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This easy to read, easy to understand, quick read on death and dying shows the dying process in an entirely different light than what I had previously envisioned in the physical aspect. As I read the book, I found that I reached a more comfortable feeling about death, both from the perspective of being the one dying and the potential caregiver. I feel so strongly about this book that I am going to buy copies for each of my family members and use it as as tool for friends who are facing decisions about dying either for themselves or loved ones.

Meyer's book is the best I've read that gives a down-to-earth, lay-language explanation of the implications of end-of-life care decisions--like do-not resuscitate orders, tube feedings, etc.--from a religious and spiritual perspective. The author, an experienced hospital chaplain from Austin, Texas, in this brief book provides enormous insight and guidance to families and patients.

I am a business minor and this book has helped me greatly. It has served as a terrific resource to me.

Great book for anyone interested in hedging or finance. It helped me a great deal.

My wife and I have been reading this attractive book with great interest as we think about our next home. The text reads very smoothly for a volume packed with so many useful ideas.

A very good basic reference resource for people contemplating building or remodeling a house for their retirement. Each section offers a reading list for gaining in-depth information on the topic covered. There is also a planning guide with which to evaluate options relative to personal needs and resources. Highly recommended by this retiree.

This book was recommended to me by my doctor. I had lots of questions and he suggested I pick it up. I actually wrote him a thank you letter for telling me about it. It is easy to read and answered the questions that worried me the most. I have also given it to my sister and a co-worker.

I recommend this book for any woman who is considering Hormone Replacement Therapy. It provided me with easy to understand answers to the questions my doctor never took the time to explain fully.

I especially appreciated the section on how to alleviate menopausal symptoms. I, like many other women my age had been suffering from what I considered to be severe hot flashes. This book let me know that what I was experiencing was common. It also gave me a clear understanding of what causes hot flashes and recommendations on how I can reduce my discomfort, and even how to prevent them altogether.

I highly recommend this book for women entering this phase of their lives and also for the men who love them.

Thank you.

Terri
California

There have been a number of slams against stock options by people who think they are at the heart of corporate scandals. This readable and thorough book points out that sharing ownership broadly has been a tremendous benefit to many companies, although a few have abused it. Those of us who have seen companies grow dramatically through the efforts of incentived employees know that options are the best system devised for sharing ownership broadly, and that current attempts to restrict them will do more harm than good for the US economy. This book carefully documents both the benefits and abuses, and should be useful for entrepreneurs who want to build companies, and for regulators who want to really curb abuses while saving the benefits -- and chance for broad based wealth creation -- that employee ownership represents.

This is a very carefully crafted and persuasive book. The authors do a great job of laying out the argument for why sharing ownership broadly with employees is good for companies, shareholders, and employees, while concentrating ownership in just a few executives is a bad idea.The book is especially important now with all the debate going on about stock options, which they point out are just one of the ways companies can share ownership. The book provides the most comprehensive data on this subject to date, so its arguments are not just based on preconceived notions. It deserves a wide audience, especially among corporate decision makers.

I am a relatively new student of stochastic processes. The first 4 chapters which are essentially devoted to explaining the theoretical concepts (Ito inetgration, semi-martingales, etc..) are so lucidly written that it is very easy for someone with a limited idea of stochastic process to comprehend them. After establishing these concepts, the book discusses how the earlier theory is applied to pricing by discussing the options pricing models under different scenarios. I felt that although i understood the earlier discussions regarding arbitrage, the part on how it relates with equivalent martingales was quite difficult to understand. But it is probably because i am new to this subject. In all this is an excellent effort by the authors to make a difficult topic readable and understandable. Finally i feel that people, who are genuinely interested in investing their hard earned money in options, should take the time and effort to learn from this book rather than the typical stereotype "How I Became a Millionaire Overnight Trading Options" books.

Introduction to option pricing theory.

Stochastic calculus.

THIS BOOK IS AN EASY READ, WRITTEN BY AN INVESTMENT ADVISOR THAT KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING. I NO LONGER HAVE FEAR TRADING STOCKS AS I ALWAYS HAVE OTHER INVESTORS MONEY TO HEDGE MY POSITIONS. THE CHAPTER ON MARGIN IS WORTH THE PRICE OF THE BOOK. YOU CAN GET IT ON AMAZON.COM. THE BOOK HAS BEEN UPDATED IN APRIL 2003.

