New Books - March 2010

NAR members and Association staff can borrow up to three books for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Members and staff can also borrow up to three electronic books, digital audios and/or videos at no cost, through the Virtual Library eBooks Collection.

The Power of a Positive Attitude: Discovering the Key to Success
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by Roger Fritz
New York, NY : American Management Association, 2008.

“Roger Fritz has devoted his career to helping people overcome obstacles and achieve their goals by changing their outlook on life. In The Power of a Positive Attitude, he shows readers how to develop a deeper understanding of the effects of their attitude and how it influences not only their performance but the results others achieve." (American Management Association)

 

Investing in Income Properties
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by Kenneth D. Rosen
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008.

“Ken Rosen, a real estate investor who has bought and sold $300 million worth of investment real estate over the past thirty years, knows what it takes to achieve exceptional wealth through income-producing properties. Investing in Income Properties will help you become a successful real estate investor. If you come to understand the real estate industry and apply the insights found in this book, you'll begin to forge a personal path to financial freedom that could last a lifetime." (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)

 

Sales Bible: The Ultimate Sales Resource
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by Jeffrey Gitomer
New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, 2008.

“Since its initial publication in 1994, Morrow's hardcover edition of Jeffrey Gitomer's The Sales Bible has sold over 117,000 copies, and another 100,000 in paperback (published by Wiley). But in the 13 years since then, Gitomer has made himself into a sales powerhouse with huge success around an inventively packaged series of books, with his classic The Little Red Book of Selling at its heart. Now at last, Gitomer has taken the title that began it all, and has completely revised it. The Sales Bible is totally reworked to fit into his line of bestselling sales titles." (HarperCollins Publishers)

 

Sell Your Home in any Market
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by Jim Remley
New York, NY : American Management Association, 2008.

“In this cooling market, homes are becoming harder to sell. But with the right strategies, sellers can greatly increase their odds of success. Sell Your Home in Any Market gives readers the tools, techniques, and strategies used by the best real estate marketing experts in the nation to ensure their home is positioned to sell. Packed with priceless tips and techniques, this is a book no one selling a home should be without." (American Management Association)

 

Real Estate the Ethical Way
(click here to purchase this book through www.realtor.org)
by Bob Hunt
San Clemente, CA : Bella Vista Publishing Company, Inc., 2008.

“This clear, easy-to-read book describes and evaluates behaviors of real estate professionals. The author uses real life situations as examples and analyzes them according to the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Realtors(R). Where the Code does not address a situation, the book applies general ethical principles to guide behavior." (Bella Vista Publishing Company, Inc.)

 

Who: The A Method for Hiring
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by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
New York, NY : Ballantine Books, 2008.

“In this instant New York Times Bestseller, Geoff Smart and Randy Street provide a simple, practical, and effective solution to what The Economist calls “the single biggest problem in business today”: unsuccessful hiring. The average hiring mistake costs a company $1.5 million or more a year and countless wasted hours... In Who, Geoff Smart and Randy Street offer simple, easy-to-follow steps that will put the right people in place for optimal success." (Ballantine Books)

 

Foreclosure Self-Defense for DUMMIES®
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by Ralph R. Roberts and Lois Maljak
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Publishing, 2008.

“Facing foreclosure? You need to do three things: stop worrying about why this has happened to you; resolve to fight the foreclosure and save your home; and read Foreclosure Self-Defense For Dummies. It delivers the knowledge, strategies, and tactics you’ll need to take command of your situation and achieve the best possible outcome." (Wiley Publishing)