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Joan Edelman Spero
The Failure of the Franklin National Bank: Challenge to the International Banking System

— y.
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Description: This book provides a dramatic lesson illustrating the need for international cooperation to manage bank crises and to set common standards to help prevent financial crises in the future. [detailed...]

ISBN: 1893122344
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Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison
The Failure of the United Nations Development Programs for Africa

2003 y.
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Description: Book DescriptionThis work explains why the two U.N. development programs for Africa in the 1980s and 1990s, UNPAAERD and UNNADAF, failed. It argues that institutional weaknesses of the U.N. and constraints imposed by the world economic order contributed to the failure of these programs. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0761826688
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James Bovard
The Fair Trade Fraud

— y.
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Description: The Fair Trade Fraud is a direct attack on US trade policies and on the principle of political control of trade. James Bovard exposed the political and moral core of protectionism, demonstrating that politicians cannot make trade more fair bymaking it less free. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0312083440
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James Bovard
The Fair Trade Fraud

— y.
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ISBN: 0312061935
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Irwin T. Vanderhoof, Edward I. Altman
The Fair Value of Insurance Business (New York University Salomon Center Series on Financial Marke)

— y.
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Description: Insurance companies, as well as banks and thrift institutions, have traditionally reported assets and liabilities on the basis of their amortized cost, or book value. But following the turmoil in securities markets due to highly volatile interest rate fluctuations in the 1980s and the early 1990s, and problems caused by inadequate liquidity, in the mid-1990s the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a new ruling calling for financial intermediaries to report the fair, or market, value of most assets. Called FAS 115, this new standard is the first step in the eventual change to valuing all the assets and liabilities belonging to financial intermediaries under the fair value accounting method. Thus, these changes will pose tremendous future implications for three key business measures of a financial intermediary: + Solvency: if the fair values of assets and liabilities are out-of-step, then healthy companies may report negative net worth and insolvent companies may… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0792386345
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Irwin T. Vanderhoof, Edward I. Altman
The Fair Value of Insurance Liabilities (New York University Salomon Center Series on Financial Markets and Institutions, Vol 1)

— y.
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Description: This book explores theoretical and practical implications of reflecting the fair value of liabilities for insurance companies. In addition, the contributions discuss the disclosure of these values to the financial and regulatory communities and auditing firms which are actually calculating this illusive but important variable. It combines contributions by distinguished practitioners from the insurance, accounting and finance fields, with those of prominent academics. One of the central themes of the collection is that adequate disclosure of the true economic value of insurance company liabilities is both possible and desirable. Wherever possible, the insurance valuation process is wedded with modern financial theory. For example, the use of option pricing theory is applied to insurance companies, where the true value of the firm`s liabilities is a critical variable. Methods such as cash flow, earned profit and indirect discount are explored. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0792399412
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Neal Boortz, John Linder
The FairTax Book

2005 y.
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Description: Wouldn`t you love to abolish the IRS … Keep all the money in your paycheck … Pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn … And eliminate all the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system? Then the FairTax is for you. In the face of the outlandish American tax burden, talk-radio firebrand Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder are leading the charge to phase out our current, unfair system and enact the FairTax Plan, replacing the federal income tax and withholding system with a simple 23 percent retail sales tax on new goods and services. This dramatic revision of the current system, which would eliminate the reviled IRS, has already caught fire in the American heartland, with more than six hundred thousand taxpayers signing on in support of the plan. As Boortz and Linder reveal in this first book on the FairTax, this radical but eminently sensible plan would end the annual national nightmare of filing income tax… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0060875410
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Fred Hilmer, Barbara Drury
The Fairfax Experience: What the Management Texts Didn`t Teach Me

2007 y.
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ISBN: 0731405625
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The Fairly Incomplete &, Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book

2005 y.
Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd
Description: `Hi. You know, whenever I`m browsing through a shopping mall, or busy buying groceries at a supermarket, I often find myself humming one of the many happy songs that these Monty Python guys have churned out over the years. `I`m a lumberjack and I`m okay,` I`ll find myself crooning as I tip a grocery clerk a new pink Cadillac, or `Isn`t it awfully nice to have a penis,` I`ll sing as I buy some more Listerine. It`s amazing how often I find myself breaking into `Ya Di Bucketty`, especially when the holidays come around. How I wish I could have that on my Christmas album. And I`d give anything to have recorded the `Bruce`s Philosophers Song`, instead of `All Shook Up`. Listen, if you ask me these guys are the greatest, and if only I were alive today I would be covering some of their epoch-making songs. But excuse me now y`all, as I have to go out and visit some more supermarkets, so the folks in America will know I`m still around. Hope ya enjoy this book as much… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0-413-77529-1
Book size: —; Page extent: 192.

