Hawaii: Islands Under the Influence

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Hawaii in Context.......2001-02-21

Although this book is almost 10 years old, it remains the best introduction to the political economy of Hawaii. And it's very readable.

in this book it told me how the state was discovered........1999-01-13

in this book it told me the states nick name its history and the important events that happened in the story.

[Theses for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy - University of Hawaii ; no. 1229 : Political Science]

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[Theses for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy - University of Hawaii ; no. 1229 : Political Science]
Noel J Kent
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International Monetary Cooperation among the United States, Japan, and Germany offers a first - and overdue - book- length study of counterproductive cooperation. It takes to task the critical importance of conducting systematic theory-guided empirical research to examine the validity of arguments that international monetary cooperation could be highly counterproductive. This book combines various methods - formal, quantitative, and qualitative - to study the theories of counterproductive monetary cooperation by focusing on the cooperative episodes among the major industrial countries - the United States, Japan, and Germany.
For the first time, this book presents all theories of counterproductive cooperation in one place, subjects them to systematic, empirical scrutiny in the light of the experience of G-3 (U.S., Germany, and Japanese) cooperation since the 1970s, and suggests policy recommendations in the light of the findings.

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Who hasn't read, heard or personally experienced the hundreds of dot-coms or e-tailers that have failed in recent years? Although scores of hastily organized and poorly financed e-tailers have disappeared, the Internet business sector is bigger and healthier than ever. What makes some of these businesses successful and others fail? What is the real impact the Internet is having on the business world? Knapp's Introduction to E-Commerce can help you figure out this new sector of the business world.

Preface: case studies on the interface of technology and the real estate industry.(Industry Overview): An article from: Real Estate Issues

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Preface: case studies on the interface of technology and the real estate industry.(Industry Overview): An article from: Real Estate Issues
John McMahan
Manufacturer: The Counselors of Real Estate
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This digital document is an article from Real Estate Issues, published by The Counselors of Real Estate on June 22, 2002. The length of the article is 3711 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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Title: Preface: case studies on the interface of technology and the real estate industry.(Industry Overview)
Author: John McMahan
Publication: Real Estate Issues (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2002
Publisher: The Counselors of Real Estate
Volume: 27 Issue: 2 Page: 13(7)

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Somthing Ventured Telecourse Guide.......2000-09-01

I really liked this book. It ended up taking the place of the main text because it outlined everything so well & provided a lot of good information. It contained all the notes I would have taken from the book, except with this book I didn't have to. It is also really easy to justify buying this book, which is useful, to the point, a quarter of the size of the text and a third the price.

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Something Ventured - Telecourse Guide

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ASIN: 0538836431

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Something Ventured Telecourse Guide
Corpforcommunitycollegete
Manufacturer: South-Western Educational Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0538813342

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Positive Optimism And Renewal - The New Workplace

50 and Out: A Guide For Getting a Job and Keeping It in the 21st Century
John C. Kelley
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1418423009

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This book is dedicated to all the hard-working Americans who are trying to make an honest living each day. It is the story of one man's journey in finding employment at age 50 during a very difficult job market. His search for work found him looking deep inside himself for answers. John C. Kelley had to ask these questions--- Why did this happen to me? Am I too old to find work again? Will I have to sell my home and move out of town? How will my family take this loss? After one year and not finding a job, he felt a tremendous amount of fear about the future. His whole world was collapsing right in front of his eyes. He was going through his own personal War On Terror. He was scared and frightened. His self-esteem was at an all time low. Mr. Kelley had to reinvent himself and start all over. He had to rewrite his resume and learn how to conduct himself during an interview. This book tells how he conquered his fears and eventually found work again in 2003. But once employed again, how does one keep that job? What are the new tricks-of-the-trade that he learned about Corporate America? 50 and Out gives the reader new and creative ideas on working in the 21st Century. It is a must read for all men and women in America today.

