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Tales from the Glass Ceiling

03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jo Haigh

$19.95 03 Jul 2008 Paperback Piatkus Books

A book for women who want to enter the senior levels of business management, based on the author's own experience, as well as interviews with over 100 women at the top of their field

Exotic Preferences

03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Behavioral Economics and Human Motivation

By George Loewenstein

$21.95 03 Jul 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

George Loewenstein has been at the forefront of progress in bringing together the disciplines of economics and psychology. This volume presents a selection of his most influential papers with an introduction which provides an historical overview of the concept of preferences, summarizes his papers, and places them in the context of the literature.

Best's key rating guide. Life-health: United States & Canada., 2008 ed.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$170.00 02 Jul 2008 Hardback A M Best

Best's key rating guide. Property/casualty United States & Canada., 2008 ed.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$170.00 02 Jul 2008 Hardback A M Best

Utah manufacturers register., 2009.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$115.00 02 Jul 2008 Paperback Harris Infosource

Harris Ohio industrial directory., 2009.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$220.00 02 Jul 2008 Hardback Harris Infosource

Community sourcebook of county demographics., 20th ed., 2008.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By ESRI

$395.00 02 Jul 2008 Paperback ESRI Business Info

This resource contains accurate demographic information about every U.S. county based on the release of ESRI 2008/2013 projections of key population and income data. Updated variables for population, households, families, income, race, age, and consumer spending for a wide variety of products and services are included. Community Sourcebook of County Demographics also includes more than 80 demographic variables for each U.S. county; consumer spending indexes for 20 product and service categories; summary data for all core-based statistical areas (CBSA) and Designed Market Areas (DMA) with state maps of each country and CBSA boudary; and more.

Community sourcebook of ZIP code demographics., 22nd ed., 2008.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By ESRI

$495.00 02 Jul 2008 Paperback ESRI Business Info

This resource contains accurate demographic information for every U.S. ZIP Code, based on the release of ESRI 2008/2013 projections of key population and income data. Community Sourcebook of ZIP Code Demographics includes 2008 updates and 2013 projections; data methodology statements; all residential and nonresidential U.S. ZIP Codes; total business and total employment information for the dominant industry in each ZIP Code; spending potential indexes for 20 product and service categories; summary data for quick comparisons of any ZIP Code to state and national information; and more.

Advertising red books. Agencies., no.259, July 2008.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$1199.00 02 Jul 2008 Paperback Lexis Nexis Bus & Acad

Educators guide to free science materials., 49th ed., 2008-2009 (for use during the school year 2008-2009)

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$37.95 02 Jul 2008 Paperback Educators Progr Serv

Direct marketing market place., 2009.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$365.00 02 Jul 2008 Paperback Natl Register Pub

Tennessee business directory., 2008-2009 ed.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$595.00 02 Jul 2008 Paperback Info USA

New Mexico business directory., 2008-2009 ed.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$445.00 02 Jul 2008 Paperback Info USA

Montana business directory., 2008-2009 ed.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$445.00 02 Jul 2008 Paperback Info USA

Idaho business directory., 2008-2009 ed.

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$445.00 02 Jul 2008 Paperback Info USA

Principles of Marketing

02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Philip Kotler

$90.96 02 Jul 2008 Dvd Pearson Education Limited

Essence of Compent Manager

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By S.K. Tarafder

$34.56 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Atlantic Publishing,India

Prozesse Optimieren Mit RFID Und Auto-ID

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Grundlagen, Problemlosung Und Anwendungsbeispiele

By Norbert Bartneck, Volker Klaas, Holger Schonherr

$54.51 01 Jul 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Business of Small Business: A Survival Guide for Succeeding and Prospering in Business

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Survival Guide for Succeeding and Prospering in Business

By Murphy, Owen Jay

$24.95 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Tower Publishing Company

From location, to employees, to dealing with cash flow and banks, and how to effectively compete with major corporations, this book looks at the business plan, the realities behind that plan, on line strategies, and the entire package that makes it all work for a small business owner.

The ICSA Charity Trustees' Guide

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Chris Priestly

$54.51 01 Jul 2008 Paperback ICSA Publishing Ltd

Charity trustees have wide-ranging legal responsibilities and carry overall accountability for their charity. This book provides information on regulation and best practice in, for example, trustee recruitment and responsibilities, governance, board structure and functions, financial issues (including fundraising) and trustee-staff relations.

