Statistics Tables: For Mathematicians, Engineers, Economists and the Behavioural Management Sciences

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This is a carefully researched and class-tested book of statistics tables, designed for a wide range of students.

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In this richly detailed, sensitive ethnographic work, Sally Cole takes as her starting point the firsthand accounts of five differently situated Portuguese women, who describe their lives in a rural fishing community on the north coast of Portugal. Skillfully combining these life stories with cultural and economic analysis, Cole radically departs from the picture of women as sexual beings that prevails in the anthropological literature on Europe and the Mediterranean. Her very different strategy--a focus on women as workers--reflects the Portuguese women's own definition of themselves and allows them the strong, resonant voice that is the goal of both the new ethnography and feminist scholarship. From this new perspective, Cole proposes an important critique of the dominant paradigm of southern European gender relations as being embedded in the code of honor and shame. Covering the Salazar years, as well as the period since the 1974 Revolution, Cole shows that fisherwomen of the past enjoyed greater autonomy in work and social relations than do their daughters and granddaughters, who live in a context of increasing commoditization and industrialization. Central to this account is an examination of the changing structure and role of the household as economic production moved to the factory.

Women of the Praia: Work and Lives in a Portuguese Coastal Community. (book reviews): An article from: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

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Women of the Praia: Work and Lives in a Portuguese Coastal Community. (book reviews): An article from: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology
Suzan M. Ilcan
Manufacturer: Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Assn.
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This digital document is an article from The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, published by Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Assn. on November 1, 1995. The length of the article is 1006 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: Women of the Praia: Work and Lives in a Portuguese Coastal Community. (book reviews)
Author: Suzan M. Ilcan
Publication: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 1995
Publisher: Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Assn.
Volume: v32 Issue: n4 Page: p498(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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Women of the Praia: Work and Lives in a Portuguese Coastal Community.

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Women of the Praia: Work and Lives in a Portuguese Coastal Community.

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This is the first scholarly work to place the function of fund raising within the field of public relations, redefining it as a specialization responsible for the management of communication between a charitable organization and its donor publics. Combining her academic interest in communication with her experience as a fund raiser, the author has produced one of the few critical studies on fund raising, challenging current perspectives and employing systems theory and the concept of organizational autonomy to lead to a new and different approach. Until now, fund raising has been an anomaly, without an academic home and with few general theories to guide practitioner behavior. This book theoretically grounds fund raising and develops a theory that provides a fuller understanding of one of the fastest growing occupations in the nonprofit sector.

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This the best book available to date on fund raising theory........1997-07-02

This is the best book available to date on fund-raising theory. It is a must read for any serious scholar of fund raising

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Killer Investment Banking Resumes! (WetFeet Insider Guide)
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Bigwig Briefs: Become an Investment Banker - The Real World Intelligence Necessary to Become a Successful Investment Banker (Bigwig Briefs)

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You're dying to get an interview with Goldman, Morgan Stanley, or Merrill. The resume submission deadline is only days away. You know that hundreds of I-banking hopefuls are vying for a spot on the same crowded interview schedules. How will your resume stand out among the crowd? You know there's no way you'll be able to add another extracurricular presidency to your list of "Other Activities" by next week. Even you can't read your resume for more than 10 seconds without your eyes rolling into the back of your head. Never fear, for WetFeet is here to help!

Killer Investment Banking Resumes! 2nd Edition: WetFeet Insider Guide

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cheaper than a career counseler
Effective Industry-Specific Information
Real Examples are a plus

Killer Investment Banking Resumes! 2nd Edition: WetFeet Insider Guide
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For all investment-banking hopefuls hoping to land an interview with the investment bank of their choice, WetFeet comes to the rescue. This book describes how resumes and cover letters are used in the I-banking recruiting process; insider tips for resume content and format; what I-banking recruiters look for when reviewing a resume; how to improve the quality and marketability of your resume.

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You're dying to get an interview with Goldman, Morgan Stanley, or Merrill. The resume submission deadline is only days away. You know that hundreds of I-banking hopefuls are vying for a spot on the same crowded interview schedules. How will your resume stand out among the crowd? You know there's no way you'll be able to add another extracurricular presidency to your list of "Other Activities" by next week. Even you can't read your resume for more than 10 seconds without your eyes rolling into the back of your head. Never fear, for WetFeet is here to help!

