Encyclopedia of Associations : Regional, State, and Local Organizations: South Central and Great Plains States (Encyclopedia of Associations, Regional, ... South Central and Great Plains)

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A unique new book that addresses for the first time all of t he critical legal, business and technical issues facing companies in their struggle to deal with the year 2000 issue: The Year 2000 Computer Crisis: The Law, Business, and Technology is co-authored by Michael D. Scott, a well-known technology lawyer, and Warren S. Reid, a Year 2000 systems consultant authority. The authors have put together in one place a thoughtful analysis of virtually all of the legal questions associated with the Year 2000 issue, including dealing with the claims and lawsuits that will likely be filed. In fact, this is the only publication to integrate all of the critical legal, business and technical issues facing companies in their struggle to deal with the Y2K crisis. The book is useful to both lawyers and non-lawyers, with or without technical experience, and provides a roadmap of the steps a company must take to insure that it uncovers and addresses all Year 2000 problems in a timely and thorough manner.

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Better get it fast..........1999-06-08

Review from Legal Information ALERT, page 12, April 1999, Vol. 18, No. 4. Reviewed by Lisa Mecklenberg, Electronic Services Librarian, State Law Library of Montana, Helena, MT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The Year 2000 Computer Crisis: Law, Business, Technology. The Year 2000 is fast approaching. Will you and your computers be prepared? The authors of this timely book offer to help you answer that question by organizing their text in a logical, straightforward fashion. The book includes seven chapters, followed by a forms section, appendixes, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. The first chapter serves as an introduction to the technical issues involved in creating a Y2K plan, with subsequent chapters focusing on developing this plan, audits, the Y2K implementation process, contracts, Y2K litigation, and insurance. The fact that the intended audience is lawyers highlights one of its strengths. By focusing on the legal aspects of Y2K, Scott and Reid steer attorneys toward the production of appropriate contacts, warranties, remedies, and performance standards. They also suggest ways to protect directors, officers, and companies from lawsuits involving Y2K issues. To that end, the forms section is very good, featuring "Sample Year 2000 Compliance Agreements," a "Sample Complaint for Year 2000 Failures," and both hardware and software inventory forms. Chapter 5, on contracts, contains helpful advice on various Y2K agreements, including license agreements, supplier agreements, and Year 2000 consulting/remediation agreements. Scott and Reid also address the availability of insurance coverage for Y2K liability, as well as strategies, claims, and defenses that will be used by parties in Y2K litigation. Both authors have a significant amount of practical experience in this area -Scott has 20 years of experience representing a number of computer and software companies and Reid has served as a litigation strategist, an expert witness, and a special master in complex computer trial matters. Issued in looseleaf format, The Year 200 Computer Crisis permits periodic updates as new Y2K developments occur -it includes a December 1998 update that expands the book by more than 200 pages. A noteworthy feature is a series of checklists (i.e., awareness, assessment, implementation) to assist in the process of making a firm or business Y2K ready that are easy to follow and understand. The appendixes are also quiet useful, as several groups that have implemented the Y2K preparation procedures outlined in the book are profiled. These include "A Year 2000 Preliminary Analysis Report" prepared for the State of Rhode Island and a Technical Note from the Federal Reserve Board on "Testing Personal Computers for Year 2000 Compatibility." There is also a helpful list of Year 2000 web sites. For those looking for a "hands-on," planning-to-take-care-of-the-office-crisis-yourself guide to Y2K, this book may be frustrating, as it doesn't offer a nuts and bolts approach to making computers crisis-ready. For those, however, who would like a comprehensive overview of the Y2K phenomenon and guidelines on how to proceed with the handling of Y2K problems for clients, this book would be valuable. However, you better get it fast -many of the implementation procedures for addressing Y2K problems should already have been initiated. It is also highly recommended for law firms, which may actually have to litigate Y2K issues.

