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The Business of Value Investing
$39.95 A blueprint to successful value investing. Successful value investors have an ingrained mental framework through which all investments decisions are made. This framework, which stems from the father of value investing, Benjamin Graham-who believed that investment is most intelligent when it is most businesslike-can put you in a better position to improve the overall performance of your portfolio. Written by Sham Gad-founder of the Gad Partners Funds, a value-focused investment partnership inspired by the 1950s Buffett Partnerships- The Business of Value Investing effectively examines the fundamental tenants of this approach and skillfully illustrates the six essential elements of the entire process. Opening with some informative discussions of how value investing focuses more on buying a piece of a business, and less on buying a company's stock, this reliable resource quickly moves on to detail exactly what it takes to become a successful value investor.: Outlines the six essential elements required for a successful risk averse value investment approach; Contains case studies that illustrate how to approach investing in an intelligent, businesslike fashion; Walks you through the pitfalls that most investors initially fall into. With The Business of Value Investing as your guide, you'll quickly become familiar with one of the most effective investment strategies ever created. |
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Learn to Earn An Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business
$29.31 ISBN-13: 9780471180036 ISBN-10: 0471180033 Title: Learn to Earn An Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business. Author: John Rothchild. |
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Learn to Earn A Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business
$4.96 ISBN-13: 9780684811635 ISBN-10: 0684811634 Title: Learn to Earn A Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business. Author: John Rothchild. |
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Learn to Earn A Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing And Business
$12.49 ISBN-13: 9780743555944 ISBN-10: 0743555945 Title: Learn to Earn A Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing And Business. Author: John Rothchild. |
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Quantum Investing
$17.49 Quantum Investing is a book about today’s ascendant quantum-physics-based industries, such as communications, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. Author Stephen Waite makes clear why these areas are the most important investment opportunities today and how these industries will have a profound impact on our economy. “Waite nails the big ideas that will create the next revolution. Don’t leave the 20th Century without it.� - Christopher Meyer, Director, The Cap Gemini Center for Business Innovation |
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Value Investing
$39.95 Value Investing has been pioneered and is used by the world's most famous investors, including Warren Buffett, Ben Graham, John Templeton, Joel Greenblatt, Bruce Greenwald and many more.  It offers tried and tested techniques to making money out of buying underpriced shares and securities. . In this important new book, the highly respected and controversial value investor and behavioural analyst, James Montier explains how value investing is the only tried and tested method of delivering sustainable long-term returns. This begs the question why isn't everyone a value investor? In part, it is because value investing requires a different mindset and the methods, approach and conclusions of value investing are very different from those taught in business schools and finance courses. In this book James shares his tried and tested techniques and provides the latest and most cutting edge tools and techniques you will need to deploy the value approach successfully. James shows you why everything you learnt at business school is wrong; how to think properly about valuation and risk; how to avoid the dangers of growth investing; how to be a contrarian; how to short stocks; how to avoid value traps; how to hedge ignorance using cheap insurance.  Crucially he also gives real time examples of the principles outlined in the context of the last 18 months. Contents:. Part I: Everything you learnt in Business School is wrong. 1) The dead parrot of finance. 2) Psuedoscience and finance. 3) The relative performance derby: a key source of poor performance. 4) The dangers of DCF. 5) Is Value really risker than growth. 6) Deflation, depression and value. Part II) Behavioural Foundations of Value Investing. 7) Overpaying for the hope of growth. 8) Placebos, booze and glamour stocks. 9) Tears before bedtime. 10) Clear and present danger: The Trinity of Risk. 11) Maximum pessimism, profit warnings and heat of the |
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Distress Investing
$70 Praise for Distress Investing. "Marty Whitman has distilled decades of distressed investing experience into a text that is a must-read for everyone interested in the field, whether a student or a professional investor.". -Wilbur L. Ross, Chairman and CEO, WL Ross & Co. LLC. "Distress Investing: Principles and Technique represents a detailed and unique perspective on an arcane arena of investment that is going to get a lot more attention. Marty Whitman is the master, and has set the standard for many years.". -Sam Zell, Chairman, Equity Group Investments, LLC. "Martin Whitman and Professor Diz have produced a seminal work on the ins and outs of distressed investing for all distressed debt investors. It is jam-packed with information and guidance for the novice and the experienced. A must-read for anyone interested in distressed investing.". -Lewis Kruger, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. "Marty Whitman, a legend in distress investing, packs decades of experience into these pages. The restructuring of the capital markets currently under way is sure to provide great distress investment opportunities, which this guide book can make count for you.". -Bruce Flatt, Brookfield Asset Management Inc. "The principles found in this book are those I used in the reorganization of my business from bankruptcy to an S&P 500 company with an investment grade rating and a multibillion-dollar market capitalization. An excellent premier by Marty Whitman and Professor Diz, integrating economic theory with real-world investment to help investors of all shapes and sizes understand and invest in distressed securities.". -Gene Isenberg, Chairman and CEO, Nabors Industries, Inc. "Marty Whitman, the unquestioned 'Dean' of active distressed investors, and Fernando Diz, one of the few academics specializing in distressed investing, have teamed up to provide perhaps the best and most comprehensive primer on distressed securities and mark |
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Fundamentals of Investing Using Financial and Business Calculators
$12.63 ISBN-13: 9780321021069 ISBN-10: 0321021061 Title: Fundamentals of Investing Using Financial and Business Calculators. Author: Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk. |
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Investing For Dummies
$21.99 Become a savvy investor with this updated Wall Street Journal bestseller. Want to take charge of your financial future? This national bestselling guide has been thoroughly updated to provide you with the latest insights into smart investing, from weighing your investment options (such as stocks, real estate, and small business) to understanding risks and returns, managing your portfolio, and much more.: Get time-tested investment advice -- expert author Eric Tyson shares his extensive knowledge and reveals how to invest in challenging markets; Discover all the fundamentals of investing -- explore your investment choices, weigh risks and returns, choose the right investment mix, and protect your assets; Navigate Wall Street -- understand the financial markets and the Federal Reserve, avoid problematic buying practices, and evaluate investment research; Build wealth with stocks, bonds, and mutual funds -- use indexes, understand prices, minimize costs, and diversify your investments; Get rich with real estate -- find the right property, evaluate the market, finance your investments, work with agents, and close the deal; Start, buy, or invest in a business -- write a business plan, finance your business, and improve profitability; Manage college and retirement savings accounts -- establish your goals, evaluate your investment options, and tame your taxes. Open the book and find: Recommendations on the best stock, bond, and money market funds; The best times to buy and sell stocks and bonds; The scoop on exchange-traded and hedge funds; Tips for reading and analyzing financial reports; The best online brokers; How to make safe and profitable real estate investments; A wealth of information on the best investment tools and resources |
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The Entrepreneurial Investor: Art, Science, and Business of Value Investing
$16.58 ISBN-13: 9780470227145 ISBN-10: 0470227141 Title: The Entrepreneurial Investor: Art, Science, and Business of Value Investing. Author: Paul Orfalea, Lance Helfert, Atticus Lowe, Dean Zatkowsky. |
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Forbes Greatest Investing Stories
$27.95 In the tradition of the bestselling Forbes® Greatest Business Stories of All Time , Forbes® Greatest Investing Stories focuses on profiles of fascinating people who have achieved success in a range of investing arenas. This volume chronicles old-time innovators like Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing; Hetty Green, the Street's first female stock picker; T. Rowe Price, founder of one of the largest mutual fund families; and Georges F. Doriot, the driving force behind the first publicly owned venture firm in the United States. |
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Investing in People
$25.99 A Logical, Proven Framework for Understanding the Economic Value of Human Resources Investments. : How to choose Human Resources investments that deliver optimal strategic value– and eliminate those that don’t; Best-practice metrics and analysis techniques for talent management, performance management, health and wellness programs, and much more. . Investing in People introduces a breakthrough approach to Human Resources (HR) measurement that systematically aligns HR investments with organizational goals and helps make HR the true strategic partner it needs to be. Wayne F. Cascio and John W. Boudreau show exactly how to choose, implement, and use metrics to improve decision-making, optimize organizational effectiveness, and maximize the value of HR investments. . You’ll master crucial foundational principles such as risk, return, and economies of scale–and use them to evaluate investments objectively in everything from work/life programs to training. Cascio and Boudreau also introduce powerful ways to integrate HR with enterprise strategy and budgeting and for gaining commitment from business leaders outside the HR function. . If you truly want “a seat at the table”–or if you want to keep the one you have–you’ll find this book utterly indispensable. . Free software available online. You don’t need to be a math wizard to get results from Investing in People ! Visit www.shrm.org/publications/books to access software that automates virtually all of this book’s key formulas and calculations. . Foreword xi. Acknowledgments xiii. About the Authors xiv. Preface xv. Plan for the Book xvii. . Chapter 1: Making HR Measurement Strategic 1. Chapter 2: Analytical Foundations of HR Measurement 21. Chapter 3: The Hidden Costs of Absenteeism 43. Chapter 4: The High Cost of Employee Separations 67. Chapter 5: Employee Health, Wellness, and Welfare 99. Chapter 6: Employee Attit |
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Investing in Futures and Options Markets
$92.49 Investing in Futures and Options Markets is a comprehensive introduction to investing. Presented in an easy-to-understand manner, this book is for agribusiness and agricultural economics students, or for anyone with an interest in the business and finance of agriculture. Starting with a brief history of futures markets, the book demonstrates how to conduct a self-appraisal and develop an investment plan. Chapters address the mechanics of trading, speculative and hedging strategies, options markets, trading options, and price analysis. ALSO AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDER Instructor's Manual, ISBN: 0-8273-8571-4 |
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Making Big Money Investing in Foreclosures
$18.95 Making Big Money Investing in Foreclosures without Cash or Credit is an easy to follow manual designed to help real estate investors launch a successful career in the foreclosure investing business. |
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Investing in St Petersburg
$140 Investing in St Petersburg is the definitive guide to investment opportunities and business practice in Russias original capital city. Published in association with the Government of St Petersburg, the guide provides an objective assessment of the economic and investment climate, information on market potential in key industry sectors; combined with uniquely authoritative and practical advice on the mechanics of investing and doing business in the city. |
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The 5 Keys to Value Investing
$24.95 How to determine what stocks are really worth and buy the best at a discount. ''The Five Keys to Value Investing is practical, insightful, and a great roadmap to not only value investing but how to make money in the stock market.'' — Joel Greenblatt, Managing Partner, Gotham Capital. ''Jean-Jacques has written a great how-to guide for both beginning and experienced value investors. He skillfully draws on the canon and legacy of the great value investors, such as Graham and Buffett…a terrific addition on this time-tested methodology.'' — Eric T. McKissack, Vice Chairman, Ariel Capital Management/Ariel Mutual Funds. Investors left to pick up the pieces of the shattered stock market are rediscovering value investing the time-tested technique based on assessing and buying businesses as opposed to ''picking'' hot stocks. The Five Keys to Value Investing provides a methodical framework for using value analysis to uncover investment opportunities based on their business strengths, and building a solid portfolio of stocks that is destined to provide superior long-term returns. Written by a professional value investor who worked for the best, The Five Keys to Value Investing explains how to answer the four basic questions of value investing:.:.; Does this stock represent a good business to own?.; What is its balance between price and value?.; What specific events will spur it to appreciate?.; What are the stock's safety levels?. |
