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Boat Maintenance: The Essential Guide Guide to Cleaning, Painting, and Cosmetics

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Boats require constant care. Any boater who doesn't know the difference between a silicone-modified alkyd enamel and a one-part urethane needs this book for its invaluable advice on:

* How to save money with generic substitues
* Product recommendations for every job
* Keeping weekly, monthly, and seasonal maintenance schedules

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How To Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett

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How to Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett wraps a lifetime of investing wisdom into one highly accessible package. An intelligent guide to analyzing and valuing investment targets, it tells investors what questions to ask, what answers to expect, and how to approach any stock as a skeptical, common-sense business analyst.

Above all, this fast-paced book provides investors with the tools they need to thoroughly value any business in which they might invest. A common-sense approach to investing, this book discusses:
Three things investors must get from a financial statement Valuation examples from today's top companies including GE, Amazon, Microsoft, and Disney Why prices deviate from actual values

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High-Power Audio Amplifier Construction Manual

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Design and build awesome audio amps. Amateur and professional audiophiles alike can now design and construct superior quality amplifiers at a fraction of comparable retail prices with step-by-step instruction from the High-Power audio Amplifier Construction Manual. Randy Slone, professional audio writer and electronics supply marketer, delivers the nuts-and-bolts know-how you need to optimize performance for any audio system--from home entertainment to musical instrument to sound stage. Build a few simple projects or delve into the physics of audio amplifier operation and design. This easy to understand guide walks you through: Building the optimum audio power supply; Audio amplifier power supplies and construction: Amplifier and loudspeaker protection methods; Stability, distortion, and performance; Audio amplifier cookbook designs; Construction techniques; Diagnostic equipment and testing procedures; Output stage configurations, classes, and device types; Crossover distortion physics; Mirror-image input stage topologies.

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The Consultant's Toolkit: 45 High-Impact Questionnaires, Activities, and How-To Guides for Diagnosing and Solving Client Problems

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High-Impact Questionnaires, Activities and How-to Guides for Diagnosing and Solving Client Problems

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Written and field-tested by practicing consultants, The Consultants Tool Kit will save consultants both time and money-as it makes their work with clients much more effective. Each tool or activity is designed to solve a common consulting problem. Reproducible worksheets, exercises, and questionnaires are easily downloaded from the web and customized by consultants to fit the exact needs of each clientand help them effectively implement the solutions.
This collection of field-tested tools, customizable questionnaires, and techniques for working with clients provides crucial problem-solving help in areas such as:
Managing and leading change
Organizational initiatives
Assessing team and organizational functioning
Improving relationships between departments and business units
Creative problem-solving techniques

Mel Silberman, Ph.D., (Princeton, NJ) is a best-selling author and editor. A professor of adult and organization development at Temple University, he is the author of Active Training.

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E-Learning: Strategies for Delivering Knowledge in the Digital Age

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Internet and intranet technologies offer tremendous opportunities to bring learning into the mainstream of business. E-Learning outlines how to develop an organization-wide learning strategy based on cutting-edge technologies and explains the dramatic strategic, organizational, and technology issues involved.
Written for professionals responsible for leading the revolution in workplace learning, E-Learning takes a broad, strategic perspective on corporate learning. This wake-up call for executives everywhere discusses:
Requirements for building a viable e-learning strategy
How online learning will change the nature of training organizations
Knowledge management and other new forms of e-learning

Marc J. Rosenberg, Ph.D. (Hillsborough, NJ) is an independent consultant specializing in knowledge management, e-learning strategy and the reinvention of training. Prior to this, he was a senior direction and kowledge management field leader for consulting firm DiamondCluster International.

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Get answers FAST with the Landscape Architects One-Stop,Take-It-Anywhere Guide
In the office or out on the job, the Landscape Architects Portable Handbook puts the 20% of information you need 80% of the time at your fingertips! You get instant data for every architectural landscaping project: public and private gardens...athletic facilities...highways...urban/suburban settings...MORE! From project administration, planning, design standards and analysis to site development, construction, materials, field techniques, and common rules of thumb, hundreds of handy tables, diagrams and schematics, checklists and field guides give you the accurate how-tos and expertise you need ANYWHERE, ANYTIME! It packs easily in your briefcase, so you can cut down on time-consuming trips and calls between field and office, or get satisfyingly fast facts and guidelines when youre catching up on work at home. Its a distillation of the entire profession... and provides the perfect ASLA registration exam review. You get:

