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Business and economics, Personal finance and investing
Countless readers have been helped by the famous Babylonian parables hailed as the greatest of all inspirational… works on the subject of thrift financial planning and personal wealth In simple language these fascinating and informative stories will set readers on a sure path to prosperity and its accompanying joys
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Business and economics, Personal finance and investing, Reference
Words of wisdom from Charlie Munger Warren Buffett s longtime business partner and the visionary Vice… Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway collected and interpreted with an eye towards investing by David Clark coauthor of the bestselling Buffettology series Born in Omaha Nebraska in 1924 Charlie Munger studied mathematics at the University of Michigan trained as a meteorologist at Cal Tech Pasadena while in the Army and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School without ever earning an undergraduate degree Today Munger is one of America s most successful investors the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett s business partner for almost forty years Buffett says Berkshire has been built to Charlie s blueprint My role has been that of general contractor Munger is an intelligent opinionated business man whose ideas can teach professional and amateur investors how to be successful in finance and life Like The Tao of Warren Buffett and The Tao of Te Ching The Tao of Charlie Munger is a compendium of pithy quotes including Knowing what you don t know is more useful than being brilliant and In my whole life I have known no wise people who didn t read all the time none zero This collection culled from interviews speeches and questions and answers at the Berkshire Hathaway and Wesco annual meetings offers insights into Munger s amazing financial success and life philosophies Described by Business Insider as sharp in his wit and investing wisdom Charlie Munger s investment tips business philosophy and rules for living are as unique as his life story intelligent as he clearly is and as successful as he has been
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Personal finance and investing, Self help
<p>The classic guide, revised with up-to-the-minute information! <p>Out of the Red: <p> <li>Do this month's bills pile up before you've… paid last month's? <li>Do you regularly receive past-due notices? <li>Do you get letters threatening legal action if immediate payment is not made? <li>Do the total amounts of your revolving charge accounts keep rising?</li> <p> <p>Whether you are currently in debt or fear you're falling into debt, you are not alone. Sixty million Americans--from doctors to secretaries, from executives to the unemployed--face the same problem and live under the same daily stress. Based on the proven techniques of the national Debtors Anonymous program, here is the first complete, step-by-step guide to getting out of debt once and for all. You'll learn: <p> <li>how to recognize the warning signs of serious debt <li>how to negotiate with angry creditors, collection agencies, and the IRS <li>how to design a realistic and painless payback schedule <li>how to identify your spending blind spots <li>how to cope with the anxiety and daily pressures of owing money <li>plus the three cardinal rules for staying out of debt forever, and much more!</li> <p> <p>This book is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Debtors Anonymous. A recovered debtor, the author is intimately familiar with the success of the Debtors Anonymous program.</p>
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General fiction, Mysteries and crime stories, Asian travel and geography
"Kumar evokes [Mumbai] with lyrical prose."--Publishers WeeklyIncluded in Publishers Weekly's Crime Fiction feature on police corruption and brutality."A melancholy cop's… obsessions are just the tip of the iceberg as he leads a two-fisted team determined to clean up Mumbai's mean streets...Kumar's style, blunt but often by turns poetic and droll, is arresting...As unusual as it is compelling, this entry lays the groundwork for an entertaining series."--Kirkus Reviews"[A] gripping thriller...Kumar has created some thoroughly intriguing characters...but the most fascinating of Kumar’s characters is Mumbai itself--enormous, crowded, hyperactive, roiling, stunningly rich and grindingly poor, and teeming with almost unfathomable energy. International-crime fans should flock to this one."--Booklist"The Third Squad enveloped me in Mumbai, in its strangeness even to people who call it home. Each of the many odd but totally real characters who populate this book shines a light on the city and on one another. It's a page-turner, but as I got closer to the end I slowed down because I didn't want to have to leave this world."--S.J. Rozan, author (as Sam Cabot) of Skin of the Wolf"Against a backdrop of debilitating poverty, ancient religion, staggering wealth, and corruption, Mumbai comes alive in The Third Squad as the perfect storm for twenty-first-century noir. Driving this absolutely compelling tale is Karan, a police sharpshooter who is essentially a trained assassin. Initially distanced from his own actions by both Asperger's syndrome and Old World devotion to authority, he's ultimately forced to reconcile personal morality with obedience in a grim new age of blind opportunism."--Tim McLoughlin, author of Heart of the Old CountryThe Third Squad is an arresting, ripped-from-the-headlines noir novel that deftly explores how in recent decades, to ostensibly combat the rising tide of criminality in Mumbai's underworld, the Indian Police Service has carried out many hundreds of extrajudicial assassinations of suspected criminals. Karan, an expert sharpshooter in an elite branch of the Indian police dispensed with dishing out this peculiar blend of vigilante justice, has a difficult choice to make: should he continue to blindly follow orders from his superiors, regardless of their moral standing, or should he take matters into his own hands and do what he believes to be right?Belonging to a hit squad whose members all fall somewhere along the autism spectrum, Karan, who has been diagnosed with mild Asperger's syndrome, is notorious for his ruthless precision and efficiency in carrying out these assassinations, yet he remains aloof and distant. Gradually, his impenetrable façade begins to crack, and Karan's emotional and psychological depth reveals itself as he is forced to make decisions where the stakes are literally life-and-death. Also at play is the looming specter of the city of Mumbai itself, seemingly at the cusp of a neoliberal era of enlightenment and progress, yet still trapped under the ineluctable burden of old Bombay history, which can never quite be forgotten or suppressed.Dark and gritty, raw and fast-paced, and never sentimental, The Third Squad distills the best aspects of classic American noir writing into a uniquely Indian context, revealing V. Sanjay Kumar as a singular talent on the crime fiction circuit.
