The Conquest of American Inflation.

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In the past fifteen years, inflation has been conquered by many advanced countries. History reveals, however, that it has been conquered before and returned. In The Conquest of American Inflation, Thomas J. Sargent presents a groundbreaking analysis of the rise and fall of U.S. inflation after 1960. He examines two broad explanations for the behavior of inflation and unemployment in this period: the natural-rate hypothesis joined to the Lucas critique and a more traditional econometric policy evaluation modified to include adaptive expectations and learning. His purpose is not only to determine which is the better account, but also to codify for the benefit of the next generation the economic forces that cause inflation.

Sargent begins with an explanation of how American policymakers increased inflation in the early 1960s by following erroneous assumptions about the exploitability of the Phillips curve--the inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment. In subsequent chapters, he connects a sequence of ideas--self-confirming equilibria, least-squares and other adaptive or recursive learning algorithms, convergence of least-squares learners with self-confirming equilibria, and recurrent dynamics along escape routes from self-confirming equilibria. Sargent synthesizes results from macroeconomics, game theory, control theory, and other fields to extend both adaptive expectations and rational expectations theory, and he compellingly describes postwar inflation in terms of drifting coefficients. He interprets his results in favor of adaptive expectations as the relevant mechanism affecting inflation policy.

Providing an original methodological link between theoretical and policy economics, this book will engender much debate and become an indispensable text for academics, graduate students, and professional economists.

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Inflation.......2000-05-20

The inflation situation is described and cured in this magnificent book. It shows mortals like myself, what causes inflation and how the whole economic society is linked together.

The Conquest of American Inflation.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Southern Economic Journal

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The Conquest of American Inflation.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Southern Economic Journal
William A. Bomberger
Manufacturer: Southern Economic Association
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Title: The Conquest of American Inflation.(Review) (book reviews)
Author: William A. Bomberger
Publication: Southern Economic Journal (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 1999
Publisher: Southern Economic Association
Volume: 66 Issue: 2 Page: 495(4)

Article Type: Book Review

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Dollarization and the conquest of hyperinflation in divided societies (Quarterly review / Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)

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Dollarization and the conquest of hyperinflation in divided societies (Quarterly review / Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
Russell W Cooper
Manufacturer: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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ASIN: B0006RRTTC

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As the complexity of financial markets keeps growing, so does the need to understand the decision-making and the coordination of the exsuing actions in the marketplace. In particular, the disclosure of information to market participants and its impact on the market outcome mertis attention. This study analyses the role of private and public information in currency crises. Calls for increased dissemination of economic and policy-related information by central banks notwithstanding, the study shows that transparency is not generally conductive to preventing speculative attacks in fixed exchange-rate regimes. Rather, the role of private and public information in the market-place depencs critically on the prevailing market sentiment. The study also highlights the import of market transparency design in an environment that allows for herding and market leadership of individual speculators.

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The author has created an informative, easy-to-read volume. First chapters provide time-tested specifics for successful entrepreneurial startups. The following chapters offer highly effective, little-known, never-before shared methods to build and protect assets, and to identify and defeat the Bad Guys who would attack that "gelt".

START and grow the new enterprise with little initial capital and limited resources.
DEVELOP essential attributes for successful entrepreneurship.
WIN with proven concepts such as initial deferred compliance with costly laws and regulations, total sweat equity, etc.
TRIUMPH through Exit Plans and creative strategies to thwart attacks by the 'Bump and Run investor', the greedy lender, and other Bad Guys.

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A must-read for ALL Entrepreneurs!.......1999-08-22

Gardner Russell has written a useful, informative and entertaining book filled with excellent and current guidelines of every sort. He takes difficult material and makes it user friendly. I finished reading it and immediately purchased three more books, one for each of my sons. And now my sons also thank Gardner Russell for giving us the facts.

