Fast Food Nation


Book Description

An exploration of the fast food industry in the United States, from its roots to its long-term consequences.




Making Finance Work for Africa


Book Description

Drawing on its extensive experience in helping restructure and reform financial systems, the World Bank examines the state of African domestic financial systems in a global comparison. It identifies promising trends as well as pinpointing the major shortcomings that are observed across sub-Saharan Africa. Policy recommendations distinguish between those designed to make finance a more effective driver of economic growth and those designed to give low income, small-scale and other excluded groups better access to financial services.







The Corporate Directory of US Public Companies 1995


Book Description

This valuable and accessible work provides comprehensive information on America's top public companies, listing over 10,000 publicly traded companies from the New York, NASDAQ and OTC exchanges. All companies have assets of more than $5 million and are filed with the SEC. Each entry describes business activity, 5 year sales, income, earnings per share, assets and liabilities. Senior employees, major shareholders and directors are also named. The seven indices give an unrivalled access to the information.




Misrepresentation in the Life, Health, and Disability Insurance Application Process


Book Description

This comprehensive publication provides practitioners in the area of life, health, and disability insurance with a national survey of each of the fifty states regarding misrepresentations on applications as well as the applicable case law interpreting relevant statutes and developing the common law regarding misrepresentations. In addition, the publication will address the evolving issues related to misrepresentations in the context of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).







History of Wyoming (Second Edition)


Book Description

"The History of Wyoming" explains detailed information of territorial and state developments. This second edition also includes the post-World War II chapters containing discussion about the economy, society, culture and politics not included on the previous edition.







From Handshake to Closing


Book Description

A veteran real estate lawyer explains a commercial real estate deal, offering practical suggestions on how to handle each stage of the process and avoid the pitfalls that can kill it. The author explains the lawyer's role in documenting, reviewing, and negotiating the real estate transaction, from the beginning through post-closing issues, and includes valuable sample language, real-world examples, and tips and techniques for how reach the heartfelt handshake that closes the deal.