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Diva By Cindy Silky Smooth Wrapping Lotion, 8.0 fl. oz. $10.00 This is an innovative formulation for Wraps, Finger Waves, Pump Waves, Soft Freezes, traditional set and blow drys. Can be used on wet and dry hair designs. Super Glossy, Natural Shine, never hard, easy comb out, quick drying, long lasting style, non-flaking. Leaves all textures of hair bouncy and feeling fabulous and divalicious. Diva By Cindy Mission: Our mission is to provide a natural alcoho… |
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Pioneer DEH-4200UB CD Receiver with OEL Display and USB iPod Control $200.00 Pioneer’s DEH-4200UB is an ideal way to upgrade your OEM system, offering playback of WMA/MP3/AAC files from disc or USB devices, optional direct iPod control, and plenty more. It also offers big-time opportunity on the upgrade front–easily add Bluetooth and HD/SAT Radio, or use the three pairs of preamp outputs to build a system with external speakers and amplification. Pionee… |
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Office for Mac 2011 Home & Student -Family Pack $92.32 Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 helps your family make the most of every opportunity, every day, from managing home projects and planning important gatherings to helping your kids polish their homework. Create great-looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Communicate and share with family, friends, and colleagues, whether they¡¯re on Macs or PCs. And access your file… |
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Office for Mac Home & Student 2011 – 1 Pack $84.99 MICROSOFT OFFICE MAC HOME STUDENT 2011 ENGLISH DVD 1PKOFFICE MAC HOME STUDENT 2011 ENGLISH DVD 1PK Manufacturer : MICROSOFT UPC : 885370205916… |
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Microsoft Visio Professional 2007 Version Upgrade [Old Version] $184.99 Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007 makes it easy for IT and business professionals to visualize, explore, and communicate complex information. This software transforms complicated text and tables that are hard to understand to Visio diagrams that communicate information at a glance. When information is extremely complex, you run the risk of alienating and confusing members of your business t… |
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Coleman Two-Burner Propane Stove $49.88 Long the authority on propane camping stoves, Coleman steps up to the plate again with its two-burner PerfectFlow stove. Coleman’s PerfectFlow appliances regulate the pressure of the propane to provide a consistent cooking performance without flaring or flickering. This steady fuel stream holds true even in cold weather, high altitudes, or when the fuel is low. This Coleman propane stove sports 2… |
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New – Microsoft Office 2010 Professional – 32/64-bit – Complete Product – 1 PC – CX3177 $159.90 General Information Manufacturer/Supplier: Microsoft Corporation Manufacturer Part Number: 269-14964 Brand Name: Microsoft Product Name: Office 2010 Professional – 32/64-bit Marketing Information: Office Professional 2010 combines everything you need to create, edit, and share documents from virtually anywhere. You get top-of-the-line tools to run your business and projects efficiently. Package Ty… |
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K&BROS Men’s 9378-3 Ice-Time Day Blue Dial Blue Bezel Watch $80.00 This sophisticated casual watch has a wealth of styling details that make it the ideal timepiece for weekends or offices where the dress code is business casual. It presents on a polycarbonate band with a fold-over clasp. A unidirectional stainless steel bezel frames a blue dial which features luminous hands, a sweep-second hand, and hours and minutes indicated by dots and stick indices. Arabic nu… |
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‘Don’t Forget the Peanut Butter, George” $9.99 This book is both a family tale and a businessman’s guide to living and working among different cultures and gaining maximum value from the experience. The messages should be of benefit to anyone contemplating an international business career or a family facing an opportunity to go overseas. It emphasizes the importance of understanding and respecting the different cultures and in addition illustrates many funny experiences encountered while working and living abroad. The author also describes the fringe benefits he enjoyed including tea with the Shah of Iran, playing poker with Pierre Salinger on the Island of Rhodes, performing on stage with David Copperfield, and in Moscow swapping jokes with John Lindsey and giving a six pack of beer to Burt Lancaster. For anyone reading this book the bottom line is- if you get a chance to live and work abroad, “Go for it”! |
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A Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture (The Coad Series) $64.99 Comprehensive explanation of enterprise architecture concepts and methodsExtend the Rational Unified Process to include Enterprise ArchitectureUnified view of the various architectural disciplines to create strategic blueprintsPerspectives on Enterprise Development and TechnologyIndispensable technical, process, and business insight from leading enterprise architectsMany organizations today face the challenge of designing, building, and maintaining large-scale distributed enterprise systems that are able to adapt to changing business needs. Many repeat the mistakes of others, resulting in cost overruns, blown deadlines, and lost opportunity. Today’s business climate places additional burden on IT to deliver. Ever-adapting business drivers can diverge from the capabilities of the enterprise IT systems today, especially if the systems are complex, fragile, and intolerant of change. Enterprise architecture can help future-proof IT investments made today.A Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture helps readers create adaptive architecture strategies for successfully implementing enterprise architectures. This classic handbook goes beyond theory and presents strategies that are based on experiences within organizations across multiple industry verticals. Behind each opinion, technique, and principle is a wealth of knowledge provided by some of the best-known industry thought leaders today.This book’s authors have architected industrial-strength software and infrastructure for many of the world’s leading firms-in financial services, telecommunications, media, and e-business. They present practical guidance, candid assessments of existing practice,and detailed examples from their own experience. Coverage includes:Strategies for enterprise architecture-which ones work and whyProven “product line” practices for streamlining the design of enterprise softwareUnderstanding how to translate key business drivers into |
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An Unbroken Line $3.99 On the Caspian Sea life has been good to the Pyrieve’s, but there is trouble in the regions and the Russian states seem unstable.Anar is an army officer taken to lonely place to learn of the family line.American money is entering Armenia making changes affecting its neighbours. Things are changing in the Soviet World.Anar forced to become a rebel re-discovers his religion and turns against what he has always known.The Cossack 500 club is a business with links to the west The Russian pull out of Satellite states was made for them. If the Azeri’s can be coerced into letting the US & Europe to develop Azeri oil, then there are those in the Kremlin who would support it.Aynur’s parents are dead and survival is hard in Baku after the revolt.Westerners are arriving in the city; there is opportunity if one knows how.Muslims are preparing for a Jihad with promises of everlasting riches in heaven. What will become of the line of Mohammed?Sandy Harrison working at the Sahil Refinery is ex-SAS. Knowing the refinery is vulnerable in the current atmosphere, contacts Bryan Powel his friend still with the crack unit.A British Airways jet is hijacked. But, something is not right.Sandy Harrison follows, a beautiful mysterious girl. Is she dangerous or vulnerable? Only time will tell.British soldiers in Azerbaijan secretly, but why?An Egyptian is detained in London. Al Fayed Zouk comes to the attention of Powell.Saddam Hussein must one day destroy the line if he wants total power. Could this be destiny?The London Stock Exchange is buzzing. There is money to be made for those with Influence andmoney is changing hands.Aynur could be trouble, for both her brother Anar and those with power. Will the Muslims ever unite together in the world, and who would lead them? |
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Big Cat Diary: The Last Year of the Jaguar with 6 Squadron RAF $37.95 This book was conceived as a personal gift by the last commanding officer of an RAF Jaguar Squadron, to the personnel of Number 6 Squadron as a record, primarily through pictures, of their achievements in the final year of the Jaguar’s service. Now available more widely, this book nevertheless remains a very personal, and thus unique, perspective on the closing of a chapter in RAF history; the retirement from service of the Jaguar after 33 years of strong, dependable performance on the front-line of the RAF as a ground attack fighter. The Jaguar is a very photogenic airplane, with a complementary blend of business-like angles and shapely curves. This book follows the Jaguar, and the personnel who supported her, through training in the UK and detachments overseas. The Jaguar was never more at home than when flying fast and low. Many of the images in this book were donated by the legions of aviation enthusiasts who had ample opportunity to capture her in her element.The performance of the squadron in its last year remained strong to the very end, a testament to the dedication of the Jaguar Force personnel and their ‘Jaguar Spirit’. Enveloped in the cloak of ‘Jaguar Force Excellence’, they deserve the highest praise for their energy, commitment, and loyalty. This book is principally about them and for them, but also for all with an interest in aviation excellence to enjoy. |
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Branded: Branding in Sport Business $35.4 This book is a resource that examines significant brands and the points of interest associated with the success (and sometimes failures) of the profiled brands. Brands in this work span sport, recreation, and beyond, and each chapter sheds light on actions which have utilized sport business to cultivate brand equity. The concept of branding is important and has generated great interest in academic and professional circles. Brands range from a collection of images that represent products to a variety symbols associated with products and their producers and consumers build associations and affinities through to these brands. By serving as the embodiment of the accumulation all the information connected to companies, people, places, goods, and services, brands profiled in this work will address successful (and sometimes not so successful) practices and provide points for discussion and further examination. The information provided in this work can serve as a stand alone read or as a supplemental text in a variety of academic settings. To further enhance the information provided in this work, each chapter is developed to include (1) an Opening Line-up section which overview the company and the cases being addressed, (2) a basic Timeline identifying relevant historical events and providing points of reference regarding significant points of history for the brands, (3) a The Final Score component at the conclusion of the profile which critically examine industry perspectives and implication regarding the profiled brands, (4) the identification of key concepts in the Post-Game Comments section, and the opportunity for further theoretical explorations can occur through answering issuesaddressed provide Discussion Questions section (this section would be useful for facilitating class discussions). Furthermore, web based resources, tables, side boxes, and figures are provided to offer further background information for the brands being profiled. |
