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063121898X,"American Radicalism (Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History) ""This is the most teachable volume of primary documents and commentaries on American radicalism yet published. American Radicalism should find its way into libraries and classrooms, as scholars and students discover for themselves first-hand the legacy and the thrill of dissent for democracy's sake."" Paul Buhle, Brown University !--end--""Daniel Pope's new book will be a valuable addition to courses on the history of American radicalism. It contains some of the best new scholarship on the history of radical movements and an excellent introductory essay. Professor Pope does a particularly good job of showing how radical movements have alternately transcended and come to grief on race and gender divisions in American society. It will be especially welcomed by students involved in current social movements."" Mark Naison, Fordham University ""The inclusion of some fine historical essays and important primary documents marks American Radicalism as a significant work."" History: Reviews of New Books	This collection contains 10 of the best recent essays on significant events & figures from the last 200 years of American radicalism.	Beginning with the American Revolution, this volume looks at the radical tradition in American history and the social movements that have unfolded over the last two hundred years. It provides a key to understanding how these movements and the thinkers behind them have emerged. Topics explored include women's movements, anarchism, and the struggles of African Americans, urban workers, and small family farmers against slavery, discrimination, and exploitation. Arranged chronologically, the chapters each contain one substantial article by a modern scholar and four primary-source documents that bring to life the ideas and people involved in particular radical movements. Daniel Pope's introductory essay lays out the nature and meaning of radicalism in American history and he also provides notes to the articles and documents, chronologies, and suggested reading lists. The flowing combination of key texts and valuable editorial context place this book at the forefront of student guides to American Radicalism.	Daniel Pope is Associate Professor and Department Head of History at the University of Oregon. He is the author of The Making of Modern Advertising (1983), and was a Fulbright Senior Lecturer at the University of Rome in 1996.",19th century;20th century;americas;books;historical study & educational resources;history;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;radicalism;social history;social sciences;sociology;united states;used & rental textbooks,20
0415289440,"Tolkien the Medievalist (Routledge Research in Medieval Religion and Culture) Jane Chance, Professor of English, teaches medieval literature and J. R. R. Tolkien, at Rice University. Among her seventeen books are Tolkien's Art: A Mythology for England and The Lord of the Rings: The Mythology of Power and two guest-edited issues of Studies in Medievalism. She also edits two series, the Library of Medieval Women and the Greenwood Guide to Historic Events in the Medieval World.",20th century;books;british;england;english literature;europe;fantasy;history;history & criticism;humanities;ireland;literature;literature & fiction;medieval;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;new;science fiction & fantasy;scotland;used & rental textbooks;wales;world,22
0803975066,"Medical and Psychiatric Issues for Counsellors (Professional Skills for Counsellors Series) `An interesting overview of medical and psychiatric issues that may arise for counsellors... readable, lucid and free of jargon. The issues addressed include referral and assessment, ongoing counselling and supervision, medical conditions and their treatment, psychiatric conditions and their treatment, and ethical and legal issues... it raises awareness of some important issues to consider when working with clients with medical and psychiatric conditions' - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling  `Such a broad focus for a small book... and how efficiently covered! [It] is relevant and thought-provoking all the way... This book raises the [medical and psychiatric] issues and makes constructive suggestions for resolution of them... Boxes of helpful checklists... pop up at relevant points throughout the text for handy reference... for practising counsellors and those in the latter part of training, it can certainly be regarded as essential reading' - Counselling News	Brian Daines works primarily in independent practice. He is also Clinical Tutor in Psychosexual Medicine at the University of Sheffield and a college counsellor. Linda Gask is Professor of Primary Care Psychiatry at the University of Manchester and an honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in Salford. Amanda Howe is Professor of Primary Care at the Institute of Health, University of East Anglia.	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Hardcover	 edition.",books;counseling;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;psychiatry;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;social services & welfare;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,21
0465095879,"Emotional Development And Emotional Intelligence: Educational Implications Peter Salovey, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and director of graduate studies in psychology at Yale University. David Sluyter, Ph.D., is the program director at the Fetzer Institute in Kalamazoo, MI.",behavioral sciences;books;education;education & reference;education theory;educational psychology;emotions;fitness & dieting;general;health;medical books;mental health;new;psychology;psychology & counseling;schools & teaching;science & math;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,19
0226468968,"Stinging Trees and Wait-a-Whiles: Confessions of a Rainforest Biologist When Bill Laurance went to northern Australia in the mid-1980s, it was to study the teeming life of a classic rainforest. The problem was, the rainforest of Queensland, already limited in extent, was fast disappearing, logged and bladed into oblivion; even its legendary stinging trees, ""a good hit [from which] can hurt for months,"" seemed in danger of becoming mere memories. Laurance's fieldwork became a running chronicle of what happens to the rainforest's creatures--tree kangaroos and vipers, redback spiders and pygmy possums, and countless other species that are little known outside the area--when once-unpeopled habitats are overrun. (One of the few species to benefit from the region's decline, Laurance observes, is the antechinus, a wolverine-like marsupial that thrives on disturbance.)  Laurance soon realized, as he relates in his memoir, that he'd have to couple scientific information with activism in order to protect what little of the forest remained--activism that included recommending the area for a listing under the United Nations' World Heritage program, and that put him squarely at odds with the suspicious loggers who were his neighbors. Although confronted with death threats and an actual attempt on his life, Laurance pressed on, eventually winning over enough Queenslanders to launch a small but growing ecotourism industry. Well-written and often quite funny, Stinging Trees and Wait-a-Whiles will hearten any environmentalist and tropical traveler. --Gregory McNamee	In this amusing memoir, Laurance, a senior research scientist at the Smithsonian, recalls the 18 months he spent doing fieldwork for his dissertation in north Queensland, Australia. A budding ecologist, Laurance traveled from UC Berkeley to the rural outpost of Millaa Millaa (population 320) to study the effects of fragmentation on tropical rainforests. To help with this work, he recruited a band of high-spirited volunteers; here he describes how they gamely faced down biting water rats, stinging trees, leeches and crotch rotAsometimes motivated by little more than the promise of copious amounts of beer, whiskey and barbecue. Laurance recounts the lighter side of fieldwork (food fights help blow off steam and wrestling matches keep his volunteers in line) as well as more serious events, like hostile encounters with local loggers and farmers deeply suspicious of his outspoken proconservation stance. When a fierce political battle erupted over a proposal to create a World Heritage site to protect Australia's remaining rainforests, Laurance found himself in the center of a maelstrom of conflict. Sympathetic and evenhanded, his account blends serious warnings about environmental destruction with humorous observations about the weirdness of field research. Impassioned and accessible to a range of audiences, this is a laugh-out-loud, engaging account of the antics of a clever, impetuous Yank ""gone troppo"" in the Australian outback. Illus. not seen by PW. (Sept.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Through a series of vividly written vignettes chronicling his 18 months of field study in the Australian rain forest during the mid-1980s, biologist Laurence re-creates his wild and frequently harrowing experiences with the native flora and fauna as well as his role in the political debate over rain forest destruction. He is passionate about his research, which is made clear in his description of his work and his eager inclusion, and instruction, of a colorful crew of ever-changing volunteers to assist him. His vivid narrative and extensive set of photographs allow the reader to visualize Australia's highly unique mammals, snakes, insects, and vegetation, which would be otherwise unfamiliar to the general reader. The travelog and adventure-story aspects of this book will appeal to a wide audience, while the ecological aspects will appeal to scientists and rain forest enthusiasts. The only letdown appears toward the end, when the vignettes become less descriptive and more rushed. Highly recommended for all public and academic libraries.DMarianne Stowell Bracke, Univ. of Houston Lib. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Laurance traveled from the University of California, Berkeley, to north Queensland, Australia, to do field research for his doctoral dissertation on the ecology down under. He spent 18 months living in a small outpost named Millaa Millaa, studying and observing the flora and fauna of the Australian rainforest. His book is an appealing and intensely personal memoir of a specific segment of his life. Tales of his adventures include warding off local drug-hunting cops, hosting an outrageous drunken food fight, and surviving attempts made on his and his crew's lives. Much of this chronicle is a relaying of events, social and business, surrounding plans for the conservation of the rainforest, hoping in fact to make it a World Heritage designation site, despite the opposition of the local government, the logging industry, and the other citizens of the area. With photos of the region scattered throughout the book, Laurance shares with the reader his reasoning behind the importance of ecological preservation. Julie GlynnCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	The last traces of Australia's tropical rainforest, where the southeasterly winds bring rain to the coastal mountains, contain a unique assemblage of plants and animals, some primitive, many that are found nowhere else on earth. And fifteen years ago, they also contained Bill Laurance, a budding ecologist seduced by the nature of the landscape in north Queensland. Laurance isn't your typical scientist: he wears cut-offs instead of white coats, enjoys the occasional food fight, and isn't afraid to speak his mind, even if it gets him into trouble, as it often did in the Australian rainforest and as he recounts in his marvelous Queensland journal Stinging Trees and Wait-a-Whiles. As Laurance writes in the preface, the book is ""not a typical account about scientific researchat least I hope not, for my colleagues' sake. Rather, it is a story about the joys and agonies of fieldwork, about zany characters and a wild clash of cultures."" Laurance did his fieldwork and encountered these characters and cultures in a tiny town of loggers and farmers, a place where conservation issues have a direct impact on individual lives. He found himself at the center of a bitter battle over conservation strategies and became not only the subject of small-town gossip but also the object of many residents' hatred. Keeping ahead of his high-spirited young volunteers, hounded by the drug-sniffing local policeman, and all the while trying to further his own research amid natural and unnatural obstacles, Laurance offers us a personal and hilarious account of fieldwork and life in the Australian outpost of Millaa Millaa. Stinging Trees and Wait-a-Whiles is a biology lesson, a conservation primer, and an utterly energetic story about an impressionable young man who wound up at the epicenter of an issue that tore a small town apart.	William Laurance is a senior research scientist with the Smithsonian Institution and Brazil's National Institute for Amazonian Research. The recipient of the American Society of Mammalogists Award for his work on tropical forest fragmentation, he is the lead editor of Tropical Forest Remnants.",australia;australia & oceania;biographies & memoirs;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;ecology;education & reference;forests & forestry;history;humor;humor & entertainment;natural history;natural resources;nature & ecology;new;professionals & academics;research & publishing guides;rural life;science & math;science & mathematics;scientists;travel;used & rental textbooks;writing,26
