United States-Italy Trade Directory and CD-ROM 1998-1999

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The United States-Italy Trade Directory is a comprehensive register of U.S. companies doing business with Italy. Published, since 1955, by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, it lists U.S. importers and exporters dealing with Italy including cross indexes of products, brand names and Italian companies represented in the U.S. Also included are members of the Italian Chamber network in the U.S., numerous other business and trade organizations and information on import and export rules, immigration and taxation. The above information is also accessible on the included CD-ROM.

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The Prime Movers: Traits of the Great Wealth Creators
Edwin A. Locke
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0814405703

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Get an inside, up-close look at some of the world's richest people--and learn what really motivates them.

The super-rich really aren't like other people. They're a rare breed that inspires awe, envy, admiration--sometimes even hatred. They're idolized, criticized, and demonized. In short, they stand out from the rest of humanity. After all, not everyone can build personal fortunes worth billions or create dominant business empires. It takes a remarkable person, blessed with the "traits of wealth," to accomplish these things.

THE PRIME MOVERS takes a penetrating look at some of these remarkable people--and reveals seven attributes common to all great wealth creators: independent vision, an active mind, competence and confidence, the drive to action, egoistic passion, love of ability in others, and virtue. In the right mix, these traits are what makes someone a Bill Gates, Sam Walton, Mary Kay, or Ross Perot.

Sometimes irreverent, sometimes surprising, but always fascinating, THE PRIME MOVERS sheds welcome light on the powerful personalities and driving forces behind the world's famous (and infamous) ultra-wealthy elite.

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Fine Book.......2006-08-09

This book does a great job in analyzing the traits of the great wealth creators. I've read several books on this topic and most of them are very unfocused and biographical instead of focusing on the traits (not the person) and making an argument on why they are important. The book is very well-written and focused and I highly recommend it for anyone interested in what makes these successful people tick.

How does one make money morally?.......2003-10-12

How does one make money morally?

This book is far and away better than books by or about a single CEO because it looks at many leaders and clearly shows what is fundamental, discarding the rest. The same principles needed to run a successful company and build wealth apply whether one runs a modest store or a gigantic enterprise (or even a modest department in a large company). In today's culture most people would rather cut down and sling dirt at those at the top. It is therefore very refreshing to read why they should be admired and how to follow in their footsteps.

A Unique Perspective on Business Success.......2002-11-19

"Look past the range of the moment, you who cry that you fear to compete with men of superior intelligence, that their mind is a threat to your livelihood, that the strong leave no chance to the weak in a market of voluntary trade. . . . When you live in a rational society, where men are free to trade, you receive an incalculable bonus: the material value of your work is determined not only by your effort, but by the effort of the best productive minds who exist in the world around you. . . ."
(Atlas Shrugged)

If that quotation, by Ayn Rand, hits home with you, you'll love this book by Edwin Locke.

Inspiring and Informative.......2002-09-21

Ed Locke's _The Prime Movers_ is a fairly detailed and empirical analysis of the traits common to great business leaders. Using businessmen (and women) of the past and present as both positive and negative examples throughout, Locke makes an excellent case that traits such as independent vision, a relentlessly active mind, egoistic passion for work, and love of ability in others are essential for great success in business. (Locke then breaks down each of these traits into subcomponent traits, discussing each in turn.) Despite some painfully Objectivist bits, this book was an inspiring and informative look into what makes the movers and shakers of the economy so successful.

Excellent study of productive minds at work!.......2002-08-06

The Prime Movers shows us what it takes to be successful in business and in life. This is not a comprehensive study of everything that applies to the topic of becoming a wealth-creator, but the author does a really good job of showing examples of what virtues are possessed by prime movers past and present. He also draws some insightful conclusions about why volition is a key to any success.

Great book for anyone interested in succeeding in becoming an independant thinker and creator.

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The decline in agricultural and other forms of rural employment in developed countries has lead to a recognized need for integrated development that provides a realistic means of diversification into tourism and recreation for rural businesses. This book provides information concerning small and micro-enterprises and how they can create and adapt products and markets. It is appropriate for advanced students as well as rural business practitioners in the leisure and tourism fields.

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The Pattern Companion: Beading (Pattern Companion)
Ann Benson
Manufacturer: Sterling
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ASIN: 1402712715

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Beads on cross-stitched treasures; dripping from tassels, braids, and fringes; and elegantly woven with or without a loom: these patterns and pages present so many different ways to enjoy the lovely art of beading. Here are the very best examples of this attractive and sophisticated craft, from jewelry to home accessories. Find out how to weave a Southwest Tube Necklace with turquoise drops and bugle beads, and a Loomed Mandarin Lamp Shade crafted from 6 beaded panels. Make an elegant silvery Opera Purse lined with Japanese kimono silk, a richly textured Antique Borders sampler, and painted and distressed wooden tassel molds. Beaders will find everything they need to create one-of-a-kind designs.

