Rural Capitalists in Asia: A Comparative Analysis on India, Indonesia and Malaysia (Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Monograph Series, No. 88)

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This comparative study of small capitalists and rural industrialists in three Asian countries points to striking similarities between Indian, overseas Chinese and Muslim businessmen in Asia.

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Women (and Men)--Get This Book!

Ideal book for conflicts in the workplace

A good book for working with and managing women

A good book for working with and managing women

Real stories on how to deal with sabotag in the workplace

Woman to Woman 2000: Becoming Sabotage Savvy in the New Millennium
Judith Briles
Manufacturer: New Horizon Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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The Briles Report on Women in Healthcare: Changing Conflict to Collaboration in a Toxic Workplace (Jossey Bass Social and Behavioral Science Series)

Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace

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Mean Girls All Grown Up: Surviving Catty and Conniving Women

ASIN: 0882821717

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Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky was betrayed by Linda Tripp, a friend who recorded their intimate conversations...Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan was assaulted during a major competition because of rival Tonya Harding's masterminding...Mary, Que

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Women (and Men)--Get This Book!.......1999-03-06

A friend recommended this book when I told her about a horrible experience that I had from a co-worker who attempted to destroy my reputation and took credit for a project I put my guts into.

Briles writes with such common sense on who to deal with situations like mine--my only regret is that I didn't discover her wtiting sooner. This is the best book I've read in several years.

Ideal book for conflicts in the workplace.......1999-02-08

Our company specializes in diversity and gender issues in the workplace. We are high recommending this book to all our clients who have women as employees.

A good book for working with and managing women.......1999-02-03

I got this book from a recommendation of a friends wife--she had heard the author speak recently in Denver. I manage a retail operation that is 90% women--the author has helped me a great deal. Get this book.

A good book for working with and managing women.......1999-02-03

Real stories on how to deal with sabotag in the workplace.......1999-02-02

I heard this author speak at the Tattered Cover in Denver--very powerful. I bought copies at the store and will get more through amazon--this is an important book.

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Great Book for Beginners.......2006-02-11

This is a great book for beginners. I had tried other books to make a connection to a backend database (even the Dummy series) but just couldn't get it. The authors in this book hold your hand and make a complicated task really simple. Not only did I connect, but I've now duplicated the procedure on my own published Web site. Easy to read and gives a thorough explanation of "why". I like not only knowing how to do it, but why it works the way it does. This book does that for you and more. While I've moved on to more complicated tasks, this is a book I will definitely keep in my library.

Poorly Edited.......2003-05-29

As an instructor, I can say that I spent many long hours in class debugging exercises that should have worked the first time. For instance, nobody tells you that you must not install the Website server in the default installation folder "c:\Program Files\Website" since the " " space in the Program Files path to the server will stop the cgi-win examples (p. 131 et al) in the book from functioning at all, or that in the downloaded student files, the \website\lib\root.mdb file is missing altogther which makes the expression evaluator examples (e.g. 4 + 6 = 10 p. 291) not function at all either. While we eventually got the most of the examples to work it took hours and hours of unnecessary debugging work.

I was particularly irritated when on p. 119 the authors promised to present in a later chapter an on-line shopping cart solution which the book never delivered. I must admit that the version of the book I have, came with no CD-ROM even though one was mentioned on p.512. This was apparently an editing oversight because I was directed elsewhere in the text to the books companion web site where I could download all the student files and software. Perhaps the editors did a poor job of checking all the changes they made to the book or the authors were rushed to meet deadlines and were unable to thoroughly check the final draft or finish all they had planned, before the final printing.

On the positive side, the book introduces the reader to a wide range of technologies (client-side, server-side, XHTML, CSS, CGI-WIN, VBScript, ASP, JSP, Javascript, etc.) and I must say I liked the fact the book offered many practical demonstration exercises as well as two on-going case studies. The student can always go and buy a whole book on any one technology if they really want to master any one particular technology. This makes the book good for an overview course. Hopefully they will get the editing and other bugs worked out for the second edition.