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Doing Business And Investing in Macau
$99.95 This book is in New - Excellent condition |
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Doing Business And Investing in Mali
$99.95 This book is in New - Excellent condition |
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The Handbook of Infrastructure Investing
$95 A comprehensive overview of cutting edge infrastructure investment topics from sector experts. Infrastructure investing is one of the fastest growing and most complex asset classes facing investment professionals, practitioners, and academics. The Handbook of Infrastructure Investing examines this dynamic discipline by featuring contributions from numerous investment experts in each sector. Salient topics include timelines for domestic and international infrastructure investing; progression of strategies and present day trends; challenges of successful infrastructure programs with labor unions; events in history that have ushered in new reforms; and much more.: Unearths some of the biggest investment opportunities available and addresses how to make money, while meeting other portfolio investment objectives: environmental, socially conscious, and governance principles, pro-labor investing and other collateral investment objectives; Offers insights from some of the best minds in the business; Covers the resurgence in transportation, the types of deals associated with it, and how transportation finance has changed; Contains commentary from public pension funds, endowments, foundations, and family office investment professionals; Provides an overview of the traditional and alternative energy sector and the abundant investment opportunities within it. As infrastructure investing continues to grow, you'll need to enhance your understanding of this field. The Handbook of Infrastructure Investing will get you up to speed on all the issues associated with it, and provide a dynamic working guide to building an infrastructure investment program. |
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Investing in Information Technology A Decision-Making Guide for Business and Technical Managers
$34.15 ISBN-13: 9780471287889 ISBN-10: 0471287881 Title: Investing in Information Technology A Decision-Making Guide for Business and Technical Managers. Author: Bill Bysinger. |
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Investing Smart How to Pick Winning Stocks With Investor's Business Daily
$75.03 ISBN-13: 9780070578722 ISBN-10: 0070578729 Title: Investing Smart How to Pick Winning Stocks With Investor's Business Daily. Author: Dhun H. Sethna. |
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Applied Value Investing
$59.95 Since Benjamin Graham fathered valueinvesting in the 1930s, the method of analysishas spawned a large number of highly successfulinvestors, such as Graham’s own formerstudent and employee, Warren Buffett, who isregarded as one of the most successful investorsof modern times. Over the years, numerous books have beenpublished on Benjamin Graham’s approach.Most of these books present different interpretationsof value investing and are generallyintroductory based. Until now, there has notbeen an advanced hands-on guide for investorsand executives who may want to applythe powerful value investing discipline outsideof stocks and bonds. Applied Value Investing takes the same time-provenapproach Graham introduced withDavid Dodd in their 1934 masterpiece,Security Analysis, and extends it in a variety ofunique and practical ways—including mergersand acquisitions, alternative investments,and financial strategy. This in-depth guide shows financially sophisticatedreaders how to use value investing in amacroinvesting framework and how to applyit to the emerging area of super catastrophevaluation. It illustrates how to put value investingto use with case studies on: Eddie Lampert’s acquisition of Sears; Warren Buffett’s acquisitions of GEICOand General Reinsurance Corporation; The recent “new economy” boom andbust, and its aftermath; The underwriting of the Pepsi Playfor a Billion sweepstakes. Applied Value Investing also demonstrates howto incorporate the cornerstones of valuationinto an integrated business framework thatcan be used to assess and manage a franchise(or a firm operating with a sustainable competitiveadvantage). In addition to its cutting-edge applicationsof value investing principles, Applied ValueInvesting sets itself apart by drawing on materialpublished in leading academic journals toform the foundation of its presentation. However,value investing is inherently practical, andthis comprehensive resource provides helpfulgu |
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The Little Book of Behavioral Investing
$19.95 A detailed guide to overcoming the most frequently encountered psychological pitfalls of investing. Bias, emotion, and overconfidence are just three of the many behavioral traits that can lead investors to lose money or achieve lower returns. Behavioral finance, which recognizes that there is a psychological element to all investor decision-making, can help you overcome this obstacle. In The Little Book of Behavioral Investing , expert James Montier takes you through some of the most important behavioral challenges faced by investors. Montier reveals the most common psychological barriers, clearly showing how emotion, overconfidence, and a multitude of other behavioral traits, can affect investment decision-making.: Offers time-tested ways to identify and avoid the pitfalls of investor bias; Author James Montier is one of the world's foremost behavioral analysts; Discusses how to learn from our investment mistakes instead of repeating them; Explores the behavioral principles that will allow you to maintain a successful investment portfolio. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, The Little Book of Behavioral Investing will enable you to identify and eliminate behavioral traits that can hinder your investment endeavors and show you how to go about achieving superior returns in the process. Praise for The Little Book Of Behavioral Investing. " The Little Book of Behavioral Investing is an important book for anyone who is interested in understanding the ways that human nature and financial markets interact.". — Dan Ariely, James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics, Duke University, and author of Predictably Irrational. "In investing, success means¿being on the right side of most trades. No book provides a better starting point toward that goal than this one.". — Bruce Greenwald, Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management, Columbia Business School. "'Know thyself.' Overcoming human i |
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Investing in Mortgage Securities
$99.95 Providing the expertise of an internal business consultant to one of the largest issuers of mortgage securities, Investing in Mortgage Securities serves as a high-level introduction to mortgage securities presented within the framework of fixed income securities. It presents institutional investors, portfolio managers, traders, and sophisticated individual investors with a clear, concise, and unified approach to valuing, pricing, and investing in mortgage securities. The author supplies a complete explanation of all types of mortgages and fixed income securities and highlights the differences between bonds, mortgages, and mortgage derivatives. The text walks you through all the necessary steps, including worked out mathematical examples, to ensure that you make the best buy and sell decisions possible. It also contains exercises to help you test your knowledge before making significant investment decisions. |
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Value Investing
$16.99 Sound investment basics. Value investing concentrates on business tangibles and common sense. This guide explains these strategies in clear, jargon-free terms, and gives advice on: the importance of knowing the four major parts of a company's annual report and how to read them, how to listen for insights into the company plans and performance during the CEO's discussion with analysts, and major strategic investment policies that drive value investing and how to select the one right for your goals. * From an expert financial writer * Red-hot investment strategy in this troubled financial climate * Billionaire gurus like Warren Buffet advocate value investing |
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Venture Capital Investing
$35.96 Venture Capital Investing shows VC investors and angels exactly how to weed through scores of business proposals and find the gem that will deliver outstanding returns. You'll learn how to assess entrepreneurs and their management teams, and systematically evaluate every facet of the opportunity they may or may not present. The authors walk you through assessing financial statements, market niches, and competitive environments; appraising the real value of new product and service innovations; and investigating businesses that are already operating. They also offer expert guidance on improving your odds by building effective partnerships with your portfolio companies. |
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Investing in BRIC Countries
$75 Chart a course for success in the fertile terrain of BRIC investing!. The world’s largest and fastest-growingemerging markets are those of the BRICnations—Brazil, Russia, India, and China.Combined, these countries house more than40 percent of the world’s population, andtheir respective GDPs are growing at animpressive rate. This economic success comes partly from atrend toward good corporate governance, aconcept virtually unheard of in these fournations just a decade ago. Still, the BRICshave a long way to go. Corruption, doubledealings,and other conflicts of interest areregular business practices for far too manycompanies. Although investing in BRICnations can be wildly profitable, you mustfamiliarize yourself with the realities oftheir corporate governance to avoid catastrophe. With Investing in BRIC Countries , youare equipped with the best available toolfor detecting the signs of poor governance.Edited by Standard & Poor’s® equityresearch and governance group, it detailsthe group’s highly successful approach toanalyzing risks in emerging economies. Withcase studies illustrating the effectiveness ofcorporate governance scrutiny, Investingin BRIC Countries examines the economicstructure and governance status of eachBRIC nation—and then explains how to: Detect the malevolent influences of apowerful minority of shareholders; Protect yourself from misleading or falseaudits and risk assessments; Recognize regulatory weaknesses withregards to shareholder rights; Distinguish effective boards of directorsfrom weak or corrupt ones. As the financial crises in Mexico, Russia,and Asia during the 1990s prove, corporategovernance is the pivot on which anemerging market’s success or failure hinges.Before entering one or more BRIC markets,perform the due diligence they require. Investing in BRIC Countries is the besttool available for mitigating your exposureto risky deals and other problems that canarise when dealing with internati |
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Investing for Canadians for Dummies
$29.99 Become a savvy investor with this completely revised and updated guide. Want to take charge of your financial future? This friendly guide has been thoroughly updated to provide you with the latest insights into smart investing, from weighing your investment options (such as stocks, real estate, and small business) to understanding risks and returns, managing your portfolio, and much more.: Get time-tested investment advice — expert authors Eric Tyson and Tony Martin share their extensive knowledge and reveal how to invest in challenging markets;. Discover all the fundamentals of investing — explore your investment choices, weigh risks and returns, choose the right investment mix, and protect your assets;. Build wealth with stocks, bonds, and mutual funds — use indexes, understand prices, minimize costs, and diversify your investments;. Get rich with real estate — find the right property, evaluate the market, finance your investments, work with agents, and close the deal;. Start, buy, or invest in a business — write a business plan, consider a franchise, and improve profitability;. Manage education and retirement savings plans — establish your goals, evaluate your investment options, and tame your taxes;. Investigate the best investing resources — determine which sources on the air, in print, and online offer you valuable information — and which you should avoid. Open the book and find:.: How to develop an investment strategy that fits your goals and personality;. Recommendations on the best stock, bond, and money market funds;. The best times to buy and sell stocks and bonds;. The scoop on exchange-traded and index funds;. How to make the most of your Tax-Free Savings Account;. Tips for reading and analyzing financial reports;. How to make safe and profitable real estate investments |
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The Future of Hedge Fund Investing
$65 A detailed look at how to fix the hedge fund industry. The Future of Hedge Fund Investing spells out in refreshingly stark terms exactly how the industry let down its clients, and the changes needed to restore their confidence. Written by Monty Agarwal, the founder of Predator Capital Management, this insider's guide gives a full assessment of the business, including the advantages of hedge funds, their pitfalls, and, most importantly, how to avoid these missteps. The book begins by describing the hedge fund universe, which includes funds and fund of funds; fund regulators, major investors, and middlemen; and fee structures, incentives, and typical investment strategies. From here, Agarwal explores possible solutions and fixes as he touches upon several important issues within this field.: Examines hedge funds' role in the 2008 market crisis and what can be learned from it; Discusses the structural changes for fund of funds in areas including trading, diversification, risk management, and due diligence; Provides guidance for investors to follow when interviewing hedge fund managers. Whether you're a financial professional, a potential investor, or simply an interested reader, The Future of Hedge Fund Investing gives you a clear look at the state of hedge funds today as well as a picture of what the future may hold for them. |