An enormously valuable tool to anyone assessing Y2K issues.........1999-04-03

I was extremely impressed with the scope and quality of the book. Warren Reid is the most knowledgeable person I know with respect to the technical and practical business aspects of the Year 2000 problem and his willingness to share his extensive experience and practical wisdom makes this book an enormously valuable tool to anyone assessing Y2K issues. Mike Scott has already established himself as one of the world's leading authorities on computer-related legal issues. By drawing on his many years of experience with the computer and multimedia industries, Mike provides legal and practical insights into the Y2K legal issues that every lawyer involved in the Y2K maelstrom will find extremely helpful. ...Congratulations on publishing such a timely and useful work.

Entering the year 2000 is not going to be good for computers.......1999-02-12

I think when the year 2000 comes all tax payers are going to have to pay for the upage on the computers and I myself don't think that would be a good idea because they are going to raise a big arguement and lead to a bad fight against the upage on this Y2K deal. It will go before a grand jury and loose the battle, then people will be mad.

Entering the year 2000 is not going to be good for computers.......1999-02-12

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Many surprising gems of wisdom

Helped me get a job

Learn how to make a difference

Emperors with No Clothes?

Witty look at how recruiting really works

The Road to Ceo: The World's Leading Executive Recruiters Identify the Traits You Need to Make It to the Top
Sharon Voros
Manufacturer: Adams Media Corporation
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Many surprising gems of wisdom.......2003-03-26

I recommend this book to anyone interested in being promoted in their career, whether to manager, VP or CEO. As a young career ladder-climber, I found many gems of wisdom in this book: most are common sense, but a few are surprises, like acting and dressing the part,talking about your mistakes and ordering fish.
Even for someone who isn't interested in climbing the corporate ladder, this is a practical book and an illuminating self-diagnostic.

Helped me get a job.......2003-01-26

Top-notch interview skills are a must in today's cutthroat job market. Although I've been offered several executive positions in the past, the pointers in this book greatly accelerated the process in a recent job search where a company appeared to be interested in me. The main takeaway: even though it's a seller's market, don't act like a buyer if you want to impress.

Learn how to make a difference.......2002-11-18

No matter how much you think you know about getting ahead in your career, you can always learn more about what really makes a difference. In The Road to CEO, you will learn how to make a difference from the executive search professionals who are always looking for that next great senior executive. Sharon Voros lays it out plain and simple by telling you what counts most in the search process and how to enhance yourleadership skills. Never underestimate the power of your own brand and how it can impact your career. The Road to CEO can help you shapen and focus your executive presence.

Emperors with No Clothes?.......2002-06-18

This book is well-written and entertaining, but it may need a sequel to reflect a new era in corporate America. Even though the dot.com market has crashed and demand for exeuctives is down, headhunters are picking at job candidates about how they look, dress and act. But these are the people who brought us Kenneth Chenault of Enron and George Koslowski of Tyco -- both paragons of executive presence. Maybe it's time for recruiters to starts concentrating on the basics again.

Suggest the author write a followup volume about how companies get [pulled] in by charlatans with lots of executive presence and little substance.

Witty look at how recruiting really works.......2002-05-09

Voros slices, dices and dissects how headhunters assess job candidates in a painfully objective but highly readable style. Her stories about the people who showed up for interviews wearing the wrong kind of clothes or those who ordered the wrong kind of meal at the lunch interview are amusing. It's sobering to realize that how you look, act and talk are being examined so closely by recruiters. It's clearly not just what's between your ears that counts when you're going for C-level positions.

Good reading for anyone planning to hunt for an executive job.

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No OTHER Cookbook like this one !!!

Family Favorite

Excellent book

As close as it gets

If you want to cook like a Greek, this is the book to get!

