These are the continuing adventures of George Swift of the Dominion Police Force of Canada. Saving a nation once is all a man should be asked to do in one life time. This is not the case for the man from Thamesford. He will be asked to do it one more. time.
Susan Summerfield has dissociative personality disorder and has turned her disability into an ability. She's a private detective and police consultant. Each one of her persona's brings specialized skills to the case.
This groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates’ careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.
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Shareholder control over large corporations is worryingly weak and the unrestrained hunt for profits is taking a toll on the environment and society. In Corpocracy, corporate lawyer, venture capitalist, and shareholder activist Robert Monks reveals how corporations abuse their power and what we the people must do to rein them in. In a clear and careful analysis, Monks outlines a plan for reconciling the competing interests of corporations and society through thoughtful shareholder activism.
In the wake of the recent global financial collapse the timely new edition of this successful text provides students and business professionals with a welcome update of the key issues facing managers, boards of directors, investors, and shareholders. In addition to its authoritative overview of the history, the myth and the reality of corporate governance, this new edition has been updated to include: analysis of the financial crisis;the reasons for the global scale of the recessionthe failure of international risk managementAn overview of corporate governance guidelines and codes of practice;new cases. Once again in the new edition of their textbook, Robert A. G. Monks and Nell Minow show clearly the role of corporate governance in making sure the right questions are asked and the necessary checks and balances in place to protect the long-term, sustainable value of the enterprise. Features 18 case studies of institutions and corporations in crisis, and analyses the reasons for their fall (Cases include Lehman Brothers, General Motors, American Express, Time Warner, IBM and Premier Oil.)
Argues that the sole purpose of corporations is to produce the maximum wealth, and discusses the roles of shareholders, including pension funds, directors, and management in the process
A detailed guide to the discipline of corporate valuation Designed for the professional investor who is building an investment portfolio that includes equity, Corporate Valuation for Portfolio Investment takes you through a range of approaches, including those primarily based on assets, earnings, cash flow, and securities prices, as well as hybrid techniques. Along the way, it discusses the importance of qualitative measures such as governance, which go well beyond generally accepted accounting principles and international financial reporting standards, and addresses a variety of special situations in the life cycle of businesses, including initial public offerings and bankruptcies. Engaging and informative, Corporate Valuation for Portfolio Investment also contains formulas, checklists, and models that the authors, or other experts, have found useful in making equity investments. Presents more than a dozen hybrid approaches to valuation, explaining their relevance to different types of investors Charts stock market trends, both verbally and visually, enabling investors to think like traders when needed Offers valuation guidance based on less quantitative factors, namely management quality and factors relating to the company and the economy Corporate Valuation for Portfolio Investment puts this dynamic discipline in perspective and presents proven ways to determine the value of corporate equity securities for the purpose of portfolio investment.
Twins Lenny and Cassy must overcome a power struggle between two powerful sorcerers and a wicked fairy before they can return home.Skeldon, an apprentice sorcerer searching for magic wizors to help him compete at The Wizor Fair, transports himself from a parallel world to modern day Seattle where he enlists fourteen year old twins Lenny and Cassy to help him, but he accidentally transforms Cassy into a fairy called a whelf. The twins return with him to the medieval Kingdom of Duscany, but the magic of the Whelf Fen inescapably draws Cassy into the Long Night to compete for the whelf queenship against the evil Night Shadow. Lenny and Skeldon must unravel the mysterious relationship of the shadow wolves stalking the sorcerers of the kingdom, the power struggle between two powerful sorcerers and the whelf battle being waged during the Long Night, which ultimately will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Duscany and perhaps the world.
