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Given the magnitude of currency speculation and sports gambling, it is surprising that the literature contains mostly negative forecasting results. Majority opinion still holds that short term fluctuations in financial markets follow random walk. In this non-random walk through financial and sports gambling markets, parallels are drawn between modeling short term currency movements and modeling outcomes of athletic encounters. The forecasting concepts and methodologies are identical; only the variables change names. If, in fact, these markets are driven by mechanisms of non-random walk, there must be some explanation for the negative forecasting results.
The Analysis of
Sports Forecasting: Modeling Parallels Between Sports Gambling and
Financial Markets examines this issue.
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Less talk, more action: A guide to better communication, heightened productivity, and fewer meetings
Meetings are the bane of modern corporate culture. Today's managers spend between 25 percent and 75 percent of their workday in meetings, at least half of which are unproductive, if not downright destructive. In a book that is sure to be warmly embraced by beleaguered managers, a decorated Desert Storm platoon leader turned top corporate consultant offers managers a proven system for running a department, or an entire enterprise, without unnecessary meetings.
Successfully adopted by Johnson & Johnson, GE, McKinsey & Company, MetLife, Verizon, and other prestigious Snair clients, the one-on-one management methods outlined in this book:
- Improve a manager's ability to gather input
- Streamline the communication process
- Make influencing key members of an organization much easier
- Increase productivity, without stifling openness and job satisfaction
- Make managers more "hands-on" by using responsibility as a reward
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Meetings are the bane of modern corporate culture. Today's managers spend between 25 percent and 75 percent of their workday in meetings, at least half of which are unproductive, if not downright destructive. In a book that is sure to be warmly embraced by beleaguered managers, a decorated Desert Storm platoon leader turned top corporate consultant offers managers a proven system for running a department, or an entire enterprise, without unnecessary meetings.
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Less talk, more action: A guide to better communication, heightened productivity, and fewer meetings........2005-08-05
VERY EASY TO READ !! GOOD MANAGEMENT ADVICE !!
Methods outlined in this book:
Improve a manager's ability to gather input
Streamline the communication process
Make influencing key members of an organization much easier
Increase productivity, without stifling openness and job satisfaction
Make managers more "hands-on" by using responsibility as a
reward.
Contents:
Stop Surrendering to Meetings
Recognize What Doesn't Work and Why
Discover the Lost Art of One-on-One Management
Embrace the Role of Team Leader
Get Comfortable with Delegating
Get a Mentor, Be a Mentor
Avoid the Meetings of Others
Know the Ways to Cheat
Hey, Mr. Scott!.......2003-06-02
I have read your book this weekend and I am totally in awe about your methods in management. I truly have learned a great deal from your book, and i will use this philosophical strategy for running a solid team. I also love your style of writing. You provide your thoughts in laymen's term and also provide humor into your personal and professional experiences with meetings. keep up the great work! good luck with your newly published book. I definitey recommend others to purchase and utiize your book for their companies!!
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- Great insights, great eats, great value
- A Must-Buy For Anyone Who Wants To Find Where Parisians Dine
- So good I can taste it
- Much more than a travel guide
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Paris by Bistro: A Guide to Eating Well
Christine Graf , and
Dennis Graf
Manufacturer: Interlink Books
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Eating & Drinking in Paris: French Menu Translator and Restaurant Guide, 3rd Edition (Open Road Travel Guides)
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Walking Paris : Thirty Original Walks In and Around Paris
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The Authentic Bistros of Paris
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Streetwise Paris (Streetwise)
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The Historic Restaurants of Paris: A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros, and Gourmet Food Shops
ASIN: 1566564743 |
Book Description
Bistros transport us into the Paris of our collective memory, of our youthful imagination, of literary legend. Here are the haunts of Henry Miller, the hangouts for Hemingway and Fitzgerald, the watering spots for Richard Wright and James Baldwin. In Paris by Bistro, you enter the neighborhoods of the tiny narrow streets, pass the smoky clubs and steamy little restaurants. You learn the character of each district and encounter a Paris that you might think no longer existed.
