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Day Trading For Dummies
Ann C. Logue - For Dummies; 3 edition Format: Paperback
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"Learn to: get started with an action plan; avoid day-trading pitfalls; position yourself for trading success"--Cover. |
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Head in the Cloud: Why Knowing Things Still Matters When Facts Are So Easy to Look Up
William Poundstone - Little, Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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The real-world value of knowledge in the mobile-device age. More people know who Khloe Kardashian is than who Rene Descartes was. Most cant find Delaware on a map, correctly spell the word occurrence, or name the largest ocean on the planet. But how important is it to fill our heads with... |
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Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset on and off the Court
Jay Wright - Ballantine Format: Print book
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In this behind-the-scenes look at the making of a champion, the coach of the Villanova University men's basketball team shares his competitive and cooperative philosophy, along with lessons from his coaching career and the story of his personal road to success. When Kris Jenkins sank... |
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Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce
Violet Woodhouse - NOLO Format: Print book
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All the information you need to split assets, easily and fairly. Especially in uncertain economic times, divorce isn't simple. Turn to Divorce & Money, the acclaimed guide to evaluating and dividing assets during divorce, to avoid making financial mistakes that could affect you for the rest... |
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Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials
MALCOLM HARRIS - Little, Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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A Millennial's groundbreaking investigation into why his generation is economically worse off than their parents, creating a radical and devastating portrait of what it means to be young in America.Millennials have been called lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and immature, but when you push... |
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The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties
PAUL COLLIER - Harper Format: Hardcover
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Bill Gates's Five Books for Summer Reading 2019From world-renowned economist Paul Collier, a candid diagnosis of the failures of capitalism and a pragmatic and realistic vision for how we can repair it.Deep new rifts are tearing apart the fabric of the United States and other Western societies:... |
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The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age
TIM WU - Columbia Global Reports Format: Paperback
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From the man who coined the term 'net neutrality' and who has made significant contributions to our understanding of antitrust policy and wireless communications, comes a call for tighter antitrust enforcement and an end to corporate bigness.We live in an "oligopoly age" in which... |
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Silicon States: The Power and Politics of Big Tech and What It Means for Our Future
Lucie Greene - Counterpoint Format: Hardcover
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A bracing look at how Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and other Silicon Valley power players are using their influence across the globe to encroach upon our civil landscape In an era when faith in government and its institutions is quickly eroding, the businesses of Silicon Valley are stepping... |
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How to Get Money for College 2017
Peterson's - Peterson Nelnet Co Format: Print book
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How to Get Money for College is a great resource for students looking to supplement their federal financial aid package with aid from colleges and universities. This comprehensive directory points you to complete and accurate information on need-based and non-need gift aid, loans, work-study,... |
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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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Mutual Funds For Dummies
Eric Tyson - John Wiley & Sons, 2016. Format: Print book
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Position your portfolio for growth with one of America's bestselling mutual fund books Are you looking for a trusted resource to help you add mutual funds to your investment strategy? With straightforward advice and a plethora of specific, up-to-date mutual fund recommendations, personal... |
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3 Kings: Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, and Hip-Hop's Multibillion-Dollar Rise
Zack O'Malley Greenburg - Little, Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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Tracing the careers of hip-hop's three most dynamic stars, this deeply reported history brilliantly examines the entrepreneurial genius of the first musician tycoons: Diddy, Dr. Dre, and Jay-ZBeing successful musicians was simply never enough for the three kings of hip-hop. Diddy, Dr. Dre,... |
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Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech
SARA WACHTER-BOETTCHER - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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A revealing look at how tech industry bias and blind spots get baked into digital products -- and harm us all.Buying groceries, tracking our health, finding a date: whatever we want to do, odds are that we can now do it online. But few of us ask why all these digital products are designed... |
