If classical singers and vocal pedagogues are to be prepared adequately for performance, teaching and co-operation in inter-professional relations, then an holistic education entailing multi-disciplinary study is essential. In this important new book, Karen Sell examines the disciplines pertinent to vocal pedagogy, tracing the lineage of views from the ancient world to the present day. In the process important diverse roots are exposed, yielding differing and even conflicting tonal ideals which have a bearing on the consideration of different singing methods and the interpretation of songs and arias. Ethics and psychology are identified as central to the entire pedagogical process along with the scientific basis of singing: encompassing acoustics, anatomy and physiology, with special reference to the bearing of the latter two upon vocal health and hygiene. A detailed consideration of singing technique is the centrepiece of the book, and an understanding of good technique and scientific awareness is shown to be fundamental to good vocal pedagogical practice. This leads to a discussion on performance and aesthetics, contributing to the education of the fully equipped singer. No study to date has demonstrated the inter-relationships between all these individual disciplines and the ways in which they influence singing pedagogy. Sell‘s holistic, multi-disciplinary approach will be of particular benefit to singers and voice teachers, and will also appeal to music educationalists and professionals in cognate disciplines.
This unique guide for the modern salesperson shows sales professionals how to apply the code of the samurai to have fresh and powerful techniques to win lifelong customers. "Reveals the almost mystical power to sell that one gains from developing inner confidence".--Success Magazine.
Start Marketing NOW on the World's Fastest-Growing Website! You thought Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter were big? Pinterest is outpacing them all. As a marketer, you can't afford to ignore this amazing new platform. Why should you start marketing right now on Pinterest? In a word: MORE. You'll drive more traffic, get more customers, and make more money than ever! Pinterest Power provides all the tools, tips, and strategies you need to get going--right now, the right way. "Pinterest has unimaginable potential as a marketing and customer relationship building tool. In this fantastic book Jason and Karen reveal their highly effective blueprint for using it the right way. This is the guide to Pinterest that I'm having my staff read." -- JIM COCKRUM, bestselling author of Free Marketing: 101 Low and No-Cost Ways to Grow Your Business "Pinterest is one of the hottest and fastest social tools on the Internet today. It's growing faster than Facebook did, and you don't want to be left behind. Jason Miles will show you step-by-step how he uses Pinterest to make money online." -- SKIP MCGRATH, author of Three Weeks to eBay Profits
Congressional ratings have fallen to single digits; citizens believe that Congress fails to do the things its members are publicly paid to do. What does Congress do for our dollars, and how has that changed in the last 50 years? What was the cost to taxpayers for Bill Clinton's impeachment hearings? What about the Benghazi investigation and efforts to obtain the votes required to repeal Obamacare while failing to consider Zika virus funding bills? What is the true cost of earmarks? Why do Congress members continue to get paid during government shutdowns? Congress's increasing use of continuing resolutions and agencies' almost semi-annual preparations for government shutdowns come at a significant cost. Combining extensive documentary research with interviews of current and former members and staffers, The Cost of Congress assesses not only how Congress spends tax dollars on its operations but also what Americans receive for those dollars. Kunz and Atsas assign dollar values, using federal data, to congressional practices and policies. They examine the costs of producing legislation, court challenges, and Supreme Court reversals. They also look at the costs of committee and special investigations, committee assignments, staffing and facilities, and such perks as the gym, meals, and franking. Readers—taxpayers from all walks of life—will come away with a comprehensive view of the costs of operating Congress.
This unique guide for the modern salesperson shows sales professionals how to apply the code of the samurai to have fresh and powerful techniques to win lifelong customers. "Reveals the almost mystical power to sell that one gains from developing inner confidence".--Success Magazine.
