Feng Shui for a Successful Office: How to Create a Harmonious Working Environment

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In this gathering of cheer for all occasions, the classic art of Charles M. Schulz is joined by motivating quotes from literature and from the beloved Peanuts characters who have touched people’s lives for more than 50 years.

For anyone facing a transition, new career, trial, exciting beginning, or life adventure, this gathering of happiness and inspiration will be the ultimate way to encourage them along to the finish line.

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Don't Give Up Charlie Brown

Manufacturer: Fawcett Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Don't Give Up

Don't Give Up, Charlie Brown

Manufacturer: Fawcett Crest
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000HKT9QE

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Don't Give Up.......2007-01-24

"Don't Give Up Charlie Brown" is a Fawcett Crest book first published in 1974 taking various Peanuts strips from 1968-1969 (from "You've Had it, Charlie Brown"), including when Snoopy first landed on the moon and Franklin's first appearance. Kind of starts halfway through running gag about Schroder's lost piano, which was a bit annoying, but it's all good stuff.

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Don't Give Up, Charlie Brown
Charles M. Schulz
Manufacturer: Fawcett Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0449225887

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Selected Cartoons from YOU'VE HAD IT CHARLIE BROWN, Vol 2

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Don't Give Up, Charlie Brown
Charles M. Schulz
Manufacturer: Fawcett Crest Book
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000H45MNE

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Digital Economy: Impacts, Influences and Challenges provides information about the socioeconomic aspects of the Digital Economy. This set of 18 essays covers the effects of Digital Economy on business transactions, technology and culture, as well as on education. It also covers various aspects of global production, trade, and investment and the effects of Internet. The chapters review best practices from concept to development, through implementation and evaluation. This book is one of the few books that looks at the digital economy from a socio economic angle, offering perspectives from scholars and practitioners of digital economics around the world.

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The globalization of real estate has created new business opportunities and challenges for valuers and many foreign professionals look to the United States for leadership and economic solutions. Real Estate Valuation in Global Markets is a groundbreaking text that explores real estate appraisal in 21 different countries, providing an overview of real estate valuation around the globe in a single volume.

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An inspirational and essenttial read for fathers-to-be

The Bloke's Guide To Pregnancy
Jon Smith
Manufacturer: Hay House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Pregnancy & Childbirth | Women's Health | Personal Health | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
Fatherhood | Family Relationships | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
General | Parenting | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
General | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
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My Boys Can Swim!: The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy

ASIN: 1401903363

Book Description

"Darling, I'm pregnant!"...these three little words are guaranteed to strike fear into you—even if you're the most mature father-to-be ever. But the one thing you can be certain of is . . . you have no idea what you've gotten yourself into. . . .

Sure, there are hundreds of books out there for the expectant mothers, but they're often full of quite boring (for us men, anyway) advice on diets and pelvic floor exercises, not to mention the kind of gynecological details that will make your eyes water. Sorry, but we really don't want to go there. No, we want the lowdown on what's happening and how it's going to affect us. A + B = C; straightforward, unabridged, and raw. The Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy—no flowery prose or idealistic diatribe, just the truth, in bite-size pieces as easy to digest as a packet of biscuits.

Based on more than 100 interviews with blokes who lived to tell the tale—some who even admitted to enjoying the experience—this book has real-life stories as well as tons of advice that isn't remotely boring (honestly). Now you'll be able to tell your trimesters from your triple blood tests, as well as getting answers on the following topics:

• Money—Do I really have to spend my entire lager allowance on that hand-held breast pump?

• Sex—Will it harm the unborn baby? (Or am I just being arrogant?)

• Breasts—Will they stay that size forever?

• Hospital Parking Spaces—Am I going to have to fork out £50 every time she thinks she's going into labour?

. . . and a whole lot more besides…this is a book you'll want to share with all the blokes in your life!

