Investing for Growth How to make money by only buying the best companies in the world - An anthology of investment writing, 2010-20. by Smith, Terry

Table of Contents: “…The Telegraph, 22 November 2013 -- It's déjà vu all over again -- Financial Times, 6 December 2013 -- Annual letter to shareholders 2013 -- Fundsmith, January 2014 -- Just the facts when weighing investments -- Financial Times, 24 January 2014 -- Shale: miracle, revolution or bandwagon? …”
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Money and Mathematics A Conversational Approach to Modern Financial Mathematics and Insurance / by Ralf Korn, Bernd Luderer. by Korn, Ralf, Luderer, Bernd

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Income Taxes, Lottery, and Lion Hunting—Elementary Mathematics -- 1. …”
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Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940 / Nicholas R. Parrillo. by Parrillo, Nicholas R.

Table of Contents: “…The old regime : lawful bargaining for public services -- Bargaining outlawed -- A regulatory nightmare : salaries as a remedy for corrupt exchange and official lucre -- A government capable of saying "no" : salaries as a reaction against customer service -- State and local taxation : the tax ferrets -- Federal taxation : the moiety men -- Criminal prosecution : cash for convictions -- Incarceration : jailors' fees and penitentiary profits -- Naval warfare : prize money and blood money -- Epilogue : American state-building and the critique of bureaucracy.…”
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Special economic zones : progress, emerging challenges, and future directions / edited by Thomas Farole, Gokhan Akinci.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Thomas Farole and Gokhan Akinci -- The thin end of the wedge : unlocking comparative advantage through EPZs in Bangladesh / Mustafizul Hye Shakir and Thomas Farole -- Success and statis in Honduras' free zones / Michael Engman -- China's investment in special economic zones in Africa / Deborah Brautigam and Tang Xiaoyang -- Partnership agreements in the China-Singapore (Suzhou) industrial park : lessons for joint economic zone development / Min Zhao and Thomas Farole -- SEZs in the context of regional integration : creating synergies for trade and investment / Naoko Koyama -- When trade preferences and tax breaks are no longer enough : the challenge of adjustment in the Dominican Republic's free zones / Jean-Marie Burgaud and Thomas Farole -- Fostering innovation in developing economies through SEZs / Justine White -- Early reform zones : catalysts for dynamic market economies in Africa / Richard Auty -- Planned obsolescence? …”
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Capital, coercion, and postcommunist states / Gerald M. Easter. by Easter, Gerald, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Toward a fiscal sociology of the post-communist state -- Fiscal crisis of the old regime -- Politics of tax reform : making (and unmaking) revenue bargains -- State meets society in the transitional tax regime -- Building fiscal capacity in post-communist states -- Taxation and the reconfiguration of state and society.…”
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Psychological Perspectives on Financial Decision Making edited by Tomasz Zaleskiewicz, Jakub Traczyk.

Table of Contents: “…Part I The Level of the Brain -- 1. Neural Bases of Financial Decision Making: From Spikes to Large-Scale Brain Connectivity -- 2. …”
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U.S. Social Welfare Reform Policy Transitions from 1981 to the Present / by Richard K. Caputo. by Caputo, Richard K.

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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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Mark 8-16 : a new translation with introduction and commentary / Joel Marcus.

Table of Contents: “…On the Way: Blindness and Sight -- Jesus Heals a Blind Man in Two Stages (8:22-26) -- Jesus Is Recognized as Messiah and Prophesies His Death and Resurrection (8:27-33) -- Jesus Proclaims the Gains and Losses in Following Him (8:34-9:1) -- The Transfiguration (9:2-8) -- Jesus Speaks of Elijah and the Son of Man (9:9-13)…”
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Operations Research Proceedings 2014 Selected Papers of the Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Septem...

