Seize the American Dream: 10 Entrepreneurial Success Strategies

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You Can Seize the American Dream!

Whether you are already an entrepreneur, working to maintain the entrepreneurial spirit within your company, or just thinking about starting your own business, this book will help you realize your dreams and make a real difference in your life and the lives of others. Unlike the aspirations of generations before us, the American dream today is more about entrepreneurial spirit than it is about security. This book dispels the myth that entrepreneurs are good only at starting companies, and provides the strategies and the inspiration that will help you leave your mark on the world and change things for the better. Seize the American Dream offers the tools you need to act on your passion, build a solid and effective organization, and realize financial freedom in the process.

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The horizontalist perspective is an extension of the post-Keynesian approach that has hitherto focused on a theory of credit and money. This book extends horizontalism beyond its traditional boundaries and makes it consistent with the post-Keynesian theories of output and the open economy.

The authors compare and contrast the horizontalist position with various orthodox and non-orothodox views on money. They argue that horizontalism is perfectly compatible with liquidity preference, credit constraints, and a flexible interest-rate mark-up, and address recent developments in banking that reinforce the validity of a horizontal schedule of credit-money. The overall intention is to place horizontalism within the current heterodox tradition as a general theory of the creation of money that is consistent with the post-Keynesian view on macroeconomic policy.

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Money, Credit & Banking, published by Ohio State University Press on February 1, 1996. The length of the article is 7699 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.

From the supplier: Daily data on short-term interest rates are used to show how changes in Federal Reserve operating procedures have affected the term structure. Yield spreads were helpful in predicting short-term interest-rate movements during the nonborrowed reserves targeting period (1979-82), but not during the earlier Federal-funds targeting period. Since the adoption of contemporaneous-reserves accounting in 1984, yield spreads have been informative about short-term interest rate movements, principally because of the interplay between the market determination of the overnight funds rate on reserve settlement Wednesdays and the Fed's apparent commitment to stabilizing the funds rate on other days. (Printed by permission of the publisher.)

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Title: A daily view of yield spreads and short-term interest rate movements.(yield spreads show effect of Federal Reserve procedures on short-term interest rates)
Author: William Roberds
Publication: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 1996
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Volume: v28 Issue: n1 Page: p34(20)

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Do excess holding-period returns depend on the composition of outstanding federal debt?(research shows no relationship between debt composition and excess ... from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking

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Do excess holding-period returns depend on the composition of outstanding federal debt?(research shows no relationship between debt composition and excess ... from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking
Myles S. Wallace , and John T. Warner
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Money, Credit & Banking, published by Ohio State University Press on February 1, 1996. The length of the article is 3119 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.

From the supplier: The relationship between the composition of outstanding federal debt and the term structure of interest rates has been a much studied and debated subject. This note examines the relationship between the excess holding period returns and the composition of debt over the post-Accord period. The evidence fails to support a link between debt composition and excess period returns. (Printed by permission of the publisher.)

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Title: Do excess holding-period returns depend on the composition of outstanding federal debt?(research shows no relationship between debt composition and excess holding period interest returns)
Author: Myles S. Wallace
Publication: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 1996
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Volume: v28 Issue: n1 Page: p132(8)

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Interest Rate Liberalization and Money Market Development: Selected Country Experiences : Proceedings of a Seminar Held in Beijing July/August 1995

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Interest Rate Liberalization and Money Market Development: Selected Country Experiences : Proceedings of a Seminar Held in Beijing July/August 1995

Manufacturer: International Monetary Fund
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This book brings together the papers presented at a seminar held in Beijing, China, in August 1995 and sponsored jointly by the IMF's Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department and the People's Bank of China. The papers were written by central bankers from China, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and Turkey. The Chinese authorities were specifically interested in learning more about the Italian and Turkish models of interbank markets and in the experiences of neighboring Asian countries with interest rate liberalization. The U.S. experience was also presented, and the introduction to the book draws policy lessons from the experiences presented at the seminar.

Liquidity effects and transactions technologies. (includes related articles): An article from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking

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Liquidity effects and transactions technologies. (includes related articles): An article from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking
Michael Dotsey , Peter Ireland , Finn E. Kydland , Don Schlagenhauf , and Jeffrey Wrase
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Money, Credit & Banking, published by Ohio State University Press on November 1, 1995. The length of the article is 6719 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.

