Circuit Cellar, July 2008
English | 100 pages | PDF | 14.22 MB
Circuit Cellar is the only publication that provides intensive, exploratory articles about hardware and software methods for embedded-control systems. The sophisticated professionals in this rapidly growing market demand new tools and information to develop unique solutions to their application problems. Circuit Cellar provides these professionals with insightful analysis of emerging technologies and concepts, enabling them to be better equipped to make long-term forecasts and purchasing decisions-decisions that not only affect the direction of their own enterprises but also shape future technologies.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Circuit Cellar, July 2008
TIME Magazine June 16, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 24
TIME Magazine June 16, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 24
DOC (MS Word) + PDF + MP3 | English | 3.7 + 1.2 + 18.4 MB
America's Medicated Army - As wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have stretched the U.S. military to the breaking point, the Pentagon has quietly okayed the use of antidepressants by stressed-out troops. A TIME investigation reveals combat's heavy toll on their mental health
Who Will Rule The New Internet? - Apple, Google and Facebook all want to build the next great platform. Inside the struggle for Web supremacy
Computer Literacy Tests: Are You Human? - Websites often ask you to decipher a few wiggly letters. They're trying to find out if you're human or spamware
Will the Oil Bubble Burst? - After making billions on rising energy prices, a big investor cashes in. Why that signals cheaper times
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Architectural Digest, June 2008
Architectural Digest, June 2008 
English | PDF | 23.8 MB
Ted Turner
On His Armendaris Ranch Wild Animal Preserve, the Media Magnate Builds a Lodge in Tune with the Land.
Invoking an Ideal
Romanticized Forms Pay Homage to Southern Architectural Traditions in a Historic Landscape.
Deer Cabin Reverie
On the Wooded Shore of Flathead Lake, a One-Room Hideaway Celebrates Authentic Camp Living.
Seaside Sanctuary
A Cluster of Cottages on Martha's Vineyard Defines Simplicity and Charm.
Inner Directed
Modern Pieces Bring a Former Barn into the 21st Century.
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The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies by Bryan Caplan
Bryan Caplan | Princeton University Press | 2007-04-16 | ISBN: 0691129428 | 280 pages | PDF | 2.4 MB
The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book. Caplan argues that voters continually elect politicians who either share their biases or else pretend to, resulting in bad policies winning again and again by popular demand.
Boldly calling into question our most basic assumptions about American politics, Caplan contends that democracy fails precisely because it does what voters want. Through an analysis of Americans' voting behavior and opinions on a range of economic issues, he makes the convincing case that noneconomists suffer from four prevailing biases: they underestimate the wisdom of the market mechanism, distrust foreigners, undervalue the benefits of conserving labor, and pessimistically believe the economy is going from bad to worse. Caplan lays out several bold ways to make democratic government work better--for example, urging economic educators to focus on correcting popular misconceptions and recommending that democracies do less and let markets take up the slack.
The Myth of the Rational Voter takes an unflinching look at how people who vote under the influence of false beliefs ultimately end up with government that delivers lousy results. With the upcoming presidential election season drawing nearer, this thought-provoking book is sure to spark a long-overdue reappraisal of our elective system.
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The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch
Richard Koch | Currency | 1999-10-19 | ISBN: 0385491743 | 288 pages | PDF | 1.1 MB
In 1897, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, in his study of the patterns of wealth and income, observed that the distribution of wealth was predictably unbalanced. He first discovered this pattern in 19th-century England and found it to be the same for every country and time period he studied. Over the years, Pareto's observation has become known as the 80/20 principle.
Now in 1998, Richard Koch takes a fresh look at the 80/20 principle and finds that the basic imbalance observed by Pareto 100 years ago can be found in almost every aspect of modern life. Whether you're investing in stocks, analyzing company sales, or looking at the performance of a Web site, you'll find that it's usually 20 percent that produces 80 percent of the total result. This means 80 percent of what you do may not count for much. Koch helps you to identify that 20 percent and shows you how you can get more out of your business, and life, for less.
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The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
"The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy"
Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
Harvard Business Review, December 2002 | English | PDF | 3.17MB
When it comes to philanthropy, executives increasingly see themselves as caught between critics demanding ever higher levels of "corporate social responsibility" and investors applying pressure to maximize short-term profits. Increasingly, philanthropy is used as a form of public relations or advertising, promoting a company's image through high-profile sponsorships. But there is a more truly strategic way to think about philanthropy. Corporations can use their charitable efforts to improve their competitive context--the quality of the business environment in the locations where they operate. Using philanthropy to enhance competitive context aligns social and economic goals and improves a company's long-term business prospects. Addressing context enables a company not only to give money but also leverage its capabilities and relationships in support of charitable causes. Taking this new direction requires fundamental changes in the way companies approach their contribution programs. Adopting a context-focused approach requires a far more disciplined approach than is prevalent today. But it can make a company's philanthropic activities far more effective.
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Outlook Business, 28 June 2008
Outlook Business, 28 June 2008
Popular Business & Lifestyle Magazine.
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Rich Dad's Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest in That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter | Time Warner Books (June 2000) | English | 403 Pages | ISBN-10: 0446677469 # ISBN-13: 978-0446677462 | PDF | 2.3MB
The rich are different from the rest of us, if for no other reason than U.S. tax and securities laws allow them to invest in ways that keep us from catching up to them. That's why 90 percent of all corporate shares of stock are owned by 10 percent of the people. Kiyosaki believes it's possible for anyone to move up into that 10 percent, but it takes a different view of investing than most people have: it takes a plan to be a successful investor. And a plan is more than simply buying and selling, or collecting "assets" that bring in no cash and are thus more akin to liabilities. The way most people invest, "they might as well be pushing a wheelbarrow in a circle," he writes.
A plan is "mechanical, automatic, and boring," a formula for success that has worked historically for most of those who've used it. Kiyosaki's "rich dad" (actually, the father of his best friend) tells him the simplest analogy is the game Monopoly: buy four green houses, trade them for one red hotel, and repeat until you become rich. The overall message of Rich Dad's Guide to Investing is that this is an abundant world, full of opportunity for the sophisticated investor. However, it sometimes takes a while to find this point. Much of the book is told in dialogues between young Kiyosaki and his rich dad, and these conversations can ramble.
There are rewards for the careful reader--for example, in the middle of a section on the basic rules of investing, Kiyosaki's rich dad compares investor education to toilet training: difficult at first but eventually automatic. But getting to these inspired metaphors means wading through a lot of repetitive dialogue. It's a bit ironic that someone who advocates investor discipline should show so little as a writer. But by the end of the book, even the rambling starts to make sense. By the hundredth time you read that the rich don't work for money, and that you don't need money to make money, both concepts start to make sense. It still looks difficult to apply these ideas, but Rich Dad's Guide to Investing certainly makes the case that they'll work for anyone bold and smart enough to practice them.
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Applied Macroeconometrics by Carlo A. Favero
Carlo A. Favero | Oxford University Press, USA (March 22, 2001) | English | 296 Pages | ISBN-10: 0198296851 # ISBN-13: 978-0198296850 | PDF | 2MB
Until the 1970s, there was a consensus in applied macroeconometrics, both regarding the theoretical foundation and the empirical specification of macroeconometric modelling, commonly known as the Cowles Commission approach. This is no longer the case: the Cowles Commission approach broke down in the 1970s, replaced by three prominent competing methods of empirical research: the LSE (London School of Economics) approach, the VAR approach, and the intertemporal optimization/Real Business Cycle approach. This book discusses and illustrates the empirical research strategy of these three alternative approaches by interpreting them as different proposals to solve problems observed in the Cowles Commission approach.
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Winning the Trading Game: Why 95% of Traders Lose and What You Must Do To Win by Noble DraKoln
Noble DraKoln | Wiley (2008-03-21) | English | 284 pages | ISBN-10: 0470169958 ISBN-13: 9780470169957 | PDF | 2.3MB
Winning the Trading Game will teach aspiring traders the mental discipline and practical skills used by experienced and professional traders. It explains how to master the three essential skills of trading: money management, technical analysis, and risk control. The goal is to supplant the gambler's mentality of just "picking" the right trade to a set of systems that will guide the trader through both winning and losing trades. Once the average investor is equipped with this new skill set, he or she is able to take control of futures and forex investing the same way the professionals have always done.
Praise for: Winning the Trading Game
"A wealth of trading industry experience emerges in this work. Noble DraKoln covers the essential areas of fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and trading psychology with insight, originality, and refreshing candor. Furthermore, the material is skillfully presented with a view to practical application in the markets. This book will complement every trader's library from beginner to advanced."
—Dan Blystone, Senior Analyst, TradersLog.com
"Winning the Trading Game by Noble DraKoln encapsulates years of successful trading experience by mixing heartfelt anecdotes with real-world strategies in a literary work guaranteed to provide a deeper understanding for those looking to raise their trading acumen. DraKoln's book gives traders perspective on everything from what key technical indicators to use to more qualitative aspects, including how to develop a winning mindset. This duality of instruction brings value to readers of every trading pedigree."
—John Netto, President, One Shot-One Kill Trading, LLC
"Reading Winning the Trading Game is as exciting as attending the lectures given by the author. The name Noble DraKoln is synonymous with that of a remarkable teacher who gives step-by-step direction for both beginner and professional traders. In Winning the Trading Game, Noble DraKoln shares his impressive views on futures and Forex trading with the same wit and style he uses to dazzle the audience during his speeches."
—André Malpel, trader on futures and technical analysis expert, LIST, Inc., Managing Director and founder, IAT, Inc., Technical Analysis Expo & Paris Trading Show
—Harry J. Martinez, Director of Product Sales, GenesisFT.com
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The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave: How to Recognize the Subtle Signs and Act Before It’s Too Late by Leigh Branham
Leigh Branham | AMACOM; 1 edition (January 3, 2005) | Language: English | 240 Pages | ISBN-10: 0814408516 # ISBN-13: 978-0814408513 | PDF | 1.15MB
The gaping disparity between belief and reality keeps organizations from addressing the costly problems of employee disengagement and regrettable turnover with on-target solutions.
The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave gives readers a deeper understanding of why conventional exit interviewing doesn’t work, and what organizations can do to identify, prevent, and correct the root causes of these problems.
This valuable book shows how to avoid job-person mismatches, how to align employee expectations with the realities of the position and the company, how to provide constructive feedback and coaching that breeds employee confidence, and much more.
The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave incorporates data from surveys of 19,700 employees performed by the Saratoga Institute, an internationally recognized research organization.
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Strategy As Action: Competitive Dynamics and Competitive Advantage by Curtis M. Grimm, Hun Lee & Ken G. Smith
Curtis M. Grimm, Hun Lee & Ken G. Smith | Oxford University Press, USA (August 25, 2005) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0195161440 # ISBN-13: 978-0195161441 | PDF | 1.46MB
Strategy as Action presents an action plan for how firms can build, improve, and defend their competitive advantage at every stage of their life cycle.
For start-up firms entering a market, it provides a model for exploiting competitive uncertainty and blind spots; for growth firms who have established some market advantages, it provides an action plan for exploiting relative resources; for mature firms, it explains how to exploit market position; finally, for firms that have no decisive resource advantage, it provides an action plan based on firm co-operative reactions.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Global Corporate Capital Flows, 2008/9 to 2013/14 by KPMG
Global Corporate Capital Flows, 2008/9 to 2013/14
KPMG | English | 28 pages | PDF | 1 MB
New survey finds evidence for shift in balance of global economic power. These conclusions come from a global survey of corporate investment plans carried out by KPMG International. Corporate investment strategists from over 300 of the largest multinational companies in 15 major economies were asked where they plan to invest in the next 12 months and in five years' time.[Ziddu] Download Link
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Introduction to Econometrics by Christopher Dougherty
# Author: Christopher Dougherty
# Paperback: 368 pages
# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (March 25, 2002)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0198776438
# ISBN-13: 978-0198776437
# Format: PDF | 2.63MB
Introduction to Econometrics,2/e offers a step-by-step introductory guide to the core areas of econometrics. Accessible to readers with limited mathematical backgrounds, the book provides an analytical and an intuitive understanding of the classical linear regression model. This new edition has been substantially updated and revised with the inclusion of new material on specification tests, binary choice models, tobit analysis, sample selection bias, nonstationary time series, and unit root tests and cointegration.
About the Author
Christopher Dougherty is a Senior Lecturer in Economics, London School of Economics.
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Salvador Dali (Library Binding) by Tim McNeese
# Author: Tim McNeese
# 120 pages
# Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (January 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0791088375
# ISBN-13: 978-0791088371
# PDF | 1.24MB
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931. Salvador Dalí's artistic repertoire also included film, sculpture, and photography. He collaborated with Walt Disney on the Academy Award-nominated short cartoon Destino, which was released posthumously in 2003. He also collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on Hitchcock's film Spellbound.
Dalí insisted on his "Arab lineage", claiming that his ancestors were descended from the Moors who occupied Southern Spain for nearly 800 years (711-1492), and attributed to these origins, "my love of everything that is gilded and excessive, my passion for luxury and my love of oriental clothes."
Widely considered to be greatly imaginative, Dalí had an affinity for doing unusual things to draw attention to himself. This sometimes irked those who loved his art as much as it annoyed his critics, since his eccentric manner sometimes drew more public attention than his artwork. The purposefully-sought notoriety led to broad public recognition and many purchases of his works by people from all walks of life.