Solid tools for Electronic Commerce.......2001-10-15

This book is just what I have been looking for. I have spent a fortune on books that try to do too much or too little. Here, the authors assume I have some programming and database skills (which I do) and I can move on from there to learn ASP, JSP, ActiveX, CGI, and many more tools to build electronic commerce Web sites. The tutorials were good and I liked the exercises that I could use to work on the skills. The cases were interesting. If you want a book that has the reasons why we build electronic commerce and then provides the skills to actually build the sites, then this is a good one to choose. Best of all, it comes with a Web site where you can access a lot of great software to help you in your task: XML editor, XHTML editor, CSS editor, Website Web server, and the list goes on. I give this book two thumbs up - more if I had more!

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The fifth edition of this essential guide was created for both novice grantseekers who need instruction on how to begin the process, and seasoned grantseekers who want to learn new techniques to save time and increase success. Revisions and additions reflect the enormous changes and challenges that have occurred in the grants marketplace since the fourth edition was published in 1999. The exhibits and tables have been updated to reflect advances in technology and computer usage, and are available on a CD-ROM that accompanies the book. Over half of the book is new to enhance the reader's ability to compete in the current grants marketplace--and to avoid the failure and wasted time of proposal rejection. Included are a historical perspective of the grants marketplace and insight on what to expect in the next few years. This edition also offers concepts that were not included in previous editions. These concepts arose from advances in technology and the growing desire of grantors to fund consortia that hold the promise of new and different interdisciplinary opportunities, while also providing for cost efficiency through the sharing of resources.

The "How To" Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants Fifth Edition (ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education)

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The "How To" Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants Fifth Edition (ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education)
David G. Bauer
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OR7FAW

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GC/Works/11 (2000)
PACE
Manufacturer: Stationery Office Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0117023396

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Manufacturer: The Stationery Office Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OH2S3Q

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Not everyone can be a rock star, movie star, or NBA all-star, but there's plenty going on behind the scenes and off-court: acquisitions, legal affairs, production, publicity, talent, marketing, and so on. This WetFeet Insider Guide offers the inside scoop on what it takes to land a job in the entertainment and sports industries.

Careers in Entertainment and Sports, 2006 Edition: WetFeet Insider Guide

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Careers in Entertainment and Sports, 2006 Edition: WetFeet Insider Guide
J. Michael Ribas
Manufacturer: WetFeet, Inc.
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ASIN: 1582075328

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The WetFeet Insider Guide to Careers in Entertainment and Sports

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just starting out
Nice General Overview
Great for the starstruck!
Helpful for those who know NOTHING in Entertainment Jobs

The WetFeet Insider Guide to Careers in Entertainment and Sports
Wetfeet
Manufacturer: Wetfeet.Com
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 158207268X

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Not everyone can be a rock star, movie star, or TV personality, but that doesn't mean that you can't bask in at least a little limelight. There's just as much going on behind the scenes as in front of the cameras and mikes: acquisitions, legal affairs, production, publicity, talent, marketing—these are just a few of the job areas in which you can make your mark in the entertainment industry. And there are jobs aplenty, though you'll find a lot of competition for them. The reason: entertainment is one of the last fields in which the little guy—or doll—can start at the bottom and claw to the top with hard work, resourcefulness, and a little bit of luck. At least, that's the view of itself that Hollywood projects. Want the inside scoop? Check out Careers in Entertainment: The WetFeet Insider Guide. Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush.

This Insider Guide will tell you everything you want to know about entertainment--and how you can get a job in the industry. Specifically, you'll learn things like:

Who the players are and what they do
What vertical integration is and how it can make you happy or miserable
Where you should live--New York or LA--and why living anywhere else is a handicap
What the entertainment buzzwords are, and how to use them like the insiders do
What the culture is like and why it varies based on where and who you are in the industry
How much you can earn
How to manage your career
How the recruiting process works and what to do to get ready for your interviews.

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Not everyone can be a rock star, movie star, or TV personality, but that doesn't mean that you can't bask in at least a little limelight. There's just as much going on behind the scenes as in front of the cameras and mikes: acquisitions, legal affairs, production, publicity, talent, marketing-these are just a few of the job areas in which you can make your mark in the entertainment industry. And there are jobs aplenty, though you'll find a lot of competition for them. The reason: entertainment is one of the last fields in which the little guy-or doll-can start at the bottom and claw to the top with hard work, resourcefulness, and a little bit of luck. At least, that's the view of itself that Hollywood projects. Want the inside scoop? Check out Careers in Entertainment: The WetFeet Insider Guide. Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush.

