Retail Australia: Understanding the Financials of your Business

Average customer rating:
Retail Australia: Understanding the Financials of your Business
Hymie Zawatzky, Roger Sayers, Debra Templar
Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
General | Marketing | Marketing & Sales | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0975202006
Release Date: 2004-08-18

Book Description

“Its tough out there! The life of a retailer is not easy, to succeed you have to wear many hats. You have to be the buyer, salesperson and the accountant all wrapped into one. Unfortunately, most business owners have not been professionally trained in finance and accounting. The need to make sound financial decisions in order to survive has never been more important. In this book we will share with you a series of simple financial strategies that will help you to survive the hard times and to grow your business in good times.”

Book Description

Build a productive and committed workforce with The 2006 Pfeiffer Annuals: Training and Consulting. Get these cutting-edge resources together in a set and you'll have all the material you need to improve workplace performance.

The 2006 Pfeiffer Annual: Consulting (J-B Pfeiffer Annual Looseleaf Vol1)

Average customer rating:

The 2006 Pfeiffer Annual: Consulting (J-B Pfeiffer Annual Looseleaf Vol1)

Manufacturer: Pfeiffer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Consulting | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Human Resources & Personnel Management | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

All Amazon Upgrade | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Business & Investing | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

The Pfeiffer Book of Successful Team-Building Tools: Best of the Annuals

ASIN: 0787978205

Book Description

The 2006 Pfeiffer Annual: Consulting is a ready-made toolkit of ideas, methods, techniques, and models that assist and support your work as an organizational consultant. The materials provide highly accessible means of interacting with a diverse variety of systems and processes, from collaborative work systems and executive coaching to strategic planning and from organization development. Order your copy of this cutting-edge resource today.

The 2006 Pfeiffer Annual: Human Resource Management

Average customer rating:

The 2006 Pfeiffer Annual: Human Resource Management

Manufacturer: Pfeiffer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Human Resources & Personnel Management | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Management | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

All Amazon Upgrade | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Business & Investing | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0787978248

Book Description

The Pfeiffer Annual: Human Resource Management delivers the most up-to-date thinking on issues that are core to the modern HR manager's role; the series covers a broad range of topics such as leadership and succession planning, compensation and benefits, recruitment and selection, compliance and legal, employee and labor relations, wellness and safety, HR information systems, HR planning, and international HRM, among others. The Annual will become the anchor in your professional library, providing key knowledge, ideas, best practices, and benchmarking data.

2006 PFEIFFER ANNUAL (TRAINING AND CONSULTING) SET

Average customer rating:

2006 PFEIFFER ANNUAL (TRAINING AND CONSULTING) SET
PFEIFFER
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N5HTYM

Book Description

This important book provides a full account of the famine, combining narrative, analysis, historiography, and scores of contemporary illustrations.

Customer Reviews:

Reads like an economic text book .......2007-04-02

I just finished reading Mr. Donnelly's book. Admittedly it is my first one on this subject so I am not sure how it compares to others. The book it well researched, organized and written however, it wasn't what I was looking for. I thought it was interesting, however, that the British government did anything at all to help however, it was not enough, way too late, too eratic and not for long enough with disastrous consquences.
Chapter after chapter there are statistics and percentages for this county or that county and then the same thing is compare to pre-famine years then post famine years and sometimes year by year through out the famine period for instance, the importation of grain products. Too much! If you are looking for personal narratives or local stories or historical consequences around the world, Britain and Ireland this is not your book.

