Accounting History Newsletter, 1980-1989 and Accounting History, 1989-1994: A Tribute to Robert William Gibson (Routledge New Works in Accounting History)

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accounting history.......2000-02-05

who made accounting. way he made accounting. wear he made accounting. when he made accounting. how he made accounting.

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The consulting profession has become one of the fastest-growing industries in the '90s, and observers expect that both the demand for such services and the avocation's undeniable allure will continue to draw people into the profession. However, management consultant Elaine Biech believes that most newcomers are completely unprepared for the operational realities they encounter. So after two decades of mastering the accounting, marketing, and managing skills necessary to succeed as a consultant, she has organized them into one helpful volume called The Business of Consulting: The Basics and Beyond. Biech considers all phases of a typical consulting business, from start-up and attracting new business to subcontracting and balancing personal and professional responsibilities. An accompanying disk includes various documents and worksheets described in the text. --Howard Rothman

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"Practical, compassionate, and a good alternative to an MBA."
--Peter Block, author

Free diskette includes sample invoices, correspondence, planning templates, and much more!

Lacking a basic primer, many consultants have had to learn their jobs by trial and error. Now you can put an end to the guesswork. This how-to book gives you the actual tools and techniques you need in order to pursue a successful and profitable career in the world of consulting.

This book is sure to become a consulting classic!

"Here are the nuts and bolts for a successful career in consulting. A few hours with Elaine's book will save you years of trial and error."
--Jerry C. Noack, vice president/group publisher, TRAINING Magazine

"If I were just starting into the consulting field today, this is the one book I would choose to advise me, caution me, support me in my business, and 'professionalize' me!"
--Marjorie Blanchard, chief financial officer, Blanchard International

"Every consultant should apply her principled practices to guarantee satisfied customers."
--John E. Gherty, president and chief executive officer, Land O'Lakes

"This book is filled with real-world, practical and proven tactics that can be used to grow and build a successful consulting practice. It is a must-have resource for people who are thinking of becoming a consultant . . . and for those who already are one!"
--Dana Gaines Robinson, author; president, Partners in Change

"Read her book. She shares all her secrets!"
--Gail Hammack, regional vice president, McDonald's

"The Business of Consulting will serve as my consulting practice workbook. The comprehensive coverage of the subject--along with the practical tips--make it the best tool I have."
--Pam Schmidt, vice president, American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

There's more to consulting than just being a good consultant. You've got to manage your business.

When Elaine Biech asked Peter Block, the legendary author Biech shows you how to:
* Develop a business plan
* Market your business
* Charge for your services
* Build a client relationship
* Grow your consulting business
* Ensure your continued professional growth
* Make money in the profession . . . and much more!

The enclosed disk contains the worksheets and forms presented in The Business of Consulting. Personalize these tools as needed and print them out in order to project cash flow, track your time, tabulate your expenses, hire a subcontractor, plan your marketing campaigns, and much more!

Whether you're embarking on a new career as a consultant or whether you've been a consultant for years, you'll be able to employ these resource right away. And if you're deciding whether consulting is the right profession for you, The Business of Consulting will show you just what you can expect to encounter. For years, consultants have depended on Peter Block's Flawless Consulting for advice on being an effective consultant. Now there's a source for advice on running an effective consulting business. The Business of Consulting is indispensable.

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Covers the "business side" of consulting quite well.......2007-01-09

This book is great for learning about how to run your consulting business. It's assumed that you already know about to do the consulting work, so the focus is specifically on managing the business. It covers topics like financials, record keeping, billing, managing client relationships, and marketing efforts.

On the plus side, the book offers a lot of creative ideas to the reader - especially when it comes to managing client relationships and marketing efforts. A potential downside, however, is that many people may not feel comfortable with a lot of the ideas...many are kind of "off-the-wall" and would really require just the right kind of personality to be pulled off well.

A "Must Have" for All Consultants.......2005-10-05

The subtitle of this book should be "What You Always Wanted to Know About Consulting But Didn't Know Who to Ask." Elaine is very generous in sharing her knowledge and experience with colleagues and potential competitors. The book is straight-forward, practical, and immensely readable. It covers everything from what to carry in your briefcase to what ethical considerations you may face. Not just for new consultants, this book has something for everyone in the profession.

Very light on content.......2002-11-01

This disappointing book skirts the issue of consulting and instead uses generic advice about building any business. It consists of laundry lists, not usable advice. Bottom line: This will not help anyone build a consulting business.

An Excellent Read!.......2002-10-17

One of the difficulties of independent consulting is the loss of colleagues to "bounce ideas with." Elaine's book helps to fill that gap! It's extremely easy to read, full of information, very practical, and well-organized! Elaine talks about lifestyle changes as well as business considerations-the complete guide for a new or an experienced consultant!

It's a waste of money even for beginner.......2002-05-02

Sure this book is only for beginner or outsider of Cosulting business. But then, for the price of this book, I would rather buy a much cheaper book but with more useful information and ideas - such as Consulting for Dummies. The book is full of motherhood statements and it is more liked written by a grand mom and she called herself consultant; But come on, Consulting is a highly skillful business that require structural, systematic yet creative thinking. Overall, I think this book is a waste of money for experienced consultant. While for beginner, the reader will risk the wrong impression that it's this easy to win a consulting work - highly unlikely in a complex and competative world.

