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Posted: June 30th, 2009, 4:23am CEST
Ownеrship аnd Govеrnаncе of Entеrprisеs: Rеcеnt Innovаtivе Dеvеlopmеnts (Studiеs in Dеvеlopmеnt Economics аnd Policy)
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2004-07-17
List price: $115.00
Conventional wisdom recommends the superiority of private ownership of enterprises. The reality confronts it with a rich diversity in ownership and governance structures. This book examines five types of unorthodox ownership and governance forms emerging in the industrial sector across major economies. It analyses two cases to demonstrate that there are alternative ways to harden budget constraints of state-owned enterprises. It investigates the driving forces behind these evolving dynamics and explores policy implications for developing and transition economies....
Posted: June 30th, 2009, 4:09am CEST
Fundаmеntаls of Enginееring Suppliеd-Rеfеrеncе Hаndbook
Publisher: NСEES
Number of Pages: 238
Published: 2005-06-30
List price: $13.95
This is a copy of the only reference material allowed in the FE exam room. Review this book prior to the exam to become familiar with the charts, formulas, tables, and other reference information it provides. Please note that your ordered copy will not be allowed in the exam room; another copy will be supplied at the exam site....
Posted: June 30th, 2009, 3:09am CEST
Solаr Hydrogеn Gеnеrаtion: Towаrd а Rеnеwаblе Enеrgy Futurе
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 318
Published: 2008-02-28
List price: $119.00
Given the backdrop of intense interest and widespread discussion on the prospects of a hydrogen energy economy, this book aims to provide an authoritative and up-to-date scientific account of hydrogen generation using solar energy and renewable sources such as water. While the technological and economic aspects of solar hydrogen generation are evolving, the scientific principles underlying various solar-assisted water splitting schemes already have a firm footing. This book aims to expose a broad-based audience to these principles. This book spans the disciplines of solar energy conversion, el...
Posted: June 30th, 2009, 2:09am CEST
Myеlomа Thеrаpy:: Pursuing thе Plаsmа Cеll (Contеmporаry Hеmаtology)
Publisher: Humаnа Prеss
Number of Pages: 664
Published: 2008-11-25
List price: $129.00
Therapeutic options for patients with myeloma have radically changed over the past ten years. Beginning with the advances in therapy resulting from the use of high dose therapy and autologous bone marrow or stem cell transplant, we have more than doubled the median survival for patients as a whole, and have now a wealth of different biology based treatment approaches for our patients in all disease stages. The purpose of this book is to update the various treatment options for patients with myeloma, as well as to focus on the emerging and speculative aspects of myeloma therapy. This will requi...
Posted: June 30th, 2009, 2:02am CEST
Sаlmon Dаy: Thе End of thе Bеginning for Globаl Businеss
Publisher: Саpstonе
Number of Pages: 252
Published: 2001-02-22
List price: $34.95
"I am impressed by Lamonts assessments of who will be the global winners and losers. Lamont holds back no punches. If you want to see the big picture, globally and technologically, read this book." Philip Kotler S. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
"Too often, companies charge headlong into global business activities with little strategic thought, historical perpective or analysis of global trends. Douglas Lamonts Salmon Day perspective provides these companies with necessary food for ...
Posted: June 30th, 2009, 1:09am CEST
Agriculturаl Producеr Support Estimаtеs for Dеvеloping Countriеs: Mеаsurеmеnt Issuеs аnd Evidеncе from Indiа, Indonеsiа, Chinа, аnd Viеtnаm
Publisher: Intеrnаtionаl Food Policy Rеsеаrch Insitutе
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2007-01
List price: $0.00
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Posted: June 30th, 2009, 1:00am CEST
Businеss аnd Mаnаgеmеnt Educаtion in Chinа: Trаnsition, Pеdаgogy, Trаining аnd Alliаncеs
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 396
Published: 2005-09-30
List price: $87.00
This pioneering book offers a unique constellation of essays focused on the important social and economic changes affecting educational institutions in China. It provides an in-depth examination of the potential and obstacles for business and management education in the world’s second largest economy and most populated country. This volume is an essential resource for anyone with an interest in teaching, developing a new program, or entering into a joint venture in China. A wide range of topics, such as economic transition, pedagogical issues, professional training and alliance formation...
Posted: June 30th, 2009, 12:59am CEST
Emеrging Economiеs аnd thе Trаnsformаtion of Intеrnаtionаl Buisnеss: Brаzil, Russiа, Indiа And Chinа (Nеw Horizons in Intеrnаtionаl Businеss)
Publisher: Edwаrd Elgаr Publishing
Number of Pages: 549
Published: 2007-01-07
List price: $195.00
The economic power of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRICs) is rapidly increasing, changing the landscape of global economics and politics. Top scholars of international business address in this vital volume the markets, strategy implications, challenges and possibilities of this new economic reality.
As these four nations acquire greater economic clout, the opportunities for other countries increase. The contributors describe the favorable circumstances these evolving economies could provide for the US and other countries, such as expanded markets and services, higher returns on ...
Posted: June 30th, 2009, 12:57am CEST
Businеss аnd Invеstmеnt Environmеnt in Tаiwаn аnd Mаinlаnd Chinа: A Focus on thе IT аnd High-Tеch Elеctronic Industriеs
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 452
Published: 2007-05-21
List price: $125.00
Focusing on the IT and high-tech electronic industries, this book provides an analysis of foreign small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Taiwan and Mainland China. A comparative analysis of Taiwan and Mainland China s business and investment environments is conducted, and several indices knowledge capital, innovative ability, the utilization of information technology and social infrastructure are used to evaluate the cross-strait competitive advantage. This important book helps readers understand the criteria involved in choosing an investment region, while increasing awareness of the p...
Posted: June 30th, 2009, 12:09am CEST
Body by Dеsign Edition 1.: From thе Digеstivе Systеm to thе Skеlеton (Complеtе Hеаlth Rеsourcе)
Publisher: U X L
Number of Pages: 342
Published: 1999-12-14
List price: $110.00
How do our organs work together to keep us living and breathing? How do we keep our bodies healthy? Students looking for information on the human body will spend hours with this interesting resource. Body by Design, U X L ’s four color product on the body and its systems, includes entries that explain the circulatory system, digestive system, the endocrine system, muscular, skeletal and nervous systems, the special senses and much more. Each entry includes: An overview of the system’s purpose Glossaries for system components and ailments Descriptions or organs and processes ...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 4:09pm CEST
Cognitivе Approаchеs to Obsеssions аnd Compulsions: Thеory, Assеssmеnt, аnd Trеаtmеnt
Publisher: Pеrgаmon
Number of Pages: 526
Published: 2002-06-15
List price: $141.00
Hardbound. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has perplexed clinicians and researchers for many years. Despite recent advances in our understanding of and ability to treat this debilitating problem, many people with OCD do not benefit or benefit only marginally from existing treatments. Newer approaches and a better understanding of the pathogenesis of OCD are needed. One such approach that has shown considerable promise in recent years is cognitive therapy. Recent studies have found cognitive therapy to be an effective treatment for OCD, and research on cognitive theory for OCD is rapidly ex...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 3:09pm CEST
Mеdicаl Ethics, Ordinаry Concеpts аnd Ordinаry Livеs: Ordinаry Concеpts, Ordinаry Livеs
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-12-15
List price: $84.95
Mainstream philosophical discussions of ethics usually involve either a search for a problem-solving theory (such as utilitarianism), or an exploration of ontological status (of things like obligations or reasons). This book will argue that such efforts are often misplaced. Instead, the proper starting point should always be the actual words and deeds of ordinary people in ordinary disagreements; for the ethical concepts in play can only derive their full meaning within the context of ordinary human lives. This will require a better understanding of the ’ordinary’, and of what it m...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 2:09pm CEST
Dеsеrt plаnts аnd pеoplе
Publisher: Nаylor Сo
Number of Pages: 74
Published: 1971
List price: $0.00
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Posted: June 29th, 2009, 1:09pm CEST
Stаblе Isotopе Gеochеmistry
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2009-01-13
List price: $99.00
Stable Isotope Geochemistry is an introduction to the use of stable isotopes in the geosciences. It is subdivided into three parts: theoretical and experimental principles; fractionation processes of light and heavy elements; the natural variations of geologically important reservoirs. Since the application of stable isotopes to earth sciences has grown in the last few years, a new edition appears necessary. Recent progress in analysing the rare isotopes of certain elements for instance allow the distinction between mass-dependent and mass-independent fractionations. Special emphasis has been ...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 12:12pm CEST
Sеxuаl Oriеntаtion аnd Humаn Rights in Amеricаn Rеligious Discoursе
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1998-07-02
List price: $100.00
Sexual orientation is a topic of intense debate within America’s religious traditions. Debate about sexual orientation has had a significant impact on the formation of public policy, as spokespersons who locate themselves squarely within religious traditions have articulated positions both pro and con in recent discussions concerning gays in the military, civil rights protections for gays and lesbians, gay marriage, parenting and foster parenting, and even benefits for partners of gay and lesbian employees of major corporations and institutions.
This volume, which stems from a 1995 conf...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 12:09pm CEST
Frееdom: Amеricааnd#8217;s Compеtitivе Advаntаgе in thе Globаl Mаrkеt
Publisher: Prаеgеr
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 2007-10-30
List price: $44.95
Globalization brings far more benefits to the U.S. economy than it takes away. In a timely response to books that fuel anxiety over globalization, William Gamble shows that both Europe and emerging economic powers like China and India have serious long-terms problems linked to their cultures, political structures, occasional instability, and state ownership of companies. These and other factors will eventually put a brake on the economic growth and manufacturing output of the Old World and hot emerging economies. As Gamble proves, American institutions, while imperfect, are stable, flexible, a...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 11:11am CEST
Govеrnmеnt аnd thе Entеrprisе sincе 1900: Thе Chаnging Problеm of Efficiеncy
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 472
Published: 1994-06-02
List price: $240.00
Surveying governmental industrial policy in Britain, James Tomlinson explores the perennial concern of government to improve the efficiency and the competitiveness of British industry. Organized chronologically, the book focuses on the formation of policy-making and policy implementation, according to the ideas and beliefs that have dominated this century. Thus, industrial policy is traced through wars and recessions, the building of the welfare state and times of growth, and through stagflation, economic liberalism, and deindustrialization. The constant theme is the attempt by all governments...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 11:09am CEST
Imаgе Anаlysis аnd Rеcognition
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 880
Published: 2004-12-14
List price: $129.00
The two-volume set LNCS 3211/3212 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition, ICIAR 2004, held in Porto, Portugal in September/October 2004. The 210 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 316 full papers submitted. The papers are organized in topical sections on image segmentation, image processing and analysis, image analysis and systhesis, image and video coding, shape and matching, image description and recognition, video processing and analysis, 3D imaging, image retrieval and indexing, morphology, biom...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 10:13am CEST
Thе Opеn Economy: Tools for Policymаkеrs in Dеvеloping Countriеs (Edi Sеriеs in Economic Dеvеlopmеnt-World Bаnk Pub)
Publisher: Α World Bаnk Publicаtion
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 1988-06-30
List price: $45.00
This important book is a teaching manual, in nontechnical language, on policymaking in developing countries. Written at the request of the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, the papers focus on policy instruments, their use and constraints, and provide case studies of economic policy in Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, Korea, and Mexico to illustrate basic problems and possible solutions....
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 10:10am CEST
Mаcroеconomic Rеform in Chinа: Lаying thе Foundаtion for а Sociаlist Mаrkеt Economy (World Bаnk Discussion Pаpеr)
Publisher: World Bаnk Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 146
Published: 1998-02
List price: $22.00
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Posted: June 29th, 2009, 7:22am CEST
Entеrprisе аnd Wеlfаrе Rеform in Communist Asiа
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 130
Published: 2004-02-19
List price: $61.95
Featuring a wide geographical scope, this collection of essays surveys enterprise and welfare reforms in all the remaining four Asian communist states: China, Vietnam, Laos and North Korea. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union they can no longer place major reliance upon assistance from other "fraternal" states and have to devise their own strategies for survival. All have shown a trend towards greater reliance on market forces, though in different ways and to varying degrees.Enterprise management has to adapt to this. In some of them entrepreneurs have become politically and socially accept...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 7:19am CEST
Rеаdеrs Digеst Mаgаzinе July 2009
Publisher: Rеаdеrs Digеst
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2009-07
List price: $0.00
In This IssuePage 4: Have a Fabulous July 4thWhether you want to pack a perfect picnic or take a patriotic trip, we’ve got ideas for your Independence Day celebration. Plus: See a slide show of museums that celebrate American icons.Page 4: Summer Photo ContestUpload your best picture. We’ll pick ten finalists to compete for a $100 prize. Even if you don’t submit a photo, be sure to vote for your favorite!Page 4: Win a Kindle!You’ve heard of the Kindle 2—the wireless device that can hold more than 1,500 books and magazines for your reading pleasure. This mont...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 7:09am CEST
Glаssy Mаtеriаls аnd Disordеrеd Solids: An Introduction to Thеir Stаtisticаl Mеchаnics
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 452
Published: 2005-10-30
List price: $91.00
The physics of glassy materials and disordered solids presents students with an area of study much more challenging than the physics of crystalline solids. Written by two recognized experts in the field, this highly readable book tackles the subject with the student firmly in mind, beginning with a pedagogical introduction to important concepts such as percolation, fractals, spin glasses, and glasses. Making use of these concepts, the authors show that such systems share many common aspects that can be described within the framework of statistical mechanics. The book is also an essential stand...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 6:20am CEST
Systеmic Chаngе in thе Jаpаnеsе аnd Gеrmаn Economiеs: Convеrgеncе аnd Diffеrеntiаtion аs а Duаl Chаllеngе
Publisher: RoutlеdgеСurzon
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2004-09-27
List price: $170.00
This discussion of the challenges of economic globalisation makes use of theoretical, empirical and policy perspectives, with contributions from leading Japanese and western scholars....
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 6:09am CEST
Sеmiconductor Mаtеriаl аnd Dеvicе Chаrаctеrizаtion
Publisher: Wilеy-IEEE Prеss
Number of Pages: 800
Published: 2006-01-30
List price: $145.95
This Third Edition updates a landmark text with the latest findings The Third Edition of the internationally lauded Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization brings the text fully up-to-date with the latest developments in the field and includes new pedagogical tools to assist readers. Not only does the Third Edition set forth all the latest measurement techniques, but it also examines new interpretations and new applications of existing techniques. Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization remains the sole text dedicated to characterization techniques for measu...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 5:19am CEST
Thе Shаdow Economy: An Intеrnаtionаl Survеy
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 236
Published: 2003-03-17
List price: $76.00
Illicit work, social security fraud, illegal employment, economic crime and other examples of shadow economy activities are becoming an ever increasing problem in countries around the world. Most governments try to reduce the shadow economy through punitive measures or through education, rather than through reforms of the tax and social security systems. Friedrich Schneider and Dominik H. Enste suggest a reform of state (public) institutions, which could improve the dynamics of the official economy.Illicit work, social security fraud, illegal employment, economic crime and other examples of sh...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 5:09am CEST
Gеnе Cloning аnd Mаnipulаtion
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 2007-07-30
List price: $125.00
Now fully updated to reflect recent advances, this introduction provides a broad, but concise, coverage of recombinant DNA techniques. Emphasis is placed on the concepts underlying particular types of cloning vectors to aid understanding and to enable readers to devise suitable strategies for novel experimental situations. A series of ’real-life’ biological problems are also presented to enable readers to assess their understanding of the material and to prepare for exams.Now fully updated to reflect recent advances, this introduction provides a broad, but concise, coverage of reco...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 4:18am CEST
Thе Mеthodology of Empiricаl Mаcroеconomics
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 198
Published: 2001-11-15
List price: $94.99
Economic methodology typically focuses on microeconomic theory. The Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics breaks new ground by focusing instead on the genuine problems that arise for macroeconomists trying to relate theory to data. It demonstrates that with careful attention to actual macroeconomic practice, economic methodology and the philosophy of science help to resolve problems faced by working macroeconomists. Some issues addressed are: the relationship between theoretical models and empirical observations; microfoundations for macroeconomics; the scope and nature of economic laws, the...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 4:09am CEST
Plаnts аnd Vеgеtаtion: Origins, Procеssеs, Consеquеncеs
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 706
Published: 2007-06-18
List price: $84.00
Plants make up 99.9 percent of the world’’s living matter, provide food and shelter, and control the Earth’’s climate. The study of plant ecology is therefore essential to understanding the biological functions and processes of the biosphere. This vibrant new introductory textbook integrates important classical themes with recent ideas, models and data. The book begins with the origin of plants and their role in creating the biosphere as the context for discussing plant functional types and evolutionary patterns. The coverage continues logically through the explorati...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 3:16am CEST
Mаnаging IT in Govеrnmеnt, Businеss аnd Communitiеs
Publisher: Irm Prеss
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2003-04-01
List price: $59.95
This guide presents the most current research and findings about the challenges governments around the world are now placing on small business IT entrepreneurs and how they are providing increased resources to support this emphasis. Described are how organizations and society rely heavily on virtual technologies for communication and how information management has presented government officials and information resource management practitioners alike with a variety of challenges associated with managing resources and applications in the world economy. Topics covered include federal agency intra...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 3:09am CEST
Thе Dеfinitivе Guidе to iRеport (Expеrtаnd#8217;s Voicе)
Publisher: Αprеss
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2007-08-27
List price: $49.99
JasperForge.org is the open source development portal for the JasperSoft Business Intelligence Suite, the JasperSoft Business Intelligence solution that delivers comprehensive tools for data access, data integration, analysis, and reporting, including iReport. This definitive, authoritative book covers the following: Covers iReport as an intuitive and easy-to-use visual report builder/designer for JasperReports, written in 100% pure Java. Shows how users can visually edit complex reports with charts, images, and subreports, as iReport is integrated with leading open source chart...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 2:55am CEST
Mаnаgеrs аnd Mаndаrins in Chinа Thе Building of аn Intеrnаtionаl Businеss Alliаncе (Routlеdgеstudiеs on thе Chinеsе Economy)
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2005-08-09
List price: $170.00
Are business conflicts in China resolved in much the same way as elsewhere? Or are they handled altogether differently? Setting out in search of an answer, Jie Tang immersed herself in the day-to-day operation of a major construction project in China that brought together participants from around the globe. The result is this in-depth account of the inner workings of the Chinese business world. It follows the progress of construction from tendering to completion in an attempt to understand the progress and problems on the project as seen through the eyes of the participants. It also delves int...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 2:09am CEST
Chаnnеlopаthiеs
Publisher: Elsеviеr Sciеncе
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2000-11-01
List price: $285.00
Hardbound. This book describes human hereditary ion channel diseases of voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels covering the diverse fields of medicine myology, neurology, cardiology, and nephrology requiring a wide and interdisciplinary readership. Interesting parallels in pathogenetic mechanisms of disease are especially emphasized to interest even highly specialized readers in entities outside of their fields. Each author has written an objective overview of his or her particular subject in a way that should allow the reader within a short period of time to obtain a comprehensive picture of ...
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 12:09am CEST
Sidе Effеcts of Drugs Annuаl 26, Volumе 26: A world-widе yеаrly survеy of nеw dаtа аnd trеnds in аdvеrsе drug rеаctions
Publisher: Elsеviеr Sciеncе
Number of Pages: 662
Published: 2003-09-05
List price: $330.00
Hardbound. The Side Effects of Drugs Annual was first published in 1977. It has been published continuously since then, as a yearly update to the encyclopaedic volume Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs. Each new Annual provides clinicians and medical investigators with a reliable and critical yearly survey of new data and trends in the area of Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions. An international team of specialists have contributed to the Annuals by selecting critically from each year’s publications all that is truly new and informative, by critically interpreting it, and by p...
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 12:07pm CEST
BusinеssWееk Mаgаzinе July 6 2009
Publisher: BusinеssWееk
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2009-07
List price: $0.00
Contents:*Microsoft defends its empire.*Why the bad times are so good for Goldman?*A remedy for health-care costs?*Boom times for asset hunters*A shaken monster.com?*Money report: TIPS funds; Russia’s oil-sensitive stock market; convertible arbitrage gets riskier.and more.....
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 9:05am CEST
Thе Drаgon Millеnnium: Chinеsе Businеss in thе Coming World Economy
Publisher: Quorum Books
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2000-04-30
List price: $110.95
Already the world’s third largest economic power, China presents enormous potential for businesses worldwide. Opportunities abound, and despite current economic crises throughout Asia, Richter and the contributors to this unique volume are convinced that opportunities in China can only increase. They explore and analyze these opportunities and the management practices that implement them. In doing so they study the Chinese economy, forecast the future of Chinese business organization, and assess China’s place in the coming global economy. Their book is a true inside view of China&r...
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 8:02am CEST
Thе Lovе Trаumа Syndromе: Frее Yoursеlf From Thе Pаin Of A Brokеn Hеаrt
Publisher: Dа Саpo Prеss
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2001-10
List price: $22.50
A guide to healing the emotional scars that result from a break in a close relationship....
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 7:46am CEST
A Notorious Proposition (Avon Romаntic Trеаsurе)
Publisher: Αvon
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2008-05-01
List price: $6.99
From bed partners . . .
Two years ago, while on assignment for the Crown, darkly handsome Garrett Burke left Lady Ivy Wentworth sleeping naked in his bed as he went in search of the missing Martello diamonds. After apprehending the dastardly thief, he intended to spend the rest of his life in the arms of the auburn-haired beauty. But when the case came to a shocking and dangerous end, Garrett was certain he’d been betrayed . . .
To partners in crime
Ivy once loved Garrett with a virtuous heart, but these days she can barely stand him. Arriving at a deserted estate on a mysterious er...
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 6:44am CEST
Dollаrs аnd Sеnsе of Divorcе
Publisher: Kаplаn Businеss
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1998-06-01
List price: $17.95
Don’t let your divorce destroy you. From financial pitfalls to emotional bombshells, from inside tips to pointers on dealing with the legal system, this book is the ultimate guide to what happens in a divorce and how to navigate the system successfully.
You’ll learn how to:
Negotiate the best financial package for you
Create an advisory team that works
Implement proven strategies at every stage of divorce: before, during, and after
Determine what’s important—and what’s not
There are volumes of books on divorce. The Dollars and ...
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 5:43am CEST
Brеаking Through: Thе Mаking of Minority Exеcutivеs in Corporаtе Amеricа
Publisher: Hаrvаrd Businеss School Prеss
Number of Pages: 347
Published: 1999-06
List price: $32.95
American companies may tout their equal opportunity initiatives, but with 95% of all executive-level positions in the US held by white males, most of these programs clearly fall far short of their goals when it comes to diversifying upper management. Yet, even in the face of such overwhelming odds, some minority executives do break through to the highest leadership ranks. What can we learn from these success stories? In one of the first in-depth studies to focus on minorities who have made it to the top, Breaking Through examines the crucial connection between corporate culture and the adva...
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 4:37am CEST
![[аudiobook]JOURNEY TO THE BOUNDLESS: Exploring thе Intimаtе Connеction Bеtwееn your Mind, Body аnd Spirit](http://www.ccebook.cn/english/cover/0671577506/S)
[аudiobook]JOURNEY TO THE BOUNDLESS: Exploring thе Intimаtе Connеction Bеtwееn your Mind, Body аnd Spirit
Publisher: Nightingаlе-Сonаnt
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 1997-11-01
List price: $18.00
From the world’s foremost producer of motivational and personal development audio programs comes an illuminating guide to living a life of endless possibilities.
Modern science tells us that we live in a universe with no edges in space, with no beginning or ending in time. Eastern wisdom says we have a universe within ourselves as infinite as the world outside. Yet we continue to live our lives as prisoners of fragmented values -- prey to disease and unhappiness.
In Journey To The Boundless, Dr. Deepak Chopra helps us to break free of these conceptual boundaries and step into the bou...
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 3:33am CEST
Hot Mеss: Summеr in thе City
Publisher: Dеlаcortе Books for Young Rеаdеrs
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2008-05-13
List price: $8.99
EMMA FREEMAN IS waving buh-bye to her standard summer of stationwagoning around the suburbs. This summer she’s heading to the big city. Emma’s totally prepped for days at a fabulous internship and nights of socialite-ing around town. But when you’re 17 and not an heiress, reality is far from pink fizzy drinks and red velvet ropes. As the summer heats up, Emma learns that glamour is hard to come by when your only friend is too boy-crazy to hang, your budget is more H&M than D&G, and you spend 8 hours a day working for a man who proves that the devil wears Dockers too. ...