Greek Cooking for the Gods (101 Productions)
Eva Zane
Manufacturer: Cole Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The Glorious Foods of Greece: Traditional Recipes from the Islands, Cities, and Villages

The Food and Wine of Greece: More Than 300 Classic and Modern Dishes from the Mainland and Islands

ASIN: 1564265013

Book Description

Features 22 complete menus with recipes that exemplify the essence and flair of Greek cuisine.

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No OTHER Cookbook like this one !!!.......2004-12-03

I bought my first copy of this book when I was 15 years old. My mother was an exceptional greek cook, and I always thought this cookbook was the closest thing to my mom's authentic greek cuisine. (In fact some of the recipes are better) When I was first married, I used the book and it eventually fell apart. I searched and found another copy. The same thing happened to the second one. I'm looking for my 3rd one now. I have purchased several greek cook books in the past and I still think Greek Cooking for the gods has the best and most authentic greek recipes available today. I have been using it for over 30 years.

Family Favorite.......2003-08-19

This book has been circulating in my family for 3 generations, and our "bible" when preparing all holiday meals!!! We'd never prepare anything without it. Being of Greek descent, that pretty much says it all.....enjoy!!!!!

Excellent book.......2003-01-23

My mom and I have both used the recipes in this book for many years, and the dishes I have produced always garner many compliments! I made moussaka and dolmades for my Greek employers, which met with high praise. Highly recommend.

As close as it gets.......2002-03-25

As a non Greek married to a Greek, I received this book from my husband in 1971. He marked all the dishes that his mother cooked and I started to try to prepare them. Throughout the years I have used the book as guide and the compliments from my mother in law and Greek friends have been wonderful.I have tried other books however I keep coming back to this one. I have been told that I cook Greek food better than most Greeks. I purchased this book for my daughter and now she has become an excellent cook of Greek foods. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to learn to cook like a real Greek cook.

If you want to cook like a Greek, this is the book to get!.......2001-12-11

This book has the best recipes for authentic Greek foods. The baklava recipe is excellent. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn the art of Greek cooking!

Food of the Gods: Traditional Greek Country Cookery

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Food of the Gods: Traditional Greek Country Cookery
Jill Santorinio-Santorinaki
Manufacturer: Mardin Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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Excellent Recipes and presentation

Aphrodite's Food For The Gods
of Reading John , and Micki Pappadakis
Manufacturer: Jomic Productions, Incorporated
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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Stripped down and to the point, the Pappadakis's Aphrodite's Food for the Gods reads like a field guide to the Greek foods of an immigrant community. These are the dishes that have survived in taste memory, imagination, and family through several generations of American "melting-pot" battering; recipes that have held up in the face of TV dinners, canned foods, fast food, lack of time, and convenience.

The occasional appearance of salmon in recipes lets the reader know that the "local" experience from which this book comes is the Pacific Northwest. But dishes like fried squid, yogurt and cucumber soup, squid stuffed with pine nuts and rice, shark in red sauce, lamb stew, rabbit with lemon, and honey pie could have come out of any Greek neighborhood in America.

A sense of family runs through Aphrodite's Food for the Gods. The invitation is an open one, for any reader to pull up a chair and join the table. Simply follow the recipes. You'll find your way there. --Schuyler Ingle

Book Description

A collection of traditional greek recipes, short stories about growing up in a multi-ethnic community and Greek Gods in relationship to cooking and serving delicious meals.

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Excellent Recipes and presentation.......1998-08-07

The book presents the traditional Greek cuisine with an easy and fun way to prepare it. The recipes are the original ones, as they were passed on from the immigrant forefathers of the authors. These and other interesting and moving facts are contained in the introduction which shows some history behind the traditional Greek family cooking. Truly the food of the Gods, the best alternative to the greasy, fattening, not-fun-anymore fast food "cuisine". Indeed a bargain for its price. Have a hearty appetite!

