Money

If you want to understand the madness that overcame all of us during the .com era, read Play Money by Phillip Allen. The scene: New York, (Manhattan of course;) the actors, a roster of diverse figures anchored in that time and place. The hero looks "like the guy in the Ralph Lauren ads." Does anyone need more of a description? And fifty years from now, will anyone know what the author was trying to convey? This book is for today. I loved the diversity of the characters, particularly the young black investment banker, C.T., I loved the mannerisms of his speech that were so revealing of his conflicted personality. Many writers have difficulty handling ethnic characters for fear of being politically incorrect, but Phillip Allen is right on target and does not shy from any reality, be it greed, stupidity, laziness... Jews, Blacks, Wasps, Southerners people the pages of this novel and come to life. This book bears witness to the madness of our times and helps us understand the mania that overcame most of us. I recommend it heartily to anyone interested in finance, investment banking, stocks and money. Great read, could not put it down!

The story provides a unique take on the technology boom 1990s and the New York society scene. The characters are colorful (but real), the scenery well articulated, and the plot twists more creative than many of the mundane legal thrillers that currently dominate the NY Times best seller list.

With similar future efforts, I would look to see Phillip Allen among the ranks of David Baldacci, or James Patterson in coming years. An excellent read.

Play Money is an intense and engaging novel set in the 1990s, about Wall Street's inexorable churn of commerce, the heady lure of the internet as a moneymaking resource, and the human lives swept up in the endless pursuit for wealth that is often all too precarious. Insightful, sharp-witted, and deftly written with a keen eye for the undercoating of greed that permeates human nature, Play Money clearly establishes Phillip Allen as a master storyteller of considerable skill and ability.

This books sets out very simple ideas, strategies and help for any person interested in watching their money. It is a simple planning book for budgeting that any [body] could use. Humor and straight-forwardness are the backbone of the book's help in money problem areas. It is a MUST READ!

I am horrid at managing my money, and I found this book very helpful. First of all, it is very short and to the point, which is great for those of us with a limited attention span when it comes to financial issues! Second, I like that they recommended budgeting a lump sum for personal "pocket" money and other similar categories, rather that suggesting I track every soda or pack of gum I buy during the month.

The book is great! The first chapter just really opens your eyes to how much money you are waisting or Frittering, is what they call it. There is a lot of tips and savvy saver tips, as well resources. There concept of budgeting is great. It has everything that you need learn and to budget your living with out being deprived. I will recommend this book anyone who is thinking or just wants to know more about beig on a budget.

Aspiring authors who dream of quitting a day job for the life of a professional write will find Jim Denney's Quit Your Day Job! to be a candid assessment plan for building a paying career as a full-time writer. Quit Your Day Job! covers both the positives and negatives of a writer's careers, from keeping multiple projects in the pipelines to setting goals -- and attaining them.

More Stars Please!! This is a 10 star book! Extremely educational and inspiring! It's a must read for anyone dreaming of a writer's career. If you want a precise and direct map from idea to publication -- this is it!

I thank the tree who gave its life for this book! I couldn't read fast enough to soak in all the information. And this book is loaded with plenty. It lays out the truth about the life of a writer. At the same time I was inspired and motivated. The author should have charged double for this gold mine.
Thanks for the boost I needed to start taking my writing career serious. I am loving every mintue I spend in front of the keyboard. See you at the top!

Mr. Lundberg's deconstruction of the relationships of powerful families in the United States is fascinating reading. Power seeks power incestuously and the web of power isn't just wealth. It is boards of corporations, memberships in clubs, and the bonds of marriages. This isn't just a screed against money; it is an anthropological study of the rulers of this country. They seldom seek publicity. That would be so nouveau riche. Even though this is a snapshot taken in the middle of the last century, the social structures revealed had been established since the beginning of the Republic and there is no reason to doubt that they persist today. Read and learn.

Sorry but Mr Lundberg is died. But this is one of the best books I ever read.

The more things change the more they stay the same. What we really need is for Ferdinand Lunberg to give us an up-to-date version. This book showed us where all the money was and how they kept it and controlled it. If you are a capitalist, you will want to read this and will want an updated version. Incredible new fortunes are being made today, but what happened to all the old money?

Don't expect Sales & Marketing 365 to be the typical, long-winded fluff piece of most sales and marketing books. This book is hard hitting, direct, and loaded with wisdom that can only be earned from practical experience.