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Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
Erin Lowry - TarcherPerigee Format: Paperback
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Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck and Get Your Financial Life Together (#GYFLT) ! If you're a cash-strapped 20- or 30-something, it's easy to get freaked out by finances. But you're not doomed to spend your life drowning in debt or mystified by money. It's time to stop scraping by and take... |
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The Millionaire Master Plan: Your Personalized Path to Financial Success
Roger James Hamilton - Business Plus Format: Hardcover
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The Millionaire Master Plan is a unique and fresh approach as to how individuals can not only get a sense of where they stand on the spectrum of personal wealth, but more importantly, how they can learn to ascend from their present state to a higher level. Roger James Hamilton, himself... |
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Faster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal
JACK EWING - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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A shocking expos of Volkswagen's fraud by the New York Times reporter who covered the scandal.In mid-2015, Volkswagen proudly reached its goal of surpassing Toyota as the world's largest automaker. A few months later, the EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software in 11 million... |
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Success Habits: Proven Principles for Greater Wealth, Health, and Happiness
Napoleon Hill - St. Martin's Essentials Format: Paperback
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Never-before-published wisdom from famed self-help author Napoleon Hill Napoleon Hill, the legendary author of the classic best seller Think and Grow Rich, has been immortalized for his contributions to the self-help genre. In this never-before-published work Hill shares his principles... |
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The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives
Jesse Eisinger - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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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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Unshakable: How to Thrive
TONY ROBBINS - SIMON & SCHUSTER Format: Print book
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After interviewing fifty of the world's greatest financial minds and penning the #1 New York Times bestseller Money: Master the Game, Tony Robbins returns with a step-by-step playbook, taking you on a journey to transform your financial life and accelerate your path to financial... |
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Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games
WALT WILLIAMS - Atria Books Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning videogame writer behind Spec Ops: The Line comes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how today's blockbuster video games are made.When his satirical musings in a college newspaper got him discharged from the Air Force, it became clear to Walt Williams that... |
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Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader: Lessons from Google and a Zen Monastery Kitchen
Marc Lesser - New World Library Format: Paperback
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What would your work and your life look like if you knew how to stay focused yet flexible, if you got more of the right things done, and if you were helping to create a more peaceful world at the same time? "A mindful leader makes the work environment a generative social field in which... |
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The Aspirational Investor: Taming the Markets to Achieve Your Life's Goals
Ashvin B. Chhabra - HarperBusiness Format: Hardcover
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The Chief Investment Officer of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management explains why goals, not markets, should be the primary focus of your investment strategy - and offers a practical, innovative framework for making smarter choices about aligning your goals to your investment strategy.Today... |
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Social Startup Success: How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up, and Make a Difference
KATHLEEN KELLY JANUS - Da Capo Lifelong Books Format: Hardcover
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Kathleen Kelly Janus, a lecturer at the Stanford University Program on Social Entrepreneurship and the founder of the successful social enterprise Spark, set out to investigate what makes a startup succeed or fail. She surveyed more than 200 high-performing social entrepreneurs and interviewed... |
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Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy
George Gilder - Gateway Editions Format: Hardcover
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"Google's algorithms assume the world's future is nothing more than the next moment in a random process. George Gilder shows how deep this assumption goes, what motivates people to make it, and why it's wrong: the future depends on human action." - Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal... |
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The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
Sebastian Mallaby - Penguin Press Format: Print book
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The definitive biography of the most important economic statesman of our time Sebastian Mallaby's magisterial biography of Alan Greenspan, the product of over five years of research based on untrammeled access to his subject and his closest professional and personal intimates, brings... |
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Knock em Dead: The Ultimate Job Search Guide
