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Economic Systems and State Finance (Origins of the Modern State in Europe)
A Distinctive Industrialization : Cotton in Barcelona 1728-1832
Health and Welfare during Industrialization (National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report)
An Economist among Mandarins (National Institute of Economic and Social Research Economic and Social Studies)
Capitalism, Socialism, and Serfdom : Essays by Evsey D. Domar
A History of Top Management in Japan: Managerial Enterprises and Family Enterprises
The Development of Economic Analysis
The Chinese Economy in the 1990s (Studies on the Chinese Economy)
West Virginia and the Captains of Industry
The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes: Volume 14, The General Theory and After: Defence and Development (The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes)
Classic Papers in Natural Resource Economics
Britain to America: Mid-Nineteenth-Century Immigrants to the United States (The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series)
From the Finca to the Maquila: Labor and Capitalist Development in Central America
Evolution of Austrian Economics (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics)
Grain Markets in Europe, 1500-1900 : Integration and Deregulation (Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History)
Money, Markets, and the State : Social Democratic Economic Policies since 1918 (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
The Bank of England: Money, Power and Influence 1694-1994
The Economic Transformation of America to 1865
The Rise of the Fiscal State in Europe 1200-1815
Clermont de Lodève 1633-1789 : Fluctuations in the Prosperity of a Languedocian Cloth-making Town
Science in the Service of Empire : Joseph Banks, the British State and the Uses of Science in the Age of Revolution (New Studies in Economic and Social History)
Pakistan: The Economy of an Elitist State
The Post-Cold War Trading System : Who's on First?
Internal Improvement: National Public Works and the Promise of Popular Government in the Early United States
An Empirically-Based Microeconomics (Raffaele Mattioli Lectures)

Health Care Economics (Delmar Series in Health Services Administration)

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Health Care Economics (Delmar Series in Health Services Administration)
Paul J. Feldstein
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ASIN: 1401859798

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This much anticipated new edition of Health Care Economics continues its legacy as a leader in its field. Written by a distinguished economist and educator, the sixth edition maintains the book's analytical approach in its treatment of political economics. Through comprehensive discussions, appendices, tables and figures, the author consistently illustrates the value of economics in understanding public policy issues that affect the medical services sector. Both veterans in the field of economics and readers who are new to this area of study will appreciate the book's in-depth and straightforward treatment of important topics.

Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map: The Leave-Nothing-to-Chance, Worry-Free, All-Systems-Go Guide

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A Financial Guide, not a Complete Guide
Enough info for a..
Comprehensive and Infinitely Practical--A Must Buy for Every IRA Owner
Mastering the complex with simplicity
Same Rules, Easier to Understand

Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map: The Leave-Nothing-to-Chance, Worry-Free, All-Systems-Go Guide
Ed Slott
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Retire Secure!: Pay Taxes Later The Key to Making Your Money Last as Long as You Do
You Can Do It!: The Boomer's Guide to a Great Retirement

ASIN: 0345494555
Release Date: 2006-12-26

Book Description

This is the same diagnostic system I use with my own clients and with the financial advisors I train. So, going through it will be like having me sitting beside you, whispering in your ear, guiding you every step of the way.”

–from Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map

Corporate pensions are disappearing. Social Security is in trouble. And the sizable postwar generation is reaching retirement age. With the futures of millions of Americans at stake, Ed Slott, the country’s foremost retirement planning advisor, now offers expert advice on weathering the perfect storm of financial instability that looms on the horizon. Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map, Slott’s most essential and accessible book yet, provides clear step-by-step directions through the highways and byways of IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, and other major accounts.

In five helpfully focused sections, Slott combines crucial facts with interactive checklists and questionnaires (those he uses with his own clients) to teach investors and beneficiaries alike the best way to save and to maximize an inheritance. Inside you’ll discover

• My Account Inventory: an overview of every retirement savings account you own, whether you’re thirty or sixty-five–from what it is and where it is to who gets it and how, plus where to put important data for easy access and where to store your essential documents (hint: not in a safe-deposit box)
• The Account Owner’s Care Solution: how to properly fill out retirement account beneficiary forms so that whatever amount of money is left in your account after you’ve fully enjoyed retirement will go to whomever you choose and not to relatives who suddenly pop up out of nowhere
• The Account Beneficiary’s Care Solution: what to do when you inherit so that you won’t lose any of the tax benefits and other opportunities your benefactor has created for you, or make a mistake that could wipe out an inherited fortune that took years to build up
• The Special Issues Care Solution: how to handle the out-of-the-box issues that could affect you or your beneficiaries (e.g., life events such as divorce or incapacity; tax issues for unmarried partners; decisions about trusts)
• The Follow-up Care Solution: how to keep your planning on track and make adjustments when circumstances change, and how to determine whether your professional retirement advisor is really up to the task of preserving and protecting your money
• Plus: the most up-to-date information on tax laws, including the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which provides major new retirement incentives that you can take advantage of

Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map is an indispensable planning solution that is sure to become the standard how-to on a complex subject that is becoming relevant to more people every day.

