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A Nation Wholly Free: The Elimination of the National Debt in the Age of Jackson
A Nation Wholly Free: The Elimination of the National Debt in the Age of Jackson

Carl Lane · Westholme Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The Last and Only Time America Was Free of Debt—and How It Led to the Two-Party Political System “An engaging treatment of a topic of perennial concern and frequent misunderstanding, this lucid tale of the brief moment when the United States was debt-free should be on every Congress...
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365 ways to motivate and reward your employees every day : with little or no money.
365 ways to motivate and reward your employees every day : with little or no money.

Dianna Podmoroff · Atlantic Publishing
Format: Book

This newly revised book offers simple and inexpensive ways to build an organization that people love to work at. These quick, effective, humorous, innovative and fun ideas will improve your business.
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Power Your Happy: Work Hard, Play Nice & Build Your Dream Life
Power Your Happy: Work Hard, Play Nice & Build Your Dream Life

Lisa Sugar · Dutton
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Lisa Sugar has an amazing job. She spends her days creating content about pop culture, must-have handbags and makeup, healthy recipes, and Instagram-worthy sweets. She manages an enormously successful, growing company with employees who love what they do. And her life is just as great at home....
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A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market

Edward O Thorp · Random House
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street. A child of the Great Depression, legendary mathematician Edward O. Thorp invented...
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Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade

Robert B Cialdini · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

The author of the legendary bestseller Influence, social psychologist Robert Cialdini shines a light on effective persuasion and reveals that the secret doesn't lie in the message itself, but in the key moment before that message is delivered.What separates effective communicators from...
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Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow

Steve Lehto · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 260
Format: Print book

After World War II, the American automobile industry was reeling. Having spent years building tanks and airplanes for the army, the car companies would need years more to retool their production to meet the demands of the American public, for whom they had not made any cars since 1942....
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The Curse of Cash
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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Crafting the Customer Experience For People Not Like You: How to Delight and Engage the Customers Your Competitors Don't Understand
Crafting the Customer Experience For People Not Like You: How to Delight and Engage the Customers Your Competitors Don't Understand

Kelly McDonald · John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pages: 197
Format: Hardcover

Deliver a better business experience, for every kind of customer A "one-size fits all" approach to customer service is no longer viable. Businesses competing on service need to understand and cater to customers' racial, ethnic, religious, generational, and geographic differences...
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Ego Is the Enemy
Ego Is the Enemy

Ryan Holiday · Portfolio Penguin
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

"While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I've found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their...
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The Dog Merchants: Inside the Big Business of Breeders, Pet Stores, and Rescuers
The Dog Merchants: Inside the Big Business of Breeders, Pet Stores, and Rescuers

Kim Kavin · Pegasus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

We love them with all our hearts, but do we really know where our dogs came from? Kim Kavin, author of Little Boy Blue, reveals the complex network behind the $11 billion-a-year business of selling dogs. A must-read for the benefit of all dogs, everywhere. In what promises to become an "Omnivore's...
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Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley
Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley

Antonio Garcia Martinez · Harpercollins
Pages: 512
Format: Print book

Liar's Poker meets The Social Network in an irreverent exposé of life inside the tech bubble, from industry provocateur Antonio García Martínez, a former Twitter advisor, Facebook product manager and startup founder/CEO.The reality is, Silicon Valley capitalism is very simple:Investors...
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From Worry to Wealthy: A Woman's Guide to Financial Success Without the Stress
From Worry to Wealthy: A Woman's Guide to Financial Success Without the Stress

Chellie Campbell · Sourcebooks
Format: Print book

Achieve Financial Freedom from Life with Chellie Campbells No-Stress Success Plan!Why is it that women are earning more than ever before yet still feel powerless when it comes to money? When it comes to financial security, its time for us to stop feeling insecure.From Worry to Wealthy is the guide...
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50 Billion Dollar Boss: African American Women Sharing Stories of Success in Entrepreneurship and Leadership
50 Billion Dollar Boss: African American Women Sharing Stories of Success in Entrepreneurship and Leadership

Kathey Porter · Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. Â2016
Pages: 178
Format: Print book

For too long there have been few 'blueprints' for young women entrepreneurs - particularly African-American women entrepreneurs--to follow. While women are starting businesses in unprecedented numbers, many African-Americans are first-generation entrepreneurs, and there have been...
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This Brave New World: India, China and the United States
This Brave New World: India, China and the United States

Anja Manuel · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

In the next decade and a half, China and India will become two of the world's indispensable powers - whether they rise peacefully or not. During that time, Asia will surpass the combined strength of North America and Europe in economic might, population size, and military spending. Both...
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The Green and the Black: The Complete Story of the Shale Revolution, the Fight over Fracking, and the Future of Energy
The Green and the Black: The Complete Story of the Shale Revolution, the Fight over Fracking, and the Future of Energy

Gary Sernovitz · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 280
Format: Print book

Gary Sernovitz leads a double life. A typical New York liberal, he is also an oilman - a fact his left-leaning friends let slide until the word "fracking" entered popular parlance. "How can you frack?" they suddenly demanded, aghast. But for Sernovitz, the real question...
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