Jim Randel, a graduate of the Columbia University School of Law, has made his living as an entrepreneur, having been involved in several highly creative and successful real estate and business deals. Throughout his entire 30-year career it has been his passion to write, speak and teach on subjects of financial and personal achievement.

His first book, The Real Estate Game (CCH), was published in 1986 and received national recognition from investors and critics. This led to various speaking engagements around the U.S. including Harvard and NYU Business Schools. During this period he also became a television commentator on business issues, and from 1988 to 1990 had a daily program on the Financial News Network (now CNBC).

Randel’s second book, Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur (McGraw-Hill) was written in 2006 and reached #1 in several Amazon categories. The publication of this book led to numerous requests for Randel to speak at investor conferences in Kansas City, Seattle, Washington D.C., Boston, Providence and Milwaukee.

In 2008 Randel founded RAND Publishing which, under the imprint The Skinny On™ publishes a unique and contemporary line of illustrated non-fiction books.

The first book of this series, The Skinny on the Housing Crisis, What Every Homeowner and Homebuyer Needs to Know!!! (April, 2009) has received numerous endorsements, including:

"Jim Randel has put together a no-nonsense, thoroughly readable book on what caused the nation’s housing crisis. This plain English analysis of a complex subject is a must read for the millions of Americans impacted by this shattering event.">/em> --Arthur Levitt, Chairman of the SEC (1992 -2000)

"This book performs an extraordinary public service and I hope that it is widely read." --Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Attorney General

RAND Publishing released its second book shortly thereafter. The Skinny on Willpower, How to Develop Self-Discipline (April, 2009) is a concise and easy-to-understand guide which synthesizes more than 50 books and articles written on the subject of self-discipline. The Skinny on Willpower just received the following endorsements:

"Don’t let the stick figures fool you – The Skinny on Willpower is a funny book that offers up some seriously good information on how to declutter your brain and discipline yourself to achieve your personal and professional goals. Jim Randel will have you laughing and thinking at the same time. A very enjoyable read." -- Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager®

"Jim not only has amazing mental fortitude and lives the life he preaches, he also has an in-depth knowledge of this subject and plenty of credibility to write this book." --Dwight Stones, 3-time Olympian, 10 time world record holder

The most recent release, The Skinny on Credit Cards, How to Master the Credit Card Game (April, 2009) marks the series’ first foray into personal finance and has received national attention from nationally accomplished credit card experts:

"The Skinny on Credit Cards discusses a complex financial matter that many consumers struggle with in a way that even someone with no credit history can easily understand. This is no small achievement!" -- Curtis Arnold, U. S. Citizens for Fair Credit Card Terms, Inc.

"I love this book, what a terrific job. This book can literally save you a fortune!" --Gerri Detweiler, Ultimate Credit Solutions Inc.