Practical lessons to keep you on track and in the black!.......1999-07-06

Gardner Russell gives an "insiders" view of the pitfalls small businesses must overcome to survive. Written in anecdotal form, each chapter covers a specific, business threatening problem Mr. Russell faced starting and running a variety of businesses in the USA and Puerto Rico. Each chapter concludes with an explanation of how he was able to overcome the challange and save the company.

These practical lessons will help the budding entrepreneur stay on track and in the black. It's worth the price of admission to look over the shoulder of someone who has been there and done that over the course of fifty years in business.

Larry Stay, Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc.

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"Today's engineers are inundated with strict formalism, rigid procedures, and complex processes—none of which can be found in this book! Learn the art, tricks, and methods needed to become a great communicator with this light-hearted text, brimming with plenty of humor and real-world examples.

This handy reference is written for technologists who require a simple, concise, and practical guide to the communication dynamics of writing, presentation delivery, and meeting interaction. The context of these elements are presented using a proven “scripting” mechanism to capture three fundamental principles:

Connection - getting attention to the subject matter
Flow - maintaining the connection while proceeding smoothly from topic to topic
Reinforcement - providing the substantiation for the points made in the flow

The Essence of Technical Communication for Engineers describes how these principles may be applied to each element of communication. An important focus is given to attitude during the essential planning and execution steps of a project, which enables the successful completion of the event—whether written, oral, formal, or casual.

This book may be used to accompany a technical communication course at the college or graduate level. It is a methodical, motivational companion that gives technologists the tools to enjoy writing.

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IEEE Professional Communications Society

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This book is written for engineers, scientists, and technology professionals who require a simple, concise, and practical guide to all forms of communication: writing, presenting, and interacting (such as in meetings and team activities). It also provides strategies for communicating technical information to non-technical audiences, a frequent concern when applying for funding or selling technical products. It provides useful, proven methods for accomplishing these communication tasks, focusing upon real-world situations and challenges. It's a basic principle: In order to convince a reader that communications can be fun, the book on communications must be fun to read. More than a mere outline or storyboard, it assists the communicator in capturing the connection, flow, and appropriate reinforcement.

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A practical perspective to effective communication.......2003-09-05

In this very little book (less than 200 pages), you'll find a treatment of the too often neglected aspect of effective communication: mental and psychological preparation. It discusses many issues that are responsible for ineffective communication.

The first part deals with written documents, part II with formal presentations, part III with informal discussions, part IV about cross-culture communication. Each part tackles the three important aspects of communication: planning, building the right attitude, and finally producing. Communication requires that one knows what one wants to communicate and how to do it. This book will change your way of thinking about effective communication.

The "Strunk and White" of Communication for Nerds.......2001-03-23

Hirsch does a commendable job of boiling down the primary ideas for writing, presentation and meeting skills into a quick read. Many of the practices that we once learned, but have long forgotten (or ignored) are re-iterated here. By dividing into sections, you can quickly jump to where you want to focus (writing, speaking, meeting) There is some carryover from each chapter though, so reading once through is recommended

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Weddle's Guide to Employment Web Sites 2003: The Recruiter's Edition (Weddle's Recruiter's Guide to Employment Web Sites)
Peter Weddle
Manufacturer: Weddle's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1928734111

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Weddle's Guide is a must have book

The Essential Book for Successful Recruiting

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Weddle's Guide to Employment Web Sites: The Recruiter's Edition (Weddle's Recruiter's Guide to Employment Web Sites)
Peter Weddle
Manufacturer: Weddle's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1928734219

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Weddle's Guide is a must have book.......2005-05-07

The WEDDLE's Guide is an absolute "must have" for employers and those seeking new jobs. The Directory has excellent reviews of over 300 leading job sites, and especially the niche sites. A recent survey indicated that the niche sites is where over 82% of the candidates come from for employers, so knowing which niche sites are the good one's is important. The WEDDLE's Directory is THE source for any employer or candidate wanting to know where to go!

The Essential Book for Successful Recruiting.......2005-04-19

This is a key piece of recruiting strategy for corporate and agency recruiters alike. I typically don't like paper-based resources anymore and used to go to google to find sites.

