Friday 28 January 2011

From New Era to New Deal: Herbert Hoover, the Economists, and American Economic Policy, 1921-1933 (Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics)



From New Era to New Deal: Herbert Hoover, the Economists, and American Economic Policy, 1921-1933 (Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics)
William J. Barber | 1989-01-27 00:00:00 | Cambridge University Press | 252 | Economics
In popular imagery, Herbert Hoover is often stereotyped as a 'do-nothing' president who offered only nineteenth-century slogans for the greatest economic catastrophe in twentieth-century American history. Nothing could be further from the truth. This study examines the properties of an innovative approach to economic growth and stability formulated by Hoover and his associates during his years as secretary of commerce (1921-9) and inspects his deployment of this strategy from the White House following the Great Crash in the autumn of 1929. Attention is then focused on Hoover's attempts to reformulate his macro-economic programme as the depression deepened in late 1931 and 1932. Archival materials provide arresting insights into Hoover's aspirations for a new institution - the Reconstruction Finance Corporations - as a vehicle for stimulating investment through a novel form of 'off-budget' financing. To complement the discussion of Hoover's theories of economic policy in their various manifestations, the views of contemporary economists on problems of the day are surveyed.

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The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans



The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans
Sy Montgomery | 2001-02-26 00:00:00 | Houghton Mifflin Books for Children | 64 | Animals
Along the Bay of Bengal between India and Bangladesh stretches a strange and beautiful flooded forest. This enchanted forest is called the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve and is home to more tigers than anywhere else on earth. There are said to be some five hundred tigers here. Nowhere else do tigers live in a mangrove swamp. And nowhere else do healthy tigers routinely hunt people. Yet about three hundred people are killed each year by the tigers of Sundarbans. No one knows why. The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans is a mystery story, but it is also a story about science and myth, about people and tigers, and about different ways of seeing the natural world. Sy Montgomery traveled to Sundarbans searching for answers to the mysteries surrounding these tigers. She listened to what scientists had to say about the unusual tiger behavior and to the stories of the villagers who revere the very animals who hunt them.
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I have already read (and eventually bought )"Spell of the Tiger" also by Sy Montgomery, and notice she wrote this one with illustrations for young people. When I (age 71!) began to read it, it was like a ride on the boat and a walk in the Sunderbans itself. Sy certainly would enthrall a young reader. She describes the Sunderbans and the men and women who live daily with danger. She tells how the people do not hate, though they fear, the tiger, whom they honor as a god. Without the tiger, the forest would not exist. They believe the tiger is protector of the forest, and he is. I highly recommend the book and hope it is a success. The illustrations are beautiful, depicting the Bangladeshi and Indian peoples in a respectful and loving way, especially Girindra and Rathin and their wives.
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an author whose personal agenda raises questions about the credibility of victims and their family-members, often the source of her information. Nothing new..seen on National Geographic and numerous other T.V. programs..Sorry I wasted my money..
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I feel sympathetic to the author. There was a lot of work placed in this book. Unfortunately for the purchaser or reader there is no story here. I bought this book and read it cover to cover. This book may be of peripheral interest only to those in academia who are wildlife experts or interested in minutiae regarding Bangladesh.



This book holds nothing for a wildlife "enthusiast" who keeps tuning the pages hoping for something of interest to occur before the last page. It dosen't. Not even on the last page.



For those who are interested in fascinating stories of tiger behavior, maneaters or India in the years between 1920 to WWII; the books by Jim Corbett are touchingly tragic, human, tense, humorous and fascinating Vinjets (Spelling?).....short stories, which fill each book and will be re read by the owners of the book every few years for life.


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This is a high quality non-fiction book. A portion of it was used on the MCAS ELA test. My class has voted to highly recommend this book!
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I love Tigers and everything about it. About this book, I was surprised to read it in less than an hour, it looks like a very short book or a phamphlet. The content it is ok but the title suggest information and documentation on man eaters, but instead is a shallow review of the general situation. I love sundarbans but no recommend this book.

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Reelin Glycoprotein: Structure, Biology and Roles in Health and Disease



Reelin Glycoprotein: Structure, Biology and Roles in Health and Disease
S.H. Fatemi | 2008-06-13 00:00:00 | Springer | 444 | Internal Medicine

Reelin glycoprotein is a serine protease with important roles in embryogenesis and during adult life. Reelin mutations or deficiency of the protein product could cause abnormal cortical development and reelin signaling impairment in brain. Reelin abnormalities in several neurospychiatric disorders, such as autism, schizophrenia, mood disorders and lissencephaly, may provide mechanistic explanations for etiologies of these disorders. There is also emerging data indicating the feasibility of using various medications (valproic acid, olanzapine) to increase mRNA/protein levels for reelin and/or gene therapy to prevent or treat reelin deficiencies observed in the above-mentioned disorders.

This comprehensive and integrative book examines the role that reelin plays in the etiology of various neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and autism.



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Fluorescence of Supermolecules, Polymers, and Nanosystems (Springer Series on Fluorescence)



Fluorescence of Supermolecules, Polymers, and Nanosystems (Springer Series on Fluorescence)
M.N. Berberan-Santos | 2007-12-13 00:00:00 | Springer | 468 | Engineering

The field of fluorescence continues to steadily grow, both in its fundamental aspects and in applications in highly interdisciplinary areas including analytical, physical and organic chemistry, molecular sciences, biology, biomedicine and medical research. The 4th volume in the Springer Series on Fluorescence focuses on the fluorescence of nanosystems, polymers and supermolecules, and the development and application of fluorescent probes. Special emphasis is placed on the fluorescence of artificial and biological nanosystems, single molecule fluorescence and the luminescence of polymers, micro- and nanoparticles and nanotubes. Fluorescence microscopy and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy are covered as well. Historical aspects of this growing field and an overview of fluorescence applications are also provided.



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Evaluating Theories Of Language: Evidence From Disordered Communication



Evaluating Theories Of Language: Evidence From Disordered Communication
Barbara Dodd,Ruth Campbell,Linda Worrall | 1996-11-30 00:00:00 | Whurr Publishers, Ltd. | 250 | Entertainment
One approach to the study of language has been to describe people whose ability to communicate is impaired. Some researchers have argued that it is possible to identify the component mental processes that contribute to the ability to communicate by describing the ways in which language can break down. Other researchers have expressed doubts about the extent to which data from impairment reflects normal language function. This volume reflects the problems of constructing theory of how the normal brain deals with language from data from impaired individuals from the perspective of a range of disciplines: psycholinguistics, linguistics, neurophysiology and speech-language pathology. The chapters include critiques of methodology; application of new technology; the study of bilingual people; and cross-linguistic studies. A range of language skills is discussed (phonology, prosody, syntax, semantics, reading and spelling) in the context of both developmental and acquired impairments (hearing loss, cerebellar dysarthria, sub-cortical aphasia, cortical aphasia, phonological disorder, and dyslexia). This book icludes contributions from researchers and clinicians on both sides of the Atlantic as well as from Australia and Hong Kong.

