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2000-2001 Alabama State Business Directory: The Ultimate Sales and Marketing Tool (Alabama Business Directory)
Manufacturer: Info USA Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0768702240 |
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A directory of 164,000 Alabama businesses! In depth information on each listing. You can use our premier database to find new customers and grow your sales and profits. You can create your own direct mail campaigns. Our information is simply the best for telephone sales or research; we make millions of phone calls every year to verify our information. Our credit rating codes can help you evaluate probable credit worthiness for small trade accounts, qualify prospects, and manage financial risk. You can analyze your competition, plan your next sales and marketing campaign, or establish new sales territories.
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Law Affecting Business Transactions in the PRC
Kuang-Hua Yhu Manufacturer: Kluwer Law International ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9041114955 |
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China's company and commercial law is still in formation, but its emerging patterns contain many practical elements that can be of immediate use to business people and their counsel. This detailed guide presents not only the current disposition of such elements, but also authoritative analysis -- by two outstanding Chinese legal scholars with US, UK, and Canadian experience -- of likely developments in the years to come.As well as providing a rich understanding of the legal issues affecting transactions in China, this book offers systematic treatment of such business factors as: + Procedural aspects of setting up a business in China; + Business incentives and restrictions; + Contracts; + Competition; + Taxation; + Property rights; + Protection of creditors; + Regulation of foreign trade and investment; + Regulation of financial markets; + Insolvency; and + Intellectual property rights. The authors' expert analysis of the ongoing reform of state-owned enterprises, and its impact on the law of business associations, provides valuable insight into the present and future development of Chinese commercial law. Although Laws Affecting Business Transactions in the PRC opens clear historical, political, and economic perspectives -- and serves as an admirable and fully documented descriptive account of China's commercial law -- it is in its peerless practical utility that it excels. It will be of great value to lawyers, business people, academics, government administrators, and others concerned with Chinese business and trade.
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Law Affecting Business Transactions in the PRC
Kuang-Hua Yhu Manufacturer: NY ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MUBCXC |
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Staying Sane in a Changing World: A Handbook for Work, Leadership & Life in the 21st Century
Margot Cairnes Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Australia ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0684021889 |
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Staying Sane in a Changing World is a handbook for aspiring young leaders to navigate the constantly changing world of corporate management. In this inspiring series of essays, reflections and thought-starters, Margot Cairnes provides new ways of looking at a range of issues - from work, to leadership, to spirituality and family life, and how they interconnect.Customer Reviews:
Staying Sane in a World Gone Crazy.......2004-05-24
It begins by giving an excellent commentary and an in-depth analysis of what this paradigm shift is all about. In effect, moving from the machine-age world-view to the e-world view that prevails today has changed just about everything: the prevailing mind-set, the way work is organized, how people need to be treated, career path planning, even the type of education systems which are considered appropriate.
Those who are caught in "transition sickness" (my term not the author's) typical of our times will find this enhanced comprehension of what they are actually going through extremely advantageous. Greater insight will generate greater adjustment and thus higher levels of mental health.
The author recommends that we become convinced of one truth, viz. that it is the world that seems to have gone "crazy", not us! This would be a welcome insight which will bring much relief to those who are struggling so much in a confusing world just to keep afloat. With such a conviction in place, we are empowered to work on the strategies she recommends. These include becoming extremely clear about the meaning and purpose of our own lives - what she defines as "spirituality". With such clarity we will be able to steer our own career paths and our lives in according to what has meaning for us.
She also emphasizes the need for enhanced personal development particularly in the area of self-nurture to sustain our own vitality and the ability to respond creatively to a changing world rather than to succumb to it. This includes: being in touch with our inner truths and striving to go after our own desires and preferences, ensuring our physical health, taking care of our emotional well-being by taking time and energy to cultivate strong bonds of relationships with family and friends, replacing disempowering belief systems with positive thinking, as well as acquiring wisdom as opposed to knowledge. Such wisdom includes learning that "The big people are those who give"!
This book is certainly recommended reading for all those who want to live creatively in this brave new world rather than merely cope or survive. The author writes from her personal experience of the present reality and thus her book has the power to inspire and transform. It did have such an impact on me personally.
I commend the author for giving us an insightful treatment of today's working world which manages to be analytical and intellectual yet touchingly human and thus credible. Read it if you want to soar to new heights of personal achievement and happiness even in such a crazy world as ours today.
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STAYING SANE IN A CHANGING WORLD: A HANDBOOK FOR WORK, LEADERSHIP AND LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
MARGOT CAIRNES Manufacturer: SIMON SCHUSTER INTERNATIONAL ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0731812018 |
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Cost Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice (3rd Edition)
Anthony Boardman , David Greenberg , Aidan Vining , and David Weimer Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0131435833 |
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For courses in Cost-Benefit Analysis, taught in Economics Departments, Public Policy Departments, and Public Administration Departments. Also ideal forpracticing policy analysts andpublic managers.This authoritative, market leading book is distinct for it's consistent application of a nine-step framework for conducting or interpreting a cost-benefit analysis.
