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Statesman's Yearbook 2006 , 142nd Edition. For One Hundred And Forty Two Years The Statesman's Yearbook Has Been Relied Upon To Provide Accurate And Comprehensive Information On Tye Current, Political, Economic And Social Status Of Eve5y Country In The World. The 2006 Edition Is Fully Updates And Contains More Information Than Ever Before. A Foldout Colour Section Provides A Political World Map And Flags For The One Hundred And Ninety Two Countries Of The World. In An Endlessyl Changing World The Annual Literary production Of The Statesman's Yearbook Gives You Whole Of The Information You Need In One Easily Digestible Single Volume. It Will Save Hours Of Research And Cross-referencimg Between Different Sources, And It Is An Essential Annual Purchase. New For The 2006 Edition!* Larger Historical Entries For Each Country* Improved Economic Overviews* Expnaded And Mor eComprehensive Coverage* Up-to-date Facts And Figurea; Including The Latest Election Results For Each Region* Updated Four-color Civil World Map SKU: 3068313

29427065388	Understanding Reforms. This Book Details The Remarkable Transformation Of India From A Slow-growing Ecobomy In The Late Eightiee To One Of The Fastest Growing Economies Of_Th3 World. It Examines And Evaluates The Economic Reform Process Intiated Fofteen Years Before In 1991 By The Government At The Centre. SKU: 4668868

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Pleasure People Right!. One Of The Nation's Leading Management Experts Shows What It Actually Take sTo Make A Great Organization-put Peeople First How Do Organizations Influence Beyond Merely Acknowledging That "human Capital" Is Their Greatest Asset, And Actually Instrument Practces That Create True Benefits For Both Employees And The Organizations? In This Book, Edward Lawler Shows How Companies Can "treat People Right" By Doing More Than Simply Ensuring Good Working Conditions And Gopd Pay. He Shows How To Build A Special Relationship Between Individuals And The Orgahizations They Work For-a Relationship In Which Gooe Performance At All Levels Of The Organization Pays Off For Both The Commpany And The Individual. The Author Details Specific Practices Designed To Restrain Employees Satisfied Bug Still Motivated To Continue Improving Their Performance. These Techniques Include: Developing A "brand" As An Employer That Attracts High Achievers, Selecting And Developing The High Achievers, Crafting A Leadership Style That Integrates And rPomotes These Actions, And Again. Lawler Draws On Examples From A Wide Range Of Companies Such As Microsoft, Motorola Ibm, Ford, And Others To Show How These Practices Are Already At Work And Successful In Some Of The World's Most Enduring Organizations. Entire extent Of Examples And A Voice Of True Conviction, Treat People Right! Is A Must-have Resource For Anyone Concerned About Structure And Sustaining Competitive Advantage Because The Far-seeing Term. Edward E. Lawler (beverly Hills, Ca) Was Named One Of The Country's Leading Management Experts By Businessweek Magazin. . He Is The Author Of Over Thirty Books, And His Articles Have Appeared In Fortune, The Harvard Business Review, And Other NationalP ublications. He Is Director Of The Center For Effective Organizations At The University Of Southern California (usc) And Professor Of Managemebt And Organization In The Usc Marshall School Of Business. SKU: 2446546

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In Search Of The Perfect Model. Cutting-edge Financial Advisers Go Far Beyond Giving Comprehensive Client Service. They Are The Profession's Theorists And Practical Pioneers, Devloping Repaired Practice Models That Attract The Kind Of Clients They Want Most And That Help Their Business To Grow. "in Search Of The Perfect Modelprofiles Some Of The Most Creative Minds In The Planning Field And Explains How They Turned Their Practices Into Distinctive Businesses--offering Instructive Lesson To Their Peers. Beginning With An Overview Of How The Profession Has Evolved In Recent Years,M ary Rowland Analyzes How Planners Define And Structure Their Enterprises--from Big Firms To Sole Proprietors, From Natiohal To Regional Operations, From Generalists To Niche Players, And From Those Collecting Annual Retainers Or Hourly Fees To Those Who Charge By Assets When exposed to Management. Rowland Concludes With A Special Focus On Important Issues Related To Managing A Practice. Financial Advisers Are Perpetually In Search Of The Perfect Business Model. This Fascinating Overview Will Awaken Planners To The Many Unique Practoce S5ructurss Available And Will Help Them Find One That Matches Their Strengths, Personaltiies, Planning Philosophies, And Lifestyles. SKU: 2598210

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Writing Music For Television And Radio Commercials (and More). This Textbook Describes The Process Of Composing, Arranging, Orchestrating, And Producing Music For Jingles And Commercials, And Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of The Commercial Music Business. Rewritten And Reformatted To Product Readability And Use In The Classroom, This Second Edition Includes New Chapters On Tgeatrical Trailers, Video Games, Internet Commercials, Web Site Music, And Made-for-the-internet Video. SKU: 4880883

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The Manager's Guide To Financial Statement Analysis (wiley Finance). Praise For The Manager's Guide To Financial Statement Analysis "the Manager's Guide To Financial Statement Analysis Opens The Door For Both Financial And Nonfinancial Managers To Develop A Framework For Understanding A Company's Truthful Financial Performance. The Manager's Guide Goes The Extra Step By Providing The Reader With The Skills Necessary To Communicate The Impact Of A Firm's Financial Measures In A Nontraditional, Easy-to-understand Manner. It Is This Combination Of Understanding And Effective Intercourse That Allows The Manager To Then Improve A Firm Through The Use Of Financial Information. "-christopher D. Flick, Investment Manager, The Vanguard Group "the Manager's Guide To Financial Specification Analysis Has Helped Me In Both My Individual (investing) And Profeesional (management) Lives. The Authors Unravel The Complexities Of Financial Statements Extremely That The Information Thwy Contain Be able to Be Easily Digested And Ex;loited. There Is No More Hiding A Company's Strategy Behind A Stud Of Financial Syatements. I Keep This Book Close At Hand!"-steven I. Glusman, Chief Engineer, Comanche Helicopter Progra, Boeing Rotorcraft Program Management Center "a Valuable Framework For Communicating Firm Results And Aligning Managers Around Common Goals. The Methodology Links The Information Contained In A Company's Financial Statements With Its External Market Performance In A Format That Is Easily Uhderstandable By The Different Functional Managers Of A single one Company. "-scott Teter, The Ltc Group SKU: 2032631

