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American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
Shane Bauer - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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A ground-breaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America: in one Louisiana prison and over the course of our country's history.In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for $9 an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Winnfield, Louisiana.... |
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Bottled Lightning: Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy
Seth Fletcher - Hill and Wang; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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Lithium batteries may hold the key to an environmentally sustainable, oil-independent future. From electric cars to a “smart” power grid that can actually store electricity, letting us harness the powers of the sun and the wind and use them when we need them, lithium—a... |
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Hivemind: The New Science of Tribalism in Our Divided World
Sarah Rose Cavanagh - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Hivemind: A collective consciousness in which we share consensus thoughts, emotions, and opinions; a phenomenon whereby a group of people function as if with a single mind. Our views of the world are shaped by the stories told by our self-selected communities. Whether seeking out groups... |
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Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter
DAN ARIELY - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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Blending humor and behavioral economics, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delves into the truly illogical world of personal finance to help people better understand why they make bad financial decisions, and gives them the knowledge they need to make better... |
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Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
Tim Harford - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
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A lively history seen through the fifty inventions that shaped it most profoundly, by the bestselling author of The Undercover Economist and Messy. Who thought up paper money? What was the secret element that made the Gutenberg printing press possible? And what is the connection... |
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The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives
Lisa Servon - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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An urgent, absorbing expos - why Americans are fleeing our broken banking system in growing numbers, and how alternatives are rushing in to do what banks once did What do an undocumented immigrant in the South Bronx, a highnetworth entrepreneur, and a twentysomething graduate student have... |
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Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
Thor Hanson - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers, a natural and cultural history of the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round.Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart... |
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Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals
Rachel Hollis - Harpercollins Leadership
Format: Hardcover
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"Hollis's writing is beautifully blunt, and she humbly thanks her fans for her success. Her actionable ideas and captivating voice will encourage women to believe in themselves." - Publisher's Weekly (starred review) "I believe we can change the world. But first, we've... |
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
Brad Stone - Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos.Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasnt content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon... |
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Buying Guide 2008 (Consumer Reports Buying Guide)
The Editors of Consumer Reports - Consumer Reports
Format: Paperback
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If you are in the market for just about anything, from a new coffeemaker to a new computer to a new car – The Consumer Reports Buying Guide 2008 is your one-stop portable reference source for making intelligent, money saving purchases for all home buying needs. Consumer Reports... |
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5 Voices: How to Communicate Effectively with Everyone You Lead
Jeremie Kubicek - John Wiley & Sons
Format: eBook
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Discover your leadership voice and unlock your potential to influence others 5 Voices is the code for unlocking your capacity to have honest conversations and build deeper, more authentic relationships with your teams, your families and your friends. In order to lead others effectively,... |
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Stephanie Land - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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Evicted meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid, a beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in America. Includes a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich. "My daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter."While the gap between upper... |
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Meet the Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independence Through Simple Living
ELIZABETH WILLARD THAMES - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover
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The deeply personal story of how award-winning personal finance blogger Elizabeth Willard Thames abandoned a successful career in the city and embraced frugality to create a more meaningful, purpose-driven life, and retire to a homestead in the Vermont woods at age thirty-two with her husband... |
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Winging It: Stop Thinking, Start Doing: Why Action Beats Planning Every Time
Emma Isaacs - Sounds True
Format: Hardcover
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Emma Isaacs forgot to draw up her life plan. She doesn't have a list of five-year goals, and she doesn't believe in work-life balance. Yet somehow she's managed to found a multimillion-dollar global organization, become a highly sought-after speaker and media commentator, and be recognized... |
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Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg - Random House
Format: Print book
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From the author of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon The Power of Habit comes a fascinating new book that explores the science of productivity, and why, in today's world, managing how you think - rather than what you think - can transform your life. A young... |
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Janesville: An American Story
AMY GOLDSTEIN - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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"Moving and magnificently well-researched...Janesville joins a growing family of books about the evisceration of the working class in the United States. What sets it apart is the sophistication of its storytelling and analysis." - The New York Times A Washington... |
