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Business Letter Handbook: How to Write Effective Letters & Memos for Every Business Situation
Michael Muckian , and John A. Woods
Manufacturer: Adams Media Corporation
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1558506144

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With hundreds of ready-to-use model business letters that you can adopt for your own business correspondence!

These clear, easy-to-follow sample letters cover the most important types of business correspondence:
* Proposals and requests for bids or information
* Claims, complaints, and policy statements
* Sales and solicitation letters
...And many more!

They'll make your business communications quicker, easier, and more efficient by showing you how to create outstanding letters that get your point across-and get the results you want.

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Very useful!.......2007-09-03

I love this book. I use it weekly, and most of my employees come to my office to use it as a reference. The letters are a great starting point to customize to your business, as well as excellent in and of themselves. I would recommend this to any administrative assistant or manager.

May I give back!.......2000-08-02

The cover page is very attractive but in reality the content is not so useful. First of all, there is only one example in each page. I think this is wastage of empty places. Secondly, there are very little examples for each topic. In short, I was waiting different sentences for every situation for example In Order Topic - Ordering: example sentences for introduction, development and conclusion; Order Confirmation: example sentences for introduction, development and conclusion.... But I couldn't find this in this book.

Great book for anyone with an attitude problem........1999-01-14

I mistakenly assumed all business reference guides provided, above all else, a professional format. Unfortunately, that is not the case with Muckian & Woods' Business Letter Handbook. Particularly, I was disappointed in the model letters, to say the least. I would be embarrassed to have written the letter in the complaint section. Honestly, who would begin a letter, "Am I wrong or isn't it your responsibility..."? (Mind you, I've already returned the book for credit and this quote is taken from memory, so I apologize for any miswording.) And since when is it professional to interject cute phrases like, "But seriously..." or "Just kidding..." in a congratulatory letter? What business person would write like this in a real situation? Were Muckian & Woods bored with formal business writing and wanted to loosen up all of us stuffed shirts? Maybe next time I need guidance on business letter writing, I'll call Jerry Seinfeld. He's not doing much these days.

Business Letter Handbook: How to Write Effective Letters & Memos for Every Business Situation

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Business Letter Handbook: How to Write Effective Letters & Memos for Every Business Situation
Michael Muckian
Manufacturer: Adams Media Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VWIWO8

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This book examines the effectiveness of active labor market policies and their contribution to the prevention of social exclusion. The evaluation studies reported in this volume focus on two aspects of active labor market policies that have been relatively neglected in previous research and merit special attention.

The first part of the book deals with aggregate impact analysis. Using examples from France, Germany, The Netherlands and Spain, the contributors attempt to estimate the impact of active labor market policies on the transition from unemployment to employment using aggregate data at the regional level. Although quantitative in nature, these contributions take into account qualitative aspects such as the socio-economic context of the countries concerned and the structure of active labor market policies. The book then focuses on implementation issues and includes implementation studies carried out in Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden. The qualitative element plays a far more important role in these contributions which rely on case studies and surveys in addition to statistical data.

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"Easy to follow. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to live an active life, including travel." —Arthur Frommer, Travel Editor If back pain has ever impaired your job performance, stopped you from enjoying your leisure time, or limited your ability to travel, this is the book for you. Written by five leading back pain specialists, this concise guide gives you complete, comprehensive information so you can understand your condition and choose the best course of treatment. And at the heart of this easy-to-read guide is Dr. McIlwain's proven, two-week plan for immediate lasting back pain relief. You'll find:

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Caesar Against Rome is an absorbing narrative of the four-year Roman Civil War that began with Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon in 49 BCE. Focusing always on Caesar, the book sketches a panorama of Roman society--the first society to display the ambition, greed, and intrigue of modern politics--in the last century before Christ. Caesar was a complex and contradictory figure, extraordinarily talented and extremely ambitious, but at the same time vain, careless, and inclined to be forgiving. While Caesar's unusual clementia was a major factor in winning popular support, soldiers, and towns to his side, it allowed virtually all enemy leaders to return to the battlefield against him. Supplemented by the writings of other ancient historians as well as the latest research, this book is based primarily on Caesar's own detailed Commentaries, written to explain and justify his military campaigns. Those interested in Roman history will find a wealth of information about every aspect of life in the late Roman Republic, including political issues, class divisions, marriage customs, travel, food, and entertainment. Military historians will discover details about every facet of Roman warfare from weaponry to personnel policy, to tactics, operations, and logistics. Single chapters are devoted to each campaign: Greece, Africa, Spain, and Egypt.

