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Giulio M. Gallarotti
The Anatomy of an International Monetary Regime: The Classical Gold Standard, 1880-1914

— y.
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Description: Widely considered the crowning achievement in the history of international monetary relations, the classical gold standard (1880- 1914) has long been treated like a holy relic. Its veneration, however, has done more to obscure than to reveal the actual nature of the era`s monetary system. In The Anatomy of an International Monetary Regime, Giulio M. Gallarotti addresses the nature of the classical gold standard in its international context, offering the first comprehensive and systematic treatment of thesubject. Three fundamental questions are essential to the discussion: How did the regime originate? How did it work? Why did it persist? Gallarotti uses an interdisciplinary approach that draws upon politics, economics, and ideology to explain the answers. He challenges traditional assumptions about the period, arguing that cooperation among nations or central banks was not a principal factor in either the origin or stability of the system, and that neither the British state nor… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0195089901
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George Stubbs
The Anatomy of the Horse

2006 y.
Publisher: Pallas Athene
Description: This handsome edition of George Stubbs` `The Anatomy of the Horse` reproduces all of his original etchings and commentary. Taken from the 1853 printing-the last to use the artist`s original plates - it is a superb reprint of one of the classics of art and science. George Stubbs was one of Britain`s most innovative artists. Such is the present reputation of his paintings, with their astonishingly convincing renderings of both animals and people, that it is easy to forget how much of his success was based on rigorous scientific observation. In 1756, Stubbs rented a remote farmhouse, where he erected a scaffolding to hold the cadavers of horses as he dissected and drew them. After 18 months of single-minded dedication, Stubbs produced the drawings for `Anatomy of the Horse`, which he later etched himself. The result was a sensation. Letters of congratulation poured in from scientists all over Europe, amazed not only at the perfection of the finished work, but that it had been… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1843680033
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Kathryn Coe
The Ancestress Hypothesis: Visual Art As Adaptation (The Rutgers Series in Human Evolution)

2003 y.
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Description: Book DescriptionIn our society it has long been believed that art serves very little social purpose. Evolutionary anthropologists, however, are examining a potential role for art in human evolution. Kathryn Coe looks to the visual arts of traditional societies for clues. Because they are passed down from previous generations, traditional art forms such as body decoration, funeral ornaments, and ancestral paintings offer ways to promote social relationships among kin and codescendants of a common ancestor. Mothers used art forms to anchor themselves and their kin to the father and his kin, and to promote the survival and reproductive success of kin and descendants. Individuals who abided by this strategy, accompanied by its strict codes of cooperation, left more distant descendants than did individuals who did not. Over time, given this reproductive success, large numbers of individuals would be identified as codescendants of a common ancestor and would cooperate as if they were… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0813531322
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Angel Flores
The Anchor Anthology of French Poetry: From Nerval to Valery in English Translation

2000 y.
Publisher: Anchor
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ISBN: 0385498888
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Denys Johnson-Davies
The Anchor Book of Modern Arabic Fiction

2006 y.
Publisher: —
Description: This dazzling anthology features the work of seventy-nine outstanding writers from all over the Arab-speaking world, from Morocco in the west to Iraq in the east, Syria in the north to Sudan in the south. Edited by Denys Johnson-Davies, called by Edward Said “the leading Arabic-to-English translator of our time,” this treasury of Arab voices is diverse in styles and concerns, but united by a common language. It spans the full history of modern Arabic literature, from its roots in western cultural influence at the end of the nineteenth century to the present-day flowering of Naguib Mahfouz’s literary sons and daughters. Among the Egyptian writers who laid the foundation for the Arabic literary renaissance are the great Tawfik al-Hakim, the short story pioneer Mahmoud Teymour, and Yusuf Idris, who embraced Egypt’s vibrant spoken vernacular. An excerpt from the Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih’s novel Season of Migration to the North, one of the Arab… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1400079764
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The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories

