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India (Modern World Nations) ???????????
2008-06-10 12:50:00
India (Modern World Nations )???????????Author:Douglas A. Phillips, Charles F. GritznerFormat:PDF 5.3MBPublisher: Chelsea House Publications Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 2003-01 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0791072371 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780791072370 Do you enjoy mysteries? If you do, you will love India, a country shrouded in mystery to most people throughout the Western world today. To most of us, India is a littleknown,somewhat mysterious, quite confusing, and yet exotic distant place. It remains little known simply because most people in the West rarely study, read much about, or travel to this vibrant nation. India is very complex. Its religions, politics, economy,history, society and culture, and huge population present a kaleidoscopic array of cultural practices and conditions. The diversity and complexity can be quite confusing to anyone who does not know this distant land and its peoples. India is much like an onion.Onions come in many different colors and can vary greatl...
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Writing Skills for the GRE & GMAT (Peterson's Writing Skills for the GR
2008-06-10 09:32:00
Writing Skills for the GRE & GMAT (Peterson's Writing Skills for the GRE & GMAT Test)Author:Peterson'sFormat:PDF 6.6MBPublisher: Peterson's Number Of Pages: 234 Publication Date: 2002-07-19 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0768910943 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780768910940 I thought this author did a very nice job in his endeavor of preparing one for the writing assessment of the GRE/GMAT. His examples were very good in leading my quest toward graduate exam success.This book helped me score a 5.5 out of 6 on the writing portion. When I first began studying fot the GRE, I was intimidated by all the elements of the writing section: a vast pool of vague topics, impossible time limits, and my own cluttered opinions. I found Peterson's guide to be a practical refresher on rhetoric, fine tuned for maximum performance on the 45 minute and 30 minute essays. My first few practice essays were rushed and unclear. On the day of the exam, I found myself with EXTRA time to edit and even add an extra paragraph....
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Stats Mean Business: A Guide to Business Statistic
2008-06-10 05:36:00
Stats Mean Business : A Guide to Business StatisticAuthor:John BuglearFormat:PDF 1.3MBPublisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: 2001-11-15 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750653647 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750653640 'Stats Means Business' is an introductory textbook aimed at Business Studies students who require guidance in the area of statistics. It minimizes technical language, provides clear definition of key terms, and gives emphasis to interpretation rather than technique.'Stats Means Business' enables readers to:* appreciate the importance of statistical analysis in business* understand statistical techniques* develop judgment in the selection of appropriate statistical techniques* interpret the results of statistical analysisThere is an overwhelming need for successful managers to be able to deal competently with numerical information and this text is developed with this in mind by providing worked examples and review questions which are rooted in viable...
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Economics and Language ??????
2008-06-10 01:41:00
Economics and Language ??????Author:Ariel RubinsteinFormat:PDF 1.7MBPublisher: Cambridge University Press Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 2000-10-02 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521789907 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521789905 Arising out of the author's lifetime fascination with the links between the formal language of mathematical models and natural language, this short book comprises five essays investigating both the economics of language and the language of economics. Ariel Rubinstein touches on the structure imposed on binary relations in daily language, the evolutionary development of the meaning of words, game-theoretical considerations of pragmatics, the language of economic agents and the rhetoric of game theory. These short essays are full of challenging ideas for social scientists that should help to encourage a fundamental rethinking of many of the underlying assumptions in economic theory and game theory.
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New Headway (The Upper-Intermediate)
2008-06-09 21:00:00
New Headway (The Upper-Intermediate )Author:Liz Soars, John Soars, Mike Sayer, Peter MayFormat:PDF 22.3MBPublisher: Oxford University Press Number Of Pages: 194 Publication Date: 2005-05-26 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0194393003 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780194393003 The Upper-Intermediate level brought right up-to-date, with new topics, new features, and a revised syllabus which all aid real progress.Why a new edition of New Headway Upper-Intermediate?The second edition of the Upper-Intermediate book appeared in 1998, so we felt that the Student's Book needed some refreshing.The basic methodology remains steadfastly the same:both accuracy and fluency-based activities a blend of traditional and more recently developed communicative approaches in-depth treatment of grammar systematic lexical syllabus attention to all four language skills (listening, speaking,reading, and writing) authentic material and tasks throughout

