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Bogle On Mutual Funds: New Perspectives For The Intelligent Investor
Author John C. Bogle
The seminal work on mutual funds investing is now a Wiley Investment ClassicCertain books have redefined the way we view the world of finance and investing—books that should be on every investor's shelf. Bogle On Mutual Funds—the definitive work on mutual fund inv....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Philip K. Potter , Matthew A. Baum
Why do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Classical Humanism and the Challenge of Modernity
Author Bas van Bommel
In scholarship, classical (Renaissance) humanism is usually strictly distinguished from 'neo-humanism', which, especially in Germany, flourished at the beginning of the 19th century. While most classical humanists focused on the practical imitation of Latin styli....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Author Antonio Mazza , Giacomo Morri
A unique, international approach to optimal real estate financingProperty Finance is an authoritative guide to both the financial and legal issues surrounding real estate financing. Unique in its exclusive focus on the topic, this book builds from a solid theoretic....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Author President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies , Th
The official report that has shaped the international debate about NSA surveillance"We cannot discount the risk, in light of the lessons of our own history, that at some point in the future, high-level government officials will decide that this massive database of ....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Author Herbert Gintis
Game theory is central to understanding human behavior and relevant to all of the behavioral sciences—from biology and economics, to anthropology and political science. However, as The Bounds of Reason demonstrates, game theory alone cannot fully explain human beha....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Creating Significant Learning Experiences, Revised and Updated
Author L. Dee Fink
"Dee Fink challenges our conventional assumptions and practices and offers an insightful approach to expanding our learning goals, making higher education more meaningful. This is a gem of a book that every college teacher should read." —Ken Bain, author, What the ....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Author Martin Ruhs
Many low-income countries and development organizations are calling for greater liberalization of labor immigration policies in high-income countries. At the same time, human rights organizations and migrant rights advocates demand more equal rights for migrant wor....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power
Author Xuetong Yan , Daniel A. Bell , Edmund Ryden , Sun Zhe
The rise of China could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century. What will China look like in the future? What should it look like? And what will China's rise mean for the rest of world? This book, written by China's most influenti....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Author Keith T. Poole , Howard Rosenthal , Nolan McCarty
How governmental failure led to the 2008 financial crisis—and what needs to be done to avoid another similar event Behind every financial crisis lurks a "political bubble"—policy biases that foster market behaviors leading to financial instability. Rather than tilt....
Release Date 2013/05 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating, Third Edition
Author Steven Kerry Brown
The mystique of private investigating draws significant numbers of people to consider it as a career or side business. At the same time, individuals want to learn investigative techniques to solve their own personal and legal problems. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to P....
Release Date 2013/03 -
Author John O. McGinnis
Successful democracies throughout history--from ancient Athens to Britain on the cusp of the industrial age--have used the technology of their time to gather information for better governance. Our challenge is no different today, but it is more urgent because the a....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Author Gabriel Rossman
Despite the growth of digital media, traditional FM radio airplay still remains the essential way for musicians to achieve commercial success. Climbing the Charts examines how songs rise, or fail to rise, up the radio airplay charts. Looking at the relationships be....
Release Date 2012/07 -
The Sociology of Adult & Continuing Education
Author Peter Jarvis
This book provides a comprehensive sociological overview of adult and continuing education. It draws on all branches of sociology rather than advocating one approach. It examines the theories of all the significant sociological writers in the field such as Knowles, Marx, ....
Release Date 2012/04 -
Author Thom Hartmann
Hartmann is perhaps best known for his fierce commitment to Jeffersonian democracy and his steadfast opposition to the corporatization of America. But in these pages you’ll also discover his Older and Younger Cultures hypothesis, which identifies the root cau....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Author Torsten Persson , Timothy Besley
"Little else is required to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice; all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things." So wrote Adam Smith a quarter....
Release Date 2011/08 -
Author Louise Marie Roth
Rocked by a flurry of high-profile sex discrimination lawsuits in the 1990s, Wall Street was supposed to have cleaned up its act. It hasn't. Selling Women Short is a powerful new indictment of how America's financial capital has swept enduring discriminatory prac....
Release Date 2011/06 -
Author Louis Hyman
Before the twentieth century, personal debt resided on the fringes of the American economy, the province of small-time criminals and struggling merchants. By the end of the century, however, the most profitable corporations and banks in the country lent money to mi....
Release Date 2011/01 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Alchemy
Author Dennis William Hauck
More than magic...Where else can one combine chemistry and philosophy to turn base metal into gold while discovering a magical elixir to prolong life? Here's a simple and straightforward guide to alchemy that explains its basic principles. Written by one of the world's ....
Release Date 2008/04 -
The Real Estate Agent's Guide to FSBOs
Author John Maloof
According to the National Association of Realtors, 86% of new real estate agents don’t make it past their first year. The majority give up due to frustration and the overwhelming start-up costs involved in the industry. But there is an untapped resource that ....
Release Date 2007/10 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Simple Home Repair
Author Judy Ostrow
How many readers does it take to change a light bulb?Only one - if he or she is armed with this book! Rather than focus on the big projects that most homeowners would wisely leave to professionals, it concentrates on the common repairs that everyone encounters and anyone ....
Release Date 2007/09 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Real Estate Agent, 2nd Edition
Author Marilyn Sullivan
The incredible growth of the real estate market over the past few years has more and more people looking to change jobs and get in on the action. Fully revised and updated (and written by a highly regarded real estate broker, author, and lawyer), this book covers e....
Release Date 2006/12 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Mortgage Broker
Author Marian Edelman Borden , Daniel S. Kahn
Break into the brokerage business.Here is a step-by-step handbook to joining this elite group. Written by an accomplished mortgage broker with more than 15 years in the business and 2,000 deals to his credit, this book covers everything from whether or not real est....
Release Date 2006/06 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Real Estate Investing Basics
Author George G. Sheldon , David J. Decker
What, where, and how to buy!The Complete Idiot's Guide to Real Estate Investing Basics presents the practical advice and knowledge readers need to get started in the residential real estate market. Based on the knowledge of an established expert, this guide teache....
Release Date 2006/06 -
The Complete Guide to Investing in Foreclosures
Author Steve Berges
As demand for real estate has skyrocketed, so have prices. But finding affordable properties to buy and sell for profit has actually never been easier! Why? Because foreclosures are at an all-time high, meaning banks and other lenders have unprecedented numbers of....
Release Date 2005/11 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feng Shui, 3rd Edition
Author Elizabeth Moran , Master Joseph Yu
Considered the feng shui bible by classical practitioners and teachers, 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feng Shui' has been updated to include more case stuides and feng shui readings to make the practical application of feng shui even more accessible; new chapters feat....
Release Date 2005/03 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Communicating with Spirits
Author Deborah S. Romaine , Rita Berkowitz
You're no idiot, of course. You know life is a journey and that physical birth and death are it spoints of transition. Many people, across cultures and faiths, believe the spirit lives on and have experienced contact with the spirits of loved ones who have passed to the ....
Release Date 2002/09 -
Author John Herbert
Provides the practical techniques and theoretical knowledge that underpin the fundamental skills of a journalist. It also takes a highly modern approach, as the convergence of broadcast, print and online media require the learning of new skills and methods. T....
Release Date 1999/11