Mastering Your Influence: The Workbook

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Excellent hands-on advice.......1999-01-20

This book contains excellent hands-on advice on how to successfully influence others. Skills include influence strategies, manners, communications, networking, and negotiations. Contains a number of relevant examples as well as thought-provoking questions and exercises to set you on the way to mastering your influence.

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Understanding Financial Statements, 7/E retains its reputation for readability, concise coverage, and accessibility while incorporating the many new requirements and changes in accounting reporting and standards. It gives readers the conceptual background and analytical tools necessary to understand and interpret business financial statements. The book covers the tools and techniques needed to analyze and interpret financial statements, income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. For controllers, CFOs, financial analysts, credit analysts, or business managers who need a valuable reference book. For any individual who wants to learn how to read and interpret financial statements.

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Understanding financial statements.......2007-09-26

Great book for learning accounting for the novice. Easy to understand and the problems and discussion help the learning process.

Just as advertised.......2007-09-23

I bought this book for school. It is an easy to read, comprehensive guide to understanding what goes into financial statements.

exact product at an affordable price w a smooth transaction.......2007-05-14

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You'll keep this close to your side for years to come..........2006-02-09

I purchased the fifth edition of this book back in 1997 and still have it. I work through it, from start to finish, every three months in order to keep myself fresh and thoroughly knowledgeable about income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows. The exercises are challenging enough to require you to do a little extra research and thinking on your own, i.e., not everything in the questions can be answered by consulting the book. IMPORTANT NOTE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THIS BOOK: You will have difficulty thoroughly understanding this material unless you have at least a year of financial accounting coursework under your belt. Although I already had 8 accounting courses under my belt by the time I purchased this book, it helped me understand financials like I had never understood them before. A very useful text for those interested in the analysis of, particularly, the income statement and the balance sheet.

Most confusing, wordy textbook I have ever used.......2005-10-02

I am in a graduate program and this is the first time in 16 years of education that I have ever come across such a poorly written textbook! As a previous rater stated, "The presentation of the content assumes that the reader has some knowledge of this content area and at times leaves him/her confused as to what was discussed, making it difficult to understand. Examples that are used are often incomplete and do not provide a complete picture of how statements are generated." I second his sentiment, "Too bad I could not give it zero stars." I would love to contact these individuals and their publisher and recommend they never write again. I need a book I can use again and again when my class is finished, not one I would sooner burn.

Hidden Financial Risk: Understanding Off Balance Sheet Accounting

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Competent analysis of off balance sheet accounting
Accounting for the Investor

Hidden Financial Risk: Understanding Off Balance Sheet Accounting
J. Edward Ketz
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ASIN: 0471433764

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An insider's guide to understanding and eliminating accounting fraud
How do these high-profile accounting scandals occur and what could have been done to prevent them. Hidden Financial Risk fills that void by examining methods for off balance sheet accounting, with a particular emphasis on special purpose entities (SPE), the accounting ruse of choice at Enron and other beleaguered companies. J. Edward Ketz identifies the incentives for managers to deceive investors and creditors about financial risk and also shows investors how to protect their investments in a world filled with accounting and auditing frauds.
J. Edward Ketz, PhD (State College, PA) is MBA Faculty Director and Associate Professor of Accounting at Penn State's Smeal College of Business. He has been cited in the press nearly 300 times since Enron's bankruptcy, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.. He has a regular column in Accounting Today.

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Competent analysis of off balance sheet accounting.......2005-10-26

An expert describes some the main devices used to distort financial information for public consumption, focusing on those which hide debt. I found it both informative and highly readable. Some background in business accounting is helpful but not necessary for the reader.

Accounting for the Investor.......2003-08-03

While experts wring hands and say "mistakes were made," this book gives average investors the "how to" in order to make sense of annual reports and balance sheets. It seems to blow the lid off of the various methods that managers used to hide bad debt and shaking investments. Undoubtly, good for most investors who want to avoid a repeat of Enron. It also offers a pretty explanation of why major accounting and auditing firms can't be trusted. At last, a book that allows investors to keep their investments and earn money--instead of CEOs and corporate executives. Favorite Chapter: How to Hide Debt with Pension Accounting.