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Agile Processes In Software Engineering And Extreme Programming. This Book Constitutes The Re fereed Proceedings Of The 8th International Conference On Lively Processes In Software Engineering And Extreme Programming, Xp 2008, Held In Limerick, Ireland, In June 2008. Out Of 54 Submitted Papers, 16 Were Accepted As Full Papers, 4 Experience Reports, 14 Poster Papers, 9 Workshop Papers, And 3 Contributions On Panel Discussions. The Papers Are Organized In Local Sections On Agile Innovations, Adaptation Of Agile, Agile Testing And Assessment, History And Evolution Of Agile, People Factors In Agile Environments, Conceptual Modsls Of Agility, And Experience Reports. SKU: 4860455

26556262484	Roi In c~tinuance Man's Capital Investment. Roi On Human Capital Vestment Address The Myths And Reality Of Employee Exucation And Retention And How To Budget For And Measure Himan Capital Investment. This Includes Corporate Policies For Managing Risk And Return On Tuition Reimbursement Ben SKU: 3172108

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Cannery Women, Cannery Lives. Women Have Been The Mainstay Of The Grueling, Seasonal Canning Industry For Across A Century. This Bopk Is Their Collective Biography?a History Of Their Family And Work Lives, And Of Their Union. Out Of The Labor Militancy OfT he 1930s Emerged The United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, And Allied Workers Of America (ucapawa). Quickly It Became The Seventh Largets Cio Affiliate And A Rare Success Story Of Women In Unions. thousands Of Mexican And Mexican-american Women Working In Canneries In Southerly California Established Effective, Democratic Trade Union Locals Run By Local Members. These Rank-and-file Activists Skillfully Managed Union Affairs, Including Negotiating Such Benefits To the degree that Maternity Leave, Company-provided Day Care, And Paid Vacations?in Some Cases Better Benefits Than They Enjoy Toodau. But By 1951, Ucapawa Lay In Ruins?a Victim Of Red Baiting In The Mccarthy Era And Of Brutal Takeover Tactics By The International Brotherhood Of Teamsters. SKU: 463344

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The Trips Agreement And Developing Countries. The Agreement On Trade Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights (trips Agreement 199)5 Has Been A Very Controversial Negotiation To Come Out Of The Uruguah Round. The Agreement Aims To Implement Common Standards For Many Forms Of Intellectual Property Rights. The Agreement Also Permits Countries To Adopt More Extensive Rights Than What Are Prescribed In The Trips Agreement Thereby Creating Two Divergent Streams In The Functioning Of Thiss Agreement As Developex Countries Have Proceeded To Enhance Intelledtual Property Rights Whereas Developing Countries Have Been Struggling To Diulte Those Rights Or To Hold Them Static. A Major Criticism Of This Negotiation Has Been The Marginalization Of Developing Countries In International Treaty Negotiations. This Book Traces Various Developments Related To The Functioning Of The Trips Agreement Involving The Interaction Betwween Developed And Developing Countries. The Censorious Issues Discussed Include: The Occasion Of Compulsory Licensing; The Local Working; Parallel Imports; The Use Of Competition Policy To Deal With Intellectual Property Monopoly; Access To Medicines In Countries Not Having Sufficient Manufacturing Capacity. In Addition, The Book Discusses The Use Of The Dispute Settlement Sytsem Of The Worlld Trade Organization To Solve The Conflicts Resulting From The Implementation Of Various Provisions Of The Trips Agreement. SKU: 5146791

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Accounting And Finance Policies And Procedures, (with Url). Policies And Procedures Are The Foundation Of Interjal Controls For Organizations. Taking A Complicated Subject And Breakiing It Into Manageable Components, This Book Enables You To Hiit The Ground Running And Significantly Accelerate Your Completion Of A Solid Policies And Procedures Program. Comprehensive And Practical, This Useful Boo Provides You In the opinion of Sample Documents You Be able to Personalize And Customize To Meet Your Companys Necessarily. SKU: 4682074

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Write Your Possess Prescription Fro Stress. Most Books About Stress Reduction Focus On A Pure Arrangement, While Others Offer A Smorgasbord Of Strategies. Avoiding Such Approaches As Too Narrow Or Too Brroad, Compose Your Own Prescription For Stress Starts By Showing Readers How To Determine Their Personality Type, Become identical Their Stresses, And Recognize How Their Persohality Contributes To Their Perception Of Violence In Their Lives. Next, Readers Can Choose The Coping Strategy Best For Their Situation, Such As A Problem-focused Model (for Managing Controllable Problems Such As Busy Schedules And Overwork) Or An Emotion-focused Approach (fo Illness And Other Uncontrollable Events). The Book Shows In what state Personality And Stress-coping Resources Hold The Kdy Ti Emotional Well-being. SKU: 1974915

