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Pretty good overall guide.......2007-04-26
This book was great I had to read if for an Economics class and it helped me to understand more about financing and how to raise money for school. It is great to have an understanding with this so i can be ahead, and collect as much money as I can for retirement. This book goes into many categories in financing such as banking, investing, financial planning, credit, and mortgages. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about how to have a good financial life.
Not getting bang for ur buck with this book.......2007-03-26
I bought this book and then returned it. I found it way too brief and simplistic, not offering details and explanations to concepts I was already familiar with. Frankly, for the price you could get much more instruction on personal finance with other books (i especially like Clark Howard's).
Understand Your Finances.......2006-02-16
(this review is based on an earlier edition)
Most of us have some gaps in our understanding of personal finances. This approachable guide lays it out briefly and understandably. Since my attention span is short for this topic, this is the kind of guide I needed.
For instance, the two-page section on DEALING WITH A LENDER, shows a loan application form with 6 boxed explanations for parts of the form.
You won't learn everything you need to know in two-page bites, but it gets you briefed on everything from mutual funds, making a will, getting insurance, understanding credit card statements, 401(k) plans, your W-2 form, etc.
Once you grasp the basics, you can find a book specifically on wills or whatever you are dealing with at the moment.
Gaining control over your finances can start with this book!
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Gunther Kress argues for a radical reappraisal of the phenomenon of literacy, and hence for a profound shift in educational practice. Through close attention to the plethora of objects which children constantly produce--drawings, cut-outs, writings and collages-- Kress suggests a set of principles which reveal the underlying coherence of children's actions-- actions which allow us to connect them with attempts to make meaning before they acquire language and writing. br br This book provides fundamental challenges to commonly held assumptions about both language and literacy and thought and action. It places these challenges within the context of speculation about the abilities which will become essential for children as young adults, and calls for the radical decentering of language in educational theory and practice.
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Economic and Management Methods for Tourism and Hospitality Research
Tom Baum , and
Ram Mudambi
Manufacturer: Wiley
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ASIN: 0471983926 |
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The tourism and hospitality sector is, arguably, one of the largest components of the global economy, with a growth rate in consumption that supersedes that of most other goods and services. As a consequence, the profile of tourists is changing as consumers become more experienced, more demanding, and more likely to treat tourism purchases in very much the same way as they do any other item of consumption. This coupled with the globalisation of communications transport and technology are creating a new environment for tourism professionals. The challenge is now to recognise the breadth of the information environment and to be able to manage it successfully. This book is designed to provide managers and researchers with insights into the practical application of tools for gathering and analysing information. These tools can be used in understanding tourism phenomena and in planning responses. Although quantitative in focus, the methods presented here draw on a variety of disciplinary origins and have application across the range of decision-making contexts that arise in tourism and hospitality. A collection of well-regarded international authors have contributed to this book, giving the reader a broad coverage of area whilst focusing on some key specific topics. A basic knowledge of quantitative and economic concepts and techniques is required to fully appreciate the book and to be able to apply the techniques in real or simulated contexts. Tourism professionals within policy, planning, research and statistics will find this book a useful and practical guide to the subject. Final year undergraduates and postgraduate students will find it a rich source of information for research in the area.
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Analyzing the Hospitality Industry.......2000-06-11
By almost any measurement, the hospitality industry is the largest in the world. Yet it is an industry that is ill-served by the formal tools of analysis. Most formal analysis has focused on 'exciting' areas like finance and e-business. This means that decision-makers in industries like hotels and restaurants have been forced to fashion their own tools on a case by case basis. This book provides a useful tool-kit, de-mystifying useful methods like yield management, portfolio models and segmentation analysis by providing both theory and applied case studies. Both hospitality management students and industry professionals should find this to be useful handbook.
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Research Methods in Service Industry Management
Nick Johns , and
Darren Lee-Ross
Manufacturer: Int. Cengage Business Press
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ASIN: 0304335126 |
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An analysis of research techniques in the service industries, focusing on the lack of direction in this field, and describing the whys and wherefores of research in this particular area, with a view to providing a practical perspective.
