The dismal truth about hedge funds & how investors can get a greater share of the profits Shocking but true: if all the money that's ever been invested in hedge funds had been in treasury bills the results would have been twice as good. Although hedge fund managers have earned some great fortunes investors as a group have done quite poorly particularly in recent years. Plagued by high fees complex legal structures poor disclosure & return chasing investors confront surprisingly meager results. Drawing on an insider's view of industry growth during the 1990s a time when hedge fund investors did well in part because there were relatively few of them The Hedge Fund Mirage chronicles the early days of hedge fund investing before institutions got into the game & goes on to describe the seeding business a specialized area in which investors provide venture capital-type funding to promising but undiscovered hedge funds. Today's investors need to do better & this book highlights the many subtle & not-so-subtle ways that the returns & risks are biased in favor of the hedge fund manager & how investors & allocators can redress the imbalance. The surprising frequency of fraud highlighted with several examples that the author was able to avoid through solid due diligence industry contacts & some luck Why new & emerging hedge fund managers are where generally better returns are to be found because most capital invested is steered towards apparently safer but less profitable large established funds rather than smaller managers that evoke the more profitable 1990s Hedge fund investors have had it hard in recent years but The Hedge Fund Mirage is here to change that by turning the tables on conventional wisdom & putting the hedge fund investor back on top. ...

If you want to diversify your portfolio & lower your risk exposure with hedge funds here's what you should know: Hedge Funds For Dummies explains all the different types of funds explores the pros & cons of funds as an investment shows you how to find a good broker & much more. Authored by Ann Logue a financial writer & hedge fund specialist this handy friendly guide covers all the bases for investors of all levels. Whether you're just building your first portfolio or you've been investing for years you'll find everything you need to know inside:* What a hedge fund is & what it does* How hedge funds are structured* Determining whether a hedge fund is right for your portfolio* Calculating investment risk & return* Short- & long-term tax issues* Developing a hedge fund investment strategy* Monitoring & profiting on macroeconomic trends* Evaluating fund performance* Evaluating hedge fund management If you're investing for the future you definitely want to minimize your risk & maximize your returns. A balanced portfolio with hedge funds is one of the best ways to achieve that sort of balance. This book walks you step by step through the process of evaluating & choosing funds incorporating them into your portfolio in the right amounts & making sure they give you the returns you expect & deserve. You'll learn all the ins & outs of funds including:* What kind of fees you should expect to pay* Picking a hedge fund advisor or broker* Fulfilling paperwork & purchasing requirements* Performing technical analysis & reading the data* How to withdraw funds & handle the taxes* Tracking fund performance yourself or through reporting services* Hedge fund strategies for smaller portfolios* Performing due diligence on funds that interest you This friendly to-the-point resource

Includes:: information you can't do without including sample portfolios that show you how to invest wisely. Hedge funds are an important part of every balanced portfolio & this friendly guide tells how to use them to your best advantage. With important resources vital information & commonsense advice Hedge Funds For Dummies is the perfect resource for every investor interested in hedge funds.

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Written in the form of letters from an experienced witch to her two apprentices solitary witchcraft is offered not as a substitute for coven worship but as a fulfilling lifestyle in its own right. This book provides spells for all the key festivals of the witch's calendar
- describing the therapeutic powers of trancework & herbalism & outlining the Pagan approach to finding a partner. Her lyrical letters accompanied by pen-&-ink sketches bring the reader to an understanding of the solitary witch's lifestyle & beliefs.
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In The Hedgehog Effect Manfred Kets de Vries presents the case for leadership group coaching as an experiential training ground for learning to function as a high performance team. His group coaching model incorporating living case studies has been developed over more than 20 years of delivering programs to top-level executives & sets the standard in the field of leadership group coaching. Written for coaches consultants leadership development directors & anyone working in or with teams The Hedgehog Effect begins with an in-depth analysis of what teams & groups are all about. The intricacies of leadership coaching are illustrated with an elaborate example of a team coaching intervention. In Part Two the author applies a psychodynamic lens to the dynamics of teams & groups taking a close look at relationship patterns how groups evolve & the phenomenon of the group-as-a-whole. Part Three takes a more systemic perspective addressing the challenges that change processes pose for people in organizations & how to create best places to work. Kets de Vries supports the whole with the story of an organizational change initiative accomplished through group coaching. ...

