The Standard Deviants delve into the three M’s of fantasy literature: magic, myth and medievalism. They also bring you face-to-face with some of fantasy’s scariest monsters: ringwraiths, orcs, and the Balrog, all from the fantasy classic The Lord of the Rings.
Languages: English
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Grendel, Dragons and Meanies
It’s all about the bad guys of fantasy literature. First, we’ll meet Grendel and his mother, two mean and nasty monsters from the medieval poem Beowulf. Next, we’ll check out one of the genre’s most ferocious creatures: the dragon. The Standard Deviants finish it all off with a look at some sly and sinister villains.
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Finance Companion CD-ROM
This companion CD-ROM is packed with robust supplementary materials: Lesson plans, viewing guides, teacher reference guides, students activities, worksheets and tests.
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Finance: The Basics
The Standard Deviants jump into the role of the financial manager, so be prepared to make some quick and crucial decisions. Pick your type of business, learn how to maximize stockholder wealth, choose your corporate structure and explore different kinds of markets.
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Assets and Liabilities
Learn about assets, liabilities, equities, and stock options. But wait! The Standard Deviants have more secrets to show. Learn about interest rates, risk, and the curve that shows it all: the yield curve. Then you’ll look into our financial crystal ball and find out the future value of your money.
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Money Management
The Standard Deviants help you navigate a future path for your money, with example calculations and handy reference charts, and aid in the unraveling of confusing interest rates.
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Investing
Excitement. Adventure. Surprises galore! Does this sound like a pulp fiction cliffhanger? No! It’s even better. It’s risk, the chance you take when you invest in a company. You’ll learn to take your chances and roll the dice, the smart way.
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Diversification
Learn why “diversification” is the nicest thing you can say to an investor, and why two funny sounding names, Beta and CAP-M, are music to investor’s ears.
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The Beginner’s Guide
Sure, we all know what periods, exclamation marks and question marks are, but you’d be surprised how often people use them incorrectly! By illustrating all of the rules and tricks, the Standard Deviants show you when and where you should – and shouldn’t – use these punctuation marks. You’ll also learn about that ever-useful punctuation mark, the comma.
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Calculus Basics
The Standard Deviants answer a question that has baffled humanity since…oh, about 1700: What is calculus? The two men who created calculus, Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz, aren’t around to explain it to you, so the Standard Deviants are going to do the job instead. Plus, review some basics of algebra, graphs, functions and limits.