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Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy: Basic Aspects and Practical Applications (Advanced Texts in Physics)



Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy: Basic Aspects and Practical Applications (Advanced Texts in Physics)
Sune Svanberg | 2004-02-12 00:00:00 | Springer | 588 | Engineering

For more than ten years,
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if you want to study spectorscopy includ its principle and application, i am sure this is want you need~ it tell you many things that follow almost the same back principle, and show u the magic physics world.

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Transport in Nanostructures, Second Edition



Transport in Nanostructures, Second Edition
Stephen M. Goodnick, Jonathan Bird | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | Cambridge University Press | 670 | Physics
The advent of semiconductor structures whose characteristic dimensions are smaller than the mean free path of carriers has led to the development of novel devices, and advances in theoretical understanding of mesoscopic systems or nanostructures. This book has been thoroughly revised and provides a much-needed update on the very latest experimental research into mesoscopic devices and develops a detailed theoretical framework for understanding their behaviour. Beginning with the key observable phenomena in nanostructures, the authors describe quantum confined systems, transmission in nanostructures, quantum dots, and single electron phenomena. Separate chapters are devoted to interference in diffusive transport, temperature decay of fluctuations, and non-equilibrium transport and nanodevices. Throughout the book, the authors interweave experimental results with the appropriate theoretical formalism. The book will be of great interest to graduate students taking courses in mesoscopic physics or nanoelectronics, and researchers working on semiconductor nanostructures.
• A much-needed update on the latest experimental research • Now contains greater coverage of the quantum Hall effect, one-dimensional structures, nanoscale electronic devices, and quantum dots • Develops a detailed theoretical framework for understanding the behaviour of mesoscopic devices
Contents
1. Introduction;
2. Quantum confined systems;
3. Transmission in nanostructures;
4. Quantum Hall effect;
5.Quantum Wireson-Abelian geometries;
6. Quantum dots;
7. Weakly disordered systems;
8. Temperature decay of fluctuations;
9. Nonequilibrium transport and nanodevices;
Index.
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Color Atlas Of Forensic Pathology



Color Atlas Of Forensic Pathology
Jay Dix | 1999-01-01 00:00:00 | CRC; 1 edition | 192 | Medicine
A male homicide victim with a shotgun blast to the chest. A female drug addict who has overdosed on crack cocaine. An elderly woman with deep stab wounds to the neck. A two-year-old motor vehicle accident victim with blunt head trauma. For forensic pathologists, police detectives, and crime scene investigators, dealing with death and injury is a daily routine. But even after investigating thousands of drownings, shootings, stabbings, electrocutions, overdoses, and traffic accidents, most professionals in the investigative fields still haven't seen it all. Originally published on CD-ROM, the Color Atlas of Forensic Pathology addresses much of the basic information which forensic pathologists and other investigators deal with on a day to day basis. Packed with 780 full-color, captioned photographs, this atlas examines everything from time of death and decomposition, to identification, to causes of death from blunt trauma, firearm injuries, asphyxia, cutting and stabbing injuries, and more. The atlas shows the various causes of death and injury with case -- "visuals" to help investigators understand the work they perform. Indeed, with its exhaustive coverage, the Color Atlas of Forensic Pathology will provide investigators with valuable insight into the many different causes of death and injury they must deal with and how the manners of death are diagnosed.
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The Newbery & Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books (Newbery and Caldecott Awards)



The Newbery & Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books (Newbery and Caldecott Awards)
Association for Library Service to Chi | 2009-03-01 00:00:00 | ALA Editions | 176 | Children's Literature Guides

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Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia



Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia
Giovanni Casadio,Patricia A. Johnston | 2009-09-01 00:00:00 | University of Texas Press | 390 | Greece
In Vergil's Aeneid, the poet implies that those who have been initiated into mystery cults enjoy a blessed situation both in life and after death. This collection of essays brings new insight to the study of mystic cults in the ancient world, particularly those that flourished in Magna Graecia (essentially the area of present-day Southern Italy and Sicily). Implementing a variety of methodologies, the contributors to Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia examine an array of features associated with such "mystery religions" that were concerned with individual salvation through initiation and hidden knowledge rather than civic cults directed toward Olympian deities usually associated with Greek religion. Contributors present contemporary theories of ancient religion, field reports from recent archaeological work, and other frameworks for exploring mystic cults in general and individual deities specifically, with observations about cultural interactions throughout. Topics include Dionysos and Orpheus, the Goddess Cults, Isis in Italy, and Roman Mithras, explored by an international array of scholars including Giulia Sfameni Gasparro ("Aspects of the Cult of Demeter in Magna Graecia") and Alberto Bernabé ("Imago Inferorum Orphica"). The resulting volume illuminates this often misunderstood range of religious phenomena.

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Oxygen Transport to Tissue XXVII (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)



Oxygen Transport to Tissue XXVII (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)
Giuseppe Cicco,Duane F. Bruley,Marc Ferrari,David K. Harrison | 2006-07-24 00:00:00 | Springer | 390 | Anatomy

Proceedings of the 32nd scientific meeting of the International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT) in Bari, Italy, August 21-26, 2004.



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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Entwickler-Handbuch



Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Entwickler-Handbuch
Sebastian Weber | 2007-05-31 00:00:00 | Hanser Fachbuchverlag | 600 | SQL Server

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Mental Management Video Seminar [4 DVD - (MP4)]


Mental Management Video Seminar [4 DVD - (MP4)]
Lanny Bassham | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | | 1 | Self-development
Mental Management Video Seminar

This 4 DVD video series is an advanced class in Mental Management presented by Lanny Bassham. You will feel like you are in a live seminar as Lanny takes you through these topics.

V1 Winning the Mental Game – Learn why 90% of all winning is accomplished by 5% of the performers. Understand the three mental processes that control a winning performance. Master the secrets used by Olympic Champions to win the mental game in business and sport. 60 min.

V2 Performing Under Pressure – When you are under pressure to perform well are YOU in control? Learn why most of our beliefs about pressure are myths. Become skilled at pressure control strategies used by Olympic Champions. Master Mental Rehearsal, Running a Mental Program and Performance Analysis to gain an edge in business and sport. 67 min.

V3 GoalGetting – Setting Goals is not enough. Getting them requires mental discipline. Learn why Goal Getting is the most important skill you will ever need. Learn why most of our beliefs about goal setting are ineffective. Become skilled at the same GoalGetting system used by Olympic Champions. Master the 10 Rules of Attainment and the Becoming Process. 66 min.

V4 Mastering Self Image – Change your Self Image and you change your future. Learn why your Self Image and your performance are always equal. Learn how to change any attitude or habit in just 21 days. Master Self Image imprinting and reinforcement techniques. 62 min

In 1972, at the Munich Germany Olympic Games, Lanny Bassham failed in his attempt to win the Gold Medal in International Rifle Shooting. He had a mental failure resulting in his taking the Silver instead. Frustrated, Lanny wanted to take a course in controlling the mind under pressure. After looking for such a seminar and not finding satisfaction, Bassham began to interview Olympic Gold Medalists to discover what they were doing differently to win.

