Understanding and Using Financial Data: An Ernst & Young Guide for Attorneys

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Written by a well-known expert witness and accountant, it will walk attorneys through the myriad items found in balance sheets and financial statements. Provides information on where lawyers can find accounting resources, disclosure requirements, understanding financial language in legal documents and explaining numbers to juries. Contains numerous illustrations and practical examples.

Understanding and Using Financial Data: An Ernst & Young Guide for Attorneys, 2E, Supplement

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Understanding and Using Financial Data: An Ernst & Young Guide for Attorneys, 2E, Supplement
Ernst & Young LLP , Charles R. Wright , and Ernst & Young
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Designed to walk attorneys through the myriad of items found in corporate annual reports, balance sheets and financial statements which is critical for litigation purposes and for client edification regarding the importance of deciphering financial language in legal documents. Features extensive material on where to find the information you need, how to compare it to the information provided by other companies in the same industry or geographic location, how to corroborate the data in the basic statements, and locating the primary internal documents upon which financial statements are based. This edition contains updated information on the financial reporting consequences of litigation, nonprofit organizations, business interruption insurance, and an appendix with U.S. GAAP pronouncements.

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Telecourse Study Guide to accompany Personal Finance
Jack Kapoor , Les Dlabay , and Robert J. Hughes
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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If you teach Personal Finance as a Telecourse, this text is a perfect fit! A Telecourse program is available from Coastline Community College titled: Dollars & Sense: Personal Finance for the 21st Century that is based on the Kapoor, Dlabay, and Hughes text. The program includes 26 30-minute video tapes, which you directly purchase from Coast by contacting Lynn Dahnke, Marketing Director, Coast Learning Systems, 11460 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley, CA 92708, (800) 547-4748. Web Site: www.CoastLearning.org.. The course also has a Telecourse Study Guide available that connects the videos to the text. To make sure your students receive the text and telecourse study guide package, order ISBN 0074216449 through McGraw-Hill.

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Telecourse Study Guide To Accompany Personal Finance
Les Dlabay, Robert J. Hughes Jack Kapoor
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Casebriefs: Wills, Trusts & Estates

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Recommending Law Casebriefs in Wills, Trusts and Estates.......2001-03-12

This CD-ROM is published by the leader in legal education--- The Barbri Group, Inc. It includes concise and precise casebriefs from major Wills, Trust, and Estates textbooks written by professional legal educators. It contains installation requirements, casebook correlation chart, and overview of the toolbar. In addition, it elaborates "the Seven Important Things" you need to know about casebriefs. It is 100% comprehensive, 100% authoritative, and 100% of What You Need!!! Through its detailed instructions given, it can be installed by Window 3.1, Window 95, or Window 98. It is a certain legal aid recommended for legal student, social science students, practising lawyers, or every person who is interested in Wills, Trust, and Estate law. Good Future For Everyone !!!

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This book covers the sugar cane plant, crop production and services, the latter comprising engineering, research and administration. It aims at providing the reader with information regarding the cost-effective production of a good crop of sugar cane. The significance of the book is the provision of practical information for the farmer engaged in the production of the crop. The cultivation and management of sugar cane is discussed, with emphasis given to cultivation and management practices. Supporting services of agricultural engineering and research are given special attention.

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Sugar Cane Cultivation And Management
H. Bakker
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Carbon nanotubes are molecular-scale carbon fibers with structures related to those of the fullerenes. Since their discovery in 1991, they have captured the imagination of physicists, chemists and materials scientists alike. This book covers all the most important areas of nanotube research, as well as discussing related structures such as carbon nanoparticles and "inorganic fullerenes." It is the first single-author book on the subject and will be of interest to chemists, physicists, materials scientists, and engineers working on carbon materials and fullerenes in both academia and industry.

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Zig-zag ride on the buckytube.......2000-01-28

The new book by Peter Harris reviews the properties of carbon nanotubes and clarifies their promise as revolutionary new materials for the XXI century. Harris has written a most readable and useful book, which contains a wealth of up-to-date information for specialists and non-specialists. The book highlights the main challenges that have to be overcome if carbon-based nanotube technology is to fulfil the exciting, indeed revolutionary, promise that the already-known properties forecast........Times Higher Educational Supplement

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This collection of the correspondence between G.G. Stokes and Lord Kelvin provides invaluable insight and information on a period of major historical importance. Stokes and Kelvin helped to bring about conceptual and institutional changes that transformed the science of physics. They and their Victorian colleagues constituted one of the most significant groups of scientists in the history of science. Stokes and Kelvin corresponded for more than fifty years as professors in Cambridge and Glasgow respectively, thus amassing what is easily the largest extant correspondence between two Victorian physicists. The letters range widely over the people, ideas, and institutions of the age, illuminating the histories of Cambridge and Glasgow Universities and the Royal Society of London, as well as developments in electromagnetism, hydrodynamics, elasticity, optics, and X-rays. This collection is well indexed and fully annotated. It will serve as a primary resource for historians, physicists, and researchers in nineteenth century British science and the history of physics.