It would be very difficult to read more than a couple of pages without being challenged on your management approach or to be reminded of a proven solution to a problem. Managers of sales and marketing operations will find creative ways to approach their craft as well as those devices and methods that have always worked (and always will). Written in bite-sized chunks, you might find it helpful to simply meditate on one concept per day. They all apply to the successful management of sales and marketing. If you apply these principles, you will be successful. It's as simple as that.

This is a great book for getting some real nuggets quickly. It reinforces many sales and marketing nuggets that are true 40 years ago and will be true 40 years from now. For a quick read and a great reference book to keep your sales skills honed get this book for you and your sales staff so that you are all on the same page.

There are a couple of things about this work by Greenberg that struck me as significant, and added to the fact that the book is very well written, it makes for a very compelling read. Even after many years of scientific journalism and working within the industry Greenberg says that the scientific enterprise makes him "feel like a stranger in a strange land." This is no idle boast by someone trying to tout his credentials as an objective observer and skeptic. This is in fact precisely the perspective that Greenberg uses throughout; this arms-length approach allows him to come up with some rather perceptive insights and useful recommendations. The second point of interest, and something for which the scientific community should be commended, is that generally this book has been quite favorably received. Many times when an "outsider" reports on some subject, the first, and oftentimes the only point, aggrieved professionals focus on is that he's not an "expert", or he's a "non-specialist". That doesn't seem to be the case with most of the commentary on this book from the scientific community. And make no mistake, there's enough damning evidence here about the volatile mix of SCIENCE, MONEY, AND POLITICS and the resulting mess of "Political Triumph and Ethical Erosion", that it would be normal to expect self-defensive counter criticisms.

Greenberg traces the changing role of science and its relationship with politics, roughly since the period following WWII. Long gone is the era of the prominent presidential science advisors. Today it is money that dominates the scientific agenda. The chapter on the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its claim a few years ago that the country faced a shortage of tens of thousands of scientists is illustrative. Greenberg shows this lobbying effort for increased funds as a knowingly false issue pushed by a merger of institutional and academic interests. Greenberg quotes a US Office of Management & Budget Report which had this to say about scientists: "They are the quintessential special interest group..."

He has much to say on the inflated claims of many projects. Although he specifically mentions the aborted Superconducting Super Collider (SSC), it is clear he views more recent projects such as the Human Genome Project, and cloning, in the same light. Greenberg doesn't allow the book to end as a mere polemic though. He makes an interesting recommendation for the conversion of the NSF into a National Science, Engineering & Humanities Foundation. This is more in recognition of the need for a new "ethic" rather than as the desirability of conflating all knowledge to scientific methods as some scientists (E.O Wilson in CONSILIENCE) have recently called for.

Regardless of where you are in the sciences this book is sure to affect you. Many of the excesses and cases of influence and false claims are known about, and more importantly have already been condemned by well thinking professionals. Nevertheless by presenting it in such a readable format Greenberg will enjoy significant readership among the skeptical public. This at a time when science is engaged in the most far reaching issues for humanity, only means that scientists can expect more questions from an interested, and much better informed public.

This is the definitive book on this topic. The author has been reporting this subject for over 40 years and has personally interviewed most of the major players. Plenty of facts and figures but interestingly written. Neither "Gosh, how wonderful Science is" or an expose' of how tarnished Science is. Extremely objective and written by a man who knows as much or more about this subject as anyone around.Historians will use this as a reference for a long time.

I'm one of those who believes that we have far more to gain from good science than we have to lose. Nonetheless, Greenberg's book brought me up short. This is a dramatic, readable, well-documented, and shocking exposé of the dirty back-door means by which much support for science research is secured in this country. Greenberg cites example after example of how undeserving or questionable projects are funded while, presumably, more promising work goes begging because it lacks powerful patrons. Greenberg also argues that the whole system is corrupt because universities depend on grant overhead for operating budgets, while congressmen and -women want money for their districts, and various scientific disciplines want to increase their clout and standing. Greenberg clearly is very angry, and his anger stems from genuine outrage that an enterprise such as science, which is so important, and so powerful, has participated in making itself an often-sleazy political tool. I hope university administrators and all the federal officials responsible for science funding will read this book--the fault lies less with scientists individually than with the ways in which universities, the federal government, and scientific organizations see their self-interest.

I have been around in the scrapbooking business for quite awhile so I wasn't sure if this book would give me new insights - Boy was I wrong! I wish I had read this book years ago because it would have saved me from learning some painful lessons the hard way! What I really liked about this book was it's honesty and the real life examples of people who have been successful at making money with their scrapbook businesses. This book goes over each way to launch a scrapping career (consultant, store owner, teacher, crop planner and more) and explains in detail what is needed and the pros and the cons. There is straightforward advice and information and also a ton of resources included in the text and in the appendix in the back of the book to give you even more information.

The success stories in the book cover a wide variety of experiences and viewpoints and you can't help but feel inspired after reading them!

This book is a must read for anyone who wants to start (or improve an existing) scrapbooking business.

This book is very inspirational. The fact that most of these businesswomen started out as homemakers with no previous business background is incredible. It really makes me believe that if they can do it, so can I!

I had been thinking about getting into business using my scrapbooking skills, but I had no idea where to start. This book was an excellent resource! It compiles all the information you need to get started in several areas of scrapbooking businesses - opening a retail store, mail order, creating other people's pages, and more. The personal stories from women entrepreneurs who are succeeding in the scrapbooking world were really inspirational! I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to start a business using their scrapbooking skills.

Excellent book with practical, easy to follow advice minus the financial jargon. Mr. Ferri explains financial concepts in a simple, straightforward style and walks the reader through steps to develop a sound, well thought out financial plan. I'd highly recommend this book!

This book was well-written, easy to follow, and really helped explain how to invest your money. Although I read a lot on investing, this book provided a lot of new and enlightening information. Mr. Ferri's book is a must and will really help you invest your money profitably.

How can investors in stocks gain the investment knowledge needed to plan for retirement? Serious Money covers everything from considering the pros and cons of diversifying a mutual fund portfolio to developing a logical investment style based on real returns rather than dreams. Chapters outline Ferri's particular style of investing and reflect the author's background as a stock broker and financial advisor.

With every book, I do my best to slowly read, so that I am getting every message that the author is sending me. And if it takes a month to finish a book, that's okay. But, no, this book drew me in like no other book. And I had to read it in one day, as I highlighted so many parts. I journaled, and I said, "Wow! She is talking to me!.

It takes courage and faith to write a book like this. And anyone who reads this book will gain more than imaginable.

As a coach, journalist and public speaker, I have arrived at a point where I am reading more on my money memories, and what messages I am telling myself, so that I create more money than I need to reach my audiences. Ms. Hubbard's book has certainly helped me do this.

You will feel like you are sitting with her, with no one else there, but the 2 of you. You will laugh out loud, maybe even cry. But when you are done reading this book - You will being Cashing in on fulfilling your life, while you meet the demands of your commitments.

Thank you, Ms. Hubbard for giving the world the gifts of who you really are.

Ms. Hubbard has done a marvelous job of distilling the timeless truths that allow any woman to succeed. Although targeted to women of color, the book has practical information which can benefit anyone who has a genuine desire to build a better life. As a professional woman myself who has had to recognize and fight past my own set of debilitating internal-messages, I sparked immediately to many of the author's insights. Ms. Hubbard, for example, reminds us of the importance of seeing adversity as an opportunity for growth and of valuing and maintaining a "prosperity mind-set" in which we perceive the world as filled with unlimited good. Most important, she convinces the reader that acquiring wealth, be it monetary or spiritual, is available to us all. She knows what she's talking about.

This book is for women who work for themselves as well as those who work for somebody else. It can help you if you're still in school and just starting out or about to retire and want to know how to maximize that nest egg. It's practical and down-to-earth and you can use the information immediately, without having to figure it out. Marilyn gives it to you straight in plain English.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Dr. Mitz's manual and following the principles contained within. The book is written in an easy-to-read, clear and understandable format, and the author lays out 9 steps to follow to heal your relationship with money from a spiritual perspective. I have read many prosperity books, and this is one of my favorites. It covers important aspects of receiving wealth through spiritual means, and offers practical steps one can take to be more prosperous. Highly recommended!

Deceptively simple, but contains very effective and sound ideas. So easy to follow that one would not believe these 9 keys can really work. What he says about the 10%, affirmations, visualization, etc., is consistent with so many other writers on the subject of prosperity. But, Dr. Mitz puts it in a manner that is easly incorporated into even the busiest lifestyle. He does not overwhelm you as some properity writers do. I have been reading prosperity books for over 20 years and I HIGHLY recommend this simple little book. Fun and easy to read, and fun and easy to follow.

After reading the Soulful Money Manual I reevaluated my relationship with the support system in my life, money. By following the nine keys I did become at peace with money and how I earn it. Dr. Richard Mitz has done us a great service by taking the experiences of his life and devising an inspiriring approach to functioning at the highest level possible in relationship with money. I would highly recommend using the keys in the book to turn your life into greater prosperity, happiness and peace not only with money but with every aspect of your life.