Search this site    Business 2010 Author: Harmon, Frederick G. ISBN: 0-7387-2184-0 Pages: 332 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Published: January 2001 Condition: Price: USD $2.49 Book Info: (Kiplinger Books) A text answering essential questions about the forces of change that are sweeping business and will reshape it over the next decade. Includes ways to develop a strategy for understanding the forces of change, successfully aligning the key components of a business to make room for changes, and more. DLC: Business forecasting. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.   Business Math (with new CD-ROM) Authors: Cleaves, Cheryl / Hobbs, Margie ISBN: 0-13-089719-1 Pages: 778 Format: Paperback Publisher: Prentice Hall Published: July 30, 2001 Condition: Price: USD $3.29 The publisher, Prentice-Hall Career & Technology: The new edition of this best-selling text continues a tradition of demonstrating fundamental mathematical concepts through extensive use of examples taken from real-world applications in such areas as banking, the hotel/motel industry, retail, and real estate. Coverage encompasses all areas of business mathematics, beginning with whole number and decimals, and bringing students along, step-by-step, through fractions, percents, statistics, and equations, to specifics of business-related mathematics applications such as payroll, discounts, markup/markdown, interest, credit, depreciation, inventory, insurance, taxes, and more. Procedures, rules and formulas are broken down into understandable components. A straightforward writing style and numerous motivational special features encourage student involvement with the text, and help make even complex concepts interesting and accessible. This is a major revision. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the Back Cover: With a strong commitment to educational innovation, Cleaves & Hobbs' BUSINESS MATH, Sixth Edition, brings a whole new look to this nationally prominent text. The pedagogy and design of the text exist for one reason: helping today's business math student comfortably work with mathematics and confidently tackle the challenges presented in the business world. The lineup includes: Decision Key approach to problem solving Learning Strategies to facilitate the learning process Spreadsheet Exercises Study Wizard for interactive practice, self tests and searchable glossary Good Decisions Through Teamwork Learning Outcomes How-To Boxes Self-Checks with complete solutions Tip Boxes Around the Business World applications Assignment Exercises with answers to odd-numbered questions Concepts Analysis exercises Chapter Overview Words to Know list with page number references Chapter Practice Tests with answers to odd-numbered questions Glossary/Index Authors Cheryl Cleaves and Margie Hobbs, leaders in their field, focused their efforts in this new edition on developing the student's critical thinking skills and collaborative learning processes-through the "Decision Key" and teamwork problems, the concepts analysis exercises, and the extensive list of student projects-conforming to the directives outlined in the AMATYC standards, NCTM and NBEA standards, and the SCANS guidelines. You will excel using BUSINESS MATH, Sixth Edition. Cleaves and Hobbs have done and will continue to do whatever it takes to make this book the best one for students and instructors in your business math course. The Motley Fool Investment Workbook Authors: Gardner, David & Tom ISBN: 0-684-84401-X Pages: 216 Format: Paperback Publisher: Fireside Published: January 6, 1998 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 From Booklist: The Gardners proclaim this to be a "stand-alone interactive guide," but it will appeal most to fans of their Motley Fool Investment Guide (1996) or their just-released You Have More Than You Think: The Motley Fool Guide to Investing What You Have (1998). In their trademarked (literally!) Foolish style, these two brothers provide the charts, graphs, questionnaires, and pop quizzes necessary to help people assess their own financial status, set goals, and develop a plan and method to reach those goals. The Gardners help make investment principles clear and are very effective in reaching those who may be put off by more traditional financial planning guides. Although their advice is quite sound, they serve it up irreverently and make it clear that they do not take themselves too seriously. David Rouse Review: The Washington Post - Funny and flip while containing solid information and advice for individual investors. --This text refers to the paperback edition. How to Succeed in Business Without Being White Straight Talk on Making It in America Authors: Graves, Earl G. / Smith, Wes / Crandall, Robert L. ISBN: 0-88730-808-2 Pages: 295 Format: Hardcover Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Published: May 1997 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Amazon.com: Nationally recognized authority on black business development Earl G. Graves pulls no punches in his honest and inspirational new book, How to Succeed in Business Without Being White: Straight Talk on Making It in America. Aimed directly at African Americans struggling with the white-dominated corporate world, it presents a profusion of helpful suggestions drawn from Graves's 26 years experience as