Enciclopedia De LA Auditoria

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Excelente Libro.......2002-03-03

Jamas imaginé que La Enciclopedia de la Auditoria fuese tan excelente y tan abarcadora en su contenido. La recomiendo para estudiantes de Contabilidad que desean convertirse en auditores. Es una enciclopedia muy completa y su precio es realmente un regalo. Para mi esta ha sido la mejor compra en cuanto a libros se refiere.

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The issue of ownership is a vital one in international trade and one which is barely covered by existing international conventions. Although domestic rules may be familiar to local businesses, practical difficulties and legal uncertainties occur when foreign businesses try to ascertain the rules regulating ownership abroad and when the goods are being shipped by the seller to the buyer. This unique comparative study of domestic laws in 19 major trading nations serves as a valuable guide and reference book. Its in-depth analysis of the legal issues arising in connection with transfer of ownership will provide invaluable assistance to practitioners, lawyers and anyone drafting or interpreting international sale contracts.

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Good book on building team.......2001-02-05

Team building is very difficault. This book guide us on building a sucess team.

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Betty Crocker's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook
Betty Crocker
Manufacturer: Macmillan General Reference
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
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Wonderful cookbook

wonderful

Great reference book as well as cookbook

Better Advice Than Recipes

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Betty Crocker
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Amazon.com

Betty Crocker is on the health bandwagon. Not one for fads, Betty sensibly bases this 175-recipe cookbook on the Food Guide Pyramid guidelines recommended by the American Heart Association and many other medical and nutrition professional organizations. You learn tips for cutting down on fat and cholesterol, understanding the different kinds of fat, and making smart food choices for heart health. The idea is to reduce fat by making ingredient substitutions and small alterations, but not making drastic changes. The recipes are varied and creative and don't resemble "diet food": Ginger Shrimp Kabobs, Vegetable Potstickers, Stuffed Veal Chops with Cider Sauce, Vegetable and Ham Jambalaya, Curried Chicken and Nectarines, Caribbean Fish Salad, and Thai Shrimp and Rice Noodle Nests. The desserts include Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake with Raspberry Topping (only 20 percent fat!), Blueberry-Lime Torte (about 15 percent fat), and Double Chocolate-Date Cake (about 25 percent fat). Recipes are labeled with symbols indicating "low-calorie," "low-fat," "moderate-fat," "low-cholesterol," and "moderate-cholesterol," so you can choose how far you want to go. Each recipe has a hefty amount of nutritional information: calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, carbohydrate, fiber, protein, vitamins A and C, calcium, iron, and diet exchanges. Cooks who love knowing what the dishes should look like will enjoy the 45 mouth-watering color photos. --Joan Price

Book Description

Everyone's favorite cooking expert Betty Crocker has completely revised and updated the perennial favorite, Betty Crocker's® Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cooking Today, with updated information about fat and cholesterol, and lots of easy-to-understand tips for establishing a healthy eating lifestyle. But with Betty Crocker it can't only be easy--it has to be delicious. And true-to-form, 120 recipes prove that healthful eating can also be enjoyed by the whole family.

With Betty Crocker, low-fat and low-cholesterol eating is a snap!

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful cookbook.......2007-04-19

My husband had quadruple bypass in January of this year. I started looking for low fat-low cholesterol cookbooks! I purchased this cookbook along with a few others, and this one is by far our favorite. The meals are fast, taste great, and use ingredients you usually have on hand. We have been cooking new recipes out of this book frequently and haven't found one that we didn't like. We bought the book as a gift for friends and they love it too. When we have people over for dinner, they do not even realize they are eating a healthy meal, as every recipe has great flavor. Definitely a star!

wonderful.......2007-03-15

after receiving this book, I was able to control my cholestrol, not that it was totally out of control, but being told it is slightly high I needed to change my diet. Betty Crocker has been around along time so it is a trustworthy and household name.

Great reference book as well as cookbook.......2007-01-13

I was recently diagnosed with the "lower it or we're putting you on medicine" type of cholesterol so along with internet research, I bought this book. I'm a big fan of cooking and this has a TON of great ideas for cooking. I was surprised that things I thought were on the "no no" list were listed in several of the recipes as partial ingredients. I was very excited to learn I could still have cheese (in moderation!)

