Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Communication - General    4. Business enterprises    5. Business/Economics    6. Computer networks    7. Computers    8. Data Modeling & Design    9. Data Transmission Systems - General    10. Data transmission systems    11. Information Management    12. Management    13. Office Automation    14. Reference - General    15. Study guides    16. Business & Economics / Information Management    17. Business & Management    18. Computer Communications & Networking   

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Don't Buy
The book has no color at all, everything is in black and white; also the case files found in the book are briefed and are poor reflections from the orginal public documents.I had to buy this book for a college class, it was cheaper here than in the school book store but I feel the book is only worth $20.

Review of Law, Business, and Society
McAdams, et. al. provide an interesting mix of economics, law, business, and ethics in this textbook aimed at upper level undergraduates.This interdiscplinary approach is especially appropriate for business courseswhich should examine these issues from multiple perspectives.My onlyreservation is that perhaps too much emphasis is placed on the legaldimension within the text. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business & Financial    3. Business enterprises    4. Business ethics    5. Law    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Trade regulation    9. United States    10. Business law    11. Law / Business    12. USA   

Subjects:  1. Business & Financial    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Private Law    5. Public    6. Public Law    7. Torts    8. Business & Economics / General    9. Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law    10. Personal property law    11. Social law    12. Torts / delicts   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Communication - General    4. Business Writing    5. Business/Economics    6. Leadership   

Reviews (9)

Quantum Change
Jane Vella's, Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach: The Power of Dialogue in Educating Adults challenged me to intentionally adopt several principles in my ministry to university students. I'm convinced these principles are useful for church ministries as well. That is why I recommend this book to you.
Fabulous
Jane Vella does an incredible job of providing "laymans" terminology to get underneath the 12 principles of effective adult learning. I read a colleague's copy and rushed out to buy my own for my personal library.
Excellent, thought-provoking book
This book should be on every educator's shelf. No, it should be on every educator's DESK - well worn and used! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult education    3. Adult learning    4. Education    5. Education / Teaching    6. Teaching    7. Education / Adult & Continuing Education    8. Teaching skills & techniques   

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great book, alot of examples
I think this book is great, becareful not to get the instructors edition, I got that edition by mistake then ordered a student editon used, it did not come with the cd like it said it would.

Excellent textbook!
This book was incredibly helpful for a college class in Business Math.Many of the adults in my class had not studied any sort of math in years.This book made the subject easy with great examples succinct and thorough summaries.Recommend it for other teachers in the same area.

Good review of basic business math!
There are several typos in this book, but don't let that get you down.This is an excellant review of business math.It begins with the basics of operations, and then progresses to more complex formulas.It will helpeveryone from business majors to consumers to better manage their money. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Mathematics    4. Reference - General    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Statistics    7. Business & Economics / Business Mathematics    8. Business mathematics   

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I got into my first choice program with this
In the fall of 2003, I applied to 7 top PhD programs in my field (in the sciences), including the 5 best.Although I had graduated from the top Ivy League university, I had worked for 5 years and wasn't sure how I'd present myself to the graduate programs.I had reasonably good GRE scores, but all of my recommendations were from industry, so I needed to massage my personal statement to reflect strong industrial experience.
To someone who wants to apply graduate school
Summarize the important information from graduate school! To student who wants to apply graduate school, especially for non english speaking students. Author has good sense of humor. He also gives us key points in applying schools and how the schools cope with different students' application.

Huge help in writing law school personal statement
I found this publication extremely helpful. It was recommended to me by a PhD candidate who had to write multiple essays for admissions applications. There are all kinds of examples of essays and what admissions committees liked and did not like. I found it essential in thinking about and starting my personal statement. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Graduate Departments And Schools    3. Graduate Preparation - General    4. Graduate School Guides - General    5. Higher    6. Reference    7. Study Skills    8. Business & Management   

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detailed and useful
This book was a requirement for a class. It was easy to understand and apply.It comes with key terms in the margins for easy review and description.The chapters begin with a learning objective and concludes with a summary of each objective. Each chapter is filled with detailed information and highlights corporations and how they have applied each concept. I would recommend it for anyone constructing an organization or for those wishing to change management styles.It also, has a CD Rom that is incredible. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Decision Making & Problem Solving    5. Management    6. Management - General    7. Skills    8. Business & Economics / Skills    9. Management & management techniques   

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Great Book No serial number for online part
I bought this book from Amazon recently, they have been great about getting it resolved but from what we can tell after having replaced twice the serial number that they mention on the book is not included in any of the books Amazon has in stock.

