Gallagher: 549 books
Scotland's Choices
The Referendum and What Happens Afterwards
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Following the signing of the Edinburgh Agreement in October 2012, Scotland’s voters are promised a referendum on independence in autumn 2014. If they reject both options, the proposed changes from the Calman Commission’s review on Scottish Devolution will most likely be put in place. But...
Modern Derivatives Pricing and Credit Exposure Analysis
Theory and Practice of CSA and XVA Pricing, Exposure Simulation and Backtesting
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
This book provides a comprehensive guide for modern derivatives pricing and credit analysis. Written to provide sound theoretical detail but practical implication, it provides readers with everything they need to know to price modern financial derivatives and analyze the credit exposure of a financial instrument in today's markets.
A Peacock in the Land of Penguins
A Fable about Creativity and Courage
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
New Edition, Revised and Updated
A Peacock in the Land of Penguins brings new insight to an important topic—workforce diversity. Written in a charming, engaging style, it is a contemporary corporate fable—a tale for our times. The story echoes one that is unfolding each and every day in...
How to Tell Anyone Anything
Breakthrough Techniques for Handling Difficult Conversations at Work
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
Drawing from the latest in psychology on how best to connect with others, How to Tell Anyone Anything steers readers away from the common mistake of providing feedback by focusing on what’s wrong and shows them instead how to provide clear, constructive positive messages that create real behavior...
Precision Marketing
Maximizing Revenue Through Relevance
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2012
Marketers around the globe are recognizing that increasing customization and precision is critical to their commercial success. Rather than devoting marketing budgets to mass campaigns, precision marketers are mining customer data for predispositions and propensities to spend, in order to target buyers...
Can We Afford the Future?
The Economics of a Warming World
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2010
According to many scientists, climate change is a growing threat to life as we know it, requiring a large-scale, immediate response. According to many economists, climate change is a moderately important problem; the best policy is a slow, gradual start, to avoid spending too much. They can't both...
CMMI-ACQ
Guidelines for Improving the Acquisition of Products and Services
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
CMMI-ACQ® (Capability Maturity Model® Integration for Acquisition) describes best practices for the successful acquisition of products and services. Providing a practical framework for improving acquisition processes, CMMI-ACQ addresses the growing trend in business and government for organizations...
The Dragon in the Room
China and the Future of Latin American Industrialization
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2010
In the eyes of many, China's unprecedented economic rise has brought nothing but good news to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Indeed, China's growing appetite for primary products, and the ability of Latin America to supply that demand, has played a role in restoring growth in Latin...
by Cynthia P. Gallagher
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Discover a whole new world of dogs with these revolutionary, breed-specific guides. Gentle and loving, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a wonderful family dog. This title features an extensive training chapter that will help him become a well-mannered companion and assist his family in managing common problem behaviors that may arise.
Good Birders Don't Wear White
50 Tips From North America's Top Birders
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2007
David Sibley, Don and Lillian Stokes, and many more share their inside tips—and witty observations—on the birding life.
The biggest names in birding dispense advice to birders of every level—on topics ranging from feeding birds and cleaning binoculars to pishing and pelagic birding—in...
by Judith Blau, Michael Burawoy, Gerard Delanty
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2006
At an earlier time, sociologists C. Wright Mills, W. E. Du Bois, and Jane Addams loudly protested injustices and inequities in American society, provided critiques and analyses of systems of oppression, and challenged sociologists to be responsible critics and constructive commentators. These giants...
Europe's path to crisis
Disintegration via monetary union
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
A deeply flawed currency union has plunged Europe into its biggest crisis since the Second World War. The Euro was the brainchild of political leaders impatient to speed up the journey towards a united Europe. Countries with contrasting economic conditions and needs ceded key financial decisions to...
by John Reid, Maureen Gallagher
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Think about what your organization could do if the process of planning met the inevitability of change head onand it resulted in significant success.
by John Coakley, Michael Gallagher
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Politics in the Republic of Ireland is now available in a fully revised fourth edition. Building on the success of the previous three editions, this text continues to provide an authoritative introduction to all aspects of politics in the Republic of Ireland. Written by some of the foremost experts...