Author: James J. Cramer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743247973
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
You've been screwed. You've been bludgeoned, skewered, crushed, mutilated by the stock market. Every day you read about another corporate scandal: loans to CEOs that didn't have to be repaid, accounting "irregularities," profits that never existed. You think the stock market must have been rigged. And you're right. You were betrayed by the stock promotion machine -- the mutual fund managers, the brokers, analysts, strategists, and stock gurus who brainwashed you into buying and holding and believing that stocks, like parents, always come through and bail you out in the end. So now what do you do? Where do you put your money? You can't just leave it in the bank or stuff it under the mattress. For fourteen years Jim Cramer ran a hedge fund that compounded money at a rate of 24 percent annually after fees, and then he got out at the end of 2000. He knows that there are ways to make money, smart ways that don't require you to own stocks blindly. There are other investments that won't send you to the poorhouse. This book will tell you what went wrong, who the bad guys were, and what you have to do to restore your financial health. You can't just close your eyes. Ignoring Wall Street isn't the answer. Cash alone isn't the answer. This book has the answers.
You Got Screwed!
Author: James J. Cramer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743247973
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
You've been screwed. You've been bludgeoned, skewered, crushed, mutilated by the stock market. Every day you read about another corporate scandal: loans to CEOs that didn't have to be repaid, accounting "irregularities," profits that never existed. You think the stock market must have been rigged. And you're right. You were betrayed by the stock promotion machine -- the mutual fund managers, the brokers, analysts, strategists, and stock gurus who brainwashed you into buying and holding and believing that stocks, like parents, always come through and bail you out in the end. So now what do you do? Where do you put your money? You can't just leave it in the bank or stuff it under the mattress. For fourteen years Jim Cramer ran a hedge fund that compounded money at a rate of 24 percent annually after fees, and then he got out at the end of 2000. He knows that there are ways to make money, smart ways that don't require you to own stocks blindly. There are other investments that won't send you to the poorhouse. This book will tell you what went wrong, who the bad guys were, and what you have to do to restore your financial health. You can't just close your eyes. Ignoring Wall Street isn't the answer. Cash alone isn't the answer. This book has the answers.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743247973
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
You've been screwed. You've been bludgeoned, skewered, crushed, mutilated by the stock market. Every day you read about another corporate scandal: loans to CEOs that didn't have to be repaid, accounting "irregularities," profits that never existed. You think the stock market must have been rigged. And you're right. You were betrayed by the stock promotion machine -- the mutual fund managers, the brokers, analysts, strategists, and stock gurus who brainwashed you into buying and holding and believing that stocks, like parents, always come through and bail you out in the end. So now what do you do? Where do you put your money? You can't just leave it in the bank or stuff it under the mattress. For fourteen years Jim Cramer ran a hedge fund that compounded money at a rate of 24 percent annually after fees, and then he got out at the end of 2000. He knows that there are ways to make money, smart ways that don't require you to own stocks blindly. There are other investments that won't send you to the poorhouse. This book will tell you what went wrong, who the bad guys were, and what you have to do to restore your financial health. You can't just close your eyes. Ignoring Wall Street isn't the answer. Cash alone isn't the answer. This book has the answers.