Making Headway, Phrasal Verbs and Idioms, Advanced
2008-06-09 18:05:00
Making Headway, Phrasal Verbs and Idioms , AdvancedAuthor:Graham WorkmanFormat:PDF16.3MBPublisher: Cornelsen & Oxford University Press Number Of Pages: 96Publication Date: 1996-01-01 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3464104745 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783464104743 This book is for students who are studying Headway Advanced or any othe r coursebook at a similar level. It can also be used by students who are preparing for Cambridge CAE or CPE examinations.The materials in eac h unit are organized aro und themes such as personal rel ationships. money. describ ing people, health. reviewing books and films. etc. The units are free-standing and can th erefore easily be used to supplement a range of coursebooks. As with Phrasal Verbs and Idioms Upper-Intermediate, th e book is designed to present multi-word verbs in context and illustrate how they are used.The book contains over 120 multi-word verbs. They have been selected according to th e theme of each unit. as well as level of difficulty and usefulness...

Scientific American June 2008
2008-06-09 13:19:00
Scientific American June 2008 ????? 2008? 6??PDF | English | 11.8 MBScientific American is a popular-science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. It brings articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.For working scientists, especially in high-tech fields, there are only a few crucial nonjournal periodicals to pore over faithfully, and Scientific American is one of them--its timely and technical features on everything from paleoarchaeology to neural nets set it apart from popular science magazines like Discover. Scientific American emphasizes a wide variety of emerging technologies, giving scientists a chance to keep up in an increasingly specialized professional world. Innovative and controversial developments such as gene patenting and the latest from the unified field gurus are front and center in every issue. It's not all business, thoug...
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Acing The GRE Exam (Acing the GRE Exam)
2008-06-09 09:24:00
Acing The GRE Exam (Acing the GRE Exam)Author:LearningExpress EditorsFormat:PDF 1.5MBPublisher: LearningExpress, LLC Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: 2004-10-25 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1576854981 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781576854983 With over 60 percent of American graduate programs requiring strong GRE scores for entry, performing well on this test is essential for anyone interested in pursuing a graduate degree. Acing the GRE provides targeted practice designed to increase academic aptitude and give students the tools they need to succeed.

Business Across Cultures (Culture for Business Series)
2008-06-09 05:19:00
Business Across Culture s (Culture for Business Series )# Author:Fons Trompenaars, Peter WoolliamsFormat:PDF 2.3MBPublisher: Capstone Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: 2004-03-05 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1841124745 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781841124742 Business Across Cultures is the keystone book in the Culture for Business series. It provides an overview of all subjects tackled in the other books of the series. Its particular aim is to provide executives with a cross-cultural perspective on how companies meet the diverse needs of customers, investors and employees; to introduce the main ideas in business in a multicultural context; and to show how they all fit together.
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Economics in One Lesson ?????
2008-06-09 01:11:00
Economics in One Lesson ?????Author:Henry HazlittFormat:PDF 142.3MBPublisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Number Of Pages: 218 Publication Date: 2000-01 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0786199172 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780786199174 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0517548232 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780517548233 In this presentation you'll hear excerpts from along with quotes from Hazlitt's other works and from the authors who influenced his thought. You'll also hear Hazlitt's account of the fallacies that for decades have corrupted economic insight and understanding.Economics in One Lesson is a clear and concise explanation of opportunity cost and price incentives. This book is extremely useful as a supplemental text. The reason why is that most modern economics textbooks pass over opportunity cost too quickly. The basic idea of opportunity cost is easy, but students need to see how the opportunity cost concept applies universally. One way to learn opportunity cost is to read Cost and Choice, by JM Buchanan. Cost and C...
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The Complete Guide to Investing in Property
2008-06-08 21:01:00
The Complete Guide to Investing in Property # Author:Liz Hodgkinson # Format:PDF 1.4MB# Page Count: 336 pages# Publisher: Kogan Page; 3Rev Ed edition (April 2008)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0749450045# ISBN-13: 978-0749450045This book is written in the belief that for the person who wants to attain financial security, and have some fun, excitement and flexibility in the process, property makes the best kind of modern investment.But what does it actually mean to ?invest? in property? What is the real difference between ?owning? property, which the vast majority of people do anyway nowadays, and ?investing? in it? Don?t we automatically ?invest? when we buy property, given that property generally goes up in value? Yes, in a sense, but the main difference is that when you consciously invest in property,as with any other type of investment, you are buying with the express and overriding intention of making a profit.When you specifically invest in property, you are doing more than just ...

