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King of Capital

The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone

By: David Carey,John E. Morris

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King of Capital

The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone

By: David Carey,John E. Morris

The story of Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone, and a financial revolution, King of Capital is the greatest untold success story on Wall Street. In King of Capital, David Carey and John Morris show how Blackstone (and other private equity firms) transformed themselves from gamblers, hostile-takeover artists, and ‘barbarians at the gate’ into disciplined, risk-conscious investors while the financial establishment—banks and investment bankers such as Citigroup, Bear Stearns, Lehman, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley—were recklessly assuming risks, leveraging up to astronomical levels and driving the economy to the brink of disaster. Now, not only have Blackstone and a small coterie of competitors wrested control of corporations around the globe, but they have emerged as a major force on Wall Street, challenging the likes of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for dominance. Insightful and hard-hitting, filled with never-before-revealed details about the workings of a heretofore secretive company that was the personal fiefdom of Schwarzman and Peter Peterson, King of Capital shows how Blackstone and private equity will drive the economy and provide a model for how financing will work in the years to come.

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402

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Crown Currency

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0307886026

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9780307886026

Learning Organizations

Developing Cultures for Tomorrow's Workplace

By: John Renesch,Sarita Chawla

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Learning Organizations

Developing Cultures for Tomorrow's Workplace

By: John Renesch,Sarita Chawla

What is a learning organization? What are the advantages of creating one? Why should a company want to become a learning organization? Where does one start? Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow's Workplace contains essays by thirty-nine of the most respected practitioners and scholars of this topic. This definitive collection of essays is rich in concept and theory as well as application and example. Lead authors include Harvard's Rosabeth Moss Kanter, London Business School's Professor Emeritus Charles Handy, and MlT's Fred Kofman and Peter Senge. The thirty-two essays in this comprehensive collection are presented in four main parts: 1. Guiding Ideas 2. Theories/Methods/Processes 3. Infrastructure 4. Arenas of Practice

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576

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CRC Press

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1040281745

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9781040281741

Historical Sketch and Roster of the South Carolina 10th Infantry Regiment

By: John C. Rigdon

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Historical Sketch and Roster of the South Carolina 10th Infantry Regiment

By: John C. Rigdon

The South Carolina 10th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Marion, near Georgetown, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were raised in the counties of Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg, Marion, and Charleston. The regiment moved to Cat Island where many of the men suffered from typhoid fever, measles, and mumps. In March, 1862, it was sent to Mississippi, then in the Kentucky Campaign it was involved in the capture of Munfordsville. During the war it was assigned to General Manigault's and Sharp's Brigade and from September, 1863 to April, 1864, was consolidated with the 19th Regiment. The unit served with the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter campaign in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It lost 16 killed, 91 wounded, and 2 missing at Murfreesboro, and the 10th/19th had 236 killed or wounded at Chickamauga and totaled 436 men and 293 arms in December, 1863. During the Atlanta Campaign, July 20-28, the 10th Regiment lost 19 of 24 officers engaged.

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Lulu.com

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1387952978

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9781387952977

Subway

The Curiosities, Secrets, and Unofficial History of the New York City Transit System

By: John E. Morris

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Subway

The Curiosities, Secrets, and Unofficial History of the New York City Transit System

By: John E. Morris

This dynamic visual history of the world's largest transit system -- in all its intriguing, colorful, and even seedy glory -- is packed with fascinating facts and hundreds of compelling photographs. When the first New York subway line opened in 1904, it was the most advanced in the world and a source of enormous civic pride. Today, it is an essential function to the lives of New Yorkers and a perennial cultural touchstone. To be a New Yorker is to take the train. To celebrate it, or grumble about it. Subway: The History, Curiosities, and Secrets of the New York City Transit System by John E. Morris is both a vivid history of this great transportation system and an exploration of its impact on the city and popular culture. The book covers every remarkable moment, from the technical obstacles and corruption that impeded plans for an underground rail line in the 1800s, to the current state of the system and plans for the future; profiles of the colorful, forgotten characters who built and restored the subway; graphics and imagery showing the evolution of subway cars and the way fares are collected; how subway etiquette rules have evolved with society; great subway chase scenes and songs about the subway; a look at abandoned stations and half-built tunnels; and more. In this visually stunning work, packed with original research, journalist and bestselling author John Morris brings life to this one-time engineering marvel that has united and expanded the city for the last 116 years.

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434

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Black Dog & Leventhal

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0762467894

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9780762467891

Practical Management of Dementia

A Multi-Professional Approach, Second Edition

By: Stephen Curran,John Wattis

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Practical Management of Dementia

A Multi-Professional Approach, Second Edition

By: Stephen Curran,John Wattis

Practical Management of Dementia, Second Edition remains a comprehensive guide to identifying the challenges faced in caring for patients with dementia. Integrating new research into the diagnosis, detection and management of dementia, this book brings together a wealth of extensive practical experience and knowledge. It answers questions on medical, psychological and social management in an informative, evidence-based manner. Emphasising the need for a variety of pharmacological, psychological and social approaches that can be adapted for individual patients, it also encourages an understanding of the patients' spiritual needs. Reviews of the First Edition: 'This is a highly readable and useful resource.' NURSING STANDARD 'Comprehensive and valuable. Of merit to all healthcare team members from all care setting perspectives.' GERIATRICS TODAY 'Consistent and clear, well written and edited.' THE JOURNAL OF DEMENTIA CARE

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198

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CRC Press

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1315357550

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9781315357553

Time, Space, and the Market

Retroscapes Rising

By: Stephen Brown,John F. Sherry Jr

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Time, Space, and the Market

Retroscapes Rising

By: Stephen Brown,John F. Sherry Jr

A study of retroscapes, commercial environments that evoke past times and places, a ubiquitous manifestation of modern marketing. It covers an array of retailing milieux, in a number of different countries, at a variety of spatial scales, and from various evaluative perspectives, both pro and con.