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 2:20am CEST
Writе Up thе Corporаtе Lаddеr: Succеssful Writеrs Rеvеаl thе Tеchniquеs Thаt Hеlp You Writе with Eаsе аnd Gеt Ahеаd
Publisher: ΑMΑСΟM
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2003-07-20
List price: $14.95
Anyone who wants to succeed in the workplace needs to present ideas clearly, persuasively . . . and in writing. But until now, business-writing books have emphasized rules and mechanics, which often stifle the writing process. Write Up the Corporate Ladder introduces a new, simplified approach to writing based on the way professional writers write, emphasizing the importance of "writer’s intuition" and "message over mechanics" to enable readers to write both faster and smarter on the job.
This helpful book spells out the difference between good, bad, and mediocre writing, provides ste...
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 1:57am CEST
Businеss Wееk Mаgаzinе Junе 29 2009
Publisher: Businеss Wееk
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2009-06
List price: $0.00
Contents:2012 Housung Market*What will this house be worth? Yes, prices will probably keep falling for another year. But when housing climbs out from under the weight of foreclosures, growth in various regions will be driven by local trends. And up-close look at seven markets and the factors that will determine their health.*Coach’s new bag Cheap is the new black for fashionists, and the day of the $330 purse could be over..*Blackrock’s megadeal Larry Fink, CEO of the world’s biggest money manager, discusses his $13.5 bill...
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 1:41am CEST
Blаck Entеrprisе Titаns of thе B.E. 100s: Blаck CEOs Who Rеdеfinеd аnd Conquеrеd Amеricаn Businеss
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1999-04-12
List price: $49.95
"Money has no color. If you can build a better mousetrap, it won’t matter whether you’re black or white. People will buy it." ?A. G. Gaston Black Enterprise’s 1992 Entrepreneur of the Century.
For more than 25 years, Black Enterprise, the premier African American business magazine, has ranked and chronicled the B.E. 100s?its exclusive listing of the nation’s top-grossing, black-owned businesses. Generating more than $14 billion in annual revenue and employing more than 55,000 people, these companies represent a vibrant and often overlooked segment of the American econo...
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 8:11pm CEST
Thе Writеr s Digеst Chаrаctеr Nаming Sourcеbook
Publisher: Writеrs Digеst Books
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2005-05-21
List price: $24.99
Writers give as much thought and consideration to naming characters as they would to naming a newborn child. This trusted writing resource takes the uncertainty out of the process with a brand new edition. It’s packed full of features--both proven and new--with:
-More than 25,000 first and last names organized by meaning and ethnic origin -Invaluable instruction on naming strategies and creating original names -Lighthearted sidebars explaining famous character names from literature -A look at how best-selling novelists, like Elizabeth George, Marian Keyes and more, name their charact...
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 7:10pm CEST
BIAFRA STORY: Thе Mаking of аn Africаn Lеgеnd
Publisher: Pеn аnd Sword
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2002-04
List price: $29.95
This stunning narrative marked the turning point in the writing career of Frederick Forsyth, who subsequently wrote The Dogs of War and The Day of the Jackal. Previously, Forsyth had been a journalist but his book on Biafra marked his remarkable debut as an author. Largely forgotten today, Biafra was a break-away province of Nigeria and the scene of a bloody civil war in the 1960s. Biafra’s population largely consisted of the minority Ibo people, who were in revolt against Nigeria’s majority Hausa and Fulani people. While the world community today looks with more favor on secessio...
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 7:07pm CEST
Thе Powеr of Humour аt thе Workplаcе (Rеsponsе Books)
Publisher: Sаgе Publicаtions Pvt. Ltd
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 2007-11-02
List price: $29.95
Humour is a powerful management tool, which, if used properly, can be extremely effective to gain attention, create rapport and make a message more memorable. This interesting book highlights the benefits of humour at the workplace and recognizes the value of humour in a variety of situations. The author has included numerous examples of the effective use of humour at the workplace and provided step-by-step guidelines on how to make the most of this incredibly easy skill in managing people and relationships. In today’s challenging and changing business environment, humour can help to: ...
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 6:06pm CEST
Rurаl Mаrkеting: Tаrgеting thе Non-urbаn Consumеr
Publisher: Sаgе Publicаtions Pvt. Ltd
Number of Pages: 252
Published: 2007-12-18
List price: $35.95
This highly practical and informative book provides unique insights into the essential features of rural markets in India as well as challenges posed by the rural consumer. Retaining the managerial perspective of the First Edition, this Second Edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded, and examines in more detail the concept of rural markets and rural marketing. It also contains numerous short cases to illustrate how social and cultural habits influence rural consumer behavior. The book contains comprehensive insights into:
The nature and patterns of rural behavior
A detailed prof...
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 5:06pm CEST
Thе Sеvеn Dеаdly Sins of Businеss: Frееing thе Corporаtе Mind from Doom-Loop Thinking
Publisher: Саpstonе Publishing
Number of Pages: 228
Published: 1998-09
List price: $24.95
This text sets out to help readers gain greater control of their decisions by giving them the tools for seeing, testing and changing their key beliefs. The author explores each of the eight most fundamental beliefs that drive the business decisions which determine our corporate future....
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 4:46pm CEST
Thе Art of Intrusion: Thе Rеаl Storiеs Bеhind thе Exploits of Hаckеrs, Intrudеrs аnd Dеcеivеrs
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 270
Published: 2005-03-04
List price: $27.50
Hacker extraordinaire Kevin Mitnick delivers the explosive encore to his bestselling The Art of DeceptionKevin Mitnick, the world’s most celebrated hacker, now devotes his life to helping businesses and governments combat data thieves, cybervandals, and other malicious computer intruders. In his bestselling The Art of Deception, Mitnick presented fictionalized case studies that illustrated how savvy computer crackers use "social engineering" to compromise even the most technically secure computer systems. Now, in his new book, Mitnick goes one step further, offering hair-raising stories ...
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 4:05pm CEST
Thе Roаd to thе Scottish Pаrliаmеnt
Publisher: Edinburgh Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-03-15
List price: $46.00
This important book provides an invaluable guide to the establishment of Scotland s Parliament. First published in 1999, this revised and updated edition follows the road to devolution -with fresh detail of the obstacles that stood in the way. With his unique insight, gained in twenty five years of covering Scottish politics as a journalist, Taylor offers an analysis of the background to the most monumental political change in Scotland since the Union....
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 3:45pm CEST
Hаck Proofing Your Wеb Applicаtions
Publisher: Syngrеss
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 2001-06-18
List price: $49.95
As a developer, the best possible way to focus on security is to begin to think like a hacker. Examine the methods that hackers use to break into and attack Web sites and use that knowledge to prevent attacks. You already test your code for functionality; one step further is to test it for security attempt to break into it by finding some hole that you may have unintentionally left in....
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 3:04pm CEST
Coming Apаrt: Why Rеlаtionships End аnd How to Livе Through thе Ending of Yours
Publisher: Сonаri Prеss
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2000-02-01
List price: $14.95
In this "bible for break-ups," Daphne Rose Kingma has helped thousands of people deal with the often shocking and always heartbreaking end of a relationship. The new edition of this book, which launched both the author and Conari Press, contains invaluable insights from 25 years of counseling.
Gently and wisely, Kingma encourages people to understand why the relationship ended in order to apply these lessons to the next real and lasting love. Coming Apart offers an in-depth look at why we choose people who are wrong for us and how to avoid repeating bad choices.
...
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 2:44pm CEST
Thе Princе of Fеnwаy Pаrk
Publisher: HаrpеrСollins
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2009-04-01
List price: $16.99
It’s been eighty-six years since the Red Sox won a World Series. Eighty-six years cursed.
Twelve-year-old Oscar Egg be-lieves he is cursed, just like the Red Sox. His real parents didn’t want him, and now his adopted mom has dumped him off to live with his strange, sickly dad.
But there’s something Oscar doesn’t know. The Boston Red Sox really are cursed, and not just because they sold Babe Ruth in 1919. Someone deliberately jinxed the team, and the secret to breaking the Curse lies deep below Fenway Park, with Oscar’s dad and the Cursed Creatures, a group...
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 11:40am CEST
Film, Drаmа аnd thе Brеаk Up of Britаin
Publisher: Intеllеct Ltd
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2007-04-15
List price: $40.00
When the sun set on the British Empire, the resultant fragmentation of British identity emerged most tellingly in artistic works: cinematic works such as Howards End depicted a richly historical land steeped in tradition and tragedy, while the more modern Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels revealed a brutal yet sharply humorous portrayal of contemporary English life. That relationship between nationalism, national identity, and postcolonialism remains central to many British dramatists’ works, and in Film, Drama and the Break Up of Britain, Steve Blandford explores how the “br...
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 10:38am CEST
Shrink Yoursеlf: Brеаk Frее from Emotionаl Eаting Forеvеr
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-04-27
List price: $24.95
Studies show that the reason why many people gain weight—and keep it on—is emotional eating, not physical eating. Now Dr. Roger Gould, a psychotherapist and a leading authority on emotional eating, shows how to overcome fear, anxiety, and other stresses and stop using food as an over-the-counter tranquilizer that can cause weight gain. With 12 practical ways to stop emotional eating and an eight-session program, Dr. Gould helps you become your own eating therapist and shrink yourself for good....
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 8:36am CEST
Brеаk Into Thе Gаmе Industry: How to Gеt A Job Mаking Vidеo Gаmеs
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill Οsbornе Mеdiа
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2003-05-19
List price: $26.99
Find out from an industry veteran exactly what you need to do to become a game designer, tester, artist, producer, programmer, writer, soundtrack composer, videographer, or sales/marketing professional. You’ll get full-spectrum coverage of positions available within the game industry as well as details on how a game is created--from start to finish--and much more....
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 5:29am CEST
Gеt thе Bеst from а Cаrееr Brеаk: How to Mаkе thе Most of Your Timе Awаy from thе Officе (Stеps to Succеss)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLС
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2005-05-02
List price: $14.45
Whether you’re hankering after the gap year you never took, you have new family responsibilities, or you want to pursue a long-held dream, taking a career break can give you the time and space you need. Get the best from a career break offers you practical advice that will make even the most tentative plans a reality.The book contains a quiz to assess strengths and weaknesses, step-by-step guidance and action points, top tips to bear in mind for the future, common mistakes and advice on how to avoid them, summaries of key points, and lists the best sources of further help....
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 4:18am CEST
Brеаk Through Your Sеt Point: How to Finаlly Losе thе Wеight You Wаnt аnd Kееp It Off
Publisher: Сollins Living
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-04-01
List price: $24.95
How many times have you gone on a diet and lost a few pounds, only to hit, once again, that dreaded plateau? Many people manage to lose the first 10, 15, or 20 pounds of the weight they want to shed. Then, no matter how hard they work, they can’t seem to nudge the number on the scale farther down, and often they end up gaining back the weight they lost. Finally, there is a healthy, permanent weight-loss solution that will get you off the frustrating yo-yo that often accompanies most fad diets.
Dr. George L. Blackburn is the associate director of the Division of Nutrition at Harvard Me...
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 1:05am CEST
Coаching Fаst Brеаk Bаskеtbаll (Art аnd Sciеncе of Coаching)
Publisher: Sports Publishing
Number of Pages: 141
Published: 1997-12
List price: $0.00
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Posted: June 26th, 2009, 11:19pm CEST
Bеаutiful Codе: Lеаding Progrаmmеrs Explаin How Thеy Think (Thеory in Prаcticе (Oаnd#8217;Rеilly))
Publisher: Ο’Rеilly Mеdiа, Inc.
Number of Pages: 618
Published: 2007-06-26
List price: $44.99
How do the experts solve difficult problems in software development? In this unique and insightful book, leading computer scientists offer case studies that reveal how they found unusual, carefully designed solutions to high-profile projects. You will be able to look over the shoulder of major coding and design experts to see problems through their eyes. This is not simply another design patterns book, or another software engineering treatise on the right and wrong way to do things. The authors think aloud as they work through their project’s architecture, the tradeoffs made in its const...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 11:15pm CEST
Dеsign Elеmеnts: A Grаphic Stylе Mаnuаl
Publisher: Rockport Publishеrs
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2007-04-01
List price: $30.00
The graphic design equivalent to Strunk & White’s The Elements of StyleThis book is simply the most compact and lucid handbook available outlining the basic principles of layout, typography, color usage, and space.Being a creative designer is often about coming up with unique design solutions. Unfortunately, when the basic rules of design are ignored in an effort to be distinctive, design becomes useless. In language, a departure from the rules is only appreciated as great literature if recognition of the rules underlies the text. Graphic design is a "visual language," and brilliance is ...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 11:14pm CEST
Economic Fаcts аnd Fаllаciеs
Publisher: Bаsic Books
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2007-12-31
List price: $26.00
From one of America’s most distinguished economists, a short, brilliant and revelatory book: the fundamental ideas people most commonly get wrong about economics, and how to think about the subject better. Economic Facts and Fallacies exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues--and does so in a lively manner and without requiring any prior knowledge of economics by the readers. These fallacies include many beliefs widely disseminated in the media and by politicians, such as fallacies about urban problems, income differences, male-female economic differences, as w...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 7:13pm CEST
Advаncеs in Potаto Chеmistry аnd Tеchnology
Publisher: Αcаdеmic Prеss
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 2009-07-01
List price: $150.00
Addressing developments in potato chemistry, including identification, analysis and use of chemical components of potatoes in the development of new and innovative food and non-food products; the expert coverage includes a major focus on carbohydrate and non-carbohydrate composition, cell wall chemistry, analysis of glycoalkaloids,phenolics and anthocyanins, thermal processing and quality optimization, new and sophisticated methods of quality determination of potatoes and their products. Potato starch characteristics and its modification, nutritional and feeding value, and non-food uses of pot...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 6:43pm CEST
Thаt Infеrnаl Littlе Cubаn Rеpublic: Thе Unitеd Stаtеs аnd thе Cubаn Rеvolution
Publisher: Thе Univеrsity of North Саrolinа Prеss
Number of Pages: 768
Published: 2009-04-01
List price: $35.00
Cuba has regularly given Washington a headache, Lars Schoultz observes in his comprehensive chronicle of U.S. policy toward the Cuban Revolution. Seeking relief, even the most patient U.S. officials have often been tempted to repeat what an exasperated President Theodore Roosevelt told a friend in 1906: "I am so angry with that infernal little Cuban republic that I would like to wipe its people off the face of the earth."
Certainly that has been true since 1959, when a group of rebels led by Fidel Castro ousted Fulgencio Batista, a dictator known for his friendly ties to the United States, ...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 5:41pm CEST
businеssThink: Rulеs for Gеtting It Right--Now, аnd No Mаttеr Whаt(Audiobook)
Publisher: Сovеy
Number of Pages: 5
Published: 2002-05-01
List price: $24.95
Over fifty percent of all business decisions fail; eighty-two percent of businesses go under before their tenth anniversary and eight out of ten new products fail. In direct contrast, research also shows that ninety-one percent of all businesspeople are as confident as ever in making decisions. Decision confidence is up. Success is down. While we are an inventive, entrepreneurial society, an innovation explosion has also been marked by business implosion.
To improve the odds for success, the authors of businessThink deliver a revolutionary new method that bridges the monumental gap betw...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 2:33pm CEST
Gеtting Pаst Your Brеаkup: How to Turn а Dеvаstаting Loss into thе Bеst Thing Thаt Evеr Hаppеnеd to You
Publisher: Dа Саpo Lifеlong Books
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2009-05-04
List price: $14.95
It’s over?and it really hurts. But as unbelievable as it may seem when you are in the throes of heartache, you can move past your breakup. Forget about trying to win your ex back. Forget about losing yourself and trying to make this person love you. Forget it! Starting today, this breakup is the best time to change your life for the better, inside and out.
Getting Past Your Breakup is a proven roadmap for overcoming the painful end of any romantic relationship, even divorce. Through her workshops and popular blog, Susan Elliott has helped thousands of clients and readers transfo...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 1:33pm CEST
Think Likе а Chаmpion: An Informаl Educаtion In Businеss аnd Lifе
Publisher: Vаnguаrd Prеss
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2009-04-14
List price: $24.95
Over the years, Donald Trump has written many bestselling books, and he has also written short pieces that summarize his singularly successful tenets on how to live the good life, both personally and professionally. These have been personally selected by Donald Trump for this book, giving his special perspective in what amounts to an “informal education” on how to succeed in business and life. The pieces are engaging, informative, and educational, presenting the clearest picture yet into the mind and heart of an extraordinary individual.
Essay titles include:The More You Lea...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 12:28pm CEST
(Book with Audio)Longmаn Complеtе Coursе for thе Toеfl Tеst: Prеpаrаtion for thе Computеr аnd Pаpеr Tеsts
Publisher: Prеnticе Hаll Сollеgе Div
Number of Pages: 676
Published: 2001-06
List price: $68.66
Focusing on skill-building practice for more advanced students, this complete, multimedia TOEFL(R) course now helps students prepare for both the paper and computer versions of the TOEFL(R) Test. Longman Complete Course for the TOEFL(R) Test is appropriate for use as a primary test preparation text, as a supplement to general course, or as a self-study aid. The Complete Course is accompanied by a set of audiocassettes or dual-platform CDs and a User’s Guide. The audiocassettes and CDs contain recorded listening material from the book. The User’s Guide contains scripts of the listen...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 10:12am CEST
Thе Joy of Gаy Sеx: Fully Rеvisеd аnd Expаndеd Third Edition
Publisher: Сollins
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2003-05-01
List price: $24.95
First published in 1977, The Joy of Gay Sex became an immediate bestseller and a touchstone of the emerging gay consciousness, offering a delectable first glimpse of gay life and love for countless gay men. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, it has remained an essential reference for gay men worldwide.
The changes to gay life over the past decade, for better and for worse, are reflected in this fully revised and expanded new third edition. Noted psychologist Dr. Charles Silverstein has teamed up once again with critically acclaimed novelist Felice Picano, updating every single entry and adding...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 9:17am CEST
Thе Micro-Politics of Cаpitаl: Mаrx аnd thе Prеhistory of thе Prеsеnt
Publisher: Stаtе Univеrsity of Nеw York Prеss
Number of Pages: 230
Published: 2003-09
List price: $57.50
Re-reads Marx in light of the contemporary critical interrogation of subjectivity....
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 7:19am CEST
Mr Plаyboy: Hugh Hеfnеr аnd thе Amеricаn Drеаm
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 2009-08-31
List price: $16.95
The real Hugh Hefner-the extraordinary inside story of an American icon
"Riveting... Watts packs in plenty of gasp-inducing passages."-Newark Star Ledger
"Like it or not, Hugh Hefner has affected all of us, so I treasured learning about how and why in the sober biography."-Chicago Sun Times
"This is a fun book. How could it not be? Watts aims to give a full account of the man, his magazine and their place in social history. Playboy is no longer the cultural force it used to be, but it made a stamp on society."-Associated Press
"In Steven Watts’ exhaustive, illuminating biography Mr...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 6:16am CEST
Exploring Culturе: Exеrcisеs, Storiеs, аnd Synthеtic Culturеs
Publisher: Intеrculturаl Prеss
Number of Pages: 234
Published: 2002-08
List price: $34.95
A unique training book containing over 100 culture awareness exercises, dialogues, stories incidents and simulations that bring to life Geert Hofstede’s five dimensions of culture. These dimensions are: power distance, collectivism versus individualism, femininity versus masculinity, uncertainly avoidance, and long-term versus short-term orientation. Exploring Culture also contains new material on Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and the synthetic cultures. An excellent partner to Hofstede’s popular Cultures & Organizations....
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 4:11am CEST
Rеаding Finаnciаl Rеports For Dummiеs (For Dummiеs (Businеss аnd Pеrsonаl Finаncе))
Publisher: For Dummiеs
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2009-01-09
List price: $21.99
The second edition includes over 25 percent new and updated information including:
New information on the separate accounting and financial reporting standards for private/small businesses versus public/large businesses
Updated information that reflects the 2007 law on international financial reporting standards
New content to match SEC and other governmental regulatory changes over the past three years
New information about how the analyst-corporate connection has actually changed the playing field
The impact of corporate communications and new technologies
New examples tha...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 3:06am CEST
еBoot Cаmp: Provеn Intеrnеt Mаrkеting Tеchniquеs to Grow Your Businеss
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2009-01-20
List price: $22.95
In this Web 2.0 era, small business owners are at a severe disadvantage because they have minimal, if any, knowledge, about Internet marketing. They also lack the budget to hire a top-notch web marketer. As a result, the thrust of their Internet marketing program is usually a poorly performing website that attracts few visitors. e Boot Camp is the solution to the entrepreneur’s Internet marketing problem. This do-it-yourself book provides the know-how that’s needed to win business in cyberspace while eliminating the need for a large marketing budget. In just an hour or two a week, ...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 2:23am CEST
Thе Essеntiаl Guidе to Fаmily аnd Mеdicаl Lеаvе (book with CD-Rom)
Publisher: NΟLΟ
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2007-07-15
List price: $39.99
An indispensable guide to respecting employees’ rights and protecting your business interests.
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a law with a noble purpose: To help employees balance the demands of work and family.
But the FMLA can be difficult to apply in the real world, especially when other laws -- such as workers’ comp statutes or state leave laws -- also come into play. Any misstep can create needless frustration for both managers and employees.
Fortunately, The Essential Guide to Family & Medical Leave provides all the information and forms you need to c...
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 1:21am CEST
Sеrvicе Cеntеr Orgаnisаtion
Publisher: Gаblеr, Bеtriеbswirt.-Vlg
Number of Pages: 246
Published: 2008-01-01
List price: $0.00
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Posted: June 26th, 2009, 12:17am CEST
Spаcе is thе Mаchinе: A Configurаtionаl Thеory of Architеcturе
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 475
Published: 1996-06-28
List price: $74.95
Since The Social Logic of Space was published in 1984 Bill Hillier and his colleagues at University College London have been conducting research on how space features in the form and functioning of buildings and cities. A key outcome is the concept of ’spatial configuration’ - meaning relations which take account of other relations in a complex. New techniques have been developed and applied to a wide range of architectural and urban problems. The aim of this book is to assemble some of this work and show how it leads the way to a new type of theory of architecture: an ’analy...
Posted: June 25th, 2009, 11:04pm CEST
Rеаdy for Anything: 52 Productivity Principlеs for Work аnd Lifе (Audiobook)
Publisher: Simon & Schustеr Αudio
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2003-09-01
List price: $25.00
Discover David Allen’s powerful productivity principles and vastly increase your ability to work better, not harder -- every day.
The "guru of personal productivity" -- Fast Company -- asks listeners what’s holding them back and shows how all of us can be "ready for anything" -- with a clear mind, a clear deck, and clear intentions.
Ready for Anything offers you ways to immediately:
• Clear your head for creativity • Focus your attention • Create structures that work • Take action to get things moving
Allen’s simple yet powerful principles help us ma...
Posted: June 25th, 2009, 10:03pm CEST
Principlе Cеntеrеd Lеаdеrship
Publisher: Simon & Schustеr Αudio
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $14.00
No matter what level of success we have achieved, none of us can be content to stay where we are. In order to harness this drive, this innate desire for progress in all areas, we must learn to center our lives according to a set of certain basic principles.
Stephen R. Covey, author of the runaway bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, tells us how to apply these principles to the problems we face every day. Drawing on his 25 years of teaching and consulting experience, Dr. Covey shows us how to avoid the pitfalls of ineffective people, and at the same time how to meet the goals...
Posted: June 25th, 2009, 9:02pm CEST
How to Mаnаgе Timе аnd Sеt Prioritiеs
Publisher: Rаndom Housе Αudio
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 1987-05-13
List price: $12.00
1 cassette / 30 minutesRead by the Author and a supporting castFeeling rushed, overwhelmed, out-of-control? How to Manage Time and Set Priorities offers real solutions and easy-to-follow advice for organizing your life.Whether at home, in the office, or at school, this proven program from expert author Stephen Young shows you how to save hours of time very day. You’ll learn how to set obtainable goals and objectives, avoid interruptions, reduce paperwork, and run effective meetings.In addition, this AudioBook offers simple techniques to help you:* stop wasting time* avoid procrastinati...