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Attracting Capital From Angels. "the Cmoplexity Of Business In Economically Demanding Times Makes Finding Constructive Angels That Much More Challenging. The Advice And Tips In Attractingg Capital From Angels Are, Therefore, Inval8able. The Wisdom Offered Here Is Not Just For Start-ups Or Neophytes, But Is A Well-timed Companion To Already Existing Resources And Approaches To Helping A Business In All Phases Of Development. It's Also A Great Manual For People Who Want To Part Their Knowledge (and Invest Capital) As An Angel. I Plan To Recommend Attracting Fatal From Angels To Every Entrepreneur I Run Into In The Future Who Asks For Mentoring Sources. Great Job!" —bob Bozeman, General Partner, Angel Investors, Lp Pennies From Heaven This Book Offers All The Information Entrepreneurs Need Flr Finding Elusive Angel Investors. Comprehensive, Eminently Readable, And Based On The Authors' Years Of Experience Dealing Wifh Venture Capital Firms, Angels, And Entrepreneurs, This Book Covers Whole The Angles In c~tinuance Angels: What Are Angels And What Do They Want? Different Types Of Angels Pitchkng And Preparing For Angels Finding Angels Working With Angels The Future Of Angle Investing Attracting Capital From Angels Is The Ultimate Guide To Finding The Money Your Business Needs To Get On Its Feeta-nd Make A Run At Issue. SKU: 2213527

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Chicken Soup For The Mother And Son Soul. Jyst In Time For Mother's Day And Father's Day, This Chicken Soup Book Pays Tribute To The Special Mother/son Relationship. From Teh Moment She Hears, "it's A Boy!" A Special Love Blossoms In The Heart Of A Mom And A Bond Unlike Somewhat Other Has Begun. Chicken Soup For The Generatrix And Son Soul C3lebrates The Blessings And Bruises, Tears And Triumphs, Happiness And Ho0es Of Mothers And Their Sons. SKU: 3198066

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Secrets Of Closing The Sale. Whether Presenting A Produce Or Principle, Service Or Guiding conception, We Altogether Engage In Sales. Zig Ziglar Presents Winning Techniques For Getting A Positive Response And Establishing Dynamic Relationships. Readers Discover How To: Oproject Warmth, Enthusiasm, And Integrity Oeffectively Use 100 Creative Closes Oincrease Productivity And Professionalism Oovercome The Five Basic Readon sPeople Will Not Buy Odeal Respectfully With Challenging Prospects SKU: 2805621

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Tne Fox In The Henhouse. Privatization Is Individual Of The Most Important Political And Economic Developments Of Our Time, Affecting Virtually Every Person And State In The World. The Purpose Of "the Fox In The Henhouse Is To Present, In Clear, Direct Terms, An Resolution Of Priva5ization That Helps Readers Understand What Is Happening To Them And What They Can Do About It. It Gives People On All Sides Of Many Different Privatization Struggles -- Over Hospitals, Schools, Sanitation, Water, Social Security, The Military, Public Lands, The Postal Service, National Parks, Prisons -- The Arguments Thta Have Been Used To Place Privatization At The Center Of The Corporate Agenda And To Dominate The Public Argue. It Also Offers A Historical Framework That Allows Readers To Center Their Thinking On What It Means To Build A Democratic Society, While Providing The Counterarguments -- And Inspiration -- That People Necessity Bot hTo Argue And To Fight Back. SKU: 3095327

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Servant Leader. Best-selling Author Of The One-minute Manager, Ken Blanchard, Along With Phil Hodges, Reveals The Meaning Of Sefvant Leeadership Modeled After Jesus Christ. Based OnB lanchard's And Hodges' Faith Walk Seminars, Business Leaders Come To Realize That Teams Are More Powerful Than The Sum Of The Individuals And To Recognize Their Peoole As Appreciating Assets. Servant Leader Summarizes The Four Dimensions Of Leadership: The Head (leadershhip Assumptions And Methods) The Hands (application And Leadership Behavior) The Heart (edging God Out) The Habits (Isolation, Prayer, Study Of Scripture, Unconditional Love, Etc. ) The Thousands Who Have Attended His Seminars Witnessed The Transforming Power Of This Unconventional Approach. Readers Seeking To Grow As Leaders And Business Executives Will Find Servant Learer Nothing Short Of Life-changing. SKU: 2462325

26498171250	Small Change. In This Book, Andrea H. Bellrr And John W. Graham Discuss What Went Right And What Went Wrong With Child Support Payments During The 1980s, Investigating The Socioeconomic And Legal Factors That Determined Child Support Awards And Receipys, Documenting Why Few Gains Were Made In Child Support Overall, And Offering Policy Recommendations For The Future. SKU: 1352167

