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Asbestos in the Schools opens with a brief overview of the history of asbestos, its use in industry and as a fire retardant, and the discovery of occupational hazards associated with asbestos dust airborne.

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This expert analysis looks at what the increasing economic and political prominence of China and other Asian nations means to the West and the rest of the world.

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Focusing on the period since Irish independence, this documentary history provides a record of the policies the Irish government has followed to encourage economic growth, thereby providing access to the official record for readers in this country.

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Improved and updated edition of this bestselling title.

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and what impact the controversies regarding methods have on the role of risk assessment in overall risk management.

Ten hazards, as assessed by a range of federal agencies with a variety of assessment methods, give topicality and specificity to the analysis.

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Reform of the United States tax system has become a central political issue. Assessing Tax Reform is a concise, non-technical book to help general readers and students understand the tax reform issues Congress is now debating. Henry Aaron and Harvey Galper lay out the major alternative proposals and analyse principles of taxation that can be used for judging them.

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A concise but comprehensive resource on environmental assessment and its importance in the strategic planning process.

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"In this practical book, Richard A. Swanson offers a comprehensive approach to forecasting and analyzing the financial implications of any HRD initiative. Packed with step-by-step tools and worksheets,"

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A highly readable, logically presented, unique guide to asset allocation strategies and technical analysis, this work covers numerous investment alternatives including mutual funds and fixed income securities.

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Moving beyond purely theoretical models, the author applies methods supported by empirical research of equity and foreign exchange markets to show how daily and more frequent asset prices, and the prices of option contracts, can be used to construct and assess predictions about future prices, their volatility, and their probability distributions.

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During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, German cultural attitudes of paternalism and partriarchy heavily influenced the entrance of women into the labor force. This book focuses on women at the intersection of work and family and discusses their work choices during a time of rapid economic development.

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Presenting an analysis of the world's first private banks, this work demonstrates the existence and functioning of a market economy in ancient Athens while revising our understanding of the society itself. It reveals that fourth-century Athenian bankers pursued sophisticated transactions.

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'Athletic CEOs: Leadership in Turbulent Times' presents an unorthodox model of effective business leadership for turbulent environments - Athletic Leadership. Athletic CEOs are not humble or empathic; their leadership is grounded in a combination of toughness and adaptability.

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'Athletic CEOs: Leadership in Turbulent Times' presents an unorthodox model of effective business leadership for turbulent environments - Athletic Leadership. Athletic CEOs are not humble or empathic; their leadership is grounded in a combination of toughness and adaptability. They deliver superior performance and transform their companies

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First published in 1981, this was the first book ever to be written explicitly for the right side of the readers brain. The right side works in images, whole patterns and undefined feelings none of which can be verbalized.

In Atlas, de Bono shows us how to use the right side.

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Offers a non-technical introduction to auction theory, and emphasises its practical application. This book discusses the successes and failures of the one-hundred-billion dollar "third-generation" mobile-phone license auctions. It also demonstrates the power of auction theory to explain unconnected issues.

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From the end of the slave era to the culmination of the Civil Rights movement, advertising portrayed Blacks as Aunt Jemimas, Uncle Bens, and Rastuses, and the author explores the psychological impact of these portrayals.

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In the wake of the AWB scandal, Australia and the Asia Game goes beyond the political platitudes to examine reality and opportunity in Australia's place in Asia.

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From the national maritime strike of 1890 to the violent dockside clashes of 1998, the waterfront has loomed large as a key battle site in Australian industrial relations. The author goes beyond the propaganda of the era to reveal for the first time the true causes of waterfront unrest. It captures the drama of the waterfront under Robert Menzies.

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He suggests that part of the reason for Australia's film success may lie in America's identification with a simpler culture and the portrayal of wild west type territory which is often found in Australian films.

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Austria Supreme, if It So Wishes (1684) provides a scholarly introduction to the Austrian-German mercantilist classic Oesterreich ber Alles Wann es Nur Will (1684) by Philipp Wilhelm von Hrnigk.