This Insider Guide will tell you everything you want to know about entertainment--and how you can get a job in the industry. Specifically, you'll learn things like:

Who the players are and what they do
What vertical integration is and how it can make you happy or miserable
Where you should live--New York or LA--and why living anywhere else is a handicap
What the entertainment buzzwords are, and how to use them like the insiders do
What the culture is like and why it varies based on where and who you are in the industry
How much you can earn
How to manage your career
How the recruiting process works and what to do to get ready for your interviews.

Customer Reviews:

just starting out.......2003-04-10

if you're a person who's just starting out (24 years old) and really interested in breaking into the entertainment industry (on the biz side of things), then this guide is something you'll want to pick up. my college advisor suggested i look into it, and i did. i've since moved to LA and looked up all of the alums connected to the industry and now have an internship at a big music label. this guide gave me the big picture, got me in the right frame of mind to figure out whether it was movies or music that i wanted to focus on (since i love both on a personal level!) ... i'm still open to moving into film, but for now, i'm happy where i am. thanks to wetfeet for getting me grounded and off to a good start.

Nice General Overview.......2003-03-07

This guide was helpful in getting a general picture of what behing-the-scenes careers can be had in entertainment. It covers television, music, and the movie industry, so it was really helpful in my decision as to just where in the entertainment industry I want to be. Note that this is not a guide for breaking into the industry as a performer. But for those of you who think you might want to run the show instead, I highly recommend it.

Great for the starstruck!.......2001-12-18

I've had a couple of showbiz internships but no steady job. This book to helped me get get the big picture on the Biz and refine my career goals. I feel my big break is a lot closer now. Very highly recommended.

Helpful for those who know NOTHING in Entertainment Jobs.......1999-11-07

For those who are just entering the industry, I recommend this book. I have been in the industry for approx. 2 years now. I didn't learn anything I didn't already know, except maybe the salaries of various job titles. New to the Industry? Buy it! Been in the Industry for a while? Never mind!

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If you own a house, RRSPs, or even just have some savings stashed away, then you have an estate. And if you don't plan for what happens to your money, your children, your house and other assets upon your death, then the government will make those decisions for you and might end up with a bigger share than anyone else. In these turbulent financial times, planning for the future is more important than ever, especially when it involved the financial security of those you love.

At a minimum, estate planning involves preparing a will, but really involves much more. This revised and update edition of the bestselling You Can't Take It With You

Covers all areas of estate planning: financial and tax planning, wills and powers of attorney, life insurance, guardianship of your children, trusts and living wills, funeral planning, and much more.
Prepares you for dealing with your financial advisor or lawyer and may even help you to save hundreds of dollars in professional fees and taxes.
Features practical examples, tips, and question-and-answer boxes.
Helps you understand all of the financial, legal, and human issues around estate planning so you can protect yourself, your family, and your business.
Includes new information on current legislation, as well as on changes to provincial probate fees, tax-saving strategies, and planning ideas for singles, common-law, and same-sex partners.

This package includes the Workbook accompanying You Can't Take It With You: The Common Sense Guide to Estate Planning for Canadians, Fourth Edition

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Vanity Press designed especially for the vain

An American Hero is being persecuted

Fact or Fiction?

Something is Mi$$ing

The Story of HealthSouth
Jeffrey L. Rodengen , and Melody Maysonet
Manufacturer: Write Stuff Syndicate
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Binding: Hardcover

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Going South: An Inside Look at Corruption and Greed, and the Power of the HealthSouth Message Board

ASIN: 0945903588

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The book chronicles the rise of one of America's most well know health care facilities nationally and internationally. It tells the story of a young risk-taking entrepreneur named Richard Scrushy who decided to open a new healthcare company, one that would take rehabilitation out of the basements of hospitals and move it into lively positive settings that promote wellness and healing.

With headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, the young company grew after 18 years to more than 1,900 facilitates in the United States as well as in the United Kingdom, Australia and Puerto Rico. HealthSouth has become the nation's leading provider of ambulatory surgery, diagnostic imaging, and inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services.

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Vanity Press designed especially for the vain.......2004-03-08

Parts of the book are interesting. It was an era of rolling up small businesses into big businesses with Wall Street making the first killing and top management making the second killing. That part is OK but already well known. One gets the feeling that the dissembler believes his own tale. A good example of the limits to which fawning and excessive praise go unnoticed by giant egos.

