Weiss Rating's Guide to Bond and Money Market Mutual Funds Summer 2000 (Weiss Ratings' Guide to Bond & Money Market Mutual Funds)

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The Syracuse Community-Referenced Curriculum Guide for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities Edited by Alison Ford, Ph.D., Roberta Schnorr, M.S., Luanna Meyer, Ph.D., Linda Davern, M.S., Jim Black, M.S., & Patrick Dempsey, M.S.

A comprehensive handbook that focuses on the importance of not only integrating all students regardless of ability in a public school setting, but also on the need to teach them skills that are directly related to the expectations and demands of the community at large. -Mental Retardation

Serving learners from kindergarten through age 21, this field-tested curriculum is a must for professionals and parents devoted to directly preparing a student to function in the world. It examines the role of community living domains, functional academics, and embedded skills, and includes practical implementation strategies and indispensable information for preparing students whose learning needs go beyond the scope of traditional academic programs.

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The Bible of Special Education!.......1999-11-27

Wonderful book! If you are a special educator and teach children with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities, this is a book that YOU must have! It covers all 5 domains! It has your lesson plans, IEP goal and objectives. It has great ideas when you can't think of what you need to work on next.

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Martial artists, great warriors, coaches, generals, and successful corporate CEOs effectively use the strategies for winning found in Sun Tzu's Art of War. Authors Jerry Lynch and Chungliang Al Huang, using lessons from the The Art of War, as well as other ancient Taoist books such as the I Ching and Tao Te Ching, teach readers to develop the capacities and qualities that make a champion-such as high self-esteem, courage, fortitude, determination, perseverance, tenacity, self-awareness, integrity, the ability to take risks, and the ability to learn from failure. The emphasis on self-awareness, tactical positioning, and strategic advantage means that practitioners win through inner growth and self-improvement-giving them a universal competitive edge.

Doing Business in China: The Sun Tzu Way

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Doing Business in China: The Sun Tzu Way
Laurence J. Brahm
Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0804835314

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'Strike hard, retreat, seize a position, reject compromise, and strike again." These are common negotiating tactics in a country with a long history of strategic philosophy.Drawing from the lessons of China's ancient military classic, Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Laurence J. Brahm applies these strategies to the foibles and successes of foreign and Chinese negotiators in China struggling to bridge cultural gaps in the process of closing deals. This revealing and humorous book offers a collection of real-life war stories" and untold truths about hard knocks at the negotiating table. It is essential reading for business executives planning their business strategies for entering the Chinese market, and for mastering the art of negotiating."

The Way of the Leader: Applying the Principles of Sun Tzu and Confucius, Ancient Strategies for the Modern Business World

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SPARKLE principle

The Way of the Leader: Applying the Principles of Sun Tzu and Confucius, Ancient Strategies for the Modern Business World
Donald G. Krause
Manufacturer: Perigee Trade
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0399522670

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Formation of a definitive competitive strategy and development of a strong moral foundation are the enduring legacies that spring from strikingly utilitarian tenets espoused in China more than 25 centuries ago by the esteemed general Sun Tzu and the venerable philosopher Confucius. In The Way of the Leader, transportation industry consultant Donald G. Krause integrates and updates these two time-honored canons to propose a practical code of leadership that can be applied in the modern business world.

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SPARKLE principle.......2000-04-11

A good read. Krause has explained the qualities of leadership in what he calls the "SPARKLE" principle. The book starts by giving quick bullets on each quality and then moves on to examples and role models in leadership like George Washington, Lawrence of Arabia, Winston Churchill, and more. The style of the book resembles so much John Maxwell's books on the 21 qualities and laws of leadership. Yet, I find Maxwell's books richer on this subject and easier to follow and remember. When I finished reading the book, I felt that the use of the bright names of Confucius and Sun Tzu on the title gives the book more credibility than it really delivers, especially when they were not mentioned as role models in that book!

