Authors: Karin Housley.
Hardcover, 288 pages
Publisher: Crown
Publication Date: 2001-04-10
Edition: 1

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    When Karin Housley asked the financial expert who was handling the family investments to explain his strategy to her, he said, "You just wouldn't understand." Grrrr, she thought, and with that an investor was born. But Karin didn't want to head into the stock market's uncharted fiscal wilderness alone. She called ten friends — ten women ranging in age from twenty-nine to sixty scattered across the United States, all concerned about their financial futures — and urged them to start an investment club with her.

They called themselves the Chicks Laying Nest Eggs Investment Club, held their meetings in an online chat room, and used the Internet to research, buy, and sell their stock choices. After two years in action, the Chicks are beating the pants off Wall Street's wise men. Their philosophy: Girls just wanna have fun, but Chicks want to learn something — and make a few bucks — along the way. Chicks Laying Nest Eggs is all about doing it all! And they've been spreading the gospel on their investment club website — www.chickslayingnesteggs.com — showing Chicks everywhere how and why to invest.

Okay, okay. The Chicks know what you're thinking: "Yeah, right. An investment book that I can understand. Like that can happen." Never fear! The Chicks didn't know a stock from a stocking when they started their club, but that didn't stop them from learning (fast) or beating the market (big!) right out of the coop. And they didn't know a thing about computers, either. Here in Chicks Laying Nest Eggs, founding Chick Karin Housley starts right at the beginning and recaps everything the Chicks learned on the way to becoming Dow Jones divas.

* What this thing called the market is and how it works;

* How to start your own investment club, buy stock in some good companies, and build your own Chick-worthy returns;

* All the essentials (and none of the double-talk) about the S&P, NASDAQ, market cap, mutual funds, bears, bulls, and all that other stuff that you always thought you'd never understand;

* How to get a computer and get your club online so you can meet anytime, from anywhere — without crashing your too-busy schedule, or even getting out of your pajamas;

* And, most of all, how to have a blast while getting your money to work harder for you than it ever has before.

Chicks Laying Nest Eggs is the simplest step-by-step guide to investing in the stock market ever put together. It is for every woman, because the time has passed (if it ever really existed) when any woman could afford to be ignorant about her finances....

    Beardstown Ladies, move over. From the sassy, wisecracking wife of pro hockey player Phil Housley (and mother of four) comes an investment-club how-to for all those postboomer, pre-X women who not only bring home the bacon (in an SUV, most likely) and fry it up in a pan, but who want to find greater financial autonomy and profits than mutual funds can provide--and in the process do some "You go, girl!" bonding that would put those chatty gals of The View to shame. Granted, when you cut out all the schmoozing and gabbing in here, the actual take-home advice and guidelines on group online investing could be reduced to the size of a TV-listings blurb for Ally McBeal (to which Housley refers with near-obsessive frequency).

But having said that, it's admirably straightforward and explained in plain English, especially for a genre glutted with so-called "easy-to-follow" volumes that are nonetheless incomprehensible. And, since this is a guide to starting and maintaining a fun and social investment club as much as it is to mastering the stock market, it's got just as much kitchen-table advice on putting together a gang of gals, convening them via Internet bulletin boards, and keeping club communication and camaraderie alive as it does on picking the right stocks, finding a broker, following their progress against the S&P 500, and knowing when to buy, sell, and hold. Housley's writing style is caffeine-charged, bordering on insane, and the bulletin-board conventions and online meeting notes she shares from her own group are so full of references to maternity due dates, hectic suburban-mom itineraries, and free-floating cravings for everything from Quarter Pounders to Tom Cruise that you sometimes feel like you're trapped in a programming loop from the Lifetime Channel.

In truth, though, it's that very jotty, gabby style that actually makes the book as least as much fun to read as Housley makes starting up a club sound like. And lest you're thinking only the wives of NFL hockey players have the spare cash for such hijinks, Housley actually gears most of the book toward women who can only invest as little as $50 a month. If you can't set aside that much toward your future financial autonomy, you're probably putting it all in the hands of some man who's gonna stiff you anyway, girl, Housley seems to be saying. And it's that blend of sisters-doin'-it-for-themselves practicality and pop-level empowerment that makes Chicks the kind of smart, fun group-investment guide that even some of us NYSE-illiterate roosters out there would do well to read. --Timothy Murphy...

Authors: Pamela Boucher Gilberd.
Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company.
Publication Date: 1998-07


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    A creative new book shows women how to deal with various career obstacles and achieve their goals, with more than one hundred true stories of women who have attained great success despite downsizing, glass ceilings, and family demands....