A digest of rules too broad for serious instructional use.
The 5th Edition of "Business Law Today, The Essentials" is a slightly pared down, paper-bound version of the authors' hard back college text "Business Law Today, - Text and Summarized Cases, Legal, Ethical,Regulatory and International Environment."Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business Law    5. Business/Economics    6. Commercial law    7. United States    8. Business & Economics / General    9. USA   

Reviews (25)

A major contribution to technical analysis
Mr. Bollinger's book is unusual as books on technical analysis go. No promises of instant wealth here: rather, at the outset, Bollinger tells the reader that the marketplace is an uncertain arena. His view is that the old dictum "Buy low, sell high," is best viewed in relative terms, and he draws our attention to others who have seen the world somewhat similarly, such as Albert Einstein and Oliver Wendell Holmes. The author's stated "other view" is that "Rational Analysis" is the most (dare I say it?) rational way to approach investing. Rational Analysis, in this context, is the blending of fundamental analysis - balance sheets, product lines and such for stocks or carry-over stocks and acres planted for grains, for instance - with technical analysis. Mr. Bollinger has promised us another book dealing with Rational Analysis, and in this book he focuses entirely on the technical side.
Measuring Volatility
It is interesting how things all of a sudden things come together in a Martin Gardner ah-hah! sort of moment.(I wish I had those more often).Anyway, I was developing a trading strategy and was being stymied with coming up with a method for filtering side-ways movements from trending movements.It suddenly dawned on me that this is what volatility is all about.I've been reading much on options and how volatility is an integral part of option trading.There was just so much to assimilate in analyzing options that the simple truth escaped me.High volatility begats low volatility and low volatility begats high volatility. (Among other things)Low volatility leading to high volatility forms the basis for Bollinger's Squeeze Play, otherwise known as the Volatility Breakout Trade.The Squeeze Play is one of three methods Bollinger has cooked up to show the benefits of Bollinger Band utilization.
Good bk about BB, but nothing extra wrt other TA books
It's nearly impossible for any technical analyst to neglect BB with its assessibility, and it's so logical to learn the tool or expect to get the most of it from the inventor himself. With regard to this book, the good things are: The author did not promote his tool as something invincible. He talked about the limitations of and warned readers of the need for continuous revision. Very smooth writing and an easy read. The bad things are: BB is not really a sophisticated tool at all. So the author had "filled" it up with some stuff that seemed light or marginally helpful to readers who had read over five trading books. I am afraid that comprises of most of the potential buyers coz I think it's hard for novices to spend over thirty bucks for a book that talks only of one single TA tool. Furthermore, I really cant acquire extra knowledge of BB from this book that distinguishes it from other TA books I read before.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Writing    4. Business/Economics    5. Investment analysis    6. Investments & Securities - General    7. Personal Finance - Investing    8. Prices    9. Securities    10. Stock price forecasting    11. Trading bands (Securities)    12. Business & Economics / Investments & Securities    13. Investment & securities   

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Working on the Work
After reading the reviews given to this book, it is obvious to me who are the ones who were told to read the book and who are the ones who were asked to read it as well as offered support with the content.It is just like our students.If we just say "read the book", how engaging is that?If we are given the support to utilize the theory, the book makes much more sense.So, I can understand both ways of seeing the book.I, fortunately, am in a district where we were asked to look into this program (which is really what Working on the Work is) and decide if we would like to use it, as a district.We first, though, were given the opportunity to attend a conference where the presenter was from the Schlechty school.This was where the "practicality" came from.The reviewers are correct in that the book does not give those practical, concrete examples and studies we, as teachers, crave for our own learning.But, that is exactly the point of the program.How can we make our tasks as engaging as we are?The standards at the back of the book are going to be the most useful for teachers.Those are how you structure a lesson to be most engaging.So, I highly recommend that if you get this book that you pair it with some kind of support or research, so that the practical part can be understood along with the theory.

