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There was a time, for a handful of peppercorns, you could have someone killed. Throw in a nutmeg or two, you could probably watch. There was a time when grown men sat around and thought of nothing but black pepper. How to get it. How to get more. How to control the entire trade in pepper from point of origin to purchase. In Spice: The History of a Temptation, classics scholar Jack Turner opens up the whole story of pepper and its kind like a ripe melon. He brings the exotic scents of the East deep into the history of Western culture.
Everyone knows a little bit of the story, how the desire to control the spice trade drove Western nations deep into the heart of the Age of Discovery, the Portuguese sponsoring Da Gama's push to India; the Spanish underwriting the many attempts of Columbus to get to India another way. The Western madness for spice was just about peaking in this time, and spice would all too soon become--gasp--common, much like the afterthought condiment it is for so many today. Who thinks twice about pepper any longer?
And yet, the history is long and glorious, and the window spice throws open on Western culture yields a glorious view. Jack Turner is a skilled tour guide and story teller. He starts his narrative with the 16th century quest for spice, then loops back into three mains sections of text: Palate, Body, and Spirit. Turner has mined classic and Medieval literature for any and every possible mention of spice and demonstrates how fixated the West became from the time of Augustus in Rome through to relatively modern times. He winds his narrative through the way spice was used in the foods of the wealthy (and puts to sleep the nostrum about rotting food), as a medicine, a sex aid, and as an aromatic channel to the gods of the time and place. He ably demonstrates the constant underlying tension surrounding spice--that it was both attractive and repellent, that it represented fabulous wealth and power for some and, for others, an abhorrence of the exotic East that exists to this day.
This is not an easy story to tell. But Turner makes it appear effortless. Pull a chair close to the fire, pour a draught of spiced wine, crack open Jack Turner's Spice and you'll read your way into the wee hours of the night. --Schuyler Ingle
Book Description
A brilliant, original history of the spice trade—and the appetites that fueled it.
It was in search of the fabled Spice Islands and their cloves that Magellan charted the first circumnavigation of the globe. Vasco da Gama sailed the dangerous waters around Africa to India on a quest for Christians—and spices. Columbus sought gold and pepper but found the New World. By the time these fifteenth- and sixteenth-century explorers set sail, the aromas of these savory, seductive seeds and powders had tempted the palates and imaginations of Europe for centuries.
Spice: The History of a Temptation is a history of the spice trade told not in the conventional narrative of politics and economics, nor of conquest and colonization, but through the intimate human impulses that inspired and drove it. Here is an exploration of the centuries-old desire for spice in food, in medicine, in magic, in religion, and in sex—and of the allure of forbidden fruit lingering in the scents of cinnamon, pepper, ginger, nutmeg, mace, and clove.
We follow spices back through time, through history, myth, archaeology, and literature. We see spices in all their diversity, lauded as love potions and aphrodisiacs, as panaceas and defenses against the plague. We journey from religious rituals in which spices were employed to dispel demons and summon gods to prodigies of gluttony both fantastical and real. We see spices as a luxury for a medieval king’s ostentation, as a mummy’s deodorant, as the last word in haute cuisine.
Through examining the temptations of spice we follow in the trails of the spice seekers leading from the deserts of ancient Syria to thrill-seekers on the Internet. We discover how spice became one of the first and most enduring links between Asia and Europe. We see in the pepper we use so casually the relic of a tradition linking us to the appetites of Rome, Elizabethan England, and the pharaohs. And we capture the pleasure of spice not only at the table but in every part of life.
Spice is a delight to be savored.
From the Hardcover edition.
Customer Reviews:
Good, but could be better.......2007-09-11
This is a good intro book, but it could certainly be better. The main problems with this book is that it is completely and totally Euro-centric. We have absolutely no idea what people outside of Europe did with spices or with the goods we traded them for the spices. Spices were, however, a major engine of world trade and economic growth in the 'Age of Exploration', something the author uses as a justification to study spices in general. But then the study narrows into the uses of spices in Europe, and leaves the 'big picture' of world history, except to mention the trade being responsible for the Black Death.
Towards the end, the book also becomes a little repetitive. For example, first we learn that the Romans used spices to embalm the dead, then we learn that medieval Europeans also used spices to embalm the dead. This covers two chapters, which could easily be covered in one. There are other examples of this. So, in general, it's a good book, but it could be shorter and better.
Frankincense and Myrrh .......2007-07-08
Spice: The History of a Temptation
By Jack Turner
The Spice Trade
Since the cultures of the Egyptians and Greeks, men have hunted spices. The quest for spices brought Columbus to the New World (by accident); fueled the Dutch and British East Indies Corporations and created a demand that spread to other commodities like sugar, tobacco and cotton.