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Greek Cooking for the Gods
Eva Zane
Manufacturer: 101 Productions
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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Greek Cooking for the Gods
Eva Zane
Manufacturer: 101 Productions
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NY7A6A

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Greek Cooking for The Gods

Manufacturer: 101 Productions
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000I8A4VE

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Greek Cooking for the Gods
Eva Zane
Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K1L94U

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Greek Cooking for the Gods

Manufacturer: 101 Productions
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GX9DJA

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Bad presentation

This book sucks..

Its not completely worthless.....

Long Winded-But Necessary

Too Many Words, Too Little Information

Investing Smart: How to Pick Winning Stocks with Investor's Business Daily
Dhun H. Sethna
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Using Investor's Business Daily as his major source of investment information, Dhun Sethna tripled his portfolio in five years. In Investing Smart, Sethna shares what he's learned about picking stocks with the nation's fastest growing newspaper, unlocking the powerful money=making information in every edition.

You'll discover where to look for winning stocks every day. . .which indicators to watch to avoid losses. . .the psychology of market behavior. . .and much more. The book delivers straightforward explanations of the complex and powerful forces which drive stock prices. All in all, it gives you the tools you need to invest wisely.

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Written by a man who tripled his market holdings in five years through careful application of information in "Investor's Business Daily", this guide shows investors how to maximize the value of the paper's many features to reach their market objectives.

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Bad presentation.......2007-09-21

I was very excited to find a book that was going to give me more ideas on how to pick stocks using IBD. While this book did give information on IBD, it never got into anything I found helpful in really using to pick stocks. All the author did was present information I already knew by reading IBD myself. Also this was not a pure IBD product the author attempted to mix in several authors advice and techniques into this work by quoting them verbatim. The book was very dry and hard to read and I do not think beginners or veteran traders will find it helpful. It was written by a doctor, who may be a great trader, but I did not like his writing style. I would advise reading all of William O'Neal's book and stick with IBD alone to teach you. Find your stock picks in the IBD 100, you do not need this book.

This book sucks.........2004-03-07

I bought this book a year and a half or so ago and I think it was a bad investment. I figured this book would be a great addition to How to make money in stocks but I was wrong.

This book is basically scanned in pages of parts of the paper telling you about all the economic indicators and other items in Investor's Business Daily.

I feel this book could have been a lot better if Dhun Sethna hadn't spent most of his time talking about such a boring subject... I mean who really wants to interpret economics graphs... I know I don't. He could have discuss how to find the winners (like the title suggests) but from what I remember about this book it is just about what the paper is and all the economic indicators you can find in it. I can clearly see why William O'Neil doesn't recommend this book.

Reed Floren

Its not completely worthless............2001-12-30

I did not read the book but I did look it over carefully. I was hoping it would be a clear step by step guide to using IBD to apply the CANSLIM method. There is so much information in the paper that it is not easy to apply all the techniques in an efficient manner. There are almost too many choices and directions possible. This book is not a step by step guide nor is it all that clear. I did find it to be unnecessarily wordy and vague. It just seems to go over the whole paper in a long winded fashion but does not get down to the nuts and bolts of "Smart Investing" as I was hoping it would. Refer to William O'Neil's books for better guidance about how to invest. Also, if you are a subscriber, there is a large amount of useful information on the IBD website at Investors.com.

Long Winded-But Necessary.......2001-04-22

If you are totally new to investing then you should start with "24 Essential Lessons to Investment Success" & "How to make Money in stocks", both by William O'Neil. If after reading those books part of the Investment Business Daily newspaper makes no sense, I recommend this book. Once you feel successful and comfortable in the stocks you pick, you would want to understand the whole picture. Though this book will confuse you in the beginning and I agree with many of the reviews, remember it is a brake down of the newpaper and how you can use each part of it to understand everything of the market and how Investment Business Daily feeds you that information. I strongly recommend it. Puts together the Big Market picture from the pages of the Investors Business Daily paper. It should glue together some loose ends.

