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Joey

Porter, TX, United States | Member Since 2007

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  • Jim Cramer's Getting Back to Even

    • ABRIDGED (6 hrs and 27 mins)
    • By James J. Cramer
    • Narrated By James J. Cramer
    Overall
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    (47)
    Story
    (46)

    Jim Cramer's Getting Back to Even offers the most detailed guidance he has ever given on how to invest in a changed market. Savvy investors will not just survive; they will thrive. Your portfolio won't fix itself; you have to do that. It's easy to close your eyes and pretend that it all never happened, but you'll never get back to even that way, much less profit from the opportunities that this new market offers to investors who know where to put their money.

    Joey says: "ONLY 1 # 1"
    "ONLY 1 # 1"
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    This is the Absolute best finance Audio book I have purchased from audible, and I have bought many!Cramer truely has the bachelors and the bravado to share the stocks he knows and likes.With a heart for teaching unequal by anyone else this book is written at the most lucrative time coming off the March low and should be looked back upon several years from now as for making the interested speculator/Investor a Fortune! Two thumbs up Mr.Cramer,well done for a MUST READ! :)

    4 of 5 people found this review helpful
  • Against the Herd: 6 Contrarian Investment Strategies You Should Follow

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 12 mins)
    • By Steve Cortes
    • Narrated By Ross Douglas
    Overall
    (2)
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    (1)
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    The public needs to think independently and not be duped, particularly because those who are selling their messages or promoting their ideas have a plethora of powerful media through which to do so. Against the Herd presents six contrarian views of major events that will shape the future. Steve Cortes of CNBC pulls no punches in explaining these trends. Many will find his views counterintuitive and even controversial. Some will find his forecasts alarming. But open-minded readers who are willing to heed his well-informed advice will find it illuminating, beneficial, and profitable.

    Joey says: "TV ADDICT"
    "TV ADDICT"
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    What disappointed you about Against the Herd: 6 Contrarian Investment Strategies You Should Follow?

    Sounds like this guy wrote this book while watching television and labeled his points with the thesis of the movies


    Has Against the Herd: 6 Contrarian Investment Strategies You Should Follow turned you off from other books in this genre?

    Yes


    What didn’t you like about Ross Douglas’s performance?

    Too fast and just didnt seem to fit with the context


    What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

    Disappointment
    Its seems that if a person has been in this industry as long as he claims he would be able to provide more useful information.
    Gold Bubble? “REALLY” Gold has been going vertical since the year 2000 and has had a +14% increase from it yearly average price since then.
    Dont buy stocks? “REALLY” The Dow has returned +30% since 2000
    I am sure you will never get that from your beloved bonds
    Many other examples but wow I wonder what this guys portfolio looks like!


    Any additional comments?

    BOTTOM OF THE LIST

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 10 mins)
    • By Jack D. Schwager, Bruce Kovner, Richard Dennis, and others
    • Narrated By Jack D. Schwager
    Overall
    (9)
    Performance
    (8)
    Story
    (8)

    What separates the world's top traders from the vast majority of unsuccessful investors? Jack Schwager sets out to answer this question in his interviews with superstar money-makers including Bruce Kovner, Richard Dennis, Paul Tudor Jones, Michel Steinhardt, Ed Seykota, Marty Schwartz, Tom Baldwin, and more in Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders.

    Joey says: "ESSENTIAL"
    "ESSENTIAL"
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    What made the experience of listening to Market Wizards the most enjoyable?

    The superb insight and experience of the contents


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Schwager because he knew exactly what questions to ask.


    Which character – as performed by Jack D. Schwager – was your favorite?

    Himself


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    Well worth the money


    Any additional comments?

    Again I have over 400 books in my audio library and 95% of them are on stocks,finance,investing,economics.
    This is one of the best one that I have bought ie’ the top 1%. I have been studying the stock market for about five years now and a how to book with insights and things a person can actually apply to their trading/investing tool box are very few and far between. This book is pure knowledge/experience of some of the great’s including Jack Schwager himself. For him to share his knowledge and that of traders/inverstors that have inspired him is truely a blessing. If you want your trading/investing to return dividends well worth the expense of this book and beyond this is definetly one that you will want to read/rememebr and apply!!!

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Lone Star Rising: The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 18 mins)
    • By William C. Davis
    • Narrated By Jonathan Hogan
    Overall
    (27)
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    (10)
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    (9)

    No historian has been able to capture so elegantly the factors influencing the formation of the state of Texas. Three-time winner of the Jefferson Davis Award, William C. Davis precisely describes the spirit of the times during this momentous period. The conflicts between Anglo Texans, native Tejanos, and Mexican officials that led to war come to life with invigorating detail.

    Phil says: "Disappointing"
    "Jobathan Hogan Rules"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    YES This is one of my earlier audio books I had purchased.Being a Texan I felt it was informative interesting and impressive


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Good info about Houston, but Crockett is always a guy’s favorite


    Which character – as performed by Jonathan Hogan – was your favorite?

    ALL


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    Alamo


    Any additional comments?