Democratic capitalism-the source of America's vast wealth, the foundation of our entire economic system-is threatened as never before, not from without but from within. Shareholders today no longer own, except in the narrowest legal sense, the corporations they have invested in. Emboldened by the Supreme Court and enabled by a compliant Congress and compromised regulators, America's CEOs have staged a corporate coup d' tat. They, not the titular owners of the businesses, decide where and how company resources will be deployed, what laws will be evaded in the pursuit of short-term gain, what offshore havens profits will be stashed in to avoid taxation, and critically, how lavishly the CEOs themselves will be compensated. Far too much of American business is being run for the personal enrichment and glorification of its manager-kings. This book shows how that happened and unveils, for the first time, a new study showing that corporations "un-owned" by their shareholders-corporate "drones"-are far worse corporate citizens and have significantly lower average shareholder returns than firms in which owners still exercise authority over management. Manager-kings, it turns out, are bad both for society and for business itself.
From angry shareholders to concerned chief executives, almost everyone knows at a gut level that the present political system is not working. This book finds the root cause to be poor corporate governance. In the prequel to this book, The Emperor’s Nightingale, Robert A. G. Monks, one of the world’s foremost shareholder activists, had warned corporations against putting short-profit ahead of long-term value for all stakeholders. Few listened – and the result was system-wide trauma that only bold solutions can heal. In The Emperor’s Nightmare, his latest book, Monks reveals what can happen when corporate leadership abandons the common good to court and conquer a powerful elite. This insightful, honest, and direct portrayal of corporate governance and the surrounding political system will be of immense value to those interested in corporate governance – particularly shareholder and stakeholder advocates, and the true corporate leaders who serve them. In the end, better corporate governance means better democracy. This book shows the way.
Continuing his voyage aboard the Fyre Mayden, Maynerd Fluke Dumsted must find a way to rescue his ship and friends from the doldrums controlled by the Demons of the Deep. Upon Maynerd Fluke Dumsted's escape form Luloo Land aboard the sailing ship Fyre Myden, he and his friends find themselves trapped in the doldrums, which is controlled by Maremar, the master of the monsters of the sea. Maremar and the Demons of the Deep hatch a dastardly plan to return Maynerd to Luloo Land, but Maynerd hatches a plan to escape the doldrums and Maremar's grip.The sudden appearance of two coffins aboard the Fyre Mayden makes it even more difficult to manage the already defensive attitudes brewing aboard ship. The coffins contain the two kings Maynerd befriended in Luloo Land. Jobber, a muddled Luloo Land sprite transported them aboard so that Maynerd could fulfill his promise to bury them on their homeland soil irrespective of the curses they brought with them.Since the demon, Nog, has already cursed Maynerd to die on the field of battle on or before his eighteenth birthday, it is even more difficult for him to overcome the threats thrown against him and to manage his own sanity.. . . The author's play on words is reminiscent of Austin Powers or JK Rowling. Fluke Family Assassin by Robert A. G. Erickson is a whimsical, dramatic adventure fit for young imaginations and those that are young at heart. -5 Star Reader's Favorite Book Review
First in the Fluke Family series, Fluke Family Fortune sets the stage for the comical misadventures of Maynerd Fluke Dumsted. To afford the love of the beautiful but shrewish Sue Tew, Maynerd Dumsted sets out to follow the clues to the family fortune hidden somewhere in the cursed Kingdom of Gnat.A sometimes well-intentioned ghost gnome tags along for laughs, but his selfish machinations often mean more trouble for Maynerd. Other friends join the fun, such as the lovable five-year-old orphan, Dandy May, who cavorts with dandelion fairies; the head-bashing ogress Grissel who hates songs sung about her; an ineffectual thousand-year-old madman; plus a retired clodhopper named Sam Simple and his fun loving mule, Jazibell.A family curse and the grandiose scheme of the brigand King Kryan Kruke to transform him into the new national hero to reunite the four scattered kingdoms of the land of Gnaught further complicates Maynerd's plans to find the family fortune.
