How to Prepare for the AP Microeconomics/Macroeconomics (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap Macroeconomics/Microeconomics  Advanced Placement Examination)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Poorly written and poorly thought out
  • Practice tests are lacking
How to Prepare for the AP Microeconomics/Macroeconomics (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap Macroeconomics/Microeconomics Advanced Placement Examination)
Frank Musgrave , and Elia Kacapyr
Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0764133616

Book Description

Presented in this updated manual are two full-length practice tests—including one all-new macroeconomics test—with all questions answered and explained. Students will also find an extensive review of all AP test topics, which include economic systems, demand and supply, theory of consumer choice, economics in the public sector, costs, product markets, perfect and imperfect competition, monopolies, labor resources, the national income and gross domestic product, inflation and unemployment, fiscal policy, money and banking, monetary policy, determinants of economic growth, and international trade and exchange. Added new sections in this edition include game theory, Giffen goods, money demand, interest rate determination, and potential GDP.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Poorly written and poorly thought out.......2007-04-16

I used both this book and the Priceton Review, and I have to say the Princeton Review one is much better.
The Barron's one appears to have lots of practice questions, but really, towards the middle of the book they leave out free-response questions. Instead, they tell you to solve the question that was provided in the middle of that chapter.
It was as if they wrote this on a deadline and rushed through the entire thing. The content seemed inadequate and explanations were poor. Their attempts to make funny remarks to appeal to the teenage audience were often inappropriate or left the reader confused.
Barron's is usually my first choice for AP prep, but the AP economics book is one exception.
However, you might want to buy this anyway since it comes with 2 practice tests that you could use.

3 out of 5 stars Practice tests are lacking.......2006-07-17

When compared to the Princtons review book, I found that the tests in the Barrons book were too easy. The rest of the book is well laid ou though and explanations are clear and concise. I took the micro and macro tests in may 06 and got 5s on both. But this was mostly because of the princeton book & going online to the ap website.
macro: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/members/article/1,3046,152-171-0-2083,00.html
micro: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/members/article/1,3046,152-171-0-2084,00.html
How to Prepare for the AP Macroeconomics/Microeconomics
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great introduction to the purchasing function
  • Great book
  • Horrible
  • Exactly what a student needs.
  • I independent studied using this book
How to Prepare for the AP Macroeconomics/Microeconomics
Frank Musgrave , and Elia Kacapyr
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ASIN: 0764111647

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This brand new test prep manual offers a full-length model examination with answers explained plus a wealth of material explaining and illustrating important concepts in micro and macro economics. Just a few among the major topics covered include perfect and imperfect competition, monopoly, costs, production, supply, the public sector, resource markets, and much more. In addition to the model exam, students will find sample questions and short tests both within chapters and at their conclusions.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great introduction to the purchasing function.......2005-08-30

This easy-to-read text quickly covers the key activities related to purchasing and inventory management; including everything from reorder techniques, to negotiating techniques, to purchasing law. The style of this book is reminiscent of texts published in the early part of the 20th century that focused on quickly getting new managers and clerks up to speed on specific business topics. It avoids the hype of most business books and the pretentious style of most college texts by sticking with short, concise, plain English, treatments of the multitude of topics covered.
The nominal price of this book is a purchasing lesson in itself. This book is a bargain.

5 out of 5 stars Great book.......2005-08-05

I used this review book to study for the AP Microeconomics exam and was pleased by its coverage of all the necessary topics. Even though the book looks small, there really is no need for more material. When I took the Microeconomics exam, I was surprised by how easy it was. To study for the exam's free response section, be sure to check out previous College Board AP Micro free response exams and their answers. They follow the same basic pattern of topics and form of questions. I received a 5 on the exam. I will use the book again this year for the Macroeconomics section.

2 out of 5 stars Horrible.......2005-05-11

Upon studying for the AP Macroeconomics test, I found the Barrons book to be useless. The sample tests were a joke because they are nothing like the actual AP tests. I took an AP Macroeconomics course in school and the Barrons book did nothing to enhance my knowledge. I would highly recommend the Kaplan AP Economics book because it has challenging sample questions with full explanations to the answers (unlike Barrons). This book does not help one to get a 5 on the AP Macroeconomics test.