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Understanding Millennials: A guide to working with todays generation
Adam Lee Brooks - Brooks Books
Format: Paperback
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Have you often wondered, "What's wrong with this younger generation?" Or, "Why are these younger workers so lazy?" How about this one, "How do I get these Millennials to work harder?" If you still think that you can change the Millennials to make them fit into... |
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Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life
Lea Berman - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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A guide to personal and professional empowerment through civility and social skills, written by two White House Social Secretaries who offer an important fundamental message - everyone is important and everyone deserves to be treated well.Former White House social secretaries Lea Berman,... |
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The Four: Or, How to Build a Trillion-Dollar Company
SCOTT GALLOWAY - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook are four of the most influential entities on the planet. Just about everyone knows how they got there. Just about everyone is wrong. For all that's been written about The Four over the last two decades, no one has captured their power and staggering... |
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home
Ilona Bray J.D. - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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There's no place like home!The number of homes for sale is on the rise and mortgage rates remain near historic lows. That makes now a great time to say goodbye to your landlord. With Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, you'll not only find the right house for you,... |
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The Rule: How I Beat the Odds in the Markets and in Lifeand How You Can Too
Larry Hite - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Hardcover
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The empowering story of Larry Hite's unlikely rise to the top of the hedge fund world -- with critical insights and lessons you can take to the bank In The Rule, legendary trader and hedge fund pioneer Larry Hite recounts his working-class upbringing in Brooklyn as a dyslexic, partially... |
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The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2017: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes
Gen Tanabe - Supercollege
Format: Print book
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Information on 1.5 million scholarships, grants, and prizes is easily accessible in this revised directory with more than 300 new listings that feature awards indexed by career goal, major, academics, public service, talent, athletics, religion, ethnicity, and more. Each entry contains... |
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There is life after college.
Jeffrey Selingo - William Morrow
Format: Print book
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From the bestselling author of College Unbound comes a hopeful, inspiring blueprint to help alleviate parents' anxiety and prepare their college-educated child to successfully land a good job after graduation.Saddled with thousands of dollars of debt, today's college students are graduating... |
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JELL-O Girls: A Family History
ALLIE ROWBOTTOM - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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A memoir that braids the evolution of one of America's most iconic branding campaigns with the stirring tales of the women who lived behind its faade - told by the inheritor of their stories.In 1899, Allie Rowbottom's great-great-great-uncle bought the patent to Jell-O from its inventor... |
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Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together
Gaby Dunn - Atria Books
Format: Paperback
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The beloved writer-comedian expands on her popular podcast with an engaging and empowering financial literacy book for Millennials and Gen Z. In the first episode of her "Bad With Money" podcast, Gaby Dunn asked patrons at a coffee shop two questions: First, what's your favorite... |
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Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism
Nancy Wang Yuen - Rutgers University Press
Format: Print book
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When the 2016 Oscar acting nominations all went to whites for the second consecutive year, #OscarsSoWhite became a trending topic. Yet these enduring racial biases afflict not only the Academy Awards, but also Hollywood as a whole. Why do actors of color, despite exhibiting talent and bankability,... |
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Economism: Bad Economics and the Rise of Inequality
James Kwak - Pantheon Books
Format: Print book
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Here is a bracing deconstruction of the framework for understanding the world that is learned as gospel in Economics 101, regardless of its imaginary assumptions and misleading half-truths.Economism: an ideology that distorts the valid principles and tools of introductory college... |
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The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities
Will Allen - Gotham Books
Format: Paperback
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A pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur Genius Award-Winner points the way to building a new food system that can feed- and heal- communities. The son of a sharecropper, Will Allen had no intention of ever becoming a farmer himself. But after years in professional basketball and as an executive... |
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From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
Howard Schultz - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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From the longtime CEO and chairman of Starbucks, a bold, dramatic work about the new responsibilities that leaders, businesses, and citizens share in American society today - as viewed through the intimate lens of one man's life and work. What do we owe one another? How do we channel our drive,... |
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The Self-Employment Survival Guide: Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss
Jeanne Yocum - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Anyone who opts for self-employment quickly learns that succeeding as your own boss is no walk in the park. While professional freedom has many, many joys, it also involves significant risks. If you're considering self-employment, or you're already self-employed, The Self-Employment Survival... |
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Out of the Maze: An A-mazing Way to Get Unstuck
P SPENCER JOHNSON - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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The posthumous sequel to Who Moved My Cheese?, the classic parable that became a worldwide sensation.Who Moved My Cheese? offered millions of readers relief for an evergreen problem: unanticipated and unwelcome change. Now its long-awaited sequel digs deeper, to show how readers... |
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