Leading authority Shannon Pratt demystifies discounts and premiums in business valuation

'A must-read! Shannon Pratt continues to add to the business valuation body of knowledge.'

-Jay Fishman, FASA

There is often more money in dispute in determining the discounts and premiums in a business valuation than in arriving at the pre-discount value itself. Discounts and premiums affect not only the value of the company, but also play a crucial role in determining the risk involved, control issues, marketability, and contingent liability, to name a few. Approaching a business valuation without a thorough understanding of all the ins and outs of discounts and premiums can cause a deal to topple like a house of cards.

Business guru Shannon Pratt's critically acclaimed Business Valuation: Discounts and Premiums, Second Edition compiles all the key information practitioners need to successfully and accurately determine discounts and premiums in business valuation.

Thoroughly updated throughout, this must-have tool of the trade for business appraisers, accountants, attorneys, and business owners now includes:

• New database chapters that help quantify the discount for lack of marketability
• Analysis of the most comprehensive database, with over 5,000 entries on transactions in minority interests in private company stocks prior to an IPO
• Scores of valuable court case citations
• Court cases covering divorces, gift, estate, income taxes, bankruptcies, corporate and partnership dissolutions, and ESOPs
• Many new, never-before-published studies providing real-world benchmarks that can be applied to the practitioner's own cases

Learn how to master the complex issues of business valuation and capitalize on the numerous uses for discounts and premiums with the help of the most recognized authority on business valuation, Shannon Pratt.

Since the discovery of circadian rhythms in cyanobacteria in the late 1980s, the field has exploded with new information. The cyanobacterial model system for studying circadian rhythms, 'Synechococcus elongatus', has allowed a detailed genetic dissection of the bacterial clock due to the methods currently available in molecular, structural, and evolutionary biology.This book addresses multiple aspects of bacterial circadian programs: the history and background of the cyanobacteria and circadian rhythms in microorganisms, the molecular basis, structure, and evolution of the circadian clock, entrainment of the oscillator with the environment and the control of downstream processes by the clock, the demonstration of adaptive significance and the prokaryotic clock's remarkable stability, and mathematical and synthetic oscillator models for clock function.Experts in the field provide a timely and comprehensive review and a stepping-stone for future work on this amazing group of microorganisms and timing.

Presents an introduction to the state of New Hampshire, discussing its natural features, climate, history, government, industries, and people.

A gritty collection of urban fiction presents five stories of contemporary street life. Original.

Looks at the history, geography, government, places, and people of Oregon, as well as general facts about the state.

In this, her last book, theologian Letty Russell redefines the commonly held notion of hospitality as she challenges her readers to consider what it means to welcome the stranger. In doing so, she implores persons of faith to join the struggles for justice. Rather than an act of limited, charitable welcome, Russell maintains that true hospitality is a process that requires partnership with the “other” in our divided world. The goal is “just hospitality,” that is, hospitality with justice.

Lack of sleep, hormone overload, and a tiny human being that requires constant attention--it all conspires to extinguish a new mom's brain. What rises in its place is a brain that's fuzzy, and focused only on the basics: food, poop, and sleep. That, my friend, is a case of momnesia.

This hilarious how-to guide, full of coping tips, brain boosters, diagrams, and anecdotes, can help moms reclaim their brains. More important, Momnesia also maintains a mom's sense of humor as she leaves her car keys in the freezer, forgets her husband's name, or accidentally runs over the diaper bag (again).

Momnesia is a sweet and funny gift that's perfect for celebrating baby showers and congratulating new moms.

* Momnesia is packed with small bits of baby-themed humor, tips, quizzes, cartoons, lists, and more that empathize with the ups and downs of motherhood.

* It's a great companion book to the authors' work about breastfeeding, cleverly titled If These Boobs Could Talk.

* It's a fact: momnesia happens. In early 2008, CNN reported a study that found 82 percent of women claimed some type of absentmindedness during pregnancy and shortly after giving birth, including memory loss and an inability to concentrate.

