Consumer Reports Life Insurance Handbook: How to Buy the Right Policy from the Right Company at the Right Price (Consumer Reports Life Insurance Handbook)

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A Must For Anyone With a Family

A MUST FOR EVERY INSURANCE CANDIDATE

A MUST FOR EVERY INSURANCE CANDIDATE

Consumer Reports Life Insurance Handbook: How to Buy the Right Policy from the Right Company at the Right Price (Consumer Reports Life Insurance Handbook)
Jersey Gilbert , and Ellen Schultz
Manufacturer: Consumer Reports Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0890437084

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A Must For Anyone With a Family.......2001-12-31

This book is an excellent explanation of how the life insurance industry works. Anyone who wants to protect his family, but is befuddled by all of the smoke and mirrors the life insurance industry throws up, will find the material in this book invaluable.

A MUST FOR EVERY INSURANCE CANDIDATE.......1999-10-03

THIS BOOK SHOULD GO BACK IN PRINT AND SHOULD BE TOUGHT IN SCHOOLS SO THAT PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT THE REAL WAY INSURANCE COMPANIES WORK.

A MUST FOR EVERY INSURANCE CANDIDATE.......1999-10-03

THIS BOOK SHOULD GO BACK IN PRINT AND SHOULD BE TOUGHT IN SCHOOLS SO THAT PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT THE REAL WAY INSURANCE COMPANIES WORK.

Insurance in India: Changing Policies and Emerging Opportunities (Response Books)

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Insurance in India: Changing Policies and Emerging Opportunities (Response Books)
P S Palande , R S Shah , and M L Lunawat
Manufacturer: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0761997474

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Following the reforms in the banking sector and the stock markets in India, the end of 1999 also saw the opening up of the insurance industry in India.

In this timely book, the authors trace the origin of the insurance industry, the factors that led to its nationalization and the formation and working of the general and life insurance corporations. The book then presents an account of the developments in past and recent years, analyzes the transformation that has taken place after reforms, thus providing a comprehensive overview of the industry. It also takes a look at the new players that have entered the market, and offers suggestions about the future of the industry in terms of its:

· potential and possible growth;

· the products and services offered

· the evolving market strategies in the context

of the highly competitive environment.

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When used in conjunction with corporations, the term “public” is misleading. Anyone can purchase shares of stock, but public corporations themselves are uninhibited by a sense of societal obligation or strict public oversight. In fact, managers of most large firms are prohibited by law from taking into account the interests of the public in decision making, if doing so hurts shareholders. But this has not always been the case, as until the beginning of the twentieth century, public corporations were deemed to have important civic responsibilities.

With The Failure of Corporate Law, Kent Greenfield hopes to return corporate law to a system in which the public has a greater say in how firms are governed. Greenfield maintains that the laws controlling firms should be much more protective of the public interest and of the corporation’s various stakeholders, such as employees. Only when the law of corporations is evaluated as a branch of public law—as with constitutional law or environmental law—will it be clear what types of changes can be made in corporate governance to improve the common good. Greenfield proposes changes in corporate governance that would enable corporations to meet the progressive goal of creating wealth for society as a whole rather than merely for shareholders and executives.

Federal Accounting Handbook: Policies, Standards, Procedures, Practices

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Knowledge of Account is main "Key" to Success

Federal Accounting Handbook: Policies, Standards, Procedures, Practices
Cornelius E. Tierney , Edward F. Kearney , Roldan Fernandez , Jeffrey W. Green , and Kearney & Company
Manufacturer: Wiley
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0471739286

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Now in a second edition, Federal Accounting Handbook is the handbook that every financial federal employee can use, covering all of the recent revisions including new FASAB standards and how Congress wants the intent and objectives of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to be implemented by federal departments and agencies. Written for both the professional and the non-professional, this handbook equips you with the what, why, when, and how of federal financial management,

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Knowledge of Account is main "Key" to Success.......2000-06-16

Often world is so faster to investing money and also making excess return from investing. Every business (small/big) wants excess profit from less investment. in stock markets or in industry all people wants excess money for living well. and provide good facilities to family.

So, time have came to know how you make money in less investment or less capital. how many keys you use in current period and so you can develope your knowledge by studing accounting books. which contain finance management,(working capital) and employee management. Also flexible with market situations. if you want to make money, you should get knowledge of Accounts and also market, time management. so, "when you need money and success, you have information of Accounts and its related factors or Keys". Information/Knowledge is key to Success!