The book categorizes all of the recipes with "low calorie" "low fat" and "low cholesterol." While not every recipe is all three there is enough variety that if you're in the mood for a little cholesterol, there's a recipe that's low cal and low fat to satisfy you (and vice-versa). It also gives you pictuers for things you're not exactly sure about -- like just how peaked the egg whites need to be when making meringue.

Better Advice Than Recipes.......2007-01-09

I've had this book for several months, and I haven't yet prepared a recipe from it; however, I've referenced it countless times. If you have high or even borderline cholesterol problems -- even if your cholesterol was fine last time you had it checked, this book will help you stay on the rails. It is invaluable for such things as the five highest fiber cereals. Lists of veggies that are filled with folic acid. Foods to get your LDL down and your HDL up. And one of these days, I will prepare a recipe, too.

Cookbook review.......2006-11-07

I have found several receipes in the cookbook that I have cooked and my family has enjoyed. I also had my mom try some and she ordered the cookbook for herself. The only thing that I would like to see would be to have alternates for people cooking for less and for people that don't tolerate a lot of spices.

Betty Crocker's Low Fat Cholesterol Cookbook

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Betty Crocker's Low Fat Cholesterol Cookbook
Betty Crocker
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Binding: Hardcover

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Betty Crocker's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook (Windows Multimedia Edition)

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Betty Crocker's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook (Windows Multimedia Edition)

Manufacturer: LifestyleSoftware Group
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Binding: Diskette
ASIN: 1556101384

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Has 2 diskettes and two pamphlets.

Betty Crocker's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook

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Betty Crocker's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook
Betty Crocker
Manufacturer: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OI9Q58

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Introduction to the Series 6 Securities Exam: Mutual Funds and Annuities
Dearborn Financial Institute , and Longman Financial Services
Manufacturer: Longman Financial Service
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Binding: Paperback

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In its 104-year history, Lincoln Electric Company has managed to sustain its status as the world's leader in welding technology despite intense domestic and foreign competition. The company's success can be attributed to founder James Lincoln, who began adopting principles of management that empowered workers and allowed the company to change rapidly to take advantage of new opportunities. This book shows you how to duplicate these pioneering ideas and follow the brilliance of the Lincoln management system. The results of this system include happier customers, more prosperous workers, and richly rewarded shareholders.

Joseph Maciariello uncovers Lincoln's approach to management in a systematic manner and demonstrates why the company has been so effective for over a century. You'll discover how Lincoln employs a mutually reinforcing set of management systems that creates a boost in overall performance. When these systems are described and understood in their entirety, you'll see how the company's sustained success is due to its natural development of agility. You'll findout how this agility is connected to its executive leadership, management systems, and cultural environment. And you'll learn how to utilize these principles and techniques in your own company to obtain similar results.

The management system detailed in this book has helped Lincoln Electric:
* Obtain net sales of over $1.1 billion in 1998
* Grab 400f the U.S. market for welding machines and products
* Double the average return on stock- holder equity in the metals industry
* Provide production workers with an average salary that is twice as much as the industry median

By implementing this system, you can also experience these strong financial returns for shareholders, an increase in wages for workers, higher productivity, and much more!

"Lasting Value is that rarest of books: a "why to" book, a "what to" book, and a "how to" book- its examples deal with manufacturing companies and blue-collar workers. But the lessons have particular force for the new job facing management: building organizations of knowledge workers who perform and who create lasting value."
-Peter F. Drucker

"In today's world of quarterly expectations and Wall Street's praise for major restructuring, Lasting Value successfully illustrates that long-term shareholder value can occur when corporations are truly customer and employee driven with the highest of motives."

-Donald F. Hastings
Chairman Emeritus, Lincoln Electric Company

"Worthington was founded on the lifelong principles rooted in the Golden Rule and today it represents one of the strongest employee-employer partnerships in American business. We are proud of this important foundation for our company, as it has provided us with lasting value."
-John H. McConnell
Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Worthington Industries

"This book should be on every manager's bookshelf and be required reading at everybusiness school."
-F. Kenneth Iverson
Chairman Emeritus, NUCOR Corporation

"Joe Maciariello's in-depth description and detailed analysis of the Lincoln Electric Company will allow managers (and others) to revisit the powerful lessons this company has offered. Lasting Value is a valuable and practical contribution that should be welcomed by managers everywhere."
-Christopher A. Bartlett
Daewoo Professor of International Business and Chair,
Program for Global Leadership
Harvard University

"Managers should consider the application of this novel approach to managing their companies. Lincoln Electric has used it successfully for almost 100 years."
-Robert N. Anthony
Walker Professor of Management Control, Emeritus
The Harvard Business School

Customer Reviews:

Great Book of management.......2000-06-12

I think that book is very important for the people Lincoln Electric's Co. because is one of the most representative leader in manufacturing of welding.

