Box of Books #8

The box of books giveaways through my giveaway newsletter have been very popular, so below I'm detailing another set of them that will be up for grabs this month (if you want a chance to win, be sure to sign up for my newsletter here.) For now, here are the books I've received from publishers and a bit about them (from Amazon):

• The Investment Answer: Learn to Manage Your Money & Protect Your Financial Future - The Investment Answer shows you, in clear and understandable language, how to take control of your finances and think about investing in a different way. The Investment Answer will teach you to take advantage of how markets really work and how to benefit from the wisdom that Nobel Prize winners have acquired over the last 60 years. Nobel Laureate and Father of Modern Portfolio Theory, Harry Markowitz, remarks that “the book offers sound advice, which you will rarely if ever get from a daily financial newscast.” Gene Fama, widely recognized as the father of modern finance, says that the book is “an excellent primer for the investor who is not a finance specialist.”
• A Purse of Your Own: An Easy Guide to Financial Security - Owens’ system zeroes in on seven wealth-habits as she drills down into specifics about good financial behavior. Not as in-depth as a Quinn or an Orman, the author nevertheless pursues a philosophical approach with definite tasks and activities cited, such as get organized, first, by understanding your current ledger of assets and debits; and motivation to earn, in turn, will prompt investors to do the appropriate homework on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other instruments. The last, she suggests, is the formation of a “sisterhood of the purse” investment club, helping ensure that monetary goals are met if not exceeded. Most valuable aspect of the book? Skip the chapters and go right to “pursessentials” at the end, where she summarizes all seven strategies.
• How Rich People Think (Volume 1) - This book will teach you how rich people think. It compares the thoughts, habits and philosophies of the middle class to the world class when it comes to wealth. The differences are as extreme as they are numerous. The strategy is simple: learn how rich people think, copy them, take action and get rich. This book hits hard and never lets up. It's based on a quarter century of interviews with millionaires. It's written in unfiltered, politically incorrect language that makes the point crystal clear and easy to follow. The hundreds of millionaires interviewed for this book had nothing to gain by sharing their secrets, nor any interest in sugar-coating their advice. These people gave me unprecedented access to their lifestyle and playgrounds; from Palm Beach to Aspen. I was searching for the raw, uncensored truth about how rich people think, and they agreed to share it with me on the promise that their names never be published and their remarks never made public. I've mixed their wisdom with my words, and the result is a book so brutally honest it will shock some and inspire others. If you've ever dreamed of living a life most people only see in movies, study this book like a scientist. Freedom from financial worries and a millionaire's lifestyle is closer than you think.
• 8 Attributes of Great Achievers - 8 Attributes of Great Achievers is filled with inspiring stories from the lives of great achievers past and present including Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, The Wright Brothers, Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Walt Disney, Warren Buffet, and others.
• The Way We're Working Isn't Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance - Schwartz coauthored the bestseller The Power of Full Engagement (2003) and is the CEO of The Energy Project, bringing effective energy management coaching to organizations such as Google, Ford, Sony, Toyota, and the Los Angeles Police Department. His project and this book are shedding light on what most working folks know but don’t like to talk about: that most of us are not fully engaged or satisfied in our work environment; that we are constantly running on an unsustainable schedule that does not allow for enough sleep; and in addition to being physically tired, we are not allowed the kind of emotional, creative, and spiritual outlets that we need to be fulfilled. Schwartz notes that people at work are expected to run continuously, like machines, but unlike machines or computers, people do not function well when forced to work and process information on a continual basis, but need a balance of activities that allow for both expending and recovering energy. He proposes solutions for business leaders to maximize human potential by embracing our need for both effort and renewal.
• Lifecycle Investing: A New, Safe, and Audacious Way to Improve the Performance of Your Retirement Portfolio - Diversification provides a well-known way of getting something close to a free lunch: by spreading money across different kinds of investments, investors can earn the same return with lower risk (or a much higher return for the same amount of risk). This strategy, introduced nearly fifty years ago, led to such strategies as index funds. What if we were all missing out on another free lunch that’s right under our noses? In Lifecycle Investing, Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayres—two of the most innovative thinkers in business, law, and economics—have developed tools that will allow nearly any investor to diversify their portfolios over time. By using leveraging when young—a controversial idea that sparked hate mail when the authors first floated it in the pages of Forbes—investors of all stripes, from those just starting to plan to those getting ready to retire, can substantially reduce overall risk while improving their returns.
• Psych Yourself Rich: Get the Mindset and Discipline You Need to Build Your Financial Life - TV’s newest personal finance star shows how to develop the mindset, discipline, and spirit to grow wealth on your own terms—without fear or anxiety, Farnoosh Torabi combines behavioral psychology with real attitude! Build a healthier relationship with money…map a plan based on what you care about…transform dreams into reality.

Comments

[Beatriz]

FMF, I haven't read any of these books!