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Charles Gasparino

Blood on the Street is a riveting account of the Wall Street scam in which ordinary investors lost literally billions of dollars -- in many cases their life savings -- in one of the greatest deceptions ever, by the crack reporter who broke the riginal story. In one of the most outrageous examples of dirty dealing in the history of Wall Street, hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit profits were made during the booming 1990s as a result of research analysts issuing positive stock ratings o companies that kicked back investment banking business. Now, for the first time, award-winning journalist Charles Gasparino reveals the whole fascinating story of greed, arrogance, and corruption. It was Gasparino's front-page reporting in The Wall treet Journal that brought the story to national attention and spurred New York State attorney general Eliot Spitzer to launch an official probe. Now, Gasparino goes behind his own headlines to tell the inside story of this...

M. Lehmann

Mikal J. Aasved

Book DescriptionThis is the second in a series of books intended to review and evaluate the most popular and influential explanations for gambling and the many research studies that have been conducted to confirm or refute them. This book focuses on the contributions of specialists in the social sciences, most of whom are convinced that gambling is a consequence of the social or subcultural environment in which the gambler lives. To further the understanding of why people gamble, investigators went to places where gambling occurred and spent time among and interacted with the gamblers. Some attended Gamblers Anonymous meetings and others became participant observers in gambling establishments by becoming employed as roulette croupiers or card dealers. Topics covered include the gambler's point of view, the researcher's point of view, social structure, economics, statistical tests of earlier ideas, special populations, "armchair" theories, gambling and the public, problem correlates,...

Alex Graham

Book DescriptionAnother top-notch collection of cartoons from the DAILY MAIL's classic Fred Basset strip, featuring one of the most endearing and enduring of Britain's cartoon heroes. Fred Basset is without doubt the acknowledged authority on slipper gnawing, newspaper collection and postman harassment and his wonderfully dry wisecracks now grace publications worldwide. The Fred Basset books are collector's items, and sell out each year.

Joseph R. DesJardins, John J. McCall

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BUSINESS ETHICS approaches business ethics from a social and political perspective, asking students to consider the proper place of business in society, particularly as played out through the tension between strategies that rely on market mechanisms and strategies aimed at protecting individual rights. This book focuses on the rights and responsibilities of employees, laying out a rigorous discussion of economic markets and a close philosophical analysis of ethical theories in the context of contemporary business responsibility. While often neglected in other texts, this focus remains an extremely relevant area of business ethics for today's students as they prepare for their careers in an ever-competitive workplace. This text's mix of readings, text, case studies, and decision scenarios has proven its accessibility across a wide range of student interests and abilities.

The Internet has become a major communication medium, where virtually any kind of content can be transferred instantly and reliably between individual users and entire organizations located in any part of the globe. Consequently, more effective and efficient methods and technologies are needed to make the most of the Web's nearly unlimited potential. The new Web-related research directions include intelligent methods usually associated with the fields of computational intelligence, soft computing, and data mining. This book presents state-of-the-art developments in the area of computationally intelligent methods applied to various aspects and ways of Web exploration and Web mining. Some novel data mining algorithms that can lead to more effective and intelligent Web-based systems are also described. Scientists, engineers, and research students are expected to find many inspiring ideas in this volume.

Gopal K. Kadekodi

This volume provides a description of the theory of common property resources and constitutes a statistical overview with cases studies of the issue in India.

Perri 6, Nick Goodwin, Edward Peck, Tim Freeman

The book presents a novel theory of how networks of organizations work, what varieties are possible, and how their strengths and weaknesses differ. The argument is illustrated using four case studies in which networks of firms and organizations in defense contracting, biotechnology, health care, and combating crime and disorder are examined. The book will be of major interest to scholars and students of business and management, public management, public policy, and organizational sociology and practicing managers as well.

Jack P. Friedman Ph.D. MAI CPA, J. Bruce Lindeman Ph.D.

This updated test preparation manual covers the specific real estate licensing and appraisal certification qualifications that currently apply in the state of California. A subject review covers contracts, closing statements, and other significant topicsrelated to California real estate law and practice. Applicants will also find six California real estate practice exams with questions answered and explained plus more than 1500 additional practice questions with answers.