Hegel called him "an idea on horseback," a description that suggests Napoleon Bonaparte's complexity, as well as the extent to which he changed France, Europe, and the world. Napoleon has been called a visionary, a pragmatist, a cynical opportunist, an ogre, and a demigod. Here, he is described in his own words and the words of his contemporaries: from his clannishness to his knack for being at the right place at the right time, and from his genius to his obsession with detail.
Geared to sophisticated entrepreneur who wants to build a career or wealth by owning their own small business, this book tells exactly how to purchase at the right time and for the right price. It shows how things work in the active small business marketplace, covering in detail such subjects as: finding and evaluating candidates for acquisition; financing, negotiating and structuring the deal; dealing with legal and tax implications; handling post-acquisition management issues; and determining the current and fair value.
MAKE Magazine brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. MAKE is loaded with exciting projects that help you make the most of your technology at home and away from home. We celebrate your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will.
Downshifters Guide to Relocation, Escape to a Simple, Less Stressful Way of Life
According to recent research 40 per cent of the workforce under the age of 35 are making serious plans to downshift, with 1.3 million people hoping to make the break before 2013. As with the thousands who are already living the dream, most will think it's the best thing they ever did. But some may miss the sophistication of city life. It's not easy to move back so you really need to think whether you are making the right decision. If you are, this book will help you prepare properly.
Whether you believe that space aliens are coming to Earth to solve all our problems so we don't have to do any work to fix them ourselves, or you believe that going to a faith healer or New Age huckster rather than relying on medical science to heal you is the right course of medical care, believing in things uncritically can be bad for you and bad for society. Carl Sagan felt that it was the right thing — the morally conscientious thing — to work against those trends. And he wrote his essays…
