Resultados para "Quest" en Dinero y finanzas

Brought to you by Penguin. From an indispensable voice on China, comes a riveting, first-hand account of China's seismic progress For close to a decade, Dan Wang has been observing China’s tumultuous and astounding growth. The state has constructed towering bridges, gleaming railways and...

Con un accattivante taglio saggistico-narrativo, Alan Friedman ci racconta in tempo reale quali sono i maggiori cambiamenti cui sta andando incontro il nostro Paese. L'autore, uno dei più attenti e autorevoli osservatori delle dinamiche politico-economiche di casa nostra, ci guida attraverso i temi caldi del momento per districarci tra le innumerevoli informazioni da cui ogni giorno veniamo raggiunti, separando il grano dal loglio. La situazione attuale è molto critica e tante sono le questioni su cui riflettere o interrogarsi. L'immigrazione è veramente un'emergenza nazionale?

Tra israeliani e palestinesi chi ha torto e chi ha ragione? Chi sono i "buoni" e chi i "cattivi"? Gli israeliani, che "da vittime si sono trasformati in carnefici"? O i palestinesi, che "non vogliono altro che distruggere Israele"? E quando comincia il conflitto? A fine Ottocento, con la nascita del sionismo, negli anni Venti del Novecento o nel 1948, quando Israele viene attaccato dai paesi arabi "con l’obiettivo di annientarlo", o quando si verifica la "pulizia etnica dei palestinesi"? E perché la pace non è mai stata raggiunta?

“A sprawling story richly textured with original material, quirky details and amusing anecdotes . . .” —Wall Street Journal “It is a cause for celebration that Yergin has returned with his perspective on a very different landscape . . . [I]t is impossible to think of a better...

Spanning 400 years, Drax of Drax Hall is a story of a plantation owning dynasty that has never been told. It all started when James Drax, one of the first settlers in Barbados in 1627, founded the British sugar industry. His descendants went on to write the book on how to run a slave plantation. For more than two hundred years, the family enslaved up to 330 people at any time and became enormously rich.

In a world full of pressure to be more, do more and consume more, this practical guidebook will help you find your own version of Enough. Enough is a springboard for self-belief, a healthy work pace and sustainable living, so you can move from striving to thriving. Weaving together ideas, stories and practices, The Art of Enough offers seven ways to ease away from the pull of scarcity and excess, towards flourishing with Enough; finding the balance and boundaries we all need for ourselves and for our world.

Four Chancellors and a Funeral delivers more of Russell Jones's signature scathing wit, combining a detailed historical record of 2021 and 2022, with acerbic commentary, all of it leavened by jokes at the seemingly endless maelstrom of failures, nincompoops, and hypocrisies.

As far back as we can trace human history, there have been entrepreneurs. Almost five millennia ago, copper tool manufacturers set up a factory in what today is southwest Spain, profiting for hundreds of years from trade around the Mediterranean. Papyri document the diverse investments of an ancient Egyptian businessperson, from grain-yielding land to flax for linen cloth. What do these figures have in common with renowned modern entrepreneurs, and how do their similarities help us achieve a deeper understanding of entrepreneurship?

La fuori la gente si chiede ancora cosa sia il bitcoin e noi, invece, siamo testimoni della più grande rivoluzione economica grazie alla diffusione esplosiva della Finanza Decentralizzata (DeFi). Essa si è sviluppata attorno alla filosofia bitcoin del "Be your own bank"! Ha coefficienti di sviluppo molto più alti di ogni criptovaluta. E' un trend da non lasciarsi scappare, come forse ti è già capitato con bitcoin!

Data is everywhere, coming at us in a never-ceasing, ever-rising river that threatens to overwhelm us. Igor Tulchinsky, the trader behind global quantitative investment management firm WorldQuant, reveals, how natural patterns underlie data patterns that may dictate life or death, success, or failure. This book demonstrates how to exercise real intelligence by discerning the patterns that surround us every day and how to leverage this information into success in the workplace and beyond.

Since Alexis de Tocqueville, restlessness has been accepted as a signature American trait. Our willingness to move, take risks, and adapt to change have produced a dynamic economy and a tradition of innovation from Ben Franklin to Steve Jobs. The problem, according to legendary blogger, economist, and best-selling author Tyler Cowen, is that Americans today have broken from this tradition - we're working harder than ever to avoid change.

The crisscrossing stories of Mark, a white devout Christian who sells his suburban home to move to Baltimore’s inner city, and Nicole, a Black mother determined to leave West Baltimore for the suburbs, chronicle how the region became so deeply segregated and why these fault lines persist today.

How can developing countries grow their economies? Most answers to this question center on what the rich world should or shouldn't do for the poor world. In The Quest for Prosperity, Justin Yifu Lin--the first non-Westerner to be chief economist of the World Bank - focuses on what developing nations can do to help themselves.Since the end of the Second World War, prescriptions for economic growth have come and gone. Often motivated more by ideology than practicality, these blueprints have had mixed success on the ground.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A riveting, true-life legal thriller about the government’s pursuit of billionaire hedge fund manager Steven Cohen and his employees at SAC Capital—a revelatory look at the power and wealth of Wall Street ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—The New York Times...

The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world’s most critical resources—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is “pulse quickening…a nonfiction thriller” (The...

Did you know that 97% of startups fail in their quest for global funding? "Cross-Border Capital Quest: A Startup's Journey to Global Funding" is not just a book; it's a roadmap to being part of the triumphant 3%.

The extraordinary life story of the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, whose absolute integrity provides the inspiration we need as our constitutional system and political tradition are being tested to the breaking point. As chairman of the Federal Reserve (1979-1987), Paul Volcker slayed...

Class is in session! Welcome to Cryptocurrency 101. This is your guide to understanding how the world of bitcoin works and how you can start profiting today! In this audiobook, we will cover all the foundations of crypto, the basics of trading, and how to maximize your earning potential with more advanced concepts to put you head and shoulders above the competition. Don’t miss out on this opportunity. Your dreams of financial freedom are just a click away! Thank you for your time and hope to see you profiting from crypto for years to come!

When you first heard about bitcoin and cryptocurrency, you were excited. You thought of all the things you could buy. However, things took a turn for the worst when you realized the world of cryptocurrency is vast and complicated. Well, it doesn't have to be! Mining is one of the marquee ways to be successful in this new form of wealth. If it seems daunting, that's because it is - to the untrained eye. With this guide, you'll be able to learn the key steps needed to get started in finding crypto coins safely and effectively.

From “The Godfather of Financial Independence (FI)”, a follow-up to his international personal finance sensation and New York Times bestseller The Simple Path to Wealth! Pathfinders brings together scores of amazing and insightful real-life stories from real people on the journey to...