Martin John Yate - Adams Media Format: Paperback
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Completely updated with new material, this bestselling job search guide can help you keep up with changes in the job market - from updating the language of your resume to using social media networking to make professional connections that are essential in finding new employment opportunities.For... |
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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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The Dirty Little Secrets of Getting Your Dream Job
Don Raskin - Regan Arts Format: Print book
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Drawing on his extensive experience evaluating applicants for his marketing agency, and featuring stories based on real-life situations, sample cover letters, resumes, and straightforward advice, Don Raskin's The Dirty Little Secrets of Getting Your Dream Job offers all the necessary... |
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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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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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Only Humans Need Apply: Winners and Losers in the Age of Smart Machines
Thomas H. Davenport - HarperBusiness Format: Hardcover
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An invigorating, thought-provoking, and positive look at the rise of automation that explores how professionals across industries can find sustainable careers in the near future.Nearly half of all working Americans could risk losing their jobs because of technology. It's not only blue-collar... |
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Hello, My Name Is Awesome: How to Create Brand Names That Stick
Alexandra Watkins - Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition Format: Book
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Every year, 6 million companies and more than 100,000 products are launched. They all need an awesome name, but many such as Xobni, Svbtle, and Doostang look like the results of a drunken Scrabble game. In this entertaining and engaging book, ace naming consultant Alexandra Watkins explains... |
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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
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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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Moonshot!: Game-Changing Strategies to Build Billion-Dollar Businesses
John Sculley - RosettaBooks Format: Hardcover
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"The future belongs to those who see the possibilities before they become obvious ... This is the most exciting time ever to be part of the business world."Throughout history, there are some events that stand out as so groundbreaking that they completely change life as we know... |
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Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less
Tiffany Dufu - Flatiron Books Format: Hardcover
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A bold and inspiring memoir and manifesto from a renowned voice in the women's leadership movement who shows women how to cultivate the single skill they really need in order to thrive: the ability to let go.Once the poster girl for doing it all, after she had her first child,... |
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Knock 'em Dead Resumes: A Killer Resume Gets MORE Job Interviews!
Martin Yate - Adams Media Corporation Format: Print book
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Expert advice on building a resume to get the job you want! Your resume is the most important financial document you'll ever create. When it works, so do you. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience, bestselling author Martin Yate shows you how to write a dynamic, effective resume... |
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101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again
James Reed - Plume Format: Paperback
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"An insider's guide to the perfect interview." - Daily Express What are job interviewers actually looking for in a candidate What questions will they ask What does each question really mean What are the answers that will secure you the job James Reed, chairman... |
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The Confident House Hunter: A Home Inspector's Tips for Finding Your Perfect House
Dylan Chalk - Plain Sight Publishing Format: Print book
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With a zillion houses out there, find your perfect home in the midst of imperfection. In The Confident House Hunter, home inspector Dylan Chalk weaves over a decade of home inspection experience into stories and tips with easy-to-understand language, teaching homebuyers and real estate... |
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The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment That Energizes Everyone
Shawn Murphy - AMACOM, American Management Association, 2016. ©2016 Format: Print book
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When it comes to work these days, we're expected to do more with less--but is this nose-to-the-grindstone philosophy the best way to run a business? Alarmingly low employee engagement numbers indicate otherwise. So, if pushing everyone harder isn't the path to productivity, what is? Supported... |
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Love Your Life, Not Theirs: 7 Money Habits for Living the Life You Want
Rachel Cruze - Ramsey Press Format: Hardcover
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In Love Your Life, Not Theirs, Rachel Cruze shines a spotlight on the most damaging money habit we have: comparing ourselves to others. Then she unpacks seven essential money habits for living the life we really want--a life in line with our values, where we can afford the things... |
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Rising to Power: The Journey of Exceptional Executives
