Author: Philip Coggan
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Keywords: advantages, risks, funds, hedge, guide
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2008-01-31
List price: $25.20
ISBN-10: 1846680557
ISBN-13: 9781846680557

In 1990 hedge funds managed some $39 billion of assets. By late 2006 that figure had grown to $1.3 trillion. That is a staggering increase. Equally staggering is the amount of money successful hedge fund managers earn. In 2006 the top 25 hedge fund managers were paid $14 billion between them, with the top three earning over $1 billion each.Most people have heard the term ’hedge fund’ but few are clear about what exactly a hedge fund is or what it does. This guide aims to put them in the picture with the clarity and lively prose that "The Economist" is famous for. It provides a succ

Author: Philip Coggan
Publisher: Bloomberg Press
Keywords: economist, hardcover, advantages, risks, hedge, funds, guide
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2008-04-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1576603113
ISBN-13: 9781576603116

In 1990 hedge funds managed some $39 billion of assets. By late 2006 that figure had grown to $1.3 trillion. That is a staggering increase. Equally staggering is the amount of money successful hedge fund managers earn. In 2006 the top 25 hedge fund managers were paid $14 billion between them, with the top three earning over $1 billion each. Most people have heard the term ’hedge fund’ but few are clear about what exactly a hedge fund is or what it does. This guide aims to put them in the picture with the clarity and lively prose that ’The Economist’ is famous for. It pr

Author: Janet M Coggan
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: internet, health, men
Number of Pages: 117
Published: 2002-05-14
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0789019256
ISBN-13: 9780789019257

The best health resources for men on the Net!Men?s Health on the Internet puts the best of what the Web has to offer on the subject into one handy volume. Use it as a guide to the best Web sites representing men?s health organizations, reliable sites where you can find current health news for men, and much more! This important book evaluates Web sites for content, clarity, and user-friendliness, and shows you how to conduct a focused, subject-specific search. From editor M. Sandra Wood: “It is well known that men are less likely than women to seek health care. Men tend to wait as long as pos

Author: Janet M Coggan
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: internet, health, women
Number of Pages: 153
Published: 2001-01-26
List price: $48.00
ISBN-10: 0789013002
ISBN-13: 9780789013002

Share the results of 45 years of front-line medical research!This valuable book covers varied organ pathology in a wide range of syndromes induced by viral infection and toxin exposure. Enteroviral and Toxin Mediated Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Other Organ Pathologies discusses such lethal problems as cardiomyopathy, liver failure, pancreatic cancer, brain tumors, and renal disease, as well as the debilitating disorders of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and other post-viral syndromes. This essential text is profusely illustrated with photographs,

Authors:Hunter Allen, Andrew Coggan PhD,
Publisher: VeloPre
Keywords: meter, power, racing, training
Number of Pages: 231
Published: 2006-01-24
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1931382794
ISBN-13: 9781931382793

Power meters are rapidly becoming an invaluable part of training and racing among professional cyclists and triathletes, amateurs looking for a competitive edge, and gear fiends. For coaches and athletes, these devices offer enormous potential for targeting and timing training to realize a rider’s goals. Yet few athletes or coaches understand how to interpret the data for optimal results, and few do more than consider the possibility of wattage training. Training and Racing with a Power Meter decrypts the layers of information and explains how to begin a program that effectively integrat

Authors:Hunter Allen, Andrew Coggan PhD,
Publisher: VeloPress
Keywords: meter, power, racing, training
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2010-04-26
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1934030554
ISBN-13: 9781934030554

In only a few short years, power meters have become an essential training tool for amateur and pro cyclists and triathletes. The first edition of Training and Racing with a Power Meter was largely responsible for popularizing what was once an arcane technology understood by only a few elite coaches and trainers. Now the updated and revised second edition provides significant updates on technology, software tools, training protocols, and workouts, making the benefits of power-based training available to everyone. The new edition also includes specific information for triathletes—the fastest-g

Authors:Philip Hanno, Alan Wein, S. Bruce Malkowicz, Philip M
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Keywords: urology, manual, clinical
Number of Pages: 924
Published: 2001-05-02
List price: $65.95
ISBN-10: 0071362010
ISBN-13: 9780071362016

A thorough clinical handbook in urology written by leading clinicians. In addition to presenting the major categories of urologic disease, the book also covers important topics such as radiology, radiation therapy, nephrology, pediatric urolog, transplantation surgery and vascular surgery.