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New York: St Martin's Press, 1987. Illustrated card wraps. Some highlighting. A useful WORKING COPY that remains bright and most presentable. The aim of this book is to introduce the student to the study of history and to assist one in history courses. Chapter One: The subjct of history and how to use it..... Chapter Two: How to read a history assignment and take notes in class..... Chapter Three: How to study for and take an exam, and how to write a book review or short paper..... Chapter Four: Hoe to research a history topic.... Chapter Five: How to write a research paper followed by lengthy and helpful appendices. One hundred sixty-seven printed pages.. ISBN: 0-312-77004-9. Fourth Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. History Text + Text Books + Guide To History + Jules R Benjamin. Catalogs: Business/Industry.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1993. A fascinating account of the first 125 years of Canada's largest bank. This is the story of the Royal Bank, told not only in terms of executive personalities and corporate strategies, but also through an exploration of its corporate culture-of the lives of the people of the Royal- and of the part this corporate culture played in the opening of the country and the expansion of international trade. Numerous photos. Illustrated eps. An imaculate copy.. ISBN: 0-7710-5504-8. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Royal Bank Canada + Royal Bank History + Banking + Finance. Catalogs: Business/Industry.

London: Hurtwood Press, 1985. 287pp. Ultramar was formed in London in 1935. This book is the story of the Company - its Golden Adventure. From a small exploration company in Venezuela, it has grown into an intergated oil company operating on five continents. The story of Ultramar is largely that of the men and women whose initiative, ambition and determination have made the Company a success. Very well illustrated with b/w and colour photos. The complete book is printed on semi-gloss stock. Map endpapers. Wrap-around photo dust jacket. Jacket photo of a drilling rig in Southern England. An impressive history.. ISBN: 0-903696-35-5. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Business + Industry + Business History + Refineries + Oil Companies + Oil + Gas + Exploration + Petroleum Industry. Catalogs: Business/Industry.

Toronto: Collins, 1982. This book looks at Canadian banking from the days of its early practitioners- mostly rogues and rascals- to its current captains of finance. It explains such mysteries as how the bank rate is set, and how Canada got itself lashed to the twin furies of high interest rates and inflation. This is not only a book to read but to heed. Dust jacket very nicely designed by Linda Pellowe. . ISBN: 0-00-217024-8. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Business + Industry + Canadiana + Banking + Canadian Banks. Catalogs: Business/Industry.

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1970. While this book attempts to illuminate the chief issues and characters in Trans-Canada's history and the interplay among them, Pipeline probes some of the classic issues of Canada's survival as a nation : the debate between north-south continentialism and east-west nationalism; the questions of control and exploitation of natural resourses; federal-provincial relations; etc. Many of the prominent public figures of the 1950's are involved in this history: Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, Premiers Leslie Frost, T.C. Douglas, Ernest C. Manning and Maurice Duplessis, Texas and Alberta oil tycoons as Clint Murchison and Frank McMahon. 222pp includes: Statistics, Glossary of Natural Gas Terms, List of Directors, Footnotes and Index. Illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. Trans Canada Pipeline + Petroleum Industyr + Natural Gas + Politics + Pipelines + C D Howe + Louis St Laurent +… Leer más

Vancouver, B.C.: Opus Productions Inc., 1991. A glimpse back in history in an attempt to capture some time frames of a yesteryear, years filled with the pioneer spirit of the people of B.C. Tel and of individuals whose lives and purpose were dedicated to bring people closer together. 144 pp. Contents include: Introductory Messages, Historical Introduction, Six Chapters and Epilogue. Profusely illustrated with b/w and color photographs. A very bright clean copy.. ISBN: 0-021026-07-3. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. British Columbia Telephone Company History 1891 1991 + Canadiana + British Columbia + Western Canada + Telephone Systems + Telecom Canada. Catalogs: Business/Industry.

