Archive for July, 2009

Car Dealer Hell exposes the scams, gimmicks and deceitful practices used by dealers every day. This book includes useful checklists, summaries and resources that will help you avoid car dealership traps while getting the best deal for your new or used car.

Title: Car Dealer Hell: The Truth About Deception
Author: Charles G. Irion is a 1975 Thunderbird graduate. He owns U.S. Park Investments, a leading owner/management company of 19 manufactured home and RV communities in the United States. He is donating all of the net proceeds of his Hell book series to victims of fraud.
Price: $19.99
Publisher: Charles G. Irion, Irion Books (2009)
Description: Paperback, 7 x 10, 192 pages
ISBN: 978-1607432531
Information: www.cardealerhellthebook.com

Do you constantly feel anxious about money? Have unopened credit card statements piled up on your countertop? Are you forever losing receipts for items you meant to return? In an economic downturn taking charge of your financial well-being is more crucial than ever. One Year to an Organized Financial Life is a unique week-by-week plan to make saving money simple, automatic, and stress-free.

Title: One Year to an Organized Financial Life: From Your Credit Cards to Your Retirement Plan, the Week by Week Guide to Financial Peace of Mind
Authors: Russell Wild, a 1980 Thunderbird graduate, is a certified financial planner and a registered investment adviser. Professional organizer Regina Leeds is the New York Times best-selling author of “One Year to an Organized Life.”
Price: $11.53
ISBN: 978-0738213675
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books (December 15, 2009)
Description: Paperback, 304 pages
Information: www.russellwild.com

This book covers the elements in Japan’s traditional culture that have made the Japanese remarkably successful in virtually all of their endeavors. The author attributes the special knowledge and skills of the Japanese to the premise that they are primarily right-brain oriented as a result of their vowel-heavy language — a linguistic circumstance they share with only one other group of people: the Polynesians of the South Pacific.

Title: Why the Japanese Are a Superior People! The Advantages of Using Both Sides of Your Brain
Author: Boye Lafayette De Mente is the author of more than 60 books. He first came to Japan in 1949 and has since worked as a journalist, editor, lecturer and writer. In 1948 De Mente switched from Naval intelligence to the Army Security Agency and was assigned to Japan during the heyday of the American occupation of that country. In 1950 he went from intelligence work to being the editor of the ASA Star, a weekly newspaper he founded. De Mente graduated from Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1953.
Publisher: Phoenix Books / Publishers (July 8, 2009)
ISBN: 978-0914778554
Price: $12.95
Description: Paperback, 124 pages
Information: www.boyedemente.com

How do you turn a group of people who work together into a team? For years, major corporations and government bodies have used powerful, proven outdoor adventure-based team-building exercises. They know these experiences transform groups into teams that communicate better, trust more, solve problems more effectively, and work together more productively. Now at last adventure trainer and author Harrison Snow makes it possible for other trainers and consultants to use these powerful activities in their programs.

Title: Indoor/Outdoor Team Building Games for Trainers
Author: Harrison Snow, a 1982 Thunderbird graduate, leads Team Building Associates, International, a group of professionals committed to raising the performance of organizations. For more than 22 years the group’s mission has been to build teams, develop teamwork and leadership skills, empower employees, improve processes, resolve conflicts, enhance decision making and inspire change.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill (April 1, 1997)
ASIN: B001HUAFXE
Description: Available in hardcover and ring-bound editions
Information: www.teambuildingassociates.com

“Index Investing for Dummies” shows active investors how to add index investments to their portfolios and make the most of their money, while protecting their assets. It features plain-English information on the different types of index funds and their advantage over other funds, getting started in index investing, using index funds for asset allocation, understanding returns and risk, diversifying among fund holdings, and applying winning strategies for maximum profit.

