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Durable Goods

Author : Elizabeth Berg
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 081296814X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Durable Goods written by Elizabeth Berg and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2003-05-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the hot Texas army base she calls home, Katie spends the lazy days of her summer waiting: waiting to grow up; waiting for Dickie Mack to fall in love with her; waiting for her breasts to blossom; waiting for the beatings to stop. Since their mother died, Katie and her older sister, Diane, have struggled to understand their increasingly distant, often violent father. While Diane escapes into the arms of her boyfriend, Katie hides in her room or escapes to her best friend’s house—until Katie’s admiration for her strong-willed sister leads her on an adventure that transforms her life. Written with an unerring ability to capture the sadness of growth, the pain of change, the nearly visible vibrations that connect people, this beautiful novel by the bestselling author of Open House reminds us how wonderful—and wounding—a deeper understanding of life can be.

The Measurement of Durable Goods Prices

Author : Robert J. Gordon
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226304604
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book The Measurement of Durable Goods Prices written by Robert J. Gordon and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American business has recently been under fire, charged with inflated pricing and an inability to compete in the international marketplace. However, the evidence presented in this volume shows that the business community has been unfairly maligned—official measures of inflation and the standard of living have failed to account for progress in the quality of business equipment and consumer goods. Businesses have actually achieved higher productivity at lower prices, and new goods are lighter, faster, more energy efficient, and more reliable than their predecessors. Robert J. Gordon has written the first full-scale work to treat the extent of quality changes over the entire range of durable goods, from autos to aircraft, computers to compressors, from televisions to tractors. He combines and extends existing methods of measurement, drawing data from industry sources, Consumer Reports, and the venerable Sears catalog. Beyond his important finding that the American economy is more sound than officially recognized, Gordon provides a wealth of anecdotes tracing the postwar history of technological progress. Bolstering his argument that improved quality must be accurately measured, Gordon notes, for example, that today's mid-range personal computers outperform the multimillion-dollar mainframes of the 1970s. This remarkable book will be essential reading for economists and those in the business community.

Durable Goods

Author : Stewart W. Herman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Durable Goods written by Stewart W. Herman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the strategies and tactics which management and employees have used to control each other. The text explores the historical roots and complexities of the management-employee relationship in the US, taking into account the initiatives and responses of both sides during the past 200 years.

The Durable Use of Consumer Products

Author : Michel Kostecki
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475728190
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book The Durable Use of Consumer Products written by Michel Kostecki and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do we need a new car or a new refrigerator every ten years? What happens to our PC which is exchanged for a new model every three years? Why do our shoes last only a year or so, while those of our great grandfather served for a genera tion? Are businesses deliberately marketing products in a way which encourages sub-optimal use and induces consumers to buy new products? More and more consumers respond ''yes'' objecting to the business practices which reduce the life span of a product or pay no attention to efficiency in con sumption. The growing concem with sub-optimal use of consumer durables arises as a response to the volume of waste, as wen as to the growing conviction that over-consumption is encouraged by marketing techniques and approaches that favor lesser durability and sub-optimal use. There are signs that those things will have to change. Firstly, client orientation - a condition sine qua non of marketing success in the saturated markets of rich countries - is gaining popularity. Consumers are better informed and more influential and "intelligent consumption" is on the rise. Buyers are becoming more and more hostile towards marketing manipulation, inducing them to consume faster, more and at higher prices. The public increas ingly resists messages in advertisements (preventive resistance) which are pre dominantly persuasive (rather than educational or informative) and conceived to stimulate demand for the "new", the superficial and the fashionable.

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments and Orders

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments and Orders written by and published by . This book was released on 1980-10 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Durable Trades

Author : Rory Groves
Publisher : Front Porch Republic Books
ISBN 13 : 1725274159
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Durable Trades written by Rory Groves and published by Front Porch Republic Books. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over thirty thousand occupations currently in existence, workers today face a bewildering array of careers from which to choose, and upon which to center their lives. But there is more at stake than just a paycheck. For too long, work has driven a wedge between families, dividing husband from wife, father from son, mother from daughter, and family from home. Building something that will last requires a radically different approach than is common or encouraged today. In Durable Trades, Groves uncovers family-centered professions that have endured the worst upheavals in history--including the Industrial Revolution--and continue to thrive today. Through careful research and thoughtful commentary, Groves offers another way forward to those looking for a more durable future.

Fixed Assets and Consumer Durable Goods in the United States ...

