BOOK                                COMMENT

DUMB MONEY: ADVENTURES              Colorful first-person account of a
OF A DAY TRADER                     Gen Xer's attempt at day trading.
by Joey Anuff and Gary Wolf
(Random House, $23.95)

HOW I TRADE FOR A LIVING            How to use brokers to trade stock-
by Gary Smith (John                 index futures and mutual funds. Not
Wiley & Sons, $29.95)               for novices.

IT'S YOUR MONEY: THE E*TRADE STEP-  Investing primer is really a shame-
BY-STEP GUIDE TO ONLINE INVESTING   less advertisement for author's
by Christos M. Cotsakos             brokerage firm. Avoid.
(HarperBusiness, $15)

ONLINE INVESTING: THE WALL STREET   Helpful "how to" for novice
JOURNAL INTERACTIVE EDITION'S       investors. Seasoned
COMPLETE GUIDE TO BECOMING A        investors can take a
SUCCESSFUL INTERNET INVESTOR        pass, though.
by Dave Pettit
and Rich Jaroslovsky
(Crown Business, $25)

SCAM DOGS & MO-MO MAMAS: INSIDE     Behind-the-scenes
THE WILD AND WOOLLY WORLD OF        look at the murky
INTERNET STOCK TRADING              world of Internet
By John R. Emshwiller               message boards
(HarperBusiness, $25)               and chat rooms.

THE MARKET MAKER'S EDGE: DAY        Wall Street pro offers a few useful
TRADING TACTICS FROM A WALL         insights on trading, but why do we
STREET INSIDER                      sense he resisted the urge to "tell
by Joshua Lukeman                   all"?
(McGraw-Hill, $34.95)

THE ONLINE BROKER AND TRADING       Listing of more than 100 online
DIRECTORY                           brokers, including fees and services
by Larry Chambers with Karen        but no rankings or analysis.
Johnson (McGraw-Hill, $19.95)