    A narrator often makes or breaks the book and Jonathan Hogan is probably my favorite =]

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Tall Ships Down

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By Daniel S. Parrott
    • Narrated By Chris Ryan
    Overall
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    (1)
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    (1)

    For all its romance, the tall-ship renaissance has a tragic side. Working from official documents, survivor and expert interviews, and his own tall-ship experience, Parrott re-creates the losses of five sail-training vessels: the 316-foot Pamir (1957), 117-foot Albatross (1961), 117-foot Marques (1984), 137-foot Pride of Baltimore (1986), and 125-foot Maria Asumpta (1995). He vividly re-creates each final voyage and then explores the roles played by ship stability, structural integrity, weather, human error, and standards of risk in tragedies at sea.

    Joey says: "PERFECT NARRATION"
    "PERFECT NARRATION"
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    If you could sum up Tall Ships Down in three words, what would they be?

    CHRIS RYAN EXCELLENT


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Tall Ships Down?

    I dont remember


    Which scene was your favorite?

    N/A


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    NO


    Any additional comments?

    I only bought this book because i had noticed that Chris Ryan was the narrator. I havent heard him narrate a book in a long while and was very excited to hear he is still alive, as he is my favorite narrator =D Great Job Mr. Ryan keep up the outstanding work!!!!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Secret of the Seven Seeds

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 54 mins)
    • By David Fischman
    • Narrated By Jonathan Marosz
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (10)
    Performance
    (1)
    Story
    (1)

    The Secret of the Seven Seeds tells of the successful entrepreneur and writer David Fischman's struggle with his out-of-control life. In this fascinating and instructive audiobook, he reveals his personal story through the fictional character Ignacio Rodriguez.

    morton says: "This is a path to happiness!"
    "Pretty good"
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    Where does The Secret of the Seven Seeds rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    Upper half


    What was one of the most memorable moments of The Secret of the Seven Seeds?

    Not to be overly caught up in the sensationalism of meditation but more onto its ability to help


    What does Jonathan Marosz bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    I love this narrator
    He sounds similar to Chris Ryan and Brian Emerson
    A good narrator often makes or breaks the audio book and Marosz is definately one of my new favorites!!!!!!!!


    What insight do you think you’ll apply from The Secret of the Seven Seeds?

    Meditation


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenet and the City of Boulder

    • ABRIDGED (6 hrs and 20 mins)
    • By Lawrence Schiller
    • Narrated By Ron McLarty
    Overall
    (28)
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    (10)
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    If you are eager to read John and Patsy Ramsey's new release about the mysterious death of their daughter JonBenet, you won't want to miss Perfect Murder, Perfect Town. Schiller creates a portrait of an inscrutable family thrust under the spotlight of public suspicion and an affluent, tranquil city torn apart by a crime it was unprepared to deal with.

    Christine says: "all police work"
    "Pretty good"
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    If you could sum up Perfect Murder, Perfect Town in three words, what would they be?

    Interesting,informative, thought provoking


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    N/A


    Which scene was your favorite?

    Oh our small foreign faction forgot duct tape, rope,and a note pad AHAHAHAHA =]


    If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

    Ego versus politics versus assumptions versus lies versus the truth


    Any additional comments?

    Yes It is very interesting that even though Schiller never digs deep into the possibilty of the landscaper commiting the murder yet it is the landscaper/yard man that was first mentioned talking to JohnBenet and then again the question that she asked him about the roses mentioned at the end of the book as well.I just wonder if Schiller had his own personal suspitition?? who knows? Nevertheless the book was quite interesting despite the overwhelming internal problems that exist within the Boulder police department and their so called justice system.. I mean this was pathetic that there were so many people that seemed to be more concerned about their personal ego’s than focusing on the objective of getting the job of justice completed.One would hope and expect that if people got paid every day and made a career out of law enforcement,and judicial matters that they can and would be able to A) find out who killed her, B) bring them to justice, C) Carry out a proper trial. As we see now 17 years later that none of this has ever occured nor probably will it ever. This case is doubtless a reflection on Boulder Colorado,their law enforcement, and their judicial system which has failed thier citizens not to mention JohnBenet MIGHTILY
    The intense level of inexperience,ignorance,imaturity,is a complete shame.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Gold Bubble: Profiting From Gold's Impending Collapse

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 9 mins)
    • By Yoni Jacobs
    • Narrated By Norman Dietz
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (5)
    Performance
    (4)
    Story
    (3)

    How do TV shows, vending machines, Chinese taxi companies, and a former UK prime minister point to a gold bubble that is about to burst? Many investors consider gold a "safe haven" that will shelter them from recessions, falling markets, and the depreciating value of currency. Many fail to realize, however, that investing in gold at these levels is extremely risky. "We Buy Gold" stores line busy streets, gold miners are no longer protecting themselves from a potential drop in prices.

    Christian Campfield says: "Gold is not in a bubble...... yet"
    "I GOT IT ABOUT A YEAR TOO LATE"
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    Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

    Yes it was decent with some insightful points


    How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

    ABRIDGE IT!!!!!!!!!!!


    What three words best describe Norman Dietz’s voice?