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Building Your Online Business On Today’s Internet $1.99 Everything you wanted to know about… Building Your Online Business On Today’s Internet!Master The New Rules Of Online Marketing Success!Dear Friend,Are you looking for an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a billion dollar operation? Of course you are, we all are. And you have probably been approached with this same line over and over again. This time, however, is unique. Because this time I have the formula for a tried and true opportunity that really works. If you follow this formula, you can count on making money. I guarantee it! And the best part about this opportunity is that it is so darn easy!Sure you have heard about e-books and web marketing and viral opportunities and probably wondered “what the heck are they talking about?” That is how most of us react when we hear of these things. But once you learn about these ideas, you will see how easy it is to make money on the internet. If you think that you have to have to put out a lot of money for a product to sell on the internet, think again. There are ways to get your business started that won’t cost you a dime! That’s right – you can actually begin the business opportunity that I am talking about without investing any money at all! Nor do you have to hustle other people for money, either! What do you think of that? Sound too good to be true? It’s Not!If you are like me, you’re a little leery about things that sound a bit too good to be true. They usually fill you up with a bunch of false promises and an empty wallet. But this opportunity is tried and true. You can dominate the market on the internet and make money selling a product that it will not cost you any money to produce. And I guarantee that it works. If you want to sell the product I suggest or any other product on the internet, you need to know basic marketing principals. Not only will |
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Building the Brand-Driven Business: Operationalize Your Brand to Drive Profitable Growth $0.01 “Every time an employee gets to touch a customer or a customer gets to touch the brand, that company gets the opportunity to either reinforce its brand promise or totally denigrate it.”In Building the Brand-Driven Business, authors Scott M. Davis and Michael Dunn— two of the nation’s foremost experts on brands— map out a strategy that can help an entire organization manage and live (not just think about) its brand. They show how to develop brand-building programs that are the most cost efficient, effective, and credible. And just as vital, they reveal how to create a brand-driven culture within an organization so that building the brand becomes everyone’s job.Building the Brand-Driven Business shows how to recognize all of the touchpoints that affect the brand and how to take control of those touchpoints, whether at pre-purchase, during the purchase, or post-purchase.Filled with illustrative examples and case studies from many of the world’s leading brands companies, such as Eastman Kodak, Bell South, General Electric, Xerox, and VISA, Building the Brand-Driven Business clearly demonstrates how to bring a brand to life and increase the bottom line. |
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Clicks and Mortar $19.95 In a world where companies are rushing to add an e- to everything they do–e-commerce, e-tailing–the real key to success still lies off-line. In this fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the electronic revolution, an inspirational leader and operator and a talented and thoughtful coach and consultant, both engaged in the meteoric rise of The Charles Schwab Corporation, articulate and demonstrate the elements of long-range success. Their take on culture, personal leadership and the transformation of business practices will help leaders, employees, investors, and customers all come out on top in this high-stakes, opportunity rich economy.For excerpts, Andorsements, detailed author biographies, and more, visit the special Clicks and Mortar website. |
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Dark Garden $0.99 Two sworn enemies who can’t resist each other. Something has to give.The Blakes and the Cavenders have been going at it since 1870 and Vienna Blake keeps up the family tradition, gunning for the Cavenders at every opportunity. All the same, she’s shocked when Mason Cavender confronts her in her office and accuses her of murder. Vienna has the stunningly sexual Mason thrown out by security, but she can’t rid herself so easily of her powerful, instant attraction to the woman she’s been groomed since childhood to destroy.Last in a long line of “Cursed Cavenders,” as the media describes them, Mason has just walked away from the small plane crash that killed her brother. Now in charge of her family’s crumbling business empire, she suspects sabotage and believes beautiful, ruthless Vienna Blake is responsible. Fearing for her life and grieving for her brother, Mason hires a private investigator to get evidence she can take to the police. She is frustrated when the man finds nothing but makes the bizarre suggestion that she hire a psychic to undo the “curse” on her family. He gives her a name. Phoebe Temple. Phoebe’s dreams have always centered on the victims of crimes, and she isn’t surprised when the woman steps from her dreams into her life, asking for help.Exposing family secrets always comes at a price. With passion and family honor in the balance, Mason is willing to pay her dues. But can she persuade Vienna to accept a truce before it’s too late? Dark Garden brings together two powerful women who must confront the past if they want to seize the future. The third book in the Dark Vista series. |
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Dark Garden $9.99 Two sworn enemies who can’t resist each other. Something has to give.The Blakes and the Cavenders have been going at it since 1870 and Vienna Blake keeps up the family tradition, gunning for the Cavenders at every opportunity. All the same, she’s shocked when Mason Cavender confronts her in her office and accuses her of murder. Vienna has the stunningly sexual Mason thrown out by security, but she can’t rid herself so easily of her powerful, instant attraction to the woman she’s been groomed since childhood to destroy.Last in a long line of “Cursed Cavenders,” as the media describes them, Mason has just walked away from the small plane crash that killed her brother. Now in charge of her family’s crumbling business empire, she suspects sabotage and believes beautiful, ruthless Vienna Blake is responsible. Fearing for her life and grieving for her brother, Mason hires a private investigator to get evidence she can take to the police. She is frustrated when the man finds nothing but makes the bizarre suggestion that she hire a psychic to undo the “curse” on her family. He gives her a name. Phoebe Temple. Phoebe’s dreams have always centered on the victims of crimes, and she isn’t surprised when the woman steps from her dreams into her life, asking for help.Exposing family secrets always comes at a price. With passion and family honor in the balance, Mason is willing to pay her dues. But can she persuade Vienna to accept a truce before it’s too late? Dark Garden brings together two powerful women who must confront the past if they want to seize the future. The third book in the Dark Vista series. |
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Diversity at WORK: The Business Case for Equity $32.95 Diversity at Work: The Business Case for Equity explains why you should strive for a more diverse and equitable workforce: not because you have to comply with legislation and not to feel warm and fuzzy inside, but because it makes good business sense. Diversity at Work: The Business Case for Equity is a hands-on, practical guide to the why and how-to of striving for diversity and equity in the workplace: Creating a fair employment system for all employees Accommodating and valuing difference Hiring and retaining the best-qualified person for the job Basing all recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions entirely on merit and equal opportunity Overcoming backlash associated with controversial affirmative action and employment equity legislation Successfully implementing a sound and effective diversity strategy in your organization Achieving improved bottom-line results |
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Dowagiac $13.36 Used – The story of Dowagiac’s first 100 years may ring familiar to other small cities across the United States. After Dowagiac was established on a railroad line in 1848, new settlers arrived and had the opportunity to establish large-scale factories in the young village. This growth would last for a full century, fueled by the Round Oak Stove Company and other manufacturers in the city. Because of its manufacturing base, immigrants moved to Dowagiac, and the small city enjoyed strong business |
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Dowagiac $13.36 New – The story of Dowagiac’s first 100 years may ring familiar to other small cities across the United States. After Dowagiac was established on a railroad line in 1848, new settlers arrived and had the opportunity to establish large-scale factories in the young village. This growth would last for a full century, fueled by the Round Oak Stove Company and other manufacturers in the city. Because of its manufacturing base, immigrants moved to Dowagiac, and the small city enjoyed strong business a |
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Dowagiac, Michigan (Images of America Series) $19.99 The story of Dowagiac’s first 100 years may ring familiar to other small cities across the United States. After Dowagiac was established on a railroad line in 1848, new settlers arrived and had the opportunity to establish large-scale factories in the young village. This growth would last for afull century, fueled by the Round Oak Stove Company and other manufacturers in the city. Because of its manufacturing base, immigrants moved to Dowagiac, and the small city enjoyed strong business and manufacturing districts, solid educational institutions, and a vibrant social life. Surrounding lakes provided one venue for entertainment, while downtown Dowagiac offered theaters and fairs. This book documents and celebrates the history of Dowagiac with over 200 photographs from the collection of the Museum at Southwestern Michigan College. |
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First Mile Access Networks and Enabling Technologies $1.99 Learn about the technologies that drive fast broadband access in the first mile and master the design of first mile access networks Understand the motivating forces behind first mile access networks and learn about the technology and business requirements for first mile access solutions Master the design of passive optical networks (PON) Build EPON solutions and differentiate them from BPON and GPON Enhance bandwidth capacity in the access area using CWDM technology Learn about and design DSL and power-line communication (PLC) networks Discover the use of WiFi in the first mile and study the subsystems involved in a WiFi solution Learn the importance of management in first mile access networks and create a business case for diverse first mile access networksFirst Mile Access Networks and Enabling Technologies provides a platform for showcasing first mile access technologies and associated network solutions. Using this book, you learn about the bandwidth bottleneck within the first mile and explore the resulting business prospects. Benefit from a thorough and thoughtful discussion of the business case for the first mile, which helps you approach the issue from multiple perspectives. Examine multiple access technologies, understand the diversity of solutions within this area, and take your solutions further using sound and unique management techniques. Utilize the solid and tested implementation method provided by this book to remove networking anomalies, such as the digital divide. This book helps you understand and capitalize on the market opportunity presented by the first mile.First Mile Access Networks and Enabling Technologies covers multiple technologies, protocols, and business methods and can be used to understand the growth of first mile access networks and resulting business opportunities.This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press, which offers networking professionals valuable |
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Fraud in Accounts Payable: How to Prevent It $57.95 “Fraud and murder have a lot in common. If you’ve seen even a few detective shows or movies, you know there are three factors for identifying the murderer: means, motive, and opportunity. Alas, the same is true for fraud.”From Fraud in Accounts PayableIt’s an undeniable fact of corporate life-fraud happens and it is particularly likely to take place in accounts payable because of this department’s easy access to the organization’s money. Fraud in Accounts Payable is written with a two-fold goal-to make fraud so difficult within an organization that potential perpetrators give up and take their efforts elsewhere and to provide auditors, controllers, managers, and executives with the best practice tools to detect fraud and get it out of their organizations.A realistic and unflinching look at corporate fraud, this practical guide pulls the curtain back on fraud in accounts payable, revealing that every organization is vulnerable to it, as well as the appropriate steps professionals can take to both detect and prevent it. Myths such as “fraud could never happen to my business” or “I trust my employees-they would never steal from me” are confronted and dissolved with coverage of:Occupational fraudInternal controls and paper checksCheck fraud: still a huge problemElectronic payment fraudPetty cash fraudVendor and invoice fraudPayroll fraudTelecom fraudNo organization can afford to take the issue of fraud lightly. This is required reading for every professional, whether their organization is a small business or a large corporation. Fraud in Accounts Payable will help organizations know the appropriate steps to both detect fraud and prevent it in the accounts payable department-before it eats away at the bottom line. |
