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008			230508s2003 nju 001 0 eng d
020			_a0131402447
040			_cQCPL
082			_a332.632
100	1		_aHowell, Martin _eauthor
245	1	0	_aPredators and profits _b: 100+ ways for investors to protect their nest eggs _c / Martin Howell
264		1	_aUpper Saddle River, New Jersey : _bReuters Prentice Hall, _c[2003]
300			_axxxviii, 265 pages
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aSages and charlatans : avoiding the fads, the buzz, the rip-offs, and the merely dumb
505	0		_aPipedreams and big lies
505	0		_aThe superstar CEO : celebrities, showmen, and destroyers
505	0		_aJets, parachutes, and stealth wealth : pay for performance or pay for plundering
505	0		_aCaffeine badly needed : sleepy, inept, and tainted boards
505	0		_aGrowing mushrooms : the art of the opaque, sneaky, and buried
505	0		_aCulture of greed : sports stadiums, shooting the messenger, and rank and yank
505	0		_aEarning tricks and games : manipulating the numbers and "creative" fraud
505	0		_aGoosing, stuffing, and faking : tricks of the trade to drive revenue up and costs down
505	0		_aBeyond their means : balance sheet clues that mat stop you from losing your shirt
505	0		_aSnakes and ladders : spinning, flipping and walking through wall street's walls
505	0		_aAt the scene of the crime : funds became part of the happy conspiracy
505	0		_aWhere were the auditors? Counting fictitious beans
505	0		_aMedia munchkins and masters : separating puff piece writers from hard diggers
505	0		_aAbstention to follow addiction : when disenchantment with low returns hits home
650			_aInvestments
650			_aSecurities fraud
650			_aCorporations _xCorrupt practices
942			_2ddc _cBOOK