Tim Nguyen wants to help you make money in the stock market. In his first book, “Conquering the Bull and the Bear: A Holistic Approach to Profiting in the Stock Market,” the Ahwatukee resident offers a different approach than most other financial investment books.

Longtime Ahwatukee Foothills resident Neal Lester was one of four editors who put together “Sapphire’s Literary Breakthrough,” a book volume exploring an author’s writing.

Last minute shoppers may be surprised to find the deals on large TVs they may have missed on Black Friday are still available just across the freeway in Tempe.

Google has started shipping a larger version of its Nexus tablet computer, one that comes closer to competing with Apple’s full-size iPad and other tablets. Here’s a look at how the Nexus 10 compares with other tablets with similar screens.

The best thing about most of the world becoming completely dependent on electronics is that some very good products can be had relatively cheap.

A fiction novel that takes readers into the depths of corruption in government and frustrated consumers ready to handle it in extreme ways may not be far off from the truth, according to Ahwatukee Foothills resident Dan Tamblo.

Get ready for Black Friday week.

Sweater-y cable knits, textural weaves, rich faux furs ... this fall, throws are showing up in all the retailers’ collections.

Paula Owens’ book, “The Power of 4,” has been rated No. 1 in the Health, Diet and Fitness category on Amazon.com. Owens has been an Ahwatukee Foothills resident for 20 years. She is a nutritionist, fitness and fat loss expert and natural health practitioner.

Groupon launched a payment service last week that allows businesses to accept credit cards using an iPhone or iPod Touch, becoming the latest company to enter the growing mobile payments market.

To most who know or have been trained by Shannon Sorrels, you know she isn’t a “pat-on-the-head” kind of trainer.

Mike Smothers of PC Made EZ’s article “Cloud backups are the way to go in saving important data” (AFN, Aug. 8) begged for my opposing view, that of a somewhat traditionalist tech gal, who just read a compelling article, “How Apple and Amazon security flaws Led to epic hacking” in Wired Magazine, http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/all/.

Q: What are your suggestions for alternatives to cable and satellite television services? — Peter

Arizona utilities, developers and other special interests are fueling a political action committee formed by Gov. Jan Brewer to help elect federal candidates who share her views on immigration and states' rights.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Channel blackouts such as the one that resulted from the recent spat between Viacom and DirecTV have become far more common over the past three years. Consumers can thank the changing dynamics of the entertainment industry.

One way to set yourself apart in your cover letter is to know your audience. In his book, “Gallery of Best Cover Letters,” David Noble, Ph.D., offers strategies for customizing your cover letter.

New York •  Amazon.com wants “.joy,” Google wants “.love” and L’Oreal wants “.beauty.”

New York •  Amazon.com wants “.joy,” Google wants “.love” and L’Oreal wants “.beauty.”

Most mornings, Kristi Grimm and her 9-year-old son, Dillon, go running together.

Most mornings, Kristi Grimm and her 9-year-old son, Dillon, go running together.

Sharon Day’s career as a writer is picking up momentum.

In politics there are those who laugh and those who cry, and local author Curtice Mang chooses to laugh in his new book, “The Constitution – I’m not Kidding and Other Tales of Liberal Folly.”

Years of experience has taught Christie Ellis, owner and designated broker of Sonoran Mountain Realty in Ahwatukee Foothills, all the do’s and don’t’s of real estate and now she’s excited to share what she has learned and reach a greater audience through her book, “Real Estate Agent CEMETERY: How to Survive the Fears, Challenges, and Mistakes That Can Kill Your Real Estate Career.”

Jan Brewer has apparently found a good place to spend some of the donations she is getting to her federal political action committee: buying her own books.

E-books, textbook rental services, and new laws could help students save money.