Myth Makers and Storytellers: How to Unleash the Power of Myths, Stories and Metaphors to Understand the Past, Envisage the Future, and Create Lasti

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Myth Makers and Storytellers: How to Unleash the Power of Myths, Stories and Metaphors to Understand the Past, Envisage the Future, and Create Lasti
Michael Kaye
Manufacturer: Business & Professional Publishing
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The Equity Trader Course (Wiley Trading)
Robert A. Schwartz , Reto Francioni , and Bruce Weber
Manufacturer: Wiley
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Binding: Hardcover

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Get a comprehensive course in equity trading with this book and CD-ROM combination. Providing in-depth insight and practical knowledge, the authors walk you through the dynamics of this market and the mechanics of trading -- from entering a trade to following the market and profitably exiting a position. The companion TraderEx CD-ROM features a computer-driven trade simulator that offers hands-on experience in making tactical trading decisions in different market situations. Each chapter of the book works in combination with the simulation software so both novice and experienced traders learn to be versatile and successful in their purchasing and selling decisions.

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Beware of superbookdeals seller.......2006-06-19

If you want to buy the book, go ahead, just be careful of superbookdeals, they take your money but don't deliver and don't answer emails. Caveat Emptor.

Falls Way Short of its Claims and High Price.......2006-06-18

I'm sorry, but this book simply does not live up to its title. If you really want to learn trading it is only best done by gaining experience and understanding both technical analysis and market psychology. I find it amazing that big name publishers rush to publish any book when a professor is behind the name although we all know they have no expereince in the market and they are speaking on theory, which wont get you anywhere in the market. In addition, mutual fund and money managers do not know how to trade. The just buy buy buy and rebalance. For non-professional traders to write a book about trading is about as appropriate as me writing a book on physics and I have not had physics. Trading is an art, not a science. Trading is based on behavioral indicators not on theory.

Dont think that big name publishers always provide quality books because they usually do not. All they are is marketing machines thats why they love to publish diet books, books written by celebrities and other useless material that is marketed to make you think reading their book will change your life! If you want really good books you have to search very hard and they are almost always publsihed by specialty shops. The big publishers have one goal--to sell as many books as possible. Therefore, the quality of their books usually matches a mass audience and that is never good for a difficult topic because you will get short-changed.

Piece written for London Business School website.......2006-06-11

Seat-of-the-pants trading is history. Data from Neonet, an agency broker, show that over 28 percent of trades in U.S. stock markets are the result of automated trading strategies. The Boston-based Tabb Group forecasts 34 percent annual growth in global money managers' use of trading algorithms.

So, in an industry increasingly governed by computerization, algorithmic trading, and fully electronic markets, an appreciation of the theory and operations of equity trading is critically important. A new book from Bruce Weber, Professor of Information Management at London Business School, along with Professor Robert A. Schwartz of Baruch College in New York, and Reto Francioni, CEO of Deutsche Börse, offers a comprehensive course in equity trading for professional and serious independent traders.

The world's equity trading markets are large, complicated, and constantly evolving. In this new book, The Equity Trader Course, Professor Weber and his co-authors manage to give a comprehensive overview of the final, critical step in turning market ideas into realized profits. Even in the richest and deepest markets in the world, liquidity is costly, and hidden trading costs can erode profits. Salient advice in the book covers how to place orders optimally, how to react to volatility, and ways to avoid moving the market when buying or selling.

The book includes insights into trading, liquidity pools, and markets, and tools to apply when using auctions, submitting limit orders, and measuring trader performance. The role of technical analysis and the advantages of algorithmic trading are covered. Each chapter of the book teaches both novice and experienced traders how to be adaptive and successful in their purchasing and selling decisions. The Equity Trader Course comes with a companion CD containing the TraderEx simulation, which walks readers through the dynamics of various market structures, and the mechanics of trading - from entering orders to monitoring the market, and profitably exiting a position.

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Political/security, legal and economic aspects are highlighted in this volume's coverage of minority issues in Croatia, Estonia and Slovakia. Since these countries achieved independence as a result of the post-Cold War dissolution of their predecessor states, there is a relatively complex minority situation in all three--the result of changing state borders. This work contributes to identifying problem areas and the means and mechanisms to ensure adequate protection to minority groups.

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An excellent tour of varied volcanoes and landscapes.......2002-08-03

This is an excellent review of nearly all European volcanoes. The non-Ring of Fire volcanic provinces have received very little attention on a regional basis. This book fills a large gap in non-professorial texts/trade books on volcanoes and volcanology.

Volcanoes of Europe covers the volcanic provinces of Italy, Greece, the Canary Islands, the Azores, Iceland and Jan Mayen, and the dormant regions of France and Germany, in turn. Most photos are black and white, but an excellent section of color prints adorns the middle of the text. The photos are carefully chosen to demonstrate phenomena mentioned in the chapter.

The writing is ably done, and well-organized. The history of each volcano is meticulously researched, and accompanied by an excellent bibliography. As my lists will show, I have been a volcano freak for some years and I probably have 80+ books on the subject, some technical, many not. This is one of the best.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in volcanoes, regional geographers and geologists, and others who enjoy the study of our Earth and its processes. This book is a real keeper.