Was it Famine or Genocide?.......2006-09-14

Although many have heard about the "Patato Famine" in Ireland in 1845-1847; they actually know and understand very little about what happened during those few years and more importantly the effects it had on Ireland right up till the end of the 19th Century.
To understand what happened ,it is imperative that one understand the history of Ireland for at least 100 years before and know that Britain ruled totally all aspects of life in Ireland. All the laws,all the land ownership,all the imports and exports,schooling,religion,policeing,social services,government,military,and thus was responsible for things whether physically or with the people,rich,poor or in between;being the way they were when the potato crop was affected with Phytophthora Infestans in 1845 and 1846 and subsequent years.
No other disease in Europe has been written about more than this "Famine" other than The Black Death of the 1350's.As the Black Death changed forever the way of life in Europe,the "Famine" had a similar affect on Ireland.
This book attempts to cover all aspects of the "Famine" and particularly tries to resolve the question of whether the death and devastation had to be as bad as it was; whether Britain was content to allow the country to be ravished,or even if Britain's actions atually magnified the problem.In more blunt words ;"Was there really a Famine or or was it Genocide on the part of Britain?
The book contains a great amount of data,but then again the source of the information is from government controlled records.
One must read between the lines and realize that it was not the wealthy,government officials,the landowners,and the Anglo Irish,that died in huge numbers,lost their land,and emigrated to America;while Britain looked on.
Many other books on this subject leave the question still unanswered.However;that is not the view of many who have concluded what the answer really is.
Donnelly mentioned "The Great Hunger" by Cecil Whoodham-Smith.I have read that book and written a Review on October 26,2003. It is an excellent book and I highly recommend it.
While Donnelly's book has a great amount of data and facts;it also has a large number of excellent drawings of the period.These line drawings and colored reproductions of paintings depicting life at the time.Of the several other books I've read on the Famine;I can't recall one that is so wll illustrated.
Donnelly doesn't really conclude whether it was a Famine or Genocide--he presents the facts,issues,etc.,and leaves the conclusion to the reader.
Overall,a well researched and written book and an excellent overage of the Famine years and the results it had on Ireland.

The Irish Potato Famine (Great Disasters: Reforms and Ramifications)

Average customer rating:

The Irish Potato Famine (Great Disasters: Reforms and Ramifications)
Carole S. Gallagher
Manufacturer: Chelsea House Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

jp-unknown1 | Specialty Stores | Books
ASIN: 0791069109

The Irish Potato Famine: The Story of Irish-American Immigration (Great Journeys)

Average customer rating:

The Irish Potato Famine: The Story of Irish-American Immigration (Great Journeys)
Edward F. Dolan
Manufacturer: Benchmark Books (NY)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

General | History & Historical Fiction | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

jp-unknown1 | Specialty Stores | Books
ASIN: 0761413235

Indifference, not genocide.(The Great Irish Potato Famine)(Book Review): An article from: Irish Literary Supplement

Average customer rating:

Indifference, not genocide.(The Great Irish Potato Famine)(Book Review): An article from: Irish Literary Supplement
Margaret Preston
Manufacturer: Irish Studies Program
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Irish Literary Supplement, published by Irish Studies Program on March 22, 2002. The length of the article is 1798 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Indifference, not genocide.(The Great Irish Potato Famine)(Book Review)
Author: Margaret Preston
Publication: Irish Literary Supplement (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2002
Publisher: Irish Studies Program
Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Page: 24(2)

Article Type: Book Review

Distributed by Thomson Gale

The Visitation of God?: The Potato & the Great Irish Famine

Average customer rating:

The Visitation of God?: The Potato & the Great Irish Famine
Austin Bourke
Manufacturer: Irish Books & Media
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Production & Operations | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Europe | History | Subjects | Books

General | World | History | Subjects | Books

General | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0946640939

The great Irish potato famine (Focus Jackdaw)

Average customer rating:

The great Irish potato famine (Focus Jackdaw)
Christine Brendel Scriabine
Manufacturer: Golden Owl Pub. Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Average customer rating:

The great potato famine and the Irish
J. Dennis Willigan
Manufacturer: Corp. of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Book Description

A decade of observations of the Sun with NASA's Solar Maximum Mission satellite has led to many discoveries in solar physics and atomic physics. While the analysis of the data is still continuing, a huge body of literature has now been published interpreting results from the mission. This book collects a review of these results in a single volume to provide a snapshot, as it were, of the current state of knowledge of solar physics. It will thus be a useful tool for both teaching and research, as well as a guide to planners of future missions to investigate the Sun. Individual chapters, each written by an expert in solar physics, cover such topics as: z Variations in the solar irradiance z Active regions of the Sun z The corona: elemental abundances; coronal mass ejections z Chromospheric evaporation z Solar flares; ultraviolet flares; nonthermal flare emissions z Flare dynamics; preflare activity; the gradual phase of flares; particle acceleration in flares z Spectroscopy and atomic physics z Solar-terrestrial science z The solar-stellar connection z Comet observations z Cosmic studies

Book Description

The second edition of this best-selling handbook is bigger, more comprehensive, and now completely current. In addition to thorough updates to the discussions featured in the first edition, this edition includes 66 new chapters that reflect recent developments, new applications, and emerging areas of interest. Within the handbook's 145 critically reviewed chapters, leading experts from around the world present fundamental concepts, cutting-edge research, and up-to-date tables of physical data. The CRC Handbook of Organic Photochemistry and Photobiology, Second Edition is simply the most authoritative and complete resource available for these fields. New or updated topics in the Second Edition include: · Photosensory Biology · Phochemotherapy · Photodynamic Therapy · Photoecology · Photosynthesis · Photomovements · Phototropism · Photomorphogenesis · Optobioelectronics · Biomolecular Photonics · Spectroscopy