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An inspirational and essenttial read for fathers-to-be.......2006-01-17

Necessity really IS the mother of invention. Considering the appalling lack of male-directed books on the subject, this book is an absolute must for the average man who just wants to be involved in this most life-changing of events. It is exactly what it says on the tin: a "blokes" guide, so if you don't see yourself or your partner as a "bloke" then don't buy it. If on the other hand you have an open-mind, sense of humour and any degree of honesty in your relationship then this book will be rewarding and entertaining for both men and women. It is honest, funny, informative, clearly written and at times incredibly moving. The author has widely researched the subject and has broken down all the "technical" aspects of pregnancy and birth into handy, easy-to-understand sections. It was never out of reach throughout my wife's pregnancy and re-reading it after the actual birth, I could appreciate anew its accuracy and insight. I currently live in a country and a culture where men play very little part in their partners pregnancy and where many hospitals do not even permit husbands and boyfriends to attend the birth of their children. Considering this, I can forgive the author for the occasional crudeness when describing his partners physical changes or the gorier aspects of labour. His genuine love for his wife and delight in becoming a father is always evident throughout. Mr Smith has achieved something remarkable and he deserves only praise for such an emotionally honest, groundbreaking and entertaining read. Thanks to the author and best wishes to him and his family.

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It has been more than 40 years since the last comprehensive guide to tracing and researching Civil War ancestors was published. The Civil War Research Guide goes beyond, but does not exclude, such major national sources such as the National Archives in Washington, and features information on little-known publications, websites, auctions, memorabilia dealers, and patriotic organizations. The authors lay out a systematic procedure for performing research and recording the results in order to build a proper file on a Civil War soldier, making the experience both educational and entertaining. Contains contact information for hundreds of sources and techniques including the Internet.

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A great guide to help research your Civil War ancestor.......2003-04-25

This is a common sense and practical way to learn the ins and outs of finding out information on an ancestor who may have served in the Civil War. It's well written and informative, providing a step-by-step approach to gathering that information. People are always interested in finding out what their ancestor may have done in the war. This guide gives you the advice on how to gather that information, but also ways to expand your knowledge base, by pursuing information on their regiment, division, or corps. A great little book!

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Quirky and overpriced.......2000-04-24

A collection of academic papers whose authors utilize half-baked theories for questionable judgments. The Cold War, in their view, is limited to the post-World War II east-west confrontation. However, more astute observers (such as Andre Fontaine and D.F. Fleming) properly place it in the context of an ideological struggle that began when the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia in 1917.

In viewing the Cold War as primarily a geopolitical struggle, rather than an ideological struggle that took on a geopolitical form, most of the authors draw unwarranted conclusions regarding the nature of the Cold War, and the nature of world politics since it ended.

This seems to be a typical result of the academic "publish or perish" syndrome. Don't waste your money on it.

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A (pretty) good book

A Wonderful Reference

Comprehensive & Well-organized

A great ornithological overview

for Spotting only, not for info about a bird

Birds of Africa South of the Sahara (Princeton Field Guides)
Ian Sinclair , and Peter Ryan
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

South Africa | Africa | History | Subjects | Books
General | Birdwatching | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
Reference | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
Ornithology | Zoology | Biological Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
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Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives

ASIN: 0691118159

Book Description

This compact and easy-to-use guide is the first book to describe and illustrate all of the birds found in sub-Saharan Africa. Detailing more than 2,100 species, it covers the entire Afrotropic Region, including Socotra, Pemba, and the islands in the Gulf of Guinea.

Stunning color illustrations depict most distinctive plumages as well as diagnostic flight patterns and major geographic variants. Range maps are provided for each species, and the well-formatted text highlights precise identification features and differences between similar species as well as providing concise information on habitat, status, and calls. All information is completely up-to-date, incorporating the latest taxonomy (including descriptions of many new species never before illustrated) and the most recent atlas surveys.

Offering unrivalled coverage of African birds in a single volume, this book will tempt many more birders to one of the world's richest faunas.

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A (pretty) good book.......2007-02-16

I used it in Cameroon last year and in Niger this year. Although it suffers some weaknesses, like some breeding/non-breeding plumage difference not documented, and like some upper-parts of raptors not shown, this is definitely one of the books any birdwatcher must have in his pocket in the West Africa bush, and I would not leave without it, although it is a little worn out now. The Borrow & Demey is a good complement.

A Wonderful Reference.......2007-01-06

We purchased this book upon our return from a safari in Kenya and Tanzania because our guides used it. We used it to identify birds in the 650 best of our photos, and found it to be quite complete and reliable. It's a winner.

