A beautiful, touching, and tender tale filled with vivid imagery and raw emotionIn the hills of Tennessee, Shane Carson, a gifted, nationally recognized horseman, is living the good life. When a mysterious mustang shows up on his farm, Shane doesn't know how—or why—the horse appeared, but the horse's distinctive brand identifies her. She is one of the Spirit Horses, a rare, wild herd that runs free on the Shoshone reservation in Wyoming. Watched over for centuries i...

**The New York Times bestseller"Blinder's book deserves its likely place near the top of reading lists about the crisis. It is the best comprehensive history of the episode... A riveting tale." - Financial Times**One of our wisest and most clear-eyed economic thinkers offers a masterful narrative of the crisis and its lessons.Many fine books on the financial crisis were first drafts of history—books written to fill the nee...

From the New York Times bestselling author, the fascinating story of U.S. economic policy from Kennedy to Biden—filled with lessons for todayIn this book, Alan Blinder, one of the world’s most influential economists and one of the field’s best writers, draws on his deep firsthand experience to provide an authoritative account of sixty years of monetary and fiscal policy in the United States. Spanning twelve presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Joe Biden, an...

The United Planetary Commission of Earth has returned to reclaim its former colonies among the stars. Follow the Tarsal family as they deal with the invasion of their home world of Springfold and an occupying force bent on revenge. The youngest son, Randal, a member of the Trading Alliance Guard finds himself thrust into the battle to save his and other planets from the grip of the UPC. It is the story of a family at war among the stars.

This book covers the key steps in designing, implementing and administering a formal strategic planning process and provides practical guidance on the elements of a business plan and the steps that should be taken to create a business plan that can be used for execution of strategy and presentations to investors and other external stakeholders. This book also explores a variety of topics of interest to researchers and managers focusing on comparative aspects of strategic planning activitie...

Although corporate social responsibility, or CSR, has been adopted by many companies, few of them are practicing it with any formal strategy, and the common situation seems to be a portfolio of disparate CSR programs and initiatives, some of which support core strategy and others of which appear adjacent and discretionary. The diversity of potential CSR initiatives is one issue (e.g., companies may simultaneously disburse funding for community activities, provide grants for nonprofits/NGOs...

Entrepreneurship—and starting a new business—is always exciting and challenging; however, the stakes and stress are particularly high for those hoping to launch an "emerging company": an enterprise focused on high and sustainable growth in both employment and revenues while pursuing technological breakthroughs, dramatic shifts in the costs associated with satisfying existing consumer needs, identification of new consumer needs and/or sociological or economic changes. This book is intended ...

In addition to their formal structure and the rules and standard operating procedures used to support and operate the structure, organizations also rely heavily on their organizational culture as an important tool in controlling and coordinating the activities of their members (e.g., executive, managers and employees), formulating communications among those members, and providing incentives and reasons for them to act in ways that the leaders of the organization considers to be necessary i...

As Americans grow increasingly mobile, estate planning practitioners routinely encounter clients whose marital property includes community property acquired in one or more states, as well as clients who may benefit from elective community property trust statutes now available in Alaska, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Dakota, and Florida. Because community property generally retains its character even after a couple relocates to a separate property state, estate planners in every jurisdiction m...

Instructions for downloading, installing, and upgrading IBM CMODKey Features● Master IBM CMOD installation on RedHat Linux and Windows, including optional software and upgrade steps.● Learn to configure CMOD with Content Navigator and FileNet using practical, real-world examples.● Acquire essential admin skills for Linux and Windows, focusing on user management and system optimization.● Hands-on examples of using the...

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Instructions for downloading, installing, and upgrading IBM CMOD Key Features ● Master IBM CMOD installation on RedHat Linux and Windows, including optional software and upgrade steps. ● Learn to configure CMOD with Content Navigator and FileNet using practical, real-world examples. ● Acquire essential admin skills for Linux and Windows, focusing on user management and system optimization. ● Hands-on examples of using the CMOD Java API for building and integrating custom solutions. Book De...