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101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5000 by Corey Sandler, Janice Keefe
Corey Sandler, Janice Keefe | Wiley; 1 edition (April 18, 2005) | English | 336Pages | ISBN-10: 0471692875 # ISBN-13: 978-0471692874 | PDF | 3.29MB
Cheap and easy ideas for starting a small business
101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5,000 offers practical, real-world advice for turning ideas and skills into a successful small business. The book presents great ideas for simple small businesses that readers can undertake either full-time or in their spare time and covers all the issues readers need to know -startup costs, legal issues, accounting, taxes, and everything else. Once readers decide what business is right for them, the authors provide sensible business plans for making it happen. They show wannabe entrepreneurs how to get started, find funding, and build a sales and marketing program. Legal, zoning, and insurance requirements are provided for each business idea, as well as advice on expanding the business-and the profits. Future business owners who don't know where to start will find everything they need here.
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2500 Keywords to Get You Hired by Jay A. Block, Michael Betrus
Jay A. Block, Michael Betrus | McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 19, 2002) | English | 224Pages | ISBN-10: 0071406735 ISBN-13: 978-0071406734 | PDF | 780KB
Endorsed by the Professional Association of Resume Writers
Now that 70 percent of job searches are conducted online, and resumes are processed by computers programmed to scan for keywords, knowing the right keywordsor buzzwords associated with a profession, industry, or job functionand how to use them effectively has never been a more critical job-search skill.
The most comprehensive reference of its kind, this powerful resume-writing resource gives readers instant access to 2,500 indispensable keywords germane to 300 careers in nine employment categoriesfrom business, the law, and health care, to the arts, education and mediaand shows how to use them effectively.
In 2,500 Keywords to Get You Hired, readers will find:
- Keywords for hundreds of individual careers
- A complete listing of critical keywords for each career
- Boxed examples demonstrating how keywords can be deployed strategically in a resume
- Sample resumes incorporating keywords
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Magic Words That Bring You Riches by Ted Nicholas
Ted Nicholas | Access Publishers Network (December 1998) | English | 322 Pages |ISBN-10: 1887741003 ISBN-13: 978-1887741002 | PDF | 11.7MB
Ted Nicholas is one of the greatest direct marketers of all time. Ted sold over 24.5 million dollars of the book, How To Form Your Own Corporation Without a Lawyer for Under $75, principally through direct marketing methods.
He is one of the greatest living copywriters. He earns as much as $500,000 from a single 1,000 word ad. So you see, to Ted Nicholas, words are truly magic. He has the "magic" ability to turn words into money.
The first part of this book is "magic phrases" to get what you want. Would you like to get the very best table in any restaurant? Attract a member of the opposite sex and immediately generate interest? Attract all the money you need for any business venture? Ted gives you the "magic words".
In the second half of this book, Ted shares his secrets for accomplishing marketing miracles with space ads and sales letters. Through his career, he invested over $100,000,000 in tests to find the right words and what works. Here, he reveals many of the secrets learned through those tests - saving you time and money by avoiding wasted advertising efforts.
- How to write headlines that make sales soar!
- How to create ads that bring in millions in sales.
- Today's best no cost low cost marketing strategies.
- How to get marketing rights to a hot product for as little as $250.
- How to triple the power of successful ads.
- How to write the ideal sales letter.
And much more, complete with many examples of Ted's ads and sales letters. He explains the strategies and magic phrases that he used and you can use for successful marketing.
What happened to Ted Nicholas? He is semi-retired, enjoying life in his retirement home in Switzerland.
He has been generous in showing the way for others to follow his example of achieving financial independence through direct marketing. Wise businesspeople will be sure to study the work of this great master marketer.
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MIT Sloan Magazine, Winter 2008
MIT Sloan Magazine, Winter 2008
English | 62 pages | PDF | 2.7 MB
MIT Sloan magazine, published by the Alumni Office, provides the entire MIT Sloan community with important news about the School and alumni, as well as insights into pressing issues facing alumni today — both professionally and personally. The MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the five schools of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is one of the worlds leading business schools, conducting research and teaching in finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, strategic management, economics, organizational behavior, operations management, supply chain management, information technology, and many other fields.
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption by John Perkins
John Perkins | Dutton Adult (June 5, 2007) | Language: English | 384 Pages | ISBN-10: 052595015X # ISBN-13: 978-0525950158 | PDF | 1.03MB
Having made a splash with Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Perkins offers similarly entertaining but disturbing accounts of the American government wreaking havoc around the world in support of American business. In Perkins's view, American presidents willingly comply with their CEO masters, distributing foreign aid to corrupt Third World leaders who keep a share and return the rest to U.S. business for major projects, leaving their nations poor and massively in debt, and requiring more loans and slavish obedience to U.S. policy. If any leader objects, the CIA destabilizes his government, by assassination if necessary. Gathering evidence is not Perkins's strong suit. Typically, a shadowy figure pulls him aside, insists on anonymity, then reveals all. Critics will rightfully accuse Perkins of dreadful journalism and a taste for conspiracy theories. Yet economists admit that loans and "expert advice" to poor nations are often harmful. Few deny that America has ruthlessly undermined uncooperative governments and supported dictators including Saddam Hussein. Perkins's assertions that the U.S. assassinated Ecuador's reformist president and connived at genocide in Timor and Sudan are not absurd, merely unproven. This book's greatest value may be to encourage a competent journalist to cover the same ground.
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Getting Started in Forex Trading Strategies by Michael Duane Archer
# Author: Michael Duane Archer # Paperback: 190 pages # Publisher: Wiley; 7 edition (November 9, 2007) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 0470073926 # ISBN-13: 978-0470073926 # Format: PDF | 13MB
A Highly Visual Guide To Developing A Personal Forex Trading Strategy. Getting Started In Forex Trading Strategies
"A great next step to read for the beginning trader. It contains practical advice and resources on trading FOREX that only come with experience."
-Derek Ching, President, Hawaii Forex
"We have members from over 125 countries on our Web site and plan to make Getting Started in ForexTrading Strategies a 'must read' for those looking to trade the FOREX market. It is good to see a book that emphasizes the importance of other elements, such as money management, which are crucial to master if one is to stay in this game. Well done!"
-Jay Meisler, cofounder, Global-View.com
Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Getting Started in Forex Trading Strategies is a highly visual guide to foreign exchange trading that introduces you to the Codex Method-a proven process that allows you to tailor a trading strategy to your own personal preferences.
Divided into four comprehensive parts, this reliable resource opens with a brief overview of traditional FOREX strategies. From here, author Michael Duane Archer outlines his own personal codex-as he guides you through the process of developing yours-and reveals how to use this approach to make, monitor, and exit a trade. Along the way, Archer reveals the best ways to implement your strategy and discusses the importance of consistently keeping trading records.
In his previous book, Getting Started in Currency Trading, Archer set a solid foundation for trading the currency market by illustrating how it operated. Now, with Getting Started in Forex Trading Strategies, Archer goes a step further by showing you how to cultivate a personal trading strategy that will allow you to succeed within this dynamic environment.
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Mastering the Trade (McGraw-Hill Trader's Edge) by John F. Carter
# Author: John F. Carter
# Hardcover: 388 pages
# Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 7, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0071459588
# ISBN-13: 978-0071459587
# Format: PDF | 7.35MB
Mastering the Trade presents you with a step-by-step, innovative approach for becoming a successful professional trader. Full-time trader and fund manager John F. Carter combines an insightful market overview with specific trading strategies and concepts, providing you with chart setups, trading methodologies, vital money management principles, essential psychological guidelines, advice on powerful hardware and software, and more.
This results-driven book sets aside timeworn basics and rehashed ideas to present and examine in detail the underlying reasons that cause prices to move. Its proven program can be used to consistently get in early on market moves, either jumping right back out when you realize you've made a mistake or hanging on for a long and profitable ride.
From valuable hardware and software to market mechanics, pivot points, position sizing, and much, much more, Mastering the Trade covers:
- The five psychological truths that you must know to transform yourself from a deer-in-the-headlights beginner into a savvy professional
- Proven set-ups, with optimal markets and a set of non-negotiable trading rules for increasing the effectiveness of each
- Exact entry, exit, and stop loss levels for the intraday trading of stocks, options, ETFs, emini futures, 30 year bonds, Forex currency markets, and more
- Seven key internals, from TICKS to 5-minute volume, that are critical for gauging pending market direction from the opening bell
- A pre-market checklist to analyze recent market behavior and calculate what you plan to do, how you plan to do it, and why
- Non-negotiable risk control techniques that protect trading capital, the most important component of a professional trading career
- Tools and techniques for stripping away the cookies, spam, and other hard drive cloggers that rob you of valuable computer speed
After spending years on various trading desks, John Carter developed an intuitive understanding of how the markets work. In Mastering the Trade, Carter gives you unlimited access to everything you need to know--which trading systems work best in specific markets, techniques for controlling losses, internal strategies for overcoming the danger of emotions--to make an exceptional living on the frontlines of professional trading.
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Come Into My Trading Room: A Complete Guide to Trading by Alexander Elder
# Author: Alexander Elder
# Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (April 19, 2002)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0471225347
# ISBN-13: 978-0471225348
# Format: PDF | 3MB
In Come Into My Trading Room, noted trader and author Dr. Alexander Elder returns to expand far beyond the three M's (Mind, Method, and Money) of his bestselling Trading for a Living. Shifting focus from technical analysis to the overall management of a trader's money, time, and strategy, Dr. Elder takes readers from the fundamentals to the secrets of being a successful trader--identifying new, little known indicators that can lead to huge profits.
Come Into My Trading Room educates the novice and fortifies the professional through expert advice and proven trading methodologies. This comprehensive trading guide provides a complete introduction to the essentials of successful trading; a fresh look at the three M's, including a proven, step-by-step money management strategy; and an in-depth look at organizing your trading time. Come Into My Trading Room reviews the basics of trading stocks, futures, and options as well as crucial psychological tactics for discipline and organization—with the goal of turning anyone into a complete and successful trader.
By showing traders how to combine the elements of mind, method, and money, Come Into My Trading Room gives readers the knowledge and insight to enter the market with confidence and exit with profits. Unparalleled depth and a wide range of coverage will keep all levels of traders engaged, informed, and returning to Come Into My Trading Room again and again.
Dr. Alexander Elder (New York, NY) is a professional trader, technical analysis expert, and practicing psychiatrist. He is the founder of Financial Trading Inc., providing intensive trading camps to traders all over the world. Elder's first book Trading for a Living (Wiley: 0471592242) and the companion study guide have sold over 160,000 copies.
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A Complete Guide to Technical Trading Tactics: How to Profit Using Pivot Points, Candlesticks & Other Indicators by John L. Person
# Author: John L. Person
# Hardcover: 288 pages
# Publisher: Wiley (April 21, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 047158455X
# ISBN-13: 978-0471584551
# PDF | 5MB
Are you looking for time-tested trading techniques that professional stock index and futures traders use?
Futures and options markets can be profitable arenas for both novice and experienced traders. But to come out on top, you must have a solid understanding of the markets, the technical tools used to trade them, and yourself.
After twenty-five years as abroker, trader, and educator in the futures and options field, John Person has associated with trading legends and manysuccessful traders and witnessed firsthand their strategies for success. Out of these real-time experiences, he shares the valuable insights you will find in A Complete Guide to Technical Trading Tactics. Novice and experienced alike will gain a better understanding of the mechanics of the markets and methodologies that work.
Person demonstrates multiple trading methodologies using pivot point analysis and shows you how you can implement these key calculations with other methods and indicators. To understand this approach, you don’t have to abandon your knowledge of traditional technical analysis techniques. All you have to do is be open to integrating the theories to help you confirm, validate, and identify entry and exit points when trading.
By learning how to better integrate elements of market analysis such as time and price, you’ll be ready to trade with confidence and achieve success. The proven methodologies that are discussed from the technical side include:
- Pivot points–a leading price indicator that is based on price points using different time frames
- Cycle analysis–which deals with predicting market turning points based on time
- Candle chart patterns–which are based on price relationships between the open, high, low, and close including past chart points such as old highs or lows
- Fibonacci ratio corrections and extension studies–which are based on past price points
- Mental thought processes–the last and maybe the most important aspect of trading, which will help you evaluate your psychological makeup and overcomerough spots to stay focused when trading
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Stock Trader's Almanac 2008 (Almanac Investor Series) by Jeffrey A. Hirsch
# Autohr: Jeffrey A. Hirsch # Spiral-bound: 192 pages # Publisher: Wiley; Spi edition (October 5, 2007) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 0470109858 # ISBN-13: 978-0470109854 # PDF | 2MB
The Stock Trader's Almanac is a practical investment tool that has helped traders and investors forecast market trends with accuracy and confidence for over 40 years. Organized in an easy-to-access calendar format, the 2008 Edition contains historical price information on the stock market, provides monthly and daily reminders, and alerts users to seasonal opportunities and dangers. For its wealth of information and authority of its sources, the Stock Trader's Almanac stands alone as the guide to intelligent investing.
"Jeff Hirsch is following in the great tradition of his father, Yale Hirsch, with this nonpareil almanac of Wall Street data. It's a treasure for investors who want to remember the past as they plan for the future."
—Louis Rukeyser, late founding host, Wall $treet Week
"Information is key to successful investing and investors will find the Almanac a chock-a-block source of need-to-know stuff."
