Book Description
In an increasingly globalized world, how is the nature of ethnographic fieldwork changing? Constructing the Field gathers together diverse case studies from across North America and Europe to offer fresh perspectives on contemporary fieldwork. Contributors give a thorough appraisal of what fieldwork is and should be, challenging the idea of "the field" as an entity separate from the ethnographer's everyday life. Timely, accessible and comprehensive, this book will be an essential resource for students and scholars of anthropology.
Average customer rating:
|
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook: 2002 (Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook)
International Monetary Fund
Manufacturer: International Monetary Fund
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
 Exports & Imports
| Economics
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
International
| Economics
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Money & Monetary Policy
| Economics
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Statistics
| Economics
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Statistics
| Social Sciences
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Bibliographies & Indexes
| Publishing & Books
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
Business
| Bibliographies & Indexes
| Publishing & Books
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 1589061845 |
Book Description
This publication consists of a three-part yearbook (usually published in December) containing balance of payments statistics for most of the world, compiled in accordance with the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual. Part 1 of the yearbook includes aggregate as well as detailed information in the form of analytical and standard component presentations for countries. Part 2 provides tables of data, featuring area and world totals of balance of payments components and aggregates. Part 3 presents descriptions of methodologies, compilation practices, and data sources used by individual member countries in compiling their balance of payments and international investment position statistics.
Book Description
How do forward-thinking IT professionals organize infrastructure and staff to meet the challenges of e-Business value chain initiatives head-on? Enriching the Value Chain gives you the answers:
- Strategic advice for mapping business drivers to a set of fundamental patterns and planning models.
- A way to organize e-Business infrastructure with your suppliers, trading partners, and customers.
- How to run e-Business infrastructure services for the long term with high quality.
- How to make applications become easier, more cost-effective, and quicker to integrate.
Bruce Robertson and Valentin Sribar also are the authors of The Adaptive Enterprise. Picking up where that books leaves off, this companion volume tells you how to achieve success in value chain infrastructure planning.
Customer Reviews:
Builds upon and supersedes authors' earlier book.......2002-04-04
This book is an extensive rework of the authors' "The Adaptive Enterprise", and in my opinion supersedes that earlier book.
Like the first book this one borrows heavily from the software engineering community to employ proven techniques, such as layered design, patterns and a component-based approach to infrastructure. Where this book extends and builds upon the earlier work is the emphasis on extending the corporate infrastructure into a meta infrastructure that is characterized by B2B and supply chains. As such it lives up to the title because the goal of the extended infrastructure is to enrich the value chain - or at least support the underlying business goals.
What I like about this book is what the authors propose is not only attainable, but makes good business sense. It starts with a 22-page introduction that clearly defines what is and is not infrastructure, and the concept of an adaptivity. These are important to understanding the approach that follows. Chapter 2, Laying the Foundation, quickly gives the basics for a layered infrastructure, develops a model for associated services that are needed to make the infrastructure adaptable, and drills down into service-related issues. I am not in complete agreement with the impact that this approach has on IT organizational structures; however, I am not willing to write it off as unfeasible until I have a chance to carefully think it through. The ideas do have merit (on paper) and are better developed in the first book.
Much of the rest of the book is a rehash of "The Adaptive Enterprise", but the material is slanted towards the extended infrastructure. What is important is the emphasis on patterns and components as frameworks and building blocks. Where the first book brought infrastructure management to a new level, this book extends it in a manner that reflects the realities of connected enterprises defined by supply chain management and business partners. Please see my review of "The Adaptive Enterprise" for specifics that apply to this book, and if you're deciding between the two books, this is the one to get.