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Positive Optimism And Renewal - The New Workplace.......2004-07-29

I loved this book for the spirit of optimism and renewal that the author reached after having survived a rough period of unemployment. This biographical tale will be a tremondous help to anyone over age 50 who has dealt with the incredible physchological and financial stress from surviving being fired.

There is a trememdous amount of wisdom here for younger Americans as well. The forces of globalization and technology mean the generations just graduating from the colleges and universities in the United States can expect as competitive a business climate as has ever existed. Although John Kelley's story is a deeply personal, even spiritual, experience - through his writing he offers hope and empathy to others also effected by these changes in our economy.

Because the American economy is driven by such forces as globalization and the dynanism of technology fueled change, no institution or business is uneffected. John Kelley's writing describes the techniques he learned through hard-won experience about how to tap into the 2004 job market and survive. His writing style is quick, short sentences and to the point which make this an enjoyable read in one or two evenings.

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Credit Repair Made Simple provides the reader with the secrets bankers and credit bureaus have known for years. The factors that influence your credit profile that is used in evaluating loan applications. This book exposes all the known factors used in determining a person's credit score and offers tips the reader can use to enhance one's credit profile.

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What a nice book.......2006-06-20

I just wanted to say that Mr. Eichhorn wrote a nice book. He is obviously an expert in his field. An easy to understand book.
A Very knowledgeable author who helped me with my credit. Thanks

Just Awful - Negative Stars.......2004-09-01

Except for one excellent section on settling old debts and negotiating to get them taken off your credit report, this "book" is a piece of crap, to not put too fine a point on it.

There are a number of points I want to make about this "book."

The author says "if you have credit lines open that you have not used in a while and have no intention of using then it may be wise to close those accounts." No, no, no, no, no, a thousand times NO! The longer your credit history, the higher your score. Don't close old accounts! He is completely wrong here.

He spends almost no time on rebuilding your credit, an essential part of credit repair! He writes maybe 1½ pages on the subject, and here is what he recommends: get a secured credit card, use credit cards only in an emergency, get department store credit cards then max them out and return the items later so it shows you used a lot of credit and paid the account satisfactorily (sleazy!), and save $1,000 then deposit it in a bank and apply for a passbook loan. Is any of that advice even slightly original? Ummmm, no. Not a bit.

I am amazed at the nerve of some authors - like this guy Brian Eichorn - and publishers who charge ten or twenty bucks for a 50-page booklet (they call it a "book," but it doesn't really qualify to be called that) which contains only the most cursory of information, or twenty-five bucks for a hundreds-page long behemoth stuffed with things you will never read or don't need. For instance, this Credit Repair Made Simple book is 126 pages long, although pages 124, 125, and 126 are blank - as are a number of other numbered pages throughout the book. It has only 56 pages of what can charitably be called content, although nine of those 56 pages are either completely blank or are half-pages, pages 58-68 are simple credit repair letters anyone can write, and pages 69-123 are copies of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Credit Repair Organizations Act that the author obviously downloaded from the web and shamelessly stuffed into the back of the book to up the page count. Its riddled with grammatical errors, misplaced punctuation, and run-on sentences; its like the first draft of a report from a high school student.

There is some justice in the world, though - there are no blurbs on the book.
Still its amazing to me that almost all of these crappy credit repair books have blurbs - those quotes on the front and back cover and on the first few inside pages from supposedly knowledgeable (or famous) people that attempt to convince you to buy the book and which lead you to believe that these often dull (or just plain bad) books are great. I am left to wonder if the blurber (not a real word, but it works here, doncha think?) actually read the book and, if so, just what the heck they were thinking. Did the author have pictures of them having sex with a goat? The blurbs make the book sound great, but you read the thing and you're left wondering what they had been smoking when they wrote the blurb (although, I am told, some blurbers don't even write their own blurb, allowing the publisher to do that for them), not to mention what possessed the author to think she or he had written a publishable book and the publisher to agree (although in this case, we have a self-published book - not surprising, considering the "content").

The major complaint I have with these credit repair books - aside from the fact that they are mostly full of stuff anyone can get for free on the web or they are poorly-written and -edited, and, hence, full of typos - is that they are too thick. You may be asking "What the heck does that mean?" Well, let me tell you...

