What To Do When The Economy Sucks

Let's face it: Today's economy sucks! There's a housing crisis, a credit crisis, and an unemployment crisis. And that's just for now. But families don't need to move into refrigerator boxes and start scrounging for spare change. This book offers readers concrete, specific strategies to: prevent foreclosure create and stick to a family budget repair bad credit ratings streamline spending save for the future and more Elected leaders and economic theories come and go. But author Peter Sander shows how to maintain financial stability, no matter who’s in charge.

Let's face it: Today's economy sucks! There's a housing crisis, a credit crisis, and an unemployment crisis. And that's just for now. But families don't need to move into refrigerator boxes and start scrounging for spare change. This book offers readers concrete, specific strategies to: prevent foreclosure create and stick to a family budget repair bad credit ratings streamline spending save for the future and more Elected leaders and economic theories come and go. But author Peter Sander shows how to maintain financial stability, no matter who's in charge.

The bastard step-child of Milton Friedman and Anthony Bourdain, Socialism Sucks is a bar-crawl through former, current, and wannabe socialist countries around the world. Free market economists Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell travel to countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Russia, and Sweden to investigate the dangers and idiocies of socialism—while drinking a lot of beer.

“Timely and important . . . It should be our North Star for the recovery and beyond.” —Hillary Clinton “Sperling makes a forceful case that only by speaking to matters of the spirit can liberals root their belief in economic justice in people’s deepest aspirations—in their sense of purpose and self-worth.” —The New York Times When Gene Sperling was in charge of coordinating economic policy in the Obama White House, he found himself surprised when serious people in Washington told him that the Obama focus on health care was a distraction because it was “not focused on the economy.” How, he asked, was the fear felt by millions of Americans of being one serious illness away from financial ruin not considered an economic issue? Too often, Sperling found that we measured economic success by metrics like GDP instead of whether the economy was succeeding in lifting up the sense of meaning, purpose, fulfillment, and security of people. In Economic Dignity, Sperling frames the way forward in a time of wrenching change and offers a vision of an economy whose guiding light is the promotion of dignity for all Americans.

From bestselling writer David Graeber—“a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate” (Slate)—a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs…and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” It went viral. After one million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. There are hordes of people—HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers—whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs. Graeber explores one of society’s most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln. “Clever and charismatic” (The New Yorker), Bullshit Jobs gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture. This book is for everyone who wants to turn their vocation back into an avocation and “a thought-provoking examination of our working lives” (Financial Times).

Step into the world of professional day trading with Zalman “Sal” Sulaymanov’s transformative guide, "How To Suck Less At Day Trading." This isn’t just another trading manual; it's an unfiltered, comprehensive masterclass in navigating the markets with the wit, wisdom, and straight talk that only a seasoned price action trader and fund manager can provide. Don't let the name fool you. This is the most comprehensive guide to “Mastering The Art of Day Trading” available to retail traders on the market today. This Book has been split into two essential parts due to its massive size, ensuring you receive the most in-depth and practical knowledge available. You will learn to think, and execute trades like an institutional trader, and begin a life of “Day Trading For a Living.” A Massive Series for Ambitious Traders: Spanning two books, over 700 pages, 28 chapters, and 110 topic sections, this series offers an exhaustive exploration of day trading. Part 2 focuses on topics that span from market mechanics to trading strategies. Here, you will learn about technical analysis, chart patterns, indicators, and trend analysis. Why This Series Is a Must-Read: Unfiltered Insights: With over 15 years of daily price action trading experience, Sal has paid the necessary tuition AKA "mistakes and losses" in the school of hard knocks AKA "The Market" so you don't have to. He cuts through the noise with frank discussions about the realities of day trading, offering a fresh, honest perspective and tough love that's rare in trading literature. Psychology and Discipline: Discover the critical role of trading psychology, emotional discipline, and market psychology. Learn how to avoid self-destructive habits and master the mindset needed for trading success. Sections include, The Self-Sabotage Cycle, Fear and Greed in Trading, Trading vs Gambling, Neurolinguistic Programming, Neurolinguistic Programming for Day Traders. Empowerment Through Knowledge: Unveil the fundamentals of day trading. The business of day trading, commitment required for trading, retail vs. institutional, who are the key players, trading systems, understand market dynamics, market sectors, major exchanges, market correlations, margin, trading instruments, what markets can be traded, and the impact of economic indicators and market-moving events, the art of charting, chart types, candlesticks in trading, cryptocurrency. Practical Tools and Resources: From Understanding the Pattern Day Trader Rule, to leveraging charting software, trading hardware, brokers, news sources, market research, day trading vs. swing vs scalping, sim trading, pre-market prep, and the best times to trade, this guide covers all the essentials for setting up and succeeding in day trading. What Sets This Book Apart: No-Nonsense Approach: Sal’s straightforward, humorous style simplifies complex concepts, making this guide a refreshing read for traders at all levels. Comprehensive Market Knowledge: Gain deep insights into financial markets, trading instruments, and the impact of global economic events on trading strategies. Learn about crucial topics you never knew existed but actually needed. Tailored for Retail Traders: Specifically designed for retail traders, this book bridges the gap between amateur trading and professional expertise. Embark on Your Day Trading Journey: "How To Suck Less At Day Trading" is more than a book; it's a transformative experience. It's your key to unlocking the secrets of the markets, helping you make more informed decisions and ultimately suck less at the art of day trading. Get your copy today and transform your trading experience from mundane to extraordinary!

Businesses spend billions on innovation with very little to show for their investment or effort. This book challenges some of the ‘ingrained truths’ of innovation and suggests a different approach. Innovation is not the creation of a novel idea. It is the successful commercialisation of that novel idea. Rather than starting with a costly, time-consuming problem assessment that seeks to push potential solutions through an innovation funnel, an ‘impeller approach’ starts with possible solutions and gets the market to pull the best ones forward so they can fail fast or flourish fast. This approach is made possible by the addition of a ‘bee’ – a new type of integrative thinker who can harvest the existing knowledge from the ‘meadow of experts’. Completely reversing the innovation process means organisations are much better placed to win in the market rather than focusing on finding theoretical solutions or clearing innovation stage gates. In addition, this approach also recognises that the people who shepherd the solution through the ideation and testing stage are not the same people who must then take that solution to market for successful commercialisation. Given the current innovation failure rate, coupled with the fact that society is beset with multiple wicked problems, it’s time to think differently and innovate innovation itself. This book is essential reading for Heads of Innovation and Commercialisation, Directors of Marketing, Heads of New Product Development and New Service Development, Strategy Directors, Chief Technology Officers, Government advisers and policy makers.

America’s expert on law firm mismanagement is back with a whole new array of humorous committee meetings, memos, speeches, and consultants’ reports that present lawyers acting not like sharks, but rather floundering in a sea of dilemmas. The lawyers at the fictitious firm Fairweather, Winters & Sommers consider the advantages of merging and going virtual, bicker over a firm web site, and in front of a morning talk-show audience, try to understand economics, and scramble to figure out what to do when a big corporate client gets caught being unusually unethical. A sports-mogul client argues for drafting law-school graduates as if they were athletes, and a look into the future finds lawyers trolling outer space for new business. As ever, the firm’s founder, Stanley Fairweather, gets the last, wise word. Imagination and humor drive this law firm send-up, which turns a dull topic into hilarious farce and entertains lawyers while showing them the error of their ways.