TEDTalks, Laura Rovner—What Happens to People In Solitary Confinement / TED.

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Biggs on finance, economics, and the stock market : Barton's market chronicles from the Morgan Stanley years / Barton Biggs. by Biggs, Barton, 1932-2012

Table of Contents: “…The Evolution of the Supply SideThe Tax Cut Misconception; Running the Movie of the Seventies Backward; The Piper Must Still Be Paid; A World That Has Lived beyond Its Means; The Valuation Dilemma for Equities; The Old President with the Right Intuitions; What Kind of People Are We?…”
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The essential CFO : a corporate finance playbook / Bruce Nolop. by Nolop, Bruce, 1950-

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Painting Circles. by Szostak, John

Table of Contents: “…Painting Circles: Tsuchida Bakusen and Nihonga Collectives in Early 20th-Century Japan; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; 1 BAKUSEN, S EARLY LIFE AND WORKS: TOWARDS A RURAL GENRE PAINTING; Early Life on Sado Island; Early Training under Suzuki Shōnen; The 1904 Shinkoten and the Kyūha-Shinpa Dynamic; Studying at Chikujōkai; Exhibition Debut: Manchurian Summer Heat (1905); Rural Fūzokuga: Punishment (1908) and Tax Collection Day (1909); 2 BEYOND CHIKUJŌKAI: EXPANDING INFLUENCES AND NEW ENCOUNTERS; The Kyoto Municipal Specialized School for Painting.…”
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Applied Demography in the 21st Century Selected Papers from the Biennial Conference on Applied Demography, San Antonio, Texas, January 7-9, 2007 / edited by Steve H. Murdock, David... by Murdock, Steve H.

Table of Contents: “…Cline -- Chapter 15:Linking Tax-Lot and Student Record Data: Applications in School Planning: D. …”
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Hamlin Garland : a life / Keith Newlin. by Newlin, Keith

Table of Contents: “…Return of the private, 1860-1868 -- Boy life on the prairie, 1868-1881 -- Dakota homesteader, 1881-1884 -- Boston mentors, 1884/85 -- The earnest apprentice, 1886-1887 -- Single-tax realist, 1888 -- Life under the wheel, 1888-89 -- Main travelled roads, 1889-1891 -- Table rapper, 1890-92 -- The campaign for realism, 1893 -- The iconoclast, 1893-94 -- Western horizons, 1895 -- "Ho, for the Klondike!"…”
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Understanding calculators Cambridge Educational (Firm).

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The conceptual foundations of investing : a short book of need-to-know essentials / Bradford Cornell, Shaun Cornell, Andrew Cornell. by Cornell, Bradford, Cornell, Shaun, 1979-, Cornell, Andrew, 1981-

Table of Contents: “…Managed Investment Funds and FeesTaxes; Income Versus Capital Gains; Realized Versus Unrealized Gains and Losses; Conceptual Foundation 6; 7 Can History Be Trusted?…”
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The conceptual foundations of investing : a short book of need-to-know essentials / Bradford Cornell, Shaun Cornell, Andrew Cornell. by Cornell, Bradford, Cornell, Shaun, 1979-, Cornell, Andrew, 1981-

Table of Contents: “…Managed Investment Funds and FeesTaxes; Income Versus Capital Gains; Realized Versus Unrealized Gains and Losses; Conceptual Foundation 6; 7 Can History Be Trusted?…”
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Reform Processes and Policy Change Veto Players and Decision-Making in Modern Democracies / edited by Thomas König, Marc Debus, George Tsebelis. by König, Thomas

Table of Contents: “…Veto-Players and Welfare State Reforms -- The Veto Player Approachy in Comparative Politics: Concepts and Explanatory Power -- Annoying, but Pacifying: Veto Players and the Onset of Civil War -- Veto Players, Bargaining and the Empirical Analysis of EU Policy Making: A Quantal Response Approach -- Mutual Veto?…”
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The controller's function : the work of the managerial accountant / Steven M. Bragg. by Bragg, Steven M.

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Public finance of the Dutch Republic in comparative perspective : the viability of an early modern federal state (1570s-1795) / by Wantje Fritschy. by Fritschy, Wantje