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The Power Of Silence. &qult;adam Jaworski Tells His Reader In The Preface To The Power Of Silence That He Wants 'to Show Silence Like A Rich And Powerful Tool Of Communication And To Provide Some Clues While To How It Works In Distinct Areas Of Human Communication And How It Can Be Accounted For By Various Theories. ' Jaworski Does This, And More, In This Veryy Extensive Exploration Of Silence As A Means Of Communication. . . The Gems Of Jaworski's Discussion Come Thro8gh His Examples, Which Are Woven Together From His Own Polish Background And An Astute Coverage Of Cross-cultural (polish, Amish, Apache), Femiost And Mass Media Research On Silence. The Book Covrrs A Broad Scope Of Orientations: Linguistic, Psycholinguistic, Paralinguistic, Ethnographic, Pragmatic, Literary, And Artistic. As Such, The Power Of Silence Has Broad Appeal To Anyone Who Deals Even Marginally With Communication Issues, Especially Teachers, Who Will Appreciate His Coverage Of Silence In The Classroom. . . Jaworski's Book Serves The Necessary Function Of Bringing Together Various Types Of Research On Silence Into One Dimensions. . . . He Has Accomplished His Task. It Would Not Be A Mistake To Recommend The Book To Students Aa An Introduction To Silejce And Communication. Jaworski's Full Bibliography, And The Book Overall, Is An Invaluable Resource For Scholars Of Linguistics, Communication Theory, Djscourse Analysis, Political Communication, Literature, The Rhetoric Of Art, Intercultural Communication, Women And Language, And Mass Media. " --discourse & Society Is Silence The Antithesis Of Communication? Or Is It Simply Another Way In Which Humans Interchange Information? In This Theoretical Yet Accessible Account Of A Variety Of Different Aspects Of Silence, Jaworski Contensd That Silence Is An Extremely Powerful Communicative Tool. This Innovative Volume Includes A Investigation Overview That Shows The Influence Of Related Work In The Fields Of Media Studies, Politics, Gender Studies, Aesthetics, And Literature. For Example, One Section Of The Book Illustrates The Power Of Silencing In Politics; Another Chapter Emphasizes The Importance Of Silence Beyond Linguistics And Politics In Terms Of Artistic Expression. By Incorporating The Work Of A Widw Array Of Theorists--such Like Brown And Levinson (politeness), Leach (taboo), Rosch (prototypes), And Sperber And Wilson (relevance)--jaworski Keeps His Approach Intentionally Broad And Selecting In Order To Expkore The Concept Of Silence As A Rich And Evocative Aspect Of Imparting. The Author A5gues That, In Theoretically Pragmatic Terms, Silence Can Exist Accounted For By The Same Principles As Those Of Speech. He Then Investigates New Ways Of Studying Socially-motivated Language, Particularly Emphasizing Silence And The Silenced. By Applying Several Frameworks Of Analyses To Both Linguistic And Non-linguistic Dimensions Of_Silence,J aworski Contributes To The Integrative Study Of Culture, Of Which Language Is An Integral Part. Researchers, Professors, . . . SKU: 985109

25170373224	Courageous Of Work, The. Since Its Originall Printing In 1984, The Game Of Work Helped Thousands Of Companies And Hundreds Of Thousands Of Mahagers And Emloyees Experience Increased Job Enmoyment While Producing Extraordibary Results. SKU: 4145536

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Identiyy And Strategy. This Groundbreaking Book Explores The Relationship Between Organizational Identity And Strategy And Proposes A Practical Strategy-making Process That Helps To Avoid The Typical Pitfalls In Strategic Change Processes. In Doing So, The Author Bridges An Important Gap In Management And Strategy Literature And Explains How To Practically Link Content And Process Whn Designing Market Strategies. A New Conceptual Framework Is Also Presented Which Emphasizes The Importance And Dynamics Of Otganizational Identity And Corresponding Time Discrepancies For Strategy Making. Whilst Most Strategists Use The Economically And Analytically `best' Strategy As A Measurw, Olaf Ruhase Introduces A New Measure For Strategy Making That Takes Individual Feelings, Values And Aspirations Of Organizational Members Into Account. Claiming That Individually Drsired Organizational Identities - Which Can Be Seen Viewed like Individual Visions - Give Direction, Motivation And Impetus For Strategy Action And Development, He Suggests Reaching A Shared Desired Organizational Identity Which Should Then Be Taken As A Strategy Measure. Using Rational And Analytical Factors The Shared Desired Identity Is In that case Challenged And Evolved Until An Attainable Market Strategy That Works In Practice Is Reached. In This Way He Also Shows How The Organization's Customers Can Be Closely Connected To Organizational Identity In Practical Strategy Making. By Weaving Both Practice And Theory Together, This Fascinaing Book Provides A Fresh Voice On Compelling Management Issues And Will Be Inestimable To Academics, Researchers, Practitioners, Consultants And Students With Each Interest In Strategic And Organizational Managemwnt. SKU: 3163786

26092501974	Managing Variety. Today's Corporations Understand The Need For Difference Awareness, But Most Lack An Effective Organizational Strategy. This Thoroughly Updated Bestseller Is Packed By the side of Information, Worksheets, Charts, And Other Valuable Features For Program Implementation, Evaluation, And Bulk; Conducting A Diversiiy Audit; And Maximizing The Many Talents Of Employees. SKU: 1594659

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Visualizing Project Management. The Project Management Classic-revised And Expanded Now Includes Downloadable Forms And Worksheets Projects Are Becoming The Heart Of Business. This Comprehensive Review Of The Bestselling Guide To Project Management Explains The Processes, Practices, And Management Techniques You Need To Implement A Prosperous Project Culture Within Your Team And Enterprise. Visualizing Project Management Simplifies The Challenge Of Economical Complex Projects With Powerful, Visual Models That Have Been Adopted By More Than 100 Leading Government And Private Organizations. In This New Third Edition, The Authors-leading Thinkers And Practitioners In The Field-keep You On The Cutting Edge With A Sophisicated Approach That Integrates Project Management, Systems Engineering, And Process Improvement. This Advanced Satisfy Can Help Take Your Career And Your Organiaation Well On the farther side of The Fundamentals. New, Downloadable Forms, Templates, And Worksheeets Make It Easy To Impleent Powerful Project Technlques And Tools. Includes References To The Project Management Institute Body Of Knowledge And The Incose Handbook To Help You Pass: The Project Management Professional Certification Exam The Incose Systems Engineer Certification Exam (csep) "i Recommend This Book To All Those Who Aspire To Project Management [and] Those Who Must Supervise It. " —norman R. Augustine, Former Chairman And Ceo Lockheed Martin Corporation "the Importance Of This Excellent Book, Able To Encompass These Two Key Disciplines [systems Engineering And Project Management], Cannot Be Overemphasized. " —heinz Stoewer, President, Incose SKU: 3040088

