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Life in the Pits

Author : Brad Schaeffer
Publisher : Post Hill Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (884 download)

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Download or read book Life in the Pits written by Brad Schaeffer and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1989, Brad Schaeffer was working as an artist when his trader brother invited him to visit the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Schaeffer promptly quit his job and became a clerk in that most iconic arena of raw capitalism. During the next six years, Schaeffer rose from clerk to trader, making markets on Eurodollar options in Chicago and heating oil options in New York. In that time, jammed literally shoulder-to-shoulder, he screamed, flailed his arms, hurled expletives, and pushed and shoved his way through his day. He was a keen observer of the methodology, incidents, and personalities that made the now-extinct open outcry trading pits such a unique place to do business. Life in the Pits recollects those last, most glorious days when red-faced alphas in colorful jackets performed thousands of transactions per hour, even as computerized trading heralded the floors’ ultimate demise. Schaeffer recalls the uneasy camaraderie of working right next to fierce competitors, the sheer intensity of dealing in stacks of money changing hands with a simple scream or hand signal, and the hijinks, excesses, and collection of characters as colorful as the jackets they wore, giving the reader an intimate look into what life was like down in the financial mosh pits. A worthy successor to Liar’s Poker and Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Life in the Pits offers nuggets of wisdom on what makes a successful trader and the rules all must follow to survive in such an unforgiving environment. Schaeffer’s often hilarious, yet sometimes profound, reflections take us on his personal journey from penniless artist to moving millions of dollars’ worth of commodities in the blink of an eye—courtesy of being thrown into the crucible of the trading floors that are no more—and explore the lessons he learned along the way. “Brad’s book about those now bygone days of the trading pits is both hilarious and insightful. Anyone interested in how markets behave, how to trade them, and the broader life lessons such a stressful work environment imparted should add this easily digestible read to their collection of business literature. I spent years on the floor, and this fun and lighthearted reflection on those truly unique business venues brings it all back to life. I highly recommend it.” —J. Robert Collins Jr., CEO of Mercantile Bank International and Former President of the New York Mercantile Exchange

REAL MEN WORK IN THE PITS

Author : Jeff Hammond
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483401669
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book REAL MEN WORK IN THE PITS written by Jeff Hammond and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jeff Hammond has been around racing for a long time-almost as long as me-and he has seen a lot. He's had a lot of success down in the pits where races are won, and he has a lot of stories to tell-some good, some bad-and they are all right here, in this terrific book." -Richard Petty When you stand out there before a race, and you hear the cheering of 150,000 people, and you know that millions of other people are watching on television... well, you just can't imagine the pump. It is just something you can't get enough of. I used to tell people when the day came that I could hear the words, "Gentlemen, start your engines," and not get goose bumps, that was the day I was going to walk away. It hasn't happened yet. I'm broadcasting now, instead of crew chiefing, but I still feel that way. Still get those goose bumps. "Racing is all about chemistry. Hammond and I had it. We were always on the same page. Sometimes I was on the front page though, and he was on the back page!" -Darrell Waltrip

My Life in the Pits

Author : Rhonda Rich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9785558804171
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book My Life in the Pits written by Rhonda Rich and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of "What Southern Women Know" takes readers into the fast-paced world of NASCAR racing from a woman's point of view.

If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?

Author : Erma Bombeck
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453290109
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? written by Erma Bombeck and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hilarious #1 New York Times bestseller: Erma Bombeck’s take on marriage and family life is “fun from cover to cover” (Hartford Courant). Ever since she was a child, Er ma Bombeck has been an expert worrier, and married life has only honed that skill. She gets anxious about running out of ball bearings; about snakes sneaking in through the pipes; about making meaningful conversation on New Year’s Eve. Married life, she realizes, is an unpredictable saga even when you know exactly how loud your husband snores every night—and she wouldn’t have it any other way. In this crisp collection of essays, Bombeck shows off the irresistible style that made her one of America’s favorite humorists for more than three decades. When she sharpens her wit, no family member is sacred and no self-help fad is safe. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

Korn

Author : Leah Furman
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1466809299
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Korn written by Leah Furman and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2000-05-05 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past eight-years, the face of popular culture has changed radically and with it, the music that will define the decade. Gone are the pop saturated songs of the 70's and 80's. Today's sound is a fusion of grunge, hip-hop, metal, hardcore and funk. Disparate sounds that together create something thoroughly modern and unlike anything we've heard before. No band embodies this musical melting pot more than Korn. With their frantic, no-holds-barred image and sound, Korn has jumped musical boundaries to be both Billboard chart toppers and a band with a loyal, obsessive following. --Their debut album, "Korn" went platinum and has sold millions --"Life is Peachy" debuted at number three on the Billboard charts --Korn's latest album, "Follow the Leader" has sold over two million copies and remained on the Billboard charts for over twenty-eight weeks. Elina Furman's in-depth look at the band's meager beginings to their breakthrough success with "Follow the Leader," their current multi-platinum album is a fan's ultimate guide.