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Fixed Assets and Consumer Durable Goods in the United States ... written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Longer Lasting Products

Author : Tim Cooper
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 131710353X
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Longer Lasting Products written by Tim Cooper and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present economic system requires us to consume and throw away more and more goods. Yet often it's our desire, and the best interests of the environment, for these goods to last. The contributors to this book, who comprise many of the most significant international thinkers in the field, explore how longer lasting products could offer enhanced value while reducing environmental impacts. If we created fewer but better quality products, looked after them carefully and invested more in repair, renovation and upgrading, would this direct our economy onto a more sustainable course? The solution sounds simple, yet it requires a seismic shift in how we think, whether as producers or consumers, and our voracious appetite for novelty. The complex range of issues associated with product life-spans demands a multidisciplinary approach. The book covers historical context, design, engineering, marketing, law, government policy, consumer behaviour and systems of provision. It addresses the whole range of consumer durables - vehicles, kitchen appliances, audio-visual equipment and other domestic products, furniture and floor coverings, hardware, garden tools, clothing, household textiles, recreational goods and DIY goods - as well as the re-use of packaging. Longer Lasting Products provides policy makers, those involved in product design, manufacturing and marketing, and all of us as consumers, with clear and compelling guidance as to how we can move away from a throwaway culture towards an economy sustained by more durable goods.

The Demand for Durable Goods

Author : University of Chicago. Economics Research Center. Research Group in Public Finance
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Demand for Durable Goods written by University of Chicago. Economics Research Center. Research Group in Public Finance and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Producing and Obtaining Food

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780716614104
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book Producing and Obtaining Food written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An exploration of the environmental, health, and social issues of modern agriculture. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, activities, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.

Buy Now, Pay Later

Author : Martha L. Olney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780807819586
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Buy Now, Pay Later written by Martha L. Olney and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olney contends that a century ago, most Americans owned few durable goods, most of which were deemed necessities and few of which were advertised or purchased on an installment plan. Today, Americans own many durable goods, most considered luxury items, widely advertised and purchased on credit. She concludes that a revolution in consumer durable goods occurred in the 1920s and considers what roles advertising and credit played. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Joy School

Author : Elizabeth Berg
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345423097
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Joy School written by Elizabeth Berg and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1998-03-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exquisite new novel by bestselling writer Elizabeth Berg, a young woman falls in love -- and learns how sorrow can lead to an understanding of joy. Katie, the narrator, has relocated to Missouri with her distant, occasionally abusive father, and she feels very much alone: her much-loved mother is dead; her new school is unaccepting of her; and her only friends fall far short of being ideal companions. When she accidentally falls through the ice while skating, she meets Jimmy. He is handsome, far older than she, and married, but she is entranced. As their relationship unfolds, so too does Katie's awareness of the pain and intensity first love can bring. Beautifully written in Berg's irresistible voice, Joy School portrays the soaring happiness of real love, the deep despair one can feel when it goes unrequited, and the stubbornness of hope that will not let us let go. Here also is recognition that love can come in many forms and offer many different things. Joy School illuminates, too, how the things that hurt the most can sometimes teach us the lessons that really matter. About Durable Goods, Elizabeth Berg's first novel, Andre Dubus said, "Elizabeth Berg writes with humor and a big heart about resilience, loneliness, love and hope. And the transcendence that redeems." The same will be said of Joy School, Elizabeth Berg's most luminous novel to date.

The Demand for Durable Goods

Author : Arnold C. Harberger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Demand for Durable Goods written by Arnold C. Harberger and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A publication of the Research Group in Public Finance.

Research traditions in marketing

Author : Gilles Laurent
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780792393887
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (938 download)

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Download or read book Research traditions in marketing written by Gilles Laurent and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1994-01-31 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divergence: A Source of Creative Thinking The outstanding job accomplished by Bernard, Gary, and Gilles is really praiseworthy: not only did they succeed in completing within a remark ably short span of time the editing of the contributions to the conference that marked the 20th Anniversary of the European Institute for Ad vanced Studies in Management; they have also managed to elicit numerous insightful comments from a host of dashing young scholars as well as from the fortunate few established authorities whose findings have long be come leading articles in the best academic journals, who now chair those journals' editorial boards, and after whom great scientific awards have been named. In so doing, our dedicated triumvirate has blended together pieces of diverse research traditions-some of them quite puzzling-and mixed significantly differentiated styles of expression. The controversial display of self-confidence by some distinguished colleagues, the amazingly emo tional "good old" memories revived by their peers, the scapegoat-finding and moralizing confessions produced by some of their disciples together with the detached systematic rigidity of some others all combine to pro duce a multivarious patchwork that may well prove the existence of a marketing scholar lifecycle. This cartoon-like four-class typology might even make it worth the reader's while to indulge in some guesswork to discover the sequence of the four stages as an exercise and then partition the author population accordingly.

The Demand for Durable Goods

Author : Arnold C. Harberger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783337932022
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Demand for Durable Goods written by Arnold C. Harberger and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Durable Goods

Author : Elizabeth Berg
Publisher : Random House (NY)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Durable Goods written by Elizabeth Berg and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1993 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bk. 2: Joy school. Bk. 3: True to form.

Deep Economy

Author : Bill McKibben
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805076264
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (762 download)

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Download or read book Deep Economy written by Bill McKibben and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contending that more is not better for consumers, bestselling author McKibben offers a realistic, if challenging, scenario for a hopeful future. For those who wonder if there isn't more to life than buying, he provides insight on individual responsibility as well as global awareness.