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Book SynopsisThe complete mind, body, and spiritual transformation based on a highly successful coursenow in paperback! The Awakening Course is Joe Vitale''s most recent breakthrough program explaining the four stages of awakening. This thought-provoking book builds on everything Vitale has written and recorded to date, taking you to a whole new level of personal and professional transcendence. This book offers a proven step-by-step approach for finding and achieving your goals and desires through a complete mind, body, and spiritual transformation. Discover new perspectives on money, role models, and the power of your unconscious Re-state complaints into positive life-changing intentions, and turn your fears into a catalyst for success 5 steps for attracting anything or anyone into your life Joe Vitale is the author of the bestselling The Attractor Factor and The Key Let The Awakening Course take yoTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction xi CHAPTER 1 What to Expect 1 CHAPTER 2 Stage One: Victimhood 22 CHAPTER 3 Stage Two: Empowerment 44 CHAPTER 4 Stage Three: Surrender 67 CHAPTER 5 Stage Four: Awakening 93 CHAPTER 6 The Awakened Millionaire 113 CHAPTER 7 The Awakened Relationship 149 CHAPTER 8 Bonus Chapter: What Do You Want? 186 CHAPTER 9 Special Bonus Report: Zero Limits Answers 209 Bibliography 216 About the Author 223 Special Miracles Coaching Offer 225 Index 227

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Book SynopsisThe Pharmaceutical Studies Reader is an engaging survey of the field that brings together provocative, multi-disciplinary scholarship examining the interplay of medical science, clinical practice, consumerism, and the healthcare marketplace.Trade Review"...provides an in-depth look at the machinery that enables the continued expansion of pharmaceutical products, markets, and subjects." - Ellen Rubinstein for Anthropology Book Forum, Anthropology NewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii 1 Introduction 1Jeremy A. Greene and Sergio Sismondo Part I Pharmaceutical Lives 17 2 The Pharmaceuticalisation of Society? A Framework for Analysis 19Simon J. Williams, Paul Martin and Jonathan Gabe 3 Pharmaceutical Witnessing: Drugs for Life in an Era of Direct]to]Consumer Advertising 33Joseph Dumit Part II New Drugs, Diseases, and Identities 49 4 Releasing the Flood Waters: Diuril and the Reshaping of Hypertension 51Jeremy A. Greene 5 DepRession and ConsumŠtion: Psychopharmaceuticals, Branding, and New Identity Practices 70Nathan Greenslit 6 BiDil: Medicating the Intersection of Race and Heart Failure 87Anne Pollock 7 Manufacturing Desire: The Commodification of Female Sexual Dysfunction 106Jennifer R. Fishman Part III Drugs and the Circulation of Medical Knowledge 121 8 Following the Script: How Drug Reps Make Friends and Influence Doctors 123Adriane Fugh]Berman and Shahram Ahari 9 Getting to Yes: Corporate Power and the Creation of a Psychopharmaceutical Blockbuster 133Kalman Applbaum 10 Pushing Knowledge in the Drug Industry: Ghost]Managed Science 150Sergio Sismondo 11 Transcultural Medicine: A Multi]Sited Ethnography on the Scientific]Industrial Networking of Korean Medicine 165Jongyoung Kim Part IV Political and Moral Economies of Pharmaceutical Research 179 12 Uncommon Trajectories: Steroid Hormones, Mexican Peasants, and the Search for a Wild Yam 181Gabriela Soto Laveaga 13 “Ready]to]Recruit” or “Ready]to]Consent” Populations? Informed Consent and the Limits of Subject Autonomy 195Jill A. Fisher 14 Clinical Trials Offshored: On Private Sector Science and Public Health 208Adriana Petryna 15 The Experimental Machinery of Global Clinical Trials: Case Studies from India 222Kaushik Sunder Rajan Part V Intellectual Property in Local and Global Markets 235 16 Intellectual Property and Public Health: Copying of HIV/AIDS Drugs by Brazilian Public and Private Pharmaceutical Laboratories 237Maurice Cassier and Marilena Correa 17 Global Pharmaceutical Markets and Corporate Citizenship: The Case of Novartis’ Anti]Cancer Drug Glivec 247Stefan Ecks 18 Generic Medicines and the Question of the Similar 261Cori Hayden Index 268

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Book SynopsisNew York Times Bestseller How feminine values can solve our toughest problems and build a more prosperous future Among 64,000 people surveyed in thirteen nations, two thirds feel the world would be a better place if men thought more like women. This marks a global trend away from the winner-takes-all, masculine approach to getting things done. Drawing from interviews at innovative organizations in eighteen nations and at Fortune 500 boardrooms, the authors reveal how men and women alike are recognizing significant value in traits commonly associated with women, such as nurturing, cooperation, communication, and sharing. The Athena Doctrine shows why femininity is the operating system of 21st century prosperity. Advocates a new way to solve today''s toughest problems in business, education, government, and more Based on a landmark survey and results from Young & Rubicam''s respected Brand Asset Valuator''s global survey, Trade Review“Captivating... a fascinating case study of human nature, this book provides insight into future world leaders.” —Publishers Weekly "With a wealth of data and even richer stories from around the world, The Athena Doctrine offers convincing proof that the future requires us to embrace traits and values traditionally linked to women. Leave it to two fathers of daughters to show us how men and women alike are using empathy and collaboration to solve problems big and small. If you care about leadership, creativity, and the world of tomorrow, you must read this book." —Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief, The Huffington Post "The Athena Doctrine is a powerful book. Extraordinary research. Great story telling. A message both timely and of monumental importance." —Tom Peters, leadership guru and bestselling author, In Search of Excellence "Goddess of both craft and wisdom, patron of Odysseus, and inspiration for legions of smart girls, Athena is an icon for our times. The Athena Doctrine offers a gender-neutral approach to embracing a set of values that underpin a new generation of innovation based on connection and creativity. It is an optimistic and energizing book." —Anne-Marie Slaughter, professor of politics and international affairs, Princeton University; former director of policy planning, U.S. Department of State "The Athena Doctrine offers more than ample evidence of the rebalance needed in global leadership. Painstakingly researched and documented, with interviews of amazing people all over the world, the ideas in this book will influence the leaders of tomorrow and, more importantly, make the case for more women leaders." —Pat Mitchell, president and CEO, the Paley Center for Media; curator, TEDxWomen “Rich in data and stories from around the world, this fresh analysis will certainly provoke healthy debate in the workplace and hopefully smash through a few glass ceilings.” —Tina Brown, Editor-in-Chief, Daily Beast and Newsweek “…this is a book for everyone, and I have no doubt that your life and your work will be enriched by reading it.” —Jack Covert, 800-CEORead Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Athena Doctrine 1 1 Great Britain 27 2 Iceland 55 3 Israel 77 4 Japan 103 5 Colombia and Peru 127 6 Kenya 149 7 India 169 8 China 189 9 Sweden, Germany, and Belgium 213 10 Bhutan 237 Conclusion: The Age of Athena 255 More Information 269 Notes 273 Acknowledgments 283 About the Authors 287 Index 291

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Book SynopsisComprehensive coverage of the four major trading styles Evolution of a Trader explores the four trading styles that people use when learning to trade or invest in the stock market. Often, beginners enter the stock market by: Buying and holding onto a stock (value investing). That works well until the trend ends or a bear market begins. Then they try Position trading. This is the same as buy-and-hold, except the technique sells positions before a significant trend change occurs. Swing trading follows when traders increase their frequency of trading, trying to catch the short-term up and down swings. Finally, people try Day trading by completing their trades in a single day. This series provides comprehensive coverage of the four trading styles by offering numerous tips, sharing discoveries, and discussing specific trading setups to help you become a successful trader or investor as you journey through each style. Trade Review“The three books in this series were written for people unfamiliar with the inner workings of the stock market, but will still curl the toes of professionals, too. Research is used to prove the ideas discussed, but is presented in an easy to understand and light-hearted manner. You will find the books to be as entertaining as they are informative and packed with moneymaking tips and ideas. Use the ideas presented here to hone your trading style and improve your success. Whether you are a novice who has never purchased a stock but wants to, or a professional money manager who trades daily, these books are a necessary addition to any market enthusiast’s bookshelf.” —Alan Battista, Stockineer.com Book ReviewTable of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1 introduction to Buy and Hold 1 What Is Buy and Hold? 2 Who Should Buy and Hold? 2 My Numbers: Background and Terms 3 Now What? 3 Chapter 2 Stock Selection 5 What Comes After Large Price Moves? 6 Myth: Stocks That Drop Least in a Bear Market Then Soar 7 Stock Selection the Easy Way 8 Two Tips for Stock Selection 9 Buy Fallen Angels 10 What Chart Patterns Appear Before Mergers and Buyouts? 10 What Are Insiders Doing? 13 Chapter 3 Book Value 17 Book Value Defined 18 Value Assets Properly 18 Investing Using Book Value 19 When Is Book Value Important? 19 The Value of Hidden Assets 20 Limits of Book Value 21 Buybacks Lower Book Value 22 Historical Research 22 Price to Book Value: A Good Measure 24 Small Caps: Best Choice 25 Low Stock Price Rules! 27 Book Value and Return on Equity 28 What Is the Best Price to Book Value? 29 Combinations and Performance 30 Trading Strategy: Beating the Dow 31 The Eight-Stock Setup 32 Hold Time for Best Results 34 Chapter 4 Capital Spending 37 Is Decreasing Capital Spending the Holy Grail? 37 Capital Spending Trends versus Performance 38 Frequency Distribution 39 Performance by Market Cap 40 Chapter 5 Cash Flow 43 Historical Research Review 44 Cooking the Books 45 The Numbers 46 Is Increasing Cash Flow Good? 46 Performance by Market Cap 48 Chapter 6 Dividends 51 Stock Dividends: An Explanation 52 Historical Research Review 52 High Yield, High Performance? 53 Testing: Yield and Payout Ratio 54 Which Is Best: Dividends or No Dividends? 55 Surprise: Dividend Cuts Work! 55 When Disaster Strikes 57 Performance by Market Cap 58 Chapter 7 Long-Term Debt 61 The Numbers 61 Is Debt Good? 62 Sinking Ship: Taking on Debt 62 Debt by Market Capitalization 63 Chapter 8 Price-to-Earnings Ratio 67 History Lesson 67 Do Low P/E Stocks Outperform? 68 P/E Trends Down: Good or Bad? 69 Price and Earnings Combinations: Yawn 69 Buy Small Caps with Low P/E 70 High P/E: Time to Sell? 71 Three P/E Tips 71 Chapter 9 Price-to-Sales Ratio 73 Good Benchmark: PSRs Below 1.0 74 PSR Trend: Down Is Best 75 Small Caps, Small PSRs Rule! 75 Checklist: PSRs by Industry 77 Chapter 10 Return on Shareholders’ Equity 81 Low ROE Stocks Outperform: Why? 82 ROE Trend Over Time: Yawn 83 ROE Performance by Market Capitalization 83 Chapter 11 Shares Outstanding 85 Performance versus Shares Outstanding 85 Event Pattern: Dutch Auction Tender Offers 87 Should You Sell? 87 Sell at What Price? 90 Event Pattern: Common Stock Offerings 91 Performance and Market Capitalization 93 Chapter 12 Fundamental Analysis Summary 95 Performance Rank: One-Year Hold 95 Performance Rank: Three-Year Hold 97 Performance Rank: Five-Year Hold 99 Chapter 13 How to Double Your Money 101 How Long to Double? 101 What Is the Best Buy Price? 102 Which Market Caps Do Best? 103 Focus on Fundamentals: Which Are Best? 104 Warning: Losses Ahead. What You Need to Know 110 Testing the Setup 112 Chapter 14 Finding 10-Baggers 115 How Long to 10x? 116 What Is Highest Starting Price? 116 What Happens the First Year? 117 Rising Over Time: How Fast? 118 10‐Baggers by Market Cap 119 Fundamental Ratios Common to 10‐Baggers 119 Industries Most Likely to Make 10‐Baggers 127 The Most Popular Years for 10‐Baggers 128 Surprising Finding about 10‐Bagger Losses 129 Backward Testing 129 Chapter 15 Trading 10-Baggers 133 10‐Bagger Birth 133 Life of a 10‐Bagger 139 10‐Bagger Death 150 Chart Patterns in 10‐Baggers 152 Chapter 16 Selling Buy and Hold 161 The Weinstein Setup 161 Example: The Southwest Airlines Trade 165 Example: Savient Pharmaceuticals 167 1‐2‐3 Trend Change for Downtrends 168 1‐2‐3 Trend Change for Uptrends 170 The Cloudbank Setup 172 Using Trailing Stops to Sell 178 Timely Trend‐Line Exits 180 Can Moving Averages Help? 181 Follow Insider Transactions 183 Selling: Two Ratio Tips 184 Selling Down from a High 185 Chapter 17 Fundamentals: What I Use 189 Two Book Value Tips 190 Do Not Get Singed by Burn Rate 190 Drop Capital Spending! 191 Current Ratio 2.0 191 Prospecting for Growth Using Dividends 191 Rising Earnings, Net Profit 192 P/E Ratio versus Industry 192 Litigation: Stop Pissing People Off! 193 Avoid Too Much Long‐Term Debt 193 Market Capitalization: Big Returns by Going Small 194 Research Spending 194 Sales? Think Money 195 Price‐to‐Sales Ratio: What About Debt? 195 Stock Price: 5 to 20 195 Volume: Thin Ice Ahead! 196 Chapter 18 Introduction to Position Trading 199 What Is Position Trading? 199 Who Should Position Trade and Why? 200 What Position Trading Will Not Do 202 Example Position Trade 202 Chapter 19 Getting Started in Position Trading 207 Check the News or Lose! 208 Trend? What Trend? 209 Trade with the Primary Trend 211 Take Your Pick: Bottom Fishing or Momentum? 212 What Is Market Influence on Stocks? 213 What Chart Patterns Are Best for Position Trades? 214 Busted Chart Patterns Revisited 216 Trading Example: Finding Value in Disaster 218 Chapter 20 Ten Factors Make Chart Patterns Work 223 What Is a Double Bottom? 224 Ten Factors Revealed 226 Scoring System Checklist 232 Scoring Performance 232 Higher Scores Work Best 234 Case Study: Stillwater Mining 235 Case Study: LSB Industries 237 Case Study: Lumber Liquidators 238 Chapter 21 Three Winning Trades and a Funeral 243 The Intel Fiasco 244 Hudson Highland Hiccup 245 CNO Financial Group 248 Complete Production Services 250 Chapter 22 What Not to Do: Three Botched Trades 255 Medivation: Selling Too Late 255 Coldwater Creek: Selling Too Soon 258 Hovnanian: Selling at the Bottom 260 Chapter 23 What We Learned 265 Visual Appendix of Chart Patterns 283 Bibliography 289 About the Author 293 Index 295