From the supplier: Recently there has been growing interest in using general equilibrium models to understand the effects of monetary policy on interest rates and real economic activity. This research effort has involved the search for models that generate liquidity effects. One branch of this research employs cash-in-advance constraints and various assumptions about financial structures that place infinite transactions costs on flow of funds across segmented markets. In this paper we relax the assumption of infinite transactions costs and find that liquidity effects either disappear or are greatly dampened when transaction technologies are more appropriately specified. (Printed by permission of the publisher.)

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Title: Liquidity effects and transactions technologies. (includes related articles)
Author: Michael Dotsey
Publication: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 1995
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Volume: v27 Issue: n4 Page: p1441(31)

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The long-run relationship between nominal interest rates and inflation: the Fisher equation revisited.(correct estimation of Fisher relation shows inflation ... from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking

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The long-run relationship between nominal interest rates and inflation: the Fisher equation revisited.(correct estimation of Fisher relation shows inflation ... from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking
William J. Crowder , and Dennis L. Hoffman
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Money, Credit & Banking, published by Ohio State University Press on February 1, 1996. The length of the article is 7268 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.

From the supplier: The empirical literature examining the Fisher equation has produced results that are generally inconsistent with the simple textbook representation. Much of this evidence is obtained from the statistical analysis that fails to recognize that the nominal interest rate and expected inflation may be modeled as distinct nonstationary series that share a common stochastic trend. Using a fully efficient estimator of the implied cointegration vector we find evidence of a postwar Fisher relation that is consistent with the standard textbook representation even when taxes on interest income are taken into account. Dynamic analysis based on this long-run relation identifies the common source of the instability (non-stationary) in the system of nominal interest rates and inflation as the accumulation of inflation innovations. The dynamic response of the system to these shocks is examined by distinguishing the shock that leaves a permanent imprint on the system from the shock that has only transitory effect. (Printed by permission of the publisher.)

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Title: The long-run relationship between nominal interest rates and inflation: the Fisher equation revisited.(correct estimation of Fisher relation shows inflation innovation to be the source of interest-rate instability)
Author: William J. Crowder
Publication: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 1996
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Volume: v28 Issue: n1 Page: p102(17)

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Mean reversion in interest rates: new evidence from a panel of OECD countries.(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development): An article from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking

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Mean reversion in interest rates: new evidence from a panel of OECD countries.(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development): An article from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking
Yangru Wu , and Hua Zhang
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Money, Credit & Banking, published by Ohio State University Press on November 1, 1996. The length of the article is 5408 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.

From the author: Previous studies show that the standard univariate unit root tests cannot reject the hypothesis that interest rates follow integrated processes. In this paper, we pool interest rate data of twelve OECD countries and implement a multivariate test. It is found that the unit root hypothesis can be decisively rejected. (JEI Classification Numbers: E40, C33)

From the supplier: Previous studies show that the standard univariate unit root tests cannot reject the hypothesis that interest rates follow integrated processes. In this paper, we pool interest rate data of twelve OECD countries and implement a multivariate test. It is found that the unit root hypothesis can be decisively rejected. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

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Title: Mean reversion in interest rates: new evidence from a panel of OECD countries.(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
Author: Yangru Wu
Publication: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 1996
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Volume: v28 Issue: n4 Page: p604(18)

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Money, Interest, and Banking in Economic Development (The Johns Hopkins Studies in Development)

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A Service to the Profession
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Money, Interest, and Banking in Economic Development (The Johns Hopkins Studies in Development)
Maxwell J. Fry
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ASIN: 0801850266

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Combining theory, empirical evidence, institutional analysis, and policy evaluation, the second edition of Money, Interest, and Banking in Economic Development provides a comprehensive overview of the role of monetary and financial economics in developing countries. Maxwell Fry includes new chapters on finance in endogenous growth models, foreign direct investment and the accumulation of foreign debt, and fiscal activities of central banks in developing countries.

