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 | The Psychology of Money: An Investment Manager's Guide to Beating the Market Product# 458511032 Selling for $44.95 "Discover the Ideal Investment Strategy for Yourself and Your Clients 'To enhance investment results and boost creativity, Jim Ware replaces the maxim know your investments with know yourself. And he gives us specific testing tools to do the job.'?ÇôDean LeBaron, Founder, Batterymarch Financial Management, Chairman, Virtualquest.company, and investment author and commentator 'Many investment firms fail, even though they are run by intelligent, qualified professionals, because they lack creativity. This book can rescue you. Jim Ware explains how to organize your business to encourage creative thinking. In five years, your customers will be working with an advisor who read this book, so make sure you are the one who did.'?ÇôRalph Wanger, President, Acorn Investment Trust, CFA and author of A Zebra in Lion Country: Ralph Wanger?ÇÖs Guide to Investment Survival 'Jim Ware has a great knack for understanding people and successful investing. This unusual combination of skills creates a rare find: useful insights to improve investment performance through helping people work together better. Jim?ÇÖs wit and humor make this a fun read as well!'?ÇôDee Even, Senior Investment Officer, Allstate Insurance Company, Property & Casualty 'The Psychology of Money represents a major step toward development of a portfolio theory that recognizes human dynamics and differences among people. Jim?ÇÖs content is solid, and his presentation is engaging. This book ought to be on every practitioner?ÇÖs bookshelf.'?ÇôKenneth O. Doyle, University of Minnesota, Author, The Social Meanings of Money and Property: In Search of a Talisman 'Finally, an insightful look at the human side of investing. A step-by-step guide to enhancing management performance to increase returns.'?Çô Abbie Smith, PhD, Professor of Accounting.University of Chicago Business School" |
 | Money Changes Everything: How Global Prosperity is Reshaping Our Needs, Values, and Lifestyles Product# 460549897 Selling for $24.99 "While others debate or wring their hands, globalization has triumphed--and it is delivering unprecedented social and economic wealth to billions of people. The world is witnessing two enormous, simultaneous movements: the industrialization of developing countries via globalization, and the transition ofadvanced societies into a 'post-industrial' phase. Together, these movements are transforming human needs and values worldwide. In 'Global Leadership, Peter Marber first proves once and for all that globalization is in fact improving life expectancy, literacy and education rates; extending leisure time; and delivering a broad new prosperity that touches most people and most societies. Next, he focuses on the profound implications to human society, as new material and experiential desires increasingly replace the fight for survival. Combining demographic and psychological insights as never before, Marber considersradical alterations in what we value and want; how we govern ourselves; the role of women, families, and religion; and the environmental impacts of world" |
 | From Grantmaker to Leader : Emerging Strategies for Twenty-First Century Foundations Product# 460553376 Selling for $102 "FROM GRANTMAKER TO LEADER The past one hundred years has borne witness to an extraordinary revolution in the constitution and activities of philanthropic foundations. The evolution of the governance of foundations-from founder to family to professionals to institutions-has necessarily altered the role that foundations play within a society. As community foundations, for example, strengthen the essential communal fabric and help all organizations gain a financial foothold, they find themselves at times in conflict with commercial gift funds, whose transactional nature between the donor and the organization stimulates philanthropy in a wholly different fashion. From Grantmaker to Leader: Emerging Strategies for 21st Century Foundations takes stock of this shifting landscape, presenting bold leadership strategies for directing philanthropic organizations into the unchartered waters of the future. Seasoned foundation executives Frank Ellsworth and Joseph Lumarda assemble an all-star roster of insider contributors, dividing their trenchant study into three sect" |
 | Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, Study Guide, 2nd Edition Product# 460553515 Selling for $38.95 "This book helps readers understand the fundamental concepts of managerial accounting by creating an environment where readers can be actively engaged. It uses financial information and accounting practices of high-profile companies like Starbucks, Microsoft, Nike, and Intel." |
 | Electronic Trading Masters: Secrets from the Pros! Product# 460553565 Selling for $29.95 "Discover what makes a winner in the trading game Direct access to the markets has changed how individuals trade. It is now possible to compete on a much more level playing field with the pros, knowing who is buying, who is selling, and at what price. Electronic Trading Masters takes traders to the next level by providing advice straight from the mouths of the newest market wizards. The author interviews top traders in today's direct access markets and uncovers their strategies." |
 | The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements, 3rd Edition Product# 460680312 Selling for $169.33 "An expert guide to interpreting financial statements and information will give readers the competitive edge they need. This book shows how to accurately evaluate a firm's financial status and make informed investment decisions. It features a comparative analysis of US and international reporting requirements, and the latest methods of financial research." |
 | Virtual Teams: People Working Across Boundaries with Technology, 2nd Edition Product# 460680321 Selling for $45 "Praise for the First Edition of Virtual Teams 'If you want to see where organizational communications are going in the future, heed what these pioneers have written today.' ?ÇöHoward Rheingold, author, The Virtual Community, and founder, Electric Mind 'Lipnack and Stamps have written an important book for the twenty-first-century corporation.' ?ÇöRegis McKenna, The McKenna Group, author, Relationship Marketing 'This book provides a long overdue perspective on how to apply the discipline of real teams in the fast-moving, increasingly dispersed information age of the future.' ?ÇöJon R. Katzenbach, author, The Wisdom of Teams 'For those who want to lead the movement, catch up with it, or simply know where it is going, this book is packed with useful information and interesting stories.' ?ÇöDee W. Hock, founder and chairman emeritus, VISA 'Virtual Teams provides valuable insights into global teamwork and management through network technologies now available to all companies, large or small.' ?ÇöJim Lynch, director, corporate quality, Sun Microsystems, Inc." |
 | Applied Mergers and Acquisitions, University Edition Product# 460680329 Selling for $93.33 "" A well written and comprehensive journey into M& A...an essential reference for any M& A practitioner...this isn’ t just a book about great thoughts and process, but rather how to turn insight into deals, and deals into lasting value." – From the Foreword by Joseph R. Perella Chairman, Institutional Securities and Investment Banking Group, Morgan Stanley " Bob Bruner’ s Applied Mergers and Acquisitions is a masterful and comprehensive treatment of the topic of M& A. The book is remarkably complete, discussing economic valuation, legal considerations, deal structure, ethics, accounting, post-merger integration– and more. It blends material from practice and from academia in an easy-to-read style, making it a must-read, and want-to-read, for anyone interested in this subject." – Peter Tufano Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School " How many books really succeed in teaching M& A practitioners to distinguish among deals that should be avoided, deals that are promising but can’ t be executed by the teams involved, and deals where significant value can be achieved? We should start the count with Bruner’ s Applied Mergers and Acquisitions. Bruner is the ultimate teacher for practitioners who want to improve performance." – Edward A. Snyder Dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business " Bob Bruner has achieved the impossible: covering in one book all relevant economic, financial, accounting, legal, and tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and illustrating each concept with case studies. Impressive!" – Theo Vermaelen Professor of Finance, INSEAD " Bob Bruner’ s book combines the best of academic thinking and business practice on one of the most fascinating and challenging topics in all of business. The area of mergers and acquisitions stretches executives and scholars to consider the whole realm of management practice– from strategy, to finance, to law, to negotiations, to integration planning, to human behavior." – Robert S. Harris Dean, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia" |