2004 y.
Publisher: —
Description: “In twenty-nine separate but ingenious ways, these stories seek permanent residence within a reader. They strive to become an emotional or intellectual cargo that might accompany us wherever, or however, we go. . . . If we are made by what we read, if language truly builds people into what they are, how they think, the depth with which they feel, then these stories are, to me, premium material for that construction project. You could build a civilization with them.” —Ben Marcus, from the Introduction Award-winning author of Notable American Women Ben Marcus brings us this engaging and comprehensive collection of short stories that explore the stylistic variety of the medium in America today. Sea Oak by George Saunders Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower Do Not Disturb by A.M. Homes The Girl in the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender The Caretaker by Anthony Doerr The Old… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1400034825
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Blonnie Bunn Wyche
The Anchor: P. Moore Proprietor

2003 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book DescriptionWinner of the AAUW Juvenile Literature Award and the Clark Cox Historical Award, and a finalist for the Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award, this is the story of 15-year-old Polly Moore, who in 1764 finds herself running her ne`er-do-well father`s tavern, The Anchor, in Brunswick, on the Cape Fear River in the North Carolina Colony. Since The Anchor is the center of village activity, Polly hears everything while she cooks and serves meals, runs the turpentine operations, and cares for her pregnant mother and two younger sisters. In this meticulously researched tale populated with historical figures, spunky Polly meets her challenges and grows wise beyond her years as the infamous Stamp Act disrupts her business and she forms herown opinions about slavery and the treatment of women. [detailed...]

ISBN: 1889199052
Book size: —; Page extent: 204.

 

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Jen Green
The Ancient Americas (Illustrated History Encyclopedia)

2003 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book DescriptionDiscover all about the everday life of America`s native peoples through the 25,000 years of human history. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0754812049
Book size: —; Page extent: 264.

 

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D. J. Conway
The Ancient Art of Faery Magick

1905 y.
Publisher: Crossing Press
Description: Known as the little people, the ferrishyn, the wee folk, and the good neighbors, faeries have enchanted humans for centuries. But faeries are much more than playful sprites who frolic in gardens and dance on flowers by the morning light. There are helper faeries, trickster faeries, and powerful faeries who enhance magick and play a mighty role in the spirit world. In The Ancient Art of Faery Magick , best-selling author and magick authority D.J. Conway explores the history of the faery folk, discusses faery laws and lives, and reveals the ancient secret faery oracle. She shares spells for invoking faeries for aid in health, love, peace, prosperity, and protection, and she even describes how to build faery houses and gardens to invite thesewonderful creatures into your home. A comprehensive tome on a bewitching subject, The Ancient Art of Faery Magick will initiate you into a life filled with faery sparkle and pixie dust. [detailed...]

ISBN: 1580911579
Book size: —; Page extent: 226.

 

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M. I. Finley
The Ancient Economy (Sather Classical Lectures , No 43)

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: `Technical progress, economic growth, productivity, even efficiency have not been significant goals since the beginning of time,` declares M. I. Finley in his classic work. The states of the ancient Mediterranean world had no recognizable real- property market, never fought a commercially inspired war, witnessed no drive to capital formation, and assigned the management of many substantial enterprises to slaves and ex- slaves. In short, to study the economies of the ancient world, one must begin by discarding many premises that seemed self-evident before Finley showed that they were useless or misleading. Available again, with a new foreword by Ian Morris, these sagacious, fertile, and occasionally combative essays are just as electrifying today as when Finley first wrote them. ` The Ancient Economy holds pride of place among the handful of genuinely influential works of ancient history. This is Finley at the height of his remarkable powers and in his finest role as… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0520219465
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The Ancient Economy: Evidence and Models (Social Science History)

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0804757550
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Walter Scheidel, Sitta Von Reden
The Ancient Economy

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: The Ancient Economy introduces readers to the nature of economic life in the ancient world, and provides a valuable guide to scholarly debates on the subject. The book describes and examines the economic processes and fluctuations of the ancient world, and shows how these relate to political and social change and conditions. Leading experts address the central issues, from agricultural production to the uses of money and the creation of markets. Taken as a whole the book exemplifies the range of interdisciplinary perspectives on the ancient economy, and illustrates the methodological approaches scholars have deployed to understand it. In doing so it draws on literary, ecological and archaeological evidence. [detailed...]

