What resulted was Apple. When Sergey Brin and Larry Page met at Stanford, they were in their early twenties.

They were soon to start Google.Todays teenagers are our smartest generation yet.

They are tomorrows entrepreneurs, investors, managers, policy makers, watchdogs and of course, consumers. But do you know what the corporate and business world is all about? How do businesses touch everyones lives? What really makes an entrepreneur tick? How does the engine of a company run? Who is a social entrepreneur? And why do we need the world of businessis business good or bad for us?If you are curious, come join Subroto Bagchi and a group of smart teenagers on their exciting voyage of discovery, and in the process, get yourself a teen MBA! About the Author : Subroto Bagchi is chairman of MindTree, one of Indias most admired software companies.

He is Indias bestselling author of business books, with titles like The High Performance Entrepreneur, Go Kiss the World and The Professional to his credit. His books have been translated into Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Korean and Chinese.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to About the Book : You are 16, going on 17. Steve Jobs was all of sixteen when he met Stephen Wozniak.

What resulted was Apple. When Sergey Brin and Larry Page met at Stanford, they were in their early twenties.

They were soon to start Google.Todays teenagers are our smartest generation yet.

They are tomorrows entrepreneurs, investors, managers, policy makers, watchdogs and of course, consumers. But do you know what the corporate and business world is all about? How do businesses touch everyones lives? What really makes an entrepreneur tick? How does the engine of a company run? Who is a social entrepreneur? And why do we need the world of businessis business good or bad for us?If you are curious, come join Subroto Bagchi and a group of smart teenagers on their exciting voyage of discovery, and in the process, get yourself a teen MBA! About the Author : Subroto Bagchi is chairman of MindTree, one of Indias most admired software companies.

He is Indias bestselling author of business books, with titles like The High Performance Entrepreneur, Go Kiss the World and The Professional to his credit. His books have been translated into Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Korean and Chinese.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to About the Book : You are 16, going on 17. Steve Jobs was all of sixteen when he met Stephen Wozniak.

What resulted was Apple. When Sergey Brin and Larry Page met at Stanford, they were in their early twenties.

They were soon to start Google.Todays teenagers are our smartest generation yet.

They are tomorrows entrepreneurs, investors, managers, policy makers, watchdogs and of course, consumers. But do you know what the corporate and business world is all about? How do businesses touch everyones lives? What really makes an entrepreneur tick? How does the engine of a company run? Who is a social entrepreneur? And why do we need the world of businessis business good or bad for us?If you are curious, come join Subroto Bagchi and a group of smart teenagers on their exciting voyage of discovery, and in the process, get yourself a teen MBA! About the Author : Subroto Bagchi is chairman of MindTree, one of Indias most admired software companies.

He is Indias bestselling author of business books, with titles like The High Performance Entrepreneur, Go Kiss the World and The Professional to his credit. His books have been translated into Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Korean and Chinese.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to About the Book : You are 16, going on 17. Steve Jobs was all of sixteen when he met Stephen Wozniak.

What resulted was Apple. When Sergey Brin and Larry Page met at Stanford, they were in their early twenties.

They were soon to start Google.Todays teenagers are our smartest generation yet.

They are tomorrows entrepreneurs, investors, managers, policy makers, watchdogs and of course, consumers. But do you know what the corporate and business world is all about? How do businesses touch everyones lives? What really makes an entrepreneur tick? How does the engine of a company run? Who is a social entrepreneur? And why do we need the world of businessis business good or bad for us?If you are curious, come join Subroto Bagchi and a group of smart teenagers on their exciting voyage of discovery, and in the process, get yourself a teen MBA! About the Author : Subroto Bagchi is chairman of MindTree, one of Indias most admired software companies.

He is Indias bestselling author of business books, with titles like The High Performance Entrepreneur, Go Kiss the World and The Professional to his credit. His books have been translated into Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Korean and Chinese.

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What resulted was Apple. When Sergey Brin and Larry Page met at Stanford, they were in their early twenties.

They were soon to start Google.Todays teenagers are our smartest generation yet.