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A Financial Guide, not a Complete Guide.......2007-02-19

To me the title of this otherwise excellent book is somewhat misleading. It should say something like 'Your Complete FINANCIAL Planning Road Map.' That is, it doesn't go into things like should you move to the sunbelt, or how much money will you need, or medical aspects or any of these other subjects. Instead it is a very complete discussion on the tax issues of investing for retirement.

This book talks about IRA's, and Roth IRA's, and 401(k)'s, and all the other alphabet soup of the tax system in the United States. It is complete and up to date as recent as the 2006 changes to the tax laws.

A major part of the book consists of check lists that you should go over as part of your retirement/estate planning. These also are very well thought out and force you to think about things you would otherwise ignore.

A minor complaint, these checklists are printed in the book. I'd much rather see them on the web or in a CD bound into the book. He says you should fill them in using pencil in case you later want to make changes. I'd like it better to fill them in on a computer and then print them out. Once again, the information is there and more complete than you'd imagine, so you can consider this a minor complaint.

Enough info for a.........2007-01-26

small pamphlet, not a full size book. Rambling and repetitious. Read it twice and couldn't extract any useful information that wasn't available in other sources.

Comprehensive and Infinitely Practical--A Must Buy for Every IRA Owner.......2007-01-23

Ed Slott's latest book, Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map provides the most comprehensive, infinitely practical, hands-on set of checklists I have ever seen for IRAs and retirement plans. Ed, perhaps the best known and most trusted author on IRAs and retirement plans, takes the reader step-by-step through important concepts regarding IRAs and retirement plans and provides the reader with an action plan. Ed really rolls up his sleeves and gets into the nitty-gritty. Another outstanding feature of the book is that Ed has included the best questions--with complete answers--gathered from his clients and readers over the years. Chances are if you have a question, it has been asked of Ed, and you will find your answer. If you buy Ed's book and follow his recommendations, you will be better prepared and better documented than 99.9% of all the IRA and retirement plan owners.

James Lange, CPA/Attorney Author of Retire Secure! Pay Taxes Later: The Key to Making Your Money Last as Long as You Do

Mastering the complex with simplicity.......2007-01-22

I have personally been studying with Ed Slott in his Master's Elite IRA Advisory Group for the past two years. This new book is a composite of the various modules we have been studying in depth. This book gives an excellent overview in a version to be understood and simplified so that many can be aware of the many issues present in dealing with the one asset that for many represents their largest financial position. I applaud Ed's efforts to make such a text available and appreciate the opportunity I have had personally to train in depth in all of the issues detailed in his book. I would also commend serious readers and investors to his two earlier books my favorite of the two being, Retirement Tax Time Bomb and How to Defuse It. Anyone with a large IRA should be aware and get the book. It could make a tremedous difference in who ultimately winds up the beneficiary of all your hard long years of labor.

Same Rules, Easier to Understand.......2006-12-30

I have read all three of Ed's IRA books. As a Financial Planner, I find the Retirement Savings Time Bomb to be the best. However, if you are slightly less versed in tax code than a professional planner, his newest book is an excellent tool. I strongly recomend it to all (non-financial professional) qualified account owners. Good Job Ed!

Public Budgeting Systems, Seventh Edition

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Public Budgeting Systems, Seventh Edition
Robert D. Lee
Manufacturer: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
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This edition emphasizes methods by which financial decisions are reached within a system, as well as ways in which different types of information are used in budgetary decision-making.

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Good Textbook.......2007-03-08

The book explains the topic in a clear manner. It creates understanding of the budgeting system even for non-finance people.

Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street

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Against James Pragma's review
More applicable to investors than gamblers!
Entertaining anecdotes of colorful characters and a well-explained math idea
An unfortunate formula for many ...
Hard to Stick With, but Interesting True Story

Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
William Poundstone
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ASIN: 0809045990
Release Date: 2006-09-19

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Fortune's Formula is a fascinating study of the connections between such seemingly unrelated topics as gambling, information theory, stock investing, and applied mathematics. The story involves the stunning brainpower of men such as MIT professor Claude Shannon, who single-handedly invented information theory, the science behind the Internet and all digital media; Ed Thorpe; and John Kelly of Bell Laboratories, who developed the "Kelly criterion," a now-legendary investment strategy for maximizing growth while controlling risk. Initially, Shannon and Thorpe took Kelly's theory to Las Vegas and applied it to roulette and blackjack. Later, they took it to Wall Street and cleaned up--Shannon made a personal fortune while Thorpe created the highly successful hedge firm Princeton-Newport Partners. They both discovered that Kelly's system was particularly effective when applied to arbitrage (minute price differences that result from market inefficiencies). As Poundstone ably demonstrates, the merits of Kelly's criterion are still hotly debated today.

Poundstone has a tendency to meander in his writing, but his asides are so revealing and interesting that they add, rather than detract, from the narrative. The book also includes a cast of fascinating and colorful characters as varied as Ivan Boesky, Warren Buffet, Rudolph Giuliani, and notorious mobsters such as Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky. In explaining the lasting impact of the work done by Shannon, Thorpe, and Kelly, Poundstone even explains Kelly's system for those wishing to follow his formula, offering readers both theoretical and practical lessons. Whether viewed as a how-to guide or straight scientific and financial history, Fortune's Formula proves an entertaining and illuminating analysis of "the most successful gambling system of all time." --Shawn Carkonen

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In 1956 two Bell Labs scientists discovered the scientific formula for getting rich. One was mathematician Claude Shannon, neurotic father of our digital age, whose genius is ranked with Einstein’s. The other was John L. Kelly Jr., a Texas-born, gun-toting physicist. Together they applied the science of information theory—the basis of computers and the Internet—to the problem of making as much money as possible, as fast as possible.

Shannon and MIT mathematician Edward O. Thorp took the “Kelly formula” to Las Vegas. It worked. They realized that there was even more money to be made in the stock market. Thorp used the Kelly system with his phenomenonally successful hedge fund, Princeton-Newport Partners. Shannon became a successful investor, too, topping even Warren Buffett’s rate of return. Fortune’s Formula traces how the Kelly formula sparked controversy even as it made fortunes at racetracks, casinos, and trading desks. It reveals the dark side of this alluring scheme, which is founded on exploiting an insider’s edge.

Shannon believed it was possible for a smart investor to beat the market—and Fortune’s Formula will convince you that he was right.

Customer Reviews:

Against James Pragma's review.......2007-06-11

James pragma's review below is so bad that i felt the need to write my own review. let me clarify some of what James gets wrong, and also clarify what the book is actually about.

James obviously misunderstood the book (and that is not the writer's fault in this case). Poundstone clarifies the Kelly betting system which was originally applied to card-counting but has uses beyond it. the central example and climax of the book is how the kelly betting system and the controversy surrounding it in light of efficient markets theory can help us explain the tragic blow up of a powerhouse hedge fund. the book is about risk, how to manage risk and avoid ruin. that has nothing to do with card counting as a system to get an advantage over the house (Which everybody knows about), the point is that Kelly invented a way to maximize long-term reward and minimize risk. but did he? that's the question.

James Pragma's review is nonsense. he failed to understand the book. in addition to what i say about, Poundstone gives us the history of math, information theory and gambling as it relates to the core story i mention above. it was a fun, informative book.

More applicable to investors than gamblers!.......2007-06-06

First off, for a book that sometimes can get just a little technical and mathy... the author does a great job of tying in the history of gambling in the country, and how that industry drove some key technologies. I found the historical perspective quite entertaining.

Second - if you want a 'beat the casino's' gambling system, you'll be quite disappointed. The book reviews the 'Kelly System' to bet sizing once a gambler has an expected 'edge' over casino's. But as we all know, there is no edge at any casino game, unless you cheat. And, although Kelly and friends tried to cheat back in the days (with counting and roullette physics), they don't teach you how.

Third - if you are a serious investor in stocks, the book has a refreshing and persuasive approach to determine a) What bets are worth taking, and b) How to size those bets to maximize compound returns. There are almost no good books written on that second subject, which makes this a must read!