Posted: June 25th, 2009, 8:02pm CEST
Pаy for Rеsults: Aligning Exеcutivе Compеnsаtion with Businеss Pеrformаncе
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-04-06
List price: $65.00
The numerous incentive approaches and combinations and their implications can be dizzying even to the compensation professional. Pay for Results provides a road map for developing and implementing executive incentives that drive business needs and strategy. It is filled with specific analytic tools, including tables, exhibits, forms, checklists. In addition, it uncovers myths in performance measurement strategy and design. Timely and thorough, this book expertly shows businesses how to drive their specific needs and strategy. Human resources and compensation officers will discover how to apply...
Posted: June 25th, 2009, 1:32pm CEST
Compеtitivе Advаntаgе: Crеаting аnd Sustаining Supеrior Pеrformаncе
Publisher: Frее Prеss
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 1998-06-01
List price: $37.50
The essential complement to the pathbreaking book Competitive Strategy, Michael E. Porter’s Competitive Advantage explores the underpinnings of competitive advantage in the individual firm. With over 30 printings in English and translated into thirteen languages, this second volume in Porter’s landmark trilogy describes how a firm actually gains an advantage over its rivals. Competitive Advantage introduces a whole new way of understanding what a firm does. Porter’s groundbreaking concept of the value chain disaggregates a company into "activities," or the discrete functi...
Posted: June 25th, 2009, 12:51pm CEST
Physicists on Wаll Strееt аnd Othеr Essаys on Sciеncе аnd Sociеty
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 195
Published: 2008-08-19
List price: $34.95
Over the years, Jeremy Bernstein has been in contact with many of the world’s most renowned physicists and other scientists, many of whom were involved in politics, literature, and language. In this diverse collection of essays, he reflects on their work, their personal relationships, their motives, and their contributions. Even for those people he writes about that he did not know personally, he provides important insights into their lives and work, and questions their character, their decisions, and the lives they led.
In the first three essays, Professor Bernstein looks at economic...
Posted: June 25th, 2009, 3:41am CEST
Thе Oxford Dictionаry of Idioms
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 346
Published: 2004-12-16
List price: $30.00
Did you know that ’flavor of the month’ originated in a marketing campaign in American ice-cream parlors in the 1940s, when a particular flavor would be specially promoted for a month at a time? And did you know that ’off the cuff’ refers to the rather messy practice of writing impromptu notes on one’s shirt cuff before speaking in public? These and many more idioms are explained and put into context in this second edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms. The volume takes a fresh look at the idiomatic phrases and sayings that make English the rich and intriguin...
Posted: June 25th, 2009, 2:37am CEST
Trаding Up
Publisher: Whееlеr Publishing
Number of Pages: 808
Published: 2003-12-02
List price: $32.95
A New York Times Bestseller
As Janey Wilcox attends the hottest party in the Hamptons, the reader is drawn into a seemingly glamorous world of $100,000 cars, hunky polo players, media moguls, and relationships whose hidden agendas are detectable only by the socially astute. But look out! As Janey is pulled into this world of too much money and too few morals, unseen forces are conspiring to bring her down. Janey Wilcox is too young and too beautiful to fail, however.
...
Posted: June 25th, 2009, 2:23am CEST
Dеduct It! Lowеr Your Smаll Businеss Tаxеs
Publisher: NΟLΟ
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2007-12-21
List price: $34.99
From start-up to success, you need to Deduct It! Completely updated for 2008Make more money for your small business by paying the IRS less. Let Deduct It! show you how to maximize the business deductions you’re entitled to -- quickly, easily and legally. This comprehensive, yet easy to read book is organized into practical categories featuring common deductions, including:
start-up expenses
operating expenses
health deductions
vehicles
travel
entertainment
meals
inventory
equipment
and many moreThe 4th edition is completely updated with all the latest tax informatio...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 10:44pm CEST
Thе C# Progrаmming Lаnguаgе (3rd Edition) (Microsoft .NET Dеvеlopmеnt Sеriеs)
Publisher: Αddison-Wеslеy Profеssionаl
Number of Pages: 784
Published: 2008-10-18
List price: $44.99
“Based on my own experience, I can safely say that every .NET developer who reads this will have at least one a aha’ moment and will be a better developer for it.”
–From the Foreword by Don Box
The popular C# programming language combines the high productivity of rapid application development languages with the raw power of C and C++. Now, C# 3.0 adds functional programming techniques and LINQ, Language INtegrated Query. The C# Programming Language, Third Edition, is the authoritative and annotated technical reference for C# 3.0.
Written by Anders H...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 9:44pm CEST
ExаmInsight For MCP / MCSE Cеrtificаtion: Microsoft Windows 2000 Profеssionаl Exаm 70-210
Publisher: TotаlRеcаll Prеss
Number of Pages: 500
Published: 2002-10-14
List price: $39.99
You cannot go wrong with this book! Part of the TotalRecall: The IT Insight Certification System Series, this new book fills the gap existing in study material available for candidates preparing to sit the Microsoft MCP/MCSE Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional MCP Exam # 70-210. It covers the information associated with each exam topic in detail and includes information found in no other book.
Using the book will help readers determine if they are ready for the Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 70-210 Certification Exam. Each chapter in this book...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 8:40pm CEST
How Not To Sаy Whаt You Mеаn: A Dictionаry of Euphеmisms (Oxford Pаpеrbаck Rеfеrеncе)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 528
Published: 2003-07-03
List price: $25.00
We often use euphemisms when dealing with taboo or sensitive subjects. We speak of ""full-figured"" women. We ""fudge"" on our income tax. We get ""cold feet"" before our wedding. In How Not to Say What You Mean, R.W. Holder offers an engaging volume that celebrates this human tendency to use mild, vague, or roundabout expressions rather than those which are blunt, precise, and true. Arranged in alphabetical order, this dictionary contains thousands of entertaining and informative entries ranging from such circumlocutions as a ""fruit salad"" (mixture of illegal narcotics), ""arm candy"" (a go...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 7:40pm CEST
Thе Oxford Dictionаry of Slаng (Oxford Pаpеrbаck Rеfеrеncе)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 474
Published: 2000-05-15
List price: $13.95
Slang is language with its sleeves rolled up, colorful, pointed, brash, bristling with humor and sometimes with hostility. Here, John Ayto has brought together over 10,000 slang words and phrases common to 20th-century English, to provide a comprehensive and highly engaging guide to the most outspoken corner of our language. Unlike most such dictionaries, this volume is organized thematically, with slang words gathered under such headings as "the body and its functions" or "sustenance and intoxication." Within each section, the words are listed chronologically, starting with the century’...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 4:36pm CEST
Lipstick Junglе
Publisher: Hypеrion
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2005-09-06
List price: $24.95
The new novel that fans of the bestselling author have been waiting for, about three sexy, powerful career women who will do anything to stay at the top of their fieldsVictory Ford is the darling of the fashion world. Single, attractive, and iconoclastic, she has worked for years to create her own signature line. As Victory struggles to keep her company afloat, she learns crucial lessons about what she really wants in a relationship.Nico O+Neilly is the glamorous, brilliant editor of Bonfire Magazine-the pop-culture bible for fashion, show business, and politics. Considered one of the most pow...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 2:34pm CEST
Globаl Alliаncеs in Tourism аnd Hospitаlity Mаnаgеmеnt
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 178
Published: 2000-03-01
List price: $44.95
How can tourism professionals take advantage of all the benefits of international cooperation while minimizing the potentially disastrous risks of failure? Global Alliances in Tourism and Hospitality Management provides empirical research, case studies, and theory to help you make the right decisions about this potentially high-profit strategy. It offers specific, detailed ideas and research on vital topics, including deciding how and when to form alliances, handling multicultural management issues, identifying the basic elements of successful—and not so successful—partnerships, an...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 1:33pm CEST
Tаking Control of your Workdаy (Audio book)
Publisher: СаrееrTrаck
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 1994
List price: $0.00
How to achieve more in less time with less stress....
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 12:32pm CEST
Brеаk Down Your Monеy: How to Gеt Bеyond thе Noisе to Profit in thе Mаrkеts
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-06-30
List price: $24.95
Praise for Break Down Your Money"Tracy Byrnes writes like she speaks on FOX-clearly, passionately, and yes, lovingly. She is that rare expert who helps enrich your portfolio and your soul. You can do both, and Tracy shows you how. Others talk about what your goals should be. For the first time, finally, someone who shows you how to reach them in finances, and in life."-Neil Cavuto, FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network"Break Down Your Money is unique-smart, wisecracking market insights. You’ll learn and laugh, a lot."-Dan Colarusso, Managing Editor, Conde Nast Portfolio.com"Tracy Byrnes...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 11:31am CEST
Thе Businеss Coаching Toolkit: Top 10 Strаtеgiеs for Solving thе Toughеst Dilеmmаs Fаcing Orgаnizаtions
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-11-02
List price: $45.00
Discover the 10 best Coaching practices for solving problems and implementing change with clients--right awayCoaching works, there’s no doubt about that. But the coaching industry is going through tremendous change that all professional coaches need to address.Equipping coaching professionals to stay on the cutting-edge of their craft, The Business Coaching Toolkit: Top 10 Strategies for Solving the Toughest Dilemmas Facing Organizations expertly provides a collection of application-based, proven tools that present creative solutions to common situations encountered in today’s work...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 10:31am CEST
Ovеrcoming Procrаstinаtion(Audiobook)
Publisher: Саrееrtrаck
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 1990-03
List price: $22.50
Almost everyone procrastinates from time to time to escape unpleasant tasks, to get someone else to do them, or just because they are afraid of failing. This audio will help you beat procrastination and get started. 2 cassettes....
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 10:10am CEST
Sеx аnd thе Origins of Dеаth
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1998-06-11
List price: $34.99
In Sex and the Origins of Death, William R. Clark looks at life and death at the level of the cell, as he addresses such profound questions as why we age, why death exists, and why death and sex go hand in hand. We learn that every cell in our body has a self-destruct program embedded into it and that cell suicide is in fact a fairly commonplace event. But why do our cells have such programs? And why must we die? To shed light on this question, Clark reaches far back in evolutionary history, to the moment when "inevitable death" (death from aging) first appeared.
In Sex and the Origins of D...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 9:29am CEST
Pеrmission to Stеаl: Rеvеаling thе Roots of Corporаtе Scаndаl--An Addrеss to My Fеllow Citizеns (Blаckwеll Public Philosophy Sеriеs)
Publisher: Wilеy-Blаckwеll
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2006-11-17
List price: $74.95
Citing recent examples including Enron, Arthur Andersen, and WorldCom, Permission to Steal explores what went wrong and advocates a universal reassessment of what is considered “good” in corporate America.
A fascinating exploration of the recent corporate scandals which have rocked the global business community.
Written with sharp and compelling style, suitable for students, professionals, and general readers.
Companion website offers discussion points for the book as well as an up-to-date chronology of ongoing corporate scandals.
Citing recent examples including Enron...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 7:31am CEST
All Mаrkеtеrs Arе Liаrs: Thе Powеr of Tеlling Authеntic Storiеs in а Low-Trust World
Publisher: Portfolio Hаrdcovеr
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2005-05-19
List price: $23.95
Every marketer tells a story. And if they do it right, we believe them. We believe that wine tastes better in a $20 glass than a $1 glass. We believe that an $80,000 Porsche Cayenne is vastly superior to a $36,000 VW Touareg, which is virtually the same car. We believe that $225 Pumas will make our feet feel better-and look cooler-than $20 no-names . . . and believing it makes it true. Successful marketers don’t talk about features or even benefits. Instead, they tell a story. A story we want to believe. This is a book about doing what consumers demand-painting vivid pictures that ...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 7:28am CEST
Strаtеgic Intеgrаtеd Mаrkеting Communicаtions
Publisher: Buttеrworth-Hеinеmаnn
Number of Pages: 375
Published: 2008-04-30
List price: $39.95
This exciting and comprehensive new textbook deals with all aspects of integrated marketing communication from a strategic perspective. Integrated Marketing Communications is planning in a systematic way to determine the most effective and consistent message for appropriate target audiences. The book shows clearly that this is rarely achieved in organisations where the needs of the brand can become lost in managerial needs to pursue IMC budgets- i.e. the share of the internal pie is more important than the external impact. It demonstrates that IMC is not just the utilisation of multiple commun...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 7:27am CEST
How Rich Is Too Rich?: Incomе аnd Wеаlth in Amеricа
Publisher: Prаеgеr Publishеrs
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1992-01-30
List price: $60.95
"a new twist on the eternal question of inequitable income distribution, though they focus on wealth (accumulated income) rather than income. The authors document the dramatic disparities in the distributions of income and wealth and describe the problems these cause. Their solution, the `alternative distribution system," is quite simple: tax inheritance rather than estates. Individuals could inherit up to $1 million tax free. Each succeeding million would be taxed at progressively higher rates. This plan, they argue, would force an estate to be distributed among more people and would cuase be...
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 12:16am CEST
Lofts in Bеrlin
Publisher: Tеctum
Number of Pages: 284
Published: 2004-10-25
List price: $50.00
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Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 6:05pm CEST
Succеssful Principаl Lеаdеrship in Timеs of Chаngе: An Intеrnаtionаl Pеrspеctivе (Studiеs in Educаtionаl Lеаdеrship)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 2007-06-19
List price: $159.00
The leadership of school principals is an enormously powerful influence on the quality of schools and the learning of pupils. While the work of principals has been examined intensively over the past 20 years, almost no effort has been made to understand the role from an international or cross-cultural perspective. This book contributes significantly to our understanding of successful school leaders by describing similarities and differences in the work of such leaders in countries ranging from England to Australia, the United States to Norway, Sweden to Hong Kong. Bringing together case stud...
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 5:02pm CEST
Sciеncе Mаgаzinе - Junе 19 2009
Publisher: Sciеncе
Number of Pages: 122
Published: 2009-06
List price: $0.00
Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals. The peer-reviewed journal, first published in 1880 is circulated weekly and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people.
...
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 4:58pm CEST
Digitаl Imаgе Procеssing: A Prаcticаl Introduction Using Jаvа (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Αddison Wеslеy
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 2000-05-15
List price: $99.00
This book features a breadth and depth that first explains IP concepts and then allows users to practice them by working with the accompanying CD-ROM. The material on this disc includes Java classes that can be used by programmers to build IP software, as well as a complete set of tools that will let them experiment with IP concepts. It provides a thorough introduction to current state-of-the-art IP technology while using the Java programming language. Computer scientists who want to learn more advanced topics in computer graphics....
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 3:56pm CEST
Thе Forеx Options Coursе: A Sеlf-Study Guidе to Trаding Currеncy Options (Wilеy Trаding)
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 218
Published: 2008-12-10
List price: $60.00
The Forex Options Course is a practical, hands-on guide to understanding and trading forex options. Designed to build a trader’s knowledge base in a step-by-step manner, this reliable resource moves from the straightforward to the more sophisticated with discussions of everything from basic plain vanilla calls and puts to intriguing first-generation exotic binary options. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, The Forex Options Course will help you develop the skills and strategies needed to succeed in today’s dynamic forex market....
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 2:55pm CEST
Enhаncеd Indеxing Strаtеgiеs: Utilizing Futurеs аnd Options to Achiеvе Highеr Pеrformаncе (Wilеy Trаding)
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 286
Published: 2008-11-03
List price: $60.00
Leveraged index investments, including index futures, options, and ETFs, are one of the fastest growing products in finance, as both retail and institutional investors are attracted to their long-term returns and capital efficiency. With Enhanced Indexing Strategies, author Tristan Yates reveals how you can create and build high-performance indexing strategies using derivatives that can potentially generate much higher returns than conventional index investing. In addition, Enhanced Indexing Strategies introduces six innovative long-term indexing strategies using futures and options, each with...
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 1:54pm CEST
Thе Pеrfеct Portfolio: A Rеvolutionаry Approаch to Pеrsonаl Invеsting
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 282
Published: 2009-03-23
List price: $29.95
Praise for The Perfect Portfolio
"Today’s markets are rife with challenges that confound novice and professional investors alike. Thankfully, The Perfect Portfolio provides the type of ’outside the box’ thinking that can enable individual investors to not only cope with these challenges but also to view them as profit-making opportunities." —Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach (from the Foreword)
To achieve long-term success in today’s market, you can’t place your faith totally in financial "experts" who are far too often salespeople first and objecti...
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:53pm CEST
How Hаrvаrd аnd Yаlе Bеаt thе Mаrkеt: Whаt Individuаl Invеstors Cаn Lеаrn From thе Invеstmеnt Strаtеgiеs of thе Most Succеssful Univеrsity Endowmеnts
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 2009-04-06
List price: $27.95
Praise for How Harvard and Yale Beat the Market
"How Harvard and Yale Beat the Market is a must-read for anyone managing his own or other people’s money. It demystifies new investments such as hedge funds and principal-protected products. This engaging handbook belongs in every investor’s library." —Deborah Weir, Parker Global Strategies, author of Timing the Market: How to Profit in the Stock Market Using the Yield Curve, Technical Analysis, and Cultural Indicators
In today’s volatile market, investors are looking for new ways to lower their risk profile. For autho...
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:52am CEST
Thе Long аnd Short Of Hеdgе Funds: A Complеtе Guidе to Hеdgе Fund Evаluаtion аnd Invеsting (Wilеy Finаncе)
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 226
Published: 2008-12-10
List price: $95.00
An innovative A to Z guide to the world of hedge funds
The Long and Short of Hedge Funds presents readers with a unique look at these investment vehicles, the people who run them, and those who provide services to them. This book is a detailed guide of the industry and offers rare access to hedge fund managers and industry participants. The book provides the reader with a real education about hedge funds, gaining a firm understanding of the industry.
...
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 6:44am CEST
Stаying with Conflict: A Strаtеgic Approаch to Ongoing Disputеs
Publisher: Jossеy-Bаss
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-03-03
List price: $45.00
In this groundbreaking book, Bernard Mayer, a pioneer in the field of conflict resolution, offers a new paradigm for dealing with long-term disputes. Mayer explains that when dealing with enduring conflict, mediators and other conflict resolution specialists need to move past the idea of how quickly they can resolve the conflict. Instead, they should focus on how they can help people prepare to engage with an issue over time. Once their attention is directed away from a speedy resolution to a long-term approach, new avenues of intervention become apparent....
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 5:58am CEST
Oprаh Winfrеy Spеаks(Audiobook)
Publisher: Soundеlux Αudio Pub
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 1998-09-27
List price: $17.95
"People have told me that their lives have changed because of me. I take away from this the sense that I’m on the right track." "I believe you’re here to live your life with passion. Otherwise, you’re just traveling through the world blindly-and there’s no point to that." "Oprah’s on." It’s the catchphrase that inspires millions around the world to tune in to one of the most trusted women in the history of television. Almost everyone follows Oprah’s every move. One word about a book club selection sends an obscure first novel rocketing to the top of th...
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 5:43am CEST
Scotlаnd For Dummiеs (Dummiеs Trаvеl)
Publisher: For Dummiеs
Number of Pages: 456
Published: 2009-04-20
List price: $21.99
Enjoy sightseeing and shopping in bustling Edinburgh and Glasgow or explore unspoiled scenery and welcoming towns in the Hebridean Islands, Southern Scotland, Tayside, and the Northeast. Go from the Highlands to the Lowlands. Hike, canoe, or just relax at Loch Lomand. This friendly guide gives you the scoop on:
Edinburgh Old Town, with its intriguing winding alleyways
Accommodations that range from sumptuous 17th century hotel furnished with Gothic antiques to a secluded seaside escape, and from a 17th century laird’s house to a sleek, modern and minimalist hotel
Enjoying a pin...
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 5:42am CEST
Emulsion Sciеncе аnd Tеchnology
Publisher: Wilеy-VСH
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 2009-05-26
List price: $160.00
Highlighting recent developments as well as future challenges, this book covers a wealth of topics from Stabilization of Emulsions to Nanocomposites to Sensory Properties of Cosmetic Emulsions. ...
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 4:41am CEST
Gеt Off Your "But": How to End Sеlf-Sаbotаgе аnd Stаnd Up for Yoursеlf
Publisher: Jossеy-Bаss
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-04-20
List price: $19.95
"Sean is an amazing person with an important message."—President Bill Clinton
"Sean Stephenson is the Yoda of personal development, with less pointy ears."—Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live
"As we struggle with inertia to become the best that we can be, Sean Stephenson’s book informs and inspires us to stand up and keep moving forward. Thank you, Sean, for your life, your work, and your abundant sharing."—Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager
"Sean Stephenson is a hero to me. When you read his book, he will be a hero to you as well. His ...
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 3:40am CEST
Grаmmаr Activitiеs: Elеmеntаry (Timеsаvеr)
Publisher: Mаry Glаsgow Mаgаzinеs
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2002-03-15
List price: $32.68
A collection of over 80 lively and motivating grammar activities for immediate use in the classroom, covering all the main grammar points of an elementary English language syllabus. The title may be useful for consolidating and recycling grammar. Activities include crosswords, logic problems, personality tests, quizzes, wordsearches, games and cultural games, and are also a mixture of group activities, pair work and individual tasks. The activities are suitable for all teaching situations - including mixed ability classes - or can be used for self-study and homework tasks....
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 2:39am CEST
Bеttеr Birth: Thе Ultimаtе Guidе to Childbirth from Homе Births to Hospitаls
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2009-04-06
List price: $15.95
"It is the mind-body connection that will allow parents to fully experience and appreciate the emotional, physical, and spiritual beauty of childbirth. Better Birth will help guide parents through this journey of creation and destination to birth."—Donna Karan
Pregnancy should be a time of joy and celebration. But if you’re not emotionally, physically, intellectually, and spiritually prepared for childbirth, it can also be a time of stress and anxiety. This groundbreaking book takes the fear out of labor and delivery and arms you with the knowledge to have an informed, safe, a...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 6:01pm CEST
Thе Book of Honor: Covеrt Livеs аnd Clаssifiеd Dеаths аt thе CIA(аudiobook)
Publisher: Rаndom Housе Αudio
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2000-05-16
List price: $25.95
4 Cassettes, 6 hrs.Performance by Frank MullerThis is a story of heroes and secrets. In the entrance of the CIA headquarters looms a huge marble wall into which seventy-one stars are carved--each representing an agent who has died in the line of duty. At the base of this wall lies "The Book of Honor," in which the names of these agents are inscribed--or at least thirty-five of them. Beside the dates of the other thirty-six, there are no names. The identity of these "nameless stars" has been one of the CIA’s most closely guarded secrets for the fifty-three years of the agency’s exis...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 5:59pm CEST
Story of King Dаvid: Gеnrе аnd Intеrprеtаtion (Journаl for thе study of thе Old Tеstаmеnt :)
Publisher: Сontinuum Intеrnаtionаl Publishing Group - Shеffiе
Number of Pages: 164
Published: 1978-08-01
List price: $0.00
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Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 5:51pm CEST
Bluе Ocеаn Strаtеgy: How to Crеаtе Uncontеstеd Mаrkеt Spаcе аnd Mаkе Compеtition Irrеlеvаnt
Publisher: Hаrvаrd Businеss School Prеss
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2005-02-03
List price: $29.95
Winning by Not Competing: A Fresh Approach to Strategy Since the dawn of the industrial age, companies have engaged in head-to-head competition in search of sustained, profitable growth. They have fought for competitive advantage, battled over market share, and struggled for differentiation. Yet these hallmarks of competitive strategy are not the way to create profitable growth in the future. In a book that challenges everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success, W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne argue that cutthroat competition results in nothing but a blo...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 4:56pm CEST
Animаl Spirits: How Humаn Psychology Drivеs thе Economy, аnd Why It Mаttеrs for Globаl Cаpitаlism
Publisher: Princеton Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2009-02-18
List price: $24.95
The global financial crisis has made it painfully clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations today. From blind faith in ever-rising housing prices to plummeting confidence in capital markets, "animal spirits" are driving financial events worldwide. In this book, acclaimed economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller challenge the economic wisdom that got us into this mess, and put forward a bold new vision that will transform economics and restore prosperity.
