This new edition has been expanded to a total of more than 7,500 terms. It's an indispensable reference for business proprietors and managers, as well as for consumers who need to understand the terminology of investment, banking, taxes, law, real estate, management, computers, and other aspects of business.

Dictionary of Business Terms (Barron's Business Guides)

Business & Money

Friedman, Ph.D. Jack P.

Education & Reference

Barron's Educational Series,Inc.

The expanded and updated edition of this practical dictionary for nonmedical persons features all new line illustrations. They contain much more detail than appeared in earlier editions, along with informative new diagrams and charts. The book also contains many new entries reflecting recent medical and pharmaceutical developments. The A-to-Z entries include descriptions and symptoms of diseases, first-aid procedures, human anatomy and body organs, dentistry, names and uses of common medications, and much more. Selected terms now include pronunciation. Extensive cross-referencing helps readers find the information they are looking for.

Dictionary of Medical Terms (Barron's Medical Guides)

Reference

Mikel A. Rothenberg

Charles F. Chapman

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Books in Barron's pocket-sized Business Dictionaries series list thousands of specialized terms alphabetically and present concise definitions. The authors of all books in this series are recognized authorities in their special fields. Newly updated editions reflect new technologies and recent business trends. The new edition of this book presents more than 4,000 A-to-Z terms and definitions covering media analysis, target marketing, e-commerce, advertising art, copy, and production, radio and TV advertising and promotion, retailing, direct mail marketing, business-to-business promotion, and virtually all facets of sales and marketing operations. This new, expanded edition contains approximately 300 additional new and updated terms.

Dictionary of Marketing Terms (Barron's Business Guides)

Imber, Jane

Toffler, Betsy-Ann

Marketing & Sales

One of Barron's all-time bestsellers has been updated to reflect current banking regulations and the latest innovations in banking services, this book defines approximately 3,000 key banking terms with extensive cross-references. It also defines important acronyms and abbreviations as they are used in the banking industry.

Dictionary of Banking Terms (Barron's Business Guides)

Fitch, Thomas P.

Economics

Books in Barron's pocket-sized Business Dictionaries series list thousands of specialized terms alphabetically and present concise definitions. The authors of all books in this series are recognized authorities in their special fields. Newly updated editions reflect new technologies and recent business trends. This volume defines more than 4,200 insurance terms that should be understood by agents, brokers, actuaries, underwriters, personnel professionals dealing with employee-benefit programs, and consumers who need to understand the insurance policies they plan to buy. Terminology covers life, health, property, and casualty insurance, as well as retirement plans. This new and heavily updated Fourth Edition has been expanded with approximately 200 new terms, and updatings of many other terms to reflect the current state of the insurance industry.

Dictionary of Insurance Terms (Barron's Business Guides)

Harvey W. Rubin

Books in Barron's pocket-sized Business Dictionaries series list thousands of specialized terms alphabetically and present concise definitions. The authors are recognized authorities in their fields. Newly updated editions reflect new technologies, their business applications, and recent business trends. Expanded by about 200 new terms, the new edition of this 4,200 term short-entry dictionary defines words and phrases having special application to international marketing, trade, customs, import/export, foreign exchange, and business terminology specific to some countries outside North America. The several useful appendices include a listing of international business resources on the World Wide Web. The index is multilingual and extensively cross- referenced.

Dictionary of International Business Terms (Barron's Business Guides)

Capela, John J.

Management & Leadership

Extensively updated to reflect recent hi-tech innovations, this book defines more than 1,300 terms for home computer users and computer science students. Terms relate to applications, commands, functions, operating systems, image processing, networking, and much more.

Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms (Barron's Business Guides)

Computers & Technology

Downing, Douglas D.

Computer Science

Learning a new language means acquiring a brand new vocabulary—and Barron's Vocabulary Builder books concentrate on building the language student's word power. This book contains approximately 120 illustrated quiz-style exercises designed to increase your vocabulary in Spanish. Answers are given on back pages. Quizzes take many different forms, including fill-in-the blanks, matching words with words, matching words with pictures, crossword puzzles, and more. There are hundreds of labeled illustrations plus a bilingual word index with reference to the specific quiz where the Spanish word will be found.

Vocabulary Builder: Spanish: Master Hundreds of Common Spanish Words and Phrases (Vocabulary Builder Series)

de Rosler, Rosalia

Books in Barron's Easy Way Series make fine textbook supplements in a wide array of subjects, and are also ideal for independent study by high school and college students who want to boost their grades. This brand-new Easy Way title starts with exercises in basic algebra and progresses to the point where students will be able to solve word problems through calculus. Problems are clearly and concisely dissected and analyzed. Each word problem breaks down into four successive parts: statement of the problem; its analysis; a work area; and the answer. Chapter One deals with mathematical formulas and their uses. Following chapters focus on mixture and coin problems; perimeters and circumferences; determining areas of geometrically defined spaces; finding volumes of solid forms such as cubes, cones, and spheres; solving integer and numbers problems; solving statistical problems; using first degree equations; solving ratio, proportion, and variation problems; understanding quadratic equations; tackling problems solved by trigonometry, and problems solved by functions of calculus. Amusing line art adds a user-friendly touch to this book. An appendix presents solutions to all exercises and tests plus trigonometric tables. Table of Contents:Introduction•Formulas •Mixture and Coin Problems •Perimeters and Circumferences •Areas •Volumes •Integers and Numbers •Statistics •First-Degree Equations •Ratios, Proportions, and Variations •Quadratic Equations •Trigonometry of the Right Triangle •Trigonometry of General Triangles •Differentiation •Integration Appendix Glossary Index

Math Word Problems the Easy Way (Easy Way Series)

Science & Math

Ebner Ph.D., David

Mathematics

A quick-reference source for lawyers, law students, legal professionals, and the interested layperson, this book defines more than 3,000 legal terms in non-technical language, but without sacrificing legal accuracy. Terms apply to civil procedure, commercial law and contracts, constitutional law, criminal law, property law, and torts. This title is also available in a somewhat larger format "trade paperback" edition.

Law Dictionary (Barron's Legal Guides)

Steven Gifis

Dictionaries & Terminology

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