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CAVEAT EMPTOR: An Opus of Minimal Scholarship.......2005-03-02

This book by Ramon Jimenez is limited to Caesar and his participation in the Civil War against Pompey The Great's republican forces between 49-45 B.C. Although the book may at first appear to be informative to those who are just beginning to learn about Roman history and Caesar, don't be fooled! Ramon Jimenez has absolutely no credentials in classical studies, history, or anthropology: his background is as a civil servant in California. Mr. Jimenez didn't even begin to undertake any studies in antiquity until his later adult years and such studies amounted to nothing more than his personal pursuit of a private hobby, not a Masters or Ph.D. There's also no indication that Mr. Jimenez has any background in Ancient Greek or Latin which would be prerequisites to presenting one's self as any sort of established authority in the field of classical studies. Even disregarding his lack of academic qualifications to present any thesis or dissertation on Roman history, his lack of knowledge as to the Late Roman Republic is made plainly obvious by his cursory summaries of Roman society and politics that are nothing but amateurish and misleading oversimplifications at best. The problem with Mr. Jimenez' work is that he focuses on Julius Caesar far too narrowly because he has no competent knowledge of the society, culture, and political environment Julius Caesar lived in: his study is almost in a complete void. One cannot understand Julius Caesar without knowing much about the Roman Republic any more than one could understand Alexander The Great without knowing any significant details about Ancient Greece, Macedonia and Persia. This book is therefore fundamentally unreliable as an authority on the Roman Republic, the Civil War, or even Caesar specifically.

His broad summaries of Roman society and politics demonstrate poor academic research and ignorance of the subject matter. For example, in the first chapter of the book, he oversimplifies Sulla's motives in securing his command in Asia Minor by labeling him as a simple tyrannical autocrat. Jimenez fails to provide even a brief concise overview of the Social Wars or how its aftermath affected Sulla's politics and those of his opponents: as a result, the reader also gets a poor overview of the events and politics that influenced Caesar's later political career. The book significantly overlooks the impact of Marcus Licinius Crassus and his patronage of Caesar, on the formation of the First Triumvirate, and, how his death was essentially the single most important cataclysm to the Civil War. The rest of his text is also very general barely touching only the surface of the dynamic socio-political developments of the time. The information being so bare, one wonders why the book is so long in the first place as other more competent authors have condensed even more detail in fewer pages. These types of generalizations are rampant in this book as well as his other book, "Caesar Against The Celts." This type of analysis shows only the author's ignorance of the broad context of the Roman Republic and his failure to grasp the significance of events and persons that influenced Caesar and ultimately led to the Civil War.

These types of incomplete summaries and false facts are rampant throughout the book and clearly indicate the author's lack of knowledge as to his subject. Mr. Jimenez' poor research is indicative of a tunnel-vision approach to only a very limited segment of Roman history that is inevitably dependent on a thourough and broad understanding of the Roman Republic specifically and antiquity in general: an understanding which Mr. Jimenez clearly lacks and results in his painfully evident demonstration of poor scholarship. I have no credentials in classical studies either and even I can see the gross inaccuracies in this work. The difference with me is that I wouldn't be so arrogant as to publish a book claiming to be authoritative when it's based only on loose knowledge I obtained on my spare time as a hobbyist. This book should be shunned as an authoritative text as to anything dealing with Rome: the only thing it's clearly authoritative on is its author's ignorance of the subject. Indeed, this book does a gross disservice to all true scholars who have committed years of schooling and dilligent work to the study of antiquity to dispel the very same misconceptions Mr. Jimenez ignorantly propagates as sound research in this poor work. Ignore this pitiful work and read Caesar's Commentaries directly or the work of qualified scholars of classics such as Gruen, Syme, Millar, or others who clearly know what they're writing about before they publish their work.

Oh baby you got what I need!!!.......2003-01-22

This book is awesome!!! Dude I love ancient history and this book is like getting a history IV right in your veins, oh yeah that's the stuff!! Seriously though this book is so easy to read that I would say it is hard to put down, and it still manages to give some awesome info about the Roman Civil war that ultimately led to Caesar's complete domination of the Roman World. So if you like ancient history, especially Roman History(and who doesn't?), or if you just like an action packed story I would highly recommend this book.

Give it a try..........2002-07-11

I read this book after completing a book by Barbara Tuchman, and was immediately discouraged by the differences in writing style. Jimenez lacks the twist of phrase and economy of words that makes Tuchman such a pleasure to read, and I came close to putting the book down. However, as I continued to read, these concerns fell by the wayside. True to Jiminez's words in his preface, he lets the facts tell the story, laying them bare for the reader to absorb, and interjecting well labelled speculation from time to time when the facts weren't clear. Whether Jiminez improved his writing style as the book went on, or I simply got used to it, he sythesizes a very readable account of one of the great conquerers in history.

