Financial Management and Analysis, Second Edition covers many important financial topics that are neglected elsewhere--from raising funds via securitization to managing a financial institution. This book provides valuable insights into many major aspects of financial management and analysis, and includes expert advice, real-world examples, useful charts and graphs
A Companion to the Philosophy of Mind (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)
The philosophy of mind is one of the fastest-growing areas in philosophy, not least because of its connections with related areas of psychology, linguistics and computation. This Companion is an alphabetically arranged reference guide to the subject, firmly rooted in the philosophy of mind, but with a number of entries that survey adjacent fields of interest.
For the millions of Americans who are stressed out, this easy-to-use book will help them live easier, breathe easier, and heal ailments. With six million active participants, yoga is one of the most popular spiritual/exercise activities in the country. This book will remove the complexity factor by explaining how basic stretching, meditation, and breathing exercises increase body flexibility, relax tense mind and muscle, and improve life productivity and self-satisfaction.
Supplement XVI focuses on contemporary writers of fiction, many of whom have received little sustained attention from critics. We also examine the work of several important writers in the tradition of nonfiction—one of those widely used terms that never seems quite specific enough. A number of classic writers are treated here as well. The critics writing in this collection represent a catholic range of backgrounds and critical approaches, although the baseline for inclusion was that each essay should be accessible to the non-specialist reader or beginning student.
Day of the Dead in the USA: The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon
The tribute, "el Dia de los Muertos," has become popular since the 1970s when Latino activists and artists in America began expanding "Day of the Dead" north of the border with public, and often artistic, expressions. Regina M. Marchi combines ethnography, historical research, oral history, and cultural analysis to explore the transformations that occur when the tradition is embraced by the mainstream.