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A Service to the Profession.......2000-07-24

This book is excellent. It covers a wide variety of topics and areas of interest, including the theory about finance and development, econometric evidence, and institutional issues. It is a great service to the economic profession and to any one interested in what a growing financial system means to the developing world. Unfortunately, it does not cover the important topic of financial crisis, which is clearly relevant to the developing world today; but it offers a solid and broad look at the arguments and issues of financial development in tranquil circumstances.

centeral bank.......1999-03-19

The option to wait to invest and equilibrium credit rationing.: An article from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking

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The option to wait to invest and equilibrium credit rationing.: An article from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking
Robert Lensink , and Elmer Sterken
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Money, Credit & Banking, published by Ohio State University Press on February 1, 2002. The length of the article is 2349 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.

From the author: Stiglitz and Weiss (1981) show that firms considering risky projects have higher reservation interest rates and hence it is optimal for a bank to reduce loan supply. In this note we show that when the risk involved in an investment will be resolved in the future, investors with riskier projects have a greater return from waiting. More risky projects have lower reservation interest rates and hence there is no motive for banks to ration credit demand.

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Title: The option to wait to invest and equilibrium credit rationing.
Author: Robert Lensink
Publication: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 2002
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Volume: 34 Issue: 1 Page: 221(5)

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Money, Interest, & Banking in Economic Development
Maxwell J. Fry
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ASIN: B000INDK3S

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This book looks at organisational problems occurring in a particular context, and clearly traces the way problems arise out of relations amongst the different parts of the larger system. It also pursues the meanings that these problems have for individuals and organisations alike. The authors, who are both practitioners experienced in working with organisations, show how their ideas can be implemented in different settings.

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Ultimate handbooks with detailed info on the major US federal government agencies. Including their programs, structure, functioning and procedures for conducting business with

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Mentoring is used in a wide range of situations in education: to assist learning; to help weaker students or those with specific learning needs or difficulties; to develop community or business links; to aid the inclusion of pupils otherwise at risk of exclusion; to develop ethnic links; and to enable students to benefit from the support of their peers, to name but a few.; The development and proliferation of mentoring and mentoring schemes in education over the last few years has been dramatic, and presents teachers, school managers and leaders, as well as mentors, with a challenge. This book presents mentors, plus anyone working with young people, with a guide to approaches to mentoring today. It looks at mentoring as a concept, how it is done well and how it can be made more effective.

What about Rose?: Using Teacher Research to Reverse School Failure (The Practitioiner Inquiry Series)

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What about Rose?: Using Teacher Research to Reverse School Failure (The Practitioiner Inquiry Series)
Smokey Wilson
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A Pig Don't Get Fatter the More You Weigh It: Classroom Assessments that Work: Classroom Assessments that Work

ASIN: 0807747874
Release Date: 2007-03-16

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Every year, thousands of urban minority students enter college academically underprepared to meet the challenges that await them. In this book, Smokey Wilson shares her 30-year-long search for better instructional strategies to help these adult learners (many of them African Americans) develop the basic literacy skills needed to succeed in college. Through detailed portraits of students in an urban community college, Wilson shows us when learning happens, why it happens, and what happens when it fails to appear. The text features "A Guide to Classroom Research for Teachers" that outlines the four stages of research and contains exercises to help jump start teachers who are tentative about doing research.

3 Books - 1) Emotional Intelligence: WHY It Can Matter More than IQ / 2) The SEVEN (7) Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change / 3) DAILY REFLECTIONS FOR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE (Unboxed Set of Business Leadership/Self-Improvment/Intelligence Business Books)

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3 Books - 1) Emotional Intelligence: WHY It Can Matter More than IQ / 2) The SEVEN (7) Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change / 3) DAILY REFLECTIONS FOR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE (Unboxed Set of Business Leadership/Self-Improvment/Intelligence Business Books)
Stephen R. Covey , A. Roger Merrill , Rebecca R. Merrill , Daniel Goleman , and Daniel Coleman
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Assertiveness for Managers: Learning Effective Skills for Managing People (Self-Counsel Business Series)

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Assertiveness for Managers: Learning Effective Skills for Managing People (Self-Counsel Business Series)
Diana Cawood
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Induction Training: Effective Steps for Investing in People

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Induction Training: Effective Steps for Investing in People
Michael Meigham
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ASIN: 0749433035

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Designed to help anyone involved with the induction of new staff this new book builds upon the authors previous book on the topic (How to Design and Deliver Induction Training Programs). Practical in approach and fully up-to-date with the latest Investors in People indicators regarding induction, the book will help readers determine the induction training needs of both the company and the individual. Clearly showing the different approaches that need to be adopted in a variety of situations the book provides guidance when inducting: school leavers, older returnee's, senior staff and the previously unemployed. Complete with handy action checklists and examples of best practice the book is the ideal induction Handbook.

