Business - Finance

Penguin. Very Good. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. 0140262571 . Very good condition other than some creasing/light wrinkling to outer edge of first few pages. Light corner wear, corner curling. Interior pages clean & unmarked. 193 pages. The Canadian stock market is a tough arena but there isn't a surer way for the astute investor to build wealth. This book demystifies the stock market, allowing investors to master the language and the rhythm of the marke. Its filled with practical information on picking winning stocks, build an effective portfolio, make sense of fundamental and technical analysis and understand the risks and rewards of foreign stocks markets and borrowing to invest. (*shipping will be reduced after checkout to all locations) [275-osl]; 8vo . more information

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Collier Books. Very Good+. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0020165552 . Excellent condition, light corner wear, a little corner curling, and light scuffing of cover. Clean & tight, no markings. From a Reviewer: "...Batra explains clearly why free trade has not been as beneficial as advertised. Though tariff cuts are generally seen as a tonic for the economy, Batra reviews statistics which show that real wages have fallen during the same era in which tariffs have been cut. In fact, Dr. Batra makes it clear that free trade can make the real GDP rise -- while simultaneously leading to the impverishment of the working class. Like a good economist, Dr. Batra realizes that tariffs are not a cure all. He intelligently points out that domestic competition behind tariff walls has historically been more important than international competition in spurring innmovation and productivity increases. In this light, he combines recommendations for tariffs with recommendations for an aggressive anti-trust and anti-merger policy. Even more interesting is Batra's focus on trade's negative environmental effects...." (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. New. 2008. First Edition. Softcover. 9781593119652 . New book, clean and tight, no markings. 167 pages. B/w illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 167 pages; This short, reader-friendly book is about best practice in joint ventures: the factors and processes which lead to success. Every year, corporations establish thousands of joint ventures (JVs) , investing hundreds of billions of dollars. In fact, between 25% and 40% of all foreign investments take place via equity JVs. The use of JVs and strategic alliances has been rapidly growing. I've worked as a joint venture facilitator for Fortune 500 and other corporations for many years. The senior executives in these organizations often noted that the decision-making format I used with them would make a great book. This is it. The key purpose of the book is to demonstrate that joint ventures can work. They require however an open mind, and the willingness to work through a series of questions I provide. These relate to: testing the strategic logic; partnership and fit; shape and design; and operating the JV. Contrary to the perceptions of some, JVs can be just as profitable and survive just as long as wholly owned subsidiaries. They can in fact be effectively managed, and they are not going to cause a firm to lose its proprietary technology. Partnerships can work extremely well, and often, placing less emphasis on "control" is the way to go. If one is willing to acknowledge and respect that someone else (here a partner) has much to contribute, a stronger enterprise can result. True JVs can result in more stable and sustainable business, benefiting all partners, in whatever country they are located. The format of the book is intentionally conversational. It uses the Socratic method (question, answer, question, answer) which works so effectively in a case study classroom. Here the "classroom" is several business class seats on an international flight. This book is written for practicing managers and executives. Those contemplating the formation of a JV and those currently engaged in JVs will see improvement in the duration and performance of their collaborative ventures by following the recommended actions. A second audience is business schools and academics. The book is ideal for MBA, executive MBA and non-degree executive education courses or modules focused on JVs, alliances, cooperative strategies, etc. (*lower shipping options avail to some locations) [275-osl] . more information

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Crown Business. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 9780307339713 . HC/DJ - fine. Excellent condition. Hardcover clean, tight and unmarked. Jacket has a small amount of edge crinkling. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages; "Wall Street Journal bureau chief Blumenthal is a seasoned financial reporter, yet she admits that the stock market mystifies her. Her mission: to follow one stock closely for a year (2005) to gain insights on how the market works, and, ultimately, become a better investor. There could not have been a better choice than Starbucks (stock symbol SBUX). A favorite of the growth investing crowd, it's sexy, yet familiar, a phenomenal achiever that tends to go through stomach-churning gyrations. As the year unfolds, we attend the annual shareholders' meeting, learn the history of Starbucks, and find out the significance of stock buybacks, (legal) insider trading, stock splits, and analysts' reports. We get an inside view on how institutional investors, the big players like mutual funds and hedge funds, value a stock, as these big guns trade in and out of SBUX in blocks of 10,000 or more shares. While managing to take some of the mystery out of the market's machinations, Blumenthal provides insights and tools for the individual investor looking to "take the plunge." [600] . more information

