Culpeper County Library
 
Simple News Pro
  New Titles - Business & Investing
New title highlights is brought to you by New Book Alerts. If you would like to see all new titles for this category, click here
 
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries

Safi Bahcall · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"This book has everything: new ideas, bold insights, entertaining history and convincing analysis. Not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand how ideas change the world." -- Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow What do James...
 
 
The Billionaire Boondoggle: How Our Politicians Let Corporations and Bigwigs Steal Our Money and Jobs

Pat Garofalo · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

"An alarming, fact-driven jeremiad urging change and action." -KirkusThe first comprehensive look at how politicians let the entertainment industry bilk taxpayers, hijack public policy and hurt economic investment, starting and ending with Trump. From stadiums and movie productions...
 
 
Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World

Clive Thompson · Penguin Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Hello, world.Facebook's algorithms shaping the news. Self-driving cars roaming the streets. Revolution on Twitter and romance on Tinder. We live in a world constructed of code--and coders are the ones who built it for us. From acclaimed tech writer Clive Thompson comes a brilliant anthropological...
 
 
Hustle and Float: Reclaim Your Creativity and Thrive in a World Obsessed with Work

Rahaf Harfoush · Diversion Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

OUR CULTURE HAS BECOME OBSESSED WITH HUSTLING. As we struggle to keep up in a knowledge economy that never sleeps, we arm ourselves with life hacks, to-do lists, and an inbox-zero mentality, grasping at anything that will help us work faster, push harder, and produce more.There's just...
 
 
From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America

Howard Schultz · Random House
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

From the longtime CEO and chairman of Starbucks, a bold, dramatic work about the new responsibilities that leaders, businesses, and citizens share in American society today - as viewed through the intimate lens of one man's life and work. What do we owe one another? How do we channel...
 
 
Commuter Spouses: New Families in a Changing World

Danielle Lindemann · ILR Press
Pages: 198
Format: Paperback

What can we learn from looking at married partners who live apart? In Commuter Spouses: New Families in a Changing World, Danielle Lindemann explores how couples cope when they live apart to meet the demands of their dual professional careers. Based on the personal stories of almost one-hundred...
 
 
Grant writing for dummies

Beverly A Browning · John Wiley & Sons
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Browning gives you everything you need to get started with your grant application. She helps you move through the grant-writing process and apply for some of the billions of dollars available from public and private sector sources. From creating a strategic plan to using online databased...
 
 
Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation

Dan Schawbel · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Back to Human explains how a more socially connected workforce creates greater fulfillment, productivity, and engagement while preventing burnout and turnover. New York Times bestselling author Dan Schawbel guides the next generation of leaders to create a workplace where teammates feel...
 
 
Wish Granted! Tips, Tools, and Templates to Write a Winning Grant

Holly Rustick · Rustick Productions
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback

Get Tips, Tools, & Templates to Win Grants! Grant writing shouldn't feel like a trip to the dentist. Take the pain out of the process with this innovative and fun, yes fun, guide. Learn all the inside tips and tools of the grant-writing trade in this easy-to-read and upbeat book....
 
 
Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals

RACHEL HOLLIS · HarperCollins Leadership
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Rachel Hollis, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Girl, Wash Your Face and host of the top-rated Rise podcast, urges women to stop apologizing for their desires, hopes, and dreams and instead to go after them with passion and confidence.Rachel Hollis has seen it too often: women being...