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Transaction Man: The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream

Nicholas Lemann - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Over the last generation, the United States has undergone seismic changes. Stable institutions have given way to frictionless transactions, which are celebrated no matter what collateral damage they generate. The concentration of great wealth has coincided with the fraying of social ties...
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How to Spot the Next Starbucks, Whole Foods, Walmart, or McDonald's BEFORE Its Shares Explode: A Low-Risk Investment You Can Pretty Much ... to Retire to Florida or the South of France

Mark Tier - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Everyone knows the basic golden rule of investing: "Buy Low, Sell High," but how many of us ever really understand the stock market, how to recognize the "next big thing," and how to capitalize off of it once you do? ...the truth is not many or we'd all be millionaires....
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Make Your Kid A Money Genius

Beth Kobliner - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

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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101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions, 25th Anniversary Edition

Ronald W Fry - Career Press
Format: Paperback

No matter how good you look, how much research you've done, or how perfectly your qualifications match the job description, if you're not prepared with great answers to the toughest interview questions, you won't get the job.101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions is a manual...
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Business for Bohemians: Live Well, Make Money

Tom Hodgkinson - The Overlook Press
Format: Hardcover

The 4-Hour Work Week meets Monty Python -- the ultimate, entertaining handbook for controlling your work destiny and enjoying yourself along the wayReady to be your own boss? If cash flow forecasts, tax returns, and P&Ls sound horrifying, fear not: help is at hand. Journalist Tom Hogkinson...
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Invest Like You Give a Damn: Make Money, Change the World, Sleep Well at Night

Marc De Sousa-Shields - New Society Publishers
Format: Paperback

You give a damn, right?You want your money to do good, but your pension is riddled with oil and defense companies. Besides, investing is a pain in the ass. It's tedious, and most sustainable and responsible investing books are as much fun as a root canal. You're fighting the urge to bury...
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Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination

ADAM LASHINSKY - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

Fortune writer and bestselling author of Inside Apple's expos of Uber, the multi-billion dollar Silicon Valley upstart that has disrupted the transportation industry around the world.Uber is one of the most fascinating and controversial businesses in the world, both beloved...
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The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby

Lauren Smith Brody - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

The Fifth Trimester is your new best friend: a brilliant, tells-it-like-it-is guide that helps moms cope with the demands of the real world after the baby arrives The first three trimesters (and the fourth - those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester...
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From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Work You Love

Ken Coleman - Ramsey Press
Format: Hardcover

Work isn't supposed to be a four-letter word!Does the work you do matter to you? Are you unsure what you want to do for a living? Are you in the right place but looking to advance? No matter where you are in your career, you were born to do work you love.National bestselling author...
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The Rule: How I Beat the Odds in the Markets and in Lifeand How You Can Too

Larry Hite - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Hardcover

The empowering story of Larry Hite's unlikely rise to the top of the hedge fund world -- with critical insights and lessons you can take to the bank In The Rule, legendary trader and hedge fund pioneer Larry Hite recounts his working-class upbringing in Brooklyn as a dyslexic, partially...
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