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The name Benedict Arnold survives today as a synonym for treachery. Author James Kirby Martin points out that Arnold's life, however, was not a simple black-and-white morality play--high-school textbook narratives to the contrary. Indeed, under different circumstances the American Judas might have gone down in history as the most revered military leader of the Revolutionary War, save George Washington. "His treason was shocking because of the magnitude of his contributions to the Revolutionary effort," writes Kirby, a professor at the University of Houston. In this revisionist account, Kirby suggests that Arnold was more a victim of his own inept political skills than a slave to base motives. A complex psychology was at work as well: Arnold always felt underappreciated by his colleagues, especially after victories at Saratoga. Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero presents a detailed account of an often misunderstood man.

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"Often crosses paths with Kenneth Roberts's historical novels Arundel and Rabble in Arms and it makes a fine successor to those splendid books."
--Allen D. Boyer, New York Times Book Review

"Both a biography and an extended meditation on the ironies of the Revolution, Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero is in many ways a remarkable example of the historian's craft. . . . .[an] indispensable guide."
--Los Angeles Times

"Martin discloses a new and entirely credible Benedict Arnold."
--The William and Mary Quarterly

Benedict Arnold stands as one of the most vilified figures in American history. Stories of his treason have so come to define him that his name, like that of Judas, is virtually synonymous with treason.

Yet Arnold was one of the most heroic and remarkable men of his time, indeed in all of American history. A brilliant military leader of uncommon bravery, Arnold dedicated himself to the Revolutionary cause, sacrificing family life, health, and financial well-being for a conflict that left him physically crippled, sullied by false accusations, and profoundly alienated from the American cause of liberty. By viewing Arnold's life backward through the prism of his treason, we invariably succumb to the demonizations that arose only after his abandonment of the rebel forces. We thereby overlook his critical role as one of the influential actors in the American Revolution.

Distinguished historian James Kirby Martin's landmark biography, the result of a decade's labor, stands as an invaluable antidote to this historical distortion. Careful not to endow the Revolutionary generation with mythical proportions of virtue, Martin shows how self-serving, venal behavior was just as common in the Revolutionary era as in our own time. Arnold, a deeply committed patriot, suffered acutely because of his lack of political savvy in dealing with those who attacked his honor and reputation. Tracing Arnold's life, from his difficult childhood through his grueling winter trek across the howling Maine wilderness, his valiant defense of Lake Champlain, and his crucial role in the Quebec and Saratoga campaigns, Martin has given us an entirely new perspective on this dramatic and exceptional life, set against the tumultuous background of the American Revolution.

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The definitive source on Benedict Arnold's early life to his betrayal.......2006-04-29

James Kirby Martin presents a fascinating view of Benedict Arnold, from his birth and early years, through his wartime exploits, up to his betrayal. The book succeeds on many levels. For one, it forces the reader to confront certain truths that have been obscured by the fog of history - namely that Benedict Arnold, until his betrayal, was an American hero, one of the rebels' greatest generals. In this way, while I don't view Arnold sympathetically for his betrayal, I see him now as the lead role in a real life Greek tragedy. He could have been among the greatest of our Founders. Moreover, the book does not excuse Arnold's treason, but does explain it and put it in context. If for no other reason than historical accuracy, it is important for students of history to know why Arnold committed treason.

The book was masterfully written and meticulously researched. Along the line of research, one final word. This book spurred me to research and review a number of the sources cited by Martin. A previous reviewer criticized Martin for failing to cite the novels of Kenneth Roberts. This criticism is, to put it charitably, invalid. First, a novel is a work of fiction. This book is non-fiction, and while Roberts's novels are highly acclaimed, they are still fiction. It makes no sense to cite fiction when writing non-fiction. Second, Roberts did compile a number of diaries and memoirs entitled March to Quebec: Journals of the Members of Arnold's Expedition (1938). This source is non-fiction and in fact is cited by Martin at page 435 and 460-80. Finally, a review of this book in the New York Times Book Review notes that this book often crosses paths with Roberts's works of fiction, and that this book is a "fine successor to those splendid books."

This book truly is the definitive source on Benedict Arnold's early life, wartime exploits and ultimate betrayal of the colonial forces. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in American history.

Arnold the Hero.......2005-01-04

After viewing the A&E movie A Question Of Honor, my fascination with Arnold began.. So I decided to pick up this book. Mainly because I was more interested in Arnold the American Hero rather then Arnold the American Traitor....

There are two Benedict Arnolds of the American Revolution. Most people are only familiar with the Traitor Arnold rather then the Hero Arnold. This particular book focuses on the Hero Arnold (just look at the title of the book) and does a fine job. The story of Arnolds heroic actions in the early part of the American Revolution needed to be told and James Kirby Martin tackled the task greatly......

