| International Standard Book Number |
30.00
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781394304028 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1394304021 (hardcover)
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
332.6092 23
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| Personal Name |
Calamos, John P., author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJKFXWvGv73bcd9MtpC6X.
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| Title Statement |
The sky's the limit : lessons in service, entrepreneurship and achieving the American dream / John P. Calamos, Sr., Joe Garner.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
c2025.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2025]
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| Physical Description |
ix, 184 pages, 14 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent.
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia.
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| Carrier Type |
volume nc rdacarrier.
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| General Note |
Includes index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
The American dream: A journey begins -- Stock boy and the stock certificates -- Factory floors to academic halls -- Shaping his vision -- Active duty -- Red smoke! -- The defining mission -- Back to the states -- Civilian life again -- Founding of Calamos Investments -- We hired PhDs -- A journey home -- Strategies for stability -- A journey together -- A lifelong passion for flight -- Calamos goes public -- Weathering the storm -- A new era begins -- Reclaiming control -- From success to significance -- Global influence -- Excellence, innovation, and leadership -- Forging a lasting legacy -- From the desk of John P. Calamos, Sr. -- Acknowledgments -- About Joe Garner -- Index.
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| Summary, Etc. |
In The Sky's the Limit: Lessons in Service, Entrepreneurship, and Achieving the American Dream, distinguished Air Force pilot and Founder of Calamos Investments, John Pl Calamos, Sr., delivers an inspirational and energizing collection of business lessons and stories gathered from his long and illustrious careers in the Armed Forces and investment industry.
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| Summary, Etc. |
New York Times bestselling author, Joe Garner, explores Calamos' extraordinary success, from a stock boy in his parent's' grocery store on Chicago's west side, to his 400+ combat missions in Vietnam, to launching his own investment firm and growing it to over $40 billion in assets. The boo also discusses the foundations of that success: intelligent risk management and resilience, with each chapter framed as a compelling story combined with a proven business lesson.
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| Summary, Etc. |
The Sky's the Limit examines John's life story of his discovery of stock certificates in his family's basement as a teenager, which resulted in a lifelong passion for investing. It also covers his time in the Air Force, including five years of active duty flying B-52 bombers and twelve years in the Reserves flying A-37 fighter jets. Finally, the book explores Calamos' pioneering initiatives to launch one of the first convertible funds in 1985 and one of the first liquid alternatives funds in 1990.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Calamos, John P.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Pilots and pilotage Biography. United States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Portfolio managers Biography.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Garner, Joe, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtmvGmpm8FmTVcXhC9Rrq.
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