Hedgerows moors meadows & woods
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If there's one distinctive feature of the British countryside it has to be the hedgerow. In fact hedgerows are such an established part of our landscape that sometimes we take them for granted. But take a closer look & the diversity & variety of plant species that form them is little short of wondrous. & it is not only plant life that thrives in abundance in the hedgerow
- native wild animals birds & insects are protected & nourished by them. We know that at least 65 species of birds live in our hedgerows & that they are crucial to the survival of moths bats & dormice. Hedgerows can provide a great fund of fresh wild food for us too & this is partly what this book is about. In The Hedgerow Handbook" Adele Nozedar reintroduces the wild & natural hedgerow ingredients that our grandmothers used on a regular basis
- but gives them a fresh & contemporary twist. From angelica to ash & bird cherry to borage from pineapple weed to plantain & wild garlic to wimberries each entry is accompanied by an exquisite full colour illustration to help you identify each plant or flower along with its history & folklore & culinary & medicinal uses. You won't find yet another recipe for blackberry pie nor nettle soup here however
- this is not your run-of-the mill hedgerow book. Instead why not try Adele's Spicy Ash Key Pickle her Beechnut Turron Red Clover Lemonade or Wild Raspberry Vodka? The " Hedgerow Handbook" is much more than a foraging book
- it is an inspiration & a trigger for a new experience of our countryside & for memories: of a summer filled with hot sunny days; or of the time you got drenched in a sudden rain shower miles away from the warmth & dryness of your car or home which made those blackberry muffins even more enjoyable."



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An exploration of everything the countryside means to us from a hundred years of the Telegraphs archive. The Telegraph is as its former editor Max Hastings identified more than any other national broadsheet the newspaper of the countryside which over the years has been written about in its pages by such distinguished writers as J.H.B. Peel John Betjeman & W.F. Deedes alongside eminent modern naturalists like Richard Mabey & even unlikely proponents of the rural life like Boris Johnson. This anthology is no bland celebration of bucolic idyll but rather an exploration of everything that the countryside represents to the British. For some it means the reintroduction of long-lost wildlife such as the red kite or ancient crafts like thatching. For others it means jouncing along a green lane in a four-wheel-drive Range Rover. To the Prince of Wales his new town of Poundbury is the countryside while subjects as diverse as crop circles second homes Mad Cow Disease & polytunnels are all flashpoints in the modern debate about what & who the countryside is for. Hugely varied by turns funny & provocative this is an essential exploration of a central aspect of our national identity. ...

Here is a book that no creative professional should be without. Written by one of the worlds leading advertising men it contains over four decades of wisdom & insight from the man who put Nick Kamen into a laundrette for Levi Strauss & gave Audi the immortal Vorsprung durch Technik amongst many many other highly successful campaigns for major brands. Hegarty on Advertising" represents the 21st centurys answer to David Ogilvys bestselling " Confessions of an Advertising Man" & provides both John Hegartys advice on the elements of advertising from pitching to the effects of new technology & the story of his career from his early days at Saatchi & Saatchi to the global force that Bartle Bogle Hegarty is today." ...

Hegemony or Survival is Noam Chomsky's essential polemic on American foreign policy. Noam Chomsky the world's foremost intellectual activist presents an irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination & the catastrophic consequences that are sure to follow. From the funding of repressive regimes to the current 'war on terror' from the toppling of governments opposing its beliefs to the invasion of Iraq America pursues its global strategy no matter what the cost. With the rigour & insight that have made him our most important unraveller of accredited lies Noam Chomsky reveals the truth & the true motives behind America's quest for dominance
- & seeks also to show how the world may yet step back from the brink. A devastating history of American foreign policy since 1945 as well as a dissection of the current "war on terror"". (Tim Adams Observer). " Anybody who thinks about American foreign policy has to read & contemplate Hegemony or Survival". (Independent). " One of the radical heroes of our age. A towering intellect". (Guardian). Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political books including Hegemony or Survival Failed States Interventions What We Say Goes Hopes & Prospects How the World Works & Occupy all of which are published by Hamish Hamilton/ Penguin."
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If you love a good story then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure & return to again & again. When orphan Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather in the mountains the two grow to love each other dearly. Heidi charms everyone she meets-but then her strict aunt sends her away again to live in the town. Despite a wonderful new friendship there Heidi longs to return to her happy life in the mountains. Is there any way she can have both? ...