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How to Retire the Cheapskate Way: The Ultimate Cheapskate's Guide to a Better, Earlier, Happier Retirement

Jeff Yeager · Crown Business; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Unlike most retirement planning and lifestyle books that focus on investing - or at the other end of the spectrum, on how to get the senior discount on a Grand Slam Breakfast at Denny's - this new book from Jeff Yeager, America's favorite cheapskate, makes the compelling case...
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Knock 'em Dead Resumes: A Killer Resume Gets More Job Interviews!

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

Expert advice for writing job-winning resumes!Learn to write a resume that:Stands out in a resume databasePasses the recruiters' six-second scan testResonates with savvy hiring managers At a time when every job seeker needs an edge, Martin Yate, CPC, shows you how to beat the competition....
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Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America

MICHAEL RUHLMAN · HARRY N ABRAMS
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

In Grocery, bestselling author Michael Ruhlman offers incisive commentary on America's relationship with its food and investigates the overlooked source of so much of it - the grocery store. In a culture obsessed with food - how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from,...
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Needles and Haystacks: Smart Thinking in the Age of New Data

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz · Dey Street Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Blending the informed analysis of The Signal and the Noise with the instructive iconoclasm of Think Like a Freak, a fascinating, illuminating, and witty look at what the vast amounts of information now instantly available to us reveals about ourselves and our world - provided we ask the right...
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Executor's Guide, The: Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust

Mary Randolph J.D. · Nolo
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

The step-by-step guide to serving as an executor If you need to wrap up the affairs of a loved one who has died, you may feel overwhelmed -- especially when you're grieving. But you can do it, and this book will show you how. A roadmap to follow. The Executor's Guide will lead you through...
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Your Rights in the Workplace

Barbara Kate Repa · NOLO; Tenth Edition edition
Format: Print book

The most complete handbook on workplace laws ever published -- a must-have for every employee. Your Rights in the Workplace covers everything from rules for hiring and getting paid through losing a job and unemployment benefits -- all in plain English. Get the facts on: - illegal firings...
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Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement & Medical Benefits

Joseph Matthews Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 488
Format: Paperback

Your complete guide to Social Security retirement and medical benefits Everyone wants the highest possible retirement and pension income, not to mention the best medical coverage. Find out what you're entitled to with Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions - completely...
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Power of An Hour: Business and Life Mastery in One Hour A Week

Dave Lakhani · Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Praise for The Power of an Hour The master at getting what you want from others now tells us how to get what we want from ourselves This is really a great book and I recommend it highly-for you for your team and for your children -Bob Burg author Endless Referrals If you want to make...
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The Retirement Challenge: Will You Sink or Swim?: A Complete, Do-It-Yourself Toolkit to Navigate Your Financial Future

Frank Armstrong III. · FT Press
Pages: 266
Format: Paperback

"Imagine that you board an airliner and are told that you will be piloting the plane. Such is the plight of tens of millions of Americans, on whom have been foisted a jumble of 401(k), 403(b), and 457 defined contribution plans, and are as well qualified to manage their retirement...
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Social Security 101: From Medicare to Spousal Benefits, an Essential Primer on Government Retirement Aid

Alfred Mill · Adams Media
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

A crash course in retirement benefits! Too often, writing about social security turns the noteworthy details of the benefits into boring details about regulations or biased political arguments that would put even a die-hard bureaucrat to sleep. Social Security 101 cuts out the tedious explanations...
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The Signals Are Talking: Why Today's Fringe Is Tomorrow's Mainstream

Amy Webb · Public Affairs
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Amy Webb is a noted futurist who combines curiosity, skepticism, colorful storytelling, and deeply reported, real-world analysis in this essential book for understanding the future. The Signals Are Talking reveals a systemic way of evaluating new ideas bubbling up on the horizon - distinguishing...
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The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

Adam Braun · Scribner
Pages: 254
Format: Hardcover

The riveting story of how a young man turned $25 into more than 200 schools around the world and the guiding steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life.Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful...
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Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain

Steven D Levitt · William Morrow
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have...
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More Human: Designing a World Where People Come First

Steve Hilton · PublicAffairs
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

People feel angry and let down by their leaders, as well as by the institutions that dominate their lives: political parties, government bureaucracy, and corporations. Yet the cause of this malaise, according to political-advisor-turned-tech-CEO Steve Hilton, is not being addressed by politicians...
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