About this product: Bought the book as a gift for Christmas, it arrived damaged on two corners, the shipper shipped the large heavy book in a manilla envelope/no padding what so ever. Sent the shipper a note about it, she did apologize and said that it ususally doesn't happen and offered for me to return it. My point was and still is that shippers should ship thier product in the appropriate shipping box/envelope...to use common sense and avoid these kinds of problems. Books should most deffinately be put in a box or a padded water proof envelope!
About this product: This is the newly expanded version of the world's greatest treasury of health secrets. The information in this book is not a substitute for personal medical advice. Before making any decision regarding your health, please consult a physician. Telephone numbers, prices, offers and web sites listed in this book are accurate at the time of publication, but they are subject to frequent change.
About this product: Believe it or not, 44 complete read-aloud classics and future classics--from Goodnight Moon to Stellaluna--are packed in this remarkably svelte, positively historic anthology. Flipping through the 308 pages of The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury is like browsing a photo album of beloved friends and family. The familiar faces of Curious George and Ferdinand the Bull peer earnestly from the pages, and scenes from Madeline and Millions of Cats resonate as if you just experienced them yesterday. Think of the advantages of carrying this book on a vacation instead of a suitcase of single titles! (Your kids can always revisit their dog-eared hardcovers when they get home.)
About this product: James Herriot's Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian's delightful tales for young readers. From the springtime frolic of Oscar, Cat-About-Town to the yuletide warmth of The Christmas Day Kitten, these stories-radiantly illustrated by Peter Barrett and Ruth Brown-are perennial favorites, and this new complete edition will make a wonderful gift for all readers, great and small.
About this product: Public employees have become the new American elite. In the past, Government workers earned less money but had slightly better job security and benefits than Americans working in the private sector. These days, government workers not only earn more than other Americans, but they have vastly superior benefits, including pension plans that often allow them to retire as early as age 50 with 100 percent or more of their final year's salary. These pensions often to $100,000 a year and come with cost of living adjustments and free lifetime medical care. Getting a government job and sticking with it is like winning the lottery. This plundering of treasuries, made possible by aggressive union tactics and spineless politicians, results in higher taxes and massive debts that ultimately will be borne by our grandchildren. The current situation is "unsustainable." The problem goes beyond finances. Government unions protect even the worst public employees from accountability. Schools don't attempt to fire incompetent teachers-and union protections make it nearly impossible to even fire ones accused of abuse and other misdeeds. As government gets bigger and more powerful, government officials have more uncontrolled power over the rest of us-to enrich and protect themselves at the expense of the public good. The public's servants have truly become the public's masters.
About this product: Following on the heels of his national bestseller A Treasury of Royal Scandals, Michael Farquhar turns his attention to matters a little closer to home with A Treasury of Great American Scandals. From the unhappy family relationships of prominent Americans to the feuds, smear campaigns, duels, and infamous sex scandals that have punctuated our history, we see our founding fathers and other American heroes in the course of their all-too-human events. Ineffectual presidents, lazy generals, traitors; treacherous fathers, nagging mothers, ungrateful children, embarrassing siblings; and stories about insanity, death, and disturbing postmortems are all here, as are disagreeable marriages, vile habits, and, of course, sex: good sex, bad sex, and good-bad sex too. We can take comfort in the fact that we are no worse and no better than our forebears. But we do have better media coverage. Bonus educational material:
* A brief history of the United States, including scandals! * The American Hall of Shame! * A complete listing of presidential administrations!
About this product: ESSENTIALS OF MANAGING TREASURY
Treasury is the financial hub of an organization-a hub with many spokes. This concise reference describes each functional area within treasury and includes guidelines for best practices and revelant technologies. With tips and techniques, it provides a practical overview of treasury and its relationship to every part of an organization.
"Karen Horcher enjoys a well-earned reputation as an expert in her field, having both written and taught financial seminars for the Treasury Management Association of Canada (TMAC) for the past seven years. Her many years of experience as a front-line banker lend credibility to her work. Karen is justly appreciated for her ability to make complex financial concepts easy to understand." -Blair McRobie, Executive Director Treasury Management Association of Canada
"Essentials of Managing Treasury provides an excellent perspective on the history, breadth, and current trends in treasury management. The reader can quickly grasp the 'real world of treasury management' and the practical and strategic issues faced by treasurers and financial professionals today." -Brian McArthur, Vice President Treasury Management, Royal Bank Financial Group
The Wiley Essentials Series-because the business world is always changing...and so should you.
From early, beloved classics such as Goodnight Moon and Harold and the Purple Crayon to such recent treasures as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Pete's a Pizza, this collection assembles twelve of the greatest picture books ever published. Parents can share the joy of introducing young children to many timeless favorites that have already enchanted millions of readers.
This volume offers a wonder-filled opportunity for preschoolers and families to own and share "the best of the best."
All royalties for HarperCollins Treasury of Picture Book Classics: A Child's First Collection will be donated to First Book, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their own new books. The primary goal of First Book is to work with existing literacy programs to distribute new books to children who, for economic reasons, have little or no access to books. In this way, First Book effectively leverages the heroic efforts of local tutoring, mentoring, and family literacy organizations as they work to reach children who need help the most. First Book distributes millions of books to hundreds of thousands of children nationwide each year.
Now in its third edition, The Treasury Bond Basis is the mandatory reference text for Treasury bond and note futures trading rooms around the world. This updated edition reflects the numerous market changes, chief among them the Chicago Board of Trade’s decision to switch from an 8 percent to a 6 percent conversion factor. Revisions include greater detail on hedging and trading, updated explanations of options valuation and short delivery options, and discussion of global bonds futures trading and applications.
About this product: Rosie Dickins (with the help of Dr. Erika Langmuir) has brought a wonderful learning concept to help children grasp the 'reality' of art.
For youngsters art can be a difficult concept to understand. Oh sure there are pretty pictures and statues, but so what. Right?
So why was a particular work of art done? What did it feel like to create that artwork?
Here the child is 1st introduced to an artist (22 in all). From child easy Calder, Okeeffe, Klee, Kandinsky to heavyweights like Whistler, van Gigh, Turner, Pollock (a deliberate mess?). Your child learns alittle about the artist, their time, and what their type of expression was about.
Then you do an art project inspired by that artist using various media = giftwrap, felt pens, paint, foil, forks $ straws etc.
Example: you read about a famous water lily painting built up out of layers of paint (guess who). Then you make your own lily picture using layers of colored tissue paper. Our child's version turned out pretty good. Made her proud and she can recognize a Monet a mile away. If only math was this fun!
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