Furniture Retailing in Canada; a Report on the State of the Industry.

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Furniture Retailing in Canada; a Report on the State of the Industry.
Michael J Knell
Manufacturer: AKTRIN Research Institute
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ASIN: B000N67A8Q

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The new contract has much more in the way of discussion and negotiation between GP practices and LMCs and the PCOs, between practices and Acute Trusts, and between different practices than the old Red Book. Many GPs feel unskilled and ill prepared to take on this role of negotiating and are worried that they will not get the best deal, or will be taken advantage of. SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATING IN THE NEW CONTRACT outlines the basic elements of a successful negotiation. It tries to demystify the process, giving easy steps to follow, to help LMCs, GPs and their practice managers feel more capable of undertaking successful negotiations in the future

New additions to the NZNO library.(Client education: a partnership approach for health practitioners.)(Trust and betrayal in the workplace: building effective ... article from: Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand

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New additions to the NZNO library.(Client education: a partnership approach for health practitioners.)(Trust and betrayal in the workplace: building effective ... article from: Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand
Linda Stopforth
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Title: New additions to the NZNO library.(Client education: a partnership approach for health practitioners.)(Trust and betrayal in the workplace: building effective relationships in your organization.)(Handbook of nursing leadership: creative skills for a culture of safety.)(International Council of Nurses: Advanced nursing practice.)(Quiet leadership: six steps to transmitting performance at work: help people think better, don't tell them what to do!)(Manage meetings positively: how to take charge and come up with results.)(Care of the difficult patient: a nurse's guide.)(Communication for nurses: talking with patients.)(135 tips for writing successful business documents.)(Dying: A New Zealand guide for the journey.)(Contract matters: negotiation.)(Get your groove back: how spiritual intelligence (SQ) can give you the work and life you really want.)(Guidance for mentors of student nurses and midwives. An RCN toolkit.)(Book review)
Author: Linda Stopforth
Publication: Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 12 Issue: 11 Page: 28(2)

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Take a look at the cover of this book, particularly the two images you see there. One image is of electronic components, which makes sense-quality management has been an important tool in the electronics industry for some time now. The other image however is a little more surprising. What does a short-order cook have to do with quality? The answer is simple-quality is needed everywhere, from high-tech manufacturing to pancakes. In fact, quality management is vital to the production of just about any goods, services, or information products you can imagine. This book is all about quality-how to achieve it, how to measure it, how to maintain it. In it, you'll explore all aspects of quality, from quality of goods and services to the processes that are necessary to achieve quality. Plus, this book will show you quality management in action. A series of real-life cases illustrate how theory hits the workplace, including:
* The Pancake Dilemma, in which you are asked to determine a pancake quality improvement plan
* Acme Electronics, in which you are asked to critique their new quality programs, and list some specific steps to take to improve them.

Achieving Quality Through Continual Improvement, Instructor's Manual

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Achieving Quality Through Continual Improvement, Instructor's Manual
Ledolter
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Achieving Quality Through Continual Improvement

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Achieving Quality Through Continual Improvement
Claude W./ Burrill, Claude C./ Burrill
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc 01/1//1998
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N5VS9O

Achieving Quality Through Continual Improvement (WSE)

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Achieving Quality Through Continual Improvement (WSE)
BURRILL
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N5GRFY

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Berle and Kirschner give the inside story on how to generate a business plan that commands attention; avoid wasting time and energy on complicated business plan preparation schemes; and optimize efforts to drive up profits. Written in plain English, readers can coast all the way to a knockout plan for a profitable business.

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Donýt Start on Your (Business) Journey Without a Roadmap.......2000-10-06

If you want to make a small fortune out of a large one, start your business without a plan.

In this book, you will discover how to: raise needed cash for your business quickly, simplify the business planning process, focus on the essentials and many money-saving shortcuts. You will generate a business plan that commands attention. You will not waste time on business plan generation schemes. If you are starting or expanding a business, do not spend a dime before you invest...in this guide.

For coverage, click on Table of Contents in the left-hand column of this page.

Gustav Berle, Ph.D., taught at Florida International University and was a National Marketing Director of SCORE/SBA. Paul Kirschner has taught seminars nationwide for the SBA on business plan preparation. He has managed large firms and small and has consulted on business all over the world.

As a (self-employed) author of 113 books (including revisions and foreign-language editions) and over 500 magazine articles, I recommend this book to anyone who owns a business. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com.

A great improvement on an already excellent book.......2000-06-03

The book itself is a well structured process of developing a business plan that has served me well. By adding the downloadable software, it greatly enhances the process, making it easy to use and improves the likelihood that users will create a professional business plan. It is so much easier to tailor something than to start from scratch. I think the book is an excellent value.

