Like a great many people I decided to try to write and have published a book. I was very fortunate to find a publisher (World Scientific Publishing) willing to take a chance on a first-time book author. The work in question An Undergraduate Introduction to Financial Mathematics, J. Robert Buchanan, World Scientific Publishing Company, Hackensack, NJ, USA, ISBN: 981--256--637--6, appeared in 2006. At the risk of sounding like a advertisement for WSPC, I feel it is necessary to say that all the people I dealt with there were exceptionally professional and a pleasure with whom to work. If you would like to purchase a copy of this book please check the publisher's website.

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