5 out of 5 stars Exactly what a student needs........2004-06-11

I decided to independently study for the AP Macroeconomics exam my junior year. I had not taken any classes previously that would have helped me on the test. In addition to the Barron's book, I purchased the Princeton Review and the Cliffs Notes books. There is simply no comparsion-- the Barron's book is FAR superior. It does not waste the reader's time delving into topics not on the exam. It covers exactly what the student needs to know.
The other two books I mentioned are excessively light on some topics, and I am confident that if I would have taken the test with one or both of them, I would not have done nearly as well. But the Barron's book gave me everyting I needed.
At the end of each chapter(as is the case with all Barron's AP books) there are 15 multiple-choice questions covering the material from the chapter and a free response question. I found these questions relevant and instructive. The sample AP exam in the back of the book is well done.
Thanks to this book, I am confident I got a 5 on the AP Macroeconomics exam. There was just one multiple choice question I didn't recognize. Highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars I independent studied using this book.......2002-10-21

I never took the AP microeconomics course offered at my school. I just used this book and the PR book. Overall, this book is great in that it teaches all the information needed to ace the test. However, the questions in the practice test are not reflective of those on the real test. Also, sometimes, this book delves too deeply into the subject. It provides far more information than is necessary to get a 5 on the test. It is also more boring than the Princeton Review book. Information is presented in paragraph forms rather than in bulleted form, making it more unorganized. However, knowing this book back to front will easily get the job of getting a 5 on the AP test accomplished.

Power and Influence in the Boardroom
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    Power and Influence in the Boardroom
    James Kelly
    Manufacturer: Routledge
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    In this work, the authors investigate the role, status and influence of Personnel and Human Resource directors. They offer both theoretical perspectives and case studies, in order to explain the 'politics' of board relationships.

    The Original American Wheat Dolly
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      The Original American Wheat Dolly
      Mary Lomen
      Manufacturer: North American Heritage Press
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      Interior designer Mary Lomen shows, with many illustrations and instructional diagrams, the beautiful art of wheat weaving. There are step-by-step instructions for many wheat dolly projects including several beautiful Christmas ornaments. Illuminating the home with wheat dollies is a delightful age-old custom which has become a popular decorating motif in the United States. These beautiful, all-natural, hand-crafted ornaments have been used for countless centuries, and they are found in homes throughout the world. As living works of art they are especially esteemed by many Europeans, who traditionally decorate their homes with these symbols of health, happiness, and good fortune.

      Life in the Universe: Scientific American : A Special Issue (Scientific American, a Special Issue)
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        Scientific American , and Carolyn B. Mitchell
        Manufacturer: W.H. Freeman & Company
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        Folk Wisdom for a Natural Home
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • excellent
        Folk Wisdom for a Natural Home
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        5 out of 5 stars excellent.......1999-03-15

        This is a great book I found by accident! the layout, photography, everything about the book is utterly fantastic...I recommend it to anyone not only looking for the 'natural" way, but anyone interested in folk lore and very interesting 'ancient" information...Well done Beverley!
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          Pagram. Beverly
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          ASIN: B000H8VQF8

          Precision Bowhunting: A Year-Round Approach To Taking Mature Whitetails
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Excellent book, a must read for serious deer hunters
          • another great book by John Eberhart
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          Precision Bowhunting: A Year-Round Approach To Taking Mature Whitetails
          John Eberhart , and Chris Eberhart
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          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Excellent book, a must read for serious deer hunters.......2007-09-12

          This book, without a doubt, is the finest book on deer hunting that I have ever read. As an avid reader, I have read a pile of books on deer hunting, most of which were the same information, recycled over and over again. The techniques and strategies in these books are just not applicable to hunting in my heavily pressured home state of South Carolina.
          This book is full of fresh ideas that have challenged the way I have historically approached bowhunting. I would recommend this book to anyone, bowhunters and gunhunters alike. It is the most HONEST and PRACTICAL book on hunting mature deer that you will ever read. It will help you to rethink the way you hunt and give you more opportunities at big bucks. I cannot say enough good things about this book. If you live in a state or area where there is alot of stiff hunting pressure, you have got to read this book.

          5 out of 5 stars another great book by John Eberhart.......2007-03-31

          This book walks through the whole year, what you need to be getting done now, what you need to be getting ready to do. Its all here, how, when, and where you should be hunting through out the season. It rehashes some of his other book " bowhunting pressured Whitetails" both are books I would recomend to any bowhunter.

          5 out of 5 stars Precision Bow Hunting Review.......2007-01-04

          Excellent book. Easy to read, well organized, and insightful. No gimmicks or add-ons. Follow the straight forward practices to improve your odds. I used the knowledge for both bow and firearm hunting. I saw many more deer than in prior years. I purchased a copy for my son and a friend.

          5 out of 5 stars You can't miss this..........2006-10-09

          Chris and John have done it again. This is an incredible follow up to "bowhunting pressured whitetails". Their knowledge of the lore of the wood and the unique and creative take they have with hunting consistently shows their superior knowledge they are all too happy to share with those of you who are wise to purchase this book.