Miguel-Bronx New York

Too Many Words, Too Little Information.......2001-04-18

Being a student of William O'Neil's CANSLIM method of stock selection I found this book tiresome to read mainly because I know the subject matter so well. Dr. Sethna was certainly long winded and rambling in his writing style and could have said what he did in a third of the space he used. If you desire to learn about William O'Neil's methods purchase his book, "How to Make Money In Stocks." Lastly, Investor's Business Daily has added many new features since Dr. Sethna wrote this book so some of the information he shares about the paper is dated.

Investing with the Hedge Fund Giants: Perform with the Market's Power Players (2nd Edition)

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Investing with the Hedge Fund Giants: Perform with the Market's Power Players (2nd Edition)
Beverley Chandler
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Power Investing with Sector Funds Mutual Fund Timing and Allocation Strategies

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The method from this book does not work
All Hat, No Cattle
Interesting, BUT, hard to follow.
Interesting strategy with lots of potential.
Very Worthwhile

Power Investing with Sector Funds Mutual Fund Timing and Allocation Strategies
Peter W. Madlem
Manufacturer: CRC
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By learning to read the direction and strengths of the market, even novice mutual fund investors can outperform the best stock pickers. That's because up to 90 percent of a stock's price movement is determined by trends in the market or the industry-not in the qualities of the company. By using point-and-figure charting techniques, Power Investing With Sector Funds supplies a simple and effective way to gauge the ebb-and-flow of the stock market, and ways to invest in the best-performing sectors at the right time, both in the U.S. and abroad. With the help of four technical tools-charting, trend lines, 20-week moving averages and relative strength-Power Investing With Sector Funds takes a step-by-step process to completely cover the principles of diversification, asset allocation, and sector investing to apply the technique for a successful investment program. Best of all, the system outlined in the book takes just 15 minutes a day!

Customer Reviews:

The method from this book does not work.......2002-02-24

I bought this book in August 1999. I read it for many times and tried to invest with its "great concept", but I failed. I tried to get some help from the Author's web site, but it was constantly "Under Construction" and finally disappeared. Then I got some help from Mr. Thomas J. Dorsey's company. Mr. Dorsey is the Author of a famous book Point & Figure Charting. His web site did use the same idea as Mr. Madlem's for mutual funds. However, this did not help me to implement the "great concept" either. At that time, Japanese funds were the best funds, but I was instructed not to invest in that fund, because it was overbought from the point & figure charting. I waited almost half a year and bought Fidelity Japan Small Cap Funds. However, the bad time for Japanese funds just started, thus I lost a lot of money. According to the methods of this book, I chose several technology funds to invest at the beginning of 2000. As everybody knows we had a huge correction that year, the results I had were just loss of money.

This book applies "Point and Figure" charting to mutual funds. I think it might be correct. However, there is a large space for discussion for the ideas such as the portfolio management presented in this book. This is because when you want to actually implement them, there are lot of difficulties and conflicts.

If you want to get information for mutual fund timing and allocation strategies, I think this book can only give you bad results. The author said in his book that this book is from his experience, but now I doubt.

All Hat, No Cattle.......2001-02-02

I received this book for Christmas, 1999. I read it at the time and thought, "What a great concept!". Had I written this review at that time, I would probably would have rated it **** or *****. At that time Mr. Madlem's web site, which is cited throughout the book, was mostly "Under Construction"; there are numerous references to this site in the book and fully implementing the strategy is very time consuming and cumbersome without it. Because of this, I decided to hold off for awhile.

I recently dusted off the book and read it again, fully intending to implement the process Mr Madlem touts. This time I found that his web site no longer exists, period. I also found that a "read through" of the book is good from a "concepts" perspective, but when one starts to actually implement the strategy, this book is incomplete and filled with many contradictions, inaccuracies, and inconsistencies. This is especially true as related to the numerous charts and Mr. Madlem's accompanying explanations.