Book Description

The dynamics of the atmosphere, ocean, and climate are inherently nonlinear and complex, making computer models ideal for accurate, complete understanding of these systems. In the process of building and using models, the reader of this book will learn how the different components of climate systems function, interact with each other, and vary over time. Topics covered include the stability of climate, earth's energy balance, parcel dynamics in the atmosphere, the mechanisms of heat transport in the climate system, and mechanisms of climate variability. Special attention is given to the effects of climate change. The book is accompanied by a cross-platform CD containing models and a run-time version of STELLA (R) software. Walter A. Robinson is Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign.

Response from a MARKAL technology model to the EMF scenario assumptions [An article from: Energy Economics]

Average customer rating:

Response from a MARKAL technology model to the EMF scenario assumptions [An article from: Energy Economics]
K.E.L. Smekens-Ramirez Morales
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is a journal article from Energy Economics, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Description:
This paper describes the modelling effort and analysis undertaken at ECN Policy Studies in the EMF-19 framework by using the Western European MARKAL model. The model structure and the advanced economic feed back formulation used is briefly described. Scenarios introducing carbon emissions reduction targets (by concentration level or by carbon taxes) lead to changes in energy mix, in technology deployment and in electricity production compared to a reference case. The impact and importance of carbon capture and storage as it appears as part of the solution to achieve the emission targets is analysed.

Modeling the earth system papers arising from the 1990 OIES Global Change Institute, Snowmass, Colorado, 16-27 July 1990 (SuDoc NAS 1.26:194256)

Average customer rating:

Modeling the earth system papers arising from the 1990 OIES Global Change Institute, Snowmass, Colorado, 16-27 July 1990 (SuDoc NAS 1.26:194256)
NASA
Manufacturer: UCAR/Office for Interdisciplinary Earth Studies National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Technical Information Service, distributor]
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Book Description

Published in 1851, this is the first book written by the famed Victorian explorer Richard F. Burton. It is an account of his journey through portions of southwest India while he was on sick leave from the British Indian army. Traveling through Bombay to the Portuguese colony of Goa, he went through Calicut and other cities on the Malabar coast, ending up in the Nilgiri mountains at the hill station of Ootacamund. The observant traveler, not the intrepid adventurer, is the narrator of the account, and its intended audience was the voracious Victorian consumer of travel literature.
Coupled with a critical introduction by Dane Kennedy, this facsimile edition provides a revealing look at the people who inhabited a part of India that was generally off the beaten track in the nineteenth century. The Portuguese and Mestizo inhabitants of Goa, the Todas of Ootacamund, as well as the fellow Britons Burton meets on his journey are all subject to his penetrating scrutiny. Burton's clever, ascerbic, and unorthodox personality together with his irreverence for convention and his bemused disdain for humanity come through clearly in these pages, as does his extraordinary command of the languages and literatures of various peoples.
"What a glad moment it is, to be sure, when the sick and seedy, the tired and testy invalid from pestiferous Scinde or pestilential Guzerat, 'leaves all behind him' and scrambles over the sides of his Pattimar."
"His what?"
"Ah! we forget. The gondola and barque are household words in your English ears, the budgerow is beginning to own an old familiar sound, but you are right--the 'Pattimar' requires a definition."

Customer Reviews:

Once you get past Burton's racism and intolerance.............2007-07-16

Richard Burton gave me a rare insight into the attitude of the British in India almost exactly 100 years before I was born in a small town about 10 miles from Ootacamund. It was very interesting to me to read a description of Burton's passage up to Ooty on horseback. The railroad and roads (with their 13 "hairpin bends") came later I suppose. That region of India is very dear to my heart and I carry many pleasant memories of my life in the Nilgiris.

