Armenia Business & Investment Opportunities Yearbook

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Armenia Business & Investment Opportunities Yearbook
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739721070

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This yearbook contains basic information on export-import, investment and business opportunities in the respected country. Provides information on government structure, economy, business climate, regulations, and more... Includes basic statistics, information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

Armenia Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Business Information Library)

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Armenia Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Business Information Library)

Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0739775820

Armenia Investment & Business Opportunities Yearbook (World Investment & Business Opportunities Library)

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Armenia Investment & Business Opportunities Yearbook (World Investment & Business Opportunities Library)
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739712071

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This yearbook contains information on investment business opportunities, international economic projects, tenders, government projects, marketing and export-import opportunities information.

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Experienced and first-time travelers alike rely on Fodor's Gold Guides for rich, reliable coverage the world over. Updated each year and containing a full-color, foldout Rand McNally map, a Fodor's Gold Guide is an essential tool for any kind of traveler. Smart travel tips and important contact info make planning your trip a breeze, and detailed coverage of sights, accommodations, and restaurants give you the info you need to make your experience enriching and hassle-free. If you only have room for one guide, this is the one for you.
Walking tours of Montréal and Québec City, with visits to historic neighborhoods, museums, parks, and churches
Great shops for fashions, jewelry, art, antiques, and crafts
Side trips to the Laurentians, Ile d'Orléans, and Charlevoix

Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget
Grand hotels, historic landmarks, chic modern high-rises, and romantic inns and B&Bs in the city and countryside
Smart French restaurants, stylish bistros, ethnic eateries from Asian to Greek, and cozy Québécois cafés

Fresh, thorough, practical -- off and on the beaten path
Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents

29 pages of maps, 9 vacation itineraries, and more
Important contacts
Smart travel tips
Fodor's Choice
What's Where
Pleasures & Pastimes
Festivals
French vocabulary and menu guide
Reprinted from Fodor's Canada'98

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makes sense.......2003-04-21

Now I get it! I am not a rocket scientist, but I did finish high school. This guy makes sense so that we who are building our own businesses can PROFIT from reading this book.

MAKES SENSE.......2003-04-01

WRITTEN IN PLAIN ENGLISH: MINIMAL ACCOUNTING JARGON AND TERMINOLOGY. SOME GOOD JOKES TOO.
USE ONE LESSON AND YOU WILL RECOUP YOUR INVESTMENT MANY TIMES OVER.

I DIDN'T KNOW ONE COULD DISCUSS AND MAKE CLEAR ACCOUNTING USAGES WITHOUT USING THE WORDS DEBIT & CREDIT, BUT THIS AUTHOR PULLS IT OFF.

A FAST, ENJOYING READ, AND A HECK OF A DESK REFERENCE.

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One Woman Who Helped Changed the Course of the Civil War
A New Book on Anna Ella Carroll, a National Heroine from Maryland

"...Miss Anna Ella Carroll is the head of the Carroll race, and when the history of this war is written, she will stand a good bit taller than ever old Charles did."

-- Pres. Abraham Lincoln, as quoted by Rep. William Mitchell (R-Ind.), 13 May 1862

New York, NY (Release Date: June 23, 2004) - Hundreds of biographies have been written about the men and women of the Civil War, yet none has fully presented the life and crucial contributions of Anna Ella Carroll, Pres. Abraham Lincoln's political adviser. In her new book, Great Necessities: The Life, Times, and Writings of Anna Ella Carroll, 1815-1894, C. Kay Larson provides a penetrating account of this Southern lady who broke all the rules for women of the era.

Anna Ella Carroll was the daughter of Maryland Gov. Thomas King Carroll. Under his tutelage, she honed her exceptional skills in political and legal analysis.

During the 1850s, Carroll became a nationally-known publicist for prominent Whig and American (Know-Nothing) party candidates. When the secession crisis roiled the country in 1861, Carroll provided invaluable assistance to Gov. Thomas H. Hicks in keeping their state loyal. She also wrote able political/legal tracts for the Lincoln administration that helped maintain support for the war effort which were widely circulated in Washington and Maryland.

In Great Necessities, new evidence also is presented that clarifies Carroll's, President Lincoln's, and Secty. of War Edwin M. Stanton's roles in the Tennessee River campaign. In this strategic advance, Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote led combined army-naval forces which captured Confederate Forts Henry and Donelson. These constituted the "first real" victories for the Union during the Civil War.

Other fresh material on American political history and the colonization of freedmen, among other topics, also is included in the book.