Working on the Work
The thesis of the author, offer students work that is meaningful and engaging, is a paradigm shift.The usual way of improving students' experience in the classroom is to offer professional development seminars to teachers so that they might become better educators.However, Schlechty shifts the focus away from improving instruction to working on the work that we require students to do.
Edu-speak
This is the sort of book school administrators love and teachers hate.It's long on vague, lofty sounding goals and absolutely no specifics to help teachers get there.What teacher wouldn't want to be more engaging?Who wouldn't want to inspire their students?Simply stating "be more engaging" doesn't get a teacher there any more than the teacher telling their student to "be smarter".But admin types love Schlechty's program.It puts the burden on the teacher to "work smarter, not harder...", "work the work" and "be more engaging and entertaining",and absolves students, parents and administrators from any responsibility for student improvement.
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Subjects:  1. Academic achievement    2. Administration - General    3. Curriculum change    4. Education    5. Education / Teaching    6. Educational Policy & Reform    7. School Management And Discipline    8. School environment    9. School improvement programs    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    11. United States    12. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General    13. Teaching skills & techniques   

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Book everyone should read
This is wonderful book explaining what etiquette is really about.One will learn everything -- from how to dress, table manners, office setup, how to print business cards to how to prepare resume.I would recommend to everyone to read it regardless if they are working or not.While I do not agree with some of the rules regarding "who pays for lunch" - I would say that this is a book everyone should read and understand because it will improve their interactions with others.

Just what I thought it would offer for today's Professional
Covered all of the bases in today's professional enviornment

A new resource for all new graduates
The Etiquette Advantage in Business is just the thing for the newly hired recent graduate who wants to be sure he or she is doing the right and considerate thing.It is a great "review" for older employees who want to check whether their skills are current. Excellent material, clearly written.A pleasure to read! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Etiquette    4. Business/Economics    5. Careers - Job Hunting    6. Etiquette    7. Job hunting    8. Organizational Behavior In Business    9. Success in business    10. Advice on careers & achieving success    11. Business & Economics / Business Etiquette    12. Business communication & presentation    13. Etiquette & entertaining   

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It is an excellent book for international lawyers
This book contains a concise explanationof every day problems regardingforeign transactions, together with an explanation ofthe Common lawsystem specially in United States, this book concentrates pertinent casesfor each of the subjects explained in it. ... Read more

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Absoulutely Incredible
I ordered 75 books for downtown business owners knowing that this book would be an asset in all of their lives and businesses.
Specific advice and examples; from a friend
As a business executive I soon discovered that most of what I really needed to know was passed along by word of mouth- the gold mined through hard experience. Particularly if you are starting a new venture, defining yourself as a leader, or wanting to lead in a way that you feel good about because it brings your beliefs into acton, this book can give you those nuggets of wisdom in a structured way.
The "Soft Side" Succeeds
Mark tells stories to illuminate his basic premise that a company's values drive its performance (financially and spiritually).The time to set a values framework is at inception, when the company is young.Simple sounding, but difficult to implement.Mark shows the way. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business Ethics    3. Business/Economics    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Management    6. Management - General    7. Small Business - General    8. Small Business Management    9. Small Business/Entrepreneurship    10. Small business    11. Social responsibility of business    12. Business & Economics / Small Business    13. Management & management techniques   

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Great book!
The class was great and the book was great. Give you real life cases so you understand material. Gives you information on how the US compares to other nations. Also has funny facts and snippits of funny cases. Highly recommend, can learn a lot!