0415924944,"Born That Way: Genes, Behavior, Personality William Wright takes on the question of nature versus nurture, examining the roles heredity and environment play in determining not only what we look like, but why some of us like coffee rather than tea or prefer cats to dogs. Wright's position is clearly in favor of genetic control of our predispositions, based on compelling evidence from various research such as the famous University of Minnesota studies of identical twins raised separately and from newer work such as that outlined in Dean Hamer's Living with Our Genes. Wright states emphatically, ""The nature-nurture war is over."" But he carefully avoids much of the outcry that met biologist E.O. Wilson's introduction of the principles of sociobiology by stating up front that genes aren't everything: ""None of the data turned up by behavioral geneticists shows genes to be tyrannical commands, but rather nudges, sometimes strong, but more often weak.""  Wright makes a strong case for genetic determinism, while carefully distancing himself from the socio-political ramifications of saying people are ""born that way."" He does this by showing how decades of research pointing toward genes as determiners of body and mind has been misinterpreted by groups or individuals intent on achieving their nonscientific goals. --Therese Littleton	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	In spite of fascinating material and an engaging writing style, Wright (Sins of the Father) is largely unsuccessful in his attempt to portray the current state of the nature-vs.-nurture debate as it pertains to the underlying causes of human behavior. On the positive side, Wright does a fine job of explaining the controversy between those who believe that human behavior is significantly controlled by genetic influences and those opting for the primacy of environmental factors. Similarly, his descriptions of the results, both anecdotal and scientific, of the Minnesota Twin Study of identical twins raised apart and brought back together later in life are compelling, clearly demonstrating the importance of heredity. What detracts greatly from these successes is Wright's relentless attack on those who disagree with his pro-genes position (e.g., ""Richard Lewontin, one of the Not in Your Genes authors, who has repeatedly proved he needs no collaborators in his campaign of distortion""). Wright's calling his opponents ""gene police,"" ""radical environmentalists"" and ""genophobes"" does nothing to elevate the level of the debate. And while Wright interviews and fully develops the personalities of many of the scientists on the ""nature"" end of the continuum, he presents caricatures of those on the ""nurture"" side. Nonetheless, many important public policy questions are touched on in this otherwise useful book. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Following closely on the heels of Dean Hamer and Peter Copeland's Living with Our Genes (LJ 4/15/98) is another persuasive account of the extent to which genes influence human behavior. Like Hamer and Copeland, Wright summarizes recent research suggesting that genes play a far greater role in our emotional and psychological development than previously imagined. Yet he focuses on the extraordinary obstacles that geneticists and psychologists have faced in conducting, publishing, and defending their research. The author presents an especially detailed account of Bouchard's Minnesota Twin Study, which, because it demonstrates a high degree of similarity between identical twins reared apart, has been extremely controversial with ""environmental determinists."" Not trained as a scientist, Wright has a background in art and literature and is the author of 12 books. A gifted writer and an astute observer, he has carefully researched the issues and forcefully presented his arguments. While occasionally belaboring the recalcitrance of diehard environmentalists, Wright offers an informative and engrossing account of the fundamental shift in thinking on the nature/nurture issue. This book will nicely complement Hamer and Copeland's work in both public and academic libraries.ALaurie Bartolini, Illinois State Lib., SpringfieldCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	An enthusiastic, informative account of the young field of behavioral genetics that could use less of the reporter and more of the subject. Wright (The Von Bulow Affair, 1983; Lillian Hellman, 1986; etc.) acknowledges himself a nonscientist who ``roots'' for the growing view that human behavior is heavily influenced by genes, as against the traditional social science perspective that environment alone is responsible. Though this admission of journalistic bias is refreshing, Wright overdoes it: His repeated attacks on ``genophobes'' begin to sound bullying. To dismiss psychoanalysis by speaking of a ``Freudian-analytic Anschluss'' is not only overstated but unkind, given that Freud was a refugee from the actual Anschluss. Wright is better at expounding the thinking of behavioral geneticists, particularly their complex view of the interaction of environment and heredity, though his account of their research is lopsided. Most of the book's first third is devoted to an engrossing, detailed account of Thomas Bouchard's studies of reared-apart twins. The middle third too hurriedly covers other top researcherssuch as Dean Hamer, whose recent Living with Our Genes (p. 171) is less contentious and better at detailing specific gene-behavior links. The last third gives a polemical account of the historical shift from eugenics to environmentalism to behavioral genetics. Wright's criticisms of intellectually dishonest ``antigene screeds'' are well taken, but the constant jabbing takes up space that could have been filled with more data. In a concluding chapter on the implications of gene-behavior links, he unconvincingly theorizes that knowledge of these links can make people more tolerant. Maybe, but also more patronizing: In a discussion of abortion, Wright characterizes the pro-choice position as rational and high-minded, the pro-life position as a benighted one driven by genes. The book leaves one wishing to hear less from polemicists rooting for or against genes and more from scientists striving to find out exactly what genes do. (Author tour)  -- Copyright 1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""...well-written and forceful.""  -- Washington Times""A gifted writer and an astute observer...offers an informative and engrossing account.""   -- Library Journal	""It takes an independent writer and free spirit to tell the story straight, and thank God Wrighthas done it.""--Edward O. Wilson, author of Consilience""A revelation and a pleasure. . . It presents the mysteries of human genetics and behavior in a way that leaves the reader enlightened, conversant, and entertained. A most rewarding book. . .""--Robert Stone""It makes the genes-versus-environment conundrum not only comprehensible by the non-expert, but highly entertaining and sometimes even dramatic.""--Alison Lurie""Science reporting as good as this is as rare as it is valuable. . . . It should capture the attention of professionals and the public alike.""--Robin Fox, Professor of Social Theory, Rutgers University""A gifted writer and an astute observer, he has carefully researched the issues and forcefully presented his arguments. . . . Wright offers an informative and engrossing account of the fundamental shift in thinking on the nature/nurture issue.""Library Journal""A riveting new book. . . . Wright writes with verve and clarity. . . . Wright discusses the turn-of-the-century eugenicists who all but ignored environmental influences and who failed to foresee dangers in 'procreational tinkering.' ""--Susan Miron, Philadelphia Inquirer""A brisk and businesslike guide whose lively prose is lighted with flashes of wry humor. . . . His enthusiasm is contagious. . . . Born that Way is a stimulating and highly readable introduction to the nature-nurture debate.""--Derek Bickerton, The New York Times Book Review""The research that Wright describes is captivating. . . . Born that Way is a paean to the influence genes exert on human thought and action.""--Noah J. Efron, Boston Book Review	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	William Wright, a biographer and journalist, has written for the  New York Times, Town and Countryand Holiday and is the author of numerous books and articles. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Key West, Florida.",behavioral sciences;biology & life sciences;books;evolution;fitness & dieting;general;genetics;health;medical books;mental health;new;parenting & relationships;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;science & mathematics;sexuality;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,19
0766843580,"Autodesk Inventor From The Top Daniel T. Banach earned his B.S. in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. With more than five years of professional mechanical design experience and over 15 years working with CAD software, Daniel is the Director of Professional Learning at MasterGraphics, Inc., an Autodesk Premier Solutions Provider.  He has written three books on Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, co-written ten books on Autodesk Inventor.  Daniel is a long-time speaker at Autodesk University.Travis Jones owns a consulting company and manages projects in the manufacturing industry, including  a number of large domestic and international companies in a variety of disciplines. Travis has worked with AutoCAD since the early 1990s and with Inventor since its inception; he is equally skilled in a number of other parametric modeling applications.",aerospace;architecture;books;cad;civil;computer science;computer technology;computers & technology;drafting & presentation;engineering;graphic design;industrial;industrial engineering;manufacturing & operational systems;mechanical;mechanical engineering;new;professional & technical;used & rental textbooks,19
0817315012,"Globalization and Empire: The U.S. Invasion of Iraq, Free Markets, and the Twilight of Democracy (Albma Rhetoric Cult & Soc Crit) ""Hartnett and Stengrim offer an elegant and profoundly disturbing argument. . . . This book should be engaged by anyone deeply concerned about both the rhetoric and the economics of globalization.""--Rhetoric ReviewAn enormously useful book. . . . At a time when scholars tend to dig ever more deeply into ever more narrow subjects, Hartnett and Stengrim range across the contemporary political scene. Without descending into crude casual claims, they develop links among globalization, corporate interests, foreign policy, and military action. . . . Scholars and citizens will want [this book] on their shelves.--Rhetoric & Public Affairs	This book probes the discrepancies separating President Bushs stated reasons for waging war on Iraq, the deeper political and economic reasons for the invasion, and the consequences of the Bush administrations policies for the future of globalization. As the reconstruction of Iraq wobbles forward, tarnished by waves of deadly bombings and mounting charges of crony capitalism, many observers have come to consider the occupation a case study of the future of globalization, literally a harbinger of how the U.S. intends to build the post-9/11 world in its own image.  Globalization and Empire offers a critique of the arguments for waging war on Iraq, an examination of the foreign policy principles driving that war, an analysis of the economic dilemmas of globalization, and an expos of the inner workings of the reconstruction of Iraq. Moving from analysis to action, the books appendix offers a comprehensive readers guide to the anti-war and anti-corporate globalization movements, thus providing readers with practical options for re-energizing the practices of democracy both in America and abroad.	Stephen John Hartnett is Associate Professor of Speech Communication at the University of Illinois and author of Democratic Dissent  the Cultural Fictions of Antebellum America. Laura Ann Stengrim is a doctoral candidate in Speech Communication at the University of Illinois and a contributor to Cultural Studies  Critical Methodologies and Communication and Critical Cultural Studies.",books;communication;communication & journalism;communications;democracy;education & reference;history;ideologies & doctrines;iraq;language & grammar;middle east;new;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;rhetoric;social sciences;specific topics;speech;terrorism;used & rental textbooks;words,23
1892848015,"Soviet/Russian Armor and Artillery Design Practices: 1945 to Present Andrew Hull is a project leader and David Markov is a research staff member for the Institute for Defense Analyses in Washington, DC.  Both study and write on ground warfare issues and have been published in a variety of professional journals.  Steven Zaloga has written more than 30 books on Soviet/Russian tank history and is a professional defense analyst.",20th century;books;conventional;engineering;europe;history;humanities;military;military science;military sciences;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;professional & technical;russia;science & math;social sciences;special topics;technology;used & rental textbooks;weapons & warfare;world,21
