Archive for November, 2008

CIMA Official Learning System Management Accounting Risk and Control Strategy, Fourth Edition (CIMA Strategic Level 2008) (CIMA Strategic Level 2008): Paul M Collier, Samuel Agyei-Ampomah

Review
“CIMA Official Learning Systems contain detailed coverage of the syllabus including many worked examples and revision questions-an invaluable resource suitable for use both in the classroom and also for self-study” Tricia Roche, Lecturer –Tricia Roche, Lecturer
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“CIMA Official Learning Systems [...]

The New Yorker Book of Cat Cartoons: New Yorker Magazine

Here are the funniest and most feline cats ever assembled in 101 cartoons, the cream of the cream, from sixty-five years of the New Yorker.
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Here are the funniest and most feline cats ever assembled in 101 cartoons, the cream of the cream, [...]

Solving the Mystery of Breast Pain (Educare Library Series): Judy C. Kneece

Review
“Solving The Mystery Of Breast Pain is the most complete guide ever written on breast pain for women and physicians as well…Provides the most comprehensive lists of medications and additives that may cause breast pain. The assessment charts are extremely helpful…Through Judy’s detective work, women and physicians [...]

Bankruptcy and Insolvency Accounting, 2 Volume Set, 2004 Cumulative Supplement: Grant W. Newton

The 2004 Cumulative Supplement includes the following:

Revised bankruptcy forms.
Description of recent decisions by bankruptcy courts, bankruptcy appeals panels, district courts, circuit courts, and the Supreme Court dealing with bankruptcy and business restructurings.
Discussion of the impact of Chapter 11 on SEC reporting.
About the Author
GRANT W. NEWTON, [...]

The Red Cat Cookbook: 125 Recipes from New York City’s Favorite Neighborhood Restaurant: Jimmy Bradley, Andrew Friedman

From Publishers Weekly
Bradley, owner of Manhattan’s Red Cat restaurant, provides a new twist on familiar dishes in this delightful collection. Compiled for home cooks, the book offers an unlikely synthesis of the Italian-American classics Bradley grew up on and the down-to-earth sensibility of his native New England. [...]

I’m Alive and the Doctor’s Dead: Sue Buchanan

Review
When the doctor pronounces a patient “as good as dead,” does she have to take it lying down? “No way!” says Sue Buchanan, who outlived the doctor who predicted she’d die of breast cancer fifteen years ago. Warm, funny, and very, very honest, I’m Alive [...]

Managerial Accounting: Garrison; Noreen; Brewer

As the long-time best-seller, Garrison has helped guide close to 2 million students through the challenging waters of managerial accounting since it was first published. It identifies the three functions managers must perform within their organizations - plan operations, control activities, and make decisions - and explains what accounting information is necessary for [...]

The Greatest Cat Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Cat Tales: Charles Elliott

They can be fascinating or frustrating, frolicsome or frosty, but judging from the amount of thought humans have devoted to figuring out what goes on in their furry little heads, it’s no wonder cats have become America’s favorite pets. They have also long been a favorite pet of some of our greatest writers [...]

Pink Ribbon Quilts: A Book Because of Breast Cancer: Mimi Dietrich

Now that author Mimi Dietrich has five cancer-free years behind her, she has combined her quilt-making talents and her experience with breast cancer to create an inspiring book of quilt projects especially for women-and the people who love them-struggling with the disease. Quilters of all skill levels can create [...]

Economic Value Added: The Practitioner’s Guide to a Measurement and Management Framework: Craig Savarese

The shareholder value creation philosophy is a central element in many companies’ financial management practices. A widely adopted approach to measuring financial performance and managing for value creation is economic profit (economic value added). A deceptively simple concept, companies often are not prepared for the challenges and issues they need to consider when [...]