Essential Business Studies for AQA AS

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jonathan Sutherland, Diane Canwell

$267.29 01 Jul 2008 Cd-Rom Folens Publishers

Contains a range of interactive activities to engage students and reinforce key points of learning for various topics. This CD-ROM offers multiple-choice knowledge-check quizzes and class-voting activities to reinforce understanding of key points. It is also suitable for whole class teaching at an interactive whiteboard.

Handbook on Women in Business and Management

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Diana Bilimoria, Sandy Kristin Piderit

$63.70 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Presents essays on the societal roles and contexts facing women in business and management, the specific career and work-life issues of women in these fields, organizational processes affecting women, and the role of women as leaders in business and management.

Contracts and Trust in Alliances

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Discovering, Creating and Appropriating Value

By Paul W.L. Vlaar

$95.00 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Offers novel perspectives on the role of contracts and trust in interorganizational relationships, shifting our attention from the creation and appropriation to the discovery of value by collaborating partners. This book is suitable for managers and practitioners interested in the governance and management of inter-organizational relationships.

Evo. Econ. Comp. Strat.

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By T. KNUDSEN

$90.91 01 Jul 2008 Book Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

El Conserje y El Gerente

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hopkins, Todd Hilbert, Ray

$14.99 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Grupo Nelson

How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Pet Sitting Business: With Companion CD-ROM

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Duea, Angela W. Williams Duea, Angela

$39.95 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Atlantic Publishing Company (FL)

How to Market and Sell Your Art, Music, Photographs, and Handmade Crafts Online: Turn Your Hobby Into a Cash Machine

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Rowley, Lee

$24.95 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Atlantic Publishing Company (FL)

How to Turn Your Simple Idea or Invention Into Millions: Insider Secrets You Need to Know

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dyer, Civita

$24.95 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Atlantic Publishing Company (FL)

If you think you have a great idea for a new product, book, song, or invention, do not be left out. This groundbreaking new book will guide you step-by-step with simple, straightforward instruction on to how to protect your idea, written in layman's terms. This book is for inventors and for those that want to save thousands on legal fees protecting their ideas and inventions. If you have a great invention, you need this extremely detailed and comprehensive guide.

How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Small Record Label: With Companion CD-ROM

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dale, Laney

$39.95 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Atlantic Publishing Company (FL)

Why are our babies dying? : pregnancy, birth, and death in America

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lane, Sandra Dianne, 1951-

$22.95 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Paradigm Publishers, US

Vault Guide to the Top Engineering Diversity Programs, 2009 Edition

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Singh, Aman

$29.95 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Vault.com

The 2009 Engineering Diversity Guide showcases various training programs and entry-level opportunities offered at companies across the U.S. for minority engineering students and grads.

Vault Guide to Green Programs

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kim, Won

$29.95 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Vault.com

Green is the new black. Now more than ever, candidates are factoring in an employer's commitment to the environment in their career decision. The Vault Guide to Green Programs provides an insightful glimpse into career opportunities at eco-minded, climate-friendly corporations.

International directory of company histories, v.94

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$259.00 01 Jul 2008 Hardback St James Pr/Thomson Gale

This multi-volume series provides detailed histories of more than 8,500 of the most influential companies worldwide.

2009 Polestar Business Calendar

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$18.95 01 Jul 2008 Non-Book Item Orca Book Publishers

Cla/Cp Study Guide and Mock Examination

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nala

$32.95 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Cengage Delmar Learning

Introduction to Paralegalism: Perspectives, Problems and Skills

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives, Problems and Skills

By Statsky, William P.

$152.95 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Cengage Delmar Learning

Criminal Law and Procedure

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hall, Daniel E.

$160.95 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Cengage Delmar Learning

Tort Law for Legal Assistants

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Edwards, J. Stanley Wells, Patricia Kirtley Edwards, Linda L.

$132.95 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Cengage Delmar Learning

Legal Ethics

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kauffman, Kent

$69.95 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Cengage Delmar Learning

Electronic legal research : an integrated approach (2nd ed.)

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Integrated Approach

By Delaney, Stephanie.

$71.95 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Cengage Learning, US

Dedicated to fully explaining the rationale of legal research, this work guides readers through the individual steps necessary to develop their own research strategies. Since new products are introduced every day and the market leaders constantly change, it takes the approach of one set of skills, Boolean searching.

