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Peter Georgescu arrived in this country as a penniless Romanian refugee and rose to become the CEO of Young & Rubicam. This is why he's so heartsick that with flat wages, disappearing jobs, and a shrinking middle class, his kind of rags-to-riches story doesn't seem possible now. But he has a message for his fellow CEOs: we're the ones who must take the lead in fixing the economy.
Marshaling deeply sobering statistics, Georgescu depicts the stark...
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Aprende sobre invertir en Bitcoin, blockchains, y criptomonedas
"Antony nos ayuda a entender claramente los mecanismos de bitcoins y blockchains." -Rob Findlay, fundador de Next Money
El autor más vendido en inversión de derivados financieros, industria extractiva de recursos naturales, futuros, bancos y bancas, energía y minas, y política monetaria.
Hay mucha información sobre criptomonedas y blockchains, pero para un principiante, esto puede...
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"From estimating start-up costs and finding clients to how to stay profitable even in slow economic climates, this book takes you through every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based professional organizing business. Look for useful charts and worksheets including start-up costs checklist, client intake form, assessment visit/working agreement, sample invoice, and marketing plan worksheet." -- back cover
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"In 2014, Liz Thames and her husband, Nate, were conventional young urban professionals working nine-to-five jobs. But the rat race had worn them down, and they dreamed of becoming modern-day homesteaders in rural Vermont. Determined to retire as early as possible in order to start living each day--as opposed to wishing time away working for the weekends--they enaceted a plan to save as much money as they could. In less than three years, Liz and Nate...
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Longlisted for the 2021 Porchlight Business Book Awards, Management & Workplace Culture
An expert takes on the crisis of income inequality, addressing the problems with our current compensation model, demystifying pay practices, and providing practical information employees can use when negotiating their salaries and discussing how we can close the gender and racial pay gap.
American workers are suffering economically and fewer are earning a living...
7) Competition Overdose: How Free Market Mythology Transformed Us from Citizen Kings to Market Servants
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Stucke and Ezrachi's analysis of the nature of competition is refreshingly non-ideological and counterintuitive. Their idea that competition can be either toxic or noble-all depending on how governments structure markets-is something so clear that it's remarkable it's taken us decades to recognize the wisdom of it. This is a must-read for anyone interested in how to use public policy to harness the competitive drive for the public good. - Chris Hughes,...
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"What’s Wrong? is author, illustrator, and scientific researcher Erin Williams’s graphic exploration of how the American health-care system fails us. Focusing on four raw and complex firsthand accounts, plus Williams’s own story, this book examines the consequences of living with interconnected illnesses and conditions like:
immunodeficiency
cancer
endometriosis
alcoholism
severe depression
PTSD
Western medicine, which intends to cure illness...
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"“Swisher, the bad-ass journalist and OG chronicler of Silicon Valley…takes no prisoners in this highly readable look at the evolution of the digital world…Bawdy, brash, and compulsively thought-provoking, just like its author, Burn Book sizzles” (Booklist, starred review).
Part memoir, part history, Burn Book is a necessary chronicle of tech’s most powerful players. From “the queen of all media” (Walt Mossberg, The Wall Street Journal),...
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It all started when fourteen-year-old Hannah Salwen had a "eureka" moment. Seeing a homeless man in her neighborhood at the same moment when a glistening Mercedes coupe pulled up, she said "You know, Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal."
Until that day, the Salwens had been caught up like so many of us in the classic American dream-providing a good life for their children, accumulating more and more stuff, doing...
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Are free market economies really based on fleecing the consumer? Is the U.S. economy truly just a giant free-for-all that encourages duplicity in our everyday transactions? Is everyone from corporate CEOs to your local car salesman really looking to make a buck at your expense? In Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't, economist and bestselling author John R. Lott, Jr., answers these and other common economic...
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The fall of the Soviet Union and the emergence of contemporary Russian capitalism are often all too often read as a juncture with the past. In reality, Russia's current capitalist system originated in the degenerated Soviet bureaucracy, alongside the pressures of global capital.
From Roman Abramovich to Leonid Mikhelson, the reign of the CEO in Russia corporations mirrors the autocracy of the Soviet Union's leaders: the Russian tradition of...
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In the tradition of his contemporary classic Parliament of Whores, P.J. O'Rourke is back with Eat the Rich, in which he takes on the global economy. P.J. leads you on a hysterical whirlwind world tour from the "good capitalism" of Wall Street to the "bad socialism" of Cuba in search of the answer to an age-old question: "Why do some places prosper and thrive, while others just suck?" With stops in Albania, Sweden, Hong Kong, Moscow, and Tanzania,...
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An incisive, hard-hitting and utterly compelling expose of media, powerful mates and multimillion-dollar deals that reads like a thriller. "Not since The Latham Diaries came out in 2005 has a book delivered so many scoops, insights and revelations into how power is wielded in Australia ... a treasure trove of gems" - Crikey
"Pamela Williams has written a manual for corporate directors and senior managers, who should all be compelled to read it."...
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Following the bank bailout and the Global Financial Crisis, anger towards the financial system reached new heights. Yet the practical workings of the system remain opaque to many people, this practical guide to the financial sector will bridge the gap between protest slogans and practical proposals for reform.
Activist and former derivatives broker Brett Scott proposes a framework for understanding financial institutions, based on the three principles...
16) How to Create and Maintain a Diversified Investment Portfolio: A Comprehensive Guide on Investment
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"The book 'How to Create and Maintain a Diversified Investment Portfolio: A Comprehensive Guide on Investment and Portfolio Management' is a complete guide on investment and portfolio management. It covers everything from various investment options to create a varied portfolio that matches an investor's objectives and risk appetite. The book presents a systematic approach towards creating and managing a successful portfolio." The book includes important...
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Clayton M. Christensen, the author of such business classics as The Innovator's Dilemma and the New York Times bestseller How Will You Measure Your Life, and co-authors Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon reveal why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity, and offers a groundbreaking solution for true and lasting change.
Global poverty is one of the world's most vexing problems. For decades, we've assumed smart,...
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This is a darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing today's world: environmental degradation, social conflict in the age of austerity and financial instability.
Rob Larson holds mainstream economic theory up against the grim reality of a planet in meltdown. He looks at scientists' conclusions about climate change, the business world's opinions about its own power, and reveals the fingerprints of finance on American elections.
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19) Martha Stewart's very good things: clever tips & genius ideas for an easier, more enjoyable life
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"Hundreds of clever tips, solutions, and easy ways to elevate every day, from America's most trusted lifestyle authority, in one must-have handbook"--
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Get the Summary of Laura Tretheway's The Deepest Map in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Deepest Map" by Laura Tretheway chronicles the journey of Cassie Bongiovanni, a young ocean mapper, as she joins the ambitious Five Deeps Expedition led by Victor Vescovo, a millionaire adventurer. The book delves into the challenges of mapping the largely uncharted ocean floor, a task with significant scientific, economic,...
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