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Encylopedic Treatment of Econometrics
If you have taken a course in econometrics, this is one of the best econometrics references that you can have on your bookshelf.There is ample discussion on linear regression models and all the required concepts from mathematical statistics that are needed.It just hits on time series and panel data, but clearly those are topics for two different books altogether.This book gets updated frequently and the format is reorganized to make things easier to understand.However, some times the reorganization does not work for the best.

Good book for graduate students
This is a good advanced book in econometrics. I would definitely not recommend it to undergrad students unless they are really comfortable with matrix algebra and statistics. It is not an introductory book, but, if the reader has already taken some econometrics courses and needs a more advanced text, this book is very useful, especially for graduate students. It is particularly good at explaining concepts in a way that slightly easier books do not. I use Greene's book as a reference and I have personally contacted William Greene to ask him some questions and he is very friendly and willing to help. I would only suggest using another book for understanding time series since Greene's coverage on that is not great.

not what was promised by the seller
The book was advertised with CD, i received no CD in it. When i contacted abebook, they send me e-mail that i have to complain to amazon. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Econometrics    5. Economics - General    6. Business & Economics / Economics / General   

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Comprehensive and with depth
Well, I wrote about 10 reviews on trading books so far, so that should clear off some doubts of the previous reviewer.
You've got to wonder
Every reviewer rates this an exceptional book and every reviewer has only rated one book, this one. Isn't that strange (rhetorical question). I read a great many reviews of trading books; go to a book by Elder or one of the other market gurus and you'll find reviewers who have read and reviewed scads of trading books. There's of course no way for me to know, but maybe the author's real talent is writing trading book reviews.

The best traders manual
I bought this book due to the excellent reviews and I agree with all the 5 stars that everyone has given it.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Day trading (Securities)    5. E-Commerce - Online Trading    6. Investment analysis    7. Investments & Securities - General    8. Investments & Securities - Options    9. Portfolio management    10. Business & Economics / Investments & Securities    11. Domestic trade & commerce    12. International trade    13. USA   

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Very good for first exposure to financial markets
This book is not an advanced book on financial markets, but it is a good introductory book. I use this book for my undergraduate teaching. Both I and students are happy about the coverage of the book. It is well organized and well written. Improvements will be valuable in the derivatives markets and risk management areas.

Good start
I've used some version of this book for many years now, and I've seen it evolve.I think, as other reviewers have said, that there are some simplified portions of the book, especially those parts dealing with monetary economics.There are other portions which lay out the principles as only these authors can, and those parts are extremely helpful and valuable.This book allows me to teach my notes and thoughts with a textbook serving as a reference and an introduction -- it doesn't get in my way, in other words.I use it along with several other texts, and I think it gets the job done.Students seem to like it as well, mainly for its clarity.For someone wanting to learn the basics, this is an excellent choice.

This book insults the intelligence of all but newcomers
Although this might be a perfect book for those looking for simplicity, I would not advise it to anybody with previous exposure to finance.Read more

Subjects:  1. Banks & Banking    2. Banks and banking    3. Business & Economics    4. Business / Economics / Finance    5. Business/Economics    6. Finance    7. Financial institutions    8. Money    9. Money market    10. United States    11. Business & Economics / Investments & Securities   

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Classic book that hasn't sold millions of copies over the years for nothing!
While I don't think "What Color is Your Parachute" is a perfect book, it is certainly an excellent starting point for anyone embarking on a career path. As a professional coach, I find that is particularly well-suited to young people starting out and older people making career transitions.
Starts good, crashes in the end.
Don't buy this book.I'll summarize it for you.Don't just send out resumes, go and talk to people at the organization you want to work for.Happiness is more important than money.This book gets really preachy, religious, and cheezy in the second half.It has no place in a career book and is in very bad taste.Some quotes from the book, "Your first mission here on Earth is ...to seek to stand hour by hour in the conscious presence of God, the One from whom your Mission is derived.""Your second Mission here on Earth is .. to do what you can, moment by moment, day by day, step by step, to make this world a better place, following the leading and guidance of God's Spirit within you and around you."Save your money, just watch televangelists on TV if you want your life controlled by God.

