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Food and Drink in American History [3 volumes]

A "Full Course" Encyclopedia [3 volumes]

By: Andrew F. Smith

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Food and Drink in American History [3 volumes]

A "Full Course" Encyclopedia [3 volumes]

By: Andrew F. Smith

This three-volume encyclopedia on the history of American food and beverages serves as an ideal companion resource for social studies and American history courses, covering topics ranging from early American Indian foods to mandatory nutrition information at fast food restaurants. The expression "you are what you eat" certainly applies to Americans, not just in terms of our physical health, but also in the myriad ways that our taste preferences, eating habits, and food culture are intrinsically tied to our society and history. This standout reference work comprises two volumes containing more than 600 alphabetically arranged historical entries on American foods and beverages, as well as dozens of historical recipes for traditional American foods; and a third volume of more than 120 primary source documents. Never before has there been a reference work that coalesces this diverse range of information into a single set. The entries in this set provide information that will transform any American history research project into an engaging learning experience. Examples include explanations of how tuna fish became a staple food product for Americans, how the canning industry emerged from the Civil War, the difference between Americans and people of other countries in terms of what percentage of their income is spent on food and beverages, and how taxation on beverages like tea, rum, and whisky set off important political rebellions in U.S. history.

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Fast Food and Junk Food [2 volumes]

An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat [2 volumes]

By: Andrew F. Smith

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Fast Food and Junk Food [2 volumes]

An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat [2 volumes]

By: Andrew F. Smith

This fascinating and revealing work examines the incredible power of junk food and fast food—how nostalgic we are about them, the influence of the companies that manufacture or sell them, and their alarming effect on our country's state of health. In the last half century, junk food and fast food have come to play an extremely important role in American economic, historical, cultural, and social life. Today, they have a major influence on what Americans eat—and how healthy we are (or aren't). Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat tells the intriguing, fun, and incredible stories behind the successes of these commercial food products and documents the numerous health-related, environmental, cultural, and politico-economic issues associated with them. With more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries, this two-volume encyclopedia contains enough listings to allow readers to research a wide range of fascinating topics. The author treats the massive amount of subject material within this reference title in a fair and balanced manner. A secondary focus of this encyclopedia is to chart the spread of some American fast food chains and commercially produced junk foods internationally.

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Business Ethics

Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization

By: Andrew Crane,Dirk Matten,Sarah Glozer,Laura J. Spence

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Business Ethics

Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization

By: Andrew Crane,Dirk Matten,Sarah Glozer,Laura J. Spence

Award-winning, best-selling, and authoritative: the business ethics book of choice.

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Fast Food

The Good, the Bad and the Hungry

By: Andrew F. Smith

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Fast Food

The Good, the Bad and the Hungry

By: Andrew F. Smith

The single most influential culinary trend of our time is fast food. It has spawned an industry that has changed eating, the most fundamental of human activities. From the first flipping of burgers in tiny shacks in the western United States to the forging of neon signs that spell out “Pizza Hut” in Cyrillic or Arabic scripts, the fast food industry has exploded into dominance, becoming one of the leading examples of global corporate success. And with this success it has become one of the largest targets of political criticism, blamed for widespread obesity, cultural erasure, oppressive labor practices, and environmental destruction on massive scales. In this book, expert culinary historian Andrew F. Smith explores why the fast food industry has been so successful and examines the myriad ethical lines it has crossed to become so. As he shows, fast food—plain and simple—devised a perfect retail model, one that works everywhere, providing highly flavored calories with speed, economy, and convenience. But there is no such thing as a free lunch, they say, and the costs with fast food have been enormous: an assault on proper nutrition, a minimum-wage labor standard, and a powerful pressure on farmers and ranchers to deploy some of the worst agricultural practices in history. As Smith shows, we have long known about these problems, and the fast food industry for nearly all of its existence has been beset with scathing exposés, boycotts, protests, and government interventions, which it has sometimes met with real changes but more often with token gestures, blame-passing, and an unrelenting gauntlet of lawyers and lobbyists. Fast Food ultimately looks at food as a business, an examination of the industry’s options and those of consumers, and a serious inquiry into what society can do to ameliorate the problems this cheap and tasty product has created.