For FBI Hostage Rescue Team member Evan Cooper and his partner, dignitary protection duty should have been a piece of cake. Unfortunately, Monica Callahan isn't making it easy. Estranged from her diplomat father--who is involved in a sensitive hostage situation in the Middle East--she refuses to be intimidated by a related terrorist threat back in the States. That is, until a chilling warning convinces her that the danger is very real--and escalating.As Coop and his partner do their best to keep her safe, Monica's father triggers an abduction that puts his daughter's life at risk. And with every second that ticks by, Coop knows that the odds of saving the only woman who has ever breached the walls around his heart are dropping. After all, terrorists aren't known for their patience--or their mercy. Book one in the Heroes of Quantico series, this suspense-filled novel will whisk readers along for the thrilling ride.

Four orphans take shelter in an old boxcar during a storm, and, determined to make it their own, they turn it into a safe, cozy home.

The pipe organ, an instrument whose origins date to ancient Greece, is prominent in the development of secular and church music, and its builders were as artistic as the composers like Bach, Pachelbel and Handel who played them.
This book describes the mechanics, fabrication, and acoustics of all types of pipe organs. Although it is technical in nature, its design, descriptions, and language are directed to organ students, their teachers, and all persons who love the organ. The book covers the construction of several types of pipe organ, with chapters on actions, chests, pipe work, wind supply, electrical circuitry, mechanics, registration, organ placement, acoustics, and repairs.

Traditionally, literature on the civil rights movement has highlighted the leadership of ministerial men and young black revolutionaries like the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokely Carmichael, and Malcolm X. Though recent studies have begun to explore female participation in the struggle for racial justice, women have generally been relegated to the margins of civil rights history. In Our Minds on Freedom, Shannon Frystak explores the organizational and leadership roles female civil rights activists in Louisiana assumed from the 1920s to the 1960s, highlighting a diverse group of courageous women who fought alongside their brothers and fathers, uncles and cousins, to achieve a more racially just Louisiana.

From the Depression through World War II and the postwar years, Frystak shows, black women joined and led local unions and civil rights organizations, agitating for voting rights and equal treatment in the public arena, in employment, and in admission to Louisiana's institutions of higher learning. At the same time, black women and white women began to find common ground in organizations such as the YWCA, the NAACP, and the National Urban League. Frystak explores how women of both races worked together to organize the 1953 Baton Rouge bus boycott, which served as inspiration for the more famous Montgomery bus boycott two years later;in the day-to-day struggle to alter the system of unequal education throughout the state; and in the fight to integrate New Orleans schools after the 1954 Brown decision.

In the early 1960s, a new generation of female activists joined their older female counterparts to work with organizations such as the NAACP, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and a number of local grassroots civil rights organizations. Frystak vividly describes the very real dangers they faced canvassing for voter registration in Louisiana's rural areas, teaching in Freedom Schools, and hosting out-of-town civil rights workers in their homes.

As Frystak shows, the civil rights movement allowed women to step out of their socially prescribed roles as wives, mothers, and daughters and become significant actors, indeed leaders, in a social movement structure largely dominated by men. Our Minds on Freedom is a welcome addition to the literature of the civil rights movement and will intrigue those interested in African American history, women's history, Louisiana, or the U.S. South.

'Cycling anatomy 'mostra come migliorare le performance attraverso l'accrescimento della forza muscolare e l'ottimizzazione dell'efficienza di ogni movimento. Le 74 esercitazioni proposte, introdotte da illustrazioni anatomiche a colori elaborate sul ciclista in azione e nelle quali vengono evidenziati i muscoli coinvolti, sono rivolte in generale a massimizzare la potenza, la velocità e la resistenza della pedalata. Fra le finalità specifiche per ognuno dei muscoli e gruppi muscolari interessati, il manuale permette una modulazione degli esercizi per concentrare l'attività allenante su ciascuna area specifica, di diminuire le tensioni muscolari e di ridurre a livelli minimali il rischio di incorrere nei più comuni infortuni del ciclista: più in sintesi offre la possibilità di elaborare le tipologie di allenamento più efficaci basandosi su necessità e traguardi molto ben definiti ed individualizzati.