Drift back in time and share childhood memories and the ambiance of living in a Victorian dollhouse with an endearing family of animals. Meet Fuzzy the father bear, who constantly has hysterical encounters with inanimate objects, and Cookie the mother duck who loves to find out what's new and exciting. Button is their son, an inquisitive dog. With him you'll discover the biggest cave crystals, learn about dinosaurs, what the brightest object in space is, and how to bend water with static electricity. Gumdrop and Kitten are the daughters, a tiger and a kitten, full of creative ideas. With them you'll make a miniature fairy, cinnamon Christmas ornaments, and a recipe for bubbles. Fun facts about nature, books, and crafts are interwoven with many pleasant family memories. As Cookie's family travels, you'll learn about the ocean, discover the highest waterfall, witness unusual trees, be amazed by the world's largest geyser, and more. And miniaturists will love the wealth of ideas, projects, and sources. Cookie's Victorian is a book with a little something for everyone who loves the beauty of God's world, the beauty of Victorian homes, and the beauty of loving families.
Here is a book for people who don't think of themselves as salespeople, and don't want to either. It gives a proven method for selling a service, one that's not pushy or manipulative, a sales method that professionals can be comfortable with. The person who understands the client's needs, honestly answers concerns, matches services to those needs -- and who is easy to do business with -- gets the signed contract every time. "(Reveals) the sales and marketing secret that some of the best, most customer-focused service companies have been keeping to themselves for years: good sales is good service and good service is good sales". Ron Zemke, President, Performance Research Associates, Inc., and author of Service America
Before You Try to Sell Your Book, Read This "Sell Your Book, 100 Tips and Techniques," is chock full of ideas for marketing and selling more books. It's an easy-to-read, easy-to-follow guide that covers everything: marketing on Amazon, working with retailers and distributors, using social networking and lots more. Not only are there over 100 separate tips and techniques suggested, Miller interviews a variety of book marketing specialists, public relations experts, bookstore owners and authors. "Sell Your Book, 100 Tips and Techniques" is a must-read for every author - or writer with a book in mind!
For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the The "Advertising Age" Encyclopedia of Advertising website. Featuring nearly 600 extensively illustrated entries, The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising provides detailed historic surveys of the world's leading agencies and major advertisers, as well as brand and market histories; it also profiles the influential men and women in advertising, overviews advertising in the major countries of the world, covers important issues affecting the field, and discusses the key aspects of methodology, practice, strategy, and theory. Also includes a color insert.
Whether your goal is to share little-known or misunderstood information, work to create policy changes, or raise awareness about a pressing social issue, this book will help you start communicating with the public and share your research with a broader audience. Using examples from social scientists who have successfully navigated the public sphere, as well as firsthand accounts of the ups and downs of the writing, publishing, and promoting process, The Social Scientist’s Soapbox: Adventures in Writing Public Sociology presents readers with a step-by-step guide to get started, stay motivated, and complete both large and small writing projects for public audiences. Now, more than ever, social scientists need to share our ideas with the public, as misinformation, disinformation, and outright lies have filtered into the public discourse and policymaking.
-- HP's expertise in this area has earned them Vendor of the Year awards in e-commerce from key resller partners.-- Case studies showing how the new principles, techniques, and methodologies worked at Web sites such as Amazon, Office Depot, QVC, and Outpost.This book is a practical guide to understanding web page design and usability factors needed for the online store shelf. Designing and structuring information correctly enhances navigation through your site as well as delivering your customers a satisfying shopping experience. The authors have consulted with such diverse customers as Amazon, AOL, QVC, Outpost, Egghead, Office Depot and others. The concepts they've brought to these accounts have earned HP Vendor of the Year award in e-commerce from key HP reseller partners. Learn to blend customer insights with products and with web capabilities to create web sites that maximize customer-centered design. Your resulting web sites will have an ease of usability that lead to superior customer experiences while maximizing sales. This book includes plenty of examples and case studies showing how to apply new principles, techniques, and methodologies that will win you loyal customers.
