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Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception

George A. Akerlof - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

Ever since Adam Smith, the central teaching of economics has been that free markets provide us with material well-being, as if by an invisible hand. In Phishing for Phools, Nobel Prize-winning economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller deliver a fundamental challenge to this insight,...
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Mean Girls at Work: How to Stay Professional When Things Get Personal

Katherine Crowley - McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

One of the New York Posts Top 10 Career Books of 2012 and a Booklist Top 10 Business Book DO YOU WORK WITH A MEAN GIRL? A womans field guide to the new frontier of professional developmentworking with other women Women-to-women relationships in the workplace are . . . complicated. When...
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Entrepreneurial Nation: Why Manufacturing Is Still Key to America's Future

Ro Khanna - McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Format: Print book

A CALL TO ARMS FOR EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN AMERICA'S FUTURE If you trust what you hear in the news, America is in trouble. We've moved our manufacturing overseas. We've lost our competitive edge to China, Germany, Japan, and Brazil. We've entered our final days as an econonic...
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Make Your Own Lunch: How to Live an Epically Epic Life through Work, Travel, Wonder, and

Ryan Porter - Sourcebooks
Format: Book

Helping young people find their path to a successful future-with or without college College isn't right for everyone. And as tuition costs continue to rise, more and more young people-from straight-A students to the not-so-avid pupils-are choosing an alternative to the 4-year degree....
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The Road to Ruin: The Global Elites' Secret Plan for the Next Financial Crisis

James Rickards - Portfolio Penguin
Format: Print book

The bestselling author of The Death of Money on how investors can prepare for the next financial panic - and why it's coming sooner than you think. The global economy has made what seems like an incredible comeback after the financial crisis of 2008. Yet this comeback is artificial....
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Selling Your Crafts on Etsy

Marcia Layton Turner - ALPHA

Etsy is a wildly popular website where crafters and craftsmen alike have discovered a portal where they can market and sell their handmade wares - literally around the globe. Any successful Etsy seller will tell you the difference between a successful Etsy storefront and the storefront...
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Uninsured in America: Life and Death in the Land of Opportunity

Susan Sered - University of California Press; Updated edition
Format: Paperback

Uninsured in America goes to the heart of why more than forty million Americans are falling through the cracks in the health care system and what it means for society as a whole when so many people suffer the consequences of inadequate medical care Based on interviews with uninsured men and women...
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The Mark Inside: A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con

Amy Reading - Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In 1919, Texas rancher J. Frank Norfleet lost everything he had in a stock market swindle. He did what many other marks did—he went home, borrowed more money from his family, and returned for another round of swindling.     Only after he lost that second fortune did he reclaim...
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This Is Who We Were In the 1920's

Grey House Publishing - Grey House Publishing
Format: Hardcover

This is Who We Were: In the 1920s explores American life in the 1920s. This new series is sure to be of value as both a serious research tool for students of American history as well as an intriguing climb up America's family tree. The richly-illustrated text provides an interesting...
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Five Easy Theses: Commonsense Solutions to America's Greatest Economic Challenges

James Martin Stone - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Print book

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A business leader and esteemed economic thinker outlines simple solutions to America's five most pressing public policy issues, from healthcare to education to inequality. America today confronts a host of urgent problems, many of them seemingly intractable,...
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

Stephanie Land - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

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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The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities

Will Allen - Gotham Books
Format: Print book

A pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur "Genius Award" winner points the way to building a new food system that can feed - and heal - broken communities.The son of a sharecropper, Will Allen had no intention of ever becoming a farmer himself. But after years in professional...
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Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything

BJ Fogg Ph.D - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

The world's leading expert on habit formation shows how you can have a happier, healthier life: by starting small. Myth: Change is hard. Reality: Change can be easy if you know the simple steps of Behavior Design. Myth: It's all about willpower. Reality: Willpower...
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How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business, 6th: *Become the top caterer in your area *Organize menus for parties, corporate events, and weddings ... caterer

Denise Vivaldo - Globe Pequot Press
Format: Print book

Those passionate about parties or cooking can now realize their dream of working from home at something they enjoy. Denise Vivaldo shares her experiences and advice on all the essentials and more, including estimating start-up costs and pricing services, finding clients, outfitting one's...
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Scholarship Handbook 2009

