Plain Facts

Bauman, G. A.Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 9.6K words
Chapters: 1

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Plain Facts by G. A. BaumanAuthor: Bauman, G. A.,Language: English, Class: HG: Social sciences: Finance, Release Date: Feb 1, 2009

Editor's review

This book is a work written in English by G. A. Bauman, classified by Project Gutenberg under finance and social sciences, and is a free public-domain e-book. Judging from the title and classification, it is aimed at general readers interested in finance and economic common sense, and attempts to state facts plainly rather than pile up jargon. For readers who want to understand early English financial writing style or who are looking for public-domain introductory financial material, the book has some reference value. When reading, one should note that it was written long ago, and the cases and institutional background it involves are already distant from today's markets; it is better treated as a historical text and a common-sense reader than as a current investment guide. It is advisable to read it alongside a modern introductory finance book, marking outdated points as one goes, which saves effort and also makes clear the evolution of financial ideas.

Who it's for

A good fit for

General readers interested in finance and social-science common sense who can read English public-domain books
Readers of literature and history studying early English financial writing and needing public-domain textual material
Self-learners who want to supplement economic common sense with low-cost e-books and are used to taking notes

Not a good fit for

Readers looking for current investment strategies or practical personal-finance guides
University students who need systematic finance textbooks and the latest cases
Readers who struggle with English and prefer popular Chinese-language books on finance and economics

Reading tips

First browse the table of contents and read selectively by topic; there is no need to go page by page from beginning to end.
While reading, mark institutions and cases that clearly differ from today's markets and make comparison notes.
After each chapter, summarize the author's core factual statements in one or two sentences to check comprehension.
Read alongside a modern introductory finance book and use the past-present contrast to deepen impressions.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Is this book an investment and personal-finance guide?

No. According to the information, it is a public-domain work in the finance and social sciences category, written long ago, and its content is closer to common-sense statements than to a modern investment guide. If you want currently usable personal-finance strategies, you should choose recently published practical finance books; this book is better suited as a historical text and common-sense reading.

Can someone with average English read this book?

The book is in English, and its style is rather old-fashioned; sentence structures may differ from those in contemporary English reading material. Readers with average English can use dictionaries and translation tools for support and should give priority to topics in the table of contents that interest them; if the reading burden is too great, it is advisable to first move on from bilingual introductory finance material.

Are the financial views in the book still applicable today?

They should be treated with caution. The book was written long ago, and the institutions, cases, and market environment it involves differ clearly from those of today; some views may already be outdated. It is advisable to treat it as material for understanding early financial writing and the evolution of ideas, and when encountering specific claims, verify them against modern sources rather than adopting them directly.

How can the e-book be obtained, and what devices is it suitable for reading on?

The book is released by Project Gutenberg as a free e-book and is a public-domain e-book resource. The e-book is convenient for full-text search and excerpting and is suitable for selective reading by topic on a computer, tablet, or e-reader; because the layout is rather plain, it is advisable to use reading software that supports annotation, so that comparison notes can be recorded at any time.

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Bauman, G. A. Author

G. A. Bauman is an author about whom little public information is currently available; only one work by this author, Plain Facts, is held in the collection. From the existing information, nothing can be confirmed about nationality, dates of birth and death, education, or professional career, so it would be inappropriate to speculate in detail about his life. As far as the known work is concerned, the title Plain Facts suggests content focused on stating facts, clarifying common misunderstandings, or offering concise and straightforward explanatory writing, with a style that tends toward the practical and clear rather than the elaborate. Because records are scarce, the book's publication context, the process of its composition, and readers' responses remain to be further verified. Overall, Bauman is currently best introduced as an author who has entered the view of Chinese readers through a single work, and a fuller assessment of his writing orientation and influence still requires more material.