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1/07/2013

QuickBooks Premier Edition 2007 Review

QuickBooks Premier Edition 2007
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Don't Upgrade....
Besides everything being on one screen it seems not much has changed since 2004 version, which we where forced to upgrade out of if we wanted to keep using payroll.
One major problem is we have 2 companies and now- with the new edition -our server has to have Quickbooks open for multiple users to access the file (which also takes one of the licenses). If 2 users want to work in the other file they cannot.
Trying to talk with a Quickbooks represenative about this issue is like hitting your head against the wall, although they are nice. One will have you install it one way and the other the next way and neither way gets you to a better solution.
Anyway, overall Quickbooks is a good value for the money if this is your first software package, but I don't think it is worth an upgrade even from QB 2004 .


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QuickBooks Premier 2007 is the all-in-one accounting tool that puts your company on the path to better financial management. Plan for success with easy-to-use tools that help you monitor business performance, build forecasts, and create a business plan. Work flexibly with specialized tools for tracking inventory assemblies, creating purchase orders, setting multiple price levels, and accessing your data via the Web. Pay bills, print checks, track expenses, create customized estimates, invoices, purchase orders and reports - track time & job costs more easily than ever. Make sure your business is on track with financial management tools that take the work out of planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analyzing performance. QuickBooks Premier 2007 makes it all happen -- and best of all, it makes it all happen more easily. View customer, vendor, employee and payroll information exactly the way you need it -with contact information, transaction histories, and balances, all visible in a single screen See the complete transaction history for any customer -- Initiate new estimates, invoices, and other transactions, with customer information already in place Interactive Customer Center lets you select any vendor to see purchase orders, bills, and payments See contact information for any employee and a complete list of checks paid The improved Payroll Center now has a review, confirm, and submit process that provides full confirmation of payroll scheduling Start marketing and advertising your business and products on the Internet in just a few easy steps, with Google Marketing Tools

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9/03/2012

NETGEAR VPN05L ProSafe VPN Client Software 5-User Licenses Review

NETGEAR VPN05L ProSafe VPN Client Software 5-User Licenses
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I used to be a big proponent of Netgear. Not anymore. First off, after reading the package on the VPN box, I believed the software client was included, but no. Once I figured that out, I bought the software, which costs more than the router. After a week of hacking, I finally got the software to work, on one out of 4 machines. One machine hard re-boots if you try any kind of network activity once the VPN is connected. I've disabled everything I can think of, it just won't work. It won't work with Vista either, no word from Netgear on a date. All other VPN software has to be un-installed, so forget using one machine to connect to a Netgear, Watchguard, Cisco, etc. vpn.
Very frustrating software.

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The NETGEAR VPN05L ProSafe VPN Client Software 5-User License is the solution for network security admins that need a simple VPN client that is secure, and easy to deploy and manage.
Wide Compatibility and Strong Security The ProSafe VPN Client software is easy to set up and works seamlessly with the full line of NETGEAR VPN/Firewall routers. It is also compatible with IPSec VPN solutions from other manufacturers. The software supports many connection types and Microsoft Windows platforms.
The security protocols supported include Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Data Encryption Standard (DES), 3DES, Message-Digest Algorithm (MD5), and Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1). Also supported is a wide range of Smart Cards and Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Internet Key Exchange (IKE - Main and Aggressive modes).
Easy to Set Up When used with NETGEAR ProSafe VPN/Firewall routers, NETGEAR provides pre-configuration files for the easiest setup, minimizing any extra costs. A graphical user interface lets you configure certificates and policies. With included modules, diagnosing connection problems is easy.
Advanced Features Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal is supported with devices that have a VPN pass-through mode. Multiple configurations are supported, including central, block, and split tunneling.
The VPN05L ProSafe VPN Client Software 5-User License comes with 24 hours a day / 7 days a week technical support and is backed by a 90-day warranty.
What's in the Box ProSafe VPN Client Software CD for 5-user license packs, installation guide (on disk), ProSafe VPN Easy Configuration Files, support information and warranty card.

