Author: Ji Xiaohui
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Keywords: shanghai, series, finance
Number of Pages: 238
Published: 2007-03-30
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 9812408800
ISBN-13: 9789812408808

Shanghai was once the international financial center of the Far East. Today, a national development strategy has been put in place that will once again transform it into a modern international financial center. This book presents the reader with a comprehensive and objective account of the current status of Shanghai’s finance industry including such areas as banking, securities futures, insurance, inter-bank lending and borrowing, bonds, foreign exchange, the stock exchange, futures, and gold.

Author: Professor Wang Ronghua
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Keywords: shanghai, series, city, guide
Number of Pages: 364
Published: 2007-03-30
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 9812438076
ISBN-13: 9789812438072

This is not merely a tourist guide about Shanghai, but rather a pocket encyclopedia all "new Shanghainese" will find helpful. It contains abundant information on all aspects of economic and social activity in the city. It aims to present a complete picture of Shanghai by describing in detail the city’s unique geographical location, its commercial development, its superb investment environment, its coherent yet diverse society of migrants, its flexible, vital culture, and its upbeat spirit as a city.

Authors:Michael R. Kinney, Cecily A. Raibor,
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Keywords: evolutions, foundations, accounting, cost
Number of Pages: 880
Published: 2008-01-14
List price: $228.95
ISBN-10: 0324560559
ISBN-13: 9780324560558

Choose the most practical, real-world oriented approach to cost accounting concepts and procedures with Kinney/Raiborn’s COST ACCOUNTING: FOUNDATIONS AND EVOLUTIONS, Seventh Edition. This reader- friendly text blends proven, traditional methods of cost accounting with today’s most innovative topics to engage and challenge your students. New "Potential Ethical Issues" sections emphasize the areas of growing importance in business today. COST ACCOUNTING: FOUNDATIONS AND EVOLUTIONS, Seventh Edition’s streamlined framework includes numerous actual company examples and current vis

Author: Brian K. Julya
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Keywords: professional, wine, service, sales
Number of Pages: 357
Published: 2008-04-25
List price: $49.99
ISBN-10: 1844807894
ISBN-13: 9781844807895

In the new edition of Sales and Service for the Wine Professional Brian Julyan provides a comprehensible and in-depth coverage of the wine industry and continues to promote the highest standards of wine service and product knowledge. The text contains fully revised and up-to-date chapters to reflect the changing nature of the wine industry: an expanded chapter on viniculture and vinification, an updated and expanded chapter on the wines of the New World’ and a new chapter on country-specific changes in legislation and licensing law. The new edition is a valuable resource for sommeliers,

Authors:Trevor Sorbie, Jacki Wadeso,
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Keywords: book, hair, bridal, sorbie, trevor
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2005-10-21
List price: $76.95
ISBN-10: 1844803244
ISBN-13: 9781844803248

With his legendary flair and innovation, Trevor Sorbie launches bridal hairdressing into the twenty-first century with this revolutionary range of stunning new looks for the modern bride. As one of the world’s most respected hairdressers, Trevor Sorbie is renowned for elevating hairdressing into an art form and with The Bridal Hair Book he breathes fresh life into bridal hair styling. Taking classic looks and giving them a modern twist, he opens up new horizons for all hairdressers and provides them with the inspiration to join him at the cutting edge of professional hairdressing. From c

Author: Feng Bang-ya
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Keywords: business, multinational, family, rise, fung, years
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2006-11-27
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9812659668
ISBN-13: 9789812659668

This book illustrates the rise and success of one of the oldest Chinese trading companies in Hong Kong. Through generations of entrepreneurship, perserverance, and ingenuity, coupled with Chinese values and modern management practices, it has evolved into a leading global supply chain management multinational, employing over 25,000 employees worldwide, and achieving revenues exceeding US$8 billion (in 2005). Li & Fung Group’s businesses include export trading, retailing (e.g., Circle K, Toy "R" Us, and Branded Lifestyle), and integrated distribution services (e.g., manufacturing, logisti

Authors:Malcom Doughton, John Hooper, E. G. Stocks, E. G.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Keywords: intermediate, series, course, installation, electrical, science, theory
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2000-10-05
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1861526652
ISBN-13: 9781861526656

This book is designed to give the intermediate science and theory necessary for electrical installation work. It covers Magnetism; Electrostatics; D.C. Machines; A.C. Theory and Machines; Transformers; Illumination; Efficiency, Work, Energy and Power; and Instruments. The book ends with both short answer and multiple choice tests for practice.