AGATE
It Pays to Be Paranoid: Ensuring Business Success by Preparing for the Worst (Nov., $14.95) by Christopher Eiben uses case histories to avoid catastrophes.
AMACOM
Building Your eBay Traffic the Smart Way: Use Froogle, Datafeeds, Cross-Selling, Advanced Listing Strategies and More to Boost Your Sales on the Web's #1 Auction Site (Jan., $17.95) by Joseph T. Sinclair is the fifth book in the eBay the Smart Way series.
The Home Buyer's Question and Answer Book (Jan., $16.95) by Bridget McCrea answers more than 150 questions for first-time purchasers.
AMBER BOOKS
The African-American Handbook & Guide to Rolling Over into Retirement... Rich (Feb., $14.95) by Denise Lamaute is an investment guide.
BHB INTERNATIONAL
Boost Your Business IQ (Nov., $17.95) by Philip Carter acquaints job seekers with the tests that employers give their prospective employees.
NICHOLAS BREALEY
The BIZ: 50 Little Things That Make a Difference to Team Motivation & Leadership (Oct., $15) by David Freemantle offers tips and tools to motivate everyone.
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS
Economic Espionage and Industrial (Nov.; $30, cloth $85) by Hedieh Nasheri investigates international spying activites and their competitve impact.
CAREER PRESS
They Don't Teach Corporate in College (Sept., $14.99 paper) by Alexandra Levit gives 20-somethings a guide to the real business world.
CHECKMARK BOOKS
Career Opportunities in the Publishing Industry (Oct., $18.95) by Jan Yager and Fred Yager describes 80 jobs.
CONARI
Ben Franklin's Guide to Wealth (Sept., $10.95) by Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo offers a contemporary take on The Way of Wealth, written by Franklin under the pseudonym of Richard Saunders.
DAVIES-BLACK
It's Your Career—Take Control! (Oct., $20.95) by Catherine B. Beck is a job-search primer, from self-assessment and résumé writing to interviewing and negotiating.
DEARBORN TRADE
Profit by Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens:
Earn Safe, Secured and Fixed Returns Every Time (Nov., $19.95) by Larry B. Loftis explicates the investment alternative. 30,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
Build It Big: 101 Insider Secrets from Top Direct Selling Experts (Jan., $17.95) by Direct Selling Women's Alliance identifies proven methods of direct selling. 50,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
ELSEVIER
Storytelling in Organizations (Sept., $29.95) by John Seely Brown et al. acclaims narrative as a means to understand and manage organizations.
ENTREPRENEUR PRESS
The Ten Minute Marketer Handbook: A Shortcut to Sales Success Right in Your Neighborhood (Sept., $19.95) by Tom Feltenstein claims that business is "all local." Advertising.
Guerrilla Marketing in Thirty Days: How to Obtain More Customers and Increase Profits for Your Business (Jan., $19.95) by Jay Conrad Levinson and Al Lautenslager shows how small- and medium-size businesses can implement aggressive tactics.
FC&A
Personal Finance Secrets for Seniors: What the IRS, Banks and Insurance Companies Don't Want You to Know! (Feb., $12.99) by Frank K. Wood and the FC&A editors targets advice and tips for older people. Advertising.
FINANCIAL TIMES PRENTICE HALL
Weirdos in the Workplace: The New Normal—Thriving in the Age of the Individual (Sept., $17.95) by John Putzier suggests harnessing some "weird" behavior for the greater good and weeding out some others.
Your Credit Score: How to Fix, Improve and Protect Your Credit for Life (Oct., $17.95) by Liz Pulliam Weston. The author of the Q&A column "Money Talk" covers all questions on credit.
HARCOURT
The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need (Jan., $14) by Andrew Tobias is revised, updated and reorganized. 100,000 first printing. Advertising. Author publicity.
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS
Harvard Business Review on Doing Business in China (Dec., $19.95) analyzes business opportunities in 21st-century China.
HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS
Reallionaire: Nine Steps to Becoming Rich from the Inside Out (Jan., $12.95) by Farrah Gray with Fran Harris shares the success story of a young man raised in Chicago's inner city who at 14 sold his first business for over a million dollars. Author publicity.
HOLT/TIMES
Live Well on Less Than You Think: The
New York Times
Guide to Achieving Your Financial Freedom (Jan., $16) by Fred Brock is a primer for prosperity.
INSOMNIAC PRESS
The Retirement Guide: A Comprehensive Handbook on Aging, Retirement, Caregiving and Health: How to Plan and Pay for It (Oct., $16.95) by Graham McWater et al. includes estate planning and health issues.
MCGRAW-HILL
Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Talking About Broken Promises, Violated Expectations and Bad Behavior (Sept., $16.95) by Kerry Paterson et al. proposes tactics to resolve thorny problems in the workplace. Advertising.
MOYER BELL (dist. by Acorn Alliance)
Atlanta Job Finder's Wheel of Fortune,
Chicago... and
Los Angeles... (Nov., $14.95 each) by National Employment Writers Group. An accompanying CD-ROM with a database of more than 10,000 employers comes with each title.
NORTHWESTERN UNIV. PRESS
Kellogg on China: Strategies for Success (Oct., $29.95), edited by Anuradha Dayal-Gulati and Angela Y. Lee, explores business opportunities in China.
NOVA
Limited Liability Company: Small Business Start-Up Kit (Oct.),
S-Corporation... (Oct.) and
Small Business Legal Forms Simplified (Dec., $29.95 each) by Daniel Sitarz are professional resources with CD-ROMs containing all the necessary legal forms.
PERENNIAL
How to Buy, Sell and Profit on eBay (Jan., $24.95) by Adam Ginsberg is an insider's guide from eBay's self-proclaimed "most successful private salesperson." 15,000 first printing.
PIATKUS BOOKS (dist. by NBN)
Business Etiquette for the 21st Century (Oct., $14.95) by Lynne Brennan gives sensible advice for a more rewarding work life.
PRENTICE HALL
How to Say It for Executives: The Complete Guide to Communicating for Leaders (Jan., $15.95) by Phyllis Mindell equips managers and leaders with communication tools.
ST. MARTIN'S/GRIFFIN
Paying for College: The Greenes' Guide to Financing Higher Education (Sept., $14.95) by Howard R. Greene and Matthew Greene is a companion to the PBS show.
The Identity Theft Protection Guide: Safeguard Your Family, Protect Your Privacy, Recover a Stolen Identity (Sept., $12.95) by Amanda Welsh deals with privacy issues and the World Wide Web.
SPHINX
Law 101: Know Your Rights, Understand Your Responsibilities and Avoid Legal Pitfalls (Nov., $16.95) by Brien A. Roche is a general reference to the American justice system.
TARCHER
The Best Home Businesses for People 50+: Opportunities for People Who Believe the Best Is Yet to Be! (Oct., $16.95) by Paul and Sarah Edwards offers a manual for starting and running home-based enterprises in midlife and onward.
TEN SPEED PRESS
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2005: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (Sept.; $17.95, cloth $27.95) by Richard Nelson Bolles. The latest edition provides hope despite a "workquake" shaking up the job market. 200,000 first printing.
WARNER BUSINESS
Rich Dad's Advisors: The ABC's of Getting Out of Debt: Trade Your Bad Debt for Good Debt and Your Bad Credit for Good Credit (Nov., $16.95) by Garrett Sutton details ways to maximize one's credit rating.