The College Board - College Board; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

The Scholarship Handbook is an ideal resource for students and parents who need help paying for collegenbsp It provides complete authoritative facts about more than scholarship internship and loan programs offered to undergraduates by foundations charitable organizations and state and federal...
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Marketing Outrageously Redux: How to Increase Your Revenue by Staggering Amounts

Jon Spoelstra - Bard Press
Format: Book

Tom Peters says, Jon Spoelstra knows his stuff. Pat Williams, founder of Orlando Magic says, I consider Jon the top marketer in the world. The Wall Street Journal says, Mr. Spoelstra is one of those guys who thinks 'out of the box'. In this revised edition, Jon provides a real-world...
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Opportunities in Electronics Careers

Mark Rowh - McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition
Format: Book

Energize your job search Get started in a career that has a promising future and is financially rewarding Opportunities in Electronics Careers provides you with a complete overview of the job possibilities salary figures and experience required to enter the field of electronics This career-boosting...
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Start & Run a Coffee Bar (Start & Run a)

Marybeth Harrison - Self-Counsel Press; 3rd edition
Format: Paperback

A comprehensive guide on what to expect when owning and operating this type of business, this book includes everything from choosing a unique identity to roasting, making, and serving coffee, espresso, and tea. Learn the steps to: Turning beans into bucks; Building a winning sales team;...
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Knock 'em Dead 2014: The Ultimate Job Search Guide

Martin Yate - Adams Media; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

The definitive guide for job search success in today's volatile market!For more than twenty-five years, author Martin Yate has shown the way for millions of job seekers. In this new edition of his New York Times bestselling series, Yate helps you build a killer resume, maximize your...
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Confessions of a Bad Teacher: The Shocking Truth from the Front Lines of American Public Education

John Owens - Sourcebooks
Format: Book

An explosive new look at the pressures on todays teachers and the pitfalls of school reform, Confessions of a Bad Teacher presents a passionate appeal to save public schools, before its too late. When John Owens left a lucrative job to teach English at a public school in New York Citys...
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Widgets: The 12 New Rules for Managing Your Employees As If They're Real People

Rodd Wagner - McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author Rodd Wagner tackles one of the most destructive problems facing organizations today - the breakdown of the social contract between people and the organizations where they work. Your people are not your greatest asset. Theyre not yours, and theyre not assets....
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Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate

Rose George - Metropolitan Books; First American Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Eye-opening and compelling, the overlooked world of freight shipping, revealed as the foundation of our civilizationOn ship-tracking websites, the waters are black with dots. Each dot is a ship; each ship is laden with boxes; each box is laden with goods. In postindustrial economies, we no longer...
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How to Raise Chickens: Everything You Need to Know, Updated & Revised

Christine Heinrichs - Voyageur Press; Second, Updated & Revised edition
Format: Book

Whether you want to raise 5 chickens or 50, whether you have a 40-foot city lot or a 40-acre farm, the expert advice in this hands-on guidebook makes it easy for you to get started raising a healthy flock. Whichever comes first for you, the chicken or the egg, this book will show you what...
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Boom, Bust, Exodus: The Rust Belt, the Maquilas, and a Tale of Two Cities

Chad Broughton - Oxford Univ Press
Format: Print book

In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 33,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for decades. Workers at the plant earned $15.14 an hour,...
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The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide: How to Find a Rewarding Job Even When "There Are No Jobs"

Richard N. Bolles - Ten Speed Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

One hundred pages of lifesaving advice for people out of work. When over ten million people have needed help with their job-hunt - or with figuring out what to do with their life - there is one person they have turned to, more than any other. He is Richard N. Bolles, author of the #1 job-hunting...
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Incorporate in Texas

Mark Warda - Sphinx Publishing; 4 edition
Format: Paperback

The largest businesses in the world are corporations-tens of thousands of which are registered in Texas Incorporate in Texas explains in simple language how to form a corporation in Texas-inexpensively and without hassle This new edition focuses on the incorporating process running a corporation...
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The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

Tim Wu - Knopf; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In this age of an open Internet, it is easy to forget that every American information industry, beginning with the telephone, has eventually been taken captive by some ruthless monopoly or cartel. With all our media now traveling a single network, an unprecedented potential is building...
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Blogging to Drive Business: Create and Maintain Valuable Customer Connections (2nd Edition) (Que Biz-Tech)

