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10 Expand your skills, gain insight, and get inspired with these top picks. Uncommon Sense: Stories About Saving, Investing, and Everything In Between By Jill Gleba A rationally written guide for "normal" people, author Jill Gelba uses fictional vignettes to teach the reader more about personal finances. e stories teach readers about money from youth to retirement, from how to invest, to choosing a career, all using stories written in an engaging and conversational style to teach the tangible steps necessary to create their desired financial future. Gelba created these stories from pieces of her life, from making her first investment at 12 years old with her paper route earnings, to her current job as owner of an independent financial management firm for the last 35 years. Real Estate Foreclosure Tails—A Day in the Life of a REO Broker: Educational Entertaining True Stories From Default Industry Real Estate Leaders By Brandy Nelson As the leader of Brandy Nelson Associates, Nelson is a top-producing broker for Windermere Homes & Estates, having completed over 2000 transactions since 2005. In her spare time, she has put together a book of short stories about a day in the life of an REO and foreclosure broker. With chapter titles "Hurry Up and Wait" and "Someone Has to Clean Up this Mess," the fun yet educational chapters try to teach their readers in an engaging way from problems experienced by the authors in the default real estate space. I Am My Brand: How to Build Your Brand Without Apology By Kubi Springer Geared toward women, this book provides achievable techniques and tools for women to build their personal brand. Author Kubi Springer provides a toolkit for readers by creating a tapestry of advice and storytelling that ultimately teaches entrepreneurs, freelancers, and executives alike how to brand themselves for success. is book focuses on the challenges women face creating a brand across multiple cultures and the paths they take to overcome them. e author's expertise in this area supports readers on their own journey to building a brand in every field imaginable while finding self-empowerment in both work and life. Asset Protection for Real Estate Investors: 5 Secrets to Protect Your Wealth From Lawsuits By Gary Gable When you take possession of a property through a sale or foreclosure, you get a deed, but you also take on the legal liability of that property—insurance can protect you, but what kind and how much should you carry? Author Gary Gable teaches the ins and outs of basic business principles of different business entity types, the usefulness of trusts, how to protect yourself from frivolous lawsuits, and how your personal pride can leave you open and vulnerable to even the smallest torts. A great concise, yet detailed, read on asset protection for any business owner, this is for those looking to start a business so you can put best practices first. Good Reads