In his excellent book "Spice: The History of a Temptation", Jack Turner examines the rise of the spice trade and the players in the story with generous and intensively- researched literary allusions from Pliny and Plato to Dryden and Donne. Turner doesn't sacrifice historical accuracy for accessibility, a frequent flaw in popular history.
Turner divides his work into three major sections: Palate, Body and Spirit. The role of spices (Frankincense and Myrrh) in religious ceremony; the supposed aphrodisiac power of some spices; and of course their effect on food are examined:
"Yet if the aphrodisiac reputation of spices long had the status of medical fact," he writes, "it is equally true that their appeal also relied on a heavy dose of pure superstition. For a magical reputation an outré quality is often recommendation enough, and like other aphrodisiac staples such as rhino horn and tiger penis, spices long carried the freight of Eastern mystery, rarity and a high price." (Spice: P. 198)
It's interesting to note how popular belief changed over the years. From an almost mystical obsession in the middle Ages, spices became synonymous with wealth and excess, and fell out of favor in more recent years.
Jack Turner has taken the history of the spice trade and incorporated it into the cultural history of those involved in it, which is the best kind of history.
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Fascinating.......2007-02-18
The author offers a lively and detailed account of the role spices have played throughout history, with particular focus on medieval times. I find myself picking it up and reading whole chapters or sections at a time, as it does not require one to sit down and read straight through. Highly recommended.
This Book Tastes Good.......2006-04-07
I found this book while writing a term paper on the impact of spices. Spice: THoaT stands out among both popular and academic style books on spices with its colourful diction, its intense focus and most of all with its exhaustive research. Turner's bibliography was just as helpful as his other content. For the majority of readers, those who aren't doing research, I still recommend it heartily. Spices are absolutely fascinating, and Turner chows down on their history without using phrases like I have in the title of this review. Another strong work in the same vein is Nathaniel's Nutmeg by Giles Milton. Unlike THoaT, NN has a central story and a narrow focus, but it covers similar ground and is also a good read. I got an A on my paper, and Spice: The History of a Temptation gets an A+. Turner is thorough in his research, and deft in his presentation.
Peppered (ahem) with interesting information.......2006-02-01
This is a well written, fascinating book. Encounter figures from history, learn about cuisine and, in general, be entertained as you learn new insights. I recommend this.
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Spice: The History of a Temptation
Jack Turner
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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It's been little more than a year since the name Napster began rolling off people's tongues and peer to peer, or P2P, became standard new economy jargon. But P2P is far more than Napster. It's a new way of thinking and computing that lets companies leverage their existing network infrastructure to boost value, cut costs, and maximize resources in an entirely new way.
To understand and implement revolutionary peer-to-peer technologies, managers, executives, entrepreneurs, and investors need to understand the business implications and application of the technology outlined by Hassan M. Fattah in P2P. Part technology analysis, part case study, and part management guide, P2P examines the key issues businesses face in implementing P2P and presents the opportunities and challenges that accompany this new technology.
Among the topics covered in P2P: *The essentials of P2P technology *How P2P can ease transactions and redefine customer relationships *Immediate and long-term applications of P2P *How P2P applications can increase efficiency and speed up business
Customer Reviews:
Not bad, easy read, a little shallow, business oriented.......2002-09-29
Useless for hard-core developers, but ok for business and IT people wanting to consider new ways of doing business. The case studies will likely help people think up new business ideas. Written as if it was a collection of journalist articles in infoweek or similar. I read (skimmed) it in under an hour.
Loved It.......2002-08-22
One of the best books on the topics written in a manner to keep you interested.
Each chapter begins with a real life scenario, and after sometimes i couldn't wait to get to the next chapter. He gives a lot of examples of what companies are doing and what would the impact of their action be, to do this he gives some practical examples of how other people have dealt with their problems using P2P.
A book which presents technology in a non technical way, lets you see it from a manager's point of view. Even if you are a programmer like me i would recommend this book as it would let you see the whole idea of P2P in another very useful manner.
A must read.
P2P is here today.......2002-02-25
P2P is a very informative look at how peer to peer is being used, how it can be used, and who is involved (both startups and mega corps). The author, Hassan M. Fattah, has a very readable writing style. In short the book is a great peer-to-peer primer for business executives and business technologist. I highly recommend this book.
