How I Became a Quant: Insights from 25 of Wall Street’s Elite
- ISBN13: 9780470050620
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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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. T… More >>
How I Became a Quant: Insights from 25 of Wall Street’s Elite
May 17, 2010
Tags: Became, Elite, from, Insights, Quant, Streets, Wall Posted in: Computers and Internet 
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Walking Brooklyn: 30 tours exploring historical legacies, neighborhood culture, side streets and waterways
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Walking Brooklyn author Adrienne Onofri has created an exceptional guide to and through Brooklyn’s most interesting and notable neighborhoods providing a mix of information about culture, history, architecture, places to eat, venues to visit, and more. From a walk through the Russian-influenced Brighton Beach, to the expansive Prospect Park, and out to Red Hook, the site of the future QE2 dock, Walking Brooklyn reveals the many layers and sites of Manhattan’s lesser… More >>
May 13, 2010
Tags: Brooklyn, Culture, Exploring, Historical, legacies, Neighborhood, Side, Streets, tours, Walking, waterways Posted in: Outdoors and Nature 5 Comments
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
- ISBN13: 9780143114932
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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In this “riveting”(The New York Times) work of nonfiction, a sociologist infiltrates the world of Chicago’s crack-dealing gangs
First presented in Freakonomics, the story of a young sociologist who embedded himself in Chicago’s most notorious gang and captured the world’s attention. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh gained entrance into the lives of a group of drug-dealers and went on to witness—an… More >>
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
February 13, 2010
Tags: Gang, Leader, Rogue, Sociologist, Streets, Takes Posted in: Biographies and Memoirs 5 Comments
Streets of Shadow: DU2 – Dungeon Tiles
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Illustrated cardstock terrain tiles for use with the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game.
This product gives Dungeon Masters an easy and inexpensive way to include great-looking terrain for their games. This set provides ready-to-use, configurable tiles with which to build exciting city-based encounter scenes.
This accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game contains six double-sided sheets of illustrated, die-cut terrain tiles … More >>
Streets of Shadow: DU2 – Dungeon Tiles
February 10, 2010
Tags: Dungeon, Shadow, Streets, Tiles Posted in: Puzzles and Games 5 Comments