Permission to Screw Up
Author: Kristen Hadeed
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1591848296
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The inspiring, unlikely, laugh-out-loud story of how one woman learned to lead–and how she ultimately succeeded, not despite her many mistakes, but because of them. This is the story of how Kristen Hadeed built Student Maid, a cleaning company where people are happy, loyal, productive, and empowered, even while they’re mopping floors and scrubbing toilets. It’s the story of how she went from being an almost comically inept leader to a sought-after CEO who teaches others how to lead. Hadeed unintentionally launched Student Maid while attending college ten years ago. Since then, Student Maid has employed hundreds of students and is widely recognized for its industry-leading retention rate and its culture of trust and accountability. But Kristen and her company were no overnight sensation. In fact, they were almost nothing at all. Along the way, Kristen got it wrong almost as often as she got it right. Giving out hugs instead of feedback, fixing errors instead of enforcing accountability, and hosting parties instead of cultivating meaningful relationships were just a few of her many mistakes. But Kristen’s willingness to admit and learn from those mistakes helped her give her people the chance to learn from their own screwups too. Permission to Screw Up dismisses the idea that leaders and organizations should try to be perfect. It encourages people of all ages to go for it and learn to lead by acting, rather than waiting or thinking. Through a brutally honest and often hilarious account of her own struggles, Kristen encourages us to embrace our failures and proves that we’ll be better leaders when we do.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1591848296
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The inspiring, unlikely, laugh-out-loud story of how one woman learned to lead–and how she ultimately succeeded, not despite her many mistakes, but because of them. This is the story of how Kristen Hadeed built Student Maid, a cleaning company where people are happy, loyal, productive, and empowered, even while they’re mopping floors and scrubbing toilets. It’s the story of how she went from being an almost comically inept leader to a sought-after CEO who teaches others how to lead. Hadeed unintentionally launched Student Maid while attending college ten years ago. Since then, Student Maid has employed hundreds of students and is widely recognized for its industry-leading retention rate and its culture of trust and accountability. But Kristen and her company were no overnight sensation. In fact, they were almost nothing at all. Along the way, Kristen got it wrong almost as often as she got it right. Giving out hugs instead of feedback, fixing errors instead of enforcing accountability, and hosting parties instead of cultivating meaningful relationships were just a few of her many mistakes. But Kristen’s willingness to admit and learn from those mistakes helped her give her people the chance to learn from their own screwups too. Permission to Screw Up dismisses the idea that leaders and organizations should try to be perfect. It encourages people of all ages to go for it and learn to lead by acting, rather than waiting or thinking. Through a brutally honest and often hilarious account of her own struggles, Kristen encourages us to embrace our failures and proves that we’ll be better leaders when we do.
The Writer Got Screwed (but Didn't Have To)
Author: Brooke Wharton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Film, television, and the emerging field of interactive entertainment candidly reflect on their careers, giving valuable advice on how to pitch ideas and offering alternative paths to success. For example, Jane Anderson, writer of How to Make an American Quilt, reveals how she made the move from television to big screen, and Philip Lazebnik, screenwriter for Pocahontas, recalls the collaborative excitement that lured him - despite myriad obstacles - to write for feature.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Film, television, and the emerging field of interactive entertainment candidly reflect on their careers, giving valuable advice on how to pitch ideas and offering alternative paths to success. For example, Jane Anderson, writer of How to Make an American Quilt, reveals how she made the move from television to big screen, and Philip Lazebnik, screenwriter for Pocahontas, recalls the collaborative excitement that lured him - despite myriad obstacles - to write for feature.
How Sex Got Screwed Up: The Ghosts that Haunt Our Sexual Pleasure - Book Two
Author: Jon Knowles
Publisher: Vernon Press
ISBN: 1622734165
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
The ghosts that haunt our sexual pleasure were born in the Stone Age. Sex and gender taboos were used by tribes to differentiate themselves from one another. These taboos filtered into the lives of Bronze and Iron Age men and women who lived in city-states and empires. For the early Christians, all sex play was turned into sin, instilled with guilt, and punished severely. With the invention of sin came the construction of women as subordinate beings to men. Despite the birth of romance in the late middle ages, Renaissance churches held inquisitions to seek out and destroy sex sinners, all of whom it saw as heretics. The Age of Reason saw the demise of these inquisitions. But, it was doctors who would take over the roles of priests and ministers as sex became defined by discourses of crime, degeneracy, and sickness. The middle of the 20th century saw these medical and religious teachings challenged for the first time as activists, such as Alfred Kinsey and Margaret Sanger, sought to carve out a place for sexual freedom in society. However, strong opposition to their beliefs and the growing exploitation of sex by the media at the close of the century would ultimately shape 21st century sexual ambivalence. Book Two of this two-part publication traces the history of sex from the Victorian Era to present day. Interspersed with ‘personal hauntings’ from his own life and the lives of friends and relatives, Knowles reveals how historical discourses of sex continue to haunt us today. This book is a page-turner in simple and plain language about ‘how sex got screwed up’ for millennia. For Knowles, if we know the history of sex, we can get over it.
