Lake Bluff Library Adult Reading Lists: Business & Economics

A collection of essays explores American oligarchy and the culture of excess, providing a wry, unfiltered look at how the ultrarich shape--and sometimes warp--our social and political landscape.
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Ramit's 10-step program addresses the common money issues in relationships: how to stop fighting over money; how to get both partners to participate in the finances; how to handle the situation when one partner is a saver and the other a spender; and how to take control of too much debt.
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Tony Robbins returns with the final book in his financial freedom trilogy by unveiling the power of alternative investments. Robbins takes you on a journey to interview a dozen of the world’s most successful investors in private equity, private credit, private real estate, and venture capital, while sharing their favorite strategies and insights in this practical guidebook.
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What do the most successful investors have in common? David M. Rubenstein, cofounder of one of the world's largest investment firms, has spent years interviewing the greatest investors in the world to discover the time-tested principles, hard-earned wisdom, and indispensable tools that guide their practice.
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A vivid, blistering memoir that takes readers inside the high-stakes drama and hubris of the trading floor, a rags-to-riches tale of Citibank's one-time most profitable trader, and why he gave it all up.
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This book will examine the investments and philosophies of Warren Buffett through an entrepreneurship lens. While there are many books analyzing Buffett's investments, philosophies, and beyond, none quite focus on the entrepreneurial aspects of his work.
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Do big government debts threaten our collective well-being? Are there limits to debt growth? Can a big, important reserve currency country like the United States really go broke—and what would that look like?
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An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical resource, microchip technology, with the United States and China increasingly in conflict. You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips. Until recently, America designed and built the fastest chips and maintained its lead as the #1 superpower. Now, America's edge is slipping, undermined by competitors in Taiwan, Korea, Europe, and, above all, China.
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Do you want to learn how to start an Airbnb business with little or no money? If so, then you will love this book. This book is for anyone who is serious about strting and running a successful Airbnb business. It doesn't matter if you have no experience or have been running a successful Airbnb business for years. This book will help you to learn everything you need to know about starting, growing, and managing an Airbnb business.
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Miller discusses the ways that small business owners can identify and reach key customers, find and hire the best job candidates, and expand their business.
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This indispensable guide for those looking to start their own business provides all the essential information for overcoming any obstacle thrown in their way during the process.
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Bestselling author and Ramsey Solutions Founder and CEO, Dave Ramsey breaks down the system that took his business from a card table in his living room to a $250 million operation.
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Sorkin offers a gripping account of the 1929 stock market crash, revealing how ambition, greed and denial among financiers and politicians fueled a historic economic collapse whose echoes still resonate today.
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