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Historic Control Textbooks
$68.95 Historic Control Textbooks |
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Value Investing the Benjamin Graham Way
$2.99 Benjamin Graham was the father of value investing. In the shadow of the Great Depression, this author, business school professor, and investment firm founder devised a methodical system for measuring a stock’s intrinsic value. He took emotion out of investing decisions, replacing it with a sound intellectual framework that remains in use today. Here’s how you can put his theories and practices to work. In 1949, Warren Buffett—widely acknowledged as the most successful investor in history—was rejected for admission by the Harvard Business School. Although his exclusion may have dealt a lasting blow to Harvard’s alumni fundraising efforts, it was the best thing that ever happened to him. Why? Because he then enrolled at Columbia Business School, where he studied under Professor Benjamin Graham. It was Graham who introduced Buffett to the principles and applications of value investing, the tenets that have guided Buffett to his estimated $39 billion fortune. So who was Benjamin Graham, what exactly is value investing, and why is it relevant for today’s investor? Let’s take a look. New Word City, publishers of digital originals, contributes 10 percent of its profits to literacy causes. |
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Statistical Techniques in Business & Economics
$76.52 by: Lind, Douglas A. Marchal, William G. Lind, Douglas Wathen, Samuel Adam Wathen, Samuel Marchal, William , published by: Irwin/McGraw-Hill. Books in VERY GOOD condition will be bought for the price in the PRICE field. Books in NEW condition will be bought for the price in the RETAILPRICE field. |
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Investing in Your College Education: Learning Strategies with Readings
$61.99 With readings incorporated throughout the text and a focus on learning across the curriculum, Investing in Your Education provides a unique solution for higher-level student success courses. Students make significant investments in going to college--investments in time, money, and intellect. This text focuses on providing students with the tools and strategies they need to capitalize on those investments. By aligning lessons in academic and life skills with readings from textbooks, journals, magazines, web sites, and other news sources, this text exposes students to a broad range of disciplines they will likely encounter in their college career, and offers the opportunity to apply study skills to related readings. |
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Investing in Solar Stocks
$39.95 The solar industry is heating up. In the pasttwo years alone, more than $8 billion havebeen infused into the market, and 20 companieshave gone public. The best news isthat the solar market is still in its infancy,with plenty of room to expand. With anannual growth rate of nearly 50 percent,it has the potential to eclipse all other investmentopportunities. Investing in Solar Stocks sheds light onevery angle of the subject to help you enterthis booming market with knowledge andconfidence. Previously the realm of eliteinvestors, solar energy is now wide open toasset managers, institutional investors, andfund managers. From the science of solar energy to expertstrategies for building a portfolio utilizingsolar stocks, this comprehensive introductioncovers critical information about: Government policies drivingthe solar market; The growth of solar energyinto a global industry; Business models shapingthe industry; Manufacturing supply chains; Risk and volatility factors; Portfolio diversificationand rebalancing; The global economic collapse’seffect on the market. A veteran player in the renewable-energyinvestment world, author Joseph Berwindexplains the investment principles of buying,selling, and shorting solar stocks in easy, engaginglanguage. He also includes case studiesof solar energy companies and useful tradingstrategies from the top hedge fund investorscurrently active in the solar market. A rare bull market orbiting in today’s universeof bears, solar energy holds great promise forboth long-term portfolios and short-termgain. Use Investing in Solar Stocks to get in onone of today’s few supercharged markets. |
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Investing in Your College Education: Learning Strategies with Readings, 2nd Edition
$37.99 INVESTING IN YOUR EDUCATION, 2nd Edition, enables students to grasp the connections between all the courses they take during the first year, the success skills they need in college, and the learning that will take place both in and outside the classroom. The textbook is based on the idea that students are making an enormous investment by going to college: an intellectual investment, a financial investment, and an investment of time. The Second Edition expands on this theme, aligning lessons in academic and life skills with readings from textbooks, journals, magazines, websites, and other news sources. This text exposes students to a broad range of disciplines they will likely encounter in their college career, and offers the opportunity to apply study skills to their future career. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. |
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Three Paths to Profitable Investing
$27.99 Where will the next generation of enormous, sustainable wealth come from? Not from financial manipulation, but from the same source it has always come from: from those who create the infrastructure upon which society can grow, productivity can increase, and life can improve. Right now, extraordinary opportunities exist in three of these areas: healthcare, infrastructure, and environmental products and services. In Three Paths to Profitable Investing , XShares founder Jeffrey Feldman shows how to use ETFs to cost-effectively invest in these areas at the best possible time to “catch the wave” and reap enormous profits: right now, just before these industries become commercially viable. Feldman and XShares Director of Business Development Andrew Hyman introduce a step-by-step approach to utilizing sector ETFs both as part of a long-term strategy that eliminates stock risk and as part of shorter-term hedging strategies. You don’t need an advisor to use these techniques: with a few clicks of the mouse, you can build a portfolio that accesses unprecedented innovation, reigniting your own personal prosperity and that of society at the same time. |
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Business Organisation for Construction
$16.24 With a user-friendly style and a wealth of practical anecdotal evidence, Chris March introduces students to business organisation. This is one of a set of three textbooks covering key aspects of construction process management. |
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The Business of Value Investing: Six Essential Elements to Buying Companies Like Warren Buffett
$55.66 ISBN-13: 9780470444481 ISBN-10: 0470444487 Title: The Business of Value Investing: Six Essential Elements to Buying Companies Like Warren Buffett. Author: Sham M. Gad. |
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Investing for Business Value How to Maximize the Strategic Benefits of Health Care Information Technology
$4.4 ISBN-13: 9781556481703 ISBN-10: 1556481705 Title: Investing for Business Value How to Maximize the Strategic Benefits of Health Care Information Technology. Author: Joseph M. Deluca. |
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Fearless Guide to Starting a Profitable 5k Business Create Immediate Income by Investing $5,000 or Less
$10.13 ISBN-13: 9780978572006 ISBN-10: 0978572009 Title: Fearless Guide to Starting a Profitable 5k Business Create Immediate Income by Investing $5,000 or Less. Author: Marilyn Sweet. |
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International Business
$76.5 Market-defining since it was first introduced, International Business 8e by Charles W. L. Hill, continues to set the standard for international business textbooks. In writing the book, Charles Hill draws on his experience in teaching, writing, and global consulting to create the most thorough, up-to-date, and thought-provoking text on the market. Because many issues in international business are complex, the text explores the pros and cons of economic theories, government policies, business strategies, organizational structures, etc. Hill???s: International Business is known for its strong emphasis on strategy, and for maintaining a tight integrated flow between chapters. Hill???s book is practical in nature, focusing on the managerial implications of each topic on the actual practice of international business. The author???s passion and enthusiasm for the international business arena is apparent on every page as he strives to make important theories interesting, informative, and accessible to all students. |
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Getting Started in Real Estate Investing
$19.95 A must-read guide to real estate investing during turbulent times. In this updated edition, author Michael Thomsett begins by cautioning readers that real estate is not always alluring. Markets go through cycles, and the down phase of the cycle from 2006 onward has been one of the longest and scariest in history. Other updates include new ways to finance real estate investments, the status of mortgage financing today, and a laundry list of new requirements that may be thrown at borrowers. A new chapter has been added to help analyze an investor's financial ability to buy and hold real estate. Written to reflect the subprime crisis and how it has impacted the real estate investment world forever, this Third Edition analyzes the real estate market bubble and crash, where the blame lies, and how "riskless" transactions characterizing the market have done great damage. Michael C. Thomsett (Spring Hill, TN) has written more than 60 books on investing, real estate, business, and management. He is the author of several Wiley books, including the seven editions of the bestselling Getting Started in Options, Seventh Edition (978-0-470-13806-9), as well as Getting Started in Property Flipping (978-0-470-03937-3), and Getting Started in Real Estate Investing, Second Edition (978-0-471-24654-1). |
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Business Statistics
$66.7 Professors Norean Sharpe (Babson College), Dick De Veaux (Williams College), and Paul Velleman (Cornell University) have teamed up to provide an innovative new textbook for the undergraduate introductory business statistics course. These authors have taught at the finest business schools, and draw on their consulting experience at leading companies to show students how statistical thinking is vital to modern decision making.Managers make better business decisions when they understand statistics, and Business Statistics gives students the statistical tools and understanding to take them from the classroom to the boardroom. Hundreds of examples are based on current events and timely business topics. Short, accessible chapters allow for flexible coverage of important topics, while the conversational writing style maintains interest and comprehension.Business Statistics includes Guided Examples that feature the authors??? signature Plan/Do/Report problem-solving method. Each worked example shows students how to clearly define the business decision to be made and plan which method to use, do the calculations and make the graphical displays, and finally report their findings , often in the form of a business memo. Every chapter reminds students of What Can Go Wrong and teaches them how to avoid making common statistics mistakes. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book. |
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Reading Textbooks
$33.82 ISBN-13: 9780395718681 ISBN-10: 0395718686 Title: Reading Textbooks. Author: Harvey S. Wiener. |
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Investing in People: Financial Impact of Human Resource Initiatives
$22.49 A Logical, Proven Framework for Understanding the Economic Value of Human Resources InvestmentsHow to choose Human Resources investments that deliver optimal strategic value???and eliminate those that don???tBest-practice metrics and analysis techniques for talent management, performance management, health and wellness programs, and much moreInvesting in People introduces a breakthrough approach to Human Resources (HR) measurement that systematically aligns HR investments with organizational goals and helps make HR the true strategic partner it needs to be. Wayne F. Cascio and John W. Boudreau show exactly how to choose, implement, and use metrics to improve decision-making, optimize organizational effectiveness, and maximize the value of HR investments.You???ll master crucial foundational principles such as risk, return, and economies of scale???and use them to evaluate investments objectively in everything from work/life programs to training. Cascio and Boudreau also introduce powerful ways to integrate HR with enterprise strategy and budgeting and for gaining commitment from business leaders outside the HR function.If you truly want ???a seat at the table??????or if you want to keep the one you have???you???ll find this book utterly indispensable.Free software available onlineYou don???t need to be a math wizard to get results from Investing in People! Visit www.shrm.org/publications/books to access software that automates virtually all of this book???s key formulas and calculations.Foreword xiAcknowledgments xiiiAbout the Authors xivPreface xvPlan for the Book xviiChapter 1: Making HR Measurement Strategic 1Chapter 2: Analytical Foundations of HR Measurement 21Chapter 3: The Hidden Costs of Absenteeism 43Chapter 4: The High Cost of Employee Separations 67Chapter 5: Employee Health, Wellness, and Welfare 99Chapter 6: Employee Attitudes and Engagement 125Chapter 7: Financial Effects of Work-Life Programs 151Chapter 8: Staffing Utility: The Concept and Its Measurement 171Chapter 9: The Economic Value of Job Performance 195Chapter 10: The Payoff from Enhanced Selection 223Chapter 11: Costs and Benefits of HR Development Programs 245Chapter 12: Talent-Investment Analysis: Catalyst for Change 271Appendix A: The Taylor-Russell Tables 285Appendix B: The Naylor-Shine Table for Determining the Increase in Mean Criterion Score Obtained by Using a Selection Device 297Index 309 |