What he discovered was truly remarkable. Bassham created a system of mental control he called Mental Management®. Within the next 6 years, Lanny Bassham dominated his sport, winning 22 world individual and team titles, setting 4 world records and winning the coveted Olympic Gold Medal in Montreal in 1976.For the past 32 years, Lanny has been teaching Mental Management® to Olympians, business owners, Fortune 500 Corporations and the elite of sport and business community. His clients include the PGA and PGA tour players, Miss America finalists, Miss USA winners, World and Olympic champions, Fortune 500 companies, The United States Secret Service, The US Navy SEALS, The United States Army Marksmanship Unit, The US Marine Corps Marksmanship Unit and Olympic teams of USA, Canada, India, Japan, Republic of China, Korea and Australia.
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Cut and Run



Cut and Run
Matt Hilton | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Hodder Export | 340 | Fiction Other
Thirty years ago, Ellen Mosley vanished into the criminal underworld with $500,000 of the Mob's money, leaving behind her husband and young children. With his father near death, Judge Whit Mosley launches a search for his mother and finds her framed for murder and in trouble for stealing money from crime lords again - this time millions of dollars. He has one impossible chance to save Ellen - now known as Eve: take her on the run, outsmart a gang of sophisticated killers, and find the missing millions. Caught in a nightmare of double crosses and vicious schemers, Whit turns his back on law and order for the one person he most wants to trust but knows the least - a dangerous woman who may be plotting the cruellest deception of all.
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Joseph Smith, Jr.: Reappraisals After Two Centuries



Joseph Smith, Jr.: Reappraisals After Two Centuries
Reid L. Neilson,Terryl L. Givens | 2008-12-02 00:00:00 | Oxford University Press, USA | 296 | Mormonism
Mormon founder Joseph Smith is one of the most controversial figures of nineteenth-century American history, and a virtually inexhaustible subject for analysis. In this volume, fifteen scholars offer essays on how to interpret and understand Smith and his legacy. Including essays by both Mormons and non-Mormons, this wide-ranging collection is the only available survey of contemporary scholarly opinion on the extraordinary man who started one of the fastest growing religious traditions in the modern world.
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Interesting to note chapters by LDS and non-LDS scholars looking at the contributions of a long awaited 19th century prophet. With so much incorrect 'information' placed by those who profess to be Christian but display nothing but hate and ignorance, it is good to have a scholarly work such as this.



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WSAVA Standards for Clinical and Histological Diagnosis of Canine and Feline Liver Diseases



WSAVA Standards for Clinical and Histological Diagnosis of Canine and Feline Liver Diseases
WSAVA Liver Standardization Gr,Jan Rothuizen DVM PhD,Susan E. Bunch DVM PhD DipACVIM,Jennifer A. Charles BVSc MVS DipACVP,John M. Cullen VMD PhD,Valeer J. Desmet MD PhD,Viktor Szatmari DVM PhD,David C. Twedt DVM DipACVIM,Ted S.G.A.M. van den Ingh | 2006-05-26 00:00:00 | Saunders Ltd. | 144 | Small Animal Medicine
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This title is the product of an initiative of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA). The aim is to describe a world standard of guidelines for diagnosis of liver diseases in dogs and cats, using both histological and clinical criteria. * standard reference for pathologists and specialists, as well as general vets in practice * only available standard for making well defined diagnosis based on histological and clinical criteria for liver diseases in small animals * describes world standardization of guidelines for diagnosis of liver diseases in dogs and cats, using both histological and clinical criteria. * supported by WSAVA giving it a worldwide appeal

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Oecd Information Technology Outlook 2010



Oecd Information Technology Outlook 2010
Organization for Economic Cooperation an | 2010-08-31 00:00:00 | OECD | 325 | Economics

Information technology (IT) and the Internet are major drivers of research, innovation, growth, and social change.The 2010 edition of the OECD Information Technology Outlook analyzes the economic crisis and recovery and suggests that the outlook for IT goods and services industries is quite good. After weathering a very turbulent economic period it is, in fact, better than it was during the crisis at the beginning of the decade.

This book analyzes recent trends in OECD country information and communication technology policies (ICTs) to see if they are rising to the new challenges posed by the recovery. Priorities are now getting the economy moving, focusing on skills and employment, broadband diffusion, and R& D and venture finance. There is also a major new emphasis on using ICTs to tackle environmental problems and climate change.



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A Manager's Guide to Data Warehousing



A Manager's Guide to Data Warehousing
| 2009-05-26 00:00:00 | | 0 | Data Warehouse


Aimed at helping business and IT managers clearly communicate with each other, this helpful book addresses concerns straight-on and provides practical methods to building a collaborative data warehouse . You?ll get clear explanations of the goals and objectives of each stage of the data warehouse lifecycle while learning the roles that both business managers and technicians play at each stage. Discussions of the most critical decision points for success at each phase of the data warehouse lifecycle help you understand ways in which both business and IT management can make decisions that best meet unified objectives.

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This Book Does What it Claims
This book was written for the non-technical professional who either wants or needs to learn about data warehousing. The book will give her the basics of data warehousing in a step by step fashion, describing what's involved in creating a data warehouse and how you deliver the data when it's needed. That's a mouthful. The book wasn't easy for me to go through, but I believe it does what it claims. I do now have a grasp of what data warehousing all about and most importantly I've learned what I needed to know, that it's not a field for me. Had it not been for this book I might have spent endless hours learning the field, only to find out it would have been work that I wouldn't have been happy doing. Thanks to this book I've reconsidered two classes I was going to take, so it deserves five stars, because it's really been a benefit to me.

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Dry as dust, but has useful information
Data (information) is the base of all organizations, from small to large. Organizing data is a challenge and always has been. What has changed is that the technology now allows not only for the accumulation of more data, but makes keeping it easier and less expensive. Government regulations, insurance requirements and other factors make it mandatory to retain some information for varying periods while some information is best disposed of as quickly as possible to avoid or mitigate legal liability. People working on the tech side of the organization usually know little of the present or potential value of the data they are responsible for managing, while manager typically know little of how the technology might make delivery of vital information more efficient and put the information into easily usable form.


Enter the `data warehouse`. Not long ago, it was a buzzword, but as the hype died down, some people truly got the idea of what a data warehouse is and how it can be used. Author Laura Reeves appears to be one of them. In one of the clearest sentences in her book, she says `the purpose and characteristics of a data warehousing environment are to provide data in a format easily understood by the business community in order to support decision-making processes. The data warehouse supports looking at the business data over time to identify significant trends in buying behavior, customer retention, or changes in employee productivity.`


The dry as dust tone of the above carries through the entire book. It is eye-wearying stuff, but much of the information Reeves conveys will be useful for the non-technical business manager trying to get a grasp of the data warehouse concept. A lot of it is also hooey, such as the fake case histories with lines like this classic: `The project tea members all work hard to keep the project moving forward in a timely manner, and often this happens without the direct intervention from the sponsor.` This corporate silly talk takes up way too much space: this book could easily have been two-thirds the size without surrendering any vital information.