The book more or less ends at the battle of Saratoga. Mainly because after that infamous battle, Arnolds decent into treason began to pick up steam. If Arnold would have been killed at Saratoga he would have been an American Hero. After reading this book, I almost wish that would have been the case. The man was a victim of his own bitterness. The story of Benedict Arnold was a true tragedy....

I think this book should be viewed as a "part one" of the Benedict Arnold saga. After reading this book, seek out other books(on Arnold) which focuses on his treason.......

This is a very disappointing book.......2003-02-11

I bought this book because of the enthusiastic reviews it received on the Amazon.com website. Having looked through it, I am thoroughly disappointed. The author is apparently either unaware of the great novels dealing with Benedict Arnold, beautifully and accurately written in the 1930's by Kenneth Roberts,or has chosen to ignore them. I find this totally unacceptable, since much of what we know about the march to Quebec, the retreat and near loss of the Northern Army on Isle Aux Noix, and the Battle of Valcour Island came to light in "Arundel" and "Rabble in Arms". Martin apparently wanted to write an academic version of Arnold's life, but his failure to cite Roberts renders the Martin book intellectually dishonest. Further, that Martin could have failed to mention Roberts' collection of diaries entitled "The March on Quebec" is truly mind boggling. If it would be possible to give the book zero stars, I would do so for it doesn't deserve the one I had to give it.

The Real Story of America.......2002-09-23

Martin is the foremost authority on this period in our history. He also manages to be the only historian I have read yet that handled the Arnold Expedition to Quebec with the accuracy and depth it deserves. Martin speaks of my grandfather Major Reuben Colburn with fairness and awards him the credit for his efforts in supplying, leading and maintaining the mission denied him by historians through the ages. Many merely used Colburn as a scapegoat for the failure of the effort, but not Martin. His research revealed the truth as such an effort so often does should an author choose that path, and I applaud him for it. He has also backed me in my effort to convince the National Park Service to grant Colburn House in Pittston, Maine "Landmark" status. Jim Martin is an ally I value greatly, and a man who knows what he is talking about.

Excellent concept, well presented........2002-03-30

It's an obvious concept if you think about it: our automatic thought when we hear the name "Benedict Arnold" is clearly a matter of perspective, not simple truth. The victors write the histories. Had Britain won the war, Arnold would have been, at worst, someone who saw the writing on the wall and got out while the getting was good, and at best, a prodigal son who'd seen the light and returned to the fold, renouncing his treason against king and country.

The first beauty of this book is that by simply existing, it forces you TO think about it; most people never do. But beyond that, it gives a meticulous history of the man, admitting his flaws (he was ambitious and more than a bit prickly about what he saw as slurs on his personal honor) but also pointing out the many positives that most Americans are completely unaware of: he was one of the greatest generals in the rebel cause, generous, courageous, honorable, and brilliant. So why did this man turn against the cause he'd fought for? Partly because he was disillusioned by the behavior towards himself and others by what he saw as a congress interested more in political connections than competence in awarding military honors, partly because he came to believe that said congress's incompetence rendered the American cause unwinnable. An error, and a serious one, but one which must be balanced against the fact that his contributions at the battle of Saratoga were largely responsible for the American victory.

A fascinating study into a seriously overlooked subject in American history. A must-read.

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In recent years a startling policy innovation has emerged within global and domestic environmental governance: certification systems that promote socially responsible business practices by turning to the market, rather than the state, for rule-making authority. This book documents five cases in which the Forest Stewardship Council, a forest certification program backed by leading environmental groups, has competed with industry and landowner-sponsored certification systems for legitimacy.

The authors compare the politics behind forest certification in five countries. They reflect on why there are differences regionally, discuss the impact the Forest Stewardship Council has had on other certification programs, and assess the ability of private forest certification to address global forest deterioration.

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Scholarly Reviews.......2004-12-13

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"the leading analysis, from a social science perspective, on the most important trend in forest policy."

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"An excellent book that will make a significant contribution to an important emerging area of research."

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"...a rich theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of private environmental governance in the forestry sector in several industrial countries. I am aware of no other published work that presents such an exhaustive account and analysis of private environmental governance, let alone in this critical sector. It should attract considerable interest among those interested in environmental management and its relationship to corporate responsibility "

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Benjamin Cashore, Graeme Auld, and Deanna Newsom. Governing Through Markets: Forest Certification and the Emergence of Non-State Authority.(Book review): ... of International Wildlife Law & Policy
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Governing Through Markets: Forest Certification and the Emergence of Non-state Authority
Benjamin; Auld, A.Graeme; Newsom, Deanna Cashore
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SUSTAINING TOMORROW. A STRATEGY FOR WORLD CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
F. & H. Field (eds.) Thibodeau
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