The Guide to Understanding Financial Statements

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Great Buy!!! Easy to Read and Understand
A Hands Down Great Book For Beginning Managers

The Guide to Understanding Financial Statements
S. B. Costales , and Geza Szurovy
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: 0070131910

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There's no mystery to understanding company financial statements Even if you have no financial or accounting background, you can read those intimidating-looking financial statements as easily as A-B-C. The second edition of The Guide to Understanding Financial Statements, by S.B. Costales and Geza Szurovy, makes all the numbers and jargon absolutely clear. In seconds you'll spot a company's strengths and weaknesses, see how its performance measures up, and have a solid basis for judging future prospects. The material is so easy to grasp, you'll know it all on first reading, Discover: what a balance sheet really reveals; the true significance of a profit and loss statement; what the six most important financial ratios are, and what each can tell you; how to tell when the numbers are favorable or not; how to spot fraud; how to discover whether the stated value of certain asests is true; much more.

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Great Buy!!! Easy to Read and Understand.......2002-06-27

This book was a big help to me. Having only a basic education in accounting, this book laid it out for me in a simple, easy-to-read manner. Definately a good buy!

A Hands Down Great Book For Beginning Managers.......2000-11-16

This book is amazing in that it gives a comprehensive,consise, and simple explanation for finicial statements. I have read many such books, yet this tops them all for its relative simplicity while still being able to get across its point. I would recommend this book to any beginning accountant, manager, or investor. This book shed light on information overlooked by unexperienced businessmen and is a great buy.

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Understanding Balance Sheets

Understanding Balance Sheets
George T. Friedlob , and Franklin J., Jr. Plewa
Manufacturer: Wiley
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ASIN: 0471130753

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As statements of a company's financial condition, balance sheets contain information vital to owners, investors, and financial managers who are charged with assessing company performance. Often complex and difficult to interpret, balance sheets are nonetheless essential because they help pinpoint business problem areas. Understanding Balance Sheets explains in a clear and concise manner all the major aspects of this important business tool, making it yours to implement easily and successfully.

Written by two financial and accounting authorities, this hands-on working reference enables you to understand a company's balance sheet within the context of its annual report. You'll find detailed information on:

Exactly what a balance sheet is, how it works, and how it's used to increase profitability
The individual components: receivables, cash, inventory, long-lived assets, current payables, long-term debt, and equity
How these different elements relate to each other, how they come into being, and how they should be controlled in your business
How accounting data is created, accumulated, and used in the development of financial statements

Whether you're new to balance sheets, need a quick refresher, or require a knowledge that goes beyond the basics, this guide has it all. Understanding Balance Sheets is a thorough, accessible reference that you can't afford to be without if you need to get a handle on this essential financial tool.

Get a handle on balance sheets with this comprehensive reference that gives you the basics and beyond

From the authors who brought you indispensable guides to such financial fundamentals as cash flow, income statements, and return on investment comes a book that clarifies and explains the intricacies of another important tool: the balance sheet. Covering all its major aspects, Friedlob and Plewa give you a broad understanding of its individual elements, the related disclosures contained in an annual report, and the methods used to analyze a company's balance sheet. Here's where to turn for valuable information on:

Receivables, inventories, intangibles, short-term investments, and other components of a balance sheet
How current liabilities create spontaneous financing when a business grows
General purpose financial statements and widely accepted accounting principles
The time value of money
Analyzing the balance sheet through comparative and ratio analysis

Straightforward, comprehensive, and easy to follow, this is the guide you'll want for a complete overview of this vital business tool.

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good enought.......2007-01-29

I found this book a real must have for non-financial managers. Altought I'm not a native english speaker I found myself learning faster with this book rather then any other italian books on the same subject.
very good.

Understanding Balance Sheets.......2000-10-16

I found the book to be accurate but general enough to review financial information without getting lost.A must for someone who wants to gain more accouting knowledge at their leisure.

