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Make Your Kid A Money Genius
Beth Kobliner - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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From Beth Kobliner, the author of the bestselling personal finance bible Get a Financial Life - a new, must-have guide showing parents how to teach their children (from toddlers to young adults) to manage money in a smart way.Many of us think we can have the "money talk"... |
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Getting Financial Aid 2018 (College Board Guide to Getting Financial Aid)
College Entrance Examination Board - College Board
Format: Paperback
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Getting Financial Aid 2018 is a must-have book for parents and students struggling to meet the cost of college. The all-important FAFSA form is explained with step-by-step instructions, and the College Boards CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE® form is explained by the people who administer it.This... |
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Naked Money: A Revealing Look at What It Is and Why It Matters
Charles Wheelan - W W Norton, 2016.
Format: Print book
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The best-selling Naked series tackles the weird world of money.Consider the $20 bill.It has no more value, as a simple slip of paper, than Monopoly money. Yet even children recognize that tearing one into small pieces is an act of inconceivable stupidity. What makes a $20 bill actually... |
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How to Create Your Own Jewelry Line: Design Production Finance Marketing & More
Emilie Shapiro - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Print book
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To develop a successful jewelry line, designers have to be more than just creative artists - they have to understand the ins and outs of running a crafts business. Emilie Shapiro's detailed guide explores the many facets of creating a quality handmade collection that people will buy,... |
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The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
Daniel J Boorstin - Vintage Books
Format: Paperback
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First published in 1962, this wonderfully provocative book introduced the notion of "pseudo-events" - events such as press conferences and presidential debates, which are manufactured solely in order to be reported - and the contemporary definition of celebrity as "a person... |
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As Ohio Goes: Life in the Post-Recession Nation
Rana B Khoury - Kent State University Press
Format: Print book
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For some, the Great Recession that began in 2007 was a traumatic setback; for others, it was just another dip in a long descent from comfort and security. America is changing in profound ways, but we rarely hear the voices of regular people living the transformation.As Ohio Goes is a journey... |
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Start Your Own Travel Hosting Business: Airbnb, VRBO, Homeaway, and More
Jason Rich - Entrepreneur Press
Format: Paperback
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GET PAID FOR YOUR PADAn ever-growing number of travelers are searching for more convenient and low-cost accommodation alternatives, as opposed to staying at traditional hotels. As a result, online-based services like Airbnb, FlipKey, HomeAway, Roomorama, and VRBO are making it easy for you to list... |
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Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties
Beth Kobliner - Touchstone
Format: Paperback
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A completely revised and updated fourth edition of the New York Times bestseller, designed to guide younger adults through the world of personal finance.More than ever before, people in their twenties and thirties need help getting their financial lives in order. And who could blame... |
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Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
Brian Alexander - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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For readers of Hillbilly Elegy and Strangers in Their Own Land**A New York Post Must-Read Book, a Newsweek Best New Book, one of The Week's 20 Books to Read in 2017, one of Bustle's 16 Best Nonfiction Books Coming in February 2017**"A devastating... |
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4. Turn Data Into Assets
David Rogers - Columbia University Press
Format: Computer file
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The fast-moving digital environment has been disorienting for traditional businesses, and many may not even realize their strategies are outdated. If managed correctly, lagging businesses can transition by harnessing the power of the digital age to create new value for customers and outperform... |
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Plan Your Estate
Denis Clifford - Nolo
Format: Print book
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Turn to Plan Your Estate for straightforward, plain-English explanations of each of your estate-planning options, so you can make the best decisions for you and those you love. Attorney Denis Clifford shows you how to: avoid probate leave property through a will or trust use life insurance... |
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Accounting for the Numberphobic: A Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
Dawn Fotopulos - AMACOM
Format: Book
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Why do so many business owners dread looking at the numbers? They make excuses...They don't have time...That's what the accountant is for...But the simple truth is that no one else will ever be as invested in their company as they are - and they need to take control. As a small-business... |
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Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel
Tom Wainwright - PublicAffairs
Format: Print book
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This is a unique look into the huge and fascinating multi-billion dollar international drug industry. Rather than reporting it as a "war," Wainwight looked at the drug trade as a business, with a quarter billion customers and worldwide revenues of about $300 billion a year - with... |
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A Little History of Economics
Niall Kishtainy - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and the ideas of great thinkers in the field |
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Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2018
PETERSON'S. - Peterson's
Format: Paperback
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Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2018 provides up-to-date information on millions of privately funded awards available to college students. It contains detailed profiles of awards based on academic fields and career goals, ethnic heritage, talent, employment experience, military service,... |
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Slaughterhouse: Chicago's Union Stock Yard and the World It Made
Dominic A Pacyga - The University of Chicago Press,
Format: eBook
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From the minute it opened - on Christmas Day in 1865 - it was Chicago's must-see tourist attraction, drawing more than half a million visitors each year. Families, visiting dignitaries, even school groups all made trips to the South Side to tour the Union Stock Yard. There they got a firsthand... |
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The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesnt Have to Be Complicated
Helaine Olen - Portfolio/Penguin
Format: Print book
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"THE MOST NOTABLE PERSONAL FINANCE WRITING OF 2013 . . . WAS A HANDWRITTEN 4 6 INDEX CARD." - MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE TV analysts and money managers would have you believe your finances are enormously complicated, and if you don't follow their guidance, you'll end up in the poorhouse.... |
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31 Days of Living Well and Spending Zero: Freeze Your Spending. Change Your Life.
