Focus Factor: Strategic Planning for Entrepreneurial Companies

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Focus Factor: Strategic Planning for Entrepreneurial Companies
Andy H. Nadeau
Manufacturer: Authorhouse
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Binding: Paperback

Strategy & Competition | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 1403353972

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This bestseller teaches readers not only how to identify successful investment opportunities, but how to anticipate and deal with investment problems and controversies. Jones carefully and gradually develops key concepts, while covering all the necessary background material. Only essential formulas are included. It's one of the most readable, comprehensible investments texts available!

Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management- Solutions Manual, 7th Edition

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Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management- Solutions Manual, 7th Edition
Frank K. et al. Reilly
Manufacturer: Harcourt College Pub
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RIZBR2

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What is liberty, as opposed to license, and why is it so important? When people pursue happiness, peace and prosperity whilst living in society, they confront pervasive problems of knowledge, interest, and power. These problems are dealt with by ensuring the liberty of the people to pursue their own ends, but addressing these problems also requires that liberty be structured by certain rights and procedures associated with the classical liberal conception of justice and the rule of law. In this controversial new work, Barnett examines the serious social problems that are addressed by liberty and the background or `natural' rights and procedures that distinguish liberty from license. He goes on to outline the constitutional framework that is needed to protect this structure of liberty. This is the only discussion of the liberal conception of justice and the rule of law to draw upon insights from philosophy, economics, political theory, and law. And, although the book is intended to challenge specialists, its clear and accessible prose ensure that it will be of immense value to both scholars and students working in a range of academic disciplines.

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Clear Writing and Clear Thinking.......2003-07-03

Randy Barnett makes a compelling and highly readable case for a "polycentric legal order" in his book The Structure of Liberty. The novel starting point of this work is the application of market strategies to a legal system. In this regard, The Structure of Liberty is the most interesting and certainly one of the most clearly written and cogently argued, works on legal philosophy in a very long time. Taking his cue from modern rights theorists, public choice theory, and an understanding of the decentralized nature of knowledge in society, Barnett offers an alternative way to guarantee justice in a free society. At the outset it is worth mentioning, however, that Barnett is not engaged in the radical utopian theorizing which is all too common in the libertarian literature. Barnett has a background that definitely has the effect of immunizing him against such exercises, acting as an assistant district attorney in Chicago and acting as a defense attorney for several big name clients in federal appeals courts. Barnett is familiar with how the legal system works at its basic levels, and this is possibly what informs him in the direction he takes.
The first point that Barnett makes in the introduction that colors the entire work is that every right is also a restriction or, stated differently, every right implies the warrant to do violence to those that violate that right. Because of this, a proper order of rights is necessary to define a system that separates legitimate claims of rights from illegitimate ones, so that the only violence that is done is just and the only rights that are protected are legitimate ones. Any system that presumes to do this, however, must deal with three fundamental problems: knowledge, interest, and power. His book is divided to deal with each of these issues individually and to see what a liberal justice system that could deal with these problems would look like. The main critique of our current legal system is that it does not adequately deal with these issues and therefore fails to uphold a "liberal conception of justice" under the rule of law.
The central selling point of this book, however, is that although it deals with issues of fundamental importance and of philosophical as well as practical interest, it is written in such a manner so that an interested layman with little or no background in political philosophy or law could understand it. Further, it is not only accessible but also captivating and highly entertaining. Clear writing is, no doubt, the product of clear thinking, but even in well thought out works there is usually something wanting in organization and style. I can honestly say, however, that The Structure of Liberty is one of the most clearly structured (no pun intended) and stylistically inviting books ever written on the topic of legal philosophy. If you have any interest in legal theory, political philosophy, or are just drawn to interesting and new ideas you should buy this book. You will be haunted by the ideas within, even if you disagree with them, again and again.

Good points that are tedious and slowly made........2002-07-23

Randy Barnett(Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Law, Boston U) has written a good, cogent and sometimes clear defense of decentralized libertarianism i.e. anarchic capitalism. It is divided into three major sections. The first deals with problems of knowledge (broken into first, second and third order problems). Such puzzles as individualized local knowledge, how best to convey it and how law can best be communicated are given thorough (but accessable) treatment.

The second section deals with the problem of interest. This is the shortest and least original part of the book. Starting with the 'natural law' that humans tend to act in their own self interest, we come to the dilemma of how to make sure that while doing this, everyone follows law, has appropriate incentive not to cheat, and utilizes 'freedom of contract' to the best of her ability.