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Hong Kong: Interncontinental Publishing. Near Fine. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0962276001 . Oversize hardcover in excellent condition, no jacket as issued. Pages clean & tight, no markings. Cover has light scuffing, corner bumping, one scratch down front cover. "In the 19th century, Northern California's Gold Rush brought thousands of ambitious men and women from around the world in search of an El Dorado. Today, Northern California's Silicon Valley is the center of the new high-technology revolution that is changing the world. This book is the story of Silicon Valley and that technology. " Profusely illustrated in colour. 278 pages. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (*Note - due to heavy weight, over 5 lbs. Wrapped - there will be additional ship charges to most locations) [2400] . more information

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Toronto: Stoddart Publishing. As New. 1992. Softcover. 0773753184 . As New, clean & unmarked. A few years old but still one of the best financial planning guides around. Photo shown is actual book. David Chilton, president of Financial Awareness Corporation, shows readers how to achieve the financial independence they've always dreamed of. With the help of his fictional barber, Roy, and a large dose of humor, Chilton encourages readers to take control of their financial future and build wealth slowly, steadily, and with sure success. (*Shipping will be reduced to all locations). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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Tarcher/Putnam. New in New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 1585422282 . Book is new and unread, small publisher's marking on bottom edge of pages. 322 pages. B/w illus. Synopsis: Court, the executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, examines the ways in which big business swindles its employees and consumers, beyond bad accounting. Dubbed "corporateering, " this practice--wherein an individual's rights to privacy, redress, and security are subordinate to company concerns--is running rampant throughout the halls of major corporations. CORPORATEERING shows readers how it affects them and what they can do to make it stop. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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Toronto: Non-Smokers' Rights Association. Very Good. 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Pages clean and unmarked other than previous owners name on first page. Cover has light edge & corner wear, light scuffing and a little corner curling. A useful and informative guide to assist in establishing smoking policies in the workplace. (*lower shipping available to most locations) [165-osl]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 88 pages . more information

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Ballantine Books. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0345376250 . Excellent condition, only light wear overall, clean & unmarked. 315 pages. " Written with manic energy and uncanny insight into the guerrilla warfare of salesmanship, this day-by-day, almost novelistic chronicle tracks one Xerox sales team in Cleveland in its efforts to surpass its yearly quota selling photocopier machines. Dorsey, who spent seven years as business editor and reporter covering Xerox for the Rochester, N. Y. , Democrat & Chronicle , gets it all down--the cat-and-mouse sales tactics, the relentless pressure, personal crises, family lives stretched to the breaking point. His taut narrative centers on sales manager Fred Thomas, whose disarming amiability conceals an obsession with making the sale and proving himself.... " (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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St. Lucie Press. Fine. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 1574442635 . Excellent condition, only very light edge & corner wear, light scuffing. Interior pages clean & tight. Signed/Inscribed by authors on endpage: "To ___, With Best Wishes, Neil Douglas, Terry Wykowski. ": " "Takes a critical look at organizational learning and change management from a leadership perspective in late 20th century organizations. The authors argue that the dynamics that restrain the efforts of leaders transcend personal attributes and leadership styles..."; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by All Authors . more information

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Crown Forum. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 1400054753 . Excellent, near new condition, no markings. Book Description: A United Nations insider exposes how anti-American and antidemocratic forces have hijacked the UN and put America and its allies at risk Politicians and pundits are imploring the United States to give the UN a major role in American foreign policy. But as bestselling author Dore Gold reveals in Tower of Babble, it is absurd to look to the UN to fight aggression, combat terrorism, and preserve global order. The UN is an abject failure—a fatally flawed organization that has actually accelerated and spread global chaos. And it is dominated by anti-Western forces, dictatorships, state sponsors of terrorism, and America’s worst enemies....; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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Bantam Books. Near Fine. 1997. Softcover. 055337494X . Near new condition - slight corner wear, a little rubbing along spine edges, clean, no markings. Synopsis Authors Gary Hendricks and Kate Ludeman make a strong case that the corporate leaders of the future will need a sound spiritual base. They draw on personal experience in the field, as well as quotes and stories from successful leaders like Bob Galvin (Motorola) and Mort Topfer (Dell Computers) to look at highly effective strategies of leadership that revolve around the determination to be honest, open, and a source of integrity in the business community... (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo . more information

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Warner Books. Very Good+. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Light wear to corners, small chip one bottom corner. Otherwise clean, tight & unmarked. "The author of How To Master the Art of Selling and The Official Guide to Success now offers a comprehensive guide to mastering the sales game. Includes straight talk on why one should--or should not--go into a sales career, managing time, dealing with stress, and more. "A serious sales manual. "--Zig Ziglar, from the Foreword". ; 8vo . more information