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Everything I needed to know but never knew to ask.......2006-11-10

There are a few patterns and projects here but this book is more about making yourself more knowledgable and proficient with beadwork. It gives tons of inside information beyond diagrams and threadpaths (e.g. how to actually tie a weaver's knot and make it hold) as well as all the details on tools and materials. It's all about beads, patterns, and a thousand ways to use them.

compilation.......2004-12-19

This book is really good with great illustrations in color on the techniques including netting, peyote, squared needle weaving, tubular right-angle weave, ladder, brick and herringbone stitches, square stitch, loom bead weaving, bead knitting, crochet, tubular beaded crochet, embellishment techniques and knotting. This is followed by good material on the beads and tools . The many projects are also well illustrated with great drawings to help. One caveat though: this book is a compilation from 4 other books which is annoying if you've got them already and if you don't have them, you may not want to buy them either. The four are: Ann Benson, Beading for the first time, Gay Bowles, Beaded cross-stitch treasures, Valerie Campbell-Harding, Beaded tassels, braids and fringes, Gourley, Elizabeth, etc, Art of seed beading and C.W. Wells, Art & elegance of beadweaving.
But the price, even without any discount here, is good and this is one of the best books on beading that I've bought so far.

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"Heart Politics Revisited" is part autobiography, part manifesto, and it dares to dream about a new politics with people at the center. "Heart Politics Revisited" is a new and expanded edition of the classic 1985 handbook for activists. Peavey's approach shuns carrerism , rigid ideologies, revenge and recrimination--and offers a pathway towards reconciliation and living with difference through empathy, non-violence, co-operation and person-to-person contact. And it has a humor which carries the reader through.

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I love it. Maybe you will, too, but probably not........2006-04-15

Although the previous reviewer's technical criticisms are mostly correct, it turns out that this is a good thing. And not because I'm laughing at the author - I think that he's rather clever, and subtle. Unfortunately, I don't see how to further describe the virtues of the book without ruining the experience of reading it for the first time. I absolutely love it, but I realize that not everyone will feel this way. For this reason, rather than recommend it to my friends, I have bought three or four copies to give as gifts. One person loved it, too. Others were puzzled as to why I chose it, and one person seemed to be weighing the possibility of avoiding me in the future.

So, I recommend it to everyone.

Not the best, not the worst. .......2004-10-04

I picked up this book in the Barnes and Noble discount bin a few weeks ago. Seeing as how I am currently living in Chicago, I thought it would be a rather interesting read.

Well, I was partially correct.

First off - for readers that abhor poor editing, don't buy this book. It is self-published and has had little to no editing whatsoever. Reading this book was quite painful, from the misplaced punctuation marks to the unfortunate misspellings. The lack of editing made it difficult to want to continue reading.

That aside, the stories are lackluster at best. You'd find better confessions on some of the HBO shows of the same topic. While I'm sure the author's experiences were quite a study in human relations, he fails to effectively communicate the humor or interest in some of the tales he tells.

All in all, I wouldn't consider the book a complete waste of my time, but I don't think I'd choose to read it again.

Exciting book about Chicago.......2004-02-17

Mr. Oranika has done an amazing job in describing the various adventures that people go through in the city of Chicago. It is funny, as well as intelligently written. People who live in Chicago and outside of Illinois will love this text.

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‘For sleepless CEOs everywhere,this is a must-buy!There is a great deal of practical wisdom here – grounded in the experience of chief executives who have had the benefit of working with a group of outstanding coaches.’ – Sir Nicholas Young, Chief Executive, British Red Cross

‘Leadership must recognize human relationships,aspirations and idiosyncrasies.This book brings these to life with the expeiences of 10 CEOs being powerfully related by 10 experienced coaches.’ – Sir Paul Judge, President, Association of MBAs

‘10 Things That Keep CEOs Awake captures the many and varied challenges facing CEOs today as they wrestle with increasing competitive intensity in every facet of their enterprise and an enhanced accountability to investors and many other stakeholders.’ – Rob Margetts CBE, Chairman of the Legal & General Group plc and Chairman of the BOC Group plc

‘This book is full of real-life examples of the value of executive coaching. It rings true with my experience.’ – Michael Rake, Chairman, KPMG International

‘This compelling book is full of understanding of CEO insomnia and will be of value for CEOs of organizations of all sizes,including the not-for-profit sector.The wisdom of the coaching process will make their leadership agendas that much easier to tackle,and to sleep with too.’ – James Partridge, Chief Executive, Changing Faces, UK Registered Charity

What are the real issues facing those at the top of the corporate tree?