Interpersonal Psychology: Communicating Effective People Skills

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Interpersonal Psychology: Communicating Effective People Skills
Don Jacobs
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The Kogan Page Guide to Effective Management: People, Resources, Activities, Organisation Systems, Personal Skills, the Law

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The Kogan Page Guide to Effective Management: People, Resources, Activities, Organisation Systems, Personal Skills, the Law
Roger Bennett
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Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood: Habit 5: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood: Habit 5: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
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Speech Ghostwriting: Crafting Effective Speeches for Other People

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Speech Ghostwriting: Crafting Effective Speeches for Other People
Douglas Perret Starr
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Interviewing: Principles and Practices

ASIN: 193333813X

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All students of speech writing can benefit from this detailed, step-by-step guide that shows how to compose a winning speech that sounds like the client, busy executive, politician, or other high-profile individual, wrote it by him or herself. Included are suggestions on interviewing the client, researching the topic, writing the speech to fit the speaker's style, and receiving necessary approvals from the client and the client's staff. Helpful finalizing tips teach writers how to prepare the speaker for the event and provide materials to the press.

Effective social skills programming : An article from: The Exceptional Parent

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Effective social skills programming : An article from: The Exceptional Parent

Manufacturer: Psy-Ed Corporation
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000BDZDFS
Release Date: 2005-09-12

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From identifying sources of information about positions for academic job seekers of all disciplines, to advising on the preparation of effective CVs and portfolios, through guidance on the process of interview to final negotiation of terms, Dawn Formo and Cheryl Reed--two Assistant Professors happily employed in their first choice institutions--provide a savvy guide to the application process.

Informed by the authors’ experience, the narratives of current and recent job seekers, and the rhetorical analysis of the processes of application, interview and negotiation, this book offers invaluable advice and insights to anyone contemplating an academic career in today’s precarious job market.

The authors cover the full spectrum of potential positions--adjunct, visiting, temporary and administrative appointments, as well as traditional tenure-track professorships--in both 4-year institutions and community colleges.

This book includes sample application letters and vitae, a model for job search workshop, and a rich list of resources both in print and on-line.

This handbook grew out of the demand generated by the authors’ successful workshops. Practical and entertaining, this is the essential guide to navigating today’s complex and changing academic job market.

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Different, but nice.......2007-06-19

I bought this book at the late stages of my job hunting process, i.e. after my first, phone interview, and right before the on-campus one. This book is not the traditional "how to get a job" book. It is written in a completely different style and this will make it difficult for some to follow (especially if what someone is looking for is a numbered list of things to do, say, question and answer). I myself found the relaxed, friendly tone of this book more entertaining. It covers all the phases of the job hunting process, starting from the application process (although I didn't read this part) to the first steps as a junior faculty member (which I plan to read). I focused on the middle, but most important phases, that of being interviewed in different situations (on conference, over the phone, on campus, etc.) What I really liked about this book is that it covered all different kinds of academic jobs, focusing on the differences between the interviewing process in community colleges, state universities and phd-awarding institutions. I also liked the fact that the authors used their own experiences and guided the readers through them. What I didn't find as useful was that the book is written by people who've been through this process searching for jobs in the humanities/literature/philosophy areas which seems to be a lot different that computer science/engineering positions, which was my case. The same holds for the resources on finding job announcements placed in the end of the book. The aforementioned fields are not there. Of course, one can always use the web!

I would recommend buying this book, perhaps along with another, more generic, less detailed book, such as the "Academic Job Search Handbook" by Heideberger and Vick.

