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In much of today's writing about business, we see examples of success through cheapness. It seems that success must come from being cheaper than the next guy. However, cheapness is neither the only nor always the best path to success. In fact, for many companies, getting on the cheap bandwagon - often disguised as "competitiveness" - can lead to disaster.

Unbeatable Value Strategy offers a roadmap to success in a world dominated by commodity pricing. For many companies operating in today's world of global competition, this simplified walk through the concepts of competitive specialty strategy is critical. Written in a conversational tone, it offers practical steps to follow that will greatly improve the competitive abilities of any company.

If you need to find a way to succeed without killing your margins, you must have a game plan for continued success using battle-tested strategies. Whether you are feeling the pinch of low-priced overseas competition or looking to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the growing global economy, you need to understand the core value you create in your business and how it can best be sold in today's markets. Unbeatable Value Strategy will give you just exactly that. ... Read more

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The Housing Act 2004 makes significant changes to the regulation of residential property in both the private and public sector, together with changes that will fundamentally alter the conveyancing process. This guide to this vast Act should be useful to those involved in the management of housing and disputes about housing standards. ... Read more

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You are a busy executive with a strong strategic vision for your business. You may already have a good strategic plan in place - but you have been frustrated with the execution of your strategic vision. While there may be many causes for this frustration, one of the most difficult to deal with is the alignment of the people in your organization with the direction inherent in your vision.

Center for Simplified Strategic Planning, Inc. has prepared a new book about how to handle the issues of strategic alignment. This is the perfect book for you if you want to: - Align your employees with your strategy - Make implementation easier - Get things done without pushing every step of the way - Get ideas about creating a culture of execution - Make sure you "walk the talk" with your strategies - and turn them into reality - Bring the benefits of great stratetgic thinking to the next level down in your organization. ... Read more

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A Disappointment
This book is a collection of 9 essays by 6 different authors. Anthology-type books run the risk of being disjointed, and this book is illustrates it.At minimum, it needs an editorial preface or overview.

It is a self-published book, double-spaced text, 12-point type, with sentences bleeding into the margins. There is one table and no graphics.

I bought the book used for about $1.50.It arrived in new condition. I think I paid about the right price for what I got out of it. ... Read more

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Now greatly expanded and completely updated, "Practical Psychiatry of Old Age, Fourth Edition" is ideal as a clinical primer for those in training, or as a day to day reference for healthcare professionals working with older people. The book describes in detail the main psychiatric conditions encountered in old age and their management with many useful brief case histories to illustrate the practical realities of working in this area. In addition, it offers a comprehensive approach to the assessment and management of psychiatric disorders in old age and provides an introduction to the development and management of services. It supports a truly multi-disciplinary approach in line with modern developments, including the new government guidelines on older people's mental health services. ... Read more

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Soft Cover. 34 pages. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Ear, Nose and Throat Journal, published by Thomson Gale on October 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2367 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Malignancy in asymmetrical but otherwise normal palatine tonsils.(Clinical report)
Author: Adenike F. Oluwasanmi
Publication: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 85Issue: 10Page: 661(3)

Article Type: Clinical report

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This book applies the latest thinking and techniques of systematic conservation planning to the issues that arise in protecting ecosystem pattern and process in human-dominated landscapes such as seascapes, multiple countries and conservation targets. ... Read more

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Center for Simplified Strategic Planning has prepared this new book for you as an introduction to the bi-monthly newsletter, Course and Direction. There are more articles like these in every issue plus Q&A about strategic planning and implementation.

These ten articles represent the wide variety of topics from Course and Direction over the years, covering internal and external strategies as well as the nuts and bolts of strategic planning and implementation. You are sure to find some or all of these articles to be of great value to you. * Strategic Planning: Sometimes a Road Less Traveled Is Best * What Does Your Company Mean? * Competing with a Market Leader * Winning Companies Focus on Winning Customers * Understanding the Competitive Value of Your Brand * Positioning Managing Your Market Identity * Measures of Innovation * The Strategy of Succession Planning * Strategic Issues: The Pivotal Process for Strategic Success * Turning Your Threats into Opportunities * Strengths and Weaknesses: A Fundamental Element of Strategic Planning ... Read more

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Psychiatric disorders are common in general medical practice. This book is a practical guide for all those who are frequently required to manage patients with acute psychiatric disorders. The text covers assessment and management of the emergency, and leads on to the point at which the patient is stabilised, and consideration can be given to the planning of definitive treatment. The text is supplemented by lists and boxes, and by suggestions for further reading. ... Read more