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Fraud in Accounts Payable: How to Prevent It $57.95 “Fraud and murder have a lot in common. If you’ve seen even a few detective shows or movies, you know there are three factors for identifying the murderer: means, motive, and opportunity. Alas, the same is true for fraud.”From Fraud in Accounts PayableIt’s an undeniable fact of corporate life-fraud happens and it is particularly likely to take place in accounts payable because of this department’s easy access to the organization’s money. Fraud in Accounts Payable is written with a two-fold goal-to make fraud so difficult within an organization that potential perpetrators give up and take their efforts elsewhere and to provide auditors, controllers, managers, and executives with the best practice tools to detect fraud and get it out of their organizations.A realistic and unflinching look at corporate fraud, this practical guide pulls the curtain back on fraud in accounts payable, revealing that every organization is vulnerable to it, as well as the appropriate steps professionals can take to both detect and prevent it. Myths such as “fraud could never happen to my business” or “I trust my employees-they would never steal from me” are confronted and dissolved with coverage of:Occupational fraudInternal controls and paper checksCheck fraud: still a huge problemElectronic payment fraudPetty cash fraudVendor and invoice fraudPayroll fraudTelecom fraudNo organization can afford to take the issue of fraud lightly. This is required reading for every professional, whether their organization is a small business or a large corporation. Fraud in Accounts Payable will help organizations know the appropriate steps to both detect fraud and prevent it in the accounts payable department-before it eats away at the bottom line. |
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Good to Green: Managing Business Risks and Opportunities in the Age of Environmental Awareness $32 THE BUSINESS WORLD IS UNDERGOING DRAMATIC CHANGE. Driven by tough new legislation, expanded market-based incentives, a new President in the White House and a sharp increase in consumer awareness around environmental issues, businesses need to adapt, period. Smart business understand that their competitive advantage lies at the cutting-edge of the green shift.Good to green will help businesses understand and leverage: The New Age of Environmental Awareness: how to tackle the fundamentals of business in the context of environmental legislation, government incentives, consumer trends and climate change. “Cosmetic” Environmentalism: as companies realize that effective quick fixes are rare and that greenwashing is injurious to the bottom line, Good to Green exposes the superficial and provides guidance on how to find genuine business value. The Alternative Energy Moon Shot:  your company has taken the first steps to reduce an addiction to carbon-based fuels and the associated economic, environmental and security issues, but where do you go from here, and more importantly, where does your company fit into the energy value chain? The Supply Chain: in many cases this has become a “chain of uncertainty” with suppliers. Cost-conscious companies are beginning to show an abundance of win-win opportunities with their suppliers to reduce environmental impact and product risks, and increase profitability. The Greenhouse Cap & Trade System: good to Green demystifies current and impending North American greenhouse gas emissions legislation and trading. Follow the Money: over a trillion dollars per year is being spent on water purification, solid waste management and clean energy technologies. Add to this monies being spent on environmentally friendly products, energy conservation and regulatory compliance, and the market opportunity is |
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Good to Green: Managing Business Risks and Opportunities in the Age of Environmental Awareness $2.74 THE BUSINESS WORLD IS UNDERGOING DRAMATIC CHANGE. Driven by tough new legislation, expanded market-based incentives, a new President in the White House and a sharp increase in consumer awareness around environmental issues, businesses need to adapt, period. Smart business understand that their competitive advantage lies at the cutting-edge of the green shift.Good to green will help businesses understand and leverage:The New Age of Environmental Awareness: how to tackle the fundamentals of business in the context of environmental legislation, government incentives, consumer trends and climate change.”Cosmetic” Environmentalism: as companies realize that effective quick fixes are rare and that greenwashing is injurious to the bottom line, Good to Green exposes the superficial and provides guidance on how to find genuine business value.The Alternative Energy Moon Shot:  your company has taken the first steps to reduce an addiction to carbon-based fuels and the associated economic, environmental and security issues, but where do you go from here, and more importantly, where does your company fit into the energy value chain?The Supply Chain: in many cases this has become a “chain of uncertainty” with suppliers. Cost-conscious companies are beginning to show an abundance of win-win opportunities with their suppliers to reduce environmental impact and product risks, and increase profitability.The Greenhouse Cap & Trade System: good to Green demystifies current and impending North American greenhouse gas emissions legislation and trading.Follow the Money: over a trillion dollars per year is being spent on water purification, solid waste management and clean energy technologies. Add to this monies being spent on environmentally friendly products, energy conservation and regulatory compliance, and the market opportunity is |
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Green Marketing Manifesto $9.76 We are currently eating, sleeping and breathing a new found religion of everything ‘green’. At the very heart of responsibility is industry and commerce, with everyone now racing to create their ‘environmental’ business strategy. In line with this awareness, there is much discussion about the ‘green marketing opportunity’ as a means of jumping on this bandwagon. The Green Marketing Manifesto provides a roadmap on how to organize green marketing effectively and sustainably, whilst avoiding the bandwagon.”John Grant has been a great help over the years in thinking about how to position and market the Ecologist magazine. He’s one of the few people I have met who understands both green issues and marketing and is able to fuse the two creatively and effectively.”—Zac Goldsmith, director of The Ecologist, co-chairman of The Quality of Life Group”If green is to become truly mainstream, we’ll need companies of all sizes and sectors to find their way through the subtleties and complexities of the green marketplace, and John Grant’s Green Marketing Manifesto provides an excellent roadmap. It makes a clear and compelling case that green marketing isn’t an end unto itself, but rather a potent engine for creating business value through innovation, while fomenting genuine societal change.”—Joel Makower, Founder and Executive Editor, GreenBiz.com, and author of “Two Steps Forward” blog”This book is essential reading for the growing numbers who are realising that good business can be good business (and that it comes from being good, not looking good).”—Jamie Mitchell, managing director, innocent smoothies”…[a]splendidly provocative and incredibly timely book … we need things conserved, shared, reused, recycled, slowed down and treasured at an ever deeper level. And that’s what this manifesto is all |
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Integrity in Mobile Phone Financial Services: Measures for Mitigating Risks of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing $3.97 Governments are challenged to make an innovation-friendly climate while simultaneously ensuring that business development remain sustainable. Criminal use of the technology—terrorist financing and money laundering—challenges long-run business viability via risk of massive investment flight and public distrust of new players entering the market.Sustainable business models are those that base regulation on a careful risk-based analysis. This study identifies the perceived risks and compares them with the actual level of risk for each category of mobile phone financial services. The comparison reveals that the perceptions do not weigh up to the reality. Based on fieldwork in seven locations where the technology has taken off, this paper finds that providers apply measures that are consistent with international standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. It identifies the sometimes non-traditional means the industry uses that both mitigate the risks and are in line with good business practices. Acknowledging that mobile phone financial services are no riskier than other channels, governments are called to treat them as an opportunity to expand access to finance. |
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Internet Legal $0.01 High Marks for the Internet Legal Guide”The Internet Legal Guide is a fascinating exploration of discovery in understanding the legal frontiers of the Internet. Dennis Powers does an immense service for all of us in an Internet form of business with this comprehensive and thorough guide.” —Ahnalira Koan, Laughing Place Travel (www.ourlaughingplace.com)”I feel that this book is invaluable and a must read not only for my management team and all of my employees, but also my clients. I especially appreciated the text from actual agreement examples, as well as the discussions of provisions that followed them. I encourage anyone and everyone to buy and read this book twice. The first time to show you everything you have been doing wrong, and the second time to learn how to do it right the next time.” —Jim Teece, President and Chief Executive Officer, Project A, Inc. (www.ProjectA.com) “This book is rich in content and practical advice. It is filled with informative-as well as entertaining-descriptions of the latest developments in cyberlaw. Most importantly, it gives anyone interested in doing business on the Web the know-how to avoid costly legal pitfalls and problems.” —Ray August, Professor of Business Law (http://august1.com/about/)”What I really like about this book is that it takes a business approach to Internet issues. This is a book for business people with an eye to the bottom line, and how businesses can capitalize on the Web and not get entangled in legal issues. The Internet Legal Guide is essential reading for small business owners, who can not afford the luxury of an in-house legal counsel. A savvy business owner will find this book a road map to turn the Web from threat to opportunity.” —Kevin Talbert, Chief Information Officer, Southern Oregon University”The New Economy is arriving. Even as the stock market and businesses adjust to absorb the ‘irrational exuberance’ of the late 1990s, consumers and businesses |
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Light Their Fire: Using Internal Marketing to Ignite Employee Performance and Wow Your Customers $12.72 Used – Many organizations have the gift of taking committed, enthusiastic people and turning them into cynics over time. This statement rings true for too many companies, despite the good intentions of their leadership.For more information visit www.lighttheirfire.net. While today’s bottom-line-oriented business environment demands that business owners and managers keep a close eye on costs, many miss the opportunity to strengthen their profit potential through strong internal marketing to emplo |
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Light Their Fire: Using Internal Marketing to Ignite Employee Performance and Wow Your Customers $12.72 New – Many organizations have the gift of taking committed, enthusiastic people and turning them into cynics over time. This statement rings true for too many companies, despite the good intentions of their leadership.For more information visit www.lighttheirfire.net. While today’s bottom-line-oriented business environment demands that business owners and managers keep a close eye on costs, many miss the opportunity to strengthen their profit potential through strong internal marketing to employ |