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5/05/2012

ESPN The Company: The Story and Lessons Behind the Most Fanatical Brand in Sports Review

ESPN The Company: The Story and Lessons Behind the Most Fanatical Brand in Sports
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It's hard for your average author to effectively chronicle a company's growth. You have to draw out lessons and patterns from decades of details. You have to put your own biases aside to tell the story as it was. At the same time, you need to make readers understand the importance of how the company handled the challenges inherent to its evolution.
It takes the right combination of mind and skills to pull this kind of thing off. And that's exactly what authors Anthony F. Smith and Keith Hollihan manage to do in "ESPN: The Company."
"ESPN: The Company" pulls you into life at ESPN through vivid character and company descriptions. You learn by vicariously participating.
That's what consultant Anthony F. Smith did during his 20+-year tenure with ESPN, though he experienced the company firsthand. He joined with McKinsey just as ESPN was gaining traction as a startup. He stayed all the way through to its current incarnation as a $30 billion sports media giant.
In those years, he grew intimate with the people, culture, and strategy of ESPN. He and cowriter Keith Hollihan chronicle the highlights of those years: The prominent personalities within the company, the victories and losses, and the lessons learned.
Each of the book's eight chapters covers a guiding principle to ESPN's success. Those guiding principles helped ESPN evolve from idea to empire, but could be applied to any company wanting to stay competitive and creative while ascending competitive ladder.
Individually, each principle can be applied to any company. Taken together, though, they are the unique formula that led to ESPN's success.
Principles include:
*Turn Fanatics into Fans: Make your business all about the customer, and hire fanatics to work for you.
*Think like an incumbent, but act like a challenger: Let your innate insecurities drive your achievement. Believing you are the best while being driven by doubts can be a good thing.
*Find the right leader at the right time: Every stage of an organization demands a different type of leadership. Surround yourself with other leaders who compensate for your weaknesses.
*Expand your brand: Let your mission drive your brand, not vice-versa. Protect the brand more aggressively than you expand it.
While chronicling ESPN's story, Smith also explains how it developed and kept its winning formula. For example, ESPN started up with a hungry, passionate, hardworking culture. Smith explains how they were able to keep it intact even after they grew large.
Smith also details how the company created the markets it now dominates. In another, especially strong chapter, he describes how each of the company's leaders contributed to the right growth at the right time. He also breaks down how ESPN harnessed its employees' and fans' passion to gain business wins.
These are lesson every business should learn.
"ESPN: The Company" rewards readers with company intimacy and wisdom. The authors incorporate tidbits from a variety of sources to add nuance to the story. These include quotes, anecdotes, cable TV industry history, anthropology, and organizational science.
This richness helps you feel like you're participating in ESPN's story. You come out of each chapter having learned through your reading experience. The authors recap lessons in a short summation at the end of each chapter. The book's tone, while deeply respectful of ESPN, doesn't make bones about the contentious aspects of the company's growth.
Conclusion: The book's a winner.
A book is a success when it makes you respect a company you formerly knew little about. It is a success when you feel like you've experienced, rather than read, the story within. Ditto if it makes you want to read more of the authors' work.
ESPN: The Company did all three for me. I highly recommend it.
(Review by Drea Knufken)

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3/08/2012

The 2-Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual Assistants Review

The 2-Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual Assistants
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Since graduating from college, I have been an elementary school educator. It is what I have always wanted to do and I loved going in every day.
Last winter I was struck by a car while shoveling out my car and the resulting disability has made it impossible to return to my beloved classroom. I went through rehab. I went through a period of depression. And then a period of anger. And finally, a period when I realized that nothing would give me back the life I had and it was up to me to create a new one that I could love equally as well.
My therapist recommended The 2-Second Commute and suggested I consider starting a business in my home. One that would enable me to work in manner that would accommodate my new physical needs. Grudgingly, I purchased the book thinking, "I am a teacher. What kind of business can I start?"
Firstly, let me just say that authors Durst and Haaren lifted my soul, my spirits, and my sense of self-worth. No easy feat given the state I was in when I read the book.
As an educator, I truly appreciated their organization and understanding of the importance of not skipping any steps lest you create a situation you'll regret later. The exercises and self-assessments were wonderful measurement tools, and truly helped me see my value outside of the classroom.
I now have a bustling home-based business that fits my life. I am editing children's books, writing educational articles, and doing online tutoring. I never realized these things were possible until I read this book.
Thank you for the invaluable role you've played in helping me create my own euphoria!