Table of Contents: “…Experimental Validation of an Enhanced System Synthesis Approach -- Stochastic Dynamic Programming Solution of a Risk-Adjusted Disaster Preparedness and Relief Distribution Problem -- Solution Approaches for the Double-Row Equidistant Facility Layout Problem -- Simulation of the System-Wide Impact of Power-to-Gas Energy Storages by Multi-Stage Optimization -- An Approximation Result for Matchings in Partitioned Hypergraphs -- On Class Imbalancy Correction for Classification Algorithms in Credit Scoring -- The Exact Solution of Multi-Period Portfolio Choice Problem with Exponential Utility -- On the Discriminative Power of Tournament Solutions -- An actor-oriented approach to evaluate climate policies with regard to resource intensive industries -- Upper Bounds for Heuristic Approaches to the Strip Packing Problem -- An Approximative Lexicographic Min-Max Approach to the Discrete Facility Location Problem -- Effects of Profit Taxes in Matrix Games -- Extension and application of a general pickup and delivery model for evaluating the impact of bundling goods in an urban environment -- Optimizing time slot allocation in single operator home delivery problems -- Robust Scheduling with Logic-Based Benders Decomposition -- Optimal Adaptation Process of Emergency Medical Services Systems in a Changing Environment -- Strategic network planning of recycling of photovoltaic modules -- Designing a Feedback Control System via Mixed-Integer Programming -- Fair Cyclic Roster Planning - A Case Study for a Large European Airport -- Why Does a Railway Infrastructure Company Need an Optimized Train Path Assignment for Industrialized Timetabling? …”
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How to start a business in New Jersey / F. Clifford Gibbons, Rebecca A. DeSimone. by Gibbons, F. Clifford

Table of Contents: “…Business entities -- Partners and partnerships -- Corporate directors, officers, and committees -- Starting your New Jersey business -- Employment concerns -- Business records -- Tax requirements -- Financing -- Advertising -- Training and counseling tools -- Special problems confronting businesses -- Economically distressed corporations -- Hiring an attorney.…”
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LESSONS THAT SCHOOL FORGOT : how the agile and curious can beat the smart and rich. by SAMMARTINO, STEVE

Table of Contents: “…; Pull up your roots; Chapter 3 The future is informal; Discover the entrepreneur within; Self-reliance needs a comeback; The pace of change is super-radical; It's time to just make stuff up again; The formal institutions really don't get it.…”
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LESSONS THAT SCHOOL FORGOT : how the agile and curious can beat the smart and rich. by Sammartino, Steve

Table of Contents: “…; Pull up your roots; Chapter 3 The future is informal; Discover the entrepreneur within; Self-reliance needs a comeback; The pace of change is super-radical; It's time to just make stuff up again; The formal institutions really don't get it.…”
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HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Learning and Games 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings / edit...

