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Extraordinary how Annie sox it to them. Go gettem babe

Annie Brooking's book was published prior to Thomas A. Stewart's book which has the same title. Both are worthy of rigorous scrutiny because, although they share the same subject, they take entirely different approaches to it.

The subtitle of Brooking's book introduces her perspective on intellectual capital: "Core Asset for the Third Millennium Enterprise." She identifies four categories of assets: market (the potential an organization has due to market-related intangibles), intellectual property (know-how, trade secrets, copyright, patent, and various design rights), human-centered (talents, skills, experience, loyalty), and infrastructure (whatever brings order, safety, correctness, and quality to an organization).

Throughout Intellectual Capital, Brooking includes a number of "audits" which enable her reader to measure value of an organization's brand, name, backlog, distribution, collaboration, patent(s), copyright(s), design, trade secrets, human-centered assets, employee education, vocational qualification, work related knowledge, occupational assessment, work related competency, corporate learning, management philosophy, corporate culture, information technology systems, database, networking, IT management, and IC management.

Brooking explains HOW to make accurate measurements of these and other intangible assets, and, suggests HOW to manage them with meticulous care. The "Corporate Culture for Collaboration" audit in Chapter 6, all by itself, is well worth the price of the book.

Unless and until organizations accurately measure both their tangible and intangible assets, it will be impossible to determine the real-world value of those organizations. This is especially true as dot.com companies proliferate.

Intellectual capital is a truly critical topic for twenty-first century business.

As known, the subject of intellectual capital appeared on the business world in the 1990s. Patrick H.Sullivan writes, in his 'Value-Driven Intellectual Capital,' "this history actually began in the early 1980s, as managers, academics, and consultants around the world began to notice that a firm's intangible assets, its intellectual capital, were often a mojor determinant of the corporation's profit...By the mid 1990s it was becoming clear that there were two separate but related paths of thinking about intellectual capital. One path, the knowledge and brainpower path, focused on creating and expanding the firm's knowledge. The other path, the resource-based perspective, was concerned with how to create profits from a firm's unique combinations of intellectual and tangible resources."

In this context, Annie Brooking defines intellectual capital as the term given to the combined intangible assets which enable the company to function. And hence, she formulates her first IC concept as 'Enterprise = Tangible Assets + Intellectual Capital.' According to Brooking, the intelectual capital of an enterprise can be split into following four categories:

1. Market assets: all market related intangibles, including brands, customers, customer loyalty, company name, backlog, distribution channels, business collaborations, various contracts and agreements such as licensing, franchises and so on.

2. Intellectual property assets: know-how, trade secrets, copyright, patent, design rights, and trade and service marks.

3. Human-centred assets: education, vocational qualifications, work related knowledge, occupational assessments, psychometrics, and work related competencies.

4. Infrastructure assets: management philosophy, corporate culture, management processes, information technology systems, networking systems, and financial relations.

At last words, she says that "our method brings together intangible assets which most companies already have but fail to manage in a coherent way...Organizations that realize their ability to succeed in the third millennium will be dominated by intangible assets are already putting their intellectual capital teams together."

Highly recommended.

Recommended readings on Intellectual Capital:

* Johan Roos et.al. - Intellectual Capital

* Patrick H.Sullivan - Value-Driven Intellectual Capital

* Thomas A.Stewart - Intellectual Capital

* Leif Edvinsson and Michael S.Malone - Intellectual Capital

* Karl-Erik Sveiby - The New Organizational Wealth

Ideal for the investor who wants to venture into this part of the world

The author Michael Molinski makes complicated materials easy for the individual investor to understand. Written in plain, everyday English for the common man. Very insightful and informative. This book is not just about investing overseas, but overall, it is about investing wisely. It touches upon a lot of investing issues, such as diversifying a portfolio, risks aversion, time span and horizon, etc. Specifically, however, Molinski makes a strong and convincing argument for investing in Latin America and shows readers how to go about doing so. Finally, he examines 35 Latin American companies that he sees as having good potential growth in the future. Molinski seems like an authority in Latin America investing because his insights could only have come from someone who's lived in the region and worked there for some time. Having read the book, I will definitely invest money in the Latin American region.

The best book I have read on investing in Latin America. Many interesting insights and valuable wisdom. The author has made use of considerable first-hand experience and serious analysis. An invaluable book for anyone involved with Latin American finance. I highly recommend the book.

