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No matter what age you are... no matter what your income is... no matter what your expenses are today or are going to be in the years to come... no matter what you have or haven't done so far to prepare for those expenses... you can still create the kind of personal financial prosperity and security other people have. And you can do it without the hardship, effort, or sacrifice you may think it will take.

While warnings of a robot world-takeover could seem dramatic, the truth is more mundane―robots have come to take our jobs. Winning in the Robotic Workplace: How to Prosper in the Automation Age will teach you the skills needed to reprogram the way you work in anticipation of this technological shift. Author John F. Wasik believes learning to thrive in the automation age can in fact humanize the workplace once again. You will learn to emphasize the conceptualization and pursuit of creative ideas, a practice that most robots are unequipped to perform in a meaningful way.

"The Doctor Is In. In Your House, That Is" is from the September 23, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by John F. Wasik and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Seeds of a Fintech Startup Sometimes Come From the Trenches" is from the November 23, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by John F. Wasik and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Help for a Business Idea Trying to Catch Fire" is from the October 12, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by John F. Wasik and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"An Ecosystem Where Startups Help Other Startups" is from the August 17, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by John F. Wasik and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Many young entrepreneurs are unlikely to go to venture capital firms or business incubators, preferring to “bootstrap” — finance their companies with their own money or funds from friends and family members. But being in debt for student loans makes self-financing that much tougher.

Author John F. Wasik tracks Lincoln from his time in the 1830s as a young Illinois state legislator pushing for internal improvements; through his work as a lawyer representing the Illinois Central Railroad in the 1840s; to his presidential fight for the Transcontinental Railroad; and his support of land-grant colleges that educated a nation. These brick-and-mortar developments were essential to how the nation could lift citizens above poverty and its isolating origins.