* A framework for interpretation, conceptualization, evaluation, and communication at multiple scales, regardless of the type of landscape planning or design project
* Standards, techniques and devices
* Analysis-to-project administration guidelines and checklists
* Step-by-step procedures
* Mechanics and design calculations, formulas, worked examples and models
* 193 clarifying illustrations -- from USDA plant hardiness zones to basic layouts and schematic diagrams...from approval processes flow charts to a CPM bar chart
* 98 quick-check tables let you instantly pinpoint area space standards...tree mortality causes and remedies...recommended live loads for different decking uses and maximum decking spans...irrigation system selection criteria and much, much more * Scores of easy-to-use, easy-to-remember rules of thumb
* General unit cost factors for materials, systems, and construction
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From the broad overall aspects of a project to the smallest detail, find the specific data you need on... Project Management; Permits; Site Selection and Clearing; Grading; Drainage; Decks; Fences; Lighting; Paving; Plants; Ponds; Pools; Retaining Walls; Billing; More

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In industry after industry, workplace teams have proven their value in achieving both quality and productivity goals. But for teams to succeed, management must lay the groundwork. Managing Teams provides methods and checklists to determine if teams are right for your business; improvements you should expect--and not expect--from teams; and more. Interviews with HR professionals who have successfully instituted teams give you real stories from the front lines. Managing Teams will provide the support and confidence you need to initiate and manage workplace teams, evaluate the success of those teams, and get your employees working in a coordinated, disciplined manner.

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MCTS SQL Server 2005 Implementation & Maintenance Study Guide (Exam 70-431)

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The Best Fully Integrated Study System Available <p>With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, MCTS SQL Server 2005 Implementation & Maintenance Study Guide covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for this challenging exam.</p>

100% complete coverage of all official objectives for Exam 70-431

Exam Readiness Checklist at the front of the book--you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off

Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered

Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam



<p>Covers all the exam topics, including:</p>

<p>Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2005 * Creating Databases and Database Objects * SQL Server Security * Creating Views, Partitions, and Linked Servers * Transact-SQL Programming * Working with Constraints, Triggers, and Stored Procedures * Backup and Restore of SQL Server with SQL Agent Jobs * Data Redundancy and Availability * Using the Service Broker * XML Data Support * SQL Server Performance Monitoring and Tuning * Troubleshooting Server and Database Errors</p>

<p>CD-ROM includes:</p>

Complete MasterExam practice testing engine, featuring: One full practice exam; Detailed answers with explanations; Score Report performance assessment tool

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<p>With free online registration:</p>

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"If more business books were as useful, concise, and just plain fun to read as THE MCKINSEY WAY, the business world would be a better place." --Julie Bick, best-selling author of ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW IN BUSINESS I LEARNED AT MICROSOFT.
"Enlivened by witty anecdotes, THE MCKINSEY WAY contains valuable lessons on widely diverse topics such as marketing, interviewing, team-building, and brainstorming." --Paul H. Zipkin, Vice-Dean, The Fuqua School of Business

It's been called "a breeding ground for gurus." McKinsey & Company is the gold-standard consulting firm whose alumni include titans such as "In Search of Excellence" author Tom Peters, Harvey Golub of American Express, and Japan's Kenichi Ohmae.

When Fortune 100 corporations are stymied, it's the "McKinsey-ites" whom they call for help. In THE MCKINSEY WAY, former McKinsey associate Ethan Rasiel lifts the veil to show you how the secretive McKinsey works its magic, and helps you emulate the firm's well-honed practices in problem solving, communication, and management.

He shows you how McKinsey-ites think about business problems and how they work at solving them, explaining the way McKinsey approaches every aspect of a task:
How McKinsey recruits and molds its elite consultants;
How to "sell without selling";
How to use facts, not fear them;
Techniques to jump-start research and make brainstorming more productive;
How to build and keep a team at the top its game;
Powerful presentation methods, including the famous waterfall chart, rarely seen outside McKinsey;
How to get ultimate "buy-in" to your findings;
Survival tips for working in high-pressure organizations.

Both a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most admired and secretive companies in the business world and a toolkit of problem-solving techniques without peer, THE MCKINSEY WAY is fascinating reading that empowers every business decision maker to become a better strategic player in any organization.

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Schaum's Easy Outline: Programming with C++

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Boiled-down essentials of the top-selling Schaum's Outline series for the student with limited time

What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.

Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials.
Designed to appeal to underprepared students and readers turned off by dense text Cartoons, sidebars, icons, and other graphic pointers get the material across fast Concise text focuses on the essence of the subject Delivers expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields Perfect for last-minute test preparation So small and light that they fit in a backpack!

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Compact enough to slip into your flight ease and comrehensive enough to ensure master, of the daily parlance of pilots, this handy reference clarifies nearly 3,000 essential acronyms, abbreviations, symbols, technical terms, and slang definitions used in aviation. Completely up to date and categorically alphabetized, this crucial resource covers everything you need to know.

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The fourth edition of the perennial best-seller. Fully updated, with everything the private pilot needs to know about flying IFR, such as handling emergencies, filing flight plans, understanding IFR communications, navigating, and flying more efficiently. Polish and improve your instrument-flight skills with the proficiency exercises. Glossary of aviation terms included.

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Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett (PB)

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Bedrock investing principles for profiting in todays shaky markets

If you wanted to create the next earth-shattering consumer product, Steve Jobs would be an ideal role model to follow. If you planned to become a great golfer, you might look to Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus.

So, if your goals were to outperform other investors and achieve your lifes financial goals, what should you do?

Think, act and invest like the best investor out there: Warren Buffett. While you cant invest exactly like he does, Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett provides a solid, sensible investing approach based on Buffetts advice regarding investment strategies.

When it comes to investing, Director of Research for the BAM Alliance and CBS News blogger Larry Swedroe has pretty much seen it alland hes come to the conclusion that simple is better, that adopting basic investing principles always increases an investors chance of success and that Buffett is the perfect model for such investing.

In Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett, Swedroe provides the foundational knowledge you need to:
Develop a financial plan to help you make rational decisions on a consistent basis Determine the level of risk thats right for you and allocate your assets accordingly Create a strong portfolio that will weather any economic storm Manage your portfoliorebalance periodically to maintain proper risk levels
The beauty of the Buffett approach is its profound simplicity: follow the basics, keep your cool, and have a sense of humor.

The market volatility of recent years has ushered in armies of economists, forecasters and other so-called experts whose job it is to explain how everything works. Somehow, they have managed to muddy the waters even more.

The truth is, investing is easier than you thinkeven in todays economy. Complex problems can have simple solutions, Swedroe writes. Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett helps you go back to the basicsso you can leap in front of the investing pack.

Praise for Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett:

You could not spend a more profitable hour than reading Larry Swedroes wise and lucid investment guide.
Burton Malkiel, author, A Random Walk Down Wall Street

If you've been wondering why you've had such a hard time investing well, Playing the Winner's Game will diagnose your ills and treat them in just ninety short, delightful pages.
William Bernstein, author, A Splendid Exchange and The Investors Manifesto

Follow the investment strategy advocated by Larry Swedroe, and free yourself to spend your time on life's treasureslike your family and friends!
William Reichenstein, professor, Baylor University

As someone who teaches a college investments course, I would not have thought it possible to do what Swedroe has done in such a short concise book.
Edward R. Wolfe, professor of finance, Western Kentucky University

It's amazing. Larry Swedroe managed to pen a magnificent book not only chock full of actionable advice, but one that's fun to read. Get a copy and treat yourself to a better financial future.
Harold Evensky, president, Evensky & Katz

Larry Swedroe is the undisputed expert in helping investors manage portfolios the smart way. His new book, Playing the Winners Game, combines all facets of wealth management in an inspiring and powerful manner.
Bill Schultheis, author, The New Coffeehouse Investor

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Technical Analysis for the Trading Professional

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"There are fifteen major breakthroughs in technical analysis! SEVEN of these breakthroughs are new, never-before-revealed material!" - George Lane, Stochastics Originator. As professional traders approach the 21st century, accelerating technological change threatens to make conventional technical studies and indicators ineffective. To compete in this changing environment, these professionals need radical new uses and combinations of indicators and formulas to keep their competitive edge. Not a primer for the novice, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS FOR THE TRADING PROFESSIONAL resets the scales, arming today's professional trader with new, unique, and never-before-seen formulas and uses of key market indicators and techniques.

