Preston Sturges by Preston Sturges: His Life in His Words

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Preston Sturges was the great writer and director of Hollywood screwball comedies of the thirties and forties. Sullivan's Travels, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, and The Great McGinty have become film classics, demonstrating brilliant, inventive writing and directing. At the height of his career, Sturges had not only won an Academy Award but was also one of the most highly paid executives in the country.

The only account of his life in his own words, Preston Sturges by Preston Sturges unveils the source of his extraordinary creativity: a life that was every bit as antic and unconventional as his movies. From growing up in Europe with a mother whose best friend was Isadora Duncan to making his way among the beau monde of New York -- including a marriage to Barbara Hutton's cousin Eleanor -- Sturges drew on a wealth of madcap experiences to create films of unprecedented comic originality. Working with her husband's wonderfully descriptive journals, Sandy Sturges has woven a captivating narrative that reveals a man of remarkable intellect, energy, and warmth.

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Learn about the man, not about the work.......2002-12-18

The strange title and author attribution of this (auto)biography of movie writer/director Sturges is revealed in the last paragraph, and I won't give it away here. Trust me to say that this is a fascinating look into Preston Sturges' life as it is revealed by the man himself. Revealing? For example, the time spent by Sturges working on his six Hollywood classics (starting with "The Great McGinty" and ending with "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek") are briefly covered in approximately 50 pages. Instead of concentrating his life into the three years that made him famous, Sturges spreads his story out equally to all years of his life, spending an equal amount of time on his toddlership. Fortunately, Sturges' life is interesting and by the time you arrive with him in Hollywood, you may agree with him that it's not necessarily as high a pinnacle as it may seem.

What you discover here is that Sturges, while a gifted writer and director, was something of a strange chap. His early life, while providing him many of the anecdotes that he would later incorporate into his movies, weren't necessarily guiding him to the silver screen. By tricks of simple fate, Sturges avoided a career as a perfumer, a broker, and an inventor. And, before Hollywood, there was a chance that he would have stayed a playwright on Broadway. For a man with the drive for success and money, though, no place but Hollywood in those years had quite the means to deliver the goods.

There's a few pictures to round out the book and a nice bibliography. As a starting point to discovering more about Sturges' work, this is a great book. About that work, though, one must look elsewhere.

Excellent companion volume to Curtis's bio.......2002-11-21

The best biography (to date) of Preston Sturges is "Between Flops" by James Curtis, but this well-edited edition of Preston's own unfinished autobiography makes a wonderful companion volume to that vivid bio.

Sleeping Beauty.......2001-09-15

A great autobiography that anyone who is a Sturges fan will love. He writes extremely well, and the life he tells about is a fascinating one. Why this book is not more widely known and discussed is a mystery. Had Sturges never made a movie (and he devotes little space to that aspect of his life), or if anyone reading the book would happen to not know who Sturges is, the book would hold up just as well. His wife Sandy did an excellent job of editing Sturges' journals and writings to come up with what will one day become known as literary classic that will stand alongside his film masterpieces.

A Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous........2001-03-29

Preston Sturges was one of the greatest comedy directors of all time, but most people have no idea who he was. This book is basically Sturges' autobiography. Ironically, he died before he ever had a chance to finish and publish his life story. However, using what he had written, various letters, and notes, his daughter Sandy collected his writings and edited them into this delightful book. I was fascinated and extremely amused reading about the exploits of the gifted (and wealthy) young Preston. His childhood was anything but usual, what with globetrotting and famous dinner guests and all; and the story of how he became a movie director is most interesting and entertaining. Full of wit and charm, this book is sure to entertain; not unlike a Preston Sturges' film.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s name virtually assured that his life would not be ordinary. Over the past decade, he has fulfilled that destiny. His father, one of the most successful drivers in the history of international motorsports, gave his son more than his name. Dale Earnhardt Sr. placed Dale Jr. in position to follow the footsteps and tire tracks he had left from Darlington to Daytona, from coast to coast, from one championship to the next. Entering 2001, Junior was set to turn the sport on its ear. Instead, his world was rocked in the first race of the season when Dale Sr., racing behind him in a wild finish to the Daytona 500, crashed into the outside wall and was killed. The racing world mourned, and Junior's life changed many ways. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.: Out of the Shadow of Greatness tells the story of this remarkable young man's journey from teenage dreamer to Winston Cup winner, from Street Stock racer to 200 mph superstar, from son of the greatest to a champion in his own right. Against the backdrop of one of sport's biggest tragedies, he continues to carry the Earnhardt name to new heights.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Out of the Shadow of Greatness

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Out of the Shadow of Greatness
Hembree Mike
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This fact-filled sticker activity book includes in-depth player profiles signed off with each team members' autograph, individual training tips and skill pointers. It also features info on all the players' favourite things, and a host of fun games, for example, matching the player to his favourite car and comes complete with a double page of re-useable stickers. Match the sticker to the player profile and favourite facts or use to complete games and sticker scenes. There are also spot the ball challenges featuring some of England's greatest goals.