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Book SynopsisComprehensive coverage of the four major trading styles Evolution of a Trader explores the four trading styles that people use when learning to trade or invest in the stock market. Often, beginners enter the stock market by: Buying and holding onto a stock (value investing). That works well until the trend ends or a bear market begins. Then they try Position trading. This is the same as buy-and-hold, except the technique sells positions before a significant trend change occurs. Swing trading follows when traders increase their frequency of trading, trying to catch the short-term up and down swings. Finally, people try Day trading by completing their trades in a single day. This series provides comprehensive coverage of the four trading styles by offering numerous tips, sharing discoveries, and discussing specific trading setups to help you become a successful trader or investor as you journey through each style. Trade Review“The three books in this series were written for people unfamiliar with the inner workings of the stock market, but will still curl the toes of professionals, too. Research is used to prove the ideas discussed, but is presented in an easy to understand and light-hearted manner. You will find the books to be as entertaining as they are informative and packed with moneymaking tips and ideas. Use the ideas presented here to hone your trading style and improve your success. Whether you are a novice who has never purchased a stock but wants to, or a professional money manager who trades daily, these books are a necessary addition to any market enthusiast’s bookshelf.” —Alan Battista, Stockineer.com Book ReviewTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xv Chapter 1 Introduction to Swing Trading 1 What Is Swing Trading? 1 Who Should Swing Trade? 2 A Swinging Example 3 Looking Ahead 5 Chapter 2 Swinging Techniques 7 Quick Review: Support and Resistance 8 Trendline Trading 9 Trading Using Channels 15 The Three-Bar Net Line Setup 17 First Thrust Pattern for Swing Trading 26 Chapter 3 Swinging Chart Patterns 31 Which Chart Patterns Work Best for Swingers? 32 Trading the High and Tight Flag 33 HTF Trade in Insteel Industries 40 Fishing for Inverted and Ascending Scallops 42 Scallop Trading Tips 43 Twice Is Nice: Eve & Eve Double Bottoms 44 Trading Eve & Eve 46 Top Seven Frequently Traded Chart Patterns 47 My Favorite Chart Patterns 53 Swinging Throwbacks and Pullbacks 56 Trading Example 59 CNO Throwback Entry 60 Measuring Swings 62 FTO Trade 64 Chapter 4 Swing Selling 69 Selling Ideas 70 Top 20 Chart Pattern Performers 71 Diamond Tops and Bottoms 73 Complex Head-and-Shoulders Top 77 The Eight Best Exit Signs 80 Ten Favorite Sell Signals 84 Trading Example: The Teradyne Exit 90 Trading Example: Exiting Forest 92 Trading Example: Swinging CNO 94 Chapter 5 Event Pattern Setups 97 Common Stock Offerings Setup 97 Surviving a Dead-Cat Bounce 102 The Inverted Dead-Cat Bounce Setup 106 Trading Dutch Auction Tender Offers 108 Earnings Surprise Setup 111 Earnings Flag Setup 118 Stock Upgrades and Downgrades 120 Stock Splits 125 Setup: Trading Reverse Splits 129 Chapter 6 Swinging Tools and Setups 133 The Chart Pattern Indicator 133 The Swing Rule 137 Pump Up the Volume or Not 142 Selecting Winners Using Index Relative Strength 145 Three Swing Trading Setups 147 Trading Setup: Simple Moving Average Tests 157 The Smile and Frown Setup 158 Trading Smiles and Frowns 160 Smile and Frown Trading Tips 162 Chapter 7 Introduction to Day Trading 167 What Is Day Trading? 169 Why Day Trade? 169 Is Day Trading for You? 170 What Are the Problems of Day Trading? 172 Chapter 8 Day Trading Basics 177 Managing Expectations: How Much Can You Really Make? 178 Building the Home Office 179 Office Setup Cost 184 Pattern Day Trading Rules 185 Wash Sale Rule 186 Eight Tips for Picking Stocks to Day Trade 187 Price Reversal Times Revealed! 191 What Time Sets Intraday High and Low? 193 Inside Level II Quotes 195 Heartbeat of the Market: Time-and-Sales Ticker 197 Pre-Market Checklist 198 After-Market Analysis 199 Chapter 9 Opening Gap Setup 203 Opening Gap Test Data 204 Setup: Fading the Opening Gap 204 Sample Trade 217 Chapter 10 Day Trading Chart Patterns 221 Day Trading Double Tops 221 Day Trading Triple Tops 225 Day Trading Symmetrical Triangles 226 Day Trading Head-and-Shoulders Tops 228 Day Trading Double Bottoms 229 Day Trading Head-and-Shoulders Bottoms 231 Day Trading Triple Bottoms 232 Other Trading Tips 233 Chapter 11 Opening Range Breakout 237 What Is Best Range Time? 238 The ORB Setup 241 Does the ORB Setup Work? 247 Chapter 12 Ten Horror Stories 251 This is a Winner, Mom. Buy it! 251 Three Newsletter Disasters 252 Three Option and Warrant Disasters 254 Two Missed Opportunities 257 The $1 Million Surprise 260 Chapter 13 closing position 263 Chapter 14 what we learned 265 Visual Appendix of Chart Patterns 277 Bibliography 283 About the Author 287 Index 289

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Book SynopsisPractical advice and tools to help leaders at all levels elevate their skills What can truly set an organization apart? There is only one asset that offers guaranteed differentiation: leadership. Leadership is a deliberate act that requires effort but yields enormous payback. According to the renowned professor Shalom Saar and co-author Michael J. Hargrove, both internationally recognized leadership development consultants, executive coaches and speakers, leadership can be learned and improved through the nine critical competencies explored in this book. Filled with sage advice and engaging examples, as well as multiple mini-assessments, this book presents a programmatic approach to engage and grow leaders at every level and in any type of organization. Outlines the nine core competencies that define exceptional leadership Uses a proven approach to enhance leadership skills that can be applied to any organizational setting Offers a wide array oTable of ContentsA Note from Warren Bennis xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xvii 1 The Pillar of Self 1 2 The Pillar of Balance 23 3 The Pillar of Agility 43 4 The Pillar of Change 67 5 The Pillar of Conf lict 89 6 The Pillar of Creativity 113 7 The Pillar of Coaching 135 8 The Pillar of Collaboration 161 9 The Pillar of Results 187 10 The Journey Continues 211 Notes 223 About the Authors 233 Index 235

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Book SynopsisWhy anti-lock brakes make us drive faster Why saving money can lead to financial crisesHow football helmets make the game more dangerousWhy letting forest fires burn can be safer than putting them outWe have learned a staggering amount about human nature and disaster-yet we are continually unprepared for car crashes, floods, and financial crises. Partly this is because the very success we''ve had making life safer enables us to take more extreme, different risks. As our cities, transport systems, and financial markets become more interconnected and complex, so does the potential for disaster. How do we stay safe? Should we? What if our attempts are exposing us even more to the very risks we are trying to avoid? What if acceptance of danger ultimately makes us more secure and prosperous? Is there such a thing as foolproof? In this fascinating account of risk-taking and crisis, Greg Ip presents a macro theoryTrade ReviewA powerful and original book on a vital subject - read it! * Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist Strikes Back *Compelling * Financial Times *In this incisive and richly reported book, Greg Ip forces us to rethink our assumptions about risk. He shows that progress might depend on less safety, not more - and that stability can often be destabilizing. FOOLPROOF is the rare book you'll be thinking about long after you've turned the final page. * Daniel H. Pink, author of DRIVE and TO SELL IS HUMAN *Drawing on a fascinating range of stories about forest fires and flood control, football helmets and anti-lock brakes, bank runs and epidemics, Foolproof is about the unintended and often very surprising consequences of our attempts to protect ourselves from disasters. Illuminating and entertaining, this book will change the way you think about the world of risk. * Liaquat Ahamed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lords of Finance *The safer you are, the more you are at risk; crises are born of success as much as failure. Surveying a century of struggles to fend off catastrophe, from financial panic to forest fires, Greg Ip explores these paradoxes deftly, cementing his position as a leading observer of the modern economy-and of the human condition. * Sebastian Mallaby, author of More Money Than God *It has been said that the problem with making things idiot-proof is that someone will just build a better idiot. Greg Ip's new book shows us just how that happens, from anti-lock brakes to the gold standard, to the financial crisis we are still reckoning with today. Deftly written and filled with lucid explanations of complex topics, this is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand why seemingly safe territory so often turns out to be dangerous quicksand. * Megan McArdle, author, The Up Side of Down *

