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Lessons from the North
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95Provides an assessment of the applicability of lessons learned from the privatization of Canada's ammunition manufacturing to the US ammunition industrial base. While not an exact analog of the privatization possibilities open to the US Department of Defense, it offers insights about the factors of a successful privatization. more...
Manufacturing in Transition
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 74.95The future of British manufacturing is of immense importance and topicality. As we slide towards a service sector economy based on finance and tourism, it is worth reflecting on whether this is the most appropriate or inevitable scenario. Manufacturing in Transition makes a genuinely interdisciplinary contribution to the debate over the UK's strategy... more...
Fashion and Textiles
Bloomsbury Publishing 2004; US$ 109.95This essential book provides the first comprehensive overview of the symbiotic relationship that exists between fashion and textiles. Because textiles represent a central ingredient of fashion (as with denim jeans, for example), their interrelationsh ip should be an obvious theme for study, yet historically the two subjects are often considered separately.... more...
From Domestic Manufacture to Industrial Revolution
Oxford University Press 1989; US$ 144.99An economic, historical, and sociological study of rural textile industries in the Lower Rhineland, from the 16th century up to the age of factory organization in the early 1800s. more...
Cotton Trading Manual
Woodhead Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 1,140.00Cotton Trading Manual (CTM) is the first work to provide a comprehensive reference source to the conduct of the complex international cotton market. CTM begins by looking at the history of the cotton trade, and then moves on to assess the current global picture, including a discussion of trends in the market, as well as production and consumption analysis.... more...
Fashion Marketing
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 54.95A collection of international contributions from renowned academics and practitioners from the US, UK, China, the second edition of Fashion Marketing has been completely updated, revised and expanded to reflect the major changes in the fashion industry since 2001 and covers all of the key themes and issues of the area. Key themes and areas covered... more...
Free Stuff for Baby!
McGraw-Hill 2003; US$ 12.95Every parent knows having a new bundle of joy can cost a bundle . . . up to $5,000 in the first year alone! Now, Free Stuff for Baby! offers parents and parents-to-be quick, easy access to hundreds of free products, with no obligation to buy anything. A new baby can create a significant financial strain on a family. Free Stuff for Baby! is bursting... more...
Companies Don't Succeed - People Do!
Thorogood Publishing 2000; US$ 22.59This text features 100 positive and practical ideas that canbe put to work immediately to build a stronger, fitter and more profitable business. It includes such topics as: be passionate about business; the customer is not always right; and close the customer service department. more...
Gerald Ratner
Wiley 2008; US$ 37.50In 1991 Gerald Ratner was booked to make what should have been an everyday speech at the Institute of Directors. Should have been. When the words "total crap" come out of his mouth in connection with a decanter and glasses set sold by his company, H. Samuel, it all turned out slightly different. The Rise and Fall...And Rise Again tells the full story,... more...
Recovering Resources - Recycling Citizenship
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 114.95Co-operative recycling practices have been increasingly used as a strategy to contest both the waste problem and urban poverty. By examining experiences from Brazil and other Latin American countries, this book examines what can be done to improve the environment and livelihoods for those involved in waste recycling. more...









