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Bad debt and poor receivables management are the most common reasons small businesses fail. Some businesspeople make the mistake of thinking they have achieved success when getting an order. But, as many have discovered to their disappointment, that's only half the equation. The other half is getting the money in a timely manner. Credit and Collection Letters Ready to Go! makes letter writing faster, easier, more effective, and more productive. This comprehensive financial resource and relationship-building tool presents dozens of powerful letters you can customize to keep collection problems under control without alienating customers. In addition, it includes several sample forms and documents you can use to create sound credit policies and pick the best credit risks. This book includes
- Prudent guidelines for extending credit
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And you receive two more invaluable tools: First, the simple formula--timing, tone, and tenacity--to help you craft letters that are firm, yet courteous, and within the limits of the law. Second, the keys to writing effective letters--practical guidance that will make your letter writing more effective and efficient.
About the Author Ed Halloran is a reporter and business writer who runs a multimedia production company based in Denver, Colorado. He is a former credit field investigator, with many contacts in the collections industry, law enforcement, and the legal profession.
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Awesome book!.......2005-02-16
I highly recommend this book. I bought this book years ago when I was just starting my own collection agency and found it to be VERY helpful.. FULL of great information, tips and letters. Ed Halloran certainly knows what he is doing. Anyone wanting to collect more money should purchase this book.
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I read this book after starting my new job as a debt collector and it helped me to triple the amount i was collecting the month after I read it. I only read the areas that directly affected my specific job, so I can only speak for some of the book, but what i did read was well written and very informative. A definite for anyone collecting or dealing with credit collectors.
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The 1031 Exchange Effect.(tax code affecting rural communities): An article from: Farm Journal
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Dictionary of National Biography: 7th Supplement: 1951-1960 (Dictionary of National Biography Supplement)
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In this elegant synthesis of economic history, two scholars argue that it is the political pluralism and the flexibility of the West's institutions--not corporate organization and mass production technology--that explain its unparalleled wealth.
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"adaptation takes place through the formation of enterprises that are, at least initially, small," ie., decentralization=growth........2006-12-27
It is entirely safe to generalize: innovation is more likely to occur in a society that is open to the formation of new enterprises than in a society that relies on its existing organizations for innovation." Feudalism thus had to be eclipsed for serious change to occur since it "was a society which dealt with the risks of life by legislating rigidity. Economic growth is inherently a byproduct of change, and the political and religious ideology of the Middle Ages guarded against the heresies of change in every way it could," argues the authors herein as they set out to explain "how the West generated the organizational and technological skills required to produce and exploit" its wealth. A "decentralization of authority," thus was crucial...and this was greatly spurred by the Protestant Reformation, the long term effect of which, economically, "was the progressive removal of religion from intimate involvement in the sphere of business activity." "In the course of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , the business sphere was, in a word, secularized." "Protestantism sanctioned a high degree of individual responsibility for moral conduct and reduced the authority of the clergy." Under these circumstances, it would have been too much to expect the Catholic clergy to continue to stress doctrines which could only turn prosperous parishioners toward Protestantism." The authors argue moreover that this "was not wholly a question of the theological content of either Catholicism or Protestantism. It was partly a question of the competition inherent in the existence of several rival religions, which, like the existence of competition inherent in the existence of several rival national states, enabled a rising merchant class chafing under the restraints of one authority to take refuge with another more congenial" as trade & exchange, both domestic and foreign, became ever more prevalent in the prevailing economy of the day. But how did such a merchant class even gain a foothold in the first place since feudalism was already petering out during the 15th century, ie., before the Protestant Reformation and the later rise of capitalism. As the authors remark: "the decline of feudalism is complete a century before the beginnings of capitalism."
"For if one thing is clearer than another, it is that the merchant class did not get its economic power from the feudal nobility, or by displacing or super-ceding the feudal nobility in agricultural or other economic activities. The merchant class gained economic power by expanding the trading activities in which it had always engaged." That's the key herein, trade and exchange; or rather, the ability of people to be able to engage in such. So the authors argument herein is not that democratization shall necessarily lead to an economic boom, but that the reverse is far more likely; that "economic growth was [and remains, I'd add] a force for democratization." Marx was thus, the authors assert, wrong yet again: Capitalism wasn't a natural stage progressing out of feudalism, and capitalism doesn't inherently lead to monopolistic centralization of wealth; nor can monopolistic control of the economy (under the banner of communism or socialism) drive continued economic growth. After all, "one must keep in mind that growth implies change and adaptation, and that much of the adaptation takes place through the formation of enterprises that are, at least initially, small." Hence the authors' view that "the strength of the tendency to decentralization in Western economies is chronically underestimated."
