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Rational Investing: The Subtleties of Asset Management (Columbia Business School Publishing)
Par Jacques Lussier, Hugues Langlois. 2017
Many investors believe that success in investing is either luck or clairvoyance. In Rational Investing, finance professor Hugues Langlois and…
asset manager Jacques Lussier present the current state of asset management and clarify the conundrum of luck versus skill. The core of Rational Investing is a framework for smart investing built around three performance drivers: balancing exposure to risk factors, efficiently diversifying bad luck, and taking advantage of relative mispricings in financial markets. With clear examples from model multi-asset-class portfolios, Langlois and Lussier show how to implement performance drivers like institutional investors with access to extensive resources, as well as nonprofessional investors who are constrained to small-scale transactions. There are few investment products, whether traditional or alternative, discretionary or systematic, fundamental or quantitative, whose performance cannot be analyzed through this framework. Langlois and Lussier illuminate the structure of financial markets and the mechanics of sustainable investing so any investor can become a rational player, from the nonprofessional investor with a basic knowledge of statistics all the way to seasoned investment professionals wishing to challenge their understanding of the asset management industry.A Rasa Reader: Classical Indian Aesthetics (Historical Sourcebooks in Classical Indian Thought)
Par Sheldon Pollock. 2016
From the early years of the Common Era to 1700, Indian intellectuals explored with unparalleled subtlety the place of emotion…
in art. Their investigations led to the deconstruction of art's formal structures and broader inquiries into the pleasure of tragic tales. Rasa, or taste, was the word they chose to describe art's aesthetics, and their passionate effort to pin down these phenomena became its own remarkable act of creation.This book is the first in any language to follow the evolution of rasa from its origins in dramaturgical thought—a concept for the stage—to its flourishing in literary thought—a concept for the page. A Rasa Reader incorporates primary texts by every significant thinker on classical Indian aesthetics, many never translated before. The arrangement of the selections captures the intellectual dynamism that has powered this debate for centuries. Headnotes explain the meaning and significance of each text, a comprehensive introduction summarizes major threads in intellectual-historical terms, and critical endnotes and an extensive bibliography add further depth to the selections. The Sanskrit theory of emotion in art is one of the most sophisticated in the ancient world, a precursor of the work being done today by critics and philosophers of aesthetics. A Rasa Reader's conceptual detail, historical precision, and clarity will appeal to any scholar interested in a full portrait of global intellectual development. A Rasa Reader is the inaugural book in the Historical Sourcebooks in Classical Indian Thought series, edited by Sheldon Pollock. These text-based books guide readers through the most important forms of classical Indian thought, from epistemology, rhetoric, and hermeneutics to astral science, yoga, and medicine. Each volume provides fresh translations of key works, headnotes to contextualize selections, a comprehensive analysis of major lines of development within the discipline, and exegetical and text-critical endnotes, as well as a bibliography. Designed for comparativists and interested general readers, Historical Sourcebooks is also a great resource for advanced scholars seeking authoritative commentary on challenging works.A straightforward guide to taking tax breaks and deductions on your 2020 tax return Completely revised to reflect important changes…
in recent tax laws (including the SECURE Act and the CARES Act), J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions & Tax Breaks 2021 will help you take advantage of every tax break and deduction to which you may be entitled. This comprehensive guide is clearly organized by subject matter so you can easily find situations that may apply to you. Each tax benefit is also clearly explained—along with the eligibility requirements for claiming the benefit—while planning tips and common pitfalls associated with the benefit in question are discussed in detail. COVID-19-related changes are highlighted throughout the book, so you can make the most informed decisions possible. With this book as your guide, you'll find deductions and tax breaks with regard to: You and your family Your home and car Your job or business Your investments Retirement savings Travel Medical and dental expenses Health savings accounts Education costs Your charitable giving Disaster losses Insurance Packed with hundreds of updated deductions and credits, practical advice, and real-world examples, J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions & Tax Breaks 2021 is a book every taxpayer should own.Living on a Budget/ Road Trip (Lifeskills in Action)
Par Jane Gardner, Pj Gray. 2015
Themes: LifeSkills, Budgeting, Money Skills, Independent Living, Flip Book, Fiction, Nonfiction, Teen, Young Adult, Emergent Reader, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo…
Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Each 5-book set in the series covers a key aspect of independent living, such as managing money, finding and keeping a job, or completing common household tasks. Developed for students reading at the most basic level, the books range in readability from 1.3–1.8 and have Lexile scores of 130L to 240L. Each book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction side and a fiction side. The nonfiction side teaches students about an important life skills topic, and the fiction side helps them generalize the skills as they read about teens in real-world situations. Build students’ personal finance skills with this five-book set. Important aspects of managing money are explored in these nonfiction/fiction flip books. Topics include: budgeting, opening a bank account, credit, coupons, and saving.Charlotte Smith: Selected Poems (Fyfield Bks.)