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Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food

By: Andrew F. Smith

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Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food

By: Andrew F. Smith

Eating junk food and fast food is a great all-American passion. American kids and grownups love their candy bars, Big Macs and supersized fries, Doritos, Twinkies, and Good Humor ice cream bars. The disastrous health effects from the enormous appetite for these processed fat- and sugar-loaded foods are well publicized now. This was particularly dramatically evidenced by Super Size Me (2004), filmmaker Morgan Spurlock's 30-day all-McDonald's diet in which his liver suffered the same poisoning as if he had been on an extended alcohol binge. Through increased globalization, American popular food culture is being increasingly emulated elsewhere in the world, such as China, with the potential for similar disastrous consequences. This A-to-Z reference is the first to focus on the junk food and fast food phenomena from a multitude of angles in addition to health and diet concerns. More than 250 essay entries objectively explore the scope of the topics to illuminate the American way through products, corporations and entrepreneurs, social history, popular culture, organizations, issues, politics, commercialism and consumerism, and much more. Interest in these topics is high. This informative and fascinating work, with entries on current controversies such as mad cow disease and factory farming, the food pyramid, movie tie-ins, and marketing to children, will be highly useful for reports, research, and browsing. It takes readers behind the scenes, examining the significance of such things as uniforms, training, packaging, and franchising. Readers of every age will also enjoy the nostalgia factor, learning about the background of iconic drive-ins, the story behind the mascots, facts about their favorite candy bar, and collectables. Each entry ends with suggested reading. Besides an introduction, a timeline, glossary, bibliography, resource guide, and photos enhance the text. Sample entries: A&W Root Beer; Advertising; Automobiles; Ben & Jerry's; Burger King; Carhops; Center for Science in the Public Interest; Christmas; Cola Wars; Employment; Fair Food; Fast Food Nation; Hershey, Milton; Hollywood; Injury; Krispy Kreme; Lobbying; Nabisco; Obesity; PepsiCo; Salt; Soda Fountain; Teen Hangouts; Vegetarianism; White Castle; Yum! Brands, Inc.

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Food and Beverage Management

By: Bernard Davis,Andrew Lockwood,Ioannis Pantelidis,Peter Alcott

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Food and Beverage Management

By: Bernard Davis,Andrew Lockwood,Ioannis Pantelidis,Peter Alcott

This introductory textbook provides a thorough guide to the management of food and beverage outlets, from their day-to-day running through to the wider concerns of the hospitality industry. It explores the broad range of subject areas that encompass the food and beverage market and its five main sectors – fast food and popular catering, hotels and quality restaurants and functional, industrial, and welfare catering. New to this edition are case studies covering the latest industry developments, and coverage of contemporary environmental concerns, such as sourcing, sustainability and responsible farming. It is illustrated in full colour and contains end-of-chapter summaries and revision questions to test your knowledge as you progress. Written by authors with many years of industry practice and teaching experience, this book is the ideal guide to the subject for hospitality students and industry practitioners alike.

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Food in America [3 volumes]

The Past, Present, and Future of Food, Farming, and the Family Meal [3 volumes]

By: Andrew F. Smith

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Food in America [3 volumes]

The Past, Present, and Future of Food, Farming, and the Family Meal [3 volumes]