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The Entrepreneurial Investor: The Art, Science, and Business of Value Investing
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The Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing
$14.95 A hands-on guide for anyone who wants to make a fortune in real estate In The Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Investing, successful real estate investor and author Gary Eldred gives readers concise and straightforward advice on avoiding common mistakes and achieving uncommon success in the housing market. Full of proven wisdom and the insight of a veteran investor, this comprehensive guide covers everything novices need to know about real estate, but also offers proven guidance that will help experienced investors stay sharp. Eldred doesn’t offer a quick-and-easy blueprint which wouldn’t work anyway or promise overnight success. He covers topics real investors need to make real money. Whereas most real estate books take a one-size-fits-all approach, ignoring the fact that the market in Peoria isn’t anything like the market in Chicago, Eldred shows investors how to adapt their strategies to fit changing market conditions. He covers more than just types of properties or financing, but also explains topics like tax certificates, commercial property, and discounted notes. Rather than tell investors what to do and exactly how to do it, Eldred provides the conceptual tools investors need to weigh the pros and cons of any course of action, allowing them the freedom to make their own success. This book doesn’t just tell readers how to finance a condo or rehab a fixer-upper; The Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Investing covers all the vital aspects of real estate for anyone who’s serious about making money. Gary W. Eldred, PhD (Gainesville, FL), has been a successful real estate investor for over 20 years and has served on the business school faculty at Stanford University and the University of Virginia. He is the author of such successful real estate titles as The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make (and How to Avoid Them) (0-471-12658-6) and Value Investing in Real Estate (0-471-18520-5), as well as the Make Money series, all publi |
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Quantitative Equity Investing
$95 A comprehensive look at the tools and techniques used in quantitative equity management. Some books attempt to extend portfolio theory, but the real issue today relates to the practical implementation of the theory introduced by Harry Markowitz and others who followed. The purpose of this book is to close the implementation gap by presenting state-of-the art quantitative techniques and strategies for managing equity portfolios. Throughout these pages, Frank Fabozzi, Sergio Focardi, and Petter Kolm address the essential elements of this discipline, including financial model building, financial engineering, static and dynamic factor models, asset allocation, portfolio models, transaction costs, trading strategies, and much more. They also provide ample illustrations and thorough discussions of implementation issues facing those in the investment management business and include the necessary background material in probability, statistics, and econometrics to make the book self-contained.: Written by a solid author team who has extensive financial experience in this area; Presents state-of-the art quantitative strategies for managing equity portfolios; Focuses on the implementation of quantitative equity asset management; Outlines effective analysis, optimization methods, and risk models. In today's financial environment, you have to have the skills to analyze, optimize and manage the risk of your quantitative equity investments. This guide offers you the best information available to achieve this goal. |
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Rich Dad's Advisors®: The ABC's of Real Estate Investing
$9.99 Want to get rich through real estate? Then you need The ABC's of Real Estate Investing. It's the definitive guide that will teach you how to find property, evaluate its worth, negotiate the deal and make money in the process. There are no 'get rich quick' tricks on these pages, just proven methods that deliver bottom-line profits and increased property values. -Ken McElroy, Real Estate Investor, Property Management Expert, Business Owner, and Author The ABC's of Real Estate Investing will: * Achieve wealth and cash flow through real estate * Overcome the myths that are holding you back * Find property with real profit potential * Evaluate a property and set your own purchase price * Negotiate the deal based on the numbers * Discover hidden profits in the properties you buy or own * Increase your income through proven property management techniques. |
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Comprehensive Commercial Law, 2009 Statutory Supplement
$12.33 by: Mann Warren, Elizabeth Mann, Ronald J. Westbrook, Jay Lawrence Westbrook, Jay , published by: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. Books in VERY GOOD condition will be bought for the price in the PRICE field. Books in NEW condition will be bought for the price in the RETAILPRICE field. |
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Employment Discrimination Selected Cases and Statutes, 2009
$17.49 by: Zimmer, Michael J. Sullivan, Charles A. Zimmer White, Rebecca Hanner , published by: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. Books in VERY GOOD condition will be bought for the price in the PRICE field. Books in NEW condition will be bought for the price in the RETAILPRICE field. |
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Keys to investing in real estate (Barron's business keys)
$1.89 This book is in Good Used condition |
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The Future of Investing in Europe's Markets after MiFID
$70 The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) is the biggest change programme Europe’s capital markets have ever attempted. It takes all the protection away from Europe’s Stock Exchanges and forces investment banks, brokers and dealers to guarantee best execution. The organisational, process and technology changes demanded by the MiFID are massive. In order to understand these challenges, industry commentator Chris Skinner has gathered the views of Europe’s leading figures in the MiFID community to discuss its implications. From an introduction from the European Business School and European Commission, through the views of leaders in the key constituencies of MiFID Connect and the MiFID Joint Working Group, through to organisations supporting the markets such as Reuters and SWIFT, this book provides a 360-degree perspective of the world of investing in Europe’s markets after the MiFID implementation. Anyone who has anything to do with dealing, trading and investing in European equities and instruments will find this book an essential guide to the markets now and into the future. With this book as their guide, readers will understand:. • The key MiFID business issues. • How to implement the directive. • How it will affect the markets once it comes into force. |
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Information Systems: Creating Business Value
$60.5 Achieve a higher return on your investment in IS When a business devotes resources to its information systems, it expects a positive return on its investment. So should you. You are about to invest your own time and effort in your Information Systems Course. With Huber, Piercy, and McKeown's Information Systems: Creating Business Value, you can expect to be prepared to succeed in the modern business world. This book shows you the value of investing in IS for your career and for today's organizations. |
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International Business, 7th Edition
$72.75 Market-defining since it was first introduced, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 7e by Charles W. L. Hill, continues to set the standard for international business textbooks. In writing the book, Charles Hill draws on his experience in teaching, writing, and global consulting to create the most thorough, up-to-date, and thought-provoking text on the market. Because many issues in international business are complex, the text explores the pros and cons of economic theories, government policies, business strategies, organizational structures, etc. Hill's INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS is known for its strong emphasis on strategy, and for maintaining a tight integrated flow between chapters. Hill's book is practical in nature, focusing on the managerial implications of each topic on the actual practice of international business. The author's passion and enthusiasm for the international business arena is apparent on every page as he strives to make important theories interesting, informative, and accessible to all students. With the CourseSmart eTextbook, students can save up to 45% off the cost of a print book, reduce their impact on the environment, and access powerful web tools for learning. Faculty can review and compare the full text online without having to wait for a print desk copy. CourseSmart is an online eTextbook, which means users access and view their textbook online when connected to the Internet. Students can also print sections of the book for maximum portability. |
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Statistics for Business: Decision Making and Analysis
$66.7 Suitable for students at the undergraduate, graduate, or MBA level, Statistics for Business: Decision Making and Analysis equips students with the most important skill they???ll need in the business world??? using statistics to make better business decisions.In the competitive world of business, effective decision making is crucial. To help your students stand out from the crowd, Robert Stine and Dean Foster of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania have written an exciting new book for business statistics. This book teaches students how to use data to make informed decisions; every chapter highlights issues in the modern business world. The authors provide strong connections between the statistical concepts they introduce in the text and the problems students will face in the business world, showing students how to find patterns, create statistical models from the data, and deliver their findings to an audience. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book. |
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Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies
$21.99 Spot the best times to buy, hold, or sell. The fun and easy way® to break into the business of commercial real estate. Thinking about becoming a commercial real estate investor? This friendly guide covers the entire process, offering pract |
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Business Communication Today, Tenth Edition
$83.35 For Business Communication courses. Cutting-edge communication coverage that prepares students for real business practice. The field???s leading text for more than two decades, Business Communication Today continues to provide the cutting-edge coverage that students can count on to prepare them for real business practice. Other textbooks release new editions that don???t reflect their copyright year, training students in practices from last decade. Bov??e/Thill provides real-world training for the business world of today and tomorrow. Updated with a more interactive and conversational model called Business Communication 2.0, this edition introduces students to a vitally important way of thinking about communication, instructing them in the professional use of blogs, instant messages, wikis, twittering and other social media tools. |
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Business Economics
$47.95 'Business Economics: Theory and Application' is an undaunting and accessible text that focuses on the real world of business and how this relates to economics.The links to business are far more intrinsic that in other business economics textbooks where a business "flavour" is simply added to traditional economics theory. It provides an in-depth jargon-free analysis, particularly relevant for one semester courses. A variety of case studies and questions are used throughout the text both to illustrate key points and for seminar and assignment work. Diagrams are included to aid the explanation of complex issues, and review and discussion questions are incorporated to consolidate and expand on the learning. A lecturer's supplement accompanies the text. |
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Statistics for Business and Economics, Eleventh Edition
$66.7 For a one- or two-semester course in business statistics.Classic, yet contemporary. Theoretical, yet applied. Statistics for Business and Economics, Eleventh Edition, gives you the best of both worlds. Using a rich array of applications from a variety of industries, McClave/Sincich/Benson clearly demonstrates to students how to use statistics effectively in a business environment.The book focuses on developing statistical thinking so the reader can better assess the credibility and value of inferences made from data. As consumers and future producers of statistical inferences, students are introduced to a wide variety of data collection and analysis techniques to help them evaluate data and make informed business decisions. As with previous editions, this revision offers an abundance of applications with many new and updated exercises that draw on real business situations and recent economic events. The authors assume a background of basic algebra. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book. |
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Business: A Changing World, 7th Edition