Overall, Reeves stays in descriptive mode, describing how a model project might flow, how appropriate information might be collected and so on. There is very little specificity within these more than 400 pages. On the other hand, business managers typically don't prosper in the detail rich environment a technical person demands.


My impression is that this is information presented in a manner executives seek out at seminars presented at 5-star resorts billed as training sessions.


This is a good book, in general, for people who need to comprehend from a level of zero practical knowledge what data warehousing is about. The more intelligent reader may find Reeves' presentation irritating. It is bone-dry and presumes the reader has little intelligence. But the book does provide useful information on the subject and that is what counts in the final analysis.


Jerry



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Non-Technical Guide
The target audience is the non-technical manger who has identified a potential benefit to consolidating corporate data and needs to understand the risks, cost and benefits more fully. It covers the various roles and responsibilities for the project and the operational differences between an OLTP and DW requirements. It would have useful to have more discussion of dynamic provisioning, data retention and archiving.

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non-trivial
One take home message emphasised by the book is that data warehousing is not cheap and not easy to implement. Why so is explained at length in the text. A key idea is that your company has to invest many resources, not least in educating key people in the organisation. The book is written for a non-technical manager, who probably has to supervise technical IT personnel.


Chapter 7, on modelling of data, is rudimentary. A person from a database background would find the discussion trivial. It is more so that the manager can try a top level modelling of a business situation for herself. Where this is then passed to her technical staff for a more detailed exposition. Another scenario is to get enough background about the ideas of making models so that she can understand those pushed up to her from the staff.


Business intelligence is covered here in generalities. One slightly frustrating aspect is that if you want some specific details about a non-trivial case, that the book never quite puts these forth. This is not confined to this book. It appears that involved real world cases of BI might be still held tightly inside companies; no one is willing to expose a case study for everyone else to study.


Chapter 3 has a table of vendors that can provide different parts of an inventory software application. SAS and Informatica are 2 such vendors. Useful if you need to delve further into actual commercial offerings.

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Good but,,.
I bought this book after reading chapter 1.

Both chapter 1 - 3 are good readings but the remaining chapters are not fantastic.


I have read the entire Wiley-Ralph Kimball series, perhaps that's why I feel that the content of the book is diluted.


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The Tomp of King Tutankhamen



The Tomp of King Tutankhamen
M.Woods, M.B.Woods | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | Twenty-First Century Books | 84 | History
For hundreds of years, ancient Egypt was ruled by kings and queens called pharaohs. Many of Egypt’s pharaohs became famous in history. King Djoser (about 2650–2575 B.C.) built the first pyramids—the enormous stone tombs that rise out of Egypt’s desert sands. Queen Hatshepsut (1479–1458 B.C.) was the first woman pharaoh. She sent expeditions to other countries to open up trade routes. Ramses II (1271–1213 B.C.) was a great military general. Other pharaohs were great thinkers, builders, and warriors.
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Schaum's Outline of Italian Grammar 3rd Edtion



Schaum's Outline of Italian Grammar 3rd Edtion
| 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | McGraw-Hill | 253 | Languages (Other)
Millions of students trust Schaum's Outlines to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.
Use Schaum's Outlines to:
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Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!
This Schaum's Outline gives you:
A full treatment of contemporary conversational Italian, including expressions, slang, and idioms
New English-Italian, Italian-English glossary section

Chapters include: The Pronunciation of Italian * Nouns and Articles * Adjectives and Adverbs * Comparatives and Superlatives * Numbers, Dates, and Time * Verbs * Negative Words and Constructions * Interrogative Words and Constructions * Pronouns * Prepositions * Special Uses of Certain Verbs * Glossaries
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Graph Theory, Combinatorics and Algorithms: Interdisciplinary Applications



Graph Theory, Combinatorics and Algorithms: Interdisciplinary Applications
Martin Charles Golumbic (Editor), Irith Ben-Arroyo Hartman (Editor) | 2005-01-01 00:00:00 | Springer; 1 edition | 292 | Algorithms
Graph Theory, Combinatorics and Algorithms: Interdisciplinary Applications focuses on discrete mathematics and combinatorial algorithms interacting with real world problems in computer science, operations research, applied mathematics and engineering. The book contains eleven chapters written by experts in their respective fields, and covers a wide spectrum of high-interest problems across these discipline domains. Among the contributing authors are Richard Karp of UC Berkeley and Robert Tarjan of Princeton; both are at the pinnacle of research scholarship in Graph Theory and Combinatorics. The chapters from the contributing authors focus on "real world" applications, all of which will be of considerable interest across the areas of Operations Research, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, and Engineering. These problems include Internet congestion control, high-speed communication networks, multi-object auctions, resource allocation, software testing, data structures, etc. In sum, this is a book focused on major, contemporary problems, written by the top research scholars in the field, using cutting-edge mathematical and computational techniques.
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Mars (Space!)



Mars (Space!)
George Capaccio | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | Benchmark Books | 64 | Astronomy and Cosmology
This intriguing series takes at our universe and the planets, stars, etc. that are part of it.

After discussing the formation of our solar system, author Capaccio compares Earth and Mars, the planet most like our own. Often called the "Red Planet," Mars was associated by ancient peoples with war and violence, and named for the Roman god of war. By the 1500s, Tycho Brahe had collected extensive data about Mars, from which Kepler noted its elliptical orbit. In the eighteenth century, William Herschel used telescopes to calculate Mars's tilted axis and to chart the planet's features. Mars has always been a focus for creative speculation; young astronomers will enjoy the section describing fantastic notions ranging from creature-built canals to a Martian invasion of Earth. Using space probes and rovers, scientists have now made new discoveries, engendering even more fantastic speculation. Were there once floods on Mars? Could there be minute microorganisms there? Can humans expect some day to live on Mars? The author reveals that NASA is planning to land astronauts on Mars sometime in the future, though much expensive research and engineering will need to take place before human life can be transported to and survive on this intriguing planet. Vivid illustrations, a fact page, a glossary, and bibliographies enhance the often fascinating text, making Mars attractive to space explorers at varying levels of sophistication
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Environmental and Occupational Medicine (Rom, Environmental and Occupational Medicine)



Environmental and Occupational Medicine (Rom, Environmental and Occupational Medicine)
William N. Rom,Steven Markowitz | 2006-12-12 00:00:00 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 1904 | Internal Medicine

Now in its updated Fourth Edition, this classic text provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of occupational and environmental medicine. The book offers accurate, current information on the history, causes, prevention, and treatment of a wide range of environmental and occupational diseases and includes numerous case studies.

This edition includes more information on gene-environment interactions. The section on air pollution has been completely reorganized. Other Fourth Edition highlights include expanded coverage of government responses to the field and a new chapter on children's environmental health.