Understanding and Analysing Balance Sheets

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Understanding and Analysing Balance Sheets
Ruzbeh J. Bodhanwala
Manufacturer: Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd
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Understanding the balance sheet and profit and loss statement: Or, How to sell life insurance and equity products including mutual funds, variable annuities, ... estate, variable life insurance, and others

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Understanding the balance sheet and profit and loss statement: Or, How to sell life insurance and equity products including mutual funds, variable annuities, ... estate, variable life insurance, and others
Israel Unterman
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How to sell life insurance through an understanding of the balance sheet and profit and loss statement

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How to sell life insurance through an understanding of the balance sheet and profit and loss statement
Israel Unterman
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Reading And Understanding Financial Statements

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Reading And Understanding Financial Statements
Greg Haslam
Manufacturer: Lorman Education Services
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: B000JGHEX6

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A fundamental understanding of finance and financial statements is critical to many business professionals. This is a basic manual in reading and understanding balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements.

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A new human right of public participation by those affected by natural resource development is set to define major economic developments in the twenty-first century. It is a fundamental part of the international norm of 'sustainable development', designed to harmonize economic betterment and environmental-cultural-social protection for this and succeeding generations. A recognized human right since the 1940s, public participation today is assuming many different legal and political forms - citizen involvement, indigenous peoples' rights, local community rights, sustainable development agreements, public hearings, consultation, advisory councils, right to information, right to justice, decisional transfers, benefits sharing, and more. The right to be heard is a fundamental principle of public law in most of the world's legal systems, but in practice ranges from being deeply ingrained in some cultures to non-existent in others. Understanding this new human dimension in law and development is now essential not only for lawyers but also for companies, governments, international agencies, NGOs, IGOs, and citizens. This book, authored by international resources law experts from all over the world, provides the theoretical and practical guidance essential to understanding and dealing with this new development. Its first section lays out the basics of what is becoming known as public participation law - its origins, history, theories, modern sources, and future directions. The second section presents the international legal authorities. The third section analyzes the current experience and future trends in over a dozen nations and regions of critical resource development interest, from Africa, Australasia, Southeast Asia and China to Europe and North, Central, and South America.

The Law of Energy for Sustainable Development (IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies)

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The Law of Energy for Sustainable Development (IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies)

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ASIN: 0521845254

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In November 2003, the Commission on Environmental Law (CEL) of IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) launched a new scholarly network of environmental law faculties and professors: the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law. The IUCN Academy, a consortium of specialized research centers in university law faculties worldwide, constitutes a learned society examining how law advances a just society that values and conserves nature. As part of the Academy's mandate, a significant topic of interregional research will be identified each year and the results presented at an annual meeting and published for wide dissemination. The timely and challenging research focus for 2003 was "The Law of Energy for Sustainable Development." This volume comprises the contributions of the 2003 conference.

Energy Law And Sustainable Development (Iucn Environmental Policy and Law Paper)

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Energy Law And Sustainable Development (Iucn Environmental Policy and Law Paper)

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Energy Law and the Environment

ASIN: 2831707269

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Energy has recently emerged at the forefront of sustainable development. The United Nations Development Programmefs World Energy Assessment (2000) linked energy and most of the ills of modern society in both developed and developing countries. The World Summit on Sustainable Development selected energy as one of its five major agenda issues, devising a Plan of Implementation emphasising the role of energy in eradicating poverty. That same plan calls for the establishment of policy and regulatory frameworks to promote the development and dissemination of alternative energy technologies. This ground-breaking publication should serve as an invaluable tool to facilitate the understanding of the relationship between energy law and sustainable development.

Conflict and Cooperation on South Asia's International Rivers: A Legal Perspective (Law, Justice, and Development)

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Conflict and Cooperation on South Asia's International Rivers: A Legal Perspective (Law, Justice, and Development)
Salman M. A. Salman , and Kishor Uprety
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Compendium of Sustainable Energy Laws (IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies)

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Compendium of Sustainable Energy Laws (IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies)

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ASIN: 0521845262

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This volume is a companion to The Law of Energy for Sustainable Development (Cambridge, 2004). Here, the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law assembles, for the first time, a volume of legal instruments which can be recognized as constituting the core of the law of energy for sustainable development. Like its companion work, this volume will be an essential reference for all professionals involved in environmental and energy research.

