Plume imprint: 843 books
More Than Good Intentions
Improving the Ways the World's Poor Borrow, Save, Farm, Learn, and Stay Healthy
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
A leading economist and researcher report from the front lines of a revolution in solving the world's most persistent problem.
When it comes to global poverty, people are passionate and polarized. At one extreme: We just need to invest more resources. At the other: We've thrown billions down...
The Age of the Infovore
Succeeding in the Information Economy
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
**Previously published as Create Your Own Economy
"Will change the way you think about thinking."—Daniel H. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind**
Renowned behavioral economist and commentator Tyler Cowen shows that our supernetworked world is changing the way we think—and...
The Extreme Future
The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the Next 20 Years
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2006
Dr. James Canton, a renowned futurist, CEO of the Institute for Global Futures, and Fortune 1000 advisor, charts a course to steer you through the volatile changes that lie 5, 10, and 20 years ahead. The Extreme Future is this generation’s Future Shock, Alvin Toffler’s classic book on what’s...
Discover Your Inner Economist
Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Den tist
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2008
One of America’s most respected economists presents a quirky, incisive romp through everyday life that reveals how you can turn economic reasoning to your advantage—often when you least expect it to be relevant.
Like no other economist, Tyler Cowen shows how economic notions—such as incentives,...
Find It, Fix It, Flip It!
Make Millions in Real Estate--One House at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2006
“Shows us how to turn passion into profit."—Tony Robbins, bestselling author of Awaken the Giant Within
Michael Corbett—host of Extra’s Mansions and Millionaires—shares his strategies, tips, and never-before-revealed insider techniques that have helped him make a fortune in...
by James J. Cramer
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
Mad Money host Jim Cramer shows you how to turn your savings into real, lasting wealth.
Tired of phony promises about getting rich quickly? How about trying something different? How about going for lasting wealth—and doing it the cautious way? In Get Rich Carefully, Jim Cramer draws on his...
The Instant Economist
Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
The Only Economics Book You Will Ever Need - A Library Journal 2012 Best Business Book of the Year
Economics isn't just about numbers: It's about politics, psychology, history, and so much more. We are all economists-when we work, save for the future, invest, pay taxes, and buy our groceries....
The 3% Signal
The Investing Technique That Will Change Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
Take the stress out of investing with this revolutionary new strategy from the author of The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing, now in its fifth edition.
In today’s troubling economic times, the quality of our retirement depends upon our own portfolio management. But for most...
New Ideas from Dead Economists
An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2007
**"If you read only one economics book this year, read this one.”—Larry Summers, Secretary of the Treasury for President Clinton, Director of the National Economic Council for President Obama
A must-read for students of economics, New Ideas from Dead Economists offers an entertaining...
An Economist Gets Lunch
New Rules for Everyday Foodies
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
One of the most influential economists of the decade-and the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Stagnation-boldly argues that just about everything you've heard about food is wrong.
Food snobbery is killing entrepreneurship and innovation, says economist, preeminent social commentator,...
Ticket Masters
The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
“A clear, comprehensive look at a murky business.” —The Wall Street Journal
Your favorite band has just announced their nationwide tour. Should you pay to join their fan club and get in on the pre-sale? No, you decide to wait. But the on-sale date arrives, and the site is jammed. You...
Creating Room to Read
A Story of Hope in the Battle for Global Literacy
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013
The inspirational story of a former Microsoft executive’s quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books
What’s happened since John Wood left Microsoft to change the world? Just ask six million kids in the poorest regions of Asia and Africa. In 1999, at the age of...
Merchants of Culture
The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
"All you need to know about the industry at a time of momentous change."
-Drake McFeely, chairman and president, W.W. Norton & Company
For nearly five centuries, the world of book publishing remained largely static. But at the dawn of the twenty-first century, the industry faces...
Compelling People
The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Required reading at Harvard Business School and Columbia Business School.
Everyone wants to be more appealing and effective, but few believe we can manage the personal magnetism of a Bill Clinton or an Oprah Winfrey. John Neffinger and Matthew Kohut trace the path to influence through a balance...