Title: Index Investing for Dummies
Author: Russell Wild, a 1980 Thunderbird graduate, is a certified financial planner and a registered investment adviser. He calls his firm Global Portfolios to reflect his belief in international diversification — using exchange-traded funds to build well-diversified, low-expense, tax-efficient portfolios. Wild’s articles have appeared in many national publications, including AARP The Magazine, Consumer Reports, Details, Maxim, Men’s Journal, Cosmopolitan, Reader’s Digest and Real Simple.
Price: $16.49
ISBN: 978-0470294062
Publisher: For Dummies (December 31, 2008)
Description: Paperback, 360 pages
Information: www.russellwild.com

Tools for Teams shows today’s manager how to gain the benefits of powerful and coherent teamwork. From crafting a strategic vision and managing change to dealing with the nitty-gritty of interpersonal conflict and poor performance, this book provides the skills, techniques and programs that will develop trust, committment and results. It will serve as an excellent guide for any manager to the art and science of building a team.

Title: Tools for Teams: The Manager’s Guide to Building Teams
Author: Harrison Snow, a 1982 Thunderbird graduate, leads Team Building Associates, International, a group of professionals committed to raising the performance of organizations. For more than 22 years the group’s mission has been to build teams, develop teamwork and leadership skills, empower employees, improve processes, resolve conflicts, enhance decision making and inspire change.
Publisher: Team Building Associates (November 1, 2001)
ISBN: 978-0967732909
Price: $22
Description: Paperback, 386 pages
Information: www.teambuildingassociates.com

The Expat Checklist is a practical and simple guide to items that should be considered in an expatriate agreement, including hints on developing a successful expatriate agreement. This is the tool the author wished he had when negotiating his own agreement. It is written for expatriates to help others enjoy successful expatriate experiences. The Expat Checklist will also benefit HR departments wanting to understand an expatriate assignment from an employee’s perspective, and wanting a checklist in order to develop a successful expatriate experience for their employees.

Title: The Expat Checklist: The Practical and Simple Guide for Developing a Successful Expatriate Agreement
Author: Richard Balderrama, a 1997 Thunderbird graduate, is a sales and marketing executive with strong general management and international business skills.
Publisher: Richard Balderrama (February 4, 2009)
Price: $28
ISBN: 978-0578004075
Description: Hardcover, 20 pages
Information: www.expatchecklist.com or amazon.com

What caused the world financial meltdown? Could it be a planned event and a precursor to a redesign of a new economy? Behind the confusing stories meant to divert the truth, FBI agent Jeff Miller finds himself sucked into the dark world of the shadow bankers, the Council on Foreign Relations and the mysterious Knights Templar as the puppet masters of the puppet masters pull the strings of history to guide the world into a new future.

Title: The Meltdown Chronicles: A Fast-paced Financial Thriller
Author: Len Goodman, a 1975 Thunderbird graduate, lives in Orlando, Florida. For many years, he was a highly paid analyst and fraud examiner doing more than 600 on-site investigations of U.S.-based companies. In addition, he was a registered securities dealer and pension fund manager.
Publisher: Len Goodman (April 22, 2009)
Price: $9.99
Format: Kindle Edition (812 KB)
ASIN: B0027CSTU2
Information: www.amazon.com

Anybody who likes a good meal prepared from wild game that inhabit water, land and sky will enjoy “Roadkill Cooking for Campers.” The book includes a section called “Fish And Other Water Critters” that is sure to hook the interest of any fisherman. Compiled by Charles G. Irion, this tantalizing book contains well over 350 mouthwatering recipes that offer something for every outdoorsman, fisherman, hunter, RVer and camper.

Title: Roadkill Cooking for Campers: The Best Dang Wild Game Cookbook in the World
Author: Charles G. Irion is a 1975 Thunderbird graduate. He owns U.S. Park Investments, a leading owner/management company of 19 manufactured home and RV communities in the United States.  His love of camping and hiking inspired the collection of these recipes.
Publisher: Charles G. Irion (June 1, 2009)
Price: $15.95
Description: Paperback, 192 pages. Roadkill Cooking for Campers – The Best Dang Wild Game Cookbook in the World is divided into ten recipe sections: Big Game Delights; Small Game Tummy Fillers; Winged Creatures; Fish And Other Water Critters; Liquid Concoctions; Vegetable Treats; Nuts, Seeds, Blossoms; Fruits And Berries; Breads, Butters Sauces, Puddings too; and Hodgepodge.
ISBN: 978-0615298368
Information: www.irionbooks.com