Rev your engines for another adventure in Jon Scieszka's Trucktown!

It's trash day in Trucktown and Gabriella is ready SMASH, CRASH, and CRUNCH her way around town. Turn the wheel and help her find all the things she needs to keep her motor revving and her pistons pumping!

Max is having so much fun that he keeps getting stuck! Will anyone in Trucktown be able to help him out?

Rita, Dan, Max and Ted are on the move in Trucktown! Kids will have hands-on fun with a movable part on each spread! Swing Wrecker Rosie's wrecking ball, spin Monster Truck Max's wheel, dump gravel from Dump Truck Dan's bed, and move Tow Truck Ted's hook up and down as he saves a good friend!

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden are brothers and sisters—and they're orphans. The only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. One night, during a storm, the children find an old red boxcar that keeps them warm and safe. They decide to make it their home. This is just the beginning of their graphic novel adventure as The Boxcar Children! Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 4-8.

Imagine a world in which is it easy to find someone to turn to who understands your struggles, identifies with your wounds, and knows how lonely and scary it feels to live inside your skin. No longer would you have to feel ashamed, hopeless, or helpless when you resolve each day to beat your eating disorder, only to fall down again. In this fantastic brave new world, you would face your eating disorder head on, standing tall and firm with supportive friends by your side as you get better--and stay that way! In Beating Ana, Shannon Cutts opens the door and invites you into this world as she introduces you to a whole new way of thinking about and recovering from your eating disorder.

Shannon, too, fought hard during her 15-year battle with anorexia and bulimia and is now in a strong decade-long recovery from both. She understands firsthand the total isolation, dead-end thinking, and exhausting mind tricks that eating disorders confine you to, and has found a way to break free from eating disordered thinking and living--for good. Here, in Beating Ana, Shannon shares her own story with you and introduces you to a fresh, new, powerful, and proven approach to overcoming your eating disorder--the world of mentoring and connecting together.

From the very first page of Beating Ana, you will experience the empowering joy of sharing your recovery process with others as Shannon guides you in the same fun, introspective, practical and empowering techniques that she developed to achieve her own lasting recovery and has since passed along to her own mentees. You will walk with Shannon through the recovery process as you read private correspondence from five of her longtime mentees and participate right along with them in self-quizzes, short exercises, motivational affirmations, and journaling that is specifically designed to give you the courage, support, and tangible skills to say 'no' to your eating disorder and 'yes' to your life!

Excerpted from government and non-profit publications, 69 chapters define types of domestic violence, including emotional and verbal abuse, stalking, battery, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and professional exploitation, and describe methods of prevention, intervention, and care for all concerned. The reference also offers practical advice for victims immediately after an incident of abuse and ways professionals can identify and treat those affected by domestic abuse, including those in minority communities. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

These fiery lovers from another world take their unsuspecting partners on a pleasure trip through their wildest fantasies....

SHANNON STACEY

Interstellar Sparks

After intergalactic Acelan ambassador Ilyna shows up at hard-bodied electrician Bryan Cameron's door to re-enact some steamy scenes she saw on the XXX channel, he indulges her nocturnal fantasies...before the morning brings a scandalous surprise.

SUMMER DEVON

Futurelove

Candy is shocked when a tall, mysterious -- and deliciously sexy -- stranger from the future lands with a thud on her park bench. But with a little intimate fl irtation and a lot of erotic fun, she treats him to a red-hot escapade that makes him beg for more.

CHARLENE TEGLIA

Wolf in Cheap Clothing

Wearing her slinkiest bikini, Lou is on the hunt for the rogue werewolf who changed her -- until a gorgeous, towering hunk takes her hostage on the beach for an unforgettable night of carnal pleasure.

Da Vitruvio a Palladio, da Leon Battista Alberti a Vasari, l'arte di costruire nella riflessione di scrittori, filosofi, utopisti e architetti. Hanno-Walter Kruft (1938-1993) ha insegnato Storia dell'arte all'Università di Augsburg.

While on a vacation in Vermont, two sisters become determined to prove that there is a sea monster living in Lake Champlain, in a book where the reader's choices determine the outcome of the story.