Eric Butow - Que Publishing; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

BLOGGING TO DRIVE BUSINESS   USE BLOGGING TO SUPERCHARGE SALES, CUSTOMER  LOYALTY, INNOVATION, AND PROFITS Blogging can help you deepen customer loyalty, reach new customers, gain indispensable feedback, and drive more sales. This no-nonsense guide shows how to craft a business...
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The Gunning of America: Business and the Making of American Gun Culture

Pamela Haag - Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Americans have always loved guns. This special bond was forged during the American Revolution and sanctified by the Second Amendment. It is because of this exceptional relationship that American civilians are more heavily armed than the citizens of any other nation. Or so were told. In The Gunning...
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Instagram Power: Build Your Brand and Reach More Customers with the Power of Pictures

Jason Miles - McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Format: Paperback

Can you do "real" marketing on Instagram? That was the question bestselling author Jason Miles wanted to answer. So he used his e-commerce company as a laboratory and he began to study what other successful marketers were doing. While some marketers haven't even heard...
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Make Work Great:

Edward G. Muzio - McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

One person really can make a difference--learn how to be that one WHO WILL make your organization the best it can be. Award-winning author of Four Secrets to Liking Your Work International Society for Performance Improvement 2010 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNER "A quick read with high...
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The Mom Inventors Handbook, How to Turn Your Great Idea into the Next Big Thing, Revised and Expanded 2nd Ed

Tamara Monosoff - McGraw-Hill Education; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

As featured on The Today Show The definitive guide for aspiring product entrepreneurs x packed with important new resources Written specifically for people seeking to turn their ideas into marketable products, this new edition of The Mom Inventors Handbook takes you step by step through...
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The Intel Trinity: How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World's Most Important Company

Michael S Malone - HarperCollins
Format: Print book

Based on unprecedented access to the corporation's archives, The Intel Trinity is the first full history of Intel Corporation - the essential company of the digital age - told through the lives of the three most important figures in the company's history: Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore,...
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Power of An Hour: Business and Life Mastery in One Hour A Week

Dave Lakhani - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Praise for The Power of an Hour The master at getting what you want from others now tells us how to get what we want from ourselves This is really a great book and I recommend it highly-for you for your team and for your children -Bob Burg author Endless Referrals If you want to make...
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How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age

Dale Carnegie & Associates - Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

AN UP-TO-THE -MINUTE ADAPTATI ON OF DALE CARNEGIE S TI MELE SS PRESCRIPTI ONS FOR THE DIGITAL AGE DALE CARNEGIEs commonsense approach to communicating has endured for a century, touching millions and millions of readers. The only diploma that hangs in Warren Buffetts office is his certificate...
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How to Start a Home-Based Housecleaning Business, 3rd: * Organize Your Business * Get Clients and Referrals * Set Rates and Services * Understand ... Cleaning Options

Laura Jorstad - Globe Pequot; 3 Original edition
Format: Paperback

This comprehensive guide provides all the necessary tools and strategies one needs to successfully launch and grow a business cleaning homes. The authors combine personal experience with expert advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based housecleaning business....
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Everyday Finance: Economics, Personal Money Management, and Entrepreneurship

Thomas Riggs - Gale; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Everyday Finance Economics Personal Money Management and Entrepreneurship provides a mix of basic and practical information on economics personal money management and starting a business The authors show how various financial institutions and the stock market work shed light on social security...
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No-Nonsense Job Interviews: How to Impress Prospective Employers and Ace Any Interview

Arnold Boldt - Career Press
Format: Paperback

Finally a practical easy-to-use and easy-to-understand resource for preparing for the all-important job interview The Ps for interview excellence are right on target and will help guide any job seeker to job-search success--Wendy Enelow author trainer and career consultantJob interviews...
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Finances After 55: Make the Transition From Earning a Living to Retirement Living.

