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Spencer Rascoff - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Paperback

How do you spot an area poised for gentrification? Is spring or winter the best time to put your house on the market? Will a house on Swamp Road sell for less than one on Gingerbread Lane? The fact is that the rules of real estate have changed drastically over the past five years. To understand...
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Parent Goals: The Millennial's Guide to New Parent Preparedness

Lindsay C.M. Garrett - Wonderwell
Format: Paperback

Child welfare and adoption specialist Lindsay Garrett, LCSW, teaches Millennials considering having kids how to emotionally prepare for parenthood, determine their parenting style and values, and establish sustainable support. In your prime child-rearing years and mulling the question Am I ready...
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The New World Economy: A Beginner's Guide

Randy Charles Epping - Vintage
Format: Paperback

What is blockchain? What is Bitcoin? How can central banks be instrumental in guiding a nation's economy? What are the underlying causes of trade deficits? Do trade wars actually help the domestic economy? How has the behavior of millennials and Generation Z affected the global economy?...
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Make Money Move: A Guide to Financial Wellness

Lauren Simmons - HarperAudio
Format: Hardcover

Mind, Body, Money has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.
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Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets

Jason Del Rey - Harper Business
Format: Hardcover

A riveting investigation of the no-holds-barred battle between Amazon and Walmart to become the king of commerce.For years, Walmart and Amazon operated in separate spheres - one a massive brick-and-mortar retailer, the other an online giant. But in 2016, Walmart aggressively moved into...
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Glass Half-Broken: Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work

Colleen Ammerman - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover

For years women have made up the majority of college-educated workers in the United States. In 2019, the gap between the percentage of women and the percentage of men in the workforce was the smallest on record. But despite these statistics, women remain underrepresented in positions of power...
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Think on Your Feet: Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Impromptu Communication Skills on the Job

Jen Oleniczak Brown - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Hardcover

"[Think on Your Feet] is a helpful maven's guide ideal for anyone who views a podium with fear and trembling." -- Publishers WeeklyGet out of your own way!Our professional lives are full of situations outside of our control. A job interviewer asks a question out of left...
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Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

Michael Lewis - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX's spectacular collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center.When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world's youngest billionaire and crypto's Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders...
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When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm

Walt Bogdanich - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

An explosive, deeply-reported expose of McKinsey & Co., the international consulting firm that advises corporations and governments, that highlights the often drastic impact of their work on employees and citizens around the world. McKinsey & Co. is the most prestigious consulting company...
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The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World

Dan Senor - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and economic divides, proven resistant to so many of the societal ills plaguing other wealthy democracies?. Why do Israelis have among the world's...
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