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Book SynopsisA framework for overcoming the six types of innovation killers Everybody wants innovationor do they? Creative People Must Be Stopped shows how individuals and organizations sabotage their own best intentions to encourage outside the box thinking. It shows that the antidote to this self-defeating behavior is to identify which of the six major types of constraints are hindering innovation: individual, group, organizational, industry-wide, societal, or technological. Once innovators and other leaders understand exactly which constraints are working against them and how to overcome them, they can create conditions that foster innovation instead of stopping it in its tracks. The author''s model of constraints on innovation integrates insights from the vast literature on innovation with his own observations of hundreds of organizations. The book is filled with assessments, tools, and real-world examples. The author''s research has been featured in the Trade Review"Creative People Must Be Stopped is among the best books ever written about human imagination in the workplace. David Owens is a master innovator, having practiced his craft as a product designer, researcher, teacher, creativity coach, and executive. The breadth and depth of his experience fills every page of this little gem, which is chock full of hundreds of big and little steps that you can take right now to do more creative work and to lead more innovative teams and organizations."—Robert Sutton, Stanford Professor, Author of the New York Times bestseller Good Boss, Bad Boss "This is no rarefied academic treatment on innovation as an abstract ideal, but a nuts and bolts handbook to dissecting our thought patterns about innovation. Owens dispels the myth that innovation is a binary trait that either exists or does not in a given product, process or business model. Creative People Must be Stopped addresses the myriad ways that novel ideas can fail in the marketplace. Working through a combination of thought experiments and real world examples, the book demonstrates how failures in understanding the context for innovation can prove every bit as deadly to progress as failures of imagination."—Mark Rowan, President, Griffin Technology Inc. "Dave Owens has delivered the survival guide every would-be innovation team requires before entering the fracas battle of bringing ideas to life. Read '6 Ways We Kill Innovation' if you are serious about making stuff and making stuff happen in this dangerous world for good ideas and the creative people who love them."—Peter Durand, Alphachimp Studio, Leading expert in graphic facilitation Table of ContentsIntroduction: Creative People Must Be Stopped! 1 1. The Context of Innovation: Why Everyone Wants Innovation but No One Wants to Change 3 2. Why Most of Us Are More Creative Than We Think: Individual Innovation Constraints 25 3. Why a Brainstorm Meeting Can Be Worse Than No Meeting at All: Innovation Constraints in Groups 57 4. Why You’ll Never Be a Prophet in Your Hometown: Organizational Innovation Constraints 95 5. If It’s Such a Great Idea, Why Isn’t Our Competitor Doing It? Industry Innovation Constraints 125 6. Why My Innovation Means You Have to Change: Societal Innovation Constraints 157 7. How to Take a Really Hard Problem and Make It Completely Impossible: Technological Innovation Constraints 187 8. When Failure Is Not an Option: Leading an Innovation Strategy 223 Appendix A: Using the Assessment Results 249 Appendix B: Innovation Team Contract Guidelines 255 Appendix C: An Innovation Bookshelf 259 References 261 Acknowledgments 267 About the Author 271 Index 273

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Book SynopsisDiscover the secrets to influencing the performance of the people you lead Managers don't get paid for what they do but rather for the performance of their people; therefore, a manager's most important job is coaching behaviors in order to improve performance.Table of ContentsForeword Bill Catlette xi Chapter 1 I’m the Boss of You: The High Cost of Poor Leadership 1 Chapter 2 The Seven Essential Principles of Leadership 11 Chapter 3 The Five Levers of Leadership 25 Chapter 4 Put People First 35 Chapter 5 Connect 71 Chapter 6 Position People to Win 95 Chapter 7 Build Trust 125 Chapter 8 Create Positive Emotional Experiences 143 Conclusion: Your Leadership Legacy 161 Acknowledgments 167 About the Author 173

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Book SynopsisAn authoritative guide to understanding the world of private equity (PE) investing, governance structures, and operational assessments of PE portfolio companies An essential text for any business/finance professional''s library, Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations, Second Edition begins by presenting historical information regarding the asset class. This information includes historical fundraising and investment levels, returns, correlation of returns to public market indices, and harvest trends. The text subsequently analyzes PE fund and portfolio company governance structures. It also presents ways to improve existing governance structures of these entities. A specific focus on portfolio company operations, including due diligence assessments, concludes the text. Seamlessly blends historical information with practical guidance based on risk management and fundamental accounting techniques Assists the book''s professional audiencTable of ContentsPreface xvii Module I The Private Equity Model and Historical Information Chapter 1 Introduction to Private Equity 3 Introduction 3 What Is Private Equity? 4 General Terms and Brief Overview 5 The Limited Partner Agreement and General Partner Incentives 12 Private Equity Firm Structure and Selected Regulations 15 Types of Private Equity Investment 20 The Private Equity Fundraising Process 22 Recent Fundraising Trends 25 General Partner Investment Restrictions 26 Conclusion 28 Notes 28 Chapter 2 Overview of Historical Trends 29 Introduction 29 A Brief History of Private Equity 29 Private Equity at the Turn of the Century 33 Venture Capital Investment and Returns by Fund Stage 39 Venture Capital and Buyout Returns by Fund Size 43 Secondary Funds 45 Conclusion 48 Notes 48 Chapter 3 Trends in Private Equity 51 Introduction 51 A Changing Tide 51 Overall Industry and Fundraising Trends 54 Selected Regulatory Changes and Proposals 60 Rise of Strategic Buyers 64 Conclusion 66 Notes 66 Chapter 4 Harvesting Private Equity Investments Through Initial Public Offering 69 Initial Public Offerings 69 Basics 69 Initial Steps in the ‘‘Going Public’’ Process 72 Role of the Securities and Exchange Commission and State Policing Bodies 75 Post-IPO Underwriter Responsibilities 77 Registration Documents 78 Historical Trends 79 Summary 83 Notes 83 Chapter 5 Legal Considerations in Initial Public Offerings 85 Introduction 85 Initial Public Offering 86 Introduction 86 Potential Advantages 87 Potential Disadvantages 89 Advance Planning Opportunities 91 Selection of Advisors 91 Securities Counsel 92 Accountants 92 Underwriters 93 Corporate Housekeeping Matters 93 Antitakeover Provisions 93 Management 94 The Initial Public Offering Process 94 Principal Parties 94 Principal Documents 96 Selling Security Holder Documents 98 The Registration Process 100 Possible Liabilities Faced by a Company and Its Directors and Officers 102 Liabilities under Federal Securities Laws 102 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Dodd-Frank Act 105 Public Company Filing Obligations 107 Initial Public Offering Alternative: Reverse Mergers 107 Advantages 107 Disadvantages 108 Conclusion 109 Chapter 6 Harvesting Investments Through Mergers and Acquisitions 111 Introduction 111 M&A Basics 111 Types of Takeovers 112 Reverse Takeovers 113 The Takeover Process and Financial Advisor Selection 114 Analyzing Potential Buyers 115 The Sale Process 116 The Bidding Process 118 Reaching an Agreement 119 Historical M&A Trends 120 Conclusion 122 Chapter 7 Legal Considerations in Sale Transactions 123 Introduction 123 Sale Transactions 124 Prior to the Sale Transaction 124 Use of an Investment Banker 124 Marketing Process 125 Due Diligence 125 Negotiations Phase 125 Key Deal Issues 126 Valuation and Pricing Issues 126 Special Issues in Sales of Private Equity Fund–Owned Businesses 132 Sale and Acquisition Structure 134 Merger 134 Asset Purchase 135 Stock Purchase 135 Employee Incentive Issues 135 Cash Retention Bonus 135 Stock Bonuses 136 Recapitalizations 137 The Sale Transaction Process 137 Letter of Intent 137 Disclosure of Acquisitions 138 Time and Responsibility Schedule 138 Definitive Agreements 139 Necessary Consents 140 Conclusion 142 Chapter 8 Intellectual Property and Private Equity 143 Introduction 143 Intellectual Property Rights and Remedies 143 Patents 144 Trademarks 146 Copyrights 147 Trade Secrets 148 Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence 149 Established Barriers to Entry—Evaluating Investment Value 149 Freedom to Practice—Assessing Risk of Proposed Acquisition 151 Creating Intellectual Property Value During Management 152 Leveraging and Monetizing Patent Rights 153 Bolstering Technological Advantages 153 Boosting Brand Development Efforts 154 Preserving Knowledge-Based Resources of the Workforce 155 Positioning the Exit—Reverse Due Diligence 156 Minimizing Exposure of Representations and Warranties 158 Notes 159 Module II Governance Structures in Private Equity Chapter 9 The Private Equity Governance Model 163 Introduction 163 A New Model for Corporate Governance 163 An Analogy to Physics 167 Corporate Governance and the Management of Crisis 168 Public Corporations and the Private Equity Model 171 The Magic of the Private Equity Governance Model 173 Conclusion 175 Notes 176 Chapter 10 Value of Internal Control 177 Introduction 177 Introduction to COSO and Internal Control 178 COSO Background 178 Internal Control Defined 178 Components of Internal Control 179 Control Environment 179 Risk Assessment 182 Enterprise Risk Management 183 Control Activities 184 Information and Communication 186 Monitoring 186 Limitations of Internal Control 188 Control Objectives and Control Components 189 Effectiveness of Internal Control 190 Internal Control and the Private Equity Firm 191 Value of Internal Control for Private Equity Fund Operations 191 Value and the Control Environment 193 Value and Risk 194 Value and Control Activities 194 Value and Information and Communication 195 Value and Monitoring 195 Value of Internal Control for Target Companies 195 Operational Value 196 Financial Reporting Value 197 Compliance Value 197 Conclusion 198 Notes 198 Chapter 11 Internal Control Evaluation 201 Introduction 201 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5 203 Phase 1: Planning the Audit 204 Risk Assessment 206 Scaling the Audit 206 Fraud Risk 206 Using the Work of Others 207 Materiality 207 Phase 2: Using a Top-Down Approach 208 Identifying Entry-Level Controls 208 Control Environment 209 Period-End Financial Reporting Process 209 Identifying Significant Accounts and Disclosures and Their Related Assertions 210 Understanding Likely Sources of Misstatement 211 Selecting Controls to Test 211 Phase 3: Testing Controls 211 Testing Design Effectiveness 212 Testing Operating Effectiveness 212 Relationship of Risk to the Evidence to Be Obtained 212 Special Considerations for Subsequent Yearly Audits 213 Phase 4: Evaluating Identified Deficiencies 213 Phase 5: Wrapping Up 215 Forming an Opinion 215 Obtaining Written Representations 215 Communicating Certain Matters 216 Phase 6: Reporting on Internal Controls 217 Conclusion 218 Notes 218 Chapter 12 Financial Statement Fraud and the Investment Decision 219 Introduction 219 Money Laundering 219 Categories of Fraud 221 What Is Fraud? 222 The Required Elements of Fraud 223 Financial Statement Attestation 225 Tax Return Preparation 225 Compilation 226 Review 226 Audit 226 Recommendations 227 Do Not Rely Solely on Financial Statements 227 Pay Attention to Details 228 Follow Up on Unexpected or Interesting Items 229 Maintain Professional Skepticism 229 Explanations Should Be Rational, Reasonable, and Verifiable 230 What Do the Financial Statements Say about the Entity’s Ability to Meet Its Objectives? 230 Fraud and Due Diligence Procedures 231 Background Investigation of Key Employees 231 Testing of Journal Transactions 232 Check File Metadata 232 Conclusion 233 Notes 234 Chapter 13 Professional Standards 235 Introduction 235 Federal Trade Commission 235 Federal Antitrust Legislation 235 Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) 236 Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) 236 Federal Trade Commission Act (1914) 236 Robinson-Patman Act (1936) 237 Celler-Kefauver Antimerger Act (1950) 237 Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act (1976) 237 Federal Consumer Protection Legislation 238 Securities and Exchange Commission 239 Securities Act (1933) 239 Securities Exchange Act (1934) 240 Public Utility Holding Company Act (1935) 241 Trust Indenture Act (1939) 241 Investment Company Act (1940) 242 Investment Advisers Act (1940) 242 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (1977) 243 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002) 244 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board 244 Auditor Independence 245 Corporate Governance 246 CEO/CFO Certifications 247 Enhanced Financial Disclosure 247 Civil and Criminal Penalties 247 ‘‘Private’’ Equity Going Public 248 Introduction to Public Standards 248 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Standards 249 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 1 249 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 2 249 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 3 250 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 4 250 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5 250 The Standard Is Less Prescriptive 251 Scalable Audits 251 Audit Focus 251 Using the Work of Others 252 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 6 252 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 7 252 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 8 252 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 9 253 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 10 253 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 11 253 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 12 253 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 13 254 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 14 254 PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 15 255 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Auditing Standards 255 SAS 99, ‘‘Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit’’ 256 SAS 1 Amendments 257 SAS 85 Amendments 257 SAS 82 Replacements 257 Descriptions and Characteristics of Fraud 258 Professional Skepticism 258 Engagement Team Discussions 258 Fraud Risks 259 Identifying Risks 259 Assessing Risks 259 Responding to the Risk Assessment 260 Evaluating Audit Evidence 261 Auditor Communication 263 Audit Documentation 263 SAS 104, ‘‘Amendment to Statement on Auditing Standards No.1, ‘Codification of Auditing Standards And Procedures (‘‘Due Professional Care in the Performance of Work’’)’ ’’ 264 SAS 105, ‘‘Amendment to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 95, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards’’ 265 SAS 106, ‘‘Audit Evidence’’ 265 SAS 107, ‘‘Audit Risk and Materiality in Conducting the Audit’’ 265 SAS 108, ‘‘Planning and Supervision’’ 266 SAS 109, ‘‘Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and the Risks of Material Misstatement’’ 266 SAS 110, ‘‘Performing Audit Procedures in Response to Assessed Risks and Evaluation of the Audit Evidence Obtained’’ 267 SAS 111, ‘‘Amendment to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 39, ‘Audit Sampling’ ’’ 267 SAS 112, ‘‘Communicating Internal Control Related Matters Identified in an Audit’’ 267 SAS 113, ‘‘Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards’’ 268 SAS 114, ‘‘The Auditor’s Communication With Those Charged With Governance’’ 269 SAS 116, ‘‘Interim Financial Information’’ 270 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Review Standards 270 SSARS 10 271 SSARS 12 271 Institute of Internal Auditors Standards 272 Information Systems Audit and Control Association 272 Conclusion 273 Notes 273 Module III Understanding Operations Chapter 14 Contemporary Business and Competitive Intelligence 277 Introduction 277 Contemporary Business Intelligence 278 Sources of Information 278 Public Records Searches 278 News Archives 279 Legal Proceedings 279 Patent Awards and Applications 280 Social Networking 280 Employees 280 Competitive Intelligence and the External Environment 281 Normalizing Performance 282 Cost of Capital and the Option to Invest 285 Developing Unique Intelligence 287 An Economic View of Quality 289 Developing Relationships and Navigating Crises 290 Application to Private Equity 291 Investment Decision 291 Strategic Management of Portfolio Companies 291 Exit Strategy 292 Conclusion 292 Notes 292 Chapter 15 Organizations as Humans 293 Introduction 293 Purpose of the Organization 294 Genesis 295 Development and Specialization 296 Parts of the Whole and Maturation 297 Environmental Adaptation 299 Environmental Influence and Interaction 302 Maturity Creates ‘‘The Machine’’ 303 Death of the Organization and Rebirth 304 Strengths and Weaknesses of the Organizations as Humans Metaphor 305 Conclusion 307 Notes 307 Chapter 16 Beginning the Lean Transformation 309 Introduction 309 The Origins of Lean Operations: Lean Manufacturing 310 Potential Pitfalls of Lean 311 Organizational Development 312 Discipline Building 315 What Private Equity Means for Lean 317 Conclusion 318 Note 318 Chapter 17 Performing Manufacturing Due Diligence Assessments 319 Introduction 319 Performing the Assessment 319 Employee Satisfaction 320 Customer Satisfaction and Perceived Quality 322 Corporate Vision and Mission 323 Equipment and Facility Maintenance 324 Visual Management 326 Inventory Management and Product Flow 327 Operational Data and Cost of Sales 328 Conclusion 333 Notes 333 About the Authors 335 Glossary 339 Index 345