—Steve Forbes, President, CEO, and Editor in Chief, Forbes
"I have every issue since 1976 in my bookcase. The Stock Trader's Almanac is an invaluable resource."
—Marty Zweig, author, Martin Zweig's Winning on Wall Street
—Myron Kandel, founding financial editor, CNN
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Search Engine Advertising: Buying Your Way to the Top to Increase Sales by Catherine Seda
Catherine Seda | New Riders Press (March 5, 2004) | English | 368 Pages | ISBN-10: 0735713995 ISBN-13: 978-0735713994 | PDF | 4MB
You don't have to have the biggest name or the most dazzling graphics to lure customers to your Web site. These days, all you really need is prominent search-engine placement. This book shows you how to get it! With searching one of the most popular Internet activities, a top spot on a major search engine virtually ensures a high volume of visitors--though converting them to buyers is another story. In these pages, top Internet marketer and strategist Catherine Seda tackles both parts of that equation. First, she outlines the strategy involved in buying the specific keyword positions that will lead users directly to the page you want. Then, she describes how you can turn poor-performing ad copy into targeted sales-getters, and how you can evaluate and correct low visitor-to-buyer conversions. Beginning marketers will find the info they need to implement a Web strategy quickly, while advanced marketers will find all kinds of tips for analyzing and improving current results.
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101 Ways to Promote Your Web Site: Filled with Proven Internet Marketing Tips, Tools, Techniques, and Resources to Increase Your Web Site Traffic
Susan Sweeney | Maximum Press; 4th edition (November 1, 2002) | English | 528 Pages | ISBN-10: 1885068905 ISBN-13: 978-1885068903 | PDF | 9.49MB
The key to a web site’s success is its ability to entice surfers to stop at that site, absorb what it offers, and return at a later date. This guide provides tools such as templates, checklists, and forms as well as proven techniques such as using e-mail, links, and online advertising to increase the number of initial users and repeat visitors to the web site. This resource will prove invaluable to entrepreneurs, small business owners, corporate marketing managers, and consultants seeking the skills needed to make a web site successful. This replaces 188506845X
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"This is exactly the key information I needed for my Internet marketing campaign. Ask me if I'm doing cartwheels." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog by Margaret Mason
Margaret Mason | Peachpit Press; 1 edition (August 21, 2006) | English | 144 Pages | ISBN-10: 032144972X ISBN-13: 978-0321449726 | PDF | 3MB
Tired of filling up your blog with boring posts? Take the next step and get inspired to create something unique. Author Margaret Mason shows you the way with this fun collection of inspirational ideas for your blog. Nobody Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog is a unique idea-book for bloggers seeking fun, creative inspiration. Margaret gives writers the prompts they need to describe, imagine, investigate and generate clever posts. Sample ideas include:
Writing a serial novel
Conducting unnecessary experiments
Creating your autobiography
Public eavesdropping
And much, much more
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The Complete TurtleTrader: The Legend, the Lessons, the Results by Michael W. Covel
Michael W. Covel | Collins (October 9, 2007) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0061241709 # ISBN-13: 978-0061241703 | PDF | 2.68MB
Covel (Trend Following) revisits a famous financial trading experiment conducted by Wall Street trader Richard Dennis and extracts its lessons with mixed results. Dennis, who quickly learned how to trade after starting as a runner at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1966 at age 17, had made a reported $200 million by 1983. To settle an argument with fellow trader William Eckhardt about whether trading ability was innate or could be taught, he put an ad in the Wall Street Journal offering to teach candidates how to trade in two weeks, and then backed them with his own money. Of the thousands of people who who applied, 23 turtles were accepted. Their trading made $100 million for Dennis, leading some to become highly successful traders in their own right. Having tracked down most of the people involved, Covel describes the turtle training, including rules for entering and exiting trades as well as Dennis and Eckhardt's personal lessons, and speculates on why some turtles succeeded more than others. However, there are too many characters with competing interests, and many missing facts. Covel's own strong views can also get more emphasis than the voices of the principals. Still, the book is a useful training manual distilling the lessons of a fascinating experiment.
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Men's Health, May 2008
Men's Health, May 2008
English | PDF | 32.9 MB
Drive her wild
Turn your good girl bad.
Lean & strong
Master the side bridge to build killer abs and a more stable core.
The ultimate V-building workout
Carve your torso with three smashing workouts, and give Michelangelo a new model for David.
Drink beer to lose weight
Live the dream of downing a pint without piling up the calories.
The truth about creatine
Uncover the whys, hows and what-the-hells of this magic muscle powder.
How a dog can bring health, happiness and women
Bond with your hound and face anything in life. From bow to wow.
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Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex by John Gray
John Gray | Harper Paperbacks (January 6, 2004) | English | 368 Pages | ISBN-10: 0060574216 ISBN-13: 978-0060574215 | PDF + Audio | 392KB + 87MB
Relationship counselor John Gray focuses on the differences between men and women--men are from Mars, and women are from Venus, after all--and offers a simple solution: couples must acknowledge and accept these differences before they can develop happier relationships. In this unabridged version, Gray gives a spirited delivery of his message, especially when role-playing typical male/female interactions. Although it takes some time to adjust to his slightly nasal tone, the information is sound and gives both men and women helpful hints on improving themselves and their union.
Psychotherapist Gray ( What You Feel You Can Heal ) adds to the growing number of self-help books that assess marital and relationship problems in terms of distinct and pervasive gender differences. Unfortunately, his overuse of gimmicky, often silly analogies and metaphors makes his otherwise down-to-earth guide hard to take seriously. Here Martians (men) play Mr. Fix-It while Venusians (women) run the Home-Improvement Committee; when upset, Martians "go to their caves" (to sort things out alone) while Venusians "go to the well" (for emotional cleansing). While graphically illustrative, the hyperbolic, overextended comparisons, particularly in the chapters that refer to men as rubber bands and women as waves, significantly detract from Gray's realistic insights.
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Computer World Magazine, 11th Jun 2008
Computer World Magazine, 11th Jun 2008
English | 32 Pages | 1.4 MB
For 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com), weekly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest global IT media network.
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Nuts And Volts, July 2008
Nuts And Volts, July 2008
English | PDF | 100 pages | 11 MB
Nuts and Volts is a magazine for the experienced electronics hobbyist. It has been published by T & L Publications since 1980. The content leans heavily toward microcontroller and digital electronics projects.
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Computer Power User (CPU), August 2008
Computer Power User (CPU), August 2008
English | PDF | 21MB
Computer Power User (or CPU) is a monthly computing and technology magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It has been in circulation since December 2001. The magazine features articles, reviews of hardware and software, editorial content and classified advertising. It is geared toward more advanced users than its sister publication, SmartComputing. Regular guest writers include Rob Malda and Chris Pirillo. CPU Magazine differs from most other computing magazines in that it focuses more on the latest hardware rather than software or gaming.
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Science, 20 June 2008
Science, 20 June 2008
《科学》杂志 2008年6月20日
English | PDF | 34MB
A science magazine is a periodical publication with news, opinions and reports about science for a non-expert audience. A periodical publication for scientific experts is called a "scientific journal".
Science magazines are read by non-scientists and scientists who want accessible information on fields outside their specialization.
They are an important means of communication between the scientific community and the wider community.
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EuroBiz, May 2008
EuroBiz, May 2008
English | PDF | 13MB
Tough at the Top
The struggle to localise management in China.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Towards "responsible competitiveness" in China?
Safety First
Even when safety standards are in place, factory managers need to make sure they are followed.
To Buy or Not to Buy
Useful tips for investing in the China property market in the Year of the Rat.
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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Profits: How to Make a Living as an Independent Stock, Options, and Futures Trader by David S. Nassar
David S. Nassar | Wiley; Har/DVD edition (November 4, 2005) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0471712361 # ISBN-13: 978-0471712367 | PDF | 5.35MB
No one cares more about your money than you do. Even when using qualified investment advisors, mutual funds, and stockbrokers, having the skills to manage and monitor your assets is vital. Therefore, whether you take complete responsibility for your trading and investing decisions or oversee professionals you hire to do it for you, understanding the market is one of the wisest decisions you can make.
As founder and CEO of the highly acclaimed MarketWise.com, bestselling author David Nassar has educated and mentored thousands of traders and investors from around the world to achieve financial freedom and success. Filled with valuable trading insights drawn from Nassar's renowned MarketWise Foundational Analysis course, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Profits + DVD shares the lessons of his success and that of Wall Street pros—who have prospered in nearly every conceivable stock market environment—and reveals the ideas, methods, and techniques needed for successfully trading in any market.
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Profits provides you with a solid trading and investing foundation by explaining the key aspects of fundamental and technical analysis—including risk management. Unlike other trading guides that advocate a single approach to trading, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Profits offers a wide variety of trading strategies and instruments, and lets you tailor your strategy to any trading time horizon.
From the basics to the complex, Nassar reveals what you need to make it as an independent trader and investor, including:
- The discipline of foundational analysis, a proprietary method that holds that only a few key variables—price, volume, time, and velocity—are needed to fully comprehend the essence of stock (options and futures) price fluctuations
- Chart patterns that measure market psychology—that few people ever see
- Proven proprietary indicators—using the MarketWise "Profiler" techniques, scanning the market for "honest" trends will immediately highlight your trading while also eliminating market noise
- Profitable trading strategies and concepts—algorithmic trading with technology, pairs trading, hedging using options, momentum trading, swing trading, and short selling like a pro
- Important trading vehicles other than stocks—E-Mini contracts, options, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
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Angels & Demons: A Novel by Dan Brown
Dan Brown | # Atria; 1st Atria Books Hardcover Ed edition (July 1, 2003) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0743486226 | PDF | 721KB
It takes guts to write a novel that combines an ancient secret brotherhood, the Swiss Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, a papal conclave, mysterious ambigrams, a plot against the Vatican, a mad scientist in a wheelchair, particles of antimatter, jets that can travel 15,000 miles per hour, crafty assassins, a beautiful Italian physicist, and a Harvard professor of religious iconology. It takes talent to make that novel anything but ridiculous. Kudos to Dan Brown (Digital Fortress) for achieving the nearly impossible. Angels & Demons is a no-holds-barred, pull-out-all-the-stops, breathless tangle of a thriller--think Katherine Neville's The Eight (but cleverer) or Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum (but more accessible).
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is shocked to find proof that the legendary secret society, the Illuminati--dedicated since the time of Galileo to promoting the interests of science and condemning the blind faith of Catholicism--is alive, well, and murderously active. Brilliant physicist Leonardo Vetra has been murdered, his eyes plucked out, and the society's ancient symbol branded upon his chest. His final discovery, antimatter, the most powerful and dangerous energy source known to man, has disappeared--only to be hidden somewhere beneath Vatican City on the eve of the election of a new pope. Langdon and Vittoria, Vetra's daughter and colleague, embark on a frantic hunt through the streets, churches, and catacombs of Rome, following a 400-year-old trail to the lair of the Illuminati, to prevent the incineration of civilization.
Brown seems as much juggler as author--there are lots and lots of balls in the air in this novel, yet Brown manages to hurl the reader headlong into an almost surreal suspension of disbelief. While the reader might wish for a little more sardonic humor from Langdon, and a little less bombastic philosophizing on the eternal conflict between religion and science, these are less fatal flaws than niggling annoyances--readers should have no trouble skimming past them and immersing themselves in a heck of a good read. "Brain candy" it may be, but my! It's tasty. --Kelly Flynn --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Handbook of Biomaterial Properties by Jonathan Black, Garth Hastings
Jonathan Black, Garth Hastings | Springer; 1 edition (1998) | Language: English | 616 Pages | ISBN-10: 0412603306 # ISBN-13: 978-0412603303 | PDF | 25.9MB
Progress in the development of surgical implant materials has been hindered by the lack of basic information available on the nature of the tissues, organs, and systems being repaired or replaced. However a considerable body of data has accumulated concerning the materials aspect of both implantable materials and natural tissues and fluids, broadly distributed in various publications, with varying degrees of accuracy and precision. This handbook draws together for the first time much of the accepted data and information on the subject.
The experts responsible for each contribution to the Handbook of Biomaterial Properties have considered not merely the intrinsic and interactive properties of biomaterials, but also the appropriateness of their applications as well as their historical context. The resulting text will prove invaluable to the researcher, student, bioengineer and practising physician.
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The Economist, June 21 2008 (PDF+MP3)
The Economist, June 21 2008
《经济学人》杂志 2008年6月21号
English | PDF + Audio | 162MB
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.
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Nanostructured Materials & Nanotechnology Concise Edition by Hari Singh Nalwa
Hari Singh Nalwa | Academic Press | 2001-08-15 | ISBN: 0125139209 | 750 pages | PDF | 51.2MB
This concise edition of Hari Singh Nalwa’s Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology fills the needs of scientists and students working in chemistry, physics, materials science, electrical engineering, polymer science, surface science, spectroscopy, and biotechnology. This version of the Handbook contains 16 chapters particularly focused on synthesis and fabrication as well as the electrical and optical properties of nanoscale materials.
The 5-volume reference Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology, published in October 1999, created widespread interest in researchers in the field of nanotechnology and many of our colleagues expressed interest in a shorter version of our major reference work. The Handbook will serve the objectives of providing state-of-the-art information on many aspects of nanostructured materials and emerging nanotechnology.
