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Real Estate Finance & Investments (Real Estate Finance and Investments) by William Brueggeman, Jeffrey Fisher
Amazon Price: $134.03
Customer Review: The book was in good condition as discribed and arrive on time. , great job

The End of Wall Street by Roger Lowenstein
Amazon Price: $13.97
Customer Review: I've worked in the finance industry for 30 years and found this to be an excellent overview of the origins of the financial crisis. Places blame equally (and correctly) on Washington, the public, the ratings agencies and corporate greed.

The Housing Boom and Bust by Thomas Sowell
Amazon Price: $9.36
Customer Review: Dr. Sowell outlines the economic and political events that lead to the Housing Boom and Bust as well as the demagoguery spewed from Washington, DC to the California coast. Rep. Barney Frank, Sen. Chris Dodd, and the Republican and Democratic establi...

Diary of a Very Bad Year: Confessions of an Anonymous Hedge Fund Manager by Anonymous Hedge Fund Manager, N+1, Keith Gessen
Amazon Price: $10.19
Customer Review: I wholly enjoyed this book. It's educational, entertaining, and somewhat nerve wracking once you sense how close we got to something like a complete meltdown. It helped me understand what the hell just happened. Should be required reading for all eco...

Home Buying For Dummies, 4th Edition by Eric Tyson, Ray Brown
Amazon Price: $14.95
Customer Review: Read this book before shopping for our first house and it helped. The most helpful sections are the finances checklist of renting vs. owning that everyone should complete before even thinking about looking for a home, as well as the mortgage rates ta...

Financial Shock (Updated Edition), (Paperback): Global Panic and Government B... by Mark Zandi
Amazon Price: $13.59
Customer Review: This is an excellent overview of the Economic Crises of 2007 & 2008. It is accurate, fair and balance. It is well written and easy to read and comprehend. I plan to use it, along with the book AND THEN THE ROOF CAVED IN by David Faber as texts for a ...

Secured Transactions: Examples & Explanations by James Brook, Brook
Amazon Price: $33.71
Customer Review: All of the Example and Explanation books are great to assist with your prep for finals.

Commercial Real Estate Analysis and Investments (with CD-ROM) by David M. Geltner, Norman G. Miller, Jim Clayton, Piet Eichholtz
Amazon Price: $130.04
Customer Review: This book was all that I expected. It is an excellant source book for commercial real estate analysis.

An added benefit is that it weighs a ton and therefore provides a good weight training workout.

The Rise and Fall of Bear Stearns by Alan C. Greenberg
Amazon Price: $17.16
Customer Review: Ace Greenberg's memoir, The Rise and Fall of Bear Stearns, fits into the pattern of his earlier book, Memos from the Chairman: blunt, pithy, and sometimes humorous. In this short book (under 200 pages), Greenberg recounts his career without much deta...

Cashing in on Pre-foreclosures and Short Sales: A Real Estate Investor's Guid... by Chip Cummings
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Review: This is a timely book with a lot of solid information. But approach all investing with caution. Because of books like this, plus Robert Allen, and Carlton Sheets, I'll be in bankruptcy court soon. But hey it was an adventure. I got a great book out ...