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BRAIN SHOTS: Not everyone has the time to listen to long recordings of their favourite books- which is where Brain Shots come in. These are ‘big ideas’ books in a bite-sized audio format- taken complete and unabridged from the ebook edition.

Wooed away from a top job at a competing firm by Ed Roth with promises of breaking the glass ceiling when she succeeds him as the head of the investment bank Drake Carlson, Kate learns that she has real potential for the top spot. First, she must prove her worth by unconventionally putting together an IPO for a small games maker whose most valuable but unknown asset may be a painting stolen from a Jewish family as they fled Austria after the Nazi invasion. Kate’s professional challenges play out amid a family crisis: Her husband’s company is imploding and he may have to relocate to a remote part of China to save even a small portion of his business.

Not a book for those looking for a new and better get-rich-quick scheme, but an ideal guide for those who desire to create wealth, are determined to succeed, and are disciplined enough to rise above the status quo. Prescription for Wealth provides a simple and time proven way to personally free yourself from the power of those who control the wealth of the world, even in these times of financial uncertainty.

Discretion, secrecy, and subtle strategy were the weapons of choice at Wall Street investment bank Lazard Frères & Co. For more than a century, the mystique and reputation of the "Great Men" who worked there allowed the firm to garner unimaginable profits, social cachet, and outsized influence in the halls of power. But in the mid-1980s, their titanic egos started getting in the way, and the Great Men of Lazard jeopardized all they had built.

Bitter fighting over deficits, taxes, and spending bedevils Washington, D.C., even as partisan gridlock has brought the government to the brink of default. Yet the more politicians on both sides of the aisle rant and the citizenry fumes, the more things seem to remain the same. White House Burning looks squarely at the burgeoning national debt and proposes to defuse its threat to our well-being without forcing struggling middle-class families and the elderly into poverty.

So, you want to be an investment banker, huh? Well, you're looking in the right place. This is the only book on the market that guides you right through the process from where and when to apply, to the most likely interview questions and even how to impress your boss from day one ensuring you keep that job.

This is the true crime story of how an old Marine was robbed by his banker at the point of a pen.

The new reality in the new culture-driven environment we're living in today? We all need to be leaders. Rock then Roll: The Secrets of Culture-Driven Leadership is a roadmap to this new culture-driven world from one of North America's most respected CEOs. Culture-based leadership is essential to adopt innovative business strategies and exploit the creative power of disruptive ideas. Rock then roll! So in the new jungle, will you be Tarzan? Or will you get out of his way?

What is the arrogance cycle? We've just lived through it. As market bubbles build, our confidence level rises (dis)proportionately. Everyone wants in on the action. We want to believe Wall Street, and once we do, the inevitable happens. Like Dr. Frankenstein breathing life into inanimate flesh, investment professionals sought ever more novel ways to create wealth. The only problem was that it was all artificial.

The casino was alive and well in Will Roger's time. It was called Wall Street then as well. But mainstream media allowed for the total exposure of the criminal greed of the Street. Bankers were determined not to allow that mistake to rain on their next financial orgy, so that Will Rogers would have had no voice in the days of the ponzi housing bubble and subsequent crash. Things are different now, and mainstreet is even more vulnerable than in the roaring twenties.

Analyzing the movement's deep-seated origins in questions that the country has sought too long to ignore, some of the greatest economic minds and most incisive cultural commentators capture the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon in all its ragged glory. They give listeners an on-the-scene feel for the movement as it unfolds while exploring the heady growth of the protests, considering the lasting changes wrought, and recommending reform.

The 1980s opened with the prime interest rate at an astonishing 21.5 percent, leading to a severe recession with unemployment reaching nearly 11 percent. Depression-like conditions befell the agricultural sector, a bubble burst in the energy sector, a rolling real estate recession swept the country, the entire thrift industry was badly insolvent and the major money center banks were loaded with third world debt.

Banca Popolare di Bari, credito all'incredibile: Popolare di Bari, il crac in dieci mosse, di Carlo Bonini e Giuliano Foschini; Popolare sì, ma per il Potere, di Andrea Greco; Popolare di Bari, quando Bankitalia autorizzò l'operazione che portò al crac, di Carlo Bonini e Giuliano Foschini; L'Europa pronta a dire sì al salvataggio della Banca popolare di Bari, di Alberto D'Argenio; Popolare di Bari, hanno dato credito all'incredibile, di Massimo Giannini; L'accusa di Bankitalia "Bari, situazione ormai degenerata", di Carlo Bonini e Giuliano Foschini.

Wer träumt nicht davon mit 30 oder 40 frühzeitig in den Ruhestand zu gehen und der täglichen Tretmühle den Rücken zuzukehren? Da hilft ein Lottogewinn- doch die Wahrscheinlichkeit liegt leider irgendwo zwischen der von einem Blitz getroffen oder einem Meteoriten erschlagen zu werden. Oder man folgt einem neuen Minimalismus, befreit sich von den Zwängen des Konsumterrors und erreicht finanzielle Unabhängigkeit - und kommt dann mit dem aus, was man hat.

Investoren und Unternehmer, Millionäre und Milliardäre haben dieses Buch gelesen und bestätigen: Hier wird ein erprobter Weg gezeigt, wie Sie reich werden - und auch dauerhaft bleiben! Es ist das erste Buch, das die aktuellen Ergebnisse der Reichtumsforschung aus Deutschland und Amerika einem breiteren Publikum präsentiert. Rainer Zitelmann zeigt außerdem, welche Anlegerfallen und Berater Sie meiden müssen, wie Risiken begrenzt werden können und wie sich Geld durch kluge Investitionen vermehren lässt, um Ihre finanzielle Freiheit nicht nur zu erreichen, sondern auch zu sichern.

Geld besitzt seine ganz eigenen Regeln und finanziell intelligente Menschen kennen diese Gesetze des Erfolgs. Sie spielen nach den neuen Regeln, während sich der Rest weiterhin nach Althergebrachtem richtet. Junge Menschen lernen an Deutschlands Schulen und Universitäten auch heute noch die Wahrheiten von gestern, statt in einer Zeit des völligen Wandels das Wissen vermittelt zu bekommen, das sie wirklich für den finanziellen Erfolg brauchen.

Money is changing and this may mean a new world order. David Birch sets out the economic and technological imperatives concerning digital money, discussing the potential impact of it and the tensions involved - between public and private and between East and West - to contribute to the high-level debate that we must have to begin to shape the International Monetary and Financial System of the near future.

This is not your father's financial system. Jimmy Stewart, the trustworthy, honest banker in the movie, It's a Wonderful Life, is dead. And so is his small-town bank, Bailey Savings & Loan. Instead, we're watching It's a Horrible Mess with Wall Street (aka the Vegas Strip) playing ever larger craps with our economy and our tax dollars. This audiobook, written by one of the world's most respected economists, describes in lively, humorous, simple, but also deadly serious terms the big con underlying the big game. But is also proposes a solution - Limited Purpose Banking.

The recent credit crisis and the resulting bailout program are unprecedented events in the financial industry. While it's important to understand what got us here, it's even more important to consider how we should get out. While there is little question that immediate action was required to stabilize the situation, it is now time to look for a long-term plan to reform the United States financial industry.

Zombie Banks tells the story of how debtor nations and failing institutions are damaging the long-term prospects of the global economy. Author Yalman Onaran, a veteran Bloomberg News reporter and financial banking-sector expert, examines exactly what a zombie bank is and why they are kept alive. He also discusses how they hurt economic recovery and what needs to be done in order to restore stability.