Author : S. A. Monkress
Publisher : Sue Monkress
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 24,9 MB
Release : 2009-03-29
Category :
ISBN : 0557052742
Travel back in time with Jessie to the exciting 1900's oil boom in wild, beautiful Oklahoma -- to an era when those entrepreneurs BOLD enough to gamble on their dreams amassed fortunes!
Author : Iain R. Thomson
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 10,37 MB
Release : 2013-08-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0857907611
The Long Horizon is an extraordinary book. Much more than simply the chronicle of a life spent farming in the Scottish Highlands, it is also a wonderful collection of stories, both factual and fictional, which reflect the changes that have revolutionised Highland life and dramatically affected the natural environment over the centuries. Using the colourful background to the Fraser clan chiefs as a central theme, from the cunning Red Fox through to the sudden death of the Master of Lovat, which set in train the sale of the Fraser empire around Beaufort Castle, Iain Thomson weaves an entertaining narrative that shows how historical events have such a profound effect on what happens today. Throughout the book shines the writer's deep love of the countryside and a respect for the generations before him who have carved their living from the harsh environment of the Highlands. It is a marvellous celebration both of the farming way of life and one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland.
Author : Haim Levy
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 50,96 MB
Release : 2022-04-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9811250162
A century ago, life expectancy was roughly 40 years, hence all income could be consumed, as for most people, there was no need to save for retirement. Today, things have drastically changed: Life expectancy exceeds 80 years in many countries, and one should expect to live and consume many years after retirement. Thus, we have many investors with various investment horizons, where the length of the investment horizon becomes a crucial factor in determining the best investment diversification.This book analyzes the effect of the investment horizon on the optimal diversification, specifically between stocks and bonds: Should a young investor and an older investor have the same portfolio? Is it recommended to savers for retirement to change the asset allocation between stocks and bonds as they grow older, as life cycle mutual funds do in practice? Is the idiom 'stocks for the long run' backed by scientific evidence? We analyze for which horizons it is recommended to employ the popular Mean-Variance rule and for which horizons employing this rule induces an economic distortion, hence a loss to the investors. It is shown that all relevant parameters for investment choice (means, variances, and correlations) change in a non-linear way with the horizon, a fact that makes the investment horizon crucial for investment choices. Similarly, the popular Sharpe, Treynor, and Jensen performance indices vary with the assumed horizon even in the case of independence over time. To analyze all the above issues, we employ the Mean-Variance rule and Stochastic Dominance rules, as well as direct expected utility calculations.
Author : Sue Townley Monkress
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 16,29 MB
Release : 2021-04-25
Category :
ISBN :
An ambitious young girl in 1914 Oklahoma dreams of a career outside the home. And builds an oil empire!
Author : Mamare Touno
Publisher : Yen Press LLC
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 36,35 MB
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1975309863
A message has reached the Round Table, and in response, Shiroe and his comrades leave Akiba on a quest to establish exchange with the Continental Alliance. Meanwhile, the summer training camp where rookie players from every guild will hone their skills begins. Minori and Touya (along with others at their level) face failure after failure as they challenge the dungeons. Without Shiroe to rely on, their abilities will now be tested!
Author : Mamare Touno
Publisher : Yen Press LLC
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 24,16 MB
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1975383877
Nearly a year has passed since the Catastrophe, and it seems like no one is any closer to figuring out what exactly happened. But when Minori brings a letter from Roe2, the explosive contents rock Shiroe to his core! These revelations arrive just as an impending war threatens to consume Yamato, forcing every adventurer to decide whether to search for a way home or to throw themselves headfirst into a bloody battle alongside the People of the Earth. Whatever their choise, those hiding in the shadows won't wait before making their moves!
Author : Mamare Touno
Publisher : Yen Press LLC
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 44,37 MB
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 197530991X
To obtain their very own Magic Bags, Touya, Minori, Serara, Isuzu, and Rundelhaus set off on their very first journey as a five-member party! Their quest to find the materials soon becomes a cross-country musical tour, as Isuzu further explores what music means both to her and to the People of the Earth. But no ordinary gig awaits them, because the kids are on their first real adventure without aid. Will they really be safe in this world that's more dangerous than it seems?
Author : Barry Lopez
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 42,23 MB
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0525656219
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORK TIMES • NPR • THE GUARDIAN From pole to pole and across decades of lived experience, National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers his most far-ranging, yet personal, work to date. Horizon moves indelibly, immersively, through the author’s travels to six regions of the world: from Western Oregon to the High Arctic; from the Galápagos to the Kenyan desert; from Botany Bay in Australia to finally, unforgettably, the ice shelves of Antarctica. Along the way, Lopez probes the long history of humanity’s thirst for exploration, including the prehistoric peoples who trekked across Skraeling Island in northern Canada, the colonialists who plundered Central Africa, an enlightenment-era Englishman who sailed the Pacific, a Native American emissary who found his way into isolationist Japan, and today’s ecotourists in the tropics. And always, throughout his journeys to some of the hottest, coldest, and most desolate places on the globe, Lopez searches for meaning and purpose in a broken world.
Author : Mamare Touno
Publisher : Yen Press LLC
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 36,37 MB
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1975383885
Completely lost, Krusty finds himself with nothing to do in the enchanting lands of the Chinese server. As it happens, Kanami and her party are also nearby, hoping to explore the Sirius Grotto dungeon. However, Elias is deemed "too powerful," which preventshim from entering and participating in the dungeon raid! He begins to harbor doubts about the value of his existence, making him easy prey for Enchantress Youren's manipulations and setting him on a collision course with none other than Krusty!
Author : Mamare Touno
Publisher : Yen Press LLC
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 13,35 MB
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1975309855
Even though peace has seemingly been restored to Akiba, unrest churns beneath its surface. Learning that two of his students--the twins Tohya and Minori--have been bound to an unscrupulous guild, Shiroe makes his bid to bring order to the lawless streets. Are his band of handpicked veterans up to the task...?
