Harris Directory of Delaware Businesses 2003 (Harris Delaware Manufacturers Directory)

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This book provides a fairly detailed overview of major topics concerning business law in Turkey. It will be of interest to Turkish and non-Turkish students, businesspersons, lawyers, and others concerned with this subject. The areas of Turkish business law covered include the sale of personal property, consumer protection, agency, secured transactions, negotiable instruments, business associations, unfair trade practices, labor law, private international law, foreign investment, and privatization.

The book follows a similar format and is, to some extent, a continuation of a previous book, An Introduction to Turkish Law prepared by Professors Ansay and Wallace. It focuses particularly on commercial law because of its importance to Turkey's free market reforms which started in the 1980s and its recent progress towards becoming a full member of the European Union.

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The First Guidebook for Managers on Delivering Internet Projects

"Written by a proven entrepreneur with significant experience deploying multiple complex Web businesses, 90 Days acts as a blueprint for defining, branding, architecting, scheduling, budgeting, and launching successful digital strategies." -Scott Cohen, President and Founder, Newmediary.com

"90 Days to Launch is the best compilation of checklists and blueprints that I've seen to keep a Web development process on time and on strategy." -James Chung, CEO, Beansprout Networks

"Internet projects are inherently difficult to manage-technology and requirements change constantly and delivery schedules are always being pressed to the limit. Shayne's primer is a great jump-start for Internet managers forced to perform in these market conditions." -Jonathan Guerster, General Partner, Charles River Ventures

"90 Days to Launch will do for the Internet what Joy of Sex did for the boudoir."-Scott Kirsner, The Boston Globe

"Written in a straightforward, no-nonsense style, Shayne Gilbert's 90 Days to Launch debunks the myth that successful Web projects demand fortuitous planetary alignment or supernatural acts by the project lead. This book should be read by everyone engaged in or responsible for Internet projects." -Bruce Johnston, President, idealab! Boston

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Really bad book.......2003-07-23

This is a really, really bad book full of fluff. A piece of junk full of NOTHING.

Garbage.......2002-06-12

How disappointing! Having build robust e-commerce sites in 90 days or less myself, I was hoping to find insight into the process. Methods or procedures that could be leveraged effectively to improve success. Instead this book offered nothing of value. I read it in less than 2 hours and sold it immediately.... Definite Avoid rating.

I would recommend "Web Redesign : Workflow That Works"
by Kelly Goto, Emily Cotler...

Great resource for eBusiness managers.......2001-09-05

90 Days to Launch delivers a process for the planning and implementation of eBusiness projects. These processes deliver a standard methodology that can be implemented across both complex and simple projects and is a worthwhile guide for anyone who is responsible for delivering eBusiness strategies.

The author supplements the book with an online directory of additional resources and materials that can be found at the book web site, 90daystolaunch.com

A great marketing ploy to sell her consulting services..........2001-08-15

I was very excited to read 90 DAYS TO LAUNCH by Shayne Gilbert, being a Project Manager and MBA graduate in Chicago (seeing Shayne's Northwestern background), but was extremely disappointed in this book. The title is all wrong! "Internet projects on time and on budget" leads the reader to believe this is a resource for Project Managers (and actually states it is for PMs at some point) when it would better suit small business owners who might never have taken a class in business strategy! I hoped for some tips to help refine my PM skills, but once Shayne gets to scheduling, budgeting, and building a team, she points you to making a vendor selection - and it is only the vendor who can figure out if your scope can be achieved in the desired schedule and budget. How convenient that her website, 90daystolaunch, takes you to her consulting firm, no? ...

Blueprint for Internet Success.......2001-01-11

This insightful book is an easy read providing both the novice and the experienced entrepreneur with a practical "how-to" guide of how to efficiently quickly and within budget, launch an on-line presence. The large font of the book makes it a quick read so you can get going with the practical side of the business. A post-launch plan insures that your online business is well taken care of for a long time after it makes its debut on world wide web. This is certainly a must for anyone who even thinks of going online with a brick and mortar business or just launching a brand new business online. 90 Days to Launch is one of those books you have to keep closeby even after you've finished reading it as it is a living and working guide and notebook, a true first one of a kind blueprint to Internet launch of any business. Good luck and happy "webbing".

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Add Style to Your Windows!