Book Description
101 Tax Saving Ideas - Sixth Edition - completely revised and updated to include the recent tax law changes. The Sixth Edition outlines the surest ways to reduce taxes in the areas of Investments, Deductions, Education, Divorce, Small Business, and Retirement Planning. This newest edition includes information on the new education savings alternatives, the increased contributions available for IRAs and 401(k) plans, like-kind property exchanges, as well as many other ideas. This book includes recent tax law changes and proposed legislation to give you an idea of what Congress has done and plans to do. In addition, it is designed to help anyone develop a workable "Tax Action Plan: on their own or with an adviser. This informative book offers valuable tips with clear examples for reducing your taxes. Expert advice. Easy to read and informative. Year-round guide to reducing your income tax.
Customer Reviews:
Easy-To-Understand Language.......2005-03-10
Many tax books are written over the average American's heads. But that is not the cause with 101 Tax Saving Ideas. The author go to great lengths to make sure each tip is easy to understand and beneficial. Each tip is geared towards helping middle-class families, small home businesses, and retired folks save money on their year-end taxes. I especially liked the examples to better explain the tips.
Year-Round Guide to Reducing Your Income Tax.......2005-01-24
Randy Gardner, LLM, CPA, is a professor of taxation at the University of Missouri and Julie Welch, CPA, is the Director of the Tax Services at Meara, King & Company.
Randy Gardner and Julie Welch keep their tax guide up to date and they cover everything from family tax planning to working with your tax adviser. They highlight recent law changes and discuss proposed tax legislation for the future.
Examples of Tax Tips:
Have your refund deposited directly into your savings account. Just add your bank's routing number to your federal tax return.
Don't overpay your taxes throughout the year to receive a large refund. It's better to lower your withholding and invest the cash throughout the year.
What will this book do for you?
Reduce your taxes
Help you understand tax law
Show you how to take advantage of tax planning opportunities
Interesting sections that were very helpful include:
Nontaxable Income - you don't have to pay takes on a number of items including government payments, purchase discounts, benefits from your employer and personal gifts and life insurance proceeds.
Deducting Moving Expenses when you have to move because of a new job.
Pros and Cons of Renting Versus Owning A Home
If you have a small business, there are many sections that will be very useful and will give you ideas for how to save money on your taxes. Other areas of interest include, divorce, retirement, investments, education planning and tax credits.
~TheRebeccaReview.com
Superb advice.......2003-05-09
We found this book loaded with great tax savings tips. Especially important are discussions of tax-savvy investments, and how to minimize your taxes looking ahead to next year.
This easy-to-read and hard-to-put-down book is a must for investment adivsors and tax preparers alike. It belongs on your professional reading list. Overall, an outstanding value.
Offers year-round insights in financial planning.......2002-05-11
Now in a sixth edition fully updated to include coverage of all aspects of the new federal tax laws, 101 Tax Saving Ideas is an expertly written, solid, detailed, reliable guide filled from cover to cover with tips, tricks, and techniques for reducing one's annual taxable income. From taking advantage of itemized deductions, investments, exemptions, fringe benefit plans and more, 101 Tax Saving Ideas is a first-rate contender written for non-specialist general readers of all levels of experience with the IRS reports and forms. Reading 101 Tax Saving Ideas offers year-round insights in financial planning - it's never too early or too late to start thinking about next year's taxes!
Customer Reviews:
Clear and helpful.......2005-12-22
This small book provides clear instruction for the beginner speech writer. Has several excellent outline templates.
It does not provide the complete picture but will be a worthwhile addition to your speech writing library. I found it useful.
Average customer rating:
- Excellent guide to writing correct english
|
Effective Business Communications
Herta A Murphy ,
Herbert W Hildebrandt , and
Jane P. Thomas
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Communications
| Skills
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Business Writing
| Skills
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Running Meetings & Presentations
| Skills
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Workplace
| Organizational Behavior
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Words & Language
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
Speech
| Words & Language
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
Technical
| Writing
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Arts & Photography
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Business & Investing
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Reference
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
ASIN: 007044398X |
Book Description
The Murphy book gives strong emphasis to completeness, conciseness, consideration, concreteness, clearness, courteousness, and correctness in business communication. These "seven Cs" guide student-readers to choose the content and style that best fits the purpose and recipient of any given message. Pedagogically rich, most chapters in this paperback text include checklists, mini-cases and problems, "Communication Probe" boxes which summarize related research, and sidenotes that isolate significant points that should not be missed. Two new chapters are devoted to ethics and technology respectively.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent guide to writing correct english.......1998-09-07
This book was my guide during my study at College for International Management. It gives an excellent overview of how to write correct english papers (letters, memo's, reports etc.), it is a must for anyone who is serious about business writing.
