Ihr ganzes Leben lang hat Kiana den Göttern von Anima vertraut.
Doch seit sie den Schicksalsbrechern Tyron und Nevin begegnet ist, gerät alles ins Wanken, woran sie je geglaubt hat.

Wenn wahre Liebe nur durch die Verknüpfung der Schicksalsbänder möglich sein soll – warum empfinden Tyron und sie dann so verdammt viel füreinander?
Und warum entwickeln die beiden plötzlich neue Kräfte, die alles übersteigen, was für Novizen des Schicksals- und des Kriegsordens möglich sein sollte?

Als Tyron gefangen genommen wird und in Lebensgefahr schwebt, muss Kiana all ihre Fähigkeiten dafür einsetzen,
ihn zu retten und schließlich die Wahrheit über die Götter und ihre Motive aufzudecken! Das Buch ist im Ueberreuter Verlag erschienen- auch über Amazon zu bestellen

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The Viper stunned Americans by showing that Dodge, whose cars were all front-wheel drive (and mostly powered by four-cylinder engines), could make a raw, brutal, V-10-powered car that could run with the best. Team Viper went a step further at Le Mans, proving that an American car could handle turns, too &; so well that it won its class, repeatedly, at a fraction of the cost of the cars it beat. Dodge Viper covers the transition from a concept to a rough and brutal rocket to a world-class supercar, and includes every generation. The story also tells of the rough times when the entire Viper business could have been sold to the highest bidder, and considers alternative paths the 2013-17 Viper might have taken.

This is not just a gushing tribute to the Dodge Viper, the author provides an objective view of the full story, using business, historical, and enthusiast perspectives. The book looks at the business case for each generation, the development stories and their outcomes, and describes some of the issues owners may have to watch out for, particularly in the early models. This book is published by VELOCE PUB – now available at amazon.

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Author Richard Heseltine untangles the Ghia Jaguar XK 120 Supersonic&;s complicated backstory of British design brilliance and Italian design artistry. He reveals how Ghia wowed the car world with its jet-age styling, and introduces several fascinating characters whose names have peppered the post-war story of Italian car design, engineering and racing. Readers will discover how the original Supersonic was the work of Giovanni Sovanuzzi &; the genius designer-engineer famous for the Cisitalia 202. Meanwhile, race team legend Virgilio Conrero was first to put fire in the Supersonic&;s belly, while fiery Ghia chief Luigi Segre used the car to woo North America.

In-depth background on Carrozzeria Ghia examines the Italian coachbuilder&;s efforts to spread across Europe and &;crack&; the US market. The birth of Supersonic design as an Alfa Romeo-powered GT is covered in great detail, and a fascinating line-up of other Italian-bodied Jaguar XK sports cars are examined and illustrated, as a way to compare and contrast the Supersonic with the work of other accomplished Italian designers.

The history of chassis number 679768, is chronicled, recounting its elusive first owner, its lengthy periods hidden from public view, and its status today as the prized centrepiece in a private collection. Stunning contemporary photography of the car is mixed with rare and fascinating archive images. This book is published by Porter Press International – now available at amazon.

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Links theory and practice for investment professionals and portfolio managers, demonstrating why some portfolios consistently perform better than others

Investing well, like any other business, depends on competitive advantage. Some portfolios reliably generate greater returns than others because they simply are better positioned to benefit from strengths and avoid weaknesses. Building and using competitive advantage becomes central to the daily work of the best mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, insurers and virtually every other type of portfolio. But competitive advantage commonly is overlooked in most written work for investment professionals. The literature often varies between abstract formal treatments and pragmatic workbooks with little in between. Competitive Advantage in Investing fills the gap by integrating modern portfolio theory with actual practice in one comprehensive volume.

This innovative book guides investment professionals on building and sustaining competitive advantage and helps policymakers and researchers apply theory in a wide range of practical settings. Author Steven Abrahams–Senior Managing Director at Amherst Pierpont Securities and former Adjunct Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School–draws from his experience in both academic theory and real-life strategic investing to bridge the two worlds. This valuable resource:
* Connects the formal literature on investing to the actual work of most institutional portfolio managers
* Examines core strengths and weaknesses that drive portfolio behavior at mutual and hedge funds, banks and insurers, at other institutions and for individuals
* Demonstrates how linking portfolio theory and practice can increase competitive advantage
* Offers a robust description of investing, markets, and asset value

Competitive Advantage in Investing: Building Winning Professional Portfolios is a must-have book for any investment professional, policymaker, or researcher. This book is published by Wiley – now available at amazon.

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„Tech-Aktien steigen immer!“ „Immobilienpreise fallen nie!“ Stimmt das wirklich?
Ob wahr oder nicht, solche Narrative, oder einfacher gesagt Geschichten, beeinflussen das Verhalten von Menschen und somit auch die Wirtschaft massiv.
Wie entstehen Narrative? Wie gehen sie viral, wie gewinnen sie an Einfluss, wann verlieren sie diesen wieder? Welche Auswirkungen haben sie? Und, last, but not least: Wie lassen sich mit ihnen ökonomische Zusammenhänge und Entwicklungen besser verstehen und vorhersagen? Diese Fragen untersucht Wirtschafts-Nobelpreisträger Robert J. Shiller in seinem vielleicht wichtigsten Buch. Das Buch ist Plassen Verlag erschienen – auch über Amazon zu bestellen.

Revised and updated.The influence of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on accounting across the world is stronger than ever. Most importantly, this stems from the mandatory adoption of IFRSs in many parts of the world, including Europe, Canada, Australia, Brazil and, with some relatively small exceptions, China. Additionally, foreign registrants in the US are also permitted to use IFRS by the SEC.