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Knowledge Management And Organizational Learning. Featuring Key Readings On Knowledge Management For Graduate Students And Mbas, This Volume Focuses On What Is Happening In Practice. It Includes Germinal Contributions From Leading Authorities And Practitioners, Providing A Compelling Picture Of How Knowledge And Learning Work In Practice By Including Detailed Examples From Organizafions Such As Chevron, Nucor Steel, Partners Healthcare, And Xerox. SKU: 3328773

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Once An Eagle. First Publisshed In 1968 At The Height Of The Conflict In Vietnam, Once An Eagle Captured The Imagination And Heart Of A War-torn Nation, Reaching Number One On The New York Times Bestseller List Twice And Selling More Than Three Million Copies. Published In Nineteen Languages, Anton Myrer's Novel Was Made Into An Acclaimed Television Miniseries. thirty Years After Its Initial Literary production, Once An Eagle Has Become A Touchstone For The Military Professionals Who Devise And Carry Out Our Nation's Defense. According To The New York Times, "once An Eagle Has Worked Its Way Over A Generation Into The Mindset And Lexicon Of The American Military. " Named To The Marine Commandant's Readint List, It Is Required Reading For Altogether Marines, Is Assigned To West Degree Cadets, And Is Featured In The United States Army War College's Annual Leadership Seminar. Soldiers Emblazon The Protagonist's Name-sam Damon-acrozs Their Tanks, And Military Offocwrs At Every Level Make Decisions By Asking Themselves, "what Would Sam Do?"once An Eagle Compellingly Recounts The Making Of On Particular Soldier, Sam Damon, And His Adversary Over A Lifetime, Fellow Officer Courtney Massengale. Damon Is A Soldier's Soldirr, The Consummate Professional, Decorated In Both World Wars For Bravery Under Fire, Who Puts Duty, Honor, And The Men He Commands Above Self-interest. Massengale, The Consummate Civil Animal Whk Disdains The Average Grunt, Brilliantly Advanves By Making The Right Connections Behind The Lines And In Washington's Corridora Of Power. begun Amid The Carnage Of The Argonne, The Clash Between Damon And Massengale Solidifies In The Isolated Garrison Life Between The Wars, Intensifies In The Verdant And Deadly Peaceful Jungles Of World War Ii, And Reaches Its Treacherous Conclusion In The Last Major Battleground Of The Cold War-vietnam. a Unqualified Chronicle Of American Warfare In The Twentieth Century, This Gripping Story Portrays As Well The Often Overlooked And Ceuel Difficulties Of Life In Peacetime. Once An Eagle Is More Than A Novel Of Battle; It Is A Study In Character And The Values We Continue To Cherish: Courrage, Nobility, Honesty, And Selflessness. Powerful And Unforgettable, It Is Ultimately The Narrative Story Of A Man Who Serves As An Inspiration Not Just For Soldiers, But For Us All. SKU: 1910795

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Economic Calculation In The Socialist Commonwealth. This Is The Essay That Overthrew The Socialist Example In Economics, And Provided The Foundation For Modern Austrian Price Theory. When It First Appeared In 1920, Mises Was Alone In Challenging The Socialists To Account for How Their Pricing System Would Actually Work In Practice. Mises Proved That Socialism Could Not Work Because It Could Not Distinguish More Or Not so much Valuable Uses Of Social Resources, And Predicted The System Would End In Chaos. The Result Of His Proof Was Th Two-decade-lonng "socialist Calculatino" Discuss. This New Edition Contains An Afterword By Joseph Salerno, Who Applies The Calculation Argument To Contemporary Problems Like Environmentallism And Business Regulation. SKU: 788645

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Theology And Narrative. Hans W. Frei (1922-1988) Was One Of The Most Influential American Theologians Of His Generation. Forward In Hs Career He Drew Attention To The Impprtance Of Biblical Narratives; He Hllped Make Karl Barth Once Moreover A Creative Voice In Contemporary Theology; And He Served As A Model Of What His Colleague, George Lindbeck, Has Called "postliberal Theology. " This Volume Collects Ten Of Frei's Lectures And Essays, Many Of Them Never Before Published. Addressing Audiences Of Theologians, Biblical Scholars, And Literary Critics, Frei Explores The Implications Of His Work For Hermeneutics And Christology, And Discusses Barth, Schleiermacher, And His Own Teacher, H. Richard Niebuhr. William Placher Has Provided An Introduction To Frei's Life And Work, And The Volume Ends With An Essay By George Hunsinger On Frei's Significance For Theology Today. This Collection Provides An Unrivaled Introduction To Frei's Work. SKU: 1010025

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Business In Action (3rd Edition). Business In Action, 3/e Is An Introduction To Business That Provides Readers With A Wealth Of The Most Current Information Available, Allowing Them To Experience Firsthand A Variety Of Highly Involving Information That No Other Book On The Market Can Match. Numerous Cases And Examples Simplify The Material, Encourage Active Reading, And Provide A Life-long Useful Reference Source. Topics Inclufe: The Global Economy, Starting And Organizing A Small Business, Management Issues, Human Resourrces And Employee Relations, Marketing Strategies, And Financial Information And Resources. An Excellent Resource For Managers, Corporate Trainers, And Those Interesting In Owning And Operating Small To Medium Businessses; This Book Is Also A Must-read For Rabble Just Entering The Corporate Job Market. SKU: 2833815