The Mythical Organisation

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Galer, Graham

$50.00 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Triarchy Press Ltd

Identifies the existence of modern-day myths - including myths that have grown up around the National Health Service, the BBC and the British spirit of triumph in adversity. This book argues that their creation and development are driven by an underlying and often unconscious need to explain and maintain the social order.

Chinese Business Handbook

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$27.30 01 Jul 2008 Paperback ACA Publishing Limited

Samurai Strategies: 42 Martial Secrets from Musashi's Book of Five Rings

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

42 Martial Secrets from Musashi's "Book of Five Rings"

By De Mente, Boye Lafayette

$14.95 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Tuttle Publishing

Civil Litigation

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Weinstein, Mark

$53.95 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Cengage Delmar Learning

Doing Business in 21st-Century India: How to Profit Today in Tomorrow's Most Exciting Market

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Bagla, Gunjan

$24.99 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Business Plus

Packed with everything one needs to know to conduct business in India, this timely and authoritative resource includes an overview of the most promising sectors, guidance on navigating the often complicated laws and regulations, and keys to understanding important cultural differences.

Intellectual Property Culture: Strategies to Foster Successful Patent and Trade Secret Practices in Everyday Business

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Strategies to Foster Successful Patent and Trade Secret Practices in

By Dobrusin, Eric M. Krasnow, Ronald A.

$135.00 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press, USA

This book is designed as a practical tool to help foment a business culture founded upon a working knowledge of and respect for IP, with particular attention to patents and trade secrets. It targets common issues that clients newer to IP can expect to face and suggests ways to navigate through
the tangle of IP laws both in the United States and abroad. It is easy to navigate and uses plain English in its presentation of practice forms, business practice guidelines, and explanations of patent law. The book is designed to incorporate anecdotes from the author's "real-world" practice (as
both a private practitioner working for institutional corporate clients at a large law firm and subsequently with his own boutique law practice), and where appropriate it makes liberal reference to statistics, actual and hypothetical case studies, and practical checklists.

Computers in Medical Office

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sanderson, Susan M.

$143.25 01 Jul 2008 Hardback McGraw-Hill

Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Burgelman, Robert A. Christensen, Clayton M. Wheelwright, Steven C.

$170.00 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Irwin/McGraw-Hill

Be Inspired

30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Make an Informed Career Decision

By Ahuja, Amber, Narayana N. R. Murthy

$27.28 30 Jun 2008 Paperback Rupa & Co

Leading Private Companies in South and Central Asia

30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Highworth Research Ltd

$546.00 30 Jun 2008 Hardback Highworth Research Ltd

Identifies the prospective companies at the forefront of formation in South and Central Asia and provides fundamental data about each business, including intermediary referral options. This book also provides a screening service which highlights potential liquidity events which may enhance the value of such companies.

New York Real Estate Exam Review

30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Eileen Taus

$24.90 30 Jun 2008 Paperback Kaplan AEC Education

Viking Manifesto

30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Steve Strid, Andreas Klaus

$14.54 30 Jun 2008 Paperback Marshall Cavendish

Business in Central and Eastern Europe: Text and Cases

28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Graham Roberts

$54.95 28 Jun 2008 Hardback Ashgate Publishing Group

The Phenomenon of Management

28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert C H Chia

$109.20 28 Jun 2008 Hardback Ashgate Publishing Group

Management Skills for Everyday Life

28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Practical Coach

By Paula Caproni

$80.06 28 Jun 2008 Paperback Pearson Education (US)

Training in Interpersonal Skills

28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

International Edition

By Stephen P. Robbins, Phillip L. Hunsaker

$61.86 28 Jun 2008 Paperback Pearson Education (US)

For undergraduate and graduate courses in organizational behavior and human resources. This book takes an applied approach by having students focus on developing and practicing interpersonal skills rather than learning pure management theory.

Effective Small Business Management

28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

International Edition

By Norman M. Scarborough, Thomas W. Zimmerer, Doug Wilson

$89.16 28 Jun 2008 Paperback Pearson Education (US)

For undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and/or small business management. This book provides you a pathway to launching a new, small business successfully.

Creative Urban Milieus - Historical Perspectives on Culture, Economy, and

27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By M Hebler

$30.00 27 Jun 2008 Paperback Campus Verlag

AQA AS Business Studies

27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By John Wolinski, Gwen Coates

$30.92 27 Jun 2008 Paperback Hodder Education

OCR Business Studies for AS

27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ian Marcouse, Malcom Surridge, Nigel Watson, Andrew Hammond, Marie Brewer

$36.38 27 Jun 2008 Multimedia Item Hodder Education

A new edition of the bestselling business text edited by Ian Marcouse and Roger Williams, fully updated to take into account the OCR AS and A2 level specification changes and now with an interactive CD-ROM offering a wealth of additional exercises and features.

