Jim Cramer's Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich

Jim Cramer's Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich
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Very good insight into the stock market

For serious newbies, great for those with little time

excellent investment information

For the curious begginer trader

It's okay

Jim Cramer's Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich
James J. Cramer , and Cliff Mason
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1416537902
Release Date: 2006-12-05

Book Description

"Investing well isn't easy, but it is possible. My goal in life is to make it easier for you to make money."

Jim Cramer is the champion of the middle-class investor. Every night on Mad Money, he provides valuable information about stocks, steering investors away from danger zones and leading them to the investments that can turn a lackluster portfolio into a powerhouse of profit. In his new book, he shows investors how to take the advice on his TV program and put it into action.

Cramer walks investors through the key decisions they have to make: understanding their tolerance for risk and defining their goals, doing the essential homework on a stock, and knowing how to buy and sell stocks the right way -- the Cramer way. This is a true nuts-and-bolts guide to investing, from Cramer's detailed discussion of the sort of homework investors must do to his own guidelines for knowing when and how to sell stocks.

Mad Money is a hugely entertaining television program, but it also offers valuable information that can be the basis for a winning portfolio. Cramer shows how to turn the "Lightning Round" into a terrific tool for investing; it's stock-market strength training. He reveals how he can assess a stock in only seconds -- a valuable skill that every investor can acquire and put to good use. He explains what to look for in his CEO and CFO interviews, and how to use those conversations to make successful investment decisions. He reviews some of his best calls made on Mad Money, as well as some of his worst ones, to extract ten lessons from each that can profit every investor. And for the Mad Money junkies who just can't get enough, Cramer goes behind the scenes to explain everything from the reason behind his deliberate mispronunciations to his notorious chair abuse to the zany props and buttons that keep things humming.

From the first "Booyah" to the last roar of the bull, Mad Money is every investor's favorite television program, and Jim Cramer's Mad Money is the book that can turn a TV program into a top-notch stock portfolio.

Customer Reviews:

Very good insight into the stock market.......2007-09-25

provides very good insight into the stock market and breaks investing down into basics which are necessary to understand market jibberish

For serious newbies, great for those with little time.......2007-09-22

I recently started trading online thanks to Prof. Cramer. I have both Mad Money & Real Money books including the audio books (read by Cramer) which are great companions. I've downloaded the audio books on my iPod and listen while driving (thru my car radio) or anytime I wish. I would highly recommend this to those who are serious about trading on their own. I admit the first trade I made I had to take a deep breath. The great thing is Cramer is there everyday to Cheer us on and discuss the current events in the market. He's funny and down to earth and makes school fun. I have Phil Town's Rule #1 based on Buffet and Grahams style to not lose money, but after you get his book you are on your own, literally. Phil Townsend does not have the STREET experience that Cramer has. Rule #1 is a good book to start with in your library but if you are serious and don't want to trade alone enroll in Cramer's school on making MONEY. I've made some great money and look forward to making more. I watch his show and own all of his books except for 'You Got Screwed'. BooYah!!! Good luck.

Thanks Prof Cramer

Patty, WV

excellent investment information.......2007-09-01

i have been watching his show on cnbc and purchased this book. It is loaded with good information on investing and recommendations on how and what to buy and what to look for.

For the curious begginer trader.......2007-08-31

This book delivers. Granted you might find some of this info online, but if you like sitting down with a book, or reading something on the train while going to work, pick this one up. It has a lot of good pointers and constant references to watch the show but hey I already do. I liked it, an easy read, a book that is both entertaining and educational, and kept me interested.

It's okay.......2007-08-25

Please read Rule 1 investor by Phil Town instead of this book!!!

It makes so much more sense and made me a lot of money!

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How To Get Your Muis In Filn & TV
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How To Get Your Muis In Filn & TV.......2006-03-26

This book is compact and direct. I joined one of the organizations suggested which is an excellent resource for leads. A good additional for anybody who is serious about placing music in film & tv.

FINALLY !!! A BOOK COMPOSERS CAN UNDERSTAND !!!.......2005-12-05

Richard Jay's "How To Get Your Music In Films and TV" is a Godsend for people like me, who usually find books written by "music insiders" to be confusing.
In plain , easily understood language, Richard teaches you the "ins and outs" of the Film and TV industries, as they relate to music.
The "how" is also explained.....and this book is a rich resource of Film and TV Websites containing very valuable,"up to date" contact,,,,, and "current productions" info !!!

