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Are Wall Streeters Just Like Us? One Trader's Tell-All Memoir
11:10AM 11/08/2011
Wall Street trader Jared Dillian was an outsider whose hard work won him entry to the storied investment bank Lehman Brothers. But as his gripping and admirably candid memoir, Street Freak, shows, even when you walk among the financial giants, you hit the ground hard when you fall.
A compulsive shopper splurges on her credit cards and then hides the purchases from her spouse. She wants to stop. Dr. David Krueger, a former psychiatrist and author of the new book The Secret Language of Money offers some advice.
Can These Economic Theories Save Your Marriage?
8:00AM 3/13/2011
Economic theories have long helped investors improve their portfolios, but can they also help improve your marriage? A new book called Spousonomics: Using Economics to Master Love, Marriage and Dirty Dishes, argues the answer is yes.
When it comes to the big questions that students ask themselves before college, many are about practical concerns: "Which school is best? What should I major in? How do I get the most financial aid?"
One simple -- very fundamental -- question often gets pushed to the background: "How much am I...
Foreign Rights: How Authors Tap a Rich Vein of Royalties
10:00AM 1/30/2011
Many writers are discovering the wonders (and extensive rewards) of self-publishing, but there are still places where professional representation can be be well worth the trouble. The confusing but often lucrative world of international sales is an example.
Doing Book Research Without Breaking the Bank
9:00AM 1/17/2011
Planning on a career as a writer? Getting started can be costly -- advances are often elusive -- so you'll often have to dig into your own pockets to cover the cost of doing research. Doing that within your means is the key. Here are eight tips for doing great research on a budget.
E-Piracy: The High Cost of Stolen Books
9:00AM 1/08/2011
Lost book sales can't be quantified, making it impossible to calculate e-piracy's full economic impact. But the sheer number of illegal copies available for download gives an idea of the scope. It translates into a staggering amount of royalties being stolen from authors.
If you pick an affordable school, live within your means and work during college, college without loans, scholarships or tapping into personal savings is within reach.
Excerpt from 'Gilded Lily' written by Isabel Vincent
3:45PM 6/29/2010
Excerpt from Gilded Lily: Lily Safra: The Making of One of the World's Wealthiest Widows by Isabel Vincent
©HarperCollins Publishers, 2010 ($25.99)
In Vincent's book (read DailyFinance's review here), Edmond Safra's widow has always yearned to live an extravagant lifestyle -- one that few...
Book Review: The Making of One of the World's Wealthiest Widows
3:45PM 6/29/2010
The unauthorized biography of billionaire Lily Safra is a tale of one of the world's richest and most elegant women -- a jet-setter who socializes in the same elite circles as Prince Charles and Elton John. What is so fascinating, however, is exactly how Safra was able to climb her way to the top.
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