Par Charlotte Smith. 2004
This book presents an ideal introduction to the full range of the works of Charlotte Smith, whose Romantic sensibility is…
an expression of a specifically female experience, from her influential sonnets and poems for children to extracts from her French Revolution poem.Irremediablemente... la soledad
Par Francisco Cardosa. 2016
No busques en m a un escritor al uso solo soy un contador de historias …
Este libro que tienes en tus manos no es una novela no es poes a Ni siquiera son canciones Habla de la vida situaciones cotidianas miedos amores y rupturas Todo ello mezclado con un toque de iron a frivolidad y por qu no con un punto de humorGabriela: Time for Change (American Girl #3)
Par Varian Johnson. 2017
Gabby has never been so busy! In this third novel featuring American Girl's 2017 Girl of the Year, Gabby is…
already juggling homework, school leadership activities, dance classes, and rehearsals for a spoken word competition when she's offered an exciting dance opportunity. It's too good to pass up, but soon, Gabby finds there aren't enough hours in the day to do it all, let alone be a good friend to her BFF, Teagen. And she can't help but notice that more and more, she wishes she were working on her poetry instead of doing pliés and grand jetés. Gabby's changed a lot this past year. By the time the competition rolls around, she begins to wonder--have her dreams changed, too?Laugh, You Buggers, Laugh is no ordinary collection of poems. Nigel Gray led an extraordinary life in extraordinary times. He…
was a political activist and performance poet in the UK during the days of rage and hope, flower power and free love, radical social change and political upheaval that typified the 1960s and 70s. He travelled on political forays to Southeast Asia, Africa, Ireland, and mainland Europe. This is a selection of poems from that time set in a context that explains the situations and experiences that inspired them. Nigel Gray, an Irish-born West Australian, is the multi-award-winning author of a hundred published books for adults and children.Amphibian Evolution
Par Rainer R. Schoch. 2014
This book focuses on the first vertebrates to conquer land and their long journey to become fully independent from the…
water It traces the origin of tetrapod features and tries to explain how and why they transformed into organs that permit life on land Although the major frame of the topic lies in the past 370 million years and necessarily deals with many fossils it is far from restricted to paleontology The aim is to achieve a comprehensive picture of amphibian evolution It focuses on major questions in current paleobiology how diverse were the early tetrapods In which environments did they live and how did they come to be preserved What do we know about the soft body of extinct amphibians and what does that tell us about the evolution of crucial organs during the transition to land How did early amphibians develop and grow and which were the major factors of their evolution The Topics in Paleobiology Series is published in collaboration with the Palaeontological Association and is edited by Professor Mike Benton University of Bristol Books in the series provide a summary of the current state of knowledge a trusted route into the primary literature and will act as pointers for future directions for research As well as volumes on individual groups the series will also deal with topics that have a cross-cutting relevance such as the evolution of significant ecosystems particular key times and events in the history of life climate change and the application of a new techniques such as molecular palaeontology The books are written by leading international experts and will be pitched at a level suitable for advanced undergraduates postgraduates and researchers in both the paleontological and biological sciencesNoble Gas, Penny Black
Par David O Meara. 2008
Winner of the 2009 Lampman-Scott Award (for the best book of poetry in the National Capital Region) and shortlisted for…
the 2009 ReLit Award Lucid accurate detail and music at every turn.Many of the poems in Noble Gas, Penny Black explore the subject of departure and arrival, an ongoing theme in David O’Meara’s work. Travel – being between places, in stations and airports and unfamiliar cities – creates a psychological, emotional space rife with reassessment, where the individual dwells simultaneously in the future and in the past. At the same time O’Meara imbues the domestic with a similar compelling transience, in poems on love and current events, where “History’s narrowed eye” roams landscapes “felt / but never held, like wind over water.” O’Meara give us lucid, accurate detail and music at every turn, and is entangled enough with the world to make us ache. "[There are] lines from Noble Gas, Penny Black, where the syllables are, let me incautiously say, near-perfect."-Don ColesFondos de Inversión Inmobiliaria del Mundo
Par Enrique Francisco GRANADOS GONZ LEZ, Richard Stooker. 2016
Alessandro Torlonia: The Pope’s Banker (Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance)
Par Daniela Felisini. 2017
This book provides a vivid biography of a towering Italian banker pioneer and entrepreneur It weaves the…
entrepreneurial ventures of Alessandro Torlonia 1800-1886 through the narratives of business and politics in the Nineteenth century the growth of European financial markets and the decline of Papal power during the Italian Risorgimento The discussion is founded in rigorous historical research using original sources such as the Archivum Secretum Vaticanum papers and other official documents the archives of the Torlonia family and of the Rothschild bank in Paris memoirs correspondences and newspapers Through this book readers learn that Alessandro Torlonia was a man of many faces who was one of the most complex and influential characters of Italian economic life in the nineteenth century Felisini also provides an expert critique of the financial history of the papacy an area of heightened interest given the notoriety of relations between the Holy See and its bankers in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries Focal topics such as the history of European elites and the history of European financial markets will have an interdisciplinary appeal for scholars and researchersThe Way of Chuang Tzu: A Personal And Spiritual Interpretation Of The Classic Philosopher Of Taoism (Shambhala Pocket Classics Ser.)