By: Andrew F. Smith

This three-volume work examines all facets of the modern U.S. food system, including the nation's most important food and agriculture laws, the political forces that shape modern food policy, and the food production trends that are directly impacting the lives of every American family. Americans are constantly besieged by conflicting messages about food, the environment, and health and nutrition. Are foods with genetically modified ingredients safe? Should we choose locally grown food? Is organic food better than conventional food? Are concentrated animal feed operations destroying the environment? Should food corporations target young children with their advertising and promotional campaigns? This comprehensive three-volume set addresses all of these questions and many more, probing the problems created by the industrial food system, examining conflicting opinions on these complex food controversies, and highlighting the importance of food in our lives and the decisions we make each time we eat. The coverage of each of the many controversial food issues in the set offers perspectives from different sides to encourage readers to examine various viewpoints and make up their own minds. The first volume, Food and the Environment, addresses timely issues such as climate change, food waste, pesticides, and sustainable foods. Volume two, entitled Food and Health and Nutrition, addresses subjects like antibiotics, food labeling, and the effects of salt and sugar on our health. The third volume, Food and the Economy, tackles topics such as food advertising and marketing, food corporations, genetically modified foods, globalization, and megagrocery chains. Each volume contains several dozen primary documents that include firsthand accounts written by promoters and advertisers, journalists, politicians and government officials, and supporters and critics of various views related to food and beverages, representing speeches, advertisements, articles, books, portions of major laws, and government documents, to name a few. These documents provide readers additional resources from which to form informed opinions on food issues.

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Practical Business Statistics

By: Andrew F. Siegel

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Practical Business Statistics

By: Andrew F. Siegel

Practical Business Statistics, Seventh Edition, provides a conceptual, realistic, and matter-of-fact approach to managerial statistics that carefully maintains, but does not overemphasize mathematical correctness. The book provides deep understanding of how to learn from data and how to deal with uncertainty while promoting the use of practical computer applications. This valuable, accessible approach teaches present and future managers how to use and understand statistics without an overdose of technical detail, enabling them to better understand the concepts at hand and to interpret results. The text uses excellent examples with real world data relating to business sector functional areas such as finance, accounting, and marketing. Written in an engaging style, this timely revision is class-tested and designed to help students gain a solid understanding of fundamental statistical principles without bogging them down with excess mathematical details. - Provides users with a conceptual, realistic, and matter-of-fact approach to managerial statistics - Offers an accessible approach to teach present and future managers how to use and understand statistics without an overdose of technical detail, enabling them to better understand concepts and to interpret results - Features updated examples and graphics (200+ figures) to illustrate important applied uses and current business trends - Includes robust ancillary instructional materials such as an instructor's manual, lecture slides, and data files to save you time when preparing for class

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AQA Business for AS (Marcousé)

By: Ian Marcouse,Nigel Watson,Andrew Hammond

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AQA Business for AS (Marcousé)

By: Ian Marcouse,Nigel Watson,Andrew Hammond

Exam Board: AQA Level: AS/A-level Subject: Business First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2016 Develop understanding of business arguments and reasoning, with a clear progression pathway and case studies that illustrate core points. Ian Marcouse has been trusted by Business students for over 15 years and his updated textbook has been fully revised to reflect the 2015 AQA Business specification, giving you up-to-date material that supports your teaching and student's learning. - Guides students through the content in an easy to understand way, with the new 'logic chain' feature at the start of every chapter showing them the progression clearly - Helps students apply their knowledge and analyse business data with real business examples throughout - Consolidates students' learning and prepares them for assessment with the workbook feature at the end of every chapter containing knowledge check and practice questions

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1471835138

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AQA GCSE (9-1) Business, Second Edition

By: Malcolm Surridge,Andrew Gillespie

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AQA GCSE (9-1) Business, Second Edition

By: Malcolm Surridge,Andrew Gillespie

Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: Business First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: June 2019 AQA approved Benefit from the expert guidance of Surridge and Gillespie; this new edition of their well-known Student Book provides up-to-date content, real business examples and assessment preparation materials that help every student achieve their best in the 2017 specification. - Builds understanding of business concepts through accessible explanations, supported by definitions of key terms and tips that highlight important points and common misconceptions - Enables students to apply their knowledge to real business examples, issues and contexts in the 'Business insight' feature - Develops investigative, analytical and evaluation skills through multiple choice, short answer and case study/data response questions, sample answers and commentary - Encourages students to track their progress using learning outcomes, end-of-chapter summaries and knowledge-check questions - Helps students practise and improve their quantitative skills via the 'Maths moment' feature - Stretches students with questions that test their ability to make an informed judgement