$51.5 Business: A Changing World is the fastest growing introductory business textbook on the market, and for a simple reason. Unlike most brief textbooks on the market, which are trimmed and spliced from much longer works into an approximation of an essentials edition, Business: A Changing World is written from the ground up to be brief, lean, and flexible enough to enable you to cover just the topics you want at the level of depth you want, plus it doesn???t inherit out-dated examples from a hardback derivative. With market-leading teaching support and the most up to date content available, Business: A Changing World represents the best value available in the brief Introductory Business market. What sets Ferrell apart? An unrivaled mixture of topical depth, current content and the best teaching support around. |
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Beyond Textbooks
$32 Technology is a key driver of educational innovation, and a variety of programmes focusing on investment in infrastructure, equipment, in-service training and digital learning resources have been established to promote its usage in primary and secondary schools. So far, little comparative analytical attention has been devoted to understanding how digital resources improve the quality of learning and to assessing the public policies that support their development and use, and the role played by other stakeholders like publishers, broadcasting companies and increasingly user communities. This publication aims to fill that gap by both reviewing and evaluating the process of systemic innovation. Drawing on case studies from five Nordic countries, the report assembles information on the knowledge bases and policy actors which impact each phase of this innovation process and the main factors which influence its success including governance, financing and user involvement. |
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Business Statistics: A First Course
$51.2 This book is ideal for a one-semester course in business statistics, offering a streamlined presentation of Business Statistics, by Sharpe, De Veaux, and Velleman, with Excel?? screenshots throughout the book.Professors Norean Sharpe (Georgetown University), Dick De Veaux (Williams College), and Paul Velleman (Cornell University) have teamed up to provide an innovative new textbook for the undergraduate introductory business statistics course. These authors have taught at the finest business schools and draw on their consulting experience at leading companies to show students how statistical thinking is vital to modern decision making.Managers make better business decisions when they understand statistics, and Business Statistics gives students the statistical tools and understanding to take them from the classroom to the boardroom. Hundreds of examples are based on current events and timely business topics. Short, accessible chapters allow for flexible coverage of important topics, and the conversational writing style maintains student interest and improves understanding.Business Statistics includes Guided Examples that feature the authors??? signature Plan/Do/Report problem-solving method. Each worked example shows students how to clearly define the business decision to be made and plan which method to use, do the calculations and create the graphs, and finally report their findings, often in the form of a business memo. Every chapter reminds students What Can Go Wrong and teaches them how to avoid making common statistical mistakes. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book. |
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Business: A Changing World, 6th Edition
$49 Business: A Changing World is the fastest growing introductory business textbook on the market, and for a simple reason. Unlike most brief textbooks on the market, which are trimmed and spliced from much longer works into an approximation of an essentials edition, Ferrell/Hirt/Ferrell is written from the ground up to be brief, lean, and flexible enough to enable you to cover just the topics you want at the level of depth you want, plus it doesn't inherit out-dated examples from a hardback derivative. With market-leading teaching support and the most up to date content available, Business: A Changing World represents the best value available in the brief Introductory Business market. What sets Ferrell apart? An unrivaled mixture of topical depth, current content and the best teaching support around. |
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Business-to-Business Brand Management
$164.95 Providing broad and deep coverage, this volume focuses on sensemaking, decisions, actions, and evaluating outcomes relating to managing business-to-business brands including both product and service brands. This book goes well beyond basic marketing textbooks to provide extensive reviews of relevant studies, original research reports, and in-depth implications for the following B2B brand management issues:1. Building a Strong B2B Brand2. Building a Strong Brand to Resellers3. B2B Brand Equity: Theory, Measurement, and Strategy 4. Effective Strategies for B2B Service Brands5. Brand Meaning and its Impact in Subcontractor Contexts6. Brand Image, Corporate Reputation, and Customer Value7. Internal Branding Theory, Research, and Practice8. Pricing Theory and Strategy Applications in B2B Brand Management.Collectively these chapters address most aspects of the marketing mix for business-to-business and industrial marketers. Each of the papers provides valuable brand management insights for managers. The chapters are original contributions by leading scholars and B2B brand managers; each chapter following the introductory chapter includes a brand management problem-exercise with a separate instructor’s note. |
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Investing in e-Health
$66.99 Investing in e-Health |
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The Physician's Guide to Investing
$24.99 The Physician's Guide to Investing |
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The Complete Guide to Investing in Property
$12.99 The Complete Guide to Investing in Property |
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Ophthalmic Pathology An Atlas and Textbooks
$919.3 ISBN-13: 9780721649085 ISBN-10: 0721649084 Title: Ophthalmic Pathology An Atlas and Textbooks. Author: American Academy of Ophthalmology. Edition: 4th. |
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The Psychology Of Investing, Third Edition
$23.35 For undergraduate and graduate Investments courses. The Psychology of Investing is the first text of its kind to delve into the fascinating subject of how psychology affects investing. Its unique coverage describes how investors actually behave, the reasons and causes of that behavior, why the behavior hurts their wealth, and what they can do about it. |
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The Psychology of Investing, Second Edition
$30.9 For undergraduate and graduate Investments courses. The Psychology of Investing is the first text of its kind to delve into the fascinating subject of psychology affects investing. Its unique coverage describes how investors actually behave, the reasons and causes of that behavior, why the behavior hurts their wealth, and what they can do about it. Traditional finance has focused on developing the tools which investors can use to optimize expected return and risk???understanding the psychology of investing will complement the material covered in traditional investments text. |
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Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 2nd Edition
$104.5 Offering a unique approach in the field, this book presents the principles of accounting from a corporate perspective. This provides readers with a real-world understanding of the concepts. It starts with a discussion of real financial statements first, clearly showing how they communicate the financing, operation, and investing activities of a business. The book then helps readers gain the skills, and the confidence they need to use those skills effectively in making business decisions. |
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Investing
$25.51 This book is in Used condition |
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Green Investing
$14.95 In Green Investing , Jack Uldrich profiles 100 of the world's leading green companies and offers readers a model portfolio for investing in clean, sustainable products. |
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The Psychology of Investing, Fourth Edition
$23.35 A supplement for undergraduate and graduate Investments courses. See the decision-making process behind investments. The Psychology of Investing is the first text of its kind to delve into the fascinating subject of how psychology affects investing. Its unique coverage describes how investors actually behave, the reasons and causes of that behavior, why the behavior hurts their wealth, and what they can do about it. The fourth edition addresses the current financial crisis, has a new chapter on framing effects, and contains new evidence and ideas in every chapter. |
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Essentials of Modern Business Statistics, 4th Edition
$103.99 From the renowned author team that has been writing market-leading business statistics textbooks for more than 20 years, ESSENTIALS OF MODERN BUSINESS STATISTICS with Microsoft Office Excel, Fourth Edition, provides a brief introduction to business statistics that balances a conceptual understanding of statistics with the real-world application of statistical methodology. The latest version of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel 2007, is integrated throughout the text, showing step-by-step instructions and screen captures to enhance student learning. The fourth edition contains the same student learning features that have made ASW products best-sellers for years, including the problem-scenario approach and real-world examples that introduce statistical techniques. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. |
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Essentials of Modern Business Statistics, 3rd Edition
$95.99 From the renowned author team that has been writing market-leading business statistics textbooks for more than 20 years, ESSENTIALS OF MODERN BUSINESS STATISTICS, 3e provides a brief introduction to business statistics that balances a conceptual understanding of statistics with the real-world application of statistical methodology. The latest version of Microsoft Excel is integrated throughout the text, showing step-by-step instructions and screen captures to enhance student learning. The Third Edition contains the same student learning features that have made ASW products best-sellers for years; features include the problem-scenario approach and real-world examples that introduce statistical techniques. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. |
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Healthcare Investing: Investing in Biotechnology
$6.95 Here is a chapter from Health Care Investing , which couples strategies for making money on the future growth of the health-care industry with insightful coverage of the people and events that have shaped it. You will find valuable information about the issues health care professionals face today; examinations of patterns, policies, and future predictions in the market; and practical approaches to investing in pharma, biotech, and managed care. |
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Healthcare Investing: Investing in Pharmaceuticals
$6.95 Here is a chapter from Health Care Investing , which couples strategies for making money on the future growth of the health-care industry with insightful coverage of the people and events that have shaped it. You will find valuable information about the issues health care professionals face today; examinations of patterns, policies, and future predictions in the market; and practical approaches to investing in pharma, biotech, and managed care. |
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Investing For Dummies®
$21.99 Revised and updated to keep up with the rapidly changing world of investing, Investing For Dummies, Fourth Edition is back and more informative than ever. A Wall Street Journal bestseller, this friendly guide has helped tens of thousands of Americans get into stock investing without risking their shirts. |
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The McGraw-Hill Guide to the PMP Exam
$49.95 Subjects > Business & Investing > Management & Leadership > Management |
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Applied Value Investing: The Practical Application of Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett's Valuation Principles to Acquisitions, C
$31.29 ISBN-13: 9780071628181 ISBN-10: 0071628185 Title: Applied Value Investing: The Practical Application of Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett's Valuation Principles to Acquisitions, Catastrophe Pricing and Business Execution. Author: Jr.,Joseph Calandro. Edition: 1st. |
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Investing In Your Future, 2nd Edition
$27.49 Produced in conjunction with the National Association of Investors Corporation (NAIC), INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE teaches students a step-by-step method of approaching smart saving and investing. Topics include everything from certificates of deposit to mutual funds and stocks. Students learn how to analyze the value of stocks and appreciate the importance of investing for the future. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. |
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Microeconomics For Business
$32.95 This book breaks away from standard microeconomics textbooks for management students. in numerous ways. Some of its relevant and useful features are:. - A strong emphasis on concepts, their explanation, understanding and application. - Graphical and logical derivations supplemented by economic intuition in easy-to-understand. English, while retaining the rigour of algebraic treatment. - Numerous real-life examples, largely pertaining to India. - Two unique chapters: Demand for Assets and Game Theory and Economic Applications. - Questions at the end of each chapter, emphasising the application of concepts. |
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Introductory Mathematical Analysis for Business, Economics, and the Life and Social Sciences, Twelfth Edition