 | Undergraduate Econometrics, Using EViews For, 2nd Edition Product# 460680335 Selling for $60 "This book explores econometrics using an intuitive approach that begins with an economic model. It emphasizes motivation, understanding, and implementation and shows readers how economic data are used with economic and statistical models as a basis for estimating key economic parameters, testing economic hypotheses and predicting economic outcomes." |
 | Office Organizer Product# 460680365 Selling for $12 "A fully revised edition of the best guide to running your office, now expanded with guidance on exploiting the benefits of the electronic office, from intranet to e-mail. Covers business letters and documents, telephone skills, postal services, financial procedures, personel matters and legal requirements. Includes a section on doing business abroad. Features checklist, basic rules and explanitory illustrations." |
 | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Retiring Early Product# 460680701 Selling for $19.95 "CIG to Retiring Early 0028640128 The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Retiring Early eases the pain of this seemingly complicated subject by walking readers through each step of determining how much they will need to retire early, including-- defining lifestyle expectations, estimating the retirement window, identifying retirement expenses, calculating net worth, determining how much more is needed, and adjusting for taxes and inflation." |
 | Careers for Self-Starters & Other Entrepreneurial Types Product# 460683488 Selling for $13.95 "Offers advice on starting a business, describing the skills needed and presenting real-life experiences of entrepreneurs such as an ice cream store owner, a florist, a hairstylist, an antiques appraiser, and a freelance writer." |
 | Forecasting in Business and Economics Product# 460684245 Selling for $80.95 "This thoroughly revised second edition of an upper-level undergraduate/graduate text describes many major techniques of forecasting used in economics and business. This is the only time series book to concentrate on the forecasting of economic data and to cover such a broad range of topics. Key Features * Gives a complete description, with applications, of the Box-Jenkins single series modeling techniques * Extends the Box-Jenkins techniques to multivariate cases * Compares forecasts from purely statistical and econometric models * Pays careful attention to such problems as how to evaluate and compare forecasts * Covers nonstationary and nonlinear models, co-integration and error-correction models" |
 | Macroeconomic Theory Product# 460684398 Selling for $108 "Macroeconomic Theory, in its first edition, was widely adopted for use as a graduate text; this updated and expanded version should find even greater popularity as a text and as a research reference. It has been substantially revised to include three entirely new chapters: The Consumption Function, Government Debt and Taxes, and Dynamic Optimal Taxation. Significant additions have been made to three of the original chapters dealing with difference equations, stochastic difference equations, and investment under uncertainty. Key Features * This book has been substantially revised to include three entirely new chapters on consumption, government debt and taxes, and dynamic optimal taxation * Significant additions have been made to three of the original chapters dealing with difference equations, stochastic difference equations, and investment under uncertainty" |
 | Another Bad Day at the Office Product# 460686772 Selling for $7.99 "Work brings its fair share of agony. If it isn't a difficult colleague, its an unscrupulous competitor, or long hours & stressful deadlines. And as Jeremy Bullmore reminds us in this witty, trenchant & worldly wise book, our worst enemy is always waiting for an opportunity to do us down, show us up or knock us back: ourselves. Drawing on his long-running column for 'Management Today, Bullmore gives us a tour around the whole range of office-related anxieties, from over-friendly bosses to what to do about hot desking; from anxiety over pay negotiations to coping with redundancy. He shows how willingness to consider the other person's perspective & ruthless honesty about ourselves can show the way forward in apparently intractable situations." |
 | The Vineyard: a Memoir Product# 460686872 Selling for $14 "Traces the efforts of Harvard graduates Louisa and Alex Hargrave to establish Long Island's first vineyard, describing their search along the coasts of the United States, their purchase of a potato farm, their struggles with natural elements, and their experiences of raising a family. Reprint." |
 | Directory of Venture Capital, 2nd Edition Product# 460687884 Selling for $55 "Covers more than 600 venture capital firms with their addresses, phone numbers, types and sizes of investments, geographic preference, etc. Have a great business idea, but need the capital to get it off the ground? Find the right investors with the Directory of Venture Capital, Second Edition. Whether your venture is biotechnology, Web-based and information technology, healthcare, industrial, or consumer goods, the Directory of Venture Capital, Second Edition is an essential guide to locating the appropriate funding for your emerging technology or start-up. The Directory of Venture Capital, Second Edition is a comprehensive, easy-to-use resource for both new and experienced entrepreneurs. Its authors?Çôveteran business financier Kate Lister and seasoned entrepreneur Tom Harnish?Çôhave compiled a wealth of information on what you?ÇÖll need to know, from researching venture capitalists to selecting the right lawyer to closing the deal. Inside you?ÇÖll also find:*A database of over 600 actively investing venture firms/funding sources, listed both by state and by areas of investing interest (also available in electronic format)*You won?ÇÖt waste time and money sending proposals to firms that are no longer investing*Samples of standard agreements and contracts: a term sheet, stock purchase agreement, and articles of incorporation In the Directory of Venture Capital, Second Edition, you?ÇÖll learn what venture companies look for in a business partnership; how to best approach a company for funds; what level of returns venture capitalists expect; and what investments they prefer in terms of geography, size of company, portfolio, stage of funding, and personal interests. You?ÇÖll also get invaluable advice on how to determine if your venture is a strong enough candidate for investment from a venture firm. With venture capitalization at an all-time peak, you can?ÇÖt afford to miss out on the opportunities that await your business vision. And with the Directory of Venture Capital, Second Edition, you have a solid partner to help you and your business dreams take off." |
 | Wharton on Managing Emerging Technologies Product# 460687885 Selling for $45 "Emerging technologies such as the Internet and biotechnology have the potential to create new industries and transform existing ones. Incumbent firms, despite their superior resources, often lose out to smaller rivals in developing emerging technologies. Why do these incumbents have so much difficulty with disruptive technologies? How can they anticipate and overcome their handicaps? Wharton on Managing Emerging Technologies presents insights, tools, and frameworks from leading busi-ness thinkers based on the research of Wharton's Emerging Technologies Management Research Program. This pioneering industry-academic partnership, established in 1994, is one of the longest and broadest initiatives on the management of emerging technologies. For the first time, this book distills the insights from the program into a single volume for managers, covering a wide range of issues related to the successful management of emerging technologies. The editors contend that managing emerging technologies represents a 'different game,' requiring a different set of management skills, frameworks, and strategies than those used by established firms to manage existing technologies. In this book, experts from diverse fields examine key issues such as: * Common pitfalls and potential solutions for incumbent firms in managing emerging technologies * Strategies for assessing the potential of new markets and designing technologies to take advantage of market 'lumpiness' * The need for scenario planning and 'disciplined imagination' to develop strategies under uncertainty * The limits of patents in protecting gains from technology, and the use of lead time and other strategies * The power of innovative financial strategies and the use of real options in making investments * Using alliances and new organizational forms * Developing a 'customized workplace' Wharton on Managing Emerging Technologies represents a powerful survival kit for managers 'dropped behind the lines' of these new technologies. The authors provide a comprehensive set of tools and insights that will help you understand the new challenges and develop effective strategies to succeed at this different game. Praise for WHARTON on MANAGING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 'New technologies are transforming markets, businesses, and society at an ever-increasing rate. We have a critical need for better road maps for managing our way through this new terrain. This book offers critical insights and useful new models for thinking through these challenges.'