Monopoly, Money, and You: How to Profit from the Game’s Secrets of Success
McGraw-Hill Professional (Verlag)
978-0-07-180843-9 (ISBN)
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THE GAME-CHANGING GUIDE TO SMARTER FINANCIAL DECISIONSThrough vividly illustrated game play, Monopoly, Money, and You shows you how to manage real-life financial challenges using lessons from the iconic board game. You'll improve the critical skills it takes to succeed fi nancially, including:CASH MANAGEMENT * DIVERSIFICATION * NEGOTIATING * DEAL-MAKING * ANALYZING OPPORTUNITIES * CREATING A BUDGET * REDUCING DEBT * MAKING THE BEST OF LIMITED CHOICES * KEEPING YOUR COOL IN TOUGH TIMES"[Orbanes] reveals tips and life lessons that are useful to everyone, from high schoolers getting theirfirst credit cards to Wall Street traders looking for an edge in their next negotiation." -- KEVIN TOSTADO, producer and director of Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
"Monopoly became a part of my life the moment my father, Robert Barton--then president of Parker Brothers--acquired the game in 1935. Now, all these years later, Philip Orbanes reveals what we've all sensed since then--the game is replete with solid financial lessons." -- RANDOLPH P. BARTON, former president of Parker Brothers
"As Philip Orbanes says, Monopoly teaches you two N's: numbers and negotiation. Numbers are vital to financial success, be it in your business, career, or personal life. And negotiation is really the acquired skill of selling effectively, a skill you rely on daily." -- BOB REISS, founder of 16 start-ups and author of Low Risk, High Reward
PHILIP E. ORBANES is the acknowledged global authority on Monopoly. The former director of creative development and senior vice president of research and development at Parker Brothers, he is a founder of Winning Moves Games, which specializes in relaunching classic games from Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley, in addition to developing new games.
CONTENTS
Getting Ready to Play: Return to Marven Gardens.• The game’s lessons and real life.
1. MONEY: Monopoly makes you think about money. Let’s think.
2. The BOARD: Know your playing field and what lies ahead.
3. RULES: Embrace the game’s rules; there are rules and principles in life as well. • Set your goals
4. GAME #1: Learning and applying the basics.• Diversification• Cash Management
5. TOKENS: Who you are.•Confidence, Expressiveness, Self-Control, Affability
6. DICE: Luck…and why it’s not all random.• The Speed Die
7. DEEDS: Converting cash and making it grow.
8. BUILDINGS: Major commitments; steeping up cash conversion.
9. GAME #2: The 2009 United States Championship • Over Diversification• Frequency
10. CARDS: Expecting the expected. • Game theory / Gamification
11. PLAYERS: • Assertiveness• Restraint• The Art of the Trade.• Negotiator Styles
12. THE CLOCK: The timing of opportunity. • Your Game Plan
13. GAME #3: The 2009 World Championship• Complacency• Effective Negotiation
14. FUN: Fun as a reward for accomplishment. • House rules, Monopoly Mega, The Monopoly Brand, Documentary
Appendix
Bibliography
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.4.2013 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 132 Illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 175 x 221 mm |
| Gewicht | 472 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Geld / Bank / Börse |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten | |
| Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Computerspiele | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-07-180843-4 / 0071808434 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-07-180843-9 / 9780071808439 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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