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About mail-merge morons, or the quickest line between your resume and the trash can.
About reviews and rewrites of resume and cover letter samples.

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A Good Resume Guide.......2005-07-21

A good resume guide, but I wouldn't say it's a killer. Not sure if it actually helps, but it definitely strengthen my writting skills.

cheaper than a career counseler.......2003-04-12

This guide is good for people new on the consulting scene who aren't quite sure how to structure or what to include on their resumes. I ended up going to a career counseler to get professional help on my resume and they pretty much told me everything I had already learned from this guide.

Effective Industry-Specific Information.......2003-02-20

This guide was really informative and easy to follow. It provided plenty of resume examples to go off of, and each example was specifically geared towards I-banking. This was much more effective than trying to model your resume after examples that are totally unrelated to what you're going after.

Real Examples are a plus.......2003-02-20

I'm finding the "real life" examples of resumes in this guide--the before and after versions of each--to be extremely useful in improving my resume. I've passed my updated version by a few friends who are in the I-banking industry and they've given me a thumbs up. It's much easier to show my cleaned up resume to my buddies rather than hand them something that they have to slog through and pick apart. Definitely a guide worth buying.

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How to keep more of your money

Step by step book on investing

haphazard organization of lists, lacks vision

Your first guide to investment

Woefully outdated and lacking.

How to Invest $50-$5,000 8e: The Small Investor's Step-By-Step Plan for Low-Risk, High-Value Investing (How to Invest $50 to $5000)
Nancy Dunnan
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Investing from Scratch: A Handbook for the Young Investor

ASIN: 006008779X
Release Date: 2002-12-24

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The bestselling small investment advisor for more than 15 years!

Revised and updated to cover the full range of personal investing -- from selecting a bank to choosing specific investments to making sense of financial pages-the eighth edition of How to Invest $50 -- $5,000 shares Nancy Dunnan's years of financial expertise. Written in an easy-to-follow format with hints, bullet points, and step-by-step instructions, this book will guide even the most inexperienced investor through the maze of stocks, bonds, treasuries, mutual fund -- sand more -- toward the best low-risk, high-value opportunities today.

How to Invest $50 -- $5,000 also includes:

a personal financial calendar

how to recognize a swindle or scam

what to do if you are fired

ten sources of instant cash

the top 25 online financial websites

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and new chapters on index funds and sophisticated investments for people with more than $5,000 to invest.

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How to keep more of your money.......2006-11-21

The book is a list of habits more than a list of hype. And enough habits spanned over time, you get a fairly cheap but well off person. Might not be your persona, but this is the strength of the book. A very good read and entertaining.

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Step by step book on investing.......2006-01-20

This book explains you don't need thousands of dollars in the bank to start investing. You can start with as little as $50. The book tells you what you can invest in as your money grows.
If you are a new investor or afraid to invest because you don't know where or what to do. This is a great book for you.

haphazard organization of lists, lacks vision.......2005-08-18

This book lacks vision and structure. First of all, there is hardly an introduction. Next, we are confronted with a calendar that lists some random things having to do with personal finance, but which is not part of any greater plan. From beginning to end we are bombarded with lists, the thought behind them remaining unclear. Finally, the appendices (7 in number, on a book less than 200 pages) look like unfinished chapters that did not fit in for some reason. For one of them, that reason is obvious: It lists several ways to BORROW money. But if you have to borrow money, why invest? Or: if you invest, why borrow money? This chapter did not fit in because it does not have anything to do with investing in the first place.

The first sentence states what this book is about: 'This book is intended to help you keep your money, whether you just have a few dollars or a few thousand.'

Indeed, this book is not so much about how to MAKE MORE money as it is about how to KEEP your money. So the emphasis is really on everything low-risk and low-profit. You get information about savings accounts, certificates of deposit and bonds, something about mutual funds, but not much information about how to pick your own stocks.

All in all not a 'high value' investment.

Your first guide to investment.......2003-02-26

Short, concise but detailed, is a good overview of the first investment steps.

