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First, the good news: smart investors will continue to get rich. Brian S. Wesbury, an economist and respected economic forecaster, believes the trends that led to so much wealth creation in the last two decades of the 20th century--a boom in productivity from technological innovation, smaller government, and anti-inflationary U.S. Federal Reserve policies--will continue in the first two decades of the 21st century. As Wesbury sees it, people who worry about the soaring stock market leading to a repeat of 1929 are looking for the wrong bogeyman. He argues convincingly that policy mistakes caused the Great Depression. Furthermore, he doesn't even believe stocks were particularly overpriced in the late 1920s, just as he doesn't believe they are in 2000. He views the dark days of the stock market from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s and the Japanese economy in the 1990s in much the same way. Where some see the brass knuckles of fate punching the lights out at the end of the party, Wesbury sees flawed governmental policies ruining brilliant economic expansions. He also shows how to cash in on the continuing good times. He says mutual fund investors, for example, should have a portfolio that's 50 percent index funds and 50 percent sector funds that buy new-era biotechnology and Internet stocks.
And now the bad news: just as a shift in governmental philosophy in the early 1980s helped the economy turn around, so could future shifts put the economy in reverse again. Wesbury cautions readers to be on the lookout for protectionism, tax increases, and excessive government regulation. But he also makes clear he doesn't believe those things will happen, that history has taught us valuable lessons we now know how to apply. If The New Era of Wealth could be summed up in one sentence, it might be: Economic disasters of the past don't have to serve as prologue. Wesbury's faith in the ability of humans to absorb such lessons makes this book a joyful read for the optimists among us. --Lou Schuler
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"Investors who take the time to read The New Era of Wealth will walk away wealthier for having done so."Investor's Business Daily
In The New Era of Wealth, top-rated economist Brian Wesbury shows investors how to use the five key trends that created the stock market boom in the 1990s to sidestep risk and build longterm personal wealth in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, and commodities.
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An easy-to-follow roadmap for building wealth in America's new, entrepreneurial economy--filled with case histories, crucial insights, and innovative strategies for investors.
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Benefit of hindsight.......2006-09-02
hee hee, well, here we are in 2006, and tech stocks crashed big time, wiping out ordinary folks' college funds for their kids, and so on, only to be replaced by an unsustainable property boom, also about to bust. Funny how the reviews of this masterly tome peter out in 2001. The booms have busted, but Wesbury still draws down his economist's salary undaunted.
Thanks for your 'insights' into the 'New Economy', Brian Wesbury, you are now promoting the housing bubble as 'the next big thing'.
Another reviewer said "In ten years this book will be clearly seen as naive and peculiarly American dribble." Remarkably prescient. We need to see more books critiquing the destructive boom/bust cycles of capitalism, the effects of 'irrational exuberance', the religion of mindless greed, and so on. It would seem that more regulation is required, not less, forget the mindless, hackneyed neo-classical and neo-liberal economist dogma implied in this work.
A Good Read!.......2001-06-01
Hold on to your hat, money's coming! Brian S. Wesbury argues that a New Era is dawning, marked by increasing returns, entrepreneurial opportunities, and wealth for everyone. Wesbury draws on the last five years' most important economic ideas and takes an optimistic view of the next five years. While technology gurus will do best of all, it sounds like you and all your friends and relations will do well enough to have custom-made golf clubs and two weeks at the beach. This book satisfies several levels, from stock market pointers to useful insights into the U.S. economy. Wesbury engages some of your most commonly held, business school ideas on economics and, if you live in the United States (this is a very U.S.- oriented tome), makes you feel pretty good about your future. We [...] recommend this book to those interested in the stock and bond market, or the connection between the economy and politics. It is particularly useful if you are managing your own portfolio.
Economics by anecdote.......2000-09-01
This is a cursory review of key macroeconomic themes that are likely to affect investors over the next several years. However, the authors perspective is not terribly well supported by any evidence and is ideologically skewed. His support relies on "soft" (i.e., not mathematical or rigorous) ancient economists. Most informed readers will find the conclusions either obvious, cliche, or self-evident. That said, the conclusions are not wrong, but not a paradigm shift of any sort.