I have now learned that this book can make the difference between using the web successfully to fill your positions or spending a lot of time and money on web resources with poor results. Reach for this book first for help in making good decisions and your client satisfaction rate will soar.

No more guessing about the kinds of resumes and visitors on a site. I have found sites that are perfect for my search that I would never have found otherwise.

Free updates are available on the website weddles.com in addition to several other useful resources. I highly recommend this essential resource and encourage you to visit the web site as well.

Top Tool.......2005-02-13

As a career recruiter ( 5 Corporate and 13 Search Firm) I consider this the top resource that you can have at your fingertips. It gives you the information that you need to make an informed choice on where to search post an opening.

Recently,when I ordered the new edition, I called the office with a question and found myself speaking to Mr Weddle himself. He is involved in all aspects of this book.

Don't miss out on his on-line newsletter which keeps the book up to date at all times.

No matter if you are a rookie or a seasoned professional- you need this resource to bring you to the next level of succes in the industry.

WEDDLES's Guide to Employment Web Sites 2000: Recruiter's Edition

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WEDDLES's Guide to Employment Web Sites 2000: Recruiter's Edition
Peter D. Weddle
Manufacturer: AMACOM
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 081447098X

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The Web is teeming with employment sites--10,000 and quickly growing! But that doesn't make a recruiter's jobs any easier. In fact, it's now more challenging, even overwhelming, than ever.

That's why WEDDLES'S GUIDE TO EMPLOYMENT WEB SITES 2000 is an essential tool for corporate and third-party recruiters. This valuable reference pinpoints the 350 best online employment sites--the sites more likely to turn up top-notch job candidates in a wide variety of fields.

Users find easy-to-read Site Profiles, each packed with critical details about the site's: History * Number of visitors * Occupations of candidates * Posting period * Fees for searching its resume database * Special reduced-fee packages for recruiters * Contact information, and much more.

Plus, the book supplies an exclusive Cross-Reference Index that pinpoints the best sites for particular occupations, as well as a proven 5-step selection process for maximizing ROI (Return on the Internet). This is indispensable information for employment managers, human resources practitioners, agency headhunters, staffing firms, consulting recruiters, and others.

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Wall Street brokerages are working hard these days to attract women investors. Publishers are, too. One of many recent titles on money management for women, Savvy Investing for Women is more informative than most. Marlene Jupiter, a former Wall Street derivatives trader, takes her subject and her readers seriously. The book provides a short course on economics, on portfolio diversification (jargon for "Don't put all your eggs in one basket"), and on the basics of buying stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. There's even a chapter on technical analysis, an abstruse topic neglected by most popular books but described by Jupiter with admirable clarity.

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Needed by everyone.......2005-12-04

This extraordiary explanation in simple yet amuzing anecdotes really shows how a complex issue about investing can be easily understandible. The title is misleading, I learned more from this book than all my Masters courses taken in finance. The explanations of the basic things to look for in stocks or bonds or reading the Investor's Business Daily or Wall Street Journal gave me a real insight to the most liquid stock market in the world. Stock picking is not an easy task, but when you read about the same fundamentals that are prevalent in the winners you have to take careful notice. I was turned on to this book and author by a heavy duty Hedge Fund Managing Director, and was fortunate enough to meet and greet this down to earth best selling author. I was quite impressed with her insight and depth of knowledge in subjects like derivatives, market trends for signs of Bull or Bear markets which she forecasted are coming in mid 2006. She said she is finishing a new book with up to date details and new subjects rarely touched upon like the OTC, Small Cap and Bulletin Boards stocks and Reverse Mergers. I cannot wait.

