A sharp & illuminating history of one of capitalism's longest running tensions-the conflicts of interest among public company directors managers & shareholders-told through entertaining case studies & original letters from some of our most legendary & controversial investors & activists Recent disputes between shareholders & major corporations including Apple & Du Pont have made headlines But the struggle between management & those who own stock has been going on for nearly a century Mixing never-before-published & rare original letters from Wall Street icons-including Benjamin Graham Warren Buffett Ross Perot Carl Icahn & Daniel Loeb-with masterful scholarship & professional insight Dear Chairman traces the rise in shareholder activism from the 1920s to today & provides an invaluable & unprecedented perspective on what it means to be a public company including how they work & who is really in control Jeff Gramm analyzes different eras & pivotal boardroom battles from the last century to understand the factors that have caused shareholders & management to collide Throughout he uses the letters to show how investors interact with directors & managers how they think about their target companies & how they plan to profit Each is a fascinating example of capitalism at work told through the voices of its most colorful influential participants A hedge fund manager & an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School Gramm has spent as much time evaluating CEOs & directors as he has trying to understand & value businesses He has seen public companies that are poorly run & some that willfully disenfranchise their shareholders While he pays tribute to the ingenuity of public company investors Gramm also exposes examples of shareholder activism at its very worst when hedge funds engineer stealthy l&-grabs at the expense of a company's long term prospects Ultimately he provides a thorough much-needed understanding of the public companyshareholder relationship for investors managers & everyone concerned with the future of capitalism ...

In a world where every business brand product & service needs a strong visual identity it's critical for clients & creative professionals to work together & the key to success as with any relationship is communication In Dear Client award-winning graphic designer Bonnie Siegler offers an invaluable step-by-step guide to how to talk socreatives will listen & how to listen when creatives talk Written as a series of 46 honest friendly lessons
- Know What You Like Decide Who Will Decide Focus Groups Suck Don't Say ' Make It Yellow' Say ' Make It Sunny' Serve Lunch During Lunchtime Meetings
- it shows exactly how to deal with the subjectivity emotional pitfalls & occasional chaos of a creative partnership Here's how to articulate your visual goals & set a clear consistent direction How to give feedback that works & avoid words that inhibit creative thinking Howto be open to something you didn't imagine & most of all how to have fun save money & get the results you want

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Inspire your dad to tell his story by giving him this adorable journal with questions & prompts to get him reminiscing Dear Dad contains over 60 questions & prompts to help any dad enjoy writing about his childhood school days home life becoming a father & his hopes for the future
- questions you&ve never thought to ask Your dad gets the enjoyment of sharing memories & experiences he hasn&t revisited for years & you get to learn more about your special dad when he returns it to you filled with his life stories The perfect gift for any father on Father&s Day birthdays Christmas or any day of the year
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Inspire your Dad to tell his story by giving him this adorable journal with questions & prompts to get him reminiscing Dear Dad contains over 60 questions & prompts to help Dad enjoy writing about his childhood school days home life becoming a father & his hopes for the future questions you&ve never thought to ask Your Dad gets the enjoyment of sharing memories & experiences he hasn&t revisited for years & you get to learn more about your special Dad when he returns it to you filled with his life stories The perfect gift for any mother on Father&s Day birthdays Christmas or any day of the year Available for all the family Dear Mum Dear Grandma Dear Grandad Dear Daughter Dear Son Dear Sister Dear Brother Dear Friend ...

From an award-winning project comes an inspiring collaborative book that makes data artistic personal
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After a trip to the museum Max writes a letter to his favourite dinosaur the mighty T Rex
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Sam loves scary movies especially the ones with Dracula This year instead of writing to Santa for Christmas Sam writes to Dracula telling Dracula that he wants to be a real vampire on Halloween this year Sam is in for quite a surprise as the most famous of all vampires himself responds in this fun & fanciful romp through a young boy's imagination drawn in an engaging style that will delight young & old alike! ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on the best selling series Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton Follow Jamie Kelly as she navigates Mackeral Middle School with the help of her best friend Isabella her nemesis Angeline & the boy of her dreams Hudson Age Rating PG ...

More (nearly) true confessions from the diaries of Jamie Kelly A hilarious middle-schooler's diary about her stinky beagle mad best friend disgustingly lovely rival & unrequited crush on the eighth-best-looking boy in the class It's Wimpy Kid with a girl central character Fantastic black & white cartoons throughout ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Best friends Max (Isabelle Fuhrman) & Ellie (Liana Liberato) decide to leave their rural hometown on an adventurous cross-country road trip to meet former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Sneaking away in a bright blue convertible belonging to Ellie’s dad (Luke Wilson) they set out with the wind in their hair & the radio turned up While trying to stay a step ahead of Ellie’s father & the police the girls cross paths with an eclectic mix of people which truly make this an entertaining once-in-a-lifetime experience Also stars Jessica Alba Josh Lucas Ione Skye Joel Courtney & Patrick Schwarzenegger ...