Fredericton, New Brunswick.: Goose Lane, 2003. In "Tales From Under The Rim", the inventor of Roll Up The Rim To Win tells how Tim Hortons became a second home to millions of Canadians. He profiles the founders - Toronto Maple Leafs star defenceman Tim Horton, donut entrepreneur Jim Charade, and Nova Scotia-born business powerhouse Ron Joyce - as well as many of the store owners. By sharing his experience, Ron Buist offers a behind-the-scenes look at how a simple business became a Canadian icon. 218 pp includes index. Illustrated with black and white photos. An immaculate copy.. ISBN: 0-86492-365-1. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Tim Hortons Ltd History + Ron Buist + Advertising Campaigns + Marketing + Tim Horton + Ron Joyce.

Illinois: Richard D. Irwin, Inc, 1980. Authors: William L Berry...The Ohio State University - Charles J. Christenson....Harvard University - John S. Hammond III....John S Hammond and Associates. The Irwin Series in Quantitative Analysis for Business - Robert B. Fette...Consulting Editor, Yale University. This text is being offered as a WORKING COPY ONLY. Ocassional highlighting. It is clean, bright, sound and most serviceable.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Working Copy.

Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1988. "The V.I.P. Strategy" explains how successful managers have improved their ability to align organizational culture, build powerful teams and coach people toward higher personal performance. With examples and discussions this book is designed to be continually used, not read. Supervisors, managers and excutives will find it an invaluable catalyst for effective action. Photo illustrated price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: The Free Press, 1980. Definitive work on the subject of "Competitive Strategy:" The book addresses major questions of vital concern to managers and presents a comprehensive set of analytical techniques for understanding a business and the behavior of its competitors. This book will enable managers to anticipate and prepare for - rather than simply react to - sudden competitor moves, new entries into their business, and shifts in industry structure, as well as to take forceful positive action to improve a company's position through tested competitive strategies. Bibliography and index provided. Professor Porter is a consultant to numerous companies in the United States and abroad. Name to ffep. A bright, clean copy in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. Finanicial analysts will find this book indispensable.. Tenth Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Toronto: Pitt Publishing Company Limited, 1968. Valuable contributions by outstanding authorities in the petroleum and related industries. Preface by the Hon. Ernest Manning, former Premier of Alberta. Introduction by the Hon. Arthur Laing former Federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Every aspect of the industry has been covered expertly and informatively - its history, pioneers, exploration, discovery, exploitation, refining, processing, pipelines, financing, distribution, conservation, etc, etc. 24 color plates, figures, b/w photographs and illustrations. The book concludes with 'Some colorful personalities in the industry', profiles and an index. Blue cloth boards - silver title print to spine. A bright square book in a photo illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket shows some wear to extremities. A firm, clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc (c.1986) BOMC Edition. The theme of this work is the fateful challenge to American industrial supremacy.'The Reckoning' portrays the conflict between the culture of affluence and the culture of adversity. The author chooses two companies, Ford and Nissan, each the embodiment of its society, and tells their stories side by side, from the founders and owners right down to the men on the assembly line. The book tackles the No.1 subject for Americans today - our prosperity going down the drain... jobs flowing overseas.... foreigners seizing our markets and beating us at our own game and the drastic change ahead for our economy - all of this makes for riveting reading. An extremely bright, square copy. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Harper Business/Harper Collins Publishers, 1996. In "Jamming" Kao shows how high-performance companies around the world have learned the lessons of creativity to leap ahead of their obsolete competitors. It shows business leaders, managers and entrepereneurs how to take their companies to an entirely new level of success and growth by fostering an environment that will anticipate tomorrow's needs. Create or fail. Introduction, ten important chapters, epilogue and index provided. John Kao has taught business creativity and entrepreneurship at both Harvard Business School and Stanford University. A bright clean copy in a price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Toronto: Prentice-Hall of Canada Inc., 1968. J.E. Smyth...Department of Political Economy, University of Toronto. D.A. Soberman...Faculty of law, Queen's University. 684 pp include bibliography and index. Underlining, edge notation. Name to prelim. Blue cloth boards. Gilt title print to front board and spine. This book remains solid, complete and a most serviceable working text.. Second Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good.