Way of the Leader: Applying the Principles of Sun Tzu and Confucius - Ancient

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Way of the Leader: Applying the Principles of Sun Tzu and Confucius - Ancient
Donald G. Krause
Manufacturer: Nicholas Brealey
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1857881370

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Crime Prevention the Sun Tzu Way
Christopher W. S. Kee , and Khoo H. Khengr
Manufacturer: Pelanduk Pubns Sdn Bhd
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Binding: Paperback

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Hoshin Kanri is a very useful strategic tool.......2006-09-29

Hoshin kanri offers an alternative way to overcome the common problems associated with strategic and business planning. It is a comprehensive planning and controlling system, that connects managers and employees by a systematic deployment process through a vertical and horizontal communication, where the goals set by the management are deployed down and the endeavors of both top and bottom lines are adjusted to focus on the same vision and goal. My favorite is the catchball process in HK, which is the key process for alignment and integration.
Hoshin Kanri is a very useful strategic tool, not only for TQM, but also for any strategic management initiative. Akao's book gives the reader in depth knowledge on how it works and how one can implement it. As far as I know it is the first book on HK in English.

Hoshin Kanri : Policy Deployment for Successful TQM

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Hoshin Kanri : Policy Deployment for Successful TQM
Yoji (editor) Akao
Manufacturer: Productivity, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OLXJ2G

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Great for all the stuff not included in other books

Insightful, informative and a great read...

Valuable, easy-to-read advice for start-up entrepreneurs.

A must-read book for the aspiring entrepreneur.

A must-read for all entrepreneurs.

Fail-Proof Your Business: Beat the Odds and Be Successful
Paul E. Adams
Manufacturer: Adams-Hall Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0944708560

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Starting a business is easy; staying in business is an altogether different story. This guide reveals how to stay in business and be successful through such topics as understanding the psychology of failure and success, mastering money management, developing essential leadership skills, applying successful sales and marketing techniques, saving a business that is already in trouble and tapping into overlooked strategies for success. While many books deal with entepreneurshim, there are very few that look at how to avoid failing. This is an essential read for anyone risking life savings or plunging deeply into debt to start a new business.

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Great for all the stuff not included in other books.......2006-02-24

I believe that many people fail in business not because they have chosen a bad business but because they neglect important aspects of their business. Owning your own business is more than providing a product or service. As a business owner you are also the accountant, marketing director, leader, public relations and more. This book covers information crucial to success. Topics include money issues, staying focused, leadership, communication, promotion and more. An important book in any entrepreneur's library.

Insightful, informative and a great read..........1999-10-13

...The concepts and ideas in this book have proven invaluable. Starting my first business, I avoided many of the failures other have experienced and have built this small company to a 5 million dollar a year operation thanks to the many insightful examples and passages. In particular, I was able to start the business with little cash, and by using my vendors credit, I was able to build the company without accumulating any long term debt. Its just great to have a guide to help you through the many complex issues in starting, growing and running a small company......

Scott R. Adams - President and CEO - Digital Video Communications, Inc.

Valuable, easy-to-read advice for start-up entrepreneurs........1999-09-23

This easy-to-read book, which focuses on avoiding the common mistakes made by most new business owners, also discusses the telltale warning signs of failure, how to deal with them and how to prevent potentially fatal problems. Adams offer basic financial tips--how to devise a simple cash analysis report, prepare a budget, put together a one-page financial statement and more--and touches on such topics as accounts receivable, profit margins, budgeting, cash management and collections. Adams, himself once on the brink of business failure, clearly and pointedly addresses the risks that concern all entrepreneurs, reveals the countless threats most have never considered, and shares some cogent counsel. This one is certainly worth a read.

A must-read book for the aspiring entrepreneur........1999-08-14

As a part-time, adjunct professor who teaches in the evening management courses and as a management consultant, I find that Dr.Adams avoids the conventional academic jargon and the everyday stuffiness frequently found in the management literature. He writes in a matter-of-fact, easy to read, conversational style. His vast experience based on his personal near-failures and those of others provide a wealth of worthwhile material. I encourage all who are contemplating entrenpreneurship to read this book. I intend to urge my college to make this book required reading for all management degree students. Additionally, I intend to integrate Dr. Adams's "points to remember," found at the end of each chapter, in my work as a management consultant as I assist CEOs and their organizations in enhancing their efficiency and effectiveness.

A must-read for all entrepreneurs........1999-07-29

Paul E. Adams' book should be read and reviewed by all new and existing entrepreneurs to help them "steer clear" of problems that could cause the demise of their ventures!

