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9781550227970 English 1550227971 A story of a bullfinch Poroshi who gets a letter from his long-distance friend Sakura that lives in the Rose-San Land. Porosha ventures out to help his friend in need and thereby saving not only his friend but other inhabitants of the Rose-San land as well., Retail Truths is a compendium of over 400 street-smart observations on retailing. Not the nebulous academic theories of dry textbooks, but hard-hitting, practical lessons retailers learn only on the frontline of retailing and use daily. Lessons like: Good management is an attitude, not a technique. Expecting to get the sale is half of getting it. There is no magic close. A manager is not a referee. Profit is not immoral. A return policy is a tool, not a rule. Be-backs don't come back. Wholesale is the cost of the merchandise, not the cost of the sale. He who underestimates his costs gets the sale. A sales presentation is not the place to give a business education. You're not in business if you're not in show business. The last few percentage points are the profit. Merchandise is for sale, not for storage. People like to do business where business is being done. Inventory expands to fill all space. A good salesman makes a bad buyer. Building a brand doesn't make you its owner. A weak competitor is a useful nuisance. Good isn't good enough; only best gets the sale. The measure of a competitor is the price he can get. A company is known by the people it keeps. A retailer's effectiveness can be measured by the animosity of his competitors. The applicant pool is not a cross section of the population. Tell the job, don't sell it. Low wages aren't a bargain, good people are. All applicants are smart until they speak. They hear what you say, but they do what you pay. If it's important to know, certify that it's known. Employees treat customers as managers treat employees. The only appropriate discipline is de-hiring. Growth doesn't produce cash, it consumes it. Bankers want you most when you need them least. A banking crisis is always just a personnel change away. Two stores don't make twice as much. All business is gambling, but double-or-nothing is soon nothing. A little success creates a lot of overhead. If at first you do succeed, try not to believe you're infallible. Chip Averwater is a third-generation, 38-year veteran of retailing. In Retail Truths he shares the lessons of a career, gathered in over twelve years of writing., Rockin' the Rockpile is a complete and comprehensive history of the Buffalo Bills AFL era - from the first meetings of the "Foolish Club" to the eventual merger with the senior NFL - and it brings to life the stories of a bygone time that fans regard as Buffalo's golden age of sport. Rockin' the Rockpile resonates with the words of the men who lived it. More than 60 former players, coaches, and administrative staff - including Ralph Wilson - shared their thoughts and memories for this book. As this book was intended as a collective memoir of the Buffalo Bills' AFL era, those interviews constitute the foundation upon which this book was written. It offers the average fan a glimpse into the locker room, film room, whirlpool, coach's office, press box, as well as the huddle, to see and hear just what the players and coaches were thinking or saying during a significant game or play. The Buffalo Bills of the 1960s represent a special time in the collective conscience of Buffalonians, a time when their team was twice champion of the renegade American Football League, and when Jack Kemp, Billy Shaw, Cookie Gilchrist, Mike Stratton, Tom Sestak, Elbert Dubenion, Ron McDole, and O.J. Simpson, captured the imagination of an entire community. They were the antithesis of the highscoring, passhappy AFL. When highpowered offenses were the main attraction, the Bills competed, and won, with a ballcontrol offense and a stingy defense. For three consecutive years, Buffalos defensive unit was the best in the league, and was one of the best throughout the AFL's history. Western New Yorkers loved this team and its successful approach - the Buffalo Bills mirrored the community they represented., Starting with the team's inaugural kickoff, this comprehensive guide offers a detailed history of the first 10 years of the Buffalo Bills football franchise. Founded in 1960 by Ralph Wilson, who still owns the team today, the Bills were one of the original members of the now-defunct American Football League. More than 100 photossome never before made public and many taken by the team's official photographer, Robert Smithdisplay the excitement and success of the Bills' opening seasons. Complete game summaries from each year along with excerpts from interviews with players, coaches, and managers round out this must-have reference for any die-hard football fanatic.