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Book is outstanding reference. Has well developed bibliography for further reading. Outstanding for go-to text for citations in workers compensation cases or other work in occupational and environmental medicine.
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The most clinical and diagnostic of the major works in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. The text includes all the usual (and necessary) approaches to cover this topic: - disease by organ system - disease by chemical / physical cause - disease by industry / business sector

Includes necessary components on ethics and advocacy. Not as program-focussed as other works which seem designed to support medical directors more than diagnostic clinicians.

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Globalization and Its Outcomes



Globalization and Its Outcomes
John O'Loughlin,Lynn Staeheli,Edward Greenberg | 2004-06-14 00:00:00 | The Guilford Press | 404 | Economics
Balanced, authoritative, and up to date, this volume examines the profound effects of economic globalization on the well-being of individuals and communities in both developed and less-developed societies. Using a variety of research methods and conceptual tools, leading experts from a range of disciplines trace the complex interactions of globalization with social, political, and health and welfare processes around the world. Compelling findings are presented on "winners" and "losers" across national boundaries, regions, class and ethnic divisions, gender, and age; the ways in which different groups have mobilized to respond to globalization's challenges; and the important policy questions raised. Also considered is the crucial question of whether globalization can adequately be addressed from the perspective of contemporary social scientific theory, or whether it requires a new paradigm for analysis.Balanced, authoritative, and up to date, this volume examines the profound effects of economic globalization on the well-being of individuals and communities in both developed and less-developed societies. Using a variety of research methods and conceptual tools, leading experts from a range of disciplines trace the complex interactions of globalization with social, political, and health and welfare processes around the world. Compelling findings are presented on "winners" and "losers" across national boundaries, regions, class and ethnic divisions, gender, and age; the ways in which different groups have mobilized to respond to globalization's challenges; and the important policy questions raised. Also considered is the crucial question of whether globalization can adequately be addressed from the perspective of contemporary social scientific theory, or whether it requires a new paradigm for analysis.


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Computer Graphics, C Version (2nd Edition)



Computer Graphics, C Version (2nd Edition)
| 1969-12-31 00:00:00 | | 0 | Computer Science


This timely new version of a popular computer graphics book features the C language in programming examples to demonstrate the implementation of graphics application. These well-known authors assume no prior knowledge of computer graphics when presenting the basic principles for the design, use, and understanding of computer graphics systems. However, some knowledge of C programming is assumed as the reader learns how to use algorithms for creating and manipulating graphics displays.

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Introduction to Graphics Theory
I bought this book long ago and I have used it more than any other book I own. This book covers the basics of graphics theory. The book assumes some mathematical knowledge (linear algebra), but provides a solid review in the appendix. Beginning graphics student often worry about the technical details of their particular platform (how to put a pixel), and this book doesn't cover those issues; you'll need an OpenGL guide and a C book for that. Hearn and Baker write far more lucid prose than most academics.

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Concepts need more explanation
The book is very accurate but tries to explain everything mathematically. First you need to make clear what you need to do and then things can be formalized to equations. But in this book you give the equations a run with your own imaginary numbers and than you understand the concept. If you are willing to work out things on paper with your imagination and the details given in the book you will understand the book but that is very time consuming and of course after all that you will not give the book its due credit.
Otherwise a good book. Accurate and to the point.

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Needed more C code
The 3-D concepts aren't explained well. And yes, C code's sure lacking. I will give it 4 stars, because of the good explanations that accompany the 2-D chapters.
I would have given it 5 stars had it featured more sample code (and yes, well documented too), and had the 3-D sections been more lucidly explained.

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Seems a bit outdated.
This book is in sore need of an update! Much of the pictures and info is from the early 90's and has changed quite a bit. However, the parts describing the non-changing algorithms seem fairly well written.

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Excellent!
Let's face it, learning 3D graphics takes effort. I have read most of Hill(falls short of the mark) and all of both of Angel's books (excellent for OpenGL). Hearn and Baker do an excellent job of explaining difficult 3D concepts. The examples are clear, the C code is very useful, and the diagrams are most helpful. The book is well-written, concise, and thorough. Compared to other books, this one does not gloss over details,,. yes, effort is required, but the explanations are as straightforward in this book as you will find anywhere. I get lost in Foley, there's just too much detail. I get lost in Hill, as he touches on scores of `thoughts` and ends up losing sight of the basic concepts. Hearn and Baker just get right down to the business of teaching and explaining a conceptually tough subject, thoroughly, succinctly, and completely. No, they are not going to make you a graphics programmer without effort on your part, but no one will.This book is the best I've seen for achieving an understanding of the basics. If you're doing OpenGL, combine Hearn and Baker with Angel's books and you'll be off and running.
I wish I could give this one 8 stars!


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The Graphic Work of M. C. Escher Introduced and Explained by the Artist


The Graphic Work of M. C. Escher Introduced and Explained by the Artist
M. C. Escher | 1975-01-01 00:00:00 | Ballantine Books, Ninth Printing | 95 | Misc
Maurits Cornelis Escher (June 17, 1898 - March 27, 1971), usually referred to as M. C. Escher, was a Dutch graphic artist known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints which feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture, and tessellations.

Many well known museums include original works by Escher in their collections. Some leading public collections include the following: The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, The Escher Museum at The Hague, The Netherlands, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Escher's work appears in many of the finest private collections including the Schwartz Collection of Boston, the Walker Collection of San Diego, the Vess Collection of Detroit, the Roosevelt Collection of Palm Beach, the Price Collection of Connecticut, and the Elder Collection of San Francisco.

http://www.mcescher.com/ - M.C. Escher - Official website
http://aixa.ugr.es/escher/table.html - A big Escher gallery with high resolution images
http://www.cs.technion.ac.il/~gershon/EscherForReal/ - physical replicas of some of Escher's "impossible" designs.
http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/ggescher/ggescher-main1.html - NGA - M.C. Escher: Life and Work
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/jmmg/escher.htm - M.C. Escher: 50 Works
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Motorcycle Handling and Chassis Design: the art and science



Motorcycle Handling and Chassis Design: the art and science
Tony | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 | Tony Foale | 560 | Motorcycles
Provides a thorough explanation of the structure and performance of motorcycle frames and other chassis components, for use by all enthusiasts from engineers to laymen
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Good book on the underlying design issues with motorcycles. Found the physics and information near the back of the book most helpful.
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bought this book for my mate jimmy.

m/c engine building guru.

was very happy,although he did guestion one or two points of physics, he was i would say quite impressed.
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While I've only begun reading this book, it is very informative and well written. Additionally, I entered a typo in my mailing address, which caused some confusion and inconvenience. The author exchanged emails with me, and had the book shipped out immediately. Great purchase for any one interested in understanding the dynamics of motorcycles.
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It's a great book to understand how motorcycles work, and a great information source about different technologies and designs used in motorcycles.
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Absolutley Great Book! But you can buy it for eighty nine dollars from sae dot org.