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Book SynopsisNew insights for investors and business people looking to create wealth in the turbulent post-crisis world In a no holds barred expose of the 2008 financial meltdown from the inside, Ziad K.Table of ContentsForeword by Marc Rowan xiii Foreword by Herman Cain xvii Prologue xxiii Preface xxv Acknowledgments xxix Introduction xxxiii Prelude xxxix Chapter 1 The War against the Rich 1 Just Who Am I? 3 The Richest Man I Know 4 Why You Are Not Rich 6 Who Are the Rich and Why Should You Care about Them? 9 The Millionaire down the Street 11 The Socialist Fallacy 14 Can We Separate Economics and Politics? 16 Notes 18 Chapter 2 Report from the Battlefield 19 An Inside Job 21 Running the Red Lights 24 The Joker of Gotham City 25 A Crisis of Consciousness 30 Notes 32 Chapter 3 The Seeds of Our Destruction 35 “. . . In Order to Form a More Perfect Union . . .” 37 The Man Who Would Be King 38 The Hamilton Legacy 44 Bringing Hamilton’s Monster to Life 47 Springtime for the Progressives 48 And What about the Fed? 52 Notes 53 Chapter 4 The Face of the Enemy 55 Who Are the Progressives 58 Hubris by Any Other Name 61 The Bankers 65 Politics as Usual 68 Outside Influences 72 Notes 75 Chapter 5 Warfare, Not Terrorism 77 The Return of Civil Disobedience 84 Is Free-Market Capitalism Dead? 92 Notes 95 Chapter 6 Battle Plans 97 What Should America’s Global Role Be? 99 My General Philosophy for Creating “Wealth” 100 The Specifics of the Wealth Creation Process 102 Risks, Rewards, and Opportunities 107 Basic Tenets of My Investment and Wealth Creation Philosophy 109 The Future of Commodities 111 How to Best Protect Your Assets in the Turbulent Times Ahead 113 Invest in Yourself 116 Note 117 Chapter 7 Strategic Goals 119 About the Private Equity Business Today 120 The Five Myths of Private Equity 124 My Personal View on the Biggest Challenges in the Private Equity Industry Today 127 Which Industries Are Particularly Interesting for “Distressed Investing”? 129 What Sectors of the Private Equity Markets Are We Focusing on Today? 130 Private Equity Deal Killers 133 How Do You Turn Billion-Dollar Ideas into Billion-Dollar Businesses? 138 Chapter 8 Tactical Maneuvers 141 Real Estate 142 Alternative Investment Vehicles 144 What Part Did Hedge Funds Play in the Crash of 2008? 148 Bottom Line on Hedge Funds 150 Private Equity Roll-ups 152 Skin in the Game 157 Notes 160 Chapter 9 Global Fronts 161 Targets of Opportunity 164 Rules of Engagement 165 Brazil 168 Russia 170 India 172 China 174 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 175 Notes 178 Chapter 10 The Tenth Amendment 181 If It’s Broke, Fix It! 183 How Is It Working for You? 184 Repeal Bad Legislation 185 Cutting Overhead 186 Toward an Equitable Tax System 193 End the Fed 195 Regime Change 197 Notes 199 Conclusion 201 About the Author 205 Index 207

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“With engaging intelligence, Hicks makes a lucid case for the importance of acknowledging a person’s worth within organizations and businesses. It’s a useful book, not only for managers and CEOs, but for anyone wanting to better understand how to bring about the best in themselves and those around them.”—Nina MacLaughlin, Boston GlobeWinner of the 2019 PROSE awards, Business, Management and Finance category“Leading with Dignity conveys a simple, but powerful message: people want to be treated well, and when they are, it brings out the best in them.”—Jon Gordon, author of The Energy Bus and The Power of Positive Leadership“This ‘how-to’ sparks the scaling of dignity within and across us to strengthen human and social capacity. A gift to give and get.”—Dana Born, co-director of the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard University“Nothing short of a landmark publication that will change and influence the public conversation on how we organize and manage.”—Michael Pirson, Fordham University“Donna Hicks articulates for business leaders not only a grand concept but also a practical framework for strengthening corporate culture by recognizing and promoting the inherent value in each employee.”—Kenneth C. Frazier, Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co., Inc.“There has never been a more important time for dignity to be recognized as the key to outstanding institutional, organizational, and community leadership. This book offers a practical and empowering roadmap showing leaders how to build, strengthen, and energize their organizations by cultivating the dignity of all people.”—Linda M. Hartling, Ph.D., Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies “Corporate codes of ethics list treating people with dignity as a core value. Hicks’s book Leading with Dignity brilliantly explains its meaning through practical steps resulting in an ethical culture.”—W. Michael Hoffman, executive director, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University “This important book speaks directly to leadership and reminds all of us in organizational leadership roles how vital it is to create cultures where the concept of dignity is both understood and embraced. Dignity in practice truly begins at the top!”—Jeanette Clough, president and CEO, Mount Auburn Hospital

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Book SynopsisIs your business ready for the future? Scenario planning is a fascinating, yet still underutilized, business tool that can be of immense value to a company's strategic planning process. It allows companies to visualize the impact that a portfolio of possible futures could have on their competitiveness.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1Albert Einstein may have been a great scientist, but if he’d been a businessman, he’d have lost his job. Chapter 1 Escaping the Tyranny of the Present 6Conventional forecasting and projections won’t help you see much beyond next Tuesday. Scenario planning, on the other hand, won’t nail down the future, either, but there is no such thing as the future, anyway, so that’s all right. Instead, by helping you explore alternative futures, scenario planning will help you see what could happen, so you’ll be better prepared to deal with it. Chapter 2 How-To 26Start to finish, here’s how the process works. (You’ll still want an expert facilitator. My e-mail is wade@11changes.com.) Chapter 3 Case Studies: The Real World 64These four organizations used scenario planning to explore how the future might unfold for a country, an economic sector, an industry, and a company. Chapter 4 Black Swans 140History turns on events that are extremely rare yet have huge consequences. The same is probably true of your company’s future. Chapter 5 Are You Ready? 156Most books about the future are full of predictions. “Just you watch: This will happen.” This book isn’t. Instead, it poses some questions about what could happen. Postscript Thinking the Unthinkable 186A failure of imagination can have tragic results.