Experience the real Paris as you discover:
--Charming, great value alternatives to the classic restaurants
--Imaginative cuisine and friendly welcomes from young chef-owners who care about their customers
--Quick bites next to major tourist attractions
--Movers' & shakers' bistros for lunches close to the centers of power
--Student hangouts with joyous bistro nightlife
--Chefs' favorite bistros
--Romantic hideaways
--Surprising bargains all over Paris
On the way to becoming better acquainted with the city, you'll find yourself in a cafe-chantant in Edith Piaf's neighborhood, where the often raucous entertainment is part of the modest price. You'll try a bistro where a former U.S. President is sometimes glimpsed among the diners. You'll sample the fare at an all-night restaurant that's an institution in Les Halles, and you may find yourself next to an official of the Cordon Bleu in his favorite bistro, a little-known gem in the 15th district.
"Paris by Bistro is not just a fine guide for taking along to Paris. It is a marvelous read for anyone interested in Parisian food, arts and artists...The gossipy anecdotes are particularly entertaining." -Avenues (St. Paul, MN)
"Your guide to the legendary cafes of gay Paree by a couple who have spent 30 years eating their way through them." -The Dorset Echo (UK)
"For the past 30 years Christine and Dennis Graf have spent part of each year in Paris, working their way around the cafes, picking out the best and recording their history and character, along with opening times and nearest Metro stations. The result is Paris by Bistro: A Guide to Eating Well." -Blackpool Gazette and Reporter (UK)
"After searching in vain for a book that told the stories of Paris bistros, Christine and Dennis Graf of St. Paul decided to write one themselves. After visiting more than 130, they wrote Paris by Bistro, a guide to the little neighborhood eateries where some of the best food in the City of Light is found.... But the book is more than a collection of reviews. The Grafs look at bistros in many other dimensions...If you're making a pilgrimage to Paris to follow in the footsteps of Hemingway and other literary lions, the Grafs' book will tell you where they ate...They indicate which have historical interest and which offer romantic ambiences...They tell the stories of bistro patrons and chefs with the warmth that they found there themselves."-St. Paul Star Tribune
"This guide to the legendary bistros of Paris is a heartfelt and insightful tribute to their stories and legends. They are places where history and fiction have been made.... Original photography and useful listings."- France Magazine
Customer Reviews:
Great insights, great eats, great value.......2007-09-25
My wife and I spent 13 days in Paris in May-June 2006. I found the information still current and extremely helpful. Oh, the great meals we had!! We dined at many of the places listed and were never disappointed. The descriptions of the various places were always spot on. We enjoyed the cheaper haunts as well as some of the pricier ones. I love to plan trips but I don't like to schedule every moment, especially when and where we might need to chow down. This book had great places all across Paris and was very accurate with info on when a place was open or not. We were able to be spontaneous without taking complete leaps of faith based on mere appearances. This book is a find!
A Must-Buy For Anyone Who Wants To Find Where Parisians Dine.......2004-01-28
This book reads like a novel. Each section introduces the reader to the charms and peculiarities of the neighborhoods of Paris, followed by vivid descriptions of the history and atmosphere of the most interesting bistros and the best fare offered by each. This is not your typical tourist guide. I loved the fact that it is a slim book, packed with information, which can easily fit in a purse or pocket. The authors have focusssed on the bistros where Parisians find the best food for the best value. I loved the photographs, which capture the charm of Paris and made me yearn for a return visit.