Presenting the eagerly anticipated concise edition of the classic work of reference in nanostructured materials and nanotechnology. Provides comprehensive coverage of the dominant technology of the 21st century. Written by a truly international list of contributors
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Nanotechnology: An Introduction to Nanostructuring Techniques by Michael Köhler, Wolfgang Fritzsche
Michael Köhler, Wolfgang Fritzsche | Wiley-VCH; 1 edition (April 16, 2004) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 3527307508 # ISBN-13: 978-3527307500 | 284 Pages | PDF | 20.2MB
This revised and up-to-date translation of the very successful German original accompanies the reader from the introductory level right up to in-depth knowledge, backed by numerous literature references.
It begins with the most important fundamentals of microtechnology and chemistry on which an understanding of shaping nanoscale structures is based. It then goes on to describe a variety of examples to illustrate the fabrication of nanostructures from different materials, before presenting readers with a wide range of methods for characterization of the generated structures.
Thanks to its clear style and didactic approach, this fascinating introduction provides both scientists and engineers with insights into the "other side" of nanotechnology.
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Handbook of Microscopy for Nanotechnology by Nan Yao, Zhong L. Wang
Nan Yao, Zhong L. Wang | Springer; 1 edition (March 21, 2005) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 1402080034 ISBN-13: 978-1402080036 | PDF | 18.5MB
Nanostructured materials take on an enormously rich variety of properties and promise exciting new advances in micromechanical, electronic, and magnetic devices as well as in molecular fabrications.
The structure-composition processing-property relationships for these sub 100 nm-sized materials can only be understood by employing an array of modern microscopy and microanalysis tools. Handbook of Microscopy for Nanotechnology aims to provide an overview of the basics and applications of various microscopy techniques for nanotechnology. This handbook highlights various key microcopic techniques and their applications in this fast-growing field.
Topics to be covered include the following: scanning near field optical microscopy, confocal optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy, magnetic force microscopy, scanning turning microscopy, high-resolution scanning electron microscopy, orientational imaging microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, environmental transmission electron microscopy, quantitative electron diffraction, Lorentz microscopy, electron holography, 3-D transmission electron microscopy, high-spatial resolution quantitative microanalysis, electron-energy-loss spectroscopy and spectral imaging, focused ion beam, secondary ion microscopy, and field ion microscopy.
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Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology by Bhushan, Bharat
Bhushan, Bharat | Springer - Verlag © 2004 | ISBN-10: 978-3-540-01218-4 | 1347 pages | PDF | 76MB
As Nanotechnology turned from marvelous vision to exciting reality, the need for a quickly accessible source of application-oriented, authoritative and comprehensive information arose. This book meets this requirement by integrating the knowledge from nanofabrication, nanomechanics, materials science, and reliability engineering in just one volume. Beside the presentation of nanostructures, micro/nanofabrication, and micro/nanodevices, special emphasis is on scanning probe microscopy, nanotribology and nanomechanics, molecularly thick films, industrial applications and microdevice reliability, and on social and ethical implications. It addresses mechanical and electrical engineers, materials scientists, physicists and chemists who work either in the nano area or in a field that is or will be influenced by this new key technology.
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Financial Crises: Lessons from the Past, Preparation for the Future by Gerard, Jr. Caprio
Gerard, Jr. Caprio | Brookings Institution Press | ISBN: 0815712898 | 2005-11-15 | PDF | 291 pages | 976 kb
Numerous crises rocked the world financial sector in the 1990s: the Asian bubble burst; Argentina and Brazil suffered currency crises; and the post-Soviet economy bottomed out in Russia. Here a distinguished group of economists and policy analysts draw lessons from attempts to recover from these and other financial crises of recent history. Potential hazards facing the world economy in the twenty-first century are also discussed along with approaches that could help to prevent them.
Gerard Caprio is director of the Operations Policy Department in the World Bank’s Financial Sector Presidency. James A. Hanson is senior adviser to the World Bank’s Financial Sector Operations and Policy Department. Robert E. Litan is a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution and vice president of research and policy at the Kauffman Foundation.
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Deception Point by Dan Brown
Dan Brown | Pocket (November 26, 2002) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0671027387 ISBN-13: 978-0671027384 | PDF | 650KB
A shocking scientific discovery.
A conspiracy of staggering brilliance.
A thriller unlike any you've ever read....
When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory -- a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election. To verify the authenticity of the find, the White House calls upon the skills of intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic scholar Michael Tolland, Rachel travels to the Arctic and uncovers the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery -- a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy. But before she can warn the President, Rachel and Michael are ambushed by a deadly team of assassins. Fleeing for their lives across a desolate and lethal landscape, their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind this masterful plot. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all.
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McGraw-Hill's GMAT, 2008 Edition (McGraw-Hill's GMAT) by James Hasik, Stacey Rudnick, Ryan Hackney
James Hasik, Stacey Rudnick, Ryan Hackney | McGraw-Hill (2007-06-06 )| 493 pages | ISBN-10: 0071493409 ISBN-13: 9780071493406 | PDF |
WE WANT TO HELP YOU SUCCEED ON THE GMAT
We've put all of our proven expertise into McGraw- Hill's GMAT to make sure you're ready for this difficult exam. With this book, you'll get essential skill-building techniques and strategies developed by a team of renowned test-prep tutors. Their innovative teaching methods and expert coaching will help you master every question type. You'll also get vital access to practice problems, model GMAT essays, 6 full-length practice tests, and all the facts about the current exam. With McGraw-Hill's GMAT, we'll guide you step by step through your preparation program-and give you the tools you need to succeed.
6 full-length practice testsPractice problems with complete explanations
Problem-solving techniques to boost your performance on all the most difficult question types
Tips for writing outstanding GMAT essays
Strategies for getting into the best MBA programs, from choosing the right program to surviving in school
Online help including a practice GMAT and test-taking tips
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The Big Three in Economics: Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes by Mark Skousen
Mark Skousen | M.E. Sharpe | ISBN 0765616947 | 2007 | PDF | 257 pages | 1 MB
This book is a history of modern economics as represented by the contributions of the three most influential economists in world history. Adam Smith expounded a revolutionary new doctrine in the 18th century that a nation of rich and poor could flourish under laissez faire and an unfettered market; Karl Marx inspired disenfranchised workers and intellectuals in the 19th century to end the exploitation of the underprivileged by the powerful; and in the 20th century, British economist John Maynard Keynes sought to stabilize a crisis prone market system through activist fiscal and monetary government policies.
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World Event Trading: How to Analyze and Profit from Today's Headlines by Andrew Busch
Andrew Busch | Wiley (July 20, 2007) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0470106778 ISBN-13: 978-0470106778 | PDF | 6.70MB As a foreign exchange strategist with over twenty years of financial experience, author Andrew Busch knows what it takes to make it in today’s dynamic market. And now, with World Event Trading, he wants to show you how. Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this practical guide examines three categories of world events—infectious diseases, natural disasters, and politics—and provides hands-on strategies for trading profitably on each. Using actual examples of the war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and other recent "page one stories," Busch shows you how to understand all-important market moods and anticipate profitable trades. He also reveals little-known details on legendary event-driven trading successes, illustrating how any trader can repeat them in different market environments. 
"World Event Trading: How to Analyze and Profit from Today's Headlines is one of the more unique and interesting financial books that I have read in quite a while. Though often times trading books deal with the minutia of market movements, Andrew examines three types of world events: infectious diseases, natural disasters, and politics, from a historical perspective before showing how all three impact the financial markets." (-- Tom Aspray, Book of the Month Reviews, MoneyShow.com, August 2007)
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In an age of twenty-four-hour news coverage and cutting-edge technology, world events dominate our lives and impact the financial markets. From hurricanes to the war in Iraq, we exist in a crazy, connect-the-dot planet. However, the well-prepared investor can turn these events into profits.
All they need is the ability to recognize the consistent characteristics of these events and the vision to build a strategy or portfolio that can take advantage of these situations when they begin to unfold.
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Drought and Water Crises: Science, Technology, and Management Issues by Donald A. Wilhite
Donald A. Wilhite | CRC | ISBN-10: 0824727711 ISBN-13:978-0824727710| March 22, 2005 | 328 pages | PDF | 2.43MB
Today the world is facing a greater water crisis than ever. Droughts of lesser magnitude are resulting in greater impact. Even in years with normal precipitation, water shortages have become widespread in both developing and developed nations, in humid as well as arid climates. When faced with severe drought, governments become eager to act. Unfortunately, this eagerness usually wanes when precipitation returns to normal. Drought and Water Crises: Science, Technology, and Management Issues explains the complexities of drought and the role of science, technology, and management in resolving many of the issues associated with the world’s expanding water crises.
Contributors discuss a broad range of topics in attempting to answer these most pressing questions: How can we can improve planning tools and make mitigation tools more readily available and adaptable? How can we promote widespread adoption of new water-conserving technologies and encourage their use during non-drought periods? How can seasonal forecasts and early warning systems be made more reliable and expressed in ways to better meet the needs of end users? How can the drought-related policy experiences of some countries be systematically utilized to benefit others? Drought and Water Crises collates considerable information from diverse disciplines with the goal of reducing societal vulnerability to drought. Featuring case studies and stressing new technologies, the book seeks to encourage nations to adopt a more risk-based, proactive policy for water and drought management.
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Two Minds: Intuition and Analysis in the History of Economic Thought by Roger Frantz
Roger Frantz | Springer| ISBN 0387240691 | 2004-12-15 | PDF | 178pages | 3.31 MB
The “Two Minds” noted economist Roger Frantz explores in this landmark book are, first, the analytical mind and, second, the intuitive mind. In part one he presents the leading theories on intuition, discusses recent developments in cognitive science, and borrows from such non-economist intuitors as Albert Einstein, Jonas Salk, Henri Poincare, Ludwig von Beethoven, and Robert Louis Stevenson to explore the role of intuition in science and creativity. In part two, Frantz considers the presumably analytic and logical nature of economics and then demonstrates the many ways in which economists from Adam Smith to Herbert Simon have relied on intuition as a fruitful mental activity. This book provides a rich complement and alternative perspective to some of the theoretical and mathematical models that have dominated the dismal science since the late 1940s.
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Recent Financial Crises: Analysis, Challenges and Implications by L. R. Klein , Tayyeb Shabbir
L. R. Klein , Tayyeb Shabbir | Edward Elgar Pub (February 7, 2007) | ISBN: 1843766426 | 344 pages | PDF | 1.3 Mb
Financial crises are recurring phenomena that can cause significant economic and societal loss. This book is therefore vitally important as it analyzes why and how financial crises occur, the extent of their impact, and what can be done to prevent their recurrence or reduce the damage they cause. Comprising original and never-before-published papers by distinguished economists, this book offers insights about lessons that were or should have been learned from recent outbreaks of such crises in East Asia and elsewhere. Recent Financial Crises also presents a set of econometric studies of issues such as labor market behavior, investment and productivity, and exchange rate adjustments. Although China did not have a crisis, its economic behavior was closely monitored in order to see if that had any effect on the crisis conditions. In this respect, the book contains an estimation of China’s `core’ inflation rate, as well as its `true’ cost of living index, over a 20-year period spanning the Asian financial crisis. In general, collectively, the studies point to a need for ongoing structural reforms to minimize vulnerability to crises or soften their impact. The necessity for resorting to viable safety nets is also stressed. Policymakers and central bankers will find this book of great value, as will scholars and researchers at many levels of academe, involved in financial, business, and international economics.
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Candlestick Charting Explained by Gregory Morris
Gregory Morris | McGraw-Hill; 3 edition (March 27, 2006) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 007146154X # ISBN-13: 978-0071461542 | PDF | 21.56MB
The classic Japanese candlestick reference, updated with all-new insights and tools to improve your predictive accuracy
Candlestick Charting Explained takes the subjectivity out of Japanese candlestick analysis by providing you with standardized, straightforward coverage of 89 powerful candlestick patterns. Inside you will learn what they indicate about current trader behavior and how you can use each to instantly improve your market knowledge and analytical precision.
In this revised and expanded third edition, candlestick expert Greg Morris updates his influential guidebook with valuable new material and patterns to give you:
- Thorough coverage of candlestick patterns to allow instant analysis of investor attitude and probable market direction
- Methods for integrating candlesticks with traditional Western charting analysis for enhanced signal verification
- Completely new section by Ryan Litchfield dedicated to "Trading with Candlesticks"
- Current insights into trader psychology, and how it impacts interactions between buyers and sellers
Its in-depth exploration of traditional as well as all-new candlestick charts, Candlestick Charting Explained will show you how to make candlestick charting a logical, understandable, and profitable component of your current trading program.
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The Real Estate Fast Track: How to Create a $5,000 to $50,000 Per Month Real Estate Cash Flow by David Finkel
David Finkel | Wiley (March 31, 2006) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0471728306 ISBN-13: 978-0471728306 | PDF | 1.27MB
What if you could consistently bring in $5,000 to $50,000 in real estate cash flow every month? Would you change the way you live your life? Every year, thousands of Americans do just that, using real estate to achieve the wealth and independence they've always dreamed of. In The Real Estate Fast Track, author David Finkel offers step-by-step guidance on building a real estate business that lets you earn more while you work less! You'll master all five of the core skills of the world's wealthiest investors and learn the advanced secrets that have helped Finkel's students and clients buy and sell over $1 billion of real estate, much of it without cash or credit. You'll build your real estate business until you can relax and watch the money flow in. Plus, there's more: Six forms of leverage you can tap into Five fun, easy systems to find deal after deal A simple, three-step system for safely evaluating any real estate deal Twenty-one advanced deal-structuring strategies to close even the toughest deal Fourteen advanced negotiating techniques to make up to an extra $25,000 per deal Ten contract pitfalls that trip up most investors
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Kaplan GRE Exam Verbal Workbook
# Kaplan Education; 4 edition (August 1, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1419542044
# ISBN-13: 978-1419542046
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Kaplan GRE® Exam Verbal Workbook comes complete with a targeted review of all the tested material on the Verbal section of the GRE®, plus Kaplan's renowned test-taking strategies. This powerful combination makes Kaplan GRE® Exam Verbal Workbook the most effective way for you to score higher on what is often described as the most challenging section of the GRE®.
