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Business and Personal FinanceDecember 2015
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"The college mania won’t subside anytime soon. Too many people, too many institutions and businesses, have an interest, financial and ideological, in keeping it going." ~ from Andrew Ferguson's Crazy U
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| America's Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve by Roger LowensteinAt the beginning of the 20th century, the United States was the only industrialized nation not to have a central banking system. That changed in 1913, after decades of attempts. In America's Bank, author Roger Lowenstein offers a complete history of the Federal Reserve and identifies four men central to its creation: German immigrant Paul Warburg, President Woodrow Wilson, Republican Senator Nelson Aldrich, and Democratic Representative Carter Glass. For more on what was going on in the year the Federal Reserve was founded, try Florian Illies' 1913. |
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| Works Well With Others: An Outsider's Guide to Shaking Hands, Shutting Up... by Ross McCammonBeing good at your job is more than just completing tasks competently: it also means handling small and constant interactions with colleagues. Some tips include maintaining eye contact, admitting (and learning from) your mistakes, and showing a positive attitude. Employing good-natured humor and plenty of practical advice, this guide argues that accepting your insecurities and putting them to work for you (rather than against you) will help you achieve success in the workplace. |
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| Million Dollar Women: The Essential Guide for Female Entrepreneurs Who Want... by Julia PimsleurEmphasizing the role of financing in entrepreneurship, this how-to guide written specifically for women shares both the author's own story as founder of the Little Pim language system as well as insight from and interviews with other business experts and successful women entrepreneurs. From how to network to when to delegate, Million Dollar Women addresses common issues as well as hurdles specific to women (for one, there's still a very uneven distribution when it comes to financial resources for female entrepreneurs). |
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| Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family by Anne-Marie SlaughterPrompted by the reaction to her 2012 Atlantic article "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," author and CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter expands her thoughts on women, the work/life balance, and gender equality. Containing practical advice and including same-sex relationships and single mothers in the discussion, this is a must-read for anyone (male or female) interested in understanding these issues or figuring out how to navigate family life and the workplace. |
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| Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans... by Zac BissonnetteZac Bissonnette wrote this book as a UMass college student planning to graduate without student debt. He succeeded (without relying on his parents). A strong believer in making sensible financial choices, Bissonnette argues that students should consider their options, which include attending cheaper state schools over pricey elite colleges out of state; starting at a community college before transferring to a four-year school; and working during breaks. Noting that student debt often restricts the options of recent grads (including postponing starting a family or attending grad school), Bissonnette shares advice that will appeal to frugal and future-minded high school students and their parents. |
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| Will College Pay Off? A Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You... by Peter CappelliCollege is getting more and more expensive, and finding jobs upon graduation that pay enough to cover loans doesn't appear to be getting any easier. It's no wonder that families are wondering if higher ed is really worth the investment. In this guide, business professor Peter Cappelli acknowledges the risks and examines the factors that determine whether or not college will "pay off." (Sneak peek: graduating in four years or less is more important than one's chosen major.) |
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| Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid into College by Andrew FergusonIf you (or your children) are deep in the trenches of applying to highly selective colleges, this humorous book won't help you get through it any faster, but it might help you smile through the pain. The father of a rising junior, author Andrew Ferguson was totally unprepared for the onslaught of the college applications process, but he dug in along with his son, attending seminars, reading self-help books, and even taking the SAT (which ended in a math score "somewhere below 'lobotomy patient'"). Conflicting information is one major problem he encounters, as is the cost of applying to, let alone attending, a college or university. "Downright smart and entertaining," says Kirkus Reviews. |
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| More Money, Please: The Financial Secrets You Never Learned in School by Scott GammMany teenagers head off to college without even basic financial education. This book aims to change that. Written for students and recent graduates, it teaches students to handle money responsibly and attain financial security, covering topics as necessary and as immediate as basic budgeting, credit and credit cards, educational loans, and personal debt, as well as handling a job hunt and preparing for retirement. |
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| Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom by Ken IlgunasKen Ilgunas graduated college with more than $30K in debt, determined to pay it off as quickly as possible. Traveling the country and taking jobs that paid room and board, he paid off the loan in three years. Then, resolving never to rack up that much debt again, he bought a van, enrolled in a master's program at Duke University, and lived in a campus parking lot for the next two years, avoiding security and showering at the campus gym. An article about his simplified lifestyle appeared in Salon, but for the full story -- as much about the expense of education as it is about Ilgunas' remarkable ability to live on next to nothing -- you'll have to pick up this "irresistibly engrossing true-life adventure tale" (Booklist). |
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