Selected New Reference Books: November 2005

R 650 P839 1998 The Portable MBA Desk Reference: An Essential Business Companion 2d edition, 1998 This second edition of The Portable MBA Desk Reference keeps pace with the latest developments in business practice, including cutting-edge information on the Internet and electronic commerce, plus up-to-the-minute business facts, figures, and more. Part One is an easy-to-use A-to-Z encyclopedia of major business topics, with plain-English coverage of crucial terminology and subjects in accounting, economics, finance, international business, management, manufacturing, marketing, and strategy. You'll also find helpful mini-case studies and real-life examples, plus time-saving cross-references to related entries. Part Two is a comprehensive and up-to-date directory of sources of vital business information. It tells you exactly where to look - in print and on line - and whom to contact for information on dozens of business areas, including advertising, marketing demographics, corporate and industrial financial data, economic data, international business, and more. You'll also find appendices packed with hard business facts, numbers, and lists. Check the status of this item in Benedictine's catalog R 808.02 G243g Guide to Writing Empirical Papers, Theses and Dissertations G. David Garson, 2001 Addressing methodological concerns as well as the writing itself, this guide outlines the quantitative research process. It provides instruction for framing analytic questions, developing a comprehensive outline, providing direction for the reader, and using computer and program tools. The guide identifies the characteristics of successful quantitative research writing, explains each stage of the process, and discusses the ethical questions that arise. Check the status of this item in Benedictine's catalog R 860.998 L776 Literary Cultures of Latin America: A Comparative History Djelal Kadir & Mario J. Valdes (Editors) 2003 Written by an international group of contributors, this monumental three-volume work presents 205 essays comprising critical assessments of a wide variety of Latin American writing from a staunchly contextual standpoint. Volume 1 is on the relation of writing to geography, culture, and social discourse. Among the topics are the writing and culture of areas including the Andean countries, Brazil, and the Amazon; linguistic diversity; writers from the margins, such as poverty, Mayan, Andean indigenous writers, and several essays on women writers; and various types of literature. Volume 2 is devoted to culture and institutions and how these contribute to writing. Essays are included on books and presses, museums, education, literary periodicals, and the writing produced in specific cultural locales, particularly cities. The final volume examines writings from various historic moments and includes such topics as the discourses of modernity, the first encounter of Europeans and the New World, the Baroque gaze, the Brazilian construction of nationalism, and literatures of Mesoamerica. Check the status of this item in Benedictine's catalog