Table of contents : Beating the Street: Front Cover ......Page 1 Short Title ......Page 2 Also by Peter Lynch ......Page 3 Title Page ......Page 4 Printer's Imprint ......Page 5 Acknowledgments ......Page 6 Dedication ......Page 7 CONTENTS ......Page 8 Preface ......Page 10 Preface To The Trade Paperback Edition ......Page 16 Introduction: Escape from Bondage ......Page 20 One: The Miracle of St. Agnes ......Page 28 Two: The Weekend Worrier ......Page 41 Three: A Tour of the Fund House ......Page 53 Four: Managing Magellan: The Early Years ......Page 87 Five: Magellan: The Middle Years ......Page 106 Six: Magellan: The Later Years ......Page 121 Seven: Art, Science, and Legwork ......Page 145 Eight: Shopping for Stocks: The Retail Sector ......Page 155 Nine: Prospecting In Bad News: How The “Collapse” in Real Estate Led Me to Pier 1, Sunbelt Nursery, and General Host ......Page 165 Ten: My Close Shave at Supercuts ......Page 182 Eleven: Blossoms in the Desert: Great Companies in Lousy Industries ......Page 187 Twelve: It’s A Wonderful Buy ......Page 199 Thirteen: A Closer Look at the S&Ls ......Page 210 Fourteen: Master Limited Partnerships: A Deal with a Yield ......Page 226 Fifteen: The Cyclicals: What Goes Around Comes Around ......Page 238 Sixteen: Nukes in Distress: CMS Energy ......Page 250 Seventeen: Uncle Sam’s Garage Sale: Allied Capital II ......Page 261 Eighteen: My Fannie Mae Diary ......Page 268 Nineteen: Treasure in the Backyard: The Colonial Group of Mutual Funds ......Page 280 Twenty: The Restaurant Stocks: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is ......Page 284 Twenty-One: The Six-Month Checkup ......Page 289 25 Golden Rules ......Page 310 Postscript ......Page 313 Index ......Page 328 Rear Cover ......Page 339