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Personal finance and investing
Tired of phony promises about getting rich quickly promises that lead to reckless decisions the stepping stones to… the poor house How about trying something different How about going for lasting wealth--and doing it the cautious way In Get Rich Carefully Jim Cramer uses his thirty-five years of experience as a Wall Street veteran and host of CNBC s Mad Money to create a guide to high-yield low-risk investing In our recovering economy this is the plan you need to make big money without taking big risks Drawing on his unparalleled knowledge of the stock market and on the mistakes and successes he s made on the way to his own fortune Cramer explains--in plain English--why you can get rich in a prudent methodical way as long as you start now In his own inimitable style Cramer lays it on the line no waffling no on-the-one-hand-or-the-other hedging just the straight stuff you need to accumulate wealth This is a book of wisdom as well as specifics Cramer names names highlights individual and sector plays and identifies the best long-term investing themes--and shows you how to develop the disciplines you need to exploit them The personal finance book of the year Get Rich Carefully is the invaluable guide to turning your savings into real lasting wealth in a practical and yes--because this is after all a book by Jim Cramer--highly readable and entertaining way
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Personal finance and investing, Self help
What do you want most out of life If you can answer that question with complete integrity and clarity … you are at the starting point of greatness In his classic guides Think and Grow Rich and The Law of Success motivational pioneer Napoleon Hill taught that finding your Definite Chief Aim is the most decisive and important step you can take in life In this compelling and eminently practical master class acclaimed historian and New Thought writer Mitch Horowitz takes you for a deep dive inside Napoleon Hill s key principle Through concrete techniques and examples Mitch shows you how to identify your true aim refine and act on it and overcome setbacks Approved by the Napoleon Hill Foundation
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Personal finance and investing
The Frugal Woman is not cheap She s a cost-conscious savvy consumer who avoids wasting her time … her money and her energy on things she does not need She s organized about her money management spending and household planning She makes decisions based on her own needs and values She s in control of her life The Frugal Woman dresses her kids in brand-name clothes gets her hair done in salons buys antique furniture eats gourmet meals gives gifts that wow her friends and family - and all the while socks money away in her savings and retirement account living free of credit card debt and feeling secure about tomorrow while enjoying today The Frugal Woman s Guide to a Rich Life tells how to be just such a Frugal Woman - how to make the best use of what you already have how to identify what you really need in your life and what you don t how to get the necessities and even a few luxuries for less and how to cut down on your and the earth s wasted resources
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Personal finance and investing
At last, for a generation that's materially ambitious yet financially clueless comes I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Ramit… Sethi's 6-week personal finance program for 20-to-35-year-olds. A completely practical approach delivered with a nonjudgmental style that makes readers want to do what Sethi says, it is based around the four pillars of personal finance--banking, saving, budgeting, and investing--and the wealth-building ideas of personal entrepreneurship. Sethi covers how to save time by not wasting it managing money; the guns and cars myth of credit cards; how to negotiate like an Indian--the conversation begins with "no"; why "Budgeting Doesn't Have to Suck!"; how to get things rolling--for real--with only $20; what most people don't understand about taxes; how to get a CEO to take you out to lunch; how to avoid the Super Mario Brothers trap by making your savings work harder than you do; the difference between cheap and frugal; the hidden relationship between money and food. Not to mention his first key lesson: Getting started is more important than being the smartest person in the room. Integrated with his website, where readers can use interactive charts, follow up on the latest information, and join the community, it is a hip blueprint to building wealth and financial security.Every month, 175,000 unique visitors come to Ramit Sethi's website, Iwillteachyoutoberich.com, to discover the path to financial freedom. They praise him thoughtfully ("Your site summarizes everything I want with my life--to be rich in finances, rich in experience, rich in family blessings," Dan Esparza) and effusively ("Dude, you rock. I love this site!" Richard Wu). The press has caught on, too: "Ramit Sethi is a rising star in the world of personal finance writing . . . one singularly attuned to the sensibilities of his generation. his style is part frat boy and part silicon Valley geek, with a little bit of San Francisco hipster thrown in" (San Francisco Chronicle). His writing is smart, his voice is full of attitude, and his ideas are uncommonly sound and refreshingly hype-free.
