| 81.
| - Technical Analysis of Gaps: What Are Gaps?
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By
Julie R. Dahlquist, Richard J. Bauer
- Jun 27, 2012
- Julie R. Dahlquist and Richard J. Bauer introduce their book, which provides a comprehensive study of gaps in an attempt to isolate gaps which present profitable trading strategies.
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| 82.
| - FranklinCovey Style Guide: For Business and Technical Communication
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By
Stephen R. Covey
- Jun 21, 2012
- This excerpt from FranklinCovey Style Guide: For Business and Technical Communication covers cliches, colons, color, commas, compound words, conjunctions, contractions, dashes, decimals, editing and proofreading, and electronic mail.
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| 83.
| - FranklinCovey Style Guide for Business and Technical Communication: Abbreviations
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By
Stephen R. Covey
- Jun 20, 2012
- This Reference Glossary is designed and written to help writers and editors answer routine, yet important, questions about the preparation of business and technical documents. This section covers abbreviations.
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| 84.
| - The Option Trader's Hedge Fund: An Insurance Business Case Study
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By
Mark Sebastian
- Jun 18, 2012
- This chapter shows you how to create a business of trading options successfully by using the framework of an insurance company.
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| 85.
| - Epigenetics in Health and Disease: A Historical Perspective
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By
Igor Kovalchuk, Olga Kovalchuk
- Jun 14, 2012
- The authors of Epigenetics introduce you to their book, which discusses the concept of epigenetics and epigenetic regulation, processes of evolution in light of current understanding of epigenetics, and the role of epigenetics in the mechanisms of inheritance and interaction with the environment.
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| 86.
| - Creating a Living Endowment for Ensuring Performance
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By
Richard C. Gillespie, Gene E. Fusch
- Jun 13, 2012
- Richard C. Gillespie and Gene E. Fusch introduce their book, which describes techniques to create a workplace where members of an organization continuously strive for performance improvement. Creating such a workplace often leads to dynamic leadership, empowerment, personal ownership, and a place where people want to be every day.
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| 87.
| - Negotiating with Backbone: Eight Sales Strategies to Defend Your Price and Value
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By
Reed K. Holden
- Jun 11, 2012
- Reed K. Holden describes two of the games salespeople and executives play in the great game of procurement. There are eight easy-to-identify games and tactics associated with each one. If you understand your position in the game, you can play the game better.
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| 88.
| - Introduction to Losing It! Behaviors and Mindsets that Ruin Careers: Lessons on Protecting Yourself from Avoidable Mistakes
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By
Bill Lane
- Jun 7, 2012
- Bill Lane explains that the ability to look at oneself in a cold, unflattering, florescent-lit mirror; evaluate what you see; and act on that evaluation is a faculty that can and must be cultivated if your train is to stay on its track—and accelerate.
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| 89.
| - Introduction to The Option Trader's Hedge Fund: A Business Framework for Trading Equity and Index Options
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By
Dennis A. Chen, Mark Sebastian
- Jun 6, 2012
- Dennis A. Chen and Mark Sebastian introduce their book, which suggests a framework for trading options profitably; this framework has been used by an option trading hedge fund. The book is a road map for anyone wanting to trade options, with guidelines on how to run an option trading business successfully.
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| 90.
| - Herbal Supplements and the Brain: Understanding Their Health Benefits and Hazards
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By
S.J. Enna, Stata Norton
- Jun 4, 2012
- Stata Norton and S.J. Enna introduce their book, which provides basic information needed to assess the potential therapeutic value of plant products.
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| 91.
| - Introduction to The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price, 2nd Edition
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By
Lynn O'Shaughnessy
- May 31, 2012
- Lynn O'Shaughnessy saved about $125,000 off the sticker price of her son and daughter’s college educations, and just as importantly, they both picked schools where they could grow academically. Lynn introduces second edition of The College Solution so you too can become an empowered consumer and accomplish much the same thing with your children.
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| 92.
| - Introduction to Leadership, Discipline, and Effective Communication
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By
Helio Fred Garcia
- May 29, 2012
- Helio Fred Garcia introduces his book, which applies the Marine Corps’ strategy doctrine, as embodied in its Warfighting manual, to leadership communication.
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| 93.
| - Making College More Affordable
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By
Lynn O'Shaughnessy
- May 15, 2012
- Lynn O'Shaughnessy explains that the best way to increase your family’s chances of capturing a price cut is to understand the motivation behind the pricing discrimination that routinely happens behind closed doors on college campuses. When money is limited, and it is for nearly all institutions of higher education, colleges and universities do play favorites with their applicants.
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| 94.
| - The College Solution: Where to Find the Money
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By
Lynn O'Shaughnessy
- May 14, 2012
- Lynn O'Shaughnessy shares where to find cash for college in the form of grants, awards, and scholarships.
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| 95.
| - Introduction to Beating the Indexes: Investing in Convertible Bonds to Improve Performance and Reduce Risk
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By
Bill Feingold
- May 10, 2012
- Bill Feingold introduces his book, which will show you not only how you can make good money in convertible bonds, but also also have a lot of fun with them.
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| 96.
| - A Social Media Reading List by Jamie Turner
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By
Jamie Turner
- May 9, 2012
- Social media marketing expert Jamie Turner shares some of his favorite books for learning how to use social media to market and grow your business.
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| 97.
| - Introduction to Mastering the Leadership Role in Project Management: Practices that Deliver Remarkable Results
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By
Alexander Laufer
- Apr 19, 2012
- Alexander Laufer explains that the use of stories becomes more important for unlearning purposes because they are usually far more effective than analytical explanations or dry principles. People’s minds are changed more through observation than through argument, and real-life stories told by credible and successful managers may serve as an effective substitute for observation.
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| 98.
| - When Social Media Meets PR, Communication Unites with Technology
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By
Deirdre K. Breakenridge
- Apr 17, 2012
- Each new practice introduced in Social Media and Public Relations is the result of what happens when social media meets PR and communications unites with technology. Following are the eight new practices vital to your role today.
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| 99.
| - Rule 1 of Parenting: Relax
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By
Richard Templar
- Apr 11, 2012
- Richard Templar explains that all the best parents have one key thing in common. They’re relaxed about it.
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| 100.
| - Introduction to Global Franchising Operations Management: Cases in International and Emerging Markets Operations
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By
Ilan Alon
- Mar 19, 2012
- Ilan Alon introduces his book, which brings together an unprecedented collection of in-depth cases that illuminate the field’s unexplored opportunities, key pitfalls, and proven best practices.
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