing arrangements that are available and desirable to the potential, part-time real estate investor. What seems clear is that many of the people who've trod this path (i.e., those who've made initial investments and parlayed the profits into millions) did so by using some combination of the techniques outlined in this book.
   
   What is not so clear is whether you, dear reader, will be able to do the same thing, especially if the plan actually entails maintaining a full-time `day job' while you explore the possibilities inherent in real estate investment. To his credit, Blacharski makes no claim, offers no guarantee and doesn't climb on a media soapbox claiming that you're going to be a success through the simple application of the principles he outlines. He tells you upfront that it's going to be hard work and in many cases, will involve failure. He recommends that you absorb such failure and soldier on, using each instance of failure as a lesson learned, not to be repeated.
   
   If there's a concern about how this information is laid out for you, it's that it has a tendency to come at you like a comfortable shower, which is all well and good, as long as you don't have to pay strict attention to and retain a specific memory for each drop of water that lands on you. It's just a lot to absorb in a single setting, or two even, or even the amount of time it would normally take you to read a book. Without a photogenic memory, you're going to have to go back and re-visit the concepts and specific details of each situation in order to effectively utilize the strategies and tactics that Blacharski has outlined in this book. Some of it, of course, will come with experience, but even initial experiences with this investment route will need to be supported by a strong knowledge base that can't realistically be learned simply by reading the book.
   
   This is not necessarily a bad thing. The devil, as we all know, is in the details, which, no matter how clearly Blacharski outlines them (and he does do that), will still be your responsibility to execute. Bearing this in mind and being aware that this book is a blueprint, not the finished `building' of wealth that you, as a potential part-time real estate investor, are seeking, the 290 pages of clearly articulated and well-written information are well worth your time.

1 comments about Guide to Hedge Funds: What They Are, What They Do, Their Risks, Their Advantages (Economist (Hardcover)) (Economist (Hardcover)).

1. A good description of what hedge funds are, what they do, how they make money, how they affect out economy and who runs them.

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3 comments about Candlestick Charting For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)).

1. I found this book informative. I have been interested in candlestick charting for years and I was not able to find a text that could give me simple, clear, and concise information until Candlestick Charting for Dummies. This book is just what I needed.



2. I have found many technical analysis books are written with too much jargon and are difficult to understand for the non-professional. This book simplifies everything in a well written and comprehensive guide for the layperson looking to learn about candlestick charting technical analysis.



3. Anyone who is interested in trading, whether its on NYSE,NASDAC,or FOREX like my self you buy this book. Loaded with tons of information.

5 comments about Get More Referrals Now!.

1. I decided to review the library's copy before I bought it and I could not get enough info out of it! I found myself taking notes and almost writing in the library's copy! I rushed and bought the book. Now it's covered in pink and yellow highlighter. I feel like I'm back in college preparing for an exam -- except this time, my studying is going to directly contribute to my bank account! Truly valuable!



2. Referrals now is an excellent book that explains how to obtain more business by asking for referrals. Most friends and existing clients are more than willing to recommend your product or sevices if you just ask for it. Sales people sometimes view asking for referrals as a sign of weakness or problems in the business. This is not true.
   
   If you want to build up a business very quickly without a lot of overhead, this is the best method. It would be adviseable to first read the book "Masters of Networking" by Ivan R. Misner. Referral business has a lot to do with networking, so you must be ready to do favors for other people who help you out. Forgetting to help somebody else who has helped you will be very detrimental to your business.
   
   Just asking somebody for a referral is not really good enough but asking the person for a personal introduction increases your chances dramatically for closing the deal.
   
   Don't read the book all in one go. Read a chapter, think about how you can apply it, write down what you think is best for you and experiment with it.



3. 
   This is a wonderful book. It is very well written and an easy read. Furthermore, it is full of great content. I highly recommend you take a look at the online listing of this book's Table of Contents and see for yourself what specifically is covered.
   
   This book reminds us to not look too far astray for customers or clients. It's easier to cultivate an existing customer for a new sale than to convince a non-customer to buy from you. And it's easier to have a satisfied customer convince a non-customer to buy from you than you doing it yourself.
   
   Focusing on getting referrals is probably the least expensive way to build a customer-base and sales. Keep in mind that there are at least two methodologies to getting referrals. One is the do-good-work for your customers and clients and to get them to refer you to their family and friends. The other is B2B where you get other businesses that compliment yours to refer work to you. You can pay a referral fee or send them an equal amount of referrals.
   