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Personal finance and investing
A comprehensive guide to safeguard your livelihood income and standard of living through the ups and downs of… any economy Most Americans no matter what their economic circumstances identify themselves as middle class A recent Gallup poll showed that 63 consider themselves upper-middle or middle class And they are feeling burned out and squeezed under pressure to bring home more and more money just to maintain their standard of living Middle Class Lifeboat is an answer to that pressure a comprehensive guide to living a more stress-free lifestyle Part I Safeguarding Your Livelihood profiles the 53 best jobs to have to be self- sufficient whether the economy is up or down Part II Safeguarding Your Income 6 ways to extend your earnings that don t always involve money Part III Safeguarding Your Standard of Living 10 off-the-grid lifestyle choices to increase your quality of life
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Personal finance and investing, Self help
<p>Entering the crazy world of couponing can literally change your life and your lifestyle! You’ll start making ends meet, pay… off your debt, create a financial cushion, and feel freer and happier than you’ve felt in years, maybe decades. That’s living rich with coupons! <p>Use the tools you get from this book to build your superpowers. Even Wonder Woman needs her indestructible bracelets, and you’re about to receive yours. It doesn’t matter if you make $15,000 a year or $250,000 a year—everyone needs a budget they can stick to and follow. <p>Cindy helps you to uncover every savings opportunity at your local stores. You’re going to find out exactly what you need to do to save and how to use those coupons correctly.</p>
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Personal finance and investing
Debt Elimination 101 is a concise guide to breaking free of debt and building a financially secure future Drawn… from Are You Being Seduced into Debt by John Cummuta this handbook will help readers begin spending and saving in a truly biblical manner
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Asian travel and geography
This book presents an updated view of the Philippines focusing on thematic issues rather than a description region by… region Topics include typhoons population growth economic difficulties agrarian reform migration as an economic strategy the growth of Manila the Muslim question in Mindanao the South China Sea tensions with China and the challenges of risk vulnerability and sustainable development
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Asian travel and geography
A narrative with a deep philosophical insights hidden in every nook and corner of every sentence … Back Over the Mountains is the true story of unexpected friendship between a Buddhist monk seeking to establish himself far from his homeland and a writer clinging to the remnants of fading borderland culture When she unexpectedly meets exiled Tibetan Buddhist monk Kushok Lobsang Dhamchoe she begins a journey that not only leads her to remote corners of the Himalayas but into the realm of memory loss and acceptance From the Potala Palace in Lhasa Tibet to the secret valley of Tsum Nepal Marshall first follows in the footsteps of her teacher before finding the courage to seek out her own spiritual path While trying to mend Kushok s broken past she discovers she s healing her own too Jane Marshall has created a beautiful narrative with deep philosophical insights hidden in every nook and corner of every sentence Mountain pebbles people wind and longing are all carefully knitted together to form an inspirational memoir of her travels to Nepal in search for inner peace This book comes across as transparent emotional and enlightening It is bound to resonate and act as a brightly lit pathway for the ever-searching travelling soul
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Paranormal, Personal finance and investing
In Marie-Claire s first book How to Become a Money Magnet she showed her readers how to completely… reinvent their relationship with money so that they could effortlessly attract more wealth and abundance into their lives In this new book she builds on the fantastic results that readers achieved by providing robust tools to ensure that they can maintain these results and that their finances continue to flourish The book is divided into three sections Focus Action and Belief or as Marie-Claire calls it the FAB principle It will teach you how to really clear out any remaining blocks limiting beliefs or fears surrounding money that are holding you back take inspired action to keep the money pouring in from every direction truly believe that you deserve your newfound wealth so that the whole process is creative fun and easy
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Personal finance and investing, Self help
Have you ever wondered how some people just seem to be wired for wealth while others spend their whole… lives struggling for money Have you been searching for that magic formula that will help you finally become wealthy beyond your wildest dreams Or maybe you just want to get to the place where you can live life on your own terms without having to worry about money Each one of us has a Money Genius in our heads whether it be a Lady Gaga a Richard Branson or even a Warren Buffett But unless you re making the kind of money you are happy with your Money Genius has not yet been given the power to unleash your true wealth potential into your life In this book you will learn with surgical precision how to create and attract wealth by doing what people with money intuitively do You will discover what your personal Money Genius type is and how to structure your money-making strategy accordingly Not only that but you will also learn how to uncover all the limiting emotional baggage that keeps you struggling feeling confused and playing small You will then discover how to obliterate this baggage so that you too can achieve any financial goal that you set yourself and effortlessly wire yourself for wealth
