{ "item_title" : "The Long Game", "item_author" : [" Marcus Ashford "], "item_description" : "Why do smart people make terrible investors?They know the math. They understand compound interest. They've read the books. Yet they still panic during crashes, chase hot stocks during booms, and abandon working strategies during boring years. The knowledge is free and widely available. The patience is rare and nearly impossible.The Long Game isn't another book about what to do with your money. It's a book about why you can't do what you already know you should do.Through unforgettable stories of investors who built wealth slowly and those who destroyed it quickly, Morgan Housel-style behavioral insights, and hard-won wisdom from a century of market history, this book explores the single factor that matters more than intelligence, timing, or strategy: time allowed to compound without interruption.You'll discover: Why the first decade of investing feels pointless but matters mostHow the envy years destroy more wealth than market crashesWhy building before you need it is exponentially easier than building during crisisThe asymmetry of time that makes your early years ten times more valuable than your late yearsWhy patience is competitive advantage in a world optimized for impatienceHow time heals financial wounds if you give it time to workThis book is for you if: You understand investing intellectually but struggle with it emotionallyYou've abandoned strategies during crashes or chased returns during boomsYou feel left behind when others get rich quicklyYou want to understand why boring consistency beats exciting complexityYou're willing to play a different game than everyone else is playingWhat you won't find: Stock picks or market predictionsGet-rich-quick schemes or shortcutsComplex strategies requiring constant attentionClaims that patience is easy or that markets are predictableWhat you will find: Honest exploration of why long-term thinking is psychologically brutalStories that reveal principles rather than preaching themUnderstanding of your own behavior that makes better choices possiblePermission to be boring while others chase excitementProof that time works for those who give it timeMost investment advice tells you what to do. This book helps you understand why you don't do it, and how to build the patience that cannot be bought.The long game is simple. Not easy. But simple. Give time enough time. Don't interrupt. Don't break. Don't quit. Let time work.Few play it. Fewer win it. Time rewards those who wait.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/827/769/9798277691502_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "12.99", "online_price" : "12.99", "our_price" : "12.99", "club_price" : "12.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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