-Professor Thomas Gerrity, Director of the Wharton e-Commerce Forum 'Wharton on Managing Emerging Technologies covers the emerging technology landscape-from strategy to finance to human resources-in a way that only a group of top scholars from many disciplines could do. Insightful, accessible, and smart ideas that make for 'must reading' for thoughtful executives in today's turbulent economy. The authors prove, once again, the power of research to yield deep insight into tough business problems.'-Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, Professor of Strategy and Organization, Stanford University and coauthor, Competing on the Edge: Strategy As Structured Chaos 'Wharton on Managing Emerging Technologies provides those of us who live in the chaotic environment of 'discovery by the minute' many ways of thinking about how to make a new idea successful. The collective knowledge and personal wisdom represented in this book is like having a person with hundreds of years of learning and experience sitting on the business team. Wharton on Managing Emerging Technologies is vital to anyone trying to develop new businesses in today's world.'-Terry J. Fadem, Director, Corporate New Business Development, DuPont" |
 | The Financial Numbers Game: Detecting Creative Accounting Practices Product# 460687899 Selling for $39.95 "Praise for The Financial Numbers Game 'So much for the notion ?Çÿthose who can, do?Çôthose who can?ÇÖt, teach.?ÇÖ Mulford and Comiskey function successfully both as college professors and real-world financial mercenaries. These guys know their balance sheets. The Financial Numbers Game should serve as a survival manual for both serious individual investors and industry pros who study and act upon the interpretation of financial statements. This unique blend of battle-earned scholarship and quality writing is a must-read/must-have reference for serious financial statement analysis.' —Bob Acker, Editor/Publisher, The Acker Letter 'Wall Street?ÇÖs unforgiving attention to quarterly earnings presents ever increasing pressure on CFOs to manage earnings and expectations. The Financial Numbers Game provides a clear explanation of the ways in which management can stretch, bend, and break accounting rules to reach the desired bottom line. This arms the serious investor or financial analyst with the healthy skepticism required to drive beyond reported results to a clear understanding of a firm?ÇÖs true performance.' —Mark Hurley, Managing Director, Training and Development, Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Bank of America 'After reading The Financial Numbers Game, I feel as though I?ÇÖve taken a master?ÇÖs level course in financial statement analysis. Mulford and Comiskey?ÇÖs latest book should be required reading for anyone who is serious about fundamentally analyzing stocks.' —Harry Domash, San Francisco Chronicle investing columnist and investment newsletter publisher" |
 | Financial Accounting, General Ledger Software Data Disk: Tools for Business Decision Making Product# 460687904 Selling for $7.95 "This exciting, practical introduction arms readers with a practical set of tools, and the confidence to use those tools effectively in making business decisions. It begins with a macro view of accounting information by presenting real financial statements. The authors clearly establish how a financial statement communicates the financing, operating, and investing activities of a business." |
| The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements, 3rd Edition Product# 460687911 Selling for $169.33 "An expert guide to interpreting financial statements and information will give readers the competitive edge they need. This book shows how to accurately evaluate a firm's financial status and make informed investment decisions. It features a comparative analysis of US and international reporting requirements, and the latest methods of financial research." |
 | The New Silk Road: Secrets of Business Success in China Today Product# 460687917 Selling for $29.95 "The New Silk Road The first insider's guide to business success in China How is China different from other business environments?. . . What are the pitfalls and the keys to success there?. . . How different is the market place?. . . How do you make a joint venture work?. . . How do you overcome the bureaucratic hurdles to doing business in China?. . . How do you change a traditional Chinese business enterprise?. . . How do you develop good relationships with Chinese partners and government officials?. . . What experience should business managers have before going to work in China?. . . How do I find, train, and motivate local managers?. . . How do I manage the expectations of the head office?. . . . . .You'll find answers to these and other crucial questions about doing business in China in The New Silk Road. Based on interviews with the heads of operations of eleven top global corporations, The New Silk Road provides a fascinating account of how such companies as AIG, ASIMCO, Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, Lucent Technologies, Novartis, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Shell, John Swire & Sons, Unilever, and United Technologies International broke into the China market. In a series of frank narrative accounts, these experts share what they have learned about everything from the nuts-and-bolts of developing a market for their products in China to the subtleties of the Chinese style of negotiating." |
 | Documentation Improvement Methods: The New Accounting Manual, 2nd Edition Product# 460687921 Selling for $175 This fully revised edition of a tried and trusted guide continues to help readers create corporate accounting manuals that apply the latest ideas to the process of documentation. |
 | The Ultimate Trading Guide Product# 460687929 Selling for $80 "How to Spot Short-Term Trends, Trading Systems That Work, Money Management Techniques, and Patterns for Profit Become the ultimate trader! The Ultimate Trading Guide is your chance to get what every trader wants, but few have: the know-how to develop and correctly use a logic-based, reliable, and profitable methodology for successful buying and selling?Çônow. In this complete tutorial, one of today?ÇÖs most respected analysts and his partners provide you with all you need to know to develop an original, computerized system that works for you. 'Can you make money trading the markets with a system? You bet, and this is the book that shows how it?ÇÖs done, based on decades of research and actual trading.'?ÇôLarry Williams, Author, Day Trade Futures Online and Long-Term Secrets to Short-Term Trading 'Traders at all levels of experience will find a treasure chest of knowledge and guidance in The Ultimate Trading Guide. Advice from these expert authors, gained over decades of trading, research, and study of markets and systems, is virtually priceless. This book receives my highest recommendation.'?ÇôEdward D. Dobson, President, Traders Press, Inc. 'John Hill, George Pruitt, and Lundy Hill are the acknowledged masters in the design and development of mechanical trading systems. So it?ÇÖs no surprise The Ultimate Trading Guide gets my highest recommendation for those interested in the mechanized trading of stocks and futures.' ?ÇôGary Smith, Author, How I Trade for a Living 'A well-written and thoroughly enjoyable book. It is filled with refreshingly new ways of looking at the market, combined with valuable perceptions that can only come from John Hill?ÇÖs years of experience and the ability to see the big picture. My congratulations to John for his tenacity in delivering Futures Truth.' ?ÇôPerry Kaufman, Author, Trading Systems and Methods, President, Strategic Market Systems" |
