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Meta-Luxuryby Manfredi Ricca; Rebecca Robins
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 40.00Meta-Luxury sets out to define the ultimate meaning of true luxury, exploring it as both a culture and business model. Through the concept of Unique Achievement and the drivers of Craftsmanship, Focus, History and Rarity, the authors examine what is at the heart of true luxury through a unique series of conversations. more...
Event Risk Management and Safetyby Peter E. Tarlow
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 70.00THE WILEY EVENT MANAGEMENT SERIES The complete guide to event risk management, safety, and security Practical strategies and resources for any size event! With any event comes risk-from rowdy guests at a festival or convention to a life-threatening riot at a sports event. Event Risk Management and Safety provides a comprehensive resource for managing event risk and limiting liability for modest and grand events. Presenting theory and practical applications, this book covers topics such as measuring risk, alcoholism and drugs, crowd control, fire safety and emergency medical services, food and water safety, outdoor events, and much more. Other features include: * Case studies examining problems and solutions to real-world situations * Key... more...
The Appetizer Atlasby Arthur L. Meyer; Jon M. Vann
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 45.00The ultimate single-source cookbook for a world of appetizers Whether in the form of a passed hors d'oeuvre, canap?, or a dish of small bites placed at a table setting, appetizers are the perfect showcase of a cook's creativity and skill. The Appetizer Atlas brings together an enticing range of starters from around the world that will help lead off any dining experience in style. This unique, encyclopedic cookbook offers 400 authentic, savory recipes for appetizers from twenty-eight distinctive regional cuisines-from Mexico to Maghreb, from China to the Caribbean, along with France, India, Italy, Japan, Thailand, and many more. All recipes are kitchen tested, perfect for home cooking, professional catering, and entertaining. With photographs... more...
Applied Mineral Inventory Estimationby Alastair J. Sinclair; Garston H. Blackwell
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 54.00Presents an applied approach to the estimation of mineral resources/reserves. It is suitable for any university or mining school that offers courses on mineral resource/reserve estimation. It will also be valuable for professional mining and geological engineers and geologists working with mineral exploration companies. more...
Capital Budgetingby Don Dayananda; Richard Irons; Steve Harrison; John Herbohn; Patrick Rowland
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 50.00Explains the financial appraisal of capital budgeting projects. Develops basic concepts, principles and techniques and applies them in complex real-world situations such as forestry, property and international investments. All computations in the book are extensively supported by Excel workbooks on the Web, each chapter contains questions for teachers and students. more...
Magnetic Mountainby Stephen Kotkin
University of California Press 1997; US$ 39.95This study is the first of its kind: a street-level inside account of what Stalinism meant to the masses of ordinary people who lived it. Stephen Kotkin was the first American in 45 years to be allowed into Magnitogorsk, a city built in response to Stalin's decision to transform the predominantly agricultural nation into a "country of metal." With unique access to previously untapped archives and interviews, Kotkin forges a vivid and compelling account of the impact of industrialization on a single urban community. Kotkin argues that Stalinism offered itself as an opportunity for enlightenment. The utopia it proffered, socialism, would be a new civilization based on the repudiation of capitalism. The extent to which the citizenry participated... more...
An Introductory History of British Broadcastingby Andrew Crisell
Routledge 2002; US$ 35.95This provides an accessible and concise history of British radio and television. It looks at the nature and evolution of broadcasting and broadcasting institutions and the relation of broadcasting to a wider cultural context. more...
Education Policyby M. Olssen; J. Codd; A-M. O'Neill
Sage Publications Ltd. 2004; US$ 60.00Education Policy provides an international perspective on education policy, and of the role and function of education in the global economy. It covers the major topics of central significance in education and the sociology of education. At the same time it maintains a unique position in respect to globalization, education and the nation state. more...
Hospitality Marketing Managementby Robert D. Reid; David C. Bojanic
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006; US$ 115.95Covers the major principles of marketing with a practical, applications oriented approach. This is a core marketing text specifically geared for the hospitality student. It covers the major principles of marketing with a practical, applications oriented approach, rather than traditional marketing texts found in the business programs that focus on a lot of theory. Includes coverage of tourism marketing Features new material on marketing technology and it's implications in the hospitality industry Offers international coverage Provides new, applications approach to the discipline of marketing more...
Accounting and Financial Analysis in the Hospitality Industryby Jonathan A. Hales
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 33.95The objective of this textbook is to teach students to be conversational in speaking "numbers." This means understanding fundamental accounting concepts, developing solid financial analysis abilities, and then applying them to understand and improve the operational performance of their hotel or restaurant. The book will accomplish this by studying the current practices of some of today's leading hotel and restaurant companies. Chapters will be developed under the auspices of a select group of hospitality industry General Mangers, Directors of Finance, and Regional Accounting Managers to ensure that the information is current, accurate and useful. Understanding and applying the information will be the main focus of this book. This textbook... more...