ISBN: 041594189X
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Muata Ashby
The Ancient Egyptian Buddha: The Ancient Egyptian Origins of Buddhism

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: This book is a compilation of several sections of a larger work, a book by the name of African Origins of Civilization, Religion, Yoga Mysticism and Ethics Philosophy. It also contains some new previously unpublished additional evidences not contained in the larger work that demonstrate the correlation between Ancient Egyptian Religion and Buddhism. This present volume, The Ancient Egyptian Buddha: The Ancient Egyptian Origins of Buddhism, presents historical contacts, philosophical and religious correlations between Ancient Egyptian Religion and Buddhism. It was felt that this subject needed to be discussed because even in the early 21st century, the idea persists that Buddhism originated only in India independently. Yet there is ample evidence from ancient writings and perhaps more importantly, iconographical evidences from the Ancient Egyptians and early Buddhists themselves that prove otherwise. This volume also presents new philosophical insights gained from the newly discovered… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1884564798
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Virginia Schomp
The Ancient Egyptians (Myths of the World)

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0761425497
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Jeff A. Benner
The Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet: Understanding the Ancient Hebrew Language of the Bible Based on Ancient Hebrew Culture and Thought

2004 y.
Publisher: —
Description: The Hebrew Bible, called the `Tenach` by Jews and `Old Testament` by Christians, was originally written in the Hebrew language using an ancient pictographic, or paleo-Hebrew, script. Through the study of this ancient language and script the words of the Bible will come alive to the reader in a way never seen before. When we read the Bible from our modern western perspective the original meanings of the words within the text are lost to us. Only by understanding these words in their original Hebraic context can we read the Bible through the eyes of the original authors. This book will examine the origins and history of the ancient Hebrew language and script and their close relationship to the culture of the ancient Hebrews. Included are detailed charts of the evolution of the ancient Hebrew script as well as many other related Semitic and non-Semitic scripts. Also included are the details of the root system of the Hebrew language, and a lexicon of ancient Hebrew roots to assist the… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1589395344
Book size: —; Page extent: 228.

 

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Mitchell Graham
The Ancient Legacy

2005 y.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Description: The power of the Ancients was once harnessed on the hand of young Mathew Lewin in the form of a rose gold ring. But the treachery of a cruel and beautiful enemy changed all that. For three years, the world has believed Mat Lewindead, slain by Teanna, the mysterious Nyngary princess who stole his rose gold ring. Now he has been drawn out of hiding by a long-awaited opportunity to retrieve what is rightfully his, thereby reclaiming the power to free his enslaved homeland. But theworld he`s returning to has changed. The Orlocks have risen aboveground, led by their insidious queen Shakira, possessor of another of the rings, a mighty army, and a dark dream: the annihilation of humanity. Only by joining forces with his adversary canMat stop the doom that confronts the world and save a future that may already be lost. Формат: 10,5 см х 17 см. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0-06-050676-8
Book size: —; Page extent: 528.

 

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James Bennett Pritchard
The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures

1973 y.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description: This volume makes available some of the most important discovered source material for the historian of the ancient Near East. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0691002002
Book size: —; Page extent: 380.

 

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Michael H. Price
The Ancient Southwest &, Other Dispatches From A Cruel Frontier

2005 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0875653065
Book size: —; Page extent: 86.

 

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Michael Sobie
The Ancient Wisdom of Ta Mo: Lessons on Life From A Chinese Take-Out Menu

2008 y.
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ISBN: 1602240000
Book size: —; Page extent: 240.