They are tomorrows entrepreneurs, investors, managers, policy makers, watchdogs and of course, consumers. But do you know what the corporate and business world is all about? How do businesses touch everyones lives? What really makes an entrepreneur tick? How does the engine of a company run? Who is a social entrepreneur? And why do we need the world of businessis business good or bad for us?If you are curious, come join Subroto Bagchi and a group of smart teenagers on their exciting voyage of discovery, and in the process, get yourself a teen MBA! About the Author : Subroto Bagchi is chairman of MindTree, one of Indias most admired software companies.

He is Indias bestselling author of business books, with titles like The High Performance Entrepreneur, Go Kiss the World and The Professional to his credit. His books have been translated into Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Korean and Chinese (less)

Liam believes in harnessing the power of passionate people to create real life business results. His innovative and off-the-wall style is equally entertaining and thought-provoking.

Liam has the ability to communicate positively and his enthusiasm is absolutely contagious. About the Author : Liam O Connell is a professional motivation and business speaker who has won a prestigious UK Skills National Training Award and is a full member of the Professional Speakers Association (less)

Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker. He was formerly a business and science reporter at the Washington Post (less)

Every executive is vulnerable to hubris when they become dependent on wealth, status, and other extrinsic rewards for their sense of worth; when they embark on ventures that cross beyond their capabilities; when they unduly rely on the advice and input of others to execute their vision; and when they simply assume that their plans for the future will be realized without obstacle. Understanding these four key dynamics and the mistakes made as a result of falling prey to them will pave the road for business professionals to understand how they can guard against their own hubris while still building upon their unparalleled will to reach even greater levels of success.

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However the book is not a scientific or objective account of transsexualism, the transgender community, or commercial sex and should not be read as such. Rather Reversal is about persons in turmoil as their natures and outside events drive them forward.

The wife, Val, is obsessed by the lingering effects of her own devastating trauma. The androgynous youth accepts hell be a she and resolves to do her best.

After a radical medical transformation Val puts the newly minted girl in a Dutch bordello . .

. with unforeseen consequences for them both.

Reversal is intended for the enjoyment of readers interested in the manifestations of sex in contemporary culture. These matters and the descriptions of some events will likely offend some persons and discretion is advised.

A wife is determined to feminize her young husband in this story about sex, human gender, the commercial sex business, perverse sex practices, and futuristic possibilities in medical procedures (less)

It's simple to follow, but it encapsulates a rich store of insights garnered over decades of studying and analyzing the stock market. He demystifies what is a daunting field for most people, and thus does a great service to all who have ventured into it-or are summoning the courage to do so.

Bachi karkaria, Columnist, The Times of India 'An extremely insightful book of great practical value that evey investor, both beginners and the experienced, should read.' Chetan Parikh, Director, Capital Ideas Online.

com Investing in the stock market is challenging, as the market dynamics are unpredictable. Analysts, brokers and retails investors realize to their dismay that `investments do well, but investors don't do well?.

What could be the reasons behind this? What goes on in an investor's mind? What makes a stock market bubble? How does it burst? How does one find the right strategy of investing' Intrigued by these pertinent questions, Parag Parikh, a seasoned broker and expert, took up this daunting task of understanding and demystifying investing in the stock market. Stocks to Riches is a distillate of his experience.

It simplifies investing in stocks and provides key perspectives for a lay investor venturing into the market. At the end of the day, Stocks to Riches helps the retail investor make money by following the time-tested and proven guidelines provided in the book.

A must read for brokers, analysts and retail investors. About The Author Parag Parikh is Founder Chairman of Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services Limited (PPFAS), Mumbai.

Mr Parikh has over 25 years' experience in investing, broking and advisory business. He regularly shares his insights through guest contributions in many of India's leading financial publications such as The Economic Times, Business Standard and DNA, through appearances on CNBC, NDTV Profit, Aaj Tak and Star News, as well as by undertaking lectures at various investor and educational forums.

Mr Parikh has a Masters in Commerce from Mumbai University and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) from the Financial Planning Standards Boards of India. He is an alumni of the Harvard Business School having successfully completed the prestigious Owner President Management Program.

He has also attended the program on Investment Decisions and Behaviourial Finance at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at the Harvard.

