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"When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world's youngest billionaire and crypto's Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted, practically overnight, onto the Forbes billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side? In Going Infinite, Lewis sets out to answer...
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Publisher
ISLET-Verlag
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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"Aothor takes us on an epic journey through the economies of ancient civilizations and reveals their relevance for us today. For the past 40 years, in conjunction with Harvard's Peabody Museum, he and his colleagues have documented how interest-bearing debt was invented in Bronze Age Mesopotamia, and then disseminated to the ancient world. What the Bronze Age rulers understood was that avoiding economic instability required regular royal debt cancellations....
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"There's no getting around it. You need to know how to manage money to know how to manage life - but most of us don't! This illustrated guidebook from New York Times bestselling author and financial expert Jean Chatzky, Kathryn Tuggle, and their team at HerMoney breaks down the basics of money-how to earn it, manage it, and use it-giving you all the tools you need to take charge and be fearless with personal finance. How to Money will teach you the...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Nice dreams: Cheech and Chong sell enough of their "specially mixed" ice cream to finance their fondest dreams, new guitars, islands in the sun, beautiful women. While celebrating their wealth, Cheech meets his long-lost love Donna and accompanies her to her penthouse. Donna's boyfriend, an ex-con named Animal, is on his way up. Chong unwittingly exchanges all of their money for a worthless bank check, and the only way to get it back is to escape...
66) World money
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Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"Presents an introduction to financial literacy and the global economy, discussing how countries trade, value their currency, and manage poverty and wealth. Includes index, glossary, and discussion questions"--
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Krause Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"Not long ago, a rare 1913 Liberty nickel sold for more than $3 million. Recently, a California couple found 1,400 Gold-Rush era coins worth more than $10 million in old jars buried on their land. Why even a Wisconsin State Quarter with a unique error can fetch $100 for someone with a keen eye. Discover for yourself the money to be found in found money with this indispensable, hands-on, how-to guide to U.S. coins and paper money. You'll uncover: The...
68) Unlucky
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Publisher
Love Spell
Pub. Date
2010
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English
Description
Mallory Devereaux, a walking disaster, finds a way to take advantage of her chronic bad luck by "cooling" cards on her uncle's casino boat, where she gets tangled up with a dark-eyed undercover agent who enlists her help in catching a money launderer.
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Publisher
John Van Leyden
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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"Something is happening...something world changing." Have you been hearing or seeing the word, "Bitcoin" in conversations, in the news, or in advertisement and feel like you're missing something? This book is your bridge to cross the gap.--back cover.
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Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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'I can't afford that.' 'Now's not the right time... I need to save money.' 'Quit my job? Are you nuts?!' Sound familiar? Money is one of the biggest excuses we make to not go after what we really want. Our fixation with money - the desire for more of it, and the fear of not having enough of it - is often just a longing to feel safe, but this obsession can cost us our sanity and freedom. This book is about eliminating the need to seek safety through...
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Publisher
Conecta
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Por siglos, a las mujeres nos han dicho que somos muy buenas para gastar el dinero en banalidades y caprichos hasta endeudarnos, pero somos poco hábiles para las finanzas: que los presupuestos son aburridos y que no vamos a entenderlos. Kumiko Love se enfrentó a estas creencias limitantes y cambió su relación con el dinero en cuanto entendió que debía liberarse de la vergüenza y los juicios sociales para aterrizar sus finanzas a su realidad...
73) Double Fudge
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Series
Fudge books volume 5
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
Description
His younger brother's obsession with money and the discovery of long-lost cousins Flora and Fauna provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter.
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English
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How much is a penny worth? How much are ten pennies worth? Beginning readers will enjoy learning financial literacy with this brightly illustrated book! Featuring vivid images and easy-to-read text, this full-color book develops students' math and reading skills and introduces them to early STEM themes. The Math Talk section includes questions that will increase understanding of basic math and reading concepts and develop students' speaking and listening...
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Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Montgomery Brewster is a down-and-out baseball player who discovers that he is the only living relative of an eccentric multimillionaire. Monty stands to inherit $300 million, but only if he can spend $30 million in a single month without acquiring any assets. If he fails, it's back to zero again.
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Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Understanding how to make a budget, how credit cards work, and how to avoid scams are just three critical financial literacy skills that all kids should have. Did you know that the first credit card was introduced in 1950? Or that American consumers lost more than $5 billion to frauds in 2021? Learn all this and more in Spending Money -- a book that gives kids the confidence and know-how they need to manage their finances."-- Provided by publisher....
79) Lawn boy
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Publisher
Yearling
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Things get out of hand for a twelve-year-old boy when a neighbor convinces him to expand his summer lawn mowing business.
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Publisher
Kind Grit Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"The Moneytopia series is designed to help teach invaluable money habits and concepts in easy-to-understand, child-friendly terms. Paired with beautiful illustrations, this fun story follows along with a bunny, a bear, and a fox as they're given a school assignment to earn 'Topians,' the book's fun term for money"--
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