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This practical guide to Alaska's famous Marine Highway is the perfect companion for a scenic trip along any part of the world's longest ferry route. Completely updated with current prices and listings, the book covers B&Bs, campgrounds, and hotels, and also explains how to reserve a U.S. Forest Service cabin for a more secluded Alaskan adventure. Tips on birding, kayaking, and whale watching and lists of sights in each town make this the guide for travelers of any budget.
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A major disappointment!.......2006-08-15
I bought this book because I am planning a trip to Alaska using the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system and I wanted to add to what I had learned from Frommer's general guide to Alaska. Sadly, the book was a waste of my money. Frommer's actually has more of the detail I was looking for, e.g. which portions of the route are most scenic and therefore should be planned for daylight passage. This book added literally nothingto my knowledge base, though my wallet issomewhat thinner.
Planning my First Trip.......2002-01-08
Planning my first trip to Alaska this summer. Got this book to start...going to use others. This is a MUST BOOK if you plan on using the Alaska Ferry System a lot. This book would be useless if you plan on those big cruise boats.
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A great book with an obscure title .......2006-12-20
This is a great book, albeit a very unconventional one. It provides a history of the climbs done in the Tordrillo range of Alaska, of peaks such as Mt. Spurr (a very active volcano), Torbert, Gerdine and Nagishlamina. Also included are valuable tips for climbers, a fascinating history of early explorers of the region, and an account of how the mountains and glaciers acquired their names. There are interesting biographical sketches of the climbers; the reader will end up feeling that he knows them well. The photographs, some of which are in color, are stunning. One shows a twin-engine Piper that landed on the shoulder of Mt. Gerdine, on a 60 degree slope, its tail dangling over a 2000-foot drop to a lower glacier. The plane's perch was considered too precarious for a rescue attempt, and the pilot and two passengers perished. There are many other stories of harrowing adventures and some tragedies. The book is extremely well written, and will be of interest to the general reader as well as climbers.
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This digital document is an article from Alaska Business Monthly, published by Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc. on October 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1530 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: The 1997 49ers - review and commentary. (Alaskan-owned/Alaska-based businesses)
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Date: October 1, 1997
Publisher: Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: v13
Issue: n10
Page: p102(6)
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The first guide to the Last Frontier that is entirely evaluative, Alaska Best Places is written by real Alaskans who describe the very best of Alaska's great outdoors, milepost stops, and places to eat and stay.
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A "Read Before You Go" Book.......2005-01-14
When planning our Alaska vacation to celebrate my parent's 50th anniversary, we bought this for them to read (since they don't use the internet). They read it with regards to all the stops on our itinerary for the cruise/land package we were taking and found it tremendously helpful!
Fantastic guidebook with great reviews and stories.......2001-12-04
A fantastic guidebook describing some of the off beat places in Alaska. If you want the true Alaskan experience, get this book. It contains over 200 restaurant and lodging reviews and stories of the 'best' places in Alaska. One of the three must travel books (Milepost, Discovering Denali, and Best Places Alaska) if you are going to the Last Frontier.
Definitely worth carrying along on the trip.......2001-08-11
We used this book every day - and usually more than once. It is filled with great suggestions and recommendations. We found a few entries "outdated," but that can be expected. The suggestions for which shops to visit in small and large cities I found to be particularly helpful. Best book I have ever bought for travel.
A highly recommended "take along" tote........2000-07-03
Best Places Alaska is an outstanding travel guide that features only the 'best' restaurants, lodgings, and destinations in Alaska, including guides and outfitters in its lists of recommendations for particular Alaskan regions. An excellent, involving survey of Alaska's best places, Best Places Alaska is a recommended take-along tote.
A Great Guide for A Great Land.......1999-10-20
I have to admit. I went to Alaska alone without a guidebook. But I had a great time anyway! When I came home, I decided to go back again, but this time with a guidebook. After going through many of the guides, we choose this one, because it was written by people who live and work in Alaska. It's full of practical tips ("Bears and Humans), offbeat trivia ("Chicken"), and subtle information ("Eskimo Etiquette"). From small towns way up north, to the rugged beauty of the Kenai Peninsula, and to the urban fun of Anchorage, this guide covers it all. Read this, and you'll be calling the airlines to book your flight the next week!
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Alaska Health Care Perspective 1997
Manufacturer: Morgan Quitno Corp
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All the essentials for a perfect day in port
Where ships dock or drop anchor
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Tangible on-the-mark coaching tips.......1999-11-10
It's about time that Cullen & D'Innocenzo brought their refreshing common sense and trademark motivational spirit to the topic of coaching. If you want tangible, on-the-mark tips to help you develop those intangible qualities we all recognize as true coaching, this is the book.