A keen believer in nurturing one's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual side, Mr Parikh engages in physical activities such as golf, reads extensively, and practices Vipassana regularly. Table Of Contents Chapter 1.

Investing Chapter 2. Investment Strategy: Investment and Speculation Chapter 3.

Three Ways of Investing Chapter 4. Introduction to Behavioural Finance Chapter 5.

Loss Aversion and Sunk Cost Fallacy Chapter 6. Decision Paralysis and the Endowment Effect Chapter 7.

Mental Accounting Chapter 8. Mental Heuristics Chapter 9.

Mutual Funds: An Idea Whose Time has Gone Chapter 10. The Stock Market Bubble Chapter 11.

Why Must One Invest (less)

His advice has stood the test of time and will teach you how to: make friends quickly and easily; increase your popularity; win people to your way of thinking; enable you to win new clients and customers; become a better speaker and a more entertaining conversationalist; and, arouse enthusiasm among your colleagues. This book will turn around your relationships, and improve your dealings with all the people in your life About The Author : Dale Carnegie , known as ‘the arch-priest of the art of making friends’, pioneered the development of personal business skills, self-confidence and motivational techniques.

His books have sold tens of millions worldwide and continue to do so even in today’s markedly changed environment (less)

Given the availability of books on planning theories in the west, this book fills a void in Indian planning and buying theory, and can serve as a useful handbook/ guide for media practitioners in devising media plans and taking buying decisions. This book lays down the theoretical foundation of the principles of media planning and buying in the Indian context.

The theoretical points are illustrated by case studies. Case Exercises which could be used by students for group assignments and class discussion purpose have also been included (less)

. I loved it' Cathy Kelly Clear-eyed, touching, forthright and funny, In My Mother's Shoes is Alison Walsh'sdelightful account of three generations of mothers her Nana, leading light of the Irish Countrywomen's Association, indomitable in all things except deferring to her husband; her mother, whose glamorous career as a 1960s air hostess was cut cruelly short by the simple act of getting married; and Alison herself, a modern womanwhose lifewould notbe thwarted by such lackof choice.

Orwould it?'Cheerful, intelligent, funny and shockingly sensible ..

. Buy it.

Read it. Pass it on.

' Judith O'Reilly, author of Wife in the North 'Honest and immensely readable ..

. many mothers will find themselves nodding along in recognition.

I will be passing it on and - more tellingly - looking for it back' Sunday Business Post 'Yay for Alison Walsh! ..

. An adroit, and honest, account of having babies (in the UK and Ireland), of bringing up babies (ditto), of being a Celtic Tiger mum, working all the hours God sends, to being a-stay-at-home mum, plus all the messy compromises in between' Sunday Independent (less)

For business managers, it has become more necessary than ever to understand the functioning of currency markets and instruments, especially derivatives used for hedging. The author brings his expertise and rich experience of several decades in this field, in the book "Cash and DerivativesMarkets in Foreign Exchange" to provide the reader with an understanding of the functioning of currency markets and its instruments.

A companion volume to his book Currency Exposures and Derivatives: Risk, Hedging, Speculation and Accounting-A Corporate Treasurer's Handbook, this book is divided into two parts, covering: Domestic and global cash markets in foreign exchange, overview of global financial markets, and exchange rate movements. Domestic and global derivatives markets in foreign exchange: forwards and futures, swaps and options About The Author A.

V. Rajwade is a well-known risk management consultant, author, columnist and trainer.

He has vast experience and expertise in the financial markets including two decades of working with the SBI in India and abroad and almost three decades of consulting many corporate organizations and banks. He has been a member of RBI's Sodhani Committee on Foreign Exchange Markets in India and both the Committees on Capital Account Convertibility, and is also on the board of several public and private limited companies including Clearing Corporation of India, Thomas Cook, and Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co.

etc. Rajwade has been contributing a popular weekly column "World Money" (first published in The Economic Times and later in Business Standard) for the last three decades.

He has taught at premier management schools, such as IIM Ahmedabad and S. P.

Jain Institute of Management. He has authored several books including Handbook of Debt Securities and Interest Rate Derivatives (2007) published by Tata McGraw Hill Table Of Contents Section I 1.

Foreign Exchange Rates 2. Foreign Exchange Markets 3.