Comprehensive & Well-organized.......2004-06-12

This book has taken on a monumental task by introducing the entire bird fauna of a huge region in one volume.
I was sceptical before seeing it, thinking that quantity would probably take priority over quality. It did not!
For a start, it is surprisingly detailed and well-organized. The editors have resisted the usual temptetion of cramming too many similar or small species on one page. Usually there are just 5-6 species on each page, sometimes 7 or just 3-4.
What this means is that illustrations are big enough to show detail, plus there are often 4 or more different illustrations for the same 1 species, showing different colour morphs, juveniles, females, birds in flight, head or wing details, etc.
It also means that the maps and text for each species could be placed on the page facing its picture.
The text itself is still amazingly detailed for a book of this scope, giving the essential information on distribution, appearence, habitat, status and voice.
Too good to be true? Well, some of the illustrations show important colour or pattern details wrongly, even contradicting description in the text - in these cases the text tends be more accurate, so have a look at that one, too!
But all in all, this book is a great value introduction to the bird fauna of Africa, though perhaps unsurprisingly, I found it a bit too bulky to carry on the field.

A great ornithological overview.......2004-02-09

This is the first field guide type book that enables birdwatchers to get an overview of what mainland Africa has to offer as far as birds are concerned. The only area that is not covered by this book is North Africa. Most of that is included in every major field guide for Europe. So in the end, just a few species of northern Sudan escape coverage in this way. Compared with other books that claim to be field guides, this one is still relatively compact. Certainly so, when one takes into account the incredibly rich avifauna. A total of more than 2100 species are covered.

The color plates, as a whole, are excellent. As they were drawn by a number of artists, the general impression of "unity" is missing to some extent. But that is a problem of most modern field guides, as it would take too long - in an impatient market - for one artist to come up with a full set of good plates. The original South-African publisher Struik had the possibility to use many pictures from other field guides they publish. This may have been the only way to make such a monumental task feasible at all.

The texts and range maps are opposite the plates. This practical - and customary - arrangement necessitates rather short texts. However, they are very informative, providing the essentials for a field guide like field identification, habitat, abundance, and voice. The range maps do not show seasonal changes, but the texts compensate to some degree with brief hints.

For some areas of Africa, this is the first field guide available, whereas one would probably take recourse to the more compact regional books where they are available. At any rate, the publishers are to be congratulated to this most valuable and well organized book.

for Spotting only, not for info about a bird.......2004-02-07

This is a survey, with a summary for each bird that is useful for bird-spotting. But it does not include details such as the life-cycle or habitat of the bird. Maybe it assumes you have other books for this. It covers such an enormous area and number of birds that these details had to be omitted.

Birds of Africa South of the Sahara: A Comprehensive Illustrated Field Guide

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Birds of Africa South of the Sahara: A Comprehensive Illustrated Field Guide
Ian Sinclair , Peter Ryan , Patrice Christy , and Phil Hockey
Manufacturer: Struik Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Birdwatching | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books

Reference | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
ASIN: 1868728579

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Birds of Africa South of the Sahara
Ian Sinclair
Manufacturer: NEW HOLLAND PUBLISHE
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K28YEW

A Comprehensive Illustrated Field Guide: Birds of Africa South of the Sahara

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A Comprehensive Illustrated Field Guide: Birds of Africa South of the Sahara
J. C. Sinclair , and Ian Sinclair
Manufacturer: Struik Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Birdwatching | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1868728765

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Mostly excellent tech. drawings and photos, sufficient text.

Terry Farrell: Urban Design (Architectural Monographs)
Terry Farrell
Manufacturer: Academy Editions
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
General | Urban Planning & Development | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1854901257

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Mostly excellent tech. drawings and photos, sufficient text........2005-09-04

