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Greg Palast, "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: An Investigative Reporter
Exposes the Truth about Globalization, Corporate Cons, and High Finance
Fraudsters"
Pluto Press | ISBN 0745318460 | 2002 Year | PDF | 0,49 Mb | 224 Pages
“ Muckraking has a long, storied tradition, and Palast is evidently proud to be
part of it. In this polemical indictment of globalization and political
corruption, Palast (a reporter with the BBC and London's Observer) updates the
muckraking tradition with some 21st-century targets: the IMF, World Bank and
WTO, plus oil treaties, energy concerns and corporate evildoers of all creeds.
Some of Palast's reports are downright shocking (if familiar). He shows, for
example, how the WTO prevents cheap AIDS drugs from reaching victims in Africa
and how World Bank loan policies have crippled the economies of Tanzania and
other developing countries. On the home front, he details Exxon's horrific
safety record before the Valdez disaster and reveals the price-gouging by Texas
power companies during the California energy crisis. In Britain, Palast exposes
the "cash for access" policies of the Blair administration, and blasts the legal
system for shielding Pfizer Pharmaceuticals from lawsuits by victims who had
defective Pfizer valves installed in their hearts. These are all good, important
stories. Most of them, however, have been published before. This book is
essentially a collection of Palast's newspaper articles, hastily stitched
together with some commentary and exposition. As such, it lacks cohesiveness and
the depth his subjects deserve. In addition, Palast's bombastic style and one-
sided perspective do much to undermine his own credibility. How seriously should
readers take a journalist who labels former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry
Summers an "alien" and dismisses Wal-Mart shareholders as "Wal-Martians"? There
is much of value here, but readers who want a full-bodied, serious analysis of
how globalization is affecting developing countries or how corporate giants pay
for political favors should look elsewhere.
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Oren Fuerst, Uri Geiger, "From Concept to Wall Street: A Complete Guide to
Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital"
Financial Times Prentice Hall | ISBN 0130348031 | 2002 Year | CHM | 0,81 Mb |
328 Pages
“ Venture capital has never been more important to the entrepreneur. But in the
past few years, the venture capital process has changed dramatically: first with
the dot.com explosion, again with the dot.com collapse, and yet again as the
industry has learned its lessons and begun to move forward.
From Concept to Wall Street is the first book on venture capital to reflect
these radical transformations and their impact on ventures creation and
development. Written by two leading participants in the venture capital and
entrepreneurial process, it covers all you need to know to succeed-whatever your
industry, whatever your role.
For entrepreneurs, it covers every step from idea to exit: planning,
teambuilding, protecting intellectual capital, identifying funding sources,
raising money, writing funding agreements, and managing through to IPO or M&A.
For venture capitalists, investment bankers, and angels, it offers comprehensive
guidance for valuing potential companies and guiding them towards success.
This book provides the depth, the clarity, and above all, the realism that are
sorely lacking in many previous books on venture capital. It is, quite simply,
essential.
— More than fundraising: the entire VC process
In-depth coverage of the unique challenges associated with planning and managing
VC-funded startups
— Practical insight from all sides of the table
Insider's expertise for entrepreneurs, investors, advisors, and consultants
— Applicable to every venture capital funded industry
Electronics, hardware, software, information technology, telecom, biotech,
medical instrumentation, and more
— Reviews and compares all key funding sources
Venture capital funds, investment banks, angels, and other funding sources
— Includes in-depth coverage of valuation, legal, and contractual issues
The most challenging and risky aspects of the VC process: pitfalls and solutions
The new realities of venture capital: a start-to-finish success guide.
— Addresses the entire venture development process-from planning and funding a
startup through IPOs, M&As, or dissolution
— Includes detailed coverage of management issues crucial to the success of the
venture
— For every participant: entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment banks,
angels, consultants, and advisors
— Reflects the revolutionary changes in venture capital industry since the
dot.com implosion
— Co-authored by two leading experts in Venture Development and Venture Capital
Industry, and reviewed by dozens of leading investment bankers, venture
capitalists, entrepreneurs and lawyers.
Now, there's a comprehensive guide to the realities of venture capital as they
exist right now and going forward. In From Concept to Wall Street, two leading
experts in venture-backed entrepreneurship offer a start-to-finish guide to the
entire process: starting new companies, identifying and negotiating funding, and
managing to-and through-IPOs or M&As. Drawing on their immense personal
experience on all sides of the table-and the hard lessons of recent years-Dr.
Oren Fuerst and Dr. Uri Geiger offer a complete roadmap for both investors and
entrepreneurs.
They begin with detailed guidance on the startup process: evaluating ideas,
assembling initial teams, establishing companies, defining strategies,
recruiting key employees, registering intellectual property, and more. Next,
they review the startup's cash requirements and potential sources of capital,
and walk through the process of capital raising, with a close look at valuation,
and at the typical contractual arrangements between funders and entrepreneurs.
The book includes a full section on venture capital entities and institutions,
ranging from VC funds to angels; then presents in-depth coverage of IPOs, M&As,
restructurings, and even dissolution of failed enterprises.
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Eliot Greenspan, Neil E. Schlecht, "Frommer's Cuba" (2nd edition)
Frommers | ISBN 0764574337 | 2004 Year | PDF | 3,81 Mb | 286 Pages
“ You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's
like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best.
Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go-they've done the
legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time
and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and
restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date,
with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of
sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!
Frommer's Cuba provides frank information for American travelers, covering:
The charms of Havana's Spanish colonial architecture and sizzling nightlife
Cuba's sugar-white beaches, including Varadero, the largest resort in the
Caribbean
The best shopping bargains, with tips on where to find the world's finest cigars
and rum
Favorite Cuban festivals and events, including Santiago's Carnaval and the
international jazz and film festivals
and much more...
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James Gosling, et al, "The Java Language Specification" (3rd edition)
Addison-Wesley Professional | ISBN 0321246780 | 2005 Year | CHM | 0,89 Mb | 688
Pages
“ Written by the inventors of the technology, The Java™ Language Specification,
Third Edition, is the definitive technical reference for the Java™ programming
language. If you want to know the precise meaning of the language's constructs,
this is the source for you.
The book provides complete, accurate, and detailed coverage of the Java
programming language. It provides full coverage of all new features added since
the previous edition, including generics, annotations, asserts, autoboxing,
enums, for-each loops, variable arity methods, and static import clauses.
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L.B.Freund, S.Suresh, "Thin Film Materials: Stress, Defect Formation and Surface
Evolution"
Cambridge University Press | ISBN 0521822815 | 2004 Year | PDF | 12,24 Mb | 768
Pages
“ Thin Film Materials will prove a valuable resource. It contains a wealth of
useful references and good indexes. It is richly illustrated, and there are good
exercises after each chapter. For a graduate course in the field, it will be
hard to beat. And if the authors are right, there will be a growing demand for
such courses.
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Dev Kambhampati (Editor), "Protein Microarray Technology"
John Wiley & Sons | ISBN 3527305971 | 2004 Year | DjVu | 3,31 Mb | 276 Pages
“ "...most useful for those who want to get into the field and need a thorough
briefing..."
Chemistry World, May 2004
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