In-Depth Review of Analogies, Reading Comprehension, Sentence Completion, and Antonyms -- with practice drills in every chapter.
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A Mini-Dictionary for the Verbal Section of over 1,000 words, including special tips for the "Top 200" words most often found on the test. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Digital Fortress : A Thriller by Dan Brown
Dan Brown | Publisher: Unknown (May 5, 2000) | ISBN-10: 0312263120 | PDF | 1.15MB
In most thrillers, "hardware" consists of big guns, airplanes, military vehicles, and weapons that make things explode. Dan Brown has written a thriller for those of us who like our hardware with disc drives and who rate our heroes by big brainpower rather than big firepower. It's an Internet user's spy novel where the good guys and bad guys struggle over secrets somewhat more intellectual than just where the secret formula is hidden--they have to gain understanding of what the secret formula actually is.
In this case, the secret formula is a new means of encryption, capable of changing the balance of international power. Part of the fun is that the book takes the reader along into an understanding of encryption technologies. You'll find yourself better understanding the political battles over such real-life technologies as the Clipper Chip and PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) software even though the book looks at the issues through the eyes of fiction.
Although there's enough globehopping in this book for James Bond, the real battleground is cyberspace, because that's where the "bomb" (or rather, the new encryption algorithm) will explode. Yes, there are a few flaws in the plot if you look too closely, but the cleverness and the sheer fun of it all more than make up for them. There are enough twists and turns to keep you guessing and a lot of high, gee-whiz-level information about encryption, code breaking, and the role they play in international politics. Set aside the whole afternoon and evening for it and have finger food on hand for supper--you may want to read this one straight through. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.[Ziddu] Download Link
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Who’s Afraid of Adam Smith? How the Market Got Its Soul by Peter J. Dougherty
Peter J. Dougherty | Wiley | 240 pages | 2002 | ISBN: 0471184772 | PDF | 814 KB
“Peter Dougherty does the near-impossible in this brilliant book . . . [he] makes economics engaging and accessible.” –Professor Larry J. Sabato, University of Virginia
In this spirited and timely book, Peter Dougherty shows how economists are drawing on Adam Smith’s civic writings to illuminate how the market creates not only fiscal capital, but “social capital.” Dougherty demonstrates how Smith’s ideas are currently experiencing a renaissance. He then explores several impressive initiatives to demonstrate what today’s theoretical and practicing economists are accomplishing in the spirit of Adam Smith’s moral sentiments: the institutional reform of transitional and developing economies; the financing of new technological, medical, and educational initiatives; and the economic revival of cities. Capitalism pervades every aspect of our daily life. Peter Dougherty now offers a fascinating peek at its hidden soul.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Dan Brown | Doubleday; 1st ed edition (March 18, 2003) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0385504209 # ISBN-13: 978-0385504201 | PDF | 1.4MB
With The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown masterfully concocts an intelligent and lucid thriller that marries the gusto of an international murder mystery with a collection of fascinating esoteria culled from 2,000 years of Western history.
A murder in the silent after-hour halls of the Louvre museum reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ. The victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the scene that only his granddaughter, noted cryptographer Sophie Neveu, and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle. The duo become both suspects and detectives searching for not only Neveu's grandfather's murderer but also the stunning secret of the ages he was charged to protect. Mere steps ahead of the authorities and the deadly competition, the mystery leads Neveu and Langdon on a breathless flight through France, England, and history itself. Brown (Angels and Demons) has created a page-turning thriller that also provides an amazing interpretation of Western history. Brown's hero and heroine embark on a lofty and intriguing exploration of some of Western culture's greatest mysteries--from the nature of the Mona Lisa's smile to the secret of the Holy Grail. Though some will quibble with the veracity of Brown's conjectures, therein lies the fun. The Da Vinci Code is an enthralling read that provides rich food for thought. --Jeremy Pugh
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Ten Years After: Revisiting The Asian Financial Crisis by Bhumika Muchhala
Bhumika Muchhala | Woodrow Wilson International | October 2007 | ISBN 1933549246 | English | 70 pages | PDF | 1.2 MB
This volume seeks to revisit critical debates on the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis by reexamining its symptoms and causes, as well as lessons from its aftermath. The publication also addresses fundamental issues such as financial liberalization and impacts on regional economic change. Edited by Bhumika Muchhala.
The Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 is now seen as one of the most significant economic events in recent world history. The crisis began in early July 1997, when the Thai baht was floated, and spread into a virulent contagion—leaping from Thailand to South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia. It led to severe currency depreciations and an economic recession that threatened to erase decades of economic progress for the affected East and Southeast Asian nations.
The sequence of events triggered a self-reinforcing spiral of panic, which many analysts argue was premised on a confluence of the inherent volatility of financial globalization and the weak domestic financial systems in East Asia. Financial liberalization in the region led to surges in capital flows to domestic banks and firms, which expanded bank lending, ultimately resulting in a rapid accumulation of foreign debt that exceeded the value of foreign exchange reserves. As international speculation on dwindling foreign reserves mounted, the regional currencies came under attack.
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The Little Book That Builds Wealth: The Knockout Formula for Finding Great Investments by Pat Dorsey
Pat Dorsey | Wiley (March 3, 2008) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 047022651X ISBN-13: 978-0470226513 | PDF | 780KB
"A detailed exploration of Warren Buffet's "wide economic moat" concept - how to find companies with a true in-built competitive advantage." (Financial Times, Tues 26th February)
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To make money in today's dynamic market environment, you need to invest in companies that will perform in the face of sustained competitive pressure. But how can you accurately identify companies that are great today and likely to remain great for many years to come?
The answer to this question lies in competitive advantages, or economic moats. Just as moats were dug around medieval castles to keep the opposition at bay, economic moats protect the high returns on capital enjoyed by the world’s best companies. If you can identify companies that have moats, and you can purchase their shares at reasonable prices, you’ll begin to build a portfolio of solid businesses that will improve your odds of doing well in the stock market.
In The Little Book That Builds Wealth, author Pat Dorsey—the Director of Equity Research for leading independent investment research provider Morningstar, Inc.—outlines this proven approach and reveals how you can effectively apply it to your own investments. Step by step, Dorsey discusses why economic moats are such strong indicators of great long-term investments and examines four of their most common sources: intangible assets, cost advantages, customer-switching costs, and network economics. After establishing a firm understanding of moats, Dorsey shows you how to recognize moats that are eroding, the key role that industry structure plays in creating competitive advantage, and how management can create (as well as destroy) moats.
Along the way, Dorsey provides an informative overview of valuation—because even a wide-moat company will be a poor investment if you pay too much for its shares—and illustrates the issues addressed through case studies that apply competitive analysis to some well-known companies.
Although the moat concept is not a new one—it was made famous by Warren Buffett—the modern-day investor can benefit from what it has to offer. With The Little Book That Builds Wealth as your guide, you’ll quickly discover why moats should be an integral part of your analytical investment toolkit and learn how to leverage this approach to build a portfolio of high-performance stocks.
Pat Dorsey, CFA (Chicago, IL) is Director of Equity Research at Morningstar, Inc. He played an integral part in the development of the Morningstar Rating™ for stocks, as well as Morningstar’s economic moat ratings. Dorsey is also the author of The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing: Morningstar's Guide to Building Wealth and Winning in the Market (Wiley). He holds a master’s degree in political science from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in government from Wesleyan University. Please visit www.findingmoats.com.[MIHD.net] Download Link
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Elektor Electronics Worldwide, June 2008
Elektor Electronics Worldwide, June 2008
PDF | English | 15.6MB
Elektor is a monthly magazine about all aspects of electronics, first published as "Elektuur" in the Netherlands in 1960, and now published worldwide in many languages including English, German, Dutch, French, Greek, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese (native and Brazilian) and Finnish with distribution in over 50 countries. The English language edition of Elektor was launched in 1975 and is read worldwide.
Elektor publishes a vast range of electronic projects, background articles and designs aimed at engineers, enthusiasts, students and professionals. To help readers build featured projects, Elektor also offer PCBs (printed circuit boards) of many of their designs, as well as kits and modules. If the project employs a microcontroller and/or PC software, as is now often the case, Elektor normally supply the sourcecode and files free of charge via their website. Most PCB artwork is also available from their website.
Elektor is published by Elektor International media, headquartered in Limbricht, The Netherlands.
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TIME Magazine June 9, 2008 (Vol. 171 No. 23) 美国时代周刊
TIME Magazine June 9, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 23
美国时代周刊
English | PDF + MP3 | 3.0 + 11.7 MB
Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. A European edition (Time Europe, formerly known as Time Atlantic) is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (Time Asia) is based in Hong Kong. Time publishes simultaneously in Canada, with separate advertising. The South Pacific edition, covering Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. In some advertising campaigns, the magazine has suggested that through a backronym the letters Time stand for "The International Magazine of Events".
Richard Stengel is the current managing editor of Time; Priscilla Painton, Adi Ignatius and Michael Elliott are the current deputy managing editors.
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Reader's Digest, May 2008
Reader's Digest, May 2008
English | PDF | 33MB
Best of America
The biggest hearts, the brightest ideas -- the best of the bunch.
Dry Times
Droughts and half-drained reservoirs raise an ominous question: Are we running out of water?
Ford in Focus
For Harrison Ford, there are bigger heroes than Indiana Jones -- and the greatest adventures are found close to home.
Satisfaction Guaranteed!
The guerrilla guide to getting what you paid for (without getting arrested).
Souls of the South
Photographer Gail Mooney travels to the Mississippi Delta to find the bulesmen and -women who connect us to our disappearing past.
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The Chronicles of Narnia (all books) by C. S. Lewis
Collection includes all seven of the novels in the series. 
C. S. Lewis | Text | 1.67MB
The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis, is one of the very few sets of books that should be read three times: in childhood, early adulthood, and late in life. In brief, four children travel repeatedly to a world in which they are far more than mere children and everything is far more than it seems. Richly told, populated with fascinating characters, perfectly realized in detail of world and pacing of plot, and profoundly allegorical, the story is infused throughout with the timeless issues of good and evil, faith and hope. This boxed set edition includes all seven volumes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
This collection includes all seven of the novels: The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; The Last Battle.
About the Author
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably the most influential Christian writer of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English literature at Oxford University until 1954 when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. His major contributions in literary criticism, children’s literature, fantasy literature, and popular theology brought him international renown and acclaim. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include The Chronicles of Narnia, Out of the Silent Planet, The Four Loves, The Screwtape Letters, and Mere Christianity.
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Elisha Cuthbert in Maxim UK, July 2008
Maxim UK, July 2008 9 pics | 2380 x 3220 (Ultra HQ) | 15.8 MB
The all-American teenage sexbomb Kim Bauer in 24.
Elisha Cuthbert is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as "Kim Bauer" in the American action-thriller television series 24.
In 2004, she had her first lead role in the feature film The Girl Next Door. She has had starring roles in the 2005 House of Wax and the 2007 horror film Captivity.
In 2005, she was ranked #5 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women.
In 2007, she was ranked #25 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 list.
In 2008, she was ranked #4 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women, and #6 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The High-Income Mortgage Originator: Sales Strategies and Practices to Build Your Client Base and Become a Top Producer by Richard Giannamore
Richard Giannamore, Barbara Bordow Osach | Wiley | 2007-11-09 | ISBN:0470137312 | PDF | 332 pages | 1.7 Mb
The High-Income Mortgage Originator
"The authors have produced a comprehensive guide to becoming a successful mortgage originator. The book will benefit both the entry-level and seasoned originator."
—Anthony N. Gugliotti, Vice President, Naugatuck Savings Bank
"The High-Income Mortgage Originator is a must-read for anyone starting out in the industry or changing careers. I found that the book clearly illustrated the necessary information, skills, and knowledge needed, complete with forms and tools, to get started in the business. More importantly, the authors emphasized the service side of the mortgage business, which would greatly benefit someone just starting out."
—Mary Sue Cavanagh, Executive Director, EntrepreneursNOW, Inc.
"The author writes step-by-step procedures in detail, spelling out regulations and including forms. Key communication skills and operating practices are explained throughout the text. This book truly will provide a business opportunity for readers who take it seriously!"
