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"This book . . . is a timely and instructive guidebook for leaders in organizations who need to establish and maintain credibility."
--James S. Beard, president of Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. and vice president of Caterpillar Inc.

"Read this book and learn how to build credibility through transparency--it is essential for sustainable business success."
--Carl K. Kooyoomjian, executive vice president, technical affairs and worldwide operations, Revlon Inc.

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There's no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects

Microeconomics Demystified features a clear and easy-to-understand presentation of the concepts and principles of microeconomics, with generous applications and examples. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.

Whether it's writing a proposal, motivating employees, or reaching out to customers, the Perfect Phrases series has the tools you need for precise, effective communication. Distilling complex ideas into specific phrases that diplomatically and honestly depict the concepts at hand, this invaluable series provides:

• The best techniques to communicate messages and goals in business letters and proposals
• Tips for bringing out the best in every employee in every business
• Dialogues and scripts to practice interactions with customers or employees-- tailorable to any industry...

It's Earnings That Count introduces the Earnings Power Box(TM)-- a tool for identifying companies with a wide gap between their accrual performance and earnings. Features include six ratios investors can use to make smarter decisions, techniques for identifying companies poised to outgain the market over the next five to ten years, and more.

You didn't start your business just to become a slave to it, but how do you get things done the way you want when you're not there? Self-made millionaire and entrepreneurial expert Brad Sugars shows you how. Brad walks you step-by-step through the entire process of systemizing your business. Discover how to: Recognize the ways systems can dramatically increase productivity and profits Identify the four key areas in your business to systemize Put your systems in place without causing mass panic at work Improve...

More than 150 deductions small business owners can implement to lower taxes and boost profits immediately

If you are a small business owner, missing out on important deductions can mean receiving a tax bill that puts you deep into debt. In Make Your Life Tax Deductible, tax specialist David Meier presents quick and easy tips on understanding what deductions can be legally taken and implementing them in your tax strategies. He provides more than 150 deductions in several areas, from home, car, and travel to entertainment, equipment, and more.

The most up-to-date, easy-use reference for finding the best home loan for you

This comprehensive loan navigation guide helps you structure a home loan that will best fit your budget, tax bracket, and current cash flow while maximizing your equity growth. Featuring amortization tables for loans up to $900,000, at interest rates from 3 to 18 percent, this invaluable resource includes tables and examples that detail: Exact principal and interest payments for standard loans and Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) Advantages and disadvantages of biweekly payment loans and baloon loans Remaining...

Whether you're exploring a reverse mortgage to finance a home improvement, pay off a current mortgage, pay for health care expenses, or generate monthly income to improve quality of living, you're one of the thousands of Americans age 62 and older who are turning to this lucrative way to build income.

Simply put, with reverse mortgages you no longer pay the bank, the bank pays you. In "The Reverse Mortgage Advantage," renowned real estate expert Warren Boroson presents a thorough examination of the ins and outs of this intriguing...

IRS insider Sandy Botkin reveals the tax strategies you can use to increase your ROIs by as much as 20 percent-whether you're a home owner or a real estate investor. This accessible guide demystifies real estate taxes and shows how to achieve maximum benefit when buying, owning, selling, managing, repairing, and investing in properties.

• Features numerous forms, charts, sample documents, and other valuable tax-saving tools
• Gives you the basics on real estate taxes and shows how to take full advantage of tax loopholes

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE SUCCESS

You already know the Starbucks story. Since 1992, its stock has risen a staggering 5,000 percent The genius of Starbucks success lies in its ability to create personalized customer experiences, stimulate business growth, generate profits, energize employees, and secure customer loyalty-all at the same time.

The Starbucks Experience contains a robust blend of home-brewed ingenuity and people-driven philosophies that have made Starbucks one of the world's "most admired" companies, according to Fortune magazine. With unique...