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Italian Volcanoes (Classic Geology in Europe)
Chris Kilburn , and Bill McGuire
Manufacturer: Terra Publishing (UK)
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Binding: Paperback

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Clausewitz and the Theory of Military Strategy in Europe - Reflections Upon a Paradigm of Military Strategy Within the European Common Security and Defense Policy (ESDP)

Manufacturer: Storming Media
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1423528484

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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 A790293. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: The purpose of the study is to reveal characteristics of the strategic cultures in Britain, France, and Germany as the major member states of the European Union (EU), Assuming that national differences can be detected, the study proceeds in assessing whether there is an opportunity to reconcile them, or even to establish a European paradigm of strategic thinking as a core element of the Common Security and Defense Policy of the EU, Based on the interpretation of Clausewitz's theory of war and strategy in Britain, France, and Germany, main commonalities and diversities in strategic thinking are discussed, Analyzing, on the international and state level, why Clausewitz has been misunderstood, this study establishes Clausewitz's theory of war and strategy as the theoretical framework of strategy-making within the EU, The fruitfulness of the Clausewitzian paradigm is shown in two areas: first, Clausewitz's theoretical approach assists in gaining an improved understanding of the political and military strategic environment of the EU; second, it provides awareness of the challenges given with multinationality as a strategic principle of the EU, Finally, Clausewitz's theory allows institutional and educational consequences to be drawn.

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Emails from Mt. etna
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Emails from Mt. Etna
Michael McCall , Suzanne McCall , and Michel
Manufacturer: Leo T McCall
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ASIN: 0965203832

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An insightful, humorous, diary of what it was like to live 5 months on the slopes of one of the world's major active volcanoes: 11000 foot high Mount Etna.

Meet some of the wonderful people that populate this glorious island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Learn how to eat, communicate, and drive in the land of Homer's Cyclops.

Laugh at the predicaments that regularly arise when you rent a villa in a small Sicilian community where NO ONE speaks a word of English.

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Emails from Mt. etna.......2005-04-22

The first sentence in the third paragraph of the prologue sums up the content of this book. Poorly written, bland observations and plenty of inaccurate information.
I've lived in Sicily for 8 years and the bugs aren't that bad.

Must Read for Travelers to Sicily.......2003-04-11

This book is entertaining, humorous, informative and therefore a "must read" for anyone interested in Sicily, especially if one is considering travel to that unique Mediterranean Isle just south of the Italian mainland. It provides a brief American contrast and perspective, both positive and negative, on the Sicilian people and their culture, environment, traditions, and way-of-life. It is easy, light, and fun to read.

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Induced seismic events are of high scientific and economic significance. They are the result of human activities interacting with regional and local tectonics, changing the local crustal stress state by mining, extraction of rock masses, injection of fluids into the rock massif, and by changing the surface loading and pore pressure state near large reservoirs. Within Europe the study of induced seismic events has a long tradition and international scientific organizations have actively stimulated the co-operation in this field. During its General Assembly in September 1994, the European Seismological Society organized the symposium "Induced Seismic Events". The focus of this symposium was concentrated on induced events in central and eastern Europe, as well as in the former Soviet Union. The major contributions to the symposium, and also some Chinese, Canadian, and South African results are presented here. Case studies as well as data analyses and methodological studies are included. Seismologists and specialists working in the field of geohazard prevention will find much information in this volume that is pertinent to their work.

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Vadim Gippenreiter
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Labyrinths and Volcanoes: Winding Through Sicily (Sicilian Studies, V. 4) (Sicilian Studies, V. 4)
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This book builds on the very successful travelogue entitled Sicily Within. Justin Vitiello expands his enquiry into Sicilian realities, taking the readers along a journey of discovery.

Life and Fantasy Daun Village Among the Volcanoes in the Eifel

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Life and Fantasy Daun Village Among the Volcanoes in the Eifel
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Mount Vesuvius: Europe's Mighty Volcano of Smoke and Ash (Volcanoes of the World)

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Mount Vesuvius: Europe's Mighty Volcano of Smoke and Ash (Volcanoes of the World)
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The text develops the basic principles that underlie nonlinear optical phenomena in matter, in an approach oriented to the general reader or student with a background in classical electromagnetic theory. It begins with a discussion of linear wave propagation in dispersive media, moves into weak nonlinearities which can be discussed in a pertuberative manner, then examines strong nonlinear effects (solitons, chaos). The emphasis is on the macroscopic description on nonlinear phenomena, within a semi-classical framework. The text is aimed at the student or researcher who is not a specialist in optics, and who wishes to acquire an introduction to the principal concepts as a precursor to the consultation of the specialized literature.

Coherent Semiconductor Optics: From Basic Concepts to Nanostructure Applications

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Coherent Semiconductor Optics: From Basic Concepts to Nanostructure Applications
T. Meier , P. Thomas , and S.W. Koch
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This book introduces the basic theoretical concepts required for the analysis of the optical response of semiconductor systems in the coherent regime. The entire presentation is based on a one-dimensional tight-binding model. Starting with discrete-level systems, increasing complexity is added gradually to the model by including band-structure and many-particle interaction. Various linear and nonlinear optical spectra and temporal phenomena are studied. The analysis of many-body effects in nonlinear optical phenomena covers a major part of the book.

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Embers of the Ancient Flame is a user-friendly introduction to the Latin love poetry of Catullus, Horace, and Ovid. Each poet has his distinctive voice: Catullus reels wildly between tender passion and jealous obsession, between adoring -- even slavish -- love and venomous hate. Horace seems less immediate, more voyeuristic, distancing himself by adopting a philosophically minded persona, or by coolly observing the passions of others. And Ovid, coy and striking -- though precious -- dazzles with references learned and mythological, calling his earnestness into doubt. In short, this selection runs the gamut of views on love.

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For College and International Baccalaureate curricula, this edition includes:

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