The Rookie is a thriller / science fiction podcast novel by American author Scott Sigler. It follows the career of Quentin Barnes, quarterbacking prodigy from the Purist Nation, in the Galactic Football League. The first book in the Galactic Football League series, The Rookie is followed by The Starter, The All-Pro and The MVP.

Learn the details of traditional investment as well as portfolio theory with the straightforward, manageable approach found in Strong's successful PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION, MANAGEMENT, AND PROTECTION, 5E. You'll learn how to save time and money as this applications-oriented book guides you from theory to practice. You'll see the small and large investor in action as unique topics introduce you to fiduciary duty, investment policy, and other subjects not found in other texts. References throughout the book to material covered in the CFA exam and questions drawn from the CFA exam help you prepare for testing and professional success.

There is little doubt that no one, with the exception of Peter Drucker, has had more influence in shaping the idea of modern management than Tom Peters. Peters still has the same vigor and enthusiasm he had when the classic "In Search of Excellence" was published in 1982. Unlike so many dry, boring books on business, Tom Peters has a compelling, in-your-face style that makes this book as fun to read as it is insightful. An enemy of conformist 'suits', mindless mega-mergers, and the status quo, Peters urges readers to embrace diversity, cherish weirdness, and manage by turning off the computer and hitting the streets.

No matter what your career plans or future goals, ACCOUNTING: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, 10e helps you develop a solid understanding of accounting and its importance in business today that will put you well ahead of the competition. Organized around business activities, the text balances an introduction to accounting procedures with an emphasis on decision making. You not only learn the mechanics of preparing accounting information, but also how to use what you're learning to make stronger business decisions.

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It's a jungle out there-a jobjungle. You're crouching-and grouching-waiting impatiently to attack the next job that appears. You hear a rustle through the trees and hold your breath. Something moves—but before you can pounce, it's gone. Each time you get better and better…at blowing interviews.

Starting a business is one of the most exciting and fulfilling things one can do - and it can make the entrepreneur extremely rich. Unfortunately it can also be very unpredictable, and statistically it is far more likely to end in failure than success. So how does one shift the odds in their favor? The answer is to learn from the people who have already succeeded.

Rules for Writers succeeds because it has always been grounded in classroom experience. By looking at her own students’ needs, Diana Hacker created an affordable and practical classroom tool that doubles as a quick reference. Developed with the help of instructors from two- and four-year schools, the sixth edition gives students quick access to the information they need to solve writing problems in any college course.

Ben Graham, the father of value investing, once said: "The investor's chief problem—and even his worst enemy—is likely to be himself." Sadly, Graham's words are still true today. Bias, emotion, and overconfidence are just three of the many behavioral traits that can lead investors to lose money or achieve lower returns. Fortunately, behavioral finance, which recognizes that there is a psychological element to all investor decision making, is now firmly embedded in the mainstream of finance. Applying behavioral principles to an investment portfolio can help investors avoid some of the mental pitfalls that so often cost them, and financial institutions, billions.

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Last season, 19-year-old rookie quarterback Quentin Barnes overcame his racism and unified his team. Now, he and the Ionath Krakens have to compete against the greatest football teams ever assembled and do far more than just survive each game. As he rebuilds the team in his own image, Quentin truly begins his life-long quest for a Tier One Championship.

In his follow-up to the New York Times bestseller What Got You Here Won't Get You There, #1 executive coach Marshall Goldsmith shares the ways in which to get–and keep–our Mojo. Our professional and personal Mojo is impacted by four key factors: identity (who do you think you are?), achievement (what have you done lately?), reputation (who do other people think you are–and what have you've done lately?), and acceptance (what can you change–and when do you need to just "let it go"?). Goldsmith outlines the positive actions leaders must take, with their teams or themselves, to initiate winning streaks and keep them coming.

This book proposes new methods to build optimal portfolios and to analyze market liquidity and volatility under market microstructure effects, as well as new financial risk measures using parametric and non-parametric techniques. In particular, it investigates the market microstructure of foreign exchange and futures markets.

Книга посвящена Марку Туллию Цицерону, одному из наиболее выдающихся людей в истории Античности. Его имя давно уже стало нарицательным. Гениальный оратор и писатель, чьи произведения послужили образцом для всех последующих поколений…

The All-Pro is a thriller / science fiction novel by American author Scott Sigler that was released in 2011. The third book in the Galactic Football League series, The All-Pro is preceeded by The Rookieand The Starter, and continues with The MVP.