Table of Contents: “…Basic study on incidence of micro-error in visual attention-controlled environment -- A Methodological Approach to Create Interactive Art in Artificial Intelligence -- The Effect of Different Icon Shape and Width on Touch Behavior -- Project Team Recommendation Model Based on Profiles Complementarity -- A Neurophysiological Sensor Suite for Real-Time Prediction of Pilot Workload in Operational Settings -- Consideration of How Different Rearview Presentations Used for Electronic Mirrors on Automobiles Affect Human Spatial Cognition -- Design Guidelines of Social-Assisted Robots for the Elderly: A Mixed Method Systematic Literature Review -- Examining the relationship between songs and psychological characteristics -- An Overview of Paper Documentation Moving to Onboard Information System (OIS) for Commercial Aircraft -- Influence of Visual Symbol's User Background and Symbol Semantic Abstraction Level on User's Cognition in AR Auxiliary Assembly Environment -- Information Visualization Design of Nuclear Power Control System based on Attention Capture Mechanism -- Design Suggestions for Smart Tax Return Software based on Reviewing Tax Compliance literature -- Applications of an Online Audience Response System in Different Academic Settings: An Empirical Study -- Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality supported Mindfulness Interventions -- Global Mindset - A Complex Cognitive Model Used for Global Leadership Decision-making when Working Across Geographical Boundaries -- Assessing Variable Levels of Delegated Control – A Novel Measure of Trust -- Neuroergonomics Behind Culture: A Dynamic Causal Modeling (DCM) Study on Emotion -- A Typology of Non-functional Information -- Basic Study to Reduce the Artifact from Brain Activity Data with Auto-Regressive Model -- Producing an Immersive Experience using Human-Robot Interaction Stimuli -- How Virtual Reality is Changing the Future of Learning in K-12 and Beyond - Using Needs-Affordances-Features Perspective -- Tangible Storytelling to learn the Four Seasons: Design and Preliminary Observations -- Analyzing Students’ Behavior in a MOOC Course: A Process-Oriented Approach -- The Role of Learning City “Smart Teams” In Promoting, Supporting, and Extending the Community School Model -- Design and Development of a Web Extension to Help Facilitate the Learning of a Foreign Language -- Training Professionals to Bring Digital Transformation into Museums: the Mu.SA Blended Course -- Learning and Creativity through a Curatorial Practice using Virtual Reality -- How augmented reality influences student workload in engineering education -- The Influential Factors on E-learning Adoption and Learning Continuance -- A Real-Time Cross-Sectioning System for Visualization of Architectural Construction Details -- Exploring the Affordance of Distance Learning Platform (DLP) in COVID19 Remote Learning Environment -- Tirana Plug-in River: Catalyst Playful Experiences to Revitalize Albanian Informal Settlements -- Investigating the relation between sense of presence, attention and performance: virtual reality versus web -- Research on the Design of Intelligent Interactive Toys Based on Marker Education -- Designing a Faculty Chatbot through User-Centered Design Approach -- The Influence of Picture Book Interaction Design on Preschool Children's Reading Experience -- Enable 3A in AIS -- Adapting E-Learning to Dyslexia Type: an Experimental Study to Evaluate Learning Gain and Perceived Usability -- Reducing the Gap Between the Conceptual Models of Students and Experts Using Graph-based Adaptive Instructional Systems -- A Learning Engineering Model for Learner-Centered Adaptive Systems -- Technology in Education - Meeting the Future Literacy & Numeracy needs of Societ -- Adaptive Agents for Fit-for-Purpose Training -- Google Service-based CbITS Authoring Tool to Support Collaboration -- The Interplay Between Artificial Intelligence and Users' Personalities: A New Scenario for Human-Computer Interaction in Gaming -- Behavlet Analytics for Player Profiling and Churn Prediction -- The Kansei Research on the Manipulation Experience of Mobile Game with Joystick -- A Novel Investigation of Attack Strategies via the Involvement of Virtual Humans: A User Study of Josh Waitzkin, a Virtual Chess Grandmaster -- Systems Approach to Designing an Enjoyable Process for Game Designers -- Broader Understanding of Gamification by Addressing Ethics and Diversity -- Game-Based Learning and Instructional Effectiveness in Organizational Communication Classrooms -- Enhancing Social Ties through Manual Player Matchmaking in Online Multiplayer Games -- A Simulation Game to Acquire Skills on Industry 4.0 -- Personalised Semantic User Interfaces for Games -- Utilization of Neurophysiological Data to Classify Player Immersion to Distract from Pain.…”
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HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Learning and Games 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings / edit...