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Teaching Intensive and Accelerated Courses: Instruction that Motivates Learning



Teaching Intensive and Accelerated Courses: Instruction that Motivates Learning
Jossey-Bass | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Jossey-Bass | 240 | Education
In this comprehensive resource, Raymond J. Wlodkowski and Margery B. Ginsberg describe how to meet the challenge of teaching intensive and accelerated courses to nontraditional learners and working adults. By making motivation and cultural relevance essential to instruction, they clearly show what instructors can do to enhance learning in classes that can last from three to six hours. Teaching Intensive and Accelerated Courses makes full use of the authors' twenty years of experience researching and teaching accelerated courses, along with selected strategies from Wlodkowski's classic Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn, to offer tried-and-true practices instructors can use to provide continuously engaging learning.
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Foot and ankle in rheumatoid arthritis



Foot and ankle in rheumatoid arthritis
Maurice Bouysset, Yves Tourne, Karl Tillmann | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 | Springer | 251 | Medicine
One of the earliest signs of rheumatoid arthritis may be pain in the foot. However, this part of the body is very often neglected during clinical assessment of the illness in favour of the articulations of the upper limbs, knees and hips. Nevertheless, it appears evident that a detailed clinical examination of the forefoot, ankle and heel could be useful in order to get closer to a rheumatological diagnosis. Thanks to blood tests and conventional imaging, completed with a scanner or MRI if needed, every doctor should be in a position to detect the beginning of rheumatoid arthritis in the foot or ankle.
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Higher Self Esteem and More



Higher Self Esteem and More
Nicholas Finnegan | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | Trafford Publishing | 198 | Self-development
Higher self esteem and more is a process of uplifting growth. You do not only understand how to become more comfortable and stronger within yourself, but you also learn how to effectively apply these new manifesting ideas in all the areas of life you want to succeed in. Therefore an opportunity is now presented to unlearn those negative patterns you didn't want and adapt to becoming the ideal self you are wiling to break down walls for your near future achievements.

This book is for everyone, whether you want to become successful in money, relationships, handling stress, depression, gaining higher self esteem and becoming successful in business. The uses of applications are vast. You can become more confident in sports, relaxed if it's your first time hosting a TV show or feeling sexier when communicating with the opposite sex.

By using the powerful techniques laid throughout this book, you will learn how to take control of your life through your thoughts, behaviours and feelings. Before you even finish reading this book you will find new empowering inner qualities that you have gained, spilling out into every area of your life in an uplifting way, protected and reacting confidently towards the negative aspects that used to bother you.

Nicholas Finnegan sets you free into the boundless potentiality of this world with motivation to create the life you have always dreamed of when you were a child.

The key that opens the door to a wonderful life is to create success within yourself first and contribute making this inner success a natural part of your everyday awareness. This principle applies to poor people, politicians, common folk and celebrities alike; and this is what makes the discoveries in higher self esteem and more advantageous for us all.
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Gulliver's Travels (Collector's Library)



Gulliver's Travels (Collector's Library)
Jonathan Swift | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 | Collector's Library | 408 | Classics
Jonathan Swift's masterpiece is the finest satire in the English language. Shipwrecked traveller Lemuel Gulliver finds himself washed ashore in Lilliput, a kingdom populated by tiny people. Fascinated by their exotic visitor, the Lilliputians enlist Gulliver's services in their bitter civil war. But Gulliver becomes the object of a court intrigue and has to make a hasty escape. On his next voyage, his ship is blown off course to Brobdingnag, whose giant inhabitants strike him as horrific and occasionally revolting. A third journey takes him to Laputa, a floating island occupied by pedantic scientists and philosophers. Finally, he encounters a society of rational horses, the Houyhnhnms, and witnesses the appalling behaviour of their servants the Yahoos, a group who are in many ways disturbingly similar to Man at his most bestial. Swift's brilliantly original story is a timeless portrait of the human condition in all its misery and majesty.

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This book is a masterpiece. I picked up an old dusty copy of this title at a book fair just so I could have this classic on my shelf. I was just out of college and not too interested in reading anything too boring and heavy. I figured I would scan through it just so I would be able to to say I read it and talk about it a little. What a surprise when I started reading- I couldn't put it down!



It was the original version with the addition of footnotes that explained the political climate and other relevant facts of the day. I strongly suggest that you obtain a version with this information as without it you are missing 3/4 of the reading experience. I actually read the whole book twice just to try and pick up the funny, quirky things I might have missed. There are just so many levels to this book. On the surface it is a book about a man and his travels to strange faraway places. Underneath it is a scathing, comical, statement on the state of society and the movers and shakers of the day. I did not know that Jonathan Swift was a comic genius, but this is a fact you cannot miss if you read this book understanding the social satire weaved throught its chapters. I actually would find myself laughing out loud and being overcome with awe at the complexity of the humor the author was able to conjure.
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It is difficult to review a "classic" novel given the weight of history and the number of reviews already written. However, this is an enjoyable adventure with very imaginative settings.



I agree with earlier reviews that the first 2 voyages are the more interesting, or at least not so laden with political messages. The later two are more interesting ideas for alternative fantasy settings but are bogged down by too much preaching.



There is a gem in here for Studio Ghibli fans, the third voyage was inspiration for a popular Ghibli movie.
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My first experience of Gulliver's Travels was when I was about 7 or 8. My father had been a part of this subscription service from some publisher (I think it's the Franklin Library) called the "100 Greatest Books of All Time." The edition he had was heavy with gilded pages and was something that seemed like one of those medieval illuminated manuscripts. Each few pages had a beautiful, colored illustration of Gulliver struggling.



Before I'd go to bed, he'd sit by my dresser on his wooden chair with a glass of water--at least that's what I thought it was--on his knee, and I'd be wrapped in a blanket with my back to the head of my bed frame. When he started reading, his posture would straighten out and he'd hold the gold hardback up to his eyes with one hand, the glass of "water" held in the other. Every few page turns, he'd sip at the glass and inhale sharply as if he were washing down what he had read. I remember hearing his voice bellow above the reading lamp in a kind of dark monotone. It wasn't like when he read My Father's Dragon or Wonderland. He would describe Gulliver trapped and tied down, and I remember feeling guilty for laughing. The most he would do is invisibly smile in the shadow of the lamplight and snicker.



My father died this past summer. About a month after the funeral, I was walking through Border's trying to figure out what books I wanted my students to read (I just started a teaching apprenticeship at a local high school), and I ended up finding this edition. The good thing about it is that the price is so cheap.



Upon rereading it this past summer, I suddenly realized what Swift and my Father saw in the text. This was by no means simply a children's book or even a "misanthropic" novel, but instead, Gulliver's Travels maps perfectly the lifespan of a human being. This novel is clearly a bildungsroman. This occurred to me when I realized that the reader's concept of the author "Gulliver" is a result of his travels. Each world he visits, he is at first considered an outsider and then becomes, somewhat, a part of the society. Gulliver is an amorphous narrator; he exists only through these worlds and therefore, grows with the text. He is not just a passive observer to these magical places, but the context of his visits shapes him, the narrator, as much as it does change the reader.