AQA Business Studies for AS Dynamic Learning

27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Malcolm Surridge, Andrew Gillespie

$641.55 27 Jun 2008 Cd-Rom Hodder Education

A Dynamic Learning resource including all the features of the CD in the student book, plus teacher guidance, mark schemes and a wealth of additional resources.

The Long View

26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Richard N. Bolles

$21.82 26 Jun 2008 Audio Cassette Ten Speed Press

Legal Idendity Digest - Law and Practice

26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nicholas Lockett

$363.98 26 Jun 2008 Hardback Financial World Publishing

Online Business Law

26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Commercial and Intellectural Property Considerations

By Nicholas Lockett

$362.18 26 Jun 2008 Hardback Financial World Publishing

Research Methods for Business

25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Skill Building Approach

By Uma Sekaran

$114.57 25 Jun 2008 Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

AQA AS Business Studies

24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Stimpson, Steven Foden, Diane Mansell

$34.56 24 Jun 2008 Paperback Nelson Thornes Ltd

Management

23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Personal Management Edition with Workbook Package and WebCT Set

By John R. Schermerhorn

$207.48 23 Jun 2008 Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

International Migration and Knowledge

23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Allan Williams, Vladimir Balaz

$136.50 23 Jun 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Challenges pre-conceived views on the debates and argues the need to understand that all migrants are potentially knowledge carriers and learners, and that they play an essential role in the globalization of knowledge transactions. This book deconstructs the concept of knowledge.

Project Management

19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Managerial Approach

By Jack R. Meredith

$62.79 19 Jun 2008 Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Media and Entertainment Law

18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sandi Towers

$79.61 18 Jun 2008 Multimedia Item Cengage Learning

Covers the beginnings of freedom of speech, press, and expression; as well as censorship of the media, copyrights, advertising, pornography, digital and satellite radio, cable and satellite TV, the Internet. This resource is written with lawyer, law student, or member of the public in mind.

CFO Guide to Doing Business in China

16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mia Kuang Ching

$20.00 16 Jun 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Management of technology innovation and value creation : selected papers from the 16th International Conference on Management of

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Selected Papers from the 16th International Conference on Management of

By International Conference on Management of Technology (16th : 2007):

$88.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback World Scientific

Compiles papers presented at the 16th conference of The International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT) on the education, research, and application of management of technology. This book covers topics and issues related to the knowledge economy, commercialization of knowledge, green technologies, and sustainable development.

Making auditors effective : theory, evidence, perspectives

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Schelker, Mark.

$36.00 15 Jun 2008 Paperback Nomos Verlagsgesellscha, GW/ISBS

Dual income tax : a proposal for reforming corporate and personal income tax in Germany.

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Proposal for Reforming Corporate and Personal Income Tax in Germany

By German Council of Economic Experts, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Centre for European Economic Research

$89.95 15 Jun 2008 Paperback Physica Vlg, GW/Springer Verlag

Financial risk management with Bayesian estimation of GARCH models : theory and applications

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Theory and Applications

By Ardia, David.

$99.00 15 Jun 2008 Paperback Springer Verlag

Advanced supply management strategy and execution : achieving and sustaining world-class results

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Katzorke, Michael.

$59.95 15 Jun 2008 Hardback J Ross Publ Inc

Effective indirect spend and supply management practices : cost saving strategies, tools and techniques

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Buddress, Lee A.

$64.95 15 Jun 2008 Hardback J Ross Publ Inc

Environmental protection in China : land-use management

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Land Use Management

By Jeff Bennett, Xuehong Wang, Lei Zhang

$115.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar

Faced with intensified environmental degradation and decreased agricultural land productivity, the Chinese government has sought policy interventions to reverse both of these negative trends. This book allows the consideration of fundamental questions pertaining to the sustainability of the land use changes brought about by the CCFGP.

The politics and aesthetics of entrepreneurship : a fourth new movements in entrepreneurship book

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$130.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar

Systems of innovation : selected essays in evolutionary economics

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Selected Essays in Evolutionary Economics

By Freeman, Christopher.