As I noted, the big-book game is played by stuffing the book with:

- sample dispute letters; while useful, these things are available just about anywhere, including online, and usually for free. Including these letters just puffs up the page count.

- copies of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), the Equal Credit Opportunities Act (ECOA), and the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA), among others, simply downloaded then pasted into the book to try to impress you. If you want copies of those acts, write to your representative in the US House, or type the name of the act into a search engine. Better yet, go to www.ftc.gov where you will find links to those acts and a whole lot more. That website is a goldmine.

By including sample dispute letters and copies of pertinent acts, an "author" can make his "book" about three times thicker than it really is.

Anyway, back to the specific sins of Eichorn. He gives readers some really wrong information about how a credit score is computed. He says the FICO score takes into account things like time at present job, time at present address, occupation, homeownership, and age. He claims the Federal Trade Commission "gave Fair Isaac permission to use these factors when determining credit scores. Is it right? I don't think so."

No, Brian, its not right. And when I say that I mean what you wrote isn't correct. You've written a book and gotten the central point wrong.

The FICO score is computed using information in the credit report. Lenders can and do then layer their own underwriting criteria and scoring model on top of the FICO repository-based score. But the FICO score does NOT take into account the things this guys says it does.

Eichorn correctly points out that the use of other factors "present(s) a clearer picture of the probability of repayment," but those other factors are emphatically NOT part of the FICO score. As the company itself clearly points out, "your FICO score only looks at information in your credit report. Lenders often look at other things when making a credit decision, however, including your income, how long you have worked at your present job, and the kind of credit you are requesting."

Go to www.MyFico.com for a free, downloadable booklet on credit scoring that will tell you a lot more than Eichorn will, with the added benefit of accuracy.

Oddly, this book doesn't seem to take into account the existence - nay prevalence - of automated underwriting systems that make decisions in seconds. The book seems to be referring to a time when we met the decision-maker (usually the loan officer) face-to-face. That time has long since passed!

Some sections of the book - one chapter in particular - appear to have been downloaded directly from the FTC.gov website and passed off as the author's own writing. This isn't illegal (government information is in the public domain and may be freely copied and even sold), but it is unethical.

For some reason, throughout the book Eichorn uses the term "paid out" when he means "paid." Strange.

He says too many inquiries lower your credit score "because the computer model that calculates your score can't determine if you are shopping for a mortgage or (an) automobile..." Ummm, wrong! Every creditor or potential creditor who pulls your credit report is coded. A mortgage company would be coded as, guess what - a mortgage company! The model knows the kind of company obtaining your credit report. The model deals with inquiries by putting them into "like groupings." It can do this because it knows what kinds of creditors are pulling your report.

He then claims "your occupation, being a homeowner, and your age are other factors that go into determining your credit score. However, this goes directly against the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). The ECOA clearly states that you cannot be discriminated against when applying for a loan." Actually, the ECOA lists categories of people and situations and prohibits discrimination in very specific ways. And, as I noted above, the credit score does NOT take into account your job, whether your own or rent, or your age.

The author digs himself deeper into a hole when he opines that "you should not be judged for credit on the basis of being a doctor or a janitor." Well, some folks would argue that, indeed, you should be judged for credit on that basis. Regardless of where you come down on the issue, the ECOA doesn't cover professions.

He says "FICO reasons the better the profession the more likely the repayment of a loan. Also, a homeowner is more stable than a renter, and a retired person is more responsible than a twenty year old." gain, FICO scores do NOT take into account your profession. Where this guy got that impression, and how he felt it was proper to put into his "book" such bogus and unsupported "facts" is beyond me. But its damned irresponsible, I tell you. I would suggest a complete rewrite, but this book is too far gone for that.

Great Investment with Excellent Benefits.......2004-01-15

I bought this book in the Spring or Summer of 2003. I began cleaning up my husband and my credit. The sample letters were easy to follow and I was able to raise our credit considerably. I now have began my own business from home cleaning up people's credit. This book was a great resource for me and now my business.