The perfect investment advisor for every beginner in the stock exchange - and not only. Find out about on-line trading, maximize your 401(k) investments, save for college, explore funds and bonds and investment clubs.

Good book to have, needs updating regularly.

By Thei Zervaki
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Woefully outdated and lacking........2002-05-27

Outdated investing information is worse than no information at all. Don't take any 'data' in this book at face value.
I was really disappointed in the small number of small investments in the book.
I have a more 'holistic' investment perspective, but I know of a lot more small investments;
Pay off high interest debt!!
A shopping warehouse membership.
A freezer.
A 'cushion' in the checking account to keep any checks from bouncing. It can also reduce the fees for a double dividend!

Regular maintenance of vehicles and major appliances.
Energy efficient lights.
Water heater blanket.
Pre-pay phone cards.
Continuing education classes.
A consultaion with a Certified Financial Planner.

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Worth Every Penny!

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Release Date: 2007-05-01

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How to Invest $50-$5,000 has been a trusted adviser to investors for twenty years. This ninth edition has been completely revised and updated to cover the full range of small investing—from selecting a bank to saving for college and retirement to making sense of financial pages. Step-by-step instructions guide even the most inexperienced investor through the maze of stocks, bonds, treasuries, mutual funds, and more, with new sections on how to recognize a swindle or scam; what to do when fired; ten sources of instant cash; and the top 25 online financial Web sites. These low-risk, high-value tips are perfect for every investor.

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Worth Every Penny!.......2007-06-27

Excellent read! Very informative. I read the last edition and found this to be updated. I've read several books on investing and found this to be comprehensive because it provides specific resources & websites for ease in finding additional info on areas of interest. It really will give you a jumpstart in how you can start saving and investing wisely without paying high fees. Provides investment alternatives for people with smaller funds to get a rate of return similar to those people who can invest thouosands at a time. Easy to understand and apply these concepts.

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How to Invest $50 - $5,000: 4th Edition
Nancy Dunnan
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How to Invest $50-$5,000, Ninth Edition (Collins Gem): The Small Investor's Step-by-Step Plan for Low-Risk, High-Value Investing (How to Invest $50 to $5000)

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How to Invest $50-$5,000, Ninth Edition (Collins Gem): The Small Investor's Step-by-Step Plan for Low-Risk, High-Value Investing (How to Invest $50 to $5000)
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How to Invest $50-$5,000; Small Investor's Step By Step Dollar By Dollar Plan for Low Risk, High value Investing

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Nancy Dunnan
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This volume examines the experiences of well-managed firms that attempt to improve quality, productivity, innovation, technology, and human resources. The editors have brought together papers by the best known authorities on effective policies and practical guidelines for enhancing productivity and quality, combining them with those by leaders of America's high performance companies that describe their actual experiences with productivity and quality. The resulting synthesis of experience and concepts will be of significant value not only to executives and managers attempting to implement productivity-enhancing programs within their own firms but also to business and management programs charged with training America's future corporate leaders. In addition to describing policies and programs, the volume provides a framework for implementation including creating awareness, measuring inputs and outputs, designing and initiating programs, and maintaining follow-up procedures. The contributors also examine public policy changes aimed at encouraging R&D and capital investment, eliminating government constraints in the global marketplace, and improving education and training. Divided into four parts, the volume begins with an introductory chapter by the editors which explores the critical relationships among productivity, quality, and competitive advantage. The second section contains specific policy recommendations from such renowned experts as W. Edwards Deming, Joseph M. Juran, Thomas J. Peters, Armand W. Feigenbaum, Jackson Grayson, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter. In Part III, corporate leaders from Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Texas Instruments, Ford, 3M, Nucor, and others detail their experiences with productivity and quality programs. Contributions from two winners of the Baldrige National Quality Awards (Globe Metallurgical and Xerox) as well as from Florida Power & Light, the first company outside Japan to win the coveted Deming Prize, are included in this section. Throughout, the contributors stress the need to be customer-driven; the importance of nurturing a cohesive corporate culture to support the demands for innovation, flexibility, and ever-increasing levels of productivity and quality; and the critical role of manufacturing strategy in enhancing productivity and quality. The final section presents managerial guidelines for competitive success.

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