Steamboats transformed the Missouri Valley. Enterprising men like Joseph La Barge and Grant Marsh braved financial and mortal danger to reap fantastic profits from trade in furs and buffalo robes. But
An all-too-realistic thriller about for-profit prisons, big-money politics, shady non-profits, the war on drugs—and the people who would kill to keep the system intactEmily runs a successful bistro in
An account of how a small nation responded to the discovery of oil off its coastline in 1969. Rather than squandering the profits, Norway put in place the most robust and visionary framework for extra
What happens when women in midlife step out of what's predictable? For Bernadette Murphy, learning to ride a motorcycle at forty-eight becomes the catalyst that transforms her from a settled wife and
It is New York, 1904, and Dulcy Remfrey, despite an idiosyncratic, traveling childhood, faces the predictable life of a woman of the time. All that changes when her eccentric father returns from his e
Accountancy as presently practised is tied to the paradigm of modern financial capitalism with its reliance on market solutions and the maximization of the firm’s profits, which are the fundamental ca
Private law and private law relationships in Member States of the European Union are increasingly influenced by EU law. Sometimes, this influence is predictable, for instance because EU law provides e
Therapist Kayla McC ormick is the quiet, sensitive type who prefers her life orderly and predictable. Kayla has an open heart, but the pain of loss has taught her to avoid risks that could get her hur
Make informed business decisions with the beginner's guide to financial modeling using Microsoft Excel Financial Modeling with Excel For Dummies is your ticket to optimized profits for your business.
Wolf populations have recently made a comeback in Northern Europe and North America. These large carnivores can cause predictable conflicts by preying on livestock, and competing with hunters for game
Do you find yourself lured into the index fund game without knowing what you are actually investing in? Can you be sure you know who really profits from your monthly contributions? Are you tired of a
From a former music and film producer, a history of the hijacking of the Internet's original mission by major companies set to steal the profits from artists in the digital ageWe all know who the vi
An essential guide to determining which R&D investments are most likely to drive growth, increase profits, and produce innovative products Your company is spending millions on R&D every year, but desp
Retirement planning was simple and predictable 40 years ago. All you needed was your company pension, personal savings, and Social Security.Those days are long gone. Most public pensions are underfund
We often think of finance as a glamorous world, a place where investment bankers amass huge profits in gleaming downtown skyscrapers. There’s another side to finance, though—the millions of amateurs w
Jill Fryman (Friday to her friends) is a Line Supervisor at a truck manufacturing plant in a small southern Indiana town—and life on the assembly line is almost as predictable as her love life. When i
The popular guide to earning stunning profits in the energy markets—updated with critical information on virtually every market, from fossil fuels to renewable energy.?Energy Trading & Investing, 2nd
This book explores leadership and management in social sector organizations, specifically non-profits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It provides social sector leaders with an overview of c
What is the primary purpose of business? The standard answer is ‘making profits,’ but some visionary entrepreneurs and leaders fundamentally disagree. Instead of just making money, they choose instead
What is the primary purpose of business? The standard answer is ‘making profits,’ but some visionary entrepreneurs and leaders fundamentally disagree. Instead of just making money, they choose instead
This book highlights the unique problems shared by all technologists across knowledge-intensive fields, and how to overcome the most predictable obstacles faced by technology entrepreneurs. It demysti
Up until his diagnosis, Lane lived a fairly predictable life—but when he finds himself at a tuberculosis sanatorium called Latham House, he discovers an insular world with paradoxical rules, med senso
In the OECD-area states provide security business to be conducted through a legal-institutional framework where state institutions, working in a legal-rational, predictable and effective manner, are o
How do trees help reduce violence? What do roads have to do with chronic disease? Prevention Diaries examines the unexpected yet empirically predictable relationships that shape our health, providing
Boost profits, margins, and customer loyalty with more effective CRM strategy Managing Customer Relationships positions the customer as central to long-term strategy, and provides essential guidance t
When Lilly goes on her honeymoon to Thailand alone, the last thing she expects is to meet the mysterious Damien. He turns her predictable world upside down, taking her on a wild, and often hysterical,
In a quest to maintain market position and improve profits in today's fast-paced, competitive market place, organizations need to become more and more customer driven. A customer-driven organization m
After a decades-long career as a serial entrepreneur Richard Koch reveals the powerful principle of simplifying as a strategy for companies to create new markets and increased profits. Readers are giv
Long gone are the days of lining people up for predictable staged group shots; modern brides want photos, and photo-books, that'll let them dive back into the experience of their special day.In this b
This highly original book is an ethnographic noir of how Big Data profits from patient private health information. The book follows personal health data as it is collected from inside healthcare and b
This book vividly describes how China’s rise in the early 2000s led to rising profits and declining labor income everywhere, ultimately resulting in the global financial crisis. Under Deng Xiaoping’s
Why does a large proportion of the population engage in some form of gambling, although they know they are most likely to lose, and that the gambling industry makes huge profits? Do gamblers simply ac
Make Massive Profits – Build an Affiliate Marketing Money Machine!Read this book for FREE on Kindle Unlimited!Are you curious about the affiliate marketing lifestyle?Would you like to make the interne
This book presents post-peace agreement violence as a serious, yet predictable and manageable, political phenomenon. Negotiating an end to a civil war is extremely difficult, and many signed peace agr
International trade is the exchange of goods and services across international borders. Global trade gives countries and organizations the opportunity to foray into new markets and increase profits. R
The Respectful Leader is the story of a new CEO, Des Hogan, who discovers that disrespectful behavior by his leadership team is quickly eating away at his company’s morale, productivity and profits. W
Project management sophistication is the state of enterprise practices in which success of projects is predictable and that the definitive measure of project management success continually improves wi
WINNER OF THE DASHIELL HAMMETT AWARDOne night up in Montana, C.W. Sughrue sets his seedy bar’s pricey jukebox in front of an oncoming freight train. When predictable results ensue, he needs to find a
All It Takes Is One Nightto Plunge the World into DarknessLife in Abney, Texas, is predictable and safe--until the night a massive solar flare wipes out all modern technology. Shelby Sparks, novelist
The crash of the minerals super cycle is being felt by the global phosphate industry. Fortunate phosphate companies are watching their profits drop manyfold, and the not-so-lucky ones are turning to s
