Most Popular Books by Michael McDonald

"A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award-winning, platinum selling singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, written with his friend, Emmy Award-nominated actor, comedian, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Paul Reiser. Doobie Brothers. Steely Dan. Chart topping soloist. Across a half-century of American music, Michael McDonald''s unmistakably smooth baritone voice defined an era of rock and R&B with hit records like ''What A Fool Believes,'' ''Takin'' It to the Streets,'' ''I Keep Forgettin'', ''Peg,'' ''It Keeps You Running,'' ''You Belong to Me,'' and ''Yah Mo B There.'' In his candid, freewheeling memoir, written with his friend, the Emmy Award-nominated actor and comedian Paul Reiser, Michael tells the story of his life and music. A high school dropout from Ferguson, Missouri, Michael chased his dreams in 1970''s California, a heady moment of rock opportunity and excess. As a rising session musician and backing vocalist, a series of encounters would send him on a wild ride around the world and to the heights of rock stardom--from joining Steely Dan and becoming a defining member of The Doobie Brothers to forging a path as a breakout solo R&B artist. Interwoven with the unforgettable tales of the music, Michael tells a deeply affecting story of losing and finding himself as a man. He reckons with the unshakeable insecurities that drove him, the drug and alcohol addictions that plagued him, and the highs and lows of popularity. Along the way he relays the lessons he''s learned, and that if he''s learned anything at all it''s that there''s often little correlation between what you get and what you deserve. Filled with unbelievable stories and a matchless cast of music greats including James Taylor, Ray Charles, Carly Simon, and Quincy Jones, What a Fool Believes is a moving and entertaining memoir that is sure to be a classic"

During the Vietnam War, the Que Son Valley region was a very bad place with a very bad reputation. More U.S. Army infantrymen and Marines died there than at any other location in Vietnam. More Medals of Honor were awarded in this region than in any other single combat zone, ever. On 5 May 1968, the downing of two U.S. helicopters in the Que Son Valley marked the beginning of the North Vietnamese Army’s second Tet offensive, with the goal of destroying all U.S. forces. At 1728 hours, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry conducted a combat air assault to join Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry at the helicopters'' fatally downed location. Their experiences during the next six days set the stage for a three-month long battle that lasted only hours for some. In the end, there would be more than 2,300 dead and wounded, and one American Soldier missing in action. It will take over 44 years to find his location; UNACCOUNTED is his story. Keywords: Missing in Action, MIA, Infantryman, Vietnam, POW, Mission, Unaccounted, War

A fresh perspective on predicting the market The experience of Wall Street investment manager and analyst Michael McDonald offers a new perspective on how to navigate the turbulent ups and downs of the markets. His innovative approach to the stock market teaches investors how to use new investment strategies intended to replace the "buy and hold forever" strategies of yesterday. McDonald discusses what a "trading range" market is-a roller-coaster ride in which the market will neither gain nor lose much ground-and guides readers through this market with his proven investment strategies. This book provides an understandable way to make sense of the unpredictable stock market, taking into account more complex theories, including chaos and contrarian approaches. Along with his expert advice, McDonald presents four investing paradoxes that will help investors make smarter decisions now and predict where the market is heading, using his proven theories.

Reaching across the chasm of his bipolar disorder and separation from his children, Chad shares with us his deepest and most intimate thoughts for his childrens spiritual future. Sometimes using his own experiences to model a lesson and at other times clearly relying on spiritual depths, Chad teaches his children those life lessons that were missing from his life as he grew up, lessons he has learned in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. With an unfathomable love for his children, his teachings range from the simple, such as faith and hope, to the more complex and controversial, such as how Christians and the LGBT community should treat each other and the role of just governments in our lives. Chad leaves almost nothing out with regards to how Christians should behave and what their ultimate relationship to Deity will be if they will hearken to the Gospel. Thoughtfully looking into basic Christian Doctrines and the potential of humanity, To My Children: Love, Dad puts you into a position to explore your own relationship with Deity and encourages you to bring the family along the path to Heaven beginning today.

This bold venture into democratic theory offers a new and reinvigorating thesis for how democracy delivers on its promise of public control over public policy. In theory, popular control could be achieved through a process entirely driven by supply-side politics, with omniscient and strategic political parties converging on the median voter''s policy preference at every turn. However, this would imply that there would be no distinguishable political parties (or even any reason for parties to exist) and no choice for a public to make. The more realistic view taken here portrays democracy as an ongoing series of give and take between political parties'' policy supply and a mass public''s policy demand. Political parties organize democratic choices as divergent policy alternatives, none of which is likely to satisfy the public''s policy preferences at any one turn. While the one-off, short-run consequence of a single election often results in differences between the policies that parliaments and governments pursue and the preferences their publics hold, the authors construct theoretical arguments, employ computer simulations, and follow up with empirical analysis to show how, why, and under what conditions democratic representation reveals itself over time. Democracy, viewed as a process rather than a single electoral event, can and usually does forge strong and congruent linkages between a public and its government. This original thesis offers a challenge to democratic pessimists who would have everyone believe that neither political parties nor mass publics are up to the tasks that democracy assigns them. Comparative Politics is a series for students, teachers, and researchers of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu The Comparative Politics series is edited by Professor David M. Farrell, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, Kenneth Carty, Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia, and Professor Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Institute of Political Science, Philipps University, Marburg.