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Getting the Part: Thirty-Three Professional Casting Directors Tell You How to Get Work in Theater, Films, and TV
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"At last, an in-depth book about the casting process that tells actors what it is like to be on the other side of the desk, and a must read for the aspiring casting director!" -Marilyn Henry, coauthor, How to Be a Working Actor

Customer Reviews:

Great Book.......2001-10-04

I thought it was a great book. It's filled with a lot of very useful information and it's always great to get info direct from casting directors since they are the ones who we all need to audition for!

Sucks.......2001-08-05

This books sucks. Mind you, there are over 350,000 aspiring actors. The majority of them have been told and rehearsed on how beautiful and talented they are.

Only 10 new actors are "broken in" each year. This book sucks.

The Best Book.......2000-06-15

This book was by far the best I have read on auditions. It let me know how to act and what to do and not do to get a directors attention. I reccomend this book to anyone and everyone who are looking for an acting job.

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An Invaluable Guide for Beginners and Pro's!
Thorough Guide to Getting TV Airtime
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Get on TV
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Getting on TV has never been harder. But if you can make it happen, it can mean a stream of new PR and profit for your business or career.

Jacquie Jordan has been involved in booking, supervising or producing as many as 10,000+ television guests. In Get on TV! she brings her expert advice straight to the entrepreneurs, self-promoters, experts and authors looking to land a television spot. Jordan shows them the ins and out of the TV business, and what they need to do to get booked (and asked back), including:

--The importance of tape and materials

--Speaking the language of the television producer

--Being persistent without being annoying

--What to do when you're booked and cancelled

--How to get asked back again and again

Short and inexpensive, Get on TV! gives readers can get the info they need quickly, so they can get out and get on the air!

Customer Reviews:

An Invaluable Guide for Beginners and Pro's!.......2006-06-08

I loved Get on TV! It's entertaining, yet practical, detailed and has so much heart. Even though I've been on Oprah and Good Morning America and have years of experience, I still learned a lot. Jacquie Jordan gives us a tremendous gift: not only insider knowledge we can get nowhere else, but also the experience of having a personal relationship with a top-notch TV producer. Go for it!

Thorough Guide to Getting TV Airtime.......2006-03-22

`Oprah', `The Today Show', your local talk shows and even reality TV all offer unprecedented opportunities for personal and professional promotion. Position yourself to reap the rewards by targeting the right shows and applying a few insider rules for getting on the air. Author Jacquie Jordan, an Emmy-nominated TV pro, knows just what producers seek in the perfect "TV guestpert." She delivers the goods in this thorough guide to promoting yourself, your company or your product on the air. When you read this, you'll want to get right to work. Getting TV air time will no longer seem like an impossible goal, although you will notice in Jordan's case studies that truth is often stranger than fiction in TV Land. We recommend this book to professionals who want to polish their presentations, understand talk show production behind the scenes and become TV guests. Go get your 15 minutes of fame.

Publicity made easy from A-Z.......2006-03-10

I have worked in media for over 25 years and Jacquie even taught me things! She takes you from wanting to promote your idea to becoming a "guestpert" that television producers want to call back...over and over again. She gives you the lay of the land and who all the players are in the field...easily and simply. It's a great resource for those who want to be in the "biz" or need the "biz" to promote their product or services.

Great Stuff.......2006-03-02

This is a great book especially for those folks that know nothing about the TV/entertainment industry. Ms. Jordan does an excellent job of detailing the different job descriptions and provides invaluable insider information that one outside the industry would never have access to.

Works on Multiple Levels.......2006-02-27

OK. I admit it. When I agreed to review "Get on TV" by Jacquie Jordan it was for my own selfish reasons. My new novel had just been released, and I was looking for a way to get on TV for added exposure. So naturally, I chose the book with the perfect title, and man am I glad I did.

In "Get on TV" veteran TV producer and insider Jacquie Jordan (who has worked with folks like Donny Osmond and Maury Povich) reveals valuable information on what it takes to get on television. The books gives detailed information on topics such as how to assemble a press kit, how to speak the language of TV producers and how to set realistic expectations on appearing on your favorite (and not so favorite) news and talk shows.

"Get on TV" works on multiple levels, mainly because the reader can feel the author's genuine authenticity when reading between the lines. It's not one of those books that was written solely to promote the author's business. In fact, Jordan even shares ways to circumvent the need to hire an agency like hers. You gotta love and respect that.

Though the book is packed with outstanding information, including a sample release form, contact information for all of the major networks and Jordan's insider info, some of the material (like definitions and learning the lingo) seemed to be overkill. But don't let this minor distraction fool you. Jacquie Jordan knows her stuff, and if you follow the advice in this book it wouldn't surprise me at all if I saw you on TV soon after. Buy this book and follow the advice given and I know I'll see you on the small screen.