Entertaining anecdotes of colorful characters and a well-explained math idea.......2007-05-28

"Fortune's formula" is the author's cute name for what mathematicians call the Kelly criterion. Much of the book is entertaining episodic anecdotal history of characters like Shannon, Kelly, Thorp, Milken, Boesky and Long Term Capital Management. The formula-free discussion of mathematical aspects of the Kelly criterion is rather good (to my taste as a professional mathematician). Entertaining account of dispute between the proponents of Kelly (math types) and economists led by Samuelson who viewed it as too risky even in the long run. Memorable slogan: 100% Kelly strategy marks the boundary between aggressive and insane investing.

To lecture briefly ..... in a hypothetical gambling or investment situation where you have a range of choices to bet on/invest in, and where you know the correct probability and profit/loss from each possible outcome, the Kelly criterion tells you how to split your investment between the different choices. The point of the formula is to take into account the fact that (when investing all your money) a 20% gain one year followed by a 20% loss next year works out as a 4% loss, not zero. Its use in splitting beween risky and safe investments is uncontroversial. People get emotional about the "efficient market hypothesis" that you cannot assess probabilities for future stock prices more accurately than the consensus probabilities reflected in current prices; but this is an empirical question, like asking "can you beat Tiger Woods at golf", and of course has the same answer for most people. Poundstone conveys such concepts pretty well.

An unfortunate formula for many ..........2007-05-27

To those of you mildly interested in the markets or Las Vegas, forget about this book. For those of you rabidly interested in gambling, don't even bother trying to understand this book. For those of you who failed math in high school, ignore this book and take up real estate sales, automobile sales or torte reform ... For those few still standing, interested in possibilities and probabilities, able to fully comprehend the deep ramifications of simple algebra and are interested in improving their lives from an economist's stand point, read this book several times before you begin to put these ideas into practice. Contained here in are the keys to the compound interest treasure chest ... but it will take vast patience and an understanding of probabilities and number theory to turn those keys.
Mr. Poundstone's anecdotes do make for fascinating reading but the underlining themes of easy wealth through racetrack betting, card playing and out guessing casino shills are not for the poorly financed, the technologically misinformed or the faint of heart.

Hard to Stick With, but Interesting True Story.......2007-04-18

I'm not a trader, or a scientist, or a mathematician which this book seems to be geared towards. I'm just an average reader who thought this information would be an interesting, casual read. Much of the information was interesting; however this book was not easy to read. It wasn't hard in the sense that I couldn't understand it, but hard in the sense that I felt like I was really pushing myself just to finish the page. Many times it read like theme-less ramblings of poorly written stories.

Much of the book is centered around stories related to the "Kelly Criteria", theory and mathematical equations created for the purpose of "noise reduction" along telephone wires, but later was adapted to use as a betting scheme at the casinos (which did make money at blackjack before multi-deck shoes and reshuffling before the end of the deck - good luck trying it now) and was also adapted to making money on Wall Street in which a lot of money was also made. Many people believe the "Kelly Criteria" can no longer be used effectively because even though the "Kelly Criteria" (when translated correctly to the application) ensure one cannot lose all their money and only will increase with time and patience, it is argued that this system only works due to arbitrage (making money from buying and selling the same thing simultaneously and profiting due to the differences in the prices between bought and sold) and due to the belief that once someone knows about it, it becomes useless because others use it. It is also argued that it still can be used due to people believing that is the case.

My experience with reading the book is as follows: The stories would just ramble on and on amongst short, declarative sentences that appeared to be written like a dry book report from a grade-schooler, and I found myself asking where the author was going with it. Then, sporadically, it would be okay to read as if a different author was writing it. The book see-sawed like that quite often. I liked the information given in the stories, but to compare it with an analogy - I like History and I would like the information from a History Text Book, but I wouldn't want to just sit and read it.

I found myself skipping around a lot, then speed reading over the parts I skipped, because I committed myself to reading it, but I just couldn't bring myself to continue with a casual read.

I do believe the information to be of value and reading this book will provide insightful information on an entertaining true story, but it comes at a cost to a casual reader. You must commit yourself to reading this, because as you will see before you are even done reading the Prologue, it can be painful to stick with it. If you have other books you have been waiting to read, start with those first, then come back to this one.

Ultimately the two stars is because the book was hard to stick with. I guess like the patience needed to use the "Kelly Criteria" described, you need a lot of patience to read this.