Sylvia Lim CFP CGA - Self-Counsel Press, Inc.; 1st Edition edition
Format: Print book

Finances After 55 is a book for people who are already retired or who will be retiring in the next decade. This is not a ?retire rich, stay rich? book. It?s a practical guide that shows readers how to take what they already have saved and manage their money and assets to live a full and successful...
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Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder

Arianna Huffington - Crown Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

In Thrive, Arianna Huffington makes an impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world. Arianna Huffington's personal wake-up call came in the form of a broken cheekbone and a nasty gash over her eye -- the result of a fall...
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Evil Plans: Having Fun on the Road to World Domination

Hugh MacLeod - Portfolio Hardcover; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed author of Ignore Everybody is back with more irreverent wisdom wit and original cartoons It has never been easier to make a great living doing what you love But to make it happen first you need an EVIL PLAN Everybody needs to get away from lousy bosses from boring dead-end...
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Save Your Small Business: 10 Crucial Strategies to Survive Hard Times or Close Down and Move On

Ralph Warner - Nolo
Format: Paperback

Stay in business even through tough times with these simple, quick steps to small business survival. Small businesses are vulnerable in tough economic times. Undercapitalized and with little experience coping with the legal and practical issues that come up during recession, many businesses...
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The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters

Gregory Zuckerman - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

Everyone knew it was crazy to try to extract oil and natural gas buried in shale rock deep below the ground. Everyone, that is, except a few reckless wildcatters - who risked their careers to prove the world wrong. Things looked grim for American energy in 2006. Oil production was in steep...
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Stop Talking, Start Communicating: Counterintuitive Secrets to Success in Business and in Life, with a foreword by Martha Mendoza

Geoffrey Tumlin - McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

PLAY DUMB. BE BORING. DON'T SOLVE PROBLEMS. AND ABOVE ALL, DON'T BE YOURSELF. Not exactly what you'd expect to hear from a communication expert, but these counterintuitive strategies are precisely what we need to interact productively and meaningfully in today's digital...
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The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power and Politics of the World Trade, 2nd Edition

Pietra Rivoli - Wiley; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy has been lauded by the New York Times Financial Times and reviewers worldwide Translated into fourteen languages Travels has received numerous awards for its frank and nuanced discussion of global economic realities Now updated and revised--including...
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The Everything Job Interview Book: All you need to make a great first impression and land the perfect job (Everything (School & Careers))

Joy Darlington - Adams Media; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

No matter how good your resume looks on paper, you won't get the job until you ace the interview. That critical one-on-one interview is your best chance to showcase your skills-if you make a good impression. In The Everything Job Interview Book, 2nd Edition, you'll learn how to do just...
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How to Ace the Brainteaser Interview

John Kador - McGraw-Hill
Format: Paperback

The inside track on how to beat the "logic puzzle" job interview As if job interviews weren't nerve-wracking enough, many companies, in their pursuit of the brightest and best, have begun beleaguering applicants with tests of logic, creativity, and analytical abilities. Many...
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Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants

David Bacon - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

For two decades veteran photojournalist David Bacon has documented the connections between labor, migration, and the global economy. In Illegal People Bacon explores the human side of globalization, exposing the many ways it uproots people in Latin America and Asia, driving them to migrate....
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Work at Home Now: The No-nonsense Guide to Finding Your Perfect Home-based Job, Avoiding Scams, and Making a Great Living

Christine Durst - Career Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

"Work At Home Now is the ultimate guide for teleworkers. Its smart, practical advice and trove of great resources and tips will be valuable to anyone hoping for the freedom and challenge of working at home."--Daniel H. Pink, author of Free Agent Nation and A Whole New Mind"America's...
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Hey, Waitress! The USA from the Other Side of the Tray

Alison Owings - University of California Press
Format: Print book

Most of us have sat across the tray from a waitress, but how many of us know what really is going on from her side? Hey, Waitress! aims to tell us. Containing lively, personal portraits of waitresses from many different walks of life, this book is the first of its kind to show the intimate,...
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Working Americans, 1880-2009: Sports & Recreation

Scott Derks - Grey House Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introduci
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Cover Letters that Knock Em Dead

Martin YATE - Adams
Format: Hardcover

A great cover letter cant always get you hired, but it can get your resume read with serious attention. Learn how to stand out from the crowd by packaging your background and work experience into a readable and powerful sales pitch. Cover Letters That Knock em Dead arms you with the key words...
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Modern Etiquette for a Better Life: Master All Social and Business Exchanges

