Master AP English Language & Composition: Everything You Need to Get AP* Credit and a Head Start on

Master AP English Language & Composition: Everything You Need to Get AP* Credit and a Head Start on College by Margaret C. Moran, W. Francis Holder
Peterson's | 2007 | ISBN: 076892474X | 312 pages | PDF | 12 MB

The Master AP English Language and Composition book will help you get ready for the AP English Language and Composition exam. You'll get an overview of the exam, subject reviews of key topic areas, and test-taking tips and strategies. You'll also have the chance to practice your skills and diagnose your strengths and weaknesses by taking three practice tests.

Features:
Find detailed answer explanations for every question.
Review key subjects and test-taking strategies.
Use what you learn to target your study time.

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Joshua Kosman - The Buyout of America: How Private Equity Will Cause the Next Great Credit Crisis

Joshua Kosman - The Buyout of America: How Private Equity Will Cause the Next Great Credit Crisis
Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover | 2009-11-12 | ISBN: 1591842859 | PDF | 288 pages | 1.09 MB

An authoritative exposé of the mysterious and potentially dangerous world of private equity
Few people realize that the top private equity firms, such as Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, have become the nation's largest employers through the businesses they own. Using leveraged buyouts that load their acquired companies with loans, private equity firms have generated more than $1 trillion in new debt-which will come due just when these businesses are least likely to be able to pay it off.
Journalist Josh Kosman explores private equity's explosive growth and shows how its barons wring profits at the expense of the long-term health of their companies. He argues that excessive debt and mismanagement will likely trigger another economic meltdown within the next five years, wiping out up to two million jobs.
He also explores the links between the private equity elite and Washington power players, who have helped them escape government scrutiny. The result is a timely book with an important warning for us all.

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