Average customer rating:
|
Designing Effective Speech Interfaces.: An article from: Technical Communication
Randy Harris
Manufacturer: Society for Technical Communication
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
| Audiobooks
| Automotive
| Crime & Criminals
| Current Events
| Economics
| Education
| Foreign Language Nonfiction
| Government
| Holidays
| Law
| Philosophy
| Politics
| Social Sciences
| Transportation
| True Accounts
| Urban Planning & Development
| Women's Studies
General
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
| Classics
| Comic
| Contemporary
| Literary
General
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
General
| Nonfiction
| HTML
| Formats
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
ASIN: B0008HWU6C
Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
Book Description
This digital document is an article from Technical Communication, published by Society for Technical Communication on May 1, 2001. The length of the article is 3359 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.
Citation Details
Title: Designing Effective Speech Interfaces.
Author: Randy Harris
Publication:
Technical Communication (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2001
Publisher: Society for Technical Communication
Volume: 48
Issue: 2
Page: 218
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Product Description
A Guide for composing and giving technical speeches and conducting technical sessions.
Average customer rating:
|
The lost art of speechmaking: four veteran wordsmiths reveal the secrets of writing and delivering effective speeches.: An article from: Campaigns & Elections
Mary G. Gotschall
Manufacturer: Campaigns & Elections, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
History
| Subjects
| Books
| Africa
| Americas
| Ancient
| Arctic & Antarctica
| Asia
| Audiobooks
| Australia & Oceania
| Europe
| Gay & Lesbian
| Historical Study
| Large Print
| Middle East
| Military
| Military Science
| Russia
| United States
| World
General
| Politics
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
Political Science
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
General
| History
| Subjects
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
General
| History
| HTML
| Formats
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
General
| Nonfiction
| HTML
| Formats
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
Political Science
| Nonfiction
| HTML
| Formats
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
ASIN: B000926DY6
Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
Book Description
This digital document is an article from Campaigns & Elections, published by Campaigns & Elections, Inc. on June 1, 1993. The length of the article is 1408 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 views of Edward L. Bernays, Vic Gold, James Humes and Landon Parvin about the art of speechmaking are presented. The four are accomplished speech experts who have helped polish speeches of famous personalities, including US presidents. Bernays stresses three components of speeches based on sound psychological principles, while Gold stresses the importance of education in the Bible, the Classics and Shakespeare. Humes bases his methods on principles used by Winston Churchill, while Parvin shows how to use self-deprecating humor effectively.
Citation Details
Title: The lost art of speechmaking: four veteran wordsmiths reveal the secrets of writing and delivering effective speeches.
Author: Mary G. Gotschall
Publication:
Campaigns & Elections (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1993
Publisher: Campaigns & Elections, Inc.
Volume: v14
Issue: n2
Page: p48(2)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Book Description
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.
Book Description
The only way to master the case interview is with practice. The third book in WetFeet'ss Ace Your Case series provides 15 new sample questions. Each book in the series offers an introduction to the case interview;an explanation of the most common question types, with tips for each; and detailed examples of good and bad answers. BUS037020
Download Description
Following on the popularity of the Ace Your Case! and Ace Your Case II guides, WetFeet brings to you a brand new guide with a whole new set of case questions to practice on and get a leg up in your consulting interviews. In Ace Your Case III , you'll find: Specific tips for market-sizing, business operations, business strategy, and resume case questions; 15 case questions with room to work out your answers. 15 detailed "good" answers to the case questions, including possible dialogues with your interviewer. "Bad" answers along with reasons for why they won't fly * More!
