Author : Paul Stiles
Publisher : Crown Business
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 33,4 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
In the tradition of "Liar's Poker" comes a darkly comic tale of an amoral, profit-mad Wall Street. An outsider on the inside of financial giant Merrill Lynch, Paul Stiles witnessed financial history in the making, including the Orange County debacle. "Riding the Bull" is the story of what happens when an idealist grapples with the dark side of today's high-stakes financial marketplace.
Author : Jeffrey Johnstone
Publisher : Triumph Books (IL)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,45 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781600783012
An inside look at the sport of bull riding, this book provides a behind-the-scenes look at the adrenaline-fueled phenomenon that’s enjoyed by more than 100 million television viewers yearly from around the world and the fastest-growing sport in America. The full-color action-packed images throughout capture the pain, fear, blood, and glory that is professional bull riding. Readers will experience the masterful rides, the horrendous falls, and the pure excitement with each turn of the page. From Adriano Moraes, Justin McBride, and Chris Shivers to Little yellow Jacket and Mossy Oak Mudslinger, all the favorite riders and bulls are included. Newcomers will find clear explanations and concise background on a growing sport that is guaranteed to thrill.
Author : John Hamilton
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 33,96 MB
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1624013430
This title introduces readers to bull riding, rodeo's most dangerous event. Readers will learn the rules of competition, such as how long a rider must stay on the bull and safety equipment such as leather chaps and helmets are covered. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : Suzanne Morgan Williams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 44,57 MB
Release : 2009-02-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1439156689
All it takes is eight seconds . . . Cam O'Mara, grandson and younger brother of bull-riding champions, is not interested in partaking in the family sport. Cam is a skateboarder, and perfecting his tricks—frontside flips, 360s—means everything until his older brother, Ben, comes home from Iraq, paralyzed from a brain injury. What would make a skateboarder take a different kind of ride? And what would get him on a monstrosity of a bull named Ugly? If Cam can stay on for the requisite eight seconds, could the $15,000 prize bring hope and a future for his big brother?
Author : Marilyn Halvorson
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 36,92 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1551432331
Layne wants nothing more than to follow in his father's footsteps and to be a bull rider. His dad was one ride away from a National Championship when he got trampled to death. Layne wants to be able to give his dad that championship -- by winning it for him. What he doesn't want, though, is to end up like his father and die in the rodeo arena. When the chance comes, Layne realizes he must face up to his greatest fear. With the help of his friend Jana, and his bratty younger sister, Layne learns to reach deep inside and trust himself.
Author : Jane Kubke
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 35,81 MB
Release : 2006-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781404205444
Examines the history of rodeo, the basic skills needed in bull riding, and how bull riders are judged and scored.
Author : Tex Mcleese
Publisher : Rourke Publishing (FL)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,80 MB
Release : 2000-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781571033437
Find out what goes on in, around, and behind the scenes of a rodeo.
Author : Gail Hughbanks Woerner
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 31,97 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
What started as an exhibition to entertain audiences has turned into the most popular--and dangerous--event in rodeo: bull riding. When a 150-pound man attempts to ride a two-ton bull with a killer instinct, it's not a matter of whether the rider will get injured, but when, and how badly. Covers bull riding from its beginning into the new millennium.
Author : Craig Callahan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 26,65 MB
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1119847176
Your empowerment tool to consistently winning in the stock market In Unloved Bull Markets: Getting Rich the Easy Way by Riding Bull Markets, a seasoned, award-winning professional money manager delivers an eye-opening and insightful take on a frequently overlooked—and critically important—investing strategy. The author walks readers through a crash-course in how to take full advantage of the greatest opportunity for wealth accumulation: a bull market. With an emphasis on seizing investment opportunities when they actually arise, instead of just watching them recede in the rearview mirror, Unloved Bull Markets explores: The economic indicators that can disguise, fuel, or end a bull market, including inflation and interest rates, the Fed and monetary policy, and unemployment Six common pieces of bad information that lead investors astray and can result in missing out on some of the best market opportunities to come along in decades The perennial discussion and debate between proponents of active management and passive, index investors Unloved Bull Markets is the perfect book for investors who seek to base their decisions on data and logic, rather than fears and intuition, and want to focus on the profitable climb instead of distressing worries.
Author : Edward M. Yanis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 22,28 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Yanis offers a simple, straightforward timing technique to show investors how they can improve their portfolio performance by doing one simple calculation every week.