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402

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Routledge

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1317453581

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9781317453581

Actin

By: Peter Sheterline,Jon Clayton,John C. Sparrow

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Actin

By: Peter Sheterline,Jon Clayton,John C. Sparrow

Actins are a highly conserved family of proteins found in virtually all eukaryotic cells. They have prolific roles in cell motility - from the contraction of striated muscle to the movement of organelles within cells, and are known to interact with a diverse number of proteins families from myosins to gelsolins. This up-to-date edition gives a comprehensive account of actin sequence, mutation and structure as well as providing insight into ligand-binding sites and drug and toxin binding. Illustrated throughout, this modern text also contains an extensive bibliography for the interested reader.

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293

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OUP Oxford

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0191589934

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9780191589935

Welsh Castle Builders

The Savoyard Style

By: John Marshall

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Welsh Castle Builders

The Savoyard Style

By: John Marshall

The Edwardian castles of north Wales were built by a Savoyard master mason, but also by many other artisans from Savoy. What is more extraordinary, is that the constables of Flint, Rhuddlan, Conwy and Harlech were also Savoyards, the Justiciar and Deputy Justiciar at Caernarfon were Savoyards and the head of the English army leading the relief of the sieges of Flint and Rhuddlan was a future Count of Savoy. The explanatory story is fundamentally of two men, the builder of castles, Master James of St George and Justiciar Sir Othon de Grandson, and the relationship of these two men with King Edward I. But it is also the story of many others, a story that begins with the marriage of Alianor de Provence to Edward’s father, Henry III, and the influx of her kinsmen to England, such as Pierre de Savoie. It is impossible to understand the development of the castles in north Wales without an understanding of the Savoyards, where they came from and their impact on English and Welsh history. The defining work of Arnold Taylor in exploring the Savoyard history of Welsh castles is now many years past, and mostly out of print, it is time for the story to be revisited and expanded upon, in the light of new evidence.

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622

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Pen and Sword History

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1399085492

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9781399085496

The Good Intent

The Story and Heritage of a Fresno Family

By: John Renning Phillips

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The Good Intent

The Story and Heritage of a Fresno Family

By: John Renning Phillips

In 1918, John Pressley Phillips, son of W. W. Phillips of Fresno, married Ruth Anderson, the daughter of David Pressley Anderson of Santa Rosa. Although not related, their fathers had more in common than just their middle names. They both descended from solid, southern families established that could trace their bloodlines to nobility in 17th Century Britain. Rooted in America, family members included both a British Loyalist as and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. They flourished as planters in South Carolina and Mississippi until the Civil War. Like many Confederate families reduced to nothing at war's end, the Phillips and Andersons came to California to start over. Both families thrived -- in farming, banking, dentistry, politics, the arts and community leadership -- especially in the fertile Central Valley. The marriage of these two southern families has linked two surprisingly rich and distinguished threads of ancestry. The names of relations in the near and distant past may startle as well as impress the reader. John Renning Phillips attended public schools in Fresno, California and earned a degree in economics from Occidental College. He has lived in San Francisco and London and currently resides in New York City with his wife and daughter. This is his first book.

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John Renning Phillips

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0979786703

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9780979786709

Working In Post-Compulsory Education

By: Lea, John,Hayes, Dennis,Armitage, Andy

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Working In Post-Compulsory Education

By: Lea, John,Hayes, Dennis,Armitage, Andy

This book looks at the issues facing teachers and trainers currently working in the field of post compulsory education including questions of vocationalism, managerialism, professionalism, accountability, and educational research. Although aimed in part at raising awareness of such issues and the contrasting views which might be held it is intended that readers will use the book to develop an active engagement with these issues.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335211054

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9780335211050

Bibliotheca Theologica; A Select and Classified Bibliography of Theology and General Religious Literature

By: John Fletcher Hurst

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Bibliotheca Theologica; A Select and Classified Bibliography of Theology and General Religious Literature

By: John Fletcher Hurst

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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442

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385309158

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9783385309159

Hacking Happiness

Why Your Personal Data Counts and How Tracking It Can Change the World

By: John Havens

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Hacking Happiness

Why Your Personal Data Counts and How Tracking It Can Change the World

By: John Havens

The word "happiness" appears as "h(app)iness.

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TarcherPerigee

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0399173196

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9780399173196

Book's by John E. Morris

King of Capital

King of Capital

Learning Organizations

Learning Organizations

Historical Sketch and Roster of the South Carolina 10th Infantry Regiment

Historical Sketch and Roster of the South Carolina 10th Infantry Regiment

Subway

Subway

Practical Management of Dementia

Practical Management of Dementia

Time, Space, and the Market

Time, Space, and the Market

Actin

Actin

Welsh Castle Builders

Welsh Castle Builders

The Good Intent

The Good Intent

Working In Post-Compulsory Education

Working In Post-Compulsory Education

Bibliotheca Theologica; A Select and Classified Bibliography of Theology and General Religious Literature

Bibliotheca Theologica; A Select and Classified Bibliography of Theology and General Religious Literature

Hacking Happiness

Hacking Happiness

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