Essential DIY Guide to Home Décor and Home Staging “…a must-read when selling your home. This book is a beautiful tutorial that will help you sell your home faster.” ―Cassandra Aarssen, professional organizer and author of The Clutter Connection #1 New Release in How-to & Home, House Plans, and Project Management Are you overwhelmed by the idea of home staging? Don’t know what to do or where to start? In Secrets of Home Staging, award-winning home stager, Karen Prince, guides you through the home staging process with easy home décor ideas, design tips, and advice on how to stage your home to sell. Home staging made simple. Secrets of Home Staging isn’t just an indispensable guide for the everyday homeowner, it’s also geared to realtors and those committed to real estate investing and flipping houses. With potential home buyers pre-shopping homes online and dismissing many of them in as little as three seconds, it is essential your home is staged to look its best. Secrets of Home Staging helps you navigate the home staging process with an easy-to-follow guide. For fans of Joanna Gaines and the real estate world. No matter what your house plan, Secrets of Home Staging offers home interior design advice and tools you need to make your home look great online and in-person. Featuring over 150 color photos, and many practical house interior design tips, Karen gives home sellers everything they need to receive more offers, faster sales, and higher selling prices. Inside you’ll find before-and-after photos and information on easy DIY home improvements that buyers love, project management tips, and: • The 6 steps to successful home staging • Decluttering and decorating ideas that sell • How to determine your “key” rooms If you enjoy real estate books, interior design books, or home decor books─like Elements of Style, Home Body, Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Habitat, Inspire Your Home, or The Book on Flipping Houses─you’ll love Secrets of Home Staging.
Sales is an industry that has evolved from the simple wheel to today ́s myriad of products or services camouflaged with features, benefits and fluff, led by stellar group of brand name companies. If you are new to sales, frustrated with your current career in sales because of inconsistent numbers or are an old dog that needs a new (proven sales pitch), this really is the only book you will EVER need to unlocking a rewarding career in sales, not just from a production stand point but also by understanding the complete process of the Buying Curve. The book is split into four parts - The Sale, nine steps of the sales process, delivered in an easy to follow and read format. Most importantly what will increase your sales without effort, in fact easier than what you are currently doing. If you are new to the industry it will insure you get off to the right start with a solid and proven way to make you a top sales person no matter what type of industry you are working in. If you are looking to refresh your old style, look no further this book will take you from ]snail mail] to ]email and social media]. The second part - No Sale - takes a light hearted, but real look at the mistakes we make when we are not selling and the impact it has on us (a must read for all). The third section, How do we really fix what went wrong in our sales pitch? The last section, Coming Full Circle relates to what is needed in selling to today ́s media savvy prospect who know their options, that shop around with a touch of a smart phone or mouse click, and how they become your greatest asset or your downfall.
*SHORT-LISTED FOR THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2020!* We need to change the way we do business. If you’ve decided to go it alone and grow your own business, you’re probably finding it tough to make things work. The pace of life is getting faster, our benchmarks for success ever higher, and thousands of micro-business owners are facing entrepreneurial burnout, trying to cover up their stress and exhaustion with ‘love-my-life’ smiles and filtered images on social media. It’s not just the cashflow that needs fixing: your mental health and well-being are at stake here. If you are ready to make money, make an impact and thrive in the process, True Profit Business gives you a simpler, more connected path to business success: · Clarity – understand what your bigger vision of success looks like and how business growth really works · Structure – get clear on the five Growth Pillars to ensure sustainable growth · Flow – discover when to Lean Back and when to Lean In to enable an effective energy flow between thinking, planning and taking action · Process – discover which of the five True Profit Business Models will enable you to thrive. True Profit Business not only helps you diagnose what’s going wrong for you, it focuses you on your bigger game and shows you the building blocks – the processes and people – you need to turn your expertise and talents into a purposeful, playful and profitable business.
Endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations for the latest syllabus, this new edition of the the market-leading text provides a true international perspective. This title has been endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations for the latest Cambridge IGCSE (0450) and Cambridge O Level Business Studies (7115) syllabuses. - Offers an international perspective through a wide range of up-to-date case studies - Reinforces understanding through a variety of activities and discussion points - Provides examination preparation with revisions questions and summaries throughout - Written in accessible language, but with plenty of detail for top-grade students
A comprehensive look at the innovations, applications, and best practices of Islamic finance Islamic-compliant finance is transacted in every major world financial center, and the need for information on the topic in light of its global reach has grown exponentially. As an expert in this field, author Karen Hunt-Ahmed understands the intricacies of this area of the capital markets. Now, along with the help of a number of experienced contributors, she skillfully addresses Islamic finance from the perspective of practitioners, examining issues in wealth management, contract law, private equity, asset management, and much more. Engaging and accessible, Contemporary Islamic Finance skillfully explains the practices and innovations of Islamic finance in everything from banking and real estate to private equity, asset management, and many other areas. It is intended to be the go-to resource for both Muslims as well as non-Muslims with an interest in the subject. Divided into three comprehensive parts, it will put you in a better position to understand, and excel at, this important endeavor. Introduces you to the history, legal structures, and basic financial contracts in the industry Highlights the various issues facing contemporary Islamic finance practitioners, and details their significance in the contemporary financial and cultural environment Includes case studies of United States-based transactions and related challenges and successes Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this detailed analysis of Contemporary Islamic Finance will help you gain a firm understanding of how effective this proven approach can be.
