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This Little Piggy: A Disturbing Tale About Wall Street s Lunatic Fringe (Hardcover)

Sandra Martini thought she had it all a storybook marriage two loving children a meaningful career in healthcare and lots of corporate expense account goodies. But all hell broke loose when husband Victor met Franklin Ryman a wealthy tarnished member... more

Wings of Fire: Guide to the Dragon World (Hardcover) - Tui T. Sutherland

The #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to even greater heights with an all-new collection of stories and art from readers' favorite dragon world! Tui T. Sutherland and Wings of Fire cover artist... more

Pre-Owned How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street: Golden Rules Any Investor Can Learn (Hardcover) 0470375949 9780470375945

Straightforward strategies from a successful young investor In How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street you ll follow the story of Kevin Roth an eight-year-old who was schooled in simple approaches to sound investing by his father seasoned financial... more

Death by Wall Street: Rampage of the Bulls (Hardcover)

Death by Wall Street: Rampage of the Bulls a murder mystery is based on real events. It is the story of how the oligarchs of Wall Street doctors and others in the pharmaceutical research profession having significant conflicts of interest and employees... more

White Shoe : How a New Breed of Wall Street Lawyers Changed Big Business and the American Century (Hardcover)

The fascinating true story of how a group of visionary attorneys helped make American business synonymous with Big Business and Wall Street the center of the financial world Entertaining. --The Wall Street Journal - Fast-paced history. --Library... more

Pre-Owned The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers (Hardcover) 0786295627 9780786295623

There are places that I have never forgotten. A little cobbled street in a smoky mill town in the North of England has haunted me for the greater part of my life. It was inevitable that I should write about it and the people who lived on both sides of... more

Pre-Owned The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century s On-Line Pioneers (Hardcover) 0802713424 9780802713421

A new paperback edition of the book the Wall Street Journal dubbed a Dot-Com cult classic by the bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses -the fascinating story of the telegraph the world s first Internet. The Victorian Internet tells... more

Pre-Owned The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century s On-Line Pioneers (Hardcover) 0802713424 9780802713421

A new paperback edition of the book the Wall Street Journal dubbed a Dot-Com cult classic by the bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses -the fascinating story of the telegraph the world s first Internet. The Victorian Internet tells... more

Pre-Owned The Spider Network: The Wild Story of a Math Genius a Gang of Backstabbing Bankers and One of the Greatest Scams in Financial History (Hardcover) 0062452983 9780062452986

SHORT-LISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR The Wall Street Journal s award-winning business reporter unveils the bizarre and sinister story of how a math genius named Tom Hayes a handful of outrageous confederates and a deeply... more

Pre-Owned Pappyland: A Story of Family Fine Bourbon and the Things That Last (Hardcover) 0735221251 9780735221253

The New York Times bestseller! A warm and loving reflection that like good bourbon will stand the test of time. --Eric Asimov The New York Times Bourbon is for sharing and so is Pappyland. --The Wall Street Journal The story of how Julian Van Winkle... more

Pre-Owned Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World. (Hardcover 9780743216135) by Monica Langley

9780743216135. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 464. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 464 p. Contains: Illustrations. Wall Street Journal Book. The riveting inside story of how a rough-edged kid from Brooklyn became a... more

Feast of Ashes: The Life and Art of David Ohannessian (Hardcover)

The compelling life story of Armenian ceramicist David Ohannessian whose work changed the face of Jerusalem--and a granddaughter s search for his legacy. Along the cobbled streets and golden walls of Jerusalem brilliantly glazed tiles catch the light... more

Around the Year (Hardcover)

A Wall Street Journal Holiday Gift Books Recommendation 2023. Mini edition of the bestselling story perfect for fans of the Moomins Beatrix Potter and Cicely Mary Barker s Flower Fairies. A charming collection of rhymes and verses for every month of... more

You Can t Predict a Hero (Hardcover)

The unique story of Wall Street legend Joe Grano--six defining moments in courage leadership and determination that will inspire readers of every age and at every stage in life From Vietnam to 9/11 from the market crash of 87 to today s financial... more

The Fifteen Percent : Overcoming Hardships and Achieving Lasting Success (Hardcover)

Wall Street Journal and USA Today besteller! Lawyer turned entrepreneur Terry Giles explains what sets high achievers ( the fifteen percent ) apart from those who don t quite make it. This is a riveting story of what it takes to win and keep... more

Pre-Owned Floating Off the Page: The Best Stories from the Wall Street Journal s Middle Column (Hardcover 9780743226639) by Ken Wells Michael Lewis

9780743226639. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 256. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p. Wall Street Journal Book. Veteran Wall Street Journal reporter and Page One editor Ken Wells presents the... more

Pre-Owned Catching the Wolf of Wall Street : More Incredible True Stories of Fortunes Schemes Parties and Prison (Hardcover) 9780553807042

Like New Condition: Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. ISBN: 9780553807042 ISBN10: 0553807048 Contributors: Belfort Jordan more

Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa s Greenwood District America s Black Wall Street (Hardcover)

A multigenerational saga of a family and a community in Tulsa s Greenwood district known as Black Wall Street that in one century survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre urban renewal and gentrification Ambitious . . . absorbing . . . By the end of... more

Pre-Owned Too Big to Fail : The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System - And Themselves (Hardcover) 9780670021253

Like New Condition: Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. ISBN: 9780670021253 ISBN10: 0670021253 Contributors: Sorkin Andrew Ross more

Pre-Owned Trading Bases: A Story about Wall Street Gambling and Baseball (Not Necessarily in That (Hardcover 9780525953647) by Joe Peta

