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What Policy Makers Should Know About Agriculture with Norman Borlaug $19.95 ?Policymakers make bad policy because they don?t understand science-based agriculture.? Dr. Borlaug explains key points he believes are often overlooked or misunderstood. Recorded in 1980 as the narrative track for a proposed but never funded film series, his wisdom is enduringly relevant and is now available in this DevCom production. A special teachers? index permits calling up selected topic… |
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2007 Global Conference: How Can We Really Help the World’s Poor? $29.95 Nearly 40 percent of the world’s population, or 2.5 billion people, lives on less than $2 a day despite years of effort and multitudes of funds expended by governments, foundations and individuals trying to solve the problem. Wealthier countries try to help, but are they going about it the wrong way? Is money even the answer? In this riveting panel from the 2007 Milken Institute Global Conference,… |
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Believe in America: Mitt Romney’s Plan for Jobs and Economic Growth Mitt Romney will rebuild the foundations of the American economy on the principles of free enterprise, hard work, and innovation. His plan emphasizes critical structural adjustments rather than short-term fixes. It seeks to reduce taxes, spending, regulation, and government programs. It seeks to increase trade, energy production, human capital, and labor flexibility. It relinquishes power to the s… |
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The Founder’s Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup (Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship) $22.63 Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards are at stake. Friendships and relationships can suffer. Bad decisions at the inception of a promising venture lay the foundations fo… |
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Developing the Leader Within You $5.92 Few of us are natural-born leaders, according to John C. Maxwell, author of Developing the Leader Within You. Fortunately though, “the traits that are the raw material of leadership can be acquired,” he promises. “Link them up with desire and nothing can keep you from becoming a leader. This book will supply the leadership principles. You must supply the desire.” True to his words, Maxwe… |