Diane Gottsman - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

The Easy and Smart Way to Mind Your Manners in the Boardroom and BeyondDiane Gottsman is here to make minding your manners more practical, relatable and modern. In today's busy world, there are too many instances when proper social behavior can go awry, holding us back or making us nervous....
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Stick with It: Mastering the Art of Adherence

Lee Colan - McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Format: Book

This groundbreaking book includes Winning Insights from... JPMorgan * The Container Store * Fossil * KidKraft * National Motor Club * Sears * Southwest Airlines * The Hartford * UCLA Health Center * and more! There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all strategy, especially in today's...
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From the Outhouse to the Mouse House: Crap You Need to Know for a Dream-Come-True Career

Eva Steortz - Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Join Eva Steortz on her journey from a small child dreaming big in West Virginia to a confident, fearless woman who has her own flourishing company in California. After college, Steorz moved across the country on a whim to seek better opportunities, called a job ad for Disney in a leap...
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Inside Drucker's Brain

Jeffrey A. Krames - Portfolio Hardcover
Format: Hardcover

The most accessible guide to the essential ideas of the inventor of modern management In late ninety-four-year-old Peter Drucker invited Jeffrey Krames to his home for an unprecedented day-long interview He spoke candidly about his seminal management principles his enormous body of work...
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The Wolf of Wall Street

Jordan Belfort - Bantam
Format: Paperback

Now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBy day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could. From the binge that sank a 170-foot motor yacht and ran up a $700,000 hotel tab, to the wife...
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Unsubscribe: How to Kill Email Anxiety, Avoid Distractions, and Get Real Work Done

Jocelyn K Glei - PublicAffairs
Format: Paperback

A modern, no-nonsense guide to getting rid of email anxiety, reclaiming your productivity, and spending more time on the work that matters.Let's face it: Email is killing our productivity. The average person checks their email 11 times per hour, processes 122 messages a day, and spends...
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Making the Most of Your Money Now: The Classic Bestseller Completely Revised for the New Economy

Jane Bryant Quinn - Simon & Schuster; Revised edition
Format: Hardcover

Named the best personal finance book on the market by Consumers Union, Jane Bryant Quinn's bestseller Making the Most of Your Money has been completely revised and updated to provide a guide to financial recovery, independence, and success in the new economy.Getting your financial life...
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Stolen, Smuggled, Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures

Nancy Moses - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Stolen, Smuggled Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures tells the dark and compelling stories of iconic cultural objects that were stolen, smuggled or sold, and eventually returned back to their original owner. There are many books about museum heists, Holocaust artwork, insider theft,...
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Your Water Footprint: The Shocking Facts About How Much Water We Use to Make Everyday Products

Stephen Leahy - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

The average American lifestyle is kept afloat by about 2,000 gallons of H2O a day. The numbers are shocking. Your Water Footprint reveals the true cost of our lifestyle. A water footprint is the amount of fresh water used to produce the goods and services we consume, including growing,...
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How to Retire Happy, Fourth Edition: The 12 Most Important Decisions You Must Make Before You Retire

Stan Hinden - McGraw-Hill; 4 edition
Format: Paperback

The Washington Post and New York Times Business Bestseller “Everyone in the workforce today should read this book!”―HORACE B. DEETS, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AARP “Want excellent insights on retirement planning from a professional who’s actually experienced...
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From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America

Howard Schultz - Random House
Format: Hardcover

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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Early-Start Potty Training

Linda Sonna - McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition
Format: Book

The time-tested, gentle, and successful method that introduces children to potty training as early as six months While parents around the world successfully potty train their children well before preschool age, in the United States, weve moved away from this early introduction. However,...
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Rigged Money: Beating Wall Street at Its Own Game

Lee Munson - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Today's financial landscape and what Wall Street doesn't want you to knowRigged Money is based on one simple truth: Wall Street needs money from Main Street, not the other way around. The financial industry has convinced the general public that investing across different asset classes...
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Estate Planning Basics

Denis Clifford Attorney - Nolo; 7 edition
Format: Book

This book provides concise, straightforward, and easy-to-read information about the major components of estate planning – without going into endless detail about arcane options that apply only to the wealthy.  Topics include: • choosing beneficiaries • estate planning...
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Now, Discover Your Strengths