Emanuel Carpenter
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I'm going to be a TV STAR!
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If you want to sing for Simon, Paula and Randy, make a deal with The Donald, flirt with the Bachelorette, or strut your stuff for Tyra, this guide is for you.

Insider Matthew Robinson shows you what it takes to get on America’s most popular reality TV shows, including The Real World, Survivor, American Idol, Extreme Makeover, and America’s Next Top Model. For auditioners and fans alike, this guide delivers:

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Matthew Robinson is a screenwriter and novelist. He lives in Hollywood, California with his dog, Dobert Dobertson.

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I'm going to be a TV STAR!.......2005-11-05

I picked up this book and couldn't put it down. I didn't think I cared at all about reality tv, but once Robinson took me inside the nuts and bolts of how these shows run, I really think I could get on one of these shows. Anybody who wants to get rich and famous fast should buy this book. Plus it was funny!

Juicy!.......2005-10-19

This book is everything you want to know about what REALLY goes on on these shows. I love the no nonsense approach and the tongue in cheek tone. I first picked this book up because my neice wanted to send in a tape to Survivor, but now the whole family has been taking turns with it. Its a fun, insightful book.

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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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Sissy Hankshaw, an almost flawlessly beautiful small-town girl with big-time dreams, hitchhikes her way into your heart, your hopes, and your sleeping bag in Tom Robbins's magical, funny, and most famous novel. Follow Sissy's amazing odyssey from Virginia to chic Manhattan to the Dakota Badlands, where FBI agents, cowgirls, and ecstatic whooping cranes explode in a deliciously drawn-out climax. This is Tom Robbins at his offbeat, outrageous, and inventive best.

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Starring: Sissy Hanshaw -- flawlessly beautiful, almost. A small-town girl with big-time dreams and a quirk to match -- hitchhiking her way into your heart, your hopes, and your sleeping bags...

Featuring: Bonanza Jellybean and the smooth-riding cowgirls of Rubber Rose Ranch; Chink, lascivious guru of yams and yang; Julian, Mohawk by birth -- asthmatic esthete and husband by disposition; Dr. Robbins, preventive psychiatrist and reality instructor...

Follow Sissy's amazing odyssey from Virginia to chic Manhattan to the Dakota Badlands, where FBI agents, cowgirls, and ecstatic whooping cranes explode in a deliciously drawn-out climax...

Customer Reviews:

Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03

This is more of Robbins' whacky silliness, with a woman touring all over the place to find someone compatible and display her jeans to best advantage.

She ends up encountering other odd characters in her quest to find out where she fits in, and what this shagging thing is all about.

on and on and on and on.......2006-09-10

I got this book because it was highly recommended by a college professor. I thought that it was entirely too wordy. I would skip through paragraphs because it was just too much. I thought the story plot was interesting and could have been fun to read, but Tom Robbins came off sounding pretentious because of his overuse of words. It could have been much better.

Form over Function.......2006-05-16

The language is beautiful in form. Inspirational is the best way to describe his ability to describe any one moment. The internal mechanisms that move a story from one moment to the next is what was painfully absent. The main driving force of plot was overt sexual tension. Once this aspect had reached its climax early in the novel there was little holding my attention. I put the book down not knowing what became of the Chink or any of the Cowgirls.
Is literature supposed to have a point or not? There are works of art that are beauty in of themselves, and only for themselves, and represent a voice that was never heard of before. Then there are pieces of art and literature whose point is to edify through illustration, explanation or even catharis. This work was absent of any meaningful satire that I could discern. Robbin's strength here was in his unique way of illustrating with words.
I believe an earlier reviewer used the words "literary masturbation." Perfect discription.
Sadly, this was my first exposure to T. Robbins. Doubt if I will try again any time soon. I do get Cinemax afterall.

two freakishly large thumbs up.......2006-04-18

A young lady with fantastically large thumbs. An all female ranch. Roundabout routes to self-descovery, hitchiking and whooping cranes. The troublesome part about reading "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" is twofold. The first is that you cannot put it down. The second is, having subjected yourself to such a large dose of Robbins trippy, meandering style, you begin to think like him. Worse, you begin to talk the way he writes. One moment, you're having a perfectly lucid conversation with the boss about deadlines, the next, you're babbling incongruously about the average rectal temperature of the hummingbird.
The novel moves along with the crazy, fast-and-slow pace of an acid trip. As a reader, you bounce and groove along with the story as though you were clinging to the side of a raft in rough seas.
Robbins has mastery over his readers, and "Cowgirls" is the book that welcomed me into his twisted world. The uniqueness of his writing style is apparent from page one. You might advance to page three just out of some perverse curiosity about this strange, gushing style. After that Robbins owns you. Thumbelina owns you, as she hitches away around the country with those freakishly sexy thumbs.
That's another thing about Robbins. Things that shouldn't be funny are hilarious. Things that shouldn't be sexy are... well. You get my point. Read the book.