Great book about the leading.

Book Description

This text is aimed at students taking an introductory module on BA and HND Business Studies courses and those studying business as part of any degree course. It is also suitable for post-experience or postgraduate students requiring an introductory text to organizations, their behavior and activities. The book examines the internal environment of organizations -- their structure, behavior, culture, resources and functions -- before showing how they manage their external environment.

It features--for the student-- full support in the learning process with lively discussion topics and relevant examples throughout the text to encourage the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills; a website with further questions and resources to reinforce and assess progress--for the lecturer- comprehensive analysis of the business environment both inside and outside the organization; guidance, support and additional activities and ideas on a secure website, as well as an online course by the same author.

The fully updated second edition offers a new chapter on organizational behavior; many new case studies and examples; extensive weblinks and further references for each chapter; brand new glossary of key terms; business ethics case study in each chapter; comprehensive web-based support for lecturer and student

Claire Capon is Senior Lecturer in the Business School at Staffordshire University, where she teaches strategy. She previously taught at Sheffield Hallam University and has also worked as a researcher in the areas of strategic management and the use of design by SMEs.

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We start life as little babies, then grow to little kids, to bigger kids, to young adults and on to the years called "Golden." This book traces the life of one small kid growing up in one small town during the grim days of the Great Depression. There are no spectacular events, just many small happenings of people and events forming the life of this little village. The book is based on recollections perhaps enhanced by years of watching television and the movies. There may be some romanticizing and embellishment but the main course of the story holds true to life as it was. The people and events ramble a bit and hopscotch around among the years, but it all comes together at the end. Young folks will be bemused and hopefully enlightened. Older folks will sit back, sigh and mumble "those were the days"-"good old" or not.

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A Walk Down Memory Lane (Hope Street).......2006-03-26

I was born on Hope Street and lived in Springdale for most of my
life. Al Michaud brings back many wonderful memories of growing
up. "A Twig Grows in Springdale" is a good read for anyone who
grew up in a small town or wished that they did.
You get the feeling that we were richer then, with or without
Con Lund's dimes.
Thanks for the memories! Al.

Marilyn Seaman Ritchie

A Good Read.......2004-07-19

Reading Al Michaud's book of reminiscences, A Twig Grows in Springdale, is like taking a trip backward in time. The time was the Great Depression, which coincided with his early boyhood, but in spite of the lack of money-possibly because of it-his was a happy boyhood.
The place was a small New England town, Springdale, where we meet the colorful characters who peopled his world. Money may have been in short supply, but there was always enough for food, and though threadbare, clothes enough to keep them warm. And to add to the richness of a life of simple pleasures in Springdale were the years during the polio epidemic when the family spent the summers with friends on their farm in the mountains. There more adventures helped bend the Twig, and the reader is the lucky spectator. A good read.

a Crazy Quilt of memories.......2004-07-13

Rebeccasreads recommends A TWIG GROWS IN SPRINGDALE as a treasure trove of stories, rather like your Grandmother's hope chest. Take it down, open it up anywhere & travel back to a time when the future is a distant thing & where everyday life is so much more important.

Like an ancient family photo album, Al Michaud fills his with remembrances & impressions, written in snapshots & vignettes, some a hundred or so words, others a couple of pages long, penned in a storytelling rhythm, of a time when sliced bread was a novelty, coal was king, homework unknown, all immigrants wanted to learn English & become Americans, & Springdale, a small southern New England town, was the center of his universe.

A simple patchwork of ordinary things.......2004-06-19

A Twig grows in Springdale is in the author's own words, "A simple patchwork of ordinary things, ordinary people and tiny ordinary happenings." It is the recollections of childhood during a simpler time- a time when money was scarce, family values were strong and our freedoms were threatened. Author Al Michaud takes us on a sentimental journey to the days of mothers in aprons with flour covered hands, fathers searching for work and kids who used their imaginations to create worlds of fantasy and excitement.