Marcus Buckingham - Free Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Unfortunately, most of us have little sense of our talents and strengths, much less the ability to build our lives around them. Instead, guided by our parents, by our teachers, by our managers, and by psychology's fascination with pathology, we become experts in our weaknesses and spend...
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How to Start a Home-Based Photography Business

Kenn Oberrecht - Globe Pequot Press; Sixth Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Everything you need to know to start and run a profitable photography business from your home.
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Careers in High Tech

Nicholas Basta - McGraw-Hill; 3 edition
Format: Book

Find a cutting-edge career in the field of high-tech We live in a high-tech world and technology is advancing ever more rapidly Companies dedicated to high tech endeavors are the way of the future Fortunately no one has to be left behind Whether youre a computer whiz possess leadership...
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How to Start a Home-Based Handyman Business: *Turn Your Skills Into Cash *Schedule Your Jobs *Build Word-Of-Mouth Referrals *Manage Insurance Issues ... Smart And Safe

Terry Meany - Globe Pequot Press
Format: Paperback

Terry Meany, author of Knack Home Repair & Maintenance, provides all the necessary tools and strategies one needs to turn skills into cash by launching and growing a handyman business. He explains how to get started, develop a service manual, screen clients, serve customers, learn from...
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Free College Resource Book: Inside Secrets from Two Parents Who Put Five Kids through College for Next to Nothing

Doug Hewitt - Prufrock Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

With tough economic times, paying for a child's education is harder than ever. Free College Resource Book takes students and parents through the process of weighing options for college funding, including scholarship searches, grants, savings plans, differences between financial aid options,...
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This Is Who We Were: 1880-1899

Grey House Publishing - Grey House Pub; 1 Har/Psc edition
Format: Hardcover

This new addition to the This is Who We Were series provides the reader with a deeper understanding of day-to-day life in America during the last two decades of the 19th century. Readers will uncover what life was like for ordinary Americans as they lived through an industrialized revolution,...
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Video Marketing For Dummies

Kevin Daum - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Savvy advice for adding video to your marketing planVideo marketing is rapidly gaining popularity in online marketing and this fun-but-practical guide presents you with all aspects of video marketing from planning to production to distribution. You'll learn how to create a video strategy,...
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Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America

Nick Rosen - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

Inside the subculture of off-grid living Written by a leading authority on living off the grid, this is a fascinating and timely look at one of the fastest growing movements in America. In researching the stories that would become Off the Grid, Nick Rosen traveled from one end of the United...
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Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream

Arianna Huffington - Crown; 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

It's not an exaggeration to say that middle-class Americans are an endangered species and that the American Dream of a secure, comfortable standard of living has become as outdated as an Edsel with an eight-track player. That the United States of America is in danger of becoming a third...
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The Tech Entrepreneur's Survival Guide: How to Bootstrap Your Startup, Lead Through Tough Times, and Cash In for Success

Bernd Schoner - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Print book

Most technology startups never make it to the funding stage, and only a small percentage of those that are venture-backed generate a positive return for their investors. An even smaller number of startup founders enjoy a truly prosperous exit. Bernd Schoner cofounded his tech startup during...
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The Sale of a Lifetime: How the Great Bubble Burst of 2017-2019 Can Make You Rich

HARRY S JR DENT - PORTFOLIO PENGUIN
Format: Print book

After the Roaring '20s came the Great Depression. After the Roaring 2000s came the Great Recession.We're now entering the winter season of the 80-Year Four Season Economic Cycle. It's during this season that we'll clear the decks with a devastating crash and debilitating...
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Freaks of the Storm: From Flying Cows to Stealing Thunder: The World's Strangest True Weather Stories

Randy Cerveny - Basic Books
Format: Paperback

In the course of his numerous talks and presentations to college and grade school students civic clubs and nursing homes climatologist Randy Cerveny found that people of all ages are fascinated by the unusualand he seized on that fascination to tell them about strange weather Now in his first...
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No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller

Harry Markopolos - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Bernie Madoff was a king of the financial world and a beloved philanthropist. But very few people knew that he was quietly running the largest hedge fund in the world, a fund that eventually spread to over forty nations and handled tens of billions of dollars.Harry Markopolos was a little-known...
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The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

Adam Braun - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

The riveting story of how a young man turned $25 into more than 200 schools around the world and the guiding steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life.Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful...
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The Entrepreneur's Starter Kit: 50 Things to Know Before Starting a Business