Very Informative.......2003-07-31

I found this book to be very helpful in explaining how to improve my credit. I have read many articles in magazines and newspapers on the subject of improving my credit but I like the way this book broke down each component of one's credit and how each plays a role in the overall credit score. I found it easy to understand.

Very Informative.......2003-07-31

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Tracing Yankee ingenuity to its roots in colonial America, this book describes how early entrepreneurs responded to their environment by confronting challenge and risk while satisfying their needs and wants. They never realized that they were also engaging in a second revolution and establishing a unique new culture. Examples of prominent early Americans and their adaptations of special purpose machine tools are explored.

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Understanding and predicting the behavior of decision makers when choosing among discrete goods has been one of the most fruitful areas of applied research over the past thirty years. An understanding of individual consumer behavior can lead to significant changes in product or service design, pricing strategy, distribution channel and communication strategy selection, as well as public welfare analysis. This book is a reference work dealing with the study and prediction of consumer choice behavior, concentrating on stated preference (SP) methods. It shows how SP methods can be implemented, from experimental design to econometric modeling. The book also presents an update of econometric approaches to choice modeling.

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Very good source for discrete choice analysis.......2007-05-07

This book is a very good source for someone who would like to study discrete choice analysis in depth. The presentation of the material is both intuitive and rigorous. In addition, the book contents are of interest to people in different disciplines, such as econometrics, transportation, and statistics.

Viviana Fernandez
Industrial Engineering
University of Chile

a long awaited guide.......2001-03-27

This book finally provides a comprehensive guide to designing and analysing choice experiments. (Probably a niche market). The authors (and W. Adamowicz, who contributes one chapter and is acknowledged in the inner title page) have been writing the book on choice experiments for many years, in the form of research papers. Until now readers have been left to guess at the intricacies of the mathematics used to construct the surveys, or set off in search of texts and papers on economics and statistical experimental design (particularly factorial design, which is not always well covered), or contact the authors directly. Finally it is all here in one place. This book explains the economics as well as the statistics. Examples are provided in transportation, environment and marketing. A great guide to understanding this area of social research.

Stated Choice Methods: Analysis and Applications.

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Stated Choice Methods: Analysis and Applications.
Jordan J., HENSHER, David A. & SWAIT, Joffre D. LOUVIERE
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000XNNFOW

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Detailed information on conducting offshore business and investment activity in the country. Updated annually, available on a CD-ROM.

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Gibraltar Offshore Investment Guide

Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 073979504X

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* Information on 40 different countries, including the United States
* Includes job sources, Internet sites, work permit/visa requirements, interviewing, and cultural advice
"Until The Global Resume and CV Guide, there has not been any information regarding country-specific job application guidelines for candidates who want to take the international job search into their own hands . . . The Global Guide is an outstanding resource."
-Daniel Mensch, Associate Partner, Andersen Consulting, Sweden
MASTER THE RULES OF THE GLOBAL JOB MARKET COUNTRY BY COUNTRY
Did you know that in Japan, the job application or rirekisho is a handwritten two-page form that is purchased from the local stationery store? That in the US, attaching a photo to your resume/cv is a faux pas that tells the employer you do not know the rules? That in Sweden, your resume/cv should be signed by someone who can attest that what you wrote is true? That in Korea, it is important to state on your resume/cv if you are the eldest child in the family?
Commerce has gone global, and so have careers. If you want to capitalize on rapidly expanding opportunities outside your native land, this unique, comprehensive guide gives you the knowledge you need to make your very best impression anywhere in the world. Experts from more than forty countries-from Argentina and the Baltics to Saudi Arabia,Thailand, the UK, and the US-share cultural do's and don'ts, business practices, and job-hunting tips and help you create a winning resume tailored to the specific requirements of your target nation.
How to Get the Job You Want in Any Country
* Country-by-country overviews of 40 countries in North and South America, Asia, Europe, the Baltics, and more
* How to match your resume/cv to the country
* Cover letters
* Job sources
* Internet sites
* Work permits and visas
* Interview tips
* Cultural advice