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Hamburger

A Global History

By: Andrew F. Smith

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Hamburger

A Global History

By: Andrew F. Smith

McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc once said, “It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.” The hamburger has been a staple of American culture for the last century, both a source of gluttonous joy and a recurrent obstacle to healthy eating. Now the full beauty of the burger in all its forms is explored in Hamburger, a debut title in Reaktion Books’ new Edible series. Andrew F. Smith traces the trajectory of hamburger history, from its humble beginnings as a nineteenth-century street food sold by American vendors, from which it soon spread to the menus of diners and restaurants. The sandwich came into its own with the 1921 opening of the first hamburger chain, White Castle, and subsequent successful food chains such as McDonald’s and Wendy’s ensured the burger’s success in the United States and around the world. The hamburger irrevocably changed American life, Smith argues, as the sandwich propelled the rise of fast food over home-cooked meals in Americans’ eating habits. At the same time, burgers were making inroads in American culture, as well as becoming a rich symbol in paintings, television, and movies. Smith also discusses the darker nutritional, economic, and cultural conflicts raised by the hamburger, such as the “McDonaldization” of international cultures. A juicy and richly illustrated read, Hamburger will stimulate the taste buds of carnivores the world over.

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Queen Square: A History of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology

By: Simon Shorvon,Alastair Compston,Martin Rossor,Andrew Lees,Michael J. Clark

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Queen Square: A History of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology

By: Simon Shorvon,Alastair Compston,Martin Rossor,Andrew Lees,Michael J. Clark

A comprehensive history of the National Hospital, Queen Square, and its Institute, placed within the context of British neurology.

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The Growth Director’s Secret

Why Businesses Struggle to Grow – And What You Can Do to Change It

By: Andrew Brent

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The Growth Director’s Secret

Why Businesses Struggle to Grow – And What You Can Do to Change It

By: Andrew Brent

Shortlisted for the CMI's Management Book of the Year Award 2018 and the Business Book Awards 2018 Growth can be the most important attribute that any business can have, and yet is commonly the least well-managed area of a business' operations. Explaining why this is, The Growth Director's Secret examines the structural/cultural factors that hold many conventionally-organized companies back. The book explores important new insights from neurological research, which reveal near-universal misunderstandings about consumer motivations, shopping behaviour and brand choice. Andy Brent shows how these flaws lead many businesses to develop bland, undifferentiated consumer propositions and wasteful commercial/marketing plans, which condemn them to year upon year of stagnant growth. The book challenges much current commercial and marketing thinking, and introduces important new ideas such as: · The Big Growth Mistake that almost all companies make; · Shopping on Auto-pilot; · the crucial Moments of Maximum Emotional Impact (MoMIs) where all brand choice decisions are made; and · Marketing at Open Minds – a challenging new way to think about building growth-orientated marketing plans. The Growth Director's Secret is essential reading for business owners and managers, proposing a challenging and innovative Growth Paradigm for companies who want to break the constraints of conventional business thinking and set themselves up for significant, sustained, profitable growth.

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AQA GCSE (9-1) Business, Third Edition

By: Malcolm Surridge,Andrew Gillespie

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AQA GCSE (9-1) Business, Third Edition

By: Malcolm Surridge,Andrew Gillespie

With up-to-date case studies of real-world businesses, this fully updated AQA GCSE (9-1) Business Student Textbook will help your students respond to exam questions with confidence, demonstrating how they can structure their answers for maximum impact. This Student Textbook includes: - Fully up-to-date exam questions, with 25% more practice questions and increased practical support for tackling different question types - More exam tips and advice, with examiner commentary showing how students should approach exam questions - Real-world case studies, new and updated, to reflect the developments in e-commerce and the impact of recent global and political developments - Quick knowledge-recall questions throughout the book to help students check understanding, and for teachers to use in assessment

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1398356077

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Global HR

Challenges Facing the Function

By: Peter Andrew Reilly,Tony Williams

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Global HR

Challenges Facing the Function

By: Peter Andrew Reilly,Tony Williams

Global HR explores the key issues in delivering a fair, consistent and effective service across the organizational, cultural and economic boundaries that exist in modern global organizations. In doing so, it offers insights into managing people and businesses that no organization can ignore.