Customer Reviews:
Fresh new cases.......2003-04-10
Clearly written by consultants, I appreciated the chance to get in more practice on case interviews. I'm hoping, after running through Ace I, II and III, that I'll go into my interviews cool, calm and collected. Not only did the first of the series really set a complete and thorough framework for how to approach cases, but it as well as II and III gave me a bunch of cases to practice on. That said, I realize that I could have bought I and II or I and III or that I could've just bought any one of the guides without really needing any one of the others to go ahead and try the cases. But I'm a big believer in doing as much advance preparation (especially in this tough job market) to nail an interview cold--so getting all 3 worked well for me. And i really, really liked reading through the bad and good answers for each case to help me figure out how to refine my own answers to the case questions. Thanks, WetFeet! Can't get enuf of 'em!
Practice DOES make perfect.......2003-03-04
This guide was a great follow up to the first two Ace Your Case guides. I studied up using all three of the guides. I've completed a first found of interviews and left them feeling like I had done really well. This was confirmed with the two call-backs I've already received.
There's no way around the case interview for management consulting and structured practice is the best and only preparation. These guides provided just that. I definitely recommend them.
Amazon.com
When pecuniary professional Marilyn Crockett and public relations specialist Diane Terman Felenstein realized just how many women suffer financial destruction through widowhood, divorce, sudden illness, and job displacement, they formed an "investment club" with female friends to foster fiscal independence for all. The so-called Money Club proved successful and the pair has now committed its expertise to paper. The Money Club: How We Taught Ourselves the Secret to a Secure Financial Future--and How You Can, Too is packed with their money management tips, along with personal stories from club members that illustrate why such information may prove crucial.
Book Description
How much do you really know about managing your money? Do you know what steps you should take to protect yourself before you say "I do"? Is it possible your husband has forgotten to remove his ex-wife's name as the beneficiary of his life insurance? (Don't smirk, it happens all the time.) Can you talk to your accountant as comfortably as you hairdresser? If you had a medical catastrophe or lost your job, would you have enough money to tide you over?
Most women do not have good answers to these questions, and neither did Diane Terman Felenstein and her friends. Though smart and accomplished in many arenas, every one of them -- like women everywhere -- had fears about dealing with money. They were reluctant to talk candidly about financial issues with their husbands, intimidated by their advisors, and afraid to tackle their finances alone -- as 90 percent of women eventually must do. The bottom line became increasingly clear: If you want a safe and secure future, you have to learn how to manage your money today. With this in mind, Felenstein set out to form an investment club and asked Marilyn Crockett, a highly successful financial consultant, to be its chief expert. Their book, The Money Club, is the result of their experience -- and is the only complete financial guide written by women for women that explains the secrets of managing money, whether you have $5,000 in assets or $50,000.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent, for men and women.......2000-09-08
This is an excellent book. Sure, every woman should read it, but it is a great fundamental financial planning resource for men, too. If you are looking for a way to get started, start here. You will learn the basics of investments, insurance, estate planning, etc. And the book gradually progresses to more complex concepts.
GREAT HAND BOOK FOR EVERY WOMAN FROM PARK AVE TO PEORIA.......1997-10-19
EVERY WOMAN NEEDS TO READ ANDEXPERIENCE WHAT EVEN THE MOST SOPHISTICATED WOMEN IGNORED...THEIR FINANCIAL HEALTH. 9 OUT OF 10 WOMEN WILL AT ONE TIME BE ALONE IN THEIR LIVES...6 OF 8 WOMEN WHOSE HUSBAND DIES NOW WILL SUFFER SEVERE FINANCIAL DISTRESS...THIS IS YOUR WAKE UP CALL...IT HAPPENED TO ME---AND THIS BOOK IS FILLED WITH HORROR STORIES OF WHAT OTHER WOMEN JUST LIKE YOU HAVE IGNORED FOR SO LONG. I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY IT
Average customer rating:
- Everything you need for starting a small business
|
How To Incorporate and Start a Business in Washington (state)
J. W. Dicks
Manufacturer: Adams Media Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Company Profiles
| Biography & History
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Business Law
| Reference
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Small Business & Entrepreneurship
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Law
| Subjects
| Books
Private Law
| Law
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Business
| Law
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 1558507760 |
Book Description
Over 30 books covering individual states!