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Good for job hunting tips, low on sample CV's.......2006-08-21

If you just want a guide that explains some of the unique cultural aspects of job hunting in a lot of different countries, this would be the right guide for you. It covers almost every region in the world and explains the visa process, interview practices and job hunting tips. On this aspect it is an excellent book for the international job hunter. However, if you are looking for a lot of sample CV's, this won't be very helpful. The sample CV's included are limited to a few countries and are mostly geared for a new graduate or young professional (most CV's here are 1 page long, whereas overseas CV's are generally supposed to be at least 2 pages if you have any level of experience). There should have been at least one example for each country, but if you read the country details, you can figure out how to adjust the CV to fit that country.

NOT MUCH USE IN THE REAL WORLD.......2003-11-16

I'm a professional resume writer who works globally. I found this book to be filled with outdated and simplistic templates rather than intelligent ideas.

HERE IS WHAT EXPERTS SAY ABOUT THE BOOK...........2001-09-15

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I came to know of this book when I was reading thru a few magazines and browsing the net for some book like this. Its so great that I thought it would be more helpful if I let people know what experts in the filed had to say...

"What can I say about THE GLOBAL RESUME AND CV GUIDE but WOW! There is so little information about regarding the international job search and we are fortunate to now have such a great resource available!"

REVIEW BY: Margaret Riley Dikel Editor of The Riley Guide and Author of THE GUIDE TO INTERNET JOB SEARCHING

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"THE GLOBAL RESUME AND CV GUIDE is the new bible for wanna-be globe trotters. This resource should be the starting point for international job seekers and will help give you the leg-up when looking for work abroad. Thompson's guide works because it uses local experts to explain the key steps in a job search. I recommend this book as a must buy...

Thick on coverage, thin on details.......2001-08-28

Imagine a single reference that describes in detail how to craft the perfect resume for employers around the world. This guide would explain the expectations of far-flung employers relative to the standard practices of your home country, indicating how to map your existing resume to the each target country's culture. This is not that book. Not that "The Global Resume and CV Guide" doesn't try -- and occasionally succeed, at least where certain countries are concerned. Ultimately, what is touted as one of the book's greatest strengths proves to be a disappointing weakness: each country section is written by a "local expert", meaning that the guide effectively has many authors. The first downside of this approach is that the information on any given country is not typically framed in terms that make sense to the reader, because the author is not necessarily familiar with the resume practices of the reader's country. A second downside of this approach is that there is significant variation in the quality and level of detail between country sections. For example, the section on the United States spans 18 pages, including two sample resumes. The section on the United Kingdom, in contrast, includes a mere 5 pages and no sample resumes. The UK section also leaves unanswered basic questions like whether "CV" or "resume" is the preferred term. Ultimately, though, the biggest disappointment is the lack of detail, understandable in a guide that attempts to cover nearly 40 countries in less than 300 pages. If you're looking for a high-level overview of the requirements of many different countries, you'll likely find this guide useful. But if you're looking for details and lots of sample resumes, you're probably better off purchasing a guide specific to your country of interest.

An excellent resource.......2001-07-10

This is a great resource - especially for career centers! Very helpful - if you need to write or read a resume for or from another country, this is the book you need.

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Khabarovsk Kray Investment & Business Guide (Russian Regional Investment & Business Guides)
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739729780

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This investment and business guide contains basic information on economy, business & investment climate and opportunities in the region, as well as information on selected export-import, business and investment opportunities, including, export-import, industrial development, banking & finance, government and business contacts. The guide also provides listing and contact information for major industrial, trade, service and other companies in the region, as well as information on selected export-import, business and investment opportunities.

Khabarovsk Kray Regional Investment and Business Guide (World Economic and Trade Unions Business Library)

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Khabarovsk Kray Regional Investment and Business Guide (World Economic and Trade Unions Business Library)

Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
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Binding: Paperback

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