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1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xii + 386, illus with b&w photos and maps (no inscriptions).

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Very Good, Almost as new - very slight wear to edges. Volume 6a of the Abinger Edition of E. M. Forster limited to 1400 copies. " Correlated with Forster's final version by Oliver Stallybrass". xxv, 589p. ; 23 cm.

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When Thomas J. Watson, Jr. retired as chief executive officer of IBM in 1971, he began to pursue sailing, flying and exploring adventures he had dreamed about during his successful decades in business. One of the sailing and exploring adventures was a Panamato-Fiji passage through the South Pacific, and in this book he writes a charming, candid, erudite account of that sojourn in a part of the world we all dream about. A book for sailors and travelers, Pacific Passage takes us to Cocos Island, the Galapagos, Easter Island, Pitcairn, the Gambiers and Mangareva, the Tuamotus, Tahiti and Moorea, the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji. And 72 color illustrations bring the lush, exotic South Seas to this book's oversize pages with great impact.

Monkey is King covers ten of the most fundamental areas of business in simple, no-nonsense language. Each "pearl" is harvested from practical, hand-on experience. It is written clearly, needs no interpretation and is fun to read. You'll underline passages, dog-ear pages and refer to this book time after time whether you're a college student or the CEO of a billion-dollar corporation. You'll learn why not to hire the people you think you "can afford." You'll learn the right time to fire people or to find a new job yourself. Why MBAs can't manage restaurants, why not to give runner-up trophies, and how the moms-and-pops flourish against big box retailers. You'll learn common-sense advertising principles that lifelong professionals don't know. You'll gain a clearer understanding of what is marketing and what is not. You'll find out where to look for new product ideas and the importance of knowing the difference between luxury and quality. If you're running your own company or thinking about starting one, you'll find pearls "for entrepreneurs only." You will enjoy reading this book and gain uncommon business wisdom.

In this timely work, Scott Kennedy documents the rising influence of business, both Chinese and foreign, on national public policy in China.China's shift to a market economy has made businesses more sensitive to their bottom line and has seen the passage of thousands of laws and regulations that directly affect firms' success. Companies have become involved in a tug of war with the government and with each other to gain national policy advantages, often setting the agenda, providing alternative options, and pressing for a favored outcome. Kennedy's comparison of lobbying in the steel, consumer electronics, and software industries shows that although companies operate in a common political system, economic circumstances shape the nature and outcome of lobbying. Factors such as private or state ownership, size, industry concentration, and technological sophistication all affect industry activism.Based on over 300 in-depth interviews with company executives, business association representatives, and government officials, this study identifies a wide range of national economic policies influenced by lobbying, including taxes, technical standards, and intellectual property rights. These findings have significant implications for how we think about Chinese politics and economics, as well as government-business relations in general.

Extensive Reading for Academic Success is a four-book series that presents academic-style reading passages designed for advanced English language learners. Each book in this series contains 80 passages covering a remarkably wide range of topics, divided into broad categories. These categories include diverse aspects of literature and the humanities, world history, science, sociology, linguistics, art, music, information technology, and communications. Each reading passage is approximately 700 words in length and is followed by five comprehension questions. These are similar type of questions found on most standardized tests designed to measure students' English language proficiency. The question types following each passage in this series include general comprehension, inference, paraphrase/sentence simplification, main idea, chart/summary, and detail questions. Key features of the series: - Academic-style reading passages - Comprehension questions typical of most standardized tests - Key vocabulary study list available online - Supplemental audio recordings available online - Additional listening component series availableContent topics by book:Book A: (1) English and American Literature (2) Geography (3) Biology (4) Communication (5) Anthropology and ArchaeologyBook B: (1) Science and Technology (2) Medicine and Healthcare (3) Chemistry (4) Linguistics (5) World History (6) The HumanitiesBook C: (1) Modernization (2) Sociology (3) Physics (4) Business (5) Art and MusicBook D: (1) The Classics and World Literature (2) American Literature: 19th & 20th Century (3) Environmental Science (4) American History (5) Psychology (6) Computer Science and Information Technology

Despite the passage of NAFTA and other recent free trade victories in the United States, former U.S. trade official Alfred Eckes warns that these developments have a dark side. Opening America's Market offers a bold critique of U.S. trade policies over the last sixty years, placing them within a historical perspective. Eckes reconsiders trade policy issues and events from Benjamin Franklin to Bill Clinton, attributing growing political unrest and economic insecurity in the 1990s to shortsighted policy decisions made in the generation after World War II. Eager to win the Cold War and promote the benefits of free trade, American officials generously opened the domestic market to imports but tolerated foreign discrimination against American goods. American consumers and corporations gained in the resulting global economy, but many low-skilled workers have become casualties. Eckes also challenges criticisms of the 'infamous' protectionist Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, which allegedly worsened the Great Depression and provoked foreign retaliation. In trade history, he says, this episode was merely a mole hill, not a mountain.