 | Affiliate Selling: Building Revenue on the Web Product# 460687934 Selling for $39.99 "Discover how you can take advantage of the most rapidly growing form of e-commerce. Created by Amazon.com in 1996 as a way of generating sales through referrals from linked Web sites, affiliate selling has quickly mushroomed into one of the biggest sources of e-commerce revenue. In fact, experts predict that, within the next few years, affiliate sales will account for as much as 25 percent of all retail e-commerce. A major reason for this is that anyone with a Web site can start earning commissions by becoming an affiliate, and directing visitors to other sites that actually sell something. Written by pioneering experts in the field, this comprehensive guide clearly shows how to plan, implement, and manage a successful affiliate program on the Web. Helmstetter and Metivier detail the various types of affiliate programs and explain how to choose one that fits your goals. Individuals will learn where to register for free Web pages, how to build a virtual storefront, and how to add affiliate links to their sites. Merchants will discover how to start an affiliate program, extend their marketing reach, utilize third-party tools, and much more. Get hands-on advice and guidance on how to: * Select the right affiliate program * Implement the required technologies * Manage content development * Analyze traffic trends and drive traffic to a site * Avoid pitfalls and costly mistakes * Maximize commissions by refining the product mix, placement, and display" |
 | The Yale Management Guide for Physicians Product# 460687952 Selling for $95 "A real-world education for the twenty-first-century physician Being a good doctor is no longer enough. The twenty-first-century physician who wants to deliver quality medical care to patients and operate a successful practice must develop expertise in a variety of business and management skills. The Yale Management Guide for Physicians identifies these critical skills and provides both the theoretical understanding and the practical training physicians need to become competent, confident managers as well as accomplished healers. From healthcare policy and health economics to healthcare marketing and negotiating, this comprehensive guide addresses all of the major issues affecting the delivery of healthcare services in the twenty-first century. This remarkably effective manual helps doctors acquire the skills they need to expand their practices; develop, articulate, and advocate ideas; discuss and manage financial issues; manage the decision-making process; and assume a leadership role in the healthcare industry. Meticulously cross-referenced and organized, The Yale Management Guide for Physicians is destined to become the most important nonmedical volume in any physician?ÇÖs library, providing easy access to management principles and practical solutions to management problems faced by physicians every day." |
 | The Oliver Wight ABCD Checklist for Operational Excellence, 5th Edition Product# 460687968 Selling for $60 "The Oliver Wight ABCD Checklist for Operational Excellence Since 1977, manufacturing professionals have turned to The Oliver Wight ABCD Checklist to improve their companies?ÇÖ performance. Must-reading for logistics, distribution, and manufacturing professionals, the ABCD Checklist provides a superbly efficient approach to benchmarking your company?ÇÖs performance and capabilities against the very best. Its sharply honed questions cover all the essential areas: *Strategic Planning *People/Team Systems *Total Quality *Continuous Improvement *New Product Development *Planning and Control This newly updated edition reflects the dramatic changes in MRP II practices and the explosion of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools. Including FAQs and tools from the field compiled by Oliver Wight?ÇÖs international group of consultants, The Oliver Wight ABCD Checklist for Operational Excellence, Fifth Edition should be a critical part of any program that strives to reach as close to perfection as possible." |
 | Commanding Communications: Navigating Emerging Trends in Telecommunications Product# 460687969 Selling for $47 "Gear up to profit from communications convergence! 'For those who need to understand the warp and woof of the communications sector?Çôwhere technology, economics, and politics collide?Çôthis book is required reading.'?ÇôReed E. Hundt, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and author of You Say You Want a Revolution: A Story of Information Age Politics 'Commanding Communications is an excellent primer for anyone who wishes to understand [the] chaotic [communications] industry. Clearly, one of the important conclusions that one can draw from Bonocore?ÇÖs descriptions of conflicting trends and technology discontinuities is that forecasting the course of future trends is exceedingly difficult. Another is that, while scale has its advantages, every successful industry participant must be prepared to turn on a dime when the unexpected occurs. There will always be room for a fast, flexible niche player that provides excellent services and treats its customers right.'?ÇôJames Barr, President and Chief Executive Officer, TDS Telecommunications Corporation" |
| Virtual Teams: People Working Across Boundaries with Technology, 2nd Edition Product# 460687971 Selling for $45 "Praise for the First Edition of Virtual Teams 'If you want to see where organizational communications are going in the future, heed what these pioneers have written today.' ?ÇöHoward Rheingold, author, The Virtual Community, and founder, Electric Mind 'Lipnack and Stamps have written an important book for the twenty-first-century corporation.' ?ÇöRegis McKenna, The McKenna Group, author, Relationship Marketing 'This book provides a long overdue perspective on how to apply the discipline of real teams in the fast-moving, increasingly dispersed information age of the future.' ?ÇöJon R. Katzenbach, author, The Wisdom of Teams 'For those who want to lead the movement, catch up with it, or simply know where it is going, this book is packed with useful information and interesting stories.' ?ÇöDee W. Hock, founder and chairman emeritus, VISA 'Virtual Teams provides valuable insights into global teamwork and management through network technologies now available to all companies, large or small.' ?ÇöJim Lynch, director, corporate quality, Sun Microsystems, Inc." |
 | Essential Challenges of Strategic Management Product# 460687973 Selling for $89.95 "Praise for Essential Challenges of Strategic Management 'Bill Rouse provides helpful insight to make any business, and in particular any high- tech business, perform better.'?ÇöDennis A. Roberson, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer Motorola 'A well-organized, easy-to-understand bible for all strategic managers and leaders.'?ÇöDr. Stanley G. Rosen, Director of Strategic Planning Boeing Satellite Systems 'A must-read for managers seeking clarity and focus as they lead organizations through chaotic times.'?ÇöWilliam C. Kessler, Vice President for Enterprise Productivity Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company From TQM to business process reengineering to knowledge management, the last several decades have witnessed the rise and fall of many a management panacea. As a consequence, a general feeling is now brewing among disillusioned managers worldwide that perhaps the time has come to abandon the impractical quest for an all-encompassing solution to management problems and get back to basics. Essential Challenges of Strategic Management takes a major step towards realizing that goal. Drawing upon the experiences of literally thousands of executives and senior managers working in all industry sectors, as well as government and nonprofit organizations, this book zeros in on the fundamental challenges faced by every senior manager, regardless of the business he or she is in, and describes a range of approaches to those challenges developed by women and men working at many of today?ÇÖs leading organizations. Designed as a ready source of inspiration and ideas for busy executives and senior managers, Essential Challenges of Strategic Management consists of concise, independent chapters, each dedicated to a different strategic challenge. Throughout, celebrated entrepreneur, Fortune 500 consultant, author and educator, William Rouse uses fascinating and instructive case studies and vignettes to illustrate the best practices in strategic management and vividly describes various approaches, tools, and techniques. Additionally, he provides clear-cut guidelines for selecting and implementing the solutions most likely to succeed in a given situation." |
 | Explicit Cost Dynamics: An Alternative to Activity-Based Costing Product# 460687977 Selling for $90 "GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTOM LINE Traditional cost management systems typically defeat their own purpose by leading corporations to make decisions that ultimately do not optimize performance. These systems are the foundation for decisions that are made throughout the corporation. In order for organizations to increase performance beyond current capabilities, a new approach is needed that addresses issues such as understanding the true impact of various actions on the bottom line?Çôand eliminating methods that distort numbers and narrow options. Explicit Cost Dynamics (ECD) offers such an alternative, and this expertly written, revolutionary book provides an indispensable introduction to the subject. Informative and easy-to-read, Explicit Cost Dynamics: *Provides an alternative view and understanding of the impact of costs, actions, and time on the bottom line of a corporation *Explains how this new theory can lead to an overall profit maximization *Shows that costs can be considered as either a function of activities performed, as a function of resources expended, or of time *Shows that the difference between explicit dollars flowing into and out of a company is equal to the rate of change of cash . . . and much more to help CEOs, CFOs, controllers, cost managers, financial managers, and others involved in the decision-making process improve their organizations?ÇÖ overall bottom lines." |
