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Two great presents

The pre-Christmas period probably seems as though it was a hundred years ago. But let me take you back to a discussion from the beginning of December about how Christmas presents destroy value. Well, not always.

Vorweihnachtszeit

Scene from Ang Lee's 2005 Brokeback Mountain

The best of the decade

The end of the year is approaching and this time round it also marks the end of the first decade of the new millennium. So what were the top five films of the “noughties”?

dieses Mal

das erste Jahrzehnt, die Nullerjahre

"Google's book-scanning project will make _____ books available again."

Out-of-print, out-of-service or out-of-date?

The value of reading

I am currently reading a book that can be summed up in two words: bloody expensive. Let me explain what I mean. Last time I looked, the book was priced at €87.99. That's what I call bloody expensive. But is still excellent value.

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It's a free market

Capitalism in trouble? (1)

I knew that capitalism was safe almost as soon as I arrived at Munich airport last Friday. There in front of me was proof of the resilience of an economic system based fundamentally on the idea of free markets and invididual property rights.

Belastbarkeit, Stabilität

The next new trend

If you want to write a best-selling book, you need two key elements: a one-word title and good timing. If you jump on the bandwagon of a trend too late, nobody will be interested. This is why we now need a book about loving bankers.

auf den fahrenden Zug aufspringen

Quiz: "off the books" or "off the record"?

"I can't believe he wants to work _____. He should pay his taxes like everyone else!"

Could do (much) better

Why are some people more successful than others? Is it just because they are more talented? Or is it because they work harder? Or do their family backgrounds give them advantages? Or are they just lucky? It's all those things. What a surprise!

Two great books

Recently I realized that two of my favourite books have a lot in common: they are both short, written by men, set in New York in the 1920s and are about money. But while one is a novel, the other is a true story. And neither has a happy ending.

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Wirtschaftsenglisch für Studium und Beruf

Wirtschaftsenglisch für Studium und Beruf — German and English Business Know-How

This book presents a wide range of business facts in combination with business English lessons.

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Business Spotlight 2/2010

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phase-6 <br>Business English Edition

phase-6 Business English Edition

Mit dieser einfachen, aber sehr wirksame Methode, mit der Vokabeln und Fachbegriffe ins Langzeitgedächtnis gelangen. Für PC und Mac.