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Virtual Assistants work from home, providing everything from administrative support to high-end consulting via email, phone and fax. Predicted to be a $130 billion industry by 2008, they don't commute, they set their own hours, and they get to spend time with their kids.Based on the highly-successful Virtual Assistant training programs Chris Durst and Michael Haaren developed for the US Armed Forces and the US Department of State, The 2-Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual Assistants brings you the knowledge without the classroom!Training program participants have billed over $30 MILLION since our training programs started in 2002. Now YOU can learn from Chris & Mike, too, and start your own successful VA business!

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2/09/2012

Virtual Teams: People Working Across Boundaries with Technology Review

Virtual Teams: People Working Across Boundaries with Technology
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I purchased this book because I was intrigued. In much of the work I do I am a member of "virtual" teams. That is, I often am some distance apart from the people I am working with.
I found the book to be a slow read, with nuggets of information separated by deserts of fluff. The first half of the book is filled with vague ramblings about how the information age has changed the way that teams work and with case studies that illustrate how the forming of virtual teams has helped various companies solve difficult problems.
In the second half, the book begins to pick up. In a chapter entitled "Teaming with People" the authors discuss team dynamics, including essential roles with a team, how teams form and which aspects of team dynamics are especially subject to the stresses of distance communication.
The authors suggest that the beginning and closing phases of most projects are the most stressful on team members and that extra effort be exerted at the beginning phase of the project to bring the core project team members together, even if they are geographically separated. This, say the authors, will help build interpersonal relationships that can hold the team together in times of stress.
There are several optimum team sizes. 3 to 5 is the size of a core team, 5 to 25 the size of a "team family" and 25 to 200 the size of a "team camp". In the authors' opinion, any team larger than 5 people will naturally divide into sub-teams.
The authors also point out the value of rewarding teams. Making teams compete, or making them completely independent of one another has little value for the company. Cooperative goals can encourage and motivate all of the teams, while competition can demoralize them.
Finally, the authors talk about starting up teams and provide a checklist of some elements such as a customer and a management sponsor which are essential to any team's success.
Overall, I found the book to have some good information on forming and maintaining teams, and what to do when those teams are not located in the same physical location. There is some fluff, I feel, and the book could easily be half its current length without sacrificing much.

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Praise for the First Edition of Virtual Teams
"If you want to see where organizational communications are going in the future, heed what these pioneers have written today."—Howard Rheingold, author, The Virtual Community, and founder, Electric Mind
"Lipnack and Stamps have written an important book for the twenty-first-century corporation."—Regis McKenna, The McKenna Group, author, Relationship Marketing
"This book provides a long overdue perspective on how to apply the discipline of real teams in the fast-moving, increasingly dispersed information age of the future."—Jon R. Katzenbach, author, The Wisdom of Teams
"For those who want to lead the movement, catch up with it, or simply know where it is going, this book is packed with useful information and interesting stories."—Dee W. Hock, founder and chairman emeritus, VISA
"Virtual Teams provides valuable insights into global teamwork and management through network technologies now available to all companies, large or small."—Jim Lynch, director, corporate quality, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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2/02/2012

Discovering Computers 2010: Living in a Digital World, Introductory (Shelly Cashman) Review

Discovering Computers 2010: Living in a Digital World, Introductory (Shelly Cashman)
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Great book that summarizes ICT related information for High School computer courses.
Useful as a written resource for both students and teachers, and for teachers trying to help students look for resources beyond Wikipedia...
Basic information only, but covers a lot of ground. The best 'beginners' textbook that I have come across and used.