Annoying at best...
I had to buy this book for class and I tried to give it a shot and read it, but it was really annoying.A lot of what we needed to find a job, was discussed in my portfolio class and was common sense.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Career changes    3. Career-Changing    4. Career/Job    5. Careers - General    6. Careers - Job Hunting    7. Careers / Job Opportunities    8. Handbooks & Manuals    9. Job Finding    10. Job hunting    11. Vocational guidance    12. Advice on careers & achieving success   

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Best book on Project Management
This is the best book i've ever read on PM. If you are thinking on taking the PMI exam, read this book. If you're looking for a book to learn PM, read this book. If you're trying to apply best practices on your PM day to day practice, definitly, read this book. ... Read more

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Operations Mangement for Competitive Advantage
Great textbook for OM class.It has DVD and other supplemental applications that is helpful for learning more.I use this book for an online class and reading the materials are easy to understand.The authors are very knowledgeable and their examples are good.I especially like the videos on the DVD.

Cumbersome Reading
I went thru this book as part of my MBA program. This book covers a lot of ground in operations management area, but is cumbersome to read. In many cases, the material doesn't flow very well, and is difficult to understand as often the authors have missed key assumptions and background information that is key to understand the concept being presented. Also the book has way too many chapters. Some of the chapters are just too generic and don't have much meaningful and useful information. The case studies are good and very helpful in understanding the underlying concepts.

Good but not great
I ordered this book from Amazon,com because even after shipping and handling costs I saved a few bucks compared to what I would have paid at my University's book store. It took a while for the book to arrive and when it did it had a huge crease/bend on the front cover, as I needed the book I didn't complain but after all, I only saved a few Dollars, it took quite a while for the book to arrive and then it was so poorly packed (just had a thin plastic wrap around it) that it did not look as good as you'd expect a new book for over $120 to look. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Operations Research    5. Production & Operations Management    6. Business & Economics / Operations Research    7. Production & quality control management   

Subjects:  1. MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)    2. Study Aids    3. Study Guides    4. Test Prep    5. Business & Economics / General    6. Examinations & assessment    7. Medical / Test Preparation & Review   

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Perfect tool for the job!
I was really impressed by the simple and concise manner in which Roberts' Rules of Order was explained.Perfect tool for the person newly responsible for running a meeting.
Concise, well written
A nice, concise, well-written summary which should be useful for all members of organizations which hold meetings.

An Essential
This is a concise, easy to use reference book that permits meetings to be held in an orderly fashion.Keep your meetings "in order".This book will help you from letting your meetings become "out of order". ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Organizational Procedure    4. Parliamentary practice    5. Reference    6. Rules of Order    7. Skills    8. Institutions & organizations: general   

Reviews (37)

An excellent tool for leveling up the people who work for you
Zapp! is a book that my company uses in the management training seminars we give to employees who are taking on management responsibilities for the first time.Lessons on empowerment are told through a fictional (even science fictional) story of managers at a large company coming to understand why their organization is so disfunctional.The story, although initially pretty hokey, serves nicely as a landscape upon which to illustrate extremes of highly successful and highly unsuccessful management techniques.The people on my team who have read it have learned quite a lot and are applying the learnings regularly.It is not at all uncomon for one of them to raise a concern over some a counter-productive management incident by describing the "Sapp!" that occured.And it is rewarding to hear one of them respond to a positive and empowering interaction by smiling and simply saying "Zapp!"
Delightful, Practical, Helpful and FUN!
This short book is really one of the best I've found for winding a manager through the dynamics that can disrupt a team.I went through an 18 month management training course and still come back to this book more often.Managers can inspire their teams or deflate their will to keep giving their best.This book uses a fictional world to illustrate how to do that.