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Business by force.

The Corporation that Changed the World: How the East India Company Shaped the Modern Multinational
Nick Robins
Manufacturer: Pluto Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Lords of the East: The East India Company and Its Ships (1600-1874)

The Worlds of the East India Company

ASIN: 0745325238

Book Description

This is a popular history of one of the world's most famous companies. Founded in 1600, the East India Company was the forerunner of the modern multinational. Starting life as a trader in Asian spices, the Company ended its days running Britain's Indian empire. In the process, it shocked its contemporaries with the scale of its violence, corruption and speculation.

This is the first-ever book to expose the Company's social record. Robins reveals a hidden story of tragedy and intrigue. War, famine, stock-market bubbles and even duels between rival executives are all to be found in this new account. For Robins, the Company's legacy provides compelling lessons on how to ensure the accountability of today's global business.

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Business by force........2007-01-03

Very well written, which is a rare accomplishment on somewhat dry topics. Brings forward or reminds the reader that graft and corruption is not new to modern business and government. A company that conquered a nation literally and with its private army. A good read.

A Company Policy and Personnel Workbook, 4th Edition (Company Policy and Personnel Workbook)

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An outstanding first book on HRM

A Company Policy and Personnel Workbook, 4th Edition (Company Policy and Personnel Workbook)
Ardella Ramey
Manufacturer: Entrepreneur Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1555714862

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This book will save many costly hours in creating or updating company policy manuals. In layperson language, this book explains the legal ramifications of employer-employee relationships. Further, this easy-to-use manual simplifies the policy manual process by giving your pre-written model policies and alternates from which to choose. They can used verbatim or can be modified to address issues such as:

Arbitration of Employee Disputes
Bereavement Leave
Child Care
Company Objectives
Compensation
Compliance with ADA
Conflict of Interest
Customer Service
Dress Code
Educational Assistance
Emergency Closings
Employee Benefits
Employee Orientation
Employee Privacy
Employee Recognition
Employee Relocation
Employee Safety
Employer Security
Equal Opportunity
Expense Reimbursement
Family Leave
Flextime
Insurance
Inventions and Patents
Outside Employment
Overtime
Parental Leave
Performance Improvement
Performance Review
Political Activities
Position Descriptions
Professional Memberships
Recruitment
Retirement Plans
Return to Work
Sexual Harassment
Sick or Personal Leave
Smoking
Statement of Commitment
Substance Abuse
Terminations
Use of Company Vehicles
Vacations/ Holidays
Violence in the Workplace
Visitors
& Many More

Plus

Personnel Forms
Application Form
Position Requisition
Interview Summary
Accident Report
Exit Interview Guide
Position Description
Time Sheet
Payroll Request
Performance Appraisals
Employee Reviews
Work Update
Company Evaluation
Inventions and Patents
I-9 Example
Grievance Forms
Information Consent
And More

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Extremely helpful.......2000-02-08

Clear and concise, with many written samples that can be incorporated directly with some changes to produce a basic personnel policy for your company. Addresses issues of deciding policy as well as how to write the plan itself

An outstanding first book on HRM.......1998-09-19

As a new practitioner of human resouces management in our company I have found this book particularly valuable. It provides the human resource manager with an essential check list of issues and responsibilities that are an integral part of managing, overseeing, interviewing, and trouble-shooting employee matters.

The authors discuss and explain a wide range of systems that must be in place for a company, large and small, to operate within the parameters of acceptable pactice and to provide the policy protection that the law requires. Forms are provided, interview check lists, sample policy approaches and professional standards are all a part of this valuable workbook.

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On 22 February 1895, a naval force laid siege to Brass, the chief city of the Ijo people of Nembe in Nigeria's Niger Delta. After severe fighting, the city was razed. More than two thousand people perished in the attack.

A hundred years later, the world was shocked by the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa—writer, political activist, and leader of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People. Again the people of Nembe were locked in a grim life-and-death struggle to safeguard their livelihood from two forces: a series of corrupt and repressive Nigerian governments and the giant multinational Royal Dutch Shell.