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Cases and Materials on the Law of Restitution

By: Andrew S. Burrows,Ewan McKendrick,James Edelman

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Cases and Materials on the Law of Restitution

By: Andrew S. Burrows,Ewan McKendrick,James Edelman

Written by leading experts who have shaped and defined the law of restitution, the book provides an authoritative and scholarly guide to the subject. The second edition of this seminal title continues the formula of the first edition by combining a comprehensive coverage of cases with extracts from leading academic authorities.

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Forgotten Stories From Atlantic Canada's Past

By: Andrew MacLean

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Forgotten Stories From Atlantic Canada's Past

By: Andrew MacLean

Backyard History unearths the often hilarious, mostly mysterious, always surprising untold tales of Canada’s East Coast, as only a Maritimer can spin them. This extraordinary collection gathers the very best from Andrew MacLean’s popular newspaper columns, podcast, and television show, now enhanced and extended with fresh insights and discoveries. Running the gamut from lost cities to rodent invasions; from rum runners to teenage heroines; from monstrous sea creatures to circus riots these true forgotten stories from Atlantic Canada will astound readers of all ages. Combining meticulous research with vivid storytelling, captivating anecdotes, and a human touch, Backyard History takes readers on an entertaining and exhilarating ride detailing the rich, undiscovered past of a region which has long been renowned for its storytelling.

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Hitlerland

American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power

By: Andrew Nagorski

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Hitlerland

American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power

By: Andrew Nagorski

World War II historian Andrew Nagorski recounts Adolf Hitler’s rise to and consolidation of power, drawing on countless firsthand reports, letters, and diaries that narrate the creation of the Third Reich. “Hitlerland is a bit of a guilty pleasure. Reading about the Nazis is not supposed to be fun, but Nagorski manages to make it so. Readers new to this story will find it fascinating” (The Washington Post). Hitler’s rise to power, Germany’s march to the abyss, as seen through the eyes of Americans—diplomats, military officers, journalists, expats, visiting authors, Olympic athletes—who watched horrified and up close. “Engaging if chilling…a broader look at Americans who had a ringside seat to Hitler’s rise” (USA TODAY), Hitlerland offers a gripping narrative full of surprising twists—and a startlingly fresh perspective on this heavily dissected era.

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Spanish in Miami

Sociolinguistic Dimensions of Postmodernity

By: Andrew Lynch

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Spanish in Miami

Sociolinguistic Dimensions of Postmodernity

By: Andrew Lynch

Spanish in Miami reveals the multifaceted ways in which the language is ideologically rescaled and sociolinguistically reconfigured in this global city. This book approaches Miami’s sociolinguistic situation from language ideological and critical cultural perspectives, combining extensive survey data with two decades of observations, interviews, and conversations with Spanish speakers from all sectors of the city. Tracing the advent of postmodernity in sociolinguistic terms, separate chapters analyze the changing ideological representation of Spanish in mass media during the late 20th century, its paradoxical (dis)continuity in the city’s social life, the political and economic dimensions of the Miami/Havana divide, the boundaries of language through the perceptual lens of Anglicisms, and the potential of South Florida—as part of the Caribbean—to inform our understanding of the highly complex present and future of Spanish in the United States. Spanish in Miami will be of interest to advanced students and researchers of Spanish, Sociolinguistics, and Latino Studies.

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Print, Text and Book Cultures in South Africa

By: Andrew van der Vlies

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Print, Text and Book Cultures in South Africa

By: Andrew van der Vlies

An explanation of the unique role of the book and book collecting in South Africa due to the apartheid This book explores the power of print and the politics of the book in South Africa from a range of disciplinary perspectives- historical, bibliographic, literary-critical, sociological, and cultural studies. The essays collected here, by leading international scholars, address a range of topics as varied as: the role of print cultures in contests over the nature of the colonial public sphere in the nineteenth century; orthography; iimbongi, orature and the canon; book- collecting and libraries; print and transnationalism; Indian Ocean cosmopolitanisms; books in war; how the fates of South African texts, locally and globally, have been affected by their material instantiations; photocomics and other ephemera; censorship, during and after apartheid; books about art and books as art; local academic publishing; and the challenge of 'book history' for literary and cultural criticism in contemporary South Africa.