Publisher: Vernon Press
ISBN: 1622734165
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
The ghosts that haunt our sexual pleasure were born in the Stone Age. Sex and gender taboos were used by tribes to differentiate themselves from one another. These taboos filtered into the lives of Bronze and Iron Age men and women who lived in city-states and empires. For the early Christians, all sex play was turned into sin, instilled with guilt, and punished severely. With the invention of sin came the construction of women as subordinate beings to men. Despite the birth of romance in the late middle ages, Renaissance churches held inquisitions to seek out and destroy sex sinners, all of whom it saw as heretics. The Age of Reason saw the demise of these inquisitions. But, it was doctors who would take over the roles of priests and ministers as sex became defined by discourses of crime, degeneracy, and sickness. The middle of the 20th century saw these medical and religious teachings challenged for the first time as activists, such as Alfred Kinsey and Margaret Sanger, sought to carve out a place for sexual freedom in society. However, strong opposition to their beliefs and the growing exploitation of sex by the media at the close of the century would ultimately shape 21st century sexual ambivalence. Book Two of this two-part publication traces the history of sex from the Victorian Era to present day. Interspersed with ‘personal hauntings’ from his own life and the lives of friends and relatives, Knowles reveals how historical discourses of sex continue to haunt us today. This book is a page-turner in simple and plain language about ‘how sex got screwed up’ for millennia. For Knowles, if we know the history of sex, we can get over it.
Norbie Gets Screwed
Author: Dave Walker
Publisher: Dave Walker
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
In this second installment of The Steeltown Chronicles, classic underachiever Norbert Reingruber is thriving. He owns his own comic book store. He’s married to the beautiful Morag. And he is now an up-and-coming comic book writer and illustrator! In fact, he has just inked a contract with Slacker Comics for his breakthrough series, The Steeltown Avenger. His agent has even secured him a booth at ComWorld. But, as he’s autographing for fans, Norbie is confronted by a menacing dwarf who calls himself The Screw. He has a message from his criminal mastermind boss—remove The Steeltown Avenger from all bookstores within three days or everyone Norbie loves will die. Desperate, Norbie calls on his old buddies—Tony, John, and Donny—to help him take down the scariest mini-goon the Village has ever seen. Meanwhile, Mutti has some unsettling news, and Morag is at the end of her patience, with life-changing news of her own. The clock is ticking. Norbie must overcome his fears and procrastinating ways to save the day. Will he discover his inner hero in time? Filled with hilarious, outrageous characters, genuine steel town colour, wild plot twists, and heart-warming relationships, this addictive read will keep you turning pages to the very end!
Publisher: Dave Walker
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
In this second installment of The Steeltown Chronicles, classic underachiever Norbert Reingruber is thriving. He owns his own comic book store. He’s married to the beautiful Morag. And he is now an up-and-coming comic book writer and illustrator! In fact, he has just inked a contract with Slacker Comics for his breakthrough series, The Steeltown Avenger. His agent has even secured him a booth at ComWorld. But, as he’s autographing for fans, Norbie is confronted by a menacing dwarf who calls himself The Screw. He has a message from his criminal mastermind boss—remove The Steeltown Avenger from all bookstores within three days or everyone Norbie loves will die. Desperate, Norbie calls on his old buddies—Tony, John, and Donny—to help him take down the scariest mini-goon the Village has ever seen. Meanwhile, Mutti has some unsettling news, and Morag is at the end of her patience, with life-changing news of her own. The clock is ticking. Norbie must overcome his fears and procrastinating ways to save the day. Will he discover his inner hero in time? Filled with hilarious, outrageous characters, genuine steel town colour, wild plot twists, and heart-warming relationships, this addictive read will keep you turning pages to the very end!
Mastering Yourself, How To Align Your Life With Your True Calling & Reach Your Full Potential
Author: Corey Wayne
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387595504
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Dear Friend, This book teaches you the hidden secrets of self-reliance so you can reach your full potential and accomplish your grandest goals and dreams. It will help you to discover your true purpose and calling in life. How to get any job or career you want. How you can get the upper hand in any personal or professional negotiation. The ultimate time management strategy that will help you maximize the use of your time, enable you to focus on your core competencies and reach your goals in the quickest most efficient way possible. It will teach you success and problem solving mindsets and skillsets that will enable you to overcome any obstacle, challenge or setback. The secrets to health, vitality and unlimited energy that keeps you free from common colds, flu and illnesses so you can enjoy your life with exceptional mental clarity, focus and efficiency
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387595504
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Dear Friend, This book teaches you the hidden secrets of self-reliance so you can reach your full potential and accomplish your grandest goals and dreams. It will help you to discover your true purpose and calling in life. How to get any job or career you want. How you can get the upper hand in any personal or professional negotiation. The ultimate time management strategy that will help you maximize the use of your time, enable you to focus on your core competencies and reach your goals in the quickest most efficient way possible. It will teach you success and problem solving mindsets and skillsets that will enable you to overcome any obstacle, challenge or setback. The secrets to health, vitality and unlimited energy that keeps you free from common colds, flu and illnesses so you can enjoy your life with exceptional mental clarity, focus and efficiency
Winning Well
Author: Karin Hurt
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 0814437265
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
To succeed in today’s hypercompetitive economy, managers must master creating a productive work environment for employees while still making numbers. Tense, overextended workplaces force managers to choose between results and relationships. Executives set aggressive goals, so managers drive their teams to deliver, resulting in burnout. Or, employees seek connection and support, so managers focus on relationships and fail to make the numbers. However, managers need to achieve both. In Winning Well, managers will learn how to: Stamp out the corrosive win-at-all-costs mentality Focus on the game, not just the score Reinforce behaviors that produce results Sustain energy and momentum Be the leader people want to work for To prevent burnout and disengagement, while still achieving the necessary success for the company, managers must learn how to get their employees productive while creating an environment that makes them want to produce even more. Winning Well offers a quick, practical action plan for making the workplace productive, rewarding, and even fun.