Pretensions to be a serious book without substance.......2000-07-04
The book is easy reading and articulates many popular perceptions- however it is NOT a serious study that properly analyses today's trends nor does it provide new insights and understanding for tomorrow's market performance. I would not recommend it as a first time primer in economics for lack of sufficient depth and lack of intellectual content. Read it, enjoy it but do not let your investment decisions be influenced by the messages or by the lack thereof in this book.
the new dogma and dribble.......2000-04-24
Clear statement of the Yuppie and World Bank narrow, narcissistic, and shallow dogma. The new economy is supposed to displace productive value worldwide for the benefit of the top 20% of Americans in their own self image. There is no understanding of History or other cultures here. (Railroads like many 'free enterprises' were heavily subsidized; military and other investments are government sponsored, etc.) The US economy, supply side (and Reagan) did not single handidly 'win' over Communism. There will be many forms of 'Capitalism'; there are serious dangers in the 'free and unregulated' within nations and in the internatioanl economy. Better to read John Gray, False Dawn if you want more than this rationalization for a short period of high tech focus. Read Evans & Wurster, Blown to Bits to understand the spawning and workings of businesses for this era. History did not end with the fall of the Berlin Wall, nor is the very American version of the 'global free economy' going to be accepted on its terms. In ten years this book will be clearly seen as naive and peculiarly American dribble.
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Thought-provoking, but weak.......2007-08-01
This book was the text for my Management Ethics class. The material presented many thought-provoking questions facing business people today, and prompted good class discussion. It includes many sidebar snippets, historical interludes, study questions, and real-life examples.
However, as expected from any text on this subject, be prepared to deal with the authors' point of view presented as fact. The weak part is that there is no bibliography, so cross-checking information is not possible.
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A practical, applications-rich guide to this new cost management methodology
Implementing Activity-Based MANAGEMENT In Daily Operations
John Miller's lucid presentation of the principles and practice of activity-based management and activity-based costing makes this book required reading for all managers, accountants, and financial officers. Now generally recognized as a more accurate method of determining the relative profitability of various business activities, ABM has become a valuable new tool for management decision making. Miller, whose experience includes the implementation of ABM at Fortune 500 companies, provides step-by-step guidance to its use and benefits:
- Overview of ABM, including basic principles, benefits, uses, various approaches, and implementation models
- Basic techniques of activity/product costing, with comparisons between traditional methods and ABM
- Activity analysis—how to define processes, activities, cost-drivers, and goals
- Data gathering for ABM—collection techniques and interviews
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- Ongoing system requirements, planning, and performance measurement
Activity-based management and activity-based costing (ABM/ABC) have brought about a sea change in cost management systems. Growing largely out of the work of the Texas-based Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing-International (CAM-I), ABC has, according to BusinessWeek, introduced "new rules for cost management as investment justification, product costing, the total life-cycle costs of products, and how to define better measures of manufacturing performance." Since it was first introduced in 1985, ABM/ABC has evolved considerably and has been applied in service companies, utilities, telecommunications, and government agencies. The use of activity-based management techniques has resulted in a much more accurate determination of the relative profitability of various business activities and, therefore, more profitable management decisions.
This clearly written, example-rich book shows managers, accountants, and financial officers how to put activity-based accounting into practice as quickly and efficiently as possible. This book includes ABM Best
Practices identified by CAM-I and the American Productivity and Quality Center in a recently completed land-mark study. Implementing Activity-Based Management in Daily Operations provides step-by-step guidance on how to implement ABM at the level of daily process operations, and demonstrates, through numerous detailed examples, its benefits for cost management. Applications to a variety of organizations are covered, including service companies, government agencies, and process industries. Practical linkages between ABM/ABC and Total Quality Management and Business Process Reengineering are explained and illustrated.
Implementing Activity-Based Man-agement in Daily Operations covers all aspects of ABM, from activity/product costing, through activity analysis and data gathering, to on-going system requirements and full integration. It is designed for all members of an organization involved in reaping the significant benefits of this new cost management methodology.