Lectures on Corporate Finance
2008-06-08 18:01:00
Lectures on Corporate Finance # Author:Peter L. Bossaerts, Bernt Arne Degaard # Format:PDF 6.3MB# Page Count: 268 pages# Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company; 2 edition (October 16, 2006)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 9812568999# ISBN-13: 978-9812568991A collection of lectures introducing students to the elementary concepts of corporate finance, with a systematic approach used at the Yale School of Management and the California Institute of Technology. Provides numerical examples for the concepts covered, which include dividends, capital structure, and dynamic hedging. Simple mathematics are used throughout.
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US News & World Report June 16 2008 ?????????
2008-06-08 12:43:00
US News & World Report June 16 2008 ?????????PDF | English | 16MBThe editorial staff of U.S.News and World Report is based in Washington, D.C., but it is owned by U.S.News & World Report, L.P., which is based in the Daily News building in New York City. Founded in 1933 as United States News, it merged with World Report in 1948. The magazine's founder, David Lawrence (1888?1973), sold it to his employees. In 1984, it was purchased by Mortimer Zuckerman, who is also the owner of the New York Daily News.Its two primary competitors are Time and Newsweek.

Business Under Fire: How Israeli Companies Are Succeeding in the Face of Te
2008-06-08 09:59:00
Business Under Fire : How Israeli Companies Are Succeeding in the Face of Terror -- and What We Can Learn from Them # Author:Dan Carrison # Format:PDF 1.3MB# Page Count: 256 pages# Publisher: AMACOM; 1st edition (November 19, 2004)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0814408397# ISBN-13: 978-0814408391American companies steeling themselves against the threat of terrorism can learn a lot from Israel's experience. Despite facing the constant grim reality of terrorism, the Israeli economy is surprisingly robust. How do businesses in Israel stay viable in a chaotic environment, and how do they rebuild in the wake of destruction? Based on in-depth personal interviews conducted in Israel by the author, Business Under Fire offers inspirational and instructive stories about the techniques Israeli companies have used to thrive in the face of extraordinary adversity.
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Audiobook:The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition ????? <???>
2008-06-08 04:37:00
Audiobook:The Elements of Style , Fourth Edition ????? # Author:William Strunk Jr., E. B. White# Format:PDF+MP3 200.03MB# Page Count: 105 pages# Publisher: Longman; 4th edition (August 2, 1999)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 020530902X# ISBN-13: 978-0205309023Composition teachers throughout the English-speaking world have been pushing this book on their students since it was first published in 1957. Co-author White later revised it, and it remains the most compact and lucid handbook we have for matters of basic principles of composition, grammar, word usage and misusage, and writing style. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The Economist June 7th 2008 (PDF+MP3)????????
2008-06-08 00:29:00
The Economist June 7th 2008 (PDF+MP3)???????? 2008?6?7? PDF+MP3 | English | 182MBThe Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.

How to Sell Without Being a JERK!: The Foolproof Approach to the World's Se
2008-06-07 21:13:00
How to Sell Without Being a JERK!: The Foolproof Approach to the World's Second Oldest ProfessionAuthor:John KlymshynFormat:PDF 1.03MBPublisher: Wiley Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 2008-02-25 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 047022455X ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470224557 In this practical, enlightening guide, master salesman John Klymshyn reveals how you can be assertive and effective without rubbing people the wrong way or fulfilling the stereotype of the jerk salesperson. He detonates traditional sales methods and replaces them with modern techniques for reading customer behavior and regulating your own behavior to make more sales without having to get pushy. If you want to sell more and be a nicer person, this is an ideal sales resource.
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Advanced Listening and Speaking
2008-06-07 18:00:00
Advanced Listening and Speaking Author:Kathy GudeFormat:PDF 15.3MBPublisher: Oxford University Press Number Of Pages: 152 Publication Date: 1999-09-30 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0194534251 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780194534253 Practical training in listening and speaking for the CAE.Kathy Gude is an EFL consultant and author. She has taught students of all levels of ability on general and business courses, and examination classes in Italy and Britain. Kathy has also worked for many years on a freelance basis for Cambridge ESOL, and as a teacher trainer and ESOL teacher.

