LibraryAware Business & Careers January 2021

Recent Releases

Work-from-home Hacks : 500+ Easy Ways to Get Organized, Stay Productive, and Maintain a Work-life Balance While Working from Home!
by Aja Frost

Shares hundreds of strategic tips for rendering a work-from-home experience positive, from creating a designated workplace and selecting background noise to getting organized and avoiding distractions.

The new corporation : how "good" corporations are bad for democracy
by Joel Bakan

A professor of law and Rhodes Scholar examines a huge list of immoral corporate actions and power grabs disguised as social initiatives by companies who have tried to rebrand themselves as socially conscious do-gooders.

A small farm future : making the case for a society built around local economies, self-provisioning, agricultural diversity, and a shared earth
by Chris Smaje

"In a time of looming uncertainties, what would a truly resilient society look like? In a groundbreaking debut, farmer and social scientist Chris Smaje argues that organising society around small-scale farming offers the soundest, sanest and most reasonable response to climate change and other crises of civilisation-and will yield humanity's best chance at survival."

Blowing my way to the top : how to break the rules, find your purpose, and create the life and career you deserve
by Jen Atkin

The celebrity stylist and social media influencer discusses the challenges faced by today’s women entrepreneurs and the foundational values that shaped her rise from a conservative, isolated teen to the head of a multi-million-dollar empire.

Ladies get paid : the ultimate guide to breaking barriers, owning your worth, and taking command of your career
by Claire Wasserman

The career coach and founder of the Ladies Get Paid workplace-equality community shares empowering counsel for women on how to strategically navigate the workplace, find a mentor, negotiate raises and advance into leadership.

Economy 101

Food fix : how to save our health, our economy, our communities, and our planet-- one bite at a time
by Mark Hyman

The best-selling author of The Blood Sugar Solution explains how today’s agricultural policies have been compromised by corrupt influences, sharing insights into how everyday food choices shape chronic disease, climate change, poverty and other global crises.

The undercover economist strikes back : how to run--or ruin--an economy
by Tim Harford

The author of the best-selling The Undercover Economist moves beyond the spin and jargon of macroeconomic hype to explain how the world's economy actually works, revealing what is really happening behind today's headlines and what everyday people can do to understand it better.

The misfit economy : lessons in creativity from pirates, hackers, gangsters, and other informal entrepreneurs
by Alexa Clay

"A book that argues that lessons in creativity, innovation, salesmanship, and entrepreneurship can come from surprising places: pirates, bootleggers, counterfeiters, hustlers, and others living and working on the margins of business and society,"

How an economy grows and why it crashes
by Peter D. Schiff

Explains the complexities of the principles of economic theory and explains them through stories and illustrations with wit and humor that leave readers with an understanding of economic growth, the roots of capital and the destructiveness of consumer credit.

Economics : the user's guide
by Ha-Joon Chang

The award-winning author of 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism outlines the real-world processes of the global economy while explaining how to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of key economics theories to better navigate today's interconnected world.