You may bemoan the influence of such mega companies as Microsoft, Exxon, & Walmart now and worry how much influence they may have in 20 years, but such is but a parlor game of sorts. (Look at the once great US Steel, or General Motors, or IBM, or any one of a dozen railroad companies, and you can see the futility of simple extrapolation.) Such high fliers now are not hurting the American economy. Such companies are stimulating it. That's the point, after all, is it not? Not to penalize success, but to focus on "the value of advancing the material welfare of human beings as measured by the means available to THE GREAT MAJORITY of individuals to choose and shape the quality of the lives they lead"(emphasis added). And as long as the Microsofts and Walmarts of our economy continue to add to the growth of such they shall be secure as entities, but there shall come a time when innovations (think Linux, Google, Apple multimedia platforms to come, home grocery delivery and internet shopping---you name it) will seek to dethrone them. To wit, the authors point out that a "seldom praised function of competition in economic growth is that it eliminates obsolete forms of economic activity." (Contrast this to "the difficulty experienced by the political sphere in getting rid of programs that are obsolete or that have simply failed.") Hence "the real point...essential to understanding why the benefits of Western growth were so widely diffused is that the West's system of economic growth offered its largest financial rewards to innovators who improved the life-style not of the wealthy few, but of the less-wealthy many. This is a point that bodes ill for 3rd world ever-developing disappointments (ie., Russia, Venezuela, slews of countries in Africa/The Middle East) who are hopelessly (or so it seems) overly centralized and concerned only with enhancing the riches of the elites in such societies. Corrupt self-interested cliques are simply instinctively hostile to bottom-up anything. Regarding most African and Middle Eastern states, some would say that the Western economic path "involves a diffusion of power and a degree of individualism which is incompatible with many modes of social life" in such parts of the world, but the authors herein suggest that such could have been once said about European peoples, too...until power diffused within such societies to an extent made possible by trade-generated economic growth. Nothing is guaranteed, of course, but as long as power remains centralized in backwater states the chance of real sustainable economic growth and seriously better lives for the average citizens of such societies will remain but a hopeful wish. (Interestingly, many European economies have begun to grow rather sluggishly since the European Union has been increasingly taking power back from individual states and localities with them.) Thanks for reading my words of review of this worthy book. Cheers
Institutions as the fundamental cause.......2006-03-21
Monographs dealing with West's rise from a backward feudal society to the most technologically advanced and wealthiest civilization this world has ever seen, seem to come a dime a dozen nowadays. Given the large amounts of books available on this topic, and the fact that it was published twenty years ago, what reasons are there for reading How the West Grew Rich? Quite a few I would argue.
The main question of the book is of course: how, or rather why, did the West (as opposed to the South or the East) achieve modern economic growth? The authors come to the correct conclusion that standard growth models can only provide the proximate causes of growth. Innovation and accumulation of capital, labour and natural resources is growth, it does not explain growth.
So what, according to R&B, are the fundamental causes of growth? The answer lies in favourable institutions and freedom from political restrictions - more specifically, secure property rights and the freedom to engage in any line of business and to acquire and sell goods at an unregulated price. This meant that the process of innovation was delegated to private firms and that individuals themselves were forced to bear full responsibility for their failures and reap the full benefits of their successes.
Why then did such favourable institutions and political and economic freedoms arise in the West? The answer according to R&B is political fragmentation and competition between different territories in Europe. Investments and the merchant class were drawn to areas were property rights were respected and where they could carry out their business without too much political interference. There was no single empire in Europe. The growth of markets - especially that of cities and long-distance trade - further spurred this development.
The arguments in How the West Grew Rich are, which should be apparent by now, very similar to those found in The Rise of the Western World by North and Thomas, although they focus a lot less on population growth. As they should, R&B refer to this book on several occasions. Despite this fact, How the West Grew Rich proves to be an interesting read: the familiar arguments are explored further and the book includes several interesting examples of how institutional innovations lowered transaction costs and facilitated further development.
There are a number of objections one could raise against R&B's account of the rise of the Western world - their account of the middle ages and alternative explanations behind West's success are far from satisfactory, to name a few. There are however a few things speaking in favour of this book. First of all, it has a clear message. It does not, like some other books on the same topic, name hundreds of different reasons for why the West grew rich. Rather, it presents a clear hypothesis that is present throughout the book and it also provides very clear policy recommendations to current developing countries wanting to emulate West's success. Secondly, and perhaps because it has such a clear message, it is fun to read!
The origins of capitalism revealed!.......2000-12-21
"How the West Grew Rich" is a thorough treatise on the rise of capitilism in the nation-states of the west, from feudal society towards modern times. Rosenthal and Birdzell discuss in the appearances of the requirements for capitilism, such as acknowledgment of property rights and consistent and predictable law. Also discussed are the political, social, or economic changes that caused feudal society to crumble and a variety of free markets to gradually take root and then blossom in Europe.
