Team Triassic . . . Beginnings, the first in a six-book series, introduces Daniel Robertson and his friends, who appear to be “normal” preteen Las Vegas kids going about their normal lives. But appearances can be deceiving. These kids are genetic hybrids who can morph into dinosaurs! In Book 1, Daniel and his friends find their developing morphing abilities mostly a source of playful fun. But then Daniel’s unique dino-hybrid is drawn into a deadly battle with a rogue dino-hybrid bent on destruction and death at the kids’ middle school. When Daniel is gravely injured in this clash of titans, his friends must step up, training to apply their own dino-hybrid abilities and strengths to defend their city as Team Triassic.
Julian Robertson is one of the most successful and well-known hedge fund managers of our time. For nearly twenty years his infamous fund--Tiger Management--was the talk of the town, routinely delivering double-digit performance. This biography will explore this legendary fund manager's role in the development and popularity of hedge funds, examine his investment methodology and strategy, and look at the growth of his fund and his 'Tigers'--individuals who have gone on to great success themselves. * Includes candid interviews of Robertson, his colleagues, and his peers * Uncovers the trading strategies and investment style of a legendary fund manager * Offers a rare glimpse inside the personal world of Julian Robertson READERSHIP: Those with any interest in or knowledge of hedge funds, business readers, investment professionals. Daniel A. Strachman is Managing Director of Answers Company, a New York-based money management firm that offers investment management services to individuals and institutions. He has contributed many articles on investment management and strategies to publications including the New York Post and the Financial Times and is also the author of Getting Started in Hedge Funds (Wiley 2000). Also available by Daniel Strachman, Getting Started in Hedge Funds, 0471316962 Paper. EAN - 9780471323631 Carton Quantity - 41
This food policy report is a response to growing concerns about the impacts of climate change on Latin American economies, agriculture, and people. It assesses both local and global effects of changing agricultural yields on the economy, subnational regions, and different household types, including male- and female-headed households in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. The three countries reflect economic and geographic diversity in Latin America and more than half of the region’s population. Climate change impacts tend to be relatively small at an economywide level in all three countries. However, sectoral and household-level economic impacts tend to be diverse across countries and subnational levels. They mainly depend on projected changes in agricultural yields, the share of agriculture in regional gross domestic product (GDP), crop-specific international trade balances, net food buyer/seller position, and income diversification of households. As for gender, results from this study suggest that female-headed households may be less vulnerable than male-headed households to the effects of climate change, highlighting the importance of considering women as a source for solutions for building resilience to climate change. Given the relatively small impacts of climate change and the degree of uncertainty associated with them, it is too early to define specific policy recommendations. All three countries should try to maximize the benefits that may come with higher agricultural world market prices and to minimize the losses from reductions in agricultural yields.
Captain Jack Robertson faces an impossible choice: Can he learn to love his violent, drug-fueled jungle prison--or will he die trying to escape? While spying on the Burmese drug-traffic for the CIA, Jack Robertson, a senior pilot for Air America, is kidnapped by a disgraced comrade with an unhealthy addition to drugs, sex, money and power. Dragon Mountain is the thrilling story of Captain Jack Robertson's struggle to stay alive long enough to choose between forging a new life in his captor's jungle fortress, or taking bloody revenge. Will Jack make a doomed break for freedom? Or will the violent forces around him spiral out of control. This action-packed adventure features unforgettable characters--renegade mercenaries, bloodthirsty bandits and corrupt officials--in an exotic Asian setting. Murder, kidnapping, drug deals--and the dark secrets behind covert American operations in Asia--make this a non-stop thriller!
The teens of Team Triassic who came together in book 1 now have a state-of-the-art training facility in Dr. Robertson’s $25 million laboratory on Lone Mountain. There they train for battles against rogue dinos, and some undergo dino DNA upgrades in the lab. It’s all just in time as Centennial High School suffers a deadly attack from enormous rogue dino hybrids, an attack that calls on every team member to limit the carnage and help the wounded. In book 2, we meet twins Xander and Sebastian while we learn more about Nick, the team, Dr. Lingard, and Daniel, who faces an unexpected departure and a mystery threat at the tree house. Hmm . . . who’s back in Las Vegas?
Julian Robertson is one of the most successful and well-known hedge fund managers of our time. For nearly twenty years his infamous fund--Tiger Management--was the talk of the town, routinely delivering double-digit performance. This biography will explore this legendary fund manager's role in the development and popularity of hedge funds, examine his investment methodology and strategy, and look at the growth of his fund and his 'Tigers'--individuals who have gone on to great success themselves. * Includes candid interviews of Robertson, his colleagues, and his peers * Uncovers the trading strategies and investment style of a legendary fund manager * Offers a rare glimpse inside the personal world of Julian Robertson READERSHIP: Those with any interest in or knowledge of hedge funds, business readers, investment professionals. Daniel A. Strachman is Managing Director of Answers Company, a New York-based money management firm that offers investment management services to individuals and institutions. He has contributed many articles on investment management and strategies to publications including the New York Post and the Financial Times and is also the author of Getting Started in Hedge Funds (Wiley 2000). Also available by Daniel Strachman, Getting Started in Hedge Funds, 0471316962 Paper. EAN - 9780471323631 Carton Quantity - 41
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Helping our kids to become better at sports and music or exploring their imagination is a fantastic part of parenting. Yet we can also help to improve our kids understanding of the world by taking them to museums and introducing extra homework. Conducting extra homework can sometimes help improve kids intelligence, yet what it can nearly always do is improve a kids ability to work harder. Just like warming up and push-ups do not improve a person's ability to play sports; they will improve a person's physical fitness to play those sports more competitively. Extract. Putting it plainly, those who work harder gain more rewards. Hard work improves luck and opportunity, as well as enhancing the learning, development and application of skills. This is a collection of four groups of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) family study activities seeking to encourage knowledge by helping family members study harder.
The Viral Avenger is a childrens book that is not only entertaining, but teaches children about how to avoid getting germs and the flu. This book is loaded with colorful illustrations of the Viral Avenger fighting Germable Jackson at Auld College. It is the first book in the Viral Avenger series.
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