The Secrets of Making Classy Curtains

The Complete Book of Curtains and Drapes
Lady Caroline Wrey
Manufacturer: Overlook Hardcover
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0879514302

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Her books have sold over 100,000 copies in the United States and her seminars across the country are always sold out. She's the world's foremost authority on window treatments, and her name is Caroline Wrey. The New York Times wrote, “To Lady Caroline, diamonds are not a girl's best friend, but table clamps, Velcro, and a staple gun are.”

Combining her skill as an accomplished seamstress, an artistic eye that takes a dim view of boring curtains, and her experience as a teacher, The Complete Book of Curtains and Drapes is the definitive book on the creation of this most vital element of interior design, inspiring both beginners and experts to create luxurious living environments.

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Add Style to Your Windows!.......2006-04-07

This covers all the details of measuring the window and deciding on style, fabric, etc. Learn to make standard drapes, swags, Austrian and Roman blinds, tie-backs and rosettes to dress your windows. The big color photos show lush room setting with handsome curtains.
I used the book mostly to look at styles and fabrics, but for a sewer, this book has all the how-to you could want.

The Secrets of Making Classy Curtains.......2005-01-12

Home & Gardens: The Complete Curtain Book (A Comprehensive Guide to Styles and Projects, Techniques and Fabrics)

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Home & Gardens: The Complete Curtain Book (A Comprehensive Guide to Styles and Projects, Techniques and Fabrics)
Isabella Forbes
Manufacturer: DTP Ruth Prentice
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000K7QISQ

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The ultimate guide to making curtains and blinds, from measuring-up and cutting-out to the finishing touches, enabling professional results withing a limited budget. Supremely practical, it also acts as an invaluable sourcebook of styles, fabrics, and techniques.

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This book contains a range of essays on topics in the emerging field of "constitutional political economy". This field of enquiry is strongly associated with the name of James M. Buchanan whose research program has been the point of departure for this field. The essays are a selection of those written by colleagues and researchers in the field to honor Buchanan on the occasion of his 80th birthday. They cover a wide range of topics but fall primarily into two sets: one set dealing with methodological aspects of the c.p.e. approach; the other dealing with specific applications in a variety of policy areas, ranging from "economic transformation" to monetary policy regimes to health care. One particular issue in the methodological area relates to the model of motivation used - and more especially, the role of "morality" in economic and political behavior. The five essays on this topic make up one of the sections of the book, and justify reference to the issue in the volume's title.

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Significantly revised, restructured, and updated to reflect the challenges facing service managers in the 21st century, this book combines conceptual rigor with real world examples and practical applications. Exploring both concepts and techniques of marketing for an exceptionally broad range of service categories and industries, the Fifth Edition reinforces practical management applications through numerous boxed examples, eight up-to-date readings from leading thinkers in the field, and 15 recent cases. For professionals with a career in marketing, service-oriented industries, corporate communication, advertising, and/or public relations.

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Excellent book covering a critical topic.......2006-05-28

As Services industries continue to become a larger and larger share of our global economy, the importance of Services Marketing can only grow. Wirtz and Lovelock have written an excellent book for understanding Services Marketing and backing it up with numerous excellent real world case examples. I have been in the Services industry for 21 years, but still learned a tremendous amount from the book and cases. The book makes it easy to grasp the key concepts and has a logical, smooth flow. If after reading this book and exploring the accompanying cases, you still don't have a thorough knowledge of Services Marketing, it is YOUR fault! I highly recommend this book and think it should be part of every MBA program.

Synthesizes all the best practices and leading edge thinking.......2004-04-26

This is such a well-written and well-organized book that you can simply read from cover-to-cover or jump into your interested chapters right away.

Not only does the authors present you with their in-depth coverage of the various services related topics, supplementary materials (papers, cases) from other excellent sources/authors make this an absolute encyclopedia of services marketing and a coherent contemporary literature for both novices and seasoned practitioners.

This is THE book for this very under-written and immensely critical topic of services marketing and an essential reading for the 60-80% of the workforce who are involved in the ever growing services sector.

An Excellent Insight Into the World of Services Marketing.......2004-04-24

With its comprehensive content, the book gives a fantastic overview of the important issues in services marketing today. There are many interesting and practical examples demonstrating the learning points. Well-balanced perspective. Besides giving readers the foundations of concepts and tools to use as services marketing managers, it also gives readers interesting tips on how to get around or leverage on current services strategies used by companies as customers.