Exploitation of Natural Resources in the 21st Century (International Energy and Resources Law and Policy)

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Exploitation of Natural Resources in the 21st Century (International Energy and Resources Law and Policy)

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Forest Law and Sustainable Development: Addressing Contemporary Challenges Through Legal Reform (Law, Justice, and Development Series R43) (Law, Justice, and Development Series R43)

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Forest Law and Sustainable Development: Addressing Contemporary Challenges Through Legal Reform (Law, Justice, and Development Series R43) (Law, Justice, and Development Series R43)
Lawrence C. Christy , Charles E. Di Leva , Jonathan M. Lindsay , and Patrice Talla Takoukam
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This book analyzes the wide range of issues that should be taken into account in forest-related legislation. It stresses that forest law must be understood in the context of the broader legal framework governing land use and land tenure, as well as international obligations related to trade, environmental protection, and human rights. The book also pays significant attention to institutional arrangements and governance practices relevant to forests, including decentralization, transparency, and law enforcement. The authors draw extensively on experience from around the world to provide tools for dealing with various forest management challlenges. The authors are experts in the field of forest law. Lawrence C. Christy is a Former Chief, Development Law Service, Legal Office, Food and Agricultre Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Charles E. Di Leva is Chief Counsel, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development and International Law Unit (LEGEN), Legal Vice-Presidency, World Bank. Jonathan M. Lindsay is Senior Counsel with LEGEN, Legal Vice-Presidency, World Bank. Patrice Talla Takoukam is Counsel with LEGEN, Legal Vice-Presidency, World Bank.

Sustainable Development and the Energy Industries: Implementation and Impacts of Environmental Legislation (Royal Institute of International Affairs)

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Sustainable Development and the Energy Industries: Implementation and Impacts of Environmental Legislation (Royal Institute of International Affairs)

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Geothermal energy sources for water production-socio-economic effects and people's wishes on Milos island: a case study [An article from: Energy Policy]

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Geothermal energy sources for water production-socio-economic effects and people's wishes on Milos island: a case study [An article from: Energy Policy]
E. Manologlou , P. Tsartas , and A. Markou
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is a journal article from Energy Policy, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The scope of the article is to examine the local residents' views and opinions on the effects of the construction of a desalination plant on the island of Milos (Greece) which suffers-as many other islands in Cyclades-from lack of water. In particular: *To identify the current situation regarding the water supply on the island. *To examine the effects that the construction of the desalination plant will have on the local development. *To identify the different sectors of every day life which may be affected the most by better quality of water. *To examine the views concerning the environmental effects during project construction and operation. The main conclusion is that: Most of the inhabitants perceive the proposed project as beneficial for different sectors of the local development (mining, agriculture, tourism) and for every day life.

H.R. 2819, Biomass Research and Development Act of 1999 and H.R. 2827, National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act of 1999: Hearing before the Subcommittee ... Congress, first session, October 28, 1999

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H.R. 2819, Biomass Research and Development Act of 1999 and H.R. 2827, National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act of 1999: Hearing before the Subcommittee ... Congress, first session, October 28, 1999
United States
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ASIN: 0160610486

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This volume collects important current research on molecular variability in fungal pathogens. The first section reviews the major mechanisms involved. This is followed by a series of specific studies on variability in populations of different fungal pathogens. The book concludes with chapters on methods for interpreting such variability. The volume brings together research on a wide range of fungal pathogens, and case studies include pathogens of insects, nematodes, plants, and humans. Combining mechanisms, characterization, and interpretation across a wide range of applied mycology, this volume is a significant general text for those working on molecular characterization. Its broad spectrum of topics provides a multidisciplinary reference source within mycology, and the book will be suitable for postgraduate students and research scientists in applied mycology, including plant pathology, medical mycology and biological control.

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