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Comprehensive Undergraduate Health Economics Book
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Health Economics (3rd Edition)
Charles E. Phelps
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Excellent Book.......2007-06-10

I was interested in better understanding the complex issues regarding healthcare reform. This book fullfilled this role and provided me with a clear understanding of the overall healthcare economy. The author does an excellent job integrating published economic research into a thorough unbiased summary of healthcare economics. The book provides numerous references. I recommend this book to all. A prior understanding of basic microeconomics is desirable but not necessary for understanding this book.

Wonderfully written textbook.......2007-01-18

This textbook is a wonderfully written introduction to health care economics. It takes complex issues and presents them in a somewhat simplified manner while not losing the quality of the information.

first to take into hand.......2006-07-25

The coverage of this book is as comprehensive as there is no need to hold any similar book describing the health economics on the whole. The pollicy description is mainly US focused and less stress has been put on the international perspective. Nonetheless, Phelps' Health economics is for me the first to take into hand when preparing slights, talks or just looking for simple answer. Ales Tichopad (CEEOR - Central and Eastern Europe Outcomes Research)

Comprehensive Undergraduate Health Economics Book.......2003-01-15

I am completing my final semester in the Economics Department at the University of Rochester. Looking back over all of the books that I have read as an undergraduate student, this book ranks among the top three (including books from other disciplines). Dr. Phelps offers a balanced perspective on a broad selection of health-related issues. Furthermore, he constantly backs up his analysis with insightful studies and statistics. Regardless of the quality of your professor, after reading this book, you will feel knowledgeable (from an economic perspective and more) about the issues facing our health care system (and to a certain extent, even those of other countries).

A cracking book.......2000-03-10

Having spent almost 10 years teaching health economics, I've read and used quite a few of the texts books that are around. Phelps' "Health Economics" is quite simply the best I've read bar none.

Its coverage is as comprehensive as one would want in a book of this type covering the standard demand, supply and policy issues as well as looking at specific aspects of the health economy such as medical malpractice. It is written largely from a US perspective but is by no means insular.

What I found particularly commendable in this book was its style and structure. Many books cover much of the material that is covered here but none in a fashion that is as readable, articulate or clear. Appendices are used to deal with technical issues (and deal with them in a way most students with a basic knowledge of economics will actually work through) while examples are used to provide an intuition that is often absent from other texts.

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Provocative, appealing and controversial.......2006-08-02

Fomenko has succeeded to convincingly demonstrate the misconception about what "history" factually is... It is fiction and -like we can read and judge for ourselves- no science. It indeed is "make belief" only. I "discovered" Fomenko while studying the "old" history of Al Andaluz, Spain. Having found too many contradictions in available data, having seen too many forgeries as to pretend the importance of christianity for its decline, I ventured out to find Fomenko, who convinced me that we know little if anything for sure of the epoch before the XI-century. However, the integration of the Arabic-Islamic cultural history into the heavily distorted Western fails... There are some attempts to fit "the budding new religion" (Islam) into Fomenko's scheme, but they are too weak to be taken seriously and too often focussing on Turkey as the region where things started to influence the West, which is untrue at all.
Islam certainly was no "new religion" in the X-century. That the highly cultivated Al Andaluz ruler Mohammed-I could have been "mirrored" down in time into some myth about the "illiterate" founder of Islam itself is highly speculative. Nevertheless, Fomenko convinces me about the processes that were involved in forging a christian history. Intriguing and controversial as his books are, I recommend them as to rethink our current position in time and space and simply verify what was claimed. It is a "good" book, but not for bedtime reading... Mundus vult decipi, the world wants to be cheated. Fomenko's readers will understand why.

pharaohs lived in the 3rd century AD.......2006-02-16

Traces of white wine were found in Tutankhamen's tomb however there were no record of white wine in Egypt until the 3rd century AD, 1600 years after the young pharaoh died according to the traditional chronology. http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg18925395.400
It can be interpreted as a contribution towards New Chronology theory that pharaohs lived in the 3rd century AD.