—Byron Eddy Waterman, EdD, Connecticut Adult Education System
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Untapped Riches: Never Pay Off Your Mortgage--and Other Surprising Secrets for Building Wealth by Susan Cutaia, Anthony Cutaia , Robert Slater
Susan Cutaia, Anthony Cutaia , Robert Slater | AMACOM/American Management Association (December 31, 2006) | ISBN: 0814473962 | 223 pages | PDF | 1.1 Mb "Like most people, you've probably dreamt about making smart investments that would eventually allow you to do things like take one extra vacation a year…or own a nicer home…or even just rest a little more comfortably knowing that there's money in the bank. Maybe you even have a specific investment opportunity you'd like to take advantage of and know would pay off…but don't have the cash at your disposal to even get started. Now you can stop being frustrated, because if you own a home, you're sitting on usable equity you didn't even know you had! Untapped Riches is an eye-opening book that dispels longstanding myths and misconceptions about financial health, showing you that there is both good and bad debt, and that the key to building wealth is leveraging the capital you already have…money that would otherwise be tied up, giving you significantly less return than you could otherwise acquire by making smart investment decisions. Untapped Riches shows you how to use new mortgage instruments and flexible loans, with sound information on ""smart loans,"" interest-only mortgages, 1031 exchanges, and negative amortization. The book proves that you don't need a raise, a second job, or a get-rich-quick scheme to increase your net worth. You already have everything you need right now. This book provides you with 40 wealth-building and wealth-protection strategies you can use immediately to achieve your financial goals. Flying in the face of conventional wisdom -- and backing it up with proven techniques and hard-won wisdom -- Untapped Riches will change the way you think about money, mortgages, and investing, and help you get the cash you need, and really put it to work."
Why do some folks get rich while others just get by? The biggest stumbling block for most people is believing they lack the capital required for serious wealth-building. Untapped Riches dispels this myth. This remarkable book reveals that most homeowners are in fact sitting on "untapped riches." Working diligently to pay down mortgages, they are unwittingly tying up money in equity they could be investing elsewhere for greater return. Offering 40 wealth-building and wealth-protection strategies, many of which fly in the face of conventional wisdom, Untapped Riches will change how readers think about borrowing money, investing, and mortgages. Challenging the idea that it is more financially sound to be debt-free, the authors believe that there is both good and bad debt -- and that the former is essential to generating cash flow and building significant wealth. Real estate tycoons know it’s all about leverage. Now, the authors, who made their own fortune in real estate, show how anyone can get the cash they need, and really put it to work.
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Nanomechanics of Materials and Structures by T.-J. Chuang, P.M. Anderson, M.-K. Wu, S. Hsieh
T.-J. Chuang, P.M. Anderson, M.-K. Wu, S. Hsieh | Springer; 1 edition (February 10, 2006) | English | ISBN-10: 1402039506 ISBN-13: 978-1402039508 | PDF | 6MB
This volume provides a critical assessment of the current state-of-the-art in nanomechanics, with particular application to mechanical properties and structural integrity associated with MEMS, NEMS, nanomanufacturing, microelectronics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, and microsystems. It contains articles by leading international experts in these fields. A special workshop summary identifies major gaps in present knowledge, barriers to applications, and critical research areas for rapid development of enabling technologies.
This book is an excellent reference book for both academic and industrial researchers working in the fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology, engineering, nanotribology and mechanics, materials science and engineering, computer science, and information technology. It will also be of interest to those pursuing research in NEMS, MEMS, mesomanufacturing, sensors, actuators, controllers, micromotors, and other microsystems in aerospace, defense, and military systems.
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The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles, Judith L. Powell
Wallace D. Wattles, Judith L. Powell | # ISBN-10: 1560871385 # ISBN-13: 978-1560871385 | English | PDF | 561KB
Wattles's book, first published in 1910, jumps into the present with the help of Eliza Fosss hip reading. Her voice sounds youthful yet educated, relaxed yet firmly engaged with the core of the lesson. The writing of this era is a delight--confident, erudite, precise. The nonsectarian spiritual component will elevate listeners intentions and encourage their faith in the message. The author says that visualizing, thinking, and doing things in a certain way are the tools we need to create the abundant life we deserve. He is especially lucid regarding the correct use of the will, which should be used not to control others, but to direct our own thoughts and actions toward the future of wealth we desire.
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Monday, June 16, 2008
100 More of the World's Best Houses (Architecture) by Robyn Beaver
Robyn Beaver | Images Publishing Dist A/C (July 19, 2006) | English | ISBN-10: 1920744983 | ISBN-13: 978-1920744984 | DJVU | 31MB
Popular demand has led IMAGES' team of researchers to scour the world for yet another stunning collection of homes. The 100 fabulous homes carefully selected for this volume represent contemporary residential architecture in all its myriad forms. Vast differences in location, climate, culture, style, materials, interiors, and even furniture result in a collection that showcases, with full-colour photographs, plans and drawings, the best in international residential architecture. This is a book that can be browsed through time after time, with each viewing guaranteed to inspire, delight and surprise.
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Another 100 of the World's Best Houses (Architecture) by Robyn Beaver
Robyn Beaver | Images Publishing Dist A/C (February 1, 2004) | English | ISBN-10: 192074424X # ISBN-13: 978-1920744243 | DJVU | 30.5MB
Following the success of IMAGES' first 100 of the World's Best Houses book, we searched the globe for another collection of amazing houses. The result of this search is Another 100 of the World's Best Houses . Each house in this new volume has been selected for its unique and extraordinary qualities. The overwhelming theme is the way in which architects use their remarkable skills to relate these masterpieces to their various contexts and landscapes. Locations are as diverse as the houses themselves and include the coast of Peru, inner-city London, rugged Australian coastal sites, urban Sao Paulo, spectacular New Zealand alpine retreats and coastal hideaways, American prairies, frosty Oslo, the gorgeous West Indies, tropical Southeast Asia, suburban Lithuania, Costa Rica, and many other fascinating sites.
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Great Physicists: The Life and Times of Leading Physicists from Galileo to Hawking by William H. Cropper
William H. Cropper | Oxford University Press, USA (September 16, 2004) | English | # ISBN-10: 0195173244 # ISBN-13: 978-0195173246 | PDF | 6.91MB
Although genuine understanding of physical principles eludes the mathematically challenged, that has scarcely dented the popularity of biographies of physicists or their often best-selling general-interest works. Market-savvy publishers merely request that the math be confined to iconic equations, an f=ma here, an e=mc2 there. But Cropper has obviously won any arguments on that score in this work profiling 30 scientists; although he incorporates nothing beyond the ken of high-school calculus students, the chapter on Paul Dirac is titled "i[greek characters]=m[greek characters]." That equation describes the behavior of the electron, and in the late 1920s it reconciled competing interpretations of the spooky quantum world: Heisenberg's matrix mechanics and Schrodinger's wave mechanics. Since this equation immortalized Dirac, it is high time to let it out of textbooks and into general circulation. Fear not that Cropper stands merely at the blackboard in this work; his reworking of the abundant extant biographical material enhances the appeal of his book for reflective science students.
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Search Engine Marketing, Inc.: Driving Search Traffic to Your Company's Web Site by Mike Moran, Bill Hunt
Author: Mike Moran, Bill Hunt | Publisher: IBM Press (July 31, 2005) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0131852922 ISBN-13: 978-0131852921 | CHM | 24MB
Effective search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) is now crucial to the success of your business. But it's never been more challenging—especially if you're responsible for a large, complex site. Finally, there's a definitive source for reliable information for implementing an effective search engine optimization and marketing program for your business. In Search Engine Marketing, Inc., ibm.com's site architect and a world-leading enterprise SEO consultant present best practices, step-by-step techniques, and hard-won tips for driving maximum traffic at minimum cost.
The authors begin with an up-to-date introduction to the fundamentals: of how search engines have evolved, how search marketing works, and how searchers and site visitors really think when they're trying to find information.
You'll walk step-by-step through every facet of creating an effective program: projecting business value, selling stakeholders and executives, building teams, choosing strategy, implementing metrics, and above all, execution. Drawing on their unsurpassed experience, the authors systematically address every issue you're likely to encounter, from enforcing search-engine friendly content standards through hiring consultants. You'lllearn how to:
-Handle the unique optimization and marketing challenges associated with large sites
-Create site standards that codify best SEO/SEM practices
-Align search marketing with your company's strategic and tactical goals
-Automate checking and reporting for every page on your site
-Create monthly scorecards and use them to drive improvement
-Provide effective guidance to content developers and designers, in language they'll understand
-Get your site indexed, choose target keywords, optimize content, and attract links
-Make the most of the leading search engines and specialized and local search
-Ensure that paid search efforts deliver optimal results, cost-effectively
-Measure site-wide success rates across multiple systems and technologies
-Hire the right SEO consultant—and avoid the wrong ones
Whether you're a marketing, Web, or IT professional, product manager, or content specialist, this book will help you define your SEO/SEM goals, craft a best-practices program for achieving them, and implement it flawlessly.
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Newton: A Very Short Introduction by Robert Iliffe
Robert Iliffe | Oxford University Press, USA (March 5, 2007) | English | ISBN-10: 0199298033 | ISBN-13: 978-0199298037 | PDF |
Newton's reputation was the subject of intense debate long before his death in 1727. While alive, numerous opponents sought to topple his theories, and his views on religion were considered by many to be unorthodox. For the vast majority of scholars, however, his groundbreaking approach to science overrode all else.
This book makes use of previously unpublished private writings and manuscript sources to present a concise exploration of the internal springs of Newton's complex character. Robert Iliffe describes Newton's studies in fields ranging from alchemy, physics, and mathematics, as well as his controversial religious beliefs, and concludes with a consideration of the legacy left after his demise. Newton will gratify readers who are interested in the real history behind one of the world's most legendary scientists.
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The Economist, June 14 2008 (PDF + Audio)
The Economist, June 14 2008
《经济学人》杂志 2008年6月14号
English | PDF+Audio | 2.2MB+130MB
Iraq: Iraq starts to fix itself
Its people are still suffering monstrously, but Iraq is doing far better than it was only a few months ago.
Colombia: The end of illusion and the last guerrilla
A war may be ending in Latin America. But fixing the peace terms will be hard.
Turkey: A tragedy in the making
The likelihood of a ban on the ruling party is growing. It would be a disastrous mistake.
The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank: Hawk alert
Central bankers are talking tough. They may be talking themselves into trouble.
Executive pay: Let the fight begin
Give shareholders a vote on pay; but don't let others interfere.
Global markets: Too hot or too cold?
Investors are caught between the desire for growth and the fear of inflation.
Consumer fuel cells: In search of forever
As a source of power for cars, fuel cells have been a disappointment. For laptops and mobile phones, they are just about to take off.
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
100 of the World's Best Houses (Architecture) by Catherine Slessor
Catherine Slessor | Images Publishing Dist A/C (August 3, 2006) | English | ISBN-10: 1876907428 # ISBN-13: 978-1876907426 | DJVU | 25MB
100 of the World's Best Houses features exciting contemporary houses from some of the greatest architects, including Hugh Newell Jacobsen (Buckwalter House), Daryl Jackson Architects (Jackson House), Glenn Murcutt (Southern Highlights House), Kisho Kurokawa (Residence), Eric Owen Moss (Lawson-Western House), Ray Kappe (Shapiro Residence), Harry Seidler Hamilton House), Steven Ehrlich (Canyon Residence), Sean Godsell Architects (Carter/Tucker House), Rick Joy (Tyler Residence), and Alberto Campo Baeza (De Blas House). Many of this these inspirational structures are accompanied by detailed plans. The book is inspirational in its many varied designs. Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, the book has wide appeal to both the layperson and those interested in the finer aspects of design. UK Architects featured Ken Shuttleworth, Architect, Harper Mackay Architects, Marsh &Grochowski, Jestico + Whiles, Foster and Partners, Brookes Stacey Randall, Graham Phillips, Architect, John Wint
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Women in Business by David Evans & Andy Hopkins
David Evans & Andy Hopkins | Pearson ESL; 1st edition (January 11, 2002) | English | # ISBN-10: 0582453275 # ISBN-13: 978-0582453272 | PDF | 2.69MB
Some people are discussing the company’s financial performance or its latest sales figures. But others are discussing campaigns to save the forests of Brazil or ways of helping political prisoners . . .
This building is the head office of The Body Shop, a company which was started by one woman, Anita Roddick, in 1976. In just a few years, her company has grown from one small shop into a large international business. During this time, she has shown people that business is not just about making money; she believes that business can help to make the world a better place.
For years, working women found they had little chance of getting a top job. The bosses of big business were nearly always men. They were often good at managing money but bad at managing people. Most of them were good at selling traditional products but bad at creating new ones. Many of them thought in the same way, said the same kinds of things and wore the same dark suits.
But in recent years, business has changed. There are now opportunities for people to think differently and to manage
companies in new ways. At last, women have been able to test new ideas and try new ways of working. Although many women still have problems in the workplace, more and more are reaching the top in their business lives.
This book tells the stories of five women from very different ackgrounds who have reached the top in very different ways.
They have all succeeded by using their special skills to create ompletely new kinds of companies.
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Reader's Digest, May 2008
Reader's Digest, May 2008
English | PDF | 33.4 MB
Best of America
The biggest hearts, the brightest ideas -- the best of the bunch.
Dry Times
Droughts and half-drained reservoirs raise an ominous question: Are we running out of water?
Ford in Focus
For Harrison Ford, there are bigger heroes than Indiana Jones -- and the greatest adventures are found close to home.
Satisfaction Guaranteed!
The guerrilla guide to getting what you paid for (without getting arrested).
Souls of the South
Photographer Gail Mooney travels to the Mississippi Delta to find the bulesmen and -women who connect us to our disappearing past.
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US News & World Report, June 23 2008
US News & World Report, June 23 2008
美国新闻与世界报道
English | PDF | 18MB
The editorial staff of U.S.News and World Report is based in Washington, D.C., but it is owned by U.S.News & World Report, L.P., which is based in the Daily News building in New York City. Founded in 1933 as United States News, it merged with World Report in 1948. The magazine's founder, David Lawrence (1888–1973), sold it to his employees. In 1984, it was purchased by Mortimer Zuckerman, who is also the owner of the New York Daily News. Its two primary competitors are Time and Newsweek.