$56 For courses in Mathematics for Business and Mathematical Methods in Business.This classic text continues to provide a mathematical foundation for students in business, economics, and the life and social sciences. Abundant applications cover such diverse areas as business, economics, biology, medicine, sociology, psychology, ecology, statistics, earth science, and archaeology. Its depth and completeness of coverage enables instructors to tailor their courses to students??? needs. The authors frequently employ novel derivations that are not widespread in other books at this level. The Twelfth Edition has been updated to make the text even more student-friendly and easy to understand.CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book. |
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Investing Demystified
$19.95 The first Demystified guide to take the mystery out of investing, Investing Demystified provides independent investors with hands-on explanations of basic investing topics without needless detours. Built around the no-nonsense model that has made Demystified one of McGraw-Hill's most popular series, this helpful and practical self-teaching guide cuts right to the chase and gives straightforward direction to anyone tired of being confused by Wall Street jargon and the investing arena. |
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Language, Ideology and Japanese History Textbooks
$105 There are frequent protests that a biased, nationalistic history is taught in Japanese schools. This study analyses authorised textbooks currently in use, elucidating meanings and associated ideologies created through language. |
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Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, Eleventh Edition
$60.3 For a one-semester or one-quarter course covering calculus for students majoring in business, economics, social sciences, or life sciences.This mid-level text covers calculus with an emphasis on cross-discipline principles and practices. Student-friendly and accessible, it develops a thorough, functional understanding of mathematical concepts in preparation for their application in other areas. Coverage concentrates on developing concepts and ideas followed immediately by developing computational skills and problem solving.CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book. |
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Fundamentals of Investing, Eleventh Edition
$89.78 Fundamentals of Investing helps students make informed investment decisions in their personal and professional lives by providing a solid foundation of core concepts and tools. Gitman/Joehnk/Smart use practical, hands-on applications to introduce the topics and techniques used by both personal investors and money managers. The authors integrate a consistent framework based on learning goals to keep students focused on what is most important in each chapter. Students leave the course with the necessary information for developing, implementing, and monitoring a successful investment program. |
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Keys to Investing in Options and Futures (2nd ed) (Barron's Business Keys)
$3 This book is in Used condition |
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Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft® Excel
$159.49 This comprehensive introduction to business statistics balances a conceptual understanding of statistics with the real-world application of statistical methodology. The latest version of Microsoft® Excel is integrated throughout the text, showing step-by-step instructions and screen captures to enhance student learning. The authors have been writing market-leading business statistics textbooks for over 20 years and this new edition contains the same student learning features that have made ASW products best-sellers. |
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The CompleteLandlord.com Ultimate Real Estate Investing Handbook
$19.95 This book covers the entire cycle of becoming a successful real estate investor--providing detailed information on the Why's and, more importantly, the How's.Written in an accessible format, this book provides valuable information for first time real estate investors. Readers will find information on: Becoming a property investor, winning residential investment strategies; assembling your team; from offer to closing; how to work on fixer uppers; owning properties as a long term investment; flipping your property and all the business details necessary to invest. |
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Real Estate Investing
$15.99 If you are interested in home renovation, setting up a small business, or delving into commercial real estate development, this book will give you straight answers to the questions you need to ask. It explains the basics of real estate, how development deals work, how to research property, how to buy land, and how to check out the background of a potential partner. It is a comprehensive guide to the ins and outs of real estate investment. |
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Business Communication Essentials, Second Canadian Edition
$32.4 CourseSmart Textbooks Online is an exciting new choice for students looking to save money. As an alternative to purchasing the print textbook, students can subscribe to the same content online and save up to 50% off the suggested list price of the print text. With a CourseSmart etextbook, students can search the text, make notes online, print out reading assignments that incorporate lecture notes, and bookmark important passages for later review. For more information, or to subscribe to the CourseSmart eTextbook, visit www.coursesmart.com |
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Business Strategy in Asia: A Casebook
$62.49 The second edition follows the highly successful first edition in filling an important under-served niche in the strategy arena: a casebook on business strategy in Asia. As a teaching tool, the usage of case studies is widespread in business strategy courses. Many case studies are focused on companies from developed economies, especially from the U.S. and Western Europe, leaving a large void in terms of understanding the strategies of Asian companies. This book aims to fill this void in the current offerings of textbooks. Written by experts on Asian business, it is a unique and comprehensive collection of cases about the strategies of Asian firms. The cases are wide-ranging, covering a diverse range of issues, geographic contexts, industries and decision situations. The rigor and depth of information included in each of the cases provides considerable versatility to educators in terms of usage at various levels. The cases have been carefully chosen to represent the geographic and economic diversity of the different countries, industries, and firms within Asia. |
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Essentials of Topology with Applications (Textbooks in Mathematics)
$70.4 ISBN-13: 9781420089745 ISBN-10: 1420089749 Title: Essentials of Topology with Applications (Textbooks in Mathematics). Author: Steven G. Krantz. Edition: 1st. |
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Textbooks for Learning Nurturing Children's Minds
$83.46 ISBN-13: 9781557864123 ISBN-10: 1557864128 Title: Textbooks for Learning Nurturing Children's Minds. Author: Robert C. Calfee. |
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Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 5th Edition
$101.5 Financial Accounting, 5th Edition provides students with an understanding of fundamental concepts necessary to use accounting effectively. Starting with a ???macro??? view of accounting information, the authors present real financial statements. They establish how a financial statement communicates the financing, investing, and operating activities of a business to users of accounting information. Kimmel, Weygandt and Kieso motivate students by grounding the discussion in the real world, showing them the relevance of the topics covered to their future. |
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Financial Accounting, Study Guide: Tools for Business Decision Making, 5th Edition
$34.5 Financial Accounting, 5th Edition provides students with an understanding of fundamental concepts necessary to use accounting effectively. Starting with a ???macro??? view of accounting information, the authors present real financial statements. They establish how a financial statement communicates the financing, investing, and operating activities of a business to users of accounting information. Kimmel, Weygandt and Kieso motivate students by grounding the discussion in the real world, showing them the relevance of the topics covered to their future. |
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Financial Accounting, Working Papers: Tools for Business Decision Making, 5th Edition
$33.5 Financial Accounting, 5th Edition provides students with an understanding of fundamental concepts necessary to use accounting effectively. Starting with a ???macro??? view of accounting information, the authors present real financial statements. They establish how a financial statement communicates the financing, investing, and operating activities of a business to users of accounting information. Kimmel, Weygandt and Kieso motivate students by grounding the discussion in the real world, showing them the relevance of the topics covered to their future. |
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Business Law and the Legal Environment, Standard Edition, 4th Edition
$123.99 "Concepts in context." It's an approach unique among business law textbooks and one of the main reasons Beatty and Samuelson's BUSINESS LAW AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT is so successful in the classroom. From the very first chapter, the authors' superb writing fascinates, drawing students into the concepts of business law within the context of vivid examples and memorable scenarios. Throughout, provocative questions encourage students to reflect about what they are reading-teaching by example using activities that foster active learning and show students how to think through issues from a lawyer's perspective. No other text is as effective at helping students learn how to apply concepts and contexts to their practice, and in teaching them why business law matters not only to their careers but also to their daily lives. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. |
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Investing Bible
$19.09 ISBN-13: 9780764553806 ISBN-10: 0764553801 Title: Investing Bible. Author: Lynne O'Shaughnessy. |
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Investing for the Future
$1.95 ISBN-13: 9780896938892 ISBN-10: 0896938891 Title: Investing for the Future. Author: Larry Burkett. |
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Investing for Dummies
$3.29 ISBN-13: 9780764551628 ISBN-10: 0764551620 Title: Investing for Dummies. Author: . |
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Supernatural Investing
$13.98 ISBN-13: 9780977670925 ISBN-10: 0977670929 Title: Supernatural Investing. Author: Michael Trapasso. |
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Online Investing
$25 The only book investors need to reap the rewards and avoid the treacheries of the investing cyber jungle. When it comes to personal investing, the Internet has changed all the rules. The sophisticated tools and access to information once enjoyed only by financial professionals and the most well-heeled of investors are now easily available to anyone with a computer and a modem. |
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Investing Online
$104.95 In a clear and concise form, this text explains the basics of investing online, highlighting what investors should know before, during, and after they invest. |
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Investing 101
$15.95 Investing 101 helps readers take their first steps into investing, even if they've been uncertain how to go about it before. This is the book that gives the novice investor the knowledge base and confidence to invest wisely. Kathy Kristof takes the guesswork out of investing by giving straightforward information on setting goals, getting organized, accumulating capital, and achieving financial security. |
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Doing Business with the Czech Republic
$97 Originally published in the pre-EU-accession period, this E-Book edition of Doing Business with the Czech Republic has been updated to take account of the post-accession changes to the legal and fiscal environment. It remains a definitive appraisal of the economic and investment climate, including an examination of the legal structure and business regulation, information on the financial sector and unique best practice on all aspects of trading with and investing in the Czech Republic. |
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Doing Business with Estonia
$97 Originally published in the pre-EU-accession period, this E-Book edition of Doing Business with Estonia has been updated to take account of the post-accession changes to the legal and fiscal environment. It remains a definitive appraisal of the economic system and investment climate, including an examination of the legal structure and business regulation, information on the financial sector and unique best practice on all aspects of trading with and investing in Estonia. |
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Doing Business with Latvia
$97 Originally published in the pre-EU-accession period, this E-Book edition of Doing Business with Latvia has been updated to take account of the post-accession changes to the legal and fiscal environment. It remains a definitive appraisal of the economic system and investment climate, including an examination of the legal structure and business regulation, information on the financial sector and unique best practice on all aspects of trading with and investing in Latvia. |
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Doing Business with Lithuania
$97 Originally published in the pre-EU-accession period, this E-Book edition of Doing Business with Lithuania has been updated to take account of the post-accession changes to the legal and fiscal environment. It remains a definitive appraisal of the economic system and investment climate, including an examination of the legal structure and business regulation, information on the financial sector and unique best practice on all aspects of trading with and investing in Lithuania. |