Ron A. Carucci - Greenleaf Book Group Press Format: Hardcover
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Rising to Power is a time tested, wisdom-packed guide for executives desiring to be exceptional leaders as they navigate their ascent to the highest levels of their organization. Nearly two-thirds of all leaders entering executive roles lack sufficient understanding of what is required... |
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Picture Your Prosperity: Smart Money Moves to Turn Your Vision into Reality
Ellen Rogin - Portfolio Format: Hardcover
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Everyone has a unique vision of a prosperous and secure future. Whats yours?If someone asked you to describe prosperity and security, what would you see in your minds eye? Is it finally taking that trip to Paris? A beautiful beach house? Or maybe making that last mortgage payment and staying... |
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The Rightand WrongStuff: How Brilliant Careers Are Made and Unmade
Carter Cast - PublicAffairs Format: Hardcover
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Nearly a quarter century ago Carter Cast seemed to have it all together: he had a first-class education, an all-American athletic career, and was a very bright and energetic rising star on the fast track at a Fortune 100 company, PepsiCo. But blissfully unaware of how negative perceptions... |
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The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
Tim Wu - Knopf Format: Print book
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From Tim Wu, author of the award-winning The Master Switch and who coined the phrase "net neutrality"--a revelatory look at the rise of "attention harvesting," and its transformative effect on our society and our selves. Attention merchant: an industrial-scale... |
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The Small Big: Small Changes That Spark Big Influence
Noah J. Goldstein - Profile Books Ltd Format: Hardcover
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At some point today you will have to influence or persuade someone - your boss, a co-worker, a customer, client, spouse, your kids, or even your friends. What is the smallest change you can make to your request, proposal or situation that will lead to the biggest difference in the outcome?In... |
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The Business Book
DK Publishing - DK Format: Hardcover
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Packed with innovative graphics and simple explanations of business concepts, from managing risk and alternative business models to effective leadership and thinking outside the box, The Business Book covers every facet of business management. Big ideas make great business thinkers and leaders.... |
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Credit Repair: Improve and Protect Your Credit
Amy Loftsgordon - NOLO Format: Paperback
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Bad credit can prevent you from getting a mortgage, car loan, credit card, apartment, or even a job. It can also mean paying a bundle in rates and fees for any loans or credit you do get.Use this comprehensive how-to manual to rebuild bad credit and protect improved credit. Learn how to: reduce... |
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Investing Online for Dummies.
Krantz Matthew Format: Print book : English
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Building substantial online investments is a page away Anyone can invest online, but without the right guidance and know-how, a well-meaning online investment can go wrong - fast. Inside, you'll find the investment strategies you need to pick a winning strategy, find an online broker,... |
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Nobody's Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood
J E Smyth - Oxford University Press Format: Hardcover
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Looking back on her career in 1977, Bette Davis remembered with pride, "Women owned Hollywood for twenty years." She had a point. Between 1930 and 1950, over 40% of film industry employees were women, 25% of all screenwriters were female, one woman ran MGM behind the scenes, over... |
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Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us
Dan Lyons - Hachette Books Format: Hardcover
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Why do so many Americans hate their jobs? From New York Times bestselling author Dan Lyons, Lab Rats is a groundbreaking, incisive examination of how the internet--and ideas championed by Silicon Valley powerbrokers--changed the way we work, damaged our brains, and left us poorer... |
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Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts
RYAN HOLIDAY - Portfolio Format: Hardcover
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Bestselling author and marketing strategist Ryan Holiday reveals to creatives of all stripes - authors, entrepreneurs, musicians, filmmakers, fine artists - how a classic work is made and marketed.In Hollywood, a movie is given a single weekend to succeed before being written off. In Silicon... |
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Superfandom: How Our Obsessions are Changing How We Buy and Who We Are
Zoe Fraade-Blanar - W W Norton Format: Print book
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As fandom sheds its longtime stigmas of geekiness and hysteria, fans are demanding more from the celebrities and brands they love. Digital tools have given organizations from traditional businesses to tech startups direct, real-time access to their most devoted consumers, and it s easy... |
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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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Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders
Lindsey Pollak - HarperBusiness; Original edition Format: Book
