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Unmaking Goliath: Community Control in the Face of Global Capital
Jame DeFilippis Manufacturer: Routledge ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0415945259 |
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James DeFilippis offers a fresh approach to understanding the impact of economic globalization on cities and communities in the US. Arguing against those who say that our communities are powerless in the face of footloose corporations, DeFilippis considers what localities can do in the face of heightened capital mobility in order to retain an autonomy that furthers egalitarian social justice. Unmaking Goliath explores how we go about accomplishing this in practical, political terms. The book investigates these issues by analyzing contemporary collectivist organizations in housing, banking and industry and tracing their fortunes in the era of globalization.
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Book review: Unmaking Goliath: community control in the face of global capital [A book review from: Cities]
J. Pickerill Manufacturer: Elsevier ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000RR7A2W |
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This digital document is a journal article from Cities, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Unmaking Goliath: Community Control in the Face of Global Capital.(Book Review) : An article from: Journal of the American Planning Association
Barbara Becker Manufacturer: American Planning Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000ALNRXQ Release Date: 2005-07-25 |
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This digital document is an article from Journal of the American Planning Association, published by American Planning Association on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 678 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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Guidelines for Public Debt Management: Accompanying Document and Selected Case Studies (Manuals & Guides)
Staffs of the International Monetary Fun Manufacturer: International Monetary Fund ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1589061942 |
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This accompanying document to the "Guidelines for Public Debt Management," which the IMF and the World Bank copublished in 2001, contains sample case studies that illustrate how a range of countries from around the world and at different stages of economic and financial development are developing their debt management capacity in a manner consistent with the guidelines. The experience of these countries is discussed in this publication and should offer some useful and practical suggestions to other countries, as they strive to build their own capacity in public debt management.
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ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming: Problem - Design - Solution (Programmer to Programmer)
Marco Bellinaso Manufacturer: Wrox ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
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ASP.NET 2.0 Programming: Problem Design Solution is aimed at describing, designing, and implementing a site much like the ones you’re probably working on or will be soon, while taking the opportunity to introduce and explain many of the new features that the new great ASP.NET 2.0 framework offers. Difficult problems are addressed head-on so you'll be ready for most of the problems you’ll typically face when writing a modern website, and have one or more solutions ready for them.Unlike many other ASP.NET books that show examples for individual pages or features, the example in this book is an integrated end-to-end site (written in C#). The entire book and site has been written specifically for ASP.NET 2.0, to use the ASP.NET 2.0 features wherever they make sense.
The end-result is a website which features a layout with user-selectable themes, a membership system, a content management system for publishing and syndicating articles and photos, polls, mailing lists, forums, an e-commerce store with support for real-time credit card processing, homepage personalization, and localization. The book leads the reader through development of a site with:
This book is also available as part of the 5-book ASP.NET 2.0 Wrox Box (ISBN: 0-470-11757-5). This 5-book set includes:
Customer Reviews:
Nice overview of how to implement 2.0 features........2007-10-06
A great idea, a very good implementation.......2007-09-08
Good ASP.NET book but not for beginners.......2007-08-25
Good reviews - bad book.......2007-07-31
The best book about Asp .Net 2.0.......2007-07-07
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ASP.NET E-Commerce Programming: Problem - Design - Solution
Kevin Hoffman Manufacturer: Wrox Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1861008031 |
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ASP.NET E-Commerce Programming shows you how to build a complete e-commerce site, from design to deployment.This book will show you how to incorporate all the features offered on major e-commerce sites straight into your own projects, quickly and easily.
You will learn how to:
* Build a solid foundation for your site
* Provide access to products with a well fomatted product catalog
* Help potential customers find what they want with a search system
* Maximize sales with an efficient shopping cart and checkout system
* Use wishlists to turn the customers themselves into sales resource
* Manage product discounts
* Promote products with special offer coupons and targeted emails
* Offer after sales services such as order tracking
* Encourage community involvement in your site
* Forge partnerships through affiliate schemes
The code that accompanies the book provides a complete example site.
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This is a developers methodology book, not a programming "how-to"........2006-01-21
Not much help and support for installation.......2003-08-29
Simply Documentation for a Sample E-Commerce Site.......2003-07-23
Too Brief.......2003-04-03
Disappointed
Too Brief.......2003-04-03
Disappointed
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Making the Vehicle to Reach Your Dreams
Phil Fournier Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 141202014X Release Date: 2006-07-06 |
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What defines success? It\'s more than a profitable business and a secure life. Making the Vehicle describes Phil Fournier\'s journey from a chaotic company to a well-run and profitable firm.