After looking for other sources of information on "Point and Figure" charting, I found a lot of good, accurate information in other places on the web. I simply did a web search on "Point and Figure". I know now that very little in Mr. Madlem's book is original; he borrowed virtually all the concepts and techniques from other sources. This book is, as they say in Texas, "All Hat and No Cattle".

The "Point and Figure" charting method has a lot going for it; just don't rely on Mr. Madlem's book as its bible.

Interesting, BUT, hard to follow........1999-06-24

Lots of examples of P&F charting but I found the information and examples hard to follow. I lost interest in the middle of all the examples. I might be able to use it as reference, but it was just too hard to follow and read to the end.

Interesting strategy with lots of potential........1999-03-27

I found the book very interesting and I am certainly going to follow up on Mr. Madlem's strategy. However, trying to use his web site is not possible because most areas are under construction including the opportunity to subscribe to his website which is supposed to allow one to follow along with the strategy first hand. There is a portfolio of his current positions available at the web site.

Very Worthwhile.......1998-11-12

Presents a very interesting and useful approach to portfolio allocation and a fund selection/rotation strategy based on relative strength performance. At first the emphasis on point and figure charting did not interest me, but after studying the techniques, I found a few very helpful ideas for estimating price objectives, etc.

For the active fund trader, the concepts presented will stimulate ideas for system development and money management/allocation approaches.

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Alliances & Partnerships Key to 21st Century Business/Economy

Insightful!

OUTSTANDING!

This ground-breaking book will become a business classic.

Ground breaking tretise on forming business alliances

The Power of Two: How Companies of All Sizes Can Build Alliance Networks That Generate Business Opportunities (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series)
John K. Conlon , and Melissa Giovagnoli
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
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Binding: Hardcover

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Tap the Power of Alliance Networks

Inspired by the so-called virtual corporation, the opportunistic formation of short-term strategic pairings is the chief means by which today?s companies are realizing growth. In The Power of Two, two acknowledged business-alliance experts take readers step-by-step through a proven, powerful method for successfully building a network of strategic alliances and for managing such networks via an alliance manager. Packed with examples, augmented with a wealth of assessment tools and charts, it?s the most authoritative, user friendly guide to mastering this important, emerging business stratagem currently available.

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Alliances & Partnerships Key to 21st Century Business/Economy.......2006-07-30

Alliances and partnerships are key to 21st century economy. Whether you're a small biz guy/gal who wants to extend a mini-budget by joining the local Chamber of Commerce or an eBay seller who wants to get some freebie ad money from eBay to promote your store-- this book provides a perspective of why companies of all sizes build alliance networks that generate business. Network marketers know this is one of the secrets to selling AMway or any network product. Social networking sites like Linked In and others prove that more than one is necessary in today's economy. Links, affiliate marketing and more is crucial in today's ecommerce and online community. This book provides a view that you don't learn about when you're doing an MBA. Often it's a hidden secret in the business world and happens on the golf course or at poker tables or in locker rooms-- expecially relevant for women and minorities who will benefit tremendously by increasing their power by building alliances. The book offers the following: a) an overview of how the alliance process works b) explanation of leveraged networks c) how to become an alliance champion d) analyzing your networks and e) creating business opportunities f) how to get engagement going g) gaining and keeping trust and how h) cultural criteria is important (great for international alliances) and of course a very essential final chapter on the future of alliances. The authors are experienced and the fact one of them is at Anderson certainly provides a consultant view to this book. Great addition to every business student shelf and office in America. Small biz guys/gals will get a bigger overview on how to expand their profile in a an attention-deficit economy -- and maybe their budget too.

Insightful!.......2001-11-07

M&A, the strategy of choice for CEOs in the 1990s, is being relegated to the dustbin of history by partnerships, the flexible, efficient alternative for a global market. As such, executives must learn a new set of skills that focus on creating, strengthening and maintaining relationships. These abilities are the antithesis of the hard-nosed deal-making tactics you learned in business school.
The authors take the concept of partnering farther than many businesspeople will be willing to go when they suggest sharing their business secrets and ideas with everyone from hot start-ups to venerable competitors. But we [...] recommend this short, concise book to high-level executives in need of a partnership primer.

