Competitions

Hurst 3910201 Competition/Plus Manual Shifter
$179.75
I upgraded to this shifter in my 2006 Mustang GT.
It vastly improved the driving experience!
I would highly recommend it.

Competition Demystified: A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy
$17.00
This is a fabulous book on learning about a company's moat. Warren Buffett coined this term, which simply means a competitive advantage. A moat protects the company's revenues from competitors just like a moat protected a castle from invaders. I found this book extremely helpful because it helped me with competition and market analysis. I also read Michael Porter's books and I enjoyed them very much, but this book was simpler to understand.

In this book, readers learn how to evaluate if the company has any benefits from barriers to entry and whether the moats come from a proprietary technical advantage, customer captivity or economies of scale.

For readers looking for more books on this subject, I also recommend The Little Book That Builds Wealth by Pat Dorsey of Morningstar. In his book, he describes that moats can come from intangible assets, switching costs, network effect, and cost advantages.

- Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market

Postcards from the Edge
$9.95
I had seen this movie in the theater and just had to finally own it. It truly is a feel good movie. And Shirley MacLaine with Meryl Streep is a win win situation. As in other MacLaine movies she is sassy as ever just as in real life and that is one reason I love her movies. And Meryl Streep is so versatile, and still going strong, the both of them. Proof you can get acting jobs as a woman after 40, you just have to be timeless and those 2 are up with there with the best timeless actresses. Glad for their continued successes.

The Competition [VHS]
$9.98
The movie was one of my favorites, containing wonderful piano concerti. The tape had an audio flutter (pudapudapuda) and would not rewind all the way. I was very impressed with the return response from ParkWood MEDIA - once I got their correct address. I had thrown out the packing slip (if there was one) and the return address on the box did not have the word MEDIA so my e-mail didn't reach them. I contacted Amazon and Amazon contacted ParkWood and they contacted me. They told me not to bother returning the defective tape so I didn't. I appreciated saving the postage. I will look forward to the credit on my VISA bill.