Each chapter is a snippet of life during the great Depression from the author's point of view with lovable characters that everyone can relate to. The people and happenings in Springdale helped to shape the lives of countless children who look back with fond memories of "Days gone by."

A wonderful book of memories for grandparents to read to their grandchildren or for those in their golden years to be reminded of the "Good Old Days." Teachers would find this book helpful in relating life in the thirties and forties to students who live in an age of computers, video games and fast food. Each chapter is a story in itself making it a nice light read for a sunny afternoon.
Reviewer: Shirley Roe, Allbooks Reviews

Nostalgia-Something We Seem To Crave.......2004-06-07

Why is it that when we reach our 50s and beyond there is a certain longing for the past? Perhaps, this nostalgic craving is due to our desire to slow down time.

Eviatar Zerubavel, a cognitive sociologist at Rutgers University, in his book Social Mindscape, made the following observation: "we all live in remembrance environments and mnemonic communities. These mental landscapes, constructed from shared feeling about the past, determine how we think about ourselves and our place in history."

In other words, people will come to know us by the memories we share with others and in turn we shall know ourselves.
It is with this in mind that I was able to appreciate first time novelist Al Michaud's A Twig in Springdale.

Using short literary descriptive sketches or vignettes, Michaud narrates his many fond memories he has of growing up during the time of the depression years in the small village of Springdale, Connecticut.

We learn about the schools the author attended and the teachers who had a made deep and lasting impressions. It was a time when male teachers were a rarity, and as he states: "teaching was rigid, warm, educational and productive."

Various ailments would lead to the usage of such cure all medications as Vicks Vapor Rub or Chicken soup. People were not immune from tragedies that resulted in death such as trolley accidents, appendicitis, pneumonia, car wrecks, and fires. However, they did not seem to be big events, as life seemed to go on without any lasting impression, even when one the author's schoolmates was crushed to death by a steam roller in the school yard-"We watched in silence. The police came. The ambulance came. Mr. McCall rang the bell and we all went to class."

You were not too concerned about the latest in clothing fashions, electronic gadgets, or the endless "goodies" children today enjoy, as money was scarce, you just had to make do with whatever you had.

Although Michaud's writing focuses on memorabilia of life during the depression years, his personal reflections will surely bring back memories for those of us who were born after during the 40s and 50s, as is the case with myself.
His style is straight- forward and at times sentimental coming across as a very human and down to earth individual.
Readers will be pulled in from the very first few pages and I am sure they will find a bit of their own "Springdale," wherever they may have grown up.

Norm Goldman Editor Bookpleasures

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The Fast Forward MBA in Business Communication brings you the information youneed when you need it most- now!

This practical, easy-to-use guide gives you instant access to the cutting-edge ideas and hard-won wisdom of two of today's leading experts on business communication. In short, lively segments using real-world examples, it delivers the information you need to navigate complex communication issues. You'll find brief descriptions of key concepts, tips on real-world applications, compact case studies, tips on finding your communication strategy, and warnings on how to avoid pitfalls.

Here are all the tools you need to improve your business writing and presentation skills-and become a more successful manager in the process. You'll discover how to:
* Analyze your audience so you get the right message to the right people
* Improve your logic to power up written documents and oral presentations
* Write stronger e-mails to improve decision-making
* Use new tools such as presentation software and document management systems

And much more

From the creators of the bestselling Portable MBA series comes The Fast Forward MBA . . .
* A quick way to brush up on new ideas
* An easy-to-use format that fits in any briefcase
* Real-world information that you can put to use now!

Customer Reviews:

Vicker and Hein Take Us Back to Business.......2001-06-26

"Fast Forward" is an excellent resource for people at any level in the business world. Vicker and Hein take us back to the basics and beyond. "Fast Forward" reminds document writers of some often overlooked basic guidelines while contributing a unique six-step writing and editing process. The six-step writing and editing process allows writers a conceptual framework that keeps them on task and focused. "Fast Forward" is easy to read cover to cover or as a quick reference guide. The authors offer their personal experience combined with additional research on a variety of business communication topics including memo writing, proposals, research, and presentation skills. Sample documents and chapter end points make "Fast Forward" an indispensable resource for college students and people in the business world. Buy the book, write great documents, get a promotion. "Tough Ideas Made Easy!"