This book was thorough and informative, though a bit repetitive and somewhat dry. It makes a wonderful companion to Diamond's "Guns, Germs, and Steel", filling in where the later left off.
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An intimate portrait of young Elvis Presley's years in Germany as an American GI -- wiht hundreds of rare photographs and revelations from Elvis intimates
In September 1958, U.S. Army Private 53310761, Elvis Presley, sailed for Germany as part of the 3rd Armored Division. just twenty-three years old, he was, arguably, the most famous man on earth.
Nearly thirty years later Andreas SchrÖer, a German private eye fascinated by Elvis, spent seven years completing the awesome task of reconstructing Elvis's time in Germany. He tracked down Elvis's friends, acquaintances, and admirers-even a previously unknown German girl with whom Elvis had a secret relationship. Their stories, together with more than 270 rare photographs from their personal collections, are presented here.
Private Presley traces the story of Elvis's two years in the army: the trauma of his mother's death just three weeks before he left for Germany; the media circus of his arrival and the constant attention of the press during his stay; his first experiments with drugs; the girls with whom he was and was not involved; his early encounters with his future wife, Priscilla, who was just fourteen when they met; and his triumphant return to America.
Although the life of Elvis Presley was filled with controversy, it is widely acknowledged that his time in Germany was a crucial watershed in his career as well as in his private life. It is also the least documented period of his life, making Private Presley the only accurate study of the rock legend as soldier.
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Private Presley.......2004-04-03
If you like to see Elvis in Uniform, this is the BOOK !!!! It is filled with tons & tons of photographs. It is also a rather big book, so that means you also get to have bigger Elvis pictures printed. Elvis in Army, Elvis with girls, Elvis at charity...quite a well informed book of what he's doing during his army years. Well done.
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Not just another Elvis book!! : ).......2001-10-28
Oh my, where to begin ! : )
I just opened my still shrinkwrapped book of Private Presley today (had bought it years before, put it in a SAFE place and FORGOT about it, till now..that is (could kick myself.) It is a gorgeous, wonderful, funny and endearing little number with loads of great pics with a still relaxed Elvis in all his youthful GLORY! : )
Any Elvis fan should have one, and now ..I do ! : )
If anyone can still find a copy of this ( I am NOT selling mine, thankyouverymuch! ) BUY IT..it is worth every penny! The CD is wonderful..playful Elvis talking and singing spontaneously..well almost spontaneously LOL : ) Not that stiff stuff on American TV,Radio..no, no..just Elvis as we would all have probably seen him in our ..er..living rooms?? Oh, Yeah !!..Riiight! LOL : )
But certainly the way we have WANTED to see and hear him!
I wish people luck in finding this gem. Actually, there should just be another printing, I cannot believe that there are not more than just 100,000 fans of Elvis out there screaming for this book! : )
Tracks include: I Gotta Woman, Tweedle Dee,Maybellene,That's All Right Mama, Blue Moon of Kentucky (my personal fave),There's Good Rockin' Tonight, Baby Let's Play house and those great interviews & just talkin' : )
This book makes up for all those tell-all books out there that were unkind to Elvis! He was, after all, just a human, and probably wouldv'e love to live like one, given the chance. In Germany he had a freedom he would never experience here. As well, he never got back there, either.
Anyway, great tribute to the greatest guy...Elvis Presley! : )
If that Parker guy wouldv'e been smarter, he wouldv'e given Elvis some slack to just live a little, they both would have been better off and Elvis might still be alive !
Bottom line..Buy it if you can find it! Nothing comes close to this book! : )
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Growing Up True: Lessons from a Western Boyhood
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In Growing Up True, Craig Barnes shares his stories of growing up in rural Colorado during and after World War II. As the youngest of three boys, and an imaginative one at that, he dreamed of many a swashbuckling adventure far beyond Colorado's Highline Canal. But the lessons and demands of real life always nipped at the edges of his fantastic dreams. Barnes's mother told him that he would develop moral character if he would carry water to her maple saplings. His father held that a small person "... should learn to plan ahead, think a problem through, be lighthearted, cheerful, ready to help whenever needed. It would also be good to do the algebra homework, and geography, too, and it would be good to clean the barn ... ."
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What a joy!.......2006-09-10
The whole time I was reading this book, I was thinking about who I could pass it on to. Warm, funny, sad. A colorful writer, sharing a bit of his soul. Thank you Craig!
A Boyhood Classic.......2001-12-11
Craig Barnes has crafted a beautiful, evocative book. This vivid reminiscence of family life in the rural West explains--better than any general work I have read--the beliefs and values and personal strengths that enabled the so-called "greatest generation" to surmount the challenges presented by the Great Depression and the world's first global war. As a story of family life in America, GROWING UP TRUE is a boyhood classic which belongs on the special shelf that holds Russell Baker's book about GROWING UP in Baltimore.
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