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Crown Business. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 1400052904 . Excellent, near new condition, other than previous owner's name written fairly small on first page (easily covered with bookplate etc). Clean & unmarked otherwise, minimal wear. "Confidence is the new theory and practice of success, explaining why success and failure are not mere episodes but self-perpetuating trajectories. Rosabeth Moss Kanter shows why organizations of all types may be brimming with talent but not be winners, and provides people in leadership positions with a practical program for either maintaining a winning streak or turning around a downward spiral. Confidence is based on an extraordinary investigation of success and failure in companies such as Continental Airlines, Seagate, and Verizon and sports teams such as the University of North Carolina women’s soccer team, New England Patriots, and Philadelphia Eagles, as well as schools, health care, and politics. .."; 8vo . more information

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Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0671557483 . Book is clean & tight, other than light soiling to outer edge. Jacket has light scuffing, light edgewear. Very nice copy. 432 pages. Review: "Kelly & London whisk you away and take you on a tour of the new Pacific economies. Be prepared. You will feel that bumps in the trishaw ride through teeming streets; you will sweat through the steamy weather. And when its over, you'll have seen what trade statistics and newspapers fail to illustrate: the human faces of the Asian economic miracles. "--Daniel Burstein, author Yen! . ; 8vo . more information

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Penguin Books. Good+. 1990. First Edition. Softcover. 0140143459 . Light edgewear, light soiling, small tear spine bottom, a little age tanning to edges. Interior pages clean & tight, age tanning to edges, couple tiny edge tears seen. Synopsis: What does it take to make it in the high-stress, ethically-questionable world of junk bond selling? Lewis's account of life from his tenure at Salomon Brothers provides a humorous and candid profile of 1980s cutthroat business. LIAR'S POKER airs all the bad laundry of this once powerful brokerage house as it slowly collapses under the weight of its own greed. (*Shipping will be reduced, & depends on your location). ; 001077; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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New York. Very Good with no dust jacket. Not First Edition. Hardcover. Excellent, near new condition. Internal pages clean & unmarked. Cover has slight edgewear but otherwise as new. 74 pages. Covers upscale, upbeat thinking; today's participative systems; the see-how-it-goes approach, drawing power from "power of example"; incentives to boose productivity etc.. (*shipping will be reduced after checkout to all locations) ; 8vo . more information

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Arrow. Near Fine. 2007. First Edition. Softcover. 0099504324 . Excellent condition, as new other than light scuffing to covers, clean and tight pages, price sticker on rear. No markings. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages; In the same way that Machiavelli, and Sun Tzu before him, exploded all existing ideas about strategy in The Prince and The Art of War, The Master Strategist cuts across politics, economics and business to set out a new and compelling way to think about strategy for a peaceful, prosperous and more free future. .... The Master Strategist explains why our current approaches to strategy are failing to create a world where power, purpose and principle are exercised to produce global peace, prosperity and freedom. It sets out the agenda for a new approach to strategy that will be compelling for strategists from the White House to Wall Street to the streets of London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Mumbai and beyond. [348-noto] . more information

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Harper Business. Very Good+. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 0066619912 . Excellent condition - light edgewear, couple tiny creases, no markings. 254 pages. Book DescriptionIf you're losing sleep over your financial worries, help is here at last. Whether you're fretting over a mortgage that's been denied; a loan that's delayed; a marriage settlement that seems unfair; or a business that's struggling, this extraordinary book will not only help you rest easy, it will show you how to turn adversity into success. Here you'll learn the Pollan method for turning no into yes: how to determine your problem; how to make sure you're dealing with only one problem at a time; and how to create an environment of trust. With literally hundreds of scenarios to illustrate it's success, this unique and practical method will make you feel like you've got a coach, strategist, and motivator at your beck and call -- and will help you sleep well, knowing you're on the way to getting what you want. (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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William Morrow. Very Good. 1971. Softcover. 0688313744 . Internal pages tight and clean other than name crossed out on 1st page. Cover has moderate edge/corner wear, scuffing/creasing & small peel to top corner. Since Robert's Rules of Order first was published in 1896, it's been the means to orderly, smooth, and fairly conducted meetings. Includes everything from the first edition, but all of the information is clarified, cross-referenced, and carefully indexed. [335]; 8vo . more information