How he is seen is through the context in which he is put. The Lilliputians are, obviously, a symbol for childhood. Brobbindang is pubescence as in this section, Gulliver sees the ugliness of the human form. The things that were cute in childhood now are these frightening forms. The last world Gulliver visits is a reference to the cynicism of old age. He sees humanity for what it is, a bunch of Yahoos. With this key in mind, you can clearly see how Gulliver's Travels is not misanthropic but an acceptance and analysis of the "human life cycle." We all go through these stages during our life, just like how we go through them while reading the text. My father helped me realize this. When he read this novel to me as a child, he was teaching me what to expect from this world.



However, this edition is worth "four stars" because the book is fairly cheap and feels like it will fall apart at any second. It feels as if there is no weight to it and is poorly constructed. Pages would be ripped out as they were turned. My father's stable, gold hardback edition was sold in a garage sale for a few cents four years ago. It's sad to say i don't think you can read it like that hardback tomb anymore.
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I purchased this book in Kindle form in order to use it as a reference book for a research paper regarding Swift & Gulliver;s Travels. I thought it would be easier than using the Google Books version, since it would be at my disposal regardless of being online or not. Imagine my surprise when I opened the book & it was the exact same book I already have, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift & NOT Gulliver's Travels (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) by Swift & Christopher Fox. Kindle didn't even pick it up as the same book, but when I clicked on this new book, it actually opened up to the place I had bookmarked in my previously purchased "Gulliver" book. I do NOT need two exact copies of the same book!!! Bad Amazon!!!
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What a good story. If you remove the fairy tale element and actually listen to the political and ethical issues raised in the commentary, it really hits home. Well worth the time to read.

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Fantasy City: Pleasure and Profit in the Postmodern Metropolis



Fantasy City: Pleasure and Profit in the Postmodern Metropolis
John Hannigan | 1998-11-10 00:00:00 | Routledge | 256 | Social Sciences
Following a wave of de-industrialization and cutbacks in public spending, American downtowns are reinventing themselves in the image of Disneyland and Las Vegas. Fantasy City looks at the changing face of the city and what it means for its citizens and for the future of urban development.

America's central cities more and more begin to resemble theme parks. While this appears to have brought a new energy and hope to the urban landscape, it has yet to deliver an economic miracle to the surrounding residents and merchants. Local communities struggle to maintain their distinctiveness even as they embrace the commercial fantasies offered by global entertainment companies. John A. Hannigan shows how the growth of the fantasy city reflects an ongoing search for risk-free mass entertainment by middle-class consumers.

By discussing examples from a wide variety of venues, including casinos, malls, heritage developments and theme parks, Hannigan traces the rise of urban entertainment at the beginning of this century, its decline after World War II to its surprising renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s. He offers provocative insights into urban development from structuralist, cultural and constructionist perspectives. By drawing on extensive material from business, cultural studies and urban planning, he shows that the growth of the fantasy city signals not only the arrival of a new urban space, but also the eventual destruction of the "inner city".

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The Art and Science of CSS



The Art and Science of CSS
| 2007-03-09 00:00:00 | | 0 | CSS


CSS-based design doesn't need to be boring. `The Art & Science of CSS` brings together a talented collection of designers who will show you how to take the building blocks of your web site's design (such as headings, navigation, forms, and more) and bring them to life with fully standards-compliant CSS.

This full color book helps you to design web sites that not only work well across all browsers, are easy to maintain, and are highly accessible, but are also visually stunning.

Create truly attention-grabbing headings. Discover multiple ways to present images effectively. Use background images to give your site zest. Build usable and attractive navigation. Design forms that are stylish and functional. Learn how to break away from the square box gclich. Create funky tables. And lots more From the Publisher

Jonathan Snook, Steve Smith, Jina Bolton, Cameron Adams, and David Johnson, five of the biggest names in CSS design have joined forces to bring you The Art & Science Of CSS. Beautifully presented in full color, this book will teach you how to apply innovative CSS-based techniques to create visually stunning headings, forms, menus, navigation, backgrounds, and much more,,. Using The Art & Science Of CSS, you'll see just how easy it is to unleash your creative talents and design inspirational web sites with CSS. All designs in this book are visually appealing and inspiring. The CSS code used to create each of the components is included and guaranteed to be simple, efficient and cross-browser compatible. Among its many treasures, this book will show you how to: Format calendars, menus and table of contents using CSS Create horizontal, vertical and tab-based navigation systemsusing CSS Create rounded corners using CSS Design stylish Website headings Put together funky & artistic Website backgrounds Use CSS to render blockquotes, dates and lists in a visually appealing manner All designs in this book are visually appealing and inspiring. The code CSS code used to create each of the components is provided and is `guaranteed to be simple, efficient and cross-browser compatible.` Who Should Read This Book?

This book is ideal for anyone who wants to gain the practical skills involved in using CSS to make attractive web sites, especially if you're not the type who likes to learn by memorizing a formal specification and then trying to work out which browsers implemented it completely (does anyone enjoy reading specifications?). The only knowledge you'll need to have is some familiarity with HTML. This book will give designers the skills they need to implement their ideas, and provides developers with creative inspiration through practical examples.

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This is more of a cookbook
This book is good, but it is more of a cookbook approach to CSS than a learn from scratch approach. If you don't already know CSS and have had enough experience playing with it, this book may not provide the best starting point.


The language and flow of the book is great and it is very readable. Some of the CSS ideas presented on images, flash replacement of text are good and the authors build them up from simple versions to complete ones which is really nice.

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Great Examples
This is probably the best CSS book I've ever seen. It's got lots of interesting and creative ways to use CSS. It's more for experienced users than for people unfamiliar with style sheets. My only knock on it is that it only gives you the CSS, and sometimes assumes that the reader knows the HTML needed to make use of the styles.


But the examples the book uses are inventive and unlike any I've seen in other books. This book shows you how the page should look, explains why, and gives you the code.


It's pretty easy to understand and has a lot of visuals to help explain concepts.

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Excellent Manual for Modern CSS
This is a most excellent and timely book of CSS examples that can be put to quick and good use. Though the book is a couple of years old at this point, it is a great way for a semi-experienced HTML designer or developer to jump in and produce some really good content with CSS. There are loads of code snippets that can be implemented right away.


The book is broken up into sections like Images, Navigation and Forms making it easy for the reader to locate what he or she is after. There is a whole section on Rounded Corners which is definitely worth a look. Overall I really enjoy Sitepoint's formatting of their books -- this one included -- which makes it easy to pick out what I'm look for quickly.


I've been writing CSS since 1997, and I'm always looking for new ideas and tricks. I found a couple in this book -- you just never know what's going to spark your creativity.


This is a particularly good book to pick up if you've been exposed to CSS and now want to put it into use and be really creative with it.

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Great value - probably too short
I really like this book. It is EXACTLY what I seek in a design/development book. I want examples, code and explanation. Nothing more.


I've been doing this stuff for 7 years, so much of this wasn't particularly new to me, but the value is in seeing what experts think (and why) and then taking what you want from it. No cruft; just good solutions.