$135.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar

Covers topics ranging from business cycles, through National Systems of Innovation to the information technology paradigm. This book is intended for those wanting to gain a deeper understanding of technical and social change.

Segmented labor markets and labor mobility, v.1-2

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$454.67 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar

Business relating business : managing organisational relations and networks

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Managing Organisational Relations and Networks

By Wilkinson, Ian.

$140.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar

Assesses the nature and development of collaborative advantages as a means to boost international competitiveness as well as the performance of both organisations and nations. This book argues that business performance depends on the way a firm is connected to other firms and organisations and not just its own skill and resources.

Building a customer service culture : the seven service elements of customer success

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Martinez, Mario.

$73.99 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Information Age Publ

Building a customer service culture : the seven service elements of customer success

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Martinez, Mario.

$39.99 15 Jun 2008 Paperback Information Age Publ

Putting our differences to work : the fastest way to innovation, leadership, and high performance

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kennedy, Debbe.

$29.95 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Berrett-Koehler Pubs

Shows readers how to turn various kinds of differences into competitive advantages, from differences in race, gender, age, national origin and sexual orientation to differences in experience, position, goals, competencies, working habits and management style.

The change cycle : how people can survive and thrive in organizational change

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Salerno, Ann, 1957-

$19.95 15 Jun 2008 Paperback Berrett-Koehler Pubs

Offers a tested, six-stage approach for navigating common work-life transitions so that readers not only get through them but emerge stronger and better able to face the next challenge.

Finding the energy

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Schroder, Rick.

$15.95 15 Jun 2008 Paperback Durban House Press, US/Natl Book Network

The perfect board

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Clemons, Calvin K.

$16.95 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Ovation Bks, US/Natl Book Network

The Perfect Board provides the basics for any newly elected member of a Board of Directors. It can also serve as a review of the performance characteristics for the seasoned director. A primer, rather than an encyclopedia or textbook, The Perfect Board describes what it takes to be an effective member of any Board. From loyalty and care to leadership and Rules of Order, The Perfect Board lends insight into this very important position.

Accountability and oversight of U.S. exchange rate policy

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Henning, C. Randall.

$22.95 15 Jun 2008 Paperback Peterson Inst Intl Econ, US

The controversy within the United States over China's exchange rate policy has generated a series of legislative proposals to restrict the discretion of the US Treasury Department in determining currency manipulation. This book reviews Treasury's reports to Congress on exchange rate policy and Congress' treatment of them.

Demystifying marketing : a guide to the fundamentals for engineers

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Forsyth, Patrick.

$58.00 15 Jun 2008 Paperback Instn Engg & Tech, UK

Demystifying Marketing is a comprehensive and accessible book covering all key marketing matters, with an emphasis on practicality and why marketing is important in engineering. Aimed primarily at non-marketing people wanting clarification of marketing's purpose, role and methods, it can provide major influence to the process of building a marketing culture within an organisation in a way that positively influences results in the market place. Practitioners too can benefit from the book's clear explanations and the practical view it takes of the necessity for marketing and its implementation.

Monitoring, simulation, and management of visitor landscapes

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gimblett, Randy

$40.00 15 Jun 2008 Paperback U of Arizona Pr

Conventional methods used in the planning and management of human-landscape interactions fall far short of the needs of today s land management professionals. Monitoring, Simulation, and Management of Visitor Landscapes presents a growing body of applied research that provides decision makers with tools to maintain the ecological integrity of public places by evaluating the impacts of humans in various landscapes across space and time.

This will help land managers and policy makers construct strategies for evaluating interactions between humans and the environment and expand the model of land management to include social and geographic, as well as environmental, factors.

Miller GAAP financial statement disclosures manual, 2008-2009

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Georgiades, George

$199.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback C C H Inc

The GAAP Guide Level A, in both the text and on the accompanying easy-to-use CD-ROM, analyzes authoritative GAAP literature contained in Level A of the GAAP hierarchy, established by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 69, which include FASB Statements and Interpretations, as well as APB Opinions and Accounting Research Bulletins. It is written in clear, comprehensible language. Each pronouncement is discussed in a comprehensive format that makes it easy to understand and apply. Practical illustrations and examples demonstrate and clarify specific accounting principles.

Strategic reputation management : towards a company of good

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Towards Company of Good

By Aula, Pekka.

$100.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Routledge/Taylor & Francis Inc

Examines the ways in which organizations achieve "goodness" through reputation, reputation management and reputation strategies. This book presents a contemporary model of strategic reputation management. It introduces the eight generic reputation strategies, through which organizations can organize their stakeholder relationships in various ways.

