Need to spice up your solving? Try the pure puzzling pleasure of cryptic crosswords, where each clue offers double the dose of wordplay. To find the answer, it's necessary to do additional deciphering--recognizing a homophone or working out a charade. And these cryptics have something more: along with the extra wordplay, every puzzle includes a theme that can bend the rules. Special instructions help solvers find their way through the trickery.
A fun collection of Sunday-size crosswords from The Wall Street Journal, appearing for the first time in book form--edited by Mike Shenk, a legend among puzzle fans! Sunday is funday with these 72 challenging crosswords! They're all created by a roster of the nation's best constructors and sure to add lots of puzzle-solving entertainment to your weekend.
The author recounts his experiences on the lucrative Wall Street bond market of the 1980s, where young traders made millions in a very short time, in a humorous account of greed and epic folly.
Praise for How I Became a Quant "Led by two top-notch quants, Richard R. Lindsey and Barry Schachter, How I Became a Quant details the quirky world of quantitative analysis through stories told by some of today's most successful quants. For anyone who might have thought otherwise, there are engaging personalities behind all that number crunching!" --Ira Kawaller, Kawaller & Co. and the Kawaller Fund "A fun and fascinating read. This book tells the story of how academics, physicists, mathematicians, and other scientists became professional investors managing billions." --David A. Krell, President and CEO, International Securities Exchange "How I Became a Quant should be must reading for all students with a quantitative aptitude. It provides fascinating examples of the dynamic career opportunities potentially open to anyone with the skills and passion for quantitative analysis." --Roy D. Henriksson, Chief Investment Officer, Advanced Portfolio Management "Quants"--those who design and implement mathematical models for the pricing of derivatives, assessment of risk, or prediction of market movements--are the backbone of today's investment industry. As the greater volatility of current financial markets has driven investors to seek shelter from increasing uncertainty, the quant revolution has given people the opportunity to avoid unwanted financial risk by literally trading it away, or more specifically, paying someone else to take on the unwanted risk. How I Became a Quant reveals the faces behind the quant revolution, offering you?the?chance to learn firsthand what it's like to be a?quant today. In this fascinating collection of Wall Street war stories, more than two dozen quants detail their roots, roles, and contributions, explaining what they do and how they do it, as well as outlining the sometimes unexpected paths they have followed from the halls of academia to the front lines of an investment revolution.
A fun collection of daily crosswords from The Wall Street Journal--edited by Mike Shenk, a legend among puzzle fans! Try your hand at these 72 daily crosswords, from easy Monday to very special Friday, all created by a roster of the nation's best constructors. Friday's puzzle offers a unique challenge: a metapuzzle for you to solve. This "puzzle within a puzzle" usually consists of a single word or a phrase, such as a celebrity's name, a country, or a movie title.
Want to be puzzled by Wall Street? Invest in this book! This volume features 50 Sunday-size puzzles created for the Wall Street Journal with a business flavor. These lively, contemporary crosswords are created by top authors and honed by Mike Shenk, one of the best editors in the business. [Difficulty: Medium-hard Style: Contemporary]
A fun collection of Sunday-size crosswords from The Wall Street Journal, appearing for the first time in book form--edited by Mike Shenk, a legend among puzzle fans! Sunday is funday with these 72 challenging crosswords! They're created by a roster of the nation's best constructors and are sure to add lots of puzzle-solving entertainment to your weekend.
From puzzlemaster Eric Berlin, a collection of more than 100 small yet satisfying puzzles that go way beyond the crossword. There are few things more satisfying than solving a tricky puzzle. Even when you don’t know the answer right away and consider giving up, you persevere, filling in letters, and then—A-HA!—your brain lights up with joy. But just as you might not want a big, heavy meal, you may also not want to spend hours on a complex puzzle. Sometimes, you just want a bite-size brainteaser. In Puzzlesnacks, you can choose from 39 different types of puzzles—from quick and easy to a bit more challenging. Featuring a stimulating collection of conundrums, including hints to get you started on solving many of them (and answers provided at the back of the book), this is the perfect book for satisfying your puzzle craving at any level. Puzzles are the pathway to clearer, more logical thinking, as well as better problem-solving skills. So find your new favorite type of puzzle with this ultimate collection that provides hours of brainteasing fun!
Legendary leadership and elite performance expert Robin Sharma introduced The 5am Club concept over twenty years ago, based on a revolutionary morning routine that has helped his clients maximize their productivity, activate their best health and bulletproof their serenity in this age of overwhelming complexity. Now, in this life-changing book, handcrafted by the author over a rigorous four-year period, you will discover the early-rising habit that has helped so many accomplish epic results while upgrading their happiness, helpfulness and feelings of aliveness. Through an enchanting—and often amusing—story about two struggling strangers who meet an eccentric tycoon who becomes their secret mentor, The 5am Club will walk you through: How great geniuses, business titans and the world’s wisest people start their mornings to produce astonishing achievements A little-known formula you can use instantly to wake up early feeling inspired, focused and flooded with a fiery drive to get the most out of each day A step-by-step method to protect the quietest hours of daybreak so you have time for exercise, self-renewal and personal growth A neuroscience-based practice proven to help make it easy to rise while most people are sleeping, giving you precious time for yourself to think, express your creativity and begin the day peacefully instead of being rushed “Insider-only” tactics to defend your gifts, talents and dreams against digital distraction and trivial diversions so you enjoy fortune, influence and a magnificent impact on the world Part manifesto for mastery, part playbook for genius-grade productivity and part companion for a life lived beautifully, The 5am Club is a work that will transform your life. Forever.