Don't waste your time
Don't waste your time.Another simplistic story book written in the same childish way as "The Goal".If you like fairytales about dragons and putting out fires then this is a good book.If you want to read about TQM (Six Sigma) or employee empowerment read an intelligent discussion about the pros and cons, but not this silly rag.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Communication in management    5. Employee empowerment    6. Human Resources & Personnel Management    7. Human relations    8. Interpersonal relations    9. Leadership    10. Management    11. Management - General    12. Motivational    13. Business & Economics / Leadership    14. Management & management techniques   

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A great book to learn MS Project 2003 AND scheduling techniques
I purchased this book as part of the "Microsoft Office Project 2003 Orange Belt Self Study Package" from IIL (Institute for International Learning). For those who understand the basic concepts of project management, the book is extremely educational as it will teach you the basics of MS Project, as well as various project scheduling techniques that you may not have been aware of.
Reveals Many MSP Issues-but Not for Beginners
This book will not teach you how to perform 'work planning' (or scheduling) and it will not teach you the basics of how to use MS Project.I have at least 5 thick books that do that, and I consider most of them useless.I have been managing IT projects since the 1980s, and have used MS Project (MSP) since the early 1990s. I have spent many late hours struggling with its confusing and misleading and Poorly documented) functions that do not always do what you expect (or the help/manual says)it will do.I particulary dislike it's seemingly random choice to recalc a critical path, and changes dates and durations based only on resources.In June, my team (an experienced set of IT project managers)took advanced MS Project training from the "International Institute for Learning". All 15 people who attended the training said it was the best MS project training they had ever had!
Solid book
I bought this book off to help me with scheduling.I found it to be both comprehensive and fun; Using examples at the end of each chapter to reinforce the learning.I tend to refer back to it whenever I'm planning a new project.This book was well worth my time and energy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business Software - General    3. Computer Books: General    4. Computer programs    5. Computers    6. Microsoft Project    7. Project Management    8. Business strategy    9. Project management software   

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What's Your Hesitation?

Good Guys, Bad Guys and Wimps
This was not the book I expected it to be, but it has won me over.Kim isn't saying that the mechanics of investing are different for women, but the motivations, rewards and value of investing groups are.That's why there's so many references to "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" etc. - go there to learn more about pure investing.
The real deal
Rich Woman is great for women who are just beginning to take control of their financial future and step out into the world of investing.
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Why Re-Invent the Wheel When You Don't Have To?
The most successful companies learn more and more from the best practices of other successful companies. John Baldoni has selected some of the most persuasive people from the twentieth century and has analyzed and revealed their secrets so that you or I or anyone can improve our communication.It saves precious time to learn from others.Don't waste precious time by learning to communicate better by trial and error.Buy this book and learn from some of the best communicators of the twentieth century how they did and do it, so you can do the same.

AN INTRIGUING "HOW-TO" OF LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATIONS
Baldoni's "Great Communication Secrets Of Great Leaders" is a well-researched and highly readable "how-to" of leadership communications.This author knows his material, and presents it through the interesting device of linking principles to some of the world's leading communicators. It was refreshing to read a business-centered book that focus specifically on the communication aspects of leadership, which Baldoni obviously understands quite well. As a former professional actor, I also enjoyed how the author links dynamic presentations to effective performance.This book is well worth the modest cover price.A definite "buy!" ... Read more

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Guide, menu, toolbook, cookbook, non Toyota case studies...whatever you name it. It helps!
For those who had been deeply impressed by "The Toyota Way" and want to implement it to your business, this book is an excellent pracctical guide. There are plenty of charts, flow diagrams, tables, checklists, non Toyota examples, action plans, report forms etc etc which I find very helpful. I particularly like the "Reflect and Learn from the Process" Section (summary/key points/action items) in the end of each chapter. A book well worths its price! Highly recommended! However, please read "The Toyota Way" before this.
So you think your company is lean? Think again......
...read this book and I will guarantee you will look at your
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Absolutely an excellent book that takes the "theory" of Lean, and converts it to reality in a very clear, understandable manner. If you are going to implement Lean...read this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobile Industries (Economic Aspects)    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Corporate & Business History - General    6. General    7. History Of Specific Companies    8. Industries - General    9. Management - General    10. Business & Economics / General    11. Management & management techniques    12. Industrial Management    13. Manufacturing processes   

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Read before you practice
I have practiced interior design for over 20 years and still found this book to be invaluable.The information about legal ramifications and insurance coverage was enlightening but also sobering.It's a must read for any design firm principal or freelance designer.