Pensions at work : socially responsible investment of union-based pension funds

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Socially Responsible Investment of Union-based Pension Funds

By Quarter, Jack Carmichael, Isla Ryan, Sherida

$75.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback U Toronto Pr, CN

Pension funds have come to play an important role within the economy. This is a collection of papers that uses a labour perspective to deal with the socially responsible investment of pension funds. It synthesizes three distinct themes - socially responsible investment, pension funds, and labour studies.

Taking Southeast Asia to market : commodities, nature, and people in the neoliberal age

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Joseph Nevins, Nancy Lee Peluso

$24.95 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Cornell U Pr

Taking Southeast Asia to market : commodities, nature, and people in the neoliberal age

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Joseph Nevins, Nancy Lee Peluso

$65.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Cornell U Pr

The good temp

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Smith, Vicki, 1951-

$29.95 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Cornell U Pr

Offering a detailed look at how temporary employment has become an entrenched feature of jobs, the authors analyze how agencies themselves came to manufacture and market an employee who is efficient, committed, and sometimes preferable to a permanent staff member.

Encyclopedia of Corporate Names Worldwide

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Adrian Room

$65.00 15 Jun 2008 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

Tells the stories behind, or origins of, more than 3,500 commercial names. This book explains the origin of brand names, like Dannon yogurt and Laservision video system; trademarks, such as Harp beer and Holeproof hosiery; patented products like Demerol; and commercial names like the Dancercize program.

American Automobile Advertising, 1930-1980

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Illustrated History

By Heon Stevenson

$75.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback McFarland & Co Inc

Provides history of American automobile advertising over a half-century span, beginning with the entrenchment of the "Big Three" automakers during the Depression and concluding with the fuel crisis of the 1970s and early 1980s. This text traces the development of principal elements in American automobile advertising.

Baseball in Crisis

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Spiraling Costs, Bad Behavior, Uncertain Future

By Frank P. Jozsa

$35.00 15 Jun 2008 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

Polls have placed football well ahead of baseball in terms of popularity. Do the numbers reflect football's rise or, as many suggest, baseball's decline? Why has the national pastime fallen behind other so-called major sports? This book addresses these important questions.

Advances in accounting education : teaching & curriculum innovations., v.9

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Teaching and Curriculum Innovations

By Bill N. Schwartz, Anthony H. Catanach (Villanova University, USA)

$99.95 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Emerald Publ Grp, UK

Intends to help meet the needs of faculty members interested in ways to improve their classroom instruction.

The future of finance after SEPA

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By C. Skinner

$75.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback John Wiley & Sons

Banks, clearing houses, corporations, companies, technology firms, consultants and academics are all talking about SEPA (the Single Euro Payments Area) and the PSD (Payment Services Directive), and have been since 2000. This book looks at the payment landscape post-SEPA and the PSD. How will systems have changed? Who will be winners and losers?

Risk analysis : assessing uncertainties beyond expected values and probabilities

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Assessing Uncertainties Beyond Expected Values and Probabilities

By Aven, T. (Terje)

$100.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback John Wiley & Sons

Risk analysis can be defined as a systematic use of information to identify hazards and opportunities, as well as their causes and consequences, and then express risk. This work provides guidance to performing risk analysis in a variety of fields. It emphasizes the planning and use of risk analyses, including the statistical analysis tools.

Business continuity planning for data centers and systems : a strategic implementation guide

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Strategic Implementation Guide

By Bowman, Ronald H., 1960-

$59.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback John Wiley & Sons

Provides guidance for corporations in creating a disaster recovery plan with a focus on site selection for 'uptime critical environments'. This book offers a blueprint for companies' disaster recovery efforts and provides useful financial planning details.

Economic policy and performance in industrial democracies : party governments, central banks and the fiscal-monetary policy mix

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Party Governments, Central Banks and the Fiscal-monetary Policy Mix

By Sakamoto, Takayuki, 1963-

$180.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Routledge/Taylor & Francis Inc

Argues that despite the neo-liberal policy shift, globalization has not diminished the role of domestic politics in economic policy. The author demonstrates that central banks systematically affect fiscal policy that is conducted by party governments, and that independent central banks restrain the latter's fiscal policy.

Blurred Boundaries in Economic Methodology

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Wade Hands

$127.40 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd