In the lucrative world of Wall Street finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie and Sam are the ultimate high-flyers. Ruthlessly ambitious, they make billion-dollar deals and live lives of outrageous luxury. Getting rich is all that matters, and they'll do anything to get ahead. When the four of them are ordered to participate in a corporate team-building exercise that requires them to escape from a locked elevator, things start to go horribly wrong. They have...

A fully illustrated introduction to economics that uses colorful graphics to explain money markets, supply and demand, goods and services, trade, inflation, globalization, the wage gap, and personal finances among other topics. Includes sidebars, quotes, a directory of economists, and a glossary of terms.

Facing drastic budget cuts, the Philadelphia School District did the unthinkable. It shuttered Germantown High School and sent its students to archrival Martin Luther King, leaving a first-time head coach and a new principal to unite bitter adversaries. An intimate and unflinching snapshot of urban America's education crisis and a celebration of the power of sports to bring young people, neighborhoods, and a city together.

""On the Path to the Ballot" will focus on Informational Communications Campaigns (commonly referred to as info-only campaigns) for library staff and administrators. The book will discuss the library's role in the years leading up to a campaign and the library's role during ballot measure campaigns. Our companion title "How to Win Elections ..." focused on building and running ballot measure committees and vote Yes campaigns during an election cycle....

Frank Partnoy delivers a thrilling history lesson about an era and a nearly century-old Wall Street scandal rooted in unscrupulous investment banking and derivative hedge funds techniques developed by one man--Ivar Kreuger. Kreuger made his fortune in the 1920s by raising money from American investors to lend to European governments in exchange for match monopolies. Then he suddenly committed suicide in 1932. As his fraudulent schemes unraveled in...

"Trading is a wonderful, glorious way to have fun, challenge your mind, and ultimately make money. This book is dedicated to providing you with the same skills world-class traders use every day to succeed in the markets. As a trader, you become the entrepreneur of any business you choose. Even if you do not have enough capital to start your own business, you still become an integral part of any startup you invest in by purchasing the shares of a company....

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