If India were a pizza..............2003-12-17

Richard Burton, the famous, 19th century British traveller, started his career in India, but is mainly known for his works on Arabia and Africa. One of his earliest works, this book covers a period when he went on sick leave from his post in Sindh (now part of Pakistan) to the Nilgiri Hills in southern India. True to later form, Burton did not travel there by the usual route, but took a small coastal sailing ship down to Goa, stopped there for a look, then continued down to Malabar (part of India's Kerala state today), from where he travelled overland to Ootacamund, a "hill station" in the present state of Tamilnadu. The University of California Press reproduced his book with all its original spellings of Indian words, its early 19th century jokes and puns, and English words long since gone out of fashion. No doubt India fascinated Burton's inquiring mind and he looked into many subjects not ordinarily found in the genre of Indian travel writing produced between 1830 and 1930 by a myriad Englishmen and some English women as well. As someone who knows a bit about India, and particularly Goa, I would say he was not all that accurate. He did notice that Goan Christians remained Indian in most ways and that they were divided by caste like the Hindus, from whom they had been converted. However, his picture of the caste structure in Goa is not accurate, nor were his observations of Goan life anything more than those of a tourist. When Burton arrives in Malabar, he switches tone for some reason and supplies the reader with vast amounts of information culled from various reports or books, leaving almost no personal impressions. He reverts to his own observations as he climbs up towards Ootacamund.

I like travel books very much and long looked forward to reading this one. I was disappointed. It reminded me of a scene I once saw on an Australian TV comedy show. A chef pulls out a perfect pizza from an oven. You can see the cheese, the salami, the mushrooms, the beautiful crust. Mmm. The chef says, "And here's our pizza"--- and suddenly sneezing hugely right into it----"with a special mozzarella sauce !" Burton wrote what could have been a very interesting book, never mind accuracy. But his sneering, racist attitudes of contempt for everyone and everything, his total willingness to enforce his will on Indians with kicks and punches, his constant professions of boredom, and his scorn for each person he meets, even his own countrymen, cover the travel with a disgusting sauce, even though he may have been typical of his times. (and one should not condemn, blah, blah, blah) I must conclude that this book is not for everyone, only for the truly determined or for those who wish to research the author. For that latter purpose, the book is no doubt revealing.

In Goa, History Speaks to Burton.......2002-02-01

What could be better than Victorian travel literature by Richard F. Burton. Not much. Burton is no slouch when it comes to travel, he takes the hard routes across his continents not the comfy ones that his fellows take and so he sees more and is better able to put the "normal" English experience of India into a wider context. Burton is never given the tasks or assignments he had hoped to get so he sets himself the task, out of mere boredom perhaps, of categorically describing India, its geography, ethnography, religions. He describes India in all manner of ways of describing a place including history of its cities and Goa's history is quite ripe with meaning for Burton as it tells the story of why the Portugese empire fell..., a tale which Burton feels has a lesson for the English. That he was an expert linguist helps and that he had an appetite, insatiable apparently, for all kinds of experience makes his book a kind of interdisciplinary collection of datas, some more significant than others but the effect is that he experienced a place in every way imaginable. He was romantic in that he was not suited to live within anyones boundaries but his own(he was expelled from Oxford), and scholarly, but his was a kind of scholarship that tested existing knowledge of India in the field. Perhaps a growing disillusion with England & what it really was to be English made him particularly susceptible to other knowledges and ways of being. He learned an immense amount about the lives of various natives by blending in and acting as one of them but he did this much as a spy does this, as a means of gaining information, not as an end in itself. He was perfectly suited to be a spy. Properly used someone like Burton would have been an invaluable source of information as to what actual Indians thought. If there were more like him the empire would have better understood the country it was ruling over and so more effectively ruled it, however, most Englishman felt it best to erect and enforce an invisible boundary between himself and the cultures of India. And Burton, who often dressed according to local custom even in his English quarters, was not popular among his peers nor was his information ever taken very seriously. His commanding officers simply were unable to see the value in his ability to play so many roles and so were unable to give him a role worthy of him to play. Among his narrow minded fellow officers he became his own man, a self-styled cultural anthropologist with a minor disciplinary interest in ethnographic mimicry who filled volumes with his very rare and particular talents for cross-cultural interaction and observation.
Like many travel narratives the highlights are in the little details(uncomfortable transports, unfriendly hosts) and side stories. No detail is ever lost on Burton and in matters of stories what counts most is the personality of their teller. There is none better than Burton.