   Some people are not comfortable with using referrals to build their customer-base. But then some people are not comfortable being self-employed either. If you are one of those people who want to be successful at being self-employed, then take advantage of referrals as much as possible. And a good way to start is probably by getting this book and reading it cover to cover. 5 stars!



4. This book helped me get referrals when I was operating my own business. As the author of Don't Wait Get in S.H.A.P.E. - Drop Fat Fast and Get Fit Quick this book allowed me to attract people to purchase my services and help me sell my book. This book is awesome.



5. I've read and shared many ideas in this book with my colleagues. Worth the money.

5 comments about Journal 10+, 2008-2018 Edition.

1. I ordered this for my neighbor after she saw the one I had been keeping for four years without missing a day. The entries are sometimes very brief or go to the add-on pages, but I always have time for something, even if it is just the weather. Invaluable resource in tracking medical history, etc. I highly recommend it.



2. I was hesitant at first since I'm not into keeping journals but I really wanted to jot down a few things here and there now that I have 2 kids. This is perfect for just that and I've really started to enjoy using it. My sister in law recommended it and I'm so glad she did. I look forward to looking back at past entries (with this book's formatting, its easy to do that!) If you want to write a lot for your daily entries this won't work but for noting a few sentences each day its great!



3. This journal is wonderful. For anyone who wants to leave something of themselves for their family or just remember family events, this is great. There is enough room for daily enteries with extra pages if needed.
   I love writing in this family journal every evening. This product is priceless.



4. For the past ten years, I used two of Dorene Clement's five-year journals. Now, for my next decade, I decided to try this 10 year journal, and I really like it better. At first, I liked all the cutesy parts of the Clement journals (like "favorite song" and "favorite dream") but I got tired of them after just a few months, and eventually left them all blank. This diary doesn't have any of those non-essential features. It's pretty much just lines for writing. I even liked having the address book in the back, just because I had been thinking "I should really back up all the phone numbers in my cell phone in case I lose it" but hadn't gotten around to it; when I got this journal I copied them all into the back. The binding is a gorgeous dark green, and the setup inside is really nice and user-friendly. The circles and slashes on the writing pages are a little weird, and not necessary, but they're tiny, so no harm done. I will enjoy using this so much-- I'll be 35 when I finish it up, and I fully expect to enjoy writing in it every day until then.



5. I have been keeping a journal every year since 1969, usually in a 5 year format. I therefore have 8 journals in my drawer. I have not been able to purchase a 5 year journal for some 3 years, and thought I'd have to have 1 year versions. How pleased I was to be referred on to Amazon site with information about a 10 year journal! I wish I'd known of its existence earlier, as it is perfect for my needs. Brief daily jottings, but plenty of room to add all I want to write, with some extra space if need be at the back. The quality of the binding is very good, and I am ready to start next year. Thank you!

5 comments about Fast Track Photographer: the definitive new approach to successful wedding photography.

1. Beware: Reading this book before bed will keep you up all night!!!
   It is a must read for anyone who is starting out, burning out or in the middle!!! Thank you,Dane!!!!!
   Hotly and Highly Recommended!



2. Fast Track Photographer is an incredible book! One of the things that Dane is incredible at is helping you focus on the positive. We all have areas in our lives we need or want to improve. Fast Track Photographer helps you take your strengths and focus on those to increase your value as a photographer.
   
   If you are even toying with the idea of becoming a wedding photographer...read this book!



3. Fast Track Photographer is the one book you should read if you read any. Dane Sander did an amazing job, and this book will certainly help many photographers, beginners and seasoned veterans alike. Don't even think twice, get it you won't regret it! :)



4. This book is not only for the aspiring photographer but also for anyone wanting to build a business with their own uniqueness in mind. Dane's writing style is inviting and engaging. I'm not one who typically likes to read, but Dane kept my attention from beginning to end!



5. I just finished "Fast Track Photographer" this week - I didn't realize how much this book would change the way I saw both my business and myself. I gained so much out of it, and I'm still learning to apply the principles learned from my PDNA results. I can't wait to see how things look next year at this time!
   
   So, I just wanted to let you know, that $25 has been the best investment I've spent this year on building my business. Truly transformational.