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"This book should be in the library of everyone who serves--or aspires to serve--on the governing board of any organization, large or small, nonprofit or corporate. Better than any other available resource, it tells what the roles of board members are and what they must and shouldn't do. An indispensable guidebook to leadership excellence."
--George Weber, secretary general, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva
"John Carver's Boards That Make a Difference was required reading for board members of the Calgary Philharmonic Society. It provided a clear and concise road map with which we carried out significant governance restructuring of the society."
James M. Stanford, president & CEO,, Petro-Canada, and past chairman of the Calgary Philharmonic Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
John Carver's groundbreaking Policy Governance model has influenced the way public and nonprofit boards operate around the world. Now, as widespread experience with the model continues to grow, Carver enriches his definitive exposition with updated policy samples, a new chapter on the process of policy development, and additional resources for various types of boards. He debunks the entrenched beliefs about board roles and functions that hamper dedicated board members. With creative insight and commonsense practicality, Carver presents a bold new approach to board job design, board-staff relationships, the chief executive role, performance monitoring, and virtually every aspect of the board-management relationship. In their stead, he offers a board model designed to produce policies that make a difference, missions that are clearly articulated, standards that are ethical and prudent, meetings, officers, and committees that work; and leadership that supports the fulfillment of long-term goals.
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Very Helpful.......2003-04-01
The world is full of experts at what is wrong with the things that we do. Dr. Carver has a rock-solid, well thought out suggestion concerning how to do it right. One reviewer complained that Dr. Carver's suggestions are not realistic. Right is not often realistic, but right is always right. It's far better to start with an ideal and compromise from that point than to capitulate from the outset. Boards that Make a Difference is well worth reading.
Idealistic.......1999-06-27
The carver style of governance is a tad idealistic and perhaps overly optimistic. I have read everything Dr Carver has written concerning this field and enjoy this material at an academic level. But when it comes to operationalizing this model in boardrooms I've seen it fail time and time again. Not to say that the model is flawed because in fact the model is normative and conceptually complete. However it doesn't capture that element of reality from which, in my experience, the model requires - practicality and real-world application. Dr Carver's notion that Boards can do without Finance and Audit Committees is very naive. Most consultants from the chartered accountant genre are saying the complete opposite. In fact most government policy initiatives are moving toward more control of financial affairs of organizations for boards from charts of accounts to fiscal policy. So I don't think the elimination of Finance and Audit Committees is realistic nor is it a terribly bright suggestion. I guess my only crticism is that the carver model is far to idealistic and philosophical for a practical application in the form Dr Carver suggests. Sorry but a hybrid model of traditional Board governance and the carver model may work given the commitment required from directors to follow-though on everything suggested in that system of governance,
A must-have for not-for-profits!.......1999-03-29
This book was the core piece of a radical change in our board room. It led us down the path we knew we wanted to go but didn't know how to get there. His model for board room organization could revolutionize boards of companies in transition, like those of the rural electric program in America. It's a road map for where you already know in your heart that you want to go.
Essential for public boards seeking to lead strategically.......1999-01-27
After 5 years on a local Board of Education I finally found a book that describes everything I know is wrong with board management practices in schools and nonprofit organizations. But that is the easy part. Carver offers sound alternatives to current practices that put the responsibility and the capability for strategic leadership right where it belongs--on the board.
I winced as I read Carver's description of reactive boards trapped in the "approval syndrome" in which boards rely on staff to bring issues and recommendations to them for approval. This pervasive practice not only takes board members out of the driver's seat, but it confuses the lines of accountability between the board and the CEO for the organization.
Carver offers a framework for changing all that by forcing the board to rethink all of its policy with an eye toward board-determined policies that operate at the highest level possible. In Carver's approach only four types of policies need to be set by the board: 1) "Ends" policies (board expectations), 2) Executive Limitations (the "don'ts" for the organization), 3) Board process policies and 4) Board-CEO relationship policies. *Everything* you need to be involved in can be fit into one of these four categories.
Want to learn how to stop working at the staff level and how to help your organization find a true sense of direction? Carver's book offers practical and straightforward ways of getting there.