 

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W. Y. Evans-Wentz
The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries: The Classic Study of Leprechauns, Pixies, and Other Fairy Spirits

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Evans-Wentz presents an accurate record of ancestral Celtic devotion about the apparent reality of leprechauns, pixies, elves, fairies and other nature spirits. Not only is this a formal and scholarly study but an educated report of how beliefs became the standards of ancient Pagan magic. We come away with the conclusion that fairies and other such manifestations may be the inhabitants of a more advanced existence that only a few of us can understand. This account combines medieval myths, traditional fairy knowledge, and early Paganism with folk-lore, history, anthropology and psychology to become a narrative which appears too consistent to be the result of an insane distraction. This magnificent book is a very readable collection of anecdotes, interviews, and legends made available to Evans-Wentz who has fashioned them into an essential reference for generations to come. [detailed...]

ISBN: 159547529X
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Jan Bozarth
The Fairy Godmother Academy #1: Birdie`s Book

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Where do fairy godmothers come from?When Birdie goes to visit her grandmother for the first time, she learns that her grandmother is a fairy godmother—which means Birdie’s a fairy godmother too! Trained by fairies in a magical land called Aventurine, human fairy godmothers have been hidden protectors of the world for centuries. Birdie’s family talisman, a singing stone, has been broken, and now only Birdie can use the stone to travel to Aventurine to repair it. When she gets there she meets Kerka, a warrior-like girl who has been sent to help her find the other half of the stone. Will Birdie and Kerka have the knowledgeand strength to banish the shadow that has come over both the garden in Aventurine and Birdie’s family? One thing’s for sure—no one who travels to Aventurine will ever be the same again! [detailed...]

ISBN: 037585181X
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Meg Clibbon
The Fairy Party Book

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: A charming handbook on how to host fairy festivities. Nobody parties like the fairy folk. Now, for the first time among mortals, The Fairy Party Book reveals the impish secrets of those partying pixies. On these enchanted pages kids (and their parents) will find everything they need to know to plan, organize and throw a successful fairy-themed party. Ideas include: a planning party, where fizzy fairy juice is served to help inspire ideas for themes (a flower party? how about a masked ball?) how to make invitations (pressed blossoms and sparkles are a must) planning games (Dizzy Pixie anyone?), plus tips on decorating and dressing up, and a delicious recipe for Fairy Party Cake. Just reading the book is ticklish fun, but the real magic happens when the party brings fairyland to life -- perfect for birthdays, sleepovers, or even for playtime. With Meg Clibbon`s whimsical wit and Lucy… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1550379143
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Lynne Reid Banks
The Fairy Rebel

2004 y.
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Description: The Fairy Queen strictly forbids fairies from using their magic power on humans. But after Tiki accidentally meets Jan, a woman who is desperate for a baby daughter, she finds it impossible to resist fulfilling her wish. Now up against the dark and vicious power of evil, this fairy rebel must face the Queen’s fury with frightening and possibly fatal results. From the Hardcover Library Binding edition. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0440419255
Book size: —; Page extent: 128.

 

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Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner
The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew - Three Women Search for Understanding

2007 y.
Publisher: Free Press
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ISBN: 0743290488
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Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, Priscilla Warner
The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew -- Three Woman Search for Understanding (Walker Large Print Books)

2007 y.
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ISBN: 1594151997
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Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, Priscilla Warner
The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew -- Three Women Search for Understanding

2007 y.
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ISBN: 0786293365
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John C. Green
The Faith Factor: How Religion Influences American Elections

2007 y.
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Description: The impact of religion on the 2004 presidential election results provoked widespread consternation and surprise. Given the intensity and closeness of the results, however, the role of religion should not have come as a shock. In fact, religion and faith have played a vital role in American elections for some time, and here, Green explores the links and how they have changed over time. Specifically, he concludes that there was an `old religion gap` that described longstanding political differences among religious communities, which has been supplanted by a `new religion gap` that shows political divisions based on religious behavior and belief. Green puts the differences into context and documents the changing role of religion in politics over the last sixty years. Covering three areas of religion that tend to influence election outcomes, Green illuminates the meaning of religious belonging, behaving, and believing in current political context. Each of these aspects of religion affects… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0275987183
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Joyce Carol Oates
The Faith of a Writer : Life, Craft, Art

2003 y.
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Description: Book Description A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her method Joyce Carol Oates is widely regarded as one of America`s greatest contemporary literary figures. Having written in a number of genres -- prose, poetry, personal and critical essays, as well as plays -- she is an artist ideally suited to answer essential questions about what makes a story striking, a novel come alive, a writer an artist as well as a craftsman. In The Faith of a Writer, Oates discusses the subjects most important to the narrative craft, touching on topics such as inspiration, memory, self-criticism, and `the unique power of the unconscious.` On a more personal note, she speaks of childhood inspirations, offers advice to young writers, and discusses the wildly varying states of mind of a writer at work. Oates also pays homage to those she calls her… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0060565535
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Joyce Carol Oates
The Faith of a Writer : Life, Craft, Art

