Community Finance

Are you an HOA board member or homeowner struggling to understand complex financial reports? "HOA Budgeting: A Comprehensive Guide" is your essential resource for mastering community association finances. This book breaks down budgeting best practices, explains key financial terms, and provides actionable steps to create a sound financial plan. Learn how to: Develop accurate and transparent budgets. Effectively manage reserve funds. Navigate state and federal regulations. Utilize technology to streamline financial processes. Build a culture of financial responsibility. With practical ...

From one of the most electric and consequential figures to emerge from the contemporary American labor movement, the remarkable story of his battle to create the first Amazon union in the U.S. and a powerful call to arms on behalf of the working class “With candor and fierce moral clarity...

Have you ever wondered why some communities seem to thrive financially no matter where they are? Why does it feel like the rich keep getting richer while the poor struggle to get by? What’s behind the faulty economic mindset that plagues our world and sets us up for major financial shocks? And why should these questions matter to you and your faith community? In a world where many Christians wrestle to align their daily financial activities with God’s purposes, Kingdonomics offers a fresh take on navigating the often complicated relationship between faith and finances. What sets ...

THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING COMPANY GROWTH AND DECLINE —FROM THE UNDISPUTED EXPERT ON VALUATION Throughout his storied career, Aswath Damodaran has searched for the universal key to demystify corporate finance and valuation. Now, at last, he offers the groundbreaking answer to readers everywhere...

How Real Estate Developers Think considers developers from three different perspectives. Brown profiles the careers of individual developers to illustrate the character of the entrepreneur; considers the roles played by innovation, design, marketing, and sales in the production of real estate; and examines the risks and rewards that motivate developers as people.

Discover your core values and find your place in life, love, and work. We all want to be our most authentic selves in every space that we are in―in our relationships, our work, and our communities. But often we feel a disconnect, a tension between who we are and what the people around us...

An acclaimed historian of science uncovers the hidden history of brainwashing—and its troubling implications for today. Because brainwashing affects both the world and our observation of the world, we often don’t recognize it while it’s happening—unless we know where to look. As Rebecca...

From the critically acclaimed author of The Apology comes a contemporary retelling of Korea’s Romeo & Juliet, as the cousin of the star-crossed lovers helps them avoid a tragic fate. When Dahee Shin was nine years old, she made a promise to protect her favorite cousin, Channing, who has always...

The national best seller that defines a new economic class and shows how it is key to the future of our cities. The Rise of the Creative Class gives us a provocative new way to think about why we live as we do today - and where we might be headed. Weaving storytelling with masses of new and updated research, Richard Florida traces the fundamental theme that runs through a host of seemingly unrelated changes in American society: the growing role of creativity in our economy.

Transform Your Relationship with Money Black Wealth Matters: Smart Financial Moves for Black Women by Zara Trace offers a clear-eyed approach to building prosperity in a system designed to make it difficult. This isn't another generic finance book—it directly addresses the racial wealth gap and provides concrete strategies for Black women navigating an economy stacked against them. Zara Trace cuts through the noise with practical guidance on budgeting, investing, debt management, and asset building. You'll learn from profiles of Black women who've achieved economic success despite ...

It used to be pretty easy to distinguish between the bourgeois world of capitalism and the bohemian counterculture. The bourgeois worked for corporations, wore gray, and went to church. The bohemians were artists and intellectuals. Bohemians championed the values of the liberated 1960s; the...

Winner of the 2019 National Business Book Award A groundbreaking take on how complexity causes failure in all kinds of modern systems—from social media to air travel—this practical and entertaining book reveals how we can prevent meltdowns in business and life. A crash on the Washington, D.C...

This much-needed conversational guide to the stock market by a financial expert empowers you to heal money wounds, establish financial literacy, and make your money work for you. Financial educator Linda García breaks down one of the most elusive yet effective financial systems in existence. A...

Drawing from the experiences of real-life giving circles, philanthropy leader Hali Lee challenges our traditional understanding of giving, showing how everyday people can take back philanthropy from the billionaires and make the world a better place. When you think of philanthropy, what do you...

Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award From one of the most important economic thinkers of our time, a brilliant and far-seeing analysis of the current populist backlash against globalization. Raghuram Rajan, distinguished University of Chicago professor...

From city streets to City Hall and to Midtown corporate offices, Saving Stuyvesant Town is the incredible true story of how one middle-class community defeated the largest residential real estate deal in American history.

A series of shifts are happening in our economy: Millennials are trading in conventional career paths to launch tech start-ups, start small businesses that are rooted in local communities, or freelance their expertise. We are sharing everything, from bikes and cars, to extra rooms in our homes. We now create, buy and sell handcrafted products in our local communities with ease. CEO of Imperative Aaron Hurst argues in his latest book that while these developments seem unrelated at first, taken together they reveal a powerful pattern that points to purpose as the new driver of the American economy.

What if you knew how to borrow money you didn’t have to pay back? For real estate developers, the strikes might feel against you; with land, material costs, and interest rates all rising. Thankfully, there’s a smarter way to structure real estate development projects through the borrowing of construction funding that will be repaid by others. Special district financing offers a unique opportunity to those looking for a smarter path.

Bloomsbury presents The Spoonie Survival Guide: Manage your energy and your life with chronic illness by Jodie K Ranu, read by Cecilia Appiah ‘A practical and accessible guide to chronic illness. Essential reading’ – Dr Claire Ashley Your one-stop resource for navigating the world with a...

A guide for students, groups, and organizations seeking to foster interfaith dialogue and promote understanding across religious lines In this book, renowned interfaith leader Eboo Patel offers a clear, detailed, and practical guide to interfaith leadership, illustrated with compelling examples...