Par Thomas Merton, Dalai Lama Xiv. 1997
Classic writings from the great Zen master in exquisite versions by Thomas Merton, in a new edition with a preface…
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Working from existing translations, Thomas Merton composed a series of his own versions of the classic sayings of Chuang Tzu, the most spiritual of Chinese philosophers. Chuang Tzu, who wrote in the fourth and third centuries B.C., is the chief authentic historical spokesperson for Taoism and its founder Lao Tzu (a legendary character known largely through Chuang Tzu's writings). Indeed it was because of Chuang Tzu and the other Taoist sages that Indian Buddhism was transformed, in China, into the unique vehicle we now call by its Japanese name--Zen. The Chinese sage abounds in wit and paradox and shattering insights into the true ground of being. Thomas Merton, no stranger to Asian thought, brings a vivid, modern idiom to the timeless wisdom of Tao.Revenge of the Lunch Ladies: The Hilarious Book of School Poetry (Giggle Poetry)
Par Kenn Nesbitt, Mike Gordon, Carl Gordon. 2007
The lunch ladies will finally have their revenge! From the lunch ladies getting back at kids who complain about cafeteria…
food, to principals who disappear into thin air, school has never been so funny. Revenge of the Lunch Ladies is sure to keep the laughs coming with each giggle-packed page. Kenn Nesbitt has created forty-five silly poems and songs all about school. By night, Kenn Nesbitt is a genius criminal mastermind whose work is so secret, even he doesn't know what it is. By day, he is a masked crimefighter whose sworn duty is to defeat his own diabolical plots. When not saving the world from himself, Kenn Nesbitt can be found writing funny poetry at poetry4kids.com and visiting schools nationwide. The lunch ladies will finally have their revenge! From the lunch ladies getting back at kids who complain about cafeteria food, to principals who disappear into thin air, school has never been so funny. Revenge of the Lunch Ladies is sure to keep the laughs coming with each giggle-packed page. Kenn Nesbitt has created forty-five silly poems and songs all about school. Following the success of When the Teacher Isn't Looking, this book combines Nesbitt's talent and sense of humor to deliver a knee-slapping collection. If silly principals and crazy lunch ladies don't have you laughing, a science project that ate the student's dog will!Credit Repair Kit For Dummies
Par Steve Bucci. 2014
Credit card debt is the third largest source of household indebtedness. Credit Repair Kit For Dummies gives you the tools…
you need to repair your credit. This new edition covers: major changes with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) inquiry into overdraft practices and their effect on consumers; dealing with the effect of tightened credit markets on those with good, marginal, or bad credit; best ways to recover from mortgage related score hits or minimize damage after walking away from a home; updated Vantage Score information; updated coverage on reporting programs like FICO Score watch, etc.; what makes a good FICO score today; a new section on significant others (boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse) and credit/debt sharing; Debt Relief Act in a mortgage meltdown situation; the latest tips and advice on dealing with identity theft and annoying collection calls; and more. Online you'll find sample credit reports, forms, templates, and other helpful tools to help whip your credit into shape. Updated credit score examples with new ranges New information about IRS exceptions to the Mortgage Forgiveness Advice and tips about adding information to a credit report, and beefing-up thin credit Useful, downloadable, forms and tools on Dummies.com If you have mediocre credit and want or need to better manage it in order to get a job, reduce insurance costs, qualify for banking products, and more, Credit Repair Kit For Dummies has it covered.A History of Burley Tobacco in East Tennessee & Western North Carolina
Par Billy Yeargin, Christopher Bickers. 2015
Burley tobacco revolutionized the industry in east Tennessee and western North Carolina. What started from two farmers planting white burley…
in Greeneville ignited an agricultural revolution and significantly changed crops, production and quality. Burley transformed the tobacco industry with new cultivation techniques and a shift from dark and flue-cured tobacco. By the 1990s, burley tobacco production in the region had drastically declined, and it is a tradition that few local farmers still practice. Agricultural experts Billy Yeargin and Christopher Bickers take a nostalgic look at the historic rise of burley tobacco and its gradual decline.High-Powered Investing All-in-One For Dummies
Par Consumer Dummies. 2014
Your key to success in high-end investmentsLooking for help making smarter, more profitable high-end investment decisions? Why buy 13 books…