The Legal Environment Today (with 2007 Online Legal Research Guide)

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The Legal Environment Today (with 2007 Online Legal Research Guide)
Roger LeRoy Miller , and Frank B. Cross
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The Fifth Edition of Miller and Cross's THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT TODAY offers your course the AACSB-recommended quality that you demand and a real-world, hands-on learning experience that engages your students in every chapter. Exceeding all expectations?yours and your students', the new edition includes strong guidance in critical thinking and legal reasoning; exceptionally current coverage of ethics, cyberlaw, and corporate responsibility; a superb selection of the latest cases, including 2005 and 2006 decisions; and equally impressive coverage of the landmark cases that continue to steer today's legal environment. Students will find many examples and realistic scenarios where they can use their growing knowledge of the law to resolve legal and ethical issues for themselves.

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The Case Against the Fed
Murray N. Rothbard
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The most powerful case against the American central bank ever written. This work begins with a mini-treatment of money and banking theory, and then plunges right in with the real history of the Federal Reserve System. Rothbard covers the struggle between competing elites and how they converged with the Fed.

Rothbard calls for the abolition of the central bank and a restoration of the gold standard. His popular treatment incorporates the best and most up-to-date scholarship on the Fed's origins and effects.

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Preposterous!.......2007-04-19

The underlying theme in this pamphlet by Murray Rothbard of the Australian School of Economics, is that the Federal Resereve should be abolished and we should return to a gold standard.

Clearly this so-called economist has overlooked two very important things...

1. Without the Federal Reserve, how would Citi et al and JP Morgan et al make any money?

2. What would stop the so called "free market" from being exploited by greedy miners who would inflate the production & supply of gold so quickly that we would experience hyperinflation and a complete breakdown of the currency?

Verdict: Poorly thought out arguments Mr Rothbard.

One of the most amazing books I've ever read.......2007-03-03

I bought this book after listening to two friends arguing about the Federal Reserve and, having no economics background at all, realizing that I didn't understand anything they were talking about. For the most part, it is clearly explained in a way an economics lay-person such as my self can follow. I wish this book had been recommended to me as part of my high school economics class, in fact, had more people read this book, this nation would not be in the dire situation it is facing.

The departure of law.......2007-01-04

This book very logically laid out the case for how our law hs been corrupted by the bankers use of reserve ratios and ponzi schemes. A very good book and I highly recommend it. One does not know chaos until there is bank run and if the banking industry operated with honesty and integrity instead of principles based on lying and theft then there would not be bank runs.

The Case For This Book.......2006-10-28

Written a year before Rothbard's death, The Case Against the Fed embodies a lifetime of his wisdom and scholarship. Rothbard was a gifted historian and each paragraph is packed with valuable information that truly explains the motives behind the creation of the Fed. Clear, concise, and witty at times, the book is easy to read and comprehend, and is relatively short as well.

Rothbard demonstrates that it was the bankers themselves who lobbied for the creation of a central bank in the US, as the cartelization of commercial banks was to allow for even greater inflation of money and credit. Fractional reserve banking, which is nothing more than embezzlement, causes not only inflation, but a redistribution of wealth from society to the bankers, as Rothbard explains.

This book not only succinctly explains the operations of the Federal Reserve System, but is probably also the simplest available introduction to the theory of the origin of money, the differences between 100% reserve and fractional reserve banking, the ills of central banking, the absurdity of deposit insurance, and the Cantillon Effect. The book concludes with a simple plan for liquidating the Fed and reestablishing the gold standard in the US.

Another winner out of the Constitutional Library of America's foremost Economist during his lifetime!.......2006-05-28

A beautifully, short, concise book
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Bravo, Murray!

Your Credit Score: How to Fix, Improve, and Protect the 3-Digit Number that Shapes Your Financial Future (2nd Edition)

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Should be required reading before filling out your first application...
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Your Credit Score: How to Fix, Improve, and Protect the 3-Digit Number that Shapes Your Financial Future (2nd Edition)
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Your Credit Score: How to Fix, Improve, and Protect ..........2007-06-06

This book is written in the straight-forward, easy to read style Liz uses in her weekly columns for MSN Money. It gives a lot of basic information as well as "how to's." I definitely recommend this book for those who want to improve their score by either fixing it or protecting it.

Wonderful Book.......2007-05-21

When I bought this book, I was very skeptical. It was actually a very smooth, easy read and was very insightful. I reccommend this to anyone who is looking to start fresh with their credit.

