Reuters reports steady and increasing sales of books about finance, cookbooks, and mysteries and thrillers, as people struggle with money issues, make more meals at home, and seek an escape from difficult times. Among the titles mentioned are the new authorized biography of Warren Buffet, The Snowball, Stop the 401(k) Rip-off!: Eliminate Costly Hidden Fees [...]
Tagged economic downturn, finance, financial fictionShelf Awareness reports that “‘To satisfy the public’s craving for financial advice,’ Borders has created front-of-store displays in all its superstores that feature finance and personal-finance titles;” Barnes & Noble is doing something similar.
Borders’ business book buyer Michael D’Agostini lists these five as most popular with customers:
The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy money, high rollers, and [...]
Slate offers a slideshow of children’s books for tough financial times (and a few TV shows, too), which includes The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1881) by Margaret Sidney, Ramona and Her Father (1977) by Beverly Cleary (Mr. Quimby loses his job), the American doll series featuring Kit, Barbara O’Connor’s young-adult novel How [...]