Fund manager Joel Greenblatt has been beating the Dow (with returns of 50 percent a year) for more than a decade. And now, in this highly accessible guide, he's going to show you how to do it, too. You're about to discover investment opportunities that portfolio managers, business-school professors, and top investment experts regularly miss -- uncharted areas where the individual investor has a huge advantage over the Wall Street wizards. Here is your personal treasure map to special situations in which big profits are possible, including: <P> <B>* Spin-offs * Restructurings * Merger Securities<P> * Mergers * Rights Offerings * Recapitalizations<P> * Bankruptcies * Risk Arbitrage</B> <P> This is a practical and easy-to-use investment reference, filled with case studies, important background information, and all the tools you'll need. All it takes is a little extra time and effort -- and <I>you can be a stock market genius.</I>