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Bonnie's Books

If you're champing at the bit to buy one of my books, you can surf over to Amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com from here.

If only an autographed copy will do, email me (bonnie.biafore <at> gmail.com) with the book you'd like and how you want it inscribed. New books are list price; older ones are half price.

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2005 edition won the 2005 APEX Award of Excellence

QuickBooks: The Missing Manual

Author: Bonnie Biafore
ISBN: 1-4493-1611-5
Pages: 703
Publisher: O'Reilly

I've outdone myself with this one: accounting, accounting software, and humor, all in one inexpensive package.

There are editions for QuickBooks 2005 through 2013. The 2013 edition is also Intuit's Official Guide to QuickBooks.

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Personal Investing: The Missing Manual

Author: Bonnie Biafore
ISBN: 1-4493-8178-2
Pages: 256
Publisher: O'Reilly (Pogue Press)

How to invest successfully without your brain catching on fire.

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Project 2010: The Missing Manual

Author: Bonnie Biafore
ISBN: 1449381952
Pages: 768
Publisher: O'Reilly (Pogue Press)

Updated book about project management and Microsoft Project. This one has a great intro to project management and the usual fun but thorough coverage of becoming the boss of Microsoft Project.

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Project 2007 Inside Out

Author: Teresa Stover
ISBN: 0-7356-2327-9
Pages: 1104
Publisher: Microsoft Press

I contributed several chapters to this great reference book about both Project Professional and Project Server.

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Quicken 2009: The Missing Manual

Author: Bonnie Biafore
ISBN: 0-5965-1515-4
Pages: 446
Publisher: O'Reilly

A full-blown Missing Manual for software that truly needs one. One Amazon reviewer said "It should be illegal to sell Quicken 2008 without this book."

Quicken 2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual is still available.

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Visio 2007 Bible

Author: Bonnie Biafore
ISBN: 0-4701-0996-3
Pages: 900
Publisher: Wiley

An updated and much funnier edition of the Visio 2003 Bible.

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On Time! On Track! On Target!

Author: Bonnie Biafore
ISBN: 0-7356-2256-6
Pages: 410
Publisher: Microsoft Press

This is the funniest book you'll read about how to manage project, but it's really not about Project, despite the title.

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I wrote this book and it is supposed to be a book about project management with some tips about using Microsoft Project and other programs effectively to manage projects. It is not intended to be a how-to guide for Microsoft Project from start to finish, although it includes techniques that I use all the time to manage projects. I am a PMI-certified Project Management Professional and I manage projects for clients in many industries. The motivation to write this book came from the advice I've had to provide to new (and some more experienced) project managers on many projects.

The idea is to help people relatively new to project management learn about the tasks they should perform to manage a project successfully and how to use Project and other Microsoft programs practically in those endeavors. For example, some folks break down work into way too much detail and try to track it all in Project. This book explains how to figure out how far to break work down and where to store all the details that don't go into a PRoject schedule.

The book also includes tips for using Word, Excel, Access, and other programs in project management tasks. The book was published by Microsoft Press, hence the reference to Microsoft Project in the book title. I am sorry if the title is misleading--I can't do anything about that.

Online Investing Hacks

Author: Bonnie Biafore
ISBN: 0-5960-0677-2
Pages: 502
Publisher: O'Reilly

The Web changes so some of the links are obsolete, but the concepts and spreadsheets still work.

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Online Investing Hacks introduces you to the best web sites for different investing tasks, describes how to get the most out of online investing tools, and explains how to create Excel spreadsheets to manage your investments to meet your unique requirements. Learn how to screen for stocks, bonds, CDs, and mortgage rates; acquire the data you want through subscription services, free online data sources, and by using Excel web queries; use fundamental analysis to invest; use technical analysis to trade or buy investments at the right price and time; analyze mutual funds before you buy to add virtually worry-free investments to your portfolio; execute trades like an expert; manage your portfolio to improve its performance while reducing risk; and create financial plans to attain your goals.

Many of the hacks include spreadsheets that you can customize to fit your situation. For example, one spreadsheet provides a framework for determining the proper asset allocation of a portfolio that will fund multiple goals that occur at different times. By defining the contributions you plan to make and the allocation you want each year as goals grow nearer, the spreadsheet calculates the overall allocation for the entire portfolio.

Winner 2004 Apex Grand Award and STC Distinguished Award

Stock Selection Handbook

Author: Bonnie Biafore

Pages: 190
Publisher: Better Investing

Have fun while learning to make money in the stock market!

The Apex judges had this to say about the book:

"Superbly written book makes complex investment topics clear and easily understandable. Lively, interesting copy walks readers through the topics while clean, readable type and attractive spreads and illustrations and functional charts reinforce the strong text."

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Using Portfolio Management Wisdom

Author: Bonnie BiaforePages: 200
Publisher: Better Investing

I don't profess to be the expert on investment portfolio management. But, I've compiled the advice of many NAIC mavens into this new handbook published by Better Investing.

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