9780525953647. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 384. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 384 p. An ex-Wall Street trader improved on Moneyball s famed sabermetrics to place bets that would beat the Vegas odds on Major... more

A Presidency in Peril: The Inside Story of Obama s Promise Wall Street s Power and the Struggle to (Hardcover) by Robert Kuttner

Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 300. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 300 p. When Barack Obama took office in January 2009 he had an unprecedented chance to do what no other recent president could: seize the nation s financial... more

Pre-Owned Eagle on the Street: Based on the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Account of the Sec s Battle with Wall Street (Hardcover) 0684193140 9780684193144

The complete account of the most infamous economic debacle of our century the story of how the Securities and Exchange Commission under the sway of Reaganomics and the leadership of John Shad brought deregulation to the stock market and helped fuel the... more

Pre-Owned Tales from the Boom-Boom Room: Women vs. Wall Street Hardcover Susan Antilla

Written by the award-winning reporter who broke the story this expos is a look inside the sexual misconduct scandals that rocked Wall Street. This is a riveting human legal and business drama of men and women in the financial capital of the world. 25... more

Pre-Owned How I Became a Quant: Insights from 25 of Wall Street s Elite (Hardcover) 0470050624 9780470050620

Praise for How I Became a Quant Led by two topnotch quants Richard R. Lindsey and Barry Schachter How I Became a Quant details the quirky world of quantitative analysis through stories told by some of today s most successful quants. CONDITION – USED:... more

Pre-Owned Secrets of the Street: The Dark Side of Making Money (Hardcover) 0070402558 9780070402553

Den of Thieves broke one story. Barbarians at the Gate another. From the ultimate Wall Street insider Gene Marcial comes the unvarnished truth about the biggest inside information and trading shocker of all time. He smashes The Street s code of silence... more

Pre-Owned The Story of Lucy Gault (Hardcover) 0670031542 9780670031542

The Story of Lucy Gault . . . once read will never be forgotten. -- The Washington Post Book World Trevor was our twentieth century Chekov. --Wall Street Journal The stunning novel from highly acclaimed author William Trevor is a brilliant subtle and... more

The Best Minds : A Story of Friendship Madness and the Tragedy of Good Intentions (Hardcover)

Named a Top 10 Best Book of the Year by The New York Times The Wall Street Journal The Atlantic Slate and People One of Barack Obama s Favorite Books of 2023 Brave and nuanced . . . an act of tremendous compassion and a literary triumph. --The New York... more

Kennedy and the Berlin Wall : A Hell of a Lot Better than a War (Hardcover)

Kennedy and the Berlin Wall tells the full story of the Berlin Crisis that riveted international attention and brought the world to the brink of nuclear warfare as Soviet and American tanks opposed each other on the streets of Berlin. Drawing on the... more

Need You Now: A Novel (Hardcover - Used) 0061840300 9780061840302

New York Times bestseller James Grippando returns with a gripping new stand-alone novel: a story ripped from the headlines in which a young financial adviser and his girlfriend uncover a conspiracy that reaches from Wall Street to Washington from the... more

A Right Worthy Woman : A Novel (Hardcover)

In the vein of The Personal Librarian and The House of Eve a remarkable and stirring novel (Patti Callahan Henry New York Times bestselling author) based on the inspiring true story of Virginia s Black Wall Street and the indomitable Maggie Lena Walker... more

Masters of Death: A Novel (Hardcover)

An instant New York Times USA Today Wall Street Journal and Indie bestseller From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes Masters of Death a story about vampires ghosts and death itself. *Now newly revised and edited with... more

Griftopia: Bubble Machines Vampire Squids and the Long Con That Is Breaking America (Hardcover)

The dramatic story behind the most audacious power grab in American history The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 isn t past but prologue. The stunning rise fall and rescue of Wall Street in the bubble-and-bailout era was the coming-out party for... more

Reluctant Hearts (Hardcover)

From award-winning USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brighton Walsh comes the complete Reluctant Hearts series plus bonus story featuring strong-willed heroines and the heroes who fall head over heels for them. This collection... more

Good Company : Business Success in the Worthiness Era (Hardcover)

Companies shirk taxes while padding profits. Firms foul the planet but keep raking in revenue. Reckless greed on Wall Street goes largely unpunished. More evidence that bad guys finish first in business? No. A different story is unfolding. Laurie Bassi... more

The Lost Wife (Hardcover)

A WALL STREET JOURNAL TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR - This immersive brilliantly subversive historical novel inspired by a true story is set in 1855 follows 25-year-old Sarah Browne as she...heads west to the Minnesota Territory...When the Sioux Uprising of... more

The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)

Now a Major Motion Picture TODAY Book Club pick TIME magazine s #1 Fiction Book of 2012 The greatest romance story of this decade. --Entertainment Weekly -Millions of copies sold- #1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller #1 USA... more

What Works on Wall Street: What Works on Wall Street: The Classic Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time (Hardcover)

Historically tested long-term strategies that always outperform the market O Shaughnessy s conclusion that some strategies do produce consistently strong results while others underperform could shake up the investment business. --Barron s What Works on... more

Wolf of Wall Street Catching the Wolf of Wall Street: More Incredible True Stories of Fortunes Schemes Parties and Prison Book 2 (Paperback)

The continuation of New York Times bestseller The Wolf of Wall Street tells the true story of Jordan Belfor s spectacular flameout and imprisonment for stock fraud. In this astounding account Wall Street s notorious bad boy--the original... more