Brandi the Soccer Player Sticker Paper Doll

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Brandi the Soccer Player Sticker Paper Doll
Renate Ettl
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This active young lady comes with 4 different outfits and athletic equipment: warm-up suit, 3 uniforms, gloves, shoes, duffle bag, shin guards, and more.

England World Cup Dream Team: Sticker Scene Book (World Cup 2006)

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England World Cup Dream Team: Sticker Scene Book (World Cup 2006)
HarperCollins UK
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This glossy stadium photo scene, with four cut-outs of your favourite players and 50 electrostatic stickers, lets football fans play out their own World Cup dream! An added plus is a free Team England Poster! Three sides of this glossy fold-out scene are devoted to a stunning stadium graphic. Also included are two double page of re-usable electrostatic stickers of some of the world's best players in action. Recreate memorable moments from the World Cup or make your very own dream team! Plus a cool Team England poster and World Cup facts and stats.

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Football
Roger Priddy
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The Official F. A . Premier League Sticker Collection Autograph Edition 2002

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The Official F. A . Premier League Sticker Collection Autograph Edition 2002

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Merlin's latest F. A. Premier League sticker collection - the only official sticker collection of the F. A. League.

Soccer Sticker Book: Skills to Spot and Try (Soccer Sticker Books)

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Soccer Sticker Book: Skills to Spot and Try (Soccer Sticker Books)
Gill Harvey
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Soccer Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books)

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Thumbs up from a (soon to be) Soccer Dad.

Soccer Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books)
Bob Censoni
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Twenty-four full-color stickers focus on the world's most popular spectator sport. Illustrations show boys and girls heading the ball, scoring goals, stealing the ball, moving it down field, holding a trophy, and much more. Convenient book format keeps stickers clean and fresh until ready for use.

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Thumbs up from a (soon to be) Soccer Dad........2000-07-02

This small "book" of stickers is great! While ordering other soccer-related merchandise, I included the purchase of this sticker book for my 5-year old son. The stickers are animated pictures of various soccer plays (both boys and girls are featured). It was a great in helping to add to his excitement about beginning soccer this fall.

Sticker Activity Fun Soccer (Play Learn)

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Sticker Activity Fun Soccer (Play Learn)
Roger Priddy
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Ideal for ages 3 and up

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The Ultimate Football Book (The Ultimate)

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The Ultimate Football Book (The Ultimate)
Ivor Baddiel
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Liverpool (Liverpool Fc)
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For the young soccer fan, this book contains 20 pages of stickers for Liverpool Football Club.

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Must read for those who want to develop a TA system!

It works

This is a break through book

A classic

The Profit Magic of Stock Transaction Timing
J. M. Hurst
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Mastering the Trade (McGraw-Hill Trader's Edge)

ASIN: 0934380627

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Can a $10,000 investment yield $1,000,000 in a year? In five years? If so, what is the risk involved?

These are the kinds of questions to which this work is addressed. Such fantastic results are possible in the stock market. Individual issues fluctuate widely enough and often enough to permit this and more. Techniques are presented here that put an average yield on invested capital of 10% per month, well within the realm of possibility. Compounding profits at this rate, such a yield can return $1,000,000 on a $10,000 investment within 50 months.

An actual trading experiment will be described using these principles which produced an 8.9% yield per transaction--every 9.7 days. Such a yield, if continued, compounds $10,000 to $1,000,000 in 15 months. If such results can be attained in the market -- why isn't everyone doing it?

The answer is complex, but the elements are simple: effort, knowledge and psychological barriers. Any goal this worthwhile requires time and effort. Most investors, amateur and professional do not have the kind of analytical background needed to shear through rumor, opinion, and adage to get at the basis of why stock prices change. And finally, even with knowledge in hand, many investors lack training in the emotion-logic balance required for success.

Nevertheless, all of these obstacles can be overcome. It is the purpose of this book to provide you with the essentials. The results are yours if you care to apply yourself with sufficient intensity. Investment operations will be presented here in a deliberately unorthodox manner. We will turn our backs firmly on all cliches, adages, and market lore that will not withstand critical scrutiny. Where necessary, we will not hesitate to form new ones that do fit the facts.