The third and most interesting section is on the problem of 'power.' Here we start exploring the virtues of capitalism and the many problems linked with 'public property.' Barnett discusses how things like streets and police forces could be improved by bringing them into the private market where they are accountable to their clientele. The observant reader will doubtless be scratching her head here. What about the 'free-rider' problem, making sure enough people using a service are paying, and that certain things are available to most (if not all?) This book covers these things with quality explanation.

I've subtracted two stars because Barnett has a tendency to repeat himself every chance he gets. Not only do we get a condensced summary at the end of every chapter, he spends a good bit of every chapter reformulating what we learned before it. So while I liked the book (I'm still a minarchist, not anarchist) I found it a bit longer and dryer than it could've been, especially when compared to books like "Law, Legislation and Liberty" and "Anarchy, State and Utopia."

correction.......2001-11-15

When I reviewed this book before, the four stars I gave it was a typo; it was supposed to be five.

Great Even For a Novice to Read.......2001-10-18

Those of you who might be leery about picking this book up because you're not a legal professional or law student, don't be afraid. Barnett's writing is clear and lucid, and his explanations can be grasped by those without formal legal and philosophical studies, such as myself.

Barnett begins by outlining the 3 obstacles that any legal system must overcome, the problems of knowledge, interest, and power. Taking each one of these in it's turn, Barnett clearly outlines the rights and legal structure that would best acomplish those ends.

The most radical part of the book is the section on power, which is where some exceedingly strong arguments for a polycentric legal order, as opposed to the monopolistic legal order of the State institution, are made. After doing so, Barnett turns to debunking some of the criticisms of his system.

Anyone interested in law should definitely read this book, even if not a law student. Also, people from other related fields, such as economics and politics, are strongly urged to give this brilliant book a chance.

Very clear exposition of liberty.......2001-05-24

Mr. Barnett's explanation of the basis of property rights is as clear as I've seen. His arguments in favor of a justice system that compensates victims instead of punishing violators are convincing. All in all, a very good book.

The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law.(Review) (book review) : An article from: The Review of Metaphysics

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The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law.(Review) (book review) : An article from: The Review of Metaphysics
Adam Mossoff
Manufacturer: Philosophy Education Society, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from The Review of Metaphysics, published by Philosophy Education Society, Inc. on December 1, 1999. The length of the article is 762 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 Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law.(Review) (book review)
Author: Adam Mossoff
Publication: The Review of Metaphysics (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1999
Publisher: Philosophy Education Society, Inc.
Volume: 53 Issue: 2 Page: 428

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The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law

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The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law
Randy E. Barnett
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKY04I

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The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law
Randy E. Barnett
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OL8JUI

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Debating the premises of Hurley and Rand versus those of Armstrong on the formation of continents, scientists gathered in a special session of the 1998 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America in Toronto in October to discuss "Continent Formation, Growth and Recycling". Twenty-four talks were presented, ten of which have been developed into papers published in this special issue of Tectonophysics. The papers are grouped by subdiscipline: Ogawa, de Smet et al., Schott et al., and Regenauer-Lieb and Yuen present numerical models of asthenospheric melting and convection and lithospheric break-up and delamination. Green et al., Krapez et al., and Henry et al. report geologic geochronologic, geochemical and isotopic data for some key Archean cratonic terranes. Condie, Abbott et al., and Vlaar discuss global models for crustal growth, emphasizing episodic magmatism, crustal and lithospheric thickness, and crustal isostasy, respectively.

Readers of the entire special issue will see that a definitive answer to the overall question of continental growth rates has not been reached but that much progress is being made on understanding the processes involved in continent development.

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The famous physicist explains the experimental and theoretical evolution in the understanding of light phenomena and apparatus. Early experiments are described in full detail, plus examinations of studies on polarization, the mathematical representation of the properties of light, and refinements and advances in theory. 279 figures. 10 portraits.1926 edition.

The Principles of Physical Optics: an historical and philosophical treatment (trans. J. S. Anderson and A.F.A. Young)

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The Principles of Physical Optics: an historical and philosophical treatment (trans. J. S. Anderson and A.F.A. Young)

Manufacturer: Methuen London
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000H2A2JK

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Lucy Savage is not having a good week.

Her cheating husband, Bradley, lobbed the final insult when he stood her up in divorce court. A dye job gone wrong has left her hair green. And someone is trying to kill her. To top it off, sexy cop Zack Warren is certain the very same man Lucy is trying to wash right out of her hair is the same Bradley he wants to arrest for embezzlement.