1590590236,"Adobe Acrobat 5: The Professional User's Guide ""Adobe Acrobat 5: The Professional Users Guide"" garners a distinction of ""Merit"" in the 2002 Technical Publications Competition in Canada.  -- Society for Technical Communication, Alberta Chapter	Donna L. Baker is an information developer and graphic designer. She is also contributing editor for the online magazine, WindoWatch.com, and is the author of Coursebuilder for Dreamweaver F/X and Design (2002), How to Use Adobe After Effects 5.0  5.5 (2002), and Adobe Premiere 6.5 Complete Course (2003). Throughout her career, she has been involved in software, teaching, and knowledge management in different forms, from being a technical writer for a software company to working as a college curriculum developer and instructor. Find out more about Donna and what's new and interesting in her world by visiting her home page, http://www.donnabaker.ca.",books;computer science;computers & technology;desktop publishing;education & reference;electronic documents;graphic design;graphics & multimedia;hardware;languages & tools;microsoft;new;pcs;programming;software design;software development;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;web development & design,19
0765702428,"I Shop Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying and the Search for Self Dr. Benson and her colleagues have given us the first serious, scholarly, comprehensive (and fascinating) study of compulsive buying, its root causes, accompanying disorders, and treatment approaches. (Joseph A. Califano, Jr. )Shopping, often ridiculed, pathologized as an obsession and a perversion, and associated with frivolous women, has now been given serious, balanced, and substantive treatment. Using current contributions from infant research, motivational systems theory, self psychology, and relational psychoanalytic perspectives, Dr. Benson and her contributors add to the literature on shopping by indicating its self-sustaining and self-enhancing aspects. Richly illustrating all aspects of the shopping experience, this book addresses the multitude of psychological issues that shopping can encompass and attempt to negotiate. (Frank M. Lachmann and Beatrice Beebe )April Benson's I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying  the Search for Self is a comprehensive and timely examination of an understudied but emerging public health problem. Our understanding of compulsive shopping, along with the other impulse control disorders, is rapidly changing, and this book will surely facilitate a reexamination and reconceptualization. Including material on shopping as a drug; gender and self image issues; psychiatric assessment; psychopharmacology; and psychodynamic, couples, and self-help approaches, this book is a tour de force... (Eric Hollander )This is a substantive, impressive, and important book that should be read by every clinician in practice. It is the first work ever to attemptand largely succeed ata serious, comprehensive examination of the nature of compulsive or addictive shopping, spending, and buying, problems now astonishingly widespread, usually denied, and nearly always concealed. It is a work that is both flawed and inspired, at once infuriating, stimulating, annoying, and exhilarating. It is somewhat wrong at times; at other times, dead right. Fortunately, it is more often the latter. In the end, this work is a significant and valuable contribution to healing in the new century. (Jerrold Mundis )Intellectually and clinically substantial, I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying  the Search for Self is so timely it ought to be on bookshelves everywhere, from the consulting room to the training institute. Given the remarkable explosion of e-commerce, Benson's focus on this subject seems almost prescient. It is impossible to imagine any therapist who doesn't come across the problem of compulsive buying, and equally impossible to imagine most clinicians having any idea about how to handle it.Dr. Benson has courage to take on this much disparaged, yet central aspect of everyday life... (Ron Taffel )Intellectually and clinically substantial, I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying & the Search for Self is so timely it ought to be on bookshelves everywhere, from the consulting room to the training institute. Given the remarkable explosion of e-commerce, Benson's focus on this subject seems almost prescient. It is impossible to imagine any therapist who doesn't come across the problem of compulsive buying, and equally impossible to imagine most clinicians having any idea about how to handle it. Dr. Benson has courage to take on this much disparaged, yet central aspect of everyday life. (Ron Taffel )April Benson's I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying & the Search for Self is a comprehensive and timely examination of an understudied but emerging public health problem. Our understanding of compulsive shopping, along with the other impulse control disorders, is rapidly changing, and this book will surely facilitate a reexamination and reconceptualization. Including material on shopping as a drug; gender and self image issues; psychiatric assessment; psychopharmacology; and psychodynamic, couples, and self-help approaches, this book is a tour de force. (Eric Hollander )	April Benson, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia and a member of the Board of Directors, Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, both in New York City. She has worked on the problem of compulsive shopping for more than a decadedoing research, treating patients, and training therapistsand has developed a comprehensive treatment program to help eliminate it. She has written about the treatment of compulsive buying and about social factors, social costs, and public policy related to compulsive buying and been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and The Los Angeles Times. Dr. Benson has discussed compulsive shopping on numerous radio and television shows, including Good Morning, America and The Today Show. She maintains a private practice in Manhattan. Please click here to visit April Benson's website.",addiction & recovery;behavioral psychology;behavioral sciences;books;cognitive psychology;compulsive behavior;emotions;fitness & dieting;health;mental health;new;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;psychotherapy;science & math;social sciences;substance abuse;used & rental textbooks,19
1400064740,"The Complete New Yorker: Eighty Years of the Nation's Greatest Magazine (Book & 8 DVD-ROMs) Fans of The New Yorker will be dazzled by The Complete New Yorker, a collection that includes every page of every issue, from full-color covers to spot drawings, from poetry to Profiles, from cartoons to advertisements--all on 8 searchable DVDs. No need to save old issues, with this package, you'll have every article, cartoon, illustration, and advertisement, as it appeared in print, at your fingertips. The Complete New Yorker covers the magazine's entire history, from February 1925 to February 2005, providing a detailed yet panoramic history of the life of the city, the nation, and the world.    With The Complete New Yorker, you'll be able to:       Browse by Cover (click to zoom):Search by Keyword (click to zoom):View Entire Articles (click to zoom):        Search the archives for your favorite articles, cartoons, covers, and see them exactly as they appeared in print:    (October 13, 1934):(August 31, 1946)(September 23, 1961):(July 22, 1974):(September 10, 2001):",20th century;americas;books;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;education & reference;history;humanities;journalism;journalism & nonfiction;new;performing arts;politics & social sciences;publishing & books;reference;research & publishing guides;social sciences;state & local;united states;used & rental textbooks;writing,21
0809222272,"The Hollywood Book of Death: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More than 125 American Movie and TV Idols James Robert Parish, a former entertainment reporter and publicist, is the author of more than 90 books. A well-known authority on show business, he appears frequently as an expert on A's ""Biography"" and E! Television's ""Mysteries and Scandals,"" as well as numerous other network and cable television documentaries.",art;arts & literature;arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;death;drama;education & reference;entertainers;history & criticism;humor & entertainment;literature & fiction;movies;murder & mayhem;performing arts;politics & social sciences;pop culture;puzzles & games;reference;self-help;sociology;trivia;true accounts;united states,24
0735613745,"Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) For the several million developers using ""traditional"" Visual Basic 6, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Step by Step will put the new VB .NET within reach with a very approachable tour of the new version's features used to build traditional client-side software. If you've been put off by the newfangled books on .NET that spin the new VB as Internet-focused and unrelated to your existing expertise, this title shows you how to leverage your knowledge to get going with Microsoft's newest platform.The salient feature of this text is the author's patient presentation style, which stresses ""traditional"" VB programming. (While VB 6 did technically support Web programming, the unarguable reality is that most developers have built form-based programs for years.) This volume shows you how to use the same techniques for the new VB .NET. The author begins his presentation here with a clever slot-machine application to get you started. Other early sections cover the basics of VB .NET from a language perspective, including basics like variables, data types, and flow control statements. This handsomely printed volume makes use of two-toned color (in blue) to highlight differences between VB 6 in VB .NET, making it an invaluable resource for programmers making this transition.Other essential technologies get their due here as well, from basic control programming with Windows Forms, integrating with ActiveX controls, to a very approachable guide to the new ADO.NET APIs for databases. Coverage of how to bind data to a variety of controls, plus using the new VB .NET DataGrid control, will show you how to do all you did in VB 6 in the new .NET. Instead of getting bogged down in details, the author does a good job of presenting what working programmers need to know. Later chapters delve into .NET APIs for working with files, strings, and collections. This title doesn't pretend to cover ASP.NET in any detail, though there is a useful introduction to the subject, as well as how to use the Microsoft Internet Explorer Object to build VB applications that display HTML and other Internet content.The reality is that most VB 6 programmers will have to learn a lot when it comes to .NET. Before launching into a whole new paradigm of Web development, this book shows that today's VB has a lot to do with the older VB 6 standard. This text will be nearly indispensable for any VB 6 programmers making the leap to .NET. It even suggests that rumors of the death of the traditional client-side VB application may be somewhat exaggerated. This title shows you that the new easier deployment and productivity features of VB .NET may extend the life of such applications in one of the best-available tutorials for learning VB .NET, bar none. --Richard Dragan	Michael Halvorson, a former Visual Basic localization manager at Microsoft, has written more than 30 books on technology and other subjects, including Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step, Microsoft Office XP Inside Out, and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step by Step.",.net;books;computer science;computers & technology;development;education & reference;hardware;home computing & how-to;languages & tools;mathematics;microsoft;networking;new;pcs;programming;programming languages;science & math;used & rental textbooks;visual basic,19
1403975973,"Queer Cowboys: And Other Erotic Male Friendships in Nineteenth-Century American Literature ""A searching and original study. Chris Packard has managed to tease out evidence of same-sex attraction in places where one would not have expected to find it.""--Larry McMurtry, co-writer of the award-winning screenplay for Brokeback Mountain and author of Lonesome Dove""Thanks, Chris Packard, for searching out eros between men in the texts that created the iconic image of the Western American hero. So 'Come back to the Raft Ag'in, Huck Honey!' and see what this scholar has found.""--Jonathan Ned Katz, author, Love Stories: Sex between Men before Homosexuality	""A searching and original study. Chris Packard has managed to tease out evidence of same-sex attraction in places where one would not have expected to find it.""Larry McMurtry, co-writer of the award-winning  screenplay for Brokeback Mountain and author of Lonesome Dove	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Chris Packard teaches literature and writing at New York University and New School University. His essays have appeared in Arizona Quarterly, Common-Place, and Concerns; his fiction and poetry have appeared in literary quarterlies, exhibitions, and the popular press.",19th century;american literature;books;classics;criticism & theory;film & television;gay & lesbian;gay & lesbian studies;history;history & criticism;humanities;humor & entertainment;literary criticism;literature;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);movies;new;nonfiction;performing arts;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;theory;united states;used & rental textbooks,27