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Human Development in South Asia 2000: The Gender Question
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Human Development in South Asia 2000 gives an in-depth analyses of legal, economic, educational, health and governance issues affecting women and girls. The Report also includes a chapter on a conceptual framework to understand the issues from the perspective of the region's culture and tradition.
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ISO 14000: The Business Manager's Complete Guide to Environmental Management (Wiley Quality Management)
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ISO 14001 Environmental Systems Handbook, Second Edition
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sFrom England to Australia, Sweden to South Korea, the international business community is embracing ISO 14000, the most flexible approach to environmental management yet devised. While a growing number of organizations are adopting its guidelines—with tremendous results—many are still hedging, unsure whether the benefits of implementation are worth their time, resources, and attention. This authoritative reference, written by an expert in the field, provides the information you need as a business manager to not only determine the appropriateness of ISO 14000 for your company, but to take the right steps toward successful certification.
Currently endorsed by more than one hundred countries, ISO 14000 has been adopted by such leading multinational corporations as Ford, Sony, Volvo, and Rockwell International. It has been met with tremendous enthusiasm, due in large part to its role in creating uniformity among the chaotic, often contradictory, environmental regulations that exist from country to country. In point of fact, ISO 14000 was designed to do much more than reduce waste and resource consumption. A sound system for navigating and controlling environmental impact, ISO 14000 is currently regarded as an indispensable part of the global business scene, making it essential for companies and their managers to be aware of the intricate structure, proper applications, and far-reaching effects of this important series of standards.
Perry Johnson—an ISO authority who is the founder of both an ISO 14000 training organization and a full-service registration company—shares his expertise and insight to bring you a clear, detailed look at ISO 14000, including the business impact of standard conformance. With straightforward explanations, Johnson shows you where ISO 14000 will add value to your company, how to support the standard, and what you need to do to meet registration requirements. Most importantly, he reveals how certification can favorably impact your company's bottom line.
ISO 14000 offers complete information on:
- The value and benefits of complying with ISO 14000
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The first in-depth guide on ISO 14000 and the bottom line—everything business managers need to know about compliance costs, benefits, and value added
Embraced by over one hundred countries, adopted by some of the largest multinational corporations in the world—including Ford, 3M, Sony, and Canon—ISO 14000 is increasingly a vital component of the global business arena. In this comprehensive and accessible guide, a leading authority on ISO principles and procedures offers an in-depth overview that not only covers standard fundamentals, but also examines the powerful business impact compliance can have on your organization.
By addressing all the essentials, ISO 14000 helps you determine the appropriateness of implementation for your company, understand the various requirements of the standard, and—perhaps most importantly—assess the costs and benefits of certification. With clear explanations and numerous real-world examples, you'll find essential information on:
- The value of ISO 14000—the pluses of being "certifiably green"
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- Marketing your environmental position—how to reap the benefits of ISO 14000 registration
Packed with perspectives and insights of manufacturing and service industry professionals, this unique resource is an invaluable guide for managers seeking to implement ISO 14000 with successful business results.
This comprehensive, in-depth overview is the one to have for integrating ISO 14000 smoothly—and successfully—into your overall business structure.
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Good and fast reference.......2000-03-30
If you want to understand ISO 14000 in two or three days, you should consider this book. Simple information makes it good for busy people.
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Surfing Economics: Essays for the Inquiring Economist
Huw David Dixon
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Surfing Economics is a collection of essays by one of Europe's leading young economists. These essays are written to bring to life in a non-technical manner some of the fundamental ideas and concepts in contemporary economics. While this book was primarily written for the undergraduate student, these essays will entertain and enlighten economists of all ages. Above all, the essays convey the enthusiasm and excitement of Huw Dixon for economics along with his valuable insights into the subject. Sometimes provocative, the essays are never boring.
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The 1999 Career Guide to Marketing is an indispensable resource for anyone looking for job search information and advice in marketing. It contains in-depth and up-to-date profiles of companies that actively recruit MBA candidates and other prospects for management positions in marketing.
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Good book for people who have questions in the Marketing Rea.......2000-08-30
If you have a lot of questions about a Career in Marketing this book will answer some of it. From this you will need a lot of experience. Experience is one of the major areas of the resume' which will be able to move you places....
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Corporate Longitude: What You Need to Know to Navigate the Knowledge Economy
Leif Edvinsson
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True Insight.......2003-02-22
A lot of business books offer you summaries and explanations of ideas and trends in the marketplace. Few books contain anything that is actually new. Corporate Longitude on the other hand is brimming with original insights and fresh perspectives. This book gives us a glimpse into one of the most original business minds of our times, intellectual capital guru Leif Edvinsson.
