Routines and orgies : the life of Peter Cundill, financial genius, philosopher, and philanthropist /

The biography of value investor Peter Cundill - marathon runner, world-traveler, philosopher, cultural enthusiast, and playboy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Risso-Gill, Christopher, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Quebec] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Cundill, Peter.
Cundill, Peter, > 1938-2011.
Cundill, Peter, > 1938-
Capitalists and financiers > Canada > Biography.
Philanthropists > Canada > Biography.
Value investing.
Capitalistes et financiers > Canada > Biographies.
Philanthropes > Canada > Biographies.
Investissement axé sur la valeur.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Business.
CANADA.
Capitalists and financiers
Philanthropists
Value investing
Canada
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE
  • 1 Some Family History
  • 2 An Unusual Childhood
  • 3 Rites of Passage
  • 4 The Early Journals: A Sampler
  • 5 New Challenges
  • 6 Vancouver-Bound
  • 7 Apprenticeship on the Move
  • 8 Going It Alone
  • PART TWO
  • 9 Taking the Plunge
  • 10 Epiphany and a Fallen Idol
  • 11 The Cundill Value Fund
  • 12 Tilting at Windmills
  • 13 European Experiments and Expeditions
  • 14 A Tale of Two Cities
  • 15 Cycles and Sashimi
  • 16 Crisis and Opportunity
  • 17 A Farewell and a PromisePART THREE
  • 18 Vintages â€?48 and â€?38
  • 19 The Everest Trek
  • 20 The International High Life
  • 21 In Danteâ€?s Dark Wood
  • 22 Confidence Regained
  • 23 Reclaiming the Initiative
  • 24 Travelling with Purpose
  • 25 Alarums and Excursions
  • PART FOUR
  • 26 Reality Checks
  • 27 Now We Begin Again
  • 28 A Year of Anniversaries
  • 29 The Perfect Balance
  • 30 The Turn of the Tide
  • 31 The Seeds of a Troubled Decade
  • 32 Confronting Mortality
  • PART FIVE
  • 33 A Bachelor Again
  • 34 Time Present
  • 35 Triumph and Disaster36 The Turn of the Screw
  • PART SIX
  • 37 A Brief Respite
  • 38 The Tide Turns Again
  • 39 The Spark of Life Regained
  • 40 Living in the Moment
  • 41 Fast Lane to the Finish
  • Epilogue
  • APPENDICES
  • Appendix A: Net-net Work Sheet
  • Appendix B: Notes from a Battle-Scarred Warrior
  • Index

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