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The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
Mehrsa Baradaran · Belknap Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, the black community owned less than one percent of the United States' total wealth. More than 150 years later, that number has barely budged. The Color of Money pursues the persistence of this racial wealth gap by focusing on the generators... |
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Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change
ELLEN PAO · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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The bold and fearless account of the discrimination case that "has blown open a conversation about the status of women" in the workplace (The New York Times) In 2015, Ellen K. Pao sued a powerhouse Silicon Valley venture capital firm, calling out workplace discrimination and retaliation... |
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Uncopyable: How To Create An Unfair Advantage Over Your Competition
Steve Miller · Advantage Media Group
Pages: 138
Format: Hardcover
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What separates average businesses from extraordinarily successful ones?Better product? Nope. Your competitor will rapidly reverse-engineer your "secretsauce" and get their "better-than-you" version on the market fasterthan you can say "Usain Bolt."Better customer... |
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Jobseeker's Guide: Ten Steps to a Federal Job for Military Personnel and Spouses
KATHRYN TROUTMAN · JIST Publishing
Pages: 172
Format: Print book
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The Jobseekers Guide is used at more than 150 military bases worldwide to teach Kathryn Troutmans highly acclaimed Ten Steps to a Federal Job to military personnel and family members. This title is recognized as the leading guide on the topic for 100,000 military spouses worldwide. The new edition... |
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The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream
Tyler Cowen · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Since Alexis de Tocqueville, restlessness has been accepted as a signature American trait. Our willingness to move, take risks, and adapt to change have produced a dynamic economy and a tradition of innovation from Ben Franklin to Steve Jobs.The problem, according to legendary blogger,... |
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The Communication Clinic: 99 Proven Cures for the Most Common Business Mistakes
Barbara Pachter · McGraw-Hill
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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The proven prescription for powerful business communication Sending an email plagued with typos. Rushing through a presentation. Never saying "no." Under-dressing for a company event. What do these all have in common? Bad messaging. The Communication Clinic is a comprehensive,... |
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Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City
Steve Early · Beacon Press
Pages: 248
Format: Print book
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The People vs. Big Oil - how a working-class company town harnessed the power of local politics to reclaim their communityHome to one of the largest oil refineries in the state, Richmond, California, was once a typical company town bankrolled by Chevron. This largely nonwhite, working-class... |
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Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America
Danielle Dimartino Booth · Portfolio
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A Federal Reserve insider pulls back the curtain on the secretive institution that controls America's economy After correctly predicting the housing crash of 2008 and quitting her high-ranking Wall Street job, Danielle DiMartino Booth was surprised to find herself recruited as an analyst... |
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The CEO Pay Machine: How it Trashes America and How to Stop it
Steven Clifford · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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The former top CEO examines the scandalous and corrupt reasons behind obscene pay packages for corporate executives - and explains how this hurts all of us--and how we can stop it. Today, the pay gap between chief executive officers of major U.S. firms and their workers is higher than ever... |
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The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby
Lauren Smith Brody · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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The Fifth Trimester is your new best friend: a brilliant, tells-it-like-it-is guide that helps moms cope with the demands of the real world after the baby arrives The first three trimesters (and the fourth - those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester is when... |
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The End of Advertising: Why It Had to Die, and the Creative Resurrection to Come
Andrew Essex · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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A recovering Mad Man throws down the ultimate challenge to his profession: Innovate or die.The ad apocalypse is upon us. Today millions are downloading ad-blocking software, and still more are paying subscription premiums to avoid ads. This $600 billion industry is now careening toward... |
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Smart Collaboration: How Professionals and Their Firms Succeed by Breaking Down Silos
Heidi K Gardner · Harvard Business Review Press
Pages: 250
Format: Print book
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Not all collaboration is smart. Make sure you do it right.Professional service firms face a serious challenge. Their clients increasingly need them to solve complex problems - everything from regulatory compliance to cybersecurity, the kinds of problems that only teams of multidisciplinary... |
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