This book is very up to date with the latest information about P2P (i.e., HailStorm and Jxta). The book is geared at a business reader, but it cover the salient technical aspects of how peep to peer works. P2P covers some of the biggest uses of P2P technology. P2P covers the biggest uses of P2P technology in the form of peer-to-peer collaboration, applications-interaction systems, resource utilization, and supercomputing applications.
P2P introduces Napster and does mention Napster occasionally, but refreshingly the book does not center on Napster. P2P provides many real world examples of P2P in action. The business reader will find that many of the examples are being deployed in businesses to solve business problems. For example, a large law firm, Intel, CareScience and several other businesses are covered as P2P success stories. P2P does a great job of separating hype from reality (application operating today) and addressing the shortcomings and concerns facing P2P.
P2P does not argue for P2P for the sake of the technology, but as a solution to a specific business problem. Before I read this book I really did not consider P2P a viable business technology. After I read this book I realized the P2P can be a good match to some business problems and should be considered when searching for a solution.
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New laws affect every aspect of being an employer--from interviewing and hiring, to handling employee benefits to firing.
The most complete guide to your legal rights and responsibilities, The Employer's Legal Handbook shows you how to comply with the most recent workplace laws and regulations, run a safe and fair workplace and avoid lawsuits. Learn everything you need to know about:
*Hiring: Understand the legal guidelines for hiring employees, writing job descriptions, conducting interviews and investigating applicants.
*Smart personnel practices: What to include in employee personnel files, employee handbooks, performance reviews and references for former employees.
*Employee benefits: Learn the ins and outs of wage and hour laws, retirement plans and health insurance.
*Workplace health and safety: Comply with OSHA requirements, and implement policies on smoking, drugs and alcohol abuse.
*Discrimination: Prevent sexual harassment and discrimination based on age, race, pregnancy, sexual orientation and national origin.
*Termination: Avoid wrongful termination cases, conduct a final meeting and protect your business information when employees leave.
*Laws affecting small business practices: Everything you need to know about the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, health and safety issues, employee testing and more.
Whether you hire one employee or one hundred, The Employer's Legal Handbook gives you the practical and legal guidance you need to run a fair and productive workplace, and stay out of legal trouble.
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"The plain-English resource every employer, manager and HR professional needs. New laws affect every aspect of being an employer -- from interviewing and hiring, to handling employee benefits to firing. The most complete guide to your legal rights and responsibilities, The Employer's Legal Handbook shows you how to comply with the most recent workplace laws and regulations, run a safe and fair workplace and avoid lawsuits. Learn everything you need to know about: Hiring: Understand the legal guidelines for hiring employees, writing job descriptions, conducting interviews and investigating applicants. Smart personnel practices: What to include in employee personnel files, employee handbooks, performance reviews and references for former employees. Wages & hours: Comply with federal and state overtime and minimum wage requirements. Employee benefits: Learn the ins and outs of wage and hour laws, retirement plans and health insurance. Workplace health and safety: Comply with OSHA requirements, and implement policies on smoking, drugs and alcohol abuse. Discrimination: Prevent sexual harassment and discrimination based on age, race, pregnancy, sexual orientation and national origin. Termination and layoffs: Avoid wrongful termination cases, conduct a final meeting and protect your business information when employees leave. Laws affecting small business practices: Everything you need to know about the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, health and safety issues, employee testing and more. The 7th edition updates the book's easy-to-use legal charts to provide the latest employment laws of your state. "
Customer Reviews:
Completely helpful.......2007-01-05
For a small company, this book was just what we needed. It outlined different state requirements, some common pitfalls, and provided sample text for editing. Overall, just what we needed to be a professional little business.
Great Book.......2006-11-05
It's very easy to read and has a wealth of information in it.
Worth its weight in gold!!!.......2004-05-18
This book should be on every employer's bookshelf! I am so impressed by how comprehensive, well organized, and easy to use it is. Steingold really knows what he's talking about, he explains all of the complex laws and regulations that trip up unprepared employers and result in expensive lawsuits. Thanks to this book I learned the best ways to comply with OSHA, wage-and-hour laws, sexual harassment and discrimination laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act and many many more. You owe it to yourself to know your rights and responsibilities as an employer and to protect your company from needless litigation.
A mile wide and several feet deep.......2000-11-16
An excelent, readable, survey of the law on this topic. The greatest strengths of the book are two-fold. First, it is written in easy to follow, plain english. Second, it is amazingly comprehensive. I have been practicing employment law in two millenia, and this is the book that I use (after reviewing dozens) to teach non-lawyer classes on the topic. As with any survey book, it doesn't cover the details of the many topics it touches. You don't want to use this book to deal with comprehensive planning or an employment law dispute. But if you read this book you'll understand much of the language and many of the concerns of the experienced human resources professional or lawyer that you need.
