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The Price of Prosperity: Why Rich Nations Fail and How to Renew Them

Todd G Buchholz - Harper
Format: Hardcover

In this bold history and manifesto, a former White House director of economic policy exposes the economic, political, and cultural cracks that wealthy nations face and makes the case for transforming those same vulnerabilities into sources of strength - and the foundation of a national...
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We Are Data: Algorithms and The Making of Our Digital Selves

John Cheney-Lippold - NYU Press
Format: Hardcover

What identity means in an algorithmic age: how it works, how our lives are controlled by it, and how we can resist it
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Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement & Medical Benefits

Joseph Matthews Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Your complete guide to Social Security retirement and medical benefits Everyone wants the highest possible retirement and pension income, not to mention the best medical coverage. Find out what you're entitled to with Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions - completely...
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The Perfect Resume: Resumes That Work in the New Economy

W Daniel Quillen - Cold Spring Press
Format: Print book

HR Director and "Get a Job!" author Dan Quillen shows readers how to craft an incredible resume that will get job-seekers in the door!This is the follow-on book to the author's "Get a Job!" book (Fall 2013) , and is the first in a series of books written by Dan Quillen....
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Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off

Richard Stim - Nolo
Format: Print book

Want to use copyrighted material? Better get permission first. If you plan to use any copyrighted material for your own purposes, you need to get permission first from the owners of that work. If you don't, you could find yourself slapped with an expensive and time-consuming lawsuit....
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The Fifth Trimester: The Working Moms Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby

Lauren Smith Brody - Anchor
Format: Hardcover

Packed with honest, funny, and comforting advice - "a book you MUST read if you are returning to work after the birth of a child ... . I loved it and you will too." - New York Times bestselling author Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D. . The first three trimesters (and the fourth - those...
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The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives

Jesse Eisinger - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jesse Eisinger, a blistering account of corporate greed and impunity, and the reckless, often anemic response from the Department of Justice.Why were no bankers put in prison after the financial crisis of 2008? Why do CEOs seem to commit wrongdoing...
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Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive

Ned Hallowell - Harvard Bus Review Press
Format: Hardcover

Are you driven to distraction at work?Bestselling author Edward M. Hallowell, MD, the world's leading expert on ADD and ADHD, has set his sights on a new goal: helping people feel more in control and productive at work.You know the feeling: you can't focus; you feel increasingly...
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

Cathy O'Neil - Crown
Format: Print book

"A former Wall Street quantitative analyst sounds an alarm on mathematical modeling, a pervasive new force in society that threatens to undermine democracy and widen inequality,"--NoveList."We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives--...
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You Need a Budget: The Proven System for Breaking the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle, Getting Out of Debt, and Living the Life You Want

JESSE MECHAM - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover

Discover four simple rules to help you stop living paycheck to paycheck, get out of debt, and save more money faster! The You Need A Budget (YNAB) Method has helped tens of thousands of people to turn their financial lives around. It can certainly help you! Whether you're looking to right...
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