Exchange Arithmetic 4. Global Financial Markets: An Overview 5.

Exchange Rate Movements and Managing Currency Risks Section II 6. Markets In Currency Derivatives 7.

Futures and FRAs 8. Interest Rate and Currency Swaps the Global Market 9.

USD: INR Swaps 10. Option Contracts 11.

Pricing and Hedging Options: Basic Principles 12. Credit and Commodity Derivatives (less)

Though the book is mainly oriented towards students, this can be essential reading for bankers also. About The Author : Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF), foremerly.

The Indian Institute of Bankers, established in 1928 is a professional body of banks, financial institutions and heir employees in India. During its 80 years of service, IIBF has emerged as a premier institute of banking and finance education for those employed in the sector, aiming for professional excellence.

Since inception, the Institute has awarded over 5 lakh banking and finance qualifications viz. JAIIB, CAIIB, Diplomas and Certificates in specialized areas.

The pedagogy of distance learning offered by the Institute comprises of (i) publishing specific courseware for each papers /examination; (ii) publishing work books; (iii) holding tutorials through accredited institutions; (iv) organising contact classes (v) conducting virtual classes (vi) offering e-learning through portal (vii) organising campus training for selected courses, etc. IIBF is an ISO 9001-2000 organization.

Table of Contents : Forward Paper-I Principles & Practices of Banking Paper-II Accounting & Finance for Bankers Paper-III Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Banking Operations (less)

Configuration management is the tracking, recording and monitoring of the elements of a business IT system and any changes and developments. It contains details of the organisation"s infrastructure and processes that are used in the provision and management of IT services and is the vital underpinning for IT governance.

In general, the book follows the ITIL V3 approach and is based on the interactive stream of the CMSG/itSMF Conference, "The CMBD and CMS: The Powerhouse of Service Management." Essential knowledge for all IT departments Solid theory merged with practioner feedback Applies to a wide range of real enviroments Great advice from world experts About the Author : Shirley Lacy is a co-author of the ITIL Service Transition book and director of ConnectSphere.

She is the UK Principal Expert on the ISO Working Group for Process Assessment standards for software, systems and service management. She has worked for organisations across a range of sectors including the BBC, GlaxoSmithKline, Capgemini and Vodafone.

David Norflok MBCS CITP is currently a journalist and an industry analyst with Bloor Research. He ahs worked in the public sector and in banking.

Shirley Lacy has contributed to Configuration Management as an author. Shirley Lacy is Managing Director of ConnectSphere and specialises in the application of service management best practices to deliver value from IT investments.

She is the UK Principal Expert on the ISO Working Group for Process Assessment standards for software, systems and service management. In the past, Shirley has worked for a variety of public and private sector bodies including the BBC, Vodaphone, Glaxo, and Cap Gemini (less)

Xavier's College, Kolkata Table Of Contents Chapter 1. Conceptual Frame Work Chapter 2.

Accounting Standard Chapter 3. Partnership Accounts: Dissolution of Partnership Firm Chapter 4.

Amalgamation of Firms Chapter 5. Conversion to a Company and Sale to a Company Chapter 6.

Bonus and Rights Shares Stock Split Chapter 7. Buy Back of shares Chapter 8.

Underwriting of Shares and Debentures Chapter 9. Redemption of Debentures Chapter 10.

Accounting for Business Acquisitions (Advanced) Chapter 11. Amalgamation (Advanced) Chapter 12.

Reconstruction (Advanced) Chapter 13. Liquidation of Companies Chapter 14.

Financial Statement of Banking Companies Chapter 15. Financial Statement of Insurance Companies Chapter 16.

Financial Statement of Electricity Companies Chapter 17. Departmental Accounts Chapter 18.

Branch Accounts (less)

Each Chapter covers the topics as per the syllabus outlined by DOEACC Society. Chapter One : introduces computer and its components.

It details the concepts of data processing, hardware software and different types of storage devices. Chapter Two : deals with Windows operating system including its Accessories.

Chapter Three : explains different commands in Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) also covering files and directory manipulation. Chapter Four : deals with word processing.

It describes MS-Word application with ample number of screens. Chapter Five : is exclusively devoted to spreadsheet applications using MS-Excel.