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The author of Getting from College to Career reinvents the concept of management for a new generation, offering a fresh and relevant approach to career success that shows them how to make the next step: becoming a leader.We are in the midst of a leadership revolution, as power passes from... |
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Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown
David Wiedemer - Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John Format: Hardcover
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From the authors who accurately predicted the bursting of the global bubble economy comes the definitive look at what lies ahead in 2013 and beyond Written by the market oracles who predicted, with uncanny accuracy, the global financial meltdown and the economic chain reaction it set in motion,... |
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Pitch Perfect: How to Say It Right the First Time, Every Time
Bill McGowan - HarperBusiness Format: Hardcover
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Media guru and Emmy Award-winning correspondent Bill McGowan - coach to some of the biggest names in business and entertainment, including Eli Manning, Kelly Clarkson, Jack Welch, Thomas Keller and Kenneth Cole teaches you how to get your message across and get what you want with pitch... |
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Flourishing Enterprise: The New Spirit of Business
Dave Sherman - Stanford Business Books Format: Hardcover
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The notion of responsible business has infiltrated our markets, and "going green" is now a part of our mindset. But, sustainability as we know it is not enough. Flourishingthe aspiration that humans and life in general will thrive on the planet forevershould be a key goal... |
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A Truck Full of Money
Tracy Kidder - Random House Publishing Group Format: Hardcover
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"A perfectly executed, exquisitely reported parable of the Internet age and the wild, mad adventure that is start-up culture." - Charles Duhigg Fortune, mania, genius, philanthropy - the bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains gives us the inspiring story of Paul... |
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Mind over Money: The Psychology of Money and How to Use It
Claudia Hammond - Harper Perennial Format: Print book
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"The acclaimed author of Time Warped tackles the very latest research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and biology to provide a fresh, fascinating, and thought-provoking look at our relationship with money-- perfect for fans of Dan Ariely and Freakonomics. We know we need... |
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Streampunks: YouTube and the Rebels Remaking Media
ROBERT KYNCL - HarperBusiness Format: Hardcover
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An entertainment and tech insider - YouTube's chief business officer - delivers the first detailed account of the rise of YouTube, the creative minds who have capitalized on it to become pop culture stars, and how streaming video is revolutionizing the media world.In the past ten years,... |
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Grow Wherever You Work: Straight Talk to Help with Your Toughest Challenges
Joanna Barsh - McGraw-Hill Education Format: Hardcover
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Powerful, unvarnished advice for growing through the work challenges all aspiring leaders faceThe business world is full of catchphrases: follow your passion; think positive; be authentic; suck it up; take risks; network. All well-intentioned, but let's be honest. This inch-deep advice... |
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Neighbor Law: Fences, Trees, Boundaries & Noise
Emily Doskow - Nolo Format: Print book
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Is the noise from next door keeping you up at night? Is the view from your backyard being obstructed? Is a neighborhood business driving you crazy? Learn your rights and responsibilities with Neighbor Law, Nolo's clear-cut, comprehensive guide to the laws concerning common neighbor... |
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Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids--and How to Break the Trance
Nicholas Kardaras - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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We've all seen them: kids hypnotically staring at glowing screens in restaurants, in playgrounds and in friends' houses -- and the numbers are growing. Like a virtual scourge, the illuminated glowing faces -- the Glow Kids -- are multiplying. But at what cost? Is this just a harmless indulgence... |
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Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference
Richard Stim Attorney - NOLO Format: Paperback
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A plain-English guide to intellectual property law. Whether you are in the world of business or creative arts, you need to understand the laws that govern your work. But given the convoluted terminology that surrounds patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights,... |
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The Case Against Sugar
Gary Taubes - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expos that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent... |
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Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday - Portfolio Penguin Format: Print book
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"While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I've found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their... |
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Not Pretty Enough: The Unlikely Triumph of Helen Gurley Brown
Gerri Hirshey - Sarah Crichton Books ; Farrar Format: Print book