When someone shoots at her and then her car blows up, Zack decides she needs twenty-four-hour police protection. Next thing Lucy knows, Zack has moved in to her big Victorian house, making them both sleepless . . . and not just from things that go bump in the night!

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You wanna chill with a good book? THIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU!.......2007-08-03

I really enjoyed this book. It had a story, great characters and it developed at a good pace. I couldnt put the book down! Most importantly there were some really funny bits in it.

I well recommend this read.

Oy. Put me in the "why are these getting reprinted?!" category, please........2007-06-12

Once again, I have to say that reprinting a book like this one, which started out as a regular Harlequin/Silhouette romance novel and now is a pricier mass market paperback is nothing more than crass commercialism.

Ms. Crusie's writing normally very much appeals to me. She is witty, compassionate, and excellent at crafting characters I come to love. But this book was just so predictable and. . .and. . .okay. Boring. It was boring. From the female protagonist's ever-changing hair color to the easily-predicted action sequences (you know--the heroine has to brain the hero at least once; there has to be funny danger that you don't really take seriously; they have to fall in love with each other post-haste)--this one left me cold. It's not that I hated the characters; it's just that they aren't substantial enough to be reprinted and up-charged. For $3 or so a pop, they're okay. Not great, but at least okay. But for $7? No way.

Please stop reprinting old romances in new mass market form! Give us new characters and new plotlines. Pretty please?

I can read anything penned by Crusie.......2007-02-21

Fresh from a divorce and living with her menagerie of dogs, Lucy just wants to get her life back and answer to herself. But when shots are fired and bombs go off at her home, the police are convinced that her ex-husband Bradley is either behind it or the intended victim, as he is being investigated for embezzlement. To protect Lucy, sexy detective Zach Warren is called in for protection duty. As the two banter and try to gain the upper hand, they fall for each other. The on-going battle of whether she could beat up Zach will have the reader chuckling.

I am convinced that Jennifer Crusie could write the yellow pages and keep me on the edge of my seat. Her awesome ability with dialogue, character development, and setting up a romantic mood are unsurpassed and excel even in the most inane story. The plot in this isn't great, but what will keep the reader's attention is the relationship dynamic between Lucy and Zach, and of course her pack of pets. You gotta love a man who can look beyond green slime hair and see the inner you.

Loved the characters, plot not so stellar.......2006-08-13

Of all the Crusies I've read so far, this one had the weakest plot, in my opinion. Still a fun read.

Getting Rid of Bradley.......2005-09-28

This earlier work of Jennifer Crusie's is a fun quick read. The characters are witty and entertaining. Dog lovers will also get a chuckle from Ms. Crusie's descriptions of pets. The story is predictable which allows the reader to relish in the delightful dialogue.

4 Titles By Jennifer Crusie - Bet Me - Fast Women - Tell Me Lies - Welcome to Temptation - Getting Rid of Bradley

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4 Titles By Jennifer Crusie - Bet Me - Fast Women - Tell Me Lies - Welcome to Temptation - Getting Rid of Bradley
Jennifer Crusie
Manufacturer: Avon
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000M2HEQO

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4 massmarket paperback Titles By Jennifer Crusie - Bet Me - Fast Women - Tell Me Lies - Welcome to Temptation - Getting Rid of Bradley

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These books will only make you want more.......2007-08-28

Two of my absolute favorite books are included in this set - Bet Me and Getting Rid of Bradley are witty, sexy and great reads. Once you read one, you will not be able to stop!!

Getting Rid of Bradley (Temptation Ser.)

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Getting Rid of Bradley (Temptation Ser.)
Jennifer Crusie
Manufacturer: Harlequin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OWN1J6

5 Titles By Jennifer Crusie - Welcome to Temptation - Getting Rid of Bradley - Faking It - Crazy for You - Anyone But You (Unboxed Set of Contemporary Books)

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5 Titles By Jennifer Crusie - Welcome to Temptation - Getting Rid of Bradley - Faking It - Crazy for You - Anyone But You (Unboxed Set of Contemporary Books)
Jennifer Crusie , and Jennifer Cruise
Manufacturer: various
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VTRI46

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5 Titles By Jennifer Crusie - Welcome to Temptation - Getting Rid of Bradley - Faking It - Crazy for You - Anyone But You, in either Hard or Softcover, (See Seller Condition Comments), Shipped in one package to save on shipping costs.

