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Publisher
Harriman House
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money--investing, personal finance, and business decisions--is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal...
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Language
English
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"A holistic, illustrated guide to navigating your financial life mindfully, no matter your financial situation We are all weird about money. Whether you have a lot or a little, your feelings and beliefs about money have been shaped by a combination of silence (or even shame) around talking about money, personal experiences, family and societal expectations, and a whole big complex system rigged against many of us from the start. Begin with that baseline...
3) Double Fudge
Author
Series
Fudge books volume 5
Language
English
Description
His younger brother's obsession with money and the discovery of long-lost cousins Flora and Fauna provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter.
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Language
English
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Description
A straitlaced kid and a rule-breaker who have nothing in common become unwitting partners when they find a billionaire's lost wallet and the latter makes a questionable choice, prompting a challenge by the wallet's owner that helps them learn that money cannot fix every problem.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in London and Manhattan, something has gone wrong. Kleptocracies, governments run by corrupt leaders that prosper at the expense of their people, are on the rise. Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland--the secret country of the lawless, stateless superrich. Learn how the institutions of Europe and the United States have become money-laundering operations,...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
This beginning guide to economics will have readers thinking about the purpose, and not just the value, of money. From bartering, early forms of currency, credit cards, and digital payment, here is a clear and thorough introduction to money.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Description:Money only works because we all agree to believe in it. In Money, Jacob Goldstein shows how money is a useful fiction that has shaped societies for thousands of years, from the rise of coins in ancient Greece to the first stock market in Amsterdam to the emergence of shadow banking in the 21st century.
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xvi, 267 pages)
Language
English
Description
"In an engaging style based on extensive research, Paper Money Collapse shows conclusively why paper money systems - monetary systems that are based on an elastic and constantly expanding supply of money (such as our system today) as opposed to a system of commodity money of essentially fixed supply - are inherently unstable and why they must lead to economic disintegration. All paper money systems in history ended in failure. The book shows why this...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (226 p.)
Language
English
Description
"A how-to guide for the discovery and prevention of the illegal transfer of money Written for the private sector--where most money laundering takes place--this book clearly explains shows business professionals how to deter, detect, and resolve financial fraud cases internally. It expertly provides an understanding of the mechanisms, tools to detect issues, and action lists to recover hidden funds. Provides action-oriented material that will show...
Author
Series
Amelia Bedelia (Chapter books) volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"Young Amelia Bedelia will do almost anything for a shiny new bicycle. Her parents say they'll split the cost with her, and that means Amelia Bedelia needs to put the pedal to the metal and earn some dough! With Amelia Bedelia anything can happen, and it usually does"--
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
"Effectively implement comprehensive anti-money laundering regulationsHandbook of Anti-Money Laundering details the most up-to-date regulations and provides practical guidance toward implementation. While most books focus on the regulations themselves, this useful guide goes further by explaining their meaning to bank operations, and how the rules apply to real-life scenarios. The international perspective provides a broader understanding of the anti-money...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First Da Capo Press edition.
Physical Desc
x, 228 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The age of paper dollars and metal coins is coming to a close. In The End of Money, David Wolman introduces the people, technologies, and trends powering this shakeup, taking us to hotspots of the cashless revolution. He zooms from the cash-strapped slums of Delhi, to the tech-obsessed streets of Tokyo, to London to hobnob with digital cash gurus. Then it's on to Reykjavik, where Icelanders are about to kill their national currency; Washington, to...
14) Digital gold: bitcoin and the inside story of the misfits and millionaires trying to reinvent money
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Language
English
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"A New York Times technology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age. Digital Gold is New York Times reporter Nathaniel Popper's brilliant and engrossing history of Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology that has spawned a global social movement. The notion of a new currency, maintained by the computers of users...
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Language
English
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"The acclaimed author of Time Warped tackles the very latest research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and biology to provide a fresh, fascinating, and thought-provoking look at our relationship with money-- perfect for fans of Dan Ariely and Freakonomics. We know we need money and we often want more of it, but we don't always think about the way it affects our minds and our emotions, skews our perceptions and even changes the way we behave....
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Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
With rhyming text, explains the basics of counting and using money, covering the types of bills and coins, the value of each, and how to combine the denominations to buy different items.
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