OUTSTANDING!.......2000-07-25

The Power of Two is a must read for any alliances professional!

This ground-breaking book will become a business classic........1999-02-27

I gave my only copy away, thus some thoughts from memory! We are preparing the first national awareness and research-fundraising campaign for both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, the two largest (and closely related) degenerative, neurological diseases. Sadly, after 4,000+ hours of my volunteer labor plus another 5,000+ hours of selfless contributions from 36+ volunteers nationwide, since August 1996, we have not found one organization that even comes close to believing or practicing "The Power of Two". Fortunately, we have found and built lasting relationships with INDIVIDUALS that believe and practice the all-important principles explained eloquently, yet in plain English, by the authors of Power of Two. The Power of Two is now required reading for our leadership and for leadership of any organization hoping to associate with us. This powerful book really should be considered by all CEOs of for-profit and non-for-profit organizations as a litmus test for all prospective alliance or JV partners, as well as suppliers and associates; i.e., if others don't qualify as Power of Two participants (and the authors explain how to easily make this determination), then don't waste any more time in "exploring a relationship" or "furthering business discussions"...cut your losses and move on until you locate a Power of Two organization or individual. We have the authors of this essential book to thank for finally giving us a road-map of how to select partners (of all sorts really) and then how to make the partnership or alliance, etc. WORK. How to maximize results. How to stay accountable with all concerned. And how to know when the Power of Two relationship has served its purpose (or not done so), and thus should end. Our mission is to discover how to prevent and control Alzheimer's and Parkinson's by the year 2011. To do so will almost certainly require hundreds of millions of strategically-placed medical research dollars. But most importantly, any sizable task in today's world, including the awesome challenge our Foundation is dedicated to, must be accomplished on a firm foundation of trusted, reliable, empowering, energizing and synergistic RELATIONSHIPS. The Power of Two shows us the way. To all leaders or would-be leaders, if you only read three books this year, make sure this is one! And finally, I am not related to, nor have I met, The Power of Two authors! And I own no stock in Anderson Consulting or the book's publisher!

Ground breaking tretise on forming business alliances.......1998-12-24

The book Power of Two, is a must read for anyone who needs insightful advice for hands-on alliance building. The book offers a planning tactic that is both practical and effective. I have used this book as a major resource in my workplace when creating a partnership with one of our most important vendors, a vendor that supplies a necessary IT infrastructure that is critical to our business success. If you need a straight forward, strategic approach to business alliances, this is the book for you.

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This text is designed with the AICPA model tax curriculum in mind, presents the introductory federal taxation course from a business entity perspective. WFT Volume IV provides thorough and adequate coverage of all relevant code and regulations. This text is an ideal fit for the program that offers only one course in taxation and wants students to be exposed to corporate taxation as well as individual taxation. This text assumes no prior course in taxation has been taken.

An Introduction to Business Entities 2000 (West's Federal Taxation)

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An Introduction to Business Entities 2000 (West's Federal Taxation)
James E.; Raabe, William a .; Maloney, David M. Smith
Manufacturer: South-Western Educational Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
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After the Nixon and Ford administrations, liberal Democrats hoped Jimmy Carter's election in 1976 would restore the New Deal agenda in the White House. Instead, during four tumultuous years in office, Carter endorsed many of the fiscal and economic policies later espoused by his Republican successor, Ronald Reagan. But Carter also backed most New Deal social programs and, however reluctantly, pursued a traditional containment foreign policy.

In this book more than a dozen eminent scholars provide a balanced overview of key elements of Carter's presidency, examining the significance of his administration within the context of evolving American policy choices after World War II. They seek not only to understand the troubled Carter presidency but also to identify the changes that precipitated and accompanied the demise of the New Deal order.