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Science, June 13 2008
Science, 13 June 2008
《科学》杂志 2008年6月13日
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A science magazine is a periodical publication with news, opinions and reports about science for a non-expert audience. A periodical publication for scientific experts is called a "scientific journal".
Science magazines are read by non-scientists and scientists who want accessible information on fields outside their specialization.
They are an important means of communication between the scientific community and the wider community.
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Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler | Houghton Mifflin (September 15, 1998) | English | # ISBN-10: 0395951054 # ISBN-13: 978-0395951057 | PDF | 864KB
The angry ranting of an obscure, small-party politician, the first volume of Mein Kampf was virtually ignored when it was originally published in 1925. Likewise the second volume, which appeared in 1926. The book details Hitler’s childhood, the “betrayal” of Germany in World War I, the desire for revenge against France, the need for lebensraum for the German people, and the means by which the National Socialist party can gain power. It also includes Hitler’s racist agenda and his glorification of the “Aryan” race. The few outside the Nazi party who read it dismissed it as nonsense, not believing that anyone could–or would–carry out its radical, terrorist programs.
As Hitler and the Nazis gained power, first party members and then the general public were pressured to buy the book. By the time Hitler became chancellor of the Third Reich in 1933, the book stood atop the German bestseller lists. Had the book been taken seriously when it was first published, perhaps the 20th century would have been very different. Beyond the anger, hatred, bigotry, and self-aggrandizing, Mein Kampf is saddled with tortured prose, meandering narrative, and tangled metaphors (one person was described as “a thorn in the eyes of venal officials”). That said, it is an incredibly important book. It is foolish to think that the Holocaust could not happen again, especially if World War II and its horrors are forgotten.
As a reader has pointed out, “If you want to learn about why the Holocaust happened, you can’t avoid reading the words of the man who was most responsible for it happening.” Mein Kampf, therefore, must be read as a reminder that evil can all too easily grow.
In 1922, just four years after the war to end all wars, an unknown Austrian then living in Bavaria planned a pamphlet to be called Settling Accounts. In it he intended to attack the ineffectiveness of the dominant political parties in Germany which were opposed to the new National Socialists (Nazis). In November 1923, Adolf Hitler was jailed for the abortive Munich Beer Hall putsch along with men willing and able to assist him with his writing. With the help of these collaborators, chief among them Rudolf Hess, the pamphlet became a book.
Settling Accounts became Mein Kampf, an unparalleled example of muddled economics and history, appalling bigotry, and an intense self-glorification of Adolf Hitler as the true founder and builder of the National Socialist movement. It was written in hate and it contained a blueprint for violent bloodshed. When Mein Kampf was published in 1925, it was a failure. In 1926 a second volume appeared - it was no more successful than the first. People either laughed at it or ignored it. They were wrong to do so. As Hitler’s power increased, pressure was put on all party members to buy the book. Gradually this pressure was extended to all elements of the German population. Soon Mein Kampf was even being passed out to newlywed couples as a gift. Ironically, and frighteningly, by the time Hitler came to power on January 30, 1933, what has been considered by many to be the most satanic book ever written was running neck and neck with the Bible at the top of the German bestseller lists.
In his excellent introduction to this definitive American translation of Mein Kampf, Konrad Heiden writes: “For years Mein Kampf stood as proof of the blindness and complacency of the world. For in its pages Hitler announced — long before he came to power — a program of blood and terror in a self-revelation of such overwhelming frankness that few among its readers had the courage to believe it … That such a man could go so far toward realizing his ambitions, and — above all — could find millions of willing tools and helpers; that is a phenomenon the world will ponder for centuries to come.” We would be wrong in thinking that such a program, such a man, and such appalling consequences could not reappear in our world of the present.
We cannot permit our selves the luxury of forgetting the tragedy of World War II or the man who, more than any other, fostered it. Mein Kampf must be read and constantly remembered as a specimen of evil demagoguery that people whenever men grow tired of thinking and acting for themselves. Mein Kampf is a blueprint for the age of chaos. It transcends in historical importance any other book of the present generation. In his translation Ralph Manheim has taken particular care to give an exact English equivalent of Hitler’s highly individual, and often awkward style, including his occasional grammatical errors.
We believe this book should stand as the complete, final, and definitive English version of Hitler’s own story of his life, his political philosophy, and his thwarted plans for world domination.
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Popular Photography, July 2008
Popular Photography, July 2008 
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Popular Photography & Imaging, also called simply Popular Photography or simply Pop Photo, is a monthly American consumer magazine founded in 1937 and the world's largest imaging magazine, with an editorial staff twice the size of its nearest competitor.
The current publisher is Jeffrey Roberts and the current Editor-in-Chief is John Owen.
Famed for its comprehensive coverage of the latest equipment, inspiring images by leading photographers, in-depth how-to articles and authoritative test reports, Popular Photography & Imaging draws upon top professionals in the field to inform committed readers who are passionate about pictures.
Popular Photography & Imaging has the largest circulation in the world for imaging magazines.
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Popular Science, June 2008
Popular Science, June 2008
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Popular Science is an American monthly magazine founded in 1872 carrying articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. Popular Science is a general interest magazine with a focus on science and technology. Popular Science won ASME awards for its journalistic excellence in both 2003 (for General Excellence) and 2004 (for Best Magazine Section).
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
# Author: Eckhart Tolle | # Publisher: New World Library; 1 edition (September 27, 1999) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 1577311523 # ISBN-13: 978-1577311522 # PDF 554KB
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Ekhart Tolle's message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle's clear writing, supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who's ever wondered what exactly "living in the now" means. Foremost, Tolle is a world-class teacher, able to explain complicated concepts in concrete language. More importantly, within a chapter of reading this book, readers are already holding the world in a different container--more conscious of how thoughts and emotions get in the way of their ability to live in genuine peace and happiness.
Tolle packs a lot of information and inspirational ideas into The Power of Now. (Topics include the source of Chi, enlightened relationships, creative use of the mind, impermanence, and the cycle of life.) Thankfully, he's added markers that symbolize "break time." This is when readers should close the book and mull over what they just read. As a result, The Power of Now reads like the highly acclaimed A Course in Miracles--a spiritual guidebook that has the potential to inspire just as many study groups and change just as many lives for the better.
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
# Author: Barack Obama # Publisher: Three Rivers Press (August 10, 2004) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 1400082773 # ISBN-13: 978-1400082773
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Elected the first black president of the Harvard Law Review, Obama was offered a book contract, but the intellectual journey he planned to recount became instead this poignant, probing memoir of an unusual life. Born in 1961 to a white American woman and a black Kenyan student, Obama was reared in Hawaii by his mother and her parents, his father having left for further study and a return home to Africa. So Obama's not-unhappy youth is nevertheless a lonely voyage to racial identity, tensions in school, struggling with black literature?with one month-long visit when he was 10 from his commanding father. After college, Obama became a community organizer in Chicago. He slowly found place and purpose among folks of similar hue but different memory, winning enough small victories to commit himself to the work?he's now a civil rights lawyer there. Before going to law school, he finally visited Kenya; with his father dead, he still confronted obligation and loss, and found wellsprings of love and attachment. Obama leaves some lingering questions?his mother is virtually absent?but still has written a resonant book.
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What Happened: Inside The Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception by Scott Mcclellan (Audio)
Scott Mcclellan | Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc. (2008-06-02) | English | ISBN-10: 1433214342 # ISBN-13: 9781433214349 | Audio CD | 600MB
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Scott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most challenging and contentious periods of recent history. Drawn to Bush by his commitment to compassionate conservatism and strong bipartisan leadership, McClellan served the president for more than seven years, and witnessed day-to-day exactly how the presidency veered off course.
In this refreshingly clear-eyed book, written with no agenda other than to record his experiences and insights for the benefit of history, McClellan provides unique perspective on what happened and why it happened the way it did, including the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, Washington's bitter partisanship, and two hotly contested presidential campaigns. He gives readers a candid look into who George W. Bush is and what he believes, and into the personalities, strengths, and liabilities of his top aides. Finally, McClellan looks to the future, exploring the lessons this presidency offers the American people as we prepare to elect a new leader.
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Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything by Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams
Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams | Portfolio Hardcover (December 28, 2006) | Language: English | # ISBN-10: 1591841380 # ISBN-13: 978-1591841388 | PDF | 13MB
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The word "wiki" means "quick" in Hawaiian, and here author and think tank CEO Tapscott (The Naked Corporation), along with research director Williams, paint in vibrant colors the quickly changing world of Internet togetherness, also known as mass or global collaboration, and what those changes mean for business and technology. Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written, compiled, edited and re-edited by "ordinary people" is the most ubiquitous example, and its history makes remarkable reading. But also considered are lesser-known success stories of global collaboration that star Procter & Gamble, BMW, Lego and a host of software and niche companies.
Problems arise when the authors indulge an outsized sense of scope-"this may be the birth of a new era, perhaps even a golden one, on par with the Italian renaissance, or the rise of Athenian democracy"-while acknowledging only reluctantly the caveats of weighty sources like Microsoft's Bill Gates. Methods for exploiting the power of collaborative production are outlined throughout, an alluring compendium of ways to throw open previously guarded intellectual property and to invite in previously unavailable ideas that hide within the populace at large. This clear and meticulously researched primer gives business leaders big leg up on mass collaboration possibilities; as such, it makes a fine next-step companion piece to James Surowiecki's 2004 bestseller The Wisdom of Crowds.
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Barack Obama :The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama (PDF + Audio)
Barack Obama :The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Publisher: Crown (October 17, 2006)
ISBN-10: 0307237699
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Barack Obama's first book, Dreams from My Father, was a compelling and moving memoir focusing on personal issues of race, identity, and community. With his second book The Audacity of Hope, Obama engages themes raised in his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, shares personal views on faith and values and offers a vision of the future that involves repairing a "political process that is broken" and restoring a government that has fallen out of touch with the people.
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The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Rhonda Byrne | Atria Books/Beyond Words (November 28, 2006) | English | ISBN-10: 1582701709 # ISBN-13: 978-1582701707 | PDF | 4.13MB
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Supporters will hail this New Age self-help book on the law of attraction as a groundbreaking and life-changing work, finding validation in its thesis that one's positive thoughts are powerful magnets that attract wealth, health, happiness... and did we mention wealth? Detractors will be appalled by this as well as when the book argues that fleeting negative thoughts are powerful enough to create terminal illness, poverty and even widespread disasters. The audio version of this controversial book, read by Byrne and contributing authors such as John Gray and Neale Donald Walsch, is uneven at best. The cheesy, obvious sound effects will not do much to add intellectual respectability to a work that has been widely denounced as pseudoscience. Mostly, this audio is hampered by its confusing and disjointed organization—techniques that worked reasonably well in the print version and the movie, such as cutting every few seconds from one enthusiastic expert to another, make for a choppy and somewhat bewildering listening experience. The gentle cadences of Rhonda Byrne's breathy, Aussie-infused voice are certainly the best part of the audio, but her material is scarce and provides mostly connective tissue between the testimonials.
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How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less by Nicholas Boothman (Audiobook + Ebook)
Nicholas Boothman | Listen & Live Audio; Unabridged edition (November 2004) | English | #ISBN-10: 1593160429 | # ISBN-13: 978-1593160425 | PDF+Audio | 95MB
The average person's attention span lasts about 30 seconds. That means first and immediate impressions count, and big. In this modern-day update of Dale Carnegie's classic How to Win Friends and Influence People, Nicholas Boothman instructs you in how to mold those 30 seconds to your greatest advantage and connect with others at business and social functions.
The key to making others like you quickly lies in establishing rapport with people. Based on the study of neuro-linguistic programming and interpersonal communication, this book offers simple techniques for getting a rapport going from attitudes and words to tone and body movements. If discovering how to connect with others is the secret to business and life success, as Boothman contends, then employing the strategies in this book shows how to become instantly likable and gain a leg up on the competition.
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Get Into Graduate School: A Strategic Approach by Kaplan
Kaplan Publishing (December 1, 2003) | English | # ISBN-10: 0743240952 # ISBN-13: 978-0743240956 | PDF | 2.54MB
Choosing and getting into the right school is crucial to getting the most out of your graduate school years -- and your future career. We're here to help. Kaplan has brought together some of the nation's top admissions experts to create this exclusive guide to getting into grad school.
This informative resource includes:
# Advice from top admissions officers on writing persuasive personal statements, obtaining the best recommendations, preparing your application, and more.
# Expert guidance on financing grad school, including tips on financial aid, borrowing, and managing expenses.
# Specialized information for every student, including minority students, older students, people with disabilities, and international students.
# Key resources for grad school applicants, including websites, professional associations, and more.
# Finding the Right Program for You
# Paying for Grad School
# Becoming a Standout Applicant
# Application DOs and DON'Ts
# The Role of the GRE
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Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton | Scribner (April 2004) | English | # ISBN-10: 0743222253 # ISBN-13: 978-0743222259 | PDF | 1.55MB
Hillary Rodham Clinton is known to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Yet few beyond her close friends and family have ever heard her account of her extraordinary journey.
She writes with candor, humor and passion about her upbringing in suburban, middle-class America in the 1950s and her transformation from Goldwater Girl to student activist to controversial First Lady.
