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Navigating the Mortgage Minefield
Richard Giannamore with Barbara Bordow Osach
Amacom
1601 Broadway, New York NY 10019
0814413692, $17.95 www.amacombooks.org
Any consumer interested in the changing world of home mortgages and
loans will find key Navigating the Mortgage Minefield, a real estate
primer offering a toolbox of invaluable observations, from self-
assessments for choosing the best loan features to explanations of
mortgage note obligations, borrower's rights, and more. Worksheets for
homeowners provide keys to not just understanding mortgages, but
locating the best.
A Survival Guide to Debt
Mitchell Allen
Greenleaf Book Group Press
c/o Booth Media Group, Inc. (publicity)
1386 Nightshade Road, Carlsbad, CA 92011
9781929774708 $14.95 www.boothmedia.com
Debt takes as much of a toll on one's nerves as it does on one's bank
account. "A Survival Guide to Debt: How to Overcome Tough Times &
Restore Your Financial Health" is a guide for those who are in debt
over their heads and are confounded on how to survive the crisis. With
plenty of tips for fighting off debt on one's own power, dealing with
collections agencies, considering different types of bankruptcy, and
more, "A Survival Guide to Debt" may be just what the financially
challenged need to find their way out of the financial hole.
Crisis Investing and Entrepreneuring
William L. Seavey
Crisis Response Publishing
PO Box 1681, Cambria, CA 93428
9780615204444 $17.95
Positive thinking lets you make the best of even a bad situation.
"Crisis Investing and Entrepreneuring: 10 Innovative Strategies to
Help You Achieve Financial Success and Solvency in a Down Economy" is
a guide to successful business planning during a down period. Home
based businesses, opportunities that emerge in down times, facing
one's own possible debts, and playing the stock market when it seems
unwise are all discussed and given sage advice. "Crisis Investing and
Entrepreneuring" is a vital read for anyone who doesn't think a bad
economic period is the end of the world.
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