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 0814437265
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
To succeed in today’s hypercompetitive economy, managers must master creating a productive work environment for employees while still making numbers. Tense, overextended workplaces force managers to choose between results and relationships. Executives set aggressive goals, so managers drive their teams to deliver, resulting in burnout. Or, employees seek connection and support, so managers focus on relationships and fail to make the numbers. However, managers need to achieve both. In Winning Well, managers will learn how to: Stamp out the corrosive win-at-all-costs mentality Focus on the game, not just the score Reinforce behaviors that produce results Sustain energy and momentum Be the leader people want to work for To prevent burnout and disengagement, while still achieving the necessary success for the company, managers must learn how to get their employees productive while creating an environment that makes them want to produce even more. Winning Well offers a quick, practical action plan for making the workplace productive, rewarding, and even fun.
What to Do When You're Totally Screwed
Author: Brian King LCSW
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780595333325
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Discover Brian R. King's revolutionary "Life Team StrategyTM" in this groundbreaking book, What to Do When You're Totally Screwed. By categorizing the people around you as Starters, Sitters, Sneezers, Shovers and Shouters, King provides fast and effective strategies to help you determine if these people are holding you up or holding you back. You will learn a simple and effective system for balancing the relationships in your life as well as the thoughts in your head to make sure your life becomes precisely what you need, when you need it in order to be as happy, healthy and as effective as you can possibly be.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780595333325
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Discover Brian R. King's revolutionary "Life Team StrategyTM" in this groundbreaking book, What to Do When You're Totally Screwed. By categorizing the people around you as Starters, Sitters, Sneezers, Shovers and Shouters, King provides fast and effective strategies to help you determine if these people are holding you up or holding you back. You will learn a simple and effective system for balancing the relationships in your life as well as the thoughts in your head to make sure your life becomes precisely what you need, when you need it in order to be as happy, healthy and as effective as you can possibly be.
My Life as a Dog
Author: Reidar Jonsson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374523797
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
While his mother is dying of tuberculosis and his father is away at sea, thirteen-year-old Ingemar is farmed out to relatives, pseudo-relatives and the children's home. His valiant attempts to manage life "in spite of it all" are both tragic and hilarious.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374523797
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
While his mother is dying of tuberculosis and his father is away at sea, thirteen-year-old Ingemar is farmed out to relatives, pseudo-relatives and the children's home. His valiant attempts to manage life "in spite of it all" are both tragic and hilarious.
The Yankees in the Early 1960s
Author: William J. Ryczek
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476616736
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This is a history of the New York Yankees over a decade which saw them at the top of the American League and at the bottom. Based upon thorough background research and interviews with over 100 former players, the book covers the major stories of the period as well as some not seen elsewhere. The seventh games of the 1960 and 1962 World Series are described in detail, replete with the remembrances of many of the participants. The infamous Phil Linz harmonica incident, the fruitless search for another Mickey Mantle and the surprising emergence of Mel Stottlemyre are some of the stories that make the early '60s such a fascinating era in Yankee lore.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476616736
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This is a history of the New York Yankees over a decade which saw them at the top of the American League and at the bottom. Based upon thorough background research and interviews with over 100 former players, the book covers the major stories of the period as well as some not seen elsewhere. The seventh games of the 1960 and 1962 World Series are described in detail, replete with the remembrances of many of the participants. The infamous Phil Linz harmonica incident, the fruitless search for another Mickey Mantle and the surprising emergence of Mel Stottlemyre are some of the stories that make the early '60s such a fascinating era in Yankee lore.