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Examines major myths informing American education and explores how educators can better serve students, increase college retention rates, and develop alternatives to college that don’t disadvantage students on the basis of race or income Each year, as the founding headmaster of the Boston Arts...

El Principio Potencial apunta a que superes tus mejores marcas. Se enfoca en ayudar a mejorar cualquiera de las áreas que tú elijas, y en que te vuelvas mejor de lo que antes fuiste. No tenemos ni la más mínima idea de lo que se puede lograr física y mentalmente, o en lo organizacional. La...

Happy Couples Know How to Talk About Money The number one cause for divorce is financial infidelity. Now ""The Money Couple"" reveals the missing ingredient needed before any financial program or plan can work: healthy financial communication. This book tells you how to: Diagnose your level of...

Have your goals and dreams gotten lost in your daily struggle to earn a living and provide for your family? In Discover the Wealth Within You, Ric Edelman shows you how to choose fun, enriching and rewarding financial goals and gives you a simple straightforward plan for achieving them. As he...

If you think it’s getting harder to both make a living and make a life, economist and former secretary of labor Robert Reich agrees with you. Americans may be earning more than ever before, but we’re paying a steep price: we’re working longer, seeing our families less, and our communities...

God wants our days to be abundant and thriving! Learn to cultivate habits that produce prosperity and contentment in every area of life. What if you were immersed in a daily experience of prosperity—one that would give you hope and impact all of your life? It is likely you would receive...

Working from home on the Web is a dream that resides in the hearts of millions of people across the world. But, it's also a dream that's realized by only a small percentage of the population. That's because most people simply don't know where to turn when it comes to working on the Web. They get sucked into one get-rich-quick scheme after another. They chase empty promises and live unfulfilled lives as their once vivid dreams of working for themselves slip further and further away.

Facing a divorce can be overwhelming, as you confront complex questions about everything from finances to child custody to your emotional well-being. The Divorce Survival Guide walks you through every step of the divorce process with straightforward tips, techniques, and checklists. It outlines your legal, parental, and financial rights, and details common scenarios that may arise in the legal proceedings so that you can make informed and thoughtful decisions.

Every industry has its own jargon, and real estate is no different. From adjustable rate mortgages to title insurance to amortization, it can all seem like a confusing word salad for those new to the business. But don’t worry - this book compiles a list of over 140 most common terms you’re likely to encounter. Every real estate term is explained in detail, with clear and concise article style description and practical examples.

Financial advisor Emily G. Stroud knows that money can be one of the great causes of stress in life--but that it doesn't have to be that way. Faithful Finance offers ten life-changing secrets to help you find financial freedom. Many of us feel overwhelmed and ill-equipped to deal with our...

Frank Altman, a legendary figure in the Community Development Finance industry, offers a systematic argument for why and how American capitalism can be extended to people from every walk of life, including those from low-income census tracks. He explores the history and cultural realities that have created an unequal financial playing field, particularly for BIPOC communities and how innovative approaches can create sound investment devices and exponential growth in minority and women-owned businesses and increase levels of home ownership.

Economics for People and the Planet, a collection of essays by James K. Boyce on the environment, inequality, and the economy, argues that there is not an inexorable trade-off between advancing human well-being and having a clean and safe environment. The goal of economic policy should be to grow the good things that improve our well-being and environmental quality and reduce the bad things that harm humans and nature. To reorient the economy for these ends, we will need to achieve a more egalitarian distribution of wealth and power.

From your roaring 20s, to your thrifty 30s, and all the way to your (hopefully) smooth 60s, The Money Queen's Guide will work to guide you through each of these financial decades and provide insight and detailed guidance into the steps you can take and the decision you should make to build a financially responsible future. Financial security is an exciting journey we can take together. So pack your purse and get ready for the ride....

In school, you’re taught about the causes of World War I, the intricacies of The Great Gatsby, and how to compute the area of a circle. Yet, practical everyday life skills that you’ll need for the future–such as how to handle money–are rarely discussed.

There are many investment vehicles in society today, but the most popular of them is real estate. Perhaps this is because it involves providing people with a basic need and shelter, and since everyone is looking for an affordable place to live, the demand is high - thus leading the prices to be sky high, which also means that the business is quite lucrative to the investor. Because of this, society is convinced that you are yet to invest until you have invested in real estate.

Fast-Track to Property Millions explains in great detail why investing in property can be the best business decision you've ever made. It covers all aspects of property investment and is broken down into nine key chapters.

The popular TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky helps you navigate through the critical challenges and potential catastrophes of personal finance.You've just lost your job. You've got a baby on the way. Your parent has had a stroke. Most people seek financial help not because they're planning...

The Great Recession that began in 2007 is now more than four years old—and counting. Some 24 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed, and at recent rates of job creation we won’t be back to normal levels of employment until late this decade. This is a tragedy. Do we have to accept...

From the bestselling author of The Age of Turbulence and Capitalism in America Like all of us, though few so visibly, Alan Greenspan was forced by the financial crisis of 2008 to question some fundamental assumptions about risk management and economic forecasting. No one with any meaningful role...

Unabridged, 7 hours Read by TBD A true lost classic! This is Napoleon Hill's record of his first, fateful encounter with industrialist Andrew Carnegie, where the young Hill learned the secrets to winning at life...