    TOLERABLE, Im very picky when it comes to narrators


    Could you see Gold Bubble: Profiting From Gold's Impending Collapse being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

    No this question really does not apply to these books


    Any additional comments?

    8-11-12
    Too bad I didn’t read this book a year ago it seems that Gold and the miners hit a high at the end of 2011 which would have been an excellent time to sell.
    Though I’ve never heard of Jacobs he seemed to have a lot of research on the tech bubble, housing bubble and even the collapse of Netflix which again would have been useful at the end of 2011.
    He does seem to repeat a lot of points over and over and over and over again which is helpful for a slow guy like me but an abridge version may have delivered the point well enough. All said it was an ok book

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Dark Pools: High-Speed Traders, A.I. Bandits, and the Threat to the Global Financial System

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 39 mins)
    • By Scott Patterson
    • Narrated By Byron Wagner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (88)
    Performance
    (77)
    Story
    (75)

    In the beginning was Josh Levine, an idealistic programming genius who dreamed of wresting control of the market from the big exchanges that, again and again, gave the giant institutions an advantage over the little guy. Levine created a computerized trading hub named "Island" where small traders swapped stocks, and over time his invention morphed into a global electronic stock market that sent trillions in capital through a vast jungle of fiber-optic cables.

    Gary says: "Definitive history on Electronic Trading"
    "THE NEW ELITE"
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    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

    YES - Its always good to know the dangers of something before you attempt to be a partaker therein. Knowledge is power right?


    How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

    I think I would have told a more useful strategy of how to protect ones life savings from the current predatory financial system that exist and knowing the names of the "Big players" Like Patterson does it seems he would be able to expose this knowledge to the authorities in government positions, that I thought were there to protect the citizens of this country not the elite bankers,hedge funders,millionaires,billionairers, Oh but with the repeated attempts Harry Markopolis made over a decade to the SEC Securites exchange commision about Madoff only reveal further their interest and that of the American public are strongly contrary.


    Have you listened to any of Byron Wagner’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    No- but the Wagners did an good job of narration, A narrator will make or break the book


    If this book were a movie would you go see it?

    No - This book wouldnt fit to well in video form at least in my opinion


    Any additional comments?

    Dark pools made known the fact of highly trained computer programmers, scientist, engineers, ivy league doctors, artificial intelligence, super computers working at light speed making trades and compiling research and data that market exchange makers i.e.' nasdaq, nyse and the endless number of billion dollar hedge funds backed by the country’s government "So called" regulators and policy makers have complete reign over the market. I felt very depressed after reading this book to know that the average investor is helpless and unable to make a profit from the financial markets. Based on the major indices that have returned less than zero over the past decade. The American and world investor should quickly realize that they are no longer investing but rather giving their money away to an elite group of people in high places the modern investment industry is no longer for investing in hopes of increasing ones savings for retirement or any other worthy goal and should not be viewed as such. This industry has and will continue to become constructed and equipped to make money from you not for you. With the incredible amount of profits being harvested from this earth and all the labors thereof it will only be seen in retrospect that these few crumbs that are given to people with the intent of investing are in no way an adequate reflection of this global growth. SHAME on the American financial industry and the so called government regulators. My recommendation to all is to stop pumping money into this system!

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Buy High, Sell Higher: Why Buy-and-Hold Is Dead and Other Investing Lessons from CNBC's 'The Liquidator'

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 39 mins)
    • By Joe Terranova
    • Narrated By Joe Terranova, L. J. Ganser
    Overall
    (13)
    Performance
    (11)
    Story
    (12)

    In this book, you'll learn how a stock's price is just the beginning of the story, and that other indicators like moving averages and volume can help you to spot stocks that have momentum. You'll also learn how to determine the optimal moment to buy a stock, when to sell it, how to protect yourself against sudden reversals in the market, and how to capitalize on moments when other investors are retreating.

    Joey says: "OUTSTANDING"
    "OUTSTANDING"
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    What did you love best about Buy High, Sell Higher?

    INSIGHTS,NEW IDEAS,CONFIRMATION OF SOME OF MY OWN STUDY/EXPERIENCES


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    N-A


    What about Joe Terranova and L. J. Ganser ’s performance did you like?

    Terranova should have narrated the whole book


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    Full of great stuuf .. Check it out =]


    Any additional comments?

    I couldnt see my first review more detailed, but who knows..
    Over 260 books in my library and this is one on the listen to multiple times list
    lot of new ideas and thoughts,Thanks Mr. Terranova =]

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Wall Street Money Machine: New and Incredible Strategies for Cash Flow and Wealth Enhancement

    • ABRIDGED (1 hr and 50 mins)
    • By Wade B. Cook
    • Narrated By Wade B. Cook
    Overall
    (2)
    Performance
    (0)
    Story
    (0)

    For beginners and more experienced investors alike, Wall Street Money Machine is a dynamic and innovative guide to understanding Wall Street and making it work for you.

    Joey says: "WHAT"
    "WHAT"
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    Aint this guy in prison? there are a few decent points but really...I wonder if if audible even checks to see the legitiamcy of these people

    4 of 5 people found this review helpful

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