Charles J. Wheelan Boeken

Effective communication is essential for success in various scenarios, such as pitching investment ideas, advocating for policy changes, or negotiating raises. This book provides strategies for crafting clear and persuasive messages, whether in written form or through presentations, ensuring that your ideas resonate with your audience and achieve desired outcomes.

Exploring the complexities of banking and monetary systems, the author delves into how these systems should ideally function while highlighting the chaos created by inflation and deflation. Through captivating narratives from diverse countries like North Korea, America, and China, he sheds light on the intricate workings behind the numbers in our bank accounts, making the topic accessible and engaging for readers.

Refreshingly honest advice and observations on happiness, success, and the world lurking beyond the campus gates.

Seeks to provide an engaging and comprehensive primer to economics that explains key concepts without technical jargon and using common-sense examples.

Exploring the concept of taking a year off from everyday life, this book chronicles the Wheelan family's adventurous journey around the globe on a budget. Blending humor with practical advice, it serves as both a guide and a cautionary tale about their experiences while navigating the challenges of travel. Set against the backdrop of a pre-pandemic world, the narrative offers reflections on family dynamics, cultural encounters, and the lessons learned from their unique gap-year experiment.

The book explores the transformation of statistics from a mundane subject to an engaging and vital discipline, as highlighted by Hal Varian's description of it as "sexy." Through real-world applications, it addresses intriguing questions such as detecting cheating in schools, predicting movie preferences on Netflix, and understanding autism trends. Best-selling author Charles Wheelan demonstrates how the right data and statistical tools can illuminate complex issues, making statistics accessible and relevant to everyday life.

A mysterious pathogen threatens America, creating a crisis as the demand for Dormigen, the essential pharmaceutical cure, skyrockets while supplies run dangerously low. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a nation grappling with a health emergency, exploring themes of desperation, resource scarcity, and the impact of governmental failures on public health. As the situation escalates, the characters must navigate the chaos and find solutions amidst a collapsing system.

Warum zahlt der Mann, der im Flugzeug neben Ihnen sitzt, so viel mehr für seinen Sitzplatz (oder auch viel weniger), obwohl er doch dieselbe Strecke zurücklegt und dasselbe Essen serviert bekommt? Was haben Finanzmärkte und Investmentstrategien mit einer Diät gemeinsam? Welchen Platz und Nutzen haben staatliche Einflussnahmen in der ökonomischen Realität der freien Marktwirtschaft? Welche Rolle spielen die amerikanische Fed und verwandte Institutionen wie die Europäische Zentralbank in Bezug auf Inflation und Wirtschaftswachstum? Täglich begegnen uns solche und andere wirtschaftliche Phänomene und häufig stoßen wir an unsere Grenzen, wenn es darum geht, die aufgeworfenen Fragen zu beantworten. Dieses Buch führt Sie durch die wichtigsten Konzepte der Wirtschaft und stellt sie ohne mathematische Komplexität auf so einfache und unterhaltsame Weise dar, dass Sie es nicht mehr aus der Hand legen wollen. Ein Buch, das zugleich unterhält, lehrt und provoziert.