Getting Rid of Bradley, Strange Bedpersons, Charlie All Night, Tell Me Lies, Crazy for You, Fast Women, Bet Me (7 Romance Novels by Jennifer Crusie)

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Getting Rid of Bradley, Strange Bedpersons, Charlie All Night, Tell Me Lies, Crazy for You, Fast Women, Bet Me (7 Romance Novels by Jennifer Crusie)
Jennifer Crusie
Manufacturer: Mira
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000S6TQLU

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Volume IV: A Time for Searching.

In A Time for Searching, Henry Feingold chronicles the turbulent period between 1920 and 1945--when Jews were poised to enter the mainstream of American life--and explores issues that would preoccupy America's Jewish community for the rest of the century. Despite the specter of anti-semitism, signs of success and acceptance were everywhere.

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This book chronicles a revolution in molecular biology--the crucial 30 years (roughly between 1933 and 1963) during which our ideas about proteins and nucleic acids changed from those of formless, functionless organic chemicals into precisely structured molecular machines with specific biological purpose. Proteins evolved from being colloidal micelles or globules with no specific structure (or even sequence) into quite precisely structured molecular catalysts, carrier proteins, and information-sensing agents. Indeed, the very idea that the amino acids of a protein were linked in a specific order in long linear chains was not accepted initially. During this same time period, DNA changed from being a sterile repeating polymer of no particular function (the tetranucleotide hypothesis) into a double helix that serves as the archive of genetic information. Without this revolution, molecular biology would not exist today, and biochemistry itself would still be a collection of recipes and unconnected empirical observations about a cellular slime known vaguely as "protoplasm."

The book is unique in that it tells this story in its authors' own words, as found in reprints of 42 key scientific papers. It is organized into nine chapters:

1. Introduction (goals and methodology of the book) 2. Your Cells Are Not Micelles! (the demolition of the colloid theory of proteins) 3. Workers of the World, Cast Off Your Chains! (cyclol rings vs. polypeptide chains) 4. The Folding and Coiling of Polypeptide Chains (α-helices, β-sheets, etc.) 5. The Race for the DNA Double Helix (including various triple-helix blunders) 6. How to Solve a Protein Structure (Max Perutz and isomorphous replacement) 7. High-Resolution Protein Structure Analysis (myoglobin and hemoglobin) 8. The Knowledge Explosion (early protein workshops and what came next) 9. Epilogue (what has happened to all the pioneers)

Chapters 2-7 are each followed by reprints of original papers (203 pages in all) that are discussed in the chapter. Each chapter begins with a list of the key publications (including the reprints) relevant to the topic at hand. The chapters themselves are commentaries that place the papers in context and provide explanatory diagrams. A chapter concludes with a reference list of other important papers that were not reprinted, a set of study questions, and the reprinted papers themselves. Answers to study questions appear at the end of the book.

Present at the Flood will be of interest to biochemistry and molecular biology graduate students, to scientists actively engaged in the field, and to anyone who is curious to know where this field that we call "molecular biology" came from.

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Present at the Flood: How Structural Molecular Biology Came About
Richard E. Dickerson
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MUGY7G

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In 1961 Jean Gottmann published his pioneering study of urban sprawl along the Boston-Washington corridor. The book's title soon became a household word, and its author gained worldwide acclaim for his insights into the dimensions of urbanism. Since writing "Megalopolis," Gottmann has published more than eighty articles on the urban scene. Now, for the first time, the best of that work is available in a single volume.

"Since Megalopolis" treats urban questions from the ancient and modern worlds alike. What can today's planners learn from the ancient Greek city of Miletus? What do the shape and placement of the world's capitals tell us about their function? How large can our cities grow before suffocating in slums, pollution, and crime? Gottmann offers a hard-headed argument on the economic value of city parks--and a utopian vision of Manhattan auto traffic speeding through subway tunnels. He examines Tanaka's Tokyo and Solomon's Jerusalem--and tells why the king's wisdom did not extend to urban planning.

In an introductory essay new to this volume, Gottmann draws a lesson from an earlier megalopolis. "In antiquity," he writes, "a great city flourished for 600 years on the small and craggy island of Delos in the Aegean sea. When circumstances excluded it from the predominant networks, it fell into ruins. Now an archaeological museum, Delos reminds us that cities are human artifacts and exist by participating in systems of relationships, not just as eagle nests."

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