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The Unified Theory of Profitability

25 Ways to Accelerate Growth Through Operational Excellence

By: Andrew Miller

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The Unified Theory of Profitability

25 Ways to Accelerate Growth Through Operational Excellence

By: Andrew Miller

When we discuss accelerating top line growth and maximizing profitability, we often consider hiring more people, cutting expenses, or raising prices. What we should be doing is looking at different ways to effectively utilize what we already have. Rather than hiring new people, we need to improve the performance of our current employees. As an alternative to cutting costs, we need better invest the money we already spend. Instead of raising prices, identify ideal customers to market and sell to. This book will discuss strategies on how to do all of these things and more. The author provides 25 ways to accelerate revenue growth and increase profitability immediately, without making any new financial investments. That is the Unified Theory of Profitability. It means looking at the organization and finding ways to better leverage what already exists and focusing on the activities or changes that will provide optimal results. Readers will become experts on executing on these strategies. It can be done! Find the solutions that work, commit to implementing them and results will flourish.

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Drive to Succeed

By: Mohamed Mansour,Andrew Cave

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Drive to Succeed

By: Mohamed Mansour,Andrew Cave

Mohamed Mansour has spent his life fighting adversity. Born in Egypt in the post-war period, his childhood was halted abruptly when, aged ten, he almost lost a leg in a devastating car accident. At 18, he had to support himself through college in the US when his family's assets were seized by the Egyptian government. Aged 20, he fought cancer. Then, at 25, he returned to Egypt to help revive the fortunes of his family's once thriving business group as it steadily diversified into sectors from automobiles to construction equipment, fast food to venture capital. Almost five decades on, he and his family stand at the helm of some of the largest companies in North Africa and the Middle East. They have partnered with global brands from General Motors and Caterpillar to McDonald's and invested early in Silicon Valley successes such as Facebook, Uber and Airbnb. He also served as Egypt's Transport Minister from 2005 to 2009. Filled with hard-won wisdoms, Mohamed Mansour's inspirational story demonstrates the importance of learning from experience and never giving up in the drive to succeed.

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WJEC and Eduqas GCSE Business

By: Malcolm Surridge,Andrew Gillespie

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WJEC and Eduqas GCSE Business

By: Malcolm Surridge,Andrew Gillespie

Exam Board: WJEC Level: GCSE Subject: Business First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: June 2019 Endorsed by WJEC/Eduqas Ensure that every student can fulfil their potential with this tailor-made Student Book for the 2017 specifications; our bestselling Business authors develop knowledge and skills through clear explanations, real-life examples and assessment practice questions. - Builds understanding of business concepts through accessible explanations, supported by definitions of key terms and tips that highlight important points and common misconceptions - Enables students to apply their knowledge to real business examples, issues and contexts in the 'Business insight' feature - Develops investigative, analytical and evaluation skills through multiple choice, short answer and case study/data response questions, sample answers and commentary - Encourages students to track their progress using learning outcomes, end-of-chapter summaries and knowledge-check questions - Helps students practise and improve their quantitative skills via the 'Maths moment' feature - Stretches students with questions that test their ability to make an informed judgement This book covers the content of: - 2017 WJEC GCSE (A*-G) Business specification regulated by Qualifications Wales - 2017 WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Business specification regulated by Ofqual

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Design for the Changing Educational Landscape

Space, Place and the Future of Learning

By: Andrew Harrison,Les Hutton

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Design for the Changing Educational Landscape