Great Necessities brings to the fore the spirited life and works of Anna Ella Carroll, arguably, the most important woman involved in American politics in the nineteenth century. This book will greatly enhance Carroll's stature as a heroine of the state of Maryland, and the nation.

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Underrated Civil War woman.......2005-01-26

C. Kay Larson is one of the pioneering scholars on the issue of women who served as soldiers and in other capacities during the American Civil War. In this scholarly and thorough treatise, she does justice to a remarkable Maryland woman who played a prominent role in state and national government in the 19th Century, including the Civil War period. This is a meaty biography of an underrated, intellectual, and highly influential woman who interacted with Senators and Presidents.

A Must Read for Lincoln and Grant students.......2004-10-04

C. Kay Larson has a lot of contextual material in this book, ranging from the first English translation of the Bible; to the history of Presbyterianism and its relation to the Know-Nothing movement; to Baltimore labor strikes; to the politics of the Mexican War, the 1860 election, postwar Maryland, and Reconstruction.

But for Civil War and Lincoln buffs go right to the Secession and Tennessee River campaign chapters. In these are apparently new facts on Confederate plans to stage a coup of Washington DC in April 1861 and Lincoln's appointment of Stanton (see James Wheeler's analysis above) to carry out the Tennessee R. campaign.

Carroll, herself, directly contributes with 3 newly discovered "Hancock" columns on Seward's, Bell's, Bates's and Botts's candidacies in the 1860 presidential election. Reprinted here also are her 4 most important pamphlets that Carroll wrote for the Lincoln administration on the war powers of the presidency and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.

This book may upend much thinking on the war as it seemingly takes us to new places. It just doesn't resift the same facts and myths. The extensive reprinting of primary sources solidifies arguments and makes for great reading of eloquent spokepersons.

Patricia Armstrong

Great Necessities: The Life, Times, and Writings of Anna Ella Carroll, 1815-1894.(Book review): An article from: Journal of Southern History

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Great Necessities: The Life, Times, and Writings of Anna Ella Carroll, 1815-1894.(Book review): An article from: Journal of Southern History
Tracy J. Revels
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000G2Y90O
Release Date: 2007-07-11

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Title: Great Necessities: The Life, Times, and Writings of Anna Ella Carroll, 1815-1894.(Book review)
Author: Tracy J. Revels
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 72 Issue: 2 Page: 469(2)

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A good set of scholarly essays.......2004-09-11

The Chancellors provides a series of biographical essays on the British Chancellors at the end of the 19th and during the first half of the 20th centuries. Jenkins has chosen not to treat each Chancellor in the same way, given differences in the careers of each man. Thus there is no attempt to offer a biography of Churchill in a brief essay, but the analysis of Simon is expanded to include more than just his tenure of 11 Downing Street. The essays do make cross references to one another, but can essentially be treated as stand alone works.

Jenkins' style of biography was, of course, honed over the years, and though these essays may not live quite to the standard of his longer works ("Gladstone", for instance) they remain enjoyable. There is a certain amount of contemporary analogy in some of the pieces, which may date the book (and certainly did not tend to appear in Jenkins' other works), but this in no way detracts from an objective and scholarly set of essays.

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Thorough and Detailed

Comprehensive Compendium of 1042 Communication Tips

Easy to Read

Essential for anyone

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Communicate With Confidence!: How to Say It Right the First Time and Everytime
Dianna Booher
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Hardcover

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Say The Right Thing--In Any Business or Social Situation! Each year thousands of executives pack Dianna Booher's seminars to learn to express themselves more clearly and confidently at work and at play. Now this master communicator has distilled over 600 of her proven speaking and listening tips into a single fast-access primer--one that can help you think on your feet, organize your ideas for impact, build credibility and loyalty, and instantly answer questions from customers. . .bosses. . .coworkers. . .even your spouse! With Communicate With Confidence You'll develop the skill to: win people over to your ideas; hold your own in meetings; give--and get--advice; say ``No'' without hurt feelings; criticize without crippling; resolve conflicts without blows; respond to insults and abuse; talk across gender line--and more!

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Thorough and Detailed.......2007-01-02

This is a thorough and detailed book which covers a wide range of tips that you should find useful and important in enhancing your communication skills. The book covers all the critical aspects of communication including the communication process, the need for effective, active listening, verbal, non-verbal and writing skills, being assertive, effective negotiations, effective public speaking and presentations, among others.

