Career & Money

The Blank Page
The Screenwriter's Workbook
by Syd Field
The hardest thing about writing is knowing what to write. A short time ago, I was having dinner with a group of friends, and as is so often the case, the subject turned to movies. We talked about films we had seen, films we liked, films we didn't like

Out of the Closet
Fired Up! : How the Best of the Best Survived and Thrived After Getting the Boot
by Harvey Mackay
Right now, I know something you don't. I got fired, and it was the best thing that ever happened to me! I - Harvey Mackay, who has been sharkproofing the world against job loss with over 10 million books sold since 1988 - was fired.

The Shanghai Squeeze
Fast Boat to China: High-Tech Outsourcing and the Consequences of Free Trade: Lessons from Shanghai
by Andrew Ross, Ph.D.
Most Americans today are aware that jobs are being outsourced to China, India, and other nations at an alarming rate. From factory jobs to white-collar, high-tech positions, the exporting of labor is one of the most controversial issues in America.

Part 1
All the Money in the World: How the Forbes 400 Make - and Spend - Their Fortunes
by Peter W. Bernstein, Annalyn Swan
Produced in collaboration with Forbes magazine, All the Money in the World is a vastly entertaining, behind-the-scenes look at today's Big Rich, a subject of enduring fascination to all Americans.

First, Put Yourself in the Game
It's All Lies and That's the Truth
by Bernie Brillstein
Now that we're getting to the end of this preamble, I want to make sure I've been absolutely clear about one thing: The Little Stuff Matters Most is not a book of secrets.

Why College Makes No Sense
Real World Careers: Why College Is Not the Only Path to Becoming Rich
by Betsy Cummings
A Great Career-Without a College Degree! Possible? Absolutely! Today's job market has lots of room for people who leave school early or don't plan to go to college at all.

Understanding the Timing of Your Decisions
Crunch Time
by Ken Lindner
In your quest to understand and master decision-making, it is important that you picture in your mind's eye the three times when you most often make your decisions. These times are reflected in The Crunch Time Continuum.

The Skywalker
The Butterfly Hunter
by Chris Ballard
Sometimes a wonderful confluence occurs and what a person does for a living not only makes him happy but also makes the rest of us happy. By that I don't mean that this person is providing some service that makes our lives better.

The Concepts of Understanding and Ownership
Crunch Time
by Ken Lindner
Years ago, a story was told to me about a reporter who was assigned by his TV station to cover a serious accident. The story allegedly unfolded this way: Upon arriving at the scene of the accident, the reporter quickly and without great care scanned

Shot Full of Holes: Just Trying to Survive 9 to 5

Does your job feel like you're going up the down escalator? Does your boss remind you of Darth Vader? Is your future as dim as a 25-watt bulb? Don't moan over your battle scars-rise above them! Working Wounded doesn't promote re-engineering, TQM

Watch That Blood on the Footlights!
The Dumbest Moments in Business History: Useless Products, Ruinous Deals, Clueless Bosses, and Other Signs ofUnintelligent Life in the Workplace
by Adam Horowitz
Transferring Stephen King's fiendishly well crafted horror tales to another medium is tricky. Sure, Carrie in 1976 and Misery in '90 were excellent skin-crawling movie theater experiences.

What Sticks?
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by Chip Heath, Ph.D., Dan Heath
Why do some ideas thrive while others die? And how do we improve the chances of worthy ideas? In Made to Stick, accomplished educators and idea collectors Chip and Dan Heath tackle head-on these vexing questions.

The Party Is Over
Bordering On Chaos: Mexico's Roller-Coaster Journey to Prosperity
by Andres Oppenheimer
Mexico's growing pains in the era of NAFTA and globalization have been singularly acute and dramatic: a guerrilla uprising, the assassination of political leaders, revelations of high-level corruption, economic collapse, and a $50 billion bailout.

The Guy Next Door
Money Changes Everything: Twenty-Two Writers Tackle the Last Taboo with Tales of Sudden Windfalls, Staggering Debts, and Other Surprising Turns of Fortune
by Jenny Offill, Elissa Schappell
Ours is a culture of confession, yet money remains a distinctly taboo subject for most Americans. In this riveting anthology, a host of celebrated writers explore the complicated role money has played in their lives, whether they're hiding from creditors

Why Not You?
Do What You Love for the Rest of Your Life
by Bob Griffiths
You deserve to be not stressed, frustrated, overworked, underappreciated, exhausted, exploited, and unfulfilled. You deserve more meaningful rewards for work than money. You deserve to be recognized as a vital human being

The Not Quite Golden Age
Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life
by Robert B. Reich, Ph.D.
Roughly between 1945 and 1975, America struck a remarkable accommodation between capitalism and democracy. It combined a hugely productive economic system with a broadly responsive and widely admired political system.

Why Self-Employment?
Running a 21st-Century Small Business: The Owner's Guide to Starting and Growing Your Company
by Randy W. Kirk
So you want to own your own business. You're not alone. The idea of being in business for oneself is as American as apple pie or baseball. It's the rare American who hasn't at least considered the idea from time to time.

Believe in Yourself
Winning Nice: How to Succeed in Business and Life Without Waging War
by Dawna Stone, Matt Dieter
Radio show host and founder of Her Sports + Fitness magazine, Dawna Stone shares her recipe for personal and professional success. A successful executive, entrepreneur, athlete, and public speaker, Dawna Stone credits her incredible success to a simple

Your Entity Menu
Own Your Own Corporation : Why the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone Else Works for Them
by Garrett Sutton, Esq.
Own Your Own Corporation reveals how private citizens can take advantage of incorporating themselves and their business to save thousands of dollars in taxes and protect themselves against financial disaster.

The First Fred
The Fred Factor: How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary
by Mark Sanborn
Motivational speaker Mark Sanborn recounts the true story of Fred, the mail carrier who passionately loves his job and who genuinely cares about the people he serves. Because of that, he is constantly going the extra mile handling the mail