Review by Venkat.......2004-04-23

Its a very useful book covering all aspects of services marketing. Contents are well organised with real world examples, frameworks that you can apply to practical issues etc. I have read through all the chapters in the book and a few headings very interesting
1) Loyalty
2) Managing services people
3) Understanding service quality
4) Power of service guarantee
I strongly recommend anyone interested in services marketing to buy this book.

An excellent book on Services Marketing.......2004-04-21

a) The subject content is very good and is quite informative with the relevant examples of the best practices and cases. Gives good insights into the various aspects of Services Marketing and changes your perspective.
b) The paper used is just perfect (not a glossy) which gives a great reading pleasure.

Services Marketing in Asia: Managing People, Technology and Strategy

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Superb edition!
A 'precious' book
Finally, a textbook on Services Marketing in Asia!

Services Marketing in Asia: Managing People, Technology and Strategy
Christopher Lovelock , and Jochen Wirtz
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

Services Marketing in Asia represents for the first time an adaptation of Christopher H. Lovelock's best-selling Services Marketing for the Asian student. The adaptation will bridge the gap that exists in the teaching of services marketing in Asia. The adaptation explains services marketing concepts in the context of Asian cultures, business and economic environments.

While retaining the salient features presented in the original text, the adaptors have successfully infused the entire book with pertinent examples, rich case studies and extensive readings that cover many countries in Asia, including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, The Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. All of the major topics in services marketing are covered, and recent developments such as the impact of the Internet, CRM and Six Sigma on services marketing are also included.

Due to its readable, updated and substantive form, this book will be a valuable addition to the teaching and learning of services marketing. Not only will it be relevant to under- and postgraduates, but it will also be of interest to practitioners of services marketing.

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Superb edition!.......2005-01-06

This is a great book for someone wanting an insight into services marketing. Few marketing text have the emphasis or focus on asian firms like this one. The instructor edition comes with a comprehensive teaching note to help teachers strategically to conduct classes closely to the cases found within the text. A must have for professional marketeers and aspiring students alike.

A 'precious' book.......2002-09-23

Services Marketing in Asia is extremely well-written and a rare gem. The base text on Service Marketing teaching is great - vintage Lovelock and team you could say - but what stood out for me was the wealth of case studies.

I have been through a couple of similar books in the past. But coming from Singapore, I have found most of the examples and case studies to be American or Euro-centric in nature, and not always readily applicable to the Asian context.

Not to say that non-Asians would not benefit for this book, for I have found the insights in these case studies applicable across culture and industries.

I highly recommend this. This is definitely one book I would keep within an arm's length for ready reference.

Finally, a textbook on Services Marketing in Asia!.......2002-08-16

This book helps me in understanding the services marketing landscape in Asia. Filled with Asian examples and cases, it's really a gift from the god for the Asian students.

Services Marketing: People, Technology, Strategy

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Services Marketing: People, Technology, Strategy
Christopher & Wirtz, Jochen Lovelock
Manufacturer: Pearson Education
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 8129704536

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Services Marketing: People, Technology, Strategy
Christopher H. Lovelock
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OHWF0M

Book Description

Business Leadership contains the best thinking from the biggest names in leadership on a wide range of subjects including ethics, dealing with change, vision setting, the heroic journey, the practices of leadership, and the work of leadership. With an introduction by James M. Kouzes— coauthor of the million-copy best-seller The Leadership Challenge— the author list of this invaluable resource reads like the who's who of business leadership. This extraordinary collection features chapters from Joseph L. Badaracco Jr., Warren Bennis, Kenneth H. Blanchard, Lee G. Bolman, Larry Bossidy, Richard Boyatzis, Susan Mitchell Bridges, William Bridges, Marcus Buckingham, Ram Charan, Joanne B. Ciulla, Donald O. Clifton, James C. Collins, Terrence E. Deal, Max De Pree, Stephen Drotter, Peter F. Drucker, Daniel Goleman, Robert K. Greenleaf, Victoria A. Guthrie, Gary Hamel, David A. Heenan, Ronald A. Heifetz, Paul Hersey, Frances Hesselbein, John P. Kotter, James M. Kouzes, Donald L. Laurie, Morgan W. McCall Jr., Annie McKee, Burt Nanus, James Noel, James O'Toole, Jerry I. Porras, Barry Z. Posner, Robert E. Quinn, Edgar H. Schein, Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Noel M. Tichy, Ellen Van Velsor, and Margaret J. Wheatley.