Corporate Longitude does not go where you think it is going to go. The book takes you in unexpected directions with unexpected imagery and unexpected conclusions. You cannot skim through this book! The writing style of this book offers an insight into the author's genius: he understands the human mind and its tendency to reduce complex ideas into simple, linear and often erroneous patterns.
Central to this intriguing book is the metaphor of the compass, an instrument that helps us know where we are. In light of the current crisis in the accounting world and the market's difficulty in deciding what a company should be worth, Corporate Longitude suggests that current valuation models are flawed in the extreme. Accountants and analysts alike are sailing the seas with Latitude data but no Longitude data. No wonder they are lost. A firm's intellectual capital is unaccounted for. This book should be must reading for financial analysts seeking to find a company's true value and anyone else who seeks to be on the vanguard of thought in the business world.
David H. Brett, CEO and Founder, Knexa.com
Review of Corporate Longitude, by Darius Mahdjoubi, July 02.......2002-07-30
"Corporate Longitude: Discover Your True Position in the Knowledge Economy" is the third book by Leif Edvinsson, the so-called godfather of intellectual capital. Leif Edvinsson came in the spotlight of business literature after 1994, first due to an article by Thomas Stewart in Fortune magazine titled "Intellectual Capital: Your company's most valuable asset" (October 1994). Since then he has co-authored thee books: "Intellectual Capital: Realizing Your Company's True Value by Finding Its Hidden Brainpower" (1997), "Accounting for Minds" (1997) and "Intellectual Capital: Navigating in the New Business Landscape" (1998). "Corporate Longitude" is indeed a continuation of his previous books and a dozen papers on "intellectual capital" that can be translated into a layman's language as being the efforts to integrate the role of knowledge and intangible assets into accounting procedures and financial practices.
Leif Edvinsson was the first corporate director of intellectual capital at Skandia (a Swedish financial service company) and now he is an associate professor of intellectual capital at Lund University in Sweden. In addition to intellectual capital, Leif Edvinsson has shown his deep interest for the metaphor and analogy of navigation to explain his views. It is no wonder that the main model used to explain intellectual capital at Scandia is named "Skandia Navigator" and The Economist referred to him "a Viking with a Compass."
Corporate Longitude argues that "modern corporations habitually calibrate along one, single measure: financial capital. This is corporate latitude, the world of so-called, tangible assets made up of a pile of assets build upon the famous bottom-line. The trouble is that this measure gives corporations only part of the picture, only half of the co-ordinates required to know their precise location and to map out the route to their renewal. Without another lateral co-ordinate - a measurement for intellectual capital and other vital intangibles - companies are unable to locate their true potential or chart a meaningful course into the future."
Navigation in this book, however, has gone further than just being a metaphor to describe a phenomenon; rather the book is indeed one further step towards exploring the concepts behind the metaphor of navigation, a process that can be considered as analogy of navigation. Although there are sundry other books, papers and articles that have used the metaphor of navigation to describe business cases, the basis and the root of this attention to navigation has rarely been analyzed. Why is the metaphor of navigation so familiar and understandable? Why has it been used so extensively? Corporate Longitude is indeed a major first step in this direction as it uses the analogy of navigation to describe the distinction between corporate latitude and corporate longitude. Based on this hypothesis, in the future we should have more studies based on the analogy of navigation to explore business concepts. Leif Edvinsson (the same "Viking with a Compass" who now referrers to himself as the "Global Knowledge Nomad") humbly indicates "this book does not provide a definitive compass."
This work is well written and thought provoking. The author seems to aim at a popular managerial level, no doubt attempting to disseminate his practical views. One can hope that Professor Edvinsson in a future work makes a bridge between his practical world and the world of the academy.
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Knowledge Works: Managing Intellectual Capital at Toshiba (Japan Business and Economics Series)
W. Mark Fruin
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This book describes why, for the past twenty-five years, Japanese productivity has been growing more rapidly than productivity in the U.S. Unlike other books on the subject of the Japanese success in manufacturing, it looks at what actually happens in factories. The author brings his experience of working at the Yanagicho Works of the Toshiba Corporation, in Kawasaki City. Like so many Japanese factories, this one is highly productive, efficient, and flexible. While the factory is ordinary looking on the outside, its workers are anything but ordinary as they constantly strive to improve the way they work and the quality of the products they produce. The key to this is the continuous creation and application of knowledge throughout the factory, from workers on the shop floor, to research and development engineers, to top management. Fruin explains how Japanese culture and religion prepare workers for their role in this process of creating and disseminating knowledge.
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