Discover the Secret to Winning Over Your Wealthiest Prospects
Based on unprecedented research, The New Elite took a behind the scenes look at Americas most powerful and influential classùwhat motivates them, how they think, where they shop, and how they really spend their money. In this practical and fascinating follow-up, the authors reveal how salespeople and marketers can hone in on this wealthy class, pique their interest, and convert them into loyal customers. Presenting the best practices behind hundreds of mutually satisfying interactions between salespeople and buyersùbased on studies of elite companies such as Lexus, Chanel, Neiman Marcus, Four Seasons, Cartier, and Louis VuittonùSelling to the New Elite reveals what the truly rich want from brands, what they expect from the marketplace, and how the Great Recession has reshaped their purchasing patterns. Loaded with insight and indispensable techniques, this one-of-a-kind guide shows readers everywhere how they can win over the wealthiest customersàand become rich themselves.
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Author: Stephen KRAUS; James TAYLOR; Doug HARRISON; Chip BESIO Publisher: AMACOM ISBN: 9780814416549 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: February 2011 272 pages
This edited collection of essays on the conceptual, political and philosophical importance of stillness is positioned within a world that has increasingly come to be understood through the theoretical and conceptual lens of movement.
With contributions from leading scholars in the field, the diversity of this collection illuminates the multiplicity of ontological and epistemological registers through which stillness moves: from human geography to media studies, cultural theory to fine arts. With the help of luminaries such as Deleuze, Bergson, Barthes and Beckett, this book interweaves cutting-edge theoretical insight with empirical illustrations which examine and traverse a multitude of practices, spaces and events. In an era where stasis, slowness and passivity are often held to be detrimental, this collection puts forward a new set of political and ethical concerns which help us to come to terms with, understand, and account for (im)mobile life.
Stillness in a Mobile World in an essential source of reference for both undergraduate and post-graduate students working within disciplines such as cultural studies, sociology, mobility studies, and human geography.
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Author: David Bissell; Gillian Fuller Publisher: Taylor and Francis ISBN: 9781135146344 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: January 2013 272 pages
Pigs are one of the most iconic but also paradoxical animals ever to have developed a relationship with humans. This relationship has been a long and varied one: from noble wild beast of the forest to mass produced farmyard animal; from a symbol of status and plenty to a widespread religious food taboo; from revered religious totem to a parodied symbol of filth and debauchery.Pigs and Humans brings together some of the key scholars whose research is highlighting the role wild and domestic pigs have played in human societies around the world over the last 10,000 years. The 22 contributors cover a broad and diverse range of temporal, geographical, and topical themes, grounded within the disciplines of archaeology, zoology, anthropology, and biology, as well as art history and history. They explore such areas as evolution and taxonomy, domestication andhusbandry, ethnography, and ritual and art, and present some of the latest theories and methodological techniques. The volume as a whole is generously illustrated and will enhance our understanding of many of the issues regarding our complex and ever changing relationship with the pig.
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Author: Umberto Albarella; Keith Dobney; Anton Ervynck; Peter Rowley-Conwy Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 9780191525797 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: December 2007 485 pages
If you are a WordPress enthusiast who wants to develop and customize your own responsive WordPress theme, this book is for you. Some experience with WordPress, HTML, PHP, and CSS is expected and highly recommended.
THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIME
With more and more employees working offsite, effective communication among remote team members is absolutely critical. Perfect Phrases for Virtual Teamwork provides hundreds of ready-to-use phrases that will ensure your virtual teams collaborate as effectively as the most cohesive face-to-face team. Learn the most effective language for:
Defining and aligning team culture
Personalizing interactions
Assessing progress and results
Leading effective virtual meetings
Addressing conflicts and mistakes
The Attack on Personal Rights at Home, at Work, On-Line, and in Court
As Justice Louis Brandeis suggested more than a century ago, privacy–the right to be left alone–is the most valued, if not the most celebrated, right enjoyed by Americans. But in the face of computer, video, and audio technology, aggressive and sophisticated marketing databases, state and federal “wars” against crime and terrorism, new laws governing personal behavior, and an increasingly intrusive media, all of us find our personal space and freedom under attack.
In The End of Privacy, Charles Sykes traces the roots of privacy in our nation’s founding and Constitution, and reveals its inexorable erosion in our time. From our homes and offices to the presidency, Sykes defines what we have lost, citing example after example of citizens who have had their conversations monitored, movements surveilled, medical and financial records accessed, sexual preferences revealed, homes invaded, possessions confiscated, and even lives threatened–all in the name of some alleged higher social or governmental good. Sykes concludes by suggesting steps by which we might begin to recover the territory we’ve lost: our fundamental right to our own lives.