Literary Review.......2006-04-06

Well, I could say a lot about this book; however, one thing I'll say is that it's just a little wordy for me. Too much explanation. I guess I could say four more words: Confused About The Hype.

Turn Off the TV and Get a Life! (Deseret Book Audio Library)

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John Bytheway
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How to Get on Jeopardy!... and Win: Valuable Information from a Champion

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President error
Error in review below
Speaking from Experience - This Book Helps!
Worth the purchase, but could have been better...
Worth a read but not the definitive Jeopardy book

How to Get on Jeopardy!... and Win: Valuable Information from a Champion
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Customer Reviews:

President error.......2004-07-20

There seems to be a lot of discrepancy regarding the 1st president born in the twentieth century. Even the other reviewers were sort of inaccurate and nonspecific. JFK was the first man to become president who was born in the 20th century (1917). However, the president who was FIRST BORN in the 20th century was LBJ (NOT REAGAN)in 1908. It depends on how the question is asked. This is a lot like the question "Who was the youngest president?" Most people think it is JFK, but it is actually Teddy Roosevelt who took office (after McKinley's assassination) at the age of 42. JFK was the youngest man to take office who was ELECTED president.

Error in review below.......2001-08-09

I haven't actually ready the book, but Ronald Reagan was the first president born in the 20th century, in 1911.

Speaking from Experience - This Book Helps!.......2000-01-26

I recently had the pleasure of becoming a five-time Jeopardy champion, and Mike Dupee's book helped in getting me to that position. I would echo many sentiments expressed by other reviewers. The "Learning the Facts" portion is not as useful as the rest of the book, as it gets bogged down in details and contains a few errors. However, it does have some useful tables, such as those for prominent dancers, artists and their identifiers, and major inventors/discoverers.

The real value of the book is in its discussion of the background information about the show. Mike's descriptions of the testing process and the day of taping are on target.

The book's analysis of the buzzer mechanism proved to be helpful. Although I found I couldn't prepare in advance for my buzzer technique, it was helpful to read about how you have to wait until someone offstage "opens the lines" for you to ring in and answer. At the same time, Mike was absolutely correct in saying you can't wait to see the lights around the board before you buzz. Keeping these ideas in mind, I came up with a method of timing the buzzer which worked more often than not.

Ultimately the section on betting strategy may have been the most valuable for me (although there is a math error noted by other reviewers). In my second game, I was in second place heading into Final Jeopardy and missed the question, yet I still won. Mike's discussion of the "two thirds rule" was foremost in my mind as I made my wager. Rather than betting everything, as so many 2nd and 3rd place players needlessly do, I made a smart wager which maximized my chances to win, and fortune was on my side.

Another reviewer felt that studying did not help her when she competed. However, I would agree with Mike in advising contestants to study. In each of my five games, I had at least one occasion when I buzzed in and responded based on something I learned in my studying process. This happened four times in my fifth game. "The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy," by E.D. Hirsch, Joseph Kett, and James Trefil, was a godsend for me. The New York Public Library's Desk Reference Book was also very helpful.

In conclusion, "How to Get on Jeopardy!... and Win" is a valuable resource for any potential contestants. It is best used in conjunction with other books which are better study material sources.

Worth the purchase, but could have been better..........1999-12-21

I had very high hopes when I first purchased this book and Dupee's concept is great. He has some very good strategies and some good tips in re the show. If he'd have stuck to this for the entire book I'd have given four to five stars. However the second half of the book focuses on trivia and gives an idea of what to brush up on before you become a contestant. This is where I was the most disappointed. The editing is haphazard and it seems like the book jumps back and forth between chapters. Also a section which listed Famous African-americans in alphabetical order stops at H - seemingly an editorial glitch that wasn't picked up. If you're going to be on the show I recommend it although it is not a "must".

Worth a read but not the definitive Jeopardy book.......1999-12-18

I just appeared on Jeopardy earlier this week - actually, I taped this week and will appear the week of March 13-17, 2000. I read the book before I went onto the show (but after I had been to the tryout, passed the test, and received 'the call' to appear on the show).