Table of Contents: “…-- Historical Backgrounds and Institutional Characteristics -- The Concept 'Public Finance of the Dutch Republic', the Data and the Estimates -- Financing the First Phase of the Revolt against Spain (1566-1572) -- Calvinist Donations and the Credit of the Prince of Orange -- A Prince in Search of New Sources of Finance -- The First Financial Decisions of the 'Free' States of Holland -- Conclusion -- From Under-taxed Pan of an Empire to Heavily Taxed Republic (1550S-1609) -- Holland and the Spanish Empire -- The Development of Holland's Fiscal System until 1609 -- The Other Provinces -- The Financial Scope of the 'Generality' -- Conclusion -- Public Finance of the Dutch Republic in the 17th and 18th Centuries -- The Increasing Public Expenditure of the Dutch Republic -- The Resilience of the Provincial Revenue Systems -- Conclusion -- The Fiscal System of the Dutch Republic in International Comparative Perspective -- Introduction to Part 2 -- A Comparison with the Venetian Republic -- Common Characteristics but Long-Term Differences -- 'Survive and Prosper on the Cheap' -- Taxation in a Centralized and in a Federal Urbanized Republic -- Differing Debt Developments -- Conclusion -- A Comparison with Britain -- The Comparability of Britain and the Netherlands -- National Public Finance: A Long-Term Perspective -- Public Expenditure in Two 'Maritime States' -- Public Revenue in Two 'Commercial States' -- A Comparison of Loan Financing and Public Debt -- Conclusion -- A Comparison with the Ottoman Empire -- Two Incomparable States -- Contrastive Long-Term Trajectories of State Formation -- A Comparison of Public Revenue -- Deficits, 'Advance Payments', Advances and Debt -- Conclusion.…”
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Quick cash : a guide to raising money during life's planned and unplanned changes / Richard E. Schell. by Schell, Richard E.

Table of Contents: “…Odd Jobs and Jobs that are Odd -- Using Your Creativity and Talent -- Become a Landlord -- Chapter 7: Find It -- Judgments -- Unclaimed Property -- Buried Treasure -- Part Four: Making the Right Decision -- Chapter 8: Quick Cash Cautions -- Payday Loans -- Scams -- Car Title Loans -- Loan Sharks -- Bargain Sales of Real Estate and Collectibles -- Tax Refund Loans -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Quick Exercises -- Appendix B: Resources -- Appendix C: 50 Fast Ways to Raise Cash -- Appendix D: What Not to Do -- Appendix E: Collectible Checklist -- Index -- About the Author -- Ad Pages -- Back Cover.…”
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Yearning for Inclusive Growth and Development, Good Jobs and Sustainability edited by Luigi Paganetto.

Table of Contents: “…Why prices in Japan do not rise despite quantitative easing -- Technology and trade wars -- Cyber-physical systems and the new socio-economic paradigm: Technology, knowledge and human capital -- An Immediate solution for the Euro area crisis: A grand European investment plan -- Inequality undermines democracy and growth -- Innovation and Africa: much to gain, nothing to lose! -- Analysing the redistributive effects of the Italian PIT with tax files -- Great European crisis: Shift or turning point in job creation from job destruction -- Multinationals: The role of consumers and a new European fiscal trend -- Realizing a new social market economy in Europe in the coming years.…”
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Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2011. by Langdon, Davis

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; PART 1: GENERAL; Purpose and Content of the Book; Outline of the Tendering and Estimating Process; Capital Allowances; Value Added Tax; The Aggregates Levy; PART 2: PRELIMINARIES AND GENERAL ITEMS; General Requirements and Method Related Charges; Checklist of Items; Insurances and Bond; Worked Examble; PART 3: RESOURCES; Basis of this Section; Labour Costs; Basic Material Prices; Plant; PART 4: UNIT COSTS (CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS); Introductory Notes; Guidance Notes; Class A: General Items.…”
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The global economy in turbulent times / Lin See-Yan. by Lin, See Yan

Table of Contents: “…That Was the World that Was -- TW3 2008: The Year Free Markets Ran Amok -- 2009: "Oxpicious" Year Ahead -- Beware of PME in a Jobless 2009 Recovery -- G-20 Summit, Pittsburgh 2009: Has "It Worked"? -- TW3 2009: Growing Again, but Hold on Tight -- Summer 2010: In for a Bumpy Ride, Even a Double-Dip? …”
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The global economy in turbulent times / Lin See-Yan. by Lin, See Yan

Table of Contents: “…That Was the World that Was -- TW3 2008: The Year Free Markets Ran Amok -- 2009: "Oxpicious" Year Ahead -- Beware of PME in a Jobless 2009 Recovery -- G-20 Summit, Pittsburgh 2009: Has "It Worked"? -- TW3 2009: Growing Again, but Hold on Tight -- Summer 2010: In for a Bumpy Ride, Even a Double-Dip? …”
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Kosovo : institutions and policies for reconstruction and growth / Dimitri G. Demekas, Johannes Herderschee, Davina F. Jacobs. by Demekas, Dimitri G., Herderschee, Han, Jacobs, Davina F.

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Labour Market and Fiscal Policy Adjustments to Shocks The Role and Implications for Price and Financial Stability in South Africa / by Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou. by Gumata, Nombulelo, Ndou, Eliphas

Table of Contents: “…-- 29: Income Tax Shocks and the Inflation-Output Volatility Trade-offs -- 30: Do Positive Tax Revenue Shocks Impact Financial and Credit Conditions? …”
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Measuring Entrepreneurship Building a Statistical System / edited by Emilio Congregado. by Congregado, Emilio

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