 | J.K. Lasser's Invest Online , 2nd Edition Product# 460687988 Selling for $24.95 "*Invest easier, faster, and smarter than ever before *Choose the right online brokerage *Never pay high trading commissions again *Completely revised for the full range of investing skills For The Way You Invest Today . . . In this completely revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to online investing, J.K. Lasser?ÇÖs Invest Online shows investors at every level?Çôfrom novice to expert?Çôhow to use the Internet to reach their financial goals quickly, easily, and more economically than ever before. This comprehensive and accessible guide will help anyone who wants to make money in the stock market profit from the amazing financial resources available online. Critical coverage will help you: *Learn how to develop a portfolio strategy and choose the best online brokerage *Manage your online portfolio, from placing orders to monitoring your holdings *Keep more of what you earn without paying high commission fees *Navigate the best financial Web sites *Understand Internet security to protect your privacy *Learn the planning essentials to keep in top financial shape J.K. Lasser?ÇôPractical Guides for All Your Financial Needs Please visit our Web site at www.jklasser.com" |
 | Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor Product# 460687995 Selling for $19.95 "NATIONAL BESTSELLER! 'Cogent, honest, and hard-hitting?Çôa must read for every investor.' ?ÇôWarren E. Buffett Praise for Common Sense on Mutual Funds 'Invoking both Thomas Paine and Benjamin Graham, Jack Bogle outlines a supremely logical plan not only to better investors?ÇÖ returns, but to improve the whole fund industry. This isn?ÇÖt just the best book yet by Bogle, it may well be the best book ever on mutual funds.' ?ÇôDON PHILLIPS, President & CEO, Morningstar, Inc. 'Buffett cannot teach you or me how to become a Warren Buffett. Bogle?ÇÖs reasoned precepts can enable a few million of us savers to become in twenty years the envy of our suburban neighbors?Çöwhile at the same time we have slept well in these eventful times.'?ÇôPAUL A. SAMUELSON, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics 'After a lifetime of picking stocks, I have to admit that Bogle?ÇÖs arguments in favor of the index fund have me thinking of joining him rather than trying to beat him. Bogle?ÇÖs wisdom and his commonsense way of explaining things make this book indispensable reading for anyone trying to figure out how to invest in this crazy stock market.'?ÇôJAMES J. CRAMER, Money Manager and Senior Columnist for TheStreet.com 'Written in his characteristic forthright and visionary style, Bogle penetrates the myths and jargon to shed a powerful light on the central issues that confront every investor, no matter what their level of experience or sophistication.' ?ÇôMARTIN L. LEIBOWITZ, Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, TIAA-CREF 'Jack Bogle is one of the great pioneer/visionaries of the investment business. In this book, he shares his knowledge, experience, and judgment to enable us to become better investors. The final philosophical chapters provide insights that may help some of us become better people.' ?ÇôBYRON R. WIEN, Chief U.S. Investment Strategist Morgan Stanley Dean Witter" |
 | Investment Guarantees: Modeling and Risk Management for Equity-Linked Life Insurance Product# 460687998 Selling for $115 "A comprehensive guide to investment guarantees in equity-linked life insurance Due to the convergence of financial and insurance markets, new forms of investment guarantees are emerging which require financial service professionals to become savvier in modeling and risk management. With chapters that discuss stock return models, dynamic hedging, risk measures, Markov Chain Monte Carlo estimation, and much more, this one-stop reference contains the valuable insights and proven techniques that will allow readers to better understand the theory and practice of investment guarantees and equity-linked insurance policies. Mary Hardy, PhD (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada), is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and an Associate of the Society of Actuaries, where she is a frequent speaker. Her research covers topics in life insurance solvency and risk management, with particular emphasis on equity-linked insurance. Hardy is an Associate Editor of the North American" |
 | Private Equity: Transforming Public Stock to Create Value Product# 460687999 Selling for $100 "Praise for Private Equity " Harold Bierman has blended an excellent mix of important principles with real case study examples for a better understanding on a rather sophisticated finance subject." – Edward M. Dudley, Vice President & General Auditor, ABB Americas " The role of private equity firms in financing buyouts as well as providing growth capital has expanded significantly in the past decade. In a clear, concise way, Harold Bierman provides a timely and astute analy of the virtues of private equity as well as creative quantitative methodologies that are applicable to real-life transactions. This book should become essential reading for investors, intermediaries, financial advisors and the management of private, almost private, or soon-to-be private firms." – James A. Rowan Jr., Managing Director, Investment Banking Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. " As the private equity asset class has grown to over $300 billion in the last three years, Bierman analyzes the fundamentals behind the investment decisions of this increasingly important sector. Once completing the book, you will understand the fundamental analytical framework underlying private equity investment." – Peter Nolan, Partner, Leonard Green and Partners " In looking at the private equity arena, Professor Bierman has brought together a diverse group of metrics and valuation formulas into a single text. The book provides a valuable combination of academic theory and real-life case studies. It provides many insights." – Peter H. Vogel, Vice President, MeadWestvaco Corporation" |
| Applied Mergers and Acquisitions, University Edition Product# 460688014 Selling for $93.33 "" A well written and comprehensive journey into M& A...an essential reference for any M& A practitioner...this isn’ t just a book about great thoughts and process, but rather how to turn insight into deals, and deals into lasting value." – From the Foreword by Joseph R. Perella Chairman, Institutional Securities and Investment Banking Group, Morgan Stanley " Bob Bruner’ s Applied Mergers and Acquisitions is a masterful and comprehensive treatment of the topic of M& A. The book is remarkably complete, discussing economic valuation, legal considerations, deal structure, ethics, accounting, post-merger integration– and more. It blends material from practice and from academia in an easy-to-read style, making it a must-read, and want-to-read, for anyone interested in this subject." – Peter Tufano Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School " How many books really succeed in teaching M& A practitioners to distinguish among deals that should be avoided, deals that are promising but can’ t be executed by the teams involved, and deals where significant value can be achieved? We should start the count with Bruner’ s Applied Mergers and Acquisitions. Bruner is the ultimate teacher for practitioners who want to improve performance." – Edward A. Snyder Dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business " Bob Bruner has achieved the impossible: covering in one book all relevant economic, financial, accounting, legal, and tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and illustrating each concept with case studies. Impressive!" – Theo Vermaelen Professor of Finance, INSEAD " Bob Bruner’ s book combines the best of academic thinking and business practice on one of the most fascinating and challenging topics in all of business. The area of mergers and acquisitions stretches executives and scholars to consider the whole realm of management practice– from strategy, to finance, to law, to negotiations, to integration planning, to human behavior." – Robert S. Harris Dean, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia" |
