Mеltdown: How Grееd аnd Corruption Shаttеrеd Our Finаnciаl Systеm аnd How Wе Cаn Rеcovеr
Publisher: Nаtion Books
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2009-01-09
List price: $15.95

America’s economy is in meltdown. Banks have failed, foreclosures are sweeping the housing market, and stocks have suffered their worst losses since the Great Depression. Faced with a complex and spiraling crisis, the government has poured billions of taxpayer cash into a bailout with no end in sight. At every step of the way, The Nation, America’s oldest weekly magazine, has tackled the most urgent questions facing the nation’s leaders and its citizens with clarity and insight. Meltdown draws together nearly twenty years of the best of their coverage of the financial crisis ...

Eаts, Shoots аnd Lеаvеs: Thе Zеro Tolеrаncе Approаch to Punctuаtion
Publisher: Gothаm
Number of Pages: 209
Published: 2004-04
List price: $19.95

A panda walked into a cafe. He ordered a sandwich, ate it, then pulled out a gun and shot the waiter. ’Why?’ groaned the injured man. The panda shrugged, tossed him a badly punctuated wildlife manual and walked out. And sure enough, when the waiter consulted the book, he found an explanation. ’Panda,’ ran the entry for his assailant. ’Large black and white mammal native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.’ We see signs in shops every day for "Banana’s" and even "Gateaux’s". Competition rules remind us: "The judges decision is final." Now, many pun...

Hаnds on Environmеntаlism
Publisher: Encountеr Books
Number of Pages: 210
Published: 2005-09-27
List price: $17.95

The political environmentalism of the past 35 years was born of necessity: business as usual was not protecting the air, water and land. Brent Haglund and Thomas Still believe that the regulatory actions of the 1960s and 1970s were essential medicine for a careless society. But over time, the cure became something of a disease itself, a command-and-control system that widened the gulf between people and the natural world they live in. Writing for those who want to move past the environmental nanny state and reach the next level of stewardship, Haglund and Still describe a "civic environment...

Mаrkov Rаndom Fiеld Modеling in Imаgе Anаlysis (Advаncеs in Pаttеrn Rеcognition)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 362
Published: 2009-03-10
List price: $79.95

Markov random field (MRF) theory provides a basis for modeling contextual constraints in visual processing and interpretation. It enables systematic development of optimal vision algorithms when used with optimization principles. This detailed and thoroughly enhanced third edition presents a comprehensive study / reference to theories, methodologies and recent developments in solving computer vision problems based on MRFs, statistics and optimisation. It treats various problems in low- and high-level computational vision in a systematic and unified way within the MAP-MRF framework. Among th...

Thе Complеtе Idiotаnd#8217;s Guidе to Rеtiring Eаrly
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Number of Pages: 360
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Thе Complеtе Idiotаnd#8217;s Guidе to Accounting, 2nd Edition
Publisher: Αlphа
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2006-06-27
List price: $19.95

Updated information on new tax rates, forms, software, and more! A comprehensive overview of the monthly accounting process for small business owners and novice bookkeepers and accounting clerks, this book guides readers through the ins and outs of creating accounts, conducting transactions, handling employees and payroll, managing month- end procedures, and issuing financial reports. Fully revised to reflect the latest laws and procedures The perfect tool for the 23 million small business owners in the U.S. Covers the types of accounting software programs available and how ...

Vаccinеs: Whаt You Should Know, Third Edition
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2003-04-15
List price: $14.95

Get the straight facts about vaccines and make informed choices Do you wonder whether vaccines are safe and whether they are all really necessary? This completely revised and updated edition of the classic Vaccines: What You Should Know helps you sort through the latest information about vaccines in order to determine what is right for your family. Coauthored by Paul Offit, a member of the CDC advisory committee that determines which vaccines are recommended for use in the United States, this guide tells you what vaccines are made of and clearly explains how they are made, how they w...

Not-for-Profit Accounting Mаdе Eаsy
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 252
Published: 2002-03-15
List price: $29.95

A practical, introductory guide to the fundamentals of not-for-profit accounting Not-for-Profit Accounting Made Easy focuses on accounting fundamentals for those who run financial and accounting operations in not-for-profit organizations but do not have a professional understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting. It explains complex accounting rules in terms nonaccountants can easily understand in order to help them better fulfill their managerial and fiduciary duties. Always practical and never overtechnical, this helpful guide conforms to FASB and AICPA standards and: ...

Blogwild!: A Guidе for Smаll Businеss Blogging
Publisher: Portfolio Hаrdcovеr
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2006-04-06
List price: $19.95

Go Blogwild with veteran blogger and blog consultant Andy Wibbels and learn how to use blogs to improve your business and your bottom line. By harnessing the power of the Internet’s most explosive marketing tool you can: * Create buzz for your products and services * Enrich your clients’ understanding of your business * Communicate with your team * Reach out to your customers * Test drive new ideas * Bring your business to the global marketplace * Open a backdoor to the press Don’t be intimidated. Go blogwild....