Improve your daily work efficiency and productivity using Microsoft Excel KEY FEATURES ● Get familiar with some of the most useful basic and advanced features in Excel. ● Discover important Excel functions that can quickly and easily perform calculations and analysis. ● Get tips and tricks to become an expert in spreadsheets. DESCRIPTION Microsoft Excel is one of the most significant and widely used tools in various professions and industries. If you want to master Excel, then this book is for you. This book focuses on Excel formulas and functions that transform Excel from a simple spreadsheet into a dynamic and powerful analytics data source for business intelligence. The book demonstrates the formulas and functions with examples, big datasets, and storytelling scenarios. It explains how to use 200+ Excel functions and formulas to create dynamic Excel dashboards, filter relevant data, and show informative and analyzed information. The book also covers instructions on how to develop formulas by combining existing functions to obtain the necessary analysis. After reading the book, you will be well prepared to use Excel for personal and professional tasks ranging from analyzing data to making forecasts and organizing information. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Build complex data-driven models using the lookup and reference functions. ● Learn how to speed up tedious and time-consuming tasks with the user-defined functions in Excel. ● Use a wide range of financial functions to perform complex financial calculations. ● Analyze data and perform various statistical calculations using the statistical functions. ● Explore and work with different mathematical functions in Excel. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is for everyone who uses Excel daily. It is also for business professionals, researchers, scientists, statisticians, and students who want to use Excel for managing and analyzing data. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Getting Started with Excel 2. The 10 Most Popular Functions in Excel 3. Logical Functions in Excel 4. Lookup and Reference Functions in Excel 5. Math Functions in Excel 6. Statistical Functions in Excel 7. Text Functions in Excel 8. Information Functions in Excel 9. Financial Functions in Excel 10. Date and Time Functions in Excel 11. Database Functions in Excel 12. Cube Functions in Excel 13. Web Functions in Excel 14. User-defined Functions in Excel

" Since 1998, U.S. House incumbents have won a staggering 98 percent of their reelection races. Electoral competition has also declined in some state and primary elections. The Marketplace for Democracy combines the resources of two eminent research organizations--Brookings and the Cato Institute--to address several important questions about our democratic system. How pervasive is the lack of competition in arenas only previously speculated on, such as state legislative contests and congressional primaries? What have previous reform efforts, such as direct primaries and term limits, had on electoral competition? What are the effects of redistricting and campaign finance regulation? What role do third parties play? In sum, what does all this tell us about what might be done to increase electoral competition? The authors, including a number of today''s most important scholars in American politics, consider the historical development, legal background, and political aspects of a system that is supposed to be responsive and accountable yet for many is becoming stagnant, self-perpetuating, and tone-deaf. How did we get to this point, and what--if anything--should be done about it? Elections are the vehicles through which Americans choose who governs them, and the power of the ballot is still the best lever ordinary citizens have in keeping public officials accountable. The Marketplace of Democracy considers different policy options for increasing the competition needed to keep American politics vibrant, responsive, and democratic. Contributors include Stephen Ansolabehere (MIT), William D. Berry (Florida State University), Bruce Cain (University of California-Berkeley), Thomas Carsey (Florida StateUniversity) James Gimpel (University of Maryland) John Hanley (UC-Berkeley), John Mark Hansen (University of Chicago), Paul S. Herrnson (University of Maryland) Gary Jacobson (University of California-San Diego) Thad Kousser (UC-San Diego), Frances Lee (University of Maryland), John Matsusaka (University of Southern California), Kenneth Mayer (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Michael P. McDonald (Brookings Institution and George Mason University), Jeffrey Milyo (University of Missouri-Columbia), Richard Niemi (University of Rochester) Nate Persily (University of Pennsylvania Law School), Lynda Powell (University of Rochester), David Primo (University of Rochester), John Samples (Cato Institute), and James Snyder Jr. (MIT). "

This paper traces the evolution of the Chinese shipyard management control system. The paper starts with a presentation of the current control system in use in Chinese shipyards. Next an explanation of how this control system came to be is offered using the institutional and resource dependency perspectives of control system evolution. From 1947 until 1980 when China produced ships for domestic use only, a resource dependency perspective provides a good understanding of the shaping of the control system. When China sifted to export production in 1981, however, it is necessary to shift to an institutional perspective to present the most accurate portrayal of the control system''s evolution. Finally, the paper points out that the shipbuilding organization''s goals have again changed, and proposes that a resource dependency perspective best explains recent control system changes. The paper also predicts this perspective to hold for future control system development. Keywords: Thesis; Quality control; Productivity.

