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  Boom Towns - Restoring the Urban...

  Stephen J.K. Walters

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  An economist examines the decline of American cities and offers a strategy for their rejuvenation based on respect for property rights. 
   
  American cities, once centers of opportunity, are all too often plagued by poverty and decay. One need only look at the ruins of Detroit to see how far some cities have fallen. Yet other examples, like Boston and San Francisco, show that such a fate is reversible. In Boom Towns, Stephen J.K. Walters diagnoses the root causes of urban decline in order to prescribe remedies that will enable cities to thrive once again.  
   
  Using vivid evocations of iconic towns and the people who helped shape their development, Walters shows how public revitalization policies often do more harm than good. He then outlines a more promising set of policies to remedy the capital shortage that continues to afflict many cities and needlessly limit their residents’ opportunities. With its fresh interpretation of one of the American quandaries of our day, Boom Towns offers a novel contribution to the debate about American cities and a program for their restoration.

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  Agile Product Management Box...

  Paul VII

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  In this class, you will be given a multitude of proven tips to effectively create a product and work with scrum teams. I am confident that this class will enable you to learn a multitude of skills since it starts by giving you a full introduction to the concept of scrum and agile product development, scrum and agile principles, and a host of other valuable information that will give you a full understanding of the topic. I then walk you through the process of understanding your role as a product owner, how your role differs from that of a traditional product manager, how to create products and a lot more. Once you've learned all that, I will then give you valuable tips for effectively creating a product and working with teams. As you go through the class, you will come across a wide range of practical examples that you can use to understand the scrum framework a lot better. To break this class into easy to digest parts, you will learn: A brief recap of agile and scrum, its principles and other concepts involved in scrum What your job as a product owner entails and how your work differs from that of a typical product manager How to create a product using the scrum framework How product creation in scrum differs from other agile frameworks like the Waterfall method. How to create a product roadmap Twenty-seven tips that you can follow to create your product and to manage your scrum team So let's get started and let me teach you how to improve product backlog management.

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  The Driver in the Driverless Car...

  Vivek Wadhwa, Alex Salkever

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  “[An] excellent and wide-ranging review of our responses to accelerating technological change” from the authors of Your Happiness Was Hacked (Financial Times).   Tech experts Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever describe dozens of astonishing technological advances in this fascinating and thought-provoking book, which asks what kind of future lies ahead—Star Trek or Mad Max?   Breakthroughs such as personalized genomics, drones, self-driving vehicles, and artificial intelligence could make our lives healthier, safer, and easier. On the other hand, the same technologies raise the specter of a frightening future—eugenics, a jobless economy, a complete loss of privacy, and ever-worsening economic inequality.   Wadhwa says that we need to ask three questions about every emerging technology: Does it have the potential to benefit everyone equally? What are the risks and the rewards? And does it promote autonomy or dependence? This edition is updated throughout and includes a new chapter on quantum computing, which promises vastly increased processing times—and vastly increased security risks. In the end, our future is up to us; our hands may not be on the wheel, but we will decide the driverless car’s destination.  “Vivek raises one of the most important issues of our time—the use of technology to uplift rather than displace humans. His book provides an invaluable guide for assessing the benefits and risks of future technologies.” —Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft  “Exponential technologies are about to transform every aspect of our lives . . . Vivek provides you a clear and authoritative blueprint for assessing their benefits and risks.” —Peter H. Diamandis, MD, New York Times-bestselling author of Bold

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  Your Best Financial Life - Save...

  Anne Lester

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  From Anne Lester—former head of retirement solutions for JPMorgan Asset Management and award-winning investor—a wildly simple, step-by-step blueprint that anyone can use to understand retirement savings and investing for the future you deserve. Start living Your Best Financial Life! 
   Saving for the future can seem anywhere from daunting to downright impossible—especially for Millennials and Gen Zers, who’ve had to contend with economic setbacks, recessions, and layoffs since graduating college. But everyone—yes, even YOU—can find a way to save for your future, and Your Best Financial Life can show you exactly how. 
  Here, you’ll find actionable steps to demystify the retirement tools at your disposal, an easy-to-use roadmap to ensure you’ve saved enough by retirement age, and help identifying and eliminating wasteful spending in favor of stashing your money where it really counts. You’ll learn how to turn $100 into $1,000 and leverage every single cent you earn to your advantage. 
  Drawing on decades of investment experience and the latest research, you will:Better understand your spending habits and learn where you can improve themDiscover strategies for paying off student loans or other debts, all while saving for the most expensive parts of life—a wedding, a family, and emergencies (and don’t worry, you’ll have enough left over to have a social life, too!)Learn to make 401(k)s, IRAs, and other retirement tools work for you and the goals you’ve set for yourself 
  Get no-nonsense info on why you suck at saving (and why it isn’t your fault), how to save for a rainy day and retirement (yes, it’s possible to do both!), and diversifying your investments so your future is secure no matter what life throws at you. You’ll have everything you need to lay the groundwork for Your Best Financial Life! 
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  The Sales Leader's Problem...

  Suzanne Paling

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  This is the book every sales manager wishes they had—before they accepted the job. The advice within acts as a 24/7 coach for beleaguered sales leaders dealing with perplexing dilemmas.Sales leaders (managers, directors, and vice presidents) advocate for and often succeed in getting sales training for their reps, but when they request sales management training for themselves, the answer is often no. This lack of formal instruction lowers their chances of success.Drawn from the author’s experiences as a sales manager, sales management consultant, and coach, The Sales Leader’s Problem Solver offers guidance on solving common but difficult issues with the salesperson who:Sells inconsistently.Cheats on sales contests.Doesn’t enter data in the CRM.Calls only on the largest or easiest clients.Won’t prospect for new business.By providing a consistent format to follow, Suzanne Paling will help any sales leader level-headedly deal with any challenge by:Clarifying the issue.Creating a plan.Presenting a solution to executives.Discussing the issue with the rep(s) in question.The Sales Leader’s Problem Solver is a powerful tool that will help new and experienced sales managers lead their teams and develop their reputations as fair, effective, no-nonsense problem solvers.

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  Getting Started with Stock...

  Robert Meyer

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  Practical and easy to use advice, to Getting Started trading Options, and to understand Technical Analysis

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