Savvy Investments for Women by Jupiter.......2004-03-11

This is an excellent investment guide for beginning investors.
It teaches how to develop investment intuition and savvy.
There is a practical component in the advice which tells
the buyer/investor to beware (Caveat Emptor). The author cites
important investment vehicles; such as, the "Investor's Business
Daily" which points toward important trends in the market.
The book stresses the need to look at multiple criteria for
investing to include:
o growth stocks and industries
o capitalization
o revenue growth rates
o price/earnings ratios
o the management team
o treatment of employees
o underwriter representation
o financial analyst track records

The work discusses all-important mutual fund fee structures,
the benefits and pitfalls of derivatives and a whole host of
investments too numerous to list here.

Numerous risks are cited including systematic market risk,
inflation, interest rate fluctuations and consumer credit.
The book is well worth the price for a beginning investor.

The title is misleading........1999-01-10

The title is misleading; this book is NOT only for women. This book contains solid investment advice from someone who's "been there and done it", who has worked her way up from being a secretary to being a vice president and became a millionaire along the way. A lot of men can learn from her.

Not too technical, not too preachy either!.......1998-07-02

Unlike most financial books available, this book gives concrete real-life examples that make sense. The examples actually stay with you after you've put the book down. For those who are afraid of the math involved, don't be. She breaks it all down into pieces you can grasp. I may not remember everything she said, but I feel much more comfortable thinking about and looking at financial papers and investments now.

Millionaire's Handbook: Words of Worth...Sage Advice for Success in Business and Life

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5 Must haves for all financially proactive people
Like Having a Hundred Mentors
Excellent, superb advice. I wouldn't be without this book.

Millionaire's Handbook: Words of Worth...Sage Advice for Success in Business and Life
H. Peter R. Miller
Manufacturer: World Leisure Corporation
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Binding: Paperback

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5 Must haves for all financially proactive people.......2003-11-16

I've read scores of financial wealth books, dozens of mental transition books, and WOW amounts of management books and these are BY FAR the GREATEST I every read and all that you need...

In this order;
1. Think and Grow Rich
2. Millionaire Handbook
3. One Minute Manager
4. Leadership Secrets of Attilla the Hun
5. The Tao of Leadership

If these books don't change your life, no book will.

Like Having a Hundred Mentors.......2003-03-26

I read this book every week. Seriously.

The one commonality they have found in 90% of all Millionaires is that they had mentors. Mentors, people who have SUCCEEDED ALREADY and guide us along the path.

Reading through this book is like having hundreds of Mentors each telling you the one idea which encompasses all of their success.

BEST money I have spent on a business book, period.

Excellent, superb advice. I wouldn't be without this book........2003-01-04

This is the best business philosophy book since The Art of War by Sun Tzu. I can't say enough good things about it. It takes about an hour to read the whole thing, but you will learn SO MUCH from people who are already financially successful.

What you'll find in this book is excellent business wisdom such as the fact that making millions of dollars is easy--it's making the first $500,000 that's the tricky part. After that you just hire smart people and they make the rest for you. I learned that you should always schedule a meeting in the other person's office because it's much easier to leave when the meeting doesn't go your way, than to get them to leave. I learned that if you aim for an eagle and miss, you hit a rock, but if you aim for the moon and miss, you might hit an eagle. I learned that people who live from paycheck to paycheck are sacrificing wealth for pleasure. It goes on and on. It's like a new spiritual understanding of the mindset of wealthy people, and the mindset it takes to build wealth.

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Many citizens of the United States are experiencing unprecedented levels of personal wealth, and you can be a part of it!

Great wealth has been created in the past forty years by the senior members of the population, and an enormous intergenerational transfer of wealth is taking place. More than $40 trillion will be passed on to the Baby Boomers, who are creating wealth in their own right. "The Millionaire's Handbook" shows how very simple it is to join this process.

The author's techniques for not only obtaining wealth but preserving it will open your mind to the opportunities around you. Whether your wealth is based in your pension fund, stock portfolio or in a standard savings plan, these tried and true principles will greatly improve your financial situation as you look forward to a life of financial security.