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 19 songs from this distinctive and popular vocalist from his days with the Doobie Brothers and his solo years, including: Blink of an Eye * I Keep Forgettin'' (Every Time You''re Near) * Minute by Minute * No Lookin'' Back * On My Own * Real Love * Takin'' It to the Streets * What a Fool Believes * and more.

Brandon, Kember, and the newest member Johnny have survived the initial wave of Day One. The second book in the series, CHOICES, finds our reluctant survivors on a military installation run by a very peculiar Captain Andrews. A man that lost his family in the first few day, yet is still able to command the remaining men under him. They have safety in numbers, and although Brandon is thankful to his host, there are still the thoughts of his ten year old son, Gage, lost amidst the chaos and death on the opposite side of the fence, which protects them. Through insurmountable odds and an undying will to overcome any obstacle in his path, Brandon forms a plan - a daring rescue which will pull Kember and Johnny along for the ride. There is no certainty, no guarantee that things will go according to plan, yet they set out anyway in a stolen military chopper. Streaking through the night, armed to the teeth, Brandon wonders if he son will still be alive or if it''s too late? Only time will tell, and with it will bring one of the hardest choices a father will ever have to face. A fight is brewing within the gathering storm clouds and an evil, unparalleled to the undead awaits somewhere far below.

TERMINAL IMPULSES is a twisted suspense-thriller that explores the depths and consequences of extreme compulsions, blurred ethical boundaries and horrific family secrets.

A short biography including the works of portrait artist Michael McDonald

The unforgettable voice of Michael McDonald is back with his follow up to his two Motown tribute albums! The former Doobie Brother and touring member of Steely Dan returns with a 13 track record, featuring some of Michael''s favorite songs: "Love TKO" by Teddy Pendergrass, "Walk on By" by Dionne Warwick, "Into The Mystic" by Van Morrison, "Living For The City" by Stevie Wonder, "Redemption Song" by Bob Marley and more. "Soul Speak" also features the brand new song from Michael "Getting Over You". Let Michael''s familiar voice take you higher with "Soul Speak."

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we interact with our mobile devices, our healthcare providers, and even our cars. In this project-based course, Dr. Michael McDonald focuses specifically on the applications of AI in 476536564, as well as emerging opportunities in the space. After discussing the basics of AI and how it works, Dr. McDonald focuses on how this exciting technology can be leveraged in a variety of 476536564 settings. Discover how AI can be applied to accurately price products, make astute marketing decisions, navigate financial markets, and more. Plus, learn where AI doesn''t work in the 476536564 world and get best practices for applying AI in your work.

Curious about how to leverage the remarkable versatility of Excel as a marketing professional? This course shows you how. Join instructor Michael McDonald as he demonstrates how to use Excel in your marketing analytics workflow, explaining how to determine everything from what price a product can be sold for to what type of advertising is catching the attention of users. Michael demonstrates how to tackle demand forecasting with Excel, including how to interpret regressions for forecasting. He covers different methods of doing product pricing, how to approach A/B testing with Excel, and how to transform the results of a survey into quantitative regression data. Plus, learn how to calculate the lifetime value of customers, churn rates, and customer acquisition costs for your 476536564.

Creating accurate and reliable sales forecasts is essential for any sales leader. Professor Michael McDonald shows how to use Excel to forecast sales more effectively, beginning with a quick primer on sales forecasting, then explaining the business intelligence used in forecasting and the basics of regression analysis. Next, Michael shows how to use Excel to gather the necessary data for your forecast, how to cleanse data so that it will lead to more accurate forecasts, and how to interpret and explain the results of a regression forecast. The course concludes with a sample project, forecasting sales for a fictional restaurant. In this sample project, you''ll construct a data set, compute a simple set of forecast metrics, and construct an in-depth sales forecast. Finally, Michael explains the limitations of sales forecasting and how you can mitigate risk.

Whether you''re a professional accountant or a manager at a small-sized firm, navigating 476536564 taxes can be intimidating. 476536564 taxes are an ongoing process for most 476536564es, with multiple due dates throughout the year. This course was designed to unlock the mystery around these forms and deadlines. Join professor Michael McDonald as he dives into the foundations of 476536564 taxes, detailing what needs to be submitted to the IRS, when it needs to be submitted, and the essentials of completing these tax forms. Upon completing this course, you''ll have a deeper understanding of the government''s rules and requirements, as well as how to save time and funds when filing 476536564 taxes.

Across the world of banking and finance, Excel is simply indispensable. This critical tool serves as a blank canvas for building business and financial models of all types. In this course, instructor Michael McDonald shows banking professionals how to use Excel to model key questions in the fields of insurance, commercial banking, and investment banking. In the area of commercial banking, Michael covers everything from front-office loan amortization to loan portfolio modeling. For insurance, he examines how to use Excel for issues like loss modeling and pricing analysis. Plus, he shows investment banking professionals how to build models covering merger and acquisition deals, IPO pricing, and corporate actions. Tune in to learn Excel skills that you can apply to the real-world issues you face at work.