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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Careers

December 2, 2009 Socially responsible investing

The career opportunities of the future Â? Green careers include jobs in which environmentally conscious design, policy, and technology are implemented to improve the environment and provide sustainable living. A growing number of people, whether right out of college or already well established in the workforce, are looking to market themselves and their environmental convictions. [...]

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Global Private Banking and Wealth Management: The New Realities

December 1, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Wealth management is one of the areas in which banks and other personal financial services players are investing heavily. But the market is changing fast. Going forward, players therefore need to adapt their strategies to the new realities: what worked in the past will not, for the most part, be appropriate in the future. This [...]

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The Future of Work: How the New Order of Business Will Shape Your Organization, Your Management Style and Your Life

December 1, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Review “…[W]e need visionaries like Malone to help push us past the limitations of our conventional thinking.” — Fortune, April 14th 2004″[T]he argument offered here is uniquely grand.” — Financial Times, April 15th, 2004″briskly written…insightful” — USA Today, April 12, 2004 A Pathbreaking Model for Building a New-and Far Better-World of Work For more than [...]

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A Million Bucks by 30: How to Overcome a Crap Job, Stingy Parents, and a Useless Degree to Become a Millionaire Before

November 30, 2009 Socially responsible investing

From Publishers Weekly Entertaining and informative, this book by first time author (and reality TV semi-regular) Corey sheds light on the plans and processes that led him to achieve his goal of amassing a million dollars by his third decade. In a winning narrative, Corey leads readers through his post-collegiate career as the cheapest of [...]

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Banking on Death: Or, Investing in Life: The History and Future of Pensions

November 30, 2009 Socially responsible investing

From Publishers Weekly Blackburn’s dry and detailed book covers an enormous range. It traces the development of pensions from early modern Europe to the present day and expands the discussion to cover a wide variety of government public assistance programs, annuity products sold by insurance companies and mutual assistance organizations. The author’s examination of funding [...]

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Starting Green: An Ecopreneur’s Toolkit for Starting a Green Business from Business Plan to Profits

November 29, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Build a Better Business And a Better World Green entrepreneur and scientist Dr. Glenn Croston outlines green business essentials and helps you uncover eco-friendly opportunities, build a sustainable business plan, and gain the competitive advantage in today’s environmentally mindful market. “The world is finally waking up to the importance of green…including entrepreneurs! They understand and [...]

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The Shortest Investment Book Ever: Wall Street Secrets For Making Every Dollar Count

November 29, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Forget about “return characteristics,” terminal values,” and “discounted future cash flow.” This book gives the facts-just the facts-on saving and investing for retirement in words everyone can understand. Our nation is facing a financial crisis of monumental proportions, and we need to invest carefully. A former Wall Street pro, James O’Donnell uses simple, concise terms [...]

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Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production

November 28, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Sustainability requires companies to develop in an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable manner. Corporate sustainable development in turn requires movement towards cleaner production. In order to recognize the potential from cleaner production reduced costs and fewer environmental impacts through the reduced use of materials environmental management accounting (EMA) is a necessary information management tool. Environmental [...]

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The Green Building Bottom Line

November 28, 2009 Socially responsible investing

What are the real costs and real benefits of building green? As any builder knows, cost estimation and reality are often two very different things. The Green Building Bottom Line makes the case for green building by providing the insights and data that demonstrate the true costs and benefits of building green. It’s a “why [...]

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How to Be an Everyday Philanthropist: 330 Ways to Make a Difference in Your Home, Community, and World – at No Cost!

November 27, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Review “The comprehensive guide on taking real action… Now it’s possible for everyone to be a minor-league Andrew Carnegie, a close-to-home Bill Gates.” — Bill McKibben, Author, Deep Economy, and Founder, 350.org”This is the perfect guide for those who want to do the right thing, but can’t figure out how.” — Julie Salamon, author of [...]

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Living Simply with Children: A Voluntary Simplicity Guide for Moms, Dads, and Kids Who Want to Reclaim the Bliss of Childhood and the Joy of Parenting

November 27, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Raising children ranks as one of life’s most rewarding adventures. Yet between Mom and Dad working full-time jobs, endless carpooling of overscheduled youngsters, and the never-ending pressures to buy and consume, family life can be incredibly—needlessly—complex. What if you could find a way to spend more time with your children, replace unnecessary activities with meaningful [...]

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Norway

November 26, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Review “Lonely Planet, like your passport, should always be kept close.” — Denver Post, January 2008Lonely Planet, like your passport, should always be kept close.’ –Denver Post, January 2008 Discover NorwayPlummet down the dramatic Flamsbana railway to the breathtaking fjords belowTrace Isben’s footsteps while sipping aquavit at his old table in Oslo’s atmospheric Grand CaféHear [...]