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Students are guided through the latest trends in computer concepts and technology in an exciting and easy-to-follow format. Updated for currency, DISCOVERING COMPUTERS 2010: INTRODUCTORY: LIVING IN A DIGITAL WORLD, 1E and the robust Online Companion provide students with the most up-to-date information on the latest technology in today's digital world.

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1/06/2012

The Adaptive Enterprise: IT Infrastructure Strategies to Manage Change and Enable Growth (IT Best Practices) Review

The Adaptive Enterprise: IT Infrastructure Strategies to Manage Change and Enable Growth (IT Best Practices)
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The infrastructure management approach that the authors give in this book incorporates practices from systems (and software) engineering, and is a blueprint for success. The objectives are: (1) end-to-end management with no gaps in ownership, (2)cost efficiencies through reuse and component-based strategies, (3)holistic view that looks at business, operational and technology (instead of the common 'technology only' view), and adaptability (an infrastructure that is managed to long range goals, but can be quickly adapted to emerging and immediate business needs).
How the authors meet these objectives is by identifying physical, functional and interface components that make up the infrastructure and integrating them into a service-oriented framework. This is consistent with component-based software engineering, and it is a remarkably good fit to infrastructure management. Moreover, the authors introduce patterns, also borrowed from software and systems engineering disciplines, to map business requirements to design in an efficient manner that promotes reuse. Another advantage of patterns is this approach captures knowledge (something not directly pointed out in the book). If you're not familiar with process patterns the book I recommend for infrastructure professionals is More Process Patterns by Scott Ambler. This is the second of a two book set and it directly addresses patterns that are related to infrastructure (the first book, Process Patterns, is more focused on software engineering).
The two chapters I liked the most are 4, Developing Adaptive Services, and 5, Services Starter Kit. These chapters tie services to infrastructure and go into fine detail about how to integrate services and the underlying technology. I especially like the way the authors use multiple life cycle management for each layer in the infrastructure. Chapters 6 (Processes and Methods) and 7 (Packaging and People) neatly pull together the preceding chapters into a coherent, process-oriented strategy. The single appendix is also valuable because it gives a comprehensive component catalog. This catalog can be used as the basis of the infrastructure blueprint as well as the foundation of an encompassing asset management initiative.

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12/08/2011

Nine Shift Review

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This is a "future shock" book explained with such clarity that no one can leave the book without some awareness of their own experience with change. I heard the author speak at a lecture two days ago. If you get a chance to hear him in person, I urge you to do so. The book begins with the turn of the 20th century and a small town in Kansas with four department stores and an opera house. It describes the trends that caused this very small town to have these amenities. It then goes to the turn of this century and shows parallel rapid changes in our own society and the impacts these are having on our work and personal lives. I found the most interesting parallel was the comparison of the death of the horse and buggy in favor of cars to the death of cars in favor of TRAINS! (And not for the reason you think!!) This is an easy to read and understand book. It is a book you will not be able to put down. Short chapters allow you to read in spurts. Pictures and quotes add to the interesting tale of the turns of centuries.

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11/14/2011

Building a Profitable Online Accounting Practice Review

Building a Profitable Online Accounting Practice
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Ignoring all the other bad reviews, I bought this book because it was the only one out there about doing accounting on the Internet. First of all, the content isn't at all what I had expected. Second, the book is full of chapters on stuff that doesn't make any sense. I mean, come on, a chapter on what the Internet is??? Aren't we a little past that? Third, the writing is difficult to follow and what little I did read through just left me confused.
I flipped through the whole book searching for SOMETHING useful and maybe found 5 pages total with info I might be able to use. Needless to say, I returned this book. Oh, and the fact that it costs like $33 is ridiculously expensive and absolutely NOT worth it for what you get...I wouldn't pay $2 for it!

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The first complete guide to taking advantage of the huge and growing market for Internet accounting services for small businessesThe Internet provides accountants with exciting new opportunities for expanding their practices by affording them unprecedented access to the huge small business market. The first comprehensive book on the subject, this book describes proven strategies for creating a thriving virtual accounting practice. Expert Jack Fox presents in-depth coverage of the various accounting and consulting services that accountants can offer to small business owners via the Internet. He describes successful techniques for identifying potential clients and packaging and marketing services, and arms readers with a complement of valuable tools for helping them get started in virtual accounting, including detailed business plans, numerous tables, forms, checklists, and connections with leading virtual accounting service providers.

