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White Working Class, With a New Foreword by Mark Cuban and a New Preface by the Author
Author Mark Cuban , Joan C. Williams
"It is really worth a read…" -- Former Vice President Joe Biden, interviewed on Pod Save AmericaNow in paperback with a new Foreword by Mark Cuban and a new Preface by the author, White Working Class explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white workin....
Release Date 2019/11 -
Author Frank Gallinelli
The Classic Guide to Real Estate Investing—Updated for a Re-energized Industry!Real estate is once again a great investment, and this bestselling guide provides everything you need to know to get in now and make your fortune.What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Author Philip K. Potter , Matthew A. Baum
Why do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Unlocking the Property Market: The 7 Keys to Property Investment Success
Author John Lindeman
The 7 keys to property investment successBrimming with fresh content designed to suit current trends in the market, Unlocking the Property Market shares expert property market analyst John Lindeman's tips and techniques on where to buy, what to buy, how much to pa....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Trust and Western-Russian Business Relationships
Author Angela Ayios
Ayios looks at the Western experience of doing business in Russia, and how trust between business partners from East and West is created or destroyed within the business relationship. This book provides the reader with an in-depth look at the key factors that lead ....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Tracing the Roots of Globalization and Business Principles, Second Edition
Author Lawrence Beer
The book begins with a historical perspective of recorded trade. It then offers a deeper insight into the first global products, the infrastructures created to support the trade initiative and the development of financial instruments to further its growth. The....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Author Vladimir Biti
Focused on the recently hotly debated topic at the crossroads of various human and social sciences, this book investigates the emergence of the cosmopolitan idea of literature and its impact on the reconfiguration of the European and non-European political spaces. ....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Author Shaun Rein
With Chinese-led initiatives such as One Belt One Road (OBOR) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) combined with uncertainty due to US shifts in policy and apparent commitments over the past decade, the stakes are high for companies looking to profit....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Author Christopher D. Clothier
The low-risk, long-term strategy for building a real estate fortune by buying, improving, and managing properties through a third party.What if you could safely invest in real estate—and enjoy a new flow of income—without giving up your current job or spending thou....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Author Thom Hartmann
Hartmann is perhaps best known for his fierce commitment to Jeffersonian democracy and his steadfast opposition to the corporatization of America. But in these pages you’ll also discover his Older and Younger Cultures hypothesis, which identifies the root cau....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Author Carl Benedikt Frey
How the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automation From the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Author Chandran Nair
The free-market, limited government development model has been an ecological and social disaster for the developing world. Sustainable and equitable development is only possible with the active involvement of a strong central state that can guide the economy, ....
Release Date 2018/10 -
The Sociology of Adult & Continuing Education
Author Peter Jarvis
This book provides a comprehensive sociological overview of adult and continuing education. It draws on all branches of sociology rather than advocating one approach. It examines the theories of all the significant sociological writers in the field such as Knowles, Marx, ....
Release Date 2012/04 -
Author DK
Discover the key ideas, themes, and plotlines behind every case investigated by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the famous and celebrated stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with this original, graphics-led book.Using the "Big Ideas" series' trademark combination of witt....
Release Date 2019/11 -
The Relevance of Humanities to the 21st Century Workplace
Author Dr. Michael Edmondson
The Relevance of the Humanities to the 21st Century Workplace provides a blueprint for higher education faculty, boards, presidents, senior leaders, parents, students, recent graduates, and other stakeholders.Upon examining the state of humanities today, it becomes....
Release Date 2019/12 -
The Real Lessons From Kodak's Decline
Author Willy Shih
Former photography giant Kodak is often cited as having lacked the vision to recognize the effects digital technology would have on its business. The reality of what happened — and the true lessons of Kodak’s experience with digital disruption — h....
Release Date 2016/07 -
The Real Estate Investor's Pocket Calculator, 2nd Edition
Author Michael C. Thomsett
Make sure the numbers add up.With real estate investing on the rebound, more and more people are jumping into the market. But often, return on investment hinges less on the physical property and more on the math. Have you measured every component of value, such as ....
Release Date 2017/10 -
The Real Estate Agent's Guide to FSBOs
Author John Maloof
According to the National Association of Realtors, 86% of new real estate agents don’t make it past their first year. The majority give up due to frustration and the overwhelming start-up costs involved in the industry. But there is an untapped resource that ....
Release Date 2007/10 -
Author Martin Ruhs
Many low-income countries and development organizations are calling for greater liberalization of labor immigration policies in high-income countries. At the same time, human rights organizations and migrant rights advocates demand more equal rights for migrant wor....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Author Katherine M. Gehl , Michael E. Porter , Mike Gallagher
Our political system in America is broken, right? Wrong.The truth is, the American political system is working exactly how it is designed to work, and it isn't designed or optimized today to work for us—for ordinary citizens.Most people believe that our political system ....
Release Date 2020/06 -
Author President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies , Th
The official report that has shaped the international debate about NSA surveillance"We cannot discount the risk, in light of the lessons of our own history, that at some point in the future, high-level government officials will decide that this massive database of ....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Author Eliot Mizrachi , Don W. Stacks , Roger Bolton
The role of the chief communication officer (CCO) in today’s enterprise has dramatically changed over the past 30 years. Once focused on getting news out to media outlets, today’s CCO has become an integral part of any enterprise—company, corporat....
Release Date 2018/01 -
The Making of a Democratic Economy
Author Ted Howard , Marjorie Kelly
Our economy is designed by the 1 percent, for the 1 percent. This book offers a compelling vision of an equitable, ecologically sustainable alternative that meets the essential needs of all people.We live in a world where twenty-six billionaires own as much we....
Release Date 2019/07 -
The LMS Guidebook: Learning Management Systems Demystified
Author Steve Foreman
Select, Implement, and Operate the Perfect LMS If you need to manage training and education programs for employees, customers, or students, you need an LMS. Don’t waste time and money picking the wrong one. The LMS Guidebook gets to the core of what an LMS d....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Author Matthew Hindman
A book that challenges everything you thought you knew about the online economyThe internet was supposed to fragment audiences and make media monopolies impossible. Instead, behemoths like Google and Facebook now dominate the time we spend online—and grab all the p....
Release Date 2018/09 -
The Inside Guide to Funding Real Estate Investments
Author Ross Hamilton
Because financing can make or break the deal.Finding great financing is the Holy Grail of real estate. Whether it’s your first deal or 50th, it can be the most daunting — but most important — challenge you face.The good news is that today there are more ways to fin....
Release Date 2017/11 -
The Hidden History of the War on Voting
Author Thom Hartmann
In today's America, only a slim majority of people register to vote, and a large percentage of registered voters don't bother to show up: Donald Trump was elected by only 26 percent of eligible voters. Unfortunately, this is not a bug in our system, it's a ....
Release Date 2020/02 -
The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment
Author Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, looks at the real history of guns in America and what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby. Taking his typically in....
Release Date 2019/06