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1) The 6:20 man
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and boards the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan, where he works as an entry-level analyst at the city's most prestigious investment firm. In the mornings, he gazes out the train window at the lavish homes of the uberwealthy, dreaming about joining their ranks. In the evenings, he listens to the fiscal news on his phone, already preparing for the next grueling...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's once-lucrative car business is going under--but rather than face the music, he's spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife Imelda is selling off her jewelry on eBay, while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge-drink her way through her final exams. And twelve-year-old PJ is putting the final touches to...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In Financial Feminist, Tori Dunlap distills the principles of her shame- and judgment-free approach to paying off debt, figuring out your value categories to spend mindfully, saving money without monk-like deprivation, and investing in order to spend your retirement tanning in Tulum. Featuring journaling prompts, deep-dives into the invisible aspects of the financial landscape, and interviews with experts on everything money--from predatory credit...
4) Reckless
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
404 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The shocking murder of a suburban family leads private security investigator Ty Hauck, with Naomi Blum, a tenacious agent from the U.S. Department of Treasury, to uncover a frightening global conspiracy. Unraveling evidence of a reckless banking scheme that stretches from New York to London to central Europe, they race to avert a disaster that could threaten the security of the United States.
Author
Language
English
Description
In the lucrative world of finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam are at the top of their game. They've mastered the art of the deal and celebrate their success in style--but a life of extreme luxury always comes at a cost. Invited to participate in an escape room as a team-building exercise, the ferociously competitive co-workers crowd into the elevator of a high rise building, eager to prove themselves. But when the lights go off and the doors...
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Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Description
Chicago Stars quarterback Dean Robillard is the luckiest man in the world: a bona-fide sports superstar and the pride of the NFL with a profitable side career as a buff billboard model for End Zone underwear. But life in the glory lane has started to pale, and Dean has set off on a cross-country trip to figure out what's gone wrong. When he hits a lonely stretch of Colorado highway, he spies something that will shake up his gilded life in ways he...
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Series
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Language
English
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Description
Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar -- and he was rich. There were so many things that he could do with all of that money! He could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-talkie, if he saved enough. But some how the money began to disappear... Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar.
9) Black Friday
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Language
English
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Description
A courageous federal agent and a resourceful woman lawyer are the only ones who can save New York City from the terror of a secret militia group.
James Patterson's classic superthriller, Black Friday, combines the breathtaking suspense of the Alex Cross series and the authenticity of NYPD Blue: A federal agent and a resourceful lawyer are the only ones who can possibly stop the unspeakable from happening. New York City is under...
James Patterson's classic superthriller, Black Friday, combines the breathtaking suspense of the Alex Cross series and the authenticity of NYPD Blue: A federal agent and a resourceful lawyer are the only ones who can possibly stop the unspeakable from happening. New York City is under...
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
237 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ruth Soukup shares some of her own journey to finding the Good Life and also provides her readers with all the practical advice and real life help they need to give their family a truly abundant life on a realistic and healthy budget.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 390L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Little Critter wants a new skateboard, Dad tells him that he needs to save his own money to buy it. Little Critter tries his very best, but soon finds that saving enough for what he wants isn't so easy.
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"With his reputation permanently marred by an insider trading conviction, Jamison Maddox, a young Wall Street broker, reluctantly takes a job with Drexler Limited in sleepy Redemption, Illinois. Drexler Limited is run with an iron fist by a man named Claud Drexler, who tells Jamison that the company mostly does financial research for select clients. Jamison is surprised that an outfit that merely does corporate research has such elaborate security...
15) Mortal bonds
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Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"Isabel Lawson is standing on the balcony of her suite at the Hôtel Crillon as she gazes at the twinkling lights of the Champs-Élysée and wonders if she's made a terrible mistake. She was supposed to be visiting the Christmas tree in the Place de la Concorde, and eating escargots and macaroons with her new husband on their honeymoon. But a week before the wedding, she called it off. Isabel is an ambitious Philadelphia finance woman, and Neil suddenly...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Description
What if there were one book that could help you do nearly everything in life cheaper, better, and faster? Show you how to remove hairspray baked onto a curling iron. How to make white shoes look like new. How to make gourmet coffee without the gourmet price. How to keep your cat out of your houseplants. And hundreds of other things. Cheaper, Better, Faster is all the best advice you've ever heard, collected into one handy volume. Every tip is short,...
Author
Language
English
Description
It can seem impossible to find a way out of debt—and the more complicated the proposed solution, the harder it is to stick with it. That's why this book is SIMPLE.
Life coach JoAnneh Nagler gives you the help you need right now to live your life and get out of debt fast. The plan is clear, easy, and doesn't require you to sift through chapters of high-minded financial advice or dig up your past spending history.
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Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"How you learn how to handle your money now will go a long way in determining which financial track you will take in life. Financial literacy is generally defined as having the right habits and knowledge about money that lead to financial security and the ability to weather an unexpected emergency expense"--