Authors: Gail Evans.
Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Gotham
Publication Date: 2003-04-28


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    Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman, Gail Evans's first blockbuster book on getting ahead in business, was a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week business bestseller. In her eagerly awaited new book, this powerhouse author-and CNN's first female executive vice president-takes her empowering approach to corporate success to the next level: It isn't enough for women to understand and learn men's rules-they must create their own. And the path to success begins with this single most important rule:

Evey time a woman succeeds in business, every other woman's chance of succeeding in business increases.

Every time a woman fails in business, every other woman's chance of failure increases.

Whether you're a top executive or an entry-level assistant, She Wins, You Win will give you the tactics and strategies (and a few controversial ideas along the way) you need to attain your career goals:

* How supporting each other paves the way for success
* The importance of being a team player-and how to set up your own winning team
* When it's okay to break the rules
* How to tap into the resources already at your disposal
* Discovering your rainmaking skills
* Sharing information
* Why women should forget networking and start "webbing"
* Women to watch out for-from "Queen Beas" to "Seniority Sues"...

Authors: Cari Lynn.
Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Broadway
Publication Date: 2004-10-05


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In the Futures market, it’s all about minimizing risk and maximizing your wallet. Buying something gives you one leg—selling something gives you another—and if you’ve got two legs to stand on, that’s your spread. Anyone can make money by legging the spread, but if you’re a woman, you need something else: the presence, savvy, and stomach to run with the bulls and make your way in this ultimate boys club.

Welcome to the jungle.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (known in the financial world as “the Merc”) is the busiest Futures exchange in the world: a hair-raising, high-pressure den of iniquity with enough yelling, bullying, and mayhem to rattle even the toughest of hardball commodities traders. And if you’re a woman, the Merc can be the seventh circle of hell, given the sexual harassment, verbal vulgarity, and blatant condescension that comes with the turf. But that fact hasn’t stopped a handful of talented and determined women from crashing the frat party of the Merc and making millions while they’re at it.
When Cari Lynn first ventured onto the floor of the Merc in early 2000, she did so because she, like so many others, was riveted by the amount of money that could be made through trading with seemingly little effort. But she quickly discovered that only a handful of females have ever made it into the trading pits—a testosterone-saturated world where the men are often monsters and there’s no room for boys, let alone women. Leg the Spread is the highly entertaining account of Lynn’s years as a clerk at the Merc, a job that taught her not only the cutthroat rules of engagement, but just how far both men and women will go when they stand to win or lose everything in the blink of an eye.
From learning the fast-moving art of “arb”—the hand signals used to generate trades—to learning to shout over the roar of the pits, Leg the Spread follows Lynn as she discovers the rush of high-stakes moneymaking, and herself. Along the way, she shares the stories of the Merc’s women traders, a motley crew of personalities who show her how to play the game. From Natalie, who bares her midriff and records her trades with a pink pom-pom pen, but is known to throw a punch to stand her ground, to Bev, who hustles billions of dollars in contracts every day and whose sway over the market is so great that major players like Goldman Sachs refuse to trade if she’s not in the pit, Lynn provides a riveting portrait of what it takes to prove your moxie daily in the midst of this ultimate men’s club.
Packed with jaw-dropping stories of bad behavior, good instincts, breathtaking greed, and heroic courage, Leg the Spread is an uproarious, adrenaline-fueled memoir that offers a completely new take on women and Wall Street—and an unprecedented entrée into one of the last true financial playgrounds.

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Authors: Angel Kwolek-Folland.
Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date: 1998-03-20


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    "Drawing on a range of primary sources including the archives of major companies, personal papers, trade magazines, photographs, and recorded anecdotes of turn-of-century life and using the extensive secondary literature on women, sex roles, women's work, manhood, business history and material culture, Angel Kwolek-Folland has built up an intricate picture of office life ... (that) is both challenging and innovative" -- Business History

In Engendering Business, Angel Kwolek-Folland challenges the notion that neutral market forces shaped American business, arguing instead for the central importance of gender in the rise of the modern corporation. She presents a detailed view of the gendered development of management and male-female job segmentation, while also examining the role of gender in such areas as architectural space, office clothing, and office workers' leisure activities....