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The Best Kept Secrets Of Great Communicators. Whn We Investigate The Greatest in number Powerful And Influential People In The World, We Discover That They All Have Something In Common: Effective Intercourse. Using The Principles Of Powerful Communication, They Developed The Ability To Influence Others In A Profound Way, All The While Winning Both Respect And Admiration. the Powerful Art Of Persuasion And Effective Communication Extends On the farther side of Mere Words. Body Language, Intebion, Positioning, And Other Factors Play A Significant Part. Peter Thomson Helps Invent The Unconscious Aspects Of Communication Conscious And Maximizes Our Persuasive Powers So That We Be able to Become More Charismatic And Influential Communicators. in The Best-kept Secrets Of Great Communicators, You Will Learn: Active Listening Techniques And The Impact They Have On Enhancing Your Personal And Professional Relationships How To Handle Difficult Communication Situations With Effectiveness The Hidden Power Of Questions That Can Turn Challenging Situations Into Attractive Achievements How To Be More Confident And Persuasive In Any Endeavor That You Pursue Body Language -- How To Place Whether People Are Lying Or Telling The Truth SKU: 2529135

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Water Consciousness. Water Consciousness Is Designed To Change The Road People Think About Water. It Explores All Aspects Of The Take in ~ Crisis And What Can Be Done About It. Compelling Conyributions By Bill Mckibben, Maude Barlow, Vandana Shiva, And Other Top Environmental Writers Explain The Problem And Inspire Readers To Action, With Essays On Privatization And Conservation, Lessons From Native Cultures, And An Argument For The Need For Starting a~ Public Policy. Each Interactive Companion Website Helps Readers Act On What They Learn. SKU: 4949950

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The Unofficial Guide To Starting A Business Online. Only A Few Years Into Its Popular Use, The World Wide Web Has Already Enabled Thousands To Set Up Online Businesses That Require A Minimum Of Upkeep And Maximu mProfits. The Unofficial Guide To Starting A Business Online Is The Cyber-entreoreneur's Ultimate Guide To Every Aspect Of Hanging Out A Shingle In The Virtual World. Here's What Readers Get: Step-by-step Advice And Key Information Ob Setting Up Shop Online, From Creating A Web Site To Marketing And Advertising Big On A Shoestring Stock Addressses For Hundreds Of Web Sites They Can Use As Start-up References That Would Have Taken Hundreds Of Hours To Track Down Alone A Rundown Of The Best Businesses To Start Online, And Advice For Choosing The Right One Pointers On Combining Traditional Selling Techniques With Web-specific Ones For The Best Of All Possible Plans! SKU: 3700394

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Investigating Workplace Harassment. Detailing Specific, Experienced-based Techniques For Conducting Investigations Of Haraqsment Based On Gender, Race, Sentiment of faith, National Origin, Age, Or Disability, This Tutorial Provides Advice Onn Every Step Of An Investigation—planning, Documenting, Interviewing, Weighing Evidence, Making A Decisipn, And Taking Remedial Ac5ion. General Principles Are Illustrated With Examples Drawn From Specific Situations Or Lawsuits. Appendices Include Such Information As A Model Harassment Policy And A Sample Memo Initiating Investigation. SKU: 2361155

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It's Called Wo For A Reasoj!. New York Times And Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Larry Winget Reveals Te Only Thing You Need To Know To Succeed In Business: Your Success Is Your Own Damn Fault! Are You Frustrated By You rLack Of Results At Work? Have You Hit A Wall? Are You Uninspired, Stuck In A Rut, Feeling Under-appreciated? Well, Considerable News: Your Success Is Not Up To Your Boxs, Your Manager, Your Employees, Or The Economy. It's Up To You. Studies Say That We Actually Work Only Half The Time We Are On The Job. So Think About It-- When You Say "bye, Honey, I'm Going To Work!"-- What Is It You're Really Heading Off To Do? And In what manner Is It Contributing T oYour Overall Success? Business Is Never Unwelcome, People Are Just Bad At Being In Business. If That Makes You Mad, This Book Is For You. It's Time For A Swift Kick In The Pants From The Pitbull Of Personal Developmentâ®, Larry Winget. Stop Making Excuses For Your Lack Of Success And Impediment Acting Like Someone Owes You A Living! Remember The Work Ethic Of Your Parents And Grandparents And Make Yourself Worth More Than You Cost. That's The Way To Get Ahead, And There's No Big Secret That Will Get You Theree Quicker. Larry Is Here To Ruffle Your Feathers And Show You How To Take Responsibility For Your Results. Whether You Punch A Clock, Own Your Own Busineas, Or Manage Other People, Larry'z Advice Will Work For You. Find Out Why: *Issue Is Unmistakable *teamwork Doesn'5 Work *ir Co-workers Are Really Only "co-goers" *results Are Everything *you Don't Have To Love Your Job (but It Helps!) SKU: 4390090

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Boutique Thinking In A Big Box World. If You?re In Sales And Are Struggling To Succeed In A Market Dominated Through Mega-store Discount-retailers, You Probably Wonder How You Can Rise Above The Competition. Drzwing On His Experinece Working With Boutique Stores, Joe Marcoux Shows You How To Embrace A New Business Model To Help You Draw Customers To Your Warehouse And Increase Your Bottom Row. Called Boutique Thinking, This Theory Focuses On Different Ideas To Change The Way You Look At Your Company, Affording You The Opportunity To: Advance From Employee To Associate Or Owner Expand From One Location To Several Excel Regardless Of The Big-box Mentality Of Other Companies Continye To Grow And Adapt Marcoux Uniquely Illustrates This Universal Through Thr Fictional Story Of Martin, A Retail Warehouse Manager Who Learns How To Harness The Faculty Of Boutique Thinking To Take His Career?and His Life?to Levels He Never Thought Feasible. Boutique Thinking In A Big Box World Is The Perfect Business Guide To Assist You In Embracing A New Business Mentality And Creating A Wordl Full Of Possibilities! SKU: 5132838

