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The Death and Life of the Great American School System
How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
by Diane Ravitch
In The Death and Life of the Great American School System , Diane Ravitch examines her career in education reform, and repudiates positions that she once fiercely defended. Evaluating broadly popular ideas for restructuring schools, she explains why they have had no positive impact on the quality of American education. Ravitch reconsiders the evolution of her own views on key issues and reveals her skepticism... (more)
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University scholarships, awards & bursaries
by Brian Heap
Compiled by Brian Heap, the leading authority on higher education entry, University Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries is the only book to list all of the extra financial assistance available to students in higher education. This guide shows how much funding is available that many students would never have heard of but may be eligible for. From music and sports scholarships to bursaries for local or... (more)
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The Directory of Grant Making Trusts
by Alan French
Now in its twentieth edition, the "Directory of Grant Making Trusts" continues to be one of the foremost authorities in the field. Its objective and detailed information on trusts and their funding policies within each updated version has ensured that many people buy every new edition. With fully updated information supplied by the trusts themselves, the entries include: contact details; what is (and is not)... (more)
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Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur
by Dermot Berkery
Have the negotiating edge when getting your new business off the ground Written by Dermot Berkery, an internationally known venture capitalist with Delta Partners, this complete toolbook thoroughly details how venture capitalists arrange the financing for a company; what they look for in a business plan; how they value a business; and how they structure the terms of an agreement. Within its pages, you'll... (more)
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Stay Hungry Stay Foolish
by Rashmi Bansal
The inspiring stories of 25 IIM Ahmedabad graduates who chose to tread a path of their own making.
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The Educational Grants Directory 2009-2010 2009-2010
by Alan French
Now in its tenth edition, The Educational Grants Directory contains details of about 1,500 sources of financial help for schoolchildren and students in need, giving a total of around GBP55 million each year. It is a key reference for educational social workers, student welfare officers, teachers and advice agencies, as well as the individuals themselves and their families. Each entry includes eligibility... (more)
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The Grants Register 2010: The Complete Guide to Postgraduate Funding Worldwide
The most comprehensive guide available to postgraduate grants and professional funding worldwide. For twenty-eight years the leading source for up to date information on the availability of, and eligibility for, postgraduate and professional awards. Each entry is verified by its awarding body and all information is updated annually.
Everything you wanted to know-about sponsorship, placements and graduate opportunitiesAmoeba publications
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Everything you wanted to know-about sponsorship, placements and graduate opportunities
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Rising Plague
The Global Threat from Deadly Bacteria and Our Dwindling Arsenal to Fight Them
by Brad Spellberg
Antibiotic-resistant microbes infect more than 2 million Americans and kill over 100,000 each year. They spread rapidly, even in such seemingly harmless places as high school locker rooms, where they infect young athletes. And throughout the world, many more people are dying from these infections. Astoundingly, at the same time that antibiotic resistant infections are skyrocketing in incidence creating a critical... (more)
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A Guide to the Major Trusts: a Further 700 Trusts: 2003-2004
by Tom Traynor
Grant-making trusts are a key source of funding for charitable activity, which no fundraiser can afford to ignore. The "Guide to the Major Trusts" series has built a reputation as a useful source of information in this area. This second volume examines a further 700 trusts, which between them give over #127 million each year. Every trust in the guide has the potential to give over #60,000 a year. The content is... (more)
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A Guide to Scottish Trusts
by Tom Traynor
Details of charitable giving in Scotland by grant-making t rusts. Covers more than 350 trusts which are each able to give over #1000 a year in Scotland, giving a combined total annually of over #40 million.
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Terrornomics
by Sean S. Costigan
Today, no single issue dominates the global political landscape as much as terrorism. Aware of their unique position in the newly unipolar world, terrorist leaders - Osama bin Laden foremost among them - have articulated that economic warfare is a key component of the new terrorist agenda. Governments have accentuated the role of economic tools in their counter-terrorism policies while maintaining... (more)
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High Tech Start-up: The Complete How-to Handbook for Creating Successful New High Tech Companies
by John L. Nesheim
The phenomenal success of the initial public offerings (IPOs) of many new internet companies obscures the fact that fewer than six out of 1 million business plans submitted to venture capital firms will ever reach the IPO stage. Many fail, according to start-up expert John Nesheim, because the entrepreneurs did not have access to the invaluable lessons that come from studying the real-world venture experiences of... (more)
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Done Deals: Venture Capitalists Tell Their Stories
FLAPCOPY The Inside Story of the Venture Capital World as Told by the Industry's Elite Players Arguably today's hottest industry, venture capital is a dynamic engine of wealth creation that has contributed both to America's soaring economy and to its undisputed technological dominance. Yet, in spite of the significant media attention the venture capital world has attracted, an air of mystery still surrounds... (more)
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Angel Investing: Matching Startup Funds with Startup Companies -- A Guide for Entrepreneurs, Individual Investors, and Venture Capitalists
by Mark Van Osnabrugge
They deliver more capital to entrepreneurs than any other source. And they often receive an incredible return on their investments. They're angel investors, some of the most important--and least understood--players in business today. The United States has close to three million angels, whose investments in startups exceed $60 billion per year. Some of our most successful companies were funded by angels--companies... (more)
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Keys to the Vault: Lessons From the Pros on Raising Money and Igniting Your Business
by Keith J. Cunningham
If you have a great idea for a business but don't know what to do next, this book was written for you. Keys to the Vault will help you finance your idea, ignite your business, and beat the odds. It covers everything you need to know, from how professional investors think to the nitty-gritty of developing a solid business plan and choosing the right legal and capital structure for your business. If you need the... (more)
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The Grants Register 2006: The Complete Guide to Postgraduate Funding Worldwide (Grants Register)
by Palgrave Macmillan
The most authoritative and comprehensive guide available to postgraduate grants and professional funding worldwide. For over twenty years The Grants Register has been the leading source for up to date information on the availability of, and eligibility for, postgraduate and professional awards. With details of over 3,500 awards, The Grants Register 2006 is more extensive than any comparable publication. Each... (more)
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TechVenture: New Rules on Value and Profit from Silicon Valley
by Mohan Sawhney, Ranjay Gulati, Anthony Paoni, The Kellogg TechVenture Team
PRAISE FOR TECHVENTURE "Mohan Sawhney is a John Maynard Keynes for the Net Age."–Business Week "As technology moves from being a tool to a driver of business strategy, TechVenture and its insights will be mission critical."–Vinod Khosla, Partner Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers "TechVenture puts on display the technologies that are sculpting the opportunities and pitfalls of tomorrow’s... (more)
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Research Administration and Management
by Elliott C. Kulakowski, Lynne U. Chronister
The United States work force consists of over 150,000 research administrators who manage the nation’s $100 billion annual investment in research and development. Research Administration and Management is written for any individual who is involved in the leadership, development, management and support of this research. This book will guide readers with information and motivation to gain further knowledge and... (more)
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How to say it--grantwriting : write proposals that grantmakers want to fund
by Deborah Koch
A guide to writing grant proposals tailored specifically to a donor's interests, complete with step-by-step instructions and samples of winning proposals. In grant- seeking, words can go where the applicant can't-the foundation boardroom, the corporation's headquarters-so it's important to use them as the strategic, powerful tools that they are. This book shows readers how to find, frame, and use words... (more)

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