An American Hero is being persecuted.......2003-04-17

Mr. Scrushy and his associates are being scapegoated for their success, and so is this groundbreaking book.

This is a wonderful book that TELLS THE STORY AS IT IS. The average Joe Sixpack is being duped, again, by a govt. that seeks to diminish Mr. Scrushy for political gain. Read this book if you want to learn the secrets behind success.

Fact or Fiction?.......2003-03-25

There would seem to be a lot more fiction than fact given last week's most recent revelations. Especially interesting is the introduction by a well known Senator.

Something is Mi$$ing.......2003-03-24

Something about this book just didn't seem to "cook". I felt like I was scammed. The storyline just didn't add up and I felt like I was taken for a ride. I'd put it up for re-sale, but I'm not sure I would get back what I paid for it.

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Published in cooperation with the Association for Consumer Research "A clearly written and useful work. Their book lays out organizing principles that delineate the underlying epistemologies current in consumer research, providing insightful exposure to philosophical positions and associated research methods for both the experienced researcher and the novice. . . . The book provides insight into current epistemologies and associated methods and is an important resource for all consumer behavior researchers. It should be taken as a starting point for delving into and understanding consumer research, a springboard that directs the researcher to relevant theorists and provides a framework for assessing research perspectives." --Journal of Marketing Research The methodological choices now confronting consumer researchers are daunting. For many years, researchers have wrestled with issues related to the nature of knowledge in the study of consumption phenomena. In Postmodern Consumer Research, Elizabeth C. Hirschman and Morris B. Holbrook examine philosophies and methods of consumer research along an objectivist-subjectivist continuum. First, they present philosophical concepts regarding the origin and content of knowledge relevant to consumer-behavior phenomena. Then, they consider a set of research methods aimed at implementing inquiry from the viewpoint of each particular philosophical perspective. They conclude by discussing criteria for evaluating research conducted using the various methods and argue for increased collegial harmony and temperance. An invaluable contribution to the field, this volume will interest researchers, professionals, and students in the areas of management, qualitative research, organizational studies, and research methods.

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okay.......2000-07-21

Though this book is flawed, the "small" European states are so often neglected it is nice to see someone looking at them.

Brillant Collection of Essays.......2000-04-27

In this book of collected essays, one gets the feeling and sense of the small and medium sized states of the European Union and those Western European nations that are looking at one day joining the EU.

I did not like the book at all........1999-03-03

The book need some work

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The future success of many companies in the United States and Europe is becoming more dependent on effectively developing and expanding markets in new emerging and partially developed countries. Few companies, however, know how to do it well, if at all. Their success rate is low, while the cost of failure remains high. Caslione and Thomas provide insights, knowledge, special tools, and the experience that will show executives how to take hold of these challenges. Through case studies of companies in a wide cross-section of industries, the authors highlight the processes necessary to develop successful market entry, sales, and distribution strategies for their companies in emerging markets around the world. Global business strategy can no longer be focused on only one country or region; the risks are too great. Only when a truly global company develops a holistic and global perspective and implements proven strategies can the success in the new global economy be achieved.

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MBA student loves the book.......2003-10-23

This book should be used a text for all MBA classes that look at international strategy. I really enjoyed the illustrations and examples.

Doing business in emerging countries.......2001-03-07

It' s a very valuable work and push to think (or rethink)strategy and approach for doing business in emerging markets ; as the best travel guides , it treats the subject with insight and a lived knowledge: It is a very useful travel plan to develop business in emerging countries .

Doing business in emerging countries.......2001-03-07

Insight into Emerging Markets.......2001-01-27

The raw emotion and insight into emerging markets contained in this book clearly illustrates the importance and means of establishing long term global relationships, on an equal footing basis, combined with proven business tools for the development of long term profitable business within the world's emerging markets. An essential read for those serious in establishing long term profitable global business.

A must for anyone operating in emerging markets........2001-01-18

This book should be read by any executive planning to enter emerging markets, or by those already operating in them. It covers all aspects to a depth rarely found in business books. It is not just a superb read, it is also a guide and reference source full of "how to". We will use it in our organization as a "must" training material.

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