The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language by Melvyn Bragg
An excellent complement to the audiobook and the series Here is the riveting story of the English language, from its humble beginnings as a regional dialect to its current preeminence as the oneglobal language, spoken by more than two billion people worldwide. In this groundbreaking book, Melvyn Bragg shows how English conquered the world.
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Violet Fire (Bragg Saga)
A scion of the imperious Bragg family, golden-boy Rathe Bragg finds a society party all rather a yawn until a feisty suffragette bursts into the room. Wielding a six-shooter and shrieking feminist slogans from atop the grand piano, the impassioned lady makes a startling first impression on those gathered, especially Rathe -- and from that moment the sparks between them only intensify.
Irrepressible Grace O'Rourke, an intensely devout feminist, has outraged the entire town of Natchez with her radical ideas, and soon ...
Accounting Best Practices by Steven M. Bragg Book Description New best practices for the evolving business
Everyone knows that adopting accounting best practices can improve efficiency and reduce error rates in the accounting department, but less obvious are the benefits gained from better reporting of information to other parts of the company. More accurate data reported faster can play an integral role in both short- and long-term strategic planning. Accounting guru Steven Bragg explains how to leverage this and other opportunities in his authoritative Accounting Best Practices, Third Edition.
Bragg adds over sixty new best practices to his benchmark resource, concentrating primarily on the areas of:
* Internal auditing
* Accounts payable
* Finance
* Payroll
Bragg highlights the dos and don'ts of best practices implementation, and a new reference system renders the expansive collection of best practices readily accessible. Accounting and financial managers, internal and external auditors, and consultants will find Accounting Best Practices, Third Edition to be a peerless resource. (amazon.com)
