Michael Farr

What is the arrogance cycle? We've just lived through it. As market bubbles build, our confidence level rises (dis)proportionately. Everyone wants in on the action. We want to believe Wall Street, and once we do, the inevitable happens. Like Dr. Frankenstein breathing life into inanimate flesh, investment professionals sought ever more novel ways to create wealth. The only problem was that it was all artificial. In this book, Michael Farr examines...

Readers find the best jobs in just two steps. First, they browse the 65 best jobs lists that rank the best jobs in categories that fit salary needs, education attainment, interests, and career objectives. Second, readers find the complete job descriptions of the jobs identified by browsing the lists. More than 500 jobs are described thoroughly. Each description includes job duties and tasks, skills, knowledges, and training needed - very helpful for...

Thorough, up-to-date descriptiosn of more than 100 careers presented in convenient alphabetical order.

A hundred years after his birth, Georges Remi, better known as Herge, is celebrated for creating Tintin, the dauntless young reporter-hero of the strip cartoon first introduced in 1929. Generously illustrated, this book examines the life and passions of a man who, despite his international fame, preferred to avoid the limelight, finding inspiration in modern art, the latest scientific developments and world affairs, and seeking enlightenment in Zen...

Do you have at least $1 million in liquid assets to support yourself during the 20+ years most of us can expect to live after we've stopped drawing a regular paycheck? And if not...how can you get started today to meet that goal? This book outlines the steps readers need to take in order to meet this ambitious (but achievable) goal...no matter whether they're 35, 45, or even 55. If you're in your 50s and still a long way from this target, you've got...