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A bold and deeply researched biography of a complicated cultural iconWhen Helen Gurley Brown published Sex and the Single Girl in 1962, it sold more than two million copies in just three weeks, presaging the self-help boom and helping to usher in the unapologetic self-affirmation... |
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Always Eat Left Handed: 15 Surprising Secrets For Killing It At Work And In Real Life
Rohit Bhargava - Ideapress Publishing Format: Hardcover
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ALWAYS EAT LEFT-HANDED IS THE HELP-SELF BOOK FOR PEOPLE SURROUNDED BY OBVIOUS ADVICE FROM WELL-INTENTIONED KNOW-IT-ALLS. This entertainingly irreverent book from Wall Street Journal bestselling author and occasional Georgetown University professor Rohit Bhargava filled is with brutally... |
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Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World
JENNIFER PALMIERI - Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover
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Redefine the expectations for women in leadership roles with this #1 New York Times bestselling volume of inspiring advice by the former communications director for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Framed as an empowering letter from former Hillary Clinton Communications Director... |
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PMP Certification: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition
George G Angel - University Press of Colorado Format: Paperback
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This accessible guide bridges the gap between being a project manager and becoming a globally recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) . Aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) , Sixth Edition, this book explains the Project Management Institute's... |
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Women & Money
Suze Orman - Spiegel & Grau Format: Hardcover
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The million-copy #1 New York Times bestseller, revised and updated with a whole new financial plan for 2018, for women who want short-term clarity and long-term security.The message of Suze Orman's phenomenal bestseller Women & Money resonates as deeply today as it did when... |
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The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need
Andrew Tobias - Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Print book
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"The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need . . . actually lives up to its name." - Los Angeles Times "So full of tips and angles that only a booby or a billionaire could not benefit." - New York Times For nearly forty years, The Only Investment... |
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Leases & Rental Agreements
Marcia Stewart - NOLO Format: Paperback
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Create a solid, binding lease that complies with your state laws If you rent out residential real estate, you need documents that are legally valid where your rental property is located -- and every state's rules are different when it comes to landlord-tenant law. Typical form leases simply... |
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You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth
Jen Sincero - Viking Format: Hardcover
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"A cheerful manifesto on removing obstacles between yourself and the income of your dreams." - New York MagazineFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of You Are a Badass, a life-changing guide to making the kind of money you've only ever dreamed ofYou... |
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World Chamber of Commerce Directory 2017
Inc. Worldwide Chamber of Commerce Directory - WORLDWIDE CHAMBER OF COMM Format: Print book
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Lists U.S. chambers of commerce, Canadian chambers of commerce, American chambers of commerce abroad, foreign and ethnic chambers of commerce in the U.S., state boards of tourism, convention and visitors bureaus, foreign chambers of commerce, and economic development councils. |
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Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Executives and Small Business Owners
Michael Mazzeo - Business Plus Format: Hardcover
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While playing hooky from a conference in Boston a few years back, three former colleagues from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management hopped in a car and headed on a road trip. They pulled into a shoe store in Maine and noticed that the sales help was unusually pushy. After a few questions,... |
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Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
Kim Malone Scott - St. Martin's Press Format: Print book
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"I raced through RADICAL CANDOR--It's thrilling to learn a framework that shows how to be both a better boss and a better colleague. RADICAL CANDOR is packed with illuminating truths, insightful advice, and practical suggestions, all illustrated with engaging (and often funny) stories... |
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Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL
Jeff Pearlman - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Hardcover
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The USFL - United States Football League - was the last football league to not merely challenge the mighty NFL, but cause it to collectively shudder. It spanned three seasons, 1983-85. It secured multiple television deals. It drew millions of fans and launched the careers of legends. But then... |
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The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt
ROBERT I SUTTON - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Hardcover
