Free Now, Create your account in our book library, so you can find out the latest books ~ bestsellers and get them for free, more than 1 million copies of the book. This study traces the emergence of changing attitudes about the child, at once economically "useless" and emotionally "priceless", from the late 1800s to the 1930s. It describes how turn-of-the-century America discovered new, sentimental ways to determine a child's monetary worth. Striking photographs and an inspirational narrative highlight species of animals that are threatened by extinction, offering a dramatic call to action to preserve the environment, biodiversity, and the creatures that make Earth their home. This pathbreaking book shows how credit markets functioned in Paris, through the agency of notaries, during a critical period of French history. Its authors challenge the usual assumption that organized financial markets—and hence the opportunity for economic growth—did not emerge outside of England and the Netherlands until the nineteenth century. Drawing on innovative research, the authors show that as early as the Old Regime, financial intermediaries in France were mobilizing a great tide of capital and arranging thousands of loans between borrowers and lenders. The implications for historians and economists are substantial. The role of notaries operating in Paris that Priceless Markets uncovers has never before been recognized. In the wake of this pathbreaking new study, historians will also have to rethink the origins of the French Revolution. As the authors show, the crisis of 1787-88 did not simply ignite revolt; it was intimately bound up in an economic struggle that reached far back into the eighteenth century, and continued well into the 1800s. The creator of the FBI's Art Crime Team recounts his dramatic career, describing high-stakes undercover missions involving valuable stolen antiquities, in an account that covers his role in a famous unsolved crime. Presents a retelling of a traditional Italian tale in which a kindly Genoese merchant, richly rewarded for solving an irritating problem for the king of the Spice Islands, causes a greedy rival to try and gain a fortune in the same way. Esther, like many of us, feels like she doesn't fit in, and isn't good enough to achieve greatness. One day, she creates a list of her flaws and shortcomings, and reads them off to Jesus. Saddened by her lack of self-worth, Jesus creates his own list, telling Esther all the reasons why she is wonderful. He says that she is great because she is His. He reminds her that she is a one of a kind creation, made in His image to bring glory to God above. No matter the reflection she sees in the mirror, or what others may think of her, Esther comes to know, that in the eyes of the Lord, she is Priceless. Prada stores carry a few obscenely expensive items in order to boost sales for everything else (which look like bargains in comparison). People used to download music for free, then Steve Jobs convinced them to pay. How? By charging 99 cents. That price has a hypnotic effect: the profit margin of the 99 Cents Only store is twice that of Wal-Mart. Why do text messages cost money, while e-mails are free? Why do jars of peanut butter keep getting smaller in order to keep the price the "same"? The answer is simple: prices are a collective hallucination. In Priceless, the bestselling author William Poundstone reveals the hidden psychology of value. In psychological experiments, people are unable to estimate "fair" prices accurately and are strongly influenced by the unconscious, irrational, and politically incorrect. It hasn't taken long for marketers to apply these findings. "Price consultants" advise retailers on how to convince consumers to pay more for less, and negotiation coaches offer similar advice for businesspeople cutting deals. The new psychology of price dictates the design of price tags, menus, rebates, "sale" ads, cell phone plans, supermarket aisles, real estate offers, wage packages, tort demands, and corporate buyouts. Prices are the most pervasive hidden persuaders of all. Rooted in the emerging field of behavioral decision theory, Priceless should prove indispensable to anyone who negotiates. The second in the LiBREttO series of short stories by Crystin Morgan The art world is under siege. Art galleries, museums and private collections around the world are being targeted by a criminal gang with a preference for paintings by contemporary artists. But events take a turn for the worse when a wealthy couple and a top London banker are murdered after interrupting burglaries at their homes, their art collections taken. International police forces are baffled. Who – or what – could be behind such a perfectly planned crime spree? As events unfold through the pages of the British national press, the outcome is more bizarre than anyone could have imagined. Fifty received it. Each will get to decide what they do with it. None of their lives will be the same.Jay Bilston finds himself caught between two tempting destinies. Both hold promise. Both will demand his soul. Will he choose one before one chooses him? Only time will tell, but Jay will need to make a decision before the edges of his life unravel. And fast. With time running out, everything hinges on the note...and he can't even tell Anna about it. Will he lose her—again?Pricing The Priceless Child
Genre: Social Science
Author: Viviana A. Zelizer
Release: 1994-08-28
File Book: 277
ISBN-10: 0691034591
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Genre: Nature
Author: Bradley Trevor Greive
Release: 2002-11-02
File Book: 160
ISBN-10: 9780740726958
Language Options: en Priceless Markets
Genre: Business & Economics
Author: Philip T. Hoffman
Release: 2000
File Book: 350
ISBN-10: 0226348016
Language Options: en Priceless
Genre: Art
Author: Robert K. Wittman
Release: 2011-06
File Book: 324
ISBN-10: 9780307461483
Language Options: en Priceless Gifts
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Author: Martha Hamilton
Release: 2006-12
File Book: 32
ISBN-10: 087483788X
Language Options: en America S Priceless Heritage
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Author: Jamison Deweerd
Release: 2013-04
File Book: 32
ISBN-10: 9781449790776
Language Options: en Priceless
Genre: Business & Economics
Author: William Poundstone
Release: 2010-01-05
File Book: 352
ISBN-10: 1429943939
Language Options: en Priceless
Genre: Fiction
Author: Crystin Morgan
Release: 2013-12-01
File Book: 15
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Genre: Fiction
Author: Mark A. Gudmunson
Release: 2010-05
File Book: 304
ISBN-10: 9781615668366
Language Options: en