Chapter Six : explains computer networks, LAN, WAN and concepts of internet. Chapter Seven : is devoted exclusively for web browsers and the use of world wide web (WWW) and chatting on the Internet.

Chapter Eight : discusses the sending/receiving of E-mail and document handling. Chapter Nine : explains how to make a presentation using MS-PowerPoint.

It also explains the preparation of presentation Slides, sorting them and manipulating them for better effect on the audience.All Chapter are written in simple English.

Moreover sample questions with answers are added at the end of each Chapter. A large number of screens, pictures and notes are added for easy understanding of the subject matter.

Contents : Chapter 1: Introduction to ComputersChapter 2: Introduction to WindowsChapter 3: Basic DOS CommandsChapter 4: Elements of Word ProcessingChapter 5: SpreadsheetChapter 6: Computer Communication and InternetChapter 7: WWW, Web Browsers and ChattingChapter 8: E-mailChapter 9: Making Small Presentations (less)

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Zack Cooper is a local farmer who provides Milly with fresh fruit and vegetables. As a single parent, Zack is doing his best to raise his teenage son and daughter on his own.

When the kids get in minor scrapes with the law, Milly gently encourages Zack and Tina to work together to draw the teens back before their rebellious natures land them in even hotter water. At first Tina sees the relationship in only a professional capacity, but soon her friends notice the luscious scent of romance in the air and decide to help things along.

Tea for Two is a faith-filled novel that explores the delight of second chances, warm friendship, and unexpected romantic encounters. Trish Perry has contributed to Tea for Two as an author.

Trish Perry is an award-winning, multi-published novelist. Before her novels, Perry published numerous short stories, essays, devotionals, and poetry in Christian and general market media.

Perry holds a B.A.

in Psychology, was a 1980s stockbroker, and held positions at the Securities and Exchange Commission and in several Washington law firms. She serves on the Board of Directors of CCW and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America.

She invites you to visit her at www.trishperry.

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Full color. Rosemary Wells has contributed to Ruby's Tea for Two as an author.

Rosemary Wells, author and illustrator of almost eighty books, considers Garth Williams one of the true geniuses of twentieth-century book illustration. Applying a very simple palette befitting the story's setting, Ms.

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.Tea for Two!" is a memoir of Paul Kennedy and Mary Ryan who met as school children in the 1920's.

They eloped to Canada in 1929 and had a family of eight children over 22 years. They survived World War I, The Crash of 1929, The Great Depression, World War II, The Baby Boom, Korean War, the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties, and for Mary the New Millennium.

They met with historical crises and personal tragedies bolstered by their faith in God, love of Family, and undaunted work ethic. Married for fifty five years they left an indelible mark on this world bequeathing the heart and soul of humanity to their offspring.

Do not pray for easy lives! Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work will not need a miracle but You shall be the miracle.

Every day you shall wonder at yourself and the richness of life that comes in you by the grace of God. Phillips Brooks, 1925 (less)

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Experts have unanimously declared it as the best self-study course. Perhaps that is the reason that for over 15 years it has constantly been on the top of the best sellers list in the market.

And its popularity is steadily increasing. Now it is available in almost all Indian languages like Assami, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannad, Bangla, Malayalam, Nepali, Urdu and of course, Hindi.

What is the secret of its great popularity? Maybe, a no-nonsense down-to-earth approach and a very scientific methodology that takes into its account the special requirements of Indian learners. In any case it is not just an another crash course that begins with a bang but ends with a whimper.

Rather its contents and subject matters have been specially designed to help a common man achieve maximum command on the language in a very short time. The most important part of this self-study course is confidence building measures because it has been found from the long experience that biggest problem in the path of fluently speaking a foreign language is hesitation, that arises out of lack of confidence.

Many people, who have good command over the language and are well are of its grammar and composition, can't speak the language fluently. Why? The answer is simple.

While speaking they try to construct a sentence in their mother language and do the mental translation before uttering a single line. This creates not only confusion but utter chaos in their mind.

As a result they feel great hesitation to speak simple sentences. In some cases, however, the problem is more complex, as they lack the basic knowledge of the English language.

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