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Tiger Woman on Wall Street: Winning Business Strategies from Shanghai to New York and Back

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Powerful methods for global investing from a dual expert on Chinese and U.S. markets

Tiger Woman on Wall Street is the remarkable story of how one woman has risen to the top of the traditionally male-dominated world of finance. Raised by tiger parents in China in the 1980s, when the Chinese economy was just starting to boom, Junh Li came to the United States to attend college and climbed her way up to the top with a relentless personal drive and a remarkable talent for investing and finance.

Tiger Woman on Wall Street is both an autobiographical tell-all and a critical review of Chinese and American comparative cultures and economies. It gives international investors both the insight and the hard advice they need to navigate the increasing complexities of the global economy.

Junheng Li runs the independent equity research firm, JL Warren Capital LLC, to advise institutional asset managers on investing in small- to mid-capitalization companies both in the U.S. and China. She was previously senior equity analyst at Aurarian Capital Management.

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Lead Your Business the Starbucks Way

<p>Foreword by Herve Humler, President and COO, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.</p>

<p>One of the best-recognized and admired brands in the world, Starbucks singlehandedly transformed the ordinary delivery of coffee into a cultural phenomenon--a result of the companys exemplary leadership practices.</p>

<p>Joseph Michelli, author of the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and BusinessWeek bestseller The Starbucks Experience, explains that the international success of Starbucks begins with a promise: To inspire and nurture the human spirit--one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Michelli offers a perspective on the leadership principles that drove the iconic coffee companys resurgence from serious setbacks during the economic downturn--one of the few true turnaround stories of this time. And the company continues to grow dramatically, entering new markets and channels with fresh products and technologies.</p>

<p>In Leading the Starbucks Way, Michelli establishes five actionable principles that fuel long-term global sustainability at Starbucks and that can be used in any company, in any industry:</p>

 Savor and Elevate

Love to Be Loved

Reach for Common Ground

Mobilize the Connection

Cherish and Challenge Your Legacy



<p>Leading the Starbucks Way is a penetrating look at the inner workings of one of todays most successful brands. The company gave Michelli one-on-one access to a variety of employees (called partners) to write this book--from baristas to senior leaders, including Howard Schultz, chairman, president, and chief executive officer.</p>

<p>In short, success is all about loving your product, loving your customers, and loving your employees. Sincerely. Without fail. Even in the face of business challenges.</p>

<p>Praise for Leading the Starbucks Way</p>

<p>Michelli shows us how a small Seattle-based chain of coffee shops became one of the most beloved brands on the planet. So grab a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and read this book!<br/>
Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager and Leading at a Higher Level</p>

<p>Culture is everything! This fast-moving, fascinating book gives you countless practical ideas you can use immediately to create a company climate of inspiration and loyalty.<br/>
Brian Tracy, author of Full Engagement</p>

<p>Michelli identifies the principles by which Howard Schultz and his team passionately perform in a culture that loves, respects, and rewards suppliers, employees, customers, shareholders, and the community.<br/>
Robert Spector, author of The Nordstrom Way</p>

<p>Leading the Starbucks Way provides the key success factors of a lifestyle brand that is globally scaled, locally relevant, and powered by the passion of the Starbucks culture.<br/>
John Timmerman, PhD, Senior Strategist of Customer Experience and Innovation, Gallup</p>

<p>"Organizational consultant Michelli serves up a new helping of the recipe for business success he offered in The Starbucks Experience."<br/>
Kirkus Reviews</p>

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SHARPEN YOUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND PREPARE FOR REAL-WORLD PRACTICE WITH ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY CASES

<p>Experience with clinical cases is key to excelling in your rotations and post-graduate training. Case Files: Orthopaedic Surgery gives you 45 true-to-life cases that illustrate concepts critical to managing common musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. Each case includes a concise and accurate patient presentation, key exam findings, and clear radiologic images where applicable. Additionally, cases include in-depth discussions of the injury or condition represented, replete with evidence-based practice recommendations, basic procedural tips and techniques, and discussion of potential complications, pitfalls, and ultimate patient outcomes. Review questions and clinical pearls reinforce learning.</p>

 Learn from 45 high-yield cases, each with review questions

Master key concepts with clinical pearls

Polish your approach to clinical problems and think like a surgeon

Perfect for students, orthopaedic interns, and residents who encounter orthopaedic conditions in daily practice

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Eugene C. Toy, Andrew J. Rosenbaum, Timothy Roberts, Joshua S. Dines

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5 Steps to a 5 AP US Government and Politics, 2014-2015 Edition

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Get ready for your AP exam with this straightforward and easy-to-follow study guide, updated for all the latest exam changes!