Sandra M. Anglund examines the American national government's small business assistance policy from the passage of the Small Business Act of 1953 onward. She traces the heritage of the policy and shows how American core values, those often referred to as the American Creed, contributed to shaping that policy.Anglund points out that the American national government is in the business of promoting small business. Government agencies help entrepreneurs develop small businesses through a wide range of programs providing financial assistance such as loans, government contract assistance including set-asides, and management and technical support. Unlike government programs for farmers and big businesses, which are usually invisible to the citizenry, small business aid programs are extremely and intentionally visible.Congress declared the policy of aiding small business and launched the contemporary era of small business assistance programs in the Small Business Act of 1953. In this study, Anglund traces the heritage of the Small Business Act, probes influences on small business and enactments of the 1953-1997 period, and show how American core values, those often referred to as the American Creed, contributed to shaping small business policy and to the support it received. Scholars, students, and researchers involved with public policy, political culture, business politics and history, and economic development will find this study of particular interest.

Sandra M. Anglund examines the American national government's small business assistance policy from the passage of the Small Business Act of 1953 onward. She traces the heritage of the policy and shows how American core values, those often referred to as the American Creed, contributed to shaping that policy.Anglund points out that the American national government is in the business of promoting small business. Government agencies help entrepreneurs develop small businesses through a wide range of programs providing financial assistance such as loans, government contract assistance including set-asides, and management and technical support. Unlike government programs for farmers and big businesses, which are usually invisible to the citizenry, small business aid programs are extremely and intentionally visible.Congress declared the policy of aiding small business and launched the contemporary era of small business assistance programs in the Small Business Act of 1953. In this study, Anglund traces the heritage of the Small Business Act, probes influences on small business and enactments of the 1953-1997 period, and show how American core values, those often referred to as the American Creed, contributed to shaping small business policy and to the support it received. Scholars, students, and researchers involved with public policy, political culture, business politics and history, and economic development will find this study of particular interest.

This book is a historical examination of how popular magazines portrayed wage-earning women during the critical interwar years, 1918-1941. Although women had been entering the workplace for some time, their contributions to World War I, the passage of women's sufferage, postwar business expansion, and changing social mores put the cultural conversatlion over women's employement into high gear. Examining how magazines covered employed women during this critical period, this book identifies a number of emerging stereotypes that the author argues were used to reinscribe women into a domestic discourse. Moreover, those stereotypes are echoed today in print media, television, film and the Internet.

 Steve McQueen: A Tribute to the King of Cool, tells the actor's story in chronological order through the eyes of those who knew him best: family, friends, co-stars, business associates, acquaintances and adoring fans from around the globe. Written in passage form, each person brings a different view to the man and legend, presenting him in an unsurpassed 360-degree perspective. 'It's unique in its presentation because it reads like a biography, but it's really a photo and tribute book', Terrill said, who has spent nearly three years compiling the information. There's really nothing else on the market quite like it. 'I know it will please McQueen fans'. Accompanying the 200 passages are hundreds of photos taken of McQueen throughout his life and movie career, many seen here for the first time, as well as personal items, documents and movie memorabilia. The book will also include a foreword by Barbara McQueen, a Steve McQueen family tree, quotes by several Hollywood luminaries.

The early Quakers denounced the clergy and social élite but what of Friends' relationships with others? By examining Quaker attitudes to neighbourliness, the family, the rites of passage, business, and other links, this lively and original study demonstrates that Quakers were not the marginal and isolated people as often portrayed by contemporaries and historians, and explores the their wider and significant impact upon early modern society.

Fashion For Profit and the other accompanying books by Frances Harder are a professional & complete guide to designing, brand development, costing, manufacturing, & marketing a successful business. Creativity is essential but it isn't enough. The passage from initial concept to the ultimate consumer involves many steps. Fashion For Profit is a roadmap that clearly marks each step. Frances Harder's books are detailed in depth text on how to start your own apparel related business. They have been reviewed and validated by experts from each specific crucial area of design, product development, finance, production, through to sales and marketing. Frances Harder's books have been adopted by some of the best fashion schools in the US to familiarize students with many of the complicated facets of the fashion business beyond designing a line. But whether you are a student or starting your own business you will find information in Fashion For Profit and the accompanying books will help you avoid costly mistakes.

The early Quakers denounced the clergy and social élite but what of Friends' relationships with others? By examining Quaker attitudes to neighbourliness, the family, the rites of passage, business, and other links, this lively and original study demonstrates that Quakers were not the marginal and isolated people as often portrayed by contemporaries and historians, and explores the their wider and significant impact upon early modern society.

This updated introduction to Turkish for the general reader puts emphasis on everyday life, business and culture. It covers grammar and useful vocabulary introduced through special exercises, dialogues and reading passages to enable the student to become confident in all situations.