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  • The Art of Playing Defense

  • How to Get Ahead by Not Falling Behind
  • By: Whitney Tilson
  • Narrated by: Whitney Tilson
  • Length: 4 hrs
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)

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The Art of Playing Defense

By: Whitney Tilson
Narrated by: Whitney Tilson
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Publisher's summary

To be successful and enjoy a happy life, it’s important to do all the right things: become well educated and wise, develop a strong work ethic, always act with integrity, and treat others well. But what’s equally important - yet widely overlooked - is avoiding the calamities that cause you to suffer, go back to square one, or worst of all, die a premature death.

Famed investor Whitney Tilson has made a living managing risks with investments. Now, he turns his attention to the risks in our everyday lives. The Art of Playing Defense is a practical and actionable guide filled with common sense ideas for avoiding life’s calamities, such as marrying the wrong person or having a good marriage go bad, getting thrown in jail, going bankrupt, or suffering a debilitating illness or injury. With Whitney’s help, you can avoid these disastrous outcomes. It’s no fun thinking about all the things that can go wrong in life, but if you want to get ahead, you have to start by not falling behind.

©2021 Whitney Tilson (P)2021 Whitney Tilson
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Solid advice, wish I had 20 years ago!

This will be a book that I am going to want my teenagers to read!

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Garbage

The best part of the book was where he repeated the trite but true information that we've heard before. While it's repetitive a reminder never hurts. What is bad is when he asserts his opinions as fact and just ignores reality.

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