Accessible, Codified Common Sense.......1999-01-24
Mr. Carver presents a very readable way of looking at how governing boards should work. His theories are logical and his arguments pursuasive. He offers board members an intellectual framework to consider how their organizations are running. The book is prescriptive, but not preachy. I was very surprised to find it sensible after hearing so much hype from "converts" to his method.
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In this revised and updated third edition, Carver continues to debunk the entrenched beliefs and habits that hobble boards and to replace them with his innovative approach to effective governance. This proven model offers an empowering and fundamental redesign of the board role and emphasizes values, vision, empowerment of both the board and staff, and strategic ability to lead leaders. Policy Governance gives board members and staff a new approach to board job design, board-staff relationships, the role of the chief executive, performance monitoring, and virtually every aspect of the board-management relationship. This latest edition has been updated and expanded to include explanatory diagrams that have been used by thousands of Carver’s seminar participants. It also contains illustrative examples of Policy Governance model policies that have been created by real-world organizations. In addition, this third edition of Boards That Make a Difference includes a new chapter on model criticisms and the challenges of governance research.
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In this revised and updated third edition, Carver continues to debunk the entrenched beliefs and habits that hobble boards and to replace them with his innovative approach to effective governance. This proven model offers an empowering and fundamental redesign of the board role and emphasizes values, vision, empowerment of both the board and staff, and strategic ability to lead leaders. Policy Governance gives board members and staff a new approach to board job design, board-staff relationships, the role of the chief executive, performance monitoring, and virtually every aspect of the board-management relationship. This latest edition has been updated and expanded to include explanatory diagrams that have been used by thousands of Carver's seminar participants. It also contains illustrative examples of Policy Governance model policies that have been created by real-world organizations. In addition, this third edition of Boards That Make a Difference includes a new chapter on model criticisms and the challenges of governance research.
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Board Governance for those who really care.......2007-09-17
Dr. Carver's seminal work on nonprofit board governance updated to cover all the Sarbane-Oxley stuff. For those who care enough to study the very best.
incredibly useful.......2007-08-03
Carver describes how to avoid common Board mistakes and actually create the Board in a leadership role. It seems so obvious now that I read it... but I had to read it to realize what the problems were with my previous and current Board experience.
This book is tailored to answer questions about every size of Board, so read it! It's a bit dense in its language, but useful to all of us.
John Carver.......2007-07-15
I am currently a newly appointed Board chairperson for a non-profit Christian school and we have been using John Carver's Policy Governance model for the last year. While we still have a long way to go to incorporate it completely into the fabric of our board processes, we have made great strides toward it in only a year. This book is excellent in helping us get there. I have also read several of John Carver's guides and although they are somewhat small for the money you have to pay for them, they also contain very good information. We hope to study these principles as part of our on-going board training during this board fiscal year.
Boards that make a difference.......2007-07-09
Not the most engrossing read, but for anyone serving on a board, it is a great resource.
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This guidebook describes the legal principles that apply to nonprofits of all sizes.
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Anthropogenic transformation of the coastal zone continues at a steady pace, especially in the developing maritime countries, where coastal resources are often crucial to national economies. However, exploitation of these resources is often indiscriminate, ill planned, or carried out without adequate scientific knowledge. This leads to rapid resource depletion, and often irreversible environmental degradation. The 1992 Rio de Janeiro UN Conference on Environment and Development recognized the expediency of an integrated and sustainable use of all coastal resources, functions and services grounded on sound scientific data.
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Integrated Coastal Zone Management, and brings together contributions by leading specialists both on basic concepts and on applications of coastal management. The work is divided into six parts, dealing with the conceptual framework of ICZM; regional and global aspects of coastal management; environmental assessment in ICZM; capacity building and technology transfer; monitoring and environmental analysis; and case studies and status of ICZM plans. The book also incorporates an interactive ICZM planning module, COSMO, which can be of use in designing a management plan for a coast. Attention is also given to long-term environmental effects of present-day actions. It is hoped that COSMO will prove an additional learning tool for ICZM practitioners and enhance the value of the book.
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The author brings together 30 years of meticulous research including his famous 1968 interview with David Anderle about the history of the Smile album. In this collection of essays and conversations. New paperback format. B/w photos.