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Book SynopsisThe easy way to master an intermediate accounting course Intermediate accounting courses are required for students seeking bachelor's degrees in accounting and often for degrees in finance, business administration, and management.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Introducing Financial Accounting and Standards 7 Chapter 1: Seeing the Big Picture of Financial Accounting 9 Chapter 2: Walking Through the Conceptual Framework of Financial Accounting 23 Chapter 3: Invaluable Valuation 43 Chapter 4: Reviewing the Accounting System 51 Part II: Preparing and Using Financial Statements 65 Chapter 5: Posting Income Statement Profit and Loss 67 Chapter 6: Reporting Assets and Claims: Keeping Your Balance (Sheet) 83 Chapter 7: Follow the Money! Studying Cash Flow 101 Chapter 8: Time Is Money: Looking at the Time Value of Money 115 Part III: Homing in on Current and Noncurrent Assets 127 Chapter 9: Assessing Cash and Receivables 129 Chapter 10: Inventory Cost Flow Assumptions 145 Chapter 11: Buying and Selling Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E) 167 Chapter 12: Recognizing Depreciation, Impairments, and Depletion 183 Chapter 13: Keeping Track of Other Noncurrent Assets 197 Part IV: Analyzing Debt and Equity 207 Chapter 14: Tracking Current Liabilities and Contingencies 209 Chapter 15: Planning for Long-Term Obligations 227 Chapter 16: Letting Owners Know Where They Stand: The Equity Section 241 Part V: Accounting for Advanced Intermediate Issues 257 Chapter 17: Accounting for Income Taxes 259 Chapter 18: Accounting for Leases 277 Chapter 19: Fessing Up: Correcting Errors and Reporting Changes in Methods 295 Chapter 20: Is That You, Revenue? Revenue Recognition Concepts 313 Part VI: The Part of Tens 327 Chapter 21: Ten Common Notes to the Financial Statements 329 Chapter 22: Ten Ratios for Financial Statement Analysis 337 Index 343

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Offering a planned approach for determining cause and effect, DOE Simplified: Practical Tools for Effective Experimentation, Third Edition integrates the authorsâ decades of combined experience in providing training, consulting, and computational tools to industrial experimenters. Supplying readers with the statistical means to analyze how numerous variables interact, it is ideal for those seeking breakthroughs in product quality and process efficiency via systematic experimentation.Following in the footsteps of its bestselling predecessors, this edition incorporates a lively approach to learning the fundamentals of the design of experiments (DOE). It lightens up the inherently dry complexities with interesting sidebars and amusing anecdotes.The book explains simple methods for collecting and displaying data and presents comparative experiments for testing hypotheses. Discussing how to block the sources of variation from your analysis, it look

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Book SynopsisAre you innately curious about dynamically inter-operating financial markets? Since the crisis of 2008, there is a need for professionals with more understanding about statistics and data analysis, who can discuss the various risk metrics, particularly those involving extreme events. By providing a resource for training students and professionals in basic and sophisticated analytics, this book meets that need. It offers both the intuition and basic vocabulary as a step towards the financial, statistical, and algorithmic knowledge required to resolve the industry problems, and it depicts a systematic way of developing analytical programs for finance in the statistical language R. Build a hands-on laboratory and run many simulations. Explore the analytical fringes of investments and risk management. Bennett and Hugen help profit-seeking investors and data science students sharpen their skills in many areas, including time-series, forecasting, portfolio selection, covariance clustering, pTrade Review'A very well-written text on financial analytics, focusing on developing statistical models and using simulation to better understand financial data. R is used throughout for examples, allowing the reader to use the text and code to actively engage in the financial market. It is simply the best text on this subject that I have seen. Highly recommended.' Joseph M. Hilbe, Arizona State University'There's a new source in town for those who want to learn R and it's a good, old-fashioned book called Financial Analytics with R: Building a Laptop Laboratory for Data Science … it is a one-stop-shop for everything you need to know to use R for financial analysis. The book meaningfully combines an education on R with relevant problem-solving in financial analysis. [It] is thorough and contextualized with examples from extreme financial events in recent times such as the housing crisis and the Euro crisis. The code samples are relevant - think functions to compute the Sharpe ratio or to implement Bayesian reasoning - and answer many of the questions you might have while trying them out. This is a book that will make you a better practitioner/student/analyst/entrepreneur - whatever your goals may be.' Carrie Shaw, Quandl'The book at hand is unusual in addressing beginners, and in treating R as a general number crunching tool. … It is also one of very few books on R really written for non-statistician non-programmers. … R seems a viable programming language for STEM students to learn, and learning a programming language seems a good idea for such students. This book appears to be the best option for accomplishing that.' Robert W. Hayden, Mathematical Association of America Reviews (www.maa.org)Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. Analytical thinking; 2. The R language for statistical computing; 3. Financial statistics; 4. Financial securities; 5. Dataset analytics and risk measurement; 6. Time series analysis; 7. The Sharpe ratio; 8. Markowitz mean-variance optimization; 9. Cluster analysis; 10. Gauging the market sentiment; 11. Simulating trading strategies; 12. Data mining using fundamentals; 13. Prediction using fundamentals; 14. Binomial model for options; 15. Black–Scholes model and option implied volatility; Appendix. Probability distributions and statistical analysis; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe classic work from the âœfather of value investingââfully updated for todayâs generation of investorsFirst published in 1934, Security Analysis is one of the most influential financial books ever written. With more than million copies sold, it has provided generations of investors with the timeless value investing philosophy and techniques of the legendary Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd.Security Analysis, Seventh Edition features the ideas and methods of todayâs masters of value investing, who discuss the influence of Graham and Dodd on todayâs markets and contextualize the philosophy that has influenced so many famous investors.The successful value investor must constantly be in the process of reinvention, of raising his or her game to navigate the terrain of new eras, novel securities, nascent businesses, emerging industries, shifting standards, and evolving market conditions. With the diverse perspectives of experienced contributors

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Book SynopsisNew and expanded edition.An International Bestseller - Over One Million Copies Sold!Shortlisted for the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.Since Aristotle, we have fought to understand the causes behind everything. But this ideology is fading. In the age of big data, we can crunch an incomprehensible amount of information, providing us with invaluable insights about the what rather than the why.We''re just starting to reap the benefits: tracking vital signs to foresee deadly infections, predicting building fires, anticipating the best moment to buy a plane ticket, seeing inflation in real time and monitoring social media in order to identify trends. But there is a dark side to big data. Will it be machines, rather than people, that make the decisions? How do you regulate an algorithm? What will happen to privacy? Will individuals be punished for acts they have yet to commit? Trade Review'Just as water is wet in a way that individual water molecules aren't, big data can reveal information in a way that individual bits of data can't. Mayer-Schonberger and Cukier show us the surprising ways that enormous, complex and messy collections of data can be used to predict everything from shopping patterns to flu outbreaks' - Clay Shirky, author of Cognitive Surplus and Here Comes Everybody'Every decade, there are a handful of books that change the way you look at everything. This is one of those books. Society has begun to reckon the change that big data will bring. This book is an incredibly important start' - Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, and author of Remix and Free Culture'An optimistic and practical look at the big data revolution - just the thing to get your head around the big changes already underway and the bigger changes to come' - Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing'In Big Data, Mayer-Schonberger and Cukier break new ground in identifying how today's avalanche of information fundamentally shifts our basic understanding of the world. Argued boldly and written beautifully, the book clearly shows how companies can unlock value, how policymakers need to be on guard, and how everyone's cognitive models need to change' - Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab'This brilliant book cuts through the mystery and the hype surrounding big data. A must-read for anyone in business, information technology, public policy, intelligence, and medicine. And anyone else who is just plain curious about the future' - John Seely Brown, former Chief Scientist, Xerox Corp. and head of Xerox Palo Alto Research Centre'The book teems with great insights on the new ways of harnessing information, and offers a convincing vision of the future. It is essential reading for anyone who uses - or is affected by - big data' - Jeff Jonas, IBM Fellow & Chief Scientist, IBM Entity Analytics'Big Data is a must-read for anyone who wants to stay ahead of one of the key trends defining the future of business' - Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO, salesforce.comAn excellent primer - Financial Times

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Book Synopsis Bookkeeping and Accounting In A Week is a simple and straightforward guide to accounts, giving you everything you need to know in just seven short chapters. From understanding the terminology to dealing confidently with accountants, you''ll soon master the basics of bookkeeping and accounting, fast.This book introduces you to the main concepts of bookkeeping and accounting, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding together with practical and thought-provoking exercises. Whether you choose to read it in a week or in a single sitting, Bookkeeping and Accounting In A Week is your fastest route to success:- Sunday: The basic principles of bookkeeping- Monday: Different types of account and ledger- Tuesday: More aspects of bookkeeping- Wednesday: Preparation for the accounts- Thursday: The profit and loss account- Friday: The balance sheet- Saturday: Understanding published accountsABOUT THE SERIESTable of Contents : Sunday: Understand the principles of bookkeeping so that you can prepare and understand financial records. : Monday: Learn about the different types of account and ledgers so that your understanding is taken a stage further. : Tuesday: Study still more aspects of bookkeeping in order to further extend your expertise. : Wednesday: Discover the vital preparatory steps before accounts are prepared so that you know exactly what must be done. : Thursday: Find out how a profit and loss account is prepared and laid out, so that you can understand and use the figures. : Friday: Understand the concept of a balance sheet so that you know the net worth of the business and how assets and liabilities are summarised. : Saturday: Study what must be disclosed in published accounts so that you can obtain key information about almost any company.

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Book Synopsis Is this the right book for me?A jargon-free guide for the small business owner or managerSmall Business Accounting is a jargon-free joy for the small business owner or manager, providing practical examples of real businesses to show the reader, step by step, how to record each transaction. This book does not assume that you know anything at all about business records and accounts and gives a system for real businesses to be operated by real business people who want a simple, easy and, above all, quick system of book keeping. Forget about debits and credits, journal entries, ledgers and day books. If you can read a bank statement this book will teach you how to prepare accounts, make cashflow forecasts and prepare a budget. And when you do need to use an accountant, it tells you how best to find a reliable one.Small Business Accounting includes: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Your bank account Chapter 3:Table of Contents 01: introduction 02: case studies 03: your bank account: 04: a simple cashbook; 05: analysis columns: layout;managing your creditors; 06: payments – filing: filing invoices;managing your creditors; 07: payments – cheque book:running totals;old cheque books 08: payments – cashbook: 09: non-allowable expenses: 10: purchase of equipment: scope of this chapter; recording transactions; capital allowance calculations 11: credit cards: scope of this chapter; how to use a credit card for business; bill paid in full; when only part of the bill is paid off; filing;notes on timing 12: petty cash: cheque reimbursement;imprest petty cash system 13: 13 receipts – filing: cash or credit?; 14: receipts – paying-in book: credit business; cash business 15: receipts – cashbook: 16: capital introduced: 17: end of month procedures: 18: VAT; scope of this chapter; 19: wages: scope of this chapter; 20: end of year totals: cashbook totals;adjustment for balances brought forward;further adjustments 21: adjustments for payments:recording the adjustments;possible adjustments 22: adjustments to receipts: debtors; 23: transfer to tax return: 24: trial balance: introduction; 25: final accounts: adjusting payments; 26: budgeting and cash-flow forecasting: 27: costing and pricing: introduction; 28: computerisation: introduction; : appendix 1: ten top tips for choosing an accountant : appendix 2: jargonbuster : appendix 3: stationery list : appendix 4: recording sales of assets in a set of accounts : index

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Book SynopsisWhether you want to break into this burgeoning industry, or you simply need to plan an event and don t know where to start, there s something for all would-be event planners in Event Management For Dummies.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Getting Started 5 Chapter 1: Why Put on An Event? 7 Chapter 2: Knowing Your Audience 17 Chapter 3: Deciding on the Type of Event To Put On 27 Chapter 4: Managing Your Team to Manage Your Event 53 Chapter 5: Budget Planning and Management 75 Part II: Planning Your Event’s Look and Feel 101 Chapter 6: Crafting the Message 103 Chapter 7: Designing the Experience 115 Chapter 8: Making Sure People Know about Your Event 141 Part III: When, Where and Who: The Devil’s in the Detail 161 Chapter 9: Timings, Timings, Timings 163 Chapter 10: Deciding Where to Hold Your Event 185 Chapter 11: Who Does What: Front and Back of House 213 Part IV: Considering Potential Problems 225 Chapter 12: Keeping Healthy, Safe and Secure 227 Chapter 13: Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail! Contingency Planning 253 Part V: On the Day and Beyond 265 Chapter 14: Measuring the Success of Your Event 267 Chapter 15: Building on the Event 281 Part VI: The Part of Tens 287 Chapter 16: Ten Types of Suppliers You Need in Your Address Book 289 Chapter 17: Ten Online Resources For Event Planners 293 Chapter 18: Ten Things to Have in Your Event Kit during the Build and Show Day 297 Chapter 19: About Ten Tips for Building a Career in Event Management 301 Index 305