068484446X,"Small Wonders: Healing Childhood Trauma With EMDR Laurel Parnell, Ph.D.author of ""Transforming Trauma: EMDR"" and ""EMDR in the Treatment of Adults Abused as Children""""Small Wonders"" touched me deeply with Dr. Lovett's heartwarming stories of creatively using EMDR to heal traumatized children. As well as being an important contribution to the field of child psychology, this intelligent book is a must-read for parents, therapists, physicians, teachers, and anyone who works with children.	Joan Lovett, M.D., is a behavioral pediatrician in private practice in the San Francisco Bay area. A graduate of Wellesley College and the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, Dr. Lovett trained in pediatrics at Montreal Children's Hospital/McGill University and Stanford University School of Medicine. She is an EMDR Institute Facilitator and has served as a Chair of the EMDR Medical Committee.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",allied health professions;allied health services;books;child;child psychology;clinical;fitness & dieting;general;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;pediatrics;physical therapy;psychiatry;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;social sciences;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,23
0198742002,"Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies `Once again, Esping-Andersen has laid out for us an ambitious academic and political agenda.  This book will certainly be of interest to the community of comparative welfare regime analysts, but should be read as well by analysts of U.S. welfare reform, for it reveals that many of the policy  changes these scholars are charting are not confined to America.'  Ann Shola Orloff, American Journal of Sociology`provocative and informative'  Ann Shola Orloff, American Journal of Sociology`Esping-Andersen's new work shows the significant scholarly payoff from the sustained conversations that have come to characterize comparative welfare regime analysis, including those between feminists and others.  His revised regime analysis highlights new material on household economies'  Ann Shola Orloff, American Journal of Sociology`Gosta Esping-Andersen's rich new book analyzes the roots of the crises of today's welfare regimes'  Ann Shola Orloff, American Journal of Sociology`clear and absorbing writing'  Norman Ginsburg, Global Social Policy 1(1)`adds significantly to a more realistic understanding of contemporary welfare regimes by probing deeper into their ""institutional fine grain"". Social Foundations is essentially a timely addition to the views presented in The Three Worlds, centred around a new, persuasive, emphasis on the role  of the household as a defining element driving postindustrial economies.'  Government and Oppostion`this book impressively integrates detailed empirical analysis of the manifold aspects of the work-family-welfare nexus within a coherent synthetic framework.  In this, the author again displays virtually unrivalled skill amidst current research'  Government and Opposition`The book provides a wealth of interesting statistical information and analysis.'  Andrew Sayer, Progress in Human Geography 24,3.`well worth reading as a highly informative analysis of the diversity of the social foundations of postindustrial economies.'  Andrew Sayer, Progress in Human Geography 24,3.	Gosta Esping-Andersen is Professor of Comparative Social Systems at the University of Trento, Italy",books;business & finance;business & investing;economic policy;economic policy & development;economic theory;economics;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;social services & welfare;sociology;theory;used & rental textbooks,19
0205336353,"Language and Communication Disorders in Children (5th Edition) The sixth edition of this best-selling introduction to language disorders text has been substantially revised to bring about the most current information on the dynamic areas of speech-language pathology and special education. Its keenly focused on the ways in which children learn language and how to help those who struggle with it, and on the area of language to explain different kinds of developmental disabilities in children. Comprehensive yet highly readable, containing theory and practical applications, the text offers students a rewarding experience in learning how to provide language intervention to communicatively disordered children.    Highlights of the text:       A new reorganization of chapters in the sixth edition including: Preschool Language  Impair ment (Chapter 4); Understanding the Nature and Scope of Language Learning Disability (Chapter 5); The Role of the SLP (Chapter 9); Making Sense of Language Learning Disability (Chapter 11).      Case studies infused within and at the end of each chapter offer the student clinical applications, preparing them for work in the field.      Evidence-based assessment strategies, including curriculum-based assessment and response to intervention (RTI), as well as dynamic assessment and integrated intervention.      Introduces Best Practices in early language intervention, emphasizing collaborative and family-centered approaches.      Highlights legislative influences on the delivery of services to infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-aged populations.    	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",allied health professions;allied health services;audiology & speech pathology;books;business & finance;business & investing;communicative disorders;economics;education;education & reference;language & grammar;linguistics;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;reference;schools & teaching;special education;used & rental textbooks;words,20
3540678158,"Structure Determination of Organic Compounds: Tables of Spectral Data The book begins with correlation tables for H and C NMR, IR, UV, and MS. The mass spectrometry sections includes common fragments, absolute masses, isotopes and isotope patterns of all the natural elements and halogen combinations. The next section contains combinations. The next section contains combination tables, based on functional group, which list the characteristic spectral values for each spectral method, with useful comments. This section would be a very valuable introduction for beginning students. R. Gary Amiet, Dept. of Appl. Chemistry, RMIT University Chemistry in Australia, Magazine of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, 2001, Vol. 68, Issue 5, p. 36 This book is intended as a short textbook and a hands-on guide for interpreting experimental spectral data and elucidating the chemical structure of the compound behind it. This is the third, and completely revised, edition of the book whose earlier editions were highly successful. The new edition follows the same basic concepts as earlier editions, in that it provides a representative set of reference data for the interpretation of C NMR, H NMR, IR, mass and UV/Vis spectra. The amount of reference data has been doubled (especially for MS and IR) and the order and selection of data for the various spectroscopic methods is now arranged strictly in the same way. The book should be considered as a supplement to textbooks and reference words dealing with the particular spectroscopic techniques which generate the data included in the book. The use of the book to interpret spectra only requires the knowledge of basic principles of the techniques, but the contents are structured in such a way that it will serve as a reference book also to specialists. LabPlus International (Belgium), 2001, Vol. 15, Issue 1 This volume continues a long-standing series of compilations of spectroscopic data and empirical rules to calculate spectroscopic parameters. These have never been arranged in a classical textbook fashion but were restricted to supplying a data body for comparison with experimental values. Although much work has been done over the years to develop experimental techniques avoiding the input of empirical data, data systems such as Pretsch's books are still of great importance. They often allow problem solutions without sophisticated techniques, specialized knowledge and additional spectrometer time beyond routine measurements. Practically all teachers in spectroscopy and countless students know these books and work continuously with them. The present volume, now authored by E. Pretsch, P. Bhlmann and C. Affolter, is the latest in this series and has been greatly updated and enlarged. The size has mor or less doubled but the data arrangement has been retained according to the spectroscopic methods (C and H NMR, IR, MS, UV/Vis; Chapters 4-8) so that readers who are familiar with previous editions will find immediate access. Helmut Duddeck, Inst. of Org. Chemistry, Hannover/Germany Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 2002, Vol. 40, Issue 3, p. 247	Text: English (translation) Original Language: German	This fourth edition of the highly successful and concise textbook contains about 20 % new data. Now included are chapters on 19F and 31P NMR as well as references to important Raman bands. With their unique approach of presenting - in the form of texts, tables, charts, and graphs - a succinct compilation of essential reference data for the interpretation of NMR, IR, UV/Vis, and mass spectra, the authors also provide a hands-on guide for interpreting experimental spectral data and elucidating the structure of the respective compounds behind them. Besides spectra of common solvents, calibration reagents, and MALDI and FAB MS matrix materials, fragmentation rules for mass spectrometry and UV/Vis spectra of representative compounds are included. The book will benefit students during courses and exercises, and advanced learners may use it to supplement their understanding of extended textbooks on the topic. While only a basic knowledge of spectroscopic techniques is required to use this book, it will serve as a data reference for specialists in the field and will support practitioners routinely faced with the task of interpreting spectral information. From a review of the previous edition: ""Practically all teachers in spectroscopy and countless students know these books and work continuously with them."" (Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 2002, Vol. 40, Issue 3, p. 247)	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.",analytic;atomic & nuclear physics;basic sciences;biochemistry;biological sciences;books;chemistry;clinical chemistry;experiments;industrial & technical;instruments & measurement;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;nuclear physics;organic;pathology;physical & theoretical;physical chemistry;physics;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,25
1400030455,"The Two Faces of Islam: Saudi Fundamentalism and Its Role in Terrorism Schwartz provides much valuable information and insight. [His] case against Saudi Arabia and its foreign policy is irrefutable. The Wall Street JournalA major and welcome contribution on a topic that will only become more relevant. It is must reading for anybody who wants to know what exactly we are facing in the war on terror. National ReviewA powerful indictment of Saudi-Wahhabi duplicity. . . . A valuable study of a religious culture that could well end up in open conflict with the West (if its not already). The Washington PostThe urgency for Americans is to place the news in context, and toward that end there is no better guide than Stephen Schwartz. . . . No writer has done more to expose Wahhabism than Mr. Schwartz has. Dallas Morning News	Since its formation in 1932, Saudi Arabia has been ruled by two interdependent families. The Al Sa?uds control politics and the descendants of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab impose Wahhabism?a violent, fanatical perversion of the pluralistic Islam practiced by most Muslims. Stephen Schwartz argues that Wahhabism, vigorously exported with the help of Saudi oil money, is what incites Palestinian suicide bombers, Osama bin Laden, and other Islamic terrorists throughout the world.Schwartz reveals the hypocrisy of the Saudi regime, whose moderate facade conceals state-sponsored repression and terrorism. He also raises troubling questions about Wahhabi infiltration of America?s Islamic community and about U.S. oil companies sanitizing Saudi Arabia?s image for the West. This sharp analysis and eye-opening expose illuminates the background to the September 11th terrorist attacks and offers new approaches for U.S. policy toward its closest ally in the Middle East.	Schwartz provides much valuable information and insight. [His] case against Saudi Arabia and its foreign policy is irrefutable. The Wall Street JournalA major and welcome contribution on a topic that will only become more relevant. It is must reading for anybody who wants to know what exactly we are facing in the war on terror. National ReviewA powerful indictment of Saudi-Wahhabi duplicity. . . . A valuable study of a religious culture that could well end up in open conflict with the West (if its not already). The Washington PostThe urgency for Americans is to place the news in context, and toward that end there is no better guide than Stephen Schwartz. . . . No writer has done more to expose Wahhabism than Mr. Schwartz has. Dallas Morning News	Stephen Schwartz is an author and journalist who has been Washington bureau chief for the Jewish Forward and an editorial writer for the Voice of America. Prior to that he was an interfaith activist in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. His previous books include studies of the Spanish Civil War, the radical culture of California, and the Kosovo War. He lives in Washington, D.C.	