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Responsible Business: Self-Governance and Law in Transnational Economic Transactions

November 26, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Review …a timely, thought-provoking collection that covers a diverse range of topical and problematic subject areas. The editors and authors clearly believe that official and private regulation can work in tandem, enhancing the overall impact of the regulatory aims and present compelling empirical and theoretical evidence to support this belief. It would be an excellent [...]

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The Market for Virtue: The Potential And Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility

November 25, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Review “Here is the definitive guide to what corporate social responsibility can and cannot accomplish in a modern capitalist economy.” — Robert B. Reich, University Professor of social and economic policy, Brandeis University, and former U.S. Secretary of Labor”Here is the definitive guide to what corporate social responsibility can and cannot accomplish in a modern [...]

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Your Career in Nursing: Manage Your Future in the Changing World of Healthcare

November 25, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Your Career in Nursing, Fifth Edition features:Valuable advice for updating and upgrading clinical skillsPractical business tips for entrepreneurial and freelance nursesProfiles of real nurses who have adapted their careersA description of the different disciplines available for registered nursesUpdated nursing resourcesTips for new nurses About the Author Annette Vallano is a clinical nurse specialist and practitioner [...]

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The Post Corporate World: Life After Capitalism

November 24, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Review In his bestselling 1995 call to arms, When Corporations Rule the World, David C. Korten first attempted to raise public consciousness about the potentially disastrous consequences of economic globalization and the expansion of corporate power. Now, in his provocative new work, The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism, he goes further by defining these dual [...]

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How to Say It at Work, Second Edition: Power Words, Phrases, and Communication Secrets for Getting Ahead

November 24, 2009 Socially responsible investing

A fully revised edition of the bestselling communication tool.This revised edition includes new advice on the latest developments in the workplace since the book?s initial publication ten years ago. Along with a new chapter on digital communication, each original chapter includes a discussion of topics such as diversity issues, team building, green business, and more. [...]

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The Ayurveda Encyclopedia: Natural Secrets to Healing, Prevention, & Longevity

November 23, 2009 Socially responsible investing

From Library Journal Although there is no shortage of books that attempt to explain Ayurveda medicine (a system that originated in India about 5000 years ago) to a popular audience, the author, instructor at the Ayurveda Holistic Health Center in Bayville, NY, claims that this is the first English-language textbook on the subject. However, he [...]

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Chop Wood, Carry Water

November 23, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Over 140,000 copies sold. An authoritative resource tool and essential companion on any spiritual journey. Practical and inspirational. A must for anyone who wants to integrate the wisdom of spiritual tradition into daily living. About the Author Rick Fields is a leading expert on contemporary spirituality, and author of the classic How the Swans Came [...]

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Hooked!: Buddhist Writings on Greed, Desire, and the Urge to Consume

November 22, 2009 Socially responsible investing

From Publishers Weekly Kaza, who co-edited the environmental Buddhist collection Dharma Rain, gathers key Buddhist thinkers to reflect upon aspects of consumerism, greed and economics. Certainly, many other authors have examined consumerism from the lens of their religious traditions, but this book’s Buddhist perspective is unusual, and its pairing of consumerist critiques with core Buddhist [...]

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Managing Investment Portfolios Workbook: A Dynamic Process

November 22, 2009 Socially responsible investing

In the Third Edition of Managing Investment Portfolios, financial experts John Maginn, Donald Tuttle, Jerald Pinto, and Dennis McLeavey provide complete coverage of the most important issues surrounding modern portfolio management. Now, in Managing Investment Portfolios Workbook, Third Edition, they offer you a wealth of practical information and exercises that will solidify your understanding of [...]

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The Ayurveda Encyclopedia: Natural Secrets to Healing, Prevention, & Longevity

November 21, 2009 Socially responsible investing

From Library Journal Although there is no shortage of books that attempt to explain Ayurveda medicine (a system that originated in India about 5000 years ago) to a popular audience, the author, instructor at the Ayurveda Holistic Health Center in Bayville, NY, claims that this is the first English-language textbook on the subject. However, he [...]

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The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World: How to Turn Your Good Intentions into Actions that Make a Difference

November 21, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Review ?The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World helps idealists of all ages to assess and identify their interests and motivations, and provides the tools, strategies, and inspiration to become engaged and active citizens.? ?Jon McConnell, Associate Director for Public Service Education, Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University ?Given the explosion of interest [...]

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Change Philanthropy: Candid Stories of Foundations Maximizing Results through Social Justice

November 20, 2009 Socially responsible investing

A how-to guide for creating and funding social justice program grants This groundbreaking book shows how to increase funding for social justice philanthropy. Social justice philanthropy provides direct services to alleviate suffering and works to transform the systems and institutions that cause that suffering. Written in an engaging, easy-to-read style, Change Philanthropy offers an insider’s [...]

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