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Technical Communication: A Guided Approach
Charles W. Vincent , and June Dostal Manufacturer: South-Western Educational Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0314069356 |
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Students practice as they learn to utilize and refine their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. They also learn how to write business documents, develop editing skills, practice teamwork, solve problems, develop a portfolio, use leadership skills, and learn to interact with other people.
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Technical Communication: A Guided Approach
June Dostal, Deborah St Vincent Charles W. Vincent Manufacturer: South-Western Educational Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OTP7KK |
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How to Get a Job in the San Francisco Bay Area
Robert Sanborn , and Will Flowers Manufacturer: Surrey Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 157284017X |
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How to Get a Job in the San Francisco Bay Area
Janet L. Beach Manufacturer: Contemporary Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0809256924 |
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How to Get a Job in the San Francisco Bay Area (The Insider's Guide)
Thomas M. Camden , and Donald, Ph.D. Cassella Manufacturer: Surrey Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0940625652 |
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Lapham's Rules of Influence: A Careerist's Guide to Success, Status, and Self-Congratulation
Lewis Lapham Manufacturer: Random House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0812992342 Release Date: 1999-05-18 |
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Want to get ahead in the world? To be a player, rather than a ticket holder? A mover and a shaker, rather than the moved or shaken? Lewis Lapham has a formula: Suck up, then suck up some more, and when you're finished with that, try to arrange a dinner with more people you can suck up to. Lapham, the iconoclastic editor of Harper's Magazine, argues that brownnosing has a long tradition in America, and quotes no less a source than Alexis de Tocqueville, who in 1831 was shocked to find that the "courtier spirit" was alive and well in the rough-and-tumble American democracy.The advice you'll find in Rules of Influence drips with acid, which you'd expect if you read any of Lapham's columns in Harper's, for which he won a National Magazine Award in 1995. But even in the sarcasm, one can find surprisingly practical advice. For example, he notes that "[t]oo much curiosity is a mark of inferior rank. You will be mistaken for a tourist or a waiter" if you ask too many questions. He also notes that the limelight is "[n]ot a safe place.... Too steep an ascent into the atmospheres of fame invites a correspondingly steep descent into the base camp of anonymity." If only Elizabeth Berkley could have read this book before she did Showgirls! --Lou Schuler
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As the editor of Harper's Magazine, Lewis Lapham has enjoyed entrée to America's "cultural elite," a class distinguished by its talent for currying favor, licking boots, and kissing ass. Now, in this scathingly funny and politically incorrect self-help book, Mr. Lapham offers his best advice to aspiring careerists seeking to ride in helicopters and see themselves on television.Customer Reviews:
WARNING: contains 15mg of sarcasm per page.......2002-12-06
My personal favorite among the "Rules of Influence" can be found on page 57:
"The Distinction between a Winsome Blurb and an Angry Review"
"A winsome blurb is a tribute to the courage of the human spirit; an angry review is an insult to the goodness of your fellowman. Always write the winsome blurb; never write the angry review. [...]"
The funniest thing about my copy of the book was that someone who had borrowed it from the library before me had not realized that Lapham had written his "Rules of Influence" as (sarcastic) advice for sycophants and brownnosers. This unsuspecting reader dutifully marked with an orange highlighter sentences like "the first impression is also the last impression, which is why it is important to always wear clean shoes," or "seek out the acquaintance of people richer and more important than yourself and never take an interest in people who cannot do you any favors," or "Money attaches itself to velocity. Never stay in one job for more than five years, and remember that the most important person is the first one to leave the room. None of the best people travel with luggage or conviction."
For a stronger and truly original dose of sarcasm I recommend Ambrose Bierce's "The Devil's Dictionary" (1911); and if you prefer a more comprehensive view of the art of ingratiation, I suggest the well-researched and very smart "You're Too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery" (2000) by Richard Stengel.
The Modern Courtier Handbook.......2002-10-29
The opening essay makes the argument that the courtier spirit is alive and well in America. In Europe's monarchies centuries ago, success could obtained by flattering the king. But in the US's democracy today, there are actually more 'kings' than there were then: there are CEOs, senators, executives, and editors -- they in turn control financial investments, defense contracts, government subsidies, book publications, and the media. As large corporations, governments and institutions become more pervasive, and power is concentrated into the hands of this new aristocracy, the more important it becomes to use of flattery, connections, networking, tact and image management in order get ahead. This observation is the heart of Lapham's thesis.