Chapter 1SNOW IN THE DESERT: Muhammad and the Message of IslamIslam came to humanity as the third great expression of the monotheistic vision that had begun with Abraham, after Judaism and Christianity. But as we consider its history, we may also see a difference between Islam and the revelations of the One God that preceded it. Judaism is based on the lives of Prophets separated from modern Jews by thousands of years, who are honored although their historical existence cannot be verified. Many Jews and other Westerners today view the Hebrew Prophets as mythical or symbolic creations of a literary imagination. Christianity centers on the life and works of a gentle rabbi, Jesus, who was incapable of deceit or violence. But no document proves whether or not there was a historical Jesus.By contrast, Muhammad was a figure whose existence is undoubted except by the most extreme skeptics. Further, Muhammads life is much closer to that of an ordinary individual, living at any time or place, than those of Moses and Jesus. Nor are accounts of Muhammad dominated by the otherworldly, supernatural aspects that suffuse Jesus life. Muslims say that Moses was a mighty Prophet but did not see the Promised Land, while Jesus was a great Prophet but was raised up to heaven almost at the beginning of his mission (Muslims believe Judas was crucified in Jesus place). Muhammad, however, became a ruler of men and women.Unfortunately, Muhammad has an evil reputation among Westerners that also sets him apart from Moses and Jesus. Jews and Christians reject Muhammad as the apostle of a religion they fear. Jews deny that Jesus was Messiah, but many among them have come to recognize him as a great religious teacher. Little such respect has been accorded to Muhammad. Rather, the Arabian Prophet has been treated with contempt, both by Jews, who have tended to ignore him, and by Christians, who load his name with insults. Islam is considered by most Westerners a hideous, bloodthirsty, intolerant, and aggressive cult, and Muhammad himself has been widely portrayed by non-Muslims as devious, brutal, and perverted. Jews carried away by outrage have fostered bestial images of Muslims. Equally biased Christians have denied that the God worshipped by Muhammad and his followers is the same as the God of Jews and Christians.Those who ascribe such qualities to Islam and its Prophet often posit their own religions as honorable, kind, and loving alternatives. To do so, they must not only remain ignorant of authentic Islam, but also overlook uncomfortable and inconvenient aspects of their own religious histories. Ancient Judaism was deeply intolerant of idol-worshippers as well as those who resisted its rule over the land of Israel. Thus the Torah describes Moses destruction of the Midianites, even though that nation sheltered him when he fled Egypt, and he had married one of their women. Notwithstanding the preaching of peace by Jesus, Christian rulers were brutal in the imposition of their faith, as well as in their treatment of Jews and Muslims. With the European conquest of the New World, the Christianization of the Caribbean islands and Central and South America encompassed the massacre of whole peoples. But conversion at sword point to the faith of Jesus did not begin with the age of Columbus. At the end of the first Christian millennium, Germans, Nordics, Slavs, and Baltic peoples were forcibly baptised and given new names by order of their rulers. Those who resisted were murdered or driven to flight. The persecutions and expulsions of Spanish and Portuguese Jews and Muslims were notable examples of Christian intolerance, including public burnings of alleged heretics and secret Jews and Muslims. Rage at the Jewish refusal of Jesus produced centuries of bloodshed and enduring bitterness between the two older branches of the Abrahamic tradition.Fundamentalist Muslims--by no means the majority in the world, notwithstanding rhetoric on both sides of the divide after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001--may despise Jews and Christians, but they do not denigrate the Prophets of the Torah and Jesus. Rather, they honor them volubly, and many Muslims sincerely believe they understand the essence of Moses heroic deeds and Jesus sweet discourses as well as or better than the majority of Jews and Christians. Muhammads message included warnings not to ignore the righteous among the Jews and Christians, who are collectively known to Muslims as People of the Book. Islam, from its beginnings, banned compulsion in matters of faith and mandated the protection of Jews, Christians, and other religious believers. Yet Muslims are accused, largely falsely, of a savage forced Islamization of subject peoples, supposedly inspired by the narrow, fanatical, and ignorant Muhammad. The Prophet of Islam is typically described as a desert bandit who claimed to have invented a new religion on his own.Where do these false Western images come from? The aftermath of September 11 shows that when civilizations come into contention, mutual understanding tends to vanish, at least in the short term. But while Islam existed for 1,400 years before the assaults on New York and Washington, little real knowledge of it has ever penetrated the non-Muslim world. Moreover, modern Westerners have inherited deep anxieties about Islam. The Western horror of Islam began with its early, rapid expansion, which seemed irresistible, and its terrifying reputation was strengthened by the later victories of Islamic arms during the Crusades, the Arab conquest and Christian reconquest of Spain, the Ottoman invasions of the Balkans and Central Europe, and maritime conflicts between Christian states and Muslim navies from Morocco to Cyprus. These conflicts summoned a spectre of a bloodthirsty Islamic enemy at the gates of Western civilization, bent on physical destruction and religious devastation. Each of these convulsions produced, on both sides, atrocities and atrocity stories, legends, ballads, and, behind the curtain of combat, cultural exchanges and borrowings that are often overlooked or forgotten but that sometimes changed the course of human history. The situation did not improve in the 20th century, with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, wars and revolutions in the main Islamic states, and establishment of the state of Israel. In 2002, after 14 centuries, Islam remains enigmatic and frightening to the West. Nevertheless, when we examine the life of Muhammad, we discover a different reality altogether. Muhammads career includes militant preaching, the founding of a new religious community, battles with unbelievers, and severe decisions and judgments. But overall, the Prophets personality reveals a profound commitment to compassion and mercy--the qualities Muslims mainly ascribe, among many attributes, to God, praised in Islam as Compassionate and Merciful.Muslims find many more practical lessons in the incidents and details of Muhammads biography. Because of his humanity, the force of his message, and his benevolent personality, the life of Muhammad, or Sirah, has been a model for emulation by Muslims throughout history. Together, the Sirah and the Hadith,1 comprising Muhammads oral commentaries, remarks, and teachings, make up the Sunna, or example provided by the Prophet. From the Sunna is derived the essential body of faith, morals, and doctrine on which Islam is based. The Prophets full name was Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Abd al-Muttalib. He was born in the year 570. The place was the city of Mecca in southwestern Arabia. His mother was named Aminah. His father had died not long before Muhammads birth. But as the delivery of Aminahs child approached she felt happy, after her time mourning for her husband.Aminah is said by the early chronicler Ibn Ishaq to have perceived a light within her as she awaited childbirth. It was so bright that one day she could see as far as Syria. A voice spoke to her. It said, You carry in your womb the lord of this people, and when he is born, say, I place him under the shelter of the One God, from the evil of any envious person; and so, name him Muhammad. His name means the glorified.Muhammad was born into an environment of tribal paganism, in a Middle East that had long been a vessel of religious ferment. Many faiths flourished there at the time of Muhammads birth, including Christianity, Judaism, and various forms of idol worship. Zoroastrianism thrived in Persia, with remnants of other religions, largely forgotten today, including Gnosticism and Neoplatonism. But the Red Sea had, by then, become encircled by an expanding, militant monotheism. Though small in numbers, Jews and Christians had established colonies in Arabia. Ethiopia, a Christian domain, was fairly close to Mecca and ruled over Yemen, the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. The Christian Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire had become the leading power in much of the Middle East. Churches and monasteries proliferated. But the early Christians were troubled by conflicting interpretations that divided their many communities. Syria, to the north of Muhammads territory, was a land in which Christianity had made a deep impression and Jews were well established. In much of Christendom at that time, Hebrews labored under heavy restrictions, but Alexandria in Egypt, as well as Iraq and Persia, had long sheltered Jews. When Muhammad was born, the center of world Jewry was to be found in Babylon. Wherever the Jews went, they brought their Book, the Torah, and celebrated their holidays, dedicated to their Covenant with the One God. Mecca, now the center of Islamic worship, is the site of the Kabah, a stone temple traditionally dedicated to the worship of the One God. Muslims believe it was built by Adam and reconstructed by Abraham, or Ibrahim, and his firstborn son, Ishmael, or Ismail. (The Arabs believe they are...",asia;asian;books;comparative religion;history;history & theory;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;islam;middle east;middle eastern;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious studies;saudi arabia;specific topics;terrorism;world,20
0791425460,"Political Rhetoric, Power, and Renaissance Women (S U N Y Series in Speech Communication) (Suny Series, Speech Communication) At State University of New York College at New Paltz, Carole Levin is Professor of History and Patricia A. Sullivan is Assistant Professor of Communication. Levin is also the author of The Heart and Stomach of a King: Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power; Heroic and Villainous Images of King John; as well as the coeditor of Ambiguous Realities: Women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance and Sexuality and Politics in Renaissance Drama.",16th century;books;criticism & theory;education & reference;european;gender studies;history;history & criticism;humanities;international & world politics;language & grammar;literature & fiction;medieval;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;renaissance;rhetoric;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;women in history;women's studies;words;world,27
0786712694,"The Essential Middle East: A Comprehensive Guide While he weighed in last year with War Without End: The Rise of Islamist Terrorism and the Global Response, in 1996 Hiro published this huge encyclopedic dictionary, here ""revised, updated, and expanded,"" covering everything from aal (""Arab families or clans of distinction"") and ""Abbas, Mahmud"" to ""Zawahiri, Ayman"" and ""Zionist Congresses."" Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.",asian;books;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;historical study & educational resources;history;history & theory;humanities;international & world politics;middle east;middle eastern;new;political history;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social history;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,19
0812967607,"Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana When Griest was a high school senior in Texas, a CNN correspondent told her that if she wanted a globe-hopping career like his, she should learn Russian. Four years later, she went to Moscow and spent a semester at a linguistic institute, beginning a four-year period of travel (1996-2000) to 12 nations, including much of the former Soviet bloc and Communist China and Cuba. Readers will quickly intuit just how little of Griest's adventures made it into this account, as a two-month Central Asian trek gets a single sentence and Eastern Europe falls completely by the wayside. But there's little opportunity to regret what's missing because of the captivating stories that Griest does choose to tell. From the sight of an old woman stealing canned goods from a shopper who'd passed out in a Moscow grocery to the aggressive banter of Havana black marketers, Griest has a journalist's eye for compelling detail. Her youthful romantic attraction to ""the Revolution"" is slightly less attractive, at times treating the largely defeated Communist movement as almost exotic, and naive daydreams about matters like the ""damn good loving"" she might find from angst-ridden Beijing men can occasionally induce winces. But she doesn't flinch from depicting the brutal effects of authoritarianism and economic decline, or how her experiences hastened her political and emotional maturity. Though still raw in places, Griest's writing shows great promise; she may wind up joining Tom Bissell (Chasing the Sea) in the vanguard of a new generation of travel writers. Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	Griest begins her travel memoir with a promising theme: at 21, she set off for Moscow with some fellow Texas college students in an attempt to strengthen her Russian language ability and deepen her understanding of Russian culture. Griest accomplishes the goal of changing her misconceptions not only about the Russians but also about the Chinese and Cubans, by spending the next four years traveling and living among them. Along the way, she has many surprising, bizarre, and even touching experiences. Yet, despite her informal journalistic approach (which is wonderfully accessible and conversational), there are moments of immaturity in her accounts that make the book seem more like a collegian's diary than a poignant journalistic endeavor. Her travelogue is, therefore, ""in your face,"" for better or worse, and because of this may well appeal most to twentysomething readers. However, Griest is a fine observer, open to experiences and frank in expression, and she certainly is entertaining. Janet St. JohnCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	Stephanie Elizondo Griest has the soul of an adventurer, the heart of a child, the wit of a jester, and the mind of a wise old woman. Lucky for us, she also has a pen. -Deborah Copaken Kogan, author of ShutterbabeA must-read for every student traveling or studying abroad. Griests four-year journey through communist capitol cities is an absorbing tale of political, social and personal discovery. -Marybeth Bond, author Travelers' Tales: Gutsy Women; editor Travelers' Tales: A Woman's WorldA Chicana in China y mas? Who wouldnt want to partake in Stephanie Elizondo Griests ongoing love affair with adventure? Unlike some travel stories where a smug author painfully tries to convince themselves (and their readers) how well they can adapt to foreign soil, Miss Stephanie, my dear beige sister, confesses full frontal vulnerability. She is the awkward tourist, the savvy traveler andone hell of a writer! As long as there are books like this, one never needs to redeem moms frequent flyer points to experience true adventure!-Michele Serros, author of How to be a Chicana Role Model and Chicana FalsaForget about J-school. Stephanie Elizondo Griest practices journalism the way it should be practiced. I wish I could have been hiding in her suitcase at each stop along her remarkable journey. -Tom Miller, author of Trading with the Enemy: A Yankee Travels Through Castro's Cuba and The Panama Hat TrailA stunning first. Stephanie Elizondo Griest's memoir is a coming of age odyssey every American should read. Around the Bloc does more than tell a story. It vibrates with humor, insight and honesty -- a rare gem. -Anchee Min, author of Red Azalea and Becoming Madame MaoA delightful and saucy romp through strange places and even stranger states of mind. Griest is not only an inspiration as a traveler and observershe is darn funny too. James O'Reilly, author of Travelers' TalesOpening Around the Bloc is rather like popping the cork off a champagne bottle. This book fairly brims over with a refreshing zest and sparkle, which, one imagines, is probably an apt description of its author, as well. Stephanie Elizondo Griest, who embarked on her own Pilgrims Progress around the worlds greatest former (and current) communist capital cities, has written a delightful account of her curious journey. Full of humour, compassion and a great degree of personal candour, Around the Bloc is clearly just the beginning for this gifted young writer.-Jon Lee Anderson, author of The Lions Grave	Desperate to escape South Texas, Stephanie Elizondo Griest dreamed of becoming a foreign correspondent. So she headed to Russia looking for some excitement?commencing what would become a four-year, twelve-nation Communist bloc tour that shattered her preconceived notions of the ?Evil Empire.? In Around the Bloc, Griest relates her experiences as a volunteer at a children?s shelter in Moscow, a propaganda polisher at the office of the Chinese Communist Party?s English-language mouthpiece in Beijing, and a belly dancer among the rumba queens of Havana. She falls in love with an ex-soldier who narrowly avoided radiation cleanup duties at Chernobyl, hangs out with Cuban hip-hop artists, and comes to difficult realizations about the meaning of democracy.   is the absorbing story of a young journalist driven by a desire to witness the effects of Communism. Along the way, she learns the Russian mathematical equation for buying dinner-party vodka (one bottle per guest, plus an extra), stumbles upon Beijing?s underground gay scene, marches with 100,000 mothers demanding Elin Gonzlez?s return to Cuba, and gains a new appreciation for the Mexican culture she left behind.	Opening Around the Bloc is rather like popping the cork off a champagne bottle. This book fairly brims over with a refreshing zest and sparkle, which, one imagines, is probably an apt description of its author, as well. Stephanie Elizondo Griest, who embarked on her own Pilgrims Progress around the worlds greatest former (and current) communist capital cities, has written a delightful account of her curious journey. Full of humour, compassion and a great degree of personal candour, Around the Bloc is clearly just the beginning for this gifted young writer.- Jon Lee Anderson	STEPHANIE ELIZONDO GRIEST has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Associated Press, Latina, and Travelers Tales. As a national correspondent for The Odyssey, an educational website for kids, she once drove forty-five thousand miles across America, documenting its history. She now runs an anticensorship activist organization called the Youth Free Expression Network out of New York City. Visit her website at www.aroundthebloc.com.	1. Moscow ManifestoFROM EACH ACCORDING TO HIS ABILITIES,  TO EACH ACCORDING TO HIS NEEDS.Karl MarxThey say the first rule of traveling is packing only what you can carry for half a mile at a dead run. I had every intention of doing this back home in Texas, but my barest essentials filled two huge suitcases and a potbellied backpack. While I could not actually carry all seventy pounds of my luggage, I could push and shove it for small distances. So thats what I did at Sheremetyevo Airport, from passport control to baggage claim to customs. Beyond the exit gate was a mob of onlookers who exuded my first whiffs of Moscow: a scent of equal parts vodka and sausage, leather and tobacco, sweat and strife. For one brief moment, the crowds collective attention focused on me, taking in my lumberjack hiking boots, Michelin man down coat, and wire-rimmed glasses. Inostranka, they murmured my nickname for the next half year. Foreign girl. Then the beefy guys in tracksuits and gold chains turned back to their cell phones, the fashionable girlsimpeccably dressed in floor-length furs, knee-high riding boots, and fluffy hatslit up another round  of slender cigarettes, and everyone else resumed their stoic stances. I navigated in, around, and through them and emerged smelling vaguely of sausages.Seeing no other place to sit in the concourse, I plopped down on the floor beside my fortress of luggage to wait for the other exchange students in my group. Within an instant, an ancient woman was hovering over me. She wore thick woolen tights beneath her layers of housedresses and hand-knit sweaters; her silver hair was covered with a brightly colored kerchief. Russians call these walking, talking historical artifacts babushki, or grandmothers. When I grinned at her, she latched on to my forearm with an iron grip and plucked me up. The ground is too cold to sit on. Youll freeze your ovaries, she scolded, then shuffled away so I could ponder the damage done to my unborn children.Five bleary-eyed Texans soon joined me. Gerad, who was returning for his second semester, ventured outside to look for the van scheduled to meet us at noon. The rest of uswho hadnt slept in thirty-two hourscollapsed in a heap. After an hour had passed, I joined Gerad in the parking lot. Where do you think our driver is?Passed out on the couch at the dorm, he replied, then pulled out a wad of rubles and handed me a 10,000 note. Why dont you call Nadezhda?Nadezhda was the Muscovite Id befriended two years before, during her exchange program at my university in Texas. When wed talked earlier that week, shed promised to meet me at either the airport or the dormitory, depending on her work schedule. Shed know what to doif I could find her. I wandered back inside the airport and found a smoky room with a row of plastic red phones stacked atop a counter. Transactions appeared to go through a sour-faced woman seated behind a desk, so I got in line behind three burly men with olive skin and five oclock shadows. When one cordially asked how to call  Tbilisi, the operator glowered. The instructions are written on the wall! Cant you read?The Georgians mumbled their apologies and ambled over to the phones. Then the woman set her ice-pick eyes on me. I dropped the 10,000-ruble note on her desk and darted off to the nearest phone before she could yell. True to her word, the instructions were pasted on the plexiglass partition, but I couldnt decipher more than two consecutive words. Hoping for the best, I simply picked up the receiver and dialed Nadezhdas work number. A woman answered after a few rings.Allo? . . . Allo?Hello? I asked in Russian.Allo? . . . Allo!Hello, is Nadezhda there?Allo? . . . Allo! . . . Gospodi! Then she hung up. It seemed she never heard me.I got back in line, this time behind a handsome young couple who paid for their phone call, split the change, and walked out the door without ever unlocking their lips.It didnt work, I told the operator.Pursing her lips so tightly they disappeared, she asked why I hadnt followed the instructions written in plain Russian on the wall. After I explained that I was somewhat illiterate in her language, she grunted and told me to press somethingonly I didnt catch whatwhen I heard a voice. Then she shooed me away.I returned to the phone and tried again. This time when the woman answered, I pressed nine, as thats what usually gets punched in America. She still couldnt hear me, though, so I pressed one, then zero. Nothing. I started pushing all the buttons frantically. She hung up.I took a deep breath and retreated to the line.Why didnt you press three? the operator bellowed.Why three? I asked plaintively, then returned to the phones.This time no one answered at Nadezhdas office, and I let it ring a long, long time, my index finger hovering over the three key. Feeling strangely defeated, I retrieved Gerads rubles and headed back to my posse. How was I going to survive in a country where I couldnt even make a phone call?Another two and a half hours passed.Well, guys, it looks like the welcome wagon aint coming, Gerad broke the news. The options that followed were gloomy. The airport was located in the northernmost tip of the city; our dormitory was south of center. The Mafiya-controlled taxi cartel would charge about $70 a heada price none of us could afford. Public transportation was cheap, but how could we get twenty-one pieces of luggage on and off buses that didnt come to complete stops? The only other option was for Gerad to return to the dormitory alone and try to find our drivermeaning the rest of us would have another two- or three-hour wait.We were about to vote when I heard my Russian name, Stesha, shouted across the concourse. I turned to see Nadezhda running toward me. I whooped for joy, but something stopped me from jumping into her outstretched arms. Last time I saw my friend, she looked like me: hair bedraggled, Levis ripped, feet sandaled, nose pierced. Now she was draped in fur and riding boots and sported a sleek new haircut.Youve changed, I breathed.You havent, she quipped before throwing her arms around me.Nadezhda had spent the past hour and a half waiting on a couch back at the dorm. When she realized the man crashed out beside her was our driver, she woke him up.Hes got a hangover, but hes waiting right outside! she announced cheerfully.We piled our quarter ton of luggage into the van and clambered aboard. The van lurched out of the congested parking  lot and joined the throngs of trams, trolleys, buses, Ladas, and bulletproof Mercedes-Benzes belching exhaust onto the snowbanked highway. Mile after mile of concrete apartment blocs whizzed past, each so randomly placed, it seemed Big Brother had dropped them from the sky. Women chatted on park benches; old men shared dried fish and beer over tree stumps. Kids wore so many layers of winter clothing, their limbs stuck out like a starfishs. Fat gray crows flitted about in pencil-thin trees; the dogs being walked beneath them were, without exception, big, mean, and ugly. (That whole year, I never saw a dog smaller or gentler than a Rottweiler.)As we approached downtown, the past century of Rus- sian history came into view. After seventy years of exile, prerevolutionary Moscow was slowly rearing its regal head again, its cathedrals and monasteries receiving full-scale face lifts while its onion-shaped gold domes shimmered in the sun. On the socialist side, ruby red stars crested buildings so massive, they seemed to have been built by titans instead of men. Capitalism had recently seized the skyline in the form of high-rise banks and chic new department stores.Suddenly, the driver cut across three lanes of traffic to  parallel-park beside a whitewashed cathedral with kelly green and electric orange trim. Our new home was the six-story dormitory across the street. We lugged our suitcases up to the lobby, where two guys in jeans and sneakers dozed on the couch in front of the television set. They turned out to be the security guards. During a commercial break, one strolled over to survey the mountain of luggage forming in the foyer.The elevator is broken, he said, yawning, and returned to his spot on the couch.What floor is our room on? I asked Gerad.The fifth.Nadezhda took that as her cue to leave. Ill come see you soon, she promised with a hug and a kiss, then turned on her leather riding boots and left.I had practiced being Russian a long time before moving there. I put cabbage in my tacos instead of shredded lettuce and ate lots of beets. I weaned myself off spices and drowned everything in sour cream. I devoured Russian literature, memorized Pushkin, and sang along to Vladimir Visotsky, the Soviet Unions Bob Dylan. I made the arduous switch from tequila  to vodka when I went out at night. I even opted for a non-air-conditioned suite at my group house in college. Thats suicide in central Texas heat, but I thought it would build the character I needed for Moscow.It didnt. Nothing could have prepared me for that student dormitory.I could handle the fact that our room was on the fifth floor and the elevators never worked. I could live with the chronic lightbulb shortage that left the stairwells and hallways pitch black after sunset. I didnt mind that our wallpaper ...",adventure;asia;beijing;biographies & memoirs;books;caribbean;china;cuba;ethnic & national;havana;hispanic & latino;journalists;memoirs;moscow;professionals & academics;regional u.s.;russia;south;specialty travel;specific groups;travel;women,22
