{"product_id":"9781429989664","title":"Laughing at Wall Street: How I Beat the Pros at Investing (by Reading Tabloids, Shopping at the Mall, and Connecting on Facebook) and How You Can, Too","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e$20,000 to $2 million in only three years— the greatest stock-picker you never heard of tells you how you can do it too\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eChris Camillo is not a stockbroker, financial analyst, or hedge fund manager. He is an ordinary person with a knack for identifying trends and discovering great investments hidden in everyday life. In early 2007, he invested $20,000 in the stock market, and in three years it grew to just over $2 million. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Laughing at Wall Street, you'll see: \u003cbr\u003e•How Facebook friends helped a young parent invest in the wildly successful children's show, Chuggington—and saw her stock values climb 50% \u003cbr\u003e•How an everyday trip to 7-Eleven alerted a teenager to short Snapple stock—and tripled his money in seven days \u003cbr\u003e•How $1000 invested consecutively in Uggs, True Religion jeans, and Crocs over five years grew to $750,000 \u003cbr\u003e•How Michelle Obama caused J. Crew's stock to soar 186%, and Wall Street only caught up four months later! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging, narratively-driven, and without complicated financial analysis, Camillo's stock picking methodology proves that you do not need large sums of money or fancy market data to become a successful investor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154205655280,"sku":"9781429989664","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429989664_p0.jpg?v=1763749394","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429989664","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}