wall street (new york, n.y.)

Explores 12 things to know about the stock market. Includes amazing facts along with information about key history and major players.

The murder of a stranger only hours after he arrived in Key West looking for Jack Reacher sets the ex-military policeman on a collision course with an enemy from his past.

Jordan Belfort, a stock market multimillionaire on Wall Street, describes how he juggled his family and his excessive lifestyle of drugs and prostitutes until greed, questionable practices, and a partnership with shoe designer Steve Madden landed him in federal prison.

The murder of a stranger only hours after he arrived in Key West looking for Jack Reacher sets the ex-military policeman on a collision course with an enemy from his past.

Presents Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener," in which Bartleby, a copyist at a New York City law office, begins to inexplicably refuse work with the line "I would prefer not to"; and "Benito Cereno," a story of rebellion aboard a slave ship.

Presents basic information about the stock market and market theory. Explains what stocks and bonds are, why companies issue stock, and how to buy stock. Traces the history of the New York Stock Exchange and explores the risk and volatility of investing in the stock market. Discusses the benefits and drawbacks of stockbrokers, discount brokers, and online brokers. Also examines mutual funds, stock price indexes, and the modern porfolio theory.