My only gripe is that it could be considerably longer. The book covers 7 topics really well. I'd like at least 10 more, please. I'm sure this is the most common complaint. Additionally, I could do without the fancy book layout design, but I guess it doesn't hurt.


Definite value here. It's next to my desk all the time and I use almost all of their techniques in my projects. It's disappointing that more publishers don't create this kind of book.

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Very short, disappointing
I think there are many books that cover this ground a lot better and cheaper as well. Friends of Ed actually has a couple that I would recommend before this. And most certainly Bulletproof Web Design by Cederholm.


This book is really light on details and light on content. It's not at all worth its price, and it's only covering the very basics in a small number of areas. This is definitely not one of the first books you should be looking at about CSS.


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Talk Dirty (Eros Graphic Novel Vol. 10)



Talk Dirty (Eros Graphic Novel Vol. 10)
Matthias Schultheiss | 1997-07-15 00:00:00 | Eros Comix | 86 | Humor
A man, a woman, alone in a deserted shipyard. Sometime in the future. They start playing their sexual games - but suddenly things take a turn for the serious. And then the third member of the party shows up... Magnificently painted by German artist Matthias Schultheiss - black and white with a gorgeous full-color art section!
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Very erotic graphic novel. Story is situated in a surrealisticenvironment, a harbour crane. Extremely kinky story line. ...Explicitdrawings.

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Applied Nanotechnology (Micro and Nano Technologies)



Applied Nanotechnology (Micro and Nano Technologies)
Jeremy Ramsden | 2009-09-08 00:00:00 | William Andrew | 250 | Electrical Engineering
This book joins, for the first time, technical nanotechnology information with the non-technical to explain the fundamentals — with an emphasis on a succinct set of principles.

It takes a "first principles" look at the economics of converting research results to products, highly important due to the potentially disruptive nature ofnanotechnology.

How nanotechnology builds on earlier technologies is shown while introducing its own unique paradoxes. The book surveys what has actually been realized, comparing laboratory achievements with commercially successful products, and offers a profound, clear analysis of industrial impacts and current applications.
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Forget You Had a Daughter: Doing Time in the 'Bangkok Hilton'



Forget You Had a Daughter: Doing Time in the 'Bangkok Hilton'
Sandra Gregory,Michael Tierney | 2003-01-01 00:00:00 | Vision | 280 | Memoirs

Following two years of living abroad in Thailand, Sandra Gregory suddenly became desperately ill and as her medical bills began to mount, her bank account dwindled. In exchange for $2,000 she agreed to carry 89 grams of heroin to Tokyo for a friend, but before she even boarded the plane she was caught by Bangkok Airport security and ultimately sentenced to 25 years inside the infamous Lard Yao prison. In this shocking account, Sandra details the four and a half years she spent in Thai prison and describes scenes of horrific brutality and suffering. She tells of her daily fight for survival, of the many women who died with no medical care or loved ones around them, and of her acceptance of her guilt and ultimate redemption. Amidst the pain and torture, this honest recollection shows how Sandra fought for survival, and prevailed.


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Read this book in two days, only because I had to work! Made both my daughters read it, just in case!
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I just finished reading "Forget You Had a Daughter" by Sandra Gregory and I found it to be one scary book. Young people take a lot of chances and this young lady took one too - big mistake. She should have just called home and asked her parents for money. That's what parents are there for (I'm a parent, and I know!). I enjoyed the book immensely and felt badly for the author who lost a lot of years in her young life to prison. Glad that she's doing well now and has moved on! On a lighter note, my daughter walked past the book on my dresser and was very hurt to think that I would read a book about trying to forget that I had her. I had to explain the title to her and I also had to interject a life lesson about the potential dangers of traveling abroad with drugs. I think she was sorry she brought the whole subject up!
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I felt the gamut of emotions when I read this book. I felt there weren't enough words described by the author for her reason to smuggle the drugs in the first place.

She described how she needed the money, but what were the underlying real reasons she would put herself through such risk? I never felt satisfied with her answer. I kept wondering how anyone would risk being jailed abroad--maybe a combination of youthful naivete' and extreme risk taking?

Her account of her prison time was heart breaking and difficult to read, at times. She is truly a survivor.


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I saw her story on National Geographic's "Locked Up Abroad" and did a google search the next day to learn more about her story. I found she had written a memoir and ordered the book. I read it within 24 hours - it was very interesting and as the others mention, feel it should be required reading by students before travelling abroad. I myself am naive in assuming the best in people and probably could have easily found myself in her shoes had I travelled that early in my life.
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Sandra Gregory takes us deep inside life in a Thailand women's prison and then into the Durham prison of England. Life was terrible for this woman who was arrested for drug trafficking a very small amount of heroin in her vagina. She truly did not deserve such a long and harrowing sentence. She is a hero in my opinion for having survived such an incredibly soul-destroying incarceration. God bless Sandy for writing such a critically-needed memoir. Her book should be on everybody's required reading list, especially high school and college-age kids. They could benefit from Sandy's horrible experience, and might be deterred from doing the same. Thank God she finally got released, but how terrible was her suffering in the mean time! A truly sad but unforgettable read.

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Red Blood Cell Substitutes



Red Blood Cell Substitutes
Alan Rudolph (Editor) | 1997-09-05 00:00:00 | CRC; 1 edition | 504 | Medicine
This unique book integrates the expertise of over 50 authorities from the laboratories of industry, academia, the military, the government, and blood banks to present a cohesive and up-to-date summary of research strategies, clinical and commercial developments, and regulatory and economic issues pertaining to the formulation of safe and effective red blood cell substitutes. Red Blood Cell Substitutes examines regulatory and socioeconomic aspects of blood substitute products and global transfusion practices from the perspective of blood banks and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration elucidates the mechanisms of action and consequences of blood substitute administration elaborates on the interactions of red cell substitutes with organ systems as well as impact on human physiology details laboratory and clinical efforts to develop chemically modified, encapsulated, recombinant, and transgenic hemoglobin, in addition to fluorocarbon solutions reviews recent data from ongoing preclinical and clinical trials, including safety issues regarding red blood substitute products addresses second generation blood substitutes as well as future directions, such as the prospects of modified hemoglobin, cross-linked hemoglobin, and encapsulated hemoglobin and more! Complete with references, tables, equations, drawings, and photographs, Blood Cell Substitutes is a valuable resource for general, trauma, and cardiovascular surgeons; biomedical and materials engineers; hematologists; oncologists; liposome researchers; blood bank personnel; health care managers; and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.
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Schaum's Easy Outline HTML



Schaum's Easy Outline HTML
| 2003-10-27 00:00:00 | | 0 | HTML


What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.

Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials. Designed to appeal to underprepared students and readers turned off by dense text Cartoons, sidebars, icons, and other graphic pointers get the material across fast Concise text focuses on the essence of the subject Deliver expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields Perfect for last-minute test preparation So small and light that they fit in a backpack!


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