“…The companion consists of 25 chapters that are written by 39 leading researchers, scholars and industry experts based at universities, research institutes, and air transport companies and organisations in 12 different countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America to provide a definitive, trustworthy resource. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Global Markets Are Interconnected Regulating Finance in a World in Crisis A Web of Institutional Complexity Will Global Financial Regulation become Lex America? Applying Global Regulatory Convergence Regulator and Regulated: The Infernal Couple Finance Cannot Be Left Unregulated Five Years after Lehman, Regulation Could Not Change the Culture A Culture of Outlaws I Will Never Give Up Notes Chapter 1: The Multiple Objectives of Financial Regulation1 Stop (Ab)using Taxpayer Money Protect Retail and Small Investors and Depositors Ensure Transparency of Markets and Institutions Implement a Truly Risk Adjusted Remuneration System Protect Deposits from Trading Notes Chapter 2: A Quarter Century of Banking Crises and the Evolution of Financial Institutions Banking Crises are No Exactly a Recent Phenomenon The Two Main Emerging Market Crises The Subprime Crisis The Lehman Crisis The European Sovereign Debt Crisis The European Banking Crisis The Libor Manipulation Will the Foreign Exchange Market Be Next? …”

“…Institutional crises have been continuously imbedded in weak accountability. In Latin America, human rights' violations catalyze the outcomes of such crises. …”

“…This collection draws on case studies from American librarians who traveled to Central America, the Caribbean, Central Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and Asia to participate in librarian-initiated and sponsored projects. …”

“…Chilean Patagonia, located at the southwestern tip of South America, is one of the last regions on earth where highly intact environments predominate. …”

“…The book contains insights and examples from seven of America’s top documentary editors, including Geoffrey Richman (The Cove, Sicko), Kate Amend (The Keepers, Into the Arms of Strangers), and Mary Lampson (Harlan County U.S.A.), and a companion website contains easy-to-follow video tutorials…”

“…It is intended for scholars and students of international relations, migration studies, and European and Latin American political dynamics…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Loncke ; The Origins of Language ; Signs as a Natural and Universal Form of Communication ; Gestural and Sign Use Cross-Culturally ; Sign Communication in North America ; Europeans in the New World and their Communicative Interactions through Signs ; Early European Gestural Communication ; Concluding Remarks -- 3. …”

“…Insightful and entertaining, The Inmates Are Running the Asylum uses the author's experiences in corporate America to illustrate how talented people continuously design bad software-based products and why we need technology to work the way average people think. …”

“…A timely guide to today's high-yield corporate debt markets Leveraged Finance is a comprehensive guide to the instruments and markets that finance much of corporate America. Presented in five sections, this experienced author team covers topics ranging from the basics of bonds and loans to more advanced topics such as valuing CDs, default correlations among CLOs, and hedging strategies across corporate capital structures. …”

“…From Average to Awesome features ways to get the junk out the trunk, strategies for dealing with pain, steps for becoming more disciplined, tips for thriving and surviving in corporate America, pointers for capturing and savoring special moments, ways to self-reward, and methods for connecting with all types of people…”