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Not the most useful, but comprehensive........2007-09-09
Wonderful.......2007-02-22
Even the prof had a difficult time getting through it.......2006-12-31
Straightforward.......2003-01-25
Complete, Comprehensive, but lengthy.......2003-01-17
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Cost Benefit Analysis - Concepts and Practices
Aidan Vining David Weimer David Greenberg Anthony Boardman Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OIJYC8 |
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The Mathematics of Bookselling: A Monograph
Leonard Shatzkin Manufacturer: Sun River Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0878380256 |
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Shatzkin is the author of other books about books.......2007-08-08
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The Weekend Crafter: Woodcarving: 20 Great Projects for Beginners & Weekend Carvers
John Hillyer Manufacturer: Lark Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1579902480 |
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Excellent starter book.......2007-05-10
Lots of fun projects........2007-01-11
Given as a Gift.......2006-11-10
Great book for projects... less for basics.......2003-10-10
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Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah
Baqer Moin Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OTH92O |
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The life and times of Ayatollah Khomeini
Mir Ali Asghar Montazam Manufacturer: Anglo-European Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 189867700X |
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Little Known Facts About Revolution Revealed!.......1999-12-06
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The Wildest Ride: A History of NASCAR (or, How a Bunch of Good Ol' Boys Built a Billion-Dollar Industry out of Wrecking Cars)
Joe Menzer Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0743226259 |
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In The Wildest Ride: A History of NASCAR, Joe Menzer traces the vivid history of stock car racing from when bootleggers drove hopped-up cars to outrun the law for fun and profit to the present racing frenzy that has thrust NASCAR to the front of the pack as one of America's fastest-growing sports industries.The result of Menzer's research is not dry prose filled with racing statistics but rather a loose chronology of anecdotes that reads like an oral history. Legendary finishes, rivalries, and rags-to-riches success stories are championed here, including the exploits of Joe Weatherly and Curtis Turner (both on and off the track) and the personalities of David Pearson, Bill Elliott, and the Petty family. Menzer does not back off from the low points either, from Wendell Scott's experience as the first African American driver to the unhealthy mix of stock cars and alcohol (often at the same time).
Despite the conversational tone, Menzer never loses sight of the politics, sponsorship, and fan-base issues that have arisen, especially as faster cars and tracks began to be built in the 1950s and '60s. As driver Jimmy Thompson assessed the new Daytona International Speedway in 1959: "There have been other tracks that separated the men from the boys. This is the track that will separate the brave from the weak after the boys are gone." --Michael Ferch
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In The Wildest Ride, Joe Menzer gives us a timely, comprehensive look at the dramatic, rollicking history of stock-car racing in America, exploring both its inauspicious bootlegging beginnings and the billion-dollar industry that it has become. Menzer straps the reader into the driver's seat for a run through NASCAR's history, revealing the sport's remarkable rise from rogue outfit to corporate darling. Menzer also profiles the many superstar drivers who have dominated the sport, men as unpredictable as they are fearless, including "The Intimidator," Dale Earnhardt, whose ferocious driving made him NASCAR's signature personality -- and whose tragic death at the 2001 Daytona 500 was mourned by millions.Menzer expertly maneuvers through the tight corners and wide-open straightaways of NASCAR's history, examining the circuit's attempt to distance itself from its "redneck racin'" past without compromising its country roots. Simultaneously rowdy and insightful, The Wildest Ride is a thorough and unfailingly honest account of NASCAR's amazing rise to prominence and a sweeping account of a uniquely American phenomenon.
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A nice history until 2001.......2007-07-23
Great history & insight.......2006-05-15
Yep, I Enjoyed It.......2005-03-08
Maybe a rehash?.......2002-03-24
Accessible & Entertaining.......2002-02-17
However, if you're very familiar with NASCAR, its legends, and their stories, you might find some of the things he discusses to be old news or slightly cliched. But if you've never heard the anecdotes before, then they're extremely funny.
What would be interesting is a more thorough (yet not dry) history that would discuss aspects of NASCAR usually eclipsed by the moonshining myths and the Southern stereotypes. A treatment beyond just footnotes and asides of NASCAR's diverse roots and participants(Yankees and mid-Westerners like Lorenzen, Marcis, Kiekhaefer, for ex.) along with the Southern legends. It seems that historians to date reinforce a self-referential past.
