Continuous -Time Finance
Author: Robert C Merton
Robert C. Merton's widely-used text provides an overview and synthesis of finance theory from the perspective of continuous-time analysis. It covers individual finance choice, corporate finance, financial intermediation, capital markets, and selected topics on the interface between private and public finance.
Journal of Finance - Stephen Ross
The thoughtful way in which the book is organized, the connective sections, and the fullness of this remarkable scholar's accomplishments, succeed in making this collection into a watershed event in finance. It is a testament to how much of modern finance he has formulated, advanced, and, in a meaningful sense, brought to a satisfactory completeness. Modern finance has much to do, but it can do no better than to add to what Merton has already done, and I recommend this book to all who wish to learn what finance has been up to for the past two decades.
Manchester School - Norman Strong
A coherent text that represents a bible on continuous-time finance. Anyone with an interest in financial economics will be aware of the outstanding achievements of Robert C. Merton. To these individuals the book will come as no disappointment. It will undoubtedly be a classic reference on continuous-time finance for many years to come.
Review of Financial Studies - Suresh Sundaresan
John Maynard Keynes alludes to economics in the following terms ...'the delightful paths of our own most agreeable branch of moral sciences, in which theory and fact, intuitive imagination and practical judgment, are blended in a manner comfortable to the human intellect.' Robert C. Merton's Continuous Time Finance, which comes to us more than 20 years after his first paper appeared, squarely fits this description.
Economic Journal - Michael Selby
I do not see how one can undertake research in intertemporal asset-pricing under uncertainty without studying very carefully the past and present work of Robert C. Merton. Accordingly, Basil Blackwell has done the academic and non-academic finance community a great service by publishing this book.
Interesting textbook: Making Wild Wines and Meads or Gentleman at the Table
Facility Management
Author: Edmond P Rondeau
From the moment it was first published, Facility Management became the ultimate reference for facility and design professionals who want to create a productive workplace that corresponds to the short- and long-term goals of their corporation. This Second Edition provides complete, fully up-to-date information and guidance on the evolving facility management profession that will help facility professionals and their service providers meet and exceed these goals.
Booknews
A comprehensive guide that provides the decision making strategies necessary for facility managers and design professionals to create productive work environments that correspond to the short- and long- term goals of the corporation. It covers long-range planning in facility management; space planning and design alternatives which focus on people and their interaction with new technologies and the environment; successful construction management and renovation projects; and current professional trends and resources for career development. It provides examples, policies, procedures, forms, and exhibits that can be adapted for specific corporate needs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Table of Contents:
| 1 | An Overview of Facility Management | 1 |
| 2 | Long-Range and Annual Facility Planning | 64 |
| 3 | Facility Financial Forecasting and Management | 123 |
| 4 | Real Estate Considerations, Analysis, and Planning | 168 |
| 5 | Architectural and Engineering Planning and Design | 300 |
| 6 | Interior Programming and Space Planning | 352 |
| 7 | Construction and Renovation Work | 393 |
| 8 | Maintenance and Operations | 486 |
| 9 | General Administrative Services | 549 |
| 10 | Successful Facility Management | 591 |
| Glossary of Facility Management Definitions and Buzz Words | 606 | |
| Index | 615 |
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