Wing Tang Wong

As a predominant contributor for about two decades, McCulloch's Edinburgh Review contributions were widely read and undoubtedly influential. McCulloch's articles centered around subjects such as economic growth and prosperity, the banking system, public finance, the condition of labour and the freedom of trade. A comprehensive bibliography of McCulloch's extensive writings, as well as secondary literature, is also included in this book.

author: Daniel Farb Md Bruce Gordon asin: 1594912696 binding: Paperback list price: $39.95 USD amazon price: $39.95 USD

This book is a combination of two works by the authors, Sales Humor Delivery Skills and Sales Humor Writing Skills. Those readers who wish to have an accompanying program with video and interactivity should also purchase the CD version of each one separately. An important skill in sales, and in any business situation, is the proper delivery and use of humor, and it can be learned. Sales Humor Delivery Skills teaches you important elements of delivering effective humor. It will help you in your career. And you'll enjoy the jokes in the book at the same time!  read more »

Technique and speed drills provide practice to improve straight-copy performance and measure basic skill. The timings in the book cover a variety of subjects to enhance concentration while keyboarding. Timings are tripe-contrilled for their syllable intensity, average word length, and percentage of high frequency words.

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An interactive business correspondence package for anybody who wants help in compiling business letters, and a learning tool for students of business English. Over 200 model texts cover all forms and subjects of business correspondence, and extensive help is also provided. System requirements: IBM or full compatible. Minimum 80386 processor. 4Mb RAM (8Mb recommended with Windows 95). Windows 3.1 or higher. SVGA monitor (256 colours) or better. 3.5" disk drive.

In this book S.G. Grant reports his study of how four Michigan elementary school teachers manage a range of reforms (such as new tests, textbooks, and curriculum frameworks) in three different school subjects (reading, writing, and mathematics). Two significant findings emerge from his comparison of these responses: teachers' responses vary across classrooms (even when they teach in the same school building) and also across the reforms (a teacher might embrace reforms in one subject area, but ignore proposed changes in another).  read more »

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Brunton's memoir opens a window on life and times in Meiji Japan from 1868 to 1876, a crucial period in that country's transformation from a medieval backwater into an efficient modern society. Schoolmaster to an Empire, the premier volume in Greenwood's newly initiated Asian Studies Series, provides a rare first-hand account of a nineteenth century English engineer and his key role in the epic-making technical developments of the time.  read more »

author: Betty Grimshaw asin: 0966824008 binding: Spiral-bound list price: $13.95 USD amazon price: $13.95

On the Road from Start to Story, 100 pages, is a hands-on creative writing workbook, a road map designed for adults and motivated teens who want to learn the how-to's of writing either a short story or novel. It is not about spelling, grammar, punctuation or any of the mechanical aspects of writing. It is all about how to creatively write "story." The first half of each chapter shows creative writing by example and instruction, using subjects as various as natural history, science, cookery, etc.  read more »