Ike Okonta and Oronto Douglas pre-sent a devastating case against the world's largest oil company, demonstrating how (in contrast to Shell's public profile) irresponsible practices have degraded agricultural land and left a people destitute. The plunder of the Niger Delta has turned full circle as crude oil has taken the place of palm oil, but the dramatis personae remain the same: a powerful multinational company bent on extracting the last drop of blood from the richly endowed Niger Delta, and a courageous people determined to resist.

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Over the top.......2007-09-24

The one good thing I will say is that this is essentially the only source of information about Shell and the conflict in Nigeria.

Unfortunately, it comes across as agenda-driven and biased. The authors make Shell employees out to be the evil landlords in the 1920s movies who twirl their mustaches and tie orphans to railroad tracks.

Everyone knows that Shell has taken advantage of a corrupt, rent-seeking government and they have been dangerously irresponsible with the environment that was entrusted to them. Everyone knows that they are making money, corrupt politicians are making money and overall, Shell being in Nigeria is not helping average Nigerians much. This book takes those problems and pushes their intent, criminal culpability and predisposition to evil past the limits of believability.

The authors have vested interests in the power struggles and they are not in any way objective, nor do they try to be so. Their agenda is pushed hard from page one.

In addition to a cartoonish view of Shell and their employees as evil vampires, the native Ogoni people are made out to be the exalted Noble Savages found in 19th century literature.

When you read this book, then read the newspaper, something doesn't connect. The people who are fighting Shell are simply local and regional gangland-style powerbrokers who are most likely a bigger threat to the Ogoni than Shell could ever hope to be, even at their mustache-twirling worst. It is hard to reconcile the author's view of the anti-Shell movements as being non-violent (a term constantly used to describe indigenous reaction) when some of these groups kidnap toddlers and hold them for ransom.

On the positive side, I learned more about Ken Saro-Wiwa from reading this book, which was good, but not much else in the book helped. Outisde of learning the names of some of the groups and getting dates to research further, this book is a waste of time.

Corporate imperialism at its worst.......2006-08-08

This book provides an insightful history of how the Royal Shell Corporation and other oil companies have destroyed the environment and societies of the Niger Delta. The book starts with a short history of Western colonialism from the 1600s to the WWII. Starting with the discovery of oil post WWII, Shell Oil, along with Mobil, Texaco, Agip, BP and Chevron have replaced western governments as the de facto rulers of this region. The oil companies obtain oil from the Niger Delta, sell it, and use some of the profits to pay Nigerian government officials to safeguard their pipelines and oilwells in the country. The latter often includes torturing and killing locals who protest the pollution from oil drilling, flaring, and oil spills. All of this is glossed over by a multi-million dollar PR campaign by the Shell and the other oil companies.

The authors of this book document the history of environmental pollution in this area by citing specific oil spills, gas flares, and pipeline breaks. The authors also give a detailed history of the actions committed by Shell and its henchmen within the Nigerian goverment in order to suppress the natives of the Niger Delta. These include outright lies to the local people, stalling action by forming committees, intimidation of local leaders, etc...

Overall, this book shows the worst of corporate greed within the 20th century. The book is well argued and easy to read with lots of references. I highly recommend it.

Complete Company Policies and Procedures Manual, The

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Complete Company Policies and Procedures Manual, The
Cary Cohen , and Cary Cohen
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Ring-bound

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ASIN: 0131589814

Operating Hours and Working Times: A Survey of Capacity Utilisation and Employment in the European Union (Contributions to Economics)

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Operating Hours and Working Times: A Survey of Capacity Utilisation and Employment in the European Union (Contributions to Economics)

Manufacturer: Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 3790817597

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The book presents the descriptive findings and analytical results from the recent representative European Union Company survey of Operating hours, Working times and Employment (EUCOWE) in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. The EUCOWE-project is the first representative and standardised European company survey which covers all categories of firm size and all sectors of the economy. Several relevant questions are addressed on the basis of the survey, such as: What are the operating hours of the different European countries that form the six country studies of this research? What are the differences between sectors of activities and establishment sizes? By means of what type of working-time organisation are those operating hours accomplished? What is the relationship between operating hours and employment? The book is the most comprehensive analysis on Operating Hours, Capacity Utilisation, Working Times and Employment in the European Union available.

The Mouse that Roared: Disney and the End of Innocence (Culture and Education)

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A cool breeze of hot air
if looking for hard, solid facts move on
Disney trains consumers.
Mickey is a Brown Shirt?!?
Academic, but spectacular in that regard.

