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Stephen Roulac on Place and Property Strategy
by Stephen E. Roulac. Published by Property Press, San Rafael, California, 2001. 556 pages. Softbound.
$149.00
If you are looking for light reading with some entertainment value, this is not the book for you. On the other hand, if you want an intellectual workout, then it just might hold some interest.
This collection of (mostly) previously published essays explores place and property strategy from a global perspective. It is both intellectually challenging and interesting. It is not, however, for everyone. Readers are fully warned of what to expect in the book's preface-those desiring an "accessible, storybased entertaining approach to the significant issues of place, property, real estate, facilities, land and space" are directed elsewhere.
The 41 essays are divided into 10 sections, and cover topics range from capital markets to global property strategies. Most are amply illustrated with charts and graphs, but are difficult reading nonetheless. Even the most fundamental concepts are presented in unnecessarily complex...