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What happens when the world of venture capital collides with the world of espionage? To find the answer, Jonathan E. Lewis takes us inside the executive suite at Itek Corporation during the Cold War years from 1957 to 1965. Itek was manufacturing the world's most sophisticated satellite reconnaissance cameras, and the information these cameras provided about Soviet missiles and military activity was critical to U.S. security. So was Itek. This intriguing book examines in unprecedented detail the challenges Itek faced not only as a contractor for the most important national security program of the time-the CIA's Project CORONA spy satellite-but also as a start-up company competing with established industrial giants. In telling the story of Itek Corporation, Lewis fills important gaps in the history of American intelligence, business history, and management studies. In addition, he addresses a variety of important themes such as the compatibility of secrecy and capitalism, the struggle between profits and patriotism, and the workings of power and connections in America. Lewis explores how Itek executives contended with myriad business problems that were compounded by the need to raise capital without revealing the complete truth about the company's highly secret business. He also presents for the first time information about Laurance Rockefeller's venture capital operations and his role in financing Itek, based on the financier's private Itek papers. The book is both a remarkable case study of a company at the heart of the American intelligence-industrial complex during the Cold War and a thought-provoking examination of the impact of the CIA on the capitalist system it was created to defend.

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Valuable Contribution.......2003-12-22

Spy Capitalism is a valuable contribution for those of us who follow the history of technology and the development of overhead photo reconnaissance, as well as to the history of the Corona project. Until now, the cameras on Corona were described as designed by Itek, with no details about the company or its relationship to the CIA. This book fleshes out that company's very colorful history and its relationship with the intelligence communnity.

While the book fills an important gap in history, it does read at times like a Harvard Business School case study. The author sketches an intriguing outline of Richard Leghorn the founder of Itek, but never quite makes the leap to nailing his personality or his weaknesses - that of a visionary entrepreneur in a venture backed startup who was a terrible operating executive - other than just describing them in a narrative. Given 40 years of entrepreneurial hindsight, setting Richard Leghorn in the context of other entrepreneurs and their failure modes would have been helpful.

Minor quibbles aside, all in all, a very worthwhile book for those interested in an important part of overhead photo reconnaissance history.

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A Confederate failure : the salt industry.......2007-09-02

Published in 1965, Ella Lonn's book was a forerunner among the flood of outstanding books concerning the American Civil War. "Salt as a Factor in the Confederacy" is a basic work that will last one of the best ones among the books dealing with the lack of industrial development in the States of the Southern Confederacy. During the Civil War, salt was the only preservative for food, and its scarcity in the South contributed significantly to the failure of the Confederate venture either by weakening the boys in gray on the battlefields either by starving the "home front" behind the lines.
The author's book is still unsurpassed in the literature on the Confederacy.
Serge P. Noirsain, Belgian historian. Author of "La flotte européenne de la Confédération sudiste" and "La Confédération sudiste, mythes et réalités".

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The last five years have seen a major paradigm shift in the role of human factors in product design. Previously this was seen as pertaining almost exclusively to product usability, but new recognition is being given to "pleasure-based" human factors. This emphasizes the holistic nature of the experience of person-product interaction. While traditional human factors approaches tended to characterize the user in terms of his or her physical or cognitive processing capabilities, new human factors approaches are concerned with wider lifestyle issues. The quality of a design is judged not only on its fit with a person's cognitive and physical abilities but also depends on how it fits the person's lifestyle and self image -- his hopes, dreams, values, and aspirations. Under the new paradigm, human factors specialists are concerned not only with the interaction design of products, but also with the product's sensorial and aesthetic qualities. Usability may once have been a seen as an added bonus, but consumers now tend to expect a product to be usable and are disappointed if they have difficulties in use. If human factors specialists are to continue to add value to a product, then their contribution must extend beyond traditional usability issues to capture the essence of what makes a product a real joy to use. This book gives an overview of the state-of-the-art in human factors approaches, consisting of specially invited contributions from leading practitioners in both industry and academia.

