Books by Robert Mayer

The Art of Arguing teaches its readers how to always triumph at work through the mysterious tactics of persuasion, influenceand likeability, without ever having to yell, point fingers or create workplace enemies. Readers will learn tricks to disagreewith their co-workers and bosses agreeably, conduct themselves with sheer confidence and not shed their professionalismeven in times of crisis. Believe it, you can always win arguments without having to rip your hair or your career apart!Business author and success expert Nary Roden tells you how mastering yourself is the first and the best way to masterworkplace disputes. From being diplomatic to using powerful vocabulary during an argument, The Art of Arguing is adelightful and engaging read, which reveals to its readers the secret mantras of always being victorious and well-liked inthe workplace.

Loan sharks may conjure up an image of tough guys in fedoras looking to make a profit off of desperate people in dire financial straits; but in reality, lenders who advance small sums of cash at high interest rates until payday existed long before organized crime entered the trade. Today the businesses that fill this niche in the credit market prefer the name "payday lenders" rather than loan sharks, but most large cities are still a hotbed of usurious lending, and the landscapes are dotted with their inviting and brightly colored storefronts. Despite their more respectable name, these predatory lenders have endured through regulation, prohibition, and the rise and fall of the mob since the late 1800s. In this intriguing and accessible book, Mayer aptly assesses the consequences of high-interest lending¿both for the people who borrow at such steep prices and for society as a whole. He argues that although some consumers gain from borrowing at high rates, payday lending in its modern form consistently traps many of the wage earners who pawn their postdated checks, leaving them worse off than they were before. Because payday lending regulations vary widely throughout the country, Mayer chose to focus his story on Chicago, a city that serves as a fine representative of the legacy of loan sharking. Quick Cash will engage policy analysts, economists, and regional historians, as wells as general readers interested in the fascinating story behind these unscrupulous lending operations that feed off America's current tough economic times.