Goa And The Blue Mountains Or Six Months Of Sick Leave

Average customer rating:

Goa And The Blue Mountains Or Six Months Of Sick Leave
Richard F. Burton
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Essays & Travelogues | Reference & Tips | Travel | Subjects | Books

General | Travel | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1428608001

Average customer rating:

Goa And The Blue Mountains Or Six Months Of Sick Leave
Richard F. Burton
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Essays & Travelogues | Reference & Tips | Travel | Subjects | Books

General | Travel | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 054810106X

The first four chapters of Goa, and the blue mountains, or, Six months of sick leave

Average customer rating:

The first four chapters of Goa, and the blue mountains, or, Six months of sick leave
Richard Francis Burton
Manufacturer: Higginbotham
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Average customer rating:

Goa and the Blue Mountains or, Six Months of Sick Leave
Richard F. Burton
Manufacturer: Penguin India
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJ9TKY

Product Description

For women diagnosed with breast cancer, this book provides inspiration and insight for handling the emotional pain of diagnosis and treatment without fear or anxiety.

Customer Reviews:

From the inital fear of hearing the diagnosis through the courage of facing treatment and beyond.......2007-08-24

I was honored to be on the receiving list of Carla's "Metamorphosis" emails as she went through this experience, but the book brought even more insight and inspiration and a better understanding of her journey. I have given this book to several friends who have faced the same or similar diagnosis - it gave them comfort to read Carla's account and to know that they shared many of the same experiences and emotions.

Absolutely Fabulous!.......2007-08-21

It is clear to this reader that Carla's diagnosis and treatment has been a source of personal growth and insight, lovingly shared with those around her. After reading the book, one cannot help but notice the "Divine Interventions" that touch our daily lives. Quite an inspiration - an absolutely fabulous book!

A courageous & inspiring story.......2007-08-20

Anyone going through a life-changing situation such as cancer, no matter what type, can benefit from this book. The importance of humor, accepting help from others, and believing God is with us every step of our journey is echoed throughout this very inspirational book. Carla writes with such honesty, courage, and hope; you can't help but feel uplifted & strengthened after reading it. I highly recommend this book!
Barbara Richards

Gutsy & powerful.......2006-08-09

What an incredible book! Carla takes a very tough topic and helps you understand her emotions while going through this incredible phase of her life. This gutsy and powerful book is a must read for any individual going through a life changing situation.

Insightful read from one who has walked the walk.......2006-07-27

Going through the ordeal of breast cancer is horrific enough, but to have the wherewithall and courage to write about the experience....amazing! Anyone facing this diagnosis must read about Carla's journey. It's a most insightful and inspiring story from a woman who has walked the walk.

Average customer rating:

Please Read
Mel's review
A powerful quick read

Laughing Through the Tears
Luther Nussbaum
Manufacturer: KayT Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

Medical | Professionals & Academics | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

Special Needs | Specific Groups | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

Memoirs | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

A Real Boy : A True Story of Autism, Early Intervention, and Recovery

ASIN: 0971656509

Customer Reviews:

Please Read.......2002-04-10

LAUGHING THROUGH THE TEARS is a loving chronology of one family's successful efforts to restore a daughter's life after a near fatal automobile accident. It is a positive story. Never is there a hint of defeat.

Step by step we are taken down this arduous path - from a comatose state to rehabilitation. Through a series of operations, physical therapy, speech counseling and other methods of modern medicine, we witness their struggles and ultimate triumphs.

The love and devotion of the Nussbaum famiy is beautifully expressed by the author and father, Luther. Kari, the daughter, is a young lady of tremendous courage and determination.

For any family facing similar problems, LAUGHING THROUGH THE TEARS is a marvelous procedural guide. It is also a story of love and dedication that any reader can embrace.

Mel's review.......2002-04-09

Laughing Through the Tears is a loving chronology of one family's successful efforts to restore a daughter's life after a near fatal automobile accident. It is a positive story. Never is there a hint of defeat.

The love and devotion of the Nussbaum family is beautifully expressed by the author and father, Luther, and Kari, the daughter, is a young lady of tremendous courage and determination.

For any family facing similar problems, Laughing Through the Tears is a marvelous procedural guide. It is also a story of love and dedication that any reader can embrace.

A powerful quick read.......2002-03-18

I was moved from tears to outright laughter in the span of four hours. The author, Luther Nussbaum, does an outstanding job of bringing you into his thoughts, fears and emotions as his world collides head-on with his worst nightmare. I was drawn into this very personal story and found myself thinking Luther's thoughts and feeling his pain. The Nussbaum family's love and their enduring passion to embrace events with realism and deep compassion sprinkled with a dose of humor made me want to preach the power of the human spirit.

I highly recommend buying this book. Get it into your bookclub or just hand a copy to a friend. This book has both "Oprah" appeal and enough detail that you will learn a tremendous amount about the realities of working with individuals who have fallen into a coma.

Many kudos to the author who, with his family and friends, reminds us what it means to be truly blessed.

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books