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Bad Times for Good Ol' Boys: The Oklahoma County Commissioner Scandal
Harry Holloway , and Frank S. Meyers Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0806125489 |
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Gamblers Grifters and Good Ol' Boys
Bob Mason Manufacturer: Lyle Stuart ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0897460561 |
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GI ("Guvmint" issue): The U.S. Army as seen by GOBS (Good Ol' Boy Soldier) J. Lamar
George M Massey Manufacturer: Hillsboro Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1577360435 |
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The good ol' boy (& gal) Arkie dictionary
Daniel Hudgins Manufacturer: Merritt-Huntley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0963945793 |
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The good ol' boy (& gal) Okie dictionary
Daniel Hudgins Manufacturer: Merritt-Huntley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0963945777 |
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Good Ol' Boys
William H. Hull Manufacturer: William H. Hull Publisher ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0939330059 |
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Living in a Bottled Water World: A Good Ol' Boy Speaks His Mind
W.S. Melton Jr. Manufacturer: AuthorHouse ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1420829629 |
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If y'all want to see the world through the eyes of a real live southern good ol' boy, then this is the book for you. Living in a Bottle Water World, A Good Ol' Boy Speaks His Mind is a collection of Bill's columns from his first two years as a jackleg newspaper columnist. It's eat slap up with Bill's notions on parenting, bottled water, and northerners in general and with titles like Real Men (and Women) Drink Tap Water, Ben Franklin and the Legend of Sleepy Horror, and the Adventures of Dooheimer the Leather Dog it is a must every bathroom library.
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LOVIN' A GOOD OL' BOY (Loveswept, 401)
Mary Kay Mccomas Manufacturer: Loveswept ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: 0553440276 Release Date: 1990-04-01 |
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The sparks fly........1999-07-28
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Ronnie Hawkins: Last of the good ol' boys
Ronnie Hawkins Manufacturer: Stoddart ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding Similar Items: ASIN: 077372298X |
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Keep on Rockin'..........2003-11-14
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The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management
Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471485594 |
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Hiles and Barnes provide comprehensive conceptual and practical guidance for managers and businesses who want to establish a strategy for protecting their organization from disruption and disaster.Customer Reviews:
Pleasant Overview of Business Continuity Management.......2004-05-14
BCM is presented as an all-encompassing "way of life", ensuring that a business can survive a disaster and bounce back to its pre-disaster profit level, and the tasks and information that is required to ensure proper diagnosis, prescription and maintenance of a business. As one of the authors put it - "Do we gamble with failure or hedge against it".
Although presented as a collection of 20 articles it is seamlessly organized that the information did not appear redundant. After which Case studies are presented on major disasters that happened to corporations in America, most notably 9/11. Considering the scope of BCP/BCM (Business Continuity Planning) endeavour, the market for its implementation within Malaysia is limited to listed companies that can afford the methodology preached. Plus, Asian cultures abhor having outsiders prodding through every nook and cranny of their business process and resource points, isolating weaknesses and identifying exposure and making sure that the business is resilient enough to withstand a collapse of its major infrastructure. Not only that, to ensure success, key personnel from all sectors have to be identified and interactions and accountability documented with redundancies and multiple information and escalation routes introduced to ensure resiliency. At the end of the day, one would envy the consulting firm that manages such a wealth of information from any such companies, which one would assume will be sizeable enough to want BCP/BCM. What a treat indeed!
On the downside, as expected with books that compiles articles, the depth of the information presented is quite shallow, but fortunately for a person like myself that are new to the subject, it's quite a readable experience as that is exactly what I am looking for. It provides enough pieces to the puzzle for me to proceed with my r&d activities.
Practical BCM at last!.......2000-01-25
The book outlines some important lessons:
- The Importance of business continuity management
- Business continuity plans should be based on outcome scenarios and not causes
- The need for an organized development/implementation
- BCM is never complete - amendments and testing will always be required
There are a couple of points to note though:
- It fails to deliver the message clearly that Business Continuity Management is an umbrella for business impact analysis, risk management and business continuity planning. Too many people just concentrate on the latter.
- My experience shows that many advantages are gained through the development of the plan when the business continuity is firmly in the minds of those involved and the management sponsors (who have allocated resources and funds). This is as important as the plan itself.
- Unlike chapter 15 (Developing the written plan), Chapter 18 (Selecting tools to support the process) is an example of where the book sits on a fence. It describes the types of tools required but gives no clear examples of data used. There are numerous examples that could have been used to illustrate this; perhaps this leaves the door open for consultancy opportunities!
- Another downside to the book occurs as early as section one, which is described as an executive overview and is 75 pages long!
Notwithstanding these minor grumbles, I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone involved in BCM or anyone thinking about creating a more secure business.
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Bipartisan Commission On Entitlement And Tax Reform: Final Report To The President
J. Robert Kerrey , and John C. Danforth Manufacturer: Diane Pub Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0788147110 |
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