“charles d ellis”

Goldman Sachs is without peer in the world of finance. And yet the mystery of how Goldman Sachs accomplishes record profits, year after year, remains. As a strategy consultant to Goldman Sachs for more than thirty years, Charles D. Ellis developed close relationships with many of the firm's past... More

.,."a perfect pairing of one of the most astute observers of the investment scene with one of the most outstanding investment firms ever created." -From the Foreword by Burton G. Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street Praise for CAPITAL "At last! A revealing, insightful, knowledgeable pe... More

Praise For Wall Street People VOLUMES 1 and 2 "The people in this book have one thing in common. For better or worse, each made a lasting impression on the landscape of our business. While some are viewed as heroes, and others as rascals or villains, there is something to be learned from each of th... More

Of all Dickens's novels, David Copperfield most fervently embraces the comic delights, the tender warmth, the tragic horrors of childhood. It is our classic tale of growing up, an enchanting story of a gently orphan discovering life and love in an indifferent adult world. Persecuted by his wrathful ... More

Introduction by Barbara Hardy "From the Hardcover edition.Widely regarded as Dickens's masterpiece, Bleak House centers on the generations-long lawsuit Jarndyce and Jarndyce, through which "whole families have inherited legendary hatreds." Focusing on Esther Summerson, a ward of John Jarndyce, the n... More

Ebenezer Scrooge is a heartless old miser who hates everything, especially Christmas. Then one mysterious Christmas eve, Scrooge is visited by three spirits who take him on a fantastic journey and teach him the true meaning of the season.Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attrac... More

A Tale of Two Cities remains one of the greatest novels on the French Revolution. The two cities are Paris and London and the scene shifts from one to the other in a story of brutality, repression, hatred, and revenge on the one hand and idealism, love, and self-sacrifice on the other.... More