New Books
New Books in the Library
February 2010
NAR members and Association staff can borrow up to three electronic books, digital audios and/or videos at no cost, through the Virtual Library eBooks Collection. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10.
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J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks 2010 Completely revised to reflect important changes in this year's tax laws, J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions & Tax Breaks 2010 will help you take advantage of every tax break and deduction you may be entitled to. |
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Survival Is Not Enough In Survival Is Not Enough, bestselling author Seth Godin provides a groundbreaking new way to organize companies to thrive during times of change. It contains a simple yet revolutionary idea: we can evolve our companies the same way nature evolves a species.
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ConnectAbility The era of one-way business leadership is over. The name of the game today is quality communication through solid collaboration. Drawing from the concepts of emotional awareness and relationship dynamics, ConnectAbility promotes a sophisticated yet simple method for developing superior partnerships guaranteed to create higher productivity, lower turnover - and greater profits. Even the best-intentioned team players too often focus more on communicating their own ideas than hearing and understanding what others have to say. |
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The Small Business Valuation Book This book is an invaluable resource for business owners or buyers looking for accurate small business appraisals. How much a small business is worth can be difficult to determine, but when a business is about to change hands, a fair and objective valuation is crucial to the sale. |
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Homes and Hands: Community Land Trusts in Action Homes & Hands is an inspiring documentary about three communities in North Carolina, New Mexico and Vermont where low-income residents have found an empowering new way to make housing permanently affordable to people who are usually left out of the American dream. In a model that is spreading quickly to communities around the country, buyers purchase homes on land owned by a community land trust (CLT). In return, they agree to a limited profit should they decide to sell. Buyers build equity and enjoy tax benefits in real-estate markets that would otherwise be out of reach. The result is revitalization without gentrification. Homes & Hands will inspire and empower citizens by providing real evidence that CLTs offer a viable means to long-term affordable housing that can be replicated anywhere. |
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Bank on Yourself As the prospect of a secure financial future and a comfortable retirement becomes increasingly remote for many, and experts are concluding that conventional investing and financial planning strategies aren't working, Pamela Yellen reveals an extraordinary, little-known but time-tested method for growing wealth safely and predictably, even when the stock and real estate markets and other investments tumble. In this audio book, Yellen reveals the secrets to taking back control of your financial future that Wall Street, banks, and credit card companies don't want you to know. |
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The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream “Americans are voting with their feet to abandon strip malls and suburban sprawl, and embrace instead a new type of community where they can live, work, shop, and play within easy walking distance. In The Option of Urbanism visionary developer and strategist Christopher B. Leinberger explains how government has favored one form of development over the last sixty years: the drivable suburb. Rooted in the driving forces of the economy – car manufacturing and the oil industry – this development has fostered the decline of community, contributed to urban decay, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and contributed to the rise in obesity and asthma. Highlighting both the challenges and the opportunities for urban development, The Option of Urbanism shows how the American Dream is shifting to include cities as well as suburbs and how the financial and real estate communities need to respond to build communities that are more environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable." (Island Press) |
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The Real Estate Investor's Guide to Financing “To get the biggest return, real estate investors need the right financing. And as they buy multiple properties, their debt to equity rises, making it more difficult to get the kind of deal they need. As many investors have learned the hard way, getting the wrong financing can wipe out their profits, hold them back from selling because of a lack of equity, or force them to try to sell for more than the market will bear. The Real Estate Investor's Guide to Financing is the one book that shows readers how to get the right financial package for the biggest return on their investment. As a respected author and mortgage banker, David Reed has spent more than 20 years helping investors finance their properties. Complete with essential advice on financing and a glossary of investment terms, this is the one guide that will help readers start making real money." (American Management Association) |