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Book Synopsis''A landmark new book.'' - The GuardianAge of Discovery looks at the world on the brink of a new Renaissance and asks the question, how do we avoid chaos and disruption, and share more widely the benefits of progress?Now is humanity's best moment. And our most fragile. Global health, wealth and education are booming. Scientific discovery is flourishing. But the same forces that make big gains possible for some of us deliver big losses to othersand tangle us together in ways that make everyone vulnerable.We've been here before. The first Renaissance, the time of Columbus, Copernicus, Gutenberg and others, redrew all maps of the world, liberated information and shifted Western civilization from the medieval to the early modern era. Such change came at a price: social division, political extremism, economic shocks, pandemics and other unintended consequences of human endeavour.Now is our second Renaissance. In the face Trade ReviewA landmark new book. -- The GuardianA bold mega-analysis of global education, health, prosperity and technology...incisive and rich in context and granularity. -- NatureAn essential guide - and a superb ride - through our current stormy moment. -- Arianna Huffington * Editor-in-Chief, Huffington Post *A powerful journey…This book will help the world. -- Richard Branson * Founder, Virgin Group *Everyone should read it. -- Michael Spence * Nobel Laureate in Economics *Ian and Chris ask—and answer—the big, essential questions…We should thank them for their audacity. -- Christine Lagarde * Managing Director, International Monetary Fund *This fascinating book…should interest all who care about the future of humanity. -- Lord Martin Rees * Astronomer Royal & past President of the Royal Society *A much-needed dose of perspective in our increasingly short-term-focused world. -- Dominic Barton * Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Co *Essential reading to navigate the waves of innovation we face today. -- Garry Kasparov * 13th World Chess Champion *A call to action we all need to hear. -- Kumi Naidoo * International Executive Director, Greenpeace *An education and a great read in one. -- AC Grayling * Philosopher *Outstanding insights for all those interested in the stresses of the modern world and how other ages have confronted them. -- Andrew Hamilton * President, NYU & past Vice-Chancellor, Oxford University *A very important reminder to grasp the opportunities in the many challenges we are facing today. -- Hans-Paul Bürkner * Chairman, Boston Consulting Group *A refreshing change from the shallow analyses and sterile nostrums of the right and the left…an impressive and important book. -- Edmund Phelps * Nobel Laureate in Economics *A hugely stimulating book…Everyone should heed the authors’ call. -- Niall Ferguson * Professor of History, Harvard University *A must-read for present and future leaders everywhere. -- Asha Kanwar * President, Commonwealth of Learning *A remarkable feat of both history and prophecy. Ian and Chris have given us a gift of self-reflection that is indeed rare. I can’t believe the book is so light and small for accomplishing such a heavy lift. -- Larry Brilliant * President, Skoll Global Threats Fund & past Executive Director, Google.org *A masterpiece. -- Vijay Govindarajan * New York Times best-selling author *A rich portrait…powerful parallels…essential insights for all of us—including for every emerging Michelangelo and da Vinci. -- Reid Hoffman * Founder & Chairman, LinkedIn *‘[A] lively account of both Renaissance and modern history...Maybe someone should send Mr. Trump a copy of this book; it might yield some thought-­provoking tweets. -- Financial TimesIf you read only one thing... -- PoliticoFar-sighted...Age of Discovery succeeds in convincing that this is an uncommonly interesting time to be alive, with unusual levels of promise—and peril. -- Times Higher Education SupplementA highly stimulating, indeed challenging book. -- ForbesEnlightening. -- The Sunday TelegraphAge of Discovery will leave its readers drained by the scale of the problems we face…but its scope and authority reward the effort. -- Daily TelegraphBreathless. -- New StatesmanUrgent reading everywhere. -- Shanghai Review of BooksThis book completely blows my mind. -- ‘Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang’ on Sirius/XMWow. -- ABC Afternoons with James ValentineAudacious. -- Salon.comCharts the birth of a brave new world…Impressive. -- Morning StarA rallying cry for an aspirational future. -- CBC NewsA fantastic new book. -- Breitbart.comEdifying and thoroughly entertaining. -- Inside Higher EdA brilliant, “big-think” read of serious scholarship and keen observation of our present moment. It is a prescient warning, a call to action to the better angels of our nature, and a map for a new age of discovery. -- 800-CEO-READThe best book I’ve read in the past five years. -- 33Voices.comImportant. Powerful. -- FutureSquaredAn immense contribution to rethinking our epoch. -- Cambridge Business ReviewTable of Contents1. What’s Past is Prologue Part I: The Facts of a Renaissance Age 2. The New World 3. New Tangles 4. Vitruvian Man Part II: Flourishing Genius 5. Copernican Revolutions 6. Cathedrals, Believers and Doubt Part III: Flourishing Risk 7. The Pox is Spreading, Venice is Sinking 8. Bonfires and Belonging Part IV: The Contest for our Future 9. David

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Book SynopsisDialogic Organization Development is a compelling alternative to the classical action research approach to planned change. Organizations are seen as fluid, socially constructed realities that are continuously created through conversations and images - change happens when those conversations and images change. Leaders and consultants can help foster, support, or accelerate the emergence of transformational possibilities by encouraging disruptions to taken-for-granted ways of thinking and acting and the use of generative images to stimulate new organizational conversations and narratives. Dialogic OD is a different mindset, but itâs also the previously unrecognized underpinning of a diverse array of change methods, such as Appreciative Inquiry, the Art of Convening, Open Space Technology, and many more.

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Book SynopsisPublished in 1820, this two-volume guide to the Arctic was written by distinguished scientist and explorer William Scoresby (17891857). Volume 2 focuses on the history, development, and methods of whaling in the polar regions and includes the account of a whaling voyage in 1816.Table of Contents1. Chronological history of the northern whale-fisheries; 2. Comparative view of the origin, progress, and present state of the whale-fisheries of different European nations; 3. Situation of the early whale-fishery. Manner in which it was conducted, and the alterations which have subsequently taken place; 4. Account of the modern whale-fishery, as conducted at Spitzbergen; 5. Account of the Davis' Strait whale-fishery, and a comparison with that of Greenland, with statements of expences and profits of a fishing ship; 6. Method of extracting oil and preparing whalebone, and remarks on the uses to which the several products of the whale-fishery are applied; 7. Narrative of proceedings on board of the ship Esk, during a whale-fishing voyage to the coast of Spitzbergen, in the year 1816; Appendix; Index.

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Book SynopsisâœDream, Believe, Dare, Do . . .âThough four simple words, this carefully crafted credo lies at the heart of Walt Disneyâs enviable empire and has led The Walt Disney Company to prosperity for decades. As foremost experts on Disney, authors Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson return with an updated and expanded third edition of The Disney Way to show how organizations can incorporate this four-pillared credo to support any business, drive any team, and guide any leader to create immeasurable success.Profiling a new set of diverse organizationsâsuch as TYRA Beauty, Rainbow Babies & Childrenâs Hospital, Ottawa County, Michigan, and Science Center of Iowaâthe authors show how companies of any size, whether an entrepreneurial startup or a Fortune 500, can reach their utmost potential by embracing Walt Disneyâs techniques to create a consumer-centric culture. They provide step-by-step actions on how to: â Give every member of your organizTable of ContentsForeword to the Third Edition, by John Christensen ixPreface to the Third Edition xiChapter 1. Walt’s Way 1DREAMChapter 2. Make Everyone’s Dreams Come True 15BELIEVEChapter 3. You Better Believe It 31Chapter 4. Never a Customer, Always a Guest 53Chapter 5. All for One and One for All 75Chapter 6. Share the Spotlight 101DAREChapter 7. Dare to Dare 125DOChapter 8. Practice, Practice, Practice 143Chapter 9. Make Your Elephant Fly—Plan 163Chapter 10. Capture the Magic with Storyboards 179Chapter 11. Give Details Top Billing 203Chapter 12. Love: The Real Pixie Dust 215PUTTING IT TOGETHERChapter 13. Ottawa County, Michigan: Disney’s Success Credo Transforms County Government 233Chapter 14. Producing a Customer-Centric Culture: An Implementation Strategy 253Epilogue: The Magic Continues 263Acknowledgments 271Index 275About the Authors 287

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Book SynopsisOne reason public speaking is such a nightmare for so many people is that they think they have to be âœperfect.â They drive themselves crazy trying to conform to all sorts of handed-down rules that tie them up in knots and put their audiences to sleep. Karen Hough says you can throw out those rules, relax, be yourself, make âœmistakes,â and connect with your audience much more effectively than the guy with the impeccable PowerPoint slides. Hough has used her unique presentation approach to take the anxiety out of one of the greatest fears in business. Her book debunks over a dozen myths about presentations to make them more fun and natural for everybody. Its authenticity and passion that win people over not polish. But you canât be authentic if youâre following someone elseâs rules. Hough shows how you can embrace your own style and communicate your message without worrying constantly about antiquated dos and donâts. Follow Karenâs âœbad adviceâ and youâll be surprised to learn youâre actually a naturally skilled presenter.

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Book SynopsisDon't let destructive drama sideline your career. Every organization has its share of political drama: Personalities clash. Agendas compete. Turf wars erupt. But you need to work productively with your colleagues--even difficult ones--for the good of your organization and your career. How can you do that without compromising your personal values? By acknowledging that power dynamics and unwritten rules exist--and navigating them constructively. The HBR Guide to Office Politics will help you succeed at work without being a power grabber or a corporate climber. Instead you'll cultivate a political strategy that's authentic to you. You'll learn how to: * Gain influence without losing your integrity * Contend with backstabbers and bullies * Work through tough conversations * Manage tensions when resources are scarce * Get your share of choice assignments * Accept that not all conflict is bad Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, from a source you trust. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.Trade Review"To help people learn how to use office politics to get things done rather than merely suffer as the victim of the machinations of others, Harvard Business Review Press has just published HBR Guide to Office Politics by Karen Dillon." -- Vedomosti "Office politics might sound a somewhat throwaway knockabout topic for such an esteemed set of guides but as former Harvard Business Review editor Karen Dillon demonstrates, it's deadly serious. Her guide tackles common quandaries, from an over-controlling manager to a bullying colleague, employing real, practical advice rather than pop psychology, and her guidance on effective conflict management techniques is as sound as you'll read anywhere." -- People Management (UK) "The tagline to HBR Guide to Office Politics is "Rise above rivalry, Avoid power games, Build better relationships." It offers dozens of really useful tips to help us do exactly that." -- MindTools (mindtools.com)

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Book SynopsisWhether you're dealing with a problem employee or praising the good work of a colleague, you need to communicate in a way that promotes positive change in others. Giving Effective Feedback quickly walks you through the basics of delivering feedback that gets results, including:Choosing the right time to talkEngaging in productive dialogueHelping both star and struggling performersDeveloping a plan for effective follow-up Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives--from the most trusted source in business. Also available as an ebook.

