"The Great Recession of 2008 left many young professionals out of work. Promising careers were suddenly ended as banks, hedge funds, and law firms engaged in mass lay-offs and brutal belt tightening. Samantha Kofer was a third year associate at Scully & Pershing, New York City's largest law firm. Two weeks after Lehman Brothers collapsed, she lost her job, her security, and her future. A week later she was working as an unpaid intern in a legal aid...

"In The Power of Money, economist Paul Sheard distills what money is, how it comes into existence, and how it interacts with the real economy"-- Provided by publisher.

A history of money, beginning with the barter system in ancient times, to the first use of coins and paper money, to the development of modern monetary systems.

An introduction to money, its origins, forms and ways to earn it.

Your source for U.S. currency! For more than three decades, the Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money has been the essential annual guide to U.S. currency, providing complete coverage in an easy-to-use format. The color catalog offers more than 1,000 photographs, concise descriptions and completely vetted values in up to four grades. No other U.S. paper money reference contains that vast amount of images, type listings and price values as...

With the invaluable input from more that 50 international contributors, the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Specialized Issues, is the largest and most comprehensive catalog featuring world bank notes of a specialized nature - notes issued by states, municipalities and private companies in addition to nationally issued Foreign Exchange Certificates and military-use currency. You'll find: 27,500 note varieties listed and priced in up to three...

Examines the link between our attitudes toward money--earning it, spending it, and giving it away--and our feelings of fulfillment, sufficiency, and purpose in our lives.

All you need to know about money can be found in the pages of this colorful, energetic, and accessible book. Kids will also learn about money around the world from a National Geographic expert, featured in "Explorer's Corners" throughout the book. Packed with fun facts and amazing photographs, this book gives kids an in-depth look at this facinating and important topic.

True financial well-being involves more than getting out of debt and accumulating wealth. It's about discovering how you're wired by God, and how that wiring influences the way you think about, feel toward, and handle money. Discovering your money type - whether you are an Abraham (hospitality), an Isaac (discipline), a Jacob (beauty), a Joseph (connection), a Moses (endurance), an Aaron (humility), or a David (leadership) - will bring greater self-awareness,...