A terrific book with no-nonsense down-to earth advice especially for women but for anyone who's been intimidated by investing. I read it and bought them for my mother & sister!

This is a great book! Anyone interested in learning about investing would benefit from reading this since it acts almost as a primer for the beginner. Definitely a must read for any beginner, not just for women.

I picked up this book out of a dozen other investment books, because it was written specifically for women. It does respond to our special needs. I liked the clarity of the language, how the information was organised, and the many examples of real-life women who have begun taking more control of their money. This is a quick read and yet very informative. Since reading this book, I now understand and enjoy the business pages of the newspaper. I've even passed the book on to my husband so he can become more investment-savvy.

This book, without any doubt, is the best starting point around for those of us who are starting a home-based business. However, words of warning:
-This is a reference. Do not assume you know all there is to know to your particular situation only by reading it. There is no good substitute for an accountant to help you with your business taxes, if not on an on-going basis, at least in order to get you going the first time you do your biz taxes.
-Watch for past editions. I ran into the 4th edition, and given changes in tax legislation, it is unwise to base any decisions on outdated (tax) information. Make sure you always read the latest edition of this book.

This said, I highly recommend this book for any business owner starting his/her business from home. It will give you a very good perspective on what to expect, what things you can change/improve to take full (and legal) advantage of the benefits the tax legislation offers to small business owners.

Offers numerous ways to save money on taxes for home-based businesses by educating on deductible expenses, types of accounting methods, how to manage record-keeping, and the latest tax laws to name a few. Lots of examples make the book easy to understand. A real eye-opener.

"J.K. Lasser's Taxes Made Easy For Your Home-Based Business: The Ultimate Tax Handbook For the Self-Employed" by Gary W. Carter is a great book for home-based business owners and especially for those who operate as sole proprietors.

I found the first chapter, "Legislative, Administrative, and Judicial Authority" a bit slow and skipped most of it. (It's well-written and authoritative. I just don't care too much about the internal workings of the tax system).

Discussing the Supreme Court, Carter writes: "...the Supreme Court has complete discretion over whether it will hear a case. A party requests a hearing by Writ of Certiorari. If at least four members of the Court believe the issue is of sufficient importance to be heard by the Court it will grant the Writ (cert. Granted). Most often, however, it will deny jurisdiction (cert. Denied). ..."

But, it sounds like denied Writs aren't completely bad. Carter continues: "Furthermore, even when the Supreme Court steps in and handles a tax case, its decision often has the effect of muddling the issues rather than clarifying them, leaving us even more confused and bewildered. ... [Y]ou can see that the answers to tax questions often are not clear-cut. Sometimes, when the IRS says no, the courts say yes; or some courts say yes and other courts say maybe. Having an appreciation for this puts you at an advantage when dealing with the IRS. You should never submit to an IRS agent's adjustment of your returns unless it is backed up by appropriate authoritative support. The next section tells you how to find the various sources of authority."

Carter then shows us how to learn about tax law using online and other resources.

A good section of Chapter One for those facing an audit is "The Audit Process And Your Appeal Rights." But, if you aren't facing an audit, you can probably skip that section also.

Another section of Chapter One I found useful was "Letter Rulings," which discusses how taxpayers can ask the IRS in advance how certain transactions will be treated. (There is a fee for this service. The fee can be more than $5,000, but Carter tells us that for those with income under $150,000 the cost is only $500. And, for business owners asking about business-tax topics, the fee is also $500, if the company's annual revenue is $1 million or less.)

We learn that a letter ruling is actually a contract between the IRS and the taxpayer. So, getting a letter ruling is better than just asking the IRS for general about how something should be treated. And, Carter tells us that because a letter ruling is a contract between that particular taxpayer and the IRS, we shouldn't rely upon someone else's letter ruling to determine how our similar transaction will be treated.

So, if you have a question about how the IRS will treat a certain transaction that means a great deal to you, asking for a letter ruling will clarify the situation for you and provide certainty. You won't wind up at your Writ's end in the process.

Chapter Three introduces the reader to the basic business structures: Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, LLC's, C-Corporations, and S-Corporations. Various advantages and disadvantages of each business structure are discussed, along with options for retirement plans and information about dealing with health insurance.

A large section of the book discusses the home office deduction and home-specific expenses. For example, deductions for daycare providers are covered as are the rules for being able to claim a deduction for the use of your home.