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Book SynopsisStrong family governance can create an environment of smooth decision making, cohesiveness, effective conflict resolution and a directive that moves the business forward. Authors Aronoff and Ward show leaders why a strong governance is critical to taking families from one generation of success to the next.Trade Review'Initially, our directors were all family members, and we used Family Business Governance: Maximizing Family and Business Potential as a guide to restructuring our board of directors, which now include outside directors. The book helped us to have a more professional and productive board.' - Judy Whitaker, VP, Witaker Oil Company, Atlanta, GA 'Aronoff and Ward have done it again, Family Business Governance: Maximizing Family and Business Potential meets the high standards, previously established by the Family Business Leadership Series. For any business owning family who wants to improve how the family and its business are governed, this is a must. Not only do the authors list the questions that must be answered by the family, the Board, and top management of the firm if they are to establish the best governance practices, their cast experience allows them to wax normative and to point out the pitfalls to be avoided.' - Professor Alden G. Lank, President, Family Business Network, Professor of Family Enterprises Emeritus, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland, President, Lank Family Business Associates, LLC, Hingham, MA 'Each Family Business Leadership Series booklet is packed cover-to-cover with expert guidance, solid information, and ideas that work...you deliver.' - Alan Campbell, CFO, Campbell Motel Properties, Inc., Brea, CATable of ContentsIntroduction The Importance of Thoughtful and Effective Governance The Differing Roles of the Family and the Board Organizing the Family Organizing the Board Managing Overlapping Concerns Managing Communication Between Family and Board How Governance Changes as the Family Business Evolves Summary

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Book SynopsisOne of the “few great investment books” (Andrew Tobias) ever written, with 2 million copies in printTrade Review"Talk to 10 money experts and you’re likely to hear 10 recommendations for Burton Malkiel’s classic investing book." -- The Wall Street Journal"A Random Walk has set thousands of investors on a straight path since it was first published in 1973. Even if you read the book then or more recently, a refresher course is probably in order.… A lucid mix of the theoretical and the pragmatic." -- Chicago Tribune"Not more than half a dozen really good books about investing have been written in the past fifty years. This one may well belong in the classics category." -- Forbes"Do you want to do well in the stock market? Here’s the best advice. Scrape together a few bucks and buy Burton Malkiel’s book. Then take what’s left and put it in an index fund." -- The Los Angeles Times

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Book SynopsisA broadly-illustrated overview of the contemporary state of Greco-Roman numismatic scholarship.Trade Review"As Metcalf notes (xvii), it is over 100 years since the last single volume guide to Greek coinage was produced, and there has never been an equivalent work for Rome. This new handbook is, therefore, long overdue and hugely welcome. All involved are to be congratulated and, while in a project as broad as this there are inevitably some omissions, we now have something where there was nothing, and for that we should be very grateful. It is much to be hoped that students of the history of all periods will find their way to this rich new resource." * Andrew Meadows, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *"This book represents an unprecedented innovation in numismatic literature and is becoming widely regarded as the best introduction to classical ancient coins. It is far more than a guide written solely for collectors. Instead, it was written to serve also as an introduction for graduate or post-doctoral students in the ancient cultures who seek training in classical numismatics. As a work in the renowned Oxford Handbooks series, this volume was written to offer an authoritative and annotated state-of-the-art survey of current thinking and research in the subject area. However, it is just that focus that makes it such a valuable text for serious collectors of ancient coins." * Roger Kuntz, Rochester Numismatic Association *Table of ContentsPreface ; Abbreviations ; Introduction, William E. Metcalf ; 1. The Substance of Coinage: The Role of Scientific Analysis in Ancient Numismatics, Matthew Ponting ; Archaic and Classical Greek Coinage ; 2. The Monetary Background of Early Coinage, John H. Kroll ; 3. Asia Minor to the Ionian Revolt, Koray Konuk ; 4. The Coinage of the Persian Empire, Michael Alram ; 5. The Coinage of Athens, 6th - 1st century B.C., Peter van Alfen ; 6. Aegina, the Cyclades and Crete, Kenneth Sheedy ; 7. The Coinage of Italy, N. K. Rutter ; 8. The Coinage of Sicily, Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert ; 9. Greece and the Balkans to 360 B.C., Selene Psoma ; The Hellenistic World ; 10. Royal Hellenistic Coinages from Alexander to Mithridates, Francois de Callatay ; 11. The Hellenistic World: The Cities of Mainland Greece and Asia Minor, Richard Ashton ; 12. The Coinage of the Ptolemies, Catharine C. Lorber ; 13. The Seleucids, Arthur Houghton ; 14. Greek Coinages of Palestine, Oren Tal ; 15. The Coinage of the Parthians, Fabrizio Sinisi ; The Roman World ; 16. Early Roman Coinage and its Italian Context, Andrew Burnett ; 17. The Denarius Coinage of the Roman Republic, Bernhard E. Woytek ; 18. The Julio-Claudians, Rienhold Wolters ; 19. Ancient Spain, Pere P. Ripolles ; 20. Flavian Coinage, Ian Carradice ; 21. The Coinage of the Provinces through Hadrian, Michel Amandry ; 22. Trajan and Hadrian, Martin Beckmann ; 23. Antonine Coinage, Liv Mariah Yarrow ; 24. The Provinces after Commodus, RAnn Johnston ; 25. Syria in the Roman Period, 64 B.C. - A.D. 260, Kevin Butcher ; 26. Roman Coinages of Palestine, Haim Gitler ; 27. The Severans, Richard Abdy ; 28. From Gordian III to the Gallic Empire (A.D. 238-74), Roger Bland ; 29. The Later Third Century, Sylviane Estiot ; 30. The Coinage of Roman Egypt, Angelo Geissen ; 31. Tetrarchy and the House of Constantine, Richard Abdy ; 32. The Coinage of the Later Roman Empire, A.D. 364-498, Sam Moorhead ; 33. The Transformation of the West, Alan M. Stahl ; Appendix 1: Marks of value on later Roman coins, Roger Bland ; Appendix 2: The earliest Christian symbols on Roman coins, Richard Abdy ; Indices ; a. Mints ; b. Persons ; c. General

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Book Synopsis“Jam packed with insights from women in the field,” this is an invaluable career guide for the aspiring or experienced female tech professional (Forbes). As the CEO of a startup, Tarah Wheeler is all too familiar with the challenges female tech professionals face on a daily basis. That’s why she’s teamed up with other high-achieving women within the field—from entrepreneurs and analysts to elite hackers and gamers—to provide a roadmap for women looking to jump-start, or further develop, their tech career. In an effort to dismantle the unconscious social bias against women in the industry, Wheeler interviews professionals like Brianna Wu (founder, Giant Spacekat), Angie Chang (founder, Women 2.0), Keren Elazari (TED speaker and cybersecurity expert), Katie Cunningham (Python educator and developer), and Miah Johnson (senior systems administrator) about the obstacles they have overcome to do what they love. Their inspiring personal stories are interspersed with tech-focused career advice. Readers will learn:• the secrets of salary negotiation• the best format for tech resumes• how to ace a tech interview• the perks of both contracting (W-9) and salaried full-time work• the secrets of mentorship• how to start your own company• and much more! BONUS CONTENT: Perfect for its audience of hackers and coders, Women in Tech also contains puzzles and codes throughout—created by Mike Selinker (Lone Shark Games), Gabby Weidling (Lone Shark Games), and cryptographer Ryan “LostboY” Clarke—that are love letters to women in the industry. A distinguished anonymous contributor created the Python code for the cover of the book, which references the mother of computer science, Ada Lovelace. Run the code to see what it does!Trade Review“Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack is a brilliant role model. With this book, she offers something rare and wonderful--straightforward and honest guidance for women. I am often approached by women asking, ‘How do I get started in tech?’ I recommend reading this book for answers--I wish I’d had it when I was starting out!”— Elissa Shevinsky, editor of Lean Out: The Struggle for Gender Equality in Tech and Start-Up Culture “The essential handbook for women in technology—engaging, practical, and inspirational, with ready-to-use advice, examples, and stories.” —Library Journal“With contributions from hackers, gamers, analysts, and more, this is the book Game Developer Barbie would use to guide her career.”—Bustle“[Women in Tech] contains advice ranging from interviews, networking and entrepreneurship, right over to developing, mentorship and the family balance. It’s actually jam packed with insights from women in the field.”—Forbes“[Women in Tech] discusses salary negotiation, interviewing, and business practices. Along with practical career advice, the book includes personal stories from female tech professionals.”—GeekWire“Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack, author of Women in Tech, wants to stop women from leaving tech jobs mid-career.... [Her] book offers career advice to women who are considering getting into tech, or those already in it who want to take their career to the next level.” —Seattle magazine“[Women in Tech] has practical advice and personal stories from a variety of voices, and it covers every stage of a tech career, from applying for your first job to starting your first company. The book is lively and entertaining, and it’s a vital read for any woman, non-binary, or transgender person working in technology."—Bitch magazine“If you’re a woman in the tech world, or are looking to join it, what’s the best way to succeed? Women in Tech is one expert’s answer.” —GeekGirlCon“If you’re seriously considering tech as a career, this book is for you."—FabFitFun"Both inclusive and empowering"—The Market for Computer and Video Games“With this book, [Van Vlack] sets out to buck the system, giving great advice on how women can forge their own tech career paths.”—The Bellingham Herald"This book features advice from several female professionals on how to succeed in this male-dominated field."—Business Insider"Here's what you need to know [from] security researcher Tarah Wheeler."—Teen Vogue

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Book SynopsisIn his sixty-five-year consulting career, Peter F. Drucker, widely regarded as the father of modern management, identified eight practices that can make any executive effective. Leadership is not about charisma or extroversion. It's about these practices: Effective executives ask, "What needs to be done?" They also ask, "What is right for the enterprise?" They develop action plans. They take responsibility for decisions. They take responsibility for communicating. They focus on opportunities rather than problems. They run productive meetings. And they think and say "we" rather than "I." Since 1922, Harvard Business Review has been a leading source of breakthrough ideas in management practice. The Harvard Business Review Classics series now offers you the opportunity to make these seminal pieces a part of your permanent management library. Each highly readable volume contains a groundbreaking idea that continues to shape best practices and inspire countless managers around the world.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Simply put, this intriguing book offers fascinating research about the brain’s functions, limitations and capacities, and it teaches us how we can “direct” our own brain chemistry in order to achieve fulfillment and success. Well worth reading and ingesting these skills.” — Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People “This is the best, the most helpful, and the brainiest book I’ve read on how the brain affects how, why and what we do and act.” — Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business and University Professor, University of Southern California and author of On Becoming a Leader “This book will improve how you work—by showing you how your brain works!” — Marshall Goldsmith, author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There “Rock makes the science of your mind accessible and relevant.” — Daniel Akst, Fortune Small Business “Rock deserves an ovation for his writing and direction.” — Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Rock makes the science of your mind accessible and relevant.” — Fortune Small Business "A highly informative look at the way our minds work at work." — St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Book SynopsisEfficiently and effectively assess employees performance. Are your employees meeting their goals? Is their work improving over time? Understanding where your employees are succeeding—and falling short—is a pivotal part of ensuring you have the right talent to meet organizational objectives. In order to work with your people and effectively monitor their progress, you need a system in place. The HBR Guide to Performance Management provides a new multi-step, cyclical process to help you keep track of your employees' work, identify where they need to improve, and ensure they're growing with the organization. You'll learn to: Set clear employee goals that align with company objectives Monitor progress and check in regularly Close performance gaps Understand when to use performance analytics Create opportunities for growth, tailored to the individual Overcome and avoid burnout on your team Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

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Book SynopsisPut an end to miscommunication and inefficiency--and tap into the strengths of your diverse team. If you read nothing else on managing across cultures, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you manage culturally diverse employees, whether they're dispersed around the world or you're working with a multicultural team in a single location. This book will inspire you to: * Develop your cultural intelligence * Overcome conflict on a team where cultural norms differ * Adopt a common language for more efficient communication * Use the diverse perspectives of your employees to find new business opportunities * Take varying cultural practices into account when resolving ethical issues * Accommodate and plan for your expatriate employees This collection of articles includes "Cultural Intelligence," by P. Christopher Earley and Elaine Mosakowski; "Managing Multicultural Teams," by Jeanne Brett, Kristin Behfar, and Mary C. Kern; "L'Oreal Masters Multiculturalism," by Hae-Jung Hong and Yves Doz; "Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity," by David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely; "Navigating the Cultural Minefield," by Erin Meyer; "Values in Tension: Ethics Away from Home," by Thomas Donaldson; "Global Business Speaks English," by Tsedal Neeley; "10 Rules for Managing Global Innovation," by Keeley Wilson and Yves L. Doz; "Lost in Translation," by Fons Trompenaars and Peter Woolliams; and "The Right Way to Manage Expats," by J. Stewart Black and Hal B. Gregersen.

