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Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve

Author: George Soros
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Category: Book

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 2112192

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1.2

ISBN: 0471120146
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6092
EAN: 9780471120148
ASIN: 0471120146

Publication Date: September 11, 1995
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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars

Three books in one July 15, 2008
Only those readers interested in Soros 'the man' as a whole -- as trader, philanthropist, and philosopher -- will find the whole book appealing.

Other readers are likely to find 1/3 to 2/3 of the book appealing. For example: I really liked PART ONE (Investing and Global Finance), kinda liked PART THREE (Philosophy), and didn't much care for PART TWO (Geopolitics, Philanthropy, and Global Change).

Philosophy students might like Soros's take on Karl Popper in PART THREE, but might not care for PART ONE. Traders will like PART ONE. Students of hitory and politics might be drawn to PART 2.

As another reviewer mentioned, Soros seems to be searching of a 'theory or everything'. But can his 'reflexivity' be that all-encompassing theory?

Tony Loton, author --
DON'T LOSE MONEY! (in the Stock Markets)
Financial Trading Patterns

3 out of 5 stars

1st section is very good November 17, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

The book is split into 4 sections, the first of which is incredible inspiring. It is not factual but gives an insight into the the methodology adopted in the Quantum fund.
The second section, average, is about being a philanthropist and would be nice to read if I was from Eatern Europe.
Third/Forth sections read like a university thesis. Poorly written (not written by Soros) and not a concise impression of his thoughts on the open society. If Soros really wants to put his point across he really needs to write a much longer book, with much more detail, unless read by people well versed in philosophy, politics, socio-economics, finance and a bit of quantum physics for fun!

5 out of 5 stars

The best book ever by George Soros February 9, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

The book covers a wide range of global currency crises and most importantly it gives a quite excellent view on speculation against the British pound in 1992.In addition, George Soros still dedicates enough comments about his theory on reflexivity and fallibility, and the preservation of the open society idea is referred to all of his books. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in both speculation and information deficiencies.