A closely held firm is not a smaller version of a large public firm, anymore than a child is a miniature adult. Recognizing that value comes from the ability to generate future cash flows, this book emphasizes the differences between the large and small firms when presenting the concepts to value the closely held firm.

“Taaqtumi” is an Inuktitut word that means “in the dark”—and these spine-tingling horror stories by Northern writers show just how dangerous darkness can be. A family clinging to survival out on the tundra after a vicious zombie virus. A door that beckons, waiting to unleash the terror behind it. A post-apocalyptic community in the far North where things aren’t quite what they seem. With chilling tales from award-winning authors Richard Van Camp, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Aviaq Jo...

This revised and updated third edition of Best New Horror showcases some of the very best short stories and novellas published in 1991. In this vilifying volume you will rediscover terrifying tales by, amongst many others, Ramsey Campbell, Robert McCammon, Dennis Etchison, Elizabeth Hand, Michael Marshall Smith, Charles L. Grant, Joel Lane and Thomas Tessier, along with an overview of the year in horror by the editors and a nightmare necrology of those who kicked off this mortal coil durin...

Crime research has grown substantially over the past decade, with a rise in evidence-informed approaches to criminal justice, statistics-driven decision-making and predictive analytics. The fuel that has driven this growth is data – and one of its most pressing challenges is the lack of research on the use and interpretation of data sources.This accessible, engaging book closes that gap for researchers, practitioners and students. International researchers and crime analysts discus...

Nominiert für den Opus Primum Nachwuchspreis 2012 der Volkswagenstiftung. Wir haben damals keine Liebe bekommen. Wie krank diese Kinderseelen waren! Das ist unbegreifl ich! Und daraus sollte die neue Elite entstehen?! Ein ehemaliges Lebensborn-Kind Für die SS waren Kinder, sofern sie bestimmten erbhygienischen und rassenbiologischen Gütekriterien entsprachen, in erster Linie die Garanten für den ewigen Erhalt des deutschen Volkes und die andauernde Erneuerung der arischen Rasse. Nicht ihr ...

“Taaqtumi” is an Inuktitut word that means “in the dark”—and these spine-tingling horror stories by Northern writers show just how dangerous darkness can be. A family clinging to survival out on the tundra after a vicious zombie virus. A door that beckons, waiting to unleash the terror behind it. A post-apocalyptic community in the far North where things aren’t quite what they seem. With chilling tales from award-winning authors Richard Van Camp, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Aviaq Jo...

For scientist and layman alike this book provides vivid evidence that the Copernican Revolution has by no means lost its significance today. Few episodes in the development of scientific theory show so clearly how the solution to a highly technical problem can alter our basic thought processes and attitudes. Understanding the processes which underlay the Revolution gives us a perspective, in this scientific age, from which to evaluate our own beliefs more intelligently. With a constant kee...

"The System: Book 1" by Bryant Thomas Coates is an exciting thriller about young men living in a tough neighborhood, dealing with crime, loyalty, and survival. The story follows Bee, a teenager stuck between ambition, family, and trying to survive. He and his friends are learning that in their world, respect and power are earned the hard way. Bee has to make life-changing decisions that will affect his future.The novel explores family struggles, the cost of power, and how a life of...

Sammy Page, a long time thief, stares into the institutional glow of death row when he takes a couple's prize possession, while they lay in their bloody bed after having been brutally murdered.Long Gone is a fast-paced thrilling tale of love, romance, corruption and murder as seen through the eyes of Sammy Page, who was turned out to make fast money by a desperate mother at the age of 10 years old, So, Sammy's childhood playground of stolen cars and hot rides takes the place of swi...

The true story of Paul "Bear" Bryant's 1954 Texas A&M football training camp, and the courage, determination and sheer guts it brought out of one team.Now a television movie produced by ESPN, starring Tom Berenger."I heard the story of the Junction Boys from gene Stallings when he was on my staff with the Cowboys. Those guys were some of the toughest to ever play the game. Jim Dent has really brough the story to life in a book any foo...

Outlaw Sammy Page made a solemn promise to his wife and daughter to change his ways after a jury found him innocent of double homicide having been at the scene while a husband-and-wife were being brutally murdered."What Has Happened to Women in Juárez?" The newspaper headline jumped off the page as Sammy paced the jail cell following his arrest on suspicion of foul play after his wife and daughter went missing in the West Texas border town of El Paso.Hell's Bells contains e...

From the author of Montana , "a stunning look at how a bunch of overachievers was able to accomplish everything—except win a national title" ( The Tampa Tribune ).Very few institutions in American sports can match the enduring excellence of the University of Alabama football program. Especially dominant during the era of the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant, the larger-than-life figu...