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9/26/2011

Practicing Profitability - Billing Network Effect for Revenue Cycle Control in Healthcare Clinics and Chiropractic Offices: Collections, Audit Risk, SOAP Notes, Scheduling, Care Plans, and Coding Review

Practicing Profitability - Billing Network Effect for Revenue Cycle Control in Healthcare Clinics and Chiropractic Offices: Collections, Audit Risk, SOAP Notes, Scheduling, Care Plans, and Coding
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Doctors don't understand medical billing. Medical billing is important, complex and increasingly adversarial. In these days of decreasing reimbursement, doctors in offices are pitted against large insurance companies with significant resources devoted to denying reimbursement. Federal law makes non-compliance with arcane rules punishable by both fines and criminal sentences. The doctors and staffs of small offices need the knowledge and tools to obtain the insurance reimbursement to which they are entitled.
"Practicing Profitability" is the single best book on medical billing I have seen.
It describes the complexities of medical billing as well as offering cost effective methods to optimize reimbursement while at the same time following all rules of compliance.
Complete, concise and well organized, written by a recognized expert in the field, I can recommend it without reservation.


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9/20/2011

Medical Billing Networks and Processes - Profitable and Compliant Revenue Cycle Management in the Internet Age Review

Medical Billing Networks and Processes - Profitable and Compliant Revenue Cycle Management in the Internet Age
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Medical Billing is one of those niche targeted books that demonstrates the benefit of place like Amazon.com. This is the kind of book that you would NEVER find if not for the Internet. This book is a veritable cornucopia of information and advice on how a medical practice needs to structure itself to ensure viable billing practices. This is valuable to not only the physician but also to the patient.
The author suggests that although the managed care billing system may appear to be broken, with the right disciplines we can FIX IT ourselves in many cases. In my work with medical practices and hospitals I can't tell you how often I come across physicians that have no choice but to reduce certain patient services because they just don't have the income to invest it where they would like. In the same way I have seen improper billing procedures frustrate patients so much that they literally REDUCE the number of doctor visits just to avoid the hassle of dealing with insurance and billing companies.
What I particularly liked about Yuval's book is that it can be easily understood by medical professionals, billing and insurance company representatives but also by the common person. He starts with a clear, thorough explanation of the history of the medical billing system, the advent of managed care and then gets into the nuts and bolts of billing explaining in a very down-to-earth manner, Super bills, allowable, write-offs, charge-backs, how the clearing houses work and so on. The book is loaded with graphs, captions, bullet points and images that just aid in the understanding of what can often a rather confusing topic.
Throughout the book, the author makes reference to how the system needs to change and what new variables may be on the horizon. I found this to be helpful in guiding my medical clients toward some policies and procedures that we may want to put in place regarding the new ICD codes and CPT10 system, the new FTC Red Tag privacy issues, and new HIPA regulations. The book makes a great reference tool for planning as well.
As a consultant that spends time consulting with hospital administrators, practice managers and physicians I have to say this is probably THE MOST comprehensive, easy to understand manual on medical billing that I have ever seen. I have actually purchased several copies to give to some of my clients and I suggest other medical consultants do the same.
I STRONGLY recommend this book to all medical professionals, practice managers and medical consultants. That said, if you are a patient and really want to understand the medical billing process I will say this is the ONLY book for you.
Also check out Yuval's book on practice management as well. Thanks Dr. Lirov for helping us to all take charge in fixing what is a broken system!