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E-Serials: Publishers, Libraries, Users, and Standards
Wayne, Ed. Jones
Manufacturer: Haworth Press
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ASIN: 078900514X |
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In E-Serials: Publishers, Libraries, Users, and Standards, you'll get a comprehensive, specialized overview of the current state of online publishing. While other publications might focus too much on one or two of the more attractive vistas of electronic serials publishing, this up-to-date volume takes a step back and gives you a broad assortment of areas to choose from.
Without a doubt, electronic publishing and online serials are a major preoccupation with libraries large and small in all parts of the world. E-Serials gives you a truly diverse look at this information phenomenon and gives you hands-on, applicable access to the current state of publishing, copyright, and pricing of online serials. You'll also discover what's correct and what's not when citing online serials, how the age of electronic data is changing the face of collection development, and how the serials world is going to change as information science leaves the printed page and lands on the computer screen. You'll read about all this and more:
the latest electronic publishing trends
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Truly, the information age has altered the way we do everything-researching, cataloging, and indexing included. This book is ideal for the professional librarian, general reader, or informed citizen who wants to keep abreast of the most recent advances in electronic library science. So, if you're serious about serials, you'll definitely want to log on to the wide assortment of informed research and current scholarship from a truly international panel of experts in E-Serials.
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Title: E-Serials: Publishers, Libraries, Users, and Standards.(Review) (book reviews)
Author: Toby Burrows
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Australian Academic & Research Libraries (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1999
Publisher: Australian Library and Information Association
Volume: 30
Issue: 3
Page: 226
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Everyone's Business on Effective Communications
Gordon Wells
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The Underground Guide to Finding a Computer Job and Earning Your It Certifications on a Shoestring
Tony Brezovski
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ASIN: 1591131014 |
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The book discusses three immutable principles that successful wealth builders have used. The principles are implemented with simple, practical, and effective strategies for an average person to achieve financial success at any level that he/she truly desires. Principle one shows a simple way to help one achieve financial independence by retirement. Principle two identifies the root cause for earning money and shows how one can use it to earn financial abundance. Principle three reveals how greatly successful people use leverage to earn virtually unlimited income. Also discussed is a critical ingredient that empowers any simple business principle and any ordinary person.
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How to Retire on the House/Seven Great Ways for Using Your Home to Generate $$$
Andrew James McLean
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ASIN: 0809241447 |
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Food Safety in the International Hospitality Industry
Tim Knowles
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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ASIN: 0750653493 |
Book Description
Food Safety in the Hospitality Industry is a user-friendly guide to current food safety and hygiene legislation and is vital reading for all those involved in food handling and preparation.
Using frequent practical examples, the text outlines and explains what you need to know about the following areas:
· The key legislation and legal background in easy-to-follow terms - includes a comparison of the UK and European Union.
· Safe food handling in practice - an easy reference source for all areas of a catering operation, including food service and labelling, storage and temperature controls and health and safety.
· The application of food safety policies in business - practical guidance on food hazard analysis, including planning, implementation, control and measurement.
Ideal reading for the core food safety component of hospitality management and catering degrees, the text is also a useful reference for industry practitioners who need to be up to speed on the legal requirements and best practice for maintaining safety and hygiene in the workplace.
Provides a framework around which all sectors of industry can build a food hygiene system
Covers the essential legal requirements and background
A practical, comprehensive breakdown of safe food handling practices and application of food safety policies
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, published by University of Queensland Press on April 1, 2004. The length of the article is 5168 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: The "Holiness Code": food safety regulations or religious compunction?(Excerpt)
Author: G. Barry O'Mahony
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Date: April 1, 2004
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
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Industry rallies to ease Big Easy's plight.(CURRENTS) : An article from: Cheers
Ellie Van Savage
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Title: Industry rallies to ease Big Easy's plight.(CURRENTS)
Author: Ellie Van Savage
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Labour Relations in the Global Fast-Food Industry
Tony Royle
Manufacturer: Routledge
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Binding: Library Binding
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ASIN: 0415221668 |
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This book surveys an analyzes industrial and employee relations practices, focusing on the global fast-food industry, and examines the extent to which multinational enterprises impose or adapt their employment practices upon national and supra-national systems.
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