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Business & Careers December 2019
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Secondhand : travels in the new global garage sale
by Adam Minter
From the author of JUNKYARD PLANET, a global exploration of the hidden market for used stuff and a travelogue that follows unwanted, obsolescent objects' journeys into a reusable future. In SECONDHAND, Adam Minter delves into the vast, multibillion-dollar industry that resells used stuff around the world. He follows the trail of unwanted objects from the closets, garages, and storage units of Middle America, to epic used-goods markets in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Ghana, India, Malaysia, and beyond. He akes us through the often painful and heartbreaking process of cleaning out a lifetime's worth of possessions, and shows that used stuff still has a place in a world that values new and shiny.
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The Man Who Solved the Market : How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
by Gregory Zuckerman
Bestselling author and veteran Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman answers the question investors have been asking for decades: How did Jim Simons do it? Jim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern financial history. His track record bests those of legendary investors including Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, and George Soros. Yet Simons and his strategies are shrouded in mystery.
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Capital Gaines : smart things I learned doing stupid stuff
by Chip Gaines
Chip Gaines is well known as a TV star (HGTV's Fixer Upper), renovation expert, husband to Joanna, and father of 4 in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn't quite work out as planned. Whether it was buying a neighborhood laundromat or talking a bank into a loan for some equipment to start a lawn-mowing service, Chip always knew that the most important thing was to take that first step. We walk alongside him as he relives some of his craziest antics and the lessons learned along the way.
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Get Smarter : Life and Business Lessons
by Seymour Schulich
A billionaire philanthropist shares advice for promoting one's personal and financial growth, counseling readers on how to make informed decisions by staying flexible, recognizing opportunities, and managing adversity.
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