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This book is a fascinating exploration of the history of money in Singapore, from the pre-colonial era to the present day. It delves into the multiplicity of currencies used on the island and how they have shaped the Singapore dollar. The authors trace the impact of political, economic, and technological forces on these currencies, providing a unique perspective on Singapore's development. If you're interested in the evolution of money and its role in shaping a nation's identity, this book is a must-read.

Use your PC to pick stocks like the pros—and yield significant returns in any market! Stock market guru David Brown knows plenty about computerized investing. His immensely popular on-line financial information firm, Telescan, provides tens of thousands of individual investors with stock quotes and up-to-the-minute data on every exchange in the world. Now, in Cyber-Investing, he shows both beginning and seasoned investors how to unleash the awesome potential of their PCs to pinpoint and follow up on stock opportunities the moment they happen. Armed with the powerful investment software featured on the disks along with David's proven strategies for using them, you can use your PC Written in a lively, accessible style, packed with easy-to-read charts and tables, and featuring a gold mine of sophisticated investment software, Cyber-Investing makes it easier than ever for novices and seasoned investors alike to pick stocks like the pros!

Recommended for history buffs wanting a deep understanding of the Great Depression and its impact. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic and political factors that led to the global crisis and the important role played by international coordination and leadership in resolving it.

Is your business prepared for the world of ANYWHERE? “Companies are beginning to conceive, design, develop, and distribute products and services in profoundly new ways…But how to exploit this new connectivity? Read on.”―From the Foreword by Don Tapscott, bestselling author of Grown Up Digital and Wikinomics “ Anywhere paints a compelling picture of what the next transformation of wireless will look like and who it will impact. Those who want to capitalize on the new wireless world should read this book.”― Dan Hesse, CEO, Sprint “Connectivity is fast creating a level playing field among developed and emerging markets. Those who understand how to leverage the connected world will be best positioned to impact it. Anywhere is a must-read for anyone who wants to be a relevant leader in a global economy.”― Rajeev Suri, CEO, Nokia Siemens Networks “Emily Nagle Green takes it up a notch with a breezy style that makes the arcane accessible and the possible plausible. It’s the kind of sensible outlook that can only come from deep knowledge and analytic rigor―both hallmarks of Yankee Group.”― Tom Sebok, President & CEO, Young & Rubicam North America “Required reading for anyone interested in understanding how and why communications advances are fundamentally altering business. Green explains how the connectivity revolution offers unbounded opportunity to thrive in the nascent Anywhere future.”― Reed Hundt, former chairman, U.S. FCC “This book highlights the unstoppability of the advance of connectivity, creating the imperative for business leaders to respond.”― Ben Verwaayen, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent About the Book: A pill bottle helps health care professionals monitor patients taking medication. A vending machine reports its own inventory over a wireless network. A telephone speeds checkout by serving as a debit card in retail stores around the world. The future of the world―and business― is ubiquitous connectivity, the total interconnection of people, ideas, and products through a global digital network. As the network grows and the world of data expands, every citizen will have instant access to virtually anything he or she wants. Where is this network? Anywhere. And you must learn to use it to the fullest if your business is to thrive in the coming years. In this groundbreaking book, Emily Nagle Green, president of Yankee Group, a leading global connectivity research fi rm, charts a course for the future by explaining:

"Revenue Management For The Hospitality Industry" is a must-read for anyone in the hospitality industry looking to maximize profits. Written by experts in the field, the book includes numerous case studies and practical examples to help readers understand revenue management concepts. The RM in Action and RM on the Web sections provide real-world examples and supplemental information to reinforce key concepts. With this book, revenue managers will gain the skills needed to effectively manage their inventory and prices in a constantly changing market. Highly recommended for anyone looking to improve their revenue management skills.

Hidden somewhere among all the numbers in a financial report is vitally important information about where a company has been and where it is going. This is especially relevant in light of the current corporate scandals.The sixth edition of this bestselling book is designed to help anyone who works with financial reports--but has neither the time nor the need for an in-depth knowledge of accounting--cut through the maze of accounting information to find out what those numbers really mean.

Now nearing its 60th printing in English and translated into nineteen languages, Michael E. Porter's Competitive Strategy has transformed the theory, practice, and teaching of business strategy throughout the world. Electrifying in its simplicity -- like all great breakthroughs -- Porter's analysis of industries captures the complexity of industry competition in five underlying forces. Porter introduces one of the most powerful competitive tools yet his three generic strategies -- lowest cost, differentiation, and focus -- which bring structure to the task of strategic positioning. He shows how competitive advantage can be defined in terms of relative cost and relative prices, thus linking it directly to profitability, and presents a whole new perspective on how profit is created and divided. In the almost two decades since publication, Porter's framework for predicting competitor behavior has transformed the way in which companies look at their rivals and has given rise to the new discipline of competitor assessment. More than a million managers in both large and small companies, investment analysts, consultants, students, and scholars throughout the world have internalized Porter's ideas and applied them to assess industries, understand competitors,, and choose competitive positions. The ideas in the book address the underlying fundamentals of competition in a way that is independent of the specifics of the ways companies go about competing. Competitive Strategy has filled a void in management thinking. It provides an enduring foundation and grounding point on which all subsequent work can be built. By bringing a disciplined structure to the question of how firms achieve superior profitability, Porter's rich frameworks and deep insights comprise a sophisticated view of competition unsurpassed in the last quarter-century.

The Ed Ponsi Forex Playbook is an exceptional guidebook for anyone who desires to enter the Forex market. The book offers comprehensive insights into various strategies and techniques for long-term trading, swing trading, and day trading. It simplifies complex financial concepts to make them understandable for beginners. The book also provides actionable information, so readers will not only learn useful information but also know how to apply them to become successful forex traders.

Renowned researchers Paul Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld set the standard for international economics courses with the text that remains the market leader in the U.S. and around the world. International Economics: Theory and Policy is a proven approach in which each half of the book leads with an intuitive introduction to theory and follows with self-contained chapters to cover key policy applications. The Eighth Edition integrates the latest research, data, and policy in hot topics such as outsourcing, economic geography, trade and environment, financial derivatives, the subprime crisis, and China's exchange rate policies.