Vicker and Hein Take Us Back to Business.......2001-06-26

Vicker and Hein's book, "The Fast Forward MBA in Business Communication" is a must have for business people in all levels of experience. "The Fast Forward" doesn't miss a step in modern business communication from basic memo writing to more advanced writing such as proposals and requests for proposals. This book is written in easy to understand language with charts, graphs, and plenty of sample documents that makes it extremely user friendly. It has a back to the basics approach that reminds even a frequent business document writer of some all-too-often overlooked ideas and concepts surrounding business communication. Especially useful is Vicker and Hein's revised four-step writing and editing process. Their addition creates a much needed six-step process that allows writers more thought and time during the crucial editing step. "Fast Forward" should find its place in business offices as a handbook and quick reference for business documents and other resources. It is also suitable for the college classroom. I used "Fast Forward" in a business communication course and it served as an excellent resource for my students. Vicker and Hein make tough ideas easy through excellent writing, lay-out and design. It is clear that they employed their six-step writing and editing process.

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Charles Henry Veil.......2006-04-11

[This review is based on the hardcover edition published by Orion Books, First edition, 1993]

Charles Henry Veil's chief claim to fame is his recovering the body of Gen. John Reynolds after he had been killed during the early fighting on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. He went on to serve in the First U.S. Cavalry for the rest of the war, and then in the Arizona Territory until 1871. After his army days, Veil was involved in farming and mining around Phoenix for most of the rest of his life. These memoirs are mainly concerned with his army experiences during the war and out west.

Born in Scalp Level, PA, in 1842, Veil joined the army in 1861. He was Reynolds's orderly when the Union general was shot and killed in McPherson's Woods by a rebel sharpshooter, and helped remove his body from the field (often later when he related the story he claimed he did it alone). The death of Reynolds, commander of First Corps, was a great loss to the Union cause, some equating it to Stonewall Jackson's death and loss to the Confederacy. Veil finished out the war with the First U.S. Cavalry, after which he was shipped to Arizona in 1866. Many of his duties there seemed to involve capturing deserters; once he shot and killed two deserters with one bullet. Charged with incompetence and misconduct (the last of a sexual nature) - not a word of which enters the memoirs - he was honorably discharged in 1871 when the army was cutting down on its forces. Engaged not very successfully in mining for a number of years, after his wife died in 1891 he returned to Pennsylvania, pretty much broke. He died there in 1910.

Veil's memoirs are fairly routine and do not reveal much information. He is vague regarding specifics: dates, locations, names all go missing, replaced by textbook generalities. "The road we were on led to Yellow Tavern." That's it, no more information given. His later career came under a fog of moral ambiguity, which he refuses to acknowledge. Other than adding a helpful introduction, editor Herman Viola's presence is hardly felt, and that's a shame. Charles Veil might have been a witness to Reynolds's death at Gettysburg and even killed two men with one discharge from his gun, but these memoirs don't add up to much that is substantial.

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Who's Who Among Italian Americans
The National Italian American Foundation
Manufacturer: The National Italian American Foundation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Reference & Collections | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0970263805

Book Description

The second edition of the NIAF's popular directory Who's Who Among Italian Americans has finally been released. The book provides an extensive list of prominent Italian Americans in the arts and sciences, government, business, sports, education, finance and other fields. Relevant personal and professional information is given on over 1800 Italian American leaders. Who's Who Among Italian Americans includes both an occupational index and a geographical index for easy reference.

Who's who among Americans of Italian descent in Connecticut

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Who's who among Americans of Italian descent in Connecticut
Joseph William Carlevale
Manufacturer: Carlevale Pub. Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Its extent, depth, and persistence place rural poverty at the top of the development agenda in Asia and Latin America. This volume presents papers from the June 2001 Conference "Priorities and Strategies in Rural Poverty Reduction: Experiences from Latin America and East Asia," emphasizing the emergence of new stakeholders and linkages between the rural economy and more dynamic sectors and the need to reevaluate social policies for rural poverty reduction to respond to new challenges.