Table of Contents: “…Basic study on incidence of micro-error in visual attention-controlled environment -- A Methodological Approach to Create Interactive Art in Artificial Intelligence -- The Effect of Different Icon Shape and Width on Touch Behavior -- Project Team Recommendation Model Based on Profiles Complementarity -- A Neurophysiological Sensor Suite for Real-Time Prediction of Pilot Workload in Operational Settings -- Consideration of How Different Rearview Presentations Used for Electronic Mirrors on Automobiles Affect Human Spatial Cognition -- Design Guidelines of Social-Assisted Robots for the Elderly: A Mixed Method Systematic Literature Review -- Examining the relationship between songs and psychological characteristics -- An Overview of Paper Documentation Moving to Onboard Information System (OIS) for Commercial Aircraft -- Influence of Visual Symbol's User Background and Symbol Semantic Abstraction Level on User's Cognition in AR Auxiliary Assembly Environment -- Information Visualization Design of Nuclear Power Control System based on Attention Capture Mechanism -- Design Suggestions for Smart Tax Return Software based on Reviewing Tax Compliance literature -- Applications of an Online Audience Response System in Different Academic Settings: An Empirical Study -- Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality supported Mindfulness Interventions -- Global Mindset - A Complex Cognitive Model Used for Global Leadership Decision-making when Working Across Geographical Boundaries -- Assessing Variable Levels of Delegated Control – A Novel Measure of Trust -- Neuroergonomics Behind Culture: A Dynamic Causal Modeling (DCM) Study on Emotion -- A Typology of Non-functional Information -- Basic Study to Reduce the Artifact from Brain Activity Data with Auto-Regressive Model -- Producing an Immersive Experience using Human-Robot Interaction Stimuli -- How Virtual Reality is Changing the Future of Learning in K-12 and Beyond - Using Needs-Affordances-Features Perspective -- Tangible Storytelling to learn the Four Seasons: Design and Preliminary Observations -- Analyzing Students’ Behavior in a MOOC Course: A Process-Oriented Approach -- The Role of Learning City “Smart Teams” In Promoting, Supporting, and Extending the Community School Model -- Design and Development of a Web Extension to Help Facilitate the Learning of a Foreign Language -- Training Professionals to Bring Digital Transformation into Museums: the Mu.SA Blended Course -- Learning and Creativity through a Curatorial Practice using Virtual Reality -- How augmented reality influences student workload in engineering education -- The Influential Factors on E-learning Adoption and Learning Continuance -- A Real-Time Cross-Sectioning System for Visualization of Architectural Construction Details -- Exploring the Affordance of Distance Learning Platform (DLP) in COVID19 Remote Learning Environment -- Tirana Plug-in River: Catalyst Playful Experiences to Revitalize Albanian Informal Settlements -- Investigating the relation between sense of presence, attention and performance: virtual reality versus web -- Research on the Design of Intelligent Interactive Toys Based on Marker Education -- Designing a Faculty Chatbot through User-Centered Design Approach -- The Influence of Picture Book Interaction Design on Preschool Children's Reading Experience -- Enable 3A in AIS -- Adapting E-Learning to Dyslexia Type: an Experimental Study to Evaluate Learning Gain and Perceived Usability -- Reducing the Gap Between the Conceptual Models of Students and Experts Using Graph-based Adaptive Instructional Systems -- A Learning Engineering Model for Learner-Centered Adaptive Systems -- Technology in Education - Meeting the Future Literacy & Numeracy needs of Societ -- Adaptive Agents for Fit-for-Purpose Training -- Google Service-based CbITS Authoring Tool to Support Collaboration -- The Interplay Between Artificial Intelligence and Users' Personalities: A New Scenario for Human-Computer Interaction in Gaming -- Behavlet Analytics for Player Profiling and Churn Prediction -- The Kansei Research on the Manipulation Experience of Mobile Game with Joystick -- A Novel Investigation of Attack Strategies via the Involvement of Virtual Humans: A User Study of Josh Waitzkin, a Virtual Chess Grandmaster -- Systems Approach to Designing an Enjoyable Process for Game Designers -- Broader Understanding of Gamification by Addressing Ethics and Diversity -- Game-Based Learning and Instructional Effectiveness in Organizational Communication Classrooms -- Enhancing Social Ties through Manual Player Matchmaking in Online Multiplayer Games -- A Simulation Game to Acquire Skills on Industry 4.0 -- Personalised Semantic User Interfaces for Games -- Utilization of Neurophysiological Data to Classify Player Immersion to Distract from Pain.…”
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Managing Your Business Prices, Finances, and Staffing / Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm).

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Bankers to the Crown : the Riccardi of Lucca and Edward I / Richard W. Kaeuper. by Kaeuper, Richard W.

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The new rules of retirement : strategies for a secure future / Robert C. Carlson. by Carlson, Robert C., 1957-

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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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Cost reduction and control best practices : the best ways for a financial manager to save money / Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA).

Table of Contents: “…Corporate cost-control strategies -- Human resource department costs -- Benefits costs -- Compensation costs -- 401(k) plan costs -- Training and development costs -- Accounting department costs -- Accounts payable costs -- Credit and collections costs -- Purchasing costs -- Inventory costs -- Export costs -- Outsourcing -- Downsizing -- Consultants' costs -- Business tax costs.…”
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