I found this book very perfect and useful for studying on travel and tourism. It is still update for its text after 12 years past. I wonder if there is a latest edition . I will surely recoommend this book to tourism students. The only problem is our native language is Thai. That made me have an idea to translate it to Thai for Thai students. Only loose leaf for the purpose of study. How can I manage to do that legally ?

Yaowadee Saiaram

Having received training directly from the author, I can tell you that he is spot on. Look at all of his books, he is a network madman!

Being someone who is not an economist, but having interest in topics such as the Current Account deficit, the Balance of Trade, the Trade deficit, The Capital Account surplus, etc... I had always wanted an explanation about these relevant issues. So when I read this book, I was quite amazed at how lucid and clear the information is for people like me (Engineers who don't want to go back to college to get an Economics degree). I highly recommend it for those who always wanted as non-biased an answer as possible on what EXACTLY does our Trade Deficit mean to us and future American generations, without the bias others like Pat Buchanan (a protectionist), or the CATO institute (free traders all-the-way) would give.

I found this book to be incredible. I could not believe how much information was packed into 350 pages. The graphs, time lines and examples throughout the book really kept my attention & interest. This is a must read for anyone currently in e-commerce or planning on going into it.

I have been a limited partner in venture firms for over twenty years. Karen Southwick's "fly on the ceiling" view of actual general partners meetings was an eye opener. She pulls no punches such as a general partner's comments on one firm, "I've basically given up on the company. They did everything I told them not to. There's no CEO. They're going to run out of money and I don't want to write another check"... "I've totally lost confidence in the team". This honest reporting of behind the scenes action makes the book a must read for anyone interested in venture capital and Silicon Valley.

The Internet is in my blood. Always has been, always will be. I love it. Couldn't live with out. I know that you probably feel the same way or soon will.

Throughout the past five years, I've witnessed first hand the tremendous highs and accompanying lows that the Net has brought -and it's been a hyper-speed e-biz education unlike no other!

While the collapse of NASDAQ last year destroyed many startups and crushed many dreams, I can't imagine the future being any brighter. The future is now. The opportunities to change the world are still out there.

Remember. The fear of failure cripples the very legs of success.

In Lessons to the eFront, I tracked down and personally interviewed 50 of the tech industry's most succesful entrerepreneurs. Now, for the first time ever, they share their own secrets, tips and advice for thriving in a digital world.

This is battle tested wisdom from the tech sector that you aren't going to be able to find anywhere else. I also share my own insights and thoughts on important company building topics throughout the book. All with clear actionable steps - not ivory tower thinking.

To learn even more about Lessons From the E-Front, don't forget to check out the book's [website]...

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Barr and Weintraut's work gives concrete advice to tomorrow's leaders on how to position and structure their businesses in order to attract venture capital and ultimately, win. The emphasis is on internet startup financing but I think young CEOs targeting other industries may benefit too. The subjects covered vary from really simple observations based on common sense such as the importance of focusing on the customer and why it is important to hire the best folks you can get, to more complicated issues such as how much equity to give to whom and what to expect will happen to the capitalization structure over time.

The book is peppered throughout with specific Internet company war stories from the last decade that well illustrate their insights and keep the prose entertaining and punchy. I would definitely recommend this book for folks interested in founding or working at a startup, especially first-time entrepreneurs that haven't had much experience with venture capitalists.

Full of information about street markets in London, not only the world famous Portobello Road or Camden Town. When I travelled to England in 2000, I was fed up with fasionable / tourist markets, and then I found this book, which took me to some other streets to spend a ideal Saturday morning in. The author knows the excitement when you stroll down the streets filled with colourful fruit and veg, clothes, bottles of shampoo, cushions and what-you-call bric-a-blac. (Shoppers and traders are there as well as pickpockets!) He says he was led to write about street trade to see the multi-cultural / multi-racial energy at Ridley Road market in East London, and this explains a lot. This book actually guide you down to the core of those traditional street trade. Maps, transport information and where-to-park suggestions --really helpful for drivers-- and some drawings, but no glossy photographs. Thin and small enough to carry about all the time.

Wow-this book really simplifies the stock selection process. I'm an experienced investor who has lost money in pure momentum stocks. I see this guy on CNBC and Bloomberg quite a bit and he seems to know his stuff. I agree with Standard & Poor's great endorsement "Magnet Investing provides an insightful look into the stock selection process. It will be a great boost to professional investors, as well as ones that only dabble in stocks." The first several chapters teach investors how to develop a disciplined approach to the market and then describes a new trademarked system that selects stocks based on a well defined set of criteria, combining value and momentum. If you have a PC, you can access this program through Telescan or set it up with another screening service. Then, with the click of your mouse, you can pick a pool of stocks that have the potential to be great performers. The system has averaged a 30% return per year over the past ten years. The trial CD from Telescan is an added bonus. I think the author's system is one of the best I've seen.

Chapter XIV on "Cyber Shopping and Privacy" is mainly focused on the issue of privacy. The growing popularity of cyber shopping is helping e-commerce to grow but at the same time many buyers and sellers have concerns about their privacy. This chapter address these privacy concerns in detail; what are the different kinds of privacy related issues involved in cyber shopping? What are the potential remedies and future directions to resolve the privacy concerns? The chapter is a comprehensive write up on privacy and is very helpful for readers to get the full view of different kinds of privacy concerns addressed at one place.