Nature May 29 2008 ????
2008-06-07 12:51:00
Nature May 29 2008 ????Format: PDF Language:english Size: 34.5 MBNature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature also provides rapid, authoritative, insightful and arresting news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public.
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Get a Grip!: Overcoming Stress and Thriving in the Workplace
2008-06-07 09:48:00
Get a Grip !: Overcoming Stress and Thriving in the Workplace # Author:Bob Losyk# Format:PDF 2.3MB# Page Count: 240 pages# Publisher: Wiley (October 29, 2004)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0471659495# ISBN-13: 978-0471659495Practical tips and easy exercises for relieving the stress of everyday lifeGet a Grip! offers powerful, prescriptive advice for living and thriving in our high-stress times. Integrating techniques that relax the mind, the body, and the spirit, it presents quick and easy ways to make the day less stressful-and get the most out of each and every day. For business owners, office workers, and even those who work at home raising a family, Get a Grip! helps them understand the sources of their stress and deal with it effectively with advice on such topics as: stress-busting exercises, breathing techniques, meditation, visualization, diet, attitude, humor and work/life balance. Though it's impossible to lead a completely stress-free life, Get a Grip! will help everyone-f...

Managerial Leadership
2008-06-07 05:43:00
Managerial Leadership # Author: Peter Topping# Format:PDF 1.3MB# Page Count: 256 pages# Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 26, 2001)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0071375236# ISBN-13: 978-0071375238Effective management in today's competitive business environment requires solid leadership skills­­skills for which companies often don't provide adequate training. Managerial Leadership fills that void, providing a four-tiered approach that helps professionals from all walks of life develop both strong management and leadership skills. Top leadership models and frameworks, tools for assessing leadership strengths, techniques for handling change and growth, and more make Managerial Leadership a veritable learning laboratory.

Biography - Bill Gates: Sultan of Software (A&E DVD Archives) ?????
2008-06-07 01:09:00
Biography - Bill Gates : Sultan of Software (A&E DVD Archives)?????Publisher: A&E Home Video Format:DVD 160MBNumber Of Pages: Publication Date: ISBN-10 / ASIN: B0002V7NOS ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780767052511 Without a doubt, Bill Gates will go down in history as one of the most influential people of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In this tape, he is rightfully compared to industry titans such as Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and John Rockefeller. Each of these people led an industry that was essential to the development of the American economy. Certainly, computing should also be included in this category. Although some of the events in the life of Microsoft are covered, the majority of the minutes are devoted to the personal life of Bill Gates. He was born into a wealthy family where competition was an essential activity, and it is clear that this is where he acquired his intensely competitive nature. It is hardly a surprise that Trey, which was his nickname, was at times...
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Who Shall Live?: Health, Economics, and Social Choice (Economic Ideas Leadi
2008-06-06 21:33:00
Who Shall Live ?: Health , Economics , and Social Choice (Economic Ideas Leading to the 21st Century , Vol 3)Author:Victor R. FuchsFormat:PDF 1.3MBPublisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Number Of Pages: 278 Publication Date: 1998-07 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9810232012 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789810232016 In this classic book, Professor Victor Fuchs draws on his deep understanding of the strengths and limitations of economics and his intimate knowledge of health care institutions to help readers understand the problems every nation faces in trying to allocate health resources efficiently and equitably. Six complementary papers dealing with national health insurance,poverty and health, and other policy issues, including his 1996 presidential address to the American Economic Association, accompany the original 1974 text.

Foreign-Owned Firms: Are They Different?
2008-06-06 18:00:00
Foreign-Owned Firms : Are They Different?Author:Rolf JungnickelFormat:PDF 1.0MBPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: 2002-11-15 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0333966260 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780333966266 Foreign-owned firms (FoFs) can have significant implications in terms of employment, income and technology for the national economies involved. This book compares the efficiency of domestic and FoFs, and also looks at the performance of FoFs in several different countries. Contributors take a broad variety of research approaches with a focus on the use of firm-specific data from France, Germany, Austria, and Sweden. They conclude that foreign ownership matters but the real difference is not between FoFs and national firms but between multinational and domestic firms.
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Businessweek june 16 2008 ??????????
2008-06-06 13:22:00
Businessweek June 16 2008 ??????????PDF | English | 15.0MBBusinessWeek is a business magazine published by McGraw-Hill. It was first published in 1929 (as The Business Week) under the direction of Malcolm Muir, who was serving as president of the McGraw-Hill Publishing company at the time.Since 1988, BusinessWeek has published annual rankings of United States business school MBA programs. In addition to these rankings, it has recently started publishing annual rankings of undergraduate business programs.