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Doing Business with Malta
$97 Originally published in the pre-EU-accession period, this E-Book edition of Doing Business with Malta has been updated to take account of the post-accession changes to the legal and fiscal environment. It remains a definitive appraisal of the economic system and investment climate, including an examination of the legal structure and business regulation, information on the financial sector and unique best practice on all aspects of trading with and investing in Malta. |
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Doing Business with Poland
$97 Originally published in the pre-EU-accession period, this E-Book edition of Doing Business with Poland has been updated to take account of the post-accession changes to the legal and fiscal environment. It remains a definitive appraisal of the economic and investment climate, including an examination of the legal structure and business regulation, information on the financial sector and unique best practice on all aspects of trading with and investing in Poland. |
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Doing Business with Slovakia
$97 Originally published in the pre-EU-accession period, this E-Book edition of Doing Business with Slovakia has been updated to take account of the post-accession changes to the legal and fiscal environment. It remains a definitive appraisal of the economic and investment climate, including an examination of the legal structure and business regulation, information on the financial sector and unique best practice on all aspects of trading with and investing in Slovakia. |
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Doing Business with Slovenia
$97 Originally published in the pre-EU-accession period, this E-Book edition of Doing Business with Slovenia has been updated to take account of the post-accession changes to the legal and fiscal environment. It remains a definitive appraisal of the economic and investment climate, including an examination of the legal structure and business regulation, information on the financial sector and unique best practice on all aspects of trading with and investing in Slovenia. |
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Fundamentals of Investing, Tenth Edition
$99.35 Fundamentals of Investing helps students make informed investment decisions in their personal and professional lives by providing a solid foundation of core concepts and tools. Gitman and Joehnk use practical, hands-on applications to introduce the topics and techniques used by both personal investors and money managers. The authors integrate a consistent framework based on learning goals to keep students focused on what is most important in each chapter. Students leave the course with the necessary information for developing, implementing, and monitoring a successful investment program. Each new student copy comes with prepaid access to MyFinanceLab, an online learning and assessment system, and OTIS, the Online Trading and Investment Simulator, which allows students to buy and sell securities using real-world market data. For more information, visit MyFinanceLab and OTIS. |
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Rich Dad's Guide to Investing
$9.99 Rich Dad's Guide to Investing is a guide to understanding the real earning power of money by learning some of the investing secrets of the wealthy. |
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College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, Eleventh Edition
$65.1 <>For freshman/sophomore, 2 semester/2-3 quarter courses covering finite mathematics and calculus for students in business, economics, social sciences, or life sciences departments.This mid-level text covers mathematics of finance, linear algebra, linear programming, probability, and descriptive statistics, with an emphasis on cross-discipline principles and practices. Student-friendly and accessible, it develops a thorough, functional understanding of mathematical concepts in preparation for their application in other areas. Coverage concentrates on developing concepts and ideas followed immediately by developing computational skills and problem solving.CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book. |
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Finite Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, Eleventh Edition
$60.3 <>For freshman- to sophomore-level, one-term or one-quarter courses in Finite Mathematics in business, economics, social sciences, or life sciences departments.This mid-level text covers mathematics of finance, linear algebra, linear programming, probability, and descriptive statistics, with an emphasis on cross-discipline principles and practices. Student-friendly and accessible, it develops a thorough, functional understanding of mathematical concepts in preparation for their application in other areas. Coverage concentrates on developing concepts and ideas followed immediately by developing computational skills and problem solving.CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book. |
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Counterintuitive Investing
$39.49 Improve investment performance with COUNTERINTUITIVE INVESTING! Combining cutting-edge academic investment research with street-smart ideas, this finance text makes a compelling case for stocking up on bargains. While most investors are abandoning the stock, the astute investors buy – the goal is to buy the best of the fallen stocks and avoid the worst and this text helps you determine the difference! |
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Investing In Your Future
$46.49 Produced in conjunction with the National Association of Investors Corporation (NAIC), INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE teaches students a step-by-step method of approaching smart saving and investing. Topics include everything from certificates of deposit to mutual funds and stocks. Students learn how to analyze the value of stocks and appreciate the importance of investing for the future. |
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Successful Business Planning for Entrepreneurs (with CD-ROM)
$114.49 Save time and money with SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PLANNING FOR ENTREPRENEURS. Unlike other Entrepreneurship textbooks, this version focuses on practical basics of entrepreneurship and how it works in the real world. Plus, it comes with a CD-ROM that puts study helps and answers right at your fingertips. Practical and useful. this textbook is organized to follow the suggested business plan outline proposed by the Small Business Administration. |
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Behavioural Investing
$115 Behavioural investing seeks to bridge the gap between psychology and investing. All too many investors are unaware of the mental pitfalls that await them. Even once we are aware of our biases, we must recognise that knowledge does not equal behaviour. The solution lies is designing and adopting an investment process that is at least partially robust to behavioural decision-making errors. Behavioural Investing: A Practitioner’s Guide to Applying Behavioural Finance explores the biases we face, the way in which they show up in the investment process, and urges readers to adopt an empirically based sceptical approach to investing. This book is unique in combining insights from the field of applied psychology with a through understanding of the investment problem. The content is practitioner focused throughout and will be essential reading for any investment professional looking to improve their investing behaviour to maximise returns. Key features include: : The only book to cover the applications of behavioural finance; An executive summary for every chapter with key points highlighted at the chapter start; Information on the key behavioural biases of professional investors, including The seven sins of fund management, Investment myth busting, and The Tao of investing; Practical examples showing how using a psychologically inspired model can improve on standard, common practice valuation tools; Written by an internationally renowned expert in the field of behavioural finance |
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Investing in REITs
$27.95 Thinking about investing in real estate? Consider REITs. This fully updated edition explains the ins and outs in an uncomplicated style that makes it easy for novice and professional investors of this attractive asset class. |
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Healthcare Investing: Investing in Medical Technology
$6.95 Here is a chapter from Health Care Investing , which couples strategies for making money on the future growth of the health-care industry with insightful coverage of the people and events that have shaped it. You will find valuable information about the issues health care professionals face today; examinations of patterns, policies, and future predictions in the market; and practical approaches to investing in pharma, biotech, and managed care. |
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What Is Value Investing?
$12 What Is Value Investing? provides individual investors with an introduction to value investing, today's most talked-about yet misunderstood investing strategy. Lawrence Cunningham explores:.:.; How to quickly measure the value of a stock.; The eight key rules of value investing.; Strategies for different investment needs. |
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Stock Investing for Dummies
$21.99 Stock Investing For Dummies, 3rd Edition includes information on stock investing in both bear and bull markets; unique investment segments; stock investing for different types of situations; and examples straight from the real world of stock investing as they have occurred in the past three years. |
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Fundamentals of Investing
$23 ISBN-13: 9780321413741 ISBN-10: 0321413741 Title: Fundamentals of Investing . Author: Lawrence J. Gitman. |
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The Elements of Investing
$17.75 ISBN-13: 9780470528495 ISBN-10: 0470528494 Title: The Elements of Investing. Author: Burton G. Malkiel, Charles D. Ellis. |
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Investing in Bonds
$5.72 ISBN-13: 9780618353279 ISBN-10: 0618353275 Title: Investing in Bonds. Author: David L. Scott. |
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Psychology of Investing
$75.03 ISBN-13: 9780131432703 ISBN-10: 0131432702 Title: Psychology of Investing. Author: John R. Nofsinger. Edition: 2nd. |
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Personal Investing
$18.99 ISBN-13: 9780256018325 ISBN-10: 0256018324 Title: Personal Investing. Author: Wilbur W. Widicus, Thomas E. Stitzel. |
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Basics of Investing
$12.55 ISBN-13: 9780471548539 ISBN-10: 0471548537 Title: Basics of Investing. Author: Benton E. Gup. Edition: 5th. |
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Investing by the Numbers
$33.24 ISBN-13: 9781883249540 ISBN-10: 1883249546 Title: Investing by the Numbers. Author: Jarrod W. Wilcox. |
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Business Law
$16.99 The only guide of its kind! Undergraduate college students working toward business degrees, MBA graduate students, and first year law students have one thing in common: they need to take courses in business law. Unlike cumbersome and expensive textbooks, The Complete Idiots Guide® to Business Law is the first and only series guide that explains the major principles, phrases, and real life implications of business law for students and interested professionals. ·Discusses only relevant case laws to the topics ·Fully explains key words, phrases, and concepts ·Contains clear and jargon-free explanations and definitions ·Includes narrative examples to illustrate situations and concepts |
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Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, Twelfth Edition
$75.34 For freshman/sophomore, 1- or 2-semester/2???3 quarter courses covering calculus for students in business, economics, social sciences, or life sciences departments.This accessible text is designed to help students help themselves excel in the course. The content is organized into two parts: (1) A Library of Elementary Functions (Chapters 1???2) and (2) Calculus (Chapters 3???9). The book???s overall approach, refined by the authors??? experience with large sections of college freshmen, addresses the challenges of teaching and learning when your students??? prerequisite knowledge varies greatly. Student-friendly features such as Matched Problems, Explore & Discuss questions, and Conceptual Insights, together with the motivating and ample applications, make this text a popular choice for today???s students and instructors. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book. |
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Finite Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, Twelfth Edition
$60.3 For freshman/sophomore, 1- or 2-semester/2???3 quarter courses covering finite mathematics for students in business, economics, social sciences, or life sciences departments.This accessible text is designed to help students help themselves excel in the course. The content is organized into two parts: (1) A Library of Elementary Functions (Chapters 1???2) and (2) Finite Mathematics (Chapters 3???11). The book???s overall approach, refined by the authors??? experience with large sections of college freshmen, addresses the challenges of teaching and learning when students??? prerequisite knowledge varies greatly. Student-friendly features such as Matched Problems, Explore & Discuss questions, and Conceptual Insights, together with the motivating and ample applications, make this text a popular choice for today???s students and instructors.??CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book. |
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Introductory Mathematical Analysis: For Business, Economics, and the Life and Social Sciences, Thirteenth Edition
