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Numbers Game
Money involves some degree of risk whatever you do with it, and the world of finance and investment can be erratic, complex and confusing. Starting with the annual report and the balance sheet, Sykes works through assets and liabilities, the profit and loss account, tax and cash flow, looking at case studies of individual companies and how they are valued by the stockmarkets versus their 'true' value. Light on accountancy theory and heavy on practical experience, Sykes shows both the new and the experienced investor how to read the signposts, identify the danger signs and avoid the pitfalls.
The Bold Riders
Australia's corporate collapses of the 1980s sent shockwaves around the world. This study looks at the likes of Alan Bond and Christopher Skase and examines what forces drove these corporate cowboys, and traces the inner workings of their empires.
Scientists, Plants and Politics
How plant genetic resources conservation became a global issue; Breeding strategies and conservation strategies; Establishing a globa es situ conservation network.
The Money Miners
This text recaptures the days of the 1969-70 Australian mining share spree. The scandals of Endurance, Tasminex and Queensland mines, and the collapse of the general securities are all traced here. It also tells how and why mining shares rose and fell, explaining the techniques of exploration.
The Scientist
What typifies a scientist? In a brief essay that is a birds eye view of the character of scientists over time, specialty and method, we find that only one common denominator persists: their curiosity and passion for science. What happens then to this drive in the cutthroat biotech industry or in the ravines of bioethical issues like those relating to IVF? The two themes are developed in fictional stories based on real characters. A companionable guide, Jim, participates to the events unfolding and tells them. As a scientist at the forefront of his research in one story and as a mature science journalist in the other, Jim often finds refuge in mental games and visual models of his own creatio...
The Ethical Kaleidoscope
The study of corporate governance is a relatively modern development, with significant attention devoted to the subject only during the last fifty years. The introductory essay describes the intellectual history of the field and analyses the material selected for the volume. The selected papers constitute the best and most representative studies of the subjects covered, ensuring that this volume offers a rounded view of the contemporary state of the dominant issues in corporate governance.
Six Months of Panic
A roller coaster of a ride through the boom and bust that led to the 'GFC', by Australia's most acclaimed business writer.
Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance
Offers comprehensive coverage of the key topics and emerging themes in private sector corporate governance.
Spellboda
Since Trevor’s mum died his dad can barely look at him without yelling. Home is awful, school is worse. People just let you down, and Trevor only talks to Mrs. Bingo-Wings, his mum’s cat. But then he meets Midge, a peregrine falcon in danger, and finds out he has a gift that could change his life forever.