A must-read for Entrepreneurs.......2000-02-18

We have been recommending that the attendees to our seminar purchase "The Instant Business Plan." The book has been found to be one of the best presentations for new entrepreneurs. It is easy to make a business plan by answering the numerous questions presented. This framework of a business plan is then organized to make it a finished presentation following the sample plan as a guide. --Alex Grossman, Seminar Chairman, SCORE, Chapter #29, Miami

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Robert Solow is widely regarded as one of the greatest living economists. He has conducted path-breaking work in both microeconomics and macroeconomics, is the best-selling author of numerous publications, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Science in 1987. In Monopolistic Competition and Macroeconomic Theory, Professor Solow gives a nontechnical account of the implications of monopolistic competition on macroeconomic theory and shows that simple and tractable micro-based models can offer the possibility of a richer and more intuitive macroeconomics.

Monopolistic Competition in Trade Theory (Special Papers in International Economics)

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Monopolistic Competition in Trade Theory (Special Papers in International Economics)
Elhanan Helpman
Manufacturer: Princeton Univ Intl Economics
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0881650838

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Salt Water Would Not Quench Louis' Thrist for Gloire........2000-04-03

After the surrender at Yorktown, it seemed that Britan's Atlantic superiority was at an end. However, Nelson's great victory in Egypt made it perfectly clear that naval power is far more than faster ships and better cannon. Britain, in the course of modern European history, met and overcame many naval challenges in establishment of its empire. In retrospect, it is taken for granted that sea power is married to economic strength, but when Colbert proposed his plan for ocean gloire to Louis XIV it was genuinely new and original. He recognized an opportunity to compete successfully against Holland in and around the Indian Ocean and Japan. His idea was immediately adopted, but on the short term it seemed a disappointing failure. Ames advances an argument that perhaps one crucial sea battle in 1672 might have changed history, by establishing the French East Company before the Britsh were able to supplant the Dutch there. However, perhaps a result of treachery, the battle never happened. Ames' documentary account provokes the reader to speculate upon alternate lines of history, while presenting some great men of the past in a throughly sociable fashion. His first book is an excellent balance between History as it was and History as it might have been.

Salt Water Would Not Quench Louis' Thrist for Gloire........2000-04-03

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Not the Newest Idea, But Good Ways to Implement It

Good read

How to empower your people to run the day to day business.

An extremely compelling book that inspired the CRM movement.

The Streetcorner Strategy for Winning Local Markets: Right Sales, Right Service, Right Customers, Right Cost
Robert E. Hall
Manufacturer: Bard Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant

ASIN: 1885167024

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Companies know the old sales and service model isn't working anymore--it costs too much and delivers too little. The Streetcorner Strategy has inspired a new approach, Relationship Management. Companies around the world are implementing this powerful new model based on the book's core principles.

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Not the Newest Idea, But Good Ways to Implement It.......2002-08-25

Hall's central idea is not original--everyone knows the old sales ideas are falling apart--there's more competition, more choices, more information. Hall's idea is not Relationship Management, per se, but how to best attain it.

What makes this one stand out from all the other books preaching the exact same idea is that Hall provides some excellent strategies for those who do not run the Marketing Department of a Fortune 1000 corporation.

Like Michael Levine's Guerilla PR: Wired, which also focuses on low-cost alternatives to the high-priced ideas of Madison Avenue, Hall knows how to achieve a valued objective without an equivalent cost. Personally, I found Levine to be a more enjoyable read, though.

Hall stresses, as evident in the title, the right customers, the right service, the right sales, the right cost.

They're all important, but the last one especially so. I simply cannot wage a multi-million dollar campaign, but I need to compete with those who can.

Hall's book was a godsend. I really have hope for the next 3 years.

Good read.......2000-06-23

This is a fairly good book. At my company all senior management is really hyped about it. On our planning meetings there are at least three references to the book. So, I read it to be on the same tune with them. This book is focused on two fundamental dogmas: "Think global, act local" and "Concentrate on your core competencies". After reading this book I start submitting all these suggestions, but the best responses I received were: "We will THINK about it in 2001. Until than we will do it the old way". In general a good read to evaluate your attitude towards customer evaluation and market segmentation. The problem is continuous repetition of the same statements. (I guess that is necessary for some senior management).

How to empower your people to run the day to day business........1999-01-31

Provides the essential and practical framework needed to help unify employee thinking and actions around what must be done to continuously leverage profitable customer value in an increasingly more sophisticated and competitive marketplace.

