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Title: Nice overview
Review: The strength of this title lies in its presentation. It earns at least one bonus star just for the example involving "Marvin Enterprises" and the production of gargleblasters. (If that statement confuses you, order Douglas Adams "The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy" now. It's better than Brealey-Myers, and cheaper.) The writing is truly exemplary for a 101-level text.The weakness of the book is exactly that, though: it is a 101-level text. That's fine (I guess) if you're buying this for a class, or in preparation for the SOA Finanace VEE (as I was); If you're hoping for detailed explanations of CAPM, Black-Scholes, or even the efficient market hypothesis, look elsewhere.
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