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Skipper & Kwon's Risk Management & Insurance: Perspectives in a Global Economy provides an in-depth understanding of international risk management and insurance, their dynamics, and the economic, social, political, and regulatory environments surrounding global risk and insurance markets.

• Incorporates an international perspective from the outset, filling the need to address risk issues on a global scale
  
• Follows theory with practice, analyzing real-world case studies, and exploring sound risk management and insurance operations in the future
  
• Includes discussion questions and exercise modules to help students understand the issues and apply their learning
  
• PowerPoint slides and updates are available online at http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~kwonw

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This wildly entertaining collection of autobiographical anecdotes is skillfully conveyed by a man who, having logged nearly 200,000 bluewater miles, says his greatest accomplishment is "never having had a real job.".
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This current, accurate and detailed industry guide for financial service professionals examines life and health insurance simultaneously from the viewpoints of the buyer, the advisor, and the insurer—providing a comprehensive and unbiased treatise on individual and group life; a forthright appraisal of life and health insurance industry products with careful consideration of the environment; and a complete examination of life insurance company operations and regulation. Bases financial treatment of life insured operations on modern financial theory, and devotes entire chapters to the economics of life and health insurance; individual life and health insurance policies; life and health insurance evaluation; the uses of life and health insurance in personal and business planning; government and employee benefit plans; and the management, operation, and regulation of life insurance companies. Offers a strong global orientation, supporting fundamental concepts with an extensive integration of economic and financial theory and international comparisons, and examines how today's health insurance products fit into a broad framework from a contractual, cost, and performance viewpoints. New chapters on the tax treatment of life and health insurance address such areas as estate planning, retirement planning, and the business uses of life and health insurance. For financial planners, salesmen, actuaries, investment managers, attorneys, CPAs, and other financial service professionals.

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Gary Jobson shares his expertise for a winning performance in sailboat racing

“The complete guide to racing at its highest level.”

—Paul Cayard, five-time America’s Cup veteran and six-time world champion

“A must-read for those who aspire to win sailboat races at any level.”

—Tom Whidden, CEO of North Marine Group, three-time America’s Cup winner

In the pages of Gary Jobson’s Championship Sailing, the author shares more than 30 years of racing and sailing expertise at the highest levels of competition, covering every aspect of racing in one-design or handicap fleets from high-performance dinghies to big keelboats. Readers will learn Jobson’s secrets for:

• Organizing a crew
• Reading the wind
• Simplifying sail trim and rig tuning
• Improving boat speed
• Winning starts and leapfrogging boats at the finish
• Regaining lost ground
• And much more

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This book provides in-depth projects with instruction and practice for courses involving Web site production with interactive graphics, animation, and sound. It is an excellent addition to any curriculum on multimedia and Web site design and offers instruction on the latest versions of Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Contribute..
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"Thorough treatment of traditional and electronic [sailing] methods by an expert."--WoodenBoat

Want a full course in navigation? A whole toolbox of little-known tips and shortcuts to deal with real-life navigation situations without resorting to a slide rule? You get both in Boat Navigation for the Rest of Us, second edition, a guide to pleasureboat navigation that shows you how to combine electronic aids like radar and GPS with visual observations, simple chartwork, and common-sense piloting. In plain, simple language, it explains how to find where you are and get where you want to go with a minimum of fuss. You’ll find many little-known, low-tech methods specifically designed for use aboard small powerboats and sailboats. This edition brings you up to speed on the many changes to navigation systems and equipment that have occurred over the past six years, including dramatic improvement in GPS accuracy, the proliferation of electronic charts and plotting systems, and the growing importance of the Internet as a navigation tool..
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While much has been written on alternative paradigm research, there is little concrete advice on how to effectively use the theoretical notions of naturalistic inquiry in practice. Doing Naturalistic Inquiry is the practical guide designed to help beginning researchers apply the constructivist paradigm. Based upon the theoretical work of Lincoln and Guba in developing the naturalistic--or constructivist--paradigm, Erlandson and his colleagues show readers how these ideas shape the practice of conducting alternative paradigm research. The book covers the research process from design through data collection analysis and presentation and examines important issues generally minimized in positivist research texts--ethics, trustworthiness, and authenticity. Cases from a wide variety of disciplines demonstrate the efficacy of the methods described.

Doing Naturalistic Inquiry is a highly useful teaching tool for anyone using a constructivist lens on research.

"This book is as good a practical guide to naturalistic inquiry as one could hope for at this time. It is clear, it is practical, it is stimulating, it leads, it guides, it inspires. The authors provide action-based legitimation for naturalistic inquiry. If the question, 'It all sounds good, but does it work? is a reasonable one to pose, this book demonstrates that naturalistic inquiry works. The authors are to be congratulated for a splendid contribution."

--from the Foreword by Egon G. Guba

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In Butterfly Meadow, colorful butterflies dance through the air, glowworms inch through the grass, and bumblebees buzz around every flower. It's a place where friendships and adventures take flight!

Skipper, Dazzle, and their friends plan to spend the day flitting about the forest. But an unexpected storm spells trouble for the butterflies --- especially when they discover a cocoon about to hatch. Can Skipper help this new butterfly weather the storm?

BONUS: Glossary of real butterfly facts included at the end of each book!

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Since the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, countless historians, military experts, and World War II aficionados have debated the strategic decisions regarding the placement of the United States Naval Fleet in the Pacific. Now, for the first time, author Skipper Steely presents a detailed biography of the man who fought to prevent the massacre--Adm. James Otto Richardson. Through his comprehensive treatment of the life and times of Admiral Richardson, Steely explores four decades of American foreign policy, traditional military practice, U.S. intelligence, and the administrative side of the military, exposing the largely untold story of the events leading up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Born into a family of educators and Civil War veterans, Otto Richardson was schooled from an early age in strategy, tactics, and policy. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Richardson spent his formative years as a naval officer in Asian waters, experiences which would prepare him for the ultimate challenge of serving as the commander in chief of the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor in 1940. When Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the order that the U.S. fleet remain at Pearl Harbor indefinitely in 1940, without first consulting with the highest ranking naval officers on the matter (Richardson included), Admiral Richardson reacted.

Drawing from over thirty years of experience, Richardson recognized how vulnerable the fleet was in such an exposed and remote position, a logistical nightmare only made worse by the fleet's slim resources and lack of preparation and organization. Despite his adamant urgings to his civilian superiors, Richardson and his fleet remained in Hawaii. Richardson's warnings and protests prompted President Roosevelt to strip him of his command, opening the United States to the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941..
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Since her introduction in 1959, Barbie*R has reigned supreme in the world of dolls, and today she is collected by young and old alike. Over 275 beautiful color photos illustrate this complete listing of Barbie, her friends, and their many outfits and accessories, through her vintage years from 1959 to 1972. Along with Barbie this new book includes her sister Skipper*R, and their friends, relations, and pets, Ken*R, Midge*R, Allan*R, Francie*R, Scooter*R, and all the rest. This thorough guide presents the dolls first, followed by a comprehensive look at the all the outfits and accessories available for each doll. Never before presented in such detail, every set entry lists all the pieces originally included with the doll or outfit packages. Values are given both for the complete sets and for the individual items in the sets. The listing also provides each item's stock number, date, and value. This is the reference book that Barbie doll collectors have been awaiting for many years!.
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