Learn to earn : a beginner's guide to the basics of investing and business

From one of the world's top financial author teams, the hardcover edition of the complete guide to everything you need to know about investments More and more people are turning to investing as a means of providing for their financial future.

As a consequence the demand for guidance on the basics of business and investment has never been greater.

In this thoroughly engaging guide to investment basics Peter Lynch and John Rothchild instruct potential investors of every ilk-from precocious high-schoolers to retirees on a pension-in the fundamental principles of investing and business.

From how to read a stock table in the daily newspaper and how to track the stock market, to how to read a company's financial report and how to think like a professional investor, they provide readers with the solid foundation necessary to make informed investment decisions. A complete guide to investment basics from one of America's most prestigious author teams * An accessible and engaging read-will have broad appeal to potential investors of all ages and every income level PETER LYNCH is the former manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund and the co-author of the bestsellers One Up on Wall Street and Beating the Street, both of which he wrote with John Rothchild.

JOHN ROTHCHILD writes a column for Fortune Magazine and is the author of A Fool and His Money.