9781550227970 English 1550227971 A story of a bullfinch Poroshi who gets a letter from his long-distance friend Sakura that lives in the Rose-San Land. Porosha ventures out to help his friend in need and thereby saving not only his friend but other inhabitants of the Rose-San land as well., Retail Truths is a compendium of over 400 street-smart observations on retailing. Not the nebulous academic theories of dry textbooks, but hard-hitting, practical lessons retailers learn only on the frontline of retailing and use daily. Lessons like: Good management is an attitude, not a technique. Expecting to get the sale is half of getting it. There is no magic close. A manager is not a referee. Profit is not immoral. A return policy is a tool, not a rule. Be-backs don't come back. Wholesale is the cost of the merchandise, not the cost of the sale. He who underestimates his costs gets the sale. A sales presentation is not the place to give a business education. You're not in business if you're not in show business. The last few percentage points are the profit. Merchandise is for sale, not for storage. People like to do business where business is being done. Inventory expands to fill all space. A good salesman makes a bad buyer. Building a brand doesn't make you its owner. A weak competitor is a useful nuisance. Good isn't good enough; only best gets the sale. The measure of a competitor is the price he can get. A company is known by the people it keeps. A retailer's effectiveness can be measured by the animosity of his competitors. The applicant pool is not a cross section of the population. Tell the job, don't sell it. Low wages aren't a bargain, good people are. All applicants are smart until they speak. They hear what you say, but they do what you pay. If it's important to know, certify that it's known. Employees treat customers as managers treat employees. The only appropriate discipline is de-hiring. Growth doesn't produce cash, it consumes it. Bankers want you most when you need them least. A banking crisis is always just a personnel change away. Two stores don't make twice as much. All business is gambling, but double-or-nothing is soon nothing. A little success creates a lot of overhead. If at first you do succeed, try not to believe you're infallible. Chip Averwater is a third-generation, 38-year veteran of retailing. In Retail Truths he shares the lessons of a career, gathered in over twelve years of writing., Rockin' the Rockpile is a complete and comprehensive history of the Buffalo Bills AFL era - from the first meetings of the "Foolish Club" to the eventual merger with the senior NFL - and it brings to life the stories of a bygone time that fans regard as Buffalo's golden age of sport. Rockin' the Rockpile resonates with the words of the men who lived it. More than 60 former players, coaches, and administrative staff - including Ralph Wilson - shared their thoughts and memories for this book. As this book was intended as a collective memoir of the Buffalo Bills' AFL era, those interviews constitute the foundation upon which this book was written. It offers the average fan a glimpse into the locker room, film room, whirlpool, coach's office, press box, as well as the huddle, to see and hear just what the players and coaches were thinking or saying during a significant game or play. The Buffalo Bills of the 1960s represent a special time in the collective conscience of Buffalonians, a time when their team was twice champion of the renegade American Football League, and when Jack Kemp, Billy Shaw, Cookie Gilchrist, Mike Stratton, Tom Sestak, Elbert Dubenion, Ron McDole, and O.J. Simpson, captured the imagination of an entire community. They were the antithesis of the highscoring, passhappy AFL. When highpowered offenses were the main attraction, the Bills competed, and won, with a ballcontrol offense and a stingy defense. For three consecutive years, Buffalos defensive unit was the best in the league, and was one of the best throughout the AFL's history. Western New Yorkers loved this team and its successful approach - the Buffalo Bills mirrored the community they represented., Starting with the team's inaugural kickoff, this comprehensive guide offers a detailed history of the first 10 years of the Buffalo Bills football franchise. Founded in 1960 by Ralph Wilson, who still owns the team today, the Bills were one of the original members of the now-defunct American Football League. More than 100 photossome never before made public and many taken by the team's official photographer, Robert Smithdisplay the excitement and success of the Bills' opening seasons. Complete game summaries from each year along with excerpts from interviews with players, coaches, and managers round out this must-have reference for any die-hard football fanatic.