Weekend Readings for August 8th

* A friend's haunting and all-too-true story about tracking down the men who tried to kill him;

* Thanks to a sharp reader for this analysis of the real causes behind the subprime mortgage crisis;

* Excellent and unique perspective on the employment data;

* The coaching of traders: promises and limits;

* A bogus boom in China?

* Being passionate about trading, not about each trade; excellent interview;

* A scheme for diagnosing your trading problems;

* A look at the foreclosure glut.
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