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Breaking and Entering: Getting Caught in the Act: From Auditions to Agents to a Career

Philip Carlson · Opus Books
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

(Book) . Philip Carlson was the first agent to sign Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Billy Crudup, Liev Schreiber, Claire Danes, Idris Elba, Kyra Sedgwick, Adrien Grenier and Paul Giamatti. He has represented Viola Davis, Kathy Bates, Brian Dennehy, and W.H. Macy among many and gifted others. He shares...
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Utopia or Bust: A Guide to the Present Crisis

Benjamin Kunkel · Verso
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback

After the financial crash and the great recession, the media rediscovered Karl Marx, socialist theory, and the very idea that capitalism can be questioned. But in spite of the publicity, the main paths of contemporary critical thought have gone unexplored outside of the academy. Benjamin...
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The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity from Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters and Other Informal Entrepreneurs

Alexa Clay · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A book that argues that lessons in creativity, innovation, salesmanship, and entrepreneurship can come from surprising places: pirates, bootleggers, counterfeiters, hustlers, and others living and working on the margins of business and society.Who are the greatest innovators in the world?...
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A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation

SCOTT NATIONS · William Morrow
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history in the vein of the works of Michael Lewis and Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial executive and CNBC contributor examines the five most significant stock market crashes in the United States over the past century,...
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How to Make Money with Social Media: An Insider's Guide to Using New and Emerging Media to Grow Your Business

Jamie Turner · Pearson FT Press; 2 edition
Format: Hardcover

Set up, launch, and run your winning socialmobile media campaign! This guide is packed with actionable tools, techniques, and tips you can really use all fully revamped for todays newest platforms and opportunities. Authors Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah have unsurpassed experience using...
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Predict the Next Bull or Bear Market and Win: How to Use Key Indicators to Profit in Any Market

Michael Sincere · Adams Media
Format: Print book

The secrets to making money--no matter what the market conditions!A fundamental guide to investing, Predict the Next Bull or Bear Market and Win shows you how to build your wealth and protect your investments in an ever-changing market. With author and financial expert Michael Sincere's...
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Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder

Sangeeta Bharadwaj Badal · Gallup Press
Format: Hardcover

Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder delves into the psychology of the entrepreneur. Gallup research shows that decisions and actions, influenced by the personality of the entrepreneur, affect the survival and growth of the venture.Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder is about understanding what...
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The Difference: When Good Enough Isn't Enough

Subir Chowdhury · Crown
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

As Subir Chowdhury makes clear, while improving a company's processes is vital, if you don't focus first on your people -- your employees -- the best processes in the world won't get you where you want to go. In the bestselling tradition of "The Fred Factor" and "What...
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A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age

Daniel J Levitin · Dutton
Pages: 292
Format: Print book

From The New York Times bestselling author of THE ORGANIZED MIND and THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC, a primer to the critical thinking that is more necessary now than ever. We are bombarded with more information each day than our brains can process - especially in election season. It's raining...
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The Curse of Cash

Kenneth S Rogoff · Princeton University Press
Pages: 248
Format: Print book

From the New York Times bestselling author of This Time Is Different, "a fascinating and important book" (Ben Bernanke) about phasing out paper money to fight crime and tax evasion--and to battle financial crises by tapping the power of negative interest ratesThe world is drowning...
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What Your Financial Advisor Isn't Telling You: The 10 Essential Truths You Need to Know About Your Money

Liz Davidson · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 235
Format: Print book

A highly readable personal finance book that translates financial jargon and enables readers to ask the tough questions to protect their money and their financial well-being In today's unsettled financial markets, where most pension plans died out with the twentieth century and where no one's...
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Agricultural and Food Controversies: What Everyone Needs to Know®

F. Bailey Norwood · Oxford University Press, USA
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover

The world is more interested in issues surrounding agricultural and food issues than ever before. Are pesticides safe? Should we choose locally grown food? Why do some people embrace new agricultural technologies while others steadfastly defend traditional farming methods? In the debates...
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J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2015: For Preparing Your 2014 Tax Return

J.K. Lasser Tax Institute. · Wiley; 5 edition
Format: Book

America's bestselling tax guide for over seventy-five years, updated for 2014 taxes J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2015 is the most trusted tax guide on the market, updated for 2014 tax returns. With full coverage of all changes and adjustments to the tax laws—including new deductions...
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Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When It Matters Most

Rick Peterson · Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pages: 175
Format: Print book

Thrive under Pressure!Nobody knows pressure like a major league baseball pitcher - an entire game can rest on a single pitch. For years, Rick Peterson has helped some of baseball's finest excel in this kind of intense situation. In Crunch Time, he and leadership expert Judd Hoekstra...
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The Veteran's Money Book: A Step-by-Step Program to Help Military Veterans Build a Personal Financial Action Plan and Map Their Futures

Mechel Lashawn Glass · Career Press
Pages: 191
Format: Paperback

Most of the 2.5 million men and women who were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan received little education in personal finance during their service. Now these veterans are making the transition to civilian life with little knowledge of how to manage their money. In The Veteran's Money Book,...
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