Paul J. Christopher - Huron Street Press
Format: Paperback

The essentials for building a successful business from the ground up are clearly delineated in this primer for would-be entrepreneurs. Whether starting from scratch, buying an existing business, or becoming a franchisee, anyone dreaming of becoming their own boss needs to understand the fundamentals...
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Windpower

Christopher Gillis - Schiffer Publishing
Format: Paperback

Wind energy is today's most developed form of "green" power on the planet. This comprehensive survey examines the history of wind power, from early peoples technology to harness the wind for basic mechanical tasks (such as turning grain to flour) through today's "Wind...
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Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs

Gabriel Thompson - Nation Books
Format: Hardcover

What is it like to do the back-breaking work of immigrants? To find out, Gabriel Thompson spent a year working alongside Latino immigrants, who initially thought he was either crazy or an undercover immigration agent. He stooped over lettuce fields in Arizona, and worked the graveyard shift...
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Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation

Sonia Hirt - Cornell University Press
Format: Book

Why are American cities, suburbs, and towns so distinct? Compared to European cities, those in the United States are characterized by lower densities and greater distances; neat, geometric layouts; an abundance of green space; a greater level of social segregation reflected in space; and -- perhaps...
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What Would Steve Jobs Do? How the Steve Jobs Way Can Inspire Anyone to Think Differently and Win

Peter Sander - McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Lead and Succeed Like the World’s Greatest Business Innovator There’s no accounting for Steve Jobs’s mind. He just didn’t think the way the rest of the world does. Regarded by many as the most innovative and influential business leader of our time, Jobs was a visionary...
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College Money Handbook 2007

Peterson's - Peterson's; Original edition
Format: Paperback

Tap into more than billion in public money This comprehensive directory contains complete and accurate information about federal grants work-study programs need-based grants academic scholarships and other financial aid opportunities available from more than four-year colleges and universities...
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What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too?

Pamela Fagan Hutchins - SkipJack Publishing
Format: Paperback

USA Best Book Awardwinner in Business: Writing/PublishingRelatable and hilarious, you will wear the pages of this book out. Now with an index created using PDF Index Generator for easier usage! Who knew indie publishing could be this much fun? Whether you have published before or are contemplating...
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America

Thomas L. Friedman - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Thomas L. Friedmans No. 1 bestseller The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. Now Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy - both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly...
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Humans Are Underrated: What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will

Geoff Colvin - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

As technology races ahead, what will people do better than computers?What hope will there be for us when computers can drive cars better than humans, predict Supreme Court decisions better than legal experts, identify faces, scurry helpfully around offices and factories, even perform some...
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Kaplan Scholarships 2012

Kaplan - Kaplan Publishing; Original edition
Format: Print book

The #1 best-selling annual college scholarships booktrusted by students and delivered by Kaplan.It is no secret that the cost of a college education has skyrocketed in recent years.According to the College Board, over the past five years (2005-06 school year to 2010-11 school year) the average...
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The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living

Mark Boyle - Oneworld Publications
Format: Hardcover

The astonishing reality of living without our most important resource. Imagine a year without spending any money. Former businessman Mark Boyle did just that and here is his extraordinary and compelling story. Going back to basics and following his own strict rules, Mark learned ingenious...
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Raising Steaks: The Life and Times of American Beef

Betty Fussell - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition
Format: Book

In Raising Steaks, Betty Fussell saddles up for a spirited ride across America on the trail of our most iconic food. When we bite into a steak's charred crust and pink interior, Fussell finds that we bite into contradictions that have branded our national identity from the start....
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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful e-Business

Susan Sweeney - Maximum Press
Format: Paperback

In a newly revised fourth edition, this invaluable resource takes an in-depth look into the new American dream - running one's own e-business from home. Starting with a guide to defining what is most important - time with family, a flexible schedule, financial freedom, and risk levels...
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Non-Negotiable: The Story of Happy State Bank & The Power of Accountability

Sam Silverstein - Sound Wisdom
Format: Hardcover

Do you ever find yourself questioning what you believe around issues that impact your life and business? Do you ever feel lost in your decisions? Are you ever frustrated in your lack of ability to take your life or business exactly where you know you want to go? Non-Negotiable is all about...
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Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