Out of the Pits

Author : Caitlin Zaloom
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226978133
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book Out of the Pits written by Caitlin Zaloom and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

The Pits

Author : Beverley Turner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781843543251
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book The Pits written by Beverley Turner and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Melbourne to Monza, 'The Pits' humanizes the mechanized world of elite motor racing, revealing the reality behind the stories that make the headlines. It depicts the full throttle experience of watching the race from the pit lane.

Peaks and Pits

Author : Roger D. Mardis
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1664209220
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Peaks and Pits written by Roger D. Mardis and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travelers to the Holy Land can all attest ... this truly is a land of “hills and valleys” (Deuteronomy 8:7, 11:11) and so is life! Hills and valleys, highs and lows, peaks and pits—whatever one chooses to call them, every person has some good days and some bad ones. In this inspirational Christian book, Roger D. Mardis, a seasoned pastor, preacher, writer, and traveler, reflects on the many places and locations in Israel (mountains and/or valleys), to take you on a thirty-day journey to learn about the Holy Land—and life. As you read this devotional guide, you’ll consider questions such as: •What is the problem with pride? •When were you tested in life—and what did you learn? •What is the purpose of God’s law? •What does it mean to “abide” in Christ? At the conclusion of each day’s reading, you’ll find questions like the ones above that will help you make your way on your journey—whether you’re enjoying a peak or trying to slog through a pit. Embark on a journey that will challenge your life and bring you closer to the Lord with the lessons in this book.

Get Out of That Pit

Author : Beth Moore
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 9780718095826
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book Get Out of That Pit written by Beth Moore and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From her first breath of fresh air beyond the pit, it has never been enough for Beth Moore to be free. She is an author and Bible teacher who has opened the riches of Scripture to millions, has longed for you to be free as well--to know the Love and Presence that are better than life and the power of God's Word that defies all darkness. Beth's journey out of the pit has been heart-rending. But from this and the poetic expressions of Psalm 40 has come the reward: a new song for her soul, given by her Saviour and offered to you in Get Out of That Pit--friend to friend. This is Beth's most stirring message yet of the sheer hope, utter deliverance, and complete and glorious freedom of God. It is a story, a song--a salvation--that you can know too.

The Pit

Author : Frank Norris
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1605209023
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Pit written by Frank Norris and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like his more famous contemporary Upton Sinclair, American author BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NORRIS, JR. (1870-1902) also highlighted the corruption and greed of corporate monopolies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries... themes that continue to make his work riveting reading more than a century later. The Pit, first published in 1903, is a fictional narrative of the dealing in the Chicago wheat pit, focusing on speculator Curtis Jadwin, who is so addicted to his own greed that it becomes his downfall. The second part of Norris's projected "Trilogy of the Epic of the Wheat," *The Pit is preceded by 1901's The Octopus, also available from Cosimo. (Norris died before he could write the third volume, The Wolf.)

Larry McReynolds

Author : Larry McReynolds
Publisher : David Bull Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781893618213
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Larry McReynolds written by Larry McReynolds and published by David Bull Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No personality in the history of NASCAR Winston Cup racing has taken a roller-coaster ride of triumph and tragedy like superstar crew chief and television broadcaster Larry McReynolds.

The Pits of Hell

Author : Ebisu Yoshikazu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911081081
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The Pits of Hell written by Ebisu Yoshikazu and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teacher tortured by his students finally explodes in a violent rage. Exhausted Salarymen are pushed beyond the brink. Blood, sweat and screams of 'FUCK YOU!' pour out of the characters within The Pits of Hell, and yet a sense of humour always shines through. Bold, absurd and all too real, Ebisu Yoshikazu's work feels distinctly underground, almost punk. The Pits of Hell collects eight classic stories by Ebisu Yoshikazu, originally published between 1969 and 1981. The collection features a foreword by Minami Shinbo and an essay by Ryan Holmberg placing Ebisu Yoshikazu and his work into context.

