Consumer category: 1529 books
by Tom & Lynn Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
“Negotiate Anything!” is the culmination of a 30 year longitudinal study of customer service -- a first. It is authored by a husband and wife team. It has two audiences. For consumers, it presents secrets to make companies treat them fairly so they get their money’s worth. For businesses, it teaches them how to pull ahead of the competition by providing excellent customer service.
by Alex Zane Coleman
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2012
Have you ever wondered why finding an apartment in Manhattan can be such a frustrating, daunting experience? Have you ever thought that maybe those advertisements that you see on Craigslist could be for fake apartments? Do you wonder about what goes on behind the scenes with your broker that justifies...
A Solar Buyer's Guide for the Home and Office
Navigating the Maze of Solar Options, Incentives, and Installers
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
Solar power, once a fringe effort limited to DIY enthusiasts, is now fast becoming mainstream. Many home and business owners are curious about solar electric and solar thermal systems, and wonder how to go about getting a clean energy generation system of their own. The vast majority will hire a professional...
One Nation Under Goods
Malls and the Seductions of American Shopping
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Loved and hated, visited and avoided, seemingly everywhere yet endlessly the same, malls occupy a special place in American life. What, then, is this invention that evokes such strong and contradictory emotions in Americans? In many ways malls represent the apotheosis of American consumerism, and...
Travel Tips For The Busy Business Traveler
Get Tips For Packing, Business Travel Policies, Travel Safety Tips And Other Essential Business Travel Tips For Stress-Free And Hassle-Free Business Trips Each And Everytime You Travel
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Traveling for work can be pretty exciting. On the other hand, it can also take its toll on the busy business traveler.
What’s not to like with traveling for work? You get paid for all the traveling while getting work done. And because you get to mix in pleasure along with business matters,...
by Jeremy Bradley
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Let's face it: With the economy crumbling, Americans are looking for ways to cut costs and save.There is so much emphasis on living a Hollywood lifestyle that the appreciation of hard-earned money is easily forgotten. We value what we make and each of us comes up with ways to cut corners and save pennies.
The Better Mousetrap
Brand Invention in a Media Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2012
Advertising can be great. Great advertising, that is. Brands live or die on the power of their advertising and the advertiser's role is to build better mousetraps. But why do we love certain brands and passionately or indifferently reject the rest? What do our brands say about us? And why do we feel...
by Varios Autores
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 13, 2018
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 13, 2018
Un divorcio, la muerte de un familiar, conflictos laborales o la firma de un contrato de venta son ejemplos de situaciones —más o menos traumáticas— que pueden causar graves problemas cuando no se poseen los conocimientos jurídicos necesarios. Esta obra pone en práctica la conocida máxima...
by Paul Keers, Charles Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
For people who wouldn't know a Romanée-Conti from a bad-boy Argentine malbec, or a magnum of Ch?teau d'Yquem from a can of orange Tango, help is at hand. Based on the authors' highly esteemed blog of the same name (described by Nicholas Lezard of The Guardian as 'the finest wine blog known to humanity'),...
by Nicholas Faith
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Nicholas Faith’s Guide to Cognac is a directory supplement to his best-selling book Cognac: The story of the world’s greatest brandy, winner of the Veuve Clicquot award in the US and the Deinhard/Wine Magazine award in the UK. The second edition won the prestigious André Simon prize. The new...
by Julian Jeffs
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Julian Jeffs’ 2015 Guide to Sherry is the pocket guide that no sherry lover can afford to be without. Based on the sixth edition of his best-selling Sherry this handy little book begins with chapters outlining the geography and fascinating history of the sherry-producing region. This is followed...
Craft Beer in Japan
the essential guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
-The first English-language guide to Japanese craft beer.
-Information on 219 present and forthcoming Japanese breweries.
-Completely independent, in-depth analysis of 104 Japanese craft breweries and their beers.
-Listing and evaluation of 136 brewpubs, bars, tap rooms, and stores...
Oldman's Guide to Outsmarting Wine
108 Ingenious Shortcuts to Navigate the World of Wine with Confidence and Style
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2004
For the thousands of people who know nothing about wine and want to rectify that swiftly and painlessly, Mark Oldman?the ?Naked Chef? of wine?is here to help with the kind of information readers can use right now:
? Australian Shiraz is the most instantly likable red under $15
? Drink slightly sweet...
Urban Bikers' Tricks & Tips
Low-Tech & No-Tech Ways to Find, Ride, & Keep a Bicycle
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2016
Want to use your bike more?
Urban Bikers’ Tricks & Tips will help—because its tips come from bicycle riders, both beginner and hard-core, from all over North America.
Secrets you'll learn:
• How to keep your helmet from messing up your hair.
• How to lock to keep...