An extremely compelling book that inspired the CRM movement........1999-01-29

By the end of the fourth chapter, I had profoundly changed the way I thought about my business and how to generate profits. Written five years ago, this book inspired the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) movement and remains the best book on the subject. As founder of the technology/consulting firm ActionSystems, Robert Hall has helped scores of companies improve profitability. His real-world examples and straight-forward writing style shatter many common myths, and create a clear vision of a smarter, easier, faster way for businesses to maximize their profitability. This book is a must for any sales, marketing or IT professional!

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Your business faces a challenge. The usual management suspects lock themselves in a meeting room and frantically create a plan. The plan is, of course, secret. They try to do everything themselves. They fail. Meanwhile, everybody else sits around waiting to have the problem solved for them by the heroic managers. They don't get the full picture; they don't buy into the plans. Recognize these symptoms? It's the responsibility virus at work. What makes some people in organizations run from blame while others claim credit for everything? Why is it that so many important decisions get left to so few managers? Why do some people always take charge while others simply take orders?

The Responsibility Virus is a cycle of failure driven by people who take too much or too little responsibility for results. Here's how to cure you and your company of the fear of failure. From one of our most original business thinkers comes a diagnosis of the fear of failure that traps all who work in organizations - from the board room to the mail room . Complete with tried and tested tools to help everyone make better choices and decisions, The Responsibility Virus will help you to share the burden of leadership and spread responsibility.

World-class consultant and business school dean Roger Martin leaps outside the box of contemporary management thinking to offer a provocative diagnosis of the problem that infects all too many organizations: the Responsibility Virus.

Drawing upon his years of experience advising companies on strategy, planning and action, Martin shows how most poor decision-making begins at the level of individual behaviour. Because most of us will do anything to win, maintain control, and avoid embarrassment, we constantly adapt our behaviour to those around us. Trapped in this dynamic, we vacillate between taking charge and backing off, causing those around us to vacillate too.

Over-responsible leaders need under-responsible followers. And under-responsible followers need over-responsible leaders. Each provides the energy the other needs to sustain their part of the Virus. The critical reality is that every one of us, in each specific situation, holds the power to stop the Virus in our own hands. All we have to do is refuse the opportunity presented to act over-responsibly or under-responsibly.

With lively case studies based on real experience, Martin lays out the tools that all of us can put into practice as we contemplate business choices and decisions. His sophisticated and impassioned belief in the power of one will be required reading for any of us who think about how we function in organizations, from the boardroom to the mail room. In this book you will find tactics and personal strategies to overcome fear of failure and get everybody willing and able to take decisions for themselves.

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Over 30 books covering individual states!

How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... covers every essential topic you need to understand to start a business right. Protect yourself and your business with expert knowledge provided in this book. The easy-to-follow steps and worksheets guide you through every aspect of incorporation and starting your own business. This book discusses in detail:

Selecting an operating entity-which one is best for you? Learn the pros and cons of each type:
Sole proprietorships
Partnership-general and limited
"S" corporations
Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)

The five necessary steps to incorporation-five essential moves you must know and follow:
Choose a name: learn the legal ramifications of this simple step
Prepare the Articles of Incorporation
Write the bylaws
Hold the organizational meeting
Issue the stock

Raising Capital-Avoid costly mistakes and financing pitfalls that leave other business owners behind:
Identify potential investors
Sell stocks, notes, bonds, or convertibles
Borrow money from banks, credit unions, and venture capital firms

Dealing with the law-Legal issues always come up, so be prepared:
Learn how to arm yourself with knowledge
Handle disputes
Tips to keep you out of court

Preparing Contracts and Leases-Learn the tricks of the trade to save you time and money:
Identify the essential elements
Master unique aspects of your business
Negotiate a lease for maximum benefit, minimum risk

Understanding copyrights, trademarks, and patents-How does this apply to you?
Learn how to copyright material
Identify the key elements of a trademark
Navigate the patent process

Mastering your taxes-Save money by following advice outlined in this chapter:
Choose an accounting method
Keep accurate records
Learn what you can deduct, and what you can't

How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... will also each you how to hire the best employees, extend credit to your customer, acquire the proper insurance for your business, and maximize corporate and executive benefits.

Don't be left out in the cold! How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... will guide you past common snares and pitfalls that hamper the efforts of many new business owners. This book contains dozens of profit strategies engineered to maximize your profit and prevent common mistakes. Plus, this book outlines specific laws and procedures you need to be aware of to do business in your state. It's specifically designed for you. How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... is easy to read, informative, and will save your business both time and money. Use its expert advice to get you started and keep you business on the path to success!