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Preventing Gang & Drug Related Witness Intimidation
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Peter Finn
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The observatories built in the eighteenth century by the Indian Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur (1686-1743) are little understood wonders of architecture and science. "Cosmic Architecture in India" is a major contribution to the understanding of these mysterious buildings and to the history of astronomical science. Fully illustrated with color photographs, tecnical drawings, and contextual illustrations, this volume sheds new light on these fascinating monuments.

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A clear introduction to modern inorganic chemistry, covering both theory and descriptive chemistry. Uses concepts and models as an organizing principle to facilitate students' integration of ideas. This edition contains a new chapter on group theory and offers expanded coverage of solid state. Features numerous figures and solved examples.

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A Thorough Text on Inorganic Chemistry.......2000-09-05

"Concepts and Meodels of Inorganic Chemistry" is neither an encyclopedia of descriptive inorganic chemistry nor a textbook of structural inorganic chemistry. The book is organized into six major parts: Basic concepts, bonding structure, chemical reactions, coordination chemistry, organmetallic chemistry, and selected topics.

This text distincts itself from Cotton's "Basic Inorganic Chemistry", Shriver's "Inorganic Chemistry", and Misseler & Tarr by the amount of information and details presented in each chapter. Inoformation regarding chemical reactions is presented within a framework of concepts and models that help readers organize and retrieve chemical knowledge. Descriptive chemistry is woven into almost all chapters and is the subject of special topics chapters.

Atomic and molecular structure, symmetry and bonding are discussed n very thorough and detailed manner. Almost all the topics in DeKock and Gray's "Chemical Structure and Bonding" are included in this volume. Topics that are usually discussed briefly or omitted altogether in many inorganic chemistry texts are given special attention: stereochemistry models, spectra and bonding, and inorganic mechanisms. Section on organometallic chemistry can serve as an ideal supplement for an organic course. "Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry" will suit a two-semester inorganic chemistry sequence. While no major texts can cover all the topics in bonding and structure, main group elements, transition metals and spectra, this text has fulfilled all the above purpose. The text is written in a more advanced level than Shriver and Cotton. Well-written book!

A Thorough Text on Inorganic Chemistry.......2000-09-05

nice sumary and interesting contents.......1999-10-01

This is a nice book about inorganic chemistry

Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry

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Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry
Bodie E. Douglas , Darl McDaniel , and John Alexander
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1st Edition of Inorganic Chemistry classic text book.

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Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry, Solutions Manual

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Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 5e with Concepts a Nd Models of Inorganic Chemistry 3e Set

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In an intellectually engaging narrative that mixes science and history, theories and personalities, Pat Shipman asks the question: Can we have legitimate scientific investigations of differences among humans without sounding racist?

Through the original controversy over evolutionary theory in Darwin's time; the corruption of evolutionary theory into eugenics; the conflict between laboratory research in genetics and fieldwork in physical anthropology and biology; and the continuing controversies over the heritability of intelligence, criminal behavior, and other traits, the book explains both prewar eugenics and postwar taboos on letting the insights of genetics and evolution into the study of humanity.

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Well written, thoughtful and comprehensive.......2000-05-28

Shipman begins her book with Darwin and reflects on his struggles in presenting "The Origin of the Species" as he understood the controversy it would unleash. It is remarkable that the controversy has not abated in over a hundred years, but has instead evolved as delineated in the book. Shipman's work should be required reading for students in a variety of disciplines to give them the tools to defend against the henchmen of pseudoscience such as Rushton and Kevin MacDonald. Shipman reflects on the complexities of evolution and of human differences while making it clear that the human experience is diverse, and the use of science to support racism is not good science by any measure. This book is need badly in an updated version to uncover the flawed arguments of the newly prominent racists who are sheltered by academia.

The Evolution of Racism.......1999-12-03

Creationists can be funny (See below). But this is no laughing matter. Pat Shipman, and other scientists, should be applauded for taking a stand against pseudoscience, not belittled. Kudos to Shipman for writing such a wonderful book.

Truth.......1999-08-02

Alas a writer who acknowledges that evolution implies racism and selection of the superior race. Politicians have been trying to suppress this, but they will fail in the end, as evolution wins. You cannot stop nature.

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Do you hate chick-lit? Floren Felvturn does. And in her own words, most romantic novels featuring well-meaning British dames couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery. Cry On Cue introduces the anti chick-lit genre with rebellious zest. Through the demented narration of Floren Felvturn, a virginal nymphomaniac ordered to undergo court-ordered therapy, the novel savagely parodies romantic clichés, psychological healing, and all but destroys the familiar concept of a single Brit looking for love in all the wrong places. The book is edited by the controversial author of "Attempted Rapture", Mitchell Warren. Somehow, after listening to hours of conversational rambling and reading thousands of pages of meandering rhapsodies, Warren has taken Floren's traumatic memories and manic delusions and formed them into a coherent novel. And as you can see, for the creation of this book the authoress insisted that a hamster be placed prominently on the cover. An act of madness or the pinnacle of rational thought?

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