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To: james ball who wrote (11683)	12/18/1998 9:34:00 AM
From: Margaret Mateer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34811

Dear Tom, "Stock Patterns" is my favorite Christmas present! So far..<GG> And my thanks for the must-read book. Watching over us as usual I see. How do you thank an angel? I'll just try and be as good as I can be to those around me. Merry Christmas and a joyous holiday season to all. Peggy

To: james ball who wrote (11683)	12/18/1998 11:23:00 AM
From: Challo Jeregy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 34811

Tom, I got this book last month. It was recommended reading by Gary Smith (?), the TA guy at Cramer's site. I got it because it was cheap <G>. (That means OJ can buy it!) After a few chapters, I thought, man, this is P&F!!!!!!!!! Good reading. challo

To: james ball who wrote (11683)	12/18/1998 1:15:00 PM
From: Dennis J.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34811

Tom. Truly a great book. I first read it back in the sixties, and I still have my early paperback edition. Since you and I are of similar vintage, I wonder how you missed this one over the years. Dennis

To: james ball who wrote (11683)	12/21/1998 10:50:00 AM
From: Al Serrao	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34811

Tom, getting back to our old friend Darvas, he never detailed what method he used to find his stocks. Later in the book he details that he started to look for stocks with accelerating earnings. I was also interested in learning how long he kept his stocks. From the examples and charts in his book, I estimated that on average the time period from when he bought to when he sold was between 18 to 24 months. Not bad for a couple of million dollars ( adjusted for inflation that would be closer to 10-20 million today!) Great book.