2004 y.
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Description: Book Description Joyce Carol Oates is an artist ideally suited to answer essential questions about what makes a story striking, a novel come alive, a writer an artist as well as a craftsman. In The Faith of a Writer she provides valuable lessons on how language, ideas, and experience are assembled to create art. Discussing those subjects most important to the narrative craft, Oates touches on topics such as inspiration, memory, self-criticism, and `the unique power of the unconscious.` On a more personal note, she pays homage to those she calls her `significant predecessors,` and discusses the importance of reading in the life of a writer. Oates also speaks of childhood inspirations, offers advice to young writers, and discusses the wildly varying states of mind of a writer at work. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0060565543
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Allan Nadler
The Faith of the Mithnagdim: Rabbinic Responses to Hasidic Rapture

1999 y.
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ISBN: 0801861829
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Alys Clare
The Faithful Dead

2006 y.
Publisher: New English Library
Description: Publishers Weekly A worthy successor to Ellis Peters. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0340793309
Book size: —; Page extent: 306.

 

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Clarissa Pin Estes
The Faithful Gardener: A Wise Tale About That Which Can Never Die

1995 y.
Publisher: HarperOne
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ISBN: 006251380X
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Seamus Carey
The Faithful Parent: Discovering the Spirit of Purposeful Parenting

2007 y.
Publisher: Rowman &, Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Description: The Faithful Parent provides parents with the tools necessary to develop their philosophical faith in order to live more fulfilling lives while guiding their children with greater purpose. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0742558584
Book size: —; Page extent: 144.

 

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Seamus Carey
The Faithful Parent: Discovering the Spirit of Purposeful Parenting

2007 y.
Publisher: Rowman &, Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Description: The Faithful Parent provides parents with the tools necessary to develop their philosophical faith in order to live more fulfilling lives while guiding their children with greater purpose. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0742558592
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James M. O`Toole
The Faithful: A History of Catholics in America

2008 y.
Publisher: Belknap Press
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ISBN: 067402818X
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Alf Mapp Jr.
The Faiths of Our Fathers: What America`s Founders Really Believed

2003 y.
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Description: Book DescriptionIn The Faiths of Our Fathers, widely acclaimed historian Alf Mapp, Jr. cuts through the historical uncertainty to accurately portray the religious beliefs of 11 of America`s founding fathers, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. Visit our website for sample chapters! [detailed...]

ISBN: 0742531147
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Sarah McCartney
The Fake Factor: Why We Love Brands but Buy Fakes

2006 y.
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Description: The complex relationship between expensive brands, such as Coach, Gucci, and Prada, and their knockoff counterparts is examined in this sociological look at high-end branding. Assuming that branding, and the high price that often comes with it, is a guarantee for high quality, this analysis looks not only at what it takes for a brand to become worthy of being copied, but also at why consumers forego quality for brand recognition and even brag about their fake`s lack of credibility. The financial and emotional benefits of fakes for both consumers and fake manufacturers are discussed, as well as what brands can do to entice consumers to buy the real thing. For marketing students, professionals, and those interested in the luxury goods market, this unusual analysis provides a fresh perspective on marketing`s ever-elusive desire to understand what it is that drives consumers to buy what they buy. [detailed...]

ISBN: 190487942X
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Elizabeth Peters
The Falcon at the Portal: An Amelia Peabody Mystery

2000 y.
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Description: ``Really,` I thought in mounting exasperation, `there never was a household in which so many people felt free to offer their unsolicited opinions!`` This, of course, is the eminent Egyptologist and dedicated crime solver Amelia Peabody, setting the stage and the tone (an updated Oscar Wildean irony) for Elizabeth Peters`s 11th book. And it`s true that there are no shrinking violets in this particular household, from the redoubtable Amelia and her hot-tempered archaeologist husband Emerson (his native diggers call him the Father of Curses), to their dashing, unpredictable son Ramses (born Walter). Also, let`s not forget their lovely ward, Nefret (rescued from a desert tribe several books back), and their butler, Gargery, `who wields a cudgel as handily as he carves a roast.` As she has so many times before, Peters presents us with this quaint--even campy--little group of people, plops them down in an exotic Egyptian setting, and then surprises us by involving them in a story of… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0380798573
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Elizabeth Peters
The Falcon at the Portal: An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense

2010 y.
Publisher: Harper
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ISBN: 0061951641
Book size: —; Page extent: 576.

 

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Mary Hoffman
The Falconer`s Knot: A Story of Friars, Flirtation and Foul Play

2007 y.
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ISBN: 1599900564
Book size: —; Page extent: 288.

 

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Eric Enders
The Fall Classic: The Definitive History of the World Series

2007 y.
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ISBN: 1402747705
Book size: —; Page extent: 352.

 

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