THIS EASY TO READ BOOK IS WRITTEN BY A SEC REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR. THE BEST PART IS THAT IT TEACHES THAT WHEN YOU INVEST YOU DO NOT WISH, HOPE OR PRAY. THESE DO NOT WORK AT ALL.
YOU WILL LEARN THAT THE PRICE OF A STOCK DOES NOT MATTER AS THE PRICE WILL ALWAYS VARY.

THE CHAPTER ON TAXS IS WORTH THE PRICE OF THE BOOK.

DR ALEXANDER ELDER AUTHOR OF COME INTO MY TRADING ROOM HAS SAID, "THIS IS A GEM OF A BOOK FOR SERIOUS OPTION WRITERS. MOST OPTION BOOKS DEAL WITH BUYING OPTIONS BECAUSE MOST BOOKS ARE WRITTEN FOR GAMBLERS."
OUR CLUB HAS MADE BIG MONEY IN THE MARKET DCOWNTURN AND WITH TAX-ADVANTAGED INVESTING. MEMBERS OF THE CONTRARIAN INVETMENT CLUB, DENVER COLORADO.

Happiness is everyone's goal. And this book really points the way to be happy now. If you are going to buy a book on happiness, then this is by far the best book I have read in the last 10 years of my life.

It answers this fundamental question, "What would you have to believe to be happy now?"

Buy this book, you'll be glad you did.

To your happiness,

Michael Bolduc
author of "Power of Motivation"

THIS BOOK REVEALS AN HONEST TO GOODNESS SHORTCUT TO THE REAL GOAL WE ARE ALL TRYING TO REACH - HAPPINESS. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO SET UP OUR LIVES AND THE EVENTS IN OUR LIVES TO FIT WITH OUR MODELS (THEREFORE ALLOWING US TO FEEL HAPPY) THIS BOOK REVEALS THE QUICKEST AND SHORTEST PATH TO OUR ONE TRUE DESIRE! MANY DIFFERENT EXAMPLES ALL LEAD TO THE SAME IDEA, LET GO OF THE BELIEF THAT YOU MUST BE UNHAPPY ABOUT WHATEVER YOU ARE UNHAPPY ABOUT AND IN THE 'NOTHINGNESS' (AS ONE EXAMPLE PUT IT) THAT IS LEFT, THERE IS PEACE, SERENITY, AND JOY. EVEN IN THIS _______ WORLD YOU CAN BE HAPPY.

This book is not for everyone. It is not for those who just want a once-over-lightly introduction to options. But it is the perfect book for those who want to combine rigor and practicality. Unlike the many books by mathematicians who claim to be writing for a general audience but in fact are trying to impress their colleagues (mostly by being unintelligible), James writes extraordinarily clearly. But even more important, he has practical experience with all the solution techniques he describes (binomial models, differential equations, Monte Carlo), and expertly describes their uses, their limitations, and the relationships among them. Unlike many authors, he has no apparent bias towards any one of the three solution methods. He also presents numerical examples to illustrate his points. The final section of the book is mathematically more advanced, and allows the reader to ascend to a higher level of sophistication. It's clear that James wants the reader to understand. Bravo!!!

This may be the perfect book to read after mastering a superb introductory text like Robert L. McDonald, Derivatives Markets.

As an interest rate derivative trader, and MS Computational Finance graduate, I am constantly in search of new texts that combine the right amount of theory and state of the art practice. The new text by Peter James definitely fits the bill for my needs. He provides the reader with clearly written fundamentals that are used to build up to complex topics. But most importantly Mr. James has a unique talent for including great practical examples throughout his text, something lacking in many option theory texts. This text will definitely remain on my desk as a great reference tool.

Excellent book. Easy to understand. Covers the alternatives thoroughly and objectively. Gives references and contacts. I'm a visiting nurse and I'll be sharing this book with my patients. I wish I could buy fifty of them to give to people.

Got cancer like me? Fight and don't ever give up...no matter what. Read the "conclusion" first of this fine work. Then read the rest. When you do you'll save yourself. One of the best books on fighting cancer I've read and I've read many in my fight. The author did a through and splendid job. Every cancer patient should be given this book by their doctor, but don't count on it...this has everything your doctor doesn't want you to know.