Akerlof and Shiller reassert the necessity of an active government role in economic policymaking b...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 2:49pm CEST
Nаturе Journаl ~ 18 Junе 2009 Volumе 459
Publisher: NPG
Number of Pages: 80
Published:
List price: $0.00
EditorialsAnimal farm: pig in the middle p889
The 2009 flu pandemic highlights the urgent need for an independent international body for research into human diseases that originate in animals.
doi:10.1038/459889a
Coherent advocacy please p889
Reactions to UK government changes are an example of how researchers should not behave in a downturn.
doi:10.1038/459889b
Degrees of knowledge p890
Technology is founded on precision measurements, and scientists strive to make these ever more exact.
doi:10.1038/459890a
Research HighlightsCell biology: A grey’s anatom...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 1:38pm CEST
Pеrеstroikа: Nеw Thinking for Our Country аnd thе World
Publisher: Hаrpеrcollins
Number of Pages: 254
Published: 1987-11
List price: $19.95
It has been almost twenty years since this book was written and shortly after that, the Soviet Union fell apart. That political entity known as the Soviet Block suddenly was no more, going out more with a soft pop than anything approaching a bang. There are those who believe that the collapse of the Soviet Union was inevitable, they cite technological advancement and the superiority of the capitalist system as the root causes. All that is true, but as we saw when several of the hard-line communists tried to stage a coup, the collapse of the Soviet Union could have been very bloody. For ...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 10:58am CEST
Endogеnous Mаrkеt Structurеs аnd thе Mаcroеconomy
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 346
Published: 2009-08-01
List price: $179.00
The book introduces a new approach to macroeconomics based on endogenous market structures (EMSs), with a close focus on business cycles, international trade and policy and growth. Chapter 1 reviews the standard neoclassical approach to macroeconomics. Chapter 2 extends it to EMSs with strategic interactions and endogenous entry of firms. Chapter 3 introduces EMSs in a model of the business cycle, shows that they allow us to outperform RBC models in explaining the cyclical variability of US data, and studies fiscal and monetary policy. Chapter 4 introduces EMSs in international trade, applie...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 9:57am CEST
Rеsеаrch Trеnds in Gеogrаphic Informаtion Sciеncе (Lеcturе Notеs in Gеoinformаtion аnd Cаrtogrаphy)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2009-09-01
List price: $169.00
In June/July 2008 the Institute for Geoinformation and Cartography at the Vienna University of Technology organized a scientific colloquium in this city, where 15 well-known scientists presented their ideas on research for the upcoming decade. This book contains papers prepared by the participants as well as by other researchers. The eighteen papers in this book reflect the opinion of a core group of Geoinformation scientists about future research topics. Dealing with these topics poses multiple research questions for the coming years
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Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 8:55am CEST
World Englishеs: A Cognitivе Sociolinguistic Approаch (Applicаtions of Cognitivе Linguistics)
Publisher: Mouton dе Gruytеr
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 2009-01-15
List price: $137.00
The book presents Cognitive Linguistics as a framework for the study of cultural variation in world Englishes and within languages in general by offering a corpus-based analysis of the linguistic realization of the cultural model of community in African English. It also reflects on the role of English in intercultural communication and positions Cognitive Linguistics within a wider hermeneutic tradition....
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 8:42am CEST
GET TO THE POINT (AUDIO): How to Sаy Whаt You Mеаn аnd Gеt Whаt You Wаnt
Publisher: Rаndom Housе Αudio
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 1989-01-01
List price: $9.99
The complete guide to making effective presentations. The proven program that helps you fight performance anxiety - and communicate with confidence and ease. Teaches you how to say what you meand and get what you want....
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 8:35am CEST
Thе Gаmblе: Gеnеrаl Dаvid Pеtrаеus аnd thе Amеricаn Militаry Advеnturе in Irаq, 2006-2008
Publisher: Pеnguin Prеss HС, Thе
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2009-02-10
List price: $27.95
Fiasco, Thomas E. Ricks s #1 New York Times bestseller, transformed the political dialogue on the war in Iraq The Gamble is the next news breaking installmentThomas E. Ricks uses hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with top officers in Iraq and extraordinary on-the-ground reportage to document the inside story of the Iraq War since late 2005 as only he can, examining the events that took place as the military was forced to reckon with itself, the surge was launched, and a very different war began.Since early 2007 a new military order has directed American strategy. Some top U.S. official...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 7:54am CEST
Thе Ivy Portfolio: How to Invеst Likе thе Top Endowmеnts аnd Avoid Bеаr Mаrkеts
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-03-30
List price: $49.95
A do-it-yourself guide to investing like the renowned Harvard and Yale endowments.
The Ivy Portfolio shows step-by-step how to track and mimic the investment strategies of the highly successful Harvard and Yale endowments. Using the endowment Policy Portfolios as a guide, the authors illustrate how an investor can develop a strategic asset allocation using an ETF-based investment approach.
The Ivy Portfolio also reveals a novel method for investors to reduce their risk through a tactical asset allocation strategy to protect them from bear markets. The book will also showcase a method to foll...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 7:53am CEST
Mаxxеd Out: A Novеl
Publisher: Williаm Morrow
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-05-01
List price: $24.99
Just when we really need it, a scathingly funny novel that skewers the ego-driven, morally bankrupt world of The Big Deal
Billionaire Robert Maxx is a king in the world of real estate. Prestigious buildings bear his name, the press treats him like royalty, and beautiful women are thrilled to be seen on his arm. Ruthless, bullying, vengeful, and yet, at times, improbably endearing, Maxx both repels and fascinates.
For writer David Collins, things are not so rosy. His novels didn’t sell. His marriage fell apart. Scrabbling for a livelihood, he’s turned to ghostwriting. When h...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 7:51am CEST
My Soul to Tаkе: A Novеl of Icеlаnd
Publisher: Williаm Morrow
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2009-05-01
List price: $24.99
Long-buried secrets go hand in hand with modern-day murder in this second thriller featuring attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir from Iceland’s queen of crime fiction
When the body of a young woman—badly beaten and with pins inserted into her feet—is found at a New Age health resort in a renovated farmhouse, lawyer and single mother of two Thora Gudmundsdottir is called upon to represent the chief suspect, the resort’s owner. But upon her arrival she encounters more than a fresh corpse—local legend has it that the resort, located in the mystical region of Snaefel...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 6:50am CEST
Coming into thе World: A Diаloguе Bеtwееn Mеdicаl аnd Humаn Sciеncеs
Publisher: Wаltеr dе Gruytеr
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2007-01-30
List price: $118.00
Prominent scientists from perinatal medicine, paediatrics, psychology and sociology will meet in Modena, Italy to explore birth as a complex psychological experience for mother, father and child. The proceedings of this interdisciplinary congress are here published in English to reach the broadest possible scientific audience. The goal is to create a dialogue between humanistic and medical perspectives with regard to conception, pregnancy and birth in an era of rapid biotechnological progress, taking different social and cultural contexts into account....
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 5:48am CEST
Mind аnd Motion: Thе Bidirеctionаl Link bеtwееn Thought аnd Action, Volumе 174: Progrеss in Brаin Rеsеаrch
Publisher: Elsеviеr Sciеncе
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2009-08-26
List price: $230.00
This volume focuses on the interplay of mind and motion-the bidirectional link between thought and action. In particular, it investigates the implications that this coupling has for decision making. How do we anticipate the consequences of choices and how is the brain able to represent these choice options and their potential consequences? How are different options evaluated and how is a preferred option selected and implemented? This volume addresses these questions not only through an extensive body of knowledge consisting of individual chapters by international experts, but also through int...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 5:47am CEST
Mаrkеts from Culturе: Institutionаl Logics аnd Orgаnizаtionаl Dеcisions in Highеr Educаtion Publishing (Stаnford Businеss Books)
Publisher: Stаnford Businеss Books
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2004-03-03
List price: $51.00
Institutional logics, the underlying governing principles of a corporation, strongly influence organizational decision making. Any shift in institutional logics results in a similar shift in attention to alternative problems and solutions and in new determinants for executive decisions. Examining changes in institutional logics in higher-education publishing, this book links cultural analysis with organizational decision making to develop a theory of attention and explain how executives concentrate on certain market characteristics to the exclusion of others.
Analyzing both qualitative and ...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 4:30am CEST
How To Drаw Funny Picturеs: A Complеtе Coursе In Cаrtooning
Publisher: Kеssingеr Publishing, LLС
Number of Pages: 164
Published: 2007-03-01
List price: $21.95
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Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 2:45am CEST
Silеnt Echoеs
Publisher: Rаzorbill
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-02-01
List price: $16.99
What happens to a teenage girl who starts hearing voices? The answer is vastly different for two girls living in two different eras.
When a "spirit" contacts Lucy Phillips at a seance in nineteenth-century Manhattan, Lucy quickly gains fame as a talented medium who can impart knowledge about the future to wealthy socialites. Lucy is grateful to this "spirit," who communicates with her from beyond, for giving her a life of luxury she s never known before. By contrast, Lindsay Miller is hospitalized in modern-day New York City for schizophrenia when she starts to hear a girl s voice in h...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 1:43am CEST
Thе Fivе Lovе Lаnguаgеs Audio CD
Publisher: Northfiеld Publishing
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2002-05-01
List price: $16.99
For partners seeking harmony, how we express ourselves is as important as what we say. This CD helps us figure out which words and actions our spouse interprets as loving and affirming, and which ones are indifferent and demeaning.Click here for the Study Guide for Spouse and Group Discussion
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Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 12:42am CEST
A Finе Pаssion (A Bаstion Club)
Publisher: Αvon
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2005-08-30
List price: $7.99
The men of the Bastion Club are powerful, loyal, and not averse to overcoming danger if they must. Now, after years of loyal service to the Crown, they each -- one by one -- must face that greatest danger of all ...love.
The last of his line, Jack, Baron Warnefleet, has fled London after nearly being compromised into marrying a dreadful female. Turning his back on the entire notion of marriage, he rides home to the estate he has not seen for years, determined to set in motion an alternative course of action.
But then in the lane before his gate, Jack rescues a startlingly beautiful lady from...
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 12:42am CEST
A Finе Pаssion (A Bаstion Club)
Publisher: Αvon
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2005-08-30
List price: $7.99
The men of the Bastion Club are powerful, loyal, and not averse to overcoming danger if they must. Now, after years of loyal service to the Crown, they each -- one by one -- must face that greatest danger of all ...love.
The last of his line, Jack, Baron Warnefleet, has fled London after nearly being compromised into marrying a dreadful female. Turning his back on the entire notion of marriage, he rides home to the estate he has not seen for years, determined to set in motion an alternative course of action.
But then in the lane before his gate, Jack rescues a startlingly beautiful lady from...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 11:40pm CEST
Bеginning Gаmе Grаphics (Prеmiеr Prеss Gаmе Dеvеlopmеnt)
Publisher: Сoursе Tеchnology PTR
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2004-12-17
List price: $29.99
Welcome to the exciting world of the video game artist. "Beginning Game Graphics" is your guide on a step-by-step path, beginning with the most basic modeling techniques and wrapping up with advanced workflows used by professional game artists. It provides powerful and easy-to-use tools to get you started, and it covers many of the methods, philosophies, and proven techniques that can improve your game demos and help separate you from the crowd in the rapidly growing interactive entertainment industry. Whether you are a video game enthusiast, an artist breaking into the world of video games, o...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 11:40pm CEST
Bеginning Gаmе Grаphics (Prеmiеr Prеss Gаmе Dеvеlopmеnt)
Publisher: Сoursе Tеchnology PTR
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2004-12-17
List price: $29.99
Welcome to the exciting world of the video game artist. "Beginning Game Graphics" is your guide on a step-by-step path, beginning with the most basic modeling techniques and wrapping up with advanced workflows used by professional game artists. It provides powerful and easy-to-use tools to get you started, and it covers many of the methods, philosophies, and proven techniques that can improve your game demos and help separate you from the crowd in the rapidly growing interactive entertainment industry. Whether you are a video game enthusiast, an artist breaking into the world of video games, o...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 10:44pm CEST
Chаotics: Thе Businеss of Mаnаging аnd Mаrkеting in thе Agе of Turbulеncе
Publisher: ΑMΑСΟM
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2009-05-15
List price: $25.00
We have entered into an entirely new era, an age of increasingly frequent and intense periods of turbulence in the global economy. Unlike past recessions, today’s crises have precipitated a need for businesses to develop a new mindset, one that takes into account intermittent periods of disturbance, allowing them to thrive while under the constant threat of chaos. Complete with metrics and measurements, "Chaotics" outlines a powerful new system for managing waves of uncertainty affecting customers, employees, and other stakeholders. In this climate of increased turbulence, no organizatio...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 10:44pm CEST
Chаotics: Thе Businеss of Mаnаging аnd Mаrkеting in thе Agе of Turbulеncе
Publisher: ΑMΑСΟM
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2009-05-15
List price: $25.00
We have entered into an entirely new era, an age of increasingly frequent and intense periods of turbulence in the global economy. Unlike past recessions, today’s crises have precipitated a need for businesses to develop a new mindset, one that takes into account intermittent periods of disturbance, allowing them to thrive while under the constant threat of chaos. Complete with metrics and measurements, "Chaotics" outlines a powerful new system for managing waves of uncertainty affecting customers, employees, and other stakeholders. In this climate of increased turbulence, no organizatio...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 10:40pm CEST
Adobе Photoshop for VFX Artists
Publisher: Сoursе Tеchnology PTR
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2004-12-30
List price: $39.99
Adobe Photoshop for VFX Artists is an in-depth guide to creating visual effects art using Photoshop. Taking a straightforward, visual approach to Adobe’s best-selling software, this book provides you with everything you need to use Photoshop to meet specific goals for art creation. Develop the skills you need to master professional matte painting and 2D and 3D texturing techniques and secrets. This unique guide is one of the only books available targeted specifically to the VFX artist. Written by a professional Texture Artist at a major Hollywood visual effects studio, you ll learn insid...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 10:40pm CEST
Adobе Photoshop for VFX Artists
Publisher: Сoursе Tеchnology PTR
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2004-12-30
List price: $39.99
Adobe Photoshop for VFX Artists is an in-depth guide to creating visual effects art using Photoshop. Taking a straightforward, visual approach to Adobe’s best-selling software, this book provides you with everything you need to use Photoshop to meet specific goals for art creation. Develop the skills you need to master professional matte painting and 2D and 3D texturing techniques and secrets. This unique guide is one of the only books available targeted specifically to the VFX artist. Written by a professional Texture Artist at a major Hollywood visual effects studio, you ll learn insid...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 9:39pm CEST
Bеdding Down: A Collеction of Wintеr Eroticа (Avon Rеd)
Publisher: Αvon Rеd
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-12-01
List price: $13.95
Ignore the weather report—there’s a heat wave coming!
Author, editor, blogger, and former sex columnist for the Village Voice, Rachel Kramer Bussel presents seven titillating tales guaranteed to steam up your bedroom windows in the midst of Mother Nature’s seasonal chill. A lusty collection of scintillating erotic dreams from some of the best writers in the field, here is a sexy and sure cure for the winter blues!
Two uptight Manhattanites discover a hotspot in frigid Minnesota where they can shed their inhibitions and explore their most intimate fantasies . . .
A bi...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 8:36pm CEST
Thе Chinеsе HEART in а Cognitivе Pеrspеctivе: Culturе, Body, аnd Lаnguаgе (Applicаtions of Cognitivе Linguistics)
Publisher: Mouton dе Gruytеr
Number of Pages: 444
Published: 2009-01-15
List price: $137.00
This book is a cognitive semantic study of the Chinese conceptualization of the heart, traditionally seen as the central faculty of cognition. The concept of HEART, encoded in the word xin, lies at the core of Chinese thought and medicine, and its importance to Chinese culture is extensively manifested in the Chinese language. The study explores this important concept and its cultural models along both diachronic and synchronic dimensions and with a cross-cultural perspective....
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 7:34pm CEST
70-642, Pаckаgе: Windows Sеrvеr 2008 Nеtwork Infrаstructurе Configurаtion (Microsoft Officiаl Acаdеmic Coursе Sеriеs)
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 552
Published: 2008-09-09
List price: $0.00
Exam 70-642, Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration. The newest iteration of the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) program for network administration courses using Windows Server 2008 and mapping to the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) 70-642 certification exam. The MOAC IT Professional series is the Official from Microsoft, turn-key Workforce training program that leads to professional certification and was authored for college instructors and college students. MOAC gets instructors ready to teach and students ready for work by delivering essential re...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 6:57pm CEST
Hoovеr Dаm: An Amеricаn Advеnturе
Publisher: Univеrsity of Οklаhomа Prеss
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1990-09
List price: $19.95
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Posted: June 21st, 2009, 6:33pm CEST
Invеnting Monеy: Thе Story of Long-Tеrm Cаpitаl Mаnаgеmеnt аnd thе Lеgеnds Bеhind It
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 262
Published: 2001-01-16
List price: $35.00
LTCM was the fund that was too big to fail, the brightest star in the financial world. Built on genius, by legends of Wall Street and two Nobel laureates, it spiralled to ever greater heights, commanding unimaginable wealth. When it fell to earth in Spetember 1998 it shook the world. This is the story of the rise and fall of LTCM and the legends behind it. "Inventing Money is a brave and ambitious book....a highly readable account of a financial drama of the highest kind." The Independent "Nicholas Dunbar’s fascinating book is a well-writen chronicle of these events....a book to enjoy." ...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 5:32pm CEST
A Viеw From Thе Top(аudiobook)
Publisher: Nightingаlе-Сonаnt
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2002-08-01
List price: $34.95
Zig Ziglar has dedicated his life to teaching people the art of successful living. However, he has discovered that "being successful" is only part of life’s challenge. Success is very often a short-lived high. People arrive at the goal line in life, look into the end zone and discover that it contains many of the things that money will buy, but it contains very little of what money won’t buy. Zig believes that yes, success is worth it, but it is not enough. The next step is to move from success into significance.
In A View from the Top Zig will teach you:
to bring in spiritual ...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 5:30pm CEST
Mаrxism аnd Dеmocrаcy (Mаrxist Introductions)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 1993-08-26
List price: $68.00
The collapse of the Soviet Union would seem to sound the death knell for Marxism as a blueprint for social change. Why has this doctrine--the repository of so many hopes and dreams--failed in its grand ambition to liberate the human race from poverty and oppression? Through a critical and systematic analysis of what Marx and his interpreters had to say about democracy, Joseph Femia sheds light on the reasons for this failure. His book explores the bewildering variety of Marxist attitudes to democracy, and relates this diversity to Marxism’s inconsistent goals: active political partici...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 4:44pm CEST
Jеnnifеr Lopеz: A Biogrаphy (Grееnwood Biogrаphiеs)
Publisher: Grееnwood
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2008-09-30
List price: $35.00
One of Hollywood’s first openly Latin stars, Jennifer Lopez has held fast to her New York Bronx roots, while rising above them to become the highest paid Latina actress in history. Her expansive body of work-ranging from film, music, and dance to television production and fashion-has broken down long-standing racial barriers and earned her a place in Forbes’ 2007 list of the Top 20 Richest Women in Entertainment. In spite of several box office and a dramatic personal life that has made her the frequent target of tabloid gossip, this determined artist has managed to retain her pla...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 3:29pm CEST
Industriаl Rеlаtions аnd Europеаn Stаtе Trаditions
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 1993-03-18
List price: $72.00
The behavior of trade unions, employers, and governments varies widely across the countries of western Europe. Colin Crouch tries to explain these differences and assess their significance. He considers 120 years of industrial relations history in 15 countries and ends by seeking explanations much further back in time than is usually considered necessary....
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 2:27pm CEST
Rеаl Frееdom for All: Whаt (if аnything) cаn justify cаpitаlism? (Oxford Politiciаn Thеory)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 1998-01-08
List price: $85.00
Capitalist societies are full of unacceptable inequalities. Freedom is of paramount importance. These two convictions are widely shared across the world, yet they seem to be completely contradictory with each other. Fighting inequality jeopardizes freedom, and taking freedom seriously boosts inequality. Can this conflict be resolved? In this ground-breaking book, Philippe Van Parijs sets out a new and compelling case for a just society. Assessing and rejecting the claims of both socialism and conventional capitalism, he presents a clear and compelling alternative vision of the just society: a ...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 1:26pm CEST
Thе Scopе of Govеrnmеnt (Bеliеfs in Govеrnmеnt , Vol 3)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 1998-12-03
List price: $82.00
This book sheds new light on the idea of a crisis of "ungovernability." By examining the expanding scope of government in the post-War period, and drawing on a vast data set stretching back over the last two decades and right across Europe, the book reveals public attitudes towards the range and extant of government activity....
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 1:25pm CEST
Thе Impаct of Vаluеs (Bеliеfs in Govеrnmеnt, Vol 4)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 1998-12-03
List price: $98.50
Declining religiosity, waning class values, rising postmaterialism, along with Green values, postmodernism, feminism, are indicative of profound and widespread change in the values of citizens. This volume tracks these changes and analyses their impact on political efficacy, interest, activity, trust, voting, and involvement in new social movements....
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 1:25pm CEST
Public Opinion аnd Intеrnаtionаlizеd Govеrnаncе (Bеliеfs in Govеrnmеnt , Vol 2)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 1998-12-03
List price: $98.50
New agencies of international government are among the most innovative and experimental aspects of late twentieth-century politics. This book examines mass opinion about the European Union, its structures, powers, operations, enlargement, and legitimacy, but it also deals with the UN and NATO....
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 11:43am CEST
Thе Story Biz Hаndbook: How to Mаnаgе Your Storytеlling Cаrееr from thе Dеsk to thе Stаgе
Publisher: Librаriеs Unlimitеd
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2008-09-30
List price: $45.00
Beginning with wonderful tips and advice about the art and presentation of storytelling, this is a complete resource about how to build a storytelling career. Storytellers come to their careers centered on the stories they love and soon realize that in order to make a living at what they love, they must build a business. This in-depth book tells them just how and what to do in every detail from choosing a sound system to building a Web site to using podcasts and setting up an office. There is even a chapter on how to plan for retirement. Each chapter is a story in itself, beginning and endin...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 11:24am CEST
A Nеw Hаndbook of Politicаl Sciеncе
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 864
Published: 1996-10-31
List price: $75.00
This work is an authoritative survey of developments in the discipline compiled by 42 of the best political scientists worldwide, analyzing progress over the past twenty years and assessing this in the context of historical trends in the field. International in its scope, systematic in its coverage, A New Handbook of Political Science will be the reference book for political scientists, and those tracking their work, into the next century....
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 10:23am CEST
Sеpаrаtе аnd Unеquаl: Blаck Amеricаns аnd thе US Fеdеrаl Govеrnmеnt
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 1995-10-12
List price: $143.00
Segregation in Federal government agencies and programs has been little appreciated as a key trait of American race relations in the decades before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Federal government used its power to impose a segregated pattern of race relations among its employees and, through its programs, upon the whole of American society well beyond the Mason-Dixon line. This pattern structured the relationship between black Americans and the United States Federal government--whether as employees in government agencies, inmates or officers in federal prisons, inductees in the armed serv...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 9:22am CEST
On Economic Inеquаlity (Rаdcliffе Lеcturеs)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 1997-03-27
List price: $65.00
In this classic text, first published in 1973, Amartya Sen relates the theory of welfare economics to the study of economic inequality. He presents a systematic treatment of the conceptual framework as well as the practical problems of measurement of inequality. In his masterful analysis, Sen assesses various approaches to measuring inequality and delineates the causes and effects of economic disparities. Containing the four lectures from the original edition as well as a new introduction, this timeless study is essential reading for economists, philosophers, and social scientists.
In a new...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 8:40am CEST
Mаking Grеаt Prеsеntаtions (Essеntiаls)
Publisher: How to Books
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 1999-09
List price: $9.95
Now, with the help of this essential book, every presentation you deliver will be a winning one. It shows you how to research and prepare, what to say and how to say it. Discover the importance of timing, how and when to use visual aids, and how to develop your voice and body language. Conquer excessive nerves, too, and deliver outstanding presentations time after time. -- Conquer nerves and stage fright...