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Mel's Handbook for Success

The Millionaire's Handbook I (The Millionaire's Handbook II)
Mel Kaufmann
Manufacturer: Mel Kaufmann
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0970091303

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Each page of The Millionaire's Handbook is designed to increase your net worth by $10,000 before the end of your career. It is the graduate school of networking. Instead of looking for a prospect, you search for a professional who has a Rolodex full of prospects and you form a LINK. If you select twelve LINKs and exchange productive information continually and immediately with all of your LINKs for the remainer of your career, you will be a millionaire. GURANTEED!

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Mel's Handbook for Success.......2003-03-24

This is great information on how to expand your business that is based on the universal concept that "givers receive" or what you put out is what you get back. Quote: The greatest gift you can give yourself is to help others acheive their dreams..."
I highly recommend this book, but advise you work this concept with a friend or supportive networking group.

The millionaire's handbook: How you can protect a multi-million dollar cash prize

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The millionaire's handbook: How you can protect a multi-million dollar cash prize
Peter Morton Dunn
Manufacturer: s.n.]
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0006OVJRI

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THE MILLIONAIRES HANDBOOK
Arthur M. Hiller
Manufacturer: Mass Market Paperback
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000OUIN0U

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The Millionaires Handbook

Manufacturer: Santa Monica Press
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000GZZ66W

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THE MILLIONAIRES HANDBOOK

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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HQTM7E

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Hirohito and his Mickey Mouse watch, Goofy and Donald as our "Goodwill Ambassadors:" Disney Discourse is an interdisciplinary examination of the founder and his empire. These essays use an interdisciplinary approach to read through Disney's domestic cultural production "innocent" national icons, as well as theme parks, cartoons and television to analyze the global impact of American popular culture, the politics of Disney, and the complex reception Disney productions have received around the world.

The Disney corporation's ever-increasing visibility the opening of Euro Disney and new stores in malls and vast influence over global culture demands critical attention not only in film and television studies, but in international diplomacy, architecture, economics and other related fields. Disney Discourse consolidates the best of the current work on Disney and provides a representative sample of past analyses of the Disney empire.

Contributors: Julianne Burton-Carvajal, Lisa Cartwright, Brian Goldfarb, Richard deCordova, Douglas Gomery, David Kunzle, Jon Lewis, Moya Luckett, Richard Neupert, Susan Ohmer, José Piedra, Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Alexander Wilson.

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Complicates Assumptions about Disney.......2000-11-22

Disney Discourse is a substantial contribution to the field of Disney Studies. Smoodin's collection offers a range of reactions to the different Disneys that exist: television and film, theme parks, retail, and so forth. Furthermore, this interdisciplinary work is structured in three useful ways. First, it offers some representative materials from Disney's "golden age" that tend to praise Disney (both the man and the corporation). Second, many of the essays consider the reception to Disney. Three, the book is divided into four separate categories that provide an overview of possible approaches to the study of Disney.

As with any collection, not all the essays are of equal analytic strength. There are many good essays, however, particularl in the the sections entitled Cultural Production and Reception. Smoodin's own essay, "How to Read Walt Disney" is, in my opinion, worth the price of the book alone. Even essays which seem more grounded in personal reaction than critique have their worth; they demonstrate the investment individuals have in Disney as a site of debate.

Overall, the result of the book's conscientious structure is to complicate any easy binaries--taken as a collection, Disney Discourse refuses to unreflectively praise Disney or, equally problematic, simply critique Disney. Instead, Smoodin's book offers Disney as a site of investigation, of exploration, and of analysis. Indeed, Disney Discourse might be better renamed Disney Discourses in order to reflect the multiple ways people have approached Disney. Though not all the essays are equally strong, the book is a "must-have" for both serious scholars and Disney enthusiasts alike.

A collection of essays about Walt Disney and Disney Corp........1998-08-05

The essays included in this book cover many different aspects of Walt Disney and his Corporation. Some of the essays written are very negative. The editor appears to have a person adgenda in compiling the essays he included

Disney Discourse: Producing the Magic Kingdom

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Disney Discourse: Producing the Magic Kingdom
Eric Smoodin
Manufacturer: Routledge Publ.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NQNO54

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