Get It!
This book reads like a friend whispering all the good advice and secrets of the interior design business in your ear. I wish my Professional Practices class had used this text.It's a lot of information but Christine Piotrowski truly takes you by the hand and lets you know what you need to prepare for in a budding interior design business as well as how the interior design business is done in general.I will be referencing this book again and again.A huge thank you and bravo to Christine Piotrowski

Must Have!
This book was used for both Business Practice For Interior Design & Sales and Marketing. I had no need to consult any other source. "This is a great book"THANKS.. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Design services    3. General    4. Interior Design    5. Interior Design - General    6. Interior Design - Professional Reference    7. Interior decoration    8. Interior decoration firms    9. Management    10. Marketing    11. Practice    12. United States    13. Architecture / Interior Design    14. Business & Management   

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How Do I Write a Review about an Insurance Book?
Well, I guess I can try to review this book from the only perspective I read it from: that of a student.I had to read it for my CFP class on Insurance, and, as an introduction to most forms of insurance, it explains the forms in a very methodical and systematic way; it was very easy to follow and tough to get completely lost.Read more

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Economics - General    6. Insurance    7. Insurance - Risk Assessment & Management    8. Risk (Insurance)    9. Risk And Insurance Administration    10. Business & Economics / Insurance / Risk Management    11. Risk assessment & analysis for business   

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Magnificent
Informative, Logically sequenced book. I loved it. I wished if it has more illustrations, styling design, and format. It would have made it even more appealling.

Outstanding
I very much wanted to get into this little known science of NLP, brainchild of Richard Bandler and John Grinder, for some time. After careful examination of similar books I chose this one after reading some of the page excerpts.
Great intro
This book takes you right to the core without success stories and other stuffings. Info-packed as it is, it brings you into NLP quick and effortless, describing the concepts in a clear and consistent manner. Recommended reading for all NLP starters. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied Psychology    2. Interpersonal Relations    3. Personal Growth - General    4. Personal Growth - Success    5. Psychology    6. Communication Studies    7. Popular psychology    8. Psycholinguistics    9. Psychological methodology   

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Very confused, unnecessarily complicated, and above all - dull.
If you're made to buy this book you have every right to hate the professor that makes you do so. This book is a punishment! Not only is it very expensive, but it also offers information that it is not relevant to the real world at all.
horrible service
i never even got this book because apparently its not a book yet amazons web site said it was. it took me 4 phone calls with 4 different customer service reps for some one to figure that out. all they gave me for the inconvenance was a 15 dollar amazon gift card which i tryed to use and doesn't work. i still don't have the book i needed and it is 4 weeks into the semester. i have baought other things from amazon and gotten them but this expeirance makes me never want to use amazon again. i would like to give you a review of the actual book but i never recieved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Extraordinarily boring and difficult to read
This is required text for a graduate course I am taking, and I want to pull my hair out while being forced to read it. The political correctness in this book is overdone. One serious problem I had with this textbook was the way in which it seemed to start off on page 100 instead of page 1, because there is no introduction to Organizational Behavior. I don't know what to make of chapter 1...an HR manager's guide to political correctness on the job? The need to promote for diversity rather than for work performance? That is certainly what I got out of it. (Down with all white male CEOs!). It certainly doesn't introduce the diligent student to this subject. Sentences are long, drawn out, wordy. Concept paragraphs take a long time to come to the point.I find myself daydreaming by the time I've read half a page and have to start over, and part of this problem is that every page includes at least one sidebar. On page 40 of this text, the author talks about Feng Shui and it's three C's of design: clean, clear, and comfort, followed by this question: "What about the chi in your work and personal spaces--are you taking best advantage of "good" chi?" I do not recommend this book either for personal growth or for use as a textbook. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Management    5. Organizational Behavior    6. Business & Economics / Organizational Behavior    7. Organizational theory & behaviour   

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The best managerial economics book
Professor Baye's new edition is also one of the best economics book.This book can satisfy not only entry level reader but also more academic reader.

Managerial Economics & Business Strategy + Data Disk
I have not yet recieved this book.It has been over 3 weeks. ... Read more

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An excellent Intro to Marketing Text
This text gives a great overview of the many aspects of marketing.The text explains all aspects in great theoretical detail with an abundance of real world examples to clearify each point.The text is up to date and the real people, real decisions stories are quite interesting and fitting to the subject of their respective chapters.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Marketing    5. Marketing - General    6. Vocational guidance    7. Business & Economics / Marketing / General    8. Sales & marketing