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Light Their Fire: Using Internal Marketing to Ignite Employee Performance and Wow Your Customers $8.9 New – Many organizations have the gift of taking committed, enthusiastic people and turning them into cynics over time. This statement rings true for too many companies, despite the good intentions of their leadership.For more information visit www.lighttheirfire.net. While today’ s bottom-line-oriented business environment demands that business owners and managers keep a close eye on costs, many miss the opportunity to strengthen their profit potential through strong internal marketing to emplo |
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Light Their Fire: Using Internal Marketing to Ignite Employee Performance and Wow Your Customers $11.35 Many organizations have the gift of taking committed, enthusiastic people and turning them into cynics over time. This statement rings true for too many companies, despite the good intentions of their leadership.For more information visit www.lighttheirfire.net. While today’ s bottom-line-oriented business environment demands that business owners and managers keep a close eye on costs, many miss the opportunity to strengthen their profit potential through strong internal marketing to employees.In their new book, Light Their Fire: Using Internal Marketing to Ignite Employee Performance and Wow Your Customers,, internal marketing experts Susan Drake, Michelle Gulman, and Sara Roberts demonstrate how employee communications is the key to delivering on brand expectations and solidifying customer relationships. Step-by-step, learn how to engage employees in the vision of your business and motivate them to think like business owners, thus empowering them to make decisions that build brand and customer loyalty.You will… • Identify the varying perspectives of different audiences. • Tailor your messages for maximum effectiveness. • Understand and use a combination of communications tools. • Get more mileage from your orientation and training programs. • Measure the effectiveness of your messages. Light Their Fire includes practical tools and case studies that address the role of internal marketing in a variety of situations, from mergers to department branding to project implementation. This is the ideal primer for company executives, business owners, human resource professionals, and department managers on how successful companies create, implement, and measure the effectiveness of their own internal marketing plans. |
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Managing the Training Function For Bottom Line Results: Tools, Models and Best Practices $47 The hands-on survival guide for workplace learning professionalsNo matter what type of training you are required to produce, Managing the Training Function for Bottom-Line Results will help you assess, clarify, and develop ten key activities of the training function. Written by Jean Barbazette—an expert in the field of training and development—this book is filled with best practices, illustrative success stories, and practical ideas for moving the training function to the next level. No matter how large or small your training department may be, this important resource gathers in one place all the tools you need for effectively managing the function including staff management, setting the learning agenda, hiring consultants and vendors, managing content, creating and managing a learning resource center, building internal support for training, integrating learning into the business, and much more.’The book also provides a unique opportunity to learn from organizations such as Maryland Transit Association, Baxter BioScience, the Utah National Guard, and University of Toyota.Praise for Managing the Training Function for Bottom-Line Results”If you want to improve the value of your training department and improve the capabilities of your organization,?start with this excellent book.”—Captain Richard Harper, Training Division Commander, SALETC/Public Safety Academy, Tucson Police Department”Managing the Training Function helps identify the desired versus existing training practices and also how to prioritize the list and work on factors critical to business first and then the least important factors.”—Harpreet Ghumman, training manager, Hutch Telecom, India”I would like to recommend this book to everyone managing a training function, even if your training department has only a single person in charge, it will be of great help to you and your organization.”—Patrick Maetens, manager training, Johnson & Johnson |
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Marketing Plan Handbook for Business and E-Business $109.66 New – This practical, hands-on supplement enables readers to develop a realistic, customized marketing plan. The Marketing Plan Pro software packaged with the book is a powerful tool that offers readers the opportunity to create and critique marketing plans for all kinds of organizations. User-friendly Marketing Plan Pro software allows readers to quickly and easily create customized marketing plans and critique sample plans. Topic-by-topic integration of online and off-line resources helps read |
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Microfinance for Bankers and Investors: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges of the Market at the Bottom of the Pyramid $45 Double Bottom-Line Business…Socially Responsible SuccessAs an industry with annual growth rates of 30 percent over thepast six years, microfinance is becoming one of the best avenuesfor achieving what every investor wants: sustainable investmentopportunities for long-term growth and dramatic increases inmarket share.Technological advances make it cheaper to reach more and morecustomers. The purchasing power of low-income people is increasing.These and other factors make the time ripe for the private sector toinvest in the growth of the millions of people at the bottom of thepyramid.Microfinance for Bankers and Investors is the first guidebook forentering and profiting from this emerging market. This practicalroad map offers:Facts and figures demonstrating the outstandingopportunities in this sectorSuccess stories from Citibank, Visa, Sequoia Capital,and other major companiesBest practices and key insights from today’s top playersin microfinanceThe impressive global growth of microfinance is one of the fewbright spots in today’s difficult financial-sector landscape. Microfinancefor Bankers and Investors provides businesses an opportunity toengage in a double bottom-line business and provides the insights theyneed to tap into a market that has yet to reveal its full potential.Elisabeth Rhyne is managing director of theCenter for Financial Inclusion at ACCIONInternational, where she works to bringtogether leaders in financial services to addresschallenges facing the microfinance industrytoday. ACCION International is a leadingmicrofinance organization that providesmicroloans, business training, and other financialservices to low-income people startingtheir own businesses. Rhyne is the author offour previous books on the subject, includingMainstreaming Microfinance. |
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Microfinance for Bankers and Investors: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges of the Market at the Bottom of the Pyramid $8.61 Double Bottom-Line Business…Socially Responsible SuccessAs an industry with annual growth rates of 30 percent over thepast six years, microfinance is becoming one of the best avenuesfor achieving what every investor wants: sustainable investmentopportunities for long-term growth and dramatic increases inmarket share.Technological advances make it cheaper to reach more and morecustomers. The purchasing power of low-income people is increasing.These and other factors make the time ripe for the private sector toinvest in the growth of the millions of people at the bottom of thepyramid.Microfinance for Bankers and Investors is the first guidebook forentering and profiting from this emerging market. This practicalroad map offers:Facts and figures demonstrating the outstandingopportunities in this sectorSuccess stories from Citibank, Visa, Sequoia Capital,and other major companiesBest practices and key insights from today’s top playersin microfinanceThe impressive global growth of microfinance is one of the fewbright spots in today’s difficult financial-sector landscape. Microfinancefor Bankers and Investors provides businesses an opportunity toengage in a double bottom-line business and provides the insights theyneed to tap into a market that has yet to reveal its full potential.Elisabeth Rhyne is managing director of theCenter for Financial Inclusion at ACCIONInternational, where she works to bringtogether leaders in financial services to addresschallenges facing the microfinance industrytoday. ACCION International is a leadingmicrofinance organization that providesmicroloans, business training, and other financialservices to low-income people startingtheir own businesses. Rhyne is the author offour previous books on the subject, includingMainstreaming Microfinance. |
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Often Wrong, Never in Doubt $11.99 It’s not a question. It is a philosophy to live by. It’s Donny Deutsch’s motto. And it is the secret possessed by every person with the right stuff—the one-in-a-hundred who gets to the top of their team, their company, their business, their industry.If there is an assignment or a promotion up for grabs, a client or account looking for new answers, do you know how to go for it? Donny Deutsch built a billion-dollar media business asking himself the basic question, “Why Not Me?” Once the reader asks—and answers—that question, a world of opportunity opens up. It is a tool to motivate people, build a business, and create a business culture.Often Wrong, Never in Doubt is an inspirational book from one of America’s most colorful and exciting entrepreneurs. It’s Donny’s story. In a fun conversation with the reader, Donny lays out the core principles that propelled him to create tremendous wealth, build a huge and influential business, and become a national personality. Using inside stories of the media, the advertising industry, and a youth spent growing up on the streets of New York, Donny gives the commonsense bottom line that he has learned along the way, broken down into real, relevant, and inspiring lessons that will be useful to everyone from the front-line salesperson to the middle manager to the successful corporate executive. (It’s also a useful guide for dating.) |
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Permission Marketing $26 Called the ultimate entrepreneur for the Information Age by Business Week , Godin explains Permission Marketing, a concept that shapes a sales pitch so that consumers winningly accept it. From the Publisher Seth Godin takes the concept of one-to-one marketing to the next level in this exciting introduction to permission marketing — a dynamic new technique that encourages consumers to seek out information and allows businesses to direct their efforts in the most efficient and effective way. Drawing on his own experiences as founder and president of Yoyodyne — the first company to create promotions and direct mail campaigns on-line — and on the success stories of companies like American Airlines and Amazon.com, Godin shows that permission marketing breaks through consumer resistance, creates trust, builds brand awareness, and greatly improves the chances of a sale. Permission Marketing explains how any company — whether or not they use the Internet — can take advantage of innovative methods to: — Establish a database of customers (and potential customers) and get vital messages to the right people in a timely way — Develop marketing materials that give consumers the information they need — and the incentive to buy — Grasp every opportunity to increase communications and build a strong, on-going relationship with customers About the Authors Seth Godin is Vice President of Direct Marketing for Yahoo. He founded Yoyodyne, the first company to creat promotions and direct-mail campaign on-line. He has degrees in computer science and philosophy from Tufts Univ. and a MBA from Stanford Business School Don Peppers is the president and founder of Marketing 1:1, Inc. |
