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Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Inside the new American home: retailers, appliance innovators. -- Eating as an emotional experience: Panera, The Cheesecake Factory, Trader Joe's. -- Awakening the American palate to wine: Kendall-Jackson. -- The world is a sexy place: Victoria's Secret. -- The old world in new luxury bottles: Belvedere, Boston Beer. -- Demonstrably superior and pleasingly different: Callaway. -- Only the best for members of the family: American Girl, pet food. -- A cautionary tale of an old luxury brand: Cadillac. -- The opportunity: growth areas, a work plan. -- A call to action…”

“…Unfortunately, there’s been nothing easy about learning data science–until now. Getting Started with Data Science takes its inspiration from worldwide best-sellers like Freakonomics and Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers : It teaches through a powerful narrative packed with unforgettable stories. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Working with browsers part I : DOCTYPE switching and standards mode -- Working with browsers part II : bugs, workarounds, and CSS3's silver lining -- Working with browsers part III : typography -- Accessibility : the soul of Web standards-- Working with DOM-based scripts -- A site redesign -- NYMag.com : simple standards, sexy interfaces…”

“…Find great stocks "in your own backyard": master do-it-yourself research techniques for uncovering today’s best small-cap equity opportunities! Peter Ricchiuti reveals the secrets of Tulane University’s Burkenroads Reports program, where he and 200+ business students work together to uncover less-followed, frequently misunderstood, and seemingly un-sexy companies that often produce superior investment returns. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Composer ; The Jongleur in the Circle of Richard Wagner ; Tannhäuser ; The Medievalesque Oeuvre of Jules Massenet ; The Tall Tale of the Libretto ; The Middle Ages of the Opera ; Sage Wisdom ; Juggling Secular and Ecclesiastical ; The Jongleur of Monte Carlo ; Jean, Bénédictine, and Selling Gothic ; The Musician of Women ; The All-Male Cast -- 2. The Diva ; Mary Garden Takes America ; Oscar Hammerstein I ; Making a Travesti of Massenet's Tenor ; Selling the Jongleur ; Mary Garden Dances the Role ; The Role of Dance ; Sexless, Sexy ... and What Sex? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…""Common Mistakes""""Mistake #1: Paying Too Much for a Fix-and-Flip""; ""Mistake # 2: Clouds on Title""; ""Mistake #3: Using Private or Hard Money Financing""; ""Box Two: Rehab""; ""First Steps""; ""The Least Sexy Part of Fixing and Flipping""; ""Working on Your Business vs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Greatest common divisor -- 3. Least common multiple -- 4. Largest prime smaller than given number -- 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…INTRODUCING DIGITAL KENYA -- Chapter 1 The Paradigm Shift: Disruption, Creativity and Innovation in Kenya (Bitange Ndemo) -- Conversation 1 with Jimmy Gitonga: The Past, Present & Future of Digital Nyika: How to Fix an Aircraft in Mid-Air -- PART I: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD -- Chapter 2 The Internet Journey for Kenya: The Interplay of Disruptive Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Fueling Rapid Growth Kenya (Muriuki Mureithi) -- Conversation 2 with Eric Hersman of BRCK: Exploring the Ideal Role of Government, NGOs, Angel Investors, and Universities for Technology Entrepreneurs NGOs -- Chapter 3 The KINGS of Africa’s Digital Economy (Eric Osiakwan) -- Conversation 3 with Anne Githuku- Shongwe of Afroes: Changing the Game: Building Mindsets of Hope and Possibilities in Africa’s future leaders- One Game at a Time -- PART II UNCOVERING UNIQUE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES -- Chapter 4 Addressing the Voids: How Digital Start-ups in Kenya Create Market Infrastructure (Marissa Drouillard) -- Conversation 4 with Timbo Drayson of OkHi: Finding the Right Problem to Solve -- Chapter 5 Reimagine What You already Know: Towards New Solutions to Longstanding Problems (Jay Larson & Michael Munger) -- Conversation 5 with Elizabeth Rossiello of BitPesa: To Keep Disrupting, You Have to Listen Closely to What the Client Wants -- Chapter 6 iEntrepreneurship: Changing Lives through Technology (Amolo Ng'weno and Carmen Wamukoya) -- Conversation 6 with Su Kahumbu of Green Dreams Tech: How Technology Makes Farming Sexy Again -- Chapter 7 From Cyber to Smartphone: Kenya’s Social Media’s Lens Zooms In on the Country and Out to the World (Mark Kaigwa) -- Conversation 7 with Munyutu Waigi of Umati Capital: Toward Digitizing Information for the Benefit of the Many Rather Than the Few -- PART III THE INNER LIFE OF TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN KENYA -- Chapter 8 Building ICT Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Resource-Scarce Contexts: Learnings from Kenya’s “Silicon Savannah” (Johannes U. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Mystère Kerviel -- Risk is our business -- Free money -- Credit's fatal attraction -- Post-modern contradictions -- Derivative deconstruction -- Piñata parties -- Woodstock for hedge funds -- Keeping up with the Joneses -- In search of Moby Dick -- Style gurus -- Magic wand -- Lucky man -- Sharpe practice -- Embedded -- In the long run, we are all dead -- The game -- The more things change -- Hedgestock -- Minsky machines -- Affinities and curses -- Crowded hours -- Crime without punishment -- Fast cars, slow hedge funds -- Fast cornering -- Children of privilege -- Make money not war -- Part 4: Oligarchy -- War games -- Borrowed times -- Liquidity factory -- Six degrees of separation -- Paper chains -- Toxic pathologies -- Relying on the Zohar -- Blind capital -- Rent collectors -- Best in best possible world -- Shell games -- Central bank republics -- Games of old maid -- Protection rackets -- Stockholm Syndrome -- Free speech -- No accounting for values -- Mark to make believe -- Out of sight -- Creeping crumble -- Management by neglect -- Directing traffic -- Cult of risk -- Growth for all seasons -- Financial groupthink -- Celebrity central banking -- Dealing with dissent -- Noneofuscouldanode -- Je ne regrette rien! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Creating Momentum and Exponential Growth -- Exponential Growth Is Not a Fantasy -- 1) A Sexy Product Story -- 2) A Dynamic Executive Team -- 3) Lots and Lots of Money; 4) A Compensation Plan That Promotes Healthy Growth -- 5) A Strong Field Leadership Team -- Chapter 7. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Transformation and Turnaround; Tracking the Progress; Involvement Meetings; Business Teams; Be Careful What You Wish For; Lessons for Leaders; Do What You Know Best…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Bitch Is Dead; You Crafty Career Planner, You: How to Use This Book; PART ONE: CUT THE CRAP; Section 1: Self-Awareness; 1 Getting Rid of the "Hob" on Your Brain; The Three Biggest Career-Killing Hobs and How to Handle Them; Woman 2 Woman: Knowing Your Worth; 2 If Busy Were the Indicator of Success, We'd All Be Billionaires; 3 Reining in the Mommy Guilt; Sanity 101: Five Must-Have Tradeoffs for Working Moms; Woman 2 Woman: On Parenting and Career; 4 Om the Job: How to Beat Stress and Anxiety; Keeping in Mind @ Work…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Nick Saban, "The Process," Alabama Crimson Tide -- P.J. Fleck, "Row the Boat," Minnesota Golden Gophers -- Much More Than a Clever Mantra -- Create Your Own Cultural Purpose Statement -- Action Steps for Leaders -- Chapter 7 Winning Hearts and Minds for Impactful Culture-Building -- Top-Down Directed, but Bottom-Up Created -- A Collaborative, Multifaceted Approach -- Step #1: Identification: Identify Problem Areas of the Existing Culture -- Step #2: Engagement: Involve Every Manager in the Company -- Step #3: Transformation: Turn Values into Specific Daily Behaviors -- Step #4: Managerial Development: Conduct Company-Wide Manager Meetings -- Driving Cultural Meaning and Impact -- Action Plan for Leaders -- Chapter 8 The Culture Implementation Playbook -- Imagine This Scenario -- Common Culture Implementation Pain Points -- Six Implementation Pain Points -- A Playbook for Driving Transformation at Scale -- Culture Implementation Playbook -- Action#1: Drive Alignment Forward -- Action #2: Behavioral Manifesto -- Action#3: Communication Strategy -- Action #4: Culture Rollout Roadmap -- Moving with Urgency and Adaptability -- Culture Implementation Playbook Action Steps -- Chapter 9 Be Fanatical About Sustained Impact -- Framework for Driving Culture Sustainability -- Five-Step Fanatical Framework -- Step #1: Fanatical Continuous Attention, Development, Nurturing -- Step #2: Fanatical Consistency and Alignment -- Step #3: Fanatical Focus on the Vital Few -- Step #4: Fanatical Follow-Through -- Step #5: Fanatical About Making the Business Case -- Full System Embedment for Sustained Impact -- Strategy #1: Rigorous Training and Reinforcement -- Strategy #2: Cultural Impact Committee -- Strategy #3: Define and Prioritize the Cultural Imperatives -- Strategy #4: Handbook of Cultural Guidelines -- Strategy #5: Ignite and Inspire Your Teams…”

“…With a cast ranging from motor-racing princes through sexy Egyptian mummies and a feminist serial murderer to starlets touting breast-enhancement techniques, this book educates, enlightens, and entertains.’…”