Very Useful Coaching.......2001-01-04

Maybe this book is not for everyone, but I truly found large portions of it helpful when I was on the market last year. Women and men-of-color may find it more useful than white men. I especially recommend the chapters on the interview itself. I took this book along in my suitcase, would re-read the interview chapters, and then leave the hotel room, ready to communicate my main message. Only for the socially challenged? Gee I don't think so. One of the important messages of this book is presenting one's authentic self in a stylized way which makes interviewers perceive you as real but fits within the structure of a formal interview. The discussion of the type of school you would prefer and how to fit was useful as well. I requested that our local public library buy this, they bought 2 copies which are usually checked out.

helpful advice from people who have been there.......2000-12-15

I think the other reviews are much too hard on this book - I found it an extremely helpful resource. Certainly it duplicates a certain amount of information found in other academic job search guides (why is this surprising? 90% of any job search books on the market probably share about 90% of the same advice), but what is valuable about this book is the perspective that its authors bring to the topic. Formo and Reed have been on the market recently, and understand the experience very personally. For me, this made the book more useful than what I would consider the closest runner-up, the also excellent _The Academic Job Search Handbook_ by Heiberger and Vick (their advice is great and they are very sympathetic, but their distance from the personal experience of the job search occasionally made me resentful of how easily they talked about this difficult process). What I found particularly helpful about the Formo and Reed book was how they were able to discuss and provide examples of how necessary it is to get a real sense of oneself across in job applications. Using the Heiberger/Vick book, I produced applications that looked just like anyone else's; using the Formo and Reed book, I was able to come up with applications that looked like me. Finally, if, as one reader comments, these books are filled with information that any advanced grad student would know already, I advise her/him to check out any number of graduate programs that do nothing to prepare their graduates for the professional process of job applications, and in which students honestly in fact *don't* know much of what this book explains (it amazed me too, but I've been at conferences with such people...).

When common sense and simple courtesy fail..........2000-05-26

The authors seem to assume that by the time most graduate students complete and defend their dissertations they are bereft of the simplest social graces. Doctorally prepared adults who can't keep themselves from being obstreperous with prospective colleagues, chairpersons and deans need therapy and not "strategic rhetorics." This is a poorly written and highly dispiriting book. You'd do well to stay away from it.

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The 10 Minute Guide to Beating Debt is your first step to achieving financial security. Each easy-to-understand 10 minute lesson is full of strategies to help you spend less, save more, and reduce your credit card bills. This book is the complete guide to getting, using, and managing debt wisely even if you're a credit card junkie.

10 minutes is all you need to learn how to:

Create a reasonable budget that you'll be able to follow
Find credit cards with lower fees and no fees
Review your outstanding loans and see whether you can speed up repayments
Manage your own credit problems or determine whether you should consult a professional for help
Re-establish credit after you have paid off all your debts.

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Very practical, bite sized,realistic actions to help NOW.......1998-10-07

It's not all in 10 minutes, but many 10 minute excersises you can use to begin controlling your personal debt at once. Very helpfull for my wife and I to work together within these guidlines. Easy to understand

Ten Minute Guide to Beating Debt (10 Minute Guide Ser.)

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Susan Abentrod
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Spellbound: My Journey Through a Tangled Web of Success
Robert Morgan Styler
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Amway Motivational Organizations: Behind the Smoke and Mirrors

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What a tragic loss for so many.......2007-04-09

In the early 90s my former wife got hooked into the NSA MLM program in Baltimore. She chased her dreams of fortune at the clip of $4,000/month for desk rental, phone rental, seminar training for herself and paying for others to attend as she tried to con them into her new world. At one point the first office had to be closed, and several senior reps opened a new office. The idiots asked me to sign the lease contract, as none of them had the money or good credit to do so. I refused, and was immediately branded an enemy. The NSA product line was soon after moved to Equinox, and the heat for new recruits was turned up.

After that who I met Bill Gouldd once in a Building Blocks seminar my former wife forced me to go to (yes, I also paid $300 to go, plus she paid again). What a smooth operator, spawned from the loins of Satan himself. I saw right through the hype. But my wife saw glamor and riches.

After that came the Journey seminars for herself and others she tried to recruit. $2,500 a crack, and she paid for these folks in the hope they would buy into her dream. I finally called American Express to advise I was no longer going to pay for her card use. It was her account, they refused to close it. I never paid another dime for her account. I hid every dime I had left after she burned through over $80,000!

I remember she did not want to pass on shipping charges or sales tax. She absorbed it, as though magically losing money was going to help her break a profit. I was all about getting new suckers in her downline, the hell with good business sense.