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Podcast Academy $34.95 Exclusive Podcast Academy training now available in a book!Podcast Academy, the leader in audio/video podcast and new media education, brings you their first book, Podcast Academy: The Business Podcasting Book, based on their seminars. Written by industry experts, this book brings you practical experience that you can apply to your own business. It covers planning, content creation, legal considerations, branding, marketing, advertising, monetization, and much more. The authors and contributors have been behind many of the earliest corporate podcasts and share their knowledge, success, and real-world experience with you. Podcasting is changing the way organizations are communicating with their customers, prospects and the media. It is an essential new medium for any company looking to extend their communications outreach, and expand their brand awareness. This applies for companies, organizations, charities, schools and groups that range in size from small to Fortune 500 enterprises. If you are thinking about podcasting as a medium for your organization, The Business Podcasting Book will give you a solid understanding of how to create your own company’s voice, measure your efforts and maximize your opportunity. Implement your podcasting strategy now!*Covers the entire business side of podcasting: planning, monetizing,marketing, measuring and much more*Case studies from corporate podcast initiatives – what works and what to avoid*Individual author and contributor tips from Podcast Academy’s™ line up of experts |
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Project Management Made Easy $29.28 Take charge of your business–every step of the way Are you so busy putting out fires in your business that you don”t have time to build your dreams? Put down the fire extinguisher for as long as it takes to read this book, and you”ll emerge with a feeling of control you haven”t experienced since you started your business. Project management helps you plan for and react to every challenge, opportunity and problem facing your business–tasks as diverse as opening a new location, developing an ad campaign, hiring new staff and more. Project-management strategies will: Allow you to seize opportunities and solve problems Teach you to prioritize projects for the best results Reduce errors and improve your bottom line Implementing these project-management strategies will help you get the small hassles under control, leaving you free to focus on building the business of your dreams. |
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Railway Accidents in Norway: Nidareid Train Disaster, Hjukseb Train Disaster, J rstad River Bridge Sabotage, Str msveien Tram Fire $9.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Nidareid Train Disaster, Hjuksebø Train Disaster, Jørstad River Bridge Sabotage, Strømsveien Tram Fire, Tretten Train Disaster, Hommelvik Train Disaster, Meråker Train Disaster, January 2001 Tram Accident. Excerpt: The Nidareid train disaster was a train collision on 18 September 1921 on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line, between the stations of Marienborg and Skansen in Trondheim, Norway. The accident occurred the day after the inauguration of the new line to Trondheim, Dovrebanen, and one of the trains involved was the inaugural train returning from the celebrations in Trondheim. Six people were killed in the crash, all prominent Norwegians, which was the first serious passenger train accident in Norway. The inaugural train had on transported King Haakon VII and a retinue of followers including prominent politicians from the Norwegian government. The official opening had taken place at Hjerkinn station which was the highest station on the line. From there and to Trondheim the inaugural train stopped at every station to give the king an opportunity to greet visitors and well-wishers. The train pulled into Trondheim that evening amidst great celebrations, and on Sunday, the celebrations continued. Although the king would spend a few days in Trondheim, most of the participants at the festivities had business and duties to attend to in Kristiania (now Oslo). An extra night train called “Litra D” was arranged for them. The local rail district wanted to schedule this train to depart Trondheim at midnight, just after a scheduled day train (no. 361) was set to arrive after a journey on the Rørosbanen line. In order to get the honored guests home a few minutes earlier, the schedule was altered slightly, leaving Trondheim at |
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Red Hot Traffic in 10 Days $1.99 Attention: All Webmasters And New Internet Marketers On A Shoe-String Budget…”Here’s Your Amazing Opportunity To Discover How To Funnel In Floods Of Molten, Red Hot TARGETED Traffic Into Your Websites In 10 Days… For Less Than $200.00!”You Owe It To Yourself To Read Every Line Of This Letter If: You’ve Just Started Your First Business Website Online, You’ve Been Suffering From Traffic Deprivation, And You Want To Make MORE Money Online… On A Tight Budget! Dear Webmaster & Marketer,Some people will tell you that any traffic is good traffic but they are the ones who are most likely trying to sell you something you don’t need. The fact is that the only good traffic is targeted traffic. Any other kinds of traffic is useless. Period.The kind of traffic that you MUST need on your website is the people who have their credit cards at the ready and are actually looking to buy what you are selling.That cuts through all the fluffs, hypes and myths about traffic generation, huh? Incidentally, this happens to be the most problematic part for any new web site and Internet Business start ups.And I have a couple of sneaky suspicions that: * You’re struggling to drive in quality traffic into your website(s) – you’ve probably already set up your web site, proofread your web pages one by one, double checked your download and image links plus a gazillion of other tasks. Hey, maybe you even optimized some of your keywords on your web pages because a friend or a book on Search Engine Optimization told you so. But none of those brought you the kind of traffic you need. * You’re not making much money, if any at all – no offense intended, but I’m not surprised since the culprit behind this disaster is none other than the lack of targeted traffic! * You’re on a shoe-string budget – high chances are that you don’t have enough money right |
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Return On Sustainability $10.31 “Climate change is the challenge of our generation. Wilhelm offers hope, and his new Return on Sustainability is a groundbreaking process that demonstrates to businesses the qualitative and quantitative benefits of taking action today.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”Wilhelm provides a comprehensive full-systems perspective that enables executive, managers, and employees to understand how their job is tied to climate change – both from a risk and an opportunity perspective. ” Gifford Pinchot, Co-Founder, Bainbridge Graduate Institute”Inspiring, practical, a must-read for any executive wondering how climate will impact their company.” David Johnston, President of What’s Working, and a co-founder of the Green Building movement in the United States”A perfect balance between inspiration and instruction, this is a practical, how-to guide for any business leader looking to green their business.” Laurie David, StopGlobalWarming.orgKevin Wilhelm is an expert and national thought leader in the field of business and climate change. He is the CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting, a Seattle-based firm focused on profit improvement through the use of sustainable business and climate reduction practices. Kevin brings 13+ years of bottom-line business experience to the field, having worked with clients ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to next generation renewable energy start-ups. Wilhelm is a nationally recognized speaker on the business of climate change and is the Chair of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Committee. Kevin holds an MBA from the University of Denver, two Graduate Certificates from the Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Sustainable Business andEntrepreneurship and a BA from Macalester College. |
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Return on Sustainability $9.99 “Climate change is the challenge of our generation. Wilhelm offers hope, and his new Return on Sustainability is a groundbreaking process that demonstrates to businesses the qualitative and quantitative benefits of taking action today.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”Wilhelm provides a comprehensive full-systems perspective that enables executive, managers, and employees to understand how their job is tied to climate change – both from a risk and an opportunity perspective. ” Gifford Pinchot, Co-Founder, Bainbridge Graduate Institute”Inspiring, practical, a must-read for any executive wondering how climate will impact their company.” David Johnston, President of What’s Working, and a co-founder of the Green Building movement in the United States”A perfect balance between inspiration and instruction, this is a practical, how-to guide for any business leader looking to green their business.” Laurie David, StopGlobalWarming.orgKevin Wilhelm is an expert and national thought leader in the field of business and climate change. He is the CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting, a Seattle-based firm focused on profit improvement through the use of sustainable business and climate reduction practices. Kevin brings 13+ years of bottom-line business experience to the field, having worked with clients ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to next generation renewable energy start-ups. Wilhelm is a nationally recognized speaker on the business of climate change and is the Chair of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Committee. Kevin holds an MBA from the University of Denver, two Graduate Certificates from the Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Sustainable Business andEntrepreneurship and a BA from Macalester College. |
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Sales Closing For Dummies $0.25 "The most revolutionary book you will ever read on selling successfully." — Glenna Salsbury, CSP, CPAE, and Author "Filled with powerful principles that anyone can use to become a top-producing salesperson." — E. Anthony Reguero, Chartered Financial ConsultantBuild Long-Term Relationships and Watch Your Sales Grow!Get Them to Approve Your Agreement Renowned sales trainer Tom Hopkins provides you with the hands-on tools and techniques you'll need to execute this crucial part of sales negotiation — the close. Whether you're a newcomer to sales or a savvy pro, Sales Closing For Dummies® will help you turn opportunity into bottom-line results! Become a Champion CloserLead a sale without being pushyRead the signs of an interested potential buyerUse questioning methods that lead to the close time and time againHelp clients feel good about their buying decisionsKeep your clients' business and develop loyalty |
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Smart Green: How to Implement Sustainable Business Practices in Any Industry – And Make Money $13.91 As eco-conscious citizens and consumers search for answers to today’s environmental problems, businesses are rushing to deliver the sustainable products, services, and business practices they want. But how can businesses—including yours—do this without sacrificing profitability? Can we find a way to keep the Earth and the bottom line healthy?Not since the heyday of the early dot-com era has there been so much energy and enthusiasm surrounding the endeavor of entrepreneurship. Back then, everyone was scrambling to seize the opportunity to profit from the Internet boom. Today, everyone is scrambling to get in on the ground floor of the green boom—and cash in on the eco-conscious products, practices, and technologies we need to build a sustainable world.While there is more interest than ever in sustainability in the business community, there has never been a practical, real-world guide that shows entrepreneurs how to meld sustainability and business success. Smart Green explores the best ideas in sustainable business, helps you plan a sustainability strategy, and presents case studies and business principles to show you how it’s done.Smart Green is not only the perfect book for entrepreneurs, it’s also great for anyone interested in business, the environment, and how they interact. It answers questions we should all care about, including:What is sustainability?How do you build a strategic plan to achieve it?What are the benefits of marketing your green initiatives to customers?What are the key issues entrepreneurs will face in achieving sustainability?How can we lessen the tension and create cooperation between the business and environmental communities?Entrepreneurs are the stuntmen of the business world—taking risks others wouldn’t in exchange for rewards others can’t imagine. Today, there’s a massive gap between the environmentally conscious products and services |