Before they Were Millionaires they Were Moms-Just Like You

What's the difference between the most successful mom entrepreneurs and you? They believed in their ideas enough to commit to them and even in the face of adversity rarely accepted "no" for an answer. In Secrets of Millionaire Moms, mom entrepreneur Tamara Monosoff interviewed some of the most successful "Millionaire Moms" of our time including the founders of Lulu's Desserts(R), Baby Einstein(R), Shabby Chic(R), and Airborne Health(R). What she learned will help you make that leap from great idea to booming...

Every Tool You Need to Unlock a Successful Career in Real Estate

McGraw-Hill brings together three of the top professionals in real estate education and licensing to prepare you for the all-important licensing exam. How to Prepare for and Pass the Real Estate Licensing Exam helps you determine just whether you're cut out to sell houses. Whether you decide you're a better fit as an agent or a broker, these practice tests, internet resources, glossaries, and sample forms arm you with the tools to earn a top score on the test, and put your best foot forward as you start...

All across the globe, companies large and small are making a tremendous difference in the lives of others and, in turn, are enhancing employee performance, boosting morale, lowering turnover, and heightening brand recognition. In The Business of Changing the World, Marc Benioff and 19 other leaders share their corporate philanthropy secrets for the first time, revealing how any company can start their own program and reap enormous benefits.

This inspiring collection of testimonies brings to light the need for community giving, the challenges of implementing a philanthropic...

Create and market the right product-fast

Strategic Product Creation is a true working guide to developing market-savvy, cost-effective products and services. Delivering expert guidance in the five key stages of product development, authors Ronald Kerber and Timothy Laseter present real-world examples of industry leaders who have produced innovative products-giving you a foolproof blueprint for delivering customer satisfaction without breaking the bank.

• Provides not only practical experience, but a solid conceptual framework for developing your own product...

This book gives away tools and methods used by the largest behaviorally based management consulting firm in the world-CLG (www.clg.com). It is filled with client stories, case studies, testimonials, and-most importantly-the secrets to what has led to personal and organizational transformations in blue-chip companies: Behavioral Science applied to business.

Why is being a leader more challenging now than ever before?

Our world has never had greater threats, nor greater opportunities. So many of them come down to people...relationships...behavior.

It is up to you...

MAXIMIZE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY, ENHANCE YOUR MANAGERIAL SKILLS, AND SHARPEN YOUR EDGE IN BUSINESS

They say time is money. And thanks to Time Management, you can make every moment more valuable, through 24 easily mastered techniques that will instantly increase your workplace efficiency. Through clear, concise directions - all informed by real world examples - you'll learn how to match the right timesaving method to each situation and avoid ineffective strategies that can actually cost time rather than save it.

Deliver more value to your organization while enhancing...

There are thousands of books about thinking. But there are very few books that provide clear how-to information that can actually help you think better.

Think Better is about Productive Thinking -- why it's important, how it works, and how to use it at work, at home, and at play. Productive Thinking is a game changer -- a practical, easy-to-learn, repeatable process that helps people understand more clearly, think more creatively, and plan more effectively. It's based on the thinking strategies that people we celebrate for their creativity have been using for centuries....

Have the negotiating edge when getting your new business off the ground

Written by Dermot Berkery, an internationally known venture capitalist with Delta Partners, this complete toolbook thoroughly details how venture capitalists arrange the financing for a company; what they look for in a business plan; how they value a business; and how they structure the terms of an agreement. Within its pages, you'll find everything you need to successfully raise new business capital with the most attractive terms possible.

Using informative case studies, detailed charts, and term...

Why do some managers shine during a high-level crisis while others stumble? Those who have an action plan in place are the ones who can react quickly, manage rumors, and respond to victims and stakeholders sincerely and adequately while keeping their organization afloat.

Leading crisis management expert Laurence Barton has spent more than two decades consulting with top companies on how to anticipate and respond to workplace threats and tragedies. In Crisis Leadership Now he offers concrete solutions for managing disruptive events-from industrial accidents and acts of...