Книга: Edwin Lefevre, Roger Lowenstein «Reminiscences of a Stock Operator»

Edwin Lefèvre

Edwin Lefèvre (1871–1943) was an American journalist, writer, and statesman most noted for his writings on Wall Street business.

An independently wealthy investor, while living in Hartsdale, New York a collection of Edwin Lefèvre's short stories were published in 1901 under the title "Wall Street Stories"." This was followed by several novels about money and finance until 1908 when Lefèvre and his wife Martha and their children moved to a country estate in East Dorset, Vermont. During the 1909-1913 presidency of William Howard Taft, Edwin Lefèvre was appointed an Ambassador of the United States, serving in a number of countries including Italy, Spain, and France. When his diplomatic career ended, he returned to his home in Vermont where he resumed his literary work, providing short stories for magazines such as "The Saturday Evening Post" and writing novels.

Of the eight books authored by Edwin Lefèvre his "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" is considered a must-read classic by most anyone involved in the American financial community. The book began as a series of twelve articles published between 1922 and 1923 in "The Saturday Evening Post". It is written as first-person fiction, telling the story of a professional stock trader on Wall Street. While published as fiction, it is generally accepted to be the biography of stock market whiz Jesse Livermore. The book has been reprinted in almost every decade since its original publication in 1925, the latest put out by John Wiley & Sons in hardcover and paperback in 1994 which remains in print. It has been translated into the Chinese, German, French, Polish, and Italian languages, amongst others. A George H. Doran Company first edition, even in fair condition, can sell today for more than a thousand dollars.

In 1925, Lefèvre came out with a second book about a stock trader, a factual biography with the title "The making of a Stockbroker"." This book was about John K. Wing, a senior partner of Bronson and Barnes, a major Boston stockbrokerage, whose approach to the business provided a contrast to that of Jesse Livermore.

On his passing in 1943, Edwin Lefèvre's estate in East Dorset, Vermont (near Manchester) was passed to his widow. Built in 1812, it was the first home in the United States made with marble quarried right on the property. Eldest son, Edwin Lefèvre, Jr. (b. 1902), who too worked on Wall Street, inherited the home and completely restored it in 1968 when he retired there. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Their second son, Reid Lefèvre (b. 1904), was the founder of the travelling carnival know as the "King Reid Show" and a politician. He was elected to the Vermont General Assembly, serving as a member of the House of Representatives from 1947 to 1959 and the state Senate from 1961 to 1963.

Bibliography

*"Wall Street Stories" (1901)
*"Golden Flood" (1905)
*"Sampson Rock of Wall Street" (1907)
*"Plunderers" (1916)
*"To the Last Penny" (1917)
*"Simonetta" (1919)
*"Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" (1923)
*"Making of a Stockbroker" (1925)

External links

* [http://stockmarketbooks.blogspot.com/2008/07/reminiscences-of-stock-operator_02.html Reminiscences of a Stock Operator] by Edwin Lefèvre. Read online. Complete and unabridged.
* [http://www.wallstreetcosmos.com/man_of_mystery.html Edwin Lefevre:Man of Mystery] extensive article by WallStreetCosmos.com

Источник: Edwin Lefèvre

Roger Lowenstein

Roger Lowenstein, an American financial journalist, reported for the "Wall Street Journal" for more than a decade, including two years writing its "Heard on the Street" column, 1989 to 1991.

Lowenstein has published three books and co-authored one. In addition, he has written for many publications, including "Smart Money" and "The New York Times". Lowenstein is a regular book reviewer for "The New York Times" and has written a number of major articles and cover stories for the "The New York Times Magazine". [ [http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000061860,00.html Roger Lowenstein - Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Penguin Group (USA) ] ] He is also a director of Sequoia Fund. [ [http://www.sequoiafund.com/directors_officers.htm Sequoia Fund, Inc ] ]

He is the son of Louis Lowenstein [http://www.law.columbia.edu/fac/Louis_Lowenstein] , an author, retired securities lawyer and Simon H. Rifkind Professor Emeritus of Finance & Law at Columbia University.

Books

*cite book | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=While America Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped the NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom as the Next Financial Crisis | date = May 1, 2008 | id=ISBN 978-1594201677 | publisher=Penguin Press HC
*cite book | last=Sobel | first=Robert | coauthors=Roger Lowenstein, Louis Rukeyser | title=Crashes, Booms, Panics and Government Regulation | publisher=Knowledge Products | location=Ashland | year=2004 | id=ISBN 0-786-16489-1
*cite book | author=Lowenstein, Roger | title=Origins of the Crash: The Great Bubble and Its Undoing | publisher=Penguin Press | location=New York | year=2004 | id=ISBN 1-594-20003-3
*cite book | author=Lowenstein, Roger | title= | publisher=Random House | location=New York | year=2000 | id=ISBN 0-375-50317-X
*cite book | author=Lowenstein, Roger | title=Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist | publisher=Random House | location=New York | year=1995 | id=ISBN 0-679-41584-X

Articles

*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=Triple-A Failure | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2008-04-27 | year=2008 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/magazine/27Credit-t.html
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=The Education of Ben Bernanke | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2008-01-20 | year=2008 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/magazine/20Ben-Bernanke-t.html
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=Subprime Time | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2007-09-02 | year=2007 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/magazine/02wwln-lede-t.html
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=The Inequality Conundrum | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2007-06-10 | year=2007 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/magazine/10wwln-lede-t.html
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=The Immigration Equation | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2006-07-09 | year=2006 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/magazine/09IMM.html
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=Tax Break: Who Needs the Mortgage-Interest Deduction? | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2006-03-05 | year=2006 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/magazine/305deduction.1.html
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=The End of Pensions? | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2005-10-30 | year=2005 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/30/magazine/30pensions.html
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=The Quality Cure? | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2005-03-13 | year=2005 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/magazine/13HEALTH.html
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=A Question Of Numbers | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2005-01-16 | year=2005 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/16/magazine/16SOCIAL.html
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=Help Wanted | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2004-09-05 | year=2004 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/05/magazine/05JOBS.html
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=The Company They Kept | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2004-02-01 | year=2004 | url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20D10F63C5C0C728CDDAB0894DC404482
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=Into Thin Air | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2002-02-17 | year=2002 | url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30F13F73B580C748DDDAB0894DA404482
*Citation | last=Lowenstein | first=Roger | title=Exuberance Is Rational | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2001-02-11 | year=2001 | url=http://www2.owen.vanderbilt.edu/mike.shor/courses/game-theory/docs/lecture02/Thaler.html

References

External links

* [http://www.eyeonbooks.com/ibp.php?ISBN=1594200033 Origins of the Crash — an audio interview]
* [http://www.forbes.com/ceonetwork/2004/02/06/0206lowenstein0126chat2.html Forbes.com — Q&A: Roger Lowenstein]
* [http://www.charlierose.com/shows/1995/09/08/2/a-conversation-with-roger-lowenstein A conversation with Roger Lowenstein by Charlie Rose]
* [http://www.financialsense.com/transcriptions/2000/Lowenstein.html Interview on Financialsense.com]

Источник: Roger Lowenstein