Brent Schlender - Random House Inc
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times BestsellerThere have been many books - on a large and small scale - about Steve Jobs, one of the most famous CEOs in history. But this book is different from all the others. Becoming Steve Jobs takes on and breaks down the existing myth and stereotypes about Steve Jobs....
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The Career Coward's Guide to Changing Careers: Sensible Strategies for Overcoming Job Search Fears

Katy Piotrowski - JIST Works
Format: Paperback

The Career Coward's Guide to Changing Careers, the second book in the revolutionary Career Cowards series, helps adult job seekers tackle this intimidating job search situation. In her friendly and comforting style, career coach Katy Piotrowski walks career changers through all the basic...
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The Career Lattice: Combat Brain Drain, Improve Company Culture, and Attract Top Talent

Joanne Cleaver - McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Format: Book

Reroute your career path for better, faster, longer-lasting success “If you’ve been waiting for your HR department to plan out your next career move, you’ll be stuck waiting forever. Joanne Cleaver explains why the career matrix is what you need to succeed. It’s...
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The Ten Roads to Riches: The Ways the Wealthy Got There

Ken Fisher - Wiley; 2 edition
Format: Book

Profiles of some of America's richest people and how they got that way—and how you can too!While we can't promise that this book will elevate you to the ranks of the super-rich, we can say that within its pages you'll discover everything you need to know about how, exactly,...
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In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic

David Wessel - Crown Business
Format: Print book

"Whatever it takes"That was Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's vow as the worst financial panic in more than fifty years gripped the world and he struggled to avoid the once unthinkable: a repeat of the Great Depression. Brilliant but temperamentally cautious, Bernanke...
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The $1,000 Challenge: How One Family Slashed Its Budget Without Moving Under a Bridge or Living on Government Cheese

Brian J. O'Connor - Portfolio Trade
Format: Paperback

Are You Brave Enough for the $1,000 Challenge?   Middle-class incomes are stretched more than ever. Feeling the strain himself, personal finance columnist Brian O’Connor decided to put his own family’s spending to the test. He began a ten-week experiment...
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The Laws of Subtraction: 6 Simple Rules for Winning in the Age of Excess Everything

Matthew May - McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Format: Book

Winner of a 2013 Small Business Book Award for Economics The world is more overwhelming than ever before. Our work is deeper and more demanding than ever. Our businesses are more complicated and difficult to manage than ever. Our economy is more uncertain than ever. Our resources are scarcer...
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Ultimate Dog Grooming

Eileen Geeson
Format: Hardcover

Definitive how-to reference for grooming 170 dog breeds. When it comes to dog grooming, one size clearly does not fit all. No other animal species is as diverse as the dog. The wide range of breeds includes all sizes, looks, temperaments and, most critically to grooming, coat types....
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Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett: The Winning Strategy to Help You Achieve Your Financial and Life Goals

Larry Swedroe - McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Bedrock Investing Principles for Profiting in Today's Shaky Markets If you wanted to create the next earth-shattering consumer product, Steve Jobs would be an ideal role model to follow. If you planned to become a great golfer, you might look to Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus. So, if your...
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Walking Papers: The Accident that Changed My Life, and the Business that Got Me Back on My Feet

Francesco Clark - Hyperion; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Walking Papers is the incredibly inspiring story of a young man who wouldn't give up. Francesco Clark was a twenty-four-year-old with a bright future when he went to Long Island for the weekend--but a nocturnal dive into the pool's shallow end changed everything, forever. Paralyzed...
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Unfinished Work: The Struggle to Build an Aging American Workforce

Joseph Coleman - Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The era of the aging worker is here. The forces driving the first decades of the 21st century -- globalization, technology, societal aging, and jarring economic instability -- have made later retirement a necessity for many, but those who choose to stay in the workforce are frustrated by a job market...
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The Web 2.0 Job Finder: Winning Social Media Strategies to Get the Job You Want From Fortune 500 Hiring Pros

Brenda Greene - Career Press
Format: Paperback

Social networking sites are dramatically changing the way people stay connected. Not surprisingly, sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and MySpace, along with "tweets," blogs, and personal Web pages, are now key components of how job seekers discover exciting new opportunities and how companies...
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The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2016: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes

Gen Tanabe - SuperCollege; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Print book

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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