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Every artist prays for a fan like Paul Williams........2003-12-19
With his depth of appreciation, Paul Williams evidently listens on the level of a musician, arranger, or producer himself. Perhaps he is these things; I don't know.
I do know Paul Williams is a genuine WRITER, not a journalist. (I have a book of his invigorating poetry, called "Das Energi".) Nearly every piece in the book is *also* about Williams himself, as a lover of pure music. Thus, some readers seem disappointed that they aren't "learning" much from the articles. I don't believe the point is to learn, but to be inspired -- even if you're only "inspired" to listen to more Brian!
(Oh, and in case it isn't obvious -- the reviewer who complained about "sheet music" is clearly very confused. No sheet music here!)
Williams writing is extremely ENERGETIC, rapturous, manic, worshipful, awed. There's no "balance" about it. Brian is a true genuis, the Beethoven of Pop, a gift from God to the listening public . . . You either believe this or you don't. I do. This book is for people like me.
How Deep Is Your Love For The Beach Boys?.......2002-03-09
This is not a typical biography. This book will deal with mostly music made after Pet Sounds and will either pique your interest on them, or go right over your head. If you have most or all the records post Pet Sounds, and love them and Brian Wilson!, then this is a must have book. Paul Williams goes into the asthetics of listening to their music. Where as most average fans listen with a superficial ear to the early hits and instantly relate to the all-American sounds, and sometimes are quick to pass on music made after Pet Sounds. He helps you make the transition from surf, cars, girls, to Siley Smile/Wild Honey, Friends/20+20. From Good Vibrations to Wind Chimes. There is more to this great home turf band than just the early hits and he helps you into that new territory. For those who already are in the know and are happily in the new territory, Paul Williams echoes your feelings. I found myself agreeing, with pleasure, on his accounts of listenings to certain records. The effects and nuances of the music. To my knowledge there is no other book that covers this aspect of the Beach Boys, and to me that is the main fabric of this band. How you feel when you listen is important to Brian Wilson when he songwrites, (as he states in many interviews). Paul W. deftly tells us what comes to his mind and encourages us on HOW to listen. His thoughts were always right on about the music, and in some ways brought my already deep appriciation for the music to a deeper understanding. Paul Williams writes from one fan to another. Like a friend relaying to you his accounts of all that he was fortunate enough to experience when all this music was brand new! A reviewer of many groups of the sixties, yet addicted to the positive music that just keeps coming from the beautiful well of Brian Wilson, the legendary SMiLE accetates, live shows, and to me, his precious thoughts on the records themselves. His was one of the ears who heard what was to be the original release of SMiLE. Includes a great interview with Brian at a later date, and a conversation with David Anderle, record producer. A fresh take from a fresh voice. Nothing redundant. A breathe of fresh air from all the rehashed bios. A must have for any rabid Beach Boys fan. Essential. I have read all the books about Brian Wilson and the band, including out of print biographies. I would say this book is in my top 3 favorite books.
Not What I Thought It Would Be.......2001-10-18
What I thought would be a story about the Beach Boys turned out to be a book of piano music. I have no piano, can't read music, so therefore, it was very disappointing.
Good Book For Brian Fans.......1999-05-27
A good book for fans of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the ill-fated Smile album. Tends to gloss over the darker sides found in the other books but still insightful. Recommended reading.
Rambling but passionate.......1999-04-06
I came to the conclusion one day that I didn't really care to read reviews about music (or anything) anymore because opinion's are subjective and I can't even agree with my friends half the time. So when I got this book in the mail I was kinda disappointed that it really was just a series of rambling reviews and diatribes. I love Brian Wilson and love to have books about him but this book taught me nothing I didn't already know from reading C.D. liner notes and Timothy White's book. If you want the guts on 'Smile' get 'Look!Listen!Vibrate!....' by Priore. The only real connection I made here was with William's review of the Good Vibrations box set. It was astounding to find someone get off on exactly the same bits of songs that I do. Williams definitely finds the music to be an almost religious experience like I do. Oh, and his 90s inreview with Brian is cool. Get it out of the library but buy something else. NO PICTURES!
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The Concise Dictionary of American Jewish Biography
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