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First studied by Swiss economist Jean-Charles Léonard Sismonde de Sismondi in 1819, Making Markets and Making Money: Strategy and Monetary Exchange examines the strategic aspects of monetary exchange--specifically, of making markets.

Economist Bernard C. Beaudreau, author of Mass Production, the Stock Market Crash, and The Great Depression: The Macroeconomics of Electrification, examines the strategic aspects of making markets using basic game theory. Drawing from the archaeological and historical records, Beaudreau documents the prevalence of coordination failures in trade in general, and monetary exchange in particular. He argues, convincingly, that the ability to execute trades (make markets) has been, is, and will continue to be a more important economic problem that scarcity itself.

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The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture provides a comprehensive overview of the world's fisheries and aquaculture. During the past two years, the international fisheries community has accomplished many important developments and aquaculture has received increasing attention. In many countries, international developments have been accompanied by actions aimed at broadening and strengthening fisheries management for the purpose of achieving sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. This publication is a useful guide to understanding many of the advancements that have taken place in the fisheries sector.

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Sashiko: Japanese Traditional Hand Stitching
Ai Takeda
Manufacturer: Quilters Resource
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Kokoro no Te: Handmade Treasures from the Heart

ASIN: 1889682373

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Portraying the man behind the myth, A True Republican goes beyond the famous "ride" to explore Paul Revere's larger role in the American Revolution, the evolution of his political thought, and his transformation from Revolutionary artisan to entrepreneur in the early republic. Jayne E. Triber's insightful reading of both primary and secondary sources-including government documents, Masonic records, and Revere's personal and business papers-illuminates the social, cultural, and economic factors that shaped Revere's Revolutionary activities as well as his ardent interpretation of republicanism. Through the lens of one man's life, Triber explores the meaning and attraction of republicanism for artisans, the social structure of Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary America, the importance of Free-masonry, and the development of political parties in the newly formed republic.

"The best full biography we have of Revere."-Gordon S. Wood, author of The Radicalism of the American Revolution

"Based on extensive work in the papers of Revere and his contemporaries, as well as in the Boston press, this book provides a solid, believable picture of Revere. It will become the first resort for scholars looking for information on Revere and his connections and will fill an important gap in the literature of the period. Its clear writing and relative brevity should make it valuable for classroom use and there should be a broader interest from general readers."-Steven C. Bullock, author of Revolutionary Brotherhood: Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social Order

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Definitely the best Revere biography to date.......2000-05-09

In "A True Republican," Triber successfully transforms the larger than life Revere of legend into a living and breathing American. This book is both readable and detailed, utilizing an ocean of facts to flesh out Revere's life while proving a central thesis.

According to Triber, Revere epitomizes the development of republicanism in postcolonial America. What does this mean, you ask? Revere believed in the "American Dream," and tried to create a country in which individuals could achieve economic and social prosperity, and even political office, as long as they possessed the qualities of virtue, merit, and ambition. If this sounds trite to you, please realize that it was a novel concept in Colonial America, a land of hierarchy and inflexible social classes.

Revere's life as a silversmith, patriot, and would-be merchant illustrate his devotion to republicanism. The son of an immigrant, he had to depend upon his own skill and drive in order to succeed, but he possessed these traits in abundance. His life took many twists and turns, and he failed to achieve many of his goals, but at the end of his life he was a successful businessman and patriarch of a huge and fairly prominent family.

One quibble: I wish the book had focused a bit more on the last 20 or so years of his life. Many of Revere's later technological achievements are covered in less than thorough detail, unlike the earlier chapters. No book can cover every angle of a subject, of course, but I personally disagree with this aspect of Triber's emphasis.

Whether you want a great biography, a study of early American social mobility, or just a great read, please give "A True Republican" a try!

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Searching for Participation and Community

How-To for Professionals

The Search Conference: A Powerful Method for Planning Organizational Change and Community Action (Jossey-Bass Public Administration)
Merrelyn Emery , and Ronald E. Purser
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
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Discovering Common Ground: How Future Search Conferences Bring People Together to Achieve Breakthrough Innovation, Empowerment, Shared Vision, and Collaborative Action

ASIN: 078790192X

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A comprehensive introduction to a powerful new approach for planning organizational change and community action. You'll discover a simple framework for understanding the process and clear step-by-step instructions to guide you in conducting your own Search Conferences.

