Author: Karen A. Horcher
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: essentials, series, management, risk, financial
Number of Pages: 257
Published: 2005-04-20
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0471706167
ISBN-13: 9780471706168

A concise introduction to financial risk management strategies, policies, and techniques This ideal guide for business professionals focuses on strategic and management issues associated with financial risk. Essentials of Financial Risk Management identifies risk-mitigation policies and strategies; suggestions for determining an organization’s risk tolerance; and sources of risk associated with currency exchange rates, interest rates, credit exposure, commodity prices, and other related events. Examples illustrate risk scenarios and offer tips on an array of management alternatives, i

Author: James Chen
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: essentials, series, trading, exchange, foreign
Number of Pages: 221
Published: 2009-03-09
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0470390867
ISBN-13: 9780470390863

This currency trading book provides readers with real, practical information on how to trade the foreign exchange market effectively. It begins by covering introductory information on the forex market, including basic trading mechanics and the benefits of forex trading, and then goes on to describe specific currency trading methods and skills in step-by-step detail. This includes highly practical information on technical and fundamental analysis, risk and money management, and powerful forex trading strategies. These strategies have proven extremely effective in helping traders play the fore

Author: Charles M. Trout
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: essentials, electricity, controls, motors, electric
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2009-08-24
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0763751138
ISBN-13: 9780763751135

Charles Trout, longtime chairman of NEC® Panel 12 and author of Electrical Installation and Inspection and the National Electrical Installation Standard on Electric Motors and Controls (NECA) has written a one-of-a-kind summary of electric motor and control concepts. This quick, accessible guide is a comprehensive examination of installation and maintenance procedures for motors and controls, as well as a practical introduction to the application and operation of motor control theory. Incorporating numerous illustrations to reinforce key concepts, Essentials of Electric Motors and Controls re

Author: Andrew R. Getzfeld
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: essentials, science, behavioral, psychology, abnormal
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2006-01-30
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 0471656232
ISBN-13: 9780471656234

Essentials of Abnormal Psychology provides students and professionals with a concise overview of the major topics in abnormal psychology as well as chapters on the leading categories of disorders such as eating disorders, schizophrenic disorders, personality disorders, and substance-related disorders. This book utilizes the popular Essentials format and makes a perfect companion to primary texts on the topic or a useful study guide. As part of the Essentials of Behavioral Science series, this book provides information mental health professionals need to practice knowledgably, efficientl

Author: Steven M. Bragg
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: essentials, series, accounting, management, payroll
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2003-04-03
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0471264962
ISBN-13: 9780471264965

ESSENTIALS OF PAYROLL Full of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices, this handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and technologies in payroll. "Steven has done it again. Payroll seems and is complicated to the average executive who is the decision-maker. In the past, there has not been a source for understanding the technical and practical applications of payroll. Essentials of Payroll covers each area of payroll from the initial forms in the employee file to de

Author: Hedwig Teglasi
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: essentials, assessment, psychological, storytelling, tat, assessments
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2010-06-15
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 0470281928
ISBN-13: 9780470281925

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret a variety of storytelling techniques Storytelling techniques are a popular projective approach for assessing many aspects of a person’s personality, such as cognitive processes, emotional functioning, and self-regulation. The broad spectrum of techniques includes the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT—the most widely embraced), Roberts-2, and TEMAS (Tell-Me-A-Story). To use these tests properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, sco

Author: Research and Education Association
Publisher: Research & Education Association
Keywords: essentials, dynamics, fluid, mechanics
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 1992-12
List price: $5.95
ISBN-10: 087891594X
ISBN-13: 9780878915941

Deals with fluid statics, basic laws for systems and control volumes, differential analysis of fluid motion, considerations for compressible flow, and dimensional analysis and physical similarity.