Elizabeth Coffey and coaches from The Change Partnership address the primary concerns of today's CEOs:

Developing bifocal vision

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Each chapter sets its subject in context, explains a specific challenge, defines a set of desired results and then shows how the client was guided to achieving those results. Finally,it suggests the questions you should ask, and answer, before tackling a similar challenge.

To maintain the confidentiality crucial in coaching, eight chapters are fictionalized scenarios based on real life cases. Two,however, illuminate innovative leadership through actual examples: a multinational ’s top team development initiative, and the UK Senior Civil Service ’s current ethnic minorities programme.

Offering practical frameworks and compelling insights into the realities of life at the top, it is required reading for every incumbent CEO and ambitious senior executive.

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10 Things That Keep Ceos Awake: An How to Put Them to Bed by...
Elizabeth Coffey
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Completely updated for all the new tax laws
Capitalize on every deduction!
Sole proprietor, corporation, or partnership?

The Ultimate Guide to Running a Tax-Efficient Home-Based Business

The advantages of operating a home-based business are countless, but what many owners don't realize, and are often not prepared to handle, are the host of complex tax issues surrounding a home-based business. The completely updated Fifth

Edition of J.K. Lasser's Taxes Made Easy for Your Home-Based Business clarifies the current tax environment with regard to home-based businesses, and shows you how to make the most of the new tax laws.

This perennial guide answers home-based business owners' questions, with a special focus on the changing tax laws and deductions for the home office. Expert advice and in-depth insights will help you avoid costly mistakes and take advantage of opportunities you would otherwise miss.

Critical coverage will help you:

Navigate the details of the new tax laws and IRS rules
Increase your knowledge of deductible expenses
Keep your records up to IRS standards
Organize and run a home-based business for maximum tax benefits
Make filing easy by utilizing sample tax forms

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The best starting point for Home-based Businesses.......2004-01-18

This book, without any doubt, is the best starting point around for those of us who are starting a home-based business. However, words of warning:
-This is a reference. Do not assume you know all there is to know to your particular situation only by reading it. There is no good substitute for an accountant to help you with your business taxes, if not on an on-going basis, at least in order to get you going the first time you do your biz taxes.
-Watch for past editions. I ran into the 4th edition, and given changes in tax legislation, it is unwise to base any decisions on outdated (tax) information. Make sure you always read the latest edition of this book.

This said, I highly recommend this book for any business owner starting his/her business from home. It will give you a very good perspective on what to expect, what things you can change/improve to take full (and legal) advantage of the benefits the tax legislation offers to small business owners.

Excellent Introduction to Taxes For Your Home-Based Business.......2003-07-30

"J.K. Lasser's Taxes Made Easy For Your Home-Based Business: The Ultimate Tax Handbook For the Self-Employed" by Gary W. Carter is a great book for home-based business owners and especially for those who operate as sole proprietors.

I found the first chapter, "Legislative, Administrative, and Judicial Authority" a bit slow and skipped most of it. (It's well-written and authoritative. I just don't care too much about the internal workings of the tax system).

Discussing the Supreme Court, Carter writes: "...the Supreme Court has complete discretion over whether it will hear a case. A party requests a hearing by Writ of Certiorari. If at least four members of the Court believe the issue is of sufficient importance to be heard by the Court it will grant the Writ (cert. Granted). Most often, however, it will deny jurisdiction (cert. Denied). ..."

But, it sounds like denied Writs aren't completely bad. Carter continues: "Furthermore, even when the Supreme Court steps in and handles a tax case, its decision often has the effect of muddling the issues rather than clarifying them, leaving us even more confused and bewildered. ... [Y]ou can see that the answers to tax questions often are not clear-cut. Sometimes, when the IRS says no, the courts say yes; or some courts say yes and other courts say maybe. Having an appreciation for this puts you at an advantage when dealing with the IRS. You should never submit to an IRS agent's adjustment of your returns unless it is backed up by appropriate authoritative support. The next section tells you how to find the various sources of authority."

Carter then shows us how to learn about tax law using online and other resources.

A good section of Chapter One for those facing an audit is "The Audit Process And Your Appeal Rights." But, if you aren't facing an audit, you can probably skip that section also.

