books about: street

books about: street

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Street

Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street

Michael Lewis

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990

Liar's Mortgage
Michael Lewis' Liar's Poker is a must read for anyone trying to understand the 2008 crisis in mortgage lending and home ownership. In fact, a new edition of the book should be published with a forward by Ben Bernake or Hank Paulson. The autobiography describes a ...

A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing, Ninth Edition

Burton G. Malkiel

W. W. Norton, 2007

Basic Understanding
Very good book, the author takes you behind the scene of Wall Street and history of the market. He goes over the basics of our economy and the different avenues of investing. This is a must read for anyone who want to start investing but is confused on where to ...

Twenty Wishes (Blossom Street, No. 4)

Debbie Macomber

Mira Books, 2008

Twenty Stars!
I have enjoyed all the Blossom Street books but this is the first one that has given me something to take away besides a lovely story. I want to start my own book of 20 wishes and am going to borrow some of my list from the characters! But back to the story. The ...

Midnight: A Gangster Love Story
Sister Souljah

Atria, 2008

Sister Souljah, the hip-hop generation's number one author and most compelling storyteller, delivers a powerful story about love and loyalty, strength and family. In her bestselling novel, The Coldest Winter Ever , Sister Souljah introduced the world to Midnight, a brave but humble lieutenant to a prominent underworld businessman. Now, in a ...

True to the Game III

Teri Woods

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Typical happy ending
I think the first book was the best but the others had more detail; there all good books, the story ended the way it was suppose too

Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss

Danica McKellar

Hudson Street Press, 2008

Dad
I'm reading this book with my 12 year old daughter and it's as fun as a fiction book. She is learning (and it's a good review for me). I highly recommend it.

The Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up

Norm Brodsky, Bo Burlingham

Portfolio Hardcover, 2008

A toolbox that every executive must have
As I began to read this book, I was reminded of comments by then CEO Jack Welch at one of GE's annual meetings when he explained why he admired entrepreneurial companies: "For one, they communicate better. Without the din and prattle of bureaucracy, people listen as ...

Chain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis

Paul Muolo, Mathew Padilla

Wiley, 2008

Amazing eye-popping look at the mortgage crisis
I hadn't followed the sub prime mortgage crisis as closely as I would have liked, until a close friend recommended this book. A truly fascinating read, and made all the more prevalent with the collapse of two more Wall St. giant banks and the bail-out of Freddie and ...

Speaking for Myself: My Life from Liverpool to Downing Street

Cherie Blair

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Fascinating character study of a flawed woman who's led an interesting life
Let me start by saying: if you don't like Cherie Blair (and many don't), this is not the book that will change your mind. I started reading it with an open mind, but by the end even I was getting tired of her! Having said that, I enjoyed reading "Speaking for Myself" ...

Who: The A Method for Hiring

Geoff Smart, Randy Street

Ballantine Books, 2008

Insightful and Encouraging for Business Owners
If you run a business in which there are employees other than yourself, then chances are that you've hired the wrong person a time or two. It can be a huge disappointment when that happens- a time consuming and costly one, and one that takes its toll on the employee as ...

A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York

Liz Robbins

Harper, 2008

EVERYONE'S A WINNER
I loved this book! Liz Robbins' narrative chronicles the 2007 NYC Marathon with fact and anecdote filled chapters for each mile as the runners travel through all five boroughs of NYC and over the finish line; she does indeed manages to transport you inside the race and ...

Damn, it Feels Good to Be a Banker: And Other Baller Things You Only Get to Say If You Work On Wall Street

Leveraged Sellout

Hyperion, 2008

A working definition of Schadenfreude...
I pity poor old "Leveraged Sellout", which would be the most wounding thing one could do to him ("one" being a person not blessed enough to work in front office advisory M&A at a bulge bracket investment bank), but only for his timing. After the events of September ...

Streetwise Paris Map - Laminated City Street Map of Paris, France - with integrated metro map including lines ...

Streetwise Maps

Streetwise Maps, 2008

Very Useful Map Of Central Paris
I generally like the "Streetwise" series of laminated maps, and their Paris map is no exception. It is compact, clear, easy to use, and exceptionally durable. It covers the city center of Paris, and the front side centers along the middle of the city with the Seine ...

Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary for Students

Federal Street Press, 2003

My go-to book for Spanish definitions and translation
I have 5 or 6 Spanish dictionaries and this has become #1. It has the most words for everyday usage and it is easy to tote around. I was tired of not finding the word I was looking for in the other dictionaries, and that's how this one became my favorite (it usually ...

The Bitch is Back (Bitch)

Deja King

Triple Crown Publications, 2008

Dizayum!!
The Bitch is definitely Back! Precious Cummings has came from nothing to having it all with her high profile husband Supreme. She is living this beautiful life basking in her bliss with her family, Supreme and baby Aaliyah, when her worst nightmare pops out of ...