publisher of Black Enterprise magazine and a leader in numerous other minority-oriented business projects. From Library Journal: For over 25 years now, Graves has been the publisher of Black Enterprise, a successful monthly magazine for African Americans in business. He is also president and CEO of a company bearing his name and chair of the Pepsi-Cola Company of Washington, D.C. In this, his first book, which is part memoir, part career guide, and part advice column, he details the difficulties he had and still has getting advertising from white companies. Graves outlines the benefits of networking, offers advice on careers, and lends a helping hand to budding entrepreneurs with tips on how to find financing, grow a business, and form alliances. There is a wealth of useful data here, but Graves attempts to cover too much ground. His work makes a good complement, though, to Cheryl D. Broussard's Sister CEO: The Black Woman's Guide to Starting Her Own Business (LJ 1/97). Recommended for business and African American collections. Ann Burns, "Library Journal" Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. Small Business Management An Entrepreneurial Emphasis Authors: Longenecker, Justin Gooderl / Moore, Carlos W. / Petty, J. William ISBN: 0-538-85077-9 Pages: 730 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Thomson South-Western Published: July 1996 Condition: Price: USD $2.99 Book Description: This book presents a contemporary treatment of the startup and management of small firms. Strong emphasis is placed on entrepreneurial opportunities and the new-venture activities needed for the successful operation of small firms. Small Business Management is ideal for anyone who works or plans to work in a small business. Book Info: Incorporates current theory and practice relating to starting and managing small firms. Provides well-balanced coverage of critical small business issues. DLC: Small business--Management. --This text refers to the hardcover edition. The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money & Investing Authors: Morris, Kenneth M. / Morris, Virginia B. / Berman, Danielle ISBN: 0-671-89451-X Pages: 155 Format: Paperback Publisher: Fireside Published: April 1, 1994 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Amazon.com: This handy fact-filled book initiates you into the mysteries of the financial pages -- buying stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures and options, spotting trends and evaluating companies. For those who are curious but intimidated by everyday financial jargon, this guide offers a literate, forthright and lively alternative. Recommended. Book Description: The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money & Investing initiates you into the mysteries of the financial pages -- buying stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures and options, spotting trends and evaluating companies. For those who are curious but intimidated by everyday financial jargon, this guide offers a literate, forthright and lively alternative. How to Make Big Money in Multi-Level Marketing Author: Roller, Dave ISBN: 0-13-417866-1 Pages: 183 Format: Paperback Publisher: Prentice Hall Press Published: March 28, 1989 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 From the Publisher: Discover how you can launch you won wealth-building enterprise sponsoring others in multi-level marketing. Includes profiles of successful sponsors representing such companies as Amway, Mary Kay, Shaklee, and others. The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need Author: Tobias, Andrew ISBN: 0-15-601107-7 Pages: 266 Format: Paperback Publisher: Harvest Books Published: January 4, 2002 Condition: Price: USD $2.99 Amazon.com: Personal-finance guru Andrew Tobias slams online trading and praises the Roth IRA in his newly revised The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need. This investment bible remains as stimulating and meaningful as it was when it was first published 20 years ago. It's packed with ideas about stocks, living beneath your means, tax planning, retirement, and just about everything else in the financial world. And all of it is presented with Tobias's trademark brevity and ingenuity. Last revised in 1995, the guide takes aim at a new game in town--online trading. By all means, use the Internet for buying a car or for research, Tobias says. But avoid cyberspace brokers, he says. Point and click enough and you will get slaughtered by commissions, spreads, taxes, and human nature. "It's so easy to click 'OK' a few times and make a $10,000 bet," he warns. "Look how mesmerized we become on a stool in front of a slot machine. Internet investing positively teases you to play." Tobias's favorite new entry is the Roth IRA, which allows you to withdraw your money tax-free when you retire. It's far better than a traditional IRA, he asserts. "Save yourself the trouble of agonizing over the choice and go with the Roth IRA," he writes. "Forget the worksheets." Sometimes caustic and always a skeptic, Tobias believes readers can shape their own financial futures. Just stick to the basics, he says. "By and large, you should manage your own money, via no-load mutual funds," he writes. "No one is going to care about it as much as you." It doesn't matter if it's 1978, 1998, or even 2008. The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need still is exactly that. Some things never change. --Dan Ring --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal: You've probably got the original - it was a million-copy best seller, so here's a revised version covering new laws and the joys of the Internet. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. Investing From the Heart The Guide to Socially Responsible Investments & Money Management Author: Brill, Jack A. / Reder, Alan ISBN: 0-517-58495-6 Pages: 414 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Crown Published: March 10, 1992 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 From Library Journal: Financial consultant Brill and freelance writer Reder thoroughly discuss the concept of socially responsible investing, which involves the "channeling of personal, community, or workplace capital toward just, peaceful, healthy, environmentally sound purposes and away from destructive uses." Investments that can be considered for these purposes are discussed in detail; what is available, sources for information, and performance data for certain investments are provided. While Brill and Reder's investment philosophy is similar to Ritchie Lowry's Good Money: A Guide to Profitable Social Investing in the '90s ( LJ 5/1/91) , their book stands out because of its useful primer on investing and money management and glossary of terms. A good addition to any money management/investment collection. - Steven J. Mayover, Free Lib. of Philadelphia Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. Book Description: A complete guide to investing money in socially responsible stocks and mutual funds--while making as much or more in return than you would in traditional investments. Includes a basic investment primer and advice on choosing a broker. Line drawings. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Mastering Meetings Discovering the Hidden Potential of Effective Business Meetings Author: Drew, Jeannine ISBN: 0-07-031037-8 Pages: 232 Format: Hardcover Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Published: August 1994 Condition: Price: USD $2.49 Book Description: They're the best in the busines-3M's winning team of meeting management experts whose sole job is to critique and boost the efficiency of business meetings. And now this insightful guide is available to the thousands of business people who want to prioritize and streamline their own business meetings and get their messages across lucidly and emphatically. This book is packed with tested strategies for deciding when a meeting is necessary, creating an agenda, considering the participants, and choosing the optimum space. Full coverage is given to the latest techniques and equipment for creating exciting multimedia presentations, as well as inexpensive, high-impact visuals-charts, tables graphs and more-using PCs, plain paper copiers, and infrared transparencies. The Motley Fool's: Rule Breakers, Rule Makers The Foolish Guide to Picking Stocks Author: Gardner, Tom / Gardner, David ISBN: 0-684-84400-1 Pages: 340 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published: February 2, 1999 Condition: Price: USD $2.49 Amazon.com: For the past eight years, the U.S. stock market has been on a bull run the likes of which few have ever seen, making and breaking records almost every quarter. And for the last four of those years, David and Tom Gardner's self-described market-crushing stock portfolios have made the market's own incredible performance pale by comparison. In their third book, The Motley Fool's Rule Breakers, Rule Makers, the brothers reveal the methodology behind their stock-picking success, which is impressive. The Rule Breaker Portfolio (formerly known as the Fool Portfolio on their Web site) has risen some 650 percent since its inception in 1994, thanks to stocks such as America Online, McAfee, and Wal-Mart, while the Rule Maker Portfolio (formerly known as the Cash King Portfolio) has risen 440 percent on the backs of investments in Microsoft, Cisco Systems, and Intel. Fans of the Motley Fool, who with luck have prospered from the Gardners' timely advice, will no doubt love Rule Breakers, Rule Makers. The book is written in their usual humorous and self-congratulatory style--not only educational, but often aimed at making the pros on Wall Street wince, as they should. However, if you're new to the Motley Fool or to stock picking in general, you may do well by first considering one of their earlier books, You Have More Than You Think and The Motley Fool Investment Guide. --Harry C. Edwards --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. The E-Myth Revisited Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work & What to Do About It Author: Gerber, Michael E. ISBN: 0-88730-728-0 Pages: 268 Format: Paperback Publisher: HarperCollins Published: March 3, 1995 Condition: Price: USD $3.99 Trish Lind, T. Lind Graphics, St. Paul, Minnesota: "Thanks to Gerber l have freed up over three hours a day, significantly increased my sales, more than doubled my bottom line, and been able to take my first vacation in four years." The John Hancock Insurance Group: "Without a doubt, the most important message for our company over the next decade." American Victory The Real Story of Today's Amway Author: Helmstetter, Shad ISBN: 0-9645171-6-7 Pages: 229 Format: Paperback