So good I can taste it.......2003-12-17
This is THE book for lovers of Paris cafe culture, the Gaîté Parisienne of Toulouse and Degas and young Picasso, the smoke-filled existentialist redoubts of postwar angst and Sartre, the whole range of places, from tucked-away local digs where shirtsleeve workers take their lunch served by big-armed mamas to the ritzy-boulevard tourist traps, all the color, sounds, palate treats and eye treats you could possibly want, the stuff that brought you to Paris in the first place, are what Christine and Dennis Graf have confected for you, and not only that but they tell you how it's done, how the cafe "works," with the local body language and recognitions and intricate gestural vocabulary and what the places mean to les parisiens indigenes as well as the reverent foreigner drop-in. It's the book to have hidden in your pocket when you enter, the treasure-hunt clue that pointed you there but remains carefully concealed so that the habitués will think you just naturally gravitated to the place or else were astrally tossed there by astounding good luck. The book is worth five, ten times its purchase price.
Much more than a travel guide.......2003-12-16
Much more than a standard travel guide, this book is a work of art. It's beautifully written and sprinkled with entertaining vignettes and charming photographs. The authors have departed from the beaten path and searched Paris to find a select group of Bistros, the kind the average tourist hopes to find but rarely does. They are all unique, but they all have some things in common: appealing atmosphere, creative menus and outstanding value-- and they all make me anxious to return to Paris!
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- Poor Illustrations
- Fuzzy Grainy Pictures
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Candies In Bloom - Fun and Profits Making Sweet Bouquets From Home
Kris Aebersold
Manufacturer: Booklocker.com
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 192907266X |
Book Description
Bouquets with a 'sweet' difference! Learn to make bouquets filled with wrapped candy, novelties, and bright greenery in less than an hour. Step-by-step, illustrated instructions, design ideas, AND a complete business guide to settin up your own home based business that can allow you to earn 200-300% PROFIT!
Customer Reviews:
No Thanks.......2006-03-15
We found the quality of the images in this book to be horrible. By the time it arrived to us we had spent $30 for a paperback that contained unuasable images. I would not recommend this publication to anyone.
Poor Illustrations.......2002-04-11
I was extremely excited to receive this book and overwhelmingly disappointed upon receipt. ALL of the photos in the book, demonstrating the techniques described by the author, are faded, grainey, black and white pictures. They are too faded, in fact, to even make out what the author is attempting to show. Without the pictures, the written instructions can be very confusing to follow. Definitely not worth the price paid...
Fuzzy Grainy Pictures.......2002-04-09
was anxious to receive this book to get started on on a profitable venture. I was EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED. For the cost of the book, I was expecting at least a few color photographs. There were NONE. Instead the pictures in the book are very grainy, black and white shots, difficult to see. It is impossible to tell what the author is trying to demonstrate. In addition, there are no decent pictures to show you what the finished product should look like. I am extremely let down and and would not recommend paying more than $6.95 for this book, if that.
Book Description
A book for people who would like to manage themselves, their time, and their business better, but are too busy to begin.
Customer Reviews:
GREAT book!.......1998-03-09
When reading this book you will keep saying "I KNOW THAT".. however, you never practiced these ideas the right way when in a meeting. This book organizes all the ideas that you already have in your mind and put them in action.. don't miss it.. one thing else to say.. you can read it all in one sit!
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Job Smarts: Skills for Winning in the Work Place
Raymond Dreyfack
Manufacturer: Ferguson Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0894343459 |
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Job Smarts will help students and young professionals start preparing for a career now. Readers will learn how to realize their potential by avoiding the most common mistakes workers make on the job. Self scoring quizzes are included to help readers analyze their strengths and weaknesses.
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- This is one of those life altering books
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Do You Want Profits or Paychecks?
Kevin L. Smith
Manufacturer: Way to Go Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0965085724 |
Book Description
This book is for African-Americans. It asks a direct
question about how you intend to finance your ambitions. This book is
not about dreaming empty dreams, nor is it a simplistic, "you can do
it too" message. It is about developing the necessary attitudes,
language and activities you will need to be faithful to your dream in
a country, among a people, who have been hostile to African Americans
relative to profits and paychecks. It is also about what to say,
teach and show your children on a daily basis so they will develop
the foundations and fortitude to create and employ fin ancial
strategies and tactics to achieve their own ambitions.