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
2008-06-06 10:00:00
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress -Free Productivity # Author:David Allen# Format:PDF 2.3MB# Page Count: 288 pages# Publisher: Viking Adult; 1 edition (January 4, 2001)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0670899240# ISBN-13: 978-0670899241In today's world, yesterday's methods just don't work. Veteran coach and management consultant David Allen recognizes that time management is useless the minute your schedule is interrupted; setting priorities isn't relevant when your e-mail is down; procrastination solutions won't help if your goals aren't clear. Instead, Allen shares with readers the proven methods he has already introduced in seminars and at top organizations across the country. The key to Getting Things Done? Relaxation.Allen's premise is simple: our ability to be productive is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve stress-free productivity. His seamless system teaches us how to identify, t...
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Leadership Processes and Follower Self-identity (Lea Series in Organization
2008-06-06 05:19:00
Leadership Processes and Follower Self-identity (Lea Series in Organization and Management.) # Author:Robert G. Lord , Douglas J. Brown# Format:PDF 1.3MB# Page Count: 264 pages# Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum; 1 edition (July 1, 2003)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0805838929# ISBN-13: 978-0805838923Presenting a follower-centered perspective on leadership, this book focuses on followers as the direct determinant of leadership effects because it is generally through follower reactions and behaviors that leadership attempts succeed or fail. Therefore, leadership theory needs to be articulated with a theory of how followers create meaning from leadership acts and how this meaning helps followers self-regulate in specific contexts. In this book, an attempt is made to develop such a theory, maintaining that the central construct in this process is the self-identity of followers. In developing this theoretical perspective, the authors draw heavily from several areas of research and theory. The...
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A Long Walk to Freedom ????? - ?????
2008-06-06 01:44:00
A Long Walk to Freedom ?????-?????# Author: Nelson Mandela # Format:PDF 2.3MB# Page Count: 784 pages# Publisher: Abacus; New Ed edition (October 12, 1995)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0349106533# ISBN-13: 978-0349106533As readers will discover, this book has a long history. I began writing it clandestinely in 1974 during my imprisonment on Robben Island. Without the tireless labor of my old comrades Walter Sisulu and Ahmed Kathhrada for reviving my memories, it is doubtful the manuscript would have been completed. The copy of the manuscript which I kept with me was discovered by the authorities and confiscated. However, in addition to their unique calligraphic skills, my co-prisoners Mac Maharaj and Isu Chiba had ensured that the original manuscript safely reached its destination. I resumed work on it after my release from prison in 1990.Since my release, my schedule has been crowded with numerous duties and responsibilities, which have left me little free time for writing. Fortunat...

Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource Management
2008-06-05 21:27:00
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource Management Author:Charles R. MenziesFormat:PDF 2.3MBPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Number Of Pages: 274 Publication Date: 2006-11-01 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0803283199 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780803283190 Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource Management examines how traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is taught and practiced today among Native communities. Of special interest is the complex relationship between indigenous ecological practices and other ways of interacting with the environment, particularly regional and national programs of natural resource management. Focusing primarily on the northwest coast of North America, scholars look at the challenges and opportunities confronting the local practice of indigenous ecological knowledge in a range of communities, including the Tsimshian, the Nisga?a, the Tlingit, the Gitksan, the Kwagult, the Sto:lo, and the northern Dene in the Yukon. The experts conside...

The Express Picture Dictionary for Young Learners: Activity Book
2008-06-05 18:00:00
The Express Picture Dictionary for Young Learners: Activity Book Author:Elizabeth GrayFormat:PDF 16.3MBPublisher: Express Publishing Number Of Pages: 110 Publication Date: 2000-06 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1842166107 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781842166109 The Express Picture Dictionary for young learners is a beautifully illustrated, fun-to-use dictionary, designed to present and consolidate basic vocabulary.It can be used both in class as supplementary material for young learners or beginners and at home as a self study kit.