I definitely recommend that you read the first half of the book about tryouts, betting strategy etc. His betting strategy is excellent (although another reviewer pointed out some math errors), and he seems to be ahead of the curve. After I read his advice on betting and before I went on the show, I watched several weeks worth of games and noticed many - MANY - times where the person who placed second or third would have actually won the game using Dupee's strategy.

However, the second half of the book (trivia) is useless for at least two reasons. First, if you memorized every piece of trivia in this book it would not help you on an actual game very much if at all and it probably would not help you on a tryout. He also skips over a major category - religion - which surprised me, and he spends far too much time on food. Second, the book is typeset in such a way that the answer to each question appears immediately after the question but NOT on a separate line. Therefore if you are trying to read the question and formulate an answer before you see the actual answer, it is almost impossible to do so, rendering this section of the book almost useless for solo studying (although you could have someone read you the questions and then respond aloud). And, as other reviewers have noted, there are numerous factual errors in the book. For example, the first President born in the 20th century - in 1917 - was not Jimmy Carter, it was JFK.

I did study a lot for Jeopardy and there was only one question in my game that my studying prepared me for, and I couldn't recall the information fast enough to ring in and get credit. Several former Jeopardy contestants whom I've met, includng a 5 time champion, advised me not to study. I ignored their advice, but I think it turned out that they were right.

In this book there is one mis-statement so huge I must comment about it, and pardon me for shouting - YOU DO NOT HAVE A FEW EXTRA SECONDS IN THE ACTUAL GAME TO ANSWER EACH QUESTION AS HE STATES - the actual game is as fast-paced in the studio as it seems at home, in fact it seems faster. It is taped in real time so you also have very short commercial breaks.

Finally, if I can give any advice to those of you who are trying out for Jeopardy! (and why would you read this book if you weren't?), I would say that in order to get a tryout, you can take your chances with getting a slot at a regional tryout - which is very iffy - or you can make an appointment and travel to LA where you will be CERTAIN to get a tryout. In order to stand out at the tryout, first you have to pass the test (35 out of 50 right on a written test at the $800 question level), then have a funny story ready for the interview portion, be relaxed, look like you're having fun, and keep the pace moving when you play a mock game. The contestant coordinators like that (BTW, they are VERY nice). Don't appear too intense, either! My impression is that they would love to move away from the professional white male contestant from Southern California - although they don't ever say that - so I'm guessing it would help to be blue-collar, ethnic, female, and not from California! Not that you can change any of those characteristics, so this is just an observation, not advice!

And finally, when you get on the show the single most important factor that will determine whether you win or not (aside from your knowledge of trivia and your ability to recall it instantly) is your signalling button technique. This is huge - HUGE - H-U-G-E! I have met a five time winner who practiced at home with a highlighter pen by pressing the end of it, and this person was killer on the signalling button and not only won 5 games but won them all as runaway games - had them all locked up by final jeopardy.

Because instant recall and signalling button technique are so important, I'd almost recommend that you not cram for Jeopardy - unless you're going to do so now, before you even get a tryout. It's one thing to know something, it's another thing to be able to recall it in a nanosecond, as you must on Jeopardy. If you can't cram trivia to where you can recall it instantly, don't bother to study! (Dupee seems to credit his victory on his studying techniques but I think - as he says people remarked in the book - he was just killer on the signalling button). And one final thing - on the signalling button it's not speed, it's TIMING! Like Goldilocks and the porridge, you can't be too early, or too late, you have to ring in just right. Which I'm here to tell you, is harder than it seems!

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How to Get an Acting Job Outside of New York and Hollywood is an artistic guidebook helping actors and models find work outside the major markets. This book provides valuable interviews with directors, producers, actors and photographers.

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A valuable guide for anyone interested in acting!.......2003-12-19

I was amazed to find that there is work for actors outside of New York and Hollywood. I've always been interested in acting, and have been discouraged by the need for union affiliation with it's costs and restrictions. This book enlightened me and chased my fears of seeking work in my area. I found the book easy to understand and follow with specific workable ideas. Terry Harris's writing is clear and precise. There is humor as well as direction. An excellent read. I highly recommend it!

On the Air: How to Get on Radio and TV Talk Shows and What to Do When You Get There

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On the Air: How to Get on Radio and TV Talk Shows and What to Do When You Get There
Al Parinello
Manufacturer: Career Pr Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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How to Get on Radio Talk Shows All Across America w/o Leaving Home
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ASIN: 0934829853

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