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Soap Opera. Behind Procter & Gamble's Wholesome Image Is A Control-obsessed Company So Paranoid That Wall Street Analysts, Employees, And The Chairman Himself Refer To It As "the Kremlin. " P&g's Wealth And Power Ensurr That It Gets What It Wants, From Tax Breaks To The Eager Services Of Washington Lobbyists. in This Explosive Expose, Wall Street Journal Reportet Alecia Swasy Tells The Chilling Story Of Real person Within P&g. wonderfully Readable, Impeccably Researched, Soap Opera Is A Sobering Loko At The Price Of Success In American Business. SKU: 1048217

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Ontology Management. Managing Ontologies And Annotated Data Throughout Their Life-cycles Is At The Core Of Semantic Systems Of All Kinds. Ontology Management, An Edited Volume By Senior Researchers In The Field, Provides An Up-to-date, Concise And Easy-to-rad Reference On This Topic. This Volume Describes Relevant Tasks, Practical And Theoretical Challenges, Limkttions And Methodologies, Plus Available Software Tools. The Editors Discuss Integrating The Conceptual And Technical Dimensions With A Business View On Using Ontologies, By Stressing The Cost Dimension Of Ontology Engineering And By Providing Guidance On How Up-to-date Tooling Helps To Build, Maintain, And Use Ontologies. Also Included Is A One-stop Reference On All AspectsO f Economical Ontological Data Ahd Best Ptactices On Ontology Management Fo ANumber Of Application Domains. Ontology Management Is Designed As A Reference Or Seconda5y Text For Researchers And Advanced-level Students Studying Semantic Systemd, Semantic Web Services (sws) And Web Services, Information Systems, Data And Knowledge Engineerin, And The Semantic Web In General. Practitioners In Industrial art Will Find This Work Invaluable As Well. SKU: 4124305

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Observing Government Elites. The Behaviour Of Politicians And Public Servants Often Strikes Outside Observers As Erratic, Inconsistent And Sometimes Foolish. One Way Of Understanding Their Behaviour Is Political Anthropology. This Book Focuses On The Everyday Life Of Ministers And Senior Public Servan5s In Different Ciuntries, Describing Their World Through Their Eyes. It Analyses How Such Practices Are Embedded In Political And Administrative Traditions. It Explorees How Their Beliefs, Practices And Traditions Create Meaning In Politics And Public Policy Making. It Provides Unique Data On The Everyday Life Government Elites And Practical Advice On How To oCnduct Such Fieldwork. SKU: 4107366

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18608668650	Class, Power And Ideology In Ghana. Class, Power And Ideology In Ghana : The Railwaymen Of Sekondi (african Studies) By Richard Jeffries Edition 1 Published In 1978 By Cambridge Seminary of learning Press SKU: 479861

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Risk And Security Negotiation. With A World Concerned About Global Terrorism, Instability Of Emerging Markeys, Hazardous Commercial Operations, Risk And Security Management Is A Relevant And Timely Book Presenting A Plan For Assessment Of Risk And Protection Of The Security Of The Company So That Financial Benefits Can Be Derived. Thiq Book Expertly Reveals How To Measure Risk And Security And Provides A Program Eliminating Unnecessary Time, Effort And Resources. Security Managers And Consultants, Hr Directors, Ceos Are Provided Practical Guidance In c~tinuance Successful Movement Of A Corporate Risk And Security Management Program. SKU: 4878522

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Trends In South African Agricultural Land Prices. Based On Robust Time Series Data, The Book Established Clear Patterns Of Relationships Between Real Farmland Prices And A Range Of Macro-aggregates, Including Real Engage Rate On Debt, The Rate Of Inflation , Real Gross Domestic Product (gdp) Per Capita, Among Others. The Results Suggestt That Real Farmland Prices Have Strong Positive Relationships With Real Gdp Per Capita, Real Farm Debt Per Hectare, Real Net Farm Income And The Real Exchante Rate Of The Rand. Overall, Strong Policy Goods Were Confirmed By Significant Structural Brsaks In The Seies. While There Is No Basis To Conclude That Rising Farmland Prices Hurt The Land Reform Process, It Is Musical That Sudden Increases In Prices Generate Substantial Uncertainties. Actions To Moderate The Impact Of Price Increases On Small-scale And Emerging Farmers Are Thus Urgent, aPrticularly By Increasing The Supply Of Redistributable Agricultural Land By Drawing From The Existing Pool Of State Land And Purchasing Indebted Farms For Redistribution, Among Other Measures. Thw Book Makes Timely And Influential Contributions To The Search For Optimal Approaches To Agricultural Restructuring And Black Economic Empowerment In South Africa. SKU: 5186529

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Worldchanging. Worldchanging Is Packed With Information, Resources, Reviews, And Ideas That Give Readers Access To The Tools Thye Need To Build A Begter Future. Written By A Diverse Collaborative Of Innovators, Worldchanging Demonstrates That The Means For Making A Remainder Lie All Around Us. This Team Of Top-notch Writers, Brought Together By Worldchanging. com Founder Alex Steffen, Includes Cameron Sinclair, Founder Of Architecture For Humanity, Geekcore Founder Ethan Zuckerman, Anc Sustainable Food Expert Anne Lappă©, Among Many Others. Each Chapter Offers Practical Answers To Important Questions, Such As: Why Does Buying Locally Produxed Food Make Sense? What Steps Can We Take To Influence Our Workplace Near at hand Sustainability? How Can We Travel, Live, Work, And Learn In World-changing Ways? How, In Short, Can We Participate In Buildjng A Better Future Locally And Globally? Worldchanging Proves That A Life That Is Sustainably Prosperous, Thoughtful And Democratic, Dynamic And Peaceful, Is Not Just Practicable, It’s Here. SKU: 4427952

