James R. McGuigan Livres

A connoisseur's guide to Japan's timeless art form

A ringstation anthropologist on her first Earth field assignment, observes a Viking-like village in the mountains. As Car-En secretly observes the Happdal villagers, she begins to see them as more than research subjects. When Esper's sister is taken by an otherwordly sword-wielding white-haired man, she can no longer stand by as a passive witness.

Winner of the Omnidawn Fabulist Fiction Prize

(Artist Transcriptions). 15 classic pieces as played by jazz superstars. Includes note-for-note transcriptions At Long Last Love (Oscar Peterson) * (They Long to Be) Close to You (Erroll Garner) * First Trip (Herbie Hancock) * Freeway (Vince Guaraldi) * Get Happy (Art Tatum) * Lonely Woman (Horace Silver) * Matrix (Chick Corea) * My Foolish Heart (Bill Evans) * Satin Doll (Monty Alexander) * The Way You Look Tonight (Dave Brubeck) * and more.

The eighth edition of this successful text provides a comprehensive and contemporary introduction to financial management, focusing on shareholder wealth maximization and cash flow management, the international aspects of financial management, the ethical behavior of managers, and the increased impact of the Internet in business practice. In addition, content has been added or enhanced to reflect the changing focus on finance areas including topics such as discounted payback period, dividend practices of foreign firms, risk management, and real options.

This text seeks to train students to think analytically in a business context. Specifically, it uses over 250 real-world, managerially-oriented applications to show students how managers apply theories and techniques to solve real-world business problems. This approach motivates student learning and extends student thinking well beyond the final exam. The book includes extensive coverage of the latest analytical tools in managerial economics: game-theoretic tactics, best-practices mechanism design, information economics, and organizational architecture, as well as a thorough integration of international issues.