So much of what this book says is so true, the cult mentality was so pervasive, and the attempt to alienate new recruits from other Neg Heads permeated everything. After the former wife burned through over $200,000 (most of it conned from my own parents behind my back), and wound up all but bankrupt (my CA home was in my name, and I had my own credit and money - now I am independently wealthy due to hard work in the computer software business), she decided I was to blame (more Gouldd cult influence) and filed for divorce. Good fu@^ing riddance. She was later impregnated by some Peruvian guy who bolted out of the USA upon hearing of the pregnancy. Poetic justice. The last I heard she could not afford to pay for repairs for her BMW, left it for the repair shop to sell to cover the bill, and wound up in a rusted out Taurus from her parents.

Drawing and Quartering of Bill Gouldd would not be enough to mete out justice. Bravo for the author to have come out so clean in the end. I do not blame Bill Gouldd, or anyone else, for my rather nasty turn in life. His influence merely brought a basic fault in the ex-wife to a very costly head. I survived financially, and kept my own pride intact, but so many others were deep into a downward spiral even in the earliest days of my seeing all this going on. All in denial, the next big deal was just around the corner, just had to get to some more $eminars... Meantime get a fancy car before going totally broke, "If you can't make it, fake it." Gawd, the memories...

The Wonders of Modern Capitalizm.......2007-02-22

A cautionary tale of greed gone oh so wrong, Spellbound made me thankful that my experiences with direct marketing have all been with a company that actually wants its sales force to make money. For those of us who believe in capitalism and have done direct sales with a well-run and fair company (Mary Kay Cosmetics), this book comes as a sad surprise.
What particularly left me with respect for the author is that Styler makes no victim of himself, instead admitting his own culpability in everything that occurred; and makes no hero of himself for helping to bring down a selfish and dangerous man who gave direct marketing a bad name.
Spellbound is a readable book. The tone is confessional but without maudlin sentimentality. Pick it up when you have plenty of time to read; you won't want to put it down.

Awesome Journey Thru The World of Networking!.......2007-02-22

This books took a tremendous amount of courage. First to walk away
from a lot of money because Styler discovered unethical practices,
then to stand up against a $200 million dollar company and later shut
them down with his testimony...that takes character. When you read
the story, what is really surprising and interesting is how honest
Styler is. He does not make himself out to be a victim. He owns his
faults and learns from them. It is a fascinating read.

Decent.......2007-01-31

Decent read on the "behind the scenes" aspects of Equinox. I worked with Styler briefly in the Santa Barbara, CA office, and really have a much lower opinion of him than I do Bill Gouldd, unfortunately. I can't wait until someone comes out with a book about Styler...that will be interesting reading!

Looking behind the smoke and mirrors at Equinox Int'l.......2003-04-23

This book is an absolutely fascinating read for anyone who came into contact with Equinox International, the Multi-Level Marketing company that flared across America in the early 1990s and lured thousands of Americans into handing over their money, time, and, most often, their self-respect in pursuit of quick fortunes. Equinox, led by charismatic leader Bill Gouldd, used slick promotional materials and pop psychology-based training techniques to induce thousands of people to purchase environmentally friendly products(water filters, vitamins, hair and skin care products) to resell to friends and family for profit. Eventually the US Government shut down Equinox for legal and ethical improprieties and fined Gouldd millions, but not before many people who had bought into the Equinox dream were left with empty pocketbooks and caseloads of unsold Equinox products collecting dust in their garages.
Rob Styler, a former Equinox Executive Director who was part of Gouldd's inner circle, sheds light on the machinations of this defunct company. Through a first person narrative Styler illustrates the way Gouldd helped prey on the naivete and blind desire of people; at its peak, Equinox was convincing lawyers, nurses, insurance agents, and other professionals to leave their stable careers to join the Equinox dream. Inevitably, the inherent flaws of Multi-Level Marketing led to the vast majority of Equinox participants making little to no money while Gouldd and a select few walked away with bundles. Styler interweaves his personal experience with the larger Equinox story to shed light on the workings of this simultaneously fascinating and horrifying company.
Styler's style is accessible and quick; I read the book in one sitting without strain, finding it difficult to put it down. The only minor quibble is Styler's devoting the last section of the book to describing a New-Age spiritual transformation on top of a South American mountain; this is the least interesting part of an otherwise fascinating book. Nevertheless, the majority of the book is devoted to recounting the Equinox story, which is a telling story of the perversion of the American Dream. If you didn't experience Equinox in the 90s this book will still be interesting, but for those who came into contact with the company, it is absolutely stunning. Kudos to Styler bringing the truth to light.

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