 

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D. Brendan Nagle, Stanley M. Burstein
The Ancient World Reader: Readings in Social and Cultural History (4th Edition)

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: For courses in Ancient History (Ancient Near East - Egypt/Mesopotamia), Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome. This collection of primary sources focusing on the social and cultural history of the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome is designed to encourage students to examine issues pertaining to a broad range of themes through the analysis of relevant ancient literary and non-literary texts. Covering a wide variety of social and cultural concerns---ranging from marriage, family, war, and religion, to political culture, slavery, and entertainment---the texts are arranged thematically within a general chronological framework to provide a broad overview of life in the Ancient World. Note: This volume is the companion reader to D. Brendan Nagle`s The Ancient World: A Social and Cultural History, 7/e. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0205691870
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D. Brendan Nagle
The Ancient World: A Social and Cultural History (7th Edition)

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: For courses in Ancient History (Ancient Near East - Egypt/Mesopotamia), Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome. The Ancient World is a comprehensive, multi-perspective, and integrated chronicle of the history of the ancient world, from Sumer to the fall of Rome, that explores the distinctive forms society took--particularly the unusual (by the standards of college students today) relationships between society and the state that characterized the social order of antiquity. By closely integrating social and cultural histories with the political, institutional, and military climates in which they unfolded, this text provides fascinating insights into family, gender relations, class structures, public vs. private realms, slavery, popular culture, religion, art, architecture, leisure styles, philosophy, science, and education, and explores their complex relationships to ideology and political events. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0205637442
Book size: —; Page extent: 384.

 

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Andrea Bocelli
The Andrea Bocelli Song Album

2005 y.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Description: 30 works as popularized by Bocelli, including: Canto Della Terra * Caruso * Con Te Partiro * Il Mistero Dell`Amore * L`Ultima Canzone * La Luna Che Non C`e * Mai Piu` Cosi` Lontano * Melodramma * O Mare E Tu * Occhi Di Fata * The Prayer *Romanza * Sogno D`Amore * Vivere * and more. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0634086677
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Harry Nimmo
The Andrews Sisters: A Biography and Career Record

2004 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book DescriptionThe Andrews Sisters, the legendary singing trio of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s are the most successful female singing group in history and were the world?s top selling group until the Beatles arrived. Of the 605 songs they recorded, 113 charted. They also made 18 movies, appeared regularly on radio and television, and entertained three generations of GIs. Based on extensive research, unpublished letters, and interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, this book documentsnot only the lives and work of the Andrews Sisters but also the popular culture spanned by their long careers. The book contains a complete discography of their released, unreleased, and solo recordings, including recording dates, record numbers, and accompaniment. Also included are a filmography and documentation of their radio and television appearances. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0786417315
Book size: —; Page extent: 526.

 

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Michael Crichton
The Andromeda Strain

2003 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Amazon.comSome biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last. That`s the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, The Andromeda Strain . A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an `unknown biologic agent.` The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the `Scoop` satellite program, an attempt to actively… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0060541814
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The Andy Warhol Show

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book DescriptionOne of the most eclectic, celebrated and influential figures of the second half of the twentieth century, Andy Warhol is an emblem of American culture of the sixties and seventies. The Andy Warhol Show sheds light not only on the revolutionary role that Warhol played in art but also his influence on graphic design, communication and fashion. Introduced by the editors Gianni Mercurio and Daniela Morera, the exhibition catalogue includes new essays by Bruno Bischofberger, Victor Bokris, Ronald Feldman, Glenn ‘O Brien and a critical essay by Demetrio Paparoni. The main nucleus of works reproduced in this striking catalogue is impressive: in addition to the 200 paintings which span his entire career, the book showcases a rich collection of photographs, graphic works and drawings, including Warhol’s early illustrations for fashion magazines. The fundamental themes of the Warhol aesthetic can be seen here in some of their most representative examples: the… [detailed...]

ISBN: 8876240284
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Frank Sweeny
The Anesthesia Fact Book: Everything You Need to Know Before Surgery

2003 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book DescriptionDespite the obvious fact that an anesthetic is a crucial part of any surgery, you will likely only meet briefly with your anesthesiologist before your procedure. Without more time to talk about your concerns, you`ll still have unanswered questions: How will you know I`m asleep? Is it possible to wake up during surgery? How will you monitor me during my surgery? What are the potential complications I should know about? Written by a board-certified, veteran anesthesiologist, The Anesthesia Fact Book puts a sense of control back in your hands and will make you a more informed and more confident patient. Answering the most common questions you may have about the anesthetic process, it includes essential information on: How general anesthesia works and how it differs from twilight, spinal, or epidural anesthesia The credentials you should look for in your anesthesiologist The key questions you should be sure to ask before your surgery The heart… [detailed...]

