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I really like hockey, and it gave me a feeling for every goal made against them and by them; like you were actually on the ice. I had a lot of fun reading this book. The characters seemed real. Tristan, age 12.

Note from his dad: I did not read the book, but it sure held my son's attention, and this is a young person who really likes sports and DOES not like to read.

Former Wall Street Journal writer and current financial communications consultant Tim Metz takes you up to and through the stock market crash of October 19 and 20, 1987, by looking into the minds of eyewitnesses and participants closest to the event. He introduces you to specialists on the NYSE, traders in the Chicago pits, government officials who monitor the country's finances, and exchange officers who have responsibility to oversee securities trading, all who played a part in what happened.

Although the blame for the mania leading up to the crash, and the crash itself, can be spread around to many contributing factors, especially portfolio insurance (a dumb idea) and program trading (index arbitrage), one clear hero emerges in the person of NYSE chairman John Phelan. Metz assigns him prime responsibility for having the foresight and stamina to keep the exchange open in the face of incredible pressure to close it by practically all others concerned. This brave act probably prevented a worse panic and the resulting loss of confidence in markets in the future.
The main point of Metz's investigation centers around the "second" panic of mid-morning Tuesday, October 20. I was a member of the Pacific Stock Exchange at the time, and Metz is correct in stating that as the market began to roll over after a strong opening, professionals became transfixed with fear that maybe we were really beginning to see the wheels come off for good. As Fred Sanford would have said, "This is the big one, Elizabeth!" We had survived the expected Monday "crash," and Tuesday should have seen some sensibility returning to the action, especially with the Dow having fallen some 37% from 2700 to support at around 1900. But the strong opening quickly gave way to new waves of selling that seemed to have no end. Even those of us who had begun the week short were deluged with so many sell orders that we quickly became net long...and net losers.
The Merc's S&P pit halted trading, as did many Dow stocks in NY. Then, miraculously, out of nowhere, the MMI pit on the CBOT caught a bid. Prices recovered. And that was the bottom - 12:30 in NY, 11:30 in Chicago, 9:30 in San Francisco. Metz implies that "manipulation" (government ?) may have had a hand in the turn, as have many other commentators since then. But it may just as well have been Adam Smith's unseen hand stepping into the momentary void vacated by sold-out sellers. We'll probably never know for sure. Whatever it was, it saved the day. As Metz aptly points out, the market is as much a psychological creature as it is a function of supply and demand, and a heroic gesture at the right moment can turn the tide of battle.
The book is laid out like a shipwreck disaster movie, which begins by introducing a representative cross-section of passengers and crew, then follows them as imminent danger eventually engulfs everyone's lives. Who will survive and who will perish?
It's a good read. But the real enjoyment comes at the end when you realize that so many people you've been following and care about worked in cooperation to keep the market afloat, and that critical decisions made under intense pressure preserved the system we have today.
The market treaded water for the next few years as it repaired the damage, then took off on an eight-year 9800-point Dow rally that would have never been possible except for the brave actions by the people who took charge to preserve the integrity of the market when it was under its most frightening assault.

This book really gives you an idea of all of the things that go on in the streets of New York. It really opened my eyes. I recommend it to everyone!

Davidson and Rees-Moog team up to tell us that when things seem the worse may be the time to take advantage of opportunity. The Chinese symbol for crisis also means opportunity.

This book shows that throughout history, some of the greatest became that way because they had the forethought, and sadly, sometimes the foreknowledge, of events that they took advantage of them and won in a big way.

The title of the book comes from Lord Rothshild's statement about when blood is running in the streets, invest in a future. Of course, what to invest in is really the question. This book will give you a look to see and evaluate the opportunities that are out there.

Although the book was written in 1987, it is a now book, filled with facts of how to take advantage of a market. Hey, did Warren Buffett read this? Or did he understand the concept of "Blood in the Streets."

Stroud got it exactly right. A realistic look at life as a police officer in a country as diverse as Canada. From the drug squad in Vancouver to policing the native reserves of Northern Ontario. Stroud tells it like it is not like Hollywood would have you believe it. I read this book in high school 14 years ago. It made me want to be a cop a decision I've never regretted. Read this book!!

This book is a wonderful compilation of Period alphabets from the 8th through the 14th centuries c.e. For medieval enthusiasts, calligraphers and artists interested in early manuscript styles, this is an invaluable reference. The alphabets are largely all decorative capitals, but some lower case sets are presented in the latter sections, and overall this is well worth hunting for if you can find it.

Author, Kathy Price takes the reader down to the bayou for this marvelous Cajun rendition of the ever popular, Bremen Town Musicians. Meet four elderly, musically inclined friends, a mule, a hound, a rooster, and a cat, in all their craggy glory, trying to save their hides by traveling to New Orleans. "We is goin' to Bourbon Street to bebop and jazz. You can carry a tune and you have a bit of the torch in your song, so come wit' us, and we'll mardi gras and hi-de-ho." But along the way they come across a crawfisher's shack. Inside they spy a table filled with food, and "four roughnecks eatin' wit' jackknives and thumbs." And since it was dinnertime, and they were mighty hungry, these four old friends decide to sing for their supper..... Ms Price's clever retelling is filled with captivating imagery and magic, and with its energetic, rhythmic Cajun dialect, just begs to be read aloud by an enthusiastic storytellier. Andrew Glass' bold, bright, and exuberant illustrations enhance the text with playful humor and witty detail. Perfect for youngsters 4-8, The Bourbon Street Musicians is a manic, rollicking, fun-filled romp. "As grass is green, sho' nuff, y'all."

The problem of homelessness is a systemic one. It has not been adequately addressed by public officials or by social scientists. This excellent commentary by two anthropological experts on homelessness shows the complexity of the problem as revealed in on-the-scene fieldwork. Glasser and Bridgman show homelessness as it really is, and point to solid directions for its solution as a social problem.

This text is a wonderful read for anyone interested in Americanhistory and the underground railroad. Our only wish would have been that we had published it.

Sincerely, Ronald R. Seagrave Sergeant Kirkland's Press

This songbook contains the words and music to the following 20 songs:
1. Virginia Plain
2. A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
3. Pyjamarama
4. Do The Strand
5. These Foolish Things
6. Street Life
7. Let's Stick Together
8. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
9. Love is the Drug
10. Sign of the Times
11. Dance Away
12. Angel Eyes
13. Oh Yeah
14. Over You
15. Same Old Scene
16. In the Midnight Hour
17. More Than This
18. Avalon
19. Slave to Love
20. Jealous Guy