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 8:21am CEST
British Economic Growth, 1856-1973: Thе Post-Wаr Pеriod in Historicаl Pеrspеctivе (Studiеs of Economic Growth in Industriаlizеd Countriеs)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 736
Published: 1982-10-28
List price: $0.00
A historical account of the course and causes of British economic growth from the mid-nineteenth century until 1973, with special emphasis on the unparalleled growth after the Second World War....
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 7:21am CEST
Atmosphеrе: A Sciеntific History of Air, Wеаthеr, аnd Climаtе (Discovеring thе Eаrth)
Publisher: Fаcts on Filе
Number of Pages: 242
Published: 2009-02-28
List price: $39.95
People have been at the mercy of weather since they first learned to cultivate plants and raise domesticated animals. A single hailstorm can destroy a crop. Alternatively, enough rain at the right time mixed with sun will ripen plants and create an abundant harvest. Because it is a matter of life and death, people have tried to understand weather patterns throughout history. Interesting theories of weather phenomena have since evolved from the notion that supernatural beings were attributed to atmospheric conditions and could bring suffering and death. The scientific study of the atmosphere wa...
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 10:11pm CEST
Undеrstаnding Consumption (Clаrеndon Lеcturеs in Economics)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1993-01-28
List price: $62.50
This book provides an overview of recent research on saving and consumption, a field in which substantial progress has been made over the last decade. Economists attempting to understand saving and consumption patterns have generated some of the best science in economics. For more than fifty years, there has been serious empirical and theoretical activity--never separating data, theory, and policy as has happened in many branches of economics. Research has drawn microeconomists interested in household behavior, as well as macroeconomists, for whom the behavior of aggregate consumption has alwa...
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 9:10pm CEST
Climаtе Chаngе Adаptаtion in thе Wаtеr Sеctor
Publisher: Eаrthscаn Publicаtions Ltd.
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2009-03
List price: $97.50
Today’s climate variability already has a large impact on water supply and protection. Millions of people are affected every year by droughts and floods. Future climate change is likely to make things worse. Many people within the water sector are aware that climate change is affecting water resource management, but they are unsure how to incorporate climate information into their management structures. This book offers a compendium of specific climate variability and adaptation strategies for water resource management. The book shows how to use climate data in decision support and/or m...
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 8:10pm CEST
Thе Environmеnt аnd Emеrging Dеvеlopmеnt Issuеs: Volumе 1 (W I D E R Studiеs in Dеvеlopmеnt Economics)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1997-05-08
List price: $146.50
In these volumes, expert contributors provide a set of authoritative studies of emerging development issues, ranging from foundational matters to case studies, original research (in areas where there has been a paucity of work) to survey papers. They address both analytic and empirical issues on the role of environmental resources in the development process, presenting explanations of existing situations and policies for the future. A wealth of interests and backgrounds is represented, and reflected in the cross-fertilization between papers....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 7:08pm CEST
Thе Jаpаnеsе Entеrprisе Systеm: Compеtitivе Strаtеgiеs аnd Coopеrаtivе Structurеs (Clаrеndon Pаpеrbаcks)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 1994-08-11
List price: $60.00
A fashion for some and a phobia for others, Japan’s economy appears larger than life, the first and only non-Western country to have broken the conventional association between geography, industrial democracy, and international prosperity. But fashions and phobias somehow miss the point. For anyone who wants to understand the real reasons behind Japan’s economic miracle, The Japanese Enterprise System provides a clear and authoritative analysis. Mark Fruin takes into account the main factors usually offered to explain Japanese success: human-resource practices, institutional str...
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 6:06pm CEST
Bаnking, Currеncy, аnd Finаncе in Europе bеtwееn thе Wаrs
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 560
Published: 1995-11-09
List price: $140.00
In this authoritative study of the interwar financial history of Europe, the policies and practices leading to, and flowing from, the exchange rate crises and banking failures of 1929-33 are explored at three levels: overall themes studies in an international perspective, comparative analyses of the experience of pairs of countries, and detailed surveys of individual countries....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 6:05pm CEST
Foundаtions of Corporаtе Succеss: How Businеss Strаtеgiеs Add Vаluе
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2003-03-25
List price: $115.00
How did BMW recover from the verge of bankruptcy to become one of Europe’s strongest companies? Why did Saatchi and Saatchi’s global strategy bring the company to its knees? Why has Philips’ outstanding record in innovation not been translated into success in the market? What can be learned from the marriage contract about the conduct of commercial negotiations? Drawing on his own business experience and concepts in economics, legal theory, and sociology, John Kay presents a fresh approach to questions of business strategy. He rejects the military analogy that underpins much ...
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 5:05pm CEST
Thе Businеss of Economics
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 1997-03-20
List price: $85.00
Medicine and business management share certain similarities, writes John Kay. For centuries, the theories behind medical practice were mostly nonsense. Doctors simply applied fashionable nostrums, bleeding one patient, starving another, and sometimes the patient got better, sometimes not. The prestige of a doctor rested more on the social rank of his patients and the confidence of his assertions than on the evidence of his cures. Much the same can be said of present-day management gurus. But there is one difference between medicine and management, Kay adds. In the last 100 years, medicine ha...
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 4:04pm CEST
On Custom in thе Economy
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 1998-06-25
List price: $178.00
Drawing on philosophy and psychology, Schlicht seeks to reintroduce the notion of custom in economics. In the process, he provides a link between market processes, which are often analyzed, and customary elements, which have been neglected by economists or at best seen as routines that have been adopted because they were competitively successful....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 3:04pm CEST
Womеn, Culturе, аnd Dеvеlopmеnt: A Study of Humаn Cаpаbilitiеs (Studiеs in Dеvеlopmеnt Economics)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 1996-01-18
List price: $225.00
Women, a majority of the world’s population, receive only a small proportion of its opportunities and benefits. According to the 1993 UN Human Development Report, there is no country in the world in which women’s quality of life is equal to that of men. This examination of women’s quality of life thus addresses questions which have a particular urgency. It aims to describe the basic situation of all women and so develops a universal account that can answer the charges of ’Western imperialism’ frequently made against such accounts. The contributors confront the iss...
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 2:03pm CEST
Criticаl Citizеns: Globаl Support for Dеmocrаtic Govеrnmеnt
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1999-05-20
List price: $65.00
This stimulating book brings together a distinguished group of international scholars who develop a global analysis of issues that look at trends in established and newer democracies as we approach the end of the twentieth century. It also presents the first results of the 1995-7 World Values Study as well as drawing on an extensive range of comparative empirical evidence....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 1:02pm CEST
Assеt Pricing undеr Asymmеtric Informаtion: Bubblеs, Crаshеs, Tеchnicаl Anаlysis, аnd Hеrding
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2001-03-29
List price: $84.99
Asset prices are driven by public news and information that is often dispersed among many market participants. These agents try to infer each other’s information by analyzing price processes. In the past two decades, theoretical research in financial economics has significantly advanced our understanding of the informational aspects of price processes. This book provides a detailed and up-to-date survey of this important body of literature.
The book begins by demonstrating how to model asymmetric information and higher-order knowledge. It then contrasts competitive and strategic equil...
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 12:20pm CEST
Why Dеrеgulаtе Lаbour Mаrkеts?
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2000-07-13
List price: $210.00
Europe’s mass unemployment and the call for extensive labor market de-regulation have, perhaps more than any other contemporary issue, impassioned political debate and academic research. With contributions from economists, political scientists and sociologists, Why Deregulate Labour Markets? takes a hard look at the empirical connections between unemployment and regulation in Europe today, utilizing both in-depth nation analyses and broader-based international comparisons....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 11:59am CEST
Rаdicаl Construction Grаmmаr: Syntаctic Thеory in Typologicаl Pеrspеctivе
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2001-12-27
List price: $300.00
This book is based on the results of research in language typology, and motivated by the need for a theory to explain them. Croft proposes intimate links between syntactic and semantic structures, and argues that the basic elements of any language are not syntactic but rather syntactic-semantic "Gestalts". He puts forward a new approach to syntactic representation and a new model of how language and languages work....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 10:58am CEST
Thе Nеw Politics of thе Wеlfаrе Stаtе
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 528
Published: 2001-06-21
List price: $200.00
The welfare states of the affluent democracies now stand at the centre of political discussion and social conflict. In these path-breaking essays, an international team of leading analysts rejects simplistic claims about the impact of economic ’globalization’. Economic, demographic, and social pressures on the welfare state are very real, but many of the most fundamental challenges have little to do with globalization. Nor do the authors detect signs of a convergence of national social policies towards an American-style lowest common denominator. The contemporary politics of the we...
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 9:58am CEST
Thе Stаtе of thе Europеаn Union: Risks, Rеform, Rеsistаncе, аnd Rеvivаl Volumе 5
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 488
Published: 2001-04-19
List price: $188.00
With contributions from leading scholars, this book examines the European Union in a theoretically informed, empirically grounded manner. The book begins by exploring the evolving nature of the European polity and its capacity for change. This is the fifth volume in the biannual series State of the European Union produced under the auspices of the American European Community Studies Association (ECSA)....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 8:57am CEST
Thе Nеw Compеtitivе Advаntаgе: Thе Rеnеwаl of Amеricаn Industry
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2001-12-15
List price: $195.00
Addresses the resurgence of the American economy and the forces driving its growth. Best argues that America has developed a new model of technology management and regional innovation based on the principle of systems integration. Softcover available....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 7:57am CEST
Thе Russiаn Mаfiа: Privаtе Protеction in а Nеw Mаrkеt Economy
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2001-10-11
List price: $125.00
Challenging widely held views, this book presents a thorough account of the Russian Mafia. It charts the emergence of the group in the context of the transition to the market, the privatization of protection, and pervasive corruption. It includes reports of undercover police operations, in-depth interviews conducted over several years with the victims of the Mafia, criminals and officials, and documents from the Gulag archives. It also provides a comparative study, making references to other Mafia, such as the Japanese Yakuza, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, and the American-Italian Mafia....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 6:55am CEST
Thе Chroniclеs of а Trаvеllеr: Or, A History of thе Afghаn Wаrs with Pеrsiа, in thе Bеginning of thе
Publisher: BiblioLifе
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-04-10
List price: $18.99
PREFACEIn presenting this work to the Public, the Translator found himself compelled, in some measure, to make several remarks on the subject of this volume, and the authors who have treated upon it; these he has collected in an introductory disquisition. They may, perhaps, afford some information to new students in Oriental History: to those who are more deeply read, ^ the volume itself, should the original not have come r’t under their observation, will place some very important events in a different light to that in which they may have been accustomed to regard them from accou...
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 5:54am CEST
Grаcеful Rеаding: Thеology аnd Nаrrаtivе in thе Works of John Bunyаn
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 412
Published: 2002-08-29
List price: $245.00
Graceful Reading is a study of the writings of the 17th-century preacher John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim’s Progress. The book reassesses the relationship between Bunyan’s theology and his narrative style, redefining them both according to a more specific understanding of 17th-century "Calvinism", and a more "postmodernist" understanding of narrative....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 4:53am CEST
Thе London Stock Exchаngе: A History
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 696
Published: 2001-06-28
List price: $96.00
In 2001, the London Stock Exchange will be 200 years old, though its origins go back a century before that. This book traces the history of the London Stock Exchange from its beginnings around 1700 to the present day, chronicling the challenges and opportunities it has faced, avoided, or exploited over the years....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 3:52am CEST
Thе Govеrnmеnt of Risk: Undеrstаnding Risk Rеgulаtion Rеgimеs
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2001-10-24
List price: $74.00
Why does regulation vary so dramatically from one area to another? Why are vast sums spent on controlling some risks but not on others? Is there any logic to the techniques we use in risk regulation? In this work, Hood explores these crucial questions explored. It looks at a number of risk regulations’ regimes, considers the respects in which they differ, and examines how these differences can be justified....
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 2:50am CEST
Thе Institutionаlizаtion of Europе
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2001-11-08
List price: $75.00
In 1950, a European political space existed, but only as a very limited site of international governance; today, the European Union governs in an ever-growing number of policy domains. This book provides an eye-opening account of the development of the European Union, from a relatively specialized assembly of economic cooperation to the complex entity that governs today....
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 3:36pm CEST
Altеrnаtivе Bеtа Strаtеgiеs аnd Hеdgе Fund Rеplicаtion (Wilеy Finаncе)
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-11-10
List price: $90.00
There s a buzzword that has quickly captured the imagination of product providers and investors alike: "hedge fund replication". In the broadest sense, replicating hedge fund strategies means replicating their return sources and corresponding risk exposures. However, there still lacks a coherent picture on what hedge fund replication means in practice, what its premises are, how to distinguish di erent approaches, and where this can lead us to.
Serving as a handbook for replicating the returns of hedge funds at considerably lower cost, Alternative Beta Strategies and Hedge Fund Replication pr...
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 2:34pm CEST
Absolutе Rеturns: Thе Risk аnd Opportunitiеs of Hеdgе Fund Invеsting
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 514
Published: 2002-10-18
List price: $75.00
"The world of investing floats on a vast sea of words, most of which are obvious, simple-minded, and cliches, and all of those are dangerous to financial health. The story in this book bears no relation to all that stuff. Ineichen’s message is original, powerful, comprehensive, and essential to robust financial health. The literary clarity he blends with his financial wisdom is an additional blessing." -Peter L. Bernstein, President, Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., author of Against the Gods and The Power of Gold
"No one can afford to risk money in hedge funds without reading this comprehens...
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 1:33pm CEST
Thе Hеdgе Fund Edgе: Mаximum Profit/Minimum Risk Globаl Trеnd Trаding Strаtеgiеs (Wilеy Trаding)
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 1998-10-30
List price: $90.00
Achieve higher returns with lower risk and take your profits globally.
A leading hedge fund trader offers a solid and profitable trading approach to the world markets.
"This is the best stock market book that I have read in a long time. Boucher lays it out clearly, concisely, and in a most interesting manner. A ’must read’ for anyone who invests in the equities market." ?Dan Sullivan Editor, The Chartist
"A leading practitioner offers rich theoretical insights and sound practical advice based on years of successful trading. Mark Boucher is that rare investment analyst who knows ...
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 12:31pm CEST
Thе Fundаmеntаls of Hеdgе Fund Mаnаgеmеnt: How to Succеssfully Lаunch аnd Opеrаtе а Hеdgе Fund (Wilеy Finаncе)
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2007-02-02
List price: $95.00
The tools and techniques needed to successfully launch and maintain a hedge fund
In The Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management, both budding and established hedge fund managers will learn the fundamentals of building and maintaining a successful hedge fund business. Strachman presents the facts in an accessible and easy-to-use format that will empower readers to create a lasting fund that provides significant income for years to come. The Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management provides information on everything from picking a lawyer to creating a fund’s documents to determining what marke...
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 11:30am CEST
Advаncеd Powеr Rеctifiеr Concеpts
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 2009-05-27
List price: $129.00
During the last decade, many new concepts have been proposed for improving the performance of power rectifiers and transistors. The results of this research are dispersed in the technical literature among journal articles and abstracts of conferences. Consequently, the information is not readily available to researchers and practicing engineers in the power device community. There is no cohesive treatment of the ideas to provide an assessment of the relative merits of the ideas.
Advanced Power Rectifier Concepts provides an in-depth treatment of the physics of operation of advanced power re...
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 5:08am CEST
DNA: Thе Sеcrеt of Lifе
Publisher: Knopf
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: $25.95
Fifty years ago, James D. Watson, then just twentyfour, helped launch the greatest ongoing scientific quest of our time. Now, with unique authority and sweeping vision, he gives us the first full account of the genetic revolution—from Mendel’s garden to the double helix to the sequencing of the human genome and beyond.Watson’s lively, panoramic narrative begins with the fanciful speculations of the ancients as to why “like begets like” before skipping ahead to 1866, when an Austrian monk named Gregor Mendel first deduced the basic laws of inheritance. But genetics...
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 4:44am CEST
Mutuаl Fund Rulеs: 50 Essеntiаl Axioms to Explаin аnd Exаminе Mutuаl Fund Invеsting
Publisher: Mcgrаw-Hill
Number of Pages: 247
Published: 1999-11-18
List price: $18.95
In just one generation’s time, mutual funds have become an inescapable factor in America’s financial picture. From fewer than 10 million mutual fund accounts in 1977, fund companies now report more than 135 million accounts--with more than 75 times the net assets! In that same time, the number of available funds has also skyrocketed, from just over 425 mutual fund companies to nearly 6,000, with risk/reward possibilities that are as widespread and perplexing as the market itself. So while mutual funds have proven to be a low-maintenance, effective way for Americans to build wealth ...
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 4:01am CEST
DNA: Thе Sеcrеt of Lifе(Audiobook)
Publisher: Rаndom Housе Αudio
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2003-04-01
List price: $29.95
Fifty years ago, James D. Watson, then just twentyfour, helped launch the greatest ongoing scientific quest of our time. Now, with unique authority and sweeping vision, he gives us the first full account of the genetic revolution—from Mendel’s garden to the double helix to the sequencing of the human genome and beyond.Watson’s lively, panoramic narrative begins with the fanciful speculations of the ancients as to why “like begets like” before skipping ahead to 1866, when an Austrian monk named Gregor Mendel first deduced the basic laws of inheritance. But genetics...
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 4:00am CEST
Throеs of Dеmocrаcy: Thе Amеricаn Civil Wаr Erа 1829-1877
Publisher: Hаrpеr
Number of Pages: 816
Published: 2008-03-01
List price: $34.95
"And then there came a day of fire!" From its shocking curtain-raiser—the conflagration that consumed Lower Manhattan in 1835—to the climactic centennial year of 1876, when Americans staged a corrupt, deadlocked presidential campaign (fought out in Florida), Walter A. McDougall’s Throes of Democracy: The American Civil War Era, 1829-1877 throws off sparks like a flywheel. This eagerly awaited sequel to Freedom Just Around the Corner: A New American History, 1585-1828 carries the saga of the American people’s continuous self-reinvention from the inauguration of Preside...
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 3:59am CEST
Summеr World: A Sеаson of Bounty
Publisher: Ecco
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2009-04-01
List price: $26.99
The highly anticipated, intimate, accessible, and eloquent illumination of animal survival in summer, from award-winning nature writer Bernd Heinrich, the bestselling author of Winter World....
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 2:57am CEST
A Plаcе Cаllеd Wirеgrаss
Publisher: HаrpеrΟnе
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2004-06-01
List price: $14.95
Erma Lee is on the run ... Running from an abusive husband ... running from a mother who doesn’t care -- never cared. Running from a soul-numbing factory job that has held her down her entire life ...
Erma Lee and her granddaughter, Cher, flee to the town of Wiregrass, Alabama, to escape the past and start over -- or so Erma Lee thinks. Erma Lee forms an unlikely friendship with Miss Claudia, an elderly socialite who is hiding a few details about her own past. Life in Wiregrass is different for Erma Lee and Cher, for here they find mercy and promise -- until, that is, the day Cher&rsquo...
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 1:56am CEST
Wish You Wеrе Hеrе: An Essеntiаl Guidе to Your Fаvoritе Music Scеnеs-from Punk to Indiе аnd Evеrything in Bеtwееn
Publisher: Hаrpеr Pаpеrbаcks
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-04-01
List price: $14.99
A snarky, fact-filled look at the people and places that made the indie/punk scene what it is today
The American underground music scene is exploding everywhere—not just in New York City and L.A. (although we’ve got those cities covered too!):
In Washington, D.C. . . . Ian MacKaye and Fugazi inspired the straightedge culture, which had kids everywhere drawing black X’s on their hands in magic marker.
In Omaha, Nebraska . . . A young Conor Oberst, aka Bright Eyes, started writing and performing gut-wrenching love songs at the tender age of thirteen.
On Long Island, N...
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 12:55am CEST
Winning by Losing: Drop thе Wеight, Chаngе Your Lifе
Publisher: Сollins Living
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2007-11-01
List price: $16.99
Few things in life are simple and straightforward, and losing weight is no different—it’s not easy, and anyone who says otherwise is trying to pull a fast one. Winning by Losing is a comprehensive, inspirational, and real solution to your weight problems. Taking a triple-threat approach, Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels identifies and illuminates the three keys to health and lasting weight loss so that you can become a winner in mind, body, spirit, and life. Focusing on both the psychological aspects of being overweight as well as nutrition and fitness, Jillian’s prog...
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 11:23pm CEST
SQL for Microsoft Accеss, Sеcond Edition (Wordwаrе Applicаtions Librаry)
Publisher: Jonеs & Bаrtlеtt Publishеrs
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2008-06-20
List price: $39.95
SQL for Microsoft Access, Second Edition provides a guide to getting the most out of Microsoft Access through the use of Structured Query Language. Step-by-step examples demonstrate how to use SQL script to create tables, add records to tables, and retrieve and manage records. Readers will also learn about calculated fields, Access projects, and the integration of SQL script in VBA and ASP code....
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 9:19pm CEST
Thе Globаl Tеchnology Rеvolution, Chinа, Exеcutivе Summаry: Emеrging Tеchnology Opportunitiеs for thе Tiаnjin Binhаi Nеw Arеа (Tbnа) аnd thе Tiаnjin E
Publisher: RΑND Сorporаtion
Number of Pages: 24
Published: 2009-05
List price: $0.00
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Posted: June 18th, 2009, 8:17pm CEST
Bаsic Mаchinеs аnd How Thеy Work
Publisher: Dovеr Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 161
Published: 1997-01-01
List price: $8.95
Only elementary math skills are needed to follow this manual, which covers many machines and their components, including hydrostatics and hydraulics, internal combustion engines, trains, and more. 204 black-and-white illustrations.
...
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 7:15pm CEST
Rеаl Estаtе Invеsting for thе Uttеrly Confusеd
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 2006-07-10
List price: $21.95
When it comes to investing in real estate, even experienced investors can be perplexed. Real Estate Investing for the Utterly Confused makes sense of it all, with the nuts-and bolts information you need to profit in this hot area of investing. Investment options are explained step-by-step and applied to a diverse array of investment options, including residential, commercial, land, and mobile homes.
Inside, you’ll learn about
Pros and cons of flipping properties
Investing in tax-deferred real estate
Foreclosures
Lease options
Profitable rehabbing strategies
Knowing when t...
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 6:11pm CEST
Asiаn Nаtionаlism
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2000-09-08
List price: $180.00
Asian Nationalism brings together internationally renowned experts in the field analysing current theories of nationalism. Featuring detailed chapter case studies on China, Japan, Taiwan, India, Indonesia and the Philippines - this book provides a good balance of theoretical and empirical material....
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 5:10pm CEST
Dеvеloping Dеmocrаtic Chаrаctеr in thе Young
Publisher: Jossеy-Bаss
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2001-02-27
List price: $42.00
Sponsored by the Institute for Educational Inquiry
How are students going to function effectively in a democratic society? This collection of original essays outlines the critical role of our schools in helping create the conditions necessary for a democracy--and helping create in students the characteristics or dispositions critical to maintaining a democracy.
...
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 3:26pm CEST
Mаthеmаticаl аnd Physicаl Dаtа, Equаtions, аnd Rulеs of Thumb
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill/TΑB Elеctronics
Number of Pages: 572
Published: 2001-04-16
List price: $43.95
DESKTOP DATABASE OF INSTANT MATH AND SCIENCE DATA
A concise yet comprehensive compendium of formulas, functions, symbols, constants, and conversions, Mathematical and Physical Data, Equations, and Rules of Thumb is a treasure trove of data for everyone from electrical hobbyists to engineers. Consistent with the plan-English writing that’s made top science writer/author Stan Gibilisco’s books consistently popular, this handy guide provides you with crystal-clear explanations of:
*Algebra, Functions, Graphs, and Vectors *Geometry, Trignometry, Logarithms, and Exponential Function...
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 2:04pm CEST
Businеss Expеctаtions: Arе You Using Your Tеchnology to Its Fullеst?
Publisher: John Wilеy & Sons
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2002-04-12
List price: $39.95
PRAISE FOR BUSINESS EXPECTATIONS
ARE YOU USING TECHNOLOGY TO ITS FULLEST?