0465094058,"American Traveler: The Life and Adventures of John Ledyard, the Man Who Dreamed of Walking the World By the time he was 37, Ledyard (17511788) had sailed across the South Pacific, befriended Thomas Jefferson, challenged a Russian governor to a duel in Siberia and become the first U.S. citizen to touch North America's western coast. Zug (Squash: A History of the Game) vividly renders Ledyard's remarkable life in this brisk, exciting book. After failing as a divinity student at Dartmouth, Ledyard fled to the sea, eventually volunteering to serve on what would be the legendary Captain Cook's final voyage. It was an eventful trip: Ledyard got a tattoo in Tonga and venereal disease in Tahiti, and helped slaughter natives in Hawaii. Later, still poor, Ledyard drifted to Paris and socialized with Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and the Marquis de Lafayette. They encouraged Ledyard's wildest scheme: to walk across the world, from Europe to America. The failure of this questended by czarist police in Siberiaprompted Ledyard to volunteer for an even more quixotic expedition, into Africa. It was there that he met a ""bleak, anonymous ending"" in Cairo, dogged by disease and, Zug suggests, a life of disappointment and hardship. Zug draws on many primary sources, including Ledyard's journals and letters. A shameless self-promoter, an enterprising and original American, Ledyard is superbly resurrected in this stirring, tragic tale. Photos. Agent, Joe Regal. (Apr.) Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	In Ledyard's short life (1751-89), his accomplishments included sailing with Captain James Cook on Cook's third voyage and writing about Cook's murder in Hawaii. He formed fur-trading companies with Robert Morris, the Philadelphia financier, and John Paul Jones, the notorious sea captain, and he visited Egypt before Napoleon's invasion opened the country up to Western travelers. Thomas Jefferson asked Ledyard to explore the American continent, the plan calling for him to proceed overland through Russia, cross at the Bering Strait, and head south through Alaska and across the American West to Virginia. This expedition failed after 15 months of traveling, when Empress Catherine the Great had him arrested in Siberia. Zug asserts that during his trip Ledyard's focus was not on the landscape but on the people in it; his letters and journals sparkled with descriptions of customs and habits. This meticulously researched biography of an ingenious explorer will hold the reader's complete attention. George CohenCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	James Zug has written for The Atlantic Monthly and Outside, and is the author of Squash: A History of the Game. He attended Dartmouth College, where he first became acquainted with legendary alum John Ledyard. Zug lives in Washington, D.C.",18th century;adventurers & explorers;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;earth sciences;expeditions & discoveries;general;geography;historical;history;modern (16th-21st centuries);reference;regional;science & math;specific groups;travel;united states;world,19
0262531429,"The Engine of Reason, The Seat of the Soul: A Philosophical Journey into the Brain ""... The Engine of Reason, the Seat of the Soul [is] a                 veryimportant book full of tantalizing and astute observations andinsights about                 consciousness, thinking and thought. Its sweepencompasses morality, politics, the                 arts, education, penology,psychiatry and the very nature of freedom itself. This is                 a bookto be reckoned with."" Los Angeles Times""Paul Churchland's The Engine of Reason, the Seat of the                 Soulis an outstanding philosophical achievement, integrating                 artificialintelligence, brain neurology, cognitive psychology,                 ethnology,epistemology, scientific method, and even ethics and aesthetics,into an                 interlocking whole."" W.V. Quine, Professor of Philosophy, Harvard                 University	Paul M. Churchland is Professor of Philosophy and a member of the Cognitive Science Faculty at the University of California at San Diego.",basic sciences;behavioral sciences;books;cognitive psychology;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;neurology;neuropsychology;neuroscience;new;philosophy;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,22
0881632341,"Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Rorschach In this volume, Paul Lerner summarizes, consolidates, and expands upon his previous contributions to Rorschach psychology. Once again we are in the presence of a master clinician and diagnostician. Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Rorschach is an encyclopedic work that will define the field of Rorschach inquiry for many years to come. It is a book to study and to cherish, both for its intellectual rigor and clinical wisdom.  - James E. Gorney, Ph.D.  If there is a contemporary godfather of psychoanalysis and the Rorschach, it is Paul Lerner. In this exemplary book, Dr. Lerner makes us a scholarly offering we cannot refuse.  - J. Reid Meloy, Ph.D., Author, The Markof Cain (Analytic Press, 2001)  Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Rorschach virtually glows, not only because of the illuminating vignettes and short case examples, but also because Rorschach data are translated into experientially based statements. It is a wonderful introduction to modern clinical assessment theory that reflects important observations in psychoanalytic theory and describes those changes as they gain expression in the interpretive process. In Rorschach psychology this book is a W+. In the terminology of baseball  of which Lerner is a dedicated enthusiast  it is a grand slam.  - Leonard Handler, Ph.D., University of Tennessee	Paul M. Lerner, Ed.D., psychoanalyst and psychologist, is an award-winning Rorschach researcher and past President of the Society for Personality Assessment. The author of Psychoanalytic Theory and the Rorschach (Analytic Press, 1991), he is currently in private practice in Camden, ME.",applied psychology;books;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;mental health;new;personality;psychiatry;psychoanalysis;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;reference;social sciences;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,20
0824792971,"An Introduction to the Design and Behavior of Bolted Joints (Mechanical Engineering, Volume 97) . . .an excellent book. . .a must for all designers involved in joint and bolt design. The author unravels a number of mysteries of bolt design. ---Journal of Vibration, Acoustics, Stress, and Reliability in Design . . .a very practical manual. ---Strain",aerospace;books;civil;electrical & electronics;engineering;industrial;internal medicine;manufacturing & operational systems;mechanical;mechanical engineering;mechanics;medical books;medicine;new;orthopedics;physics;professional & technical;rheumatology;science & math;science & mathematics;surgery;used & rental textbooks,22
0387008934,"An Invitation to 3-D Vision From the reviews: ""Computer vision is invading our daily lives  . Covering all the aspects would be too vast an area to cover in one book, so here, the authors concentrated on the specific goal of recovering the geometry of a 3D object  . The 22 pages of references form a good guide to the literature. The authors found an excellent balance between a thorough mathematical treatment and the applications themselves.  the text will be a pleasure to read for students  ."" (Adhemar Bultheel, Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, Vol. 12 (2), 2005) ""This is primarily a textbook of core principles, taking the reader from the most basic concepts of machine vision  to detailed applications, such as autonomous vehicle navigation.  It is a clearly written book  . Everything that is required is introduced  . an entirely self-contained work.  The book is aimed at graduate or advanced undergraduate students in electrical engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, or indeed anyone interested in machine vision  . is highly recommended."" (D.E. Holmgren, The Photogrammetric Record, 2004) ""This very interesting book is a great book teaching how to go from two-dimensional (2D)-images to three-dimensional (3D)-models of the geometry of a scene.  A good part of this book develops the foundations of an appropriate mathematical approach necessary for solving those difficult problems.  Exercises (drill exercises, advanced exercises and programming exercises) are provided at the end of each chapter."" (Hans-Dietrich Hecker, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1043 (18), 2004) ""This book gives senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students and researchers in computer vision, applied mathematics, computer graphics, and robotics a self-contained introduction to the geometry of 3D vision. That is the reconstruction of 3D models of objects from a collection of 2D images.  Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter. Software for examples and algorithms are available on the authors website."" (Daniel Leitner, Simulation News Europe, Vol. 16 (1), 2006)	Endowing machines with a sense of vision has been a dream of scientists and engineers alike for over half a century. Only in the past decade, however, has the geometry of vision been understood to the point where this dream becomes attainable, thanks also to the remarkable progress in imaging and computing hardware.  This book addresses a central problem in computer vision -- how to recover 3-D structure and motion from a collection of 2-D images -- using techniques drawn mainly from linear algebra and matrix theory. The stress is on developing a unified framework for studying the geometry of multiple images of a 3-D scene and reconstructing geometric models from those images. The book also covers relevant aspects of image formation, basic image processing, and feature extraction. The authors bridge the gap between theory and practice by providing step-by-step instructions for the implementation of working vision algorithms and systems.  Written primarily as a textbook, the aim of this book is to give senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students in computer vision, robotics, and computer graphics a solid theoretical and algorithmic foundation for future research in this burgeoning field. It is entirely self-contained with necessary background material covered in the beginning chapters and appendices, and plenty of exercises, examples, and illustrations given throughout the text.",algorithms;artificial intelligence;books;computer science;computer technology;computers & technology;education;education & reference;electrical & electronics;engineering;geometry;graphic design;graphics & multimedia;graphics & visualization;machine vision;mathematics;new;pattern recognition;professional & technical;programming;robotics;schools & teaching;science & math;science & mathematics;statistics;used & rental textbooks,26
0226167852,"Women of the Twelfth Century, Volume 3: Eve and the Church (Women of 12th Century) Georges Duby (1919-1996) was a member of the Acadmie franaise and for many years held the distinguished chair in medieval history at the Collge de France. His books include Women of the Twelfth Century, Volume One: Eleanor of Aquitaine  Six Others; Women of the Twelfth Century, Volume Two: Remembering the Dead; The Three orders; The Age of Cathedrals; The Knight, the Lady, and the Priest; Love and Marriage in the Middle Ages; and History Continues, all published by the University of Chicago Press.",biographies & memoirs;books;christianity;gay & lesbian;gender studies;history;humanities;medieval;new;politics & social sciences;religious;social sciences;sociology;specific groups;used & rental textbooks;women;women in history;women's studies;world,19
0976498162,"The Origin of Culture and Civilization: The Cosmological Philosophy of the Ancient Worldview Regarding Myth, Astrology, Science, and Religion -of interest to modern science as well as mythologically and  astrologically minded people. -- Karin Hoffmann, review www.astro.com, Nov. 17, 2005	The worldview of the ancient people was founded upon their knowledge and study of astronomical cycles. This hierarchy of repetitive cycles preserves a semi-permanence of life -while it slowly moves on internally to allow gradual change, mutations, natural disasters, and freedom of choice by the human will.	Origin of Culture and Civilization is the first book to successfully decode ancient mythology and astrology by uncovering their mysterious scientific foundation. Origin outlines the Atlantic context of the Ancient Sea Kings who preceded and influenced all Mediterranean Culture. Origin unfolds the cosmological philosophy of the ancient worldview whose achievement was the Concordia of science, history, and religion. Origin looks at such fascinating subjects as the Dendera Zodiac, the ancient Atlantic Prime Meridian, Jerusalem as the navel of the world, maps, and histories of the last colonies of Atlantic culture, and Vitruvian Men in Ireland before Da Vinci.",anthropology;astrology;astronomy & space science;astrophysics & space science;books;cultural;education & reference;fairy tales;historical study & educational resources;history;literature & fiction;mythology & folk tales;mythology & occult;new age;philosophy;physics;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;science & math;science & religion;study & teaching;world,24