One chapter covers IRS form 8829, "Expenses For Business Use of Your Home" in detail and another chapter covers automobile deductions.

Chapter 12 works a comprehensive example, showing a sole proprietor's tax returns, including the IRS Form 1040, Schedule A, Schedule C (the heart of a sole proprietorship business), Schedule SE (for Self-Employment tax), Form 4562 "Depreciation and Amortization," and Form 8829.

The chapter "Other Common Business Deductions" covers deducting meals, entertainment, computer software, magazine subscriptions, and books.

For example, we learn that the Section 179 deduction (which allows a taxpayer to write-off as a current year expense the cost of certain assets that are normally depreciated over a number of years) doesn't apply to software, because Section 179 only applies to tangible property, and software is intangible.

Carter writes: "If you purchase books for business or investment purposes having only short term value (a tax guide like this one, for example), you can deduct their entire cost in the year of purchase. Books of a more lasting value are seven-year property for depreciation purposes. ... Because books are tangible personal property, they qualify for the Section 179 election if they are purchased for business purposes...make the Section 179 election by putting them in Part I of Form 4562..."

Carter gives a great quote from lawyer and writer John Grisham: "It's a game. We [tax lawyers] teach the rich how to play it so they can stay rich-and the IRS keeps changing the rules so we can keep getting rich teaching them."

If you want to learn how to play the small business tax game, "J.K. Lasser's Taxes Made Easy For Your Home-Based Business: The Ultimate Tax Handbook for the Self-Employed" is an excellent resource. Don't feel you must read this book cover-to-cover. Just jump around finding the stuff that's specific to your own situation.

Peter Hupalo, Author of "Thinking Like An Entrepreneur" & "How To Start And Run Your Own Corporation: S-Corporations For Small Business Owners."

I am involved in doing around 100 Keynote Presentations a year! I am certified through Microsoft for PowerPoint. I find Keynote far superior to PowerPoint. Tom has done a magnificant job writing this book! If you are looking for a simple no nonesense book to learn Keynote look no further. I have used a lot of computer learning books this is the best! I recommend this one to everyone. The chapter creating custom themes is worth the price of the book.

Dr. Mike Hughes, D.Min., Th.D., Ph.D.

I have been using these visual quickstart books for all my software, I have found them to be a great place to start when learning basics and to get you going. Later on you may want to delve into more geek type stuff, but if you want to get going and accomplish something right away with your new software or programs, I recommend these books.

Keynote is not overly complicated, but I wanted to see what I could really do on some projects I had in mind, and this book was a big help and saved me time.

The original book, which dealt with Keynote 1, was very helpful. I hoped this one would add or expand, since the author had a chance to improve on the original just as Apple had when they went up a version. No luck. I wasted my money. However, if you're buying this one and don't have a previous edition it should be great. Don't forget that Apple's Keynote version 3 is now out so you can expect another book soon, maybe.

I'm giving this a 5 since it's a great book but for me, buying the second edition of the same book, the second one is nothing new.

Life's Little Lean Accounting Instruction Book

What a great book. Not to be read front to back (although I did) but in the same vein as the other "Life's Little Instruction Book" types but this one is for every executive, accounting person, finance person, and any manager that works with a budget, purchasing, or continuous improvement.

I have purchased over thirty-five copies over the last two years and have given as gifts to spark thinking and discussion about lean, continuous improvement, and the lean enterprise.

Non-threatening and entertaining but also a way to engage in lean thinking. Everyone that is thinking about lean; using lean; or should be using lean should own one; or more, copies.

Life's Little Lean Accounting Instruction Book is not an instructional text (see Practical Lean Accounting for that); rather it is a book of inspirational sayings for strategically focussed management accountants everywhere. The focus of the book is lean accounting but it will serve all accountants who want to use their skills as decision makers and change agents. Who can resist, for example, "every transaction is an opportunity for error" ? Or, "attention accountants: No one understands absorption" ! What about "basing decisions on standard costs leads to bad decisions". My favourite is "Most companies have no idea what their products cost, but they have them to 5-decimal precision".

There are 388 sayings in all and they are bound to raise a smile in any accountant who knows standard costing is folly and wants to make a contribution to strategy. Buy it for the accountant in your life; or maybe to shake up the attitude of the accountant that is holding your business back.It's fun, but it has a message too.