How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... covers every essential topic you need to understand to start a business right. Protect yourself and your business with expert knowledge provided in this book. The easy-to-follow steps and worksheets guide you through every aspect of incorporation and starting your own business. This book discusses in detail:
Selecting an operating entity-which one is best for you? Learn the pros and cons of each type:
Sole proprietorships
Partnership-general and limited
"S" corporations
Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
The five necessary steps to incorporation-five essential moves you must know and follow:
Choose a name: learn the legal ramifications of this simple step
Prepare the Articles of Incorporation
Write the bylaws
Hold the organizational meeting
Issue the stock
Raising Capital-Avoid costly mistakes and financing pitfalls that leave other business owners behind:
Identify potential investors
Sell stocks, notes, bonds, or convertibles
Borrow money from banks, credit unions, and venture capital firms
Dealing with the law-Legal issues always come up, so be prepared:
Learn how to arm yourself with knowledge
Handle disputes
Tips to keep you out of court
Preparing Contracts and Leases-Learn the tricks of the trade to save you time and money:
Identify the essential elements
Master unique aspects of your business
Negotiate a lease for maximum benefit, minimum risk
Understanding copyrights, trademarks, and patents-How does this apply to you?
Learn how to copyright material
Identify the key elements of a trademark
Navigate the patent process
Mastering your taxes-Save money by following advice outlined in this chapter:
Choose an accounting method
Keep accurate records
Learn what you can deduct, and what you can't
How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... will also each you how to hire the best employees, extend credit to your customer, acquire the proper insurance for your business, and maximize corporate and executive benefits.
Don't be left out in the cold! How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... will guide you past common snares and pitfalls that hamper the efforts of many new business owners. This book contains dozens of profit strategies engineered to maximize your profit and prevent common mistakes. Plus, this book outlines specific laws and procedures you need to be aware of to do business in your state. It's specifically designed for you. How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... is easy to read, informative, and will save your business both time and money. Use its expert advice to get you started and keep you business on the path to success!
Customer Reviews:
Everything you need for starting a small business.......2000-07-13
This book is great. It's all-inclusive step by step instructions make it easy to understand what is necessary when starting a business in Washington State or elsewhere.
Books:
- Cosmopolitan Vision
- Creative Action in Organizations: Ivory Tower Visions and Real World Voices
- Creative Destruction: Business Survival Strategies in the Global Internet Economy
- Credit to the Community: Community Reinvestment and Fair Lending Policy in the United States (Cities and Contemporary Society)
- Debt's Dominion: A History of Bankruptcy Law in America
- Default Risk in Bond and Credit Derivatives Markets (Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems)
- Differential Equations, Stability and Chaos in Dynamic Economics (Advanced Textbooks in Economics)
- Disability, Work and Cash Benefits
- Dividend Policy: Theory and Practice
- East Asia in Crisis: From Being a Miracle to Needing One?
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- Different Voices: Women and the Holocaust
- Exile
- An Affair with a House
- Basic Community Cases
- Constructing a Poetic Universe: The Diane and Bruce Halle Collection of Latin American Art
- Deal Terms - The Finer Points of Venture Capital Deal Structures, Valuations, Term Sheets, Stock Opt
- Dearly Depotted: A Flower Shop Mystery
- The Nature and Logic of Capitalism
- Capes: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling and Building New
- Cuore: The Heart Of A Boy
Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
Anthropological Locations: Boundaries and Grounds of a Field Science
A Tradition That Has No Name: Women's Ways of Leading
Recapturing Anthropology: Working in the Present (School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series)
Technology as Symptom and Dream
