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From banks and savings to investments and entrepreneurship, this entertaining book explains all aspects of this wide-ranging subject in clear and easy-to-understand language. Young readers can find out when money was first used, how economics such as John Maynard Keynes and Adam ...

This is the story of John Self, consumer extraordinaire. Rolling around New York and London, he makes deals, spends wildly and does reckless movie-world business, all the while grabbing everything he can to sate his massive appetites: alcohol, tobacco, pills, pornography, a mount...

"When Kristy Thomas has the great idea to form a baby-sitters club-- a chance to earn money and spend time with her friends, all while doing something they each love to do-- she has no idea how much the club will change everything. Crank calls, uncontrollable toddlers, wild pets,...

""The only art I'll ever study is stuff that I can steal from." --David Bowie. Three years before David Bowie died, he shared a list of 100 books that changed his life. His choices span fiction and nonfiction, literary and irreverent, and include timeless classics alongside eyebr...

Martin Suarez, a legend within the FBI who specialized in Colombian drug cartels, holds the record for the longest time spent continuously undercover. As his alter ego Manny, Martin followed the unspoken rules of the cartels: He knew the right lingo to use, the right whiskey to d...

"A Pope Francis lexicon is a collection of over fifty essays by an impressive set of contributors from around the globe, each writing on a specific word that has become important in the ministry of Pope Francis. An A-list of insightful voices from the Catholic world (and some imp...

The year is 2006. Martin Hench is at the top of his game as a self-employed forensic accountant, a veteran of the long guerrilla war between people who want to hide money, and people who want to find it. He spends his downtime on Catalina Island, where scenic, imported bison wand...

Mary Anne is in big trouble. She's bought loads of Christmas presents and has no way to pay for them. Baby-sitting money won't be enough. See how she handles a second job!

The Stoneybrook Library children's room is holding a Readathon to raise money for new books. And Mary Anne, who love to read, is helping out by finding good books for the kids to read. But things at the library get really scary when small fires break out. The police know the fire...

Dawn and her brother, Jeff, are back in Stoneybrook for the summer. and if that weren't enough excitement, the Baby-sitters have a school trip to Hawaii on the horizon. The girls need to male a ton of money...in only a month! In fact they take on so many jobs that they need help....

"New York Times bestseller Cory Doctorow's Red Team Blues is a grabby next-Tuesday thriller about cryptocurrency shenanigans that will awaken you to how the world really works. Martin Hench is 67 years old, single, and successful in a career stretching back to the beginnings of S...

Mallory knows she's a good baby-sitter. She's been looking after her seven younger brothers and sisters for years. So when Kristy offers her a steady job baby-sitting for the Arnold twins, Mal thinks it'll be easy money. The twins sure are cute in their matching outfits. But once...

"A monumental work of nonfiction that gives a first-row seat to the epic power struggle between politics, money, media, and tech-for fans of Maggie Haberman's Confidence Man and Jane Mayer's Dark Money. Marty Baron took charge of The Washington Post newsroom in 2013, after nearly...

Veteran Morgan Stanley banker Alok Sama thought he'd seen it all. Then he found himself chief dealmaker at the most influential technology investor in the world - SoftBank, the backer of Arm Holdings, Yahoo, Nvidia, TikTok, Uber, T-Mobile, Alibaba, and WeWork. 'The Money Trap' is...

"The world needs better coaches. If Martin Rooney asked you to name the top 20 basketball, football or baseball players of all time, he doesn't think you would have a problem quickly rattling off a comprehensive list. Granted your list might not be the same as everyone else's, bu...

Against the Heart: "When Meriwether Jones takes her young daughter and runs from trouble in L.A., that trouble follows. By the time Meri reaches Spokane, she's out of gas, money, and ideas. Luckily, ex-cop Ian Brodie hires her to help him with his father's farmhouse, and they see...

Fast Eddie Felson forms a profitable alliance with the flashy and talented young pool shark Vince, but all bets are off when Vince's arrogance costs them more than just a few matches.

The men and women striving to bring justice to the streets of New York in 24 enthralling episodes, including the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit crossover, Entitled. A roster of cases that includes a murderous rampage in Central Park, a sinister insurance scam involving Holocau...