The Mouse that Roared: Disney and the End of Innocence (Culture and Education)
Henry A. Giroux
Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0847691101

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Henry Giroux shows how Disney atempts to hide befind a cloak of innocence and entertainment, while simultaneously exercising its influence as a major force on both global economics and cultural learning.

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A cool breeze of hot air.......2007-05-09

I bought this book at Disney World, while working at Disney World because the clutter of commercialism and profiteering that was abusing my preconceived version of Disney as innocence and imagination was truly starting to make me detest everything Disney. I bought this book to back up what I felt in my gut was becoming a serious problem with the Disney Corporation.

However while I enjoyed sections of this book I found it to be mostly full of academic fluff. I expected it to be academic, and I bought it for that reason, but unlike other authors such as Neil Postman who can fill pages upon pages with words to make a point that could be made in one paragraph....Giroux cannot pull off the same feat. His points in the book are relevant and at times incredibly insightful...but everything in between is drivel. He seems to ramble on and on in between points with irrelevant examples and arguments that are never ending and repetitive. Most of the time the examples and arguments aren't nearly as insightful as the original point which kills his overall argument because he shoots his own credibility in the foot.

Good social/culture books on Disney are hard to find because they're typically dipped in a bias of some sort. The one thing I can say about this book is even though I don't buy some of Giroux's face critiques of Disney....his stance as more of a social critique is more appealing than simply a Disney lover or a Disney hater (although, obviously this book leans more in the hater direction). This has been a great book as a reference because his arguments are good, but it's dreadful to read though as a whole.

if looking for hard, solid facts move on.......2005-12-05

Giroux's book restates much of what he says in his other books (only with a few Disney anecdotes added). It took him two pages to say what could have been said in two sentences, and I found those same two pages popping up over and over again. I grew tired as I read, I was looking for substance. By the time I was half way through, I was skimming looking for him to say something new (he didn't)

If you're looking for dirt on Disney, read Schweizer's "Disney: The mouse betrayed" Schweizer's book includes documentation of a pedophile problem at Disney, lack of safety at Disneyworld, Eisner dirt, criminal activity, Disney's link to porn...

Disney trains consumers........2005-08-09

Once I read my daughter a book. At age 3, she turned to me and said "buy me the movie of that."

There was no movie of that book, but at age three, my child had already learned that a book means a movie, slippers, pajamas, and action figures. Instead of asking me about the book, or commenting upon the character, the only way she expressed her pleasure was in thinking about what we would buy as a result.

Say what you want about leftism and ivory tower this and that. Then look in your childrens' room, and their mountain of toys, and try to pick out which ones emphasize creative activity, and which are needlessly emblazoned with Disney and other characters. Buying is replacing creativity, in all of us. My child has learned this despite my best efforts. This book confirms what I didn't want to know.

Mickey is a Brown Shirt?!?.......2005-03-17

While Giroux asks a few good questions, I can't take seriously the suggestion that Disney animations are sexist, racist, or anti-democratic. Space limitations prevent a full rebuttal, but if Giroux went after Santa Claus, I bet he'd be a gluttonous, chain-smoking, reindeer abusing, elf oppressing, break-and-enter man with an unnatural fixation on young children. If you want to read how he does a job like this on "The Lion King" and other great movies, this is the book for you.

Academic, but spectacular in that regard........2005-01-04

The negative reviews of this book here have been fairly typical: It's apparently enough to call Giroux "leftist" and to point out his concern with class, race, and gender inequality. That alone completely impugns his work for many people. If you are one of those people, don't pick up this book. But if you're not, you've got to read this. The book is academic, and is written that way: Giroux packs the ideas in, especially in the beginning. But it is also the best piece of cultural criticism I've yet read.

Contrary to what people have been saying here, Giroux does not simply scream "race class gender inequality" over and over again. In fact I was impressed by how seldom he did make direct appeal to those issues. Instead, he focuses largely on the "public pedagogy" (I love that phrase) at work behind a company like Disney (if in fact there is any other company like Disney). Giroux's central idea is that we need an intelligent, critical populace in order to have a true democracy, and his central claim is that Disney actively works against both intelligence and critical thinking in the populace at large. His claim is well argued, and well substantiated. The consistent move towards "security" in our society is a troubling symptom of the kind of worldview that Giroux ascribes to Disney. And if he's right, it is imperative that we all start to think a lot more critically about Disney and other, similar societal influences.

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