Shailesh Kumar, MBA, is the founder of Value Stock Guide where he talks about value investing.

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One guide might be the net present value of future tax payments, minus the net costs of public services disbursed there.

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In a 2008 essay highly critical of Dr. Kass's work on the Bush bioethics council, the Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker questioned the value of dignity as a moral guide.

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"There is exposure that could not have been foreseen, " insists Raj Sundaram, president of Automotive Lease Guide, the industry's resale value bible.

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Interestingly enough, the common desktop reference guide "The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy" best sums up the Bible's value as a tool of cultural literacy.

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Steve also believes in the value of having a mentor, someone with business experience who can guide you and keep you going through the difficult times.

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The value, according to Bob Overstreet , publisher of the Overstreet Comic Price Guide, could be as high as half a million dollars.

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Instead of the usual ya-boo about sustainability, this is a pragmatic guide to getting more value from less stuff.

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