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Personal finance and investing, Politics and government
Americans today face no shortage of threats to their financial well-being such as job and retirement insecurity health… care costs and spiraling college tuition While one might expect that these concerns would motivate people to become more politically engaged on the issues this often doesn t happen and the resulting inaction carries consequences for political debates and public policy Moving beyond previously studied barriers to political organization American Insecurity sheds light on the public s inaction over economic insecurities by showing that the rhetoric surrounding these issues is actually self-undermining By their nature the very arguments intended to mobilize individuals--asking them to devote money or time to politics--remind citizens of their economic fears and personal constraints leading to undermobilization and nonparticipation Adam Seth Levine explains why the set of people who become politically active on financial insecurity issues is therefore quite narrow When money is needed only those who care about the issues but are not personally affected become involved When time is needed participation is limited to those not personally affected or those who are personally affected but outside of the labor force with time to spare The latter explains why it is relatively easy to mobilize retirees on topics that reflect personal financial concerns such as Social Security and Medicare In general however when political representation requires a large group to make their case economic insecurity threats are uniquely disadvantaged Scrutinizing the foundations of political behavior American Insecurity offers a new perspective on collective participation
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Paranormal, Personal finance and investing
Studies have shown it takes only 21 days for a new habit to take root If there s a… spiritual interest you ve always wanted to take advantage of the answer is only 21 days away with the 21 Days to Mastery Series We all want abundance in all things but getting what you want can sometimes seem impossible 21 Days to Master Becoming a Money Magnet is your guide to harnessing the Law of Attraction and Feng Shui to bring prosperity and happiness into your life Being rich starts with a state of mind and Marie-Claire s practical advice is as easy to follow as it is frank funny and down-to-earth You ll learn how to value yourself break negative patterns that block your abundance and learn how to make your passion the heart of your prosperity Take responsibility for the amount of money in your life and resolve to become a Money Magnet now
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Personal finance and investing
One of America s foremost authorities on financial stewardship Larry Burkett presents a comprehensive resource in Money Matters… Indexed for easy use Burkett offers concise answers to the most frequently asked questions from his national radio show Drawing from over thirty years of Bible and finance study Burkett provides principles for managing your money in a number of categories including housing and automobiles retirement budgeting taxes business issues and insurance debt and credit giving investments family and money issues Money Matters isn t just for those in need of financial Rx It s an ideal resource for anyone desiring to align finances with Biblical principles
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Asian history, Asian travel and geography
Armchair travelers beware!Japanese Things will lure you out of your cozy, comfy home and chair to an unusual country with… bewitching manners and customs-and once you have succumbed to its spell you will never be the same. Here in one neat package you will meet the flavor, charm, and piquancy of old Japan-a revised reprint of one of the indispensable books on Japan, by the late Prof. Basil Hall Chamberlain,eminent British scholar who in the latter part of the 19th century "taught Japanese and Japan to the Japanese." Many books in one, this monumental compilation contains such diversified subjects as Art and Abacus; Botany and Buddhism; Charms and Cherry Blossoms; Daimyos and Divination; Fairy Tales and Flowers; Gardens and Government; History and Hara-kiri; Law and Language; Marriage and Music; Poetry and Pottery; Shinto and Singing Girls (Geisha); Tea and Theater, and Writing and Wood Engraving. In this long-awaited reprint, in which the title has been changed from Things Japanese, the reader will encounter exquisite objects of daily Japanese life, the gardens and cultures of the fields, the harmony and balance in the fundamentals of day-by-day existence.
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Asian travel and geography, Travelogues, Travel and geography
Against the backdrop of fear-mongering media and against the advice of his family, Adam Hodge set out to explore the… real Pakistan in a rare road trip through the country that turned into an extended stay. In Pakistan Chronicles, Hodge takes us from Lahore to Islamabad and through the Taliban-controlled northern regions of Pakistan, where few Westerners have dared travel in recent years. What he discovered was a country that defies our expectations and forces us to confront our fears and preconceptions about the unknown. Pakistan Chronicles is a wake-up call to travelers everywhere.