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The Truth About Your Future: The Money Guide You Need Now, Later, and Much Later

RIC EDELMAN · SIMON & SCHUSTER
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

New York Times bestselling author and legendary investment guru Ric Edelman reveals his forward-thinking guide on how technology and science will reshape the way we save, invest, and plan for the future.

Technology and science are evolving at a blistering, almost incomprehensible...
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Start Your Own Nonprofit Organization: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success

Corbin Collins · Entrepreneur Press
Pages: 170
Format: Paperback

FOLLOW YOUR PASSIONServing missions rather than profits, the nonprofit sector employs 11 million people, making it the third largest industry in the United States, and often provides our communities' most fundamental services.Whether your mis­sion is to save puppies, feed children,...
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Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do about It

Larry Olmsted · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

"Impressive . . . Readers will be inspired by Olmsted's intensity and clarity, and floored by how far some counterfeiters go to fool consumers and some historic food institutions go to protect their products and their names. Olmsted's sharp language will hopefully put fires under counterfeiters...
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Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley

Corey Pein · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A scathing, sardonic exploration of Silicon Valley tech culture, laying bare the greed, hubris, and retrograde politics of an industry that aspires to radically transform society for its own benefitAt the height of the startup boom, journalist Corey Pein set out for Silicon Valley with...
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3 Kings: Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, and Hip-Hop's Multibillion-Dollar Rise

Zack O'Malley Greenburg · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Tracing the careers of hip-hop's three most dynamic stars, this deeply reported history brilliantly examines the entrepreneurial genius of the first musician tycoons: Diddy, Dr. Dre, and Jay-Z

Being successful musicians was simply never enough for the three kings of hip-hop. Diddy,...
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Preventing Credit Card Fraud: A Complete Guide for Everyone from Merchants to Consumers

Jen Grondahl Lee · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 250
Format: Hardcover

Everyone is affected by credit card fraud, if they are aware of it or not. Every day there are a variety of ways that scams and fraudsters can get your card and personal information. Today so much business occurs over the Internet or via the phone where no card is present. What can start...
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The Newbie's Guide to Successful Real Estate Investing: Start Here!

BRANDON TURNER · BiggerPockets
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback

Are you looking for a no-nonsense, easy to understand introduction to the world of real estate investing, without the upsell to a guru course, bootcamp, or special (expensive) training? The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing is here to help. Already...
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Spellbound: Seven Principles of Illusion to Captivate Audiences and Unlock the Secrets of Success

David Kwong · HarperBusiness
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A professional magician and illusionist - the head magic consultant for the hit film Now You See Me - reveals how to bridge the gap between perception and reality to increase your powers of persuasion and influence.

David Kwong has astounded corporate CEOs, TED talk audiences,...

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Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives

Tim Harford · Riverhead Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

From the award-winning columnist and author of the national bestseller The Undercover Economist comes a provocative big idea book about the genuine benefits of being messy: at home, at work, in the classroom, and beyond.

Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives
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Fifty-Five Unemployed and Faking Normal

Elizabeth White · Elizabeth White
Pages: 180
Format: Print book

You're in your fifties and sixties and have saved nothing or not nearly enough to retire. You don't want to be blamed or shamed about it. Too late for that. What you want to know is whether there's anything you can do now to intercept the precarious financial path you're...
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The Science of Selling: Proven Strategies to Make Your Pitch, Influence Decisions, and Close the Deal

David Hoffeld · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

The Revolutionary Sales Approach Scientifically Proven to Dramatically Improve Your Sales and Business Success Did you know that nearly half of salespeople fail to meet their quotas every year? Or that many of the most common sales behaviors drive down sales performance? In today's...
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Smart Mom, Rich Mom: How to Build Wealth While Raising a Family

Kimberly Palmer · American Management Association
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Of all life's financial shocks, few compare to bringing home an infant. Just one tiny person costs $250,000 to raise-- not including college! How will you pay for it? That agonizing question fuels mothers' choices about their careers, budgets, and families. Some lean in, some scale back...
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A First-Class Catastrophe: The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History

DIANA B HENRIQUES · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

The definitive account of the crash of 1987, a cautionary tale of how the U.S. financial system nearly collapsed--from the bestselling author of The Wizard of Lies

Monday, October 19, 1987, was by far the worst day in Wall Street history. The market fell 22.6 percent - almost...

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Vogue on Jean Paul Gaultier

Carolyn Asome · Quadrille Publishing
Pages: 158
Format: Hardcover

Seen as an enfant terrible when he first burst on to the fashion scene, Jean Paul Gaultier retains this 'bad boy' image while garnering respect for his mastery of classical cutting and tailoring techniques. From his first Paris show in 1976, to Madonna's corsets for her Blonde...
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Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age

Brad Smith · Penguin Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"A clear, compelling guide to some of the most pressing debates in technology today." - Bill Gates, from the foreword

From Microsoft's President and one of the tech industry's wisest thinkers, a frank and thoughtful reckoning with how to balance enormous promise and existential...
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