To apply this thesis to the real world, Lapham has 120 pages of "tips," many based on his personal experiences. Here's a few of his major points: One should only associate those more important people who can do you favors. When with the powerful, one should be polite, of course, but one should also avoid expressing strong opinions or emotions or ideas (although name-dropping is OK to show how connected you are). When speaking, one should have a certain seriousness and gravitas, but you need not say anything of substance -- he recommends using vague or abstract language full of cliché's & euphemisms, as they can actually a familiar comfort to listeners. Finally, one shouldn't try to be be brilliant or witty in public; realize that since mediocrity is the norm, an excessive display of intelligence could frighten others away.
Overall, Lapham's book was a fun read, though, as one reviewer wrote, it "drips acid." If you're an aspiring social climber or want to shimmy up the corporate ladder, and you're looking for some light reading & some pithy advice, then this book is highly recommended.
Stunning and Simply Amazing.......2002-05-28
From there he details with elegant aplomb both spectacular and prosaic ways to climb the ladder of success. Particularly interesting to me were tidbits, like those from a wise, experienced uncle, which could garner less respect by virtue of being simplistic notions, however Lapham handles those in an extraordinarily entertaining way, while emphasizing the utility at the same time.
Having lived amidst the exalted lifestyles that power creates, it is Mr. Lapham's assurance of his viewpoint that makes the information in this book so valuable.
This book would make a great gift for the college graduate who desires to make something of him/herself. Its funny, charming, and sometimes delightfully outrageous master ploys are amazing. While it's too early to reveal the results of my subjective testing, suffice to say, you may be very pleased with the results.
Reality based book, humorous because it's true........2001-01-17
Lapham is right, "sucking up" is a valuable social skill. If you're a sociopath, don't read this book, since you already know everything. But if you're a reasonable person who has suffered because you don't understand how most people really work, this is the book for you! It is an easy read, and I revisit it often. It takes the stress out of dealing with people.
A Machiavelli for the New Millennium.......1999-10-02
There will be those who think that Mr. Lapham wildly overstates his case. More thoughtful readers are likely to reach just the opposite conclusion. Like Swift, he is a highly entertaining, yet profoundly depressing, writer.
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Lapham's Rules of Influence: A Careerist's Guide to Success, Status, and Self-Congratulation
Lewis Lapham Manufacturer: Random House, Incorporated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OHA6G2 |
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Changing Focus: Kodak and the Battle to Save a Great American Company
Alecia Swasy Manufacturer: Crown Business ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0812924630 Release Date: 1997-06-08 |
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Like a Coca-Cola bottle and a McDonald's arch, Kodak's yellow packaging has become a 20-century business icon. As the company prepares for the 21st century, however, all is not going smoothly. In much the way she chronicled the changing times at Proctor & Gamble in her previous book, Soap Opera: The Inside Story of Proctor & Gamble business editor Alecia Swasy now examines the film company's struggles in Changing Focus: Kodak and the Battle to Save a Great American Company.Book Description
Changing Focus recounts Kodak's roller-coaster history, including a string of failed product launches, management blunders, and ill-conceived attempts to diversify. Readers see today's Kodak struggling to revitalize itself, beginning with a portrait of CEO George Fisher, who has been charged with the daunting task of remaking one of the world's largest companies. Photo insert.Customer Reviews:
Missed The Drama.......1997-07-26
Fiction or non-fiction, the story needs to be a 'page turner.' For example, the author glossed over the aborted attempt to move marketing headquarters from Rochester to D.C. The dramatic moment was a semi, drapped with a protest message by local merchants, parked in front of Kodak Headquarters during a board of directors meeting. The board freaked and the move was over in a Kodak moment. The author destroys CEO Kay Whitmore's financial judgement, but omitted an infamous memo by Jack Thomas, Whitmore's president, to all employees to reduce everything from postage stamps to toilet paper to achieve fourth quarter earnings. Wall Street howled and the stock went down with the stamps.
Without the real drama, Ms. Swasy dabbles in a variety of mundane opinions by employeees, insiders and the community. The Class of '93, a group of layoff victims, revisited often in the book, was not generally a sympathetic group. This is especially true of the Coutures, a yuppie couple impacted by layoffs, who sang, 'The world owes me a living,' throughout the book.
Swasy's biggest challenge is that the Kodak story is far from being complete. The battle with Fuji, the shift to digital, and the change in culture may one day yield a dramatic business case and drama. 'Changing Focus' is a blurred attempt, which falls short.
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