Career & Money

Neither Here nor There
Mommy Wars
by Leslie Morgan Steiner
Some of us working moms find ourselves caught in a gray zone between work and home. We are working but have scaled back our ambitions. Our employers, our colleagues, even our husbands, may not comprehend what we've given up in order to have more time

The Stanley Works
The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences
by Louis Uchitelle
Several years ago, Donald W. Davis stopped making visits back to New Britain, Connecticut. He felt shame for what had happened to the Stanley Works, the city's largest employer, which he had led from 1966 to 1988-from its best days to the beginning of the

Presence
Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind
by Anna Deavere Smith
Presence. You want to know what it is. Well, you hit on my favorite subject. First of all, even before I became an actress I was told I had 'presence.' 'Stage presence.' I didn't know what that meant. I forgot about it.

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

The Three Rules of Epidemics
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause

Money Study: The Learning to Earn Fast Fivesome
How to Master the Art of Selling
by Tom Hopkins
Money study-I call it that to emphasize how vital it is to learn how to acquire new knowledge quickly and thoroughly. Knowing how to learn fast is the key to rapid personal growth and quick sales success. As adults, it's easy to fall into the habit

What the Profession of Selling Really Is
How to Master the Art of Selling
by Tom Hopkins
What turned Tom Hopkins around? The answers are revealed in How To Master The Art Of Selling, as Tom explains what the profession of selling is really about and how to succeed, including: How to create the selling climate, Specific questions and tie-downs

Are You a SalesDog?
Sales Dogs : You Do Not Have to Be an Attack Dog to Be Successful in Sales (Rich Dad's Advisors series)
by Blair Singer
By knowing the five basic breeds of people-the Pit Bull, the Golden Retriever, the Poodle, the Chihuahua, and the Basset Hound-readers will have the necessary insight to improve their business and selling savvy.

The Fifty-Year-Old Wake-Up Call
How to Find a Job After 50: From Part-Time to Full-Time, from Career Moves to New Careers
by Betsy Cummings
Your years are a priceless advantage! For all the job market uncertainty today, opportunities have never been better for Americans over fifty. So whether you've been shown the door or have decided to change your career, there is an endless array of option

Angst
The Money is in the Gravy: Finding the Career that Nourishes You
by John Clark
John Clark says that work and joy should go hand in hand. Now in this uplifting, inspiring, and often very funny book, he shows you how. With laughs and insights courtesy of Dilbert, Doonesbury, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoons, Clark guides you along

The Joy of Detached Involvement
Negotiate This! By Caring, But Not T-H-A-T Much
by Herb Cohen
Negotiating is the game of life. Every day, in countless ways, we communicate with others-boss or broker, landlord or customer, spouse or child-in attempts to influence their behavior. In this new book, which will tickle your funny bone as well as open

Money and Its Opposite
The Working Poor: Invisible in America
by David K. Shipler
“Nobody who works hard should be poor in America,” writes Pulitzer Prize winner David Shipler. Clear-headed, rigorous, and compassionate, he journeys deeply into the lives of individual store clerks and factory workers, farm laborers and sweat

Prologue
You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again : The True Adventures of a Hollywood Nanny
by Suzanne Hansen
Hilarious and addictive, this chronicle of a small-town girl's stint as a celebrity nanny reveals what really happens in the diaper trenches of Hollywood. When Oregon native Suzanne Hansen becomes a live-in nanny to the children of Hollywood über

The Idea of Fierce
Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time
by Susan Scott
If you have opened this book, it may be because the conversations you've been having with your coworkers or with your family members often fail to produce the results you want. Over ten thousand hours of one-to-one conversations with industry leaders

Introduction
Six Thinking Hats
by Edward de Bono, Ph.D.
Your success in business depends on how well you think. Six Thinking Hats can help you think better-with its practical and uniquely positive approach to making decisions and exploring new ideas. It is an approach that thousands of business managers

The $100k Club Is Open To New Members
The $100,000 Club : How to Make a Six-Figure Income
by Debra A. Benton
The requirements? As I mentioned before, there are several simple things you need to do well and consistently. Here's one of those simple things: You must be willing to add to your self-worth every day. While adding to your self-worth typically means

Why $100K Can and Should Be Part of Your Career Plans
The $100,000 Club : How to Make a Six-Figure Income
by Debra A. Benton
Six figures. It's the magic number, the symbol of a successful life. For many of us, it seems out of reach. But D. A. Benton, the author of How to Think Like a CEO and Lions Don't Need to Roar, says that you can dramatically boost your earning power-if

A Life of Mindful Creativity
On Becoming an Artist : Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity
by Ellen J. Langer, Ph.D.
All of us have had the experience of being totally engaged in something-a movie, an afternoon of adventure, or a new love affair-and, like Bonnard, we seek lives steeped in such experiences. Bonnard found creative engagement in painting and lived a rich

What Is Your Passion?
Fun Is Good : How To Create Joy & Passion in Your Workplace & Career
by Mike Veeck, Pete Williams
Where do your passions lie? What brings you joy? Consider for a moment where you are at this stage of your life. If during your childhood years you had received a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Future and were able to see where you are right now

Why Enlightened Wealth?
Cracking the Millionaire Code: Your Key to Enlightened Wealth
by Mark Victor Hansen, Robert G. Allen
It's the vault containing everything you've ever wanted. On the other side of the huge door to that vault, a lifestyle of abundance and prosperity, wealth and security, awaits you. Behind that door is literally anything you want.