This book is more than a discussion about African Americans. It is a
discussion with YOU. It solicits your thoughts, asks you to recall
your own experiences, and reexamine traditional views and
perspectives. With these elements in mind, let us consider the
implications of the question: Do you want profits or paychecks?
The margins contain points you should remember about the text, things
you should do, and space for your own notes. There are two terms
used that you won't find in the dictionary. However, the context in
which they are used makes their meaning clear. The words are
"Unredeemable and Nonentrepreneur ."
Customer Reviews:
This is one of those life altering books.......2002-05-09
Kevin L. Smith does an execellent job of getting his point across and being very thorough. During the course of this book you will be taken back in time to the early years of this country's business infrastructure development(pre-imancipation America). He does that to give a historical bases for his ideas on the slave mentality that black business persons must overcomed if their going to be successful in their entrepreneual activities. He then discusses the roles of the Family, the church, and the community in shaping how young black kids think about business and investing and their chances for success in the business arena.
Although he dedicates a good portion of the book to the above topics, he also concisely covers all of the aspects of starting, operating, and managing a successful business and outlines the pitfalls black enterpreneurs should avoid, mentally, spiritually, and socially.
It is my opinion that this book should be considered as required reading for all junior high and high school students. Although the title states "Financial attitudes and language for African-Americans", I feel everyone, no matter your culture or ethnicity, could benefit from reading this powerful business tool.
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Keys to Investing for Your Child's Future (Barron's Parenting Keys)
Warren Boroson , and
Martin Shenkman
Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0812049616 |
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Telemarketing for Non-Telemarketers
Gary S. Goodman
Manufacturer: Dartnell Corp.
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ASIN: 0850132983 |
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The Controversial Pivot: The U.S. Congress and North America
Manufacturer: Brookings Institution Press
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ASIN: 0815769245 |
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Teach Yourself English for International Business Audio Package
Nick Andon ,
Rose Clark , and
Seamus O'Riordan
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0071396691 |
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If you need to develop or refresh your competence in English for the business world, Teach Yourself English for International Business is for you. From giving a business presentation to writing E-mail and using the Internet, the book is chock-full of exercises and dialogues from real and fictitious business situations. In addition, this audio package features two hours of engaging and informative conversations.
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Basic information on foreign and domestic policy, national security, political system, parties and elections, government and administrative structure. Participation in international organizations, treaties and regional unions. International and foreign policy and more.
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This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities and regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.
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Burkina Faso Investment and Business Guide
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0739740288 |
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Burkina Faso: A Spy Guide (World Business and Investment Opportunities Library)
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
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ASIN: 0739784552 |
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Burkina Faso Investment and Business Guide (World Investment and Business Guide Library)
Igor Oleynik
Manufacturer: International Business Publications USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
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ASIN: B00005R4P9
Release Date: 2006-01-01 |
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Ultimate guide for conducting investment, export-import activity in the country. Strategic and business info, contacts, regulations and more. Updated annually
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Ultimate guide for conducting investment, export-import activity in the country. Strategic and business information, contacts, regulations and more. Updated annually
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- The Coming of Age of Political Economy, 1815-1825 (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
- The Depression Years: As Reported by the New York Times
- The Eastern Enlargement of the Eurozone
- The Economic Way of Looking at Behavior: The Nobel Lecture (Essays in Public Policy)
- The Economics of Intellectual Property in a World without Frontiers: A Study of Computer Software (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
- The Free-Market Innovation Machine: Analyzing the Growth Miracle of Capitalism
- The Gender/Sexuality Reader: Culture, History, Political Economy
- The Geography of the Canadian North: Issues and Challenges
- The Great Economic Mysteries Book: A Guide to Teaching Economic Reasoning, Grades 9-12 (The Great Economic Mysteries Book)
- The Low-Income Consumer: Adjusting the Balance of Exchange
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