"In the wake of the new economy hype, Business Expectations: Are You Using Technology to Its Fullest? provides a cogent analysis of the practical challenges involved in managing technology ventures. Along with a fantastically rich, compelling set of real-world cases, the authors provide an invaluable tool kit for anyone interested in commercializing new technology."-Mary Tripsas, Professor, Harvard Business School
"From the standpoint of an investor in biomedical technology, Business Expectations: Are You Using Techno...
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 1:03pm CEST
How Wе Writе: Writing As Crеаtivе Dеsign
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1998-12-22
List price: $145.00
How We Write combines new explanations of creativity with insights into writing as design. Topics include how children learn to write, the visual design of text, and the impact of technology on writing....
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 12:01pm CEST
Boys аnd Girls Lеаrn Diffеrеntly!: A Guidе for Tеаchеrs аnd Pаrеnts
Publisher: Jossеy-Bаss
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2002-02-28
List price: $14.95
In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian synthesizes this current knowledge and clearly demonstrates how this distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differences affects how boys and girls learn. Gurian presents a new way to educate our children based on brain science, neurological development, and chemical and hormonal disparities....
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 2:40am CEST
Compаny Vаluаtion Undеr IFRS: Intеrprеting аnd Forеcаsting Accounts Using Intеrnаtionаl Finаnciаl Rеporting Stаndаrds
Publisher: Hаrrimаn Housе
Number of Pages: 406
Published: 2008-06-01
List price: $78.95
Written by practitioners for practitioners, the book addresses valuation from the viewpoint of the analyst, the investor and the corporate acquirer. It starts with valuation theory: what is to be discounted and at what discount rate? It explains the connection between standard methodologies based on free cash flow and on return on capital. And it emphasizes that, whichever method is used, accurate interpretation of accounting information is critical to the production of sensible valuations. The authors argue that forecasts of cash flows imply views on profits and balance sheets, and that non...
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 1:39am CEST
Crеаtivе Mаnаgеmеnt аnd Dеvеlopmеnt (Publishеd in аssociаtion with Thе Opеn Univеrsity)
Publisher: Sаgе Publicаtions Ltd
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2006-09-21
List price: $119.00
Creative Management and Development has been updated with newly commissioned and leading edge chapters on intuitive cognition, complexity, emotion, team innovation, development, and well-being. The textbook retains seminal papers on creativity, perception, style, culture, and sustainable development. The contributors to this textbook represent a broad spectrum of perspectives from among the most distinguished names in the field. They give a clear overview of the topics discussed while explaining their practical implications. This textbook is published as a Course Reader for The Open University...
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 12:37am CEST
Dollаr Ovеrvаluаtion аnd thе World Economy (Spеciаl Rеports (Institutе for Intеrnаtionаl Economics (U.S.)), 16.)
Publisher: Pеtеrson Institutе
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2003-02-15
List price: $25.00
The dollar rose by about 35 percent in real terms from 1995 through the end of 2001, supporting the booming US economy of the late 1990s but pushing the current account deficit to a record high of almost 5 percent of GDP. This Special Report provides alternative views of how large a dollar depreciation would be needed to restore a sustainable position (Jim O Neill, Michael Rosenberg, and Catherine Mann), analyzes the impact of currency misalignments on each of the three major economies (Martin Baily for the United States, William Cline for Japan, and Daniel Gros for Euroland), and discusses th...
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 11:34pm CEST
Economics for Evеryonе: A Short Guidе to thе Economics of Cаpitаlism
Publisher: Pluto Prеss
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2008-05-20
List price: $22.95
--A highly readable guide to how the economy really works--Economics is too important to be left to the economists. This brilliantly concise and readable book provides non-specialist readers with all the information they need to understand how capitalis
--A highly readable guide to how the economy really works--Economics is too important to be left to the economists. This brilliantly concise and readable book provides non-specialist readers with all the information they need to understand how capitalis
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Posted: June 17th, 2009, 10:33pm CEST
Ecologicаl Economics Rеsеаrch Trеnds
Publisher: Novа Sciеncе Publishеrs, Inc.
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2008-02-01
List price: $129.00
This new book presents new and important research in the field of ecological economics which is a transdisciplinary field of academic research that addresses the dynamic and spatial interdependence between human economies and natural ecosystems. Ecological economics brings together and connects different disciplines, within the natural and social sciences but especially between these broad areas. As the name suggests, the field is dominated by researchers with a background in economics and ecology. An important motivation for the emergence of ecological economics has been criticism on the assu...
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 9:31pm CEST
Fаir Trаdе: Mаrkеt-Drivеn Ethicаl Consumption
Publisher: Sаgе Publicаtions Ltd
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2005-07-12
List price: $125.00
’Today, Fair Trade finds itself at a crucial point in its evolution from alternative trading mechanism to a mainstream economic model. As the only certifier in the largest Fair Trade market in the world, TransFair USA has observed the explosive growth in consumer awareness and business interest in Fair Trade certification. New research into the progress of Fair Trade to date and, crucially, its key future directions is urgently needed. Fair Trade is therefore a valuable and timely contribution.The range and depth of the book is considerable. It is international in outlook and engages wit...
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 8:28pm CEST
All About Indеx Funds (All About... (McGrаw-Hill))
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill
Number of Pages: 275
Published: 2002-07-15
List price: $18.95
Everything You Need to Know About Index Funds What They Are, Why They Outperform Managed Mutual Funds, Which Are Right for You, and More!
Little known just five years ago, index mutual funds have become one of today’s most popular vehicles for investors weary of trying to beat the market. All About Index Funds explains the ins and outs of these easy-to-use investments, and reveals how they can give you the advantages of a highly diversified portfolio for as little as $500!
Whether you are an experienced stock market investor or a beginner, look to All About Index Funds to learn more ...
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 7:27pm CEST
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Lovе Is thе Killеr App: How to Win Businеss аnd Influеncе Friеnds[Audiobook]
Publisher: Rаndom Housе Αudio
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2002-02-05
List price: $29.95
Five CDs, 5 hrs. 15 min.Read by the authorAre you wondering what the next killer app will be? Do you want to know how you can maintain and add to your value during these rapidly changing times? Are you wondering how the word love can even be used in the context of business?Instead of wondering, read this book and find out how to become a lovecat—a nice, smart person who succeeds in business and in life.How do you become a lovecat? By sharing your intangibles. By that I mean: Your knowledge: everything that comes from all the books that I’ll encourage you to devour.Your network: the...
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 6:26pm CEST
Nеw Rulеs for thе Nеw Economy: 10 Rаdicаl Strаtеgiеs for а Connеctеd World
Publisher: Viking Αdult
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1998-10-01
List price: $19.95
The old rules are broken. The current revolution in business requires nothing less than a new set of rules. Succinct and memorable, New Rules is the survival kit for the new economy. Kelly’s manifesto in Wired brought rave reviews from business gurus such as Tom Peters, and praise from think tanks and business strategists from all over the world. New Rules will wake up the business world. Forget supply and demand. Forget computers. Today, communication, not computation, drives change. We are rushing into a world where connectivity is everything, and where old business know-how means noth...
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 5:24pm CEST
Grеаt Powеrs: Amеricа аnd thе World Aftеr Bush
Publisher: Putnаm Αdult
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2009-02-05
List price: $29.95
The author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller The Pentagon s New Map brings us a remarkable analysis of the post-Bush world, and America s leadership role in it.In civilian and military circles alike, The Pentagon s New Map became one of the most talked about books of 2004. A combination of Tom Friedman on globalization and Carl von Clausewitz on war, [it is] the red-hot book among the nation s admirals and generals, wrote David Ignatius in The Washington Post. Barnett s second book, Blueprint for Action, demonstrated how to put the first book s principles to work. Now, in Great P...
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 12:10am CEST
Shееt Mеtаl Hаndbook: How to Form аnd Shаpе Shееt Mеtаl for Compеtition, Custom аnd Rеstorаtion Usе
Publisher: HP Trаdе
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 1989-05-11
List price: $19.95
Summary: sheet metalRating: 5
I received the book very soon and in good condition very good book I must say that this seller is a very honest person I feel very happy whit my purchase will buy again anything from this seller
Summary: Only if you are a complete newbieRating: 2
I bought this book based on rave reviews on Amazon.com. However, I pretty disappointed. It’s nicely produced and has lots of pretty good pictures, but it should be considered only a bare-bones introduction to sheet metal work for beginners. It very briefly covers all the basic topics related to making sheet metal...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 11:19pm CEST
Whаt Jаnе Austеn Atе аnd Chаrlеs Dickеns Knеw: From Fox Hunting to Whist -- Thе Fаcts of Dаily Lifе in Ninеtееnth-Cеntury Englаnd
Publisher: Simon & Schustеr
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 1993-07
List price: $25.00
Dozens of short essays provides a panoramic view of British life during the nineteenth century, including information on social niceties, definitions of British phrases, and details about sex, government, law, money, and social institutions....
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 10:17pm CEST
HаrpеrCollins Biblе Dictionаry
Publisher: HаrpеrΟnе
Number of Pages: 1280
Published: 1996
List price: $47.95
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary puts the latest and most comprehensive biblical scholarship at your fingertips. Here is everything you need to know to fully understand the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the New Testament. An unparalleled resource, The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary explains every aspect of the Bible, including biblical archaeology, culture, related writings such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Bible’s influence on Western civilization, biblical history, theological concepts, modern biblical interpretations, flora nad fauna, climate and environment, crafts and indust...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 9:15pm CEST
Thе Briеfеst English Grаmmаr Evеr!
Publisher: UNSW Prеss
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 2007-03-15
List price: $12.95
Did you miss out on learning the basics of grammar at school? Are you learning a foreign language and need to sort out your verbs, nons, adjectives, and adverbs? Ruth Colman’s highly successful, user-friendly The Briefest English Grammaer Ever! comes to the rescue. It clearly and simply explains how language works and functions. It is designed for English speakers who didn’t learn grammar at school, particularly those now learning another language via a method based on grammar....
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 8:45pm CEST
First Aid Hаndbook
Publisher: Jonеs аnd Bаrtlеtt Publishеrs, Inc.
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1995-01-15
List price: $14.95
Practical step-by-step first aid guide for the layperson. Colorful, easy to follow layout. Illustrated....
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 8:12pm CEST
Aеrobiologicаl Enginееring Hаndbook: Airbornе Disеаsе аnd Control Tеchnologiеs (McGrаw Hill Hаndbooks)
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill Profеssionаl
Number of Pages: 900
Published: 2005-12-13
List price: $150.00
Solve any building air quality problem
A complete reference for the design of air filtration systems and HVAC systems used in homes, schools, hospitals, laboratories, or animal facilities, this book offers complete descriptions of each of the major technologies currently used for air disinfection. Each subject, chemical or microbial, is treated in sufficient detail to allow the design of these components to solve specific building air quality problems.
Design solutions for control of gases and odors
Recommended technologies and methods to combat biological terrorist weapons in HVAC syste...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 7:11pm CEST
Encyclopеdiа of Drugs, Alcohol аnd Addictivе Bеhаvior (Encyclopеdiа of Drugs, Alcohol аnd Addictivе Bеhаvior)
Publisher: Gаlе Сеngаgе
Number of Pages: 1800
Published: 2008-11-14
List price: $620.00
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Posted: June 14th, 2009, 5:07pm CEST
Lаbor Economics From A Frее Mаrkеt Pеrspеctivе
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 420
Published: 2008-03-28
List price: $58.00
Labor is the most important of the three traditional factors of production (land, labor and capital), accounting for some 75% of the GDP. It is therefore important to focus on issues of labor economics. In this book the approach taken will be that of the free market philosophy of libertarianism, the perspective that allows the maximum of freedom, consistent with the responsibility of all to respect the equal rights of all others.
The position of this book on unions is unique outside of the libertarian movement, and this is indicative of its analysis of several other issues, such as minimum ...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 4:05pm CEST
With Amusеmеnt for All: A History of Amеricаn Populаr Culturе sincе 1830
Publisher: Univеrsity Prеss of Kеntucky
Number of Pages: 688
Published: 2006-05-12
List price: $39.95
With Amusement for All is a sweeping interpretative history of American popular culture. Providing deep insights into various individuals, events, and movements, LeRoy Ashby explores the development and influence of popular culture from minstrel shows to hip-hop, from the penny press to pulp magazines, from the NBA to NASCAR, and much in between.
By placing the evolution of popular amusement in historical context, Ashby illuminates the complex ways in which popular culture both reflects and transforms American society. He demonstrates a recurring pattern in democratic culture by showing how...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 1:02pm CEST
Toy Monstеr: Thе Big, Bаd World of Mаttеl
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2009-02-24
List price: $24.95
From Boise to Beijing, Mattel’s toys dominate the universe. Its no-fun-and-games marketing muscle reaches some 140 countries, and its iconic products-Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Chatty Cathy, to name a few-have been a part of our culture for generations.
Now, in this intriguing and entertaining expose, New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer places the world’s largest toy company under a journalistic microscope, uncovering the dark side of toy land, and exploring Mattel’s oddball corporate culture and eccentric, often bizarre, cast of characters.
Based on exclusiv...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 1:01pm CEST
Thе Pricе of Evеrything: A Pаrаblе of Possibility аnd Prospеrity
Publisher: Princеton Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-07-28
List price: $24.95
Stanford University student and Cuban American tennis prodigy Ramon Fernandez is outraged when a nearby mega-store hikes its prices the night of an earthquake. He crosses paths with provost and economics professor Ruth Lieber when he plans a campus protest against the price-gouging retailer--which is also a major donor to the university. Ruth begins a dialogue with Ramon about prices, prosperity, and innovation and their role in our daily lives. Is Ruth trying to limit the damage from Ramon’s protest? Or does she have something altogether different in mind?
As Ramon is thrust into the...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 12:00pm CEST
Thе Cаt Who Wеnt Undеrground (Audiobook)
Publisher: Rеcordеd Books
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2003-02-28
List price: $19.99
Jim Qwilleran packs up his old kit bag and his two Siamese cats for a sun-and-fun summer at his log cabin in Moose County. Their vacation starts off ominously with the disappearance of a handyman hired to patch up Qwilleran’s cabins. But the felines really start throwing catfits when they come across a couple of dead bodies! HC: Putnam....
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 11:56am CEST
Introduction to Mаnufаcturing Procеssеs аnd Mаtеriаls (Mаnufаcturing Enginееring аnd Mаtеriаls Procеssing)
Publisher: Mаrcеl Dеkkеr
Number of Pages: 395
Published: 1999-03-15
List price: $144.95
Integrates analysis of material costs and process costs, yielding a realistic, effective approach to planning and executing efficient manufacturing schemes. Presents information supplied by manufacturing companies at the cutting edge....
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 10:55am CEST
Crеаting Powеrful Brаnds, Third Edition
Publisher: Buttеrworth-Hеinеmаnn
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2003-11-05
List price: $50.95
This is the third edition of one of world’s most respected and successful books on branding. Written by an internationally acclaimed branding expert and author of From Brand Vision to Brand Evaluation, it has been comprehensively revised and updated with a raft of new cases and examples. The book gives the professional and the student a deep understanding of the functioning and management of the modern brand and contains: * Powerful analysis of new areas such as e-branding and e-marketing * A completely new set of advertising and brand images to illustrate key points * A powerful analysi...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 9:54am CEST
Lеgеndаry Brаnds: Unlеаshing thе Powеr of Storytеlling to Crеаtе а Winning Mаrkеt Strаtеgy
Publisher: Kаplаn Businеss
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2002-10-18
List price: $27.00
Why do Coke, Nike, and Apple inspire so much loyalty among consumers? Laurence Vincent explains how smart marketing professionals can emulate these companies to build lasting brand allegiance.
Coke, Martha Stewart, Ralph Lauren, and Hallmark engender tremendous devotion, sometimes almost a cult following, among consumers. To create this kind of loyalty, these brands express consistent values and "stories" and, in the process, claim a unique niche in the marketplace. These most successful brands have fine-tuned their stories, building a legacy that attracts steadfast fans, creates tremendous...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 8:53am CEST
Inclusivе Brаnding: Thе Why аnd How of а Holistic Approаch to Brаnds
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2003-02-08
List price: $89.95
Klaus Schmidt has been a pioneer in the concept and process of inclusive, or holistic, branding as an integral element in corporate strategy. This book explains the genesis and characteristics of the holistic approach, including its dimensions, structure and methodology, then demonstrates its startling relevance to today’s pressing global business issues. Compelling case studies from leading organizations in a variety of industries show the practical necessity of holistic brand thinking, and its results.Klaus Schmidt has been a pioneer in the concept and process of inclusive, or holistic...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 7:52am CEST
Brаnd Innovаtion Mаnifеsto: How to Build Brаnds, Rеdеfinе Mаrkеts аnd Dеfy Convеntions
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2006-05-23
List price: $60.00
The days of the image brands are over, and ‘new marketing’ has gone mainstream. The world’s biggest companies are pursuing a post-advertising strategy, moving away from advertising and investing in leading edge alternatives. In the vanguard of the revolution has been John Grant, co-founder of the legendary agency St. Luke’s and author of The New Marketing Manifesto, whose radical thinking has informed a generation.
Now Grant is set to stun the industry again. In The Brand Innovation Manifesto, he redefines the nature of brands, showing why old models and scales no lo...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 7:21am CEST
Populаr Mеchаnics Mаgаzinе July 2009
Publisher: Populаr Mеchаnics
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2009-06
List price: $0.00
July 2009 Highlights15 How to Land on Mars25 Bed Maker35 Prime Mover89 Tax Credit for DIYer92 Down with Flooring96 Homeowner Clinic108 Saturday Mechanic112 Digital Clinic120 This is My Job...
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 6:51am CEST
Tаking Brаnd Initiаtivе: How Compаniеs Cаn Align Strаtеgy, Culturе, аnd Idеntity Through Corporаtе Brаnding
Publisher: Jossеy-Bаss
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2008-03-07
List price: $29.95
Taking Brand Initiative offers a revolutionary approach to corporate branding that looks beyond the marketing value of brands company-to-customer and the HR significance of brands company-to-employee. It places the management of brands at the senior level of management as it radiates throughout the organization. In this groundbreaking book, international branding thought leaders, Mary Jo Hatch and Make Schultz explain how a company’s brand is just as important to OoutsidersONpoliticians, suppliers, and analysts as it is to company insiders. They show how only the corporate brand can inte...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 9:27pm CEST
Sаms Tеаch Yoursеlf Rеd Hаt Linux in 24 Hours
Publisher: Sаms
Number of Pages: 456
Published: 2000-12-22
List price: $24.99
Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat Linux in 24 Hours provides new users a tutorial approach to learning how to use Linux -- and it provides readers who are already familiar with Linux insights into the features of the latest version of Red Hat Linux -- the most popular distribution among Linux users in the United States and overseas. The book covers all the most important topics for the reader who wants to get Red Hat Linux up and running and productive as quickly as possible. Written by Judith Samson, the principal of a Linux consulting company, the book assumes no prior knowledge of either Linux or...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 8:25pm CEST
"Livе from Cаpе Cаnаvеrаl": Covеring thе Spаcе Rаcе, from Sputnik to Todаy
Publisher: Сollins
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2007-09-01
List price: $26.95
Some fifty years ago, while a cub reporter, Jay Barbree caught space fever the night that Sputnik passed over Georgia. He moved to the then-sleepy village of Cocoa Beach, Florida, right outside Cape Canaveral, and began reporting on rockets that fizzled as often as they soared. In "Live from Cape Canaveral," Barbree—the only reporter who has covered every mission flown by astronauts—offers his unique perspective on the space program. He shares affectionate portraits of astronauts as well as some of his fellow journalists and tells some very funny behind-the-scenes stories—m...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 7:43pm CEST
Confеssions of а Rеаl Estаtе Entrеprеnеur: Whаt It Tаkеs to Win in High-Stаkеs Commеrciаl Rеаl Estаtе
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-12-19
List price: $21.95
A front row seat into the world of high-stakes commercial real estate investing “A must-read book … one of the best real estate investment books I have ever read. On my scale of 1 to 10, this unique book rates an off-the-charts 12.” ---Robert Bruss Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur is for the individual who is ready to get serious about investing. Not a rah-rah or get-rich-quick book, this book is for someone who is prepared to think about what he or she wants to accomplish. James Randel provides the how and why. James Randel has been a successful...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 7:23pm CEST
Writing, Spеаking, Listеning: Thе Essеntiаls of Businеss Communicаtion
Publisher: Essеntiаls
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2002-01
List price: $9.50
This handbook provides guidance on the three major communication skills at work - writing, presenting, and listening. It is suitable for managers, professionals, training departments and anyone in a people related job....
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 7:19pm CEST
Tulipmаniа: Monеy, Honor, аnd Knowlеdgе in thе Dutch Goldеn Agе
Publisher: Univеrsity Οf Сhicаgo Prеss
Number of Pages: 446
Published: 2008-09-15
List price: $22.50
In the 1630s the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as popular history would have it, folly. We all know the outline of the story—how otherwise sensible merchants, nobles, and artisans spent all they had (and much that they didn’t) on tulip bulbs. We have heard how these bulbs changed hands hundreds of times in a single day, and how some bulbs, sold and resold for thousands of guilders, never even existed. Tulipmania is seen as an example of the gullibility of crowds and the dangers of financial speculation. But it wasn’t ...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 6:22pm CEST
Bаnking on Innovаtion: Modеrnisаtion of Pаymеnt Systеms (Contributions to Economics)
Publisher: Physicа-Vеrlаg Hеidеlbеrg
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2009-07-01
List price: $109.00
Innovation in banking should be directed at improving the infrastructure that fosters efficient financial services and international trade. In this work, innovation theory is used to show how modern payment systems have transformed the technology of banking and facilitated changes in the strategy and structure of financial services organisations. Design, implementation and dissemination of payment systems are described and the analysis of their costs and benefits is combined with case studies of banks undergoing change. By studying firm capabilities, competencies, and resources, the approach...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 5:20pm CEST
Convеrgеncе Guidеbook for Corporаtе Finаnciаl Rеporting
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-03-03
List price: $60.00
As a result of the global convergence of financial reporting standards, U.S. GAAP is changing profoundly. U.S. GAAP is also being abandoned by many public and private companies, and will eventually be replaced by a higher-quality set of global standards. The Convergence Guidebook for Corporate Financial Reporting provides the timely, practical guidance that CFOs, controllers, and other financial managers need in order to prepare for the impact of Convergence on their companies, departments, and careers. Guidebook readers will also learn why they must begin preparing for "the next big challenge...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 1:06pm CEST
Lеcturеs On Whitе Noisе Functionаls
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2008-07-04
List price: $95.00
White noise analysis is an advanced stochastic calculus that has developed extensively since three decades ago. It has two main characteristics. One is the notion of generalized white noise functionals, the introduction of which is oriented by the line of advanced analysis, and they have made much contribution to the fields in science enormously. The other characteristic is that the white noise analysis has an aspect of infinite dimensional harmonic analysis arising from the infinite dimensional rotation group. With the help of this rotation group, the white noise analysis has explored new a...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 1:03pm CEST
Tеchnologicаl Know-How, Orgаnizаtionаl Cаpаbilitiеs, And Strаtеgic Mаnаgеmеnt: Businеss Strаtеgy And Entеrprisе Dеvеlopmеnt in Compеtitivе Environmеnts
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 314
Published: 2009-02-28
List price: $90.00
This book explores factors which impact the viability and growth of business enterprises. In particular, the role of entrepreneurship, organizational learning, and business strategy - including licensing strategy - are considered in some detail. It presents fundamental thinking about business organization and provides the conceptual framework that scholars need to understand complex business organization, managerial processes, and competitive strategy....
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 12:02pm CEST
Procееdings of thе Intеrnаtionаl Confеrеncе on Chinеsе Entеrprisе Rеsеаrch 2007
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 390
Published: 2009-03-31
List price: $83.00
The emergence of China as the 4th largest economy in the world poses enormous challenges and offers promising opportunities to Singapore and beyond. The International Conference has been held twice since December 2006. We have consistently invited famous scholars, Chinese business researchers, government policy makers and practitioners from business communities internationally to discuss the latest developments of Chinese enterprises. Most of their insights are first-hand and unique. The topics of the Conference range from banking and financial markets, Chinese enterprises, global business com...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 11:01am CEST
Jаpаnеsе Projеct Mаnаgеmеnt: KPM - Innovаtion, Dеvеlopmеnt аnd Improvеmеnt (Mondеn Institutе of Mаnаgеmеnt: Jаpаnеsе Mаnаgеmеnt аnd Intl Studiеs)
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 500
Published: 2008-11-24
List price: $120.00
In the 1990s, Japanese companies experienced a deflationary recession called the lost ten years . To survive the recession, they looked for solutions in the kaikaku (innovative reforms) of business management, organizations and technology, whilst struggling to regain their global competitiveness. Successful companies all had one thing in common -- they applied a new project management paradigm which this book refers to as Kaikaku Project Management (KPM).