Customer Reviews:

Great Seller.......2007-05-13

Product received as promised. Brand spanking new without a blemish. On time. Undamaged through shipping. What else could I ask for? Would buy from this seller again!

all around good resource.......2005-10-02

I bought this book as the text for a business leadership class I'm taking in college, and it has proven quite useful in only the first month of class. It goes through all different types of leadership styles and guides the reader to gain the tools necessary to being a good leader. I don't have any books to really compare this to, since this is the first business related book I've read. I especially like that there are so many different authors (ie-this is a collection of essays from various authors), thus making it very interesting and not at all biased in one direction or another. I'd definitely suggest reading this one.

A comprehensive exploration of leadership.......2003-03-21

The all-star cast alone should be enough to recommend the book - virtually every top thinker in the field is here (though aside from Bossidy, not a lot of first-hand accounts from CEOs). The chapters range from practical advice to thought-provoking theory, giving readers a solid overview. Leading and managing can be daunting tasks, so it's nice to have a resource which puts it all in one place. They've boiled each topic down to the essentials, so there's no fat even at 600+ pages. Overall, a (mostly) engaging read and a useful resource for any leader's bookshelf.

Professional Judgment: A Reader in Clinical Decision Making

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Professional Judgment: A Reader in Clinical Decision Making

Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0521346967

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Recent debate in both Europe and North America has focussed on how clinicians make judgments and decisions, how these may be evaluated and how they could be improved. This volume provides students, teachers and practitioners with a comprehensive introduction to the main descriptive and prescriptive approaches to judgment and decision making in clinical medicine. The contributors, who include psychologists, economists, decision theorists, statisticians, lawyers and sociologists, as well as medical specialists, provide examples of recent empirical research and its applications, as well as outlining the relevant concepts and theories. Policy-capturing models, data-based aids, expert (‘knowledg-based’) systems and decision analysis are the main techniques introduced, with attention to both their methodological bases and practical evaluation. Also included in the collection are a series of papers which consider the economic, ethical and legal contexts of clinical activity and the education and wider socialization of clinicians. Issues surrounding the ‘cost-effective’ use of resources, the obtaining of ‘informed consent’ from patients and ethical behaviour under uncertainty are highlighted.

Decision Making for Business: A Reader (Published in association with The Open University)

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Decision Making for Business: A Reader (Published in association with The Open University)

Manufacturer: Sage Publications Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0761974105

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Decision making is critical to organizational performance and central to any understanding of organizations. The decisions made by an organization to determine (or justify) actions taken, and reveal how organizations think. Students of business need to understand how decisions are made and what factors impinge on the processes and outputs of decision making.

Decision Making for Business gathers crucial contributions to our understanding of decision making and assembles them to form a coherent and sustained analysis of the key factors that influence the process. The selected articles are stimulating, provocative and analytical, resulting in a critical, comprehensive and innovative analysis of decision making.

The book includes theoretical insights into decision making. It provides empirical examples of decision making and explanations of decision making processes. The volume draws on classical contributions to decision making and more recent developments in the theory of organizational process and structure. Explanations are organized in four categories:

The anatomy of decision making
Understanding decision making
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Societal context of organizational decision making

Decision Making for Business is intended for students taking courses in strategy and decision making, organizational analysis, the sociology of work, at undergraduate and MBA levels, and will also be an excellent resource for masters and postgraduate students. The Reader is in a series of three (alongside Strategy for Business and Policy Issues for Business) which constitutes the main teaching texts of the Open University undergraduate course Business Behavior in a Changing World.

Knowledge and Strategy (Knowledge Reader)

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Practical and informative

Knowledge and Strategy (Knowledge Reader)

Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0750670886

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This is the first knowledge book in the Resources for the Knowledge-Based Economy Readers' series to link the two hot topics of knowledge and strategy. The book centers around the concept of treating organizational knowledge as a valuable strategy asset. Knowledge strategy is a natural extension of the historical development of business strategy in general. The book includes seminal articles on the subject as well as an introduction written by Michael Zack.

