Search Results: Finance & Banking from Elk Creek Heritage Books

New York: The Penguin Press, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Hard cover in very good condition with maroon boards containing gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean and tight with no markings or tears found. Appears unread. Contains black and white photos throughout. Dust jacket in fine condition. * This is a Special Asian Edition with text written exclusively for the Asian Market.

U.S.A.: Weybright and Talley, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Edition as no other printings noted. Hardcover in very good condition. Black boards with gold colored lettering on spine; red end papers. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket good with mellow age toning to the white background, shelf & edge wear and some chips and wrinkles (see photos.) Now in mylar cover. 566 numbered pages. * From the perspective of the 1970s, as the subtitle states, ""A major exploration of the great world of modern banking.""

New York: Cornell University Press, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition. Test block clean and tight. No markings or tears noted. Dust cover in very good condition; no price on flap. * From the front flap, "". . . It's easy to find books about how to plan financially for those years after careers end, but 'Breaking the Watch' focuses on the many ways of creating a life, not just making a living, as a retired person. . . .follows women and men from a rural American community as they approach and experience the first years of retirement. . . . focuses on the efforts people make to find meaning in a stage of life American culture often views in a confused or disdainful way. . . .""

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line with number one. Hardcover in very good condition. Text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust Jacket likewise in very good condition; not price clipped. * Published in 1999. from the book, ""as we stand on the brink of the new millennium, MIT economist Lester Thurow addresses the critical issue of wealth creation. The result is an essential road map for how individuals, companies, and nations can and must build wealth in a knowledge-based global economy.""

New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per number line. Black boards with beige spine cloth in very good condition. Black lettering on spine. Text block clean and tight. Dust jacket very good with age toning and only light shelf wear and one tiny chip at bottom of front flap fold; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""A registered Democrat, J. Peter Grace served as the chairman of President Reagan's Private Sector survey on cost Control. In 'Burning Money,' a personal account of the Survey's work, he exposes in dramatic detail the waste, mismanagement, and inefficiency that go on every day in government.""

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. 1st Printing First Edition per number line. Soft cover in good condition. Text block clean and tight. No writings, markings or tears noted. Contains an 8 leaves / 16 pages glossy black and white photos. * From the book, ""Five extraordinary people, five fascinating dialogues: Andrew Grove, Fred Smith, Peter Lynch, Pleasant Rowland, Paul Volcker.""

W. W, Norton & Company, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition and complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with red boards, black spine cloth, and silver gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Mellow age toning to the papers. 361 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * Author is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics. From the jacket, ""The Great Recession, as it has come to be called, has impacted more people worldwide than any crisis since the Great Depression."" .... ""An incisive look at the global economic crisis, our flawed response, and the implications for the world's future prosperity.....""

New York: Free Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. no writing, no markings noted but for two light stains one dime sized on front free end paper and other on top text block. Dust jacket in as very good condition; not price clipped. * The last 130 or so pages, entitled ""The Laws of Money Guidebook,"" is a workbook with spaces for you to answer questions as you apply the laws of money to your personal situation. All the ""fill - in"" spaces are clean and blank; never filled it and ready for you! * From the book, ""Profound and practical .... will help you get out of debt, create what you want, and protect your money, your family and your future. With these laws as your guide, you can avoid ever being a financial victim again.""

Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Black boards with gold spine lettering in very good condition. Text block clean & tight with underlining of a paragraph or two on 5 or 6 pages; no other markings noted. Dust jacket very good with only hint of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. 492 pages. * From the front flap, "". . . Fisher has written the monthly ""Portfolio Strategy"" column for Forbes magazine for the last 25 years . . . he's witnessed everything from the stock market crash of 1987 and the great bull markets of the 1980s and 1990s to the Tech bubble of 2000 and the global market meltdown of 2008. . . "" ""Preceding Fisher's columns for each year are a few pages of commentary, putting them in historic context . . .""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Owl Books, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. Softcover in very good condition. Wraps bright & crisp with only lightest of shelf & edge wear and no tears or creases. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Contains a Reading Group Guide at the end. 230 pages.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Free Press, 2007. Soft cover. Very Good. Softcover in very good condition with wraps showing light shelf & edge wear and corners slightly bumped. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted except for gift inscription on very first page.

FC&A Publishers, 2005. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Glossy hard cover in good condition. No dust jacket. Text block tight and clean. No tears or markings on cover or text. Shows normal shelf wear with light stain on top. Some age toning at edges.

Monroe, Maine: Common Courage Press, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Printing. Trade paperback in very good condition. Text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings. Appears unread. * From the back cover, ""Where are we to turn for good health care? In a concise history of the issue, Charles Andrews reviews the successful attempts by the health care industry to profit from people's ill health and the opposing struggles to create a more just system."" [And now more than 20 years after this book was published, the struggle continues...]

Cornell University Press, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition showing little wear. Text block clean and tight. No marking throughout. Wraps very good; spine uncreased. 426 numbered pages. * From the back cover, ""The State of Working America, prepared biennially since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, includes a wide variety of data on family incomes, wages, taxes, unemployment, wealth, and poverty - data that enable the authors to closely examine the effect of the economy on the living standards of the American people."" From the front cover, ""The State of Working America remains unrivaled as the most-trusted source for a comprehensive understanding of how working Americans and their families are faring in today's economy. --Robert B Beich""

Emmaus, PA: Rodale, Inc., 2005. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Large glossy hard cover volume in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Mo markings or tears noted. Small bump at top of back cover. * From the WorldCat Summary, "". . . provides basic guidance on such topics as investments, long-term care, buying and selling real estate, retirement planning, getting out of debt, and affording college.""