About the Author
“ David Darst shares the passion, knowledge, and wonder that
David M. Darst, CFA is a Managing Director and the
launch astronauts into the realm of space and poets into flights
Chief Investment Strategist of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, with responsibility for Asset Allocation and In-
of language. To that, he adds the very rare ability to bring science
vestment Strategy; he was the founding President of the
and art together in a vehicle for the reader’s own virtual voyage
Morgan Stanley Investment Group. A highly energiz-
through the wonders of our Earth.”
ing television personality and speaker, Darst is also the author of seven other books: The Complete Bond Book (McGraw-Hill); The Handbook of the Bond and Money Markets (McGraw-Hill); The Art of Asset Allocation, Sec-
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avid Darst is renowned in the global financial community as an investment strategist and author of seven books and scores of articles in his field. But he is also a relentless explorer—of places, people, ideas, experiences sensory and emotional; a devotee of the arts and sciences; a polymath. With Voyager 3, he merges these personae in a passionate and poetic guide through literal and imaginative landscapes.
— David R. Scott, Colonel (ret.), USAF test pilot and seventh NASA astronaut to walk on the moon
ond Edition (McGraw-Hill); Mastering the Art of Asset Allocation (McGraw-Hill); Benjamin Graham on Investing (McGraw-Hill); The Little Book That Saves Your Assets (John Wiley & Sons); and Portfolio In-
“ David Darst is a polymath and constant traveler. In this tour de
vestment Opportunities in China (John Wiley & Sons). Darst earned a BA from Yale and an MBA
force, he expands the scope of his visual and verbal laser—
from Harvard Business School.
it feels like literary hyperdrive.”
Voyager 3 takes its name and impetus from the two space probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched by NASA in 1977 and now the furthest human-made objects from Earth. Darst begins his voyages with insights into the nature of space and space travel, his writerly pathways and influences, and the extraordinary magic of the 457 known moons in our solar system. Around these lunar pilgrims, Darst launches indelibly evocative prose poems delivering feelings, places, activities, and conditions of the mind and soul.
— Larry Harvey, Co-founder and Executive Director, “ David Darst is Morgan Stanley’s globe traveling investment master, but in Voyager 3 we discover he is something else: a world class wordsmith, observer, embracer and lover of life. He takes us
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along on his personal journey exploring the limitless possibilities of human emotion, expression, creativity, and observation—a trip you won’t want to miss!”
— Consuelo Mack, Anchor & Managing Editor,
Accompanying each moon-titled section are photographs intended to spark deep meditation and discovery. At times literally, at others metaphorically connected to the words, every photograph opens doors into Darst’s imagination. Close looking at each image affects interpretation of the text—and vice versa—adding layers of richness, texture, and meaning. Read one, read several, and experience their propulsive and satisfying intensity.
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack “ David’s extraordinary flights of emotion will take you to new realms of affinity, inspiration, and understanding.”
—Frederick Whittemore, Advisory Director, Morgan Stanley
“ My life and art revolve around light; and when God said, ‘Let David Darst be,’ all was illumination!”
— Leo Villareal, Pioneering Light Sculptor integrating LEDs and computer-driven imagery into architectural, site-specific art
“ Voyager 3 is unlike any other book. David Darst’s essays are extraordinary prose poems, revealing the author’s overwhelming breadth of knowledge. He unleashes a flood of complex associations that connect everything from the world of a fighter pilot to David’s ownß trek in Marco Polo’s footsteps through the Khyber Pass and along the Karakoram Highway.” — John Snyder, sculptor and author of Hill of Beans, a memoir
“ David Darst writes with such force, passion, depth of knowledge, and breadth of experience that readers will want to launch themselves into their own extraordinary voyage.”
— Marian Goodell, Director of Business and Communication, The Burning Man Project, LLC
“An interesting, beautiful, and unusual book by a sensitive and gifted man.”
— Barton M. Biggs, Founder and Former Chairman, Morgan Stanley Investment Management; Founder and Managing Partner, Traxis Partners; Author, Hedgehogging; Wealth, War, and Wisdom; and A Hedge-Fund Tale
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Jacket design: Elizabeth DiPalma Jacket photograph: Composite image of the August 28, 2007 total lunar ecplise, by Paul LeFevre.
“David Darst, how DO you do your magic?” — Maria Bartiromo, CNBC Anchor, “Closing Bell,” and Host and Managing Editor, “The Wall Street Journal Report”