"Increasing oil prices . . . America struggling with a recession . . . European nations at risk of defaulting on their loans . . . A possible global financial crisis. It happened before, in the 1970s"."""Oil Kings "is the story of how oil came to dominate U.S. domestic and international affairs. As [...]
While America struggles with a recess ion, oil prices soar, revolution rocks the Middle East, European nations risk defaulting on their loans, and the world teeters on the brink of a possible global financial crisis. This is not a description of the present, however, but the 1970s. In "The Oil Kings[...]
What if every kid had a handy toolbox of ways to get along with others? That's just what this book is: a collection of 21 concrete strategies kids can pull out and use to express themselves, build relationships, end arguments and fights, halt bullying, and beat unhappy feelings. Like the Mighty Migh[...]
Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. Andrew Scott Cooper reveals the fatal struggle between the "oil kings", [...]
A 10-step program for creating a powerhouse marketing plan. It arms you with the Internet marketing techniques and brand positioning strategies. It is filled with helpful forms and checklists along with actual marketing plan templates . It shows you how to refine your marketing message.[...]
In this fully updated edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, the authors present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio-investing for maximum long-term growth. With its field-tested, step-by-step framework, the book p[...]
'Coolhunting' and 'swarm creativity' are powerful concepts about identifying emerging trends and discovering the key trendsetters. They are about uncovering hidden innovation and innovators and they include the how and why new ideas and new knowledge are converted into products and services that cor[...]
Vart är vi på väg i det globala politiska landskapet? Kommer gamla ideologier att tyna bort eller återupplivas. Om det förra är fallet, hur kommer det nya ideologiska landskapet att se ut och hur kommer det att påverka det politiska livets villkor? Ideologiernas död har förutspåtts ett fle[...]