Most of us are poor listeners, as we tend to listen with intent to response rather than to understand what the speaker is really communicating to us. With self-control and discipline, the book gives us tips that we can follow to be effective and active listeners.

This is a self-help that is easy to read and understand and follow. It has a lot of tips and practical advice that should help you change to become a more effective communicator.

Comprehensive Compendium of 1042 Communication Tips.......2006-06-20

A comprehensive compendium of 1042 tips belonging on every committed communicator's reference shelf. Whether a neophyte or accomplished communicator, you will find a useful tip or reminder, each time you open this book.

Easy to Read.......2006-02-24

Dianna Booher writes with clarity and detail, and her book is so easy to read. We're all communicating in one way or another, and Dianna's insights are extremely valuable. You also might learn something about yourself as a listener. I highly recommend this book.

Essential for anyone.......2002-12-25

While this book has a business focus, there are many techniques shown that can be used in all facets of life - in the family, with friends, or in organizations and sports teams. It's a huge (1000+) list of tips for various situations. How do you deal with someone who's not pulling their weight? You don't have to be a manager at work - you can have unresponsive kids, friends who take much more than they give, and committee members who are just along for the ride.

All the points are obvious, but in real life we forget, communicate badly, and then make a bad situation worse. This book has the sort of information that someone gives you when they say, "In that situation I always do . . ." and you could hit yourself for not thinking of it at the time. If you read and re-read this book you'll begin to have these ideas when you need them, not afterward.

The tip formula is excellent. Too many books try to put ideas across in ordinary text and become confusing and unclear. Each tip and its supporting text is complete. You won't be left wondering what the author meant.

I teach people to make presentations and there is plenty here I intend to pass along. My order is in for Booher's forthcoming "Speak With Confidence," because if it's even half as good as this book, it will be invaluable.

One last thought. Think about the times you didn't communicate that well. Think about the stress, the bad relations with other people, and all the negative things that resulted. Now look at the price of this book. Isn't it worth that price just to communicate effectively one time, let alone all the times this book will save the day?

RIP OFF.......2002-02-18

The only thing exciting about the book is the title. I could not wait to get the book and read it. I can't remember being this disappointed in a book - ever. There is nothing of any value in this - just warmed over hyperbole. I am so po'd that I wasted money on this rip off.

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Right on the money
I have not read this book
Anyone else from Scottsdale?
a must read book
"Say It Right" lacks psychological insight

Say It Right the First Time
Loretta Malandro
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ASIN: 0071408614

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Get what you want at work the first time and every time

Written by an internationally recognized expert on business communications, this book offers managers deep insights into the power of language and how to wield it effectively in any organization.

Loretta Malandro arms readers with more than 200 power words and phrases designed to help readers become better managers, leaders, and coaches. She also reveals communication secrets such as emotional triggers, victim versus ownership language, escape phrases, as well as language for "softening the edges," reframing, accountability, and recovering from communication gaffes.

Malandro also provides:

Invaluable insights into the emotional power of words
Priceless techniques to connect with and move an audience
Tips on recognizing "killer words" and overcoming the trouble they can cause
An arsenal of strategies, scripts, work sheets, and self-tests for gauging current communication skills and pinpointing weaknesses

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Being a business professional is all about managing, motivating, and leading, or, in other words, getting people to do what you want. And, far and away, the most important tool for accomplishing this objective is language. Written by an internationally recognized expert on business communications, this book offers managers deep insights into the power of language and how to wield it effectively in any organization.

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Right on the money.......2006-08-18

As a veteran communications trainer with over 20 years of training and leadership experience, I found this book encompassed very 'actionable' advice, practical insights, and meaningful guidance for those sincerely interested in becoming better communicators, leaders, and people. I strongly recommend it.

I have not read this book.......2006-06-04

Nothing makes me come out of my reviewing-books-I've-actually-read-procrastination-pit quicker than when I see a pattern like this one:

Between May 3 2003 and May 13 2003 this book receives 10 of its 13 reviews, all of which are five stars...hmm...

This really sucks. I try not to write negative reviews like this but I just can't stand the thought of all us innocent ("...") people out there using the review system to help us make decisions when the system is, in cases like this one, blatantly and disrespectfully abused for shameless self-gain.

Boo-hiss, you're rubbish!