Ruth Soukup - Ruth Soukup
Format: Paperback
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Practical Advice for Getting AheadEverfeel like your budget has gone off track, or make it to the end of themonth and wonder where your money actually went? A month of no-spending is the perfect way to reset your spending habits, but doing it alonecan seem downright scary.Luckily, with... |
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Idiot's Guides: Introductory Accounting
David H Ringstrom - Alpha Books, 2016.
Format: Print book
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Accurate accounting is the key to a successful business. But when you're dealing with assets and liabilities, profit and loss, and debits and credits, juggling all the numbers can quickly get confusing. Introductory Accounting gives you everything you need to know about basic financial... |
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Start Your Own Nonprofit Organization: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success
Corbin Collins - Entrepreneur Press
Format: Paperback
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FOLLOW YOUR PASSIONServing missions rather than profits, the nonprofit sector employs 11 million people, making it the third largest industry in the United States, and often provides our communities' most fundamental services.Whether your mission is to save puppies, feed children, or preserve... |
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Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2017
Peterson's - Peterson Nelnet Co
Format: Paperback
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Scholarships, Grants & Prizes provides up-to-date information on millions of privately funded awards available to college students. It contains detailed profiles of awards based on academic fields and career goals, ethnic heritage, talent, employment experience, military service, and other... |
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Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit, The: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide
Peri Pakroo - Nolo, 2016.
Format: Print book
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The Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit, written by the author of the bestselling The Small Business Start-Up Kit, gives you the practical and legal information you need to kickstart a successful enterprise -- whether you're an arty creative type, an independent consultant, or a Fortune... |
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Get What's Yours for Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs
Philip Moeller - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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A coauthor of the New York Times bestselling guide to Social Security Get What's Yours authors an essential companion to explain Medicare, the nation's other major benefit for older Americans. Learn how to maximize your health coverage and save money.Social Security provides... |
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Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmers
Lisa Kivirist - New Society Publishers
Format: Print book
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Women in agriculture are sprouting up in record numbers, but they face a host of distinct challenges and opportunities. Blending What Color is Your Parachute-style career advice with sustainable agriculture practices viewed through a gender lens, Soil Sisters provides a wealth... |
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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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The Wealth of Humans: Work in the Twenty-First Century
Ryan Avent - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book
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None of us has ever lived through a genuine industrial revolution. Until now. Digital technology is transforming every corner of the economy, fundamentally altering the way things are done, who does them, and what they earn for their efforts. In The Wealth of Humans, Economist... |
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Small Business Start-Up Kit, The: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide
Peri Pakroo - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Start your business with confidence using the best step-by-step guide available! Many people dream of running a business of their own -- but often don't know how or where to start. Sound familiar? This is the book you need. User-friendly and loaded with tips, The Small Business Start-Up... |
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A square meal : a culinary history of the Great Depression
Jane Ziegelman - Harper
Format: Print book
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From the author of the acclaimed 97 Orchard and her husband, a culinary historian, an in-depth exploration of the greatest food crisis the nation has ever faced - the Great Depression - and how it transformed America's culinary culture.The decade-long Great Depression, a period of shifts... |
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AgeProof: Living Longer Without Running Out of Money or Breaking a Hip
Jean Chatzky - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Hardcover
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Two of the world's leading experts explain the vital link between health and wealth that could add years to your life and dollars to your retirement savings.All the money in the world doesn't mean a thing if we can't get out of bed. And the healthiest body in the world won't stay that way if we're... |
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The Digital Transformation Playbook: Rethink Your Business for the Digital Age
David L Rogers - Columbia University Press
Format: Print book
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Rethink your business for the digital age.Every business begun before the Internet now faces the same challenge: How to transform to compete in a digital economy?Globally recognized digital expert David L. Rogers argues that digital transformation is not about updating your technology but about... |
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ThriftStyle: The Ultimate Bargain Shopper's Guide to Smart Fashion
Allison Engel - Imagine
Format: Paperback
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"A must-have guide for bargain-hunting fashionistas looking to make a statement without sabotaging their budgets. In this photo-filled, easy-to-use resource, shoppers will learn to navigate the racks of their local consignment shop, spot name brands like Versace, Dior, and Burberry,... |
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Smart Mom, Rich Mom: How to Build Wealth While Raising a Family
Kimberly Palmer - American Management Association
Format: Print book
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Of all life's financial shocks, few compare to bringing home an infant. Just one tiny person costs $250,000 to raise-- not including college! How will you pay for it? That agonizing question fuels mothers' choices about their careers, budgets, and families. Some lean in, some scale back... |
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Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America
MICHAEL RUHLMAN - HARRY N ABRAMS
Format: Print book
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In Grocery, bestselling author Michael Ruhlman offers incisive commentary on America's relationship with its food and investigates the overlooked source of so much of it - the grocery store. In a culture obsessed with food - how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from,... |
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