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Author: Charles J. Sykes Publisher: St. Martin’s Press ISBN: 9780312268305 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: October 1999 304 pages
Specialist Periodical Reports provide systematic and detailed review coverage of progress in the major areas of chemical research. Written by experts in their specialist fields the series creates a unique service for the active research chemist, supplying regular critical in-depth accounts of progress in particular areas of chemistry. For over 80 years the Royal Society of Chemistry and its predecessor, the Chemical Society, have been publishing reports charting developments in chemistry, which originally took the form of Annual Reports. However, by 1967 the whole spectrum of chemistry could no longer be contained within one volume and the series Specialist Periodical Reports was born. The Annual Reports themselves still existed but were divided into two, and subsequently three, volumes covering Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry. For more general coverage of the highlights in chemistry they remain a ‘must’. Since that time the SPR series has altered according to the fluctuating degree of activity in various fields of chemistry. Some titles have remained unchanged, while others have altered their emphasis along with their titles; some have been combined under a new name whereas others have had to be discontinued. The current list of Specialist Periodical Reports can be seen on the inside flap of this volume.
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Author: B F G Johnson Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry ISBN: 9781847556462 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: October 2007 542 pages
If you thought Photoshop Elements was just for correcting and organizing photographs, this book will turn your head around. It opens up a whole new set of creative possibilities to explore as you learn how to combine images using this versatile program.”
-Jan Kabili, author and trainer Create your own visual composite masterpieces
Combine your digital photos with an artist’s flair and create dazzling composites, thanks to Photoshop Elements and this comprehensive guide from an industry expert. Using great photography and expert design sense, author Ted LoCascio clearly shows how it’s done, from simple tasks such as swapping an image background, to more advanced ones such as creating an abstract photomontage.
Loaded with fresh ideas, the book mixes clear and helpful narrative instruction, step-by-step tutorials, and hands-on video demonstrations providing the coverage you need to create sophisticated, even gallery-ready compositions.
Inside you’ll find:
In-depth coverage of how to swap, combine, replace, and mix pictureelements to get the most stunning digital images possible
Over 150 full-color printed photos and more than two hours of video training on the companion CD, so you can see exactly how it’s done
Discover how to:
Use layers effectively, including adding effects, adjusting opacity and blend, and combining layers
Make use of filters, styles, and textures for added pizzazz
Apply masks, including using neutral layer masks, combining multiple exposures, and masking with Camera RAW files
Build a keepsake wedding montage and an abstract photo collage
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In Boundless Faith, the first book to look systematically at American Christianity in relation to globalization, Robert Wuthnow shows that American Christianity is increasingly influenced by globalization and is, in turn, playing a larger role in other countries and in U.S. policies and programs abroad. These changes, he argues, can be seen in the growth of support at home for missionaries and churches in other countries and in the large number of Americans who participate in short-term volunteer efforts abroad. These outreaches include building orphanages, starting microbusinesses, and setting up computer networks. Drawing on a comprehensive survey that was conducted for this book, as well as several hundred in-depth interviews with church leaders, Wuthnow refutes several prevailing stereotypes: that U.S. churches have turned away from the global church and overseas missions, that congregations only look inward, and that the growing voice of religion in areas of foreign policy is primarily evangelical. This fresh and revealing book encourages Americans to pay attention to the grass-roots mechanisms by which global ties are created and sustained.
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Author: Robert Wuthnow Publisher: University of California Press ISBN: 9780520943063 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: May 2009 359 pages
Realize your dreams…and balance your checkbook
Most people are shaken by extreme events. But it’s not necessary to be struck down by illness, a layoff, the threat of divorce, or the loss of a loved one before we evaluate priorities and reshape life along more sane lines. Instead, the more we reshape our lives to achieve better balance now, the more immediately we can enjoy the riches life offers.
Balance 20/20 helps readers find the balance they need to have enough time for everything and everyone and to enjoy life. Author George Bartko recently quit his high-paying corporate job to devote himself completely to his burgeoning business. He used the system he describes in Balance 20/20 to successfully make the transition to living his dreams.
Bartko calls his system The Six Pillars of Life Balance. The six pillars are key areas that make up daily life:1. Connections (relationships)2. Mind (intellect, creative expression, and reflection)3. Motion (physical activity)4. Spirituality (a sense of connection to the universe)5. Fuel (nutrition)6. Business (personal and professional tasks)In order to balance these six pillars, Bartko recommends analyzing which of these key areas we spend too much time on–and which areas we neglect. To help, Bartko offers a quiz at the beginning of each chapter so that readers can begin to see which of the six pillars need development and which areas need less time spent on them. Bartko’s advice is clear and compelling–even for those pillars that are balanced, there’s room to fine-tune and improve to get the most out of our days, the most out of our lives.
Balance 20/20 offers recipes to help bring balance to the fuel pillar. And Bartko’s stunning photography throughout offers visual inspiration to building balance into every day..
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Author: George Bartko Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser ISBN: 9781609256456 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: July 2004 192 pages
