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How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say-And What It Really Means

John Lanchester · W W Norton, 2015.
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

"One of the world's great explainers of the financial crisis and its aftermath." -- Michael LewisTo those who don't speak it, the language of money can seem impenetrable and its ideas too complex to grasp. In How to Speak Money, John Lanchester -- author of the New York...
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Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Executives and Small Business Owners

Michael Mazzeo · Business Plus
Format: Hardcover

While playing hooky from a conference in Boston a few years back, three former colleagues from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management hopped in a car and headed on a road trip. They pulled into a shoe store in Maine and noticed that the sales help was unusually pushy. After a few questions,...
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Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers

Teri Agins · Gotham
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating chronicle of how celebrity has inundated the world of fashion, realigning the forces that drive both the styles we covet and the bottom lines of the biggest names in luxury apparel. From Coco Chanel's iconic tweed suits to the miniskirt's surprising comeback in the late...
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Knock 'em Dead Cover Letters: Cover Letters and Strategies to Get the Job You Want

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

Great strategies for writing killer cover letters!At a time when every job seeker needs an edge, Martin Yate, CPC, shows you how to dramatically increase your chances of landing an interview with a dynamic cover letter. Using his 25+ years of experience, he has built a practical, easy-to-follow...
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When Buyers Say No: Essential Strategies for Keeping a Sale Moving Forward

Tom Hopkins · Business Plus, 2014.
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

This is a complete and practical guide which highlights the authors' new strategic approaches to selling when the buyer initially declines or is resistant on a sales opportunity. Hopkins and Katt explain that most sales reps take a traditional linear approach to selling, but that the trick...
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Keeping the Books: Basic Recordkeeping and Accounting for Small Business

Linda Pinson · Out Of Your Mind . . . And Into The Mark; Eighth edition edition

Now in its 27th year, this is one of the most successful and effective guides to preparing and analyzing financial statements, setting up bookkeeping systems, and planning for taxes. Featuring chapters on income and expenses, cash accounting vs. accrual accounting, numerous small business...
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Scale: Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back

Jeff Hoffman · Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

Your concrete road map to rapidly grow your business and get your life back!Have you ever wanted to grow your business but held back because of fear that it would take over your life? As an owner, it's all too common to feel you have to choose between your personal life and the success...
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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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The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

Daniel J. Levitin · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin shifts his keen insights from your brain on music to your brain in a sea of details.The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we're expected to make more - and faster...
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The Power of Noticing: What the Best Leaders See

Max Bazerman · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A "must-read" (BOOKLIST ) from Harvard Business School Professor and Codirector of the Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership: A guide to making better decisions, noticing important information in the world around you, and improving leadership skills.Imagine...
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