Links together knowledge and strategy
Seminal articles

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Practical and informative.......2002-06-19

This unique and information rich book manages to tie intellectual capital to competitive advantage together in practical terms. What makes this book different from most is that other books tend to either focus on knowledge management as a process or go deep into details of that discipline, or treat the value of knowledge in theoretical terms with no solid link between competitive advantage and organizational knowledge.

Part I of the book covers resource-based strategies and how they support competitive advantage, with knowledge and intellectual capital as the primary resource. Part II extends the business imperatives by providing a resource-based view of knowledge itself and how it relates to organizational strategy. In Part III a compelling case is developed with a central theme that knowledge is a strategic asset. While few would dispute this fact, putting it into practice and incorporating this into organizational culture is the tricky part. The three chapters in this part of the book provide the basis for a value proposition to begin assimilating this into the corporate culture. Part IV is where it all comes together with four chapters that cover issues that will be encountered when integrating knowledge and strategy.

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Knowledge management is crucial to organizational learning, innovation and success within organizations. The Second Edition of the successful knowledge management reader provides a core source of key theoretical thinkers in the field and presents the most up-to-date leading-edge articles that explore emerging trends. A comprehensive introduction places these readings in context and draws together key strands across the field.

The new reader includes new and revised chapters as well as newly authored material, to provide students with a current resource that enables the study of knowledge management from a variety of perspectives. Theoretical work and engaging case studies place knowledge management in the context of an emerging global economy.

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Useful articles on strategic information management

Strategic Information Management: Challenges and Strategies in Managing Information Systems (Management Readers)
R.D. Galliers , and B.S.H. Baker
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0750617314

Book Description

'Strategic Information Management' has been completely up-dated to reflect the rapid changes in IT and the business environment since the publication of the second edition. Half of the readings in the book have been replaced to address current issues and the latest thinking in Information Management.

It goes without saying that Information technology has had a major impact on individuals, organizations and society over the past 50 years or so. There are few organizations that can afford to ignore IT and few individuals who would prefer to be without it. As managerial tasks become more complex, so the nature of the required
information systems (IS) changes - from structured, routine support to ad hoc, unstructured, complex enquiries at the highest levels of management.

As with the first and second editions, this third edition of 'Strategic Information Management: Challenges and strategies in managing information
systems' aims to present the many complex and inter-related issues associated with the management of information systems. The book provides a rich source of material reflecting recent thinking on the key issues facing executives in information systems management. It draws from a wide range of contemporary articles written by leading experts from North America and Europe.

'Strategic Information Management' is designed as a course text for MBA, Master's level students and senior undergraduate students taking courses in information management. It provides a wealth of information and references for researchers in addition.

This updated and revised edition of a best-selling text draws on a collection of cutting edge articles from North America and Europe for an international perspectiveCovers key strategic areas in information systems management and the latest developments in the fieldDiscussion questions are included at the end of each chapter to emphasize learning

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Useful articles on strategic information management.......1999-09-29

STRATEGIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT: This collection of useful articles on strategic information management is given added coherence with the introduction of an easily understood framework of Information Systems Strategy and Planning within the wider organizational and business context. In addition, lessons are reinforced by the inclusion of discussion questions at the end of each chapter; these often refer to points raised elsewhere in the book as well. The book can be read from cover-to-cover, or as a ready reference for those whose need to dip into aspects of the subject.

This comprehensive, well-structured and systematically presented book is designed as a course text for MBA, Master's and final year undergraduate students, and is strongly recommended as a helpful launch pad for researchers and doctoral students investigating key issues of strategic information management.

Robert D. Galliers is the recognized authority in the field of Information Management and is Professor of Information Management at the Warwick Business School, one of the top Management Schools in Britain. Dorothy E. Leidner is Associate Professor of Information Systems at INSEAD, France. Bernadette S.H. Baker is a Business Analyst with Virgin Direct and formerly an ESRC Management Teaching Fellow at the Warwick Business School, where she gained her doctorate pioneering work in the area of assessing Strategic Information Systems Planning Success.

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The Strategic Planning Management Reader
Liam Fahey
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall College Div
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Binding: Hardcover

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