Informative, but redundant.......2007-05-12

This Book will give you all the information you need to get the best credit score you can, and if you will follow the book's advice, most likely it will work.
However, the information given in the book could be found on any credit monitoring web-site for free with more accuracy to your situation.
It's nice to have the book at home, but not necessary. Take it only if you refuse to read the advice you get at the different credit report websites

Should be required reading before filling out your first application..........2007-02-12

It's become pretty common lately to hear news stories about your "credit score." But it's one of those things that is not well-understood, nor are the factors that feed into it. This book cuts through all the confusion with clear explanations and great advice... Your Credit Score: How to Fix, Improve, and Protect the 3-Digit Number that Shapes Your Financial Future (2nd Edition) by Liz Pulliam Weston. A little knowledge can save you a ton of money and grief...

Contents: Why Your Credit Score Matters; How Credit Scoring Works; VantageScore - A Revolution or Just More of the Same?; Improving Your Score - The Right Way; Credit Scoring Myths; Coping with a Credit Crisis; Rebuilding Your Score After a Credit Disaster; Identity Theft and Your Credit; Emergency! Fixing Your Credit Score Fast; Insurance and Your Credit Score; Keeping Your Score Healthy; Index

Like it or not, credit bureaus have a large influence on what you pay for loans (and increasingly, insurance). Weston starts by explaining how the whole credit rating concept evolved, as well as the significant players in the game. She also explains how that credit score is used by banks and lenders to predict the likelihood of getting paid back. The lower your score, the higher the probability of payment issues, and the higher the interest rate will be. The book becomes *really* valuable when you start understanding the many myths behind credit scoring. For instance, conventional wisdom says it's a good thing to close out credit card accounts you're not using any longer, thereby improving your credit score. In reality, that action will usually hurt your score instead. Or another example... It's a good idea to have your credit company lower your limit to improve your score. Wrong! Part of the calculation of credit scoring is the ratio of used to available credit amounts. If you lower your credit limit, that ratio goes up (provided you didn't pay down your balance), and your score goes down. It's practical information such as this that makes the book so valuable and worthwhile. Oh, and you wonder why your insurance rates are higher than your neighbors, all things appearing equal? More and more insurance companies are following the controversial practice of charging higher premiums to people with lower scores. Yet another reason to be on guard.

Ideally, you don't run up credit charges and you pay cash for everything. Practically, society is geared towards being able to categorize people based on their credit history. You can use this book to position yourself well for credit expectations without having to go against your principles if you don't want to become caught up in the credit craze. This book should be required reading before getting your first credit card or loan...

A bit weak.......2007-01-18

While I do think that Ms. Pulliam Weston knows her stuff, I don't think she covered the things I need to know in enough depth, and some of my most burning questinos were not addressed at all.

She speaks mainly to people who have somewhat stable finances and are capable of following her suggestions. What do you do if you need to REALLY repair a VERY bad score? The scores she considers to be "bad" are in the mid 500s or above. She assumes that you probably want to tweak your credit a little and have a higher credit rating already, for the most part. She only briefly addresses the concerns of those of us who really have credit problems.

I'm giving this book a 3 for those reasons.

How to Design & Implement a Results-Oriented Variable Pay System

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Good For Design
" What's Wrong With Traditional Reward System ? "

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A practical guide to the latest trends and newest creative options in variable pay.

Variable pay systems are widely used as alternatives to traditional compensation programs. Now a recognized expert offers a timely examination of variable pay basics, the latest trends, and creative options. Readers will discover how to:

• gain a competitive advantage through variable pay plans
• create or redesign a system to meet an organization's particular needs
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• implement a complete 19-step process

The guide's practical slant is enhanced by numerous formulas, examples, and graphs that demonstrate how variable pay can yield impressive gains in productivity.

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Good For Design.......2006-03-14

Its a book that really guides you trough the steps of the design process.

" What's Wrong With Traditional Reward System ? ".......1999-09-19

As asserted by Belcher "traditional approaches to compensation do not meet today's business needs and are failing American industry. As the recognition of failure grows, U.S. companies are rapidly adopting alternative reward systems in an attempt to deal with the challenges of an increasingly competitive marketplace."

What's wrong with this traditional reward system?

According to Belcher :

* tradional reward systems compensate, but do not reward.

* traditional reward systems do not reinforce teamwork.

* traditional reward systems do not support strategic business priorities.

* traditional reward systems are inflexible and are not reflective of business results.

Then, variable/alternative pay system vs. traditional pay/reward system.

Variable pay system is defined by Belcher as an alternative compensation system that ties pay to business outcomes and supports a participative management process. Cash payouts are based on a predetermined measure or measures of group or organizational performance.

This study is highly recommended for HR professionals and line managers.