Legal environment of business
to the sender of this book: VERY Useful and Clear -- and Excellent
I taught out of this text for several years.It's excellent.The materials are sensibly organized; the writing is clear without being juvenile; and the legal analysis is flawless.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Law    4. Business/Economics    5. Commercial law    6. General    7. Industrial laws and legislation    8. Legal Profession    9. United States    10. Business & Economics / General    11. USA   

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Excellent for Anyone Starting a Day Care Center
I'm in the middle of opening a day care center and this book was great. It contained alot of useful information and I constantly referenced themanual throughout the process.It contained all the forms that you willneed from hiring, registration to immunizations.It is a must have. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Day care centers    3. Education    4. Elementary    5. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    6. Parenting - Child Rearing    7. Preschool & Kindergarten    8. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    9. United States    10. Child welfare    11. Education / Elementary    12. Pre-school & kindergarten   

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Good resource
This book met my needs for updating my secretarial resources. I haven't done administrative support for about 10 years and this brought me up-to-date on a lot of the changes. A worthwile addition to your library resources.

Not to be missed by any serious professional
This second edition of Administrative Assistant's And Secretary's Handbook has been completely revised with 10 new chapters to cover netiquette, Internet security ,office ergonomics and other modern-day concerns of secretaries and office personnel. From Internet travel planning and PDAs to computer applications common to office procedures, Administrative Assistant's And Secretary's Handbook provides an important reference not to be missed by any serious professional.

Okay
This is a book written in 1995 and yet there is a whole chapter on DOS and other outdated technology.No office still uses DOS!With the ever changing technology in today's world, the author would have been so much better off skipping that whole chapter.Letter formats and telephone etiquette will still apply ten years from now, but when talking of computers; today's newest is tomorrow's obsolete.So get this book for general office information but not to become computer savvy or to learn of the software businesses are now using. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Office practice    6. Reference - General    7. Secretarial Aids & Training    8. Secretaries    9. Advice on careers & achieving success    10. Office management   

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An advertising classic....
If your in advertising, any type of advertising, this book is a must read. It has incredibly timely advice for the google adwords maven or the copywriter. This even has great advice for those not in advertising. Truly a classic and HIGHLY recommended.

A classic reference tool
I've had this book in my arsenal for almost 20 years and refer to it almost monthly.
Learn copywriting from the guy who wrote The Book
John Caples is one of advertising's greats, the author of many people's choice for the most successful ad of all time*; Vice President of BBDO for many years; and AdAge's #21 on its list of 100 Top People of the 20th Century. The world's most prestigious creative marketing award is named after him: The John Caples International Award.
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Dense but Good
Shively writes a good overview of the electric power industry, which is critical to our economy and environment.The book is dense, not for the general reader (who would much prefer "From Edison to Enron"), but it offers solid background for insiders wanting to understand the scope and changes associated with the power industry.

Understanding Today's Electricity Business
I work for a utility billing and CIS provider and needed a reference book to enhance my knowledge of our focus industry.This book was great, it covers all relevent topics in good depth from generation to how utilities make money under different business and regulatory models.It is surprisingly easy to read given the dryness of the topic. I highly recommend it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics / Industries    2. Business & Economics / Industries / Energy Industries    3. Business & Economics / Reference    4. Business & Economics    5. Electric power    6. Industries - Energy Industries    7. Industries - General    8. Power resources    9. Reference   

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Save your money and go practice the Golden Rule
This more I think about this book, the more thought provoking it becomes.First, I find it amazing that anyone could take a belief that's widely known (practically a cliche), add nothing of substance to it, and actually write a book about it.Second, I find it even more amazing that it took 134 pages to make the Golden Rule applicable to business.Third, and perhaps the most amazing of all, is the fact that I actually spent my own hard earned money on this book.What amazing insights did I think would be uncovered?
Return to the Golden Rule
In a recent newspaper, in one day ...Enron chief pleads not guilty, Adelphia execs found guilty, no retrial in stock scandal ... and this was just the front page of the business section. On that same page, I noted the use of the phrase, "ethically amoral." Have we finally reached a point where we can construct such phrases? Corruption, moral relativism, the meaning of "is," have you had enough?
Golden Rule as the General Guideline for Ethics
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