 | Beyond Listening: Learning the Secret Language of Focus Groups Product# 460688019 Selling for $39.95 "'In the dangerous jungle of consumer research, Bonnie Goebert is the ultimate guide. A few hours and the price of this book will quadruple your consumer research investment.' ?Çö?Çö Melinda Davis Wingate President, The Next Group 'A lot of marketing books start with interesting points, then dissolve into a theoretical realm, but Bonnie Goebert?ÇÖs work is consistently rooted in real world experience. Her case study examples make this book very worthwhile for any professional who wants to get inside the head of the consumer.' ?Çö?Çö Justin Harrington Senior Partner, Account Services Bozell In Beyond Listening, focus group expert Bonnie Goebert explains how to interpret consumer response and turn that information into hard-core benefits for any size company. She presents case studies of her household-name clients, such as Excedrin, Tropicana, and DuPont, to illustrate how companies leverage consumer information to meet changing consumer needs and strengthen loyalty to products. Any merchant, marketer, or retailer will find Beyond Listening invaluable in the ongoing struggle to gain insight into consumer behavior." |
 | Improving the Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness of Not-for-Profits: Conducting Operational Reviews Product# 460688020 Selling for $78 "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED As not-for-profits must increasingly achieve greater results with less resources, they are continually seeking ways to use such scarce resources with more economy, with greater efficiency of processes and people within their organizations, and with increased effectiveness of results in order to further their missions. Whether used alone or together with other tools such as benchmarking, activity-based management, and flexible budgeting, the operational review is the tool best used to perform an evaluation of these crucial three e?ÇÖs?Çôeconomy, efficiency, and effectiveness. This book shows not-for-profit managers why conducting an operational review can be beneficial, explains the tools and personnel needed to conduct the review, and shows in detail how to conduct a review of operations in each area. It includes case study materials for a social service agency, a museum operation, an arts organization, a community service agency, and a college business office. Here is accessible, comprehensive coverage of: *How to approach an operational review, judge its results, and make recommendations to management *How to position your not-for-profit organization more effectively in the competitive world of funding, personnel, resources, and service results *How to identify and implement best practices within funding and operational constraints in all areas of the not-for-profit?ÇÖs operations in an organized program of continuing improvements . . . and much more, including extensive exhibits, forms, working tools, checklists, and examples for conducting an operational review throughout all functions of a not-for-profit organization. Executive directors, outside auditors, CPAs, manage-ment consultants, boards, fund-raising executives, and all others involved in the not-for-profit?ÇÖs operations will learn to get the most for their mission from this indispensable book." |
 | Deals from Hell: M&A Lessons that Rise Above the Ashes Product# 460688021 Selling for $34.95 "A detailed look at the worst M& A deals ever and the lessons learned from them It’ s common knowledge that about half of all merger and acquisition (M& A) transactions destroy value for the buyer’ s shareholders, and about three-quarters fall short of the expectations prevailing at the time the deal is announced. In Deals from Hell, Robert Bruner, one of the foremost thinkers and educators in this field, uncovers the real reasons for these mishaps by taking a closer look at twelve specific instances of M& A failure. Through these real-world examples, he shows readers what went wrong and why, and converts these examples into cautionary tales for executives who need to know how they can successfully navigate their own M& A deals. These page-turning business narratives in M& A failure provide much-needed guidance in this area of business. By addressing the key factors to M& A success and failure, this comprehensive guide illustrates the best ways to analyze, design, and implement M& A deals. Filled with in-depth insights, expert advice, and valuable lessons gleaned from other M& A transactions, Deals from Hell helps readers avoid the common pitfalls associated with this field and presents them with a clear framework for thinking about how to make any M& A transaction a success." |
 | The Strategic Board: The Step-by-Step Guide to High-Impact Governance Product# 460688038 Selling for $60 "A SIMPLE, PRACTICAL PLAN FOR BUILDING A GREAT, EFFECTIVE BOARD Every nonprofit board wants to be great. But the reality is, few are. It?ÇÖs one of the great puzzles of governance. How do you mold highly talented individuals with diverse backgrounds, limited time, and no governance expertise into an effective board? The Strategic Board provides the answer. Drawing on more than twenty years of nonprofit experience, Mark Light outlines a practical model that overcomes the built-in deficiencies of nonprofit boards and guides them to strategic effectiveness. The Strategic Board™ model of governance is a step-by-step, easy-to-implement, multilevel course of action that enables a board to craft a comprehensive Governance Plan™ that: *Develops a Leadership Plan that determines 'Where to go tomorrow?' *Creates a Delegation Plan that specifies 'Who does what?' *Follows through with a Management Plan that decides 'What gets done today?' *Puts in place a Vigilance Plan to answer the question 'Did it happen?' The Strategic Board approach doesn?ÇÖt dictate the answers. Rather, it makes sure you ask all the right questions as you outline your goals and focus on achieving them. It?ÇÖs a uniquely flexible blueprint for better functioning that will at last connect your board?ÇÖs work about where you go tomorrow with your staff?ÇÖs work on what gets done today. Every nonprofit board dreams of greatness. Here are the tools to achieve it." |
 | Careers in Fundraising (AFP/Wiley Fund Development Series) Product# 460688039 Selling for $26.95 "Everything you need to know to launch your career in fundraising Careers in Fundraising provides expert guidance on professional opportunities in the field of fundraising, including topics on professional development, on-the-job issues, and the significance of fundraising as a career. This comprehensive resource covers all the important aspects of the profession, and also addresses the personal mission and commitment necessary for success in the field. An overview of the nonprofit sector provides needed background, and sidebars from professional fundraisers and students enhance and complement the content of each chapter. Careers in Fundraising will help you: *Learn where and how to get the education and the training you need for a career in fundraising *Discover the personal and professional traits of a successful fundraising professional *Explore the many different types of positions available in the field?Çôand find the one that?ÇÖs right for you You?ÇÖll find a wealth of useful, specialized material such as successful career case studies and tips on international fundraising and on-the-job stress. Relevant bibliographic information is featured at the end of each chapter, and listings of helpful Internet sites and important statistics are included. Careers in Fundraising offers up-to-date and in-depth advice for students interested in an exciting career and professionals looking for a new challenge." |
 | Oracle E-Business Suite 11i: Implementing Core Financial Applications Product# 460688057 Selling for $105 "HARNESS THE FULL POWER OF ORACLE?ÇÖS POWERFUL NEW UPGRADE Oracle is the second largest software company in the world, second only to SAP in ERP vendors. Now, after five years, Oracle has come out with the newest release of their ERP system, version 11i. The 'i' represents Oracle?ÇÖs first presentation of its applications in Internet form, one in which the concept of specific forms loaded as clients or as dumb terminals is replaced by a commitment to industry standard Internet form that should be accessible by anyone, anywhere. This book explains in clear language for financial as well as IT professionals how to utilize Oracle applications to retrieve information. Oracle E-Business Suite 11i: Implementing Core Financial Applications will walk the reader through the process of the Oracle 11i upgrade/conversion and provide a tutorial path for navigating through financials. Its step-by-step guidance shortens the implementation process by providing the menu paths of the actual package and in-depth descriptions of how to use the screens as well as explanations of such user-friendly aspects as customizing the program for individual use. Whether your company has been a dedicated Oracle customer or is considering adopting the powerful capabilities of this latest version, Oracle E-Business Suite 11i: Implementing Core Financial Applications will help you quickly master the program and turn it into one of your business?ÇÖs most powerful back-office tools." |