New York: The MacMillan Company 1915 (to title page) October, 1915 last date on copyright page. Revised and Enlarged. Richard T. Ely, PH.D, LLD...Professor of Political Economy in the University of Wisconsin. This single volume of work is divided into four books with five parts. Each part covering a number of chapters. Book I - Introduction... Book II - Principles and Problems... Book III - Public Finance... Book IV - History of Economic Thought. Two Appendices follow. Index supplied. 700 pp plus book ads. Name to prelim. Gilt title print to spine remains bright. A sound, most serviceable copy of this early edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1984. The secret world of real estate's super brokers and developers. "Land Rush" peers into the secretive world of the nation's most powerful and well-connected real estate brokers and developers, both commercial and residential, taking you behind the scenes into brokers' offices and developers' private finances, revealing how much they make and how they make it. Red boards, navy cloth spine with silver print. No ownership markings. Illustrated price-intact dust jacket. A very nice, tight bright copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: The Free Press. A Division of MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1982. Here, in a clear, handbook format. are nine "lessons" for American manufacturers, introducing scores of techniques aimed at simplifying the overly-complex purchasing, inventory, assembly-line, and quality control processes of U.S. firms. The techniques themselves will improve your productivity and quality, provide strategic advantages in gaining market share, and transform worker behavior. Nearly 20 tables and figures illustrate the "lessons" given here, and a special appendix describes in full the Toyota - developed "Kanban" inventory system, with the first explanation in English of single-card versus dual-card Kanban. This remarkable book carries you beyond theories and concepts. It's for practical managers who want results: better quality control and greater productivity. A bright, tight copy in "almost new condition". Nicely designed dust jacket, fresh and clean.. Nineth… Leer más

New York: Simon & Schuster 1987 Revised Edition. This book demonstrates that we are headed toward an economic disaster of unprecedented proportions that will occur in 1990 and continue to plague the world at least until 1996. This is crucial reading for everyone who hopes to survive and prosper in the coming economic upheaval. Red boards, blue spine with silver print. No ownership markings. Remainder mark to bottom edge. Price-intact dust jacket. A tight bright copy.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1989. Robert M. Fomon was a man dedicated to E.F. Hutton. He envisioned the firm's new, pink marble headquarters in Manhattan as a prominent symbol of the giant corporation that Hutton had become under his leadership. Everything about the building bespoke success. Unfortunately, by the end of 1987, when Bob Fomon's twenty-nine story memorial to his own achievement was finished, so was the firm. 'The Fall of the House of Hutton' untangles a web of intrigue unlike anything Wall Street has experienced in recent years. Hutton, one of the oldest and best-known names on Wall Street, did nor fall victim to a stock market crash or the industry's relentless drive toward consolidation. The end began with check-kiting...a scam to defraud large and small banks that almost gave the company interest-free loans..... A bright square copy....remainder mark to bottom edge. No ownership markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Calgary: TransCanada PipeLines Limited, 1993. Illustrated heavy card wraps. 70pp. Illustrated with ink illustrations by Charles Wilton and b/w photos. In 1958, Transcanada PipeLines officially opened for business when western Canada natural gas began flowing through their pipeline system. In 1993, that anniversary evokes many memories, TransCanada PipeLines thought it fitting to revisit some of the pioneers, milestones and anecdotes that have shaped and defined the company TransCanada is today. Noted Canadian author Peter C. Newman was delighted to take on this task. His exploration of TransCanada's past, present and future fill the pages of this booklet. Front cover illustration is an ink illustration of the Final Weld, October 10, 1958 at Kapuskasing, Ontario by Charles Wilton. A beautiful copy complete with bookmark as issued.. Soft Cover. Fine.