0632037881,"Principles of Biomedical Engineering for Nursing Staff Text: English (translation)  Original Language: German	This book aims to provide those working with medical-technical equipment as part of their daily routine with a better understanding of the underlying principles of such equipment, and to recognise potential hazards in its application. Equipment most often used in the hospital has been selected. The author does not assume in-depth knowledge in engineering sciences, physics and mathematics, and avoids the use of jargon. The author's concern throughout the book is directed towards helping the reader achieve a better understanding of medical-technical equipment and reducing the incidence of user-caused accidents.",administration & management;bioengineering;biological sciences;biotechnology;books;clinical;education & reference;engineering;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;nurse & patient;nursing;patient education;professional & technical;reference;science & math;used & rental textbooks,19
0896080900,"The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism (The Political Economy of Human Rights - Volume I) ""A major contribution to understanding political repression inflicted by the CIA and its related services on millions around the globe and the economic requirements behind such repression... A must reading for all those who would resist."" Philip Agee, former CIA agent",americas;books;caribbean & latin american;central america;fascism;history;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;international relations;latin america;new;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;radicalism;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,19
1574886991,"Information Operations: Warfare and the Hard Reality of Soft Power (Issues in Twenty-First Century Warfare) Explains the critical importance of information operations in future conflict	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Lt. Cdr. Edwin L. Armistead, USN, is a naval flight officer and former instructor at the Joint Forces Staff College.  He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force Command and Staff Colleges, and he is a doctoral candidate at Edith Cowan University.  Armistead has published two books on the  Navy's early warning aircraft and numerous articles in professional journals.  He lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia.",books;engineering;history;humanities;intelligence & espionage;international & world politics;international relations;military;military science;military sciences;national & international security;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;social sciences;special topics;specific topics;strategy;used & rental textbooks,21
0803229593,"Venereal Disease and the Lewis and Clark Expedition ""Tom Lowry has given us a brilliantly contextualized story of the significant role that sex and syphilis played in the Lewis and Clark Expedition.""Gretchen Worden, former director, Mtter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (Gretchen Worden)""You needn't be a doctor to follow the story of syphilis and gonorrhea since 1498, what Lewis and Clark knew of venereal disease, night-life along the trail, and the search for post-expedition late syphilis. Entertaining and highly recommended.""Jack D. Welsh, author of Medical Histories of Union Generals and Medical Histories of Confederate Generals (Jack D. Welsh)This slim book is written with wit, intelligence, and a humane understanding of venereal disease. . . . It belongs on the shelves not only of Lewis and Clark fans, but in any library of American history because it offers so much insight into frontier health and sickness.Montana: The Magazine of Western History (Montana the Magazine of Western History)Lowry has given careful and reasoned thought to an aspect of history that until now has been virtually unmentioned.Sandra D. Speiden, Free Lance-Star (Sandra D. Speiden Free Lance-Star)Surely, I thought, this little book cant be a serious evaluation of the conjunction of two never-to-be united subjects. I was completely wrong. Dr. Lowry, a retired psychiatrist and a historian of aspects of the Civil War, has thrown light on his two subjects, both of which are fascinating looked at in the light of the other. Lowry points out that the subject of sex has been broached by historians of the famous expedition, but having been broached, it is mentioned in passing. . . . This has meant that not all of the history of the expedition could be written.The Times of Acadiana (The Times of Acadiana)In this intriguing and fascinating monograph, Lowry demonstrates that venereal disease was a major threat to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.Military Heritage (Military Heritage)There is much to ponder in this compact book. . . . It offers new questions and new modes of considering the Lewis and Clark Expedition during this bicentennial when no topic is out of bounds. Lowrys is a welcomed volume on the shelf of Lewis and Clark books.Patricia Ann Owens, Chronicles of Oklahoma (Patricia Ann Owens Chronicles of Oklahoma)""Overall, Venereal Disease and the Lewis and Clark Expedition is a worthwhile read and much will be learned from it.""Kerri Inglis, Bulletin of the Pacific Circle (Bulletin of the Pacific Circle)""The quotations about Indian sexual practices and Lowry's demonstration of the extent of Lewis and Clark's concern about venereal disease are fascinating.""Ronald G. Walters, Bullentin of the History of Medicine (Ronald G. Walters Bulletin of the History of Medicine)	I studied at Stanford Medical School in the old days, when they still had a neurosyphilis clinic. Penicillinhadn't cured everybody. As an Air Force doctor in Texas, I saw both early and late syphilis and gonorrhea. Working at a large state hospital, I saw people permanently demented by brain syphilis, treated far too late. As a doctor I tried to combine clinical attentiveness, lab tests, and a big dose of sympathy. Lewis and Clark, with fewer resources, did the same. I'm happy to praise yet one more facet of their bold journey and professional leadership.	Thomas P. Lowry is a retired psychiatrist and associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco. He is the author of Curmudgeons, Drunkards, and Outright Fools: Courts-Martial of Civil War Union Colonels, available in a Bison Books edition, and The Story the Soldiers Wouldnt Tell: Sex in the Civil War. Edwin C. Bearrs is historian emeritus of the National Park Service.",19th century;administration & medicine economics;americas;books;diseases;education & reference;expeditions & discoveries;general;history;internal medicine;medical books;medical history & records;medicine;modern (16th-21st centuries);pathology;research & publishing guides;travel;united states;west;world;writing,21
B000I2WN0A,"Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market Instead of focusing on cotton plantations or broad historical patterns, this extraordinary study is a flesh-and-blood daily history of the slave market. NYU history professor Johnson takes readers inside the Dixie slave pens and traders' coffles (long rows of slaves manacled and chained to one another). His focus is New Orleans, North America's largest slave market, hub of a trade that decimated African-American slave communities by tearing families asunder--destroying marriages and separating children from parents. Using former slave survivors' narratives, letters written by slaveholders, docket records of cases of disputed slave sales and Southern medical and agricultural journals, Johnson interweaves the voices of traders, buyers, auctioneers and the slaves themselves. He shows that, for white Southern slaveholders, buying slaves buoyed a fantasy of manly bourgeois self-control, speculative savvy and economic independence. Slaves, meanwhile, assessed the character of particular buyers and sometimes, at enormous risk, manipulated a sale to their own advantage. The evil business of slavery has seldom been exposed with so much humanity and insight as in this eloquent study, scholarly yet wholly accessible, a compelling cross-sectional microcosm of millions of human tragedies. (Feb.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	In his first book, Johnson (history, New York Univ.) provides the fullest, most penetrating examination of the antebellum slave market to date. Using slave narratives, court records, planters' letters, and more, Johnson enters the slave pens and showrooms of the New Orleans slave market to observe how slavery turned men and women into merchandise and how slaves resisted such efforts to steal their humanity. He tracks the slaves from their march to the market to the terrifying moments of sale and adaptation to new masters, places, and work. Johnson's original, important, and brilliantly presented book makes a case for the slave market as ""best place to see slavery."" It was there that self-interest, concepts of race, and the slave ""community"" came together to reveal how white men traded their own souls for a stake in human property. An essential book for anyone who wants to understand why slavery matters.ARandall M. Miller, St. Joseph's Univ., Philadelphia Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	The rejuvenation of U.S. slavery from the 1820s onward due to the South's cotton boom is Johnson's starting point for this pellucid study of people, shackles, prices, and society. Cotton induced a mass forced migration of owned people from the tobacco-exhausted Tidewater lands to the fertile Mississippi Valley, about one million of them between the 1820s and 1850s, according to Johnson, an academic historian. A grim sight was common in this period--coffles of slaves walking to the Deep South destined for market, mainly the one at New Orleans. Johnson selects the operations of the market to depict the variegated processes that turned a person into a commodity. Sales could be complicated transactions. Their objects, the enslaved persons, could always ruin value by escape or suicide, and consequently traders and purchasers of people sometimes conceded minimal humanity to placate those in their thrall. Organized with a blessed eschewal of academese, Johnson's work is a superior examination of the speculation in slaves as individuals conducted it.  Gilbert Taylor	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Johnson (History/NYU) argues that, at least by the late antebellum era, the slave market holds the key to answering the question, What is slavery? There were, Johnson acknowledges, other places one could go to see slaverythe Southern churches where the white clergy preached on Ham, the whipping posts where overseers scarred African-Americans backs with crisscrossing lines. But drawing on J.W.C. Penningtons 1849 observation that the being of slavery . . . lives and moves . . . in the bill of sale principle, Johnson finds its microcosm in the New Orleans slave market. Following the fashionable argument that power is everywhere dispersed, he shows that the slaves were able to shape, albeit in small measure, the outcomes of sales. Slave sellers told the chattel how to behave: to appear civil, not strong; stupid, not smart. But slaves did not always follow the sellers instructions. Overhearing their potential owners conversations with other white folks at the market, slaves sometimes tailored their answers to questions about skills and life histories accordingly: They would make themselves sound attractive to a buyer who was looking for a house servant, or try to dissuade a planter who lived in those regions of the Deep South reputed to have the most brutal workloads. Johnson illuminates not just slaves, but the white Southerners who bought and sold them, offering particular insight into the ways white people constructed their own identities by dreaming of the salves they would one day buy: A common turn in the fantasy life of the antebellum South was finding fulfillment of [ones] own desires in the slave market. A yeoman farm wifes dreams about purchasing a young slave, for example, masked other dreams about becoming a proper white lady.  A refreshing, elegantly written angle on antebellum slavery.  -- Copyright 1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	The focus of this fine book, which is at once doggedly scrupulous and quietly passionate, is the slave market that operated in New Orleans in the years before the Civil War An area of recent and still tentative study has to do with the effect the slaves had on the people who bought and sold them; to this Johnson makes important and original contributions In what it tells us about the slaves, Soul by Soul adds more detail to what is by now a staggering body of information. It is in telling us more about what slavery did to the men and women who stood on the privileged side of the divide that Johnson performs his most useful service. Slavery brutalized its victims, but it also corrupted its masters. It was, in every single regard, unspeakable. (Jonathan Yardley Washington Post Book World)A forceful reminder that life in the Crescent City