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London: Macmillan. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1968. Second Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover has very light wear to edges & corners. Interior is clean & unmarked other than two very small pen marks seen. Front cover tilts up a bit. Jacket has edgewear and several small tears & chips, small peel on front, rubbing to edges, light soiling, price clipped but old price sticker on flap. Age tanning of edges. These essays mark an important step on the road 'towards a dynamic economics. '.....Sketches in outline a generalization of Keynes's General Theory into which elaborations of detail (including the cycle of the trade cycle) can be fitted in a coherent way.....Comes to terms with the old-fashioned laws of 'supply and demand'. .... In the 'Neo-neoclassical Theorem', the author deduces from the main argument an interesting and far-reaching line of thought. (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) Based to a large extent on mathematics, the author's ideas are set out in straightforward prose, and while the treatment is abstract, it is by no means theory for its own sake. Its whole aim is to bring theory to bear upon the urgent problems of the present day....; 8vo . more information

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Hyperion. New. 2001. Softcover. 0786884940 . New & unread item. An easy-to-use guide to estate planning that walks you through the basics and guarantees more for your heirs and less for Uncle Sam.This accessible and entertaining guide to estate planning helps readers gain power over the disposal of their assets. Included is advice on talking to parents about their plans, arranging an estate, and keeping peace among the whole family. And all the laws are clearly explained, without the financial doublespeak that makes most people dread taking this important step. (*Shipping may be reduced on this item, depending on your location). ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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Toronto: Insomniac Press. Fine. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 1894663926 . Book itself is not signed, but there is a set-in promotional signed letter from the author to the Edmonton Journal. Near new condition, no markings, slight corner wear. Cover is a little scuffed. B/w illus. "Resources Rock is an easy-to-read introduction to the resource sector as it gears up to take off for the first time in over two decades. Readers will learn how to invest in natural resource stocks, including diamonds, gold, base metals, oil and gas, forestry, and fertilizer companies. About the Author: Malvin Spooner is a veteran fund manager and president and CEO of one of the fastest growing mutual fund companies in North America, Mavrix Funds. " (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 207 pages; Signed by Author . more information

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Berkley Books. Very Good+. 1986. Softcover. 0425083772 . Excellent condition - only very light wear overall. Interior unmarked. Book Description: The world's foremost producer of personal development and motivational audio programs now brings you a remarkable set of strategies that can change your life dramatically. There is often only a small difference between the top leaders in every field and those who merely "do well. " In The Psychology Of Winning, Denis Waitley offers simple, yet profound principles of thought and healthy behavior that guide men and women to the top in every field of endeavor...principles that give you the winning edge in every situation. Being a winner is an attitude, a way of life, a self-concept... You will finally be able to: Transform your high expectations into real outcomes Concentrate on your desires and the rewards of success, instead of fear and failure Visualize and act out winning situations to guarantee your success.... (*lower shipping avail to all locations). ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . more information

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Prentice Hall. Very Good. 1992. Fourth Edition. Softcover. 0136823947 . Overall wear to the book is very light, however it does have a fair amount of highlighting and a few pencil markings in the first half of the book. 281 pages. A popular examination of the processes and structures of political economic relationships in an interdependent global economy. (*Shipping will be reduced to all locations) ; 8vo . more information

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Atheneum. Good in Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0689117566 . Atheneum 1987, first edition. Book itself is actually in very good condition, however there is a large amount of yellow highlighting within the book. Pages are otherwise clean . First blank endpage has been clipped at top, I assume to remove personal info. Jacket has been lined and laminated front and back making it very sturdy. Whoever did this trimmed the jacket edge in a wavy pattern so the lining can be seen top and bottom. Overall wear is fairly light. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 260 pages; "Wareham ( Secrets of a Corporate Headhunter ) believes that by better understanding various "business personalities" executive recruiters will be less likely to make errors in hiring. Here he identifies 20 common business personality types and describes their backgrounds, emotional traits, and management styles. His writing style is succinct and often humorous and the book is packed with valuable insights based on years of experience and research." [475] . more information

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Self Published. Near Fine. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 0968788645 . Excellent, near new condition, little scuffing to cover, a little upturning of front cover. Internal pages clean & unmarked. B/w illus. The ultimate guide to understanding and controlling the many risks to your wealth. The author is an investment advisor who manages millions of dollars in client's RRSP retirement plans & corporate money. He studied investment theory at the University of Alberta & holds a Bachelor and Masters in Business & holds the prestigious Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute. (*shipping will be reduced to all locations) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 118 pages . more information

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