Box of Books #15

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 Warren Buffetts Next Door: The World's Greatest Investors You've Never Heard Of and What You Can Learn From Them - The Warren Buffetts Next Door profiles previously unknown investors, with legendary performance records, who are proving every day that you don't need to work for a hedge fund or have an Ivy League diploma to consistently beat the best performing Wall Street professionals. These amazing individuals come from all walks of life, from a globe drifting college dropout and a retired disc jockey to a computer room geek and a truck driver. Their methods vary from technical trading and global macro-economic analysis to deep value investing. The glue that holds them together is their passion for investing and their ability to efficiently harness the Internet for critical investment ideas, research, and trading skills.


• Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit From It - In the wake of the financial crisis, investors are faced with a stark choice: entrust their hard-earned dollars to the Wall Street casino, or settle for anemic interest rates on savings, bonds, and CDs. Meanwhile, small businesses are being starved for the credit and capital they need to grow. There's got to be a better way. In Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit from It, Amy Cortese takes us inside the local investing movement, where solutions to some of the nation's most pressing problems are taking shape. The idea is that, by investing in local businesses, rather than faceless conglomerates, investors can earn profits while building healthy, self-reliant communities.


• Personal Investing: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals) - Did your investments take a hit in the recession? You're not alone. Between 2007 and mid-year 2009, the average 401K lost 31% of its value. Ouch. It's time to take control of your investments with Personal Investing: The Missing Manual. Financial experts agree that with the right guidance, consumers can make investments better than many professionals. This lively and easy-to-understand guide gives you the confidence, tools, and insight you need to evaluate financial products and make smart investments that target success over the long term. You'll learn how to set long-term goals for critical, high-cost events such as retirement, your children's education, and future health care needs. Then you'll learn what types of investments will best help you achieve those goals. In step-by-step fashion, this book shows you how to research mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and other financial products to create a portfolio of diversified investments.


• Health Care on Less Than You Think: The New York Times Guide to Getting Affordable Coverage (tt) - Health costs are soaring, strangling job decisions, bankrupting families, and unsettling retirement plans. Workers with insurance at their jobs face constant cuts in coverage for an ever-steeper price tag, while forty-six million Americans lack insurance and have to fend for themselves. Medicare and prescription drug coverage are under strain. And with so much money at stake, it’s no surprise that the financial industry is rooting for the new Health Savings Accounts: a boon for their profits, but a mixed bag for families. Brock investigates the best options available, offering the first one-stop guide to maximizing health coverage while minimizing expense—with potential savings of hundreds or thousands of dollars each year. Worksheets and a handy resource list give readers the tools to customize their plan to their ages and needs.


• The Benevolent Dictator: Empower Your Employees, Build Your Business, and Outwit the Competition - The Benevolent Dictator gives you no-nonsense how-to advice and examples that have worked. This non-traditional, gung-ho guide is not afraid to lay out the leadership methods that can effectively get a new business off the ground, and through the requisite fast-track growth phases that produce tangible success measured by your bottom line and your wallet. Learn critical specifics on how to move from idea development to build-out, through steps for continuous improvement, and on to the big cash out. Features proven tools, strategies, and tactics that will help you bottle entrepreneurial lightning over and over again. As the cofounder of office retail giant OfficeMax, the author turned a $3 million investment into a $1.5 billion sale in his 16 years as CEO.


• Internet Riches: The Simple Money-making Secrets of Online Millionaires - Getting rich on the Internet is no longer about IPOs and venture capital. These days, it's easier and cheaper than ever to start an Internet business. In this strategy-packed guide, Scott Fox reveals the powerful but simple methods he and thousands of others have used to make big money online. Exclusive interviews with "mom and pop" entrepreneurs prove how easy it is to get started and build a business that will make millions. Filled with practical pointers and inspiring interviews, it's the most accessible, uplifting book ever on starting and enjoying a super-lucrative online business.


• Money Cometh - Powerful teaching on God's purpose for money in the believer's life! Believer's everywhere are catching the revelation that God wants to bring money to the Body of Christ. God is a God of increase and especially in these last days, His desire is to have plenty of money to win the lost and take care of His children. Dr. Thompson presents the Scriptures in new light, revealing God's purpose and plan for abundance in the Church today.

FYI, a few of these have my handwritten notes in them, so if you eventually win the set, don't expect completely new books.

Comments

[Jan Springfield]

Would love to win!

[Rick Francis]

They look interesting.

[Ron Couey]

I'd like to win!

[Mom24]

Picme! Picme! Picme!

[FMF]

For those of you leaving comments here, this is NOT where you sign up for a chance to win. You need to sign up for the giveaway e-newsletter (linked in the post above.) Then when I send it out, you will be able to sign up on another post for a chance to win.

[Unlcle El]

Thanks for this giveaway, excellent!

[L P]

Love it. :)

[Ken]

Thanks FMF - hope I win!

[Josh]

MORE BOOKS -- with ones I actually want to read!!

[FMF]

All --

FYI, this is NOT where you register to win the books. Follow the instructions on the giveaway email...

[jdgjdg]

Me! Me! Me!

[swiehn]

would love to read them

[Eric]

I love reading

[Stephanie Beaver]

Thanks for this chance

[Rick N]

Thank you,