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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dreman, David N.
Contrarian investment strategies : the psychological edge / David Dreman.
p. cm.
1. Investment analysis. 2. Investments—Psychological aspects. I. Title.
HG4521.D727 2012
332.601'9—dc232011023716
ISBN 978-0-7432-9796-7 (print)
ISBN 978-1-4516-2895-1 (ebook)
Revised and updated edition of Contrarian Investment Strategies: The Next Generation.