Living History is her revealing memoir of life through the White House years. It is also her chronicle of living history with Bill Clinton, a thirty-year adventure in love and politics that survives personal betrayal, relentless partisan investigations and constant public scrutiny.
Hillary Rodham Clinton came of age during a time of tumultuous social and political change in America. Like many women of her generation, she grew up with choices and opportunities unknown to her mother or grandmother. She charted her own course through unexplored terrain — responding to the changing times and her own internal compass — and became an emblem for some and a lightning rod for others.
Wife, mother, lawyer, advocate and international icon, she has lived through America’s great political wars, from Watergate to Whitewater.
The only First Lady to play a major role in shaping domestic legislation, Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled tirelessly around the country to champion health care, expand economic and educational opportunity and promote the needs of children and families, and she crisscrossed the globe on behalf of women’s rights, human rights and democracy.
She redefined the position of First Lady and helped save the presidency from an unconstitutional, politically motivated impeachment.
Intimate, powerful and inspiring, Living History captures the essence of one of the most remarkable women of our time and the challenging process by which she came to define herself and find her own voice — as a woman and as a formidable figure in American politics.
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From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy by Michael E. Porter (McKinsey Award Winner HBR Article)
From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy by Michael E. Porter
English | PDF | 7MBA study of the diversification records of 33 large U.S. companies from 1950 to 1986 shows that diversification–whether through acquisition, joint venture, or start-up–generally has not brought the competitive advantages or profitability expected.
Portfolio management, restructuring, transferring skills, and sharing activities are four concepts of corporate strategy that companies most commonly use.
Portfolio management no longer works very well in the United States because of its highly developed capital market.
Restructuring is merely a stopgap measure that will not build shareholder value over the long term because it usually produces an unwieldy conglomerate.
Companies have the best chance of being successful at diversification if they capitalize on the existing relationships between business units by having them transfer skills and share activities.
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The Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun
Scott Berkun | O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 1 edition (May 15, 2007) | English | ISBN-10: 0596527055 | ISBN-13: 978-0596527051 |PDF | 3.82MB
How do you know whether a hot technology will succeed or fail? Or where the next big idea will come from? The best answers come not from the popular myths we tell about innovation, but instead from time-tested truths that explain how we’ve made it this far. This book shows the way.
In The Myths of Innovation, bestselling author Scott Berkun takes a careful look at innovation history, including the software and Internet Age, to reveal how ideas truly become successful innovations-truths that people can apply to today’s challenges.
Using dozens of examples from the history of technology, business, and the arts, you’ll learn how to convert the knowledge you have into ideas that can change the world.
- Why all innovation is a collaborative process
- How innovation depends on persuasion
- Why problems are more important than solutions
- How the good innovation is the enemy of the great
- Why the biggest challenge is knowing when it’s good enough
“For centuries before Google, MIT, and IDEO, modern hotbeds of innovation, we struggled to explain any kind of creation, from the universe itself to the multitudes of ideas around us. While we can make atomic bombs, and dry-clean silk ties, we still don’t have satisfying answers for simple questions like:
Where do songs come from? Are there an infinite variety of possible kinds of cheese? How did Shakespeare and Stephen King invent so much, while we’re satisfied watching sitcom reruns? Our popular answers have been unconvincing, enabling misleading, fantasy-laden myths to grow strong.” — Scott Berkun
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How to Write A .com Business Plan: The Internet Entrepreneur's Guide to Everything You Need to Know About Business Plans and Financing Options
McGraw-Hill Trade; 1st edition (November 20, 2000) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 007135753X # ISBN-13: 978-0071357531 | PDF | 5.8MB
Just a little over five years ago, Amazon.com existed only in its creator's vision. Access to the Internet highway was often a bumpy ride, and the typical retail entrepreneur placed "location,location, location" high on the list of essentials for success.
Welcome to the brave new Webbed World! Amazon.com is viewed as one of the most stellar successes in the Internet sky. Surfing the Web has become just as easy and fasts—and in some cases, a heck of a lot more educational, entertaining, and exciting—as TV channel surfing. More and more entrepreneurs these days regard a great domain name as infinitely more valuable than the location of their business.
The Internet has become a force to be reckoned with in the business world—and woe unto you if that force is not with you. Consider the statistics. As reported in the marketing resource Web site eMarketer (emarketer.com), recent researchers have shown that "purchases on the Net are quickly catching up with shopping." One study indicated a more than 40 percent increase from 1998 to 1999 of PCs involved in e-commerce, amounting to 37 million PCs. In addition, eMarketer reported that "the number of computers used to make online purchases jumped 72 percent, which is double the increase of those who went online just to shop."
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Writing for Science and Engineering: Papers, Presentations and Reports by Heather Silyn-Roberts
Heather Silyn-Roberts | Butterworth-Heinemann (December 17, 2002) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0750646365 # ISBN-13: 978-0750646369 | PDF | 9.7MB
Are you a post-graduate student in Engineering, Science or Technology who needs to know how to:
Prepare abstracts, theses and journal papers
Present your work orally
Present a progress report to your funding body
Would you like some guidance aimed specifically at your subject area? ... This is the book for you; a practical guide to all aspects of post-graduate documentation for Engineering, Science and Technology students, which will prove indispensable to readers.
Writing for Science and Engineering will prove invaluable in all areas of research and writing due its clear, concise style. The practical advice contained within the pages alongside numerous examples to aid learning will make the preparation of documentation much easier for all students.
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Academic Writing and Publishing: A Practical Handbook by James Hartley
James Hartley | Routledge 2008-08-19 | ISBN-10: 0415453224 ISBN-13: 9780415453226 | English | PDF | 2.3MB
Academic Writing and Publishing will show academics (mainly in the social sciences) how to write and publish research articles. Its aim is to supply examples and brief discussions of recent work in all aspects of the area in short, sharp chapters. It should serve as a handbook for postgraduates and lecturers new to publishing. The book is written in a readable and lively personal style. The advice given is direct and based on up to date research that goes beyond that given in current textbooks. For example, the chapter on titles lists different kinds of titles and their purposes not discussed in other texts. The chapter on abstracts instructs the reader on writing structured abstracts from the start.
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Writing Your Dissertation: How to Plan, Prepare and Present Successful Work by Derek Swetnam
Derek Swetnam | How to Books; 3 edition (January 2001) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 185703662X ISBN-13: 978-1857036626 | PDF | 3.4MB
Almost every higher education course in the country requires a thesis, dissertation or research project of some considerable length in full or partial fulfilment of its qualification. Such an undertaking often strikes terror into the average student, who is typically assumed to be able to work alone, to understand all the principles of research and to have high-level reading and writing skills. Where these have been acquired is not always apparent.
Some institutions offer excellent research methods courses and impeccable support; others, sadly, leave students to sink in a sea of panic which leads to high rates of non-completion or drop-out.
There are many top grade books on research methods but most assume that the researcher is a professional with unlimited time and resources. This book is based on the real experiences of students who do not match such a description but who need ideas for planning and producing a good piece of work without stress and total disruption of their personal life.
The basics are: asking a question, finding the answer and reporting the answer. It sounds easy: it can be easy and enjoyable but only for the organised and committed student.Only minor changes have been necessary to this edition.
Student feedback suggests that the book fulfils its purpose of providing signposts to the most direct route through what,for many, remains a daunting task. Mature students especially will appreciate the pragmatic approach which still makes no concessions to the quality and integrity of the final product. The temptation to expand this book into a 'great tome' of research methods has been resisted! There are quantities of advanced texts in every library and new styles of interactive study, internet usage and co-operative publishing have emerged. Despite this, hardly a week goes by without a report of some ludicrous, contradictory research into an aspect of diet or medicine carried out at enormous expense. This book remains committed to the practical fundamentals of useful inquiry undertaken with honesty and integrity by ordinary students.
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How to Talk to Customers: Create a Great Impression Every Time with MAGIC by Diane Berenbaum & Tom Larkin
Diane Berenbaum & Tom Larkin | Jossey-Bass (March 30, 2007) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0787987522 ISBN-13: 978-0787987527 | PDF | 1.04MB
Filled with case studies and anecdotes, How to Talk to Customers demystifies the most critical aspect of customer service: conversations employees have every day with customers. In this must-have resource, Diane Berenbaum and Tom Larkin outline a proven system based on their MAGIC customer service training program. MAGIC, which stands for Make A Great Impression on the Customer, can help anyone become the type of communicator that makes their customers feel special.
“Every once in a while, we as consumers have a truly wonderful experience as a customer of a company. These interactions leave us feeling so positive about our purchase, our relationships with the company, and ourselves that we say, ‘The experience was magic!’” —from the Introduction
Filled with case studies and anecdotes, How to Talk to Customers demystifies the most critical aspect of customer service: conversations employees have every day with customers. In this must-have resource, Diane Berenbaum and Tom Larkin outline a proven system based on their MAGIC customer service training program. MAGIC, which stands for Make A Great Impression on the Customer, can help anyone become the type of communicator that makes their customers feel special.
More than a simple set of skills that can be learned and practiced, MAGIC begins with a mind-set that reflects implicit respect for everyone and a commitment to demonstrate that respect. The book is filled with humorous and touching MAGIC (and Tragic) Moments that are real-life illustrations from customers, colleagues, and friends.
Using the detailed “33 Points of MAGIC,” the authors show how any customer dialogue can be evaluated, measured, and improved.The book also contains a wealth of relationship-building ideas and dozens of tips, checklists, and exercises that will help you apply the principles to your own daily interactions. How to Talk to Customers is a practical guide to customer contact for any business that wants to serve its customers at world-class levels day in and day out. And it will help any individual who wants to strengthen personal and professional relationships.
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My Life by Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton | Vintage (May 31, 2005) | English | # ISBN-10: 140003003X # ISBN-13: 978-1400030033 | PDF | 6.97MB President Clinton’s book is also the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written—encompassing not only the high points and crises but the way the presidency actually works: the day-to-day bombardment of problems, personalities, conflicts, setbacks, achievements.It is a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and his ideals.It is the gripping account of a president under concerted and unrelenting assault orchestrated by his enemies on the Far Right, and how he survived and prevailed. It is a treasury of moments caught alive, among them: • The ten-year-old boy watching the national political conventions on his family’s new (and first) television set. • The young candidate looking for votes in the Arkansas hills and the local seer who tells him, “Anybody who would campaign at a beer joint in Joiner at midnight on Saturday night deserves to carry one box. . . . You’ll win here. But it’ll be the only damn place you win in this county.” (He was right on both counts.) • The roller-coaster ride of the 1992 campaign. • The extraordinarily frank exchanges with Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole. • The delicate manipulation needed to convince Rabin and Arafat to shake hands for the camera while keeping Arafat from kissing Rabin. • The cost, both public and private, of the scandal that threatened the presidency. Here is the life of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions, told openly, directly, in his own completely recognizable voice. A unique book by a unique American.
President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House—a journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political process which manifested itself at every stage of his life: in college, working as an intern for Senator William Fulbright; at Oxford, becoming part of the Vietnam War protest movement; at Yale Law School, campaigning on the grassroots level for Democratic candidates; back in Arkansas, running for Congress, attorney general, and governor.
We see his career shaped by his resolute determination to improve the life of his fellow citizens, an unfaltering commitment to civil rights, and an exceptional understanding of the practicalities of political life. We come to understand the emotional pressures of his youth—born after his father’s death; caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive stepfather, whom he never ceased to love and whose name he took; drawn to the brilliant, compelling Hillary Rodham, whom he was determined to marry; passionately devoted, from her infancy, to their daughter, Chelsea, and to the entire experience of fatherhood; slowly and painfully beginning to comprehend how his early denial of pain led him at times into damaging patterns of behavior.
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Perfect Phrases for the Perfect Interview: Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases ... by Carole Martin
Perfect Phrases for the Perfect Interview: Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases That Succinctly Demonstrate Your Skills, Your Experience and Your Value in Any Interview Situation
Carole Martin | McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (March 31, 2005) | ISBN-10: 0071449825 | ISBN-13: 978-0071449823 | English | PDF | 590KB
The all-important job interview--it's your one chance to sell yourself to a potential employer, and you don't want to blow it. You need to use this crucial opportunity to demonstrate your unique skills, creativity, experience, and value in the workplace, and to do this, you need to know exactly what to say to showcase your strengths. Clearly and succinctly, you must let the interviewer know why you are right for the job--and you must be prepared to answer any question. Perfect Phrases for the Perfect Interview provides a complete arsenal of ready-to-use responses for a wide variety of interview scenarios. With this quick-reference guide, you will learn how to:
- Break the ice and make a winning impression
- Emphasize your skills, experience, and style--and land the job
- Handle tough questions with ease--even if you must explain why you were fired
- Communicate your salary and career goals
In a job interview, every word counts. This essential guide includes specific phrases for any question you'll get asked, as well as exercises, problem words to avoid, and key communication secrets that give you the competitive edge and help you get the job.
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Great Interview! by Vivian Eyre, Diane Osen & Jennifer Williams
Vivian Eyre, Diane Osen & Jennifer Williams | LearningExpress; 1 edition (January 1, 2000) | ISBN-10: 1576853047 | ISBN-13: 978-1576853047 | English | PDF | 563KB
GREAT INTERVIEW thoroughly covers all the information you need to have a successful interview experience. Career coach Vivian Eyre leads you through the critical steps to take before you even