Description: Investment Biker by Jim Rogers This book is about the authora s amazing trip across six continents and the world economy and society. It discusses whoa s sinking and whoa s swimming, which countries are on the rise and which are collapsing, where you can make a million and where you could lose one. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book is about the authors amazing trip across six continents and the world economy and society. It discusses whos sinking and whos swimming, which countries are on the rise and which are collapsing, where you can make a million and where you could lose one. Every place he stopped on the trip, Rogers talked to businessmen, bankers, investors and regular people. He learned reams of information that youd never learn from reading the financial pages of any periodical. Delivers a thrilling account of the journey of a lifetime and provides tips that would enable you to pay for a trip just like it. Notes An account of a 22-month motorbike trip across six continents, which takes an in-depth look at the worlds economies and societies, by Wall Street legend, Jim Rogers. Table of Contents Part I: Dunquin to Tokyo.1. A flight to Russia.2. New York.3. Crossing Europe.4. Linz.5. Central Europe.6. On to Istanbul.7. Old Turkistan.8. China.9. Xian.10. Xian to Beijing.Part II: Tokyo to Dunquin.11. First class in the first world.12. At the edge of the world.13. Across the wild Tayga.14. Siberia.15. Ulan-Ude, Zima, and Kansk.16. Novosibirsk and west.17. Moscow.18. On to Ireland.Part III.19. Africa: the Sahara Desert.20. Sub-Saharan Africa.21. Down a lazy river.22. Home of the always victorious warrior.23. Escape.24. Zambia and the Great Zimbabwe.25. Botswana.26. South Africa.Part IV.27. Overland Down Under.28. The uttermost edge of the world.29. Buenos Aires.30. Chile and Easter Island.31. On the shining path.32. On Darwins trail.33. The Darien Gap.34. The canal to the Rio Grande.35. Home and beyond.Afterword.Appendix I.Appendix II.Index. Review "Eclectic and didactic, yet strangely compelling." -- Business Age Kirkus US Review A strange work of travel writing that might well have been entitled International Investment and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Motorcycle enthusiasts and investors interested in predictions about the world economy will enjoy this account by fast-track biker and financier Rogers of his 20-month world odyssey in search of financial enlightenment. In 1980, he retired from Wall Street, a millionaire at the age of 37, intent on fulfilling his dream of riding his motorcycle around the entire planet. After years of battling with Communist bureaucrats in both China and the Soviet Union, Rogers crossed China by motorcycle in 1988 and received permission in 1989 to cross Siberia. With his girlfriend, he finally set off in March 1990 for a world tour, commencing from Ireland, traversing six continents, and finishing in Texas. Rogerss focus is economic; where other writers might see culture, scenery, or people, he sees labor, resources, and capital. Whether in Japan, New Zealand, or Mexico, his theme is almost obsessively the same: The enemy of efficiency and productivity is "statism" (excessive regulation) in all its socialist, social democratic, fascist, and Communist variants. Rogers is bullish about countries, like those in South America, where he sees statism on the wane, while he judges nations that impose currency controls and trade restrictions to be bad investment risks. Lamenting what he sees as the USs unsound currency, ballooning budget deficits, and increasingly statist orientation, Rogers, more bearishly than many will like, calls this country "an obvious short sale." Surprisingly uninformative about the many countries Rogers visited, and his tendency to view all societies solely through the prism of libertarian/free-market ideology ultimately proves wearisome. (Kirkus Reviews) Review Text "Eclectic and didactic, yet strangely compelling." -- Business Age Review Quote "Eclectic and didactic, yet strangely compelling." -- Business Age Feature PART I: DUNQUIN TO TOKYO. 1. A flight to Russia. 2. New York. 3. Crossing Europe. 4. Linz. 5. Central Europe. 6. On to Istanbul. 7. Old Turkistan. 8. China. 9. Xian. 10. Xian to Beijing. PART II: TOKYO TO DUNQUIN. 11. First class in the first world. 12. At the edge of the world. 13. Across the wild Tayga . 14. Siberia. 15. Ulan-Ude, Zima, and Kansk. 16. Novosibirsk and west. 17. Moscow. 18. On to Ireland. Part III: DUNQUIN TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 19. Africa: The Sahara Desert. 20. Sub-Saharan Africa. 21. Down a Lazy River. 22. Home of the always victorious warrior. 23. Escape. 24. Zambia and the Great Zimbabwe. 25. Botswana. 26. South Africa. Part IV: ROUDNING THE HORN. 27. Overland Down Under. 28. The Uttermost edge of the world. 29. Buenos Aires. 30. Chile and Easter Island. 31. On the shining path. 32. On Darwins trail. 33. The Darien Gap. 34. The canal to the Rio Grande. 35. Home and beyond. Afterword. Appendix I: How we Packed for Our Twenty-Two-Month MotorcycleTrip. Appendix II: Daily Log. Index. Details ISBN0471495522 Author Jim Rogers Pages 416 Year 2000 ISBN-10 0471495522 ISBN-13 9780471495529 Format Paperback Publication Date 2000-03-28 Subtitle Around the World with Jim Rogers DEWEY 910.4 Illustrations Ill. Audience General/Trade Media Book Edition 1st Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Short Title Investment Biker Language English DOI 10.1604/9780471495529 UK Release Date 2000-03-28 AU Release Date 2000-03-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:398380;
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Book Title: Investment Biker: Around the World with Jim Rogers
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Author: Jim Rogers
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Language: English
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication Year: 2000
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