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Vacation Home Fractional Conversion “Vacation Home Fractional Conversion is a fresh approach for a changing real estate market. This groundbreaking book will take the reader from a fractional ownership neophyte to a level where Fractional Ownership Specialist can be aptly applied. Whether you are a real estate professional, a home builder, a vacation home owner or simply dreaming of owning a vacation home... this book will give you a solid understanding of fractional ownership and fractional conversion in laymens terms. Vacation Home Fractional Conversion deftly covers exactly what the title says: converting vacation homes to fractional ownership homes. It takes the approach that the reader is part of the 99.8% of the population that does not have a firm understanding of fractional ownership and seeks to explain what fractional ownership is, how it has evolved, where it is going and how it can be used effectively in a number of situations to provide flexibility, increase profits and attract buyers." (Fractional Retreats) |
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The Armchair Real Estate Investor “Profiting by investing in real estate can be as easy as clicking a web site—that is, if you know where to look. Fortunately, successful online investor and real estate expert Robert Irwin knows his way around real estate on the Internet. In The Armchair Real Estate Investor, Irwin serves as your guide to every stage of investing, from raising capital to landlording to buying and selling. And with insider access to the top real estate web sites, Irwin shows how even first-time investors can profit from the vast expertise available online. Irwin explains that the Internet advantage for investors is immediate access to buyers and sellers. The Armchair Real Estate Investor features the latest information on using foreclosure websites to locate pre-foreclosures, REOs (bank owned repos), and auctions. Armchair Real Estate Investor also includes successful For-Sale-By-Owner (FSBO) websites, where investors can sell direct and save thousands in commissions on almost every transaction." (Kaplan Publishing) |
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No Limit: The Texas Hold'em Guide to Winning in Business “Poker is tightly woven into the fabric of American culture. Phrases like "ace in the hole," "calling a bluff," "up the ante," and "when the chips are down" are all part of everyday speech. The game is played by hundred of thousands of people online 24 hours a day and shows like Celebrity Poker Showdown have given this hobby even more far-reaching exposure. Texas Hold ‘em is considered the best-known, most-played variety of the game. As many executives like Bill Gates have discovered, winning at poker has more in common with winning in business than meets the eye. Now, everyone who wants to make more money and succeed in business can use these cunning strategies to their full advantage -- at the card table and at the conference table." (American Management Association) |
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Managing Brand You: Seven Steps to Creating Your Most Successful Self “Whether we realize it or not, we are all brands. We all have qualities that shape and influence how the people in our lives see us--and how we see ourselves. Nationally respected brand experts Jerry Wilson and Ira Blumenthal have helped some of the most exceptional companies and individuals in the world perfect their images. Now, in Managing Brand You, they reveal their proven seven-step process for personal brand building. Using illuminating examples from successful corporations like Coca-Cola and Starbucks as well as high-profile celebrities like Bono and Oprah, Managing Brand You gives readers a step-by-step guide for conducting a self analysis, creating a unique identity, defining their objectives, discovering their passions, creating a plan, putting that plan into action, and monitoring their progress. Wise and insightful, this book will help readers identify what it is that makes them unique and communicate it in a way that guarantees them success." (American Management Association) |
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Financial Shock: A 360 degree look at the subprime mortgage implosion, and how to avoid the next financial crisis “The subprime crisis created a gigantic financial catastrophe. What happened? How did it happen? How can we prevent similar crises from happening again? Mark Zandi answers all these critical questions—systematically, carefully, and in plain English. Zandi begins with a fast-paced overview and then illuminates the deepest causes, from the psychology of homeownership to Alan Greenspan’s missteps. You’ll see the home “flippers” at work and the real estate agents who cheered them on. You’ll learn how Internet technology and access to global capital transformed the mortgage industry, helping irresponsible lenders drive out good ones. Zandi demystifies the complex financial engineering that enabled lenders to hide deepening risks, shows how global investors eagerly bought in, and explains how flummoxed regulators failed to prevent disaster, despite crucial warning signs. Most important, Zandi offers indispensable advice for investors who must recognize emerging bubbles, policy makers who must improve oversight, and citizens who must survive whatever comes next." (FT Press) |
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Not so Big Remodeling “More Big Ideas from Sarah Susanka including hundreds of Not So Big ideas that can beautifully and affordably transform any home. Sometimes small changes can have a big impact. But many homeowners looking for more living space still insist on building expensive additions or completely rebuilding their home. In the latest groundbreaking step in the Not So Big revolution, Sarah Susanka and Marc Vassallo demonstrate how carefully chosen tweaks and simple additions can make a home seem much larger and more inviting. They avoid high-end architectural solutions, focusing instead on how Not So Big ideas can dramatically improve even the most modest home. The authors show readers how to think like an architect, so they can accurately assess their homes shortcomings, apply Not So Big principles to their remodeling plan, and phase in their project incrementally over time." (The Taunton Press) |
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