Contending paradigms for cross-regional comparison: Development strategies and commodity chains in East Asia and Latin America (Papers in international political economy)

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Contending paradigms for cross-regional comparison: Development strategies and commodity chains in East Asia and Latin America (Papers in international political economy)
Gary Gereffi
Manufacturer: Duke University Program in Political Economy
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0006P8646

Development Strategies in East Asia and Latin America

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A good compilation of papers

Development Strategies in East Asia and Latin America

Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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A good compilation of papers.......2000-10-22

This book offers a general analysis of development strategies from a comparative standpoint. Latin American and Asian cases have been compared and the outcomes of this analysis reveal an excelent review of what has happened in those countries. However, this book was published before the Asian financial crisis and the data and conclusions seem quite outdated. The price is a bit high, so if you have a chance, try to check it out at your library before placing your order.

Industrial structure and development strategies in Latin America and East Asia (Working paper)

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Industrial structure and development strategies in Latin America and East Asia (Working paper)
Gary Gereffi
Manufacturer: Duke University Program in Political Economy
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B000720GTQ

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The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock A Memoir Featuring the Screenplay of "Alfred Hitchcook's The Short Night"
David Freeman
Manufacturer: Overlook Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J0PG9Q

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Box of Mustaches is the powerful, true story of identical twin brothers and how they coped with their motherÂ's descent into madness.

At first, Stanley and Jimmy Evans thought their mother was normal, but they soon discovered that her twisted views and mood swings were a result of her schizophrenia. And the mental illness was making her more dangerous by the moment. Their journey took them from orphanages to the television studio of a televangelist to a front-yard shooting that would liberate them from their nightmare. The fabled Box of Mustaches they pined for was really a fake facial hair kit advertised in comic books, but also their metaphor for the absurdity of adult life thrust upon them at a young age. Interlaced with shocking drama and dark humor, Box of Mustaches is an absorbing tale of survival. It is also a satirical look at the cynical, sex-charged, American culture of the Â`70s.

Customer Reviews:

Comedy with a Dark Edge.......2006-06-12

They say a lot of the very best comedy comes out of tragedy, that people laugh so they don't cry. "Box of Moustaches" is a no holds barred revealing biography of a very funny and talented man I worked with on "Talk Soup". Whether he became funny in spite of the difficulties he dealt with growing up with his twin brother in a household with a crazy mother or whether these events shaped him and made him the amusing writer he is today as a way of dealing with trouble is a argument best made over a glass of cognac and cigars. The fact is this book is a very interesting read. Yes, there are many dark moments. But there are also some very funny moments that are exploited to their fullest comic extent. It's not your standard Bobsey Twins novel, that's for sure. No, this story is real. As in real good.

Box is chockful of nuts.......2005-01-25

I hate whiny "woe is me" books written by people who want emotional handouts. Give me an emotionally powerful yet funny journey and that's what you get with "Box of Mustaches". Not only can read about his mom Nutty Nora but other characters like Eldy and the Gas-O-Mat and "Crisco Marie". Mr. Evans writes books like Ray Davies writes songs. Dickens would have given his last beer to write like this.

A hilarious look at a sad childhood.......2005-01-19

There is no question that the childhood of Stan Evans and his twin brother was by today's standards completely dysfunctional and often abusive. Life with a certifiable mother can never be easy, but the author manages to find humor in even the most heartbreaking situations. Told with mattter of fact candor and plenty of laughs this is one memoir on the dysfunctional childhood that looks for no pity.

sharp and witty, not cloying and pretentious.......2004-04-18

There seems to be a fashion for memoirs from authors who had brutal and bizarre upbringings or early life experiences. The problem with many of these, however, is that they are cloying, pretentious, or both. One apt example is "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," which would more accurately be titled "A Mawkish Work of Staggering Pretentiousness." Evans avoids this trap by writing simply and straightforwardly, but with elegance, poignance, and wit. He doesn't wear his travails like a badge of honor or feel the need to inform readers that he is consciously shunning post-modern, self-referential prose and condescending to write a mere traditional memoir. He skips the self-aggrandizing nonsense and just writes a damn funny, touching book.

A gripping, funny account of surviving a difficult childhood.......2004-02-16

This is a brutally honest, sometimes sad, often absurdly comical account of growing up (or attempting to) amidst constant turmoil and outright insanity. Evans brings you into the harrowing world of his childhood and adolescence. And despite the emotional rawness of the book, it is a surprisingly easy read. His ability to find any morsel of humor even in the most bizarre and dire circumstances has clearly served him well, both in surviving his tumultuous youth and in his work as a comedy writer.

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