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Great overview of Emotion Design.......2007-02-08

Pat Jordan's book is a classic, well researched framework for researchers in the emerging field of emotion design and usability. The book is easy to read but research based. I am a researcher in this field and I recommend it.

Not quite cutting edge, but great for design historians.......2002-07-17

Though it contains some interesting contributions, this book appears to be somewhat behind the times. However, it does give a good historical overview of the surge in interest in the affective factors of usability at the end of the last century.

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Hear what the business experts say about Common Problems: Common Sense Solutions

JIM COLLINS author of the New York Times Best Seller "Good to Great" and co-author of "Built to Last:"

Greg Hadley has done a great service by making this wonderful collection of monographs available. These pages are chock full of practical, incisive lessons that many an owner has said later in life "If only I had known..." If you operate a small or midsized company, especially privately held, you will find this an invaluable guide to many of the dilemmas that keep you up at night.

WILLIAM LAZIER, Munger Professor of Business, Emeritus, Stanford Law School, co-author of "Beyond Entrepreneurship" and successful businessman:

These eleven monographs written by Greg Hadley are a must read for anyone operating or owning a small to medium sized business. These are helpful to those who are starting a new business and those who have an established operation. What a wonderful and practical help!

ROBERT MOLLET, Chairman of Mollet Printing Company, Portland, Oregon:

My company received invaluable advice from Greg Hadley at a time when we really needed help. He is a tough, smart and practical businessman. The ideas presented in his book will be a significant source of knowledge for every person owning and operating a small to midsized privately held company. I recommend his book without reservation.

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Taking the Series 6.......2000-04-29

I originally purchased this book to study for the Series 6 exam. I found it very helpful since it covered all the topics I wanted to review. Equities, bonds, economic policy, mutual funds, and even retirement planning were all covered in great detail. It's a good study guide too, because it has questions at the end of each section. If your taking the Series 6, I would like to recommend this book, and wish you good luck!

Passtrak Series 6 : Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representative : License Exam Manual (Passtrak Series 6)

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Passtrak Series 6 : Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representative : License Exam Manual (Passtrak Series 6)
Dearborn Financial Services
Manufacturer: Dearborn Financial Services
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Binding: Paperback
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Series 6 Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representative Exam License Exam Manual (Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representativ)

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Series 6 Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representative Exam License Exam Manual (Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representativ)

Manufacturer: Kaplan Financial
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Pass Trak 6 Investment Company Variable Contracts Limited Representative 17th Edition "Program Guide"

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Pass Trak 6 Investment Company Variable Contracts Limited Representative 17th Edition "Program Guide"

Manufacturer: Dearborn Financial
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ASIN: 0793116058

Passtrak Series 6: Investment Company/Variable Contracts Limited Representative : License Exam Manual

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Passtrak Series 6: Investment Company/Variable Contracts Limited Representative : License Exam Manual

Manufacturer: Dearborn Trade
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The Complete Guide to NASD Registration Guide #6 (For Investment Company Product and Variable Contract Reps.)

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The Complete Guide to NASD Registration Guide #6 (For Investment Company Product and Variable Contract Reps.)

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Binding: Ring-bound
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Contract Closeout Pathologies and Recovery Strategies

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Contract Closeout Pathologies and Recovery Strategies

Manufacturer: Storming Media
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1423501373

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This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A894714. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: The primary purpose of this thesis is to classify contract closeout pathologies, identify the root causes of these pathologies, and provide a series of strategies to regain control of the contract closeout process all within the context of the Organizational Systems Framework Model, Critical pathologies identified include process friction, inadequate information technology, contract complexity, personnel skill level, contract financial issues, management concern, perceptions, timeliness, problematic steps, existing backlogs, inadequate manpower, and poor quality records/documentation. Recommendations included taking the appropriate steps to make contract closeout a command priority throughout the Department of the Navy, developing specialized contract closeout training, taking an immediate look at the four most problematic steps of the contract closeout process and implement immediate measures to alleviate the problems that have historically plagued them, and centralizing the contract closeout function in as many commands as practical.

Dearborn Passtrak Series 26: Investment Company/ Variable Contracts, Limited Principal

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Dearborn Passtrak Series 26: Investment Company/ Variable Contracts, Limited Principal

Manufacturer: Dearborn Financial Institute, Inc.
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