Tips for spotting potentially fake-reviews:

- Tight date-clusters (someone sits at home and knocks off a set of reviews, perhaps for a couple of weeks after book release/the idea first comes)
- A whole bunch of short reviews, often lacking in range or style-variation (all 5-star, naturally) with no bias or 'downsides' to the book (the fake reviewer wants you to buy the book: reviews are all written by one person- often incapable of writing in different reviewer-styles, short because they can't be bothered going to great imaginative lengths (they primarily want to improve the average star-rating; the prime decision factor for joe-buyer))
- a stack of reviewers who have only ever reviewed THIS book (i.e. names 'reviers' give in Amazon are purely for the purpose of writing this single review: sure some probably only DO review one book or forget their old reviewer name or whatever, but not 20 out of the 22 reviewers, surely? One book was 5-star reviewed by 20 people in a space of a month, most of them with "real name" signatures - which is time consuming because you have to verify your name with a credit card- but none of them, despite having gone through the process of name verification bothered to review any other items despite two years passing since their first book review...odd methinks.)

Of course there was one book which had only received 4-star ratings (less-suspicious), but it met all the criteria: large number of short, unimaginative reviews, with flaky-names, all in a one-month date cluster, all by reviewers who never reviewed any other book... hmm...

As before - I'm giving a three star-rating so I myself don't adversely affect the rating of what may well be a good book.

OK, so clearly I need to get out more, but was it helpful that I pointed this out to you?

Anyone else from Scottsdale?.......2004-01-03

I wonder what the odds would be of yet another reviewer from Scottsdale, AZ giving this book five stars?

I wish Amazon had a better system of cleaning up obvious abuse of its ratings system. I've already suggested a "Ratings Abuse Notification" option through their email customer service which is yet to be acted on. Would be a good idea if readers of Amazon reviews could make it a point to alert others of suspicious book ratings.

a must read book.......2003-09-10

After reading "Say it Right the First Time" through for the third time, my prevailing and dominant thought was " I wish I could have had this book 10 years ago". the importance of this book cannot be overstated. 'Say it Right the First Time" should and will eventually finds its place on the shelf next to Dale Carnegie and Napolian Hill as "must reads" for anyone who wishes to succeed in the business world...and in life.

James J. Croneberger

President/Founder
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"Say It Right" lacks psychological insight.......2003-08-24

Ms. Malandro's book "Say It Right the First Time" has surface appeal, yet ultimately fails as a self-help communication manual, primarily due to its inability to understand the psychological principles (such as unchangeable self-interest) behind much miscommunication. The book is full of advice that seems intuitively right, but when put into practice does not pass the "reality" test.

What can I say? In this time of war, high school students are facing ever-stricter limits on their First Amendment rights, especially if their opinions ... An article from: New York Times Upfront

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What can I say? In this time of war, high school students are facing ever-stricter limits on their First Amendment rights, especially if their opinions ... An article from: New York Times Upfront
Eric Nagourney
Manufacturer: Scholastic, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008EWUU6
Release Date: 2005-07-29

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This digital document is an article from New York Times Upfront, published by Scholastic, Inc. on February 25, 2002. The length of the article is 1772 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: What can I say? In this time of war, high school students are facing ever-stricter limits on their First Amendment rights, especially if their opinions aren't patriotic. (National).
Author: Eric Nagourney
Publication: New York Times Upfront (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 25, 2002
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Volume: 134 Issue: 10 Page: 8(5)

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Widowed after 50 years, but happy and hearty and newly wed at age 78, Wichern looks back on a life of business, agriculture and musical adventures in and around his Ringling Brothers Circus hometown of Baraboo, Wisconsin.

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"LIFE IN THE SLOW TRACK" ...is a track you'll enjoy !.......2001-03-27

"LIFE IN THE SLOW TRACK" is a delightful and charming way to learn a little more about "how it was" back in 1939. The exuberance and dreams of three spirited young lads are aptly described in the tale. The boys' idea of riding their bikes from Baraboo, Wisconsin to The New York World's Fair comes to life as Wichern recounts the story of their preparation and planning, the actual journey, and the trip back home.

The simple story-telling style is captivating as the author shares some thoughts, emotions and conflicts involved in forming an alliance with two other people as the three of them pursued their common goal. The writer seems eloquently truthful and non-defensive as he relates mistakes made and lessons learned. He brings to light the goodness of people met along the way, some very special friendships that developed, and of course the fun they had on their quest for "New York, or Bust." The creativity used for funding the trip and the boys' love of music and talent for harmonizing are woven throughout the story.

The epilogue brings more history and human interest from the wartime era, and the pictures scattered throughout are one more way of skillfully capturing the feeling of what it was like for three young boys experiencing "Life in the Slow Track."

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