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How to avoid, outwit, and disarm assholes, from the author of the classic bestseller The No Asshole Rule "Help, I'm dealing with an asshole! What can I do" Since his book The No Asshole Rule became a national bestseller a decade ago, Robert Sutton... |
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Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill - Skyhorse Publishing Format: Paperback
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The single greatest guide to achieving success ever written, featuring a new foreword by Steve Harvey!Think and Grow Rich, first published in 1937, took more than twenty years of research to compile. Napoleon Hill was a journalist and writer who later served as an advisor to President... |
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The One Minute To-Do List: Quickly Get Your Chaos Completely Under Control
Michael Linenberger - New Academy Publishers Format: Paperback
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Readers overwhelmed by their work and life will find relief in this updated second edition of Michael Linenberger's successful title. We've all created to-do lists before, and we've all found them lacking--things just sit on them for weeks, months, even years. This book presents... |
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Power Your Happy: Work Hard, Play Nice & Build Your Dream Life
Lisa Sugar - Dutton Format: Print book
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Lisa Sugar has an amazing job. She spends her days creating content about pop culture, must-have handbags and makeup, healthy recipes, and Instagram-worthy sweets. She manages an enormously successful, growing company with employees who love what they do. And her life is just as great at home.... |
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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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Project Management Absolute Beginner's Guide
GREG HORINE - Que Publishing Format: Paperback
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Succeed as a project manager, even if you've never run a project before! This book is the fastest way to master every project management task, from upfront budgeting and scheduling through execution, managing teams through closing projects, and learning from experience. Updated with more... |
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Money Machine: The Surprisingly Simple Power of Value Investing
GARY SMITH - AMACOM Format: Hardcover
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Put your money to work--the smart way. Overheard a seductive stock tip? Saw a story on a promising new product? Stop chasing quick payoffs that will never pan out. If you want to succeed in the market, start thinking of stocks as money machines. Investing in the market doesn't have... |
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Burn the Business Plan: What Great Entrepreneurs Really Do
Carl J. Schramm - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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"The evangelist of entrepreneurship" (The Economist) reveals the true stories about how a range of entrepreneurs created their successful start-ups: hint, many of them never began with a business plan.Business schools teach that the most important prerequisite for starting... |
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The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food
Ted Genoways - Harper Format: Hardcover
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A powerful and important work of investigative journalism that explores the runaway growth of the American meatpacking industry and its dangerous consequences.On the production line in American packinghouses, there is one cardinal rule the chain never slows. Every year, the chain conveyors... |
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Get Free Cash for College: Secrets to Winning Scholarships
Gen S Tanabe - SuperCollege Format: Print book
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The secrets, tips, and strategies used by actual students to win millions of dollars in financial aid and scholarships are revealed in this completely revised guide for parents and high school, college, and graduate students. Every step of the scholarship process is examined, with advice... |
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The Soul of a Team: A Modern-Day Fable for Winning Teamwork
Tony Dungy - Tyndale Momentum Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mentor Leader and Quiet Strength comes a book sure to transform your team or organization!For most people, succeeding in life requires mastering the art of teamwork. Whether at work, school, church, or home, virtually... |
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Idiot's Guides: Making Money with Rental Properties
Kimberly Smith - ALPHA Format: Paperback
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It takes an incredible amount of know-how to be a successful landlord. Idiots Guides Making Money with Rental Properties is written by experts who have made the mistakes and learned the lessons. They have become successful at spotting high-rent properties, buying them at the right price... |
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Scrum For Dummies
MARK C LAYTON - For Dummies Format: Paperback
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Use scrum in all aspects of life Scrum is an agile project management framework that allows for flexibility and collaboration to be a part of your workflow. Primarily used by software developers, scrum can be used across many job functions and industries. Scrum can also be used in your... |
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More Important Than Money: an Entrepreneur's Team
Robert Kiyosaki - RDA Press, LLC Format: Paperback
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Many people have million-dollar ideas. They're confident that their new product or service or innovation will make them rich and that all their dreams will come true. The problem is: Most people don't know how to turn their million-dollar idea into millions of dollars.According to many... |