Protect your business from employee and government law suits.......2000-09-23
Here is the book that will teach you what you need to know to keep compliance with the law and protect your business. Easy to read and comprehend, this book will help you promote fair business practices and avoid lawsuits. Folks, there are many laws most business people don't know about. This book will bring you up to speed. It's a necessity for the small and large business alike.
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Principles of Facilitation: The Purpose and Potential of Leading Group Process
David Sibbet
Manufacturer: The Grove Consultants International
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ASIN: 1879502445 |
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This book provides an overview of facilitation (including an introduction to Graphic Facilitation) with frameworks a facilitator can use when leading groups through critical situations. The 40 principles are organized around four levels of attention that need to be managed when you are facilitating any group. With specific tips for working with groups this is a must have for anyone who wants to have more effective meetings.
Book Description
Lists over 30,000 exciting vacancies in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland for the summer of 2004 including not only paid jobs and voluntary work but also vacation traineeships which give on-the-job work experience relevant to a possible future career.
Summer Jobs in Britain explains when and to whom to apply and gives information on wages (up to $400 per week), when the work is available, and what experience (if any) is required. It also includes tips on work permits, including the Work in Britain scheme for American students, and information on taxation, and the British national minimum wage.
Opportunities featured include possibilities to work as catering staff from Land's End to John O'Groats; guides in a Scottish whisky distillery; ticket marshals at a Grand Prix race track; apple pickers and marquee erectors; software designers; hang-gliding instructors; helpers at a monkey sanctuary; ride operators at theme parks; teachers of English as a foreign language; or as volunteers at Buddhist retreats, on steam railways, or on the archaeological excavation of a Roman fort.
Customer Reviews:
Full of information!.......2004-03-02
If you want to go to Britain for a summer job, this is the book to help you through everything, names, phone numbers, maps, info about taxes, etc etc etc!
Book Description
In Let's Talk Money, readers get the same top financial advice sought by the national press. The book's authors comment regularly in The Wall Street Journal, Money, Fortune, Forbes, Smart Money, and Kiplinger's Personal Finance. The reason? They give easy answers to tough money questions in a breezy conversational style that covers everything you must know, should know and want to know about managing your money - from the basics of figuring net worth to the details of estate tax planning.
Customer Reviews:
If you are buying one financial book this year, this is it........2003-04-22
As a practicing Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Chairman of the Financial Planning Association of MA, I am asked quite often to recommend a book that touches on one's finances without being too technical or boring. "Let's Talk Money" does the job better than any other book I have come across. (And believe me, I've read and reviewed more than you can imagine). This book touches on a variety of topics that effect 99% of the public. Sure there may be books with catchier titles like..."How I made a million dollars in 3 weeks" but if you are looking for real practical advice that's actually fun to read, this book can't be beat.
A personal financial guide that's like talking to friend.......2000-05-07
I happen to be a Certified Financial Planner licensee, and one component of my business is educating employees of corporations across the country on a variety of personal finance subjects. During, or at the conclusion of workshops, I am often asked by employees to recommend a good book that will assist them with taking control, or learning more about personal finance. Until now I never felt there was one particular book that actually approached and explained the subjects in a way most people can relate and would motivate them to learn more. Most other personal finance books, though they may be comprehensive, are dry and aren't written in a style people who are not in the profession can relate to. This is not the case with Let's Talk Money! Its nice to have a book that I can strongly recommend. Kudos to the authors!
Let's Talk Money.......2000-04-07
What a wonderful book! The structure is such that you can read it straight through or just reference a particular area of interest. It is so easy to read, too. Not something usually attributed to a Financial book!
I would recommend this book to novices and savvy financial people alike. For the novice, it is a wonderful guide to getting started. Many people feel overwhelmed when veiwing their personal financial lives, asking "where do I start"? This book will get you started in a very straighforward manner and then give you great tips for how to proceed.
At the same time, Let's Talk Money is very helpful for people who are more fiancially savvy. It serves as a reminder of things they should do, may give them some new ideas, and serve as a reference guide going forward.
Either way, this is a must read! I enjoyed it immensely!
A must read for people getting their act together..........2000-04-06
I am not someone who wants to spend hours on end figuring out how to make my money work for me. Being a single mom, I need the facts and easy steps to get me through how to make my family stable. Chapters 1 - 4 made things simple and easy for me to figure out where I was and what action I needed to take next.