$56 This book is ideal for one- or two-semester or two- or three-quarter courses covering topics in college algebra, finite mathematics, and calculus for students in business, economics, and the life and social sciences.Haeussler, Paul, and Wood establish a strong algebraic foundation that sets this text apart from other applied mathematics texts, paving the way for students to solve real-world problems that use calculus. Emphasis on developing algebraic skills is extended to the exercises???including both drill problems and applications. The authors work through examples and explanations with a blend of rigor and accessibility. In addition, they have refined the flow, transitions, organization, and portioning of the content over many editions to optimize manageability for teachers and learning for students. The table of contents covers a wide range of topics efficiently, enabling instructors to tailor their courses to meet student needs. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book. |
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No Bull Investing
$18.95 Stock market losses and a sluggish, unstable economy have left many investors uncertain about the best way to secure their family's financial future. No Bull Investing provides proven models and techniques that will help consumers navigate the rough terrain of today's financial landscape. |
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Infrastructure Investing
$95 Invaluable information regarding one of the biggest worldwide growth areas in investing-infrastructure assets. Infrastructure investing is about to explode on the worldwide scene. The fact is that real money will need to be spent on real projects-which will present real opportunities for stable, long-term returns. But infrastructure assets have unique characteristics and the investments and funds that will likely rise up must be suitably structured to serve investor needs. Author Rajeev Sawant has been analyzing infrastructure investments, funds, and project financing programs for nearly five years, and with this book, he presents information that will be invaluable to lenders, pension funds, insurance companies, investment funds, rating agencies, and even governments.: Presents comprehensive data analysis on infrastructure cases worldwide; Analyzes the opportunities as well as the pitfalls of infrastructure investing; Focuses on the needs of pensions, insurance companies, and endowments interested in infrastructure investing. For the next decade, worldwide economic growth and increased employment-as well as investment returns-will come from infrastructure projects. This book will help you understand today's dynamic infrastructure asset class and quickly get you up to speed on the unique risks and rewards associated with it. |
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Investing in China
$115 Investing in China: The Emerging Venture Capital Industry is a unique and invaluable guide to venture capital in China. This important new book provides a detailed profile of the current state of the venture capital backed SME sector and an authoritative look at trends and future prospects. |
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Investing Essentials
$3.99 If you're ready to start investing, but need to learn more before you begin, this guide is a must-read. Easy to understand and concise, the guide covers stocks, bonds, mutual funds, as well as key strategies for creating and managing an investment portfolio, including asset allocation and diversification. |
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Run It Like a Business
$35 The collapse of do it yourself investing has created a huge market for professional financial advisors. Wirehouse representatives, lawyers, CPAs, and others are entering the field. While a few individuals have become wildly successful, many planners struggle to survive. |
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Professional Communication : The Corporate Insider's Approach to Business Communication
$120.49 This text is oriented toward students who have a serious interest in business and professional communication. It is not intended to be in competition with textbooks targeted at the introductory course level, rather, it is written for advanced courses, MBA programs, management development, and corporate training courses. This book offers sound insights, supported by extensive research, and experience teaching corporate and academic business communication programs. The text focuses on exploring rhetorical principles as they apply to contemporary business and technical environments. Working from this perspective, the authors promote an application of the demands and dimension of communicating effectively in a corporate or technical environment. At the same time, this approach puts a proper perspective on tools and templates and strengthens the writing fundamentals. |
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Indian Business Culture
$36.95 Indian Business Culture addresses the cultural issues related to doing business in India. It looks at the impact of history and politics on business practice, and provides case studies to show how different companies have fared in India.India is one of the most rapidly developing economies in the world. Increasing numbers of multi-national companies are investing in large-scale projects in India, and business is booming. India is also a country of great racial and cultural diversity, often misunderstood by the world at large.Indian Business Culture is ideal for those who want to understand India and its people better, and to enhance your chances of being successful in business there. It provides an objective look at the complexities of conducting business in India. Such insights are vital for risk assessments as well as for negotiations.Rajiv Desai is President of Indian Public Affairs Network, the country's premier public relations/public affairs consulting firm. Mr Desai was media advisor to Rajiv Gandhi in the 1989 and 1991 election campaigns. He is also a journalist and his work has been published in a wide variety of international newspapers and magazines. |
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Business Skills for Engineers and Technologists
$52.95 The scope of Business Skills for Engineers and Technologists is wider than many traditional business texts, including hot topics such as e-commerce, business ethics and law, as well as fully up-to-date coverage of management issues and finance. The interactive style of the book is ideally suited for the study of business and management topics. Rather than focussing solely on management theory, the subjects are explored within real-world engineering contexts through numerous case studies and activities, which bring the content to life and create a highly accessible text for the student reader. The IIE Textbook Series from Butterworth-Heinemann *Student-focused textbooks with numerous examples, activities, problems and knowledge-check questions *Designed for a wide range of undergraduate courses *Real-world engineering examples at the heart of each book *Core texts suitable for students with no previous background studying engineering "I am very proud to be able to introduce this series as the fruition of a joint publishing venture between Butterworth-Heinemann and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers. Mechanical Engineering Systems is one of the first three titles in a series of core texts designed to cover the essential modules of a broad cross-section of undergraduate programmes in engineering and technology. These books are designed with today's students firmly in mind, and real-world engineering contexts to the fore - students who are increasingly opting for the growing number of courses that provide the foundation for Incorporated Engineer registration." Peter F Wason BSc(Eng) CEng FIEE FIIE FIMechE FIMgt. Secretary and Chief Executive,IIE This essential text is part of the IIE accredited textbook series from Newnes - textbooks to form the strong practical, business and academic foundations for the professional development of tomorrow's incorporated engineers. |
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TrimTabs Investing
$29.95 Whether you are an investment professional managing billions of dollars or an individual investor with a small nest egg, TrimTabs Investing shows you how to beat the major stock market averages with less risk. This groundbreaking book begins by comparing the stock market to a casino in which the house (public companies and the insiders who run them) buys and sells shares with the players (institutional and individual investors). |
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Healthcare Investing
$49.95 Is your portfolio in peak health?. Ranking among the world's largest markets, the $2.5 trillion health care industry is growing at an unprecedented rate. According to Miller Tabak + Co.'s health care strategist Les Funtleyder, major structural renovations to the system are imminent. “Health care is entering an era of reform,” Funtleyder writes, “and with reform comes change and the opportunity for investment gain.”. Health-Care Investing provides a thorough explanation of how the industry's mammoth size and complexity can be worked to your advantage and why health care is more resistant to changes in economic cycles than other markets. Funtleyder gives you a comprehensive overview of the industry, from both macro and micro points of view, so you can make informed decisions regarding your investments. You'll find critical information concerning: The natural inelasticity of health care and how to profit from it; How to take advantage of the market's complexities and inefficiencies; Issues and policy changes you need to know; The social responsibility aspect of investing in health care; Why this market is essential for diversified portfolios. In Health-Care Investing , Funtleyder provides the tools you need to dig up the richest opportunities possible and build them into your investment strategy. You'll get a detailed look at traditional market patterns and the events that have shaped--and will continue to shape--the industry. Then you'll find specific strategies you can use to maximize your profits, whether you invest in pharma, biotech, managed services, or a combination of them. This informative and practical guide also includes a list of questions you can use as an investment “template,” which will help guide your decision-making process. With Health Care Investing , you'll be armed with the know-how to make the right decisions today in order to fully capitalize on events of the future. |
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The Investing Revolutionaries
$27.95 Over the past five years, James Whiddon hasinterviewed some of the world’s brightest, best, andmost influential men and women in finance on hispopular radio show, The Investing Revolution.While the topics under discussion have rangedwidely, the show’s mission has remained constant:Reveal the truth about how Wall Street has riggedthe game so that it always wins—at everyone else’sexpense—and offer investors an alternative toWall Street to help them participate directly in freemarket capitalism and achieve astonishing longtermgains. In The Investing Revolutionaries , Whiddon distillsall of that financial genius into a witty, wise elixirguaranteed to cure what ails your aching portfolio.Indispensable reading for professional and retailinvestors who want to free themselves from thetyranny of the Wall Street status quo, it deliversthe insights of a host of luminaries, including JohnBogle, Michael Mauboussin, Mohamed El-Erian,Richard Thaler, and Jeremy Siegel. Each financialpowerhouse featured in the book weighs in on theslick marketing ploys, statistical sleights of hand,and psychological button-pushing the denizens ofLower Manhattan routinely employ to separate youfrom your money. They also offer priceless tips onsuch topics as: The advantages of passive versus activeportfolio management (how to achievestellar gains through superdiversification); Global investing (is China really a goodinvestment?); Avoiding common behavioral traps (runningwith the herd will get you gored). Forget about stock picking and market timing. Sayfarewell to mutual fund gurus and the hyperbolicclaims of the technical wizards. Investors of theworld, you have nothing to lose but your chains. Andnow The Investing Revolutionaries provides you withthe key. |
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Applied Value Investing: Conclusion
$6.95 This chapter comes from Applied Value Investing , which--unlike other value-investing books that introduce a new variation on the value-investing theme--instead adopts the modern Graham and Dodd approach and applies it in a variety of unique and practical ways. You will learn innovative new ways of applying a value-investing approach to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and alternative investing. This in-depth guide uses detailed case studies demonstrating how Graham and Dodd insights can be used in a macro-investing framework and applied to the emerging area of super-catastrophe valuation. |
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Seed-stage Venture Investing: The Ins And Outs for Entrepreneurs, Start-ups, And Investors on Successfully Starting a New Business
$136.23 No Synopsis Available |
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Houghton Mifflin Guide to Reading Textbooks
$11.49 This guide has five full textbook chapters and an accompanying study guide section from a variety of disciplines. Following each textbook chapter are two sections of instruction and exercises for the students. The first section, "Textbook Features," explains methods for improving reading skills. |
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Foundation and Endowment Investing
$60 Foundation and Endowment Investing provides a detailed look at the successful investment approaches used by today’s leading foundations and endowments. Foundation and Endowment Investing profiles a number of accomplished Chief Investme |
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Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (Oxford Textbooks)
$378.59 ISBN-13: 9780198570295 ISBN-10: 0198570295 Title: Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (Oxford Textbooks). Edition: 4th. |
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Differentiating Textbooks Strategies to Improve Student Comprehension & Motivation
$29.66 ISBN-13: 9781884548482 ISBN-10: 1884548482 Title: Differentiating Textbooks Strategies to Improve Student Comprehension & Motivation. Author: Jim Grant. |