Many states within the U.S., and many countries across the world, are opening their electicity markets to competition. Many others are uncertain about their plans. These differences emphasize the complexities involved in the technology and regulatory structure of the electricity industry--an industry for which the introduction of market competition has been notoriously difficult. In response to these challenges, Alternating Currents provides a timely overview and analysis of the concerns facing industry regulators, legislators, and others as they consider whether, when, and how to open electricity markets. Authors Brennan, Palmer, and Martinez offer background on the history of regulatory policy and the technology for producing and delivering electric power. They then provide insights into the policy debates and economic issues involved in eleven important topics, including industry structure, system integrity and reliability, the mitigation of market power, and environmental protection. Alternating Currents describes the recent events leading to the demise of retail competition in California with the intent on drawing lessons for the future. In the end, the authors offer their perspective about what makes electricity a unique resource and how those factors make the potential conflict between competition and reliability the most pressing of the long-term concerns about the transformation of the electric power industry.
Databases Illuminated, Fourth Edition is designed to help students integrate theoretical material with practical knowledge, using an approach that applies theory to practical database implementation.
Here is a book for people who don't think of themselves as salespeople, and don't want to either. It gives a proven method for selling a service, one that's not pushy or manipulative, a sales method that professionals can be comfortable with. The person who understands the client's needs, honestly answers concerns, matches services to those needs -- and who is easy to do business with -- gets the signed contract every time. "(Reveals) the sales and marketing secret that some of the best, most customer-focused service companies have been keeping to themselves for years: good sales is good service and good service is good sales". Ron Zemke, President, Performance Research Associates, Inc., and author of Service America
In a book that highlights the existence and diversity of Amish communities in New York State, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner draws on twenty-five years of observation, participation, interviews, and archival research to emphasize the contribution of the Amish to the state's rich cultural heritage. While the Amish settlements in Pennsylvania and Ohio are internationally known, the Amish population in New York, the result of internal migration from those more established settlements, is more fragmentary and less visible to all but their nearest non-Amish neighbors. All of the Amish currently living in New York are post-World War II migrants from points to the south and west. Many came seeking cheap land, others as a result of schism in their home communities. The Old Order Amish of New York are relative newcomers who, while representing an old or plain way of life, are bringing change to the state. So that readers can better understand where the Amish come from and their relationship to other Christian groups, New York Amish traces the origins of the Amish in the religious confrontation and political upheaval of the Protestant Reformation and describes contemporary Amish lifestyles and religious practices. Johnson-Weiner welcomes readers into the lives of Amish families in different regions of New York State, including the oldest New York Amish community, the settlement in the Conewango Valley, and the diverse settlements of the Mohawk Valley and the St. Lawrence River Valley. The congregations in these regions range from the most conservative to the most progressive. Johnson-Weiner reveals how the Amish in particular regions of New York realize their core values in different ways; these variations shape not only their adjustment to new environments but also the ways in which townships and counties accommodate-and often benefit from-the presence of these thriving faith communities.