Authors: Jennifer Hicks.
Paperback, 300 pages
Publisher: La Leche League International
Publication Date: 2005-09-15
Edition: 1

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    The title of this book, HIRKANI’S DAUGHTERS, was inspired by an ancient tale from India about a young mother, Hirkani who lived in the mountain ranges of Western Ghats during the 1600’s. Legend has it that when she was accidentally locked behind the fort gates of the Kings palace, Hirkani scaled down a 1000-foot vertical cliff to breastfeed her baby. When the King heard of her courage, he was so impressed that he honored her by naming the village where she lived Hirkani Village. This village still exists today. HIRKANI’S DAUGHTERS is a compilation of inspirational stories written by mothers from around the world who have overcome various obstacles to continue breastfeeding and working. They too are finding their own ways around the gates people have shut before them. And they, too, are excited, scared and missing their children. Some of the stories share Hirkani’s drama; others speak with a quiet calm. At their core, they are all stories of women evaluating their options through trepidation and a beating heart, and in the end bravely taking the path that works best for their families. Hirkani knew well the difficulty of finding that balance with each and every step that she took as she climbed slowly down the mountain....

Authors: Cheryl D. Broussard.
Hardcover, 288 pages
Publisher: Viking Adult
Publication Date: 1997-01-01


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    Citing the challenges faced by many African-American businesswomen, a guide to entrepreneurship covers everything from choosing a business and overcoming emotional barriers to raising funds and addressing legal concerns. Tour....

Authors: Ronna Lichtenberg.
Paperback, 352 pages
Publisher: Rodale Books
Publication Date: 2006-05-30


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Authors: Ernst & Young. Gregory K. Ericksen.
Hardcover, 272 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 1999-04-26


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    Praise for Women Entrepreneurs Only "Although everyone defines success differently, the twelve women profiled in this book share the same important qualities—ingenuity, intelligence, and determination. Their stories of how they launched their companies and triumphed as women entrepreneurs are a must-read for anyone looking to join the ranks of successful business owners." —Lillian Vernon, founder and Chief Executive Officer Lillian Vernon Corporation Praise for What’s Luck Got to do with it? "This powerful, fascinating book reveals a microcosm of our country—past, present, and future. These remarkable people are truly proactive visionaries who create concepts, not just problem-solve." —Dr. Stephen R. Covey author of the bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People "Any aspiring entrepreneur can learn a lot from the real-life stories of these architects of the business success stories of the ’90s as told in What’s Luck Got to Do With It? This is not an academic treatise, but war stories from real people who have actually done it—and lived to tell their tales." —Stan Davis coauthor of Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy In their own words… Sheryl Leach—Barney the Dinosaur™ Jenny Craig—Jenny Craig Personal Weight Management™ Ruth Fertel—Ruth’s Chris Steak House Joy Mangano—Miracle Mop Mary Ellen Sheets—Two Men and a Truck Doris Christopher—The Pampered Chef, Ltd. Dorothy J. White—Miracle Services, Inc. JoAnne Shaw—The Coffee Beanery, Ltd. Sharon Lobel—Seal-It, Inc. Ebby Halliday—Ebby Halliday Realtors Sherrie Myers—Lansing Lugnuts Deborah Johnston—Care Advantage, Inc....

    "I have looked upon every job as an opportunity. I've always looked upon work as a privilege and that's why I'm still at it.... There is nothing else I want to do," says 88-year-old business maven Ebby Halliday. Women Entrepreneurs Only profiles Halliday and 11 other highly successful entrepreneurs--women who demonstrate how their inspiration and dedication continue to serve them and their businesses. These women, all winners of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award, tell their stories--from inception to investment to market. Along the way, each experienced setbacks, doubts, support, and, ultimately, the belief that she possessed an idea that could positively influence others.

Included in this round-up are Doris Christopher of the Pampered Chef; Sheryl Leach, creator of Barney the Dinosaur; and Joy Mangano, inventor of the Miracle Mop. The entrepreneurs discuss their greatest challenges, the lessons they learned along the way, and what they wished they had known earlier, all the while offering advice to fledgling entrepreneurs. It's a powerful combination of real-life inspiration and lessons that could benefit anyone--man or woman--who wants to know success in business. --Kathleen Doll...

Authors: Cherie Carter-Scott. Jan Fraser.
Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Career Press
Publication Date: 2003-10


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    Ordinary? Hardly. The 18 authors featured in this extraordinary book can hardly be called ordinary-neither can their advice. New York Times best-selling author Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott (If Life is a Game, These Are the Rules), acclaimed songwriter Jana Stanfield (her song "If I Had Only Known" was a quadruple platinum hit for Reba McEntire), and 16 of America's top motivational speakers have created a book by women for women. Each contributor brings not only her unique talents to bear on a powerful topic, but also her own experience and life stories. Readers will receive practical, empowering, and inspiring advice on: Dealing with difficult people; Attitude, balance, and faith; Becoming the person you choose to be; Making a difference and overcoming obstacles; Mothers and daughters; Celebrating, laughing, and letting go; Working, praying, and letting your light shine; And much more....