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Smart Green: How to Implement Sustainable Business Practices in Any Industry – and Make Money $29.95 As eco-conscious citizens and consumers search for answers to today’s environmental problems, businesses are rushing to deliver the sustainable products, services, and business practices they want. But how can businesses—including yours—do this without sacrificing profitability? Can we find a way to keep the Earth and the bottom line healthy?Not since the heyday of the early dot-com era has there been so much energy and enthusiasm surrounding the endeavor of entrepreneurship. Back then, everyone was scrambling to seize the opportunity to profit from the Internet boom. Today, everyone is scrambling to get in on the ground floor of the green boom—and cash in on the eco-conscious products, practices, and technologies we need to build a sustainable world.While there is more interest than ever in sustainability in the business community, there has never been a practical, real-world guide that shows entrepreneurs how to meld sustainability and business success. Smart Green explores the best ideas in sustainable business, helps you plan a sustainability strategy, and presents case studies and business principles to show you how it’s done.Smart Green is not only the perfect book for entrepreneurs, it’s also great for anyone interested in business, the environment, and how they interact. It answers questions we should all care about, including:What is sustainability?How do you build a strategic plan to achieve it?What are the benefits of marketing your green initiatives to customers?What are the key issues entrepreneurs will face in achieving sustainability?How can we lessen the tension and create cooperation between the business and environmental communities?Entrepreneurs are the stuntmen of the business world—taking risks others wouldn’t in exchange for rewards others can’t imagine. Today, there’s a massive gap between the environmentally conscious products |
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Sonoran Desert Summer $17.95 What could seem less inviting than summer in the desert? For most people, this prospect conjures up the image of relentless heat and parched earth; for biologist John Alcock, summer in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert represents an opportunity to investigate the wide variety of life that flourishes in one of the most extreme environments in North America. “Only very special plants and animals can survive and reproduce in a place that may receive as little as six inches of rain in a year,” observes Alcock, “a place where the temperature may rise above one hundred degrees each day for months on end.” Yet he and other biologists have discovered here startling signs of life hidden in plain view under the summer sun: – male digger bees compete to reach virgins underground during the early summer mating season; – the round-tailed ground squirrel goes about its business, sounding alarm calls when danger threatens its kin; – the big-jawed beetles Dendrobias mandibularis emerge in time to feast on saguaro fruits and to use their mandibles on rival males as well; – Harris’s hawks congregate in groups, showing their affinity for polyandry and communal hunting; – robberflies mimic the appearance of the bees and wasps on which they prey; – and peccaries reveal the adaptation of their reproductive cycle to the desert’s seasonal rains. The book’s 38 chapters introduce readers to these and other desert animals and plants, tracing the course of the season through activities as vibrant as mating rituals and as subtle as the gradual deterioration of a fallen saguaro cactus. Enhanced by the line drawings of Marilyn Hoff Stewart, Sonoran Desert Summer is both an account of how modern biology operates and a celebration of the beauty and diversity that can be found in even the most unpromising places. |
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The Girl Most Likely $4.5 Katie Buick has something to proveand she cant decide if Ric Emerson is her salvation or the cause of all her troubles! Ric Emerson is surprised when Katie Buick comes to him for help in starting her own business. Since high school, hes transformed himself from math geek to suave businessman, and he takes the opportunity to show her what hes become. But has he really changed underneath the successful image—enough to keep her attention this time? Katie is shocked to find a hunky entrepreneur in place of the Ric she knew in high school. Shes putting everything on the line to start her own business and her only goal is to prove to herself—and everyone else—that shes no longer the Girl Most Likely To Have Fun. When Ric demands a partnership instead of investment, she reluctantly agrees. But when attraction starts getting in the way, she has a choice to makegive up her dream of success or give up the man she realizes she may have loved all along. |
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The Green Marketing Manifesto $52.83 New – We are currently eating, sleeping and breathing a new found religion of everything ‘green’. At the very heart of responsibility is industry and commerce, with everyone now racing to create their ‘environmental’ business strategy. In line with this awareness, there is much discussion about the ‘green marketing opportunity’ as a means of jumping on this bandwagon.We need to find a sustainable marketing that actually delivers on green objectives, not green theming. Marketers need to give up t |
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The Green Marketing Manifesto $52.43 New – We are currently eating, sleeping and breathing a new found religion of everything ‘green’. At the very heart of responsibility is industry and commerce, with everyone now racing to create their ‘environmental’ business strategy. In line with this awareness, there is much discussion about the ‘green marketing opportunity’ as a means of jumping on this bandwagon.We need to find a sustainable marketing that actually delivers on green objectives, not green theming. Marketers need to give up t |
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The Green Marketing Manifesto $9.79 Used – We are currently eating, sleeping and breathing a new found religion of everything ‘green’. At the very heart of responsibility is industry and commerce, with everyone now racing to create their ‘environmental’ business strategy. In line with this awareness, there is much discussion about the ‘green marketing opportunity’ as a means of jumping on this bandwagon.We need to find a sustainable marketing that actually delivers on green objectives, not green theming. Marketers need to give up |
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The Green Marketing Manifesto $52.43 New – We are currently eating, sleeping and breathing a new found religion of everything ‘green’. At the very heart of responsibility is industry and commerce, with everyone now racing to create their ‘environmental’ business strategy. In line with this awareness, there is much discussion about the ‘green marketing opportunity’ as a means of jumping on this bandwagon.We need to find a sustainable marketing that actually delivers on green objectives, not green theming. Marketers need to give up t |
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The Green Marketing Manifesto $52.38 New – We are currently eating, sleeping and breathing a new found religion of everything ‘green’. At the very heart of responsibility is industry and commerce, with everyone now racing to create their ‘environmental’ business strategy. In line with this awareness, there is much discussion about the ‘green marketing opportunity’ as a means of jumping on this bandwagon.We need to find a sustainable marketing that actually delivers on green objectives, not green theming. Marketers need to give up t |
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The Green Marketing Manifesto $29.95 We are currently eating, sleeping and breathing a new found religion of everything ‘green’. At the very heart of responsibility is industry and commerce, with everyone now racing to create their ‘environmental’ business strategy. In line with this awareness, there is much discussion about the ‘green marketing opportunity’ as a means of jumping on this bandwagon. The Green Marketing Manifesto provides a roadmap on how to organize green marketing effectively and sustainably, whilst avoiding the bandwagon.”John Grant has been a great help over the years in thinking about how to position and market the Ecologist magazine. He’s one of the few people I have met who understands both green issues and marketing and is able to fuse the two creatively and effectively.”—Zac Goldsmith, director of The Ecologist, co-chairman of The Quality of Life Group”If green is to become truly mainstream, we’ll need companies of all sizes and sectors to find their way through the subtleties and complexities of the green marketplace, and John Grant’s Green Marketing Manifesto provides an excellent roadmap. It makes a clear and compelling case that green marketing isn’t an end unto itself, but rather a potent engine for creating business value through innovation, while fomenting genuine societal change.”—Joel Makower, Founder and Executive Editor, GreenBiz.com, and author of “Two Steps Forward” blog”This book is essential reading for the growing numbers who are realising that good business can be good business (and that it comes from being good, not looking good).”—Jamie Mitchell, managing director, innocent smoothies”…[a]splendidly provocative and incredibly timely book … we need things conserved, shared, reused, recycled, slowed down and treasured at an ever deeper level. And that’s what this manifesto is all |
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The Greening of IT: How Companies Can Make a Difference for the Environment $31.99 How IT Can Drive Immense Business Value by “Going Green” For CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, and IT leaders: The green IT business case and best practices for making it happen Timely help for companies facing rising energy costs, new government rules, and growing public concern Powerful new insights from IBM’s breakthrough $1 billion green computing initiativeChances are your enterprise IT organization has a significant carbon footprint. In an era of unpredictable energy costs, reducing energy usage throughout your data centers and IT infrastructure represents a powerful cost-cutting opportunity. Now, a top green IT expert shows business and IT leaders how to drive powerful business value by improving IT’s environmental performance.Drawing on leading-edge experience, John Lamb helps you realistically assess the business case for green IT, set priorities, and overcome the internal and external challenges to making it work. He offers proven solutions for issues ranging from organizational obstacles to executive motivation and discusses crucial issues ranging from utility rate incentives to metrics. Along the way, you’ll discover energy-saving opportunities—from virtualization and consolidation to cloud and grid computing—and solutions that will improve business flexibility as they reduce environmental impact.Lamb presents case studies, checklists, and more—all the practical guidance you need to drive maximum bottom-line value from your green IT initiative.Preface xxiiiAcknowledgments xxixAbout the Author xxxiiiChapter 1: The Importance of Green IT 1Chapter 2: The Basics of Green IT 15Chapter 3: Collaboration Is Key for Green IT 39Chapter 4: The Government’s Role–Regulation and EPA Activity 55Chapter 5: The Magic of “Incentive”–The Role of Electric Utilities 69Chapter 6: A Most-Significant |
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The Greening of IT: How Companies Can Make a Difference for the Environment $31.99 How IT Can Drive Immense Business Value by “Going Green” For CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, and IT leaders: The green IT business case and best practices for making it happen Timely help for companies facing rising energy costs, new government rules, and growing public concern Powerful new insights from IBM’s breakthrough $1 billion green computing initiativeChances are your enterprise IT organization has a significant carbon footprint. In an era of unpredictable energy costs, reducing energy usage throughout your data centers and IT infrastructure represents a powerful cost-cutting opportunity. Now, a top green IT expert shows business and IT leaders how to drive powerful business value by improving IT’s environmental performance.Drawing on leading-edge experience, John Lamb helps you realistically assess the business case for green IT, set priorities, and overcome the internal and external challenges to making it work. He offers proven solutions for issues ranging from organizational obstacles to executive motivation and discusses crucial issues ranging from utility rate incentives to metrics. Along the way, you’ll discover energy-saving opportunities—from virtualization and consolidation to cloud and grid computing—and solutions that will improve business flexibility as they reduce environmental impact.Lamb presents case studies, checklists, and more—all the practical guidance you need to drive maximum bottom-line value from your green IT initiative.Preface xxiiiAcknowledgments xxixAbout the Author xxxiiiChapter 1: The Importance of Green IT 1Chapter 2: The Basics of Green IT 15Chapter 3: Collaboration Is Key for Green IT 39Chapter 4: The Government’s Role–Regulation and EPA Activity 55Chapter 5: The Magic of “Incentive”–The Role of Electric Utilities 69Chapter 6: A Most-Significant |