          5 out of 5 stars A Book Every Serious Bowhunter Should Have.......2005-08-27

          This book and the Eberhart's other book "Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails" are the two best whitetail deer bowhunting books I have read - and I have read a lot of them. Most deer hunting books discuss tactics for hunting unpressured deer (i.e. large, privately managed farms or ranches with limited access or high-fence operations) that most hunters will simply never have the chance to hunt. This book is different from other hunting books in that the Eberhart's explain their year-round system for consistently taking mature whitetail bucks from pressured areas in their home state of Michigan. I must say again that the Eberthart's bowhunting books are the best I have read. In fact, I re-read parts of their books before each hunting season.

          Learn Italian the Fast and Fun Way with Audio CDs (Fast and Fun Way Compact Disc Packages)
          Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
          • Bene
          • It works, and in interesting.
          • Excellent book for my level of knowledge.
          • multo bene
          • Nice Intro to Italian
          Learn Italian the Fast and Fun Way with Audio CDs (Fast and Fun Way Compact Disc Packages)
          Marcel Danesi
          Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
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          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars Bene.......2007-08-23

          This book is very easy to read and the exercises are specific and beneficial. The only complaint I have is that the mini dictionary in the back doesn't contain all of the vocabulary in the book. I've had to look on line a couple of times for answers to my questions. If you're learning Italian on your own, this book is a good buy.

          5 out of 5 stars It works, and in interesting........2007-08-09

          Several of our teachers use this when teaching Italian and find that it is excellent.

          5 out of 5 stars Excellent book for my level of knowledge........2007-03-26

          The book is excellent in teaching the pronounciation of Italian and the proper usage of word endings. I would also recomend the CD that comes with the book so you can hear the words that are covered in each lesson.

          5 out of 5 stars multo bene.......2007-02-09

          Great product at very good price. Use in conjunction with a CD series like Pimeleur Italian 1, 2 and 3 for best combination of at home learning.

          5 out of 5 stars Nice Intro to Italian.......2006-10-27

          This is a good book to use as a starting point. It covers some common phrases, grammar, and vocabulary. There is enough repetition of what you have learned in previous chapters to help you retain it. The 4-CD set is wonderful as a pronounciation help. The book is nicely organized into 29 well-planned lessons that take about an hour and a half each. Very nice way to begin learning this charming language.
          Learn Italian the Fast and Fun Way
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            Learn Italian the Fast and Fun Way
            Marcel Danesi; Heywood Wald
            Manufacturer: Barron
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            Binding: Audio Cassette
            ASIN: B000MC35IU

            Sweet Valley High #05: All Night Long (Sweet Valley High (Numbered Paperback))
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              Francine Pascal
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              The Customer Loyalty Solution : What Works (and What Doesn't) in Customer Loyalty Programs
              Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
              • A good, well organised DB marketing textbook with some arguable points of view
              • The Database Marketing Case Book
              The Customer Loyalty Solution : What Works (and What Doesn't) in Customer Loyalty Programs
              Arthur Middleton Hughes
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              ASIN: 0071363661

              Download Description

              Database marketing is today's most powerful tool for designing cost-effective, resource-efficient marketing and operations programs. The Customer Loyalty Solution cuts through theory and guesswork to examine how leading marketers from Land's End to IBM are using today's new breed of database marketing tools to compute lifetime value, cut costs in every area, and make databases easier to access and utilize from anywhere on the globe.

              Customer Reviews:

              4 out of 5 stars A good, well organised DB marketing textbook with some arguable points of view.......2006-03-15

              This is for sure a good and well organised Database Marketing DBM textbook. I like "What works", "What doesnt work" and "Quiz (with answers)" in the end of each chapter much. However, I think it can be even better if the author can add more real life examples to support his key points of the book, as summarized in the last chapter:-

              1. DBM is not the same as CRM.
              2. DBM is incremental
              3. The internet has enabled DBM to deliver on its promises
              4. The Web is not a selling medium; it is an ordering medium.
              5. People like communications
              6. Everthing in DBM can and should be measured.
              7. Lifetime Value is the key measurement technique for DBM.
              8. DBM is not about discounts.
              9. Customers should not all be treated alike.
              10. Most successful database marketers outsource the construction of their database.
              11. Caller ID and cookies have become essential database marketing tools.
              12. Many customers will gladly give you their profiles over the web.
              13. Marketing databases today are stored in a relational format on a server accessed by marketers over the web.
              14. Becoming customer centric is seldom an achievable goal.

              Despite my praise above, I can hardly agree with the author's projection of DBM as a surefire independent tool to distiguish it from the notorious CRM. IMHO, the high failure rate of CRM is owing to the absence of good business+customer strategies, and the ignorance of top executives who believe that putting tons of money on software and servers will make CRM work.