Publisher: Chapel & Croft Publishing Published: April 1997 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing Author: Kelly, Jason ISBN: 0-452-27870-8 Pages: 257 Format: Paperback Publisher: Plume Published: January 1, 1998 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Michael H. Sherman, Chairman, Sierra Global Management, LLC: The Neatest Little Guide stands alone. There is no other book on the market like this one. --This text refers to the paperback edition. Book Description Solid investment know-how is not just for savvy Wall Streeters. The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing provides novice investors with all the information they need to make smart stock choices. Author Jason Kelly deciphers seemingly complicated lingo on stock markets with his easy, conversational style and shows beginners how to tackle stocks with confidence. The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing combines friendly guidance and sound financial expertise, giving readers a solid foundation on which to build a profitable portfolio. *Includes important tips from Wall Street masters Peter Lynch, Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and others. *Fun visual format will appeal to the Gen-X audience of the bestselling Get a Financial Life. *The natural sequel to the author's very successful Neatest Little Guide to Mutual Fund Investing, already in its third printing months after publication. *Jason Kelly is a regular correspondent for CNNfn's "It's Only Money," and has been featured in Kiplinger's, Mutual Fund Magazine , and Entrepreneur. Principles of Object-Oriented Analysis & Design Author: Martin, James / Odell, James J. ISBN: 0-13-720871-5 Pages: 412 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Published: November 6, 1992 Condition: Price: USD $2.69 Book Description: Using terms the layman can understand, this book provides an introduction to object-oriented analysis and design, and its use to create models for redesigning a business enterprise. Easy-to-follow and complete, the book covers the OO (Object Oriented) principles of: BLOB (Binary Large OBject), class, encapsulation, information hiding, inheritance, message, method, object type, operation, and request. This book was written for Information Systems professionals and all those interested in object-oriented analysis and design. The Witch Doctors Author: Micklethwait, John / Wooldridge, Adrian ISBN: 0-8129-2833-4 Pages: 369 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Crown Business Published: October 15, 1996 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Amazon.com: Management theory is a worldwide growth industry these days. Terrified of falling behind, business executives flock from one management guru to another in search of a competitive edge. Catchwords such as "chaos," "excellence," and "quality" echo in corporate halls and bounce around boardrooms the world over. Which ideas and theories are sound, and which are ultimately useless fads? John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge spent two years answering this question. Their resulting book, The Witch Doctors, separates the management wheat from the chaff. In mercifully jargon-free prose, they look at the promise and problems of what's driving the current management industry explosion. Starting with Peter Drucker and Tom Peters, the authors examine the major ideas and their proponents, focusing not only on corporate implications but on social consequences as well. From Publishers Weekly: In a skeptical, entertaining, iconoclastic audit of the management-guru industry, Economist editors Micklethwait and Wooldridge focus primarily on pundits such as Peter Drucker, Tom Peters, James Champy and Michael Hammer, but also puncture the management-theory hype emanating from consultancies and business schools. Much of the advice dispensed by these sources, the authors argue, is faddish, riddled with contradictions and jargon, based on simplistic formulas, no more reliable than tribal witch doctors' medicine. They view the craze of reengineering (organizing a business around processes rather than departments) as, too often, a pretext for downsizing. Along with giving an analysis of Japan's hybrid, flexible managerial practices, they identify the phenomenally successful network of family businesses created by the overseas Chinese as an alternative model for business growth. Micklethwait and Wooldridge have built their fair-minded, balanced critique around hotly debated issues in modern management?a company's optimal size, harnessing knowledge as a resource, leaders' accountability, strategic planning, globalization?making this a useful, thoughtful tool for managers in large or small firms. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. The Insider's Guide to Growing a Small Business Straight Advice from One Who's Been There Author: Richman, Peter ISBN: 0-02-861176-4 Pages: 326 Format: Paperback Publisher: MacMillan General Reference Published: November 1996 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 From the Publisher: Starting a new business is easy--growing a business is quite a different matter. The Insider's Guide covers virtually every area involved in running a small company. In addition, it introduces the two creative concepts of people savvy and future savvy and shows how to use them. Filled with anecdotes and easy-to-use problem-solving sidebars, this book is a most use-friendly reference. Cyber Rules Strategies for Excelling at E-Business Author: Siebel, Thomas M. / House, Pat / Schwab, Charles R. ISBN: 0-385-49412-2 Pages: 291 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Currency Published: April 20, 1999 Condition: Price: USD $2.49 Amazon.com: Cyber Rules: Strategies for Excelling at E-Business offers exactly what its title promises: a series of deliberate considerations and well-reasoned actions designed to help even a technophobic newcomer tackle both the promises and the challenges of the virtual marketplace. Siebel Systems founder Thomas Siebel describes how time-tested business principles are still essential for success. But to achieve full potential in the future, he contends, companies must also have a solid understanding of the way technology will fundamentally affect every aspect of people's lives. These still-emerging policies and procedures of the electronic business world are thus dependent upon a "dual set of rules"; traditional methods, such as identifying target markets and assessing customer needs, now compose only one part of the ultimate picture. It is these "less familiar" and "less commonsensical" practices upon which Cyber Rules subsequently focuses. Part I authoritatively analyzes the direction that business has taken since the first commercial Web sites appeared in 1993; Part II thoughtfully examines the emerging trends that could shape the Net's "second generation"; and Part III suggests how small or large businesses can "get there from here." --Howard Rothman From Booklist: The Web is all about new visions, propagated by new language: such words as portals, search engines, and rich media. And the Web is also all about shameless promotion by self-proclaimed cyber-pundits. Siebel and House are, most likely, among the better examples. Interwoven into this three-part--where we've been, where we're going, and how we get there--business strategy are innumerable examples of the authors' software system; along the way, they interview clients and Web business owners who add some value and insight into the commercial. Covered, first, are the 10 lessons learned, from "zapping is the way of the Web" to a "yes, you can" cheerleading statement. Part 2 deals with rules, most of which lead to Peppers and Rogers' one-to-one marketing philosophy--the ultimate customization of all business. After that? A pretty simplistic strategy, including defining the vision and measuring effectiveness. Barbara Jacobs The New Dynamics of Winning Gain the Mind-Set of a Champion for Unlimited Success in Business and Life Author: Waitley, Denis ISBN: 0-688-11562-4 Pages: 221 Format: Hardcover Publisher: William Morrow & Co. Published: January 1993 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 From Publishers Weekly: Lecturer and former head of the mental training program of the U.S. Olympic Committee's Sports Medicine Council, Waitley here applies his theories for athletic success to business and personal life. In this upbeat, pragmatic guide, he outlines a program for tapping one's inner resources and abilities to achieve "more than you or anyone else thought possible." Citing examples drawn from sport and business, he recommends breaking down major goals into 90-day-long mini-goals, which can also be divided into subgoals. Offering advice on preventive physical and mental health care, he emphasizes such stress-reducing, confidence-building techniques as positive "self talk," short statements of praise and advice for repeating during moments of pressure. He concludes with a 21-day plan for establishing and accomplishing specific personal goals. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal: Waitley, head of the mental training program for the U.S. Olympic Committee's Sports Medicine Council in the early Eighties, is a well-known motivational speaker and author of the audio program The Psychology of Winning and the bestselling book Seeds of Greatness. This work applies what he learned from the high performance of Olympic champions to the workings of the business world. Chapter titles include "The Drive to Win," "Visualization of Victory," and "The Olympian Within." His approach is similar to that of many works on the market using military, historical, and animal metaphors to help people improve their business skills. Recommended for large popular business collections. - Michael D. Kathman, St. John's Univ. Lib., Collegeville, Minn. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.   Walk the Talk And Get the Results You Want Authors: Harvey, Eric L. / Lucia, Alexander ISBN: 1-885228-25-2 Pages: 156 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Performance Publications Published: April 1, 1995 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Book Description: Recommended by Human Resource Executive magazine as a book that should be "read carefully and revisited frequently," this best-selling business book is the cornerstone of the WALK THE TALK® philosophy. A staple for business leaders, this compelling allegory shows how to bring new life to your organization and turn values and ethics into value-added results. Foreword by Ken Blanchard. BUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKS Buy4LessBooks Free Classified Ads