So this is my last blog entry in the famed "From the Reference Desk Blog". The blog has been a fun project, (at least it's been fun for me,) and one worth doing IMHO. It's helped me to learn a lot about the library, its collections, and its staff. So thank you to everyone who has participated in this experiment which I thrust upon you!
In my final post, I'd like to share with you some of the top-circulating business books I bought while working at the library (since December 2004.) Here are the top 11 circulating business titles that I ordered:
1. Jim Cramer's real money : sane investing in an insane world (51 circulations)
2. Rich dad, poor dad : what the rich teach their kids about money that the poor and middle class do not (43 circulations)
3. Confessions of an economic hit man / John Perkins (28 circulations)
4. Winning / Jack Welch (26 circulations)
5. Secrets of the millionaire mind : mastering the inner game of wealth (23 circulations)
6. The ABC's of real estate investing (23 circulations)
7. Accounting demystified : a self-teaching guide (22 circulations)
8. The little book that beats the market / Joel Greenblat (22 circulations)
9. Unconventional success : a fundamental approach to personal investment / David Swensen (22 circulations)
10. The age of turbulence : adventures in a new world / Alan Greenspan (20 circulations)
11. The art of possibility / Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander (20 circulations)
Here are just a few comments about these books:
Confessions of an Economic Hitman : After buying this book for the library and later reading it, I was so impressed, I went to hear the author speak at the Harvard Coop. Little did I know the book would be so popular with Nashua residents.
Unconventional success : a fundamental approach to personal investment: This book was recommended to me by one of my favorite library customers. He is a big fan of Wall Street and investing, and he shared an article with me in which the author of this book was interviewed. Based on the interview, I bought the book, and it went on to make my Top Circulating Business Book list. Thanks Don!