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
Featured here are the London-based urban design projects of Terry Farrell. Each chapter presents a series of recent projects which have in common an indentifiable urban design theme, with an accompanying text detailing its history and urban context.
SYNOPSIS:
For Terry Farrell urban design should be based on a number of principles: a notion of continuum with the history and traditions of a specific area, a priority given to the pedestrian and the experience of the street and a desire to create new places with an identity to encourage the return of the diversity of traditional urban life. Each chapter of this illustrated book presents a series of recent projects which have in common an identifiable urban design theme with an accompanying text detailing its history and urban context. They include the City and Cheapside (with the Paternoster masterplan), the Barbican and London Wall, the River Thames, market halls, railway stations (including Charing Cross), large public institutions (the South Bank), London's natural landscape, parks, squares and open spaces, the private world and outer villages.
CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION 6
Ken Powell
CHAPTER ONE
THE CITY/CHEAPSIDE 12
Mansion House and Poultry 18
City of London 1984-1987
Paternoster Area, St. Paul's 24
City of London 1989-1992
CHAPTER TWO
THE CITY/LONDON WALL 34
Alban Gate 40
City of London 1986-1992
Moor House 50
City of London 1986-1991
CHAPTER THREE
THE RIVER THAMES 54
Vauxhall Cross 60
London Borough of Lambeth 1982-1992
East Greenwich 72
London Borough of Greenwich 1988
Brentford Dock 76
London Borough of Hounslow 1988
Hungerford Bridge 80
City of Westminster and London Borough of Lambeth
CHAPTER FOUR
MARKET HALLS 84
Tobacco Dock 92
London Borough of Tower Hamlets 1985-1990
Spitalfields Market 100
London Borough of Tower Hamlets 1991
CHAPTER FIVE
RAILWAY STATIONS AND RAILWAY LAND 106
Charing Cross 112
City of Westminster 1985-1990
King's Cross Railway Lands 126
London Boroughs of Camden and Islington 1987
CHAPTER SIX
LARGE INSTITUTIONS 134
South Bank Arts Centre 140
London Borough of Lambeth 1984-1992
Bloomsbury Hospitals 148
City of Westminster and London Borough of Camden 1988
CHAPTER SEVEN
GREEN LONDON: PARKS, SQUARES, GARDENS 154
Comyn Ching Triangle 160
London Borough of Camden 1978-1985
St John's Gardens 168
City of Westminster 1991-1992
CHAPTER EIGHT
THE PRIVATE WORLD 174
Crafts Council Gallery 178
City of Westminster 1980-1981
Lloyds Bank, Pall Mall 182
City of Westminster 1989-199 1
Carlton Gardens 190
City of Westminster 1988
Lombard Street 196
City of London 1991-1992
CHAPTER NINE
OUTER VILLAGES 204
Wimbledon Town Centre 210
London Borough of Merton 1987-1988
Chiswick Park 214
London Borough of Hounslow 1989-1992
CHAPTER TEN
LEARNING FROM LONDON 224
Masterplan and New Conference/Exhibition Centre 244
Lothian Road, Edinburgh 1989-1992
Masterplan for Mixed Uses 256
Brindleyplace, Birmingham 1990-1992
Mixed Use Renovation and Redevelopment Scheme 266
Grey Street, Newcastle 1991-1992
Masterplan for Mixed Uses 270
Quayside, Newcastle 1991-1992
Airport Staff and Administration Centre 274
Frankfurt Airport, Germany 1989
Masterplan for Mixed Uses 278
Quarry Hill, Leeds 1989-1992
Consulate and British Council Offices 288
Hong Kong 1992-
LIST OF BUILDINGS AND PROJECTS 298
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 300

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TERRY FARRELL URBAN DESIGN

Manufacturer: Academy Editions London
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IBAUNI

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TERRY FARRELL: URBAN DESIGN

Manufacturer: Academy London, UK
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IAPBMY

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TERRY FARRELL: URBAN DESIGN

Manufacturer: Academy Editions & Ernst & Sohn London, UK
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IANIZ6

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Drawn & Quartered documents a collaboration between preeminent American avant-garde poet Robert Creeley and award-winning artist Archie Rand. In Creeley's words: ''The procedure was for Archie to slide me an image on the litho paper. I'd try a take or two to get the feel, writing on a usual sheet of typing paper, then resolve on a particular quatrain, put it with the litho sheet related--and on to the next. So we worked through the afternoon until, finally, all fifty-four poems were finished. Then I copied each poem under its respective image on the litho sheet....I felt as if I had been in some fantastic traffic of narratives, all the echoes and presences and situations--like very real life indeed. I loved the almost baroque feel of the drawings, the echo of old-time illustrations and children's books. Whatever, Archie's sure got me. The rest you can judge for yourself.''

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Fleeing fascism, war, and persecution, numerous European artists and photographers came to the United States during the mass emigrations of the 1930s and 1940s. These émigrés brought with them a variety of artistic traditions and different perspectives on issues such as class, politics, and race, which dramatically affected American photography from the 1930s and the 1960s.

Reframing America explores the artistic and social visions of seven European émigré photographers who helped shape a new photography and a startling new vision of this country: Alexander Alland, Robert Frank, John Gutmann, Otto Hagel, Hansel Mieth, Lisette Model, and Marion Palfi. Among them, they depicted an America that was more complex and diverse and more deeply troubled than photography had ever shown before.