Life in the Pits (Color Edition)

Author : Frank Meredith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984396122
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (961 download)

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Download or read book Life in the Pits (Color Edition) written by Frank Meredith and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herein you will find many anecdotes and creations from my forty-six years as a sideman in a wide variety of musical styles and venues. Not all of these performances placed me in a "pit," although you will read about times I wish I had been buried in one. I hope you enjoy these glimpses of life back stage--and in that abyss below the stage where small creatures and large insects go to die. Names will be changed to protect the innocent. Or not, we'll have to wait and see... The photographs are in color in this edition.

Life of Fire

Author : Pat Martin
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 1984826131
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Life of Fire written by Pat Martin and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most important book on cooking over live fire in decades. Life of Fire illuminates it all, from coal beds, to home-built pits (in minutes!) to simple, delicious, recipes and enough whole hog know-how to impress the weekend warriors without intimidating newcomers.”—Andrew Zimmern ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: Saveur One of the few pitmasters still carrying the torch of West Tennessee whole-hog barbecue, Nashville’s Pat Martin has studied and taught this craft for years. Now he reveals all he knows about the art of barbecue and live fire cooking. Through beautiful photography and detailed instruction, the lessons start with how to prepare and feed a fire—what wood to use, how to build a pit or a grill, how to position it to account for the weather—then move into cooking through all the stages of that fire’s life. You’ll sear tomatoes for sandwiches and infuse creamed corn with the flavor of char from the temperamental, adolescent fire. Next, you’ll grill chicken with Alabama white sauce over the grown-up fire, and, of course, you’ll master pit-cooked whole hog, barbecue ribs, turkey, pork belly, and pork shoulder over the smoldering heat of mature coals. Finally, you’ll roast vegetables buried in white ash, and you’ll smoke bacon and country hams in the dying embers of the winter fire. For Pat Martin, grilling, barbecuing, and smoking is a whole lifetime’s worth of practice and pleasure—a life of fire that will transform the way you cook.

Into the Pit: An AFK Book (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #1)

Author : Scott Cawthon
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338626965
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Into the Pit: An AFK Book (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #1) written by Scott Cawthon and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-12-26 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest player up at night . . . What do you wish for most? It's a question that Oswald, Sarah, and Millie think they know the answer to. Oswald wishes his summer wasn't so boring, Sarah wishes to be beautiful, and Millie wishes she could just disappear from the face of the earth. But in the twisted world of Five Nights at Freddy's, their hearts' deepest desires have an unexpected cost.In this volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon, featuring cover art from fan-favorite artist LadyFiszi. Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.

From the Pit of Hell

Author : Steve Amos
Publisher : Authentic
ISBN 13 : 9781850784432
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (844 download)

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Download or read book From the Pit of Hell written by Steve Amos and published by Authentic. This book was released on 2002-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a powerful testimony of God's ability to turn around even the most desperate of lives. Going from violent drug addict, prisoner and a thief to a bike-riding, God-filled evangelist, Steve Amos was miraculously taken from the pit of hell. Only a near-death experience convinced him that God was real. 'From the Pit of Hell' tells the true story of a man addicted to drugs, of a God who saved and transformed this life, and continues to change and transform lives today. This book is for teenagers, youth leaders and those who have lost their way. It is also a very helpful resource for those working with youth offenders, with a tremendous impact in prisons and drug rehabilitation centres.

Life in the Pits

Author : Penelope Dyan
Publisher : Bellissima Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781935630180
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Life in the Pits written by Penelope Dyan and published by Bellissima Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can learn a lot about life from a tar pit, like don't get too close or you just might fall in and get stuck and never be able to get out! Penelope Dyan was inspired by her visit to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California, because the Tar Pits spoke to her about the origins and the disappearance of so many species. Surprised at how many different species were excavated from the pits, she was reminded about the fragility of life and how we all must work together to preserve what we have. Life does not have to end up in the pits. Join Author Penelope Dyan as she tells her very special version of the story of the La Brea Tar Pits. Dyan is a former K-12 teacher and an attorney who has two of her books containing poetry (not unlike the style of this book) placed in the Saison Poetry Library, fifth floor, Royal Exhibit Hall, London, UK, chosen by the arts council for their children's poetry collection. Dyan's book of poetry, "A Book For Girls About Being A Girl" has also been placed third on the Pukeke reading list of best books of poetry for girls ages 5-9 in Australia. Since life is fragile, we must work together to preserve it. If we all walk away like the ground sloth does in this Penelope Dyan written and illustrated story, then there will be no one left to pull us out of the sticky goo. (The La Brea Tar Pits is a registered U.S.. Natural National Landmark.)