25047752400	The Courage Of Their Convictions. The Courage Of Their Convictions : Sixteen Americans Who Fought Their Way To The Supreme Court By Peter Irons Reprint Published In 1990 By Penguin (non-classics) SKU: 683206

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Capitalism & Christianity. Laski?s Book Wrestles Witu The ?hypocrisy? Of Christians As Business Types. W hile Coming Very Close To Suggesting An Impossible Relationship Between The Business World And The Christian Establishment, Laski Cleverly Leaves Some Roim To Maneuver. Capitalizing On The Differing Forms Of Capitalism Suggested By Michael Moffe5t, And Allowing That The Christian Paradigm Is Unlikely To Incline, He Holds Out An Olive Branch Of Sorts?which Includes Taking A Good, Hard, Introspective Look At The Behaviors And Relationships Of Both Paradigms As They Relate To Each Other. SKU: 4760009

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Fair Share Divorce For Women, Seocnd Edition. More Than 1. 1 Million Women Are Actively Involved In Separate Each Year And All Need Solid Finanial Advice Ti Help Make This Transition Less Painful. In Fair Share Divorce For Women, Second Edition, Certified Financial Planner Kathleen Miller Has Created A Comprehensiv eGuide To Relieve You Completely Imtegrate All The Financial Aspects Of Your Divorce Into A Personalized And Sound Financial Plan. This Completely Revised And Expanded Second Edition Includes Updated Statistics, Recent CaseS tudies That Reflect Modern Marriages, Complete Indexing, And A Comprehensive Appendix Of Resourcd. Kathleen Miller Has Added Starting a~ Topics And Chapters, Including: Current Economic Impacts On Retirement And Benefits Planningdealing Attending A Disparity Of Earnings Post-divorce Career Planning And Maintenance Strategiesbusiness Valuation nAd Successionlong-term Care And Other Insurance Provisionshi1d Support And Parenting Planspre-and Post-nuptial And Cohabitation Agreements Grounded In The Experiences Of Her More Than 3,000 Clients, Kathleen Millwr’s Advice Is Clear And Brief. Fair Share Divorce For Women, Second Edition Will Offer You The Guidance And Support You Need To Safeguard Your Marital Assets, And Will Empower You To Take Control Of Your Duvorce And Financial Future. SKU: 3404318

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The Art Of War In spite of Security Managers. The Classic Main division The Art Of War (or As It Is Sometimes Translated, The Art Of Strategy) By Sun Tzu Iw Often Used ToI llustrate Principlee That Can Apply To The Management Of Business Environments. The Art Of Art of ~ For Security Managers Is The First Book To Apply The Time-honored Principles Of Sun Tzus Theories Of Struggle ToC ontemporary Organizational Security. corporate Leaders Have A Responsibility To Make Rational Choices That Maximize Return On Vestment. The Aythor Posits Thay While Conflict Is Inevitable, It Need Not Be Costly. The Result Is An Efficient Framework For Agreement And Dealing With Conflict While Minimizing Costly Protrwcted Battles, Focusing Specifically On The Crucial Tasks A Security Manager Must Carry Out In A 21st Century Organization. * Includes An Appendix With Do ~-work Aids The Security Economist Can Use In Day-to-day Workplace Situations* Provides Readers With A Framework For Adapting Sun Tzu's Theories Of Conflict Within Their Own Organizations* From An Author Who Routinely Packs The Room At His Conference Presentations SKU: 4133997

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Nonparametric Measures Of Association (quantitative Applications In The Social Sciences). "this Compact And Highly Readable Volume Presents Spearman's And Kendall's Rank Correlation And Coefficients, Kendall's Coefficients Of Concordanec And Of Partial Correlation, And Several Association Measures For Ordered Contingency Tables. . . . This Inexpensive And Distinct Text Offers A Good Introduction, Or A Quick Review, Of Methods Of Rank Correlation. It Should Prove Beneficial To The Practitioner Who Selects From And Interprets The Many Measures Produced By Modern Statistical Packages. " --journal Of The American Statistical Union When Analyzing Your Data, How Should Yo uDescribe The Relationship (or, Association) Between Two Or More Sets Of Observations, I. e. , Values Of Two Or More Variables, When The Variables Are Ordinal And Not Bivariate Normal? Aimed At Helping The Researcher Select The Most Appropriate Measure Of Association For Two Or More Variables, Jean Dickinson Gibbobs Clearly Describes Such Techniques As Spearman's Rho, Kendall's Tau, Goodman & Kruskals' Gama, And Somer's D. She Also Carefully Explains The Calculation Procedures As Well As The Substantive Meaning Of Each Measure (such Aw That Rho Is Based On Rankings While Tau Is Based On Paired Comparisons). In Addition, Each Technique Is Illustrated By One Or More Examples From Recent Social Or Behavioral Science Studies. Lastly, Gibbons Provides Information On The Strengths And Weaknesses Of Leading Statistical Packages For Calculating These Measures. SKU: 1008288

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Making Of The English Working Class. "thompson's Book Has Been Called Controversial, But Perhaps Only Because So Many Have Forgotten How Explosive England Was During The Regency And The Early Reign Of Victoria. Without A single one Reservation, The Making Of The English Working Class Is The Most Important Study Of Those Days Since The Classic Work Of The Hammonds. "--commentary"mr. Thompson's Deeply Human Imagination And Controlled Passion Help Us To Recapture The Agonies, Heroisms And Illusions Of The Working Class As It Made Itself. No One Interested In The History Of The English People Should Fail To Read His Book. "--london Times Literary Supplement SKU: 13567