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Heads I Win, Tails I Win: Why Smart Investors Fail and How to Tilt the Odds in Your Favor

Spencer Jakab · Portfolio Penguin
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

INVESTING IS ONE OF THE FEW AREAS IN LIFE WHERE EVEN VERY SMART PEOPLE LET HOPE TRIUMPH OVER EXPERIENCE According to Wall Street Journal investing colum­nist Spencer Jakab, most of us have no idea how much money we're leaving on the table - or that the average saver doesn't come...
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The Speed of Sound: Breaking the Barriers Between Music and Technology: A Memoir

Thomas Dolby · Flatiron Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

The remarkable story of rising to the top of the music charts, a second act as a tech pioneer, and the sustaining power of creativity and art.Thomas Dolby's hit songs "She Blinded Me with Science" and "Hyperactive!" catapulted him to international fame in the early...
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Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream

Sara Goldrick-Rab · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

If you are a young person, and you work hard enough, you can get a college degree and set yourself on the path to a good life, right? Not necessarily, says Sara Goldrick-Rab, and with Paying the Price, she shows in damning detail exactly why. Quite simply, college is far too expensive...
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Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating

Paul E Oyer · Boston, MA : Harvard Business Review Pr., 2014
Pages: 241
Format: Hardcover

Conquering the dating market - from an economist's point of viewAfter more than twenty years, economist Paul Oyer found himself back on the dating scene - but what a difference a few years made. Dating was now dominated by sites like Match.com, eHarmony, and OkCupid. But Oyer had a secret...
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Black Ops Advertising: Native Ads, Content Marketing and the Covert World of the Digital Sell

Mara Einstein · Or Books Llc
Pages: 252
Format: Print book

From Facebook to Talking Points Memo to the New York Times, often what looks like fact-based journalism is not. It's advertising. Not only are ads indistinguishable from reporting, the Internet we rely on for news, opinions and even impartial sales content is now the ultimate corporate...
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It's Not the How or the What but the Who: Succeed by Surrounding Yourself with the Best

Claudio Fernández-Aráoz · Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover

Succeed by mastering the art of the whoWhy surround yourself with the best? Because it matters - in all aspects of life.In fact, in professional environments, getting people right - what global leadership authority Claudio Fernández-Aráoz calls "the art of great 'who' decisions"...
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Dream Year: Make the Leap from a Job You Hate to a Life You Love

Ben Arment · Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

Somewhere along the road to adulthood, dreams get pushed aside - for bills, for fear, for ease. And so you settle into an unfulfilling, perhaps even unpleasant career. But what if someone could guide you, step-by-step, as you identify, plan, and launch your dream career-in just one year....
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Earning It: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World

Joann Lublin · Harperbusiness
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

More than fifty trailblazing executive women who broke the corporate glass ceiling offer inspiring and surprising insights and lessons in this essential, in-the-trenches career guide from Joann S. Lublin, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and management news editor for The Wall Street...
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The Best Things in Life are Free

Lonely Planet. · Lonely Planet Pbns
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet's The Best Things in Life are Free is packed full of money-saving tips, tricks and recommendations for the best-value sights and experiences around the world. From parks, museums and exercise classes that are free, to insider ideas on food and experiences offered at great...
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We Just Keep Running the Line: Black Southern Women and the Poultry Processing Industry

LaGuana Gray · LSU Press
Pages: 277
Format: Hardcover

The poultry processing industry in El Dorado, Arkansas, was an economic powerhouse in the latter half of the twentieth century. It was the largest employer in the interconnected region of South Arkansas and North Louisiana surrounding El Dorado, and the fates of many related companies and farms...
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The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe

Joseph E Stiglitz · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

Can Europe prosper without the euro?In 2010, the 2008 global financial crisis morphed into the "eurocrisis." It has not abated. The 19 countries of Europe that share the euro currency -- the eurozone -- have been rocked by economic stagnation and debt crises. Some countries have...
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Personal Finance For Dummies

Eric Tyson · For Dummies
Pages: 480
Format: Print book

Understand personal finance and put your money to work! Is your money working to increase your wealth? If not, it's time to take stock of your financial situation. Personal Finance For Dummies, 8th Edition offers time-tested financial tips and advice on how to continue to grow your...
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Likeable Social Media, Revised and Expanded: How to Delight Your Customers, Create an Irresistible Brand, and Be Amazing on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and More

Dave Kerpen · McGraw-Hill Education; 2 edition
Format: Book

The NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestsellerupdated with todays hottest sites! A friends recommendation is more powerful than any advertisement. In the world of Facebook, Twitter, Vine, Instagram, and beyond, that recommendation can travel farther and faster than ever before. Packed with...
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Knock 'em Dead Cover Letters: Cover Letters and Strategies to Get the Job You Want

Martin Yate · Adams Media Corporation
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Great strategies for writing killer cover letters!At a time when every job seeker needs an edge, Martin Yate, CPC, shows you how to dramatically increase your chances of landing an interview with a dynamic cover letter. Using his 25+ years of experience, he has built a practical, easy-to-follow...
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Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days

Chris Guillebeau · Random House Audio
Format: Audiobook

The author of the New York Times Bestseller THE $100 STARTUP shows how to launch a profitable side hustle in just 27 days. For some people, the thought of quitting their day job to pursue the entrepreneurial life is exhilarating. For many others, it's terrifying. After all, a stable...
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