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The Greening of IT: How Companies Can Make a Difference for the Environment $25.2 How IT Can Drive Immense Business Value by “Going Green” For CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, and IT leaders: The green IT business case and best practices for making it happen Timely help for companies facing rising energy costs, new government rules, and growing public concern Powerful new insights from IBM’s breakthrough $1 billion green computing initiativeChances are your enterprise IT organization has a significant carbon footprint. In an era of unpredictable energy costs, reducing energy usage throughout your data centers and IT infrastructure represents a powerful cost-cutting opportunity. Now, a top green IT expert shows business and IT leaders how to drive powerful business value by improving IT’s environmental performance.Drawing on leading-edge experience, John Lamb helps you realistically assess the business case for green IT, set priorities, and overcome the internal and external challenges to making it work. He offers proven solutions for issues ranging from organizational obstacles to executive motivation and discusses crucial issues ranging from utility rate incentives to metrics. Along the way, you’ll discover energy-saving opportunities—from virtualization and consolidation to cloud and grid computing—and solutions that will improve business flexibility as they reduce environmental impact.Lamb presents case studies, checklists, and more—all the practical guidance you need to drive maximum bottom-line value from your green IT initiative.Preface xxiiiAcknowledgments xxixAbout the Author xxxiiiChapter 1: The Importance of Green IT 1Chapter 2: The Basics of Green IT 15Chapter 3: Collaboration Is Key for Green IT 39Chapter 4: The Government’s Role–Regulation and EPA Activity 55Chapter 5: The Magic of “Incentive”–The Role of Electric Utilities 69Chapter 6: A Most-Significant |
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The Hearing Aid Dispensers Business Development Guide $19.95 Achieving a Return On Investment is not happenstance. It is a direct result of utilizing sound business practices.Dr. DuBrino has contributed 4 articles to Advance for Audiologists and Advance for Nurse Practitioners over the past 5 years that have presented the research and day to day experiences of consulting with various audiologists throughout the industry.Erecting a sign outside the office; and publishing one’s name and picture in the newspaper has not guaranteed a successful marketing campaign that resulted in a bottom line that paid the bills and afforded the business owner a good living.The major obstacle in the hearing industry in assisting individuals to overcome their communication difficulties is to get them to pick up the phone and call for an appointment. Education begins with having an audience that is motivated to seek the information one has to offer. It must also address the concerns people have; and offer a solution in a way that gives them the opportunity to decide how well they need to hear and understand others within an investment that is both comfortable and affordable to their needs. Therefore, it must be notable, succinct and attractive to the target audience you seek so that they will call your practice.Signage, brochures, flyers, business cards, direct mail, Newspaper ads, Television commercials, radio spots, all have to have a consistent and encouraging message.Sound business practices are concomitant with sound professional practices in Audiology and Hearing Instument Sciences. This component of Business Acumen has admittedly been lacking in curriculums within the schools of Audiology. He believes that the information in this book wouldcomplete the pattern for success for those professionals who would venture into private practice. |
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The Heist $152.93 New – Linc Jackson and his buddy Rick Weaver thought they’d seen it all on the brutal battlefields of Desert Storm, but found themselves displaced and forgotten men when they came back to the States. Now, a year later, the opportunity of a lifetime suddenly drops in their laps . . . That is, if they don’t mind tiptoeing on the dark side to make the score. During a freak flood that causes havoc in the downtown business hub of Chicago, Linc and Rick put everything on the line as they execute a hei |
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The Heist $181.7 Linc Jackson and his buddy Rick Weaver thought they’d seen it all on the brutal battlefields of Desert Storm, but found themselves displaced and forgotten men when they came back to the States. Now, a year later, the opportunity of a lifetime suddenly drops in their laps . . . That is, if they don’t mind tiptoeing on the dark side to make the score. During a freak flood that causes havoc in the downtown business hub of Chicago, Linc and Rick put everything on the line as they execute a heist that they hope will put them on Easy Street for the rest of their lives. It involves a foolproof plan for grabbing what they believe is a cool million of the mob’s money. But that’s when things start to go terribly wrong. As the Mafia calls in a specialist, nicknamed The Regulator, to get back their property, the two ex-marines find that they not only have the bad boys of the outfit hot on their trail, but some pretty tough cops as well. It will take all their battle-tested skills just to escape with their lives, in an ultimate showdown that’s guaranteed to make what they went through in Operation Desert Storm look like a cakewalk. Award-winning author Michael A. Black holds an MFA degree in Fiction Writing from Columbia College. He has been a police officer in the south suburbs of Chicago for the past twenty-six years. He is currently a sergeant on the Matteson, Illinois Police Department. |
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The Price Advantage $80 For all the advantages businesses pursue, there is one powerful advantage that is accessible to virtually every business—but realized by very few. That advantage is the price advantage. Pricing is far and away the most sensitive profit lever that managers can influence. Very small changes in average price translate into huge changes in operating profit, yet few companies are as disciplined and deliberate about pricing as they should be.In the most comprehensive and insightful treatment of pricing management available today, this Second Edition of The Price Advantage shows companies how to use pricing excellence to outperform competitors and increase profitability in both good and bad times. Drawing on more than three decades of client success, three preeminent McKinsey & Company experts demonstrate why pricing is critical to bottom-line profitability and explain state-of-the-art approaches to analyzing pricing and building distinctive pricing capability. Working with colleagues and companies across the globe, they have helped develop leading-edge practical knowledge in pricing for clients in all major industries.Written in pragmatic terms, this Second Edition of The Price Advantage continues to be the practical pricing guide for thoughtful general managers who have been tempted by the unrealized promise of improved pricing and, perhaps, even frustrated by attempts to translate pricing theory into bottom-line impact. It provides a structured approach for identifying where the most precious sources of untapped pricing opportunity reside in a business, along with practical, case-illustrated guidance on how to capture that opportunity.Updated throughout to reflect changes in the global pricing environment and advances in McKinsey’s pricing knowledge, this Second Edition covers a host of new topics including software and information products pricing, lifecycle pricing, custom-configured products pricing, pricing of high-count product lines, pricing in |
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The Price Advantage $80 For all the advantages businesses pursue, there is one powerful advantage that is accessible to virtually every business—but realized by very few. That advantage is the price advantage. Pricing is far and away the most sensitive profit lever that managers can influence. Very small changes in average price translate into huge changes in operating profit, yet few companies are as disciplined and deliberate about pricing as they should be.In the most comprehensive and insightful treatment of pricing management available today, this Second Edition of The Price Advantage shows companies how to use pricing excellence to outperform competitors and increase profitability in both good and bad times. Drawing on more than three decades of client success, three preeminent McKinsey & Company experts demonstrate why pricing is critical to bottom-line profitability and explain state-of-the-art approaches to analyzing pricing and building distinctive pricing capability. Working with colleagues and companies across the globe, they have helped develop leading-edge practical knowledge in pricing for clients in all major industries.Written in pragmatic terms, this Second Edition of The Price Advantage continues to be the practical pricing guide for thoughtful general managers who have been tempted by the unrealized promise of improved pricing and, perhaps, even frustrated by attempts to translate pricing theory into bottom-line impact. It provides a structured approach for identifying where the most precious sources of untapped pricing opportunity reside in a business, along with practical, case-illustrated guidance on how to capture that opportunity.Updated throughout to reflect changes in the global pricing environment and advances in McKinsey’s pricing knowledge, this Second Edition covers a host of new topics including software and information products pricing, lifecycle pricing, custom-configured products pricing, pricing of high-count product lines, pricing in |
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The Solution Selling Fieldbook [With CDROM] $39.95 The breakthrough process used by more than 500,000 sales professionals worldwide! The Solution Selling Fieldbook helps you integrate the plan”s nuts-and-bolts techniques into your own day-to-day practices, and immediately gain access to key decision makers, diagnose buyers” business issues, and increase top-line sales.Building on the processes, principles, and management systems outlined in The New Solution Selling, this practitioner”s workbook features: A complete step-by-step blueprint for sales successA trial copy of Solution Selling softwareA valuable Solution Selling CD-ROM that includes tools, templates, and sales lettersIncludes Exclusive Solution Selling Software on CD-ROM More than 120 work sheets on negotiating, opportunity assessments, implementation plans, and moreLetters/e-mail templatesCoaching on Solution Selling techniquesImport/export capabilitiesLinks to more Solution Selling content |
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The Three Secrets of Green Business $27.82 Business is coming under increasing pressure from government, customers and campaigning groups to improve its environmental performance. Soaring utility and compliance costs are hitting companies where it hurts – on their bottom line. But there is another way of looking at the green agenda – as an opportunity rather than a threat. Written by renowned green business expert Gareth Kane, this practical ”how-to” guide contains everything you need to know about making your business green and increasing profits. Key features include: ” The Three Secrets of Green Business Success. ” Preparing To Go Green – change management, indicators, communication and marketing. ” Small Steps – the easy actions that will cut waste of materials, water and energy and save you money. ” Huge Leaps – the really big changes that will make your business truly green by changing your processes, products and business models. ” Hundreds of handy hints and tips. ” Checklists and a brainstorming tool Packed with examples, this book provides a highly accessible, practical guide to those who want to introduce sustainability into their business or organization quickly and effectively. |