| Undergraduate Econometrics, Using EViews For, 2nd Edition Product# 460688060 Selling for $60 "This book explores econometrics using an intuitive approach that begins with an economic model. It emphasizes motivation, understanding, and implementation and shows readers how economic data are used with economic and statistical models as a basis for estimating key economic parameters, testing economic hypotheses and predicting economic outcomes." |
 | Welch: An American Icon Product# 460688065 Selling for $39.95 "A rare perspective on the personal philosophy, business savvy, and future of the chairman of the most admired company in the world Jack Welch, chairman of General Electric, is due to retire this spring. Welch has transported GE into the new economy with his management style, his forward-thinking approach to new technology, and by encouraging creativity among his employees. This book provides a look at what the innovative powerhouse executive has brought to American business and what will ultimately be his legacy. Thorough, authoritative, and absorbing, Welch: An American Icon includes interviews with CEOs at other leading companies who have worked under Welch and been trained by him, as well as interviews with other GE executives. Janet Lowe (Del Mar, CA) is an investment writer and author who has written sixteen business and biographical works, including the recent Damn Right!: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire-Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger (0-471-24473-2). Ms. Lowe is past editor of the San Diego Daily Transcript and Financial Editor of the San Diego Tribune. More than 200 of her business articles have appeared in such publications as Newsweek, the Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle." |
 | Inventorship: The Art of Innovation Product# 460688068 Selling for $26.95 "'From this lively and personal account, we learn that we can all practice inventorship to great advantage?Çômeasured either in gold or pleasure, or perhaps both!'?ÇôFrom the Foreword by Walter Cronkite 'Inventorship is truly the stuff from which the future will be molded. Giving us an insight into the everyday thought processes of great inventive minds, Greene?ÇÖs wonderful collection of stories and ideas is a model for each of us in the art of inventiveness.'?ÇôPat Hallberg, Executive Director, National Inventors Hall of Fame 'This entertaining and well-written work educates without pain and motivates the reader to learn more. It should be widely read not only by business people and entrepreneurs, but by young people, their parents, and their teachers. The lesson: Inventorship is for everyone and can change lives for the better.'?ÇôJoseph N. Hankin, President, Westchester Community College 'After all the scholarly books and articles about innovation and the entrepreneurial process by theorists, how refreshing it is to hear from a real live inventor holding hundreds of patents in fields as diverse as aeronautics, sailing, chess, and skiing! He has even invented a word, ?Çÿinventorship?ÇÖ, to describe the process and guide us through dozens of examples. A very useful book.'?ÇôJohn Diebold, Chairman, The JD Consulting Group, Inc." |
 | Information Technology Outsourcing Transactions: Process, Strategies, and Contracts (Set with disk), 2001 Supplement Product# 460688070 Selling for $78 "This book walks readers through an outsourcing transaction step-by-step: analyzing the benefits, selecting vendor, structuring the deal, managing the relationship. Provides managers with an organized methodical approach to the often intimidating prospect of relinquising absolute control of every aspect of a company's business." |
 | John Neff on Investing Product# 460688085 Selling for $24.94 "Praise for JOHN NEFF on investing 'This book offers important insights into the methods and long-term rewards of ?Çÿvalue?ÇÖ investing. The serious investor will not want to miss this clear exposition of the successful Neff technique.'?ÇôBURTON G. MALKIEL, Author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street 'A must read for anyone who is serious about investing.'?ÇôJOHN REED, Chairman and Co-CEO, Citigroup Inc. During his thirty-one years as portfolio manager of Vanguard?ÇÖs Windsor and Gemini Funds, John Neff beat the market twenty-two times while posting a fifty-seven-fold increase in an initial stake?Çômaking Windsor the largest mutual fund in the United States in the process. Now, the 'investor?ÇÖs investor' is ready to share the strategies that earned him international recognition. He delineates, for the first time, the principles of his phenomenally successful low p/e approach to investing, and describes the strategies, techniques, and decisions that earned him a place alongside Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch in the pantheon of modern investment wizards. Packed with advice, guidance, and invaluable lessons in investing, John Neff on Investing reveals for the first time the long-heralded investment strategies of a Wall Street genius." |
 | Enterprise Risk Management: From Incentives to Controls Product# 460688100 Selling for $90 "Praise for Enterprise Risk Management " In the aftermath of Enron, WorldCom, and Sarbanes-Oxley, every publicly traded company should be concerned about risk management. This book takes a pragmatic approach to risk management that can benefit any CEO or senior executive. Lam lays out clear strategies to address what is often a highly complex issue." – William L. Walton, Chairman and CEO, Allied Capital Corporation " James Lam provides one of the most practical, insightful book on risk management that I have read in the last thirty years. It clearly reflects experience and deep understanding of the art as well as the science in risk management practices. A must-read for all who wish to advance risk management practices in their businesses." – Sandra Jansky, Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer, SunTrust Banks, Inc. Chairperson, Risk Management Association " In this book, James Lam has provided an effective overview of business risk. Enterprise Risk Management will be useful to professional risk managers and business executives seeking to understand the latest tools and organizational approaches." – Robert Simons, Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration, Unit Head– Accounting & Control, Harvard Business School " The most comprehensive and engaging handbook on enterprise risk management, written by the pioneer of the Chief Risk Officer function. Filled with practical examples and lessons learned this book is destined to become one of the most widely read primers on today’ s top business initiative. James Lam is the authority on enterprise risk management, and I highlyrecommend this book to all board directors, senior executives, and risk managers." – Cassandra R. Schultz, Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, KeySpan Corporation " James Lam’ s book Enterprise Risk Management: From Incentives to Controls provides an insightful road map to best practices in risk management. Based on a solid and successful career in risk management, James’ s advice is both timely and relevant and should be required reading for all risk management professionals." – Michael J. Litwin, Chief Credit and Risk Officer, Merrill Lynch Capital" |
 | J.K. Lasser's TM Year-Round Tax Strategies, 2003 Product# 460688106 Selling for $17.95 "A guide to planning a tax strategy all year long provides taxpayers with detailed coverage of new laws and IRS regulations; straightforward advice on income reporting, deductions, and tax credits; and special tax-planning sections for investors, business owners, and individuals preparing for retirement. Original." |