Another section of Chapter One I found useful was "Letter Rulings," which discusses how taxpayers can ask the IRS in advance how certain transactions will be treated. (There is a fee for this service. The fee can be more than $5,000, but Carter tells us that for those with income under $150,000 the cost is only $500. And, for business owners asking about business-tax topics, the fee is also $500, if the company's annual revenue is $1 million or less.)

We learn that a letter ruling is actually a contract between the IRS and the taxpayer. So, getting a letter ruling is better than just asking the IRS for general about how something should be treated. And, Carter tells us that because a letter ruling is a contract between that particular taxpayer and the IRS, we shouldn't rely upon someone else's letter ruling to determine how our similar transaction will be treated.

So, if you have a question about how the IRS will treat a certain transaction that means a great deal to you, asking for a letter ruling will clarify the situation for you and provide certainty. You won't wind up at your Writ's end in the process.

Chapter Three introduces the reader to the basic business structures: Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, LLC's, C-Corporations, and S-Corporations. Various advantages and disadvantages of each business structure are discussed, along with options for retirement plans and information about dealing with health insurance.

A large section of the book discusses the home office deduction and home-specific expenses. For example, deductions for daycare providers are covered as are the rules for being able to claim a deduction for the use of your home.

One chapter covers IRS form 8829, "Expenses For Business Use of Your Home" in detail and another chapter covers automobile deductions.

Chapter 12 works a comprehensive example, showing a sole proprietor's tax returns, including the IRS Form 1040, Schedule A, Schedule C (the heart of a sole proprietorship business), Schedule SE (for Self-Employment tax), Form 4562 "Depreciation and Amortization," and Form 8829.

The chapter "Other Common Business Deductions" covers deducting meals, entertainment, computer software, magazine subscriptions, and books.

For example, we learn that the Section 179 deduction (which allows a taxpayer to write-off as a current year expense the cost of certain assets that are normally depreciated over a number of years) doesn't apply to software, because Section 179 only applies to tangible property, and software is intangible.

Carter writes: "If you purchase books for business or investment purposes having only short term value (a tax guide like this one, for example), you can deduct their entire cost in the year of purchase. Books of a more lasting value are seven-year property for depreciation purposes. ... Because books are tangible personal property, they qualify for the Section 179 election if they are purchased for business purposes...make the Section 179 election by putting them in Part I of Form 4562..."

Carter gives a great quote from lawyer and writer John Grisham: "It's a game. We [tax lawyers] teach the rich how to play it so they can stay rich-and the IRS keeps changing the rules so we can keep getting rich teaching them."

If you want to learn how to play the small business tax game, "J.K. Lasser's Taxes Made Easy For Your Home-Based Business: The Ultimate Tax Handbook for the Self-Employed" is an excellent resource. Don't feel you must read this book cover-to-cover. Just jump around finding the stuff that's specific to your own situation.

Peter Hupalo, Author of "Thinking Like An Entrepreneur" & "How To Start And Run Your Own Corporation: S-Corporations For Small Business Owners."

A must for budding entrepreneurs.......2002-12-05

Offers numerous ways to save money on taxes for home-based businesses by educating on deductible expenses, types of accounting methods, how to manage record-keeping, and the latest tax laws to name a few. Lots of examples make the book easy to understand. A real eye-opener.

Lind, Schwarz, Lathrope and Rosenberg's Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation (5th Edition; University Casebook Series) (University Casebook Series)

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Corporate Taxaxtion - Lind

Lind, Schwarz, Lathrope and Rosenberg's Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation (5th Edition; University Casebook Series) (University Casebook Series)
Stephen Schwarz , Daniel J. Lathrope , and Joshua D. Rosenberg
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Lind, Schwartz, Lathrope and Rosenberg's law school casebook provides detailed information on corporate taxation. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases.

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Corporate Taxaxtion - Lind.......2005-07-07

The book is great for case law. However, in order to grasp major concepts, you will need many supplements. There is a case brief book out on the market, which is keyed to the Lind book. Additionally, West publishes an accompanying book that serves as an outline and summarizes general concepts.

Corporate Income Taxation, 5th Edition (Hornbook Series)

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Douglas A. Kahn , and Jeffrey S. Lehman
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Corporate tax laws have changed radically—most importantly due to the Tax Reform Act of 1986. This treatise is aimed at generalists who need a comprehensive overview of corporate tax doctrine and tax laws, specialists who need a way to synthesize the relevant authorities on a particular question, and students who want a discursive text to read along with their casebook. Discusses the crucial issues of corporate taxation. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the field, enhance law student performance on exams, and also provides a useful guide for attorneys practicing in this area.

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