With remarkable power and insight, their imagery engaged some of the quintessential American themes of the era: the emerging cult of the automobile, Hollywood's glamorous and fictional America, the culture of jazz, and capitalism's blaring commercialism. Their accomplishments foreshadowed and influenced the work of such figures as William Klein, Diane Arbus, Bruce Davidson, and W. Eugene Smith.

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"Small Store Survival should challenge retailers' views of small store retailing by questioning key areas of business. What is the vision for the store in 10 years? How have the customers changed over the past few years? How current are the managers about what customers genuinely like and dislike? What is being done to attract, educate, and motivate the best retail talent in the area? How effective is the merchandising strategy? What plans exist for succession?

"The real lesson of this study is that the best retailers never stop learning. They never stop growing. They never lose their enthusiasm for the customers and the business. And they never cease to revel in change and the chance to deal with it." —from the Executive Summary of Small Store Survival

Small Store Survival

Over the past decade, thousands of small retail stores have fallen victim to overwhelming competition from huge discount chains determined to take in every retail dollar in sight. But not everyone succumbs to the megastore invasion; many small retailers grow and prosper in spite of this cutthroat competition. How do they do it? Even more important, how can you do it?

Small Store Survival is the how-to book that belongs behind the counter of every independent retail store. It analyzes small-store operation in detail and lays out optimal survival strategies and tactics for seven key areas of business practice that are critical to success: customer service, marketing, merchandising, store operations, management, human resources, and finance. Its clear and logical organization enables you to evaluate your business practices function by function, identify strengths and weaknesses, and develop action plans to improve operations in each of these crucial functions.

Written by a team of experts from Arthur Andersen LLP, this guide presents detailed solutions and best practices culled from retailer surveys, site visits, and industry research. Its recommendations are applicable to a broad variety of retail formats, including stores that specialize in apparel; appliances; books; drugs, health, and beauty care products; electronics; hardware; home and garden supplies; pets and pet supplies; as well as other specialty stores. Numerous case studies illustrate the problems that plague many retailers and demonstrate ways you can overcome these obstacles and improve your business. You'll learn how to:

Identify customer expectations and meet or exceed them at every turn
Identify, pursue, and capture a distinct customer market
Establish a vision and culture for your store, plan where the company needs to go, and take steps to get there
Compete for quality employees and, once you hire them, keep them
Establish budgetary controls and contain costs
Negotiate effectively for favorable terms from vendors and suppliers

The most successful retailers never stop learning, growing, and adapting to changing circumstances. The hundreds of sound ideas presented in this study were developed and implemented by the most successful small store operators in the industry. Here is your chance to learn and grow with them by adapting these solutions to your own business needs.

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What a book.......2003-08-05

Outstanding. The best book on retail I have ever read. Keep up the great work and can not wait for an updated version

Small Store Survival: Success Strategies for Illinois Retailers

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Small Store Survival: Success Strategies for Illinois Retailers
Arthur Andersen & Co
Manufacturer: Illinois Retail Merchants Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Economic Conditions | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Economic Conditions | International | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1885337019

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This book expounds trade theory emphasizing that a trading equilibrium is general rather than partial, and is often best modelled using dual or envelope functions. This yields a compact treatment of standard theory, clarifies some errors and confusions, and produces some new departures. In particular, the book (i) gives unified treatments of comparative statics and welfare, (ii) sheds new light on the factor-price equalization issue, (iii) treats the modern specific-factor model in parallel with the usual Heckscher-Ohlin one, (iv) analyses the balance of payments in general equilibrium with flexible and fixed prices, (v) studies imperfect competition and intra-industry trade.

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A good book for international trade, but not perfect.......2004-02-02

The book gets into rather good discusion of basic models, equilibrium and more advanced topics. The math level of the book is at a graduate level and many of the results are done with enough details, discussion and algebra. However, the book suffers from lack of algebra and enough reasoning in the first chapters where it is describing basic models. The notation of the book is sometimes confusing too (I think this problem exists in all of the books about international trade). Besides, the book is rather old and may be missing some topics. A complementarity text for this book is recommended.

Theory of International Trade A Dual, General Equilibrium Approach

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Theory of International Trade A Dual, General Equilibrium Approach
Avinash K. Dixit
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N7KSMK

Book Description

A practical, candid, helpful book written by someone who has done more than survive divorce. Deals with practical questions like: How do you tell other people? Whom can you trust? What about the family? What about daily tasks? What about dating?

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