Space, Place and the Future of Learning

By: Andrew Harrison,Les Hutton

The whole landscape of space use is undergoing a radical transformation. In the workplace a period of unprecedented change has created a mix of responses with one overriding outcome observable worldwide: the rise of distributed space. In the learning environment the social, political, economic and technological changes responsible for this shift have been further compounded by constantly developing theories of learning and teaching, and a wide acceptance of the importance of learning as the core of the community, resulting in the blending of all aspects of learning into one seamless experience. This book attempts to look at all the forces driving the provision and pedagogic performance of the many spaces, real and virtual, that now accommodate the experience of learning and provide pointers towards the creation and design of learning-centred communities. Part 1 looks at the entire learning universe as it now stands, tracks the way in which its constituent parts came to occupy their role, assesses how they have responded to a complex of drivers and gauges their success in dealing with renewed pressures to perform. It shows that what is required is innovation within the spaces and integration between them. Part 2 finds many examples of innovation in evidence across the world – in schools, the higher and further education campus and in business and cultural spaces – but an almost total absence of integration. Part 3 offers a model that redefines the learning landscape in terms of learning outcomes, mapping spatial requirements and activities into a detailed mechanism that will achieve the best outcome at the most appropriate scale. By encouraging stakeholders to creating an events-based rather than space-based identity, the book hopes to point the way to a fully-integrated learning landscape: a learning community.

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Routledge

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Eating History

Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine

By: Andrew F. Smith

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Eating History

Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine

By: Andrew F. Smith

Food expert and celebrated food historian Andrew F. Smith recounts in delicious detail the creation of contemporary American cuisine. The diet of the modern American wasn't always as corporate, conglomerated, and corn-rich as it is today, and the style of American cooking, along with the ingredients that compose it, has never been fixed. With a cast of characters including bold inventors, savvy restaurateurs, ruthless advertisers, mad scientists, adventurous entrepreneurs, celebrity chefs, and relentless health nuts, Smith pins down the truly crackerjack history behind the way America eats. Smith's story opens with early America, an agriculturally independent nation where most citizens grew and consumed their own food. Over the next two hundred years, however, Americans would cultivate an entirely different approach to crops and consumption. Advances in food processing, transportation, regulation, nutrition, and science introduced highly complex and mechanized methods of production. The proliferation of cookbooks, cooking shows, and professionally designed kitchens made meals more commercially, politically, and culturally potent. To better understand these trends, Smith delves deeply and humorously into their creation. Ultimately he shows how, by revisiting this history, we can reclaim the independent, locally sustainable roots of American food.

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Columbia University Press

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0231511752

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Walk in My Shoes

Conversations Between a Civil Rights Legend and His Godson on the Journey Ahead

By: Andrew Young,Kabir Sehgal

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Conversations Between a Civil Rights Legend and His Godson on the Journey Ahead

By: Andrew Young,Kabir Sehgal

A civil rights legend offers advice to a new generation in this fascinating collaboration with his godson"--Provided by publisher.

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Macmillan

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0230623603

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Stakeholders

Theory and Practice

By: Andrew L. Friedman,Samantha Miles

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Stakeholders

Theory and Practice

By: Andrew L. Friedman,Samantha Miles

Stakeholders' includes a discussion of the concept of 'the stakeholder' in fields such as management, corporate governance, accounting and finance, strategy, sociology, and politics, and in public policy debate. Practical examples are used to examine a range of stakeholders.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199269866

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Franchising & Licensing

Two Powerful Ways to Grow Your Business in Any Economy

By: Andrew J. Sherman

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Franchising & Licensing

Two Powerful Ways to Grow Your Business in Any Economy

By: Andrew J. Sherman

Annotation. For more than a decade, this book has been the definitive guide to franchises and licensing programs. In this third edition, author and prominent attorney Andrew J. Sherman expands his in-depth coverage to include international franchising initiatives. In addition, every chapter has been thoroughly updated to reflect new information on market responsiveness, compliance, and other key issues. The result is a truly global reference that will prove indispensable to companies and entrepreneurs alike. If you're involved in any aspect of franchising and licensing, you can't afford to be without the latest edition of this book. It became the industry standard immediately upon its original publication, opening up enticing opportunities for entrepreneurs as well as presenting new strategic options for corporations. Now the third edition gives it truly global reach. Expanded to include international as well as domestic (U.S.) franchising and licensing, it comprehensively covers the strategic, legal, financial, and operational aspects of these complex but highly profitable business structures.

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