A simple and easy to follow "how to" for financial security.......2000-04-04
As a financial planner, I often browse the bookstore section on financial planning to see what is offered. This section has exploded, as financial planning seems to have become the hot topic in this age of growing retirement funds and stock options. How does the buyer in need of help choose the right book from so many? The answer is Let's Talk Money: Your Complete Personal Finance Guide by Dee Lee and David Caruso. This book is different.
Most books on financial planning talk about what the consumer should do, with a lot of theories about how to manage money. The consumer still does not know where to start or what to do next. This book goes beyond theory and provides a road map, with checklists and easy to use forms. The organization of the book allows the buyer to use any section independently to solve a financial problem or to use the whole book to put a game plan in place. It is this versatility that makes it a great resource for the financially confused.
This is also a book written by practicing financial planners, and it shows. The authors used their experience with clients to answer the most commonly asked questions and to provide clear and easy to follow solutions. All in all, this is a book for anyone trying to make sense of the many financial decisions that we all face today.
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Let's Talk Money
James A. Barry
Manufacturer: Kaplan Business
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Release Date: 2003-08-08 |
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Building a secure future isn’t just for the rich.
Statistics on rising debt, stagnating retirement savings, mistrust of the stock market, and lack of tax planning are symptoms of a population desperately in need of financial education. Learning how to make money is one thing. It’s quite another to manage the money that’s earned. Knowing the difference and taking the right actions can translate into a comfortable life instead of disaster, contends Jim Barry, CFP, founder of The Barry Financial Group and host of television
programs Talk About Money® and Jim Barry’s Financial Success®.
In this enthusiastic back-to-basics money guide, Jim Barry brings passion and decades of experience to the task of educating everyday working people about their finances and how they can build a secure future no matter where they’re starting. He addresses the readers’ underlying attitudes and values, then brings to the table an arsenal of wealth-building principles that, used consistently, can create a solid financial foundation.
A host of practical, nuts-and-bolts tools gives readers the means to translate these commonsense financial principles into positive and prudent action. Along the way, in easy-to-understand language, they learn proven steps to:
Manage the money they make.Think long term to build wealth.Understand and deal with risk wisely.Put all the pieces of the financial puzzle together.
Inspiring and practical, this is the guide for gaining control over financial issues while building wealth for the future.
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Let's Talk...Personal Issues ia a communication tool to enhance conversation. It contains 30 open-ended statements to be replied to by the readers on 5 topics: Friendship, Family, Romance, Marriage and Money. The stand up easel and spiral binding make it an attractive visual aid. Using Let's Talk will encourage turn taking, self-disclosure and discussion of issues important to satisfying relationships. Parents, Teens, Couples, Families, Teachers, Youth Leaders, Supervisors and Managers will enjoy the process of talking about important issues with Let's Talk.
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Let's Talk About Money
Manufacturer: Crombie Jardine Publishing Limited
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Includes 5 CD's, 2 Workbooks, and Let's Talk about Money Companion Guide in a Clam shell case.
You will learn:
*The 12 Keys to Prosperity and Abundance
*How to avoid arguing over money
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*How to remove mental blocks around money that may be holding you back
*How to prioritize your "nice- to -have" and "need-to-have" goals
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Let's Talk About Money Before You Tie The Knot
James H. Wilson
Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation
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This book will provide a structured approach to financial education of a couple about to be married. Designed to review their past, their present and their future with questions posed to highlight critical points, it is arranged to assist the pastor or counselor. It purposely keeps to a minimum the work required to insure that the task will be finished. Forms accompany the questions to enable a couple to individually complete their own workbook. A Facilitator's Guide is provided. The main strength of this book is its simplicity and yet its profundity of good financial information and financial guidance make for an educational experience.
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A companion reader to the Let's Talk about Money Program.
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Let's Talk Money
Philip Gainsborough
Manufacturer: Listen USA
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This digital document is an article from Fund Raising Management, published by Hoke Communications, Inc. on September 1, 2000. The length of the article is 969 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: Let's Talk Money.(Brief Article)
Author: Robert F. Hartsook
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Fund Raising Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2000
Publisher: Hoke Communications, Inc.
Volume: 31
Issue: 7
Page: 31
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Faith in Service: Developing Credit Unions in Ecuador
Henry Cruz
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ASIN: 0595199267 |
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This book records the history and pioneering accomplishments of national and international credit union leaders i the credit union development program in Ecuador, South America. It also describes the involvement and contributions of the United States agencies of USAID and Peace Corps. This book describes the principal steps taken to develop this successful credit union program, which can serve as a guide to those involved in this type of development.
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