I picked up this book to augment my weak understanding of the late roman republic and the specific things Caesar did to form the empire. I was well served by Jiminez in this regard. Anyone who wants to know how Caesar's life was intertwined with a whole host of other household names from the same time period (Cicero, Mark Antony, Brutus, Pompey and Cleopatra) ought to read this book. Jiminez also gives context to many of Caesar's well known, but little understood exploits such: crossing the Rubicon, the Gallic wars, and Veni, Vidi, Vici.

All in all, an adequately written book with loads in information presented interestingly enough to make you want to continue to read.

The Roman Civil War.......2001-08-06

This is an excellent short work on the Roman Civil War for the general reader. It is written in such an easily read style that, at times, it reads like a novel. It's quite linear, and so all of the many convolutions of this distant and confusing conflict appear to be made clear. Where there are contadictions in the historical record the author notes them, and then gives his best idea of what he feels is correct. I found the work very interesting, and learned quite a bit about this period of

Roman history that I had never known before reading this work. That is a high compliment to the author.

Fine Narrative of the Roman Civil War.......2001-06-20

Most of us are familiar with some aspect of Julius Caesar's life- his military reputation, his affair with Cleopatra or his eventual assination. Jimenez has created a readable account that explains the relations of these events, focusing particulary on the confusing period of the Roman Civil war, where Caesar fought for control of the Roman goverment against Pompey. Jimenez produces a fine portrait of Caesar and his motivations in this period. Military events are given excellent summary, balanced with an account of the internal intrigues in the empire, and the astonishing developments of Caesar's campaigns against the Pompeian forces. Careful reference is made to the historical sources that survive, as well as archaelogical finds from modern times.

My own sketchy knowledge of Caesar was considerably expanded. I felt a certain admiration for Caesar that entwined with the narrative to create a vibrant and fascinating story. It's always a good book that leaves you excited and wanting to know more when your done. Jimenez has achieved that task.

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Caesar Against Rome: the Great Roman Civil War.(Book Review): An article from: Canadian Journal of History
Christopher S. Mackay
Manufacturer: University of Saskatchewan
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Title: Caesar Against Rome: the Great Roman Civil War.(Book Review)
Author: Christopher S. Mackay
Publication: Canadian Journal of History (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2002
Publisher: University of Saskatchewan
Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Page: 321(2)

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Caesar Against Rome: The Great Roman Civil War
Ramon L. Jimenez
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORBRWE

Book Description

The peoples of Africa are neither ethnically, culturally, nor religiously homogeneous. European colonial powers took little note of this reality in carving up the continent, a fact reflected in the periodic outbreak of civil war since decolonialization. Likewise, Western European models of development, whether in their liberal or Marxist manifestations, have so far failed to meet African development needs. The path to stability in Africa is through its people's character and goals. Almanac of African Peoples and Nations provides an essential guide to the major ethnic groups of the African continent, highlighting the major contributions and basic features of each.

The Almanac reviews Africa's language families and their respective national and geographic concentrations, explaining ethnic classification based on linguistic difference and including language groups that are not indigenous to Africa. The major African peoples are then listed by country with a statistical breakdown on their respective shares in the total population of each country and maps indicating their concentration. The major section of the volume includes a comprehensive listing and descriptive profile of each ethnic, national, and tribal group detailing their history, customs, economic systems, and political and social organizations.

The Almanac points out as well which groups support revisionist political aspirations and shows the internal and external pressures they are subject to. Yakan notes that African societies are not highly integrated and must support multitudes of influential sub-cultures with conflicting agendas and loyalties. Arguing that tribalism reflects Africa's historical experience and cultural heritage, he sees the resolution of the continent's problems in consociational democracy, proportional representation, federalism, or some form of autonomous rule.

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Indispensible addition for any African scholar and library.......1999-11-10

Professor Mohammad Z. Yakan is to be congratulated for the time, effort and care he put into compiling the Almanac of African Peoples and Nations. This detailed and comprehensive work, describing hundreds of African peoples, will be an indispensable addition to the reference shelf of every African scholar and library." Professor Paul J. Magnarella, Anthropology Department, University of Florida.

Invaluable addition for any reference library ..........1999-11-10

"Almanac of African Peoples and Nations promises to be an invaluable addition for any reference library." Rolin Mainuddin, President of the Association of Third World Studies, North Carolina Central University

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Paced FULL of info, but............1999-01-25

Very annoying to use because all of the questions are in front of the book and the answers are in the back, so you are constantly flipping back and forth from question to answer.

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