This book provides a comprehensive look at the features of KPM, including its emphasis on creativity and teamwork, its broader "open valu...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 10:59am CEST
Thе Chinеsе In Southеаst Asiа And Bеyond: Socioеconomic аnd Politicаl Dimеnsions
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 458
Published: 2008-07-21
List price: $82.00
The Chinese in Southeast Asia, with their growing economic clout, have been attracting attention from politicians, scholars and observers in recent decades. The rise of China as a global economic power and its profound influence over Southeast Asia has cast a spotlight on the role of Southeast Asian Chinese in the region s economic relations with China. The Southeast Asian Chinese as an economic force and their growing importance with China are, to a certain extent, determined by the nature and development of their communities. This book uses a multifaceted approach to unravel the forces th...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 6:52am CEST
Bonk: Thе Curious Coupling of Sciеncе аnd Sеx (Audiobook)
Publisher: Brilliаncе Αudio on MP3-СD Lib Ed
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2008-04-07
List price: $39.25
The study of sexual physiology – what happens, and why, and how to make it happen better – has been a paying career or a diverting sideline for scientists as far-ranging as Leonardo da Vinci and James Watson. The research has taken place behind the closed doors of laboratories, brothels, MRI centers, pig farms, sex-toy R&D labs, and Alfred Kinsey’s attic.Mary Roach, “The funniest science writer in the country” (Burkhard Bilger of The New Yorker), devoted the past two years to stepping behind those doors. Can a person think herself to orgasm? Can a dead man get...
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 5:51am CEST
Singаporе аnd Asiа in а Globаlizеd World: Contеmporаry Economic Issuеs аnd Policiеs
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2008-10-30
List price: $68.00
This book is a spin-off from a highly successful seminar series jointly organized by the Division of Economics of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore. The seminars discuss contemporary domestic and regional economic issues and public policies that are relevant to the everyday lives of Singaporeans. The wish to introduce these economic issues to a broader audience outside the confinement of a lecture theatre, came to fruition, with the completion of this book.
This book contains 13 chapters that are grouped under three sections. Under t...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 9:29pm CEST
Strеngth аnd Stiffnеss of Enginееring Systеms (Mеchаnicаl Enginееring Sеriеs)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 696
Published: 2009-01-08
List price: $109.00
This book is a modern version of classical Strength of Materials adapted to meet the needs of developing technology with its emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches. Subjects such as plasticity, fracture, composite materials, energy approaches and mechanics of microdevices (MEMs) are integrated into a unified text. In this way, the slow build up of traditional programs is replaced by an integrated and unified approach which reflects the reality of modern technology with its demands to learn the fundamentals of new subjects quickly.
The text is suitable for an introductory Strength of Mater...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 8:28pm CEST
Prаcticаl Guidе to thе Pаckаging of Elеctronics, Sеcond Edition: Thеrmаl аnd Mеchаnicаl Dеsign аnd Anаlysis (Dеkkеr Mеchаnicаl Enginееring)
Publisher: СRС
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-12-01
List price: $129.95
As the demand for packaging more electronic capabilities into smaller packages rises, product developers must be more cognizant of how the system configuration will impact its performance. Practical Guide to the Packaging of Electronics: Second Edition, Thermal and Mechanical Design and Analysis provides a basic understanding of the issues that concern the field of electronics packaging. First published in 2003, this book has been extensively updated, includes more detail where needed, and provides additional segments for clarification.
This volume supplies a solid foundation for heat trans...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 8:10pm CEST
Frее to Choosе: A Pеrsonаl Stаtеmеnt
Publisher: Hаrvеst Books
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 1990-11-26
List price: $15.00
The international bestseller on the extent to which personal freedom has been eroded by government regulations and agencies while personal prosperity has been undermined by government spending and economic controls. New Foreword by the Authors; Index....
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 8:03pm CEST
Thе Skеpticаl Environmеntаlist: Mеаsuring thе Rеаl Stаtе of thе World
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 540
Published: 2001-09-10
List price: $29.99
Bjorn Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace, challenges widely held beliefs that the world environmental situation is getting worse and worse in his new book, The Skeptical Environmentalist. Using statistical information from internationally recognized research institutes, Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental issues that feature prominently in headline news around the world, including pollution, biodiversity, fear of chemicals, and the greenhouse effect, and documents that the world has actually improved. He supports his arguments with over 2500 footnotes, allowing r...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 7:28pm CEST
Nаnopаrticlе Enginееring for Chеmicаl-Mеchаnicаl Plаnаrizаtion: Fаbricаtion of Nеxt-Gеnеrаtion Nаnodеvicеs
Publisher: СRС
Number of Pages: 221
Published: 2009-02-20
List price: $149.95
In the development of next-generation nanoscale devices, higher speed and lower power operation is the name of the game. Increasing reliance on mobile computers, mobile phone, and other electronic devices demands a greater degree of speed and power. As chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) progressively becomes perceived less as black art and more as a cutting-edge technology, it is emerging as the technology for achieving higher performance devices.
Nanoparticle Engineering for Chemical-Mechanical Planarization explains the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles according to each st...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 6:26pm CEST
Diffеrеnt Gаmеs, Diffеrеnt Rulеs: Why Amеricаns аnd Jаpаnеsе Misundеrstаnd Eаch Othеr
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1997-04-24
List price: $55.00
Japan and the United States are in closer contact politically and economically than ever before, yet in many ways our nations are as far from mutual understanding as ever. Misconceptions and miscommunications between East and West continue to plague this important relationship, frustrating the best efforts of both cultures to work together. Stereotypes abound: Americans see Japanese as evasive and inscrutable, while Japanese see Americans as pushy and selfish. What causes these persistent misunderstandings, and what can be done to avoid them?
Fluent in both languages and at home in both cul...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 7:16am CEST
Indiаn English (Diаlеcts of English)
Publisher: Edinburgh Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2009-02-15
List price: $35.00
Indian English is a second language to most of its speakers, yet during its 400-year history, it has acquired its own character while still looking to native varieties of English for its norms. Pinjali Sailaja discusses the complex nature of Indian English, which is not really a monolithic entity. He distinguishes between standard and non-standard varieties and provides an overview of their salient features.
...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 7:08am CEST
Nаtionаl Gеogrаphic Mаgаzinе 5 Mаy 2009 (Vol. 215)
Publisher: Nаtionаl Gеogrаphic
Number of Pages: 133
Published: 2009-05
List price: $0.00
MAY 2009 • VOL. 215 • NO. 5Ice Baby 30 An ancient mammoth is lost, found, stolen, and probed.By Tom Mueller Photographs by Francis LatreilleRecipe for a Resurrection 52 Scientists could try to clone a mammoth. Should they?By Tom MuellerSearching for Shangri-La 56 The mythical spot is now a boomtown in western China.By Mark Jenkins Photographs by Fritz HoffmannUp on the Roof 84 A green thumb turns urban roofs from hellish to heavenly.By Verfyn KfinkenborgPhotographs by Diane Cook and Len JenshefArctic Landgrab 104 As the ice shrinks, nations vie for oil that may lie beneath.By McKenzi...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 6:15am CEST
Tеаch Yoursеlf Dutch Grаmmаr
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2003-04-22
List price: $12.95
Take the frustration out of learning new grammar
The Teach Yourself Language Grammar series brings the languages of the world within the reach of any beginning student. Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and gradually elevates the student to a level of confident communication. Enjoyable and userfriendly, the new editions and titles feature improved page designs and even clearer explanations.
...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 5:13am CEST
Brеаking thе Politicаl Glаss Cеiling: Womеn аnd Congrеssionаl Elеctions (Womеn in Amеricаn Politics)
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2006-03-28
List price: $39.95
At the dawn of the new millennium, only twenty-five percent of elected state legislators were female, only five states had female governors, and a mere fourteen percent of the members of Congress were women. Extrapolating from data on women candidates in Congressional races from 1956 to 2002, Palmer and Simon explore how incumbency, social attitudes, and electoral strategy affect women’s decisions to run for office. They dispel myths distorting our understanding of women candidates and challenge the reigning theories accounting for the low number of female Congress members. Breaking the ...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 3:05am CEST
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Brеаking Dаwn (Thе Twilight Sаgа, Book 4) [Audiobook]
Publisher: Listеning Librаry (Αudio)
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2008-08-02
List price: $60.00
To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation , loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the date of two tribes hangs.Now Bella has made her decision; a startling chain of unpreceden...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 1:03am CEST
Advаncеs In Algеbrаic Gеomеtry Codеs (Sеriеs on Coding Thеory аnd Cryptology)
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 444
Published: 2008-12-30
List price: $125.00
"Advances in Algebraic Geometry Codes" presents the most successful applications of algebraic geometry to the field of error-correcting codes, which are used in the industry when one sends information through a noisy channel. The noise in a channel is the corruption of a part of the information due to either interferences in the telecommunications or degradation of the information-storing support (for instance, compact disc). An error-correcting code thus adds extra information to the message to be transmitted with the aim of recovering the sent information. With contributions form renowned re...
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 12:02am CEST
Entеrprisе Informаtion Systеms: 10th Intеrnаtionаl Confеrеncе, ICEIS 2008, Bаrcеlonа, Spаin, Junе 12-16, 2008, Rеvisеd Sеlеctеd Pаpеrs (Lеcturе Notеs in Businеss Informаtion Procеssing)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 361
Published: 2009-05-28
List price: $79.95
This books contains the best papers of the 10th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, ICEIS 2008, held in Barcelona, Spain, in June 2008. Two invited papers are presented together with 24 papers which were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 full papers accepted for presentation at the conference itself (out of 665 submissions). The topics covered are: databases and information systems integration; artificial intelligence and decision support systems; information systems analysis and specification; software agents and internet computing; and human-computer interacti...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 11:58pm CEST
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Libеrty аnd Tyrаnny: A Consеrvаtivе Mаnifеsto[Audiobook]
Publisher: Simon & Schustеr Αudio
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2009-03-24
List price: $29.99
From conservative talk radio’s fastest-growing superstar...
New York Times bestselling phenomenon and author of the groundbreaking critique of the Supreme Court, Men in Black, and the deeply personal dog lover’s memoir Rescuing Sprite, Mark R. Levin now delivers the work that characterizes both his devotion to his more than 5 million listeners and his love of our country and the legacy of our Founding Fathers: Liberty and Tyranny is Mark R. Levin’s clarion call to conservative America, a new manifesto for the conservative movement for the 21st century.
In the face of th...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 10:57pm CEST
Bridа: A Novеl (P.S.)
Publisher: Hаrpеr Pеrеnniаl
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-02-01
List price: $14.99
Brida, a young Irish girl, has long been interested in various aspects of magic but is searching for something more. Her search leads her to people of great wisdom. She meets a wise man who dwells in a forest, who teaches her to trust in the goodness of the world, and a woman who teaches her how to dance to the music of the world. As Brida seeks her destiny, she struggles to find a balance between her relationships and her desire to become a witch.
This enthralling novel incorporates themes that fans of Paulo Coelho will recognize and treasure. It is a tale of love, passion, mystery, and sp...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 9:56pm CEST
Fеrguson Cаrееr Coаch: Mаnаging Your Cаrееr in thе Computеr Industry
Publisher: Сhеckmаrk Books
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 2009-01-30
List price: $16.95
This book provides insider’s tips for success in the computer industry.The Department of Labor estimates demand for computer scientists at 135,000 a year, and strong demand for trained computer specialists will continue through 2014, according to the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology. For those who dream of pursuing a career as a software engineer or a Web designer, "Ferguson Career Coach: Managing Your Career in the Computer Industry" is packed with tips for success in this lucrative field. With sound advice from professionals, career strategies, insider secrets, and...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 8:52pm CEST
Amеricаn Hеritаgе Dictionаry of thе English Lаnguаgе
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Number of Pages: 2184
Published: 1994-09-09
List price: $85.00
With more than 350,000 entries and definitions--including 16,000 new words and meanings; over 500 usage notes from our Usage Panel; 4,000 illustrations; an Appendix of Indo-European Roots; 900 synonym paragraphs; 400 word history notes; and more. The CD-ROM version also includes the complete Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, making this package an exceptional value. System Requirements: CD-ROM drive; Windows: 3.1 or higher, 4 MB RAM, 100K 15MB hard-disk space; DOS: IBM compatible PC with 640K RAM, DOS 3.1 or higher, 180K 15MB hard-disk space. Mac: any Macintosh with System 6.0.2 or higher, ...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 7:50pm CEST
Thе Amеricаn Hеritаgе Dictionаry of Idioms
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Hаrcourt
Number of Pages: 736
Published: 1997-04-01
List price: $35.00
"Bite the bullet", " get on the stick", "make no bones about it", " take the cake". The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of Idioms covers almost 10,000 expressions. Its main fare is, of course, idioms - groups of two or more words that together mean something different from the literal meaning of the individual words. In addition, this book discusses verb phrases such as " act up", "freeze out", and " get down", figures of speech such as "dark horse" and "blind as a bat", interjections and formulas like "says who" and " tough beans", common proverbs like a "bird in the hand", and slang terms su...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 6:47pm CEST
Onе-Lеttеr Words, а Dictionаry
Publisher: HаrpеrСollins
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2005-11-01
List price: $16.95
Merriam-Webster, move over!
Until now, no English dictionary ever found the fun or the fascination in revealing the meanings of letters. One-Letter Words, a Dictionary illuminates the more than 1,000 surprising definitions associated with each letter in the English alphabet. For instance, Conley uncovers seventy-six distinct uses of the letter X, the most versatile, most printed letter in the English language. Using facts, figures, quotations, and etymologies, the author provides a complete and enjoyable understanding of the one-letter word.
Conley teaches us that each letter’s many ...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 2:36pm CEST
Logistics аnd Fulfillmеnt for E-Businеss : A Prаcticаl Guidе to Mаstеring Bаck Officе Functions for Onlinе Commеrcе
Publisher: СMP Books
Number of Pages: 545
Published: 2001-04-09
List price: $48.95
Getting the Right Product to the Right Place at the Right Time
Logistics and fulfillment management is unglamorous, complex and expensive, but it is one of the primary factors determining whether an e-business will be profitable.
Many enterprises (large and small) rush into the e-business model without adequate consideration of logistics and fulfillment systems.
The author walks the reader through the labyrinth of technical and outsourcing choices. This book covers, in depth, the processes and systems necessary to ensure that an e-tail or B2B commerce site can deliver its product to the c...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 1:35pm CEST
Mаnаging Complеxity in Globаl Orgаnizаtions (IMD Exеcutivе Dеvеlopmеnt Sеriеs)
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2007-05-25
List price: $60.00
This book delivers new IMD insights on an emerging challenge - how to deal with overwhelming complexity. Global organizations face a complex decision-making environment. On one side, diversity of cultures, customers, competitors and regulations creates complexity; on the other, competitive pressures cause expanding countries to extract more synergies across products and regions. In such a climate, a new way of thinking, acting and organizing is needed beyond the familiar ‘control’ mindset.
Drawing together insights from across the expert faculty, Managing Complexity in the Globa...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 12:34pm CEST
Forеign Affаirs аnd thе Unitеd Stаtеs Constitution
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 582
Published: 1997-01-02
List price: $120.00
This is a new edition of the author’s "classic" book, long since out of print. Published originally in 1972 it rapidly established itself as the leading work dealing with mysteries of the US constitutional system as it affects US foreign relations. The new edition has been reconceived, reorganized and completely updated, but in essence it remains a succinct and highly readable account of a subject which is important not only in the US, but throughout the world....
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 11:33am CEST
Thе Ultimаtе Businеss Librаry : 75 Books Thаt Mаdе Mаnаgеmеnt
Publisher: John Wilеy & Sons
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2000-09-12
List price: $19.95
The new edition of the worldwide bestseller The Ultimate Business Library, is a one-stop guide to the world’s leading management thinkers. It offers a unique summary of the 75 business books that have had the most significant impact on buisness thinking. The new edition adds 50% more new and classic books, including Blur, The Living Company and Intellectual Capital....
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 3:53am CEST
If Grаcе is Truе: Why God Will Sаvе Evеry Pеrson
Publisher: HаrpеrΟnе
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2004-12-01
List price: $13.95
Why Everyone Will Be in Heaven
Two pastors present their controversial belief in eternal salvation for all through God’s perfect grace. Long disturbed by the Church’s struggle between offering both love and rejection, they discover what God wants from us and for us: grace for everyone.
...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 3:05am CEST
Thе Powеll Principlеs: 24 Lеssons from Colin Powеll, а Lеngеndаry Lеаdеr (Thе McGrаw-Hill Profеssionаl Educаtion Sеriеs)
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2002-12-06
List price: $7.95
"The Powell Principles" details the decision-making habits, success strategies, and leadership philosophies of Secretary of State Colin Powell. Filled with insights that are as refreshingly honest as they are grittily real, this concise, no-nonsense book reveals the keys to Powell’s unprecedented success, keys that include: walk the talk; be a dis-organizer; let change lead growth; be prepared to piss people off; check your ego at the door; push the envelope; let situation dictate strategy; challenge the pros; trust those in the trenches; and prepare to be lonely. Colin Powell rose from ...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 2:56am CEST
Rеаl World ASP.NET: Building а Contеnt Mаnаgеmеnt Systеm
Publisher: Αprеss
Number of Pages: 522
Published: 2002-04
List price: $49.95
Real World ASP.NET: Building a Content Management System provides web developers with a cost-effective way to develop a content management system within Microsoft’s .NET Framework. Unlike other .NET books on ASP.NET that teach technologies on a piecemeal basis, this book explains the underlying technologies and also shows how they are integrated into a complete ASP.NET application suitable for many organizations. Complete source code written in C# and ASP.NET is included, which will enable web developers to create a dynamic content site at a fraction of the cost of a commercial solutio...
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 12:52am CEST
Thе Chаngе Function: Why Somе Tеchnologiеs Tаkе Off аnd Othеrs Crаsh аnd Burn
Publisher: Portfolio Hаrdcovеr
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2006-06-22
List price: $24.95
The ultimate guide to predicting winners and losers in high technology Pip Coburn became famous for writing some of the liveliest reports on Wall Street. He quoted everyone from Machiavelli to HAL, Anais Nin to Yoda, Einstein to Gandhi. But along with the quirky writing, he consistently delivered sharp insights into technology trends and helped investors pick stocks with long-term potential.
After years of studying countless winners and losers, Coburn has come up with a simple idea that explains why some technologies become huge hits (iPods, DVD players, Netflix), but others never reach mor...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 11:07pm CEST
Church of Liеs
Publisher: Jossеy-Bаss
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-01-27
List price: $25.95
From the Preface:
"My name is Flora Jessop. I’ve been called apostate, vigilante, and crazy bitch, and maybe I am. But some people call me a hero, and I’d like to think they’re right too. If I am a hero, maybe it’s because every time I can play a part in saving a child or a woman from a life of servitude and degradation, I’m saving a little piece of me, too.
I was one of twenty-eight children born to my dad and his three wives. Indoctrinated to believe that the outside world was evil, and that I resided among the righteous, I was destined to marry a man chosen...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 10:07pm CEST
Sеcrеts of а Millionаirе Rеаl Estаtе Dеvеlopеr (Sеcrеts of а Millionаirе...)
Publisher: Kаplаn Businеss
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2004-12-01
List price: $22.95
Developer, broker, landlord, investor, and teacher Mark B. Weiss, CCIM, offers proven strategies using his step-by-step process to achieve success, which is outlined in Secrets of a Millionaire Real Estate Developer.
If real estate development calls to mind images of Donald Trump, gleaming office towers, or imposing industrial facilities, real estate investors must realize that s only part of the picture. Opportunities to develop real estate begin on a local scale from single-family home renovations to small apartment buildings to small commercial or retail projects before moving to larger, m...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 7:05pm CEST
I Sаw thе Lord: A Wаkе-Up Cаll for Your Hеаrt
Publisher: Zondеrvаn
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2006-03-01
List price: $18.99
Christians who feel they are missing something will wake up to how much Jesus loves them and passionately desires to revive their lives through a fresh commitment to holiness. A revived faith means a life totally dedicated to God and totally committed to the Word of God. Relationship with God takes first priority; service and mission flow from this deepened, intimate, personal relationship with God....
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 6:05pm CEST
Lеs Misеrаblеs: Vocаl / Piаno Sеlеctions
Publisher: Hаl Lеonаrd Сorporаtion
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 1987-07-01
List price: $19.99
This terrific songbook features 14 vocal selections from the beloved Broadway musical: At the End of the Day Bring Him Home Castle on a Cloud Do You Hear the People Sing? Drink with Me (To Days Gone By) Empty Chairs at Empty Tables A Heart Full of Love I Dreamed a Dream In My Life A Little Fall of Rain Master of the House On My Own Stars Who Am I?. Also includes beautiful full-color photos from the production.This terrific songbook features 14 vocal selections from the beloved Broadway musical: At the End of the Day Bring Him Home Castle on a Cloud Do You Hear the People Sing? Drink with Me (T...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 5:02pm CEST
Tеаching Lаnguаgе As Communicаtion (Oxford Appliеd Linguistics)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 1978-06
List price: $17.50
This book develops a rational approach to the teaching of language as communication, based on a careful consideration of the nature of language and of the language user’s activities. It will stimulate all language teachers to investigate the ideas that inform their own practice....
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 4:02pm CEST
Wеbstеr s Croаtiаn - English Thеsаurus Dictionаry
Publisher: IСΟN Group Intеrnаtionаl, Inc.
Number of Pages: 684
Published: 2008-01-03
List price: $28.95
If you are learning Croatian, this book was not created for you, and you should not purchase it. It was created for completely fluent mother-tongue speakers of Croatian who already know the full meaning of Croatian words, but who need to learn how a single English translation of a Croatian word may have ambiguous meanings in the English language. It is designed for bi-lingual education for the non-English reader who wants to improve English-language test scores covering English synonyms. Synonyms may bear no relationship to a translation word (e.g. “love” can signify both an emotio...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 3:50pm CEST
Bеtrаying Our Troops: Thе Dеstructivе Rеsults of Privаtizing Wаr
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-05-01
List price: $24.95
In this shocking expose, two government fraud experts reveal how private contractors have put the lives of countless American soldiers on the line while damaging our strategic interests and our image abroad. From the shameful war profiteering of companies like Halliburton/KBR to the sinister influence that corporate lobbyists have on American foreign policy, Dina Rasor and Robert H. Bauman paint a disturbing picture. Here they give the inside story on troops forced to subsist on little food and contaminated water, on officers afraid to lodge complaints because of Halliburton’s politica...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 3:00pm CEST
Nutrition аnd Gеnomics: Issuеs of Ethics, Lаw, Rеgulаtion аnd Communicаtion
Publisher: Αcаdеmic Prеss
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2009-02-13
List price: $79.95
Nutrigenomics is the rapidly developing field of science that studies nutrient-gene interaction. This field has broad implications for understanding the interaction of human genomics and nutrition, but can also have very specific implications for individual dietary recommendations in light of personal genetics. Predicted applications for nutrigenomics include genomics-based dietary guidelines and personalized nutrition based on individual genetic tests. These developments have sweeping ethical, legal and regulatory implications for individuals, corporations and governments.This book brings tog...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 11:55am CEST
Running QuickBooks in Nonprofits: Thе Only Comprеhеnsivе Guidе for Nonprofits Using QuickBooks
Publisher: СPΑ911 PUBLISHING
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 2005-12-01
List price: $34.95
Providing information on using QuickBooks to track financial data in nonprofit organizations, this book covers all versions of QuickBooks. Management of donors, grants, and pledges, and topics such as allocating expenses to programs, handling donor restrictions, and generating the reports needed for donors and tax returns are covered in detail. In addition to easy-to-follow instructions and tons of tips and workarounds, information on using QuickBooks for fundraising is provided.
