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Open Secret: The Global Banking Conspiracy That Swindled Investors Out of Billions

Erin Arvedlund - Portfolio Hardcover
Format: Hardcover

“Gaming the LIBOR—that is, fixing the price of money—had become just that: a game. Playing it was the price of admission to a club of men who socialized together, skied in Europe courtesy of brokers and expense accounts, and reaped million-dollar bonuses.”In the midst...
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Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level

Leander Kahney - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

Journalist Leander Kahney reveals how CEO Tim Cook has led Apple to astronomical success after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011. The death of Steve Jobs left a gaping void at one of the most innovative companies of all time. Jobs wasn't merely Apple's iconic founder and CEO; he was the living...
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The Social Life of Money

Nigel Dodd - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

Questions about the nature of money have gained a new urgency in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Even as many people have less of it, there are more forms and systems of money, from local currencies and social lending to mobile money and Bitcoin. Yet our understanding of what...
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Keep Calm . . . It's Just Real Estate: Your No-Stress Guide to Buying a Home

Egypt Sherrod - Running Press Book Publishers
Format: Paperback

Egypt Sherrod knows how to take nervous prospective home-buyers by the hand and lead them through the process. She does it every week as host of HGTV's highly-rated show, Property Virgins. Now she translates her reassuring personality onto the page, with this "No-Stress" guide...
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Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story

John Bloom - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Print book

In the early 1990s, Motorola, the legendary American technology company developed a revolutionary satellite system called Iridium that promised to be its crowning achievement. Light years ahead of anything previously put into space, and built on technology developed for Ronald Reagan's...
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From Worry to Wealthy: A Woman's Guide to Financial Success Without the Stress

Chellie Campbell - Sourcebooks
Format: Print book

Achieve Financial Freedom from Life with Chellie Campbells No-Stress Success Plan!Why is it that women are earning more than ever before yet still feel powerless when it comes to money? When it comes to financial security, its time for us to stop feeling insecure.From Worry to Wealthy is the guide...
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The Profit Paradox: How Thriving Firms Threaten the Future of Work

Jan Eeckhout - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

In an era of technological progress and easy communication, it might seem reasonable to assume that the world's working people have never had it so good. But wages are stagnant and prices are rising, so that everything from a bottle of beer to a prosthetic hip costs more. Economist...
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The Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail

Ray Dalio - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A few years ago, renowned investor Ray Dalio began noticing a confluence of political and economic conditions he hadn't encountered before in his fifty-year career. They included large debts and zero or near-zero interest rates in the world's three major reserve currencies; significant...
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Multi-Family Millions: How Anyone Can Reposition Apartments for Big Profits

David Lindahl - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Multi-Family Millions offers expert advice for investors who want to make the transition from single-family homes to more profitable multi-family units. Successful real estate investor David Lindahl shows you how to find troubled properties that are ripe for quick profits, how to fix or flip...
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Welcome to the Real World: Finding Your Place, Perfecting Your Work, and Turning Your Job into Your Dream Career

Lauren Berger - Business
Format: Paperback

The essential book every workplace novice needs - a smart, practical, and fun guide to help them navigate the minefield of personalities, learn to work with their boss, identify priorities, and ultimately kick butt at their first job.Its a challenging time to be young and new in the workplace....
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