By the time Carter took office, many Americans had become disenchanted with big government and welfare spending, and his presidency is viewed in these pages as a transitional administration. As this volume demonstrates, Carter's dilemma emerged from his effort to steer a course between traditional expectations of federal government and new political and economic realities. While most of the contributors agree that his administration may be justly criticized for failing to find that course, they generally conclude that Carter was more successful than his critics acknowledge.

These thirteen original essays cover such topics as the economy, trade and industrial policies, welfare reform, energy, environment, civil rights, feminism, and foreign policy. They offer thoughtful assessments of Carter's performance, focusing on policy both as cause and effect of the postindustrial transformation of American society that shadowed his administration. A final essay shows how Carter's public-spirited postpresidential career has made him one of America's greatest ex-presidents.

Grounded on research conducted at the Carter Library, The Carter Presidency is an incisive reassessment of an isolated Democratic administration from the vantage point of twenty years. It is a milestone in the historical appraisal of that administration, inviting us to take a new look at Jimmy Carter and see what his presidency represented for a dramatically changing America.

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Repetitive and Wandering.......2000-03-18

After reading books on Reagan and Bush published by University of Press Kansas I had higher expectations than what this book delivered. It is actually written by several people with Fink and Graham editing. This causes several problems, the worst of which is repetition. Fink and Graham frame the major issues at the beginning of the book, and the contributors spend half of the rest of the book repeating what was already written. Also, none of the contributors were actually close enough to the source to offer interesting insight--most of the book seemed to be sourced from the AP. Ironically, the book suffered from many of the same problems as the Carter administration: too many people too distanced from the subject trying to be too objective and never delivering on clear goals. These sort of topical overviews are better handled by one author.

A third rate President and nothing more..........1999-12-15

Jimmy Carter must be ranked among our weakest and most ineffectual modern Presidents, and this book fails to take a truly critical examination of Carter and his failed domestic and foreign policies. Upon entering office, Jimmy Carter slashed our military budget and tried to cozy up to the Soviets. Their response was to invade several countries, mainly through their proxies. When the Soviets marched into Afghanistan, Carter's response was to withdraw from the Olympics. After the US embassy was taken over in Iran, Carter tried to appease the Iranians, and then launched a failed and inept rescue mission, which epitomizes Carter's foreign and military record. On the domestic front, it wasn't much better. Energy prices skyrocketed, inflation was rampant, and taxation rose, along with interest rates. Carter's response was to create more government entitlement programs, and accuse the citizenry of malaise. Very, very little was accomplished during the Carter years, as he was a weak, highly flawed little man out of his element on the world stage.

The Carter Presidency: Policy Choices in the Post-New Deal Era.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly

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The Carter Presidency: Policy Choices in the Post-New Deal Era.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly
Steven A. Shull
Manufacturer: Center for the Study of the Presidency
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This digital document is an article from Presidential Studies Quarterly, published by Center for the Study of the Presidency on September 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1220 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: The Carter Presidency: Policy Choices in the Post-New Deal Era.(Review) (book reviews)
Author: Steven A. Shull
Publication: Presidential Studies Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1999
Publisher: Center for the Study of the Presidency
Volume: 29 Issue: 3 Page: 732

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A Powerful Read!.......2004-03-14

A true-life account of one man's desperate struggle to defy all odds armed only with the shear power of his will to survive.

Reality is at the door..........2004-03-14

What an incredibly inspirational read. Never have I picked up a book and not have been able to put it down. I was blown away by the adversity of this man's life struggle. No matter how many times he was knocked down, he would rise again and again to face his next challenge. He would ultimately gain the power and wisdom to endure and above all appreciate and love the miracle of his own blessed life. A mandatory WAKE-UP CALL for teens and adults. Reality is knocking...its time to answer the door!!!

Reality is at the door..........2004-03-14

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