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Book SynopsisA major work of economic, social and political history, Niall Ferguson's The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker 1849-1999 is the second volume of the acclaimed, landmark history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty.Niall Ferguson's House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets 1798-1848 was hailed as a great biography by Time magazine and named one of the best books of the year by Business Week. Now, with all the depth, clarity and drama with which he traced their ascent, Ferguson - the first historian with access to the long-lost Rothschild family archives - concludes his myth-breaking portrait of once of the most fascinating and power families of all time.From Crimea to World War II, wars repeatedly threatened the stability of the Rothschilds' worldwide empire. Despite these many global upheavals, theirs remained the biggest bank in the world up until the First World War, their interests extending far beyond the realm of finance. Yet the Rothschilds' failure to establish themselves successfully in the United States proved fateful, and as financial power shifted from London to New York after 1914, their power waned.A stupendous achievement, a triumph of historical research and imagination.—Robert Skidelsky, The New York Review of BooksNiall Ferguson's brilliant and altogether enthralling two-volume family saga proves that academic historians can still tell great stories that the rest of us want to read.—The New York Times Book ReviewSuperb ... An impressive ... account of the Rothschilds and their role in history.—Boston GlobeNiall Ferguson's new book The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook will be published in January 2018. Trade Review"A stupendous achievement, a triumph of historical research and imagination."—Robert Skidelsky, The New York Review of Books"Niall Ferguson's brilliant and altogether enthralling two-volume family saga proves that academic historians can still tell great stories that the rest of us want to read."—The New York Times Book Review"Superb ... An impressive ... account of the Rothschilds and their role in history."—Boston Globe

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Book SynopsisCharles Handy is now a writer and broadcaster, following careers as an economist, Professor at the London Business School and a consultant to a wide variety of organizations. He is widely regarded as the top 'businessguru' in the UK. UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS was originally published in 1976. He lives in Norfolk and London (Putney).Table of ContentsPart 1 The concepts: about this book; on the motivation to work; on roles and interactions; on leadership; on power and influence; on the workings of groups; on the cultures of organizations. Part 2 The concepts in application: introduction to part 2; on the people of organizations and their development; on the work of the organization - and its design; on politics and change; on being a manager; on the future of organizations. Part 3 A guide to further study: introduction to part 3; chapter 1; chapter 2; chapter 3; chapter 4; chapter 5; chapter 6; chapter 7; chapter 8; chapter 9; chapter 10; chapter 11; chapter 12.

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Book SynopsisStocks and bonds? Real estate? Hedge funds? Private equity? If you think those are the things to focus on in building an investment portfolio, Andrew Ang has accumulated a body of research that will prove otherwise. In his new book Asset Management: A Systematic Approach to Factor Investing, Ang upends the conventional wisdom about asset allocation by showing that what matters aren''t asset class labels but the bundles of overlapping risks they represent. Making investments is like eating a healthy diet, Ang says: you''ve got to look through the foods you eat to focus on the nutrients they contain. Failing to do so can lead to a serious case of malnutrition-for investors as well as diners. The key, in Ang''s view, is bad times, and the fact that every investor''s bad times are somewhat different. The notion that bad times are paramount is the guiding principle of the book, which offers a new approach to the age-old problem of where do you put your money? Years of experience, both as a finance professor and as a consultant, have led Ang to see that the traditional approach, with its focus on asset classes, is too crude and ultimately too costly to serve investors adequately. He focuses instead on factor risks, the peculiar sets of hard times that cut across asset classes, and that must be the focus of our attention if we are to weather market turmoil and receive the rewards that come with doing so. Optimally harvesting factor premiums-on our own or by hiring others-requires identifying your particular set of hard times, and exploiting the difference between them and those of the average investor. Clearly written yet chock-full of the latest research and data, Asset Management will be indispensable reading for trustees, professional money managers, smart private investors, and business students who want to understand the economics behind factor risk premiums, harvest them efficiently in their portfolios, and embark on the search for true alpha.Trade ReviewThe phrases "finance textbook" and "page-turner" rarely occupy the same sentence or even the same paragraph, but Asset Management: A Systematic Approach to Factor Investing justifies that pairing of terms. * William J. Bernstein, co-principal at Efficient Frontier Advisors Reviewed by CFA Institute *This splendid book lays out the important lessons that a new generation of finance research has learned about markets and investing, in a thoughtful and accessible way. Ang focuses on real issues for real players, and distills practical lessons about investment strategies and the investment process. * John H. Cochrane, The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business *Andrew Ang's inspirational book presents new, important, and influential concepts on investment. He oozes enthusiasm for his subject, and generously shares his experience of putting cutting-edge ideas into practice. Elroy Dimson, London Business School and Cambridge Judge Business SchoolEvery professional asset manager should read Ang's Asset Management, easily the most thoughtfully written, accessible, and carefully researched treatment of the topic. Each chapter is an expertly guided tour. Darrell Duffie, Graduate School of Business, Stanford UniversityAndrew Ang eloquently synthesizes current research on investing together with his own approach to asset management into a highly readable and authoritative book. It is simply the best new book on asset management that I have read - approachable by non-specialists and a treasure for managers and scholars already familiar with the topic. This book is an essential guide to one of the world's most important topics. * William N. Goetzmann, Yale School of Management *It is no surprise that many of us have been using the unfinished chapters of Andrew Ang's Asset Management for teaching. For over 10 years, there has been glaring lacuna when it comes to textbooks for the teaching of investment finance. Andrew's book fills this void and is destined to become the standard text in investments at top graduate schools. It will also be a must-read for practitioners of investment finance. * Campbell R. Harvey, Duke University Journal of Finance (2006-2012) *This book is a comprehensive, accessible, and adept exposition of the pivotal role played by factor exposures in markets and in portfolio design. Ang shows how these principles can be used to guide both individual investors as well as institutions, and financial practitioners now have a must read source for this critical material. Steve Ross, Sloan School, MITAndrew Ang has written the next comprehensive 'go to' book on asset management. He treats readers gently as he takes them through the potentially technical world of factor investing, and his generous use of 'real world' case studies gives a helpful intuitive dimension his explanations. All considered, this is a 'must read' book for all asset owners and managers who want to maintain their thought-leadership edge. * Keith Ambachtsheer, Director Emeritus, International Centre for Pension Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto *The last time I was asked to comment on a book of this quality and applicability I threatened to harm the author for potentially putting me out of a job. I repeat the threat in this case. * Cliff Asness, Founder, Managing Principal, and Chief Investment Officer, AQR Capital Management *As Andrew Ang knows, the best way to achieve good investment results is to get the portfolio structure right for each client and the key to that is systematic factor investing. Charles D. Ellis, author of Winning the Loser's GameDespite its title, this is much more than a textbook on asset management. Andrew Ang writes in an engaging style that cites his extensive investment experience, without giving up any of the rigor that we would expect from such a prominent academic. * Roger G. Ibbotson, Chairman of Zebra Capital Management and Professor in Practice Emeritus, Yale School of Management *Professor Ang is leading the factor investing revolution. Written with great clarity and authority, Asset Management is a true pleasure to read. * Knut Norheim Kjaer, Founding CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management and Co-founding Partner of Trient Asset Management *Andrew's new book is a useful practitioner-oriented update of the developments in asset management in recent decades. For example, assets are seen as bundles of factors, the fundamental drivers which provide the 'nutrients' that drive returns. This framing is certainly helpful in understanding recent developments in the industry. Moreover, the cases which motivate each chapter very nicely tie together the theory and the practice. * Bob Litterman, Chair of the Risk Committee at Kepos Capital, a hedge fund based in New York *Table of ContentsPreface: Asset Management ; Part I: The Asset Owner ; Chapter 1: Asset Owners ; Chapter 2: Preferences ; Chapter 3: Mean-Variance Investing ; Chapter 4: Investing for the Long Run ; Chapter 5: Investing Over the Life Cycle ; Part II: Factor Risk Premiums ; Chapter 6: Factor Theory ; Chapter 7: Factors ; Chapter 8: Equities ; Chapter 9: Bonds ; Chapter 10: Alpha (and the Low Risk Anomaly) ; Chapter 11: <"Real>" Assets ; Chapter 12: Tax-Efficient Investing ; Chapter 13: Illiquid Assets ; Chapter 14: Factor Investing ; Part III: Delegated Portfolio Management ; Chapter 15: Delegated Investing ; Chapter 16: Mutual Funds and Other 40-Act Funds ; Chapter 17: Hedge Funds ; Chapter 18: Private Equity ; Afterword: Factor Management ; Appendix: Returns ; Acknowledgements ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisIn his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family''s phenomenal economic success. He reveals for the first time the details of the family''s vast political network, which gave it access to and influence over many of the greatest statesmen of the age. And he tells a family saga, tracing the importance of unity and the profound role of Judaism in the lives of a dynasty that rose from the confines of the Frankfurt ghetto and later used its influence to assist oppressed Jews throughout Europe. A definitive work of impeccable scholarship with a thoroughly engaging narrative, ''The House of Rothschild'' is a biography of the rarest kind, in which mysterious and fascinating historical figures finally spring to life.Trade Review"A stupendous achievement, a triumph of historical research and imagination."—Robert Skidelsky, The New York Review of Books"Niall Ferguson's brilliant and altogether enthralling two-volume family saga proves that academic historians can still tell great stories that the rest of us want to read."—The New York Times Book Review"Superb ... An impressive ... account of the Rothschilds and their role in history."—Boston Globe

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Book SynopsisIn this saga of brilliant triumphs and magnificent failures, David E. Hoffman, the former Moscow bureau chief for the Washington Post, sheds light on the hidden lives of Russia's most feared power brokers: the oligarchs. Focusing on six of these ruthless men, Alexander Smolensky, Yuri Luzhkov, Anatoly Chubais, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Boris Berezovsky, and Vladimir Gusinsky,Hoffman shows how a rapacious, unruly capitalism was born out of the ashes of Soviet communism.Trade Review"[Hoffman's] account is the most dramatic and comprehensive yet... What makes this account both devastating and entertaining is the way Hoffman has pieced it together... he has read far and wide, and operated like a probing private eye." (New York Times Book Review) "[Hoffman's] book may well be the most authoritative account we will ever get of the early days of the four true 'oligarchs'... He describes and analyzes so well the methods by which money and power were grabbed in the new Russia." (New York Review of Books) "One of the most vivid and well-researched accounts to date of this tumultuous period in recent Russian history." (Newsweek) "Hoffman makes the tale of the men's rise and fall a masterful blend of adventure and serious, informed analysis." (Foreign Affairs) "In his devastating portrait of the so-called Russian oligarchy...Hoffman's... account provides us with more than its share of instruction...Hoffman brilliantly shows how seemingly halting and insignificant acts finally culminated in changes in a whole society." (Washington Post)"

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