Mazes Activities Games And more . . . ! Karen and Kevin demand a lot these days. From speaking to a manager to seeing birth certificates to requiring permits to sell lemonade, there's no 911 call they won't make, no social norm nor grace today's put-upon white person won't upend, in an effort to exercise and maintain their privilege. The Book of Karen: An Activity Book for Reactionary Adults demands only one thing: you laugh at them. Filled with the kinds of stickers, brain teasers, word searches, crossword puzzles, riddles, connect-the-dots, crafts, fill-in-the-blanks, and prompts found in any traditional adult activity book, The Book of Karen subverts and parodies the genre by highlighting the horrible behaviors of the entitled women and men whose videoed and memed behaviors would be comical were they not so condemnable. As much an activity book as as it is as call to action, The Book of Karen contains a comprehensive and useful list of anti-Karen nonprofits, especially those focusing on social justice, voting rights, pay equity, LGBTQIA rights, immigration, hunger and food instability, disability services, and victim's rights to raise awareness and for readers to support, learn more about, and work with to fight the status quo. A portion of the proceeds from The Book of Karen will directly go to benefit The Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit committee working to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment, challenging racial and economic injustice, and protecting the basic human rights for the most vulnerable Americans.
Discover the “sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing” (Shelf Awareness) Dove Pond series with this novel that explores the magic in the tea leaves—from New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins. Ava Dove—the sixth of the seven famed Dove sisters and owner of Ava Dove’s Landscaping and Specialty Teas—is frantic. Just as her new tearoom is about to open, her herbal teas have gone haywire. Suddenly, her sleep-inducing tea is startling her clients awake with vivid dreams, her romance-kindling tea is causing people to blurt out their darkest secrets, and her anti-anxiety tea is making them spend hours staring into mirrors. Ava is desperate for a remedy, but her search leads her into dangerous territory, as she is forced to face a dark secret she’s been hiding for over a decade. Meanwhile, successful architect Ellen Foster has arrived in Dove Pond to attend the funeral of her estranged daughter, Julie. Grieving deeply, Ellen is determined to fix up her daughter’s ramshackle house, sell it, and then sweep her sixteen-year-old granddaughter, Kristen, off to a saner, calmer life. But Kristen has other plans. Desperate to stay with her friends in Dove Pond, she sets off on a quest she’s avoided her whole life—to find her absent father in the hopes of winning her freedom from the grandmother she barely knows. Together, Ava, Kristen, and Ellen embark on a reluctant but magical journey of healing, friendship, and family in a “cozy, big-hearted read” (Booklist) that will delight fans of Alice Hoffman, Kate Morton, and Sarah Addison Allen.
In this rapidly changing new era, it is becoming more and more challenging to expand a business. Businesses face many challenges in both online and offline market. Financial and Management resources are 2 critical resources for any business to maintain the continuous development of business. Can we have alternative strategy to develop international brand? Rental will be critical operational cost and will continue to increase all over the world. Do you have sufficient financial capital to expand your business by opening more branches? Are you experiencing a lack of strong and powerful teams to support your business expansion? Would you like to have an international brand? LEARN HOW TO . . . You will learn how to overcome the cash shortage and stop being challenged by the lack of highperformance teams in this book. It will show you how to set up a simple and repeatable franchise system to deliver any product or service. Turn your sales times and let money generate through the network automatically!
Providing guidance that helps students practice and troubleshoot their exam technique, these books send them into their exam with the confidence to aim for the best grades. - Enables students to avoid common misconceptions and mistakes by highlighting them throughout - Builds students' skills constructing and writing answers as they progress through a range of practice questions - Allows students to mark their own responses and easily identify areas for improvement using the answers in the back of the book - Helps students target their revision and focus on important concepts and skills with key objectives at the beginning of every chapter - Ensures that students maximise their time in the exam by including examiner's tops and suggestions on how to approach the questions - Contextualise knowledge with case studies This title has not been through the Cambridge International Examinations endorsement process.