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Is your practice profitable and compliant?Some state-managed insurance company audits have discovered up to 30% in mishandled and wrongly denied claims. This book shows private practitioners how to automate and enable such insurance claim payment audits in real time. You' will discover how to:'Improve your cash flow and reduce audit risk using Straight-Through Processing (STP) technologies'Design and implement industrial-grade network standards for continuous billing quality improvement and compliance maintenance'Reduce operations risk and improve your balance sheet using Software as a Service (SaaS) and outsourcingUnderstand the rules of the modern "payer-provider conflict" and learn to apply and manage winning Internet strategies, such as the "billing network effect." Gain further insight from guest chapters by Dennis Alessi, Esq., of Mandelbaum, Salsburg, Gold, Lazris & Discenza, PC; Eric Fishman, MD, of EHR Scope; Joe Kamelgard, MD, of Billing Integration, LLC; and Erum Raza, Esq, of Fox Rothschild, LLP.

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9/06/2011

Principles and Practice of Information Security Review

Principles and Practice of Information Security
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This book is a must read for the corporate "C" Level. It covers risk abatement, strategies, and tactics to maintain the security of your corporate information as well as your customers and employees information. As a few companies have recently sustained damages in the hundreds of millions from attacks on their security - this book may have prompted them to close a few "loop holes" that allowed the breeches.
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www.vision3llc.com

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8/30/2011

How Russia Really Works: The Informal Practices That Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and Bussiness (Culture and Society After Socialism) Review

How Russia Really Works: The Informal Practices That Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and Bussiness (Culture and Society After Socialism)
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There are many resources to help understand official ways of doing things in Russia, this book helps the reader understand how those many things actually get done.
Alena Ledeneva's discussion of the many types of informal business, political and legal practices is eye-opening for those readers used to the Western rule of law and doing business. She effectively examines many aspects of Russian life including political campaining, bartering, and the business practice of double-accounting.
She opens her chapter on Financial scheming with a post-soviet saying "if a company has a profit, it has a bad accountant". This sums up how many Russian businesses operate and the reader should keep this in mind when establishing joint partnerships and joint ventures.
This is the best book I've read for the business person, diplomat or graduate student who plans on working with Russians in Russia.

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During the Soviet era, blat-the use of personal networks for obtaining goods and services in short supply and for circumventing formal procedures-was necessary to compensate for the inefficiencies of socialism. The collapse of the Soviet Union produced a new generation of informal practices.In How Russia Really Works, Alena V. Ledeneva explores practices in politics, business, media, and the legal sphere in Russia in the 1990s-from the hiring of firms to create negative publicity about one's competitors, to inventing novel schemes of tax evasion and engaging in "alternative" techniques of contract and law enforcement. She discovers ingenuity, wit, and vigor in these activities and argues that they simultaneously support and subvert formal institutions. They enable corporations, the media, politicians, and businessmen to operate in the post-Soviet labyrinth of legal and practical constraints but consistently undermine the spirit, if not the letter, of the law. The "know-how" Ledeneva describes in this book continues to operate today and is crucial to understanding contemporary Russia.--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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8/22/2011

How to Sell Network Marketing Without Fear, Anxiety or Losing Your Friends (Selling from the Soul. Ancient Wisdoms. Modern Practice) Review

How to Sell Network Marketing Without Fear, Anxiety or Losing Your Friends (Selling from the Soul. Ancient Wisdoms. Modern Practice)
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I agree 100% with the last review. I'm also a top producer for my network marketing company.
Network Marketing is about building relationships. If there is one secret to success, relationship building is it. If you want to learn how to go about this business without turning people off (like 97% of people in this business do), you need this book.
Most beginners are reluctant to truly dialogue because they don't want any "rejection", or fear rejection. This book helps make it possible for you to eliminate that fear, NOT get rejected, and build a successful, and stable network marketing business that lasts.
This book is based on ... you think about helping OTHERS get what they want FIRST, then you'll what YOU want. You will learn NON-manipulative methods that will create real trust between you and your potential partner.
I recommend this book as one of the first books you buy in network marketing.

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It's no secret that knowing 'How to Ask the Right Questions at the Right Time'... and 'Listening to What is Being Meant, Not Just What is Being Said'... are the essential problem-solving skills of the effective Distributor.These skills will get you what you want, faster and more efficiently. They will allow you to understand what others want before you start Telling your Story or Presenting.Help your potential partner persuade themselves into taking action by using the power of Dialogue and the 4 Universal Sales Principles of Success by Attraction.

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