Second in the Fluke Family series, Fluke Family Hero explores Maynerd Fluke Dumsted's career as the sheriff of his hometown.King Kryan Kruke now rules the Kingdom of Gnat, but he is still up to his old tricks. He Schemes to rule the four lands of Gnaught by capitalizing on Maynerd's relationship to the long dead hero, Richard the Brave. The King hopes to Springboard that fame to his advantage by transforming Maynerd into the new national hero.The chance arrivals of bad luck Fata Morgana and a young felon named Blacky further complicates Maynerd's efforts to keep the peace, but Fata may hold the keys to his heart.Dumsted Town falls into turmoil when the local banker plots to fix the elections for Mayor and Sheriff by kidnapping the incumbents. He intends to sell them to the notorious bandits, the Moola Rude, but the plan goes awry.With Maynerd's only supporters locked in jail, his fate seems sealed. King Kruke has vanished and Scarface, the leader of the Moola Rude, sits on the throne of Gnat. Oh, where is a hero when a kingdom is in such grave need?Maynerd must save his friends and the Kingdom of Gnat from certain destruction by King Scarface or lose everything.
Fifteen-year-old Lenny and his twin sister Cassy embark on a quest to learn the origin of the Whelfs in old Eskeling. The quest in magical game form soon became far more real than they imagined it could be.Weary from their prior adventure, Lenny simply planned to finish the reconstruction of his castle in Duscany, but his sister Cassandra the Queen of the Whelfs had other ideas. She proposed to play a particularly realistic magical game created by the Power of the Fen. All they and their friends had to do was to take on the identities of real people who lived a thousand years in the past of ancient Eskeling and survive the fate of the Citadel, which spanned the valley that guarded the border between the Kingdom of Eskeling and Tanar. She described the game as being '. . . filled with mystery, murder, mayhem, magic, a kingdom in trouble and desperate characters who would stop at nothing to usurp a kingdom from the rightful ruler.'However, she failed to explain that dying was also a very real possibility.. . . the biggest "fault" in Erickson's tale is that we become so close to his characters that we don't want their story to end . . .-USReview on The Wizor Fair
Feeling overshadowed by his twin sister, Cassy the Queen of the Whelfs, Lenny embarks on a quiet adventure of his own, but soon discovers that dark forces have other plans for him.Lenny sets out on a journey of self-discovery in the Kingdom of Duscany where he is known as Prince Leonard of the Bugowards, but he prefers to be called the Wizard of Seattle. He plans to repair the ancient castle of King Gunber who built it after the fall of Eskeling a thousand years before. Since his magic abilities have been growing greatly, he sets out to prove his worth. Jenna, Master Sorcerer Scapita's niece, volunteers to help with the logistics of obtaining food during his stay at the castle, but she's interested in him as a man and his magic. Before long, she's mastered the wizors to repair wood and stone. Together they accomplish many repairs to the castle; however, a shadowy apparition shows them the way to a hidden dark mirror that brings trouble with it. When their friend Master Sorcerer Skeldon arrives, he becomes rightfully concerned when he learns of the mirror and what it could represent.When Jenna suddenly vanishes, Skeldon calls for help in the form of King Cavindal, Scapita and Guena, Jenna's teacher and an accomplished sorceress. Before long, Skeldon, Lenny and his Bugoward girlfriend Zada vanish into the mirror. King Cavindal and the King of the Bugowards worry over the existence of the black mirror, but could it actually be a threat to the security of the Kingdom of Duscany itself?
A companion Workbook to the text Micro Markets Understanding how microeconomics affects the marketplace is essential for any investment professional, however most books simply address microeconomics in its pure theory-based form. Micro Markets helped bridge the gap between theory and practice by defining microeconomics in terms of real-world, market applications. Now, the Micro Markets Workbook offers you a chance to review the information found in the actual book and solidify your understanding of this discipline. In this study guide, microeconomic concepts are fully reviewed, along with how all of its relevant theory is applicable to today's markets. Helps you learn to perform dynamic microeconomic analysis in practiceTests your knowledge of the information addressed in Micro Markets, before you put it to work in real world situationsProvides solutions to each chapter of the main book's practice problems If you want to gain a firm understanding of the information outlined in Micro Markets, the lessons within this Workbook can help you achieve this goal.