Yes it is a "little book", but it challenges you to think. Every organization on the lean journey eventually bumps into obstacles created by traditional accounting thought and tradition. Transitioning to lean accounting can be difficult and complex. This book boils the complexity down into 365 key thoughts... which makes it a great holiday gift for the traditional accountant in your organization! Lean accounting requires simplification (waste reduction) of the accounting process itself, as well as a change from standard costing to value stream costing. Tidbits like "Pay suppliers on monthly statements instead of individual invoices" can help with the former, and "Overhead absorption variance makes people build too much product and inventory" will help with the latter. A fun read on those days when you need a quick dose of inspiration.

Those of us in this business can't live or work without this watershed book. It's a timeless classic that I turn to constantly as a PR practitioner.

There's nothing these guys haven't thought about or anticipated. They make your life easier because they actually tell you things you don't want to read or hear.

If you absorb this book, you're some way along in handling any PR situation that comes your way.

O.K. the book may not be that little, but is an excellent resource for beginning PR students and professionals. It covers all the basicis from a definition of PR to how to do PR well to how to perform the nuts & bolts tasks of PR. It is also very readable. It may not be a cuddle-up-in-bed book, but it does the job in a much less painful way than most textbooks! (P.S. Grunig is an excellent teacher and explains PR concepts in an approachable manner.)

MANAGING PUBLIC RELATIONS by James E. Grunig and Todd T. Hunt is a must-have for PR students and professionals. Almost all PR books use it as a reference and discuss its contents, mainly the four PR-models defined by Grunig. This is a book that will never get old.

This bookd is a really good guide for anyone who manages an audit department in a large corporation. The procedures are detailed and specific and can be easily implemented in any company.

A very well organized and highly useful publication for audit executives responsible for administrtion of internal audit departments. It is especially beneficial and relevant to organziations with newly established internal audit functions. As the chief auditor of a newly formed group at a major footwear and apparel company, I have relied on this book almost daily to provide knowledge, guidance and direction. It has, and continues to be, invaluable in the development and growth of my organization's internal audit department and has facilitated my focusing on doing things right the "first time." A truly value-added publication!!

This publication is perhaps the most useful, well organized and valuable resource I have ever come across in the area of Internal Audit Department Administration. As the Director of Internal Audit of a newly formed Audit group at a major footwear and apparel company, not a day passes where I do not refer to this book for knowledge and guidance. It has provided me invaluable insight into administering a department and on focusing on doing things right "the first time." It is a must have resource for any department, new or old, that wants to build itself into a world-class function. I recommend this to every Internal Audit organization.

What more do you want from a book? With my daughter getting ready to go to college, I flipped immediately to the section on "Smart Bucks: Planning for College Online." There, the author laid out the whole process for me in detail and pointed out where I needed to go to on the web. Even though we don't qualify for financial aid, I found a student loan and a small grant! Next, I plan to tackle investments with the help of this practical guide. This book is not just a collection of websites, as naysayers have complained. It shows you the financial reasoning behind your web searches, something no search engine will ever do. Thank you, Ms. Sindell. Enthusiastically recommended.

"Managing Your Money Online for Dummies" is an excellent book because it covers all the online money management topics that aren't taught in school. I discovered many no cost (or low cost) online financial tools and resources to give myself an online financial makeover that's saving me lots of $$$ each month. Additionally, I now have a good idea of how the Internet can help me make my money work hard than ever before.

I really liked the way this book is organized. The format made it easy to go back and reference important points.

'Managing Your Money Online For Dummies' is ideal for all Internet users who want to maximize their personal wealth by making each and every dollar count. Get expert advice on how to make routine financial tasks more convenient. Save time by taking advantage of the 24 / 7 convenience of online banking, bill paying, calculators and worksheets. Develop more knowledge by becoming skilled at using the Net for improved budgeting, financial planning and protecting your assets. Discover how you can use the Internet to plan for expected and unexpected life events (for example, buying the home of your dreams, planning for your comfortable retirement and college). Find out how you can save money by using online comparison resources and tools for large purchases. Avoid frauds by understanding how to protect your personal financial information. Discover how you can recognize potential online swindles, shams, and deceptions. To sum it up, 'Managing Your Money Online For Dummies' shows you how to get more from what you already have and how to reach your financial goals without penny pinching or giving up luxuries.