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Foreword, by Kenny Polcari

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PART I — STOCK OPERATOR: THE ORIGIN STORY

Chapter 1: "On The Discovery Of My Game" (1891-1897, Age 14-20) Chapter 2: "To Failure On Wall Street" (1898-1899 Age 21-22) Chapter 3: "The Right Side Of The Market: A Man Has Got To Believe In Himself" (1899-1901 Age 22-24) Chapter 4: "Sweet Revenge: Skinning The Skinners" (1901-1905 Age 24-28) Chapter 5: "The Old Turkey Wisdom And The Sucker Class Games" (1905-1906 Age 28-29) Chapter 6: "My First Big Killing, The Quarter Million Dollar Hunch" (1906 Age 29) Chapter 7: "My Thinking Changed Before My Luck Did" Chapter 8: "Cocksure: The Lawrence Livingston Trucking Corporation" (1906 Age 29) Chapter 9: "My First Million: When I Am Right, I Have To Prove It With Money" (1907 Age 30)

PART II — STOCK OPERATOR: THE CRUCIBLE YEARS

Chapter 10: "The First Million-Dollar Mistake: Speculative Hazards" (1907 Age 30) Chapter 11: "The Cotton King Crown" (1907-1908 Age 30-31) Chapter 12: "Ruination: When I Ceased To Do My Own Thinking" (1908-1911 Age 30-34) Chapter 13: "The Moneyless Period" (1911-1914 Age 34-37) Chapter 14: "To Go Bankrupt: A Man Must Put Himself In The Position To Make Money" (1914-1915 Age 37-38) Chapter 15: "A Horror Of Whiners: The Hazards Of Being Right" (1917 Age 40)

PART III — STOCK OPERATOR: THE GAME OF SPECULATION

Chapter 16: "The Problem With Stock Tips" Chapter 17: "The Science of Trading: My Business Is To Be Right" Chapter 18: "Capitalizing Your Knowledge Of The Game" Chapter 19: "The Old Manipulators And The Human Factors: Daniel Drew, Jacob Little, Jay Gould, Commodore Vanderbilt" Chapter 20: "On The Goal Of Manipulation And The Role Of A Stock Operator" Chapter 21: "A Beautiful Piece Of Manipulation: Marking Up The Price of Imperial Steel 30 Points" Chapter 22: "Don't Argue With The Tape: Consolidated Stove and The Syndicate" Chapter 23: "Stories We Tell To Sell: The Public Always Wants To Be Told, And The Public Always Pays" Chapter 24: "No Asphalt Boulevard"

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