Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide [2005]


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Features recommendations and ratings on hundreds of small, medium, and large-sized cars based on quality, economy, performance, and comfort standards, with judgments on crash protection, and assessments of available options.




New Car Buying Guide 2000


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Test reports, profiles, and advice on nearly 200 new cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and pickups are provided by America's #1 consumer product-testing center. 240 photos and charts.




Autocar


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What Your Car Really Costs


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Information Technology and the Networked Economy


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The dramatic growth of the internet and the World Wide Web is changing the way we live, work, and play. In Information Technology and the Networked Economy, Second Edition, you will explore how information systems are used in business, and, more importantly, how the role of information systems has grown as a result of the telecommunications revolution. Using his unique perspective, author Patrick McKeown links the foundations of information systems to the demands of e-commerce, connectivity, and Internet-based transaction processing-the "networked economy." Also included is full coverage of an e-commerce business, www.fareastfoods.com, which serves as the backdrop for a running case study.







Automotive News


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The Volkswagen Beetle


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The Volkswagen Beetle is the most successful car in the history of the automobile and over twenty million examples have been built. Conceived by Adolf Hitler in the spirit of the Model T Ford and designed by Ferdinand Porsche in the 1930s, the Beetle did not enter series production until 1945, after the ending of the Second World War. Its familiar but unconventional lines have since become recognisable throughout the world and, incredibly, it is still being built at VW's Mexican factory. This edition brings the story up to date and charts the arrival and evolution of the New Beetle, visually inspired by the original, which appeared in 1998. About the author Jonathan Wood is a founder member of the staff of Classic Cars, the magazine which gave its name to the movement. He is the author of some 35 books, which include an acclaimed history of the Volkswagen Beetle. Other titles for Shire by this author are: The Bean Austin Seven The Citroen The Bullnose Morris Classic Cars The Model T Ford The Rolls-Royce




Brand Portfolio Strategy


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In this long-awaited book from the world’s premier brand expert and author of the seminal work Building Strong Brands, David Aaker shows managers how to construct a brand portfolio strategy that will support a company’s business strategy and create relevance, differentiation, energy, leverage, and clarity. Building on case studies of world-class brands such as Dell, Disney, Microsoft, Sony, Dove, Intel, CitiGroup, and PowerBar, Aaker demonstrates how powerful, cohesive brand strategies have enabled managers to revitalize brands, support business growth, and create discipline in confused, bloated portfolios of master brands, subbrands, endorser brands, cobrands, and brand extensions. Renowned brand guru Aaker demonstrates that assuring that each brand in the portfolio has a clear role and actively reinforces and supports the other portfolio brands will profoundly affect the firm’s profitability. Brand Portfolio Strategy is required reading not only for brand managers but for all managers with bottom-line responsibility to their shareholders.




Illustrated Plymouth & DeSoto Buyer's Guide


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Illustrated Plymouth & DeSoto BuyerÆs Guide Jim Benjaminson. This specially created buyerÆs guide contains coverage of all Plymouth cars and trucks from 1928 through today, including the new Prowler, plus all DeSoto cars from 1929 through 1961. Packed with hundreds of photos on your favorite models. Our unique 5-star rating system helps you determine the mostvaluable models. Filled with useful tips on ôproblem cars" to stay away from. Sftbd., 7 3/8"x 9 1/4 ", 16 pgs., 2 b&w ill.