ISBN: 073820823X
Book size: —; Page extent: 256.

 

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Terence Blacker
The Angel Factory

2003 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Amazon.comAliens are among us and they are going to save us from ourselves. Whether we like it or not. Only gradually revealing this familiar premise, Terence Blacker weaves a deliciously mysterious and suspenseful story about Thomas Wisdom, who--like Adam in Robert Cormier`s classic I Am the Cheese and Jonas in Lois Lowry`s The Giver --begins to notice little hints that there is a secret at the heart of his perfect family and ends by uncovering a worldwide conspiracy. Unlike Adam`s mental-hospital prison and Jonah`s regimented society, Thomas`s world is ordinary and comfortable, and life with his nice parents and kind big sister is excellent. Except he has begun to wonder if his too perfect family might be concealing something. `They`re CIA agents!` concludes his outrageously geeky friend Gip, and proves it by finding a transmitter in the toilet tank and a mysterious page of numbers hidden in Thomas`s father`s computer files. Thomas is skeptical,… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0689864132
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Tina Guccione
The Angel God Loaned Me: A Heartfelt Testimony of One Teen`s Passion, Faith, and Determination

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: The loss of a child is a pain unimaginable. Tina Guccione knows this from experience. She is a member of a club that no one wants to belong to, yet she was forced into the initiation. Parents who have lost a child know a pain unlike any other and are the strongest people she`s ever met. They are to be admired because they have learned how to wake up every morning and continue on despite their loss. Even in death, the children continue to shine within you. You are their legacy because they`ve deeply touched your soul. Tina has learned to reflect on the love and blessings that her daughter, Annie, brought into her life, for without her she would have never experienced the things that she experienced through Annie. Annie wanted to write this book to tell her story and Tina was only supposed to help her a little and support her a lot. Instead Tina is writing it and finishing what she started because she promised Annie that she would do that for her. Annie lived an amazing life! [detailed...]

ISBN: 1440158215
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Neal R. Rice
The Angel Horses

2009 y.
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Description: The end of the trail takes on a whole new meaning when the trail ends in The Nebula. Buffalo Bills Wild West Show was touring the country completely unnoticed by the rural folks in Paradise, Texas, especially the cowgirls at the Southern Cross Ranch. Time can work out some misunderstandings, but sometimes it takes pure love, compassion, and fearless courage, especially when time is short. In The Angel Horses, by author Neal R. Rice, Gayle and MChel Sievers try to use these divine traits, hoping to change the certain fate of The Angel Horses. Will the girls save The Angel Horses before they reach the end of the trail? Saddle up and see for yourself! [detailed...]

ISBN: 1606965204
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Gerald A. Benjamin, Joel Margulis
The Angel Investor`s Handbook: How to Profit from Early-Stage Investing

— y.
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Description: The early stage investor`s best friend. Many of today`s high-net-worth investors are turning their attention to early-stage investing in emerging companies. They know just how successful and lucrative funding a start-up venture can be. Savvy angelinvestors can foresee distant but potentially huge returns from pre-IPO companies. There are scores of hungry entrepreneurs in search of capital and lots of money to be invested. But, matching the right entrepreneurs with wise investors, so that both canprofit, is the challenge in new enterprises. Gerald Benjamin and Joel Margulis demonstrate that the real pitfall for potential investors is an incomplete understanding of the complexities of early-stage investing. At the same time, the angel capital market offers few mechanisms for bringing investors and entrepreneurs together, while securities regulations restrict communication between sophisticated investors and promising new businesses. So, where do the uninitiated start, and how do… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1576600769
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Norman J. Fried
The Angel Letters: Lessons That Dying Can Teach us About Living

2007 y.
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
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ISBN: 156663718X
Book size: —; Page extent: 144.

 

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