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Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money--investing, personal finance, and business decisions--is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal...
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Evolver Editions
Pub. Date
c2011.
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xxi, 469 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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"Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme--but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being. This book is about how...
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Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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xiii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"What is money anyway, and where and why did it originate? According to Jacob Goldstein, this made-up thing has evolved over centuries and takes different forms based on technological advances, the needs of society, and often the crazy ideas of outliers on the fringes. Told through witty, historical anecdotes, Goldstein demystifies this ever-evolving tool from the invention of the first coins in Mesopotamia, to how China invented paper money centuries...
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English
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Many things come with instructions. Unfortunately, money isn't one of them. Most people learn how to use it-or lose it-by trial and error. Dollars & Sense is a basic operating instruction manual for money that will teach readers about the history of money, the way our American economy works, and how to make important decisions about personal finance. From skulls, sheep, and shells as barter in ancient civilizations to credit, interest, and collateral...
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
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159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Calling all mini-moguls! Dive (a la Scooge McDuck) into this book all about money: How to make it, to manage it, and how to save it-and how to multiply it! Offering a wealth of information on all things money, this jam-packed book will teach kids all theskills they need to pay the bills, from budgeting basics to principles of saving and interest, to ways to think like an entrepreneur, and so much more!"--
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Sourcebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"I am Money. You work hard to earn me, and if you're careful and smart about it, I can end up working for you! Introduce kids to the basics of money with this easy-to-understand picture book! Readers will learn about how to earn and save money, how to spend money wisely, and even how to use money to invest in themself. But the most important lesson of all? The best part of money is sharing it! The simple text also helps explain the different forms...
11) Money
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
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72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
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English
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Examines the symbolic and material meaning of money, from shekels, shells, and beads to gold, silver, checks, and credit cards, and discusses how coins and banknotes are made, the value of money during wartime, and how to collect coins.
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Broadway Books
Pub. Date
c2007
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212 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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English
Description
Explains how and why money that is wisely spent can promote a healthier, happier, more satisfactory life, with guidelines on how to reevaluate one's priorities and reallocate one's wealth to buy more time and peace of mind.
14) Double Fudge
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
His younger brother's obsession with money and the discovery of long-lost cousins Flora and Fauna provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter.
15) The nightworkers
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"A debut crime novel about a quirky money launderer, his artist/bagman nephew, and his thief niece"--
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English
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The international monetary system has collapsed three times in the past hundred years, in 1914, 1939, and 1971. Each collapse was followed by a period of tumult: war, civil unrest, or significant damage to the stability of the global economy. Now James Rickards, the acclaimed author of Currency Wars, shows why another collapse is rapidly approaching--and why this time, nothing less than the institution of money itself is at risk. The American dollar...
17) Money madness
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
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English
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Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
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English
Description
"A series to build strong financial habits early on in life! How can I make money? What is inflation? What is the difference between a debit card and a credit card? Economics - and more specifically, money - play such a large role in our lives. Yet there are many mysteries and misconceptions surrounding the basic concepts of finance and smart money management. This A True Book series offers students the know-how they'll need to start on the road to...
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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xiv, 219 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"As a newly divorced single mom making $24,000 per year and facing down $77,000 in debt, Kumiko Love worried constantly about money. She saw what other moms had-vacations, birthday parties, a house full of furniture-and felt ashamed that she and her son lived in a small apartment and ate dinner on the floor. Worse, when her feelings began to exhaust her, she binge-shopped, reasoning that she'd feel better after a trip to the mall. On the day she needed...
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