5 Steps to a 5: AP U.S. Government and Politics features an effective, 5-step plan to guide your preparation program and help you build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking confidence you need to succeed. This fully revised edition covers the latest course syllabus and provides model tests that reflect the latest version of the exam.

Inside you will find:
5-Step Plan to a Perfect 5: 1. Set Up Your Study Program 2. Determine Your Test Readiness 3. Develop Strategies for Success 4. Develop the Knowledge You Need to Score High 5. Build Your Test-Taking Confidence 2 complete practice AP U.S. Government and Politics exams Interactive practice AP exams on CD-ROM 3 separate plans to fit your study style Review material updated and geared to the most recent tests Savvy information on how tests are constructed, scored, and used

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Upgrade: Taking Your Work and Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary

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The 7 Key Principles to achieving YOUR business and life goals

What could a graffiti artist, eminent neurologist, star athlete, celebrity chef, fashion designer, rocket scientist, and Grammy Awardwinning musician possibly have in common?

In this groundbreaking new book, Rana Florida shares their formula, giving you the tools to achieve unimaginable success in work and life. Upgrade gathers the best practices, not just from CEOs and business executives but from entrepreneurs, innovative thinkers, and creative leaders.

Upgrade includes interviews with Sir Ken Robinson, Dan Pink, Mark Cuban, Andre Agassi, Kenny Scharf, Zaha Hadid, Governor Martin OMalley, Tory Burch, Tim Brown, and many other leading figures. Despite this casts vastly different backgrounds and skills, Floridas research concludes that there are seven key principles to achieving your business and life goals:
Envision the future Find your passion Get creative Design your time Collaborate Take risks Embrace failure
Unfortunately, this is exactly what the majority of us dont do. Instead of developing a real strategy to upgrade and optimize our lives, too many of us just slog through life in a state of managed dissatisfaction.

But its never too late to envision an entirely different futureor to actively upgrade your life. Its not about finding more time, money, or resources. Anyone can do it.

This smart and entertaining guide delves deep into each principle, giving you the insights, tools, and inspiration to take your life from ordinary to extraordinary.

Praise for Upgrade

Why ride in coach, when you can upgrade? A must-read for a better journey through life.
Don Tapscott, bestselling author, Wikinomics and Grown Up Digital

Upgrade is an a-ha book that will change how you look at lifes challenges and give you tools to upgrade your life.
Toure, cohost of MSNBCs The Cycle

Read Upgrade for its stories, examples, and strategies and get ready to live the life you always wanted.
Frank Toskan, founder, M.A.C. Cosmetics

Creative and innovative strategies to upgrade your work and life, with seven simple principles.
Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com, Inc., and New York Times bestselling author of Delivering Happiness

Ranas perspective on business and life is a fresh new take, breaking the traditional corporate mold. Upgrade is a must-read for anyone not buying into the conventional wisdom.
Ali Velshi, CNN Chief Business Correspondent; anchor, CNN-I World Business Today; and host, CNN Your Money

Upgrade welcomes you to take a fresh approach to everything you do to get the most out of work and life.
Nelly Furtado, Grammy Awardwinning musician

If Im going to listen to anyones good advice about how to improve my approach to work and life, its Ranas.
Kate Betts, contributing editor, TIME, and columnist, The Daily Beast

"Rana's voice is refreshing--as real as a memoir and a great vessel for this self-help and business book wrapped up in one easily-digestible package."
Paper Magazine

"A very interesting book."
Business Learning Solutions

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One Proud Legacy, Two Powerful Companies (EBOOK)

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In celebrating its 125th anniversary, McGraw-Hill examines its past and looks ahead to a bright future. One Proud Legacy: Two Powerful Companies traces McGraw-Hills roots in the emerging railroad industry and explores the remarkable opportunities to come as it separates into two independent companies, one focused on education, the other on the global capital and commodity markets. Following the sale of McGraw-Hill Education (expected early 2013), the companys shareholders are anticipated to rename the company McGraw Hill Financial. The new company will include some of the most well-known names in finance and business, including Standard & Poors, S&P; Capital IQ, S&P; Dow Jones Indices, Platts and J.D. Power and Associates. McGraw Hill Financial and McGraw-Hill Education will continue the mission set out by founder James H. McGraw in 1888: give people the insight and essential intelligence they need to make decisions vital for their future.