You will find here that the big money in investing stems from the principle of "profit compounding:---of short-term trades. It is further shown that this potential cannot be exploited in an optimum manner without a large improvement in transaction-timing capability that cannot be achieved using tradional investment methods.

You will be exposed to: a concept of profit maximization; a model of stock price motion with prediction implications; an explanation of why chart patterns form---and how to use this knowledge to your profit; step-by-step methods for using the price-motion model to generate definite "wait," "buy," "hold," "sell," "sell short," "cover short," and "protect profit" signals; an explanation of why moving averages work and how to design your own for use in transaction timing; a complete trading method: how to select issues, how to analyze them for action signals, and how to improve your chances of turning and keeping a profit; the extent to which you should be concerned by chance factors, whether or not you should sell in case of war or financial crisis; the reasons why psychological considerations can affect your profits and what you can do about it; an introduction to numerical analysis and spectral analysis, upon which the results on the book are based.

The problems of trading techniques and methods are dealt with directly. Enough methods and references are included to permit further research if desired.

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Can anyone who's read the book please answer this.......2007-06-18

The queston pertains to page 61. At the top of the page it says; 13.9 week cycle is 7.4 weeks along -hard down, 4.6 week cycle is 3.6 weeks along hard down. How is the conclusion reached that these are hard down and the triangle at the top of figure III-9 will perform a downside breakout. I'm really scratching my head on this one. My email is michaelaz@cox.net. Thanks for your help, Mike

Must read for those who want to develop a TA system!.......2004-07-06

i'm glad that most who reviewed it here got it! it is a little mathematically beefy. even if you can't grasp the heavy math of the last chapters, the layman can benefit from the graphical buy/sell/hold signals and easy offset moving average methodology. while this book doesn't provide the holy grail, it gives you "willie wonka's golden ticket" into the wall street candy factory...

It works.......2004-06-08

Reading this book gave me a real understanding of the stock market movement. Now, I look at indicators, patterns, etc. with a different pair of eyes. The book explains convicingly that stock market moves in cycles. I am now using it successfully in my trading. With it, I have the ability to estimate market tops and bottoms frequently. My analysis for Nasdaq is posted in http://www.geocities.com/zentex3/ if you want to see evidence of me putting this into practice. Overall, the book is enjoyable read. The mathematics can be difficult but I do not use Fourier Analysis or any advanced maths to put his method into practice. In fact, I actually used very basic maths and put it in my excel spreadsheet and the envelopes are plotted automatically. I just turned the logic he uses for visual analysis into basic rules.

This is a break through book.......2003-12-17

Many people still don't understand what J.M. did. They compare it to already beaten channel analysis or Moving average analysis. It isn't what Hurst used, it is how and why he used it is important. Hurst was the first to point the relation of proportionality of time/price swings with the periodicity of indicators as well as synchronicity of time cycles and he laid out mathematical foundation for computerized measurements. This requires some technical/programming skill and what's more important good sense of proportion.
But even you are a good programmer, but without good sense of proportion you'll go in circles and don't get it (I met many rocket scientists like that). So first of all you should be good observer of life with some mathematical skill to fully comprehend what J.M. Hurst introduced. His statement of 90% success isn't an exaggeration; it is rather conservative estimation assuming human error. His methods have potential to be 100%.
(And even you aren't a programmer, but understand Hurst ideas, you can tweak existing charting package to do the job for you, that would take some time, but possible)
What he discovered in stock analysis is comparable to a perpetual motion in physics.
After completing his work J.M. mysteriously disappeared. No he isn't dead, rather silenced. This book is already out of print and I wouldn't be surprised if it disappears again. Remember Wall Street doesn't want you to win; they reserve this right for themselves...

A classic.......2003-07-07

Nicely written, but unfortunately becoming dated. Cycles are almost common knowledge now, with the new wave of time based traders off Fibonacci. Also, MA envelopes and other variations of bands are incredibly popular now. I think his real edge is the length of time of the cycles. Most people will not have the patience to wait months for a setup and then hold on to the trade for several more months. That allows the longer cycles to go the course, while letting the shorter traders fight over the smaller wiggles. The claims of 90% winning trades is also questionable, but when you do catch the relative cycle high or low.. it sure does look brilliant.

THE PROFIT MAGIC OF STOCK TRANSACTION TIMING

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THE PROFIT MAGIC OF STOCK TRANSACTION TIMING
J. M. Hurst
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Profit Magic of Stock Transaction Timing
J. M. Hurst
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The Profit Magic of Stock Transaction Timing
J. M. Hurst
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