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Searching for Participation and Community.......2001-12-03

The Search Conference: A Powerful Method for Planning Organizational Change and Community Action
By Merrelyn Emery and Ronald Purser
Copyright 1996 by Jossey Bass, Inc. Publishers, San Francisco, CA

As we look more and more to encourage participative processes for creating community plans and improving business strategies, the Search Conference offers a design developed to maximize common ground and community building. The book written by Merrelyn Emery and Ronald Purser, The Search Conference: A Powerful Method for Planning Organizational Change and Community Action, provides an easy to comprehend, outline of the psychological theory and background that are the basis for the design of the process and reasons for its effectiveness. This isn't just a book about theory, however. It is a step by step assistant to managing successful Search Conferences and generating participative democracy. When managed correctly, participants in a Search Conference agree to take on the responsibility of committing to be a part of the collaborative solution.

Purser and Emery use real examples of Search Conference designs and results to illustrate the necessity for certain elements of the process and where others can be readily adapted as needed. The "Pointers" and "Pitfalls" section reinforces specific elements that effect the outcomes of the Search Conference event. The section, "Some Rules of Thumb for Search Conference Managers" (Page 233) is especially helpful. Having experienced a Search Conference with an improperly trained process manager, I would hope that more managers would read this book and stop sliding into the "pitfalls" that can easily be avoided if you guide the process according to the documented suggestions.

The book is published in hard cover with easy to read text. 306 Pages. Interesting insight and epilogue by Fred Emery.

How-To for Professionals.......2000-06-30

This is a good book if you are planning or facilitating a strategic change effort. The Search Conference is a very specific way to plan change. It brings together a cross-section about 25 to 40 people from inside the organization (or community) for an intense two-night, three-day meeting, usually in a remote setting.

Fred Emery, who wrote the epilogue, is best known as the Australian who helped pioneer the concept of self-managed work teams in the 1950s and 1960s. His wife Merrelyn is a co-author of the book.

I have used a Search Conference to help a major food manufacturer optimize its supply chain. Governor Roy Romer of Colorado used the technique to help resolve a regional conflict over water resources, and Microsoft used it for planning in a very creative product development group.

This approach is especially well-suited to more introverted, analytical types of people (engineers, software developers, etc.)

For those who have strong experience as facilitators of interactive meetings, this book is all you need to plan a good conference. If in doubt, it would be a good idea to use an outside resource, because this is far different than the typical conference where people stand up and give speeches.

The book tells you what to do and why to do it.

For larger groups (up to 1,000 or more) it would be advisable to use a technique like Real Time Strategic Change. For more creative groups, a Future Search might make more sense.

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The Search Conference A Powerful Method for Planning Organizational Change and Community Action
Richard Beckhard
Manufacturer: NY
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N7EKBK

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The Book is a pioneer in its approach to choosing and using offshore tax havens. It is an important tool for the professional and other interested parties seeking practical means for choosing an offshore. It looks to the essence of the choice, starting with what the user's needs are and progressing to what the user must look at. It also includes a detailed analysis of tax laws (featuring chapters on American, British and Canadian taxation law), Trusts, an overview of international law and implications of the internet.

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No post 9-11 stuff, but still cool.......2005-03-19

just bought my second copy as a gift to a client

although there is no anti-money laundering (after 9-11) material, as the text appears to have been written right before that, it is still an international standard in comparing tax haven locations

has an extensive section for Canadian investors, which is why i like it

reading is kind of on the dull side but it isn't meant to be a mystery novel but instead offers useful information using straight talk

cool for the novice.......2003-12-27

it was worth the money for this book because I now know not to believe the hype when searching for a proper offshore location country - helps you figure out what makes a place a suitable offshore site

a useful text.......2003-09-22

This is a great book - I would give a hint to potential buyers that I have seen this rather pricey good paperback seller over at Amazon.co.uk cheaper than at Amazon.com (via Amazon Marketplace), and it appears to be internationally available. Good hunting (for the book)...and then good hunting for a tax haven!

not exciting but surely useful.......2002-04-14

I was slightly intimidated because the previous reviewer (anonymous) gave it such a scathing review (stating it was boring and useless) - but I ordered it from Amazon nevertheless since it is so highly rated and a (according to a friend) best seller on the subject. OK, so it isn't the most exciting read on the planet, but useless? Hardly! I found that when I applied the information with the other standard books on offshore that it was extremely useful as a selection tool. There is a lot of information contained in the 300 pages. I suggest that if readers seek excitement that they go see a film. If someone wants a book about choosing an offshore tax haven (even if boring), this is worth the price.

Redefines the meaning of "boring".......2002-03-27

I was the struggling not to fall asleep the whole time. Terrible, dry language. Not a single practical piece of advice. I was bored to tears.

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