 | Hidden Financial Risk: Understanding Off-Balance Sheet Accounting Product# 460688116 Selling for $44.95 "What went wrong and how to fix it " This is a book that well represents the skeptical, probing, and doubting spirit of the time. Professor Ketz explores the ways corporate management and auditors can ‘ spin’ financial reporting to misinform investors. It is written so that the individual investor can grasp the ideas but will be useful for investment analysts and audit committee members who need a lively briefing in how to spot questionable accounting." – – John H. Biggs Former chairman and Chief Executive Officer TIAA - CREF " Ed Ketz brilliantly illustrates how the improper application of accounting rules misleads users of financial statements. This book is an indispensable resource and greatly enhances one’ s understanding of the many obscure footnotes found in today’ s financial statements." – – Albert Meyer 2nd Opinion Research, Plano, TX It is now painfully clear that " earnings management" has manag little, other than some short-term gain for a handful of managers and a long-term catastrophic erosion of the public faith in financial reporting.But it is not too late for the accounting industry to turn back from the brink. Edward Ketz lays out several specific problems in the financial reporting arena, describes how the system failed to correct any of these problems, and suggests a compelling course of action for improvement in Hidden Financial Risk: Understanding Off-Balance Sheet Accounting. Chapter by chapter, Ketz explains how firms hide debt using: The equity method Lease accounting Pension accounting Special Purpose Entities and thenillustrates the failures of directors, auditors, regulators, and investors to detect and eliminate these tools of deception. He concludes by drawing upon his thirty years’ experience to propose how the industry can learn to identify fraud and ultimately restore investor confidence. Executives, accountants, and individual and institutional investors will find Hidden Financial Risk to be a powerful examination of the present, shifting accounting landscape." |
| ValuWrite 2001 : Business Valuation Report Writing System for ValuSource Pro 2001 and Value Express 2001. Compatible with Microsoft?½ Word Product# 460688123 Selling for $250 "ValuWrite The Microsoft?« Word Compatible Business Valuation Report Writing System For ValuSource Pro 2001 and Value Express 2001. SAVE 75% OF THE TIME IT TAKES TO CREATE USPAP BUSINESS VALUATION REPORTS! Since an appraisal is not complete without a narrative written report, ValuWrite is the perfect companion product for either ValuSource Pro 2001 or Value Express 2001. Make better use of your valuable time by joining the Smart Report Revolution! ValuWrite creates fully formatted, polished professional reports in a fraction of the time. ValuWrite accesses the information from either of the two aforementioned programs and automatically creates appropriate text, tables and charts into a Microsoft?« Word document. PRODUCE A 25 PLUS PAGE DRAFT VALUATION REPORT IN MINUTES! This optional program takes report generation to the next level with fully formatted USPAP 'smart reports' that link data from either ValuSource Pro 2001 or Value Express 2001 to ValuWrite. ValuWrite includes only the appropriate text for your specific case, and automatically hot-links all the numbers, tables and charts from ValuSource Pro 2001 or Value Express 2001 to the report that is created in Microsoft?« Word. If the numbers change in your analysis, the report in Microsoft?« Word changes automatically. Since the report is created as a Word document, editing and formatting is a breeze. This fully customizable USPAP report includes: ?? Cover Letter and Summary ?? Assumptions and Limiting Conditions ?? Financial Review and Industry Comparison ?? Valuation Methodology ?? Valuation Summary ?? Hypothetical Deal Scenario and Cash Flow ?? Analysis Schedules, Graphs and Footnotes" |
 | Straight Talk on Investing: What You Need to Know Product# 460688125 Selling for $22.95 "Classic investment guidance for everyone As Chairman and CEO of one of the most respected mutual fund companies in the world, The Vanguard Group, Jack Brennan has made a career out of helping people invest for long-term success. In Straight Talk on" |
 | The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession Product# 460688127 Selling for $42.95 "A colorful history of humankind's obsession with gold revisits the ancient world, where gold was the absolute standard of wealth, and traces its rocky road to the present. By the author of Against the Odds. 100,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo. First serial, Worth." |
 | The Guru Guide TM to Entrepreneurship: A Concise Guide to the Best Ideas from the World's Top Entrepreneurs Product# 460688128 Selling for $32.5 "What qualities does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? Are some business ideas better than others, and how can I pick the one that's right for me? How do I obtain financing to start a business? How do I write a successful business plan? What is the secret to finding and keeping customers? How do I find, hire, motivate, and retain great employees? For answers to these and other critical questions on the minds of every entrepreneur and aspiring business owner today, there is no better source than those who have been there and done it. Few entrepreneurs have achieved the level of business success realized by the gurus covered here. Now you can find out what they have to say about the most practical aspects of starting and succeeding in the business of your dreams. The Guru Guide(TM) to Entrepreneurship is an indispensable source of inspiration and ideas for anyone who runs, or dreams of running, a business of their own. Some of the Gurus you'll meet: * Paul Allen, cofounder, Microsoft Corporation * J. Walter Anderson, cofoun" |
 | The Little Book of Business Wisdom: Rules of Success from More Than 50 Business Legends Product# 460688129 Selling for $42.95 "An examination of fifteen of today's most successful investors according to their areas of expertise, including stock-picking, global macro trading, sector investing, and more, describes how these investors approach the market at a time when volatility is high and certainty low." |
 | Fastalliances TM : Power Your E-Business. Product# 460688131 Selling for $27.95 "Crucial techniques for business and finance managers making e-business alliances Alliances and mergers are coming fast and furious for dot.com and Internet-enabled companies-and in fact are a key strategy for any savvy digital business. In this book, Larraine Segil reveals her proven approach to business development in the Internet world-what Segil has trademarked 'fastalliances.com.' This is the first book to dissect the unique aspects of e-alliances, from identifying deliverables to providing tools proven to cement swift and decisive relationships in Internet time. Key points are illustrated with both positive and negative examples from companies that include Compaq, Sun, Disney, Go, Kodak, MP3, and Stamps.com. Alliances are a crucial part of any Internet business-both dot.com and brick-and-mortar-and an important topic for business and finance managers whose companies are making use of the Web. The approach, author credentials, and unique message of FastAlliances create a package that has bestseller potential." |
 | Getting Started in Speaking, Training, or Seminar Consulting Product# 460688132 Selling for $19.95 "How to make a living speaking, training, and running workshops and seminars Expert Bob Bly shares his secrets for earning $1,000 to $5,000 a day, or more, as a self-employed speaker, lecturer, or trainer. He shows readers, step-by-step, everything they need to know to become polished speakers, create winning presentations, find a market niche, set fees, get bookings, and much more. Aspiring speakers will learn about the corporate training market-who buys training, what the hot topics are, how to package and sell training courses, and what to charge. Bob Bly (Dumont, NJ) is an independent copywriter, advertising consultant, bestselling author, popular lecturer, and highly successful trainer." |
 | Doing Statistics for Business with Excel: Data, Inference, and Decision Making, 2nd Edition Product# 460765946 Selling for $146.66 "This book teaches students how to do statistics and how to use statistics as a tool for making intelligent, informed decisions. Doing Statistics For Business, Second Edition is data driven, emphasizing statistical reasoning, interpretation, and decision-making with an emphasis is on comparison and interpretation rather than rote calculation. The cases are based on real business situations and data that are relevant to student life." |
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 | Fictions of Business: Insights on Management from Great Literature Product# 460768360 Selling for $24.95 "'If Willy Loman had had a better boss, his career might not have ended as badly. book examines the human problems encountered in business in works as diverse as The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet.' -Wall Street Journal 'Reading Brawer's book is like taking a stimulating crash course in literature and management.' - USA Today ' wide-ranging interpretations make for stimulating and enjoyable reading.' -Harvard Business Review 'Brawer...weaves fascinating patterns of interpretation and illumination...' -Boston Book Review 'Once in a blue moon, a CEO book comes forth that is written in sparkling fashion, goes far beyond the normal CEO thought patterns, and yet tells what it's like to be a CEO. One of these rare books is Fictions of Business....Read the book. You'll be glad you did.' -Chief Executive 'For those who prefer to take inspiration from the classics, Fictions of Business...will fit the bill.' -Publishers Weekly" |
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