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Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business
Janet Portman - NOLO Format: Paperback
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When it comes to business, there is no standard lease! Ready to haggle for the best deal possible? Turn to Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business -- you'll find the information, advice and strategies you need when negotiating with an experienced landlord. This practical handbook... |
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Advice and Dissent: Why America Suffers When Economics and Politics Collide
Alan S Blinder - Basic Books Format: Hardcover
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A bestselling economist tells us what both politicians and economists must learn to fix America's failing economic policiesAmerican economic policy ranks as something between bad and disgraceful. As leading economist Alan S. Blinder argues, a crucial cultural divide separates economic and political... |
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The Risk-Driven Business Model: Four Questions That Will Define Your Company
Karan Girotra - Harvard Business Review Press Format: Hardcover
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How to outsmart riskRisk has been defined as the potential for losing something of value. In business, that value could be your original investment or your expected future returns.The Risk-Driven Business Model will help you manage risk better by showing how the key choices you make in designing... |
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How to Get Money for College 2019
PETERSON'S. - Peterson Nelnet Co Format: Print book
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Peterson's How to Get Money for College 2019 is a great resource for students looking to supplement their federal financial aid package with aid from colleges and universities. This comprehensive directory points students and their families to complete and accurate information on need-based... |
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The Curse of Cash
Kenneth S Rogoff - Princeton University Press Format: Print book
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From the New York Times bestselling author of This Time Is Different, "a fascinating and important book" (Ben Bernanke) about phasing out paper money to fight crime and tax evasion--and to battle financial crises by tapping the power of negative interest ratesThe... |
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Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives
Tim Harford - Riverhead Books Format: Hardcover
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"Utterly fascinating. Tim Harford shows that if you want to be creative and resilient, you need a little more disorder in your world." - Adam Grant, New York Times-bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take"Engrossing." - New York TimesFrom... |
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Quick and Nimble: Lessons from Leading CEOs on How to Create a Culture of Innovation
Adam Bryant - Times Books/Henry Holt and Company Format: Hardcover
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More than two hundred CEOs reveal their candid insights on how to build and foster a corporate culture that encourages innovation and drives resultsIn Quick and Nimble, Adam Bryant draws on interviews with more than two hundred CEOs to offer business leaders the wisdom and guidance to move... |
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The Colder War: How the Global Energy Trade Slipped from America's Grasp
Marin Katusa - Wiley; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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How the massive power shift in Russia threatens the political dominance of the United States There is a new cold war underway, driven by a massive geopolitical power shift to Russia that went almost unnoticed across the globe. In The Colder War: How the Global Energy Trade Slipped from... |
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The Inefficiency Assassin: Time Management Tactics for Working Smarter, Not Longer
Helene Segura - New World Library Format: Print book
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Slay procrastination, distraction, and overwhelm! The Inefficiency Assassin presents a revolution in time management books - a way to improve productivity and Kick Chaos to the Curb once and for all!You will learn how to:Create productive calendars, yet morph time when you need to put out fires... |
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Paying for College Without Going Broke, 2017 Edition
Princeton Review - Princeton Review Format: Print book
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The only annual college financial aid guide with line-by-line instructions for completing the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE aid forms!As seen in USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Money, and the Los Angeles Times, Paying for College Without Going Broke will help you: * Navigate the recent changes... |
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Unsubscribe: How to Kill Email Anxiety, Avoid Distractions, and Get Real Work Done
Jocelyn K Glei - PublicAffairs Format: Paperback
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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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The Loyalist Team: How Trust, Candor, and Authenticity Create Great Organizations
Linda Adams - PublicAffairs Format: Hardcover
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Great teams are built and maintained with great intention, though they can make it look deceptively easy. Too many teams engage in dysfunctional behaviors or fall into territorialism, apathy, and unproductive relationships. The result? An overwhelmed, unengaged, and stressed-out workforce... |
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