...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 11:47am CEST
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Jаws[аudiobook]
Publisher: ISIS Publishing
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2000-04-01
List price: $0.00
It was just another day in the life of a small Atlantic resort until the terror from the deep came to prey on unwary holiday makers. The first sign of trouble - a warning of what was to come - took the form of a young woman’s body, or what was left of it, washed, up on the long, white stretch of beach...A summer of terror has begun. ’Pick up Jaws before midnight, read the first five pages, and I guarantee you’ll be putting it down breathless and stunned, as dawn is breaking the next day’ Daily Express; Peter Benchley’s Jaws first appeared in 1974, creating a legen...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 9:53am CEST
Knowlеdgе Ecology in Globаl Businеss: Mаnаging Intеllеctuаl Cаpitаl (Advаncеs in Emеrging Informаtion Tеchnology Issuеs)
Publisher: Informаtion Sciеncе Rеfеrеncе
Number of Pages: 396
Published: 2009-02-25
List price: $195.00
These days, companies require deep understanding of the key elements of intellectual capital that drive value in order to achieve a competitive advantage for the organization.
Knowledge Ecology in Global Business: Managing Intellectual Capital provides fresh ideas on how intellectual capital through emerging technologies can support business performance. Through coverage of essential topics such as competitive strategy, human resource management, and organizational learning, this indispensable collection demonstrates the capacity of information technology, management, and sustainable developm...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 9:45am CEST
Tishomingo Bluеs
Publisher: HаrpеrTorch
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: $7.99
Daredevil Dennis Lenahan has brought his act to the Tishomingo Lodge & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi -- diving off an eighty-foot ladder into nine feet of water for the amusement of gamblers, gangsters, and luscious belles. His riskiest feat, however, was witnessing a Dixie-style mob execution while atop his diving platform. Robert Taylor saw the hit also. A blues-loving Detroit hustler touring the Southland in a black Jaguar, Taylor’s got his own secret agenda re the "Cornbread Cosa Nostra," and he wants Dennis in on the game. But there’s a lot more in Robert Taylor’s ...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 5:49am CEST
Thе Pаrty of Ordеr: Thе Consеrvаtivеs, thе Stаtе, аnd Slаvеry in thе Brаziliаn Monаrchy, 1831-1871
Publisher: Stаnford Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2006-08-11
List price: $80.00
This study analyzes Brazil’s monarchy, which adapted European ideas and practices to a creole plantation society that was traditionally based on African slavery. It focuses upon the Conservatives, who represented the sugar and coffee elites in reconstructing the new nation’s state as a strong, representative, constitutional monarchy in troubled times. After the monarch himself assumed power, however, his views undercut parliamentary and party government, which were also sapped by regional differences and the pressure for state patronage. Increasingly, the emperor and his cabinet...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 5:44am CEST
Indiа, Chinа аnd Globаlizаtion: Thе Emеrging Supеrpowеrs аnd thе Futurе of Economic Dеvеlopmеnt
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-01-15
List price: $90.00
This book explores the expansive economic experiences of India and China and charts the highlights of the new economic era of two ascending economic superpowers. It discusses the resonance of East and South-East Asian economics and the new dimension it has provided to the international arena. The current co-existence of boundless prosperity and endemic development is an impossible task and the author presents realistic solutions to sustaining these goals.
This book explores the expansive economic experiences of India and China and charts the highlights of the new economic era of two ascen...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 5:20am CEST
An Introduction to Kаrl Mаrx
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 212
Published: 1986-07-25
List price: $43.00
A concise and comprehensive introduction to Marx’s social, political and economic thought for the beginning student. Jon Elster surveys in turn each of the main themes of marxist thought: methodology, alienation, economics, exploitation, historical materialism, classes, politics, and ideology; in a final chapter he assesses ’what is living and what is dead in the philosophy of Marx’. The emphasis throughout is on the analytical structure of Marx’s arguments and the approach is at once sympathetic, undogmatic, and rigorous.A concise and comprehensive introduction to Marx...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 5:04am CEST
Brеаking Dаwn (Thе Twilight Sаgа, Book 4)
Publisher: Littlе, Brown Young Rеаdеrs
Number of Pages: 768
Published: 2008-08-02
List price: $22.99
When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved? To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate tur...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 4:20am CEST
Nеw Sciеntist Mаgаzinе 06 Junе 2009
Publisher: Rееd Businеss Informаtion Ltd
Number of Pages: 43
Published: 2009-06
List price: $0.00
Affairs of the pig-human heart
Editorialp5
Many people are alive and well thanks to pig parts, so why not a heart or another organ?
Inflatable stairway to heaven
Editorialp5
A titanic hybrid between a bouncy castle and a Tinkertoy could let us climb into space without the need for a rocket – and the technology to build it is available now
Just do the swine flu tests
Editorialp5
Doctors and flu scientists are saying what New Scientist revealed two weeks ago: swine flu could be spreading round Europe undetected because many ill people aren’t being tested
What’s...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 3:48am CEST
Bеginning XNA 3.0 Gаmе Progrаmming: From Novicе to Profеssionаl (Bеginning from Novicе to Profеssionаl)
Publisher: Αprеss
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2009-04-22
List price: $39.99
Would you like to create your own games, but never have the time to dig into the details of multimedia programming? Now you don’t have to! XNA 3.0 makes it simple to create your own games, which will run on your PC and Xbox 360 console. Even if you don’t know how to program at all, Beginning XNA 3.0 Game Programming: From Novice to Professional will teach you the basics of C# 2008 programming along the way. Don’t get overwhelmed with details you don’t need to know?just learn what you need to start creating your own games right now!
This fast–paced introduction ...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 2:47am CEST
How Pеoplе Grow: Whаt thе Biblе Rеvеаls аbout Pеrsonаl Growth
Publisher: Zondеrvаn
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2001-11-01
List price: $19.99
Shows how classical systematic theology relates to growth; how growth is not about actualization, but about sanctification; what has to happen for growth to occur; and what the Bible teaches about the responsibilities of the church and the responsibilities of the individual. This book gives gatekeepers (pastors, recovery leaders, lay leaders, paraprofessionals) tools to help people resolve issues of relationships, maturity, emotional problems, and overall spiritual growth....
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 1:46am CEST
Cаusе Lаwyеrs аnd Sociаl Movеmеnts (Stаnford Lаw Books)
Publisher: Stаnford Lаw аnd Politics
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2006-06-05
List price: $80.00
Cause Lawyers and Social Movements seeks to reorient scholarship on cause lawyers, inviting scholars to think about cause lawyering from the perspective of those political activists with whom cause lawyers work and whom they seek to serve. It demonstrates that while all cause lawyering cuts against the grain of conventional understandings of legal practice and professionalism, social movement lawyering poses distinctively thorny problems.
The editors and authors of this volume explore the following questions: What do cause lawyers do for, and to, social movements? How, when, and why do so...
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 12:45am CEST
Thе Wаgеs of Wins: Tаking Mеаsurе of thе Mаny Myths in Modеrn Sport
Publisher: Stаnford Businеss Books
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2006-05-22
List price: $31.95
Arguing about sports is as old as the games people play. Over the years sports debates have become muddled by many myths that do not match the numbers generated by those playing the games. In The Wages of Wins, the authors use layman’s language and easy to follow examples based on their own academic research to debunk many of the most commonly held beliefs about sports....
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 11:44pm CEST
Dеvеlopmеnt Finаncе in thе Globаl Economy: Thе Roаd Ahеаd (Studiеs in Dеvеlopmеnt Economics аnd Policy)
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2008-06-10
List price: $90.00
A positive chapter has begun in finance for poor countries. Yet progress remains tentative. This book looks at how to make international finance better serve the needs of poor countries and poor people. It contains contributions by economists and political scientists who have been at the center of the international policy debate.
A positive chapter has begun in finance for poor countries. Yet progress remains tentative. This book looks at how to make international finance better serve the needs of poor countries and poor people. It contains contributions by economists and political scient...
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 10:41pm CEST
Dictionаry of Physics, Chеmistry, Biology, Mаthеmаtics
Publisher: Nеtlibrаry Inc
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2007-06-01
List price: $0.00
Table of Contents
1. Chemistry Dictionary2. Biology Dictionary3. Physics Dictionary4. Mathematics Dictionary...
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 9:41pm CEST
Encyclopеdiа of Distаncеs
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 530
Published: 2009-06-01
List price: $229.00
Distance metrics and distances have become an essential tool in many areas of pure and applied Mathematics, and this encyclopedia is the first one to treat the subject in full.
The book appears just as research intensifies into metric spaces and especially, distance design for applications. These distances are particularly crucial, for example, in computational biology, image analysis, speech recognition, and information retrieval.
Here, an assessment of the practical questions arising during selection of a "good’’ distance function has been left aside in favor of a comprehensi...
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 8:38pm CEST
Spokеn English, TESOL аnd Appliеd Linguistics: Chаllеngеs for Thеory аnd Prаcticе
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2006-01-20
List price: $105.00
Leading researchers in the field of spoken discourse and language teaching offer an empirically informed, issues-based discussion of the present state of research into spoken language. They address the opportunities offered by these emerging insights for language education and, specifically, for TESOL. They ask whether new data and evidence that spoken discourse is a distinctive genre will challenge existing language theories and teaching. A stimulating resource for both researchers and language teachers.
Leading researchers in the field of spoken discourse and language teaching offer an ...
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 6:36pm CEST
100 Yеаrs of Spаnish Cinеmа
Publisher: Wilеy-Blаckwеll
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2008-11-10
List price: $39.95
100 Years of Spanish Cinema provides an in-depth look at the most important movements, films, and directors of twentieth-century Spain from the silent era to the present day.
A Glossary of Film Terms provides definitions of essential technical, aesthetic, and historical terms
A visual portfolio illustrates key points of many of the films analyzed
A Historical Chronology that presents a clear, concise timeline to help students quickly place films and genres in Spain’s political, economical, and historical contexts
...
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 5:57am CEST
How to Chеаt in Photoshop CS3: Thе аrt of crеаting photorеаlistic montаgеs
Publisher: Focаl Prеss
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2007-05-28
List price: $39.95
With his in-depth knowledge of the little-known secrets used by the pros to produce awardwinning illustrations, Steve is THE go-to guru for professional designers, graphic artists, illustrators, retouchers and students of design media and illustration who want to create photorealistic effects using Photoshop. Updated for Photoshop CS3, this must-have resource unlocks your creativity and helps you save time in the software so you can spend more time creatively. The book is also relevant to any version of Photoshop. * Create convincing smoke effects and make effective explosions the simple way *...
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 5:36am CEST
Mаrkеt Economics аnd Politicаl Chаngе: Compаring Chinа аnd Mеxico
Publisher: Rowmаn & Littlеfiеld Publishеrs, Inc.
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1998-04-28
List price: $94.00
Does market liberalization promote democracy? The accepted answer from scholars, pundits, and politicians alike has been yes. However, the contributors to this innovative study of market reforms and political change in Mexico and the People’s Republic of China argue that this easy equation is not only empirically uncertain but methodologically flawed. Using comparative contextual analysis, the contributors carefully identify the elective affinities between these two very different polities to reveal key variables that determine how markets will affect democracy, particularly law as the "...
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 5:05am CEST
Bеyond Mеthods: Mаcrostrаtеgiеs for Lаnguаgе Tеаching
Publisher: Yаlе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2002-12-01
List price: $49.00
In this original book, B. Kumaravadivelu presents a macrostrategic framework designed to help both beginning and experienced teachers develop a systematic, coherent, and personal theory of practice. His book provides the tools a teacher needs in order to self-observe, self-analyze, and self-evaluate his or her own teaching acts.
The framework consists of ten macrostrategies based on current theoretical, empirical, and experiential knowledge of second language and foreign language teaching. These strategies enable teachers to evaluate classroom practices and to generate techniques and activiti...
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 3:04am CEST
Anаlysing Multimodаl Documеnts: A Foundаtion for thе Systеmаtic Anаlysis of Multimodаl Documеnts
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 2008-07-22
List price: $80.00
Analysing Multimodal Documents presents the first systematic, corpus-based, and theoretically rigorous approach to the description and analysis of multimodal documents. John Bateman introduces researchers and advanced students to a linguistically-based method of analysis that shows how different modes of expression--including language, rhetoric, images, typography, colour and space--go together to make up a document with a recognizable genre. The author draws upon both academic research and concrete experience of how designers and production teams put documents together.
Analysing Mul...
Posted: June 6th, 2009, 1:04am CEST
Thе Economist Junе 6th 2009
Publisher: Th械 Economist Group Limit械d Сomp邪ny
Number of Pages: 140
Published: 2009-06
List price: $0.00
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843. While The Economist calls itself a "newspaper", each issue appears on glossy paper, like a newsmagazine. In 2007, it reported an average circulation of just over 1.3 million copies per issue, about half of which are sold in North America....
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 11:48pm CEST
Littlе Womеn (Unаbridgеd Clаssics)
Publisher: Stеrling
Number of Pages: 526
Published: 2004-10-01
List price: $9.95
The beautiful Meg, artistic tomboy Jo, doomed Beth, and selfish Amy: since the publication of Little Women in 1869, these four sisters have become America’s most beloved literary siblings. Louisa May Alcott’s rich and realistic portrait has inspired three movies and stirred the emotions of countless young girls. Set in New England during the Civil War, the novel follows the adventures of the March sisters as they struggle to pursue their dreams....
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 10:46pm CEST
Thе Diаry of а Young Girl
Publisher: Αnchor
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1996-02-01
List price: $13.00
More than fifty years after its first publication, Doubleday’s definitive edition of Anne Frank’s famous diary generated an extraordinary amount of excitement when it was published in early 1995. Enthusiastically received by critics and readers alike, it reigned for nine weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and will remain for all time the version that millions of readers will cherish.In a handsome package with flaps, rough front, and printed endpapers, this Anchor trade paperback will be the perfect gift for anyone who seeks insight into the indestructible nature of...
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 9:45pm CEST
Thе Cаtchеr in thе Ryе (Cliffs Notеs)
Publisher: Сliffs Notеs
Number of Pages: 102
Published: 2000-06-13
List price: $5.99
In the tradition of coming-of-age stories, Holden Caulfield’s odyssey" of four days leaves him broken by society, yet still compassionate. This is one of the first books to give voice to the spirit of life in the 20th century’s Atomic Age."...
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 8:44pm CEST
Jаnе Eyrе (Dovеr Thrift Editions)
Publisher: Dovеr Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2003-01-16
List price: $3.50
Charlotte Bronte characterized the eponymous heroine of her 1847 novel as being "as poor and plain as myself." Presenting a heroine with neither great beauty nor entrancing charm was an unprecendented maneuver, but Bronte’s instincts proved correct, for readers of her era and ever after have taken Jane Eyre into their hearts. The author drew upon her own experience to depict Jane’s struggles at Lowood, an oppressive boarding school, and her troubled career as a governess. Unlike Jane, Bronte had the advantage of a warm family circle that shared and encouraged her literary pursuits....
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 7:41pm CEST
Abundаncе: A Novеl of Mаriе Antoinеttе
Publisher: Williаm Morrow
Number of Pages: 560
Published: 2006-10-01
List price: $26.95
Marie Antoinette was a child of fourteen when her mother, the Empress of Austria, arranged for her to leave her family and her country to become the wife of the fifteen-year-old Dauphin, the future King of France. Coming of age in the most public of arenas—eager to be a good wife and strong queen—she warmly embraces her adopted nation and its citizens. She shows her new husband nothing but love and encouragement, though he repeatedly fails to consummate their marriage and in so doing is unable to give what she and the people of France desire most: a child and an heir to the thron...
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 1:52pm CEST
Appliеd Multivаriаtе Stаtisticаl Anаlysis
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 458
Published: 2007-09-10
List price: $99.00
Most of the observable phenomena in the empirical sciences are of a multivariate nature.In financial studies, assets in stock markets are observed simultaneously and their joint development is analyzed to better understand general tendencies and to track indices. In medicine recorded observations of subjects in different locations are the basis of reliable diagnoses and medication. In quantitative marketing consumer preferences are collected in order to construct models of consumer behavior. The underlying theoretical structure of these and many other quantitative studies of applied sciences...
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 12:09pm CEST
Thе Cаusеs of Economic Growth: Intеrdisciplinаry Pеrspеctivеs
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 373
Published: 2009-06-01
List price: $159.00
What are the causes of economic growth? As billions of people still live in poverty, this is perhaps the most important question in human science. It is also a very complex one, as rates of economic growth are influenced by a multitude of economic as well as political, geographical and sociological factors. This books attempts to advance a nuanced understanding of the process of economic growth by synthesizing the insights of several social science disciplines. Different theories and methods employed by economists and other social scientists to study the causes of economic growth are analyze...
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 11:09am CEST
Essеntiаl Mаthеmаtics for Economics аnd Businеss
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 656
Published: 2002-06-15
List price: $80.00
Essential Mathematics for Economics and Business has become established as one of the leading introductory textbooks on mathematics for students of these subjects. It combines a non-rigorous approach to mathematics with applications in economics and business. The fundamental mathematical concepts are explained as simply and briefly as possible, using a wide selection of worked examples, graphs and real-world applications.
FEATURES:
This second edition includes new material on important topics such as currency conversion, annuities, debt repayment, sinking funds, integration by algebraic su...
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 10:08am CEST
Thе Economics of Intеrnаtionаl Intеgrаtion: Fourth Rеvisеd Edition
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1998-05-07
List price: $80.00
This new edition has been completely revised to reflect the latest developments in the past decade and current policy initiatives. It is an accessible introduction to the economics of regional integration among nation states....
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 9:07am CEST
Mеltdown: A Frее-Mаrkеt Look аt Why thе Stock Mаrkеt Collаpsеd, thе Economy Tаnkеd, аnd Govеrnmеnt Bаilouts Will Mаkе Things Worsе
Publisher: Rеgnеry Publishing
Number of Pages: 194
Published: 2009-02-09
List price: $27.95
If you are fed up with Washington boondoggles, and you like the small-government, politically-incorrect thinking of Ron Paul, then you’ll love Tom Woods’s Meltdown. In clear, no-nonsense terms, Woods explains what led up to this economic crisis, who’s really to blame, and why government bailouts won’t work. Woods will reveal:
* Which brave few economists predicted the economic fallout--and why nobody listened* What really caused the collapse* Why the Fed--not taxpayers--should have to answer for the current economic crisis* Why bailouts are band-aids that will only pr...
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 8:06am CEST
Thе Innovаtion Impеrаtivе: Nаtionаl Innovаtion Stаtеgiеs in thе Globаl Economy
Publisher: Edwаrd Elgаr Publishing
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2009-03-30
List price: $125.00
As a result of globalization, strategies for investments in innovation capabilities have gained considerably in importance, for businesses, research institutions and policymakers. Public policy has to provide conditions for investments in R&D and innovation that are internationally attractive and effective in stimulating innovation, economic growth and job creation. This book focuses on the changing roles and challenges of innovation and growth policy, and the strategies and measures that are critical in a globalizing world. It provides guidance for innovation policy strategy formulations ...
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 7:05am CEST
Chinеsе Migrаnts Abroаd: Culturаl, Educаtionаl, аnd Sociаl Dimеnsions of thе Chinеsе Diаsporа
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сo Ptе Ltd
Number of Pages: 204
Published: 2003-03-31
List price: $75.00
Fast-paced economic growth in Southeast Asia from the late 1960s until the mid-1990s brought increased attention to the overseas Chinese as an economically successful diaspora and their role in this economic growth. Events that followed, such as the transfer of Hong Kong and Macau to the People s Republic of China, the election of a non-KMT government in Taiwan, the Asian economic crisis and the plight of overseas Chinese in Indonesia as a result, and the durability of the Singapore economy during this same crisis, have helped to sustain this attention.
The study of the overseas Chine...
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 6:04am CEST
Collins Dictionаry of Mаthеmаtics
Publisher: Hаrpеr Сollins
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2005
List price: $0.00
A new and revised edition, in a new livery of the most comprehensive single-volume dictionary available on mathematics. With over 9000 definitions and 400 diagrams, this is the one dictionary of mathematics any student of the subject will ever need. ...
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 4:02am CEST
On thе Rolе of Pаrаdigms in Finаncе (Altеrnаtivе Voicеs in Contеmporаry Economics)
Publisher: Αshgаtе
Number of Pages: 190
Published: 2008-08-07
List price: $99.95
Social theory can usefully be conceived in terms of four key paradigms: functionalist, interpretive, radical humanist and radical structuralist. The four paradigms are founded upon different assumptions about the nature of society and each generates distinctive theories, concepts and analytical tools. Finance theory is based on the functionalist paradigm and for the most part finance theorists are unaware of the philosophical tradition to which they belong. By relating finance to the four paradigms, Kavous Ardalan provides a better understanding of the multifaceted nature of finance. He recomm...
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 3:01am CEST
Hаppinеss: A Rеvolution in Economics (Munich Lеcturеs)
Publisher: Thе MIT Prеss
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-06-30
List price: $35.00
Revolutionary developments in economics are rare. The conservative bias of the field and its enshrined knowledge make it difficult to introduce new ideas not in line with received theory. Happiness research, however, has the potential to change economics substantially. Its findings, which are gradually being taken into account in standard economics, can be considered revolutionary in three respects: the measurement of experienced utility using psychologists’ tools for measuring subjective well-being, new insights into how human beings value goods and services and social conditions that i...
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 1:00am CEST
How to Tеll thе Diffеrеncе bеtwееn Jаpаnеsе Pаrticlеs: Compаrisons аnd Exеrcisеs
Publisher: Kodаnshа Intеrnаtionаl
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2005-07-15
List price: $19.95
Particles are one of the most difficult aspects of the Japanese language. This is precisely why there are a good number of books on the market dealing with the subject. Most of these books take up particles as independent entities, so that after having studied them, students are, if all goes well, familiar with the functions of the individual particles. One unfortunate side to this approach is that some of the particles share the same functions (but with slight differences), and so even though students may have grasped the general nature of each particle, they are not sure about the difference...
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 12:59am CEST
Culturе of Humаn Stеm Cеlls (Culturе of Spеciаlizеd Cеlls)
Publisher: Wilеy-Liss
Number of Pages: 343
Published: 2007-06-22
List price: $141.95
This book collects the most effective and cutting-edge methods and protocols for deriving and culturing human embryonic and adult stem cells—in one handy resource.
This groundbreaking book follows the tradition of previous books in the Culture of Specialized Cells Series—each methods and protocols chapter is laid out exactly like the next, with stepwise protocols, preceded by specific requirements for that protocol, and a concise discussion of methods illustrated by data. The editors describe a limited number of representative techniques across a wide spectrum of stem cells from e...
Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 3:48pm CEST
Mаking а Diffеrеncе in thе Clаssroom: Strаtеgiеs thаt Connеct with Studеnts
Publisher: Rowmаn & Littlеfiеld Educаtion
Number of Pages: 158
Published: 2009-04-28
List price: $65.00
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Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 10:00pm CEST
Thе Lеvity Effеct: Why it Pаys to Lightеn Up
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-03-28
List price: $22.95
The Levity Effect uses serious science to reveal the remarkable power of humor and fun in business. Science proves it?fun is good for business! Based on ten years of extensive research, the authors argue against business tradition to reveal the powerful bottom-line benefits of leading with levity. With interviews, exercises, and case studies, the book reveals how humor in the workplace will help you communicate messages, build camaraderie, and encourage creativity for a better workplace and bigger profits....
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 3:51pm CEST
Alliаncе Mаnаgеmеnt аnd Mаintеnаncе
Publisher: Αshgаtе Pub Сo
Number of Pages: 166
Published: 2007-07-30
List price: $99.95
The maintenance and management of the NATO alliance is a delicate balancing act between responding to security threats and navigating the bargaining positions of the member states. This book highlights how the alliance managed to maintain that balance in an area critical to its operations today around the world - changing its Cold War-era doctrine and structures. Based on his findings, John Deni debates whether the NATO alliance ought to be considered by policy makers to be a political organization first and a military one second.Providing new empirical data valuable to our understanding of NA...
