Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney @ Business book

Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
A simple, endearing story of a woman who dedicates herself to making the world more beautiful.

AUTHOR: Barbara Cooney
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Children's

Work by Jennifer White, Johanna Ward
A proven 10-step program for unlocking your potential to live and work on your own terms. Tired of holding your breath, waiting for exactly the right moment to arrive before you can start living the life you really want? When will it be safe for you to stop working so hard and feeling stressed out, burnt out, and generally dissatisfied with life? When you get married? Promoted? When your kids finish school? When you pay off your mortgage? When you retire? It?s time to stop waiting and start living. As renowned success coach Jennifer White proves in this amazing book: You can have it all?more time, more money, and more fun?on your own terms?starting today! Based on White?s popular courses and seminars through which she has helped thousands of people nationwide live more fulfilling and productive lives, Work Less, Make More™ is an easy-to-follow 10-step program for overcoming your fears, unblocking your passions, channeling your energies, and managing your time more efficiently so that you can:Fearlessly take more risksDo the kind of work that really makes you happyAchieve success on your own termsEnjoy the freedom of being your own bossHave more fulfilling relationshipsPut the passion back in your life and work A complete design for living and working, Work Less, Make More is the key that will unlock your potential for living life to its fullest.

AUTHOR: Jennifer White, Johanna Ward
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Business

Sales Scripts That Sell by Michael W. Gamble, Teri Gamble
This book gives both beginning and seasoned salespeople the word tips to powertalk their way to success. An excellent reference guide for salespeople . . . chock-full of tested selling scripts that yield positive results .--Russel R. Taylor, DBA, Director, Taylor Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, College of New Rochelle.

AUTHOR: Michael W. Gamble, Teri Gamble
PUBLISHER: AMACOM
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Business

On Mission and Leadership by Frances Hesselbein, Rob Johnston
The Leader to Leader Guides are drawn from the Drucker Foundation's award-winning journal Leader to Leader and are organized around common themes, giving readers a diversity of views on a single topic. These short, accessible volumes will introduce new readers to the wellspring of rich insight and information provided by Leader to Leader, and provide experienced readers with a convenient, attractive package of favorite articles. On Mission and Leadership features leading experts on inspired leadership, vision, and mission-based management.

AUTHOR: Frances Hesselbein, Rob Johnston
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Business

Pricing Convertible Bonds by Kevin B Connoly
The Convertible Bonds (CB) market is growing all the time. To date, over one trillion dollars worth of CBs are in circulation. Corporations are finding this source of fund-raising more and more attractive. And for different reasons, the buyers are finding CBs increasingly attractive investment vehicles. There are few works on the subject of pricing convertible bonds. Most books discussing derivative products cover all details of pricing futures and options in minute detail. Convertible bonds and warrants are usually mentioned as an after thought in the latter chapters. This is the first book to address the very complex issue of pricing convertible bonds. Kevin Connolly, Researcher of complex volatility trading for Refco Overseas Ltd. and Lecturer at City University Business School and London Guildhall University, has put together an excellent treatment of pricing convertible bonds, delving into topics such as: Returns distributions and associated descriptive statisticsModeling the share price processThe basic convertible bond model Introducing the complicationsConvertible bond sensitivitiesUsing equity warrant models to price CBsRefix clauses Fund managers, hedge players/traders, undergraduates and postgraduates will find this book invaluable. Easy to understand software on Microsoft Excel spreadsheets is also supplied.

AUTHOR: Kevin B Connoly
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Computer Disk & Hardcover
CATEGORY: Business

Rowan & the Travelers by Emily Rodda
In this sequel to ROWAN OF RIN, Rowan is one of the few unaffected by a mysterious sleeping spell that has overtaken the residents of Rin. Essentially on his own, Rowan sets out to discover the origin of the sleeping spell and to find a way to reawaken his friends and neighbors.

AUTHOR: Emily Rodda
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Children's