that cover each of the major topics you need to understand, when High-Powered Investing All-In-One For Dummies gives you 13 expert guides for the price of one?This hands-on resource arms you with an arsenal of advanced investing techniques for everything from stocks and futures to options and exchange-traded funds. You'll find out how to trade on the FOREX market, evaluate annuities, choose the right commodities, and buy into hedge funds. Plus, you'll get up to speed on using business fundamentals and technical analysis to help you make smarter decisions and maximize your returns. You'll also find ways to be as aggressive as your personality and bank account allow, without taking foolish or excessive risks.Updated compilation is targeted at readers who already have a basic understanding of investing principles and who are looking for a reference to help them build a diversified portfolioOffers a succinct framework and expert advice to help you make solid decisions and confidently invest in the marketplaceThe key to expanding your investment opportunities successfully is information. Whether you're just beginning to explore more advanced investing or have been dabbling in it for a while, High-Powered Investing All-In-One For Dummies gives you the information, strategies, and techniques you need to make your financial dreams come true.Correspondence
Par Kathleen Graber. 2005
"Correspondence," writes Mark Doty, "is a fresh accomplishment, swift with feeling and intelligence, the work of a restless critical mind…
mapping its way toward a way to bear the weight of love." Kathleen Graber's debut book takes us on a trip through history and time, varying her subjects with speed and seamlessness, to a dizzying, dazzling effect. From the Philadelphia Eagles to Cornell's boxes, from a fertility clinic to Daguerre's prints, from Kafka to running over two cats, from Annette Benning to Marianne Moore, Kathleen Graber's poems embrace what her inquisitive mind traverses, ensnaring past and present, familiar and foreign, soulful and scientific, in a celebration of chaos that is generous and healing.INRI
Par Norma Cole, William Rowe, Raul Zurita. 2018
A harrowing meditation on tyranny, torture, and freedom by one of Chilé's most celebrated contemporary poets.In 2001, the president of…
Chile publicly acknowledged that many of the bodies of the people who had disappeared under the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet would never be recovered. The victims had been flown up in planes and, after having their eyes gouged out, were ejected over the mountains and deserts of Chile or the Pacific Ocean. Raúl Zurita’s INRI (these are of course the letters nailed to the cross on which Jesus was crucified, identifying him as Jesus Christ, King of the Jews) is a visionary, prescient response to this atrocity, an agonized and deeply moving elegy for the dead in which the whole of Chile, with its snow-covered cordilleras, fields of wild flowers, empty spaces, and the sparkling sea beyond, is simultaneously transformed into the grave of its lost children and their living and risen body. This incantatory, prophetic work—prophetic in the same way that Jeremiah and Isaiah are prophetic, which is to say unapologetically political— is one of the great poems of our new century.Le retour à la bière...et au hockey: L'histoire d'Eric Molson
Par Helen Antoniou. 2018
Pour la majorité des Canadiens, le nom de la famille Molson fait partie de l'essence même du Canada. Depuis 1786,…
année où John Molson fonda sa première brasserie à Montréal, il rime avec bière, hockey et philanthropie. Rares sont cependant ceux qui savent à quel point la famille est passée proche, ces dernières années, de perdre le contrôle de cette entreprise. Le retour à la bière...et au hockey dévoile des détails personnels de la vie et de l'œuvre d'Eric Molson, qui, non seulement, a sauvé l'entreprise familiale, mais lui a permis de connaître la prospérité comme brasserie de classe mondiale au vingt et unième siècle. Bénéficiant d'un accès sans précédent à la famille Molson, Helen Antoniou retrace l'évolution d’Eric Molson depuis sa position de jeune maître brasseur passionné par les aspects chimiques de l'industrie brassicole jusqu'au poste de président du conseil d'administration de Molson. De nature pacifique, il a été aux prises avec de gros ego, a dû composer avec des situations de salles de conseil complexes et a même dû affronter un cousin déstabilisant qui s'efforçait de le tasser sur le côté. Se fondant sur une recherche poussée, Helen Antoniou relate dans le détail comment Eric, un homme introverti, a vaincu son aversion pour les conflits et a transformé un conglomérat en déroute pour le ramener à son activité principale, soit la fabrication de la bière, et finir par en faire un des plus grands brasseurs au monde. S'il a aujourd'hui passé le flambeau à ses fils, membres de la septième génération, sa vision résolue prévaut encore. Récit passionnant du combat d'un homme à la barre d'un géant de l'univers brassicole, Le retour à la bière...et au hockey explique en quoi les principes directeurs d'Eric Molson ont influencé l'avenir de Molson, aussi bien l'entreprise que la famille.