The impact of IFRSs also extends to accounting developments as the IASB and the FASB work closely together to formulate new standards such as those recently issued on leasing and revenue recognition. It is clear that investors, analysts and valuers need to understand financial statements produced under IFRS to feed in to their valuations and broader investment decisions.Written by practitioners for practitioners, the book addresses valuation from the viewpoint of the analyst, the investor and the corporate acquirer. It starts with valuation theory: what is to be discounted and at what discount rate? It explains the connection between standard methodologies based on free cash flow and on return on capital. And it emphasizes that, whichever method is used, accurate interpretation of accounting information is critical to the production of sensible valuations. The authors argue that forecasts of cash flows imply views on profits and balance sheets, and that non-cash items contain useful information about future cash flows – so profits matter.The book addresses the implications for analysis, modelling and valuation of key aspects of IFRS, all updated for recent developments, including:- Pensions- Stock options- Derivatives- Provisions- Leases- Revenue recognition- Foreign currencyThe text also sets out the key differences between IFRS and US GAAP treatments of these issues, in addition to their implications for analysis.A detailed case study is used to provide a step-by-step valuation of an industrial company using both free cash flow and economic profit methodologies. The authors then address a range of common valuation problems, including cyclical or immature companies, as well as the specialist accounting and modelling knowledge required for regulated utilities, resource extraction companies, banks, insurance companies, real estate companies and technology companies. Accounting for mergers and disposals is first explained and then illustrated with a detailed potential acquisition. This book is published by Harriman House Publishing – now available at amazon.

Simone de Beauvoir war eine der einflussreichsten Intellektuellen des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. Ihr Buch »Das andere Geschlecht« hat die Art und Weise, wie wir über Geschlechtergrenzen denken, für immer verändert. Dennoch wurde ihr Leben weitgehend falsch dargestellt und zutiefst missverstanden. Kate Kirkpatrick greift auf bisher unveröffentlichte Tagebücher und Briefe zurück, und gibt einen spannenden Einblick in Beauvoirs Beziehungen, ihre Philosophie der Freiheit und der Liebe und ihr Ringen darum, sie selbst werden zu dürfen. Das Buch ist im Piper-Verlag erschienen, 25,– Euro – auch über Amazon zu bestellen.

As the power and sophistication of of ‘big data’ and predictive analytics has continued to expand, so too has policy and public concern about the use of algorithms in contemporary life. This is hardly surprising given our increasing reliance on algorithms in daily life, touching policy sectors from healthcare, transport, finance, consumer retail, manufacturing education, and employment through to public service provision and the operation of the criminal justice system. This has prompted concerns about the need and importance of holding algorithmic power to account, yet it is far from clear that existing legal and other oversight mechanisms are up to the task.

This collection of essays, edited by two leading regulatory governance scholars, offers a critical exploration of ‘algorithmic regulation’, understood both as a means for co-ordinating and regulating social action and decision-making, as well as the need for institutional mechanisms through which the power of algorithms and algorithmic systems might themselves be regulated. It offers a unique perspective that is likely to become a significant reference point for the ever-growing debates about the power of algorithms in daily life in the worlds of research, policy and practice. The range of contributors are drawn from a broad range of disciplinary perspectives including law, public administration, applied philosophy, data science and artificial intelligence. Taken together, they highlight the rise of algorithmic power, the potential benefits and risks associated with this power, the way in which Sheila Jasanoff’s long-standing claim that ‘technology is politics’ has been thrown into sharp relief by the speed and scale at which algorithmic systems are proliferating, and the urgent need for wider public debate and engagement of their underlying values and value trade-offs, the way in which they affect individual and collective decision-making and action, and effective and legitimate mechanisms by and through which algorithmic power is held to account.
This Book is published by Oxford University Press – 72,67 Euro – now available at Amazon.

Although the economy has always been changing, ever more innovations now seem to accelerate the transformation process. Are there any laws governing the incessant global change? Does it accord with our intentions and desires and make us happier? Do our institutions and our democracies cope with the challenges? How does economic theory explain what is going on? In this volume, experts in the field discuss the advances that evolutionary economics has made in exploring questions like these. The broad range of topics include a review of the development of the field: its conceptual and methodological characteristics are outlined; problems posed by macroeconomic evolution and the institutional challenges are highlighted; and, last but not least, the implications of the evolution of the economy for wellbeing and sustainability are addressed. Taken together, the contributions demonstrate the potential of an evolutionary paradigm for making sense of economic change and for assessing its consequences. This Book is published by Cambridge University Press – 102,00 Euro – now available at Amazon.

The past 30 years are often depicted as an era of globalisation, and even more so with the recent rise of global giants such as Google and Amazon. This updated and revised edition of The Handbook of Globalisation offers novel insights into the rapid changes our world is facing, and how best we can handle them. With multi-disciplinary contributions from leading experts, this Handbook covers a broad spectrum of issues and opportunities surrounding modern globalisation.

It explores the idea that globalisation is not new, natural or inevitable, but rather that current global arrangements are the result of corporate pressure and the choices of politicians. It highlights the fact that the deregulated, free market form of globalisation is not unavoidable and explores a new era of global co-operation based around a Green New Deal. It also considers the future of globalisation in the face of the Trump presidency, Brexit and the move towards more state-centred policies. This Handbook continues to be a vital resource for scholars, students and researchers of economics, international relations, and business and management who wish to gain a more in-depth understanding of globalisation from a variety of different disciplines. Politicians and policy makers will also benefit from the advice offered to avoid some of the increasingly negative impacts of our globalising world. This Book is published by Edward Elgar Publishing – 45,00 Euro – now available at Amazon.