              No matter what and in short, this book deserves to be recommended.

              4 out of 5 stars The Database Marketing Case Book.......2003-08-06

              I have been an admirer of Arthur Hughes' writing for many years. His books The Complete Database Marketer and the splendid Strategic Database Marketing are among the best in the genre. Especially the latter has helped me a lot in my own projects as a database marketing specialist.

              Now Arthur returns with a new book, another fine read. There are some things to be mentioned though.

              Ed Sander, Failsafe Database Marketing

              First of all, you should first read Strategic Database Marketing before you read this one. Although some of the subject matter of the two books overlaps, the theoretical background is explained much better in Arthur's previous book. For instance, the Lifetime Value case in The Customer Loyalty Solution is far too complex as a first taster.

              Second, the title. I really don't think it does the book justice since it covers much more ground than just loyalty programs. With a title like this it might easily get lost between the dozens of other customer loyalty books on Amazon. Personally I would have suggested something like "The Database Marketing Case Book" instead, since the book mainly consists of some 40 short and longer case descriptions which illustrate the power and possible results of database marketing combined with the Internet. As such, it is a great companion book to Strategic Database Marketing, which focusses more on the 'how to'.

              Third, although there is - as I mentioned - certain overlap with Strategic Database Marketing, this book does cover a few highly interesting (new) subjects in more detail. To name a few:

              - What is the difference between CRM and DBM ? Which is better ?
              - Why have catalogers not used DBM ?
              - Calculating the value of names and e-mail addresses.
              - Selling versus communicating on the web. Which one works ?
              - E-mail marketing.

              Also, most of the cases and options described are evaluated using the Lifetime Value theorie, which is very clear an useful. All chapters also include a summary, checlists of things that work and don't work and a quiz to test your understanding of the described cases.

              All in all another fine and inspiring book by Arthur. Not as essential as Strategic Database Marketing, but a must have for anybody who has already digested that title and wants an extra 'grand desert'.

              Cases and Exercises in International Management
              Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
              • Great Asset in Teaching International Management
              Cases and Exercises in International Management
              Charles A. Rarick
              Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Paperback

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              Book Description

              This book acts as a supplement to the traditional text in international or cross-cultural management. The book provides a practical approach to the study of the subject, and students can apply what they have read in the textbook or learned in class to problems relevant to transnational management. A strong emphasis of the book is the importance of culture to international management issues. A particular strength of the book is the diversity of cultures found in the cases. The text is based on the belief that learning is best achieved through more active student involvement in the educational process.

              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars Great Asset in Teaching International Management.......2005-03-14

              The cases are deceptively simple, yet they hook students (undergraduate and graduate alike) and make them reflect on important International Management Issues. This book is, for the money, a great companion text for a class in International Management. I like this author's other Case book in International Business for the very same reason. Well worth the investment.
              Cases and Projects in International Management: Cross-Cultural Dimensions
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                Cases and Projects in International Management: Cross-Cultural Dimensions
                Richard Mead
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                Culture may not be the only factor to affect organizational structure. Size, strategic location, the industrial climate, the complexity of the task in hand and the kind of technology used all exert an influence and profoundly affect the relations between members of an organization. Managers therefore have to contend with weighing culture against other variables when trying to implement organizational structure.If culture is but one among a range of factors, then why are cross-cultural management skills so important? Mead crisply answers this question at the outset and his views may be summarized as follows. Today's business world is global and therefore firms are forced to establish branches and subsidiaries outside their national boundaries. Managers have to deal with people from other cultures, and it is imperative that they develop the ability to interact with individuals who have different cultural priorities. Effective cross-cultural management increasingly means working with people from different cultures and learning to tolerate differences when devising shared priorities.In today's economic climate, market forces appear to have an increasingly anthropological dimension. The ethnocentric manager, for example, who is unable or unwilling to deal with members of other cultures has fewer career opportunities. To accommodate these changes management schools are giving increasing priority to teaching cross-cultural management skills. International Management combines theory and practice, and includes a variety of exercises to enable students to apply general concepts to specific situations.Mead acknowledges the difficulty in providing a single definition of culture, but does not duck the issue. Instead he provides a succinct account of the sociological and anthropological positions before moving on to the management literature. This publication deserves a warm welcome because it acknowledges the contribution made by anthropologists to the understanding of culture. As Richard Mead demonstrates, there is clearly a great deal of scope for making more use of anthropological insights in clarifying the role of culture in international management. The book is aimed at students and has been written with admirable clarity, and should be of value to anyone involved in teaching applied social sciences.
                English for Corporate Communications: Cases in International Business
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                  Jennifer Spring-Wallace
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                    Betty Jane Punnett
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