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The Three Secrets of Green Business: Unlocking Competitive Advantage in a Low Carbon Economy $1.94 Used – Business is coming under increasing pressure from government, customers and campaigning groups to improve its environmental performance. Soaring utility and compliance costs are hitting companies where it hurts – on their bottom line. But there is another way of looking at the green agenda – as an opportunity rather than a threat. Written by renowned green business expert Gareth Kane, this practical ‘how-to’ guide contains everything you need to know about making your business green and i |
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The Three Secrets of Green Business: Unlocking Competitive Advantage in a Low Carbon Economy $4.93 New – Business is coming under increasing pressure from government, customers and campaigning groups to improve its environmental performance. Soaring utility and compliance costs are hitting companies where it hurts – on their bottom line. But there is another way of looking at the green agenda – as an opportunity rather than a threat. Written by renowned green business expert Gareth Kane, this practical ‘how-to’ guide contains everything you need to know about making your business green and in |
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The Three Secrets of Green Business: Unlocking Competitive Advantage in a Low Carbon Economy $86.47 Used – Business is coming under increasing pressure from government, customers and campaigning groups to improve its environmental performance. Soaring utility and compliance costs are hitting companies where it hurts – on their bottom line. But there is another way of looking at the green agenda – as an opportunity rather than a threat.Written by renowned green business expert Gareth Kane, this practical ‘how-to’ guide contains everything you need to know about making your business green and in |
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The Three Secrets of Green Business: Unlocking Competitive Advantage in a Low Carbon Economy $104.49 New – Business is coming under increasing pressure from government, customers and campaigning groups to improve its environmental performance. Soaring utility and compliance costs are hitting companies where it hurts – on their bottom line. But there is another way of looking at the green agenda – as an opportunity rather than a threat.Written by renowned green business expert Gareth Kane, this practical ‘how-to’ guide contains everything you need to know about making your business green and inc |
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The Tycoon’s Son $5.5 Single mother Trish Melrose has been offered a rare opportunity to mix business and pleasure. While sailing the Mediterranean aboard the luxurious Alexandra’s Dream, she’s to convince businessman Theo Catomeris to re-sign his shore excursion company with Liberty Line. Theo’s long-estranged father has put her up to this assignment, but an undeniable attraction between Trish and Theo is distracting her from the business at hand.Theo’s success and happiness on the island of Corfu suggest that he’s a man with blueprints to good fortune, but absentee parents have made it difficult for him to get close to anyone. Having discovered that his father has purchased the cruise line he used to work with, Theo is more than reluctant to trust a relationship with him. But will meeting Trish give him a new perspective on building a future and resolving his past? |
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Tycoon’s Son $4.95 Single mother Trish Melrose has been offered a rare opportunity to mix business and pleasure. While sailing the Mediterranean aboard the luxurious Alexandra’s Dream, she’s to convince businessman Theo Catomeris to re-sign his shore excursion company with Liberty Line. Theo’s long-estranged father has put her up to this assignment, but an undeniable attraction between Trish and Theo is distracting her from the business at hand.Theo’s success and happiness on the island of Corfu suggest that he’s a man with blueprints to good fortune, but absentee parents have made it difficult for him to get close to anyone. Having discovered that his father has purchased the cruise line he used to work with, Theo is more than reluctant to trust a relationship with him. But will meeting Trish give him a new perspective on building a future and resolving his past? |
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Walking Papers: The Accident That Changed My Life, and the Business That Got Me Back on My Feet $29.99 Walking Papers is the incredibly inspiring story of a young man who wouldn’t give up. Francesco Clark was a twenty-four-year-old with a bright future when he went to Long Island for the weekend–but a nocturnal dive into the pool’s shallow end changed everything, forever. Paralyzed from the neck down, Francesco was told by his doctors that he would never move from his bed or even breathe without assistance. But Francesco fought back. Within days, he was breathing on his own. His father, a doctor himself, investigated every opportunity for experimental treatment, and Francesco used every resource available to speed his recovery. To avoid having his lungs painfully suctioned, he sang, loudly, for hours–and that was just the beginning.Francesco moved back home with his parents and began the long process toward recovery. Many doctors discourage patients with spinal cord injury from pursuing physical therapy beyond very basic movements, but Francesco embarked on a five-hour daily regimen, including the treadmill program that Christopher Reeve had made famous. Soon he astounded the medical establishment with his progress.Francesco’s accident also left him unable to sweat out toxins, leaving his complexion poor. He and his father began to experiment, and the Clark’s Botanicals skin-care line was born. Now CB products are sold worldwide in stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, and the company has won many major fashion awards and is enjoyed by a host of celebrities. The lessons Francesco learned about persistence from his recovery process, and the loving support of his amazing family, have both contributed to his incredible business success.Seven years after the accident, Francesco continues to improve and to surprise his doctors–for instance, he can now work on a computer. Walking Papers is the inspiring story of how, with individual determination and unconditional family support, Francesco Clark overcame extreme adversity and achieved an |
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Walking Papers: The Accident That Changed My Life, and the Business That Got Me Back on My Feet $71.99 Walking Papers is the incredibly inspiring story of a young man who wouldn’t give up. Francesco Clark was a twenty-four-year-old with a bright future when he went to Long Island for the weekend–but a nocturnal dive into the pool’s shallow end changed everything, forever. Paralyzed from the neck down, Francesco was told by his doctors that he would never move from his bed or even breathe without assistance. But Francesco fought back. Within days, he was breathing on his own. His father, a doctor himself, investigated every opportunity for experimental treatment, and Francesco used every resource available to speed his recovery. To avoid having his lungs painfully suctioned, he sang, loudly, for hours–and that was just the beginning.Francesco moved back home with his parents and began the long process toward recovery. Many doctors discourage patients with spinal cord injury from pursuing physical therapy beyond very basic movements, but Francesco embarked on a five-hour daily regimen, including the treadmill program that Christopher Reeve had made famous. Soon he astounded the medical establishment with his progress.Francesco’s accident also left him unable to sweat out toxins, leaving his complexion poor. He and his father began to experiment, and the Clark’s Botanicals skin-care line was born. Now CB products are sold worldwide in stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, and the company has won many major fashion awards and is enjoyed by a host of celebrities. The lessons Francesco learned about persistence from his recovery process, and the loving support of his amazing family, have both contributed to his incredible business success.Seven years after the accident, Francesco continues to improve and to surprise his doctors–for instance, he can now work on a computer. Walking Papers is the inspiring story of how, with individual determination and unconditional family support, Francesco Clark overcame extreme adversity and achieved an |
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Walking Papers: The Accident That Changed My Life, and the Business That Got Me Back on My Feet $23.99 Walking Papers is the incredibly inspiring story of a young man who wouldn’t give up. Francesco Clark was a twenty-four-year-old with a bright future when he went to Long Island for the weekend—but a nocturnal dive into the pool’s shallow end changed everything, forever. Paralyzed from the neck down, Francesco was told by his doctors that he would never move from his bed or even breathe without assistance. But Francesco fought back. Within days, he was breathing on his own. His father, a doctor himself, investigated every opportunity for experimental treatment, and Francesco used every resource available to speed his recovery. To avoid having his lungs painfully suctioned, he sang, loudly, for hours—and that was just the beginning.Francesco moved back home with his parents and began the long process toward recovery. Many doctors discourage patients with spinal cord injury from pursuing physical therapy beyond very basic movements, but Francesco embarked on a five-hour daily regimen, including the treadmill program that Christopher Reeve had made famous. Soon he astounded the medical establishment with his progress.Francesco’s accident also left him unable to sweat out toxins, leaving his complexion poor. He and his father began to experiment, and the Clark’s Botanicals skin-care line was born. Now CB products are sold worldwide in stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, and the company has won many major fashion awards and is enjoyed by a host of celebrities. The lessons Francesco learned about persistence from his recovery process, and the loving support of his amazing family, have both contributed to his incredible business success.Seven years after the accident, Francesco continues to improve and to surprise his doctors—for instance, he can now work on a computer. Walking Papers is the inspiring story of how, with individual determination and unconditional family support, Francesco Clark overcame extreme adversity and achieved |
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Year ‘Round Sportsman $16.49 The subject of this story is a true modern day sportsman. He is an avid hunter, trapper, fisherman and genealogist. He hunts and fishes for birds, most kinds of critters and people. On his fathers side of the family he has Native American ancestors so he practices conservation methods at many levels, as is his heritage.He spends quality time with his family and with them finds the opportunity to pursue his inborn instincts and interests.Few can match his ability to cast a plug, lay a fly line or shoot a shotgun and rifle. He operates a boat or canoe with the agility of his Indian ancestry.He lives in this modern world but he carries his ancestry with him each day. While traveling on his job he has made friends all over the country. He is known to carry a fly rod with his brief case in the summer months and a shotgun in the winter months. If someone says, “Let’s go fishing” or “Let’s go hunting after work,” he’s ready. He prefers to spend evenings doing the things he enjoys rather than sit in a hotel room or a tavern.He raises and trains various breeds of dogs and horses and competes in various events principally with Beagles, Coonhounds, Foxhounds, Bird Dogs and Tennessee Walking Horses.He enjoys fine fly rods, casting rods and shotguns. His wife is his best friend, partner, hunting and fishing companion. . She’s a businesswoman and saleswoman. She is an understanding mother and an excellent cook and homemaker. She spent many years working in the insurance field where she excelled in most facets of the insurance business. She is very active in service organizations. She sews, makes and designs garments and gifts for members of thefamily. She has been awarded the Grand Champion Seamstress two different times at the State Fair.Owning a motor home for many years, they travel to visit family, friends and to pursue their acute interest in genealogy, hunting, fishing and various spectator |