A concise, tightly-edited casebook that focuses on core principles and policies so students can learn the major patterns and themes of corporate taxation. Features: Focuses student attention on core principles and policies to enable students to learn the major patterns and themes of corporate tax Encourages students to learn the law from the basic source material --the Code and regulations--as supplemented by concise explanations when needed Many problems, questions, and examples help lead students through the challenging material An organizational structure that bridges concepts learned in the introductory income tax course and those presented in advanced tax classes. The text begins with subchapter S--an area of growing, practical significance--which serves to link individual and separate entity taxation Presents the taxation of transactions using a ""building-block"" approach from basic to complex transactions. This approach helps students to grasp that many complex transactions are merely combinations of simpler ones, and that a given transaction may be structured in different ways to achieve different tax consequences Cases and other source materials are edited concisely and note material is kept to a manageable length Completely up-to-date. The organizational structure and text are fully integrated to reflect current developments, including codification of the economic substance doctrine; impact of corporate tax shelters and application of substance-over-form doctrine; increased importance of passthrough tax principles; comparable treatment of dividends and long-term capital gain; recent changes affecting acquisitive and divisive reorganizations; and policy implications of current corporate tax reform options
A practical guide to all aspects of children's book marketing from bestselling children's author Karen Inglis Whether you’ve just published your first children’s book and aren't sure where to start with marketing, or are struggling to increase sales of your existing titles, 'How to Market a Children’s Book' is here to help. Packed full of practical guidance, and drawing on over 10 years’ experience of children’s book marketing by international bestselling children’s author Karen Inglis, it offers a trusted resource for you to return to again and again for support with both offline and online marketing and advertising strategies. This book assumes you already fully understand the various self-publishing options and distribution processes for print, eBooks and audiobooks, or that you are a traditionally published children's author looking for new ideas to help promote your book(s). If you also need guidance on the self-publishing process, look instead for Karen's combined flagship publication How to Self-publish and Market a Children's Book (Second Edition). After reading 'How to Market a Children's Book' you will understand: - How to establish your brand locally and why this is important - How to get reviews both at and after your children's book launch - How to set up successful school visits and other face-to-face events - How to plan and run virtual school visits or other online events - Best practice and expectations for getting into bookshops - Why and how eBooks should be part of your print book marketing strategy - Which tools and collaborative platforms can help your children's book marketing - How to use email marketing, including staying within data protection rules for minors - Key strategies for Amazon advertising, and why this is the best place to start - Other social media and advertising options, including Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest - Audiobook marketing – your key options - Translation and foreign rights as part of an advanced marketing strategy Karen Inglis is a successful self-published author of picture books, illustrated chapter books and middle grade novels. Her time travel adventure The Secret Lake has sold over 450,000 English language print copies worldwide, close to 20,000 paid eBook copies and over 8,000 audiobooks. She has also sold rights to eight countries and overseen its translation into German, where 'Der verborgene See' is an Amazon.de bestseller at the time of writing in 2022. Each of Karen's picture books and chapter books have sold in their thousands through a combination of school visits, bookshop sales and online sales. Karen's picture book 'The Christmas Tree Wish' was shortlisted for the UK Selfies Award for best self-published children's book in 2020. Her most recent picture book 'The Tell-Me Tree' has received praise by parents and teachers alike, and is being used in UK classrooms to help children talk about feelings. Karen has presented on children’s self-publishing at conferences around the UK and is Children’s Advisor at The Alliance of Independent Authors.
Creating the Artful Home: the Aesthetic Movement and Its Influence on Home Decor covers the history of a movement that emphasized "art for art's sake"-and the influence it had on home decor. The Aesthetic Movement in America lasted just a few decades (1870-1900), and served mainly as a bridge between the high Victorian sensibility and the radical shift to the Arts & Crafts style. The movement germinated among artists who used opulent color, decorative patterning, and lavish materials simply for the aesthetic effects they could evoke. It was commonly held that a home that expressed an artful, harmonious soul would instill high aesthetic and moral merit in its inhabitants. The Aesthetic Movement in America helped to popularize the idea that everyone should be able to enjoy beautiful, well-made homes and furnishings-not just the very wealthy. Artful homes could be composed from brilliant antique store finds, discriminating department store purchases, and gems hand-made by the ladies of the house. It was the moment when people embraced the idea that only a beautiful home could be a happy home. Karen Zukowski delves into the movement's establishment, evolution, and main characters, and shows how today's homes can incorporate Aesthetic principles: Through suggestion rather than statement, sensuality, massive use of symbols, and synaesthetic effects-that is, correspondence between words, colors and music. How influential designers such as Clarence Cook and Charles Eastlake popularized the idea that beautiful homes with tasteful furnishings could be available to practically everyone How today's designers, manufacturers, and retailers deploy the very same stylistic markers of the Aesthetic Movement: rich color, layered pattern and texture, mixtures of historical motifs
Based on extensive nationwide research conducted by the author and the Institute for Socio-Financial Studies about what people need to learn and do to become financially savvy, You and Your Money gives you the skills you need to be financially competent and self-sufficient...so you can make the right decisions about money–today, tomorrow, always! You don’t need to know everything about personal finance. You do need to know three things: where you stand today, what you can do now, and how to become more financially secure for the rest of your life. This book helps you answer those three questions. It’s easy, readable, practical, and quick. It gives you simple, common-sense tools for achieving financial success...tools you can use in every part of your life, not just finance! It brings together real stories from real people. People like you. People who know what they want, and just need to know how to get there. CREATE YOUR OWN PERSONAL LIFE VALUES PROFILE: The book helps you develop your unique personal profile so you can better assess your own goals and know how to achieve them GET SAVVY, AND FEEL MUCH MORE IN CONTROL: Easy, quick ways to take charge of your financial well-being GROW YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT SYSTEM, STEP-BY-STEP: Learn to communicate about money–and find objective, honest help when you need it PLAN YOUR FINANCES AROUND THE CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE: Plan for life transitions, prepare for disasters, and learn how to recover from financial setbacks
In this concise, tightly edited casebook, George K. Yin and Karen C. Burke emphasize core principles and policies to help students understand the overall structure and coherence of partnership taxation. The book’s organizational structure bridges concepts learned in the introductory income tax course and those presented in advanced tax courses, by offering a “building-block” approach that progresses from basic to complex partnership transactions. By emphasizing the policy choices that lend structure and coherence to the law, Partnership Taxation facilitates an understanding of the overarching principles of partnership tax. Students learn the law from basic source material—the Code and regulations—as well as tightly edited cases and other guidance. Many problems, questions, and explanations supplement the presentation to guide students through the challenging material. New to the Fourth Edition: The Fourth Edition reflects developments through February 2020, including: Expanded discussion of choice-of-entity issues in light of significant changes introduced by the 2017 tax legislation, including the 21% corporate tax rate and the section 199A passthrough deduction Revised regulations concerning allocation of partnership liabilities, including disregarded bottom-dollar payment obligations The temporary expensing deduction under section 168(k), as well as new limitations on business interest deductions and excess business losses New section 1061 imposing a three-year capital gain holding period for service partners receiving partnership interests in certain investment partnerships The revised definition of a “substantial built-in loss” under section 743(b) and repeal of the technical termination rule under section 708 Professors and students will benefit from: Approach: This book emphasizes core principles and policies to help students understand the overall structure and coherence of partnership taxation. Organization: The organizational structure bridges concepts learned in the introductory income tax course and those presented in advanced tax courses; “building-block” approach progresses from basic to complex partnership transactions. Depth: By providing in-depth coverage while avoiding unnecessary detail, the revised Fourth Edition facilitates mastery of the material and prepares students to think rigorously and creatively about the kinds of problems they will encounter as practitioners of tax and business law. Lenny faces are short character strings that describe emotions and make your text stand out.
In a wide-ranging survey that illuminates both the history and present business climate of the region, Paul Craig Roberts and Karen Araujo describe the economic transformation currently taking place in Latin America. And as they do so, they also reexamine many of the prevailing orthodoxies concerning international development and the regulation of markets, and point to the success of privatization and free enterprise in Mexico, Argentina, and Chile as harbingers of the economic future for both hemispheres. The book describes the efforts of the Salinas, Pinochet, and Menem governments to combat the established interests of the local elites and the international development agencies, to privatize state industries, and to establish independent markets. In this new climate, private capitalists and entrepreneurs are feted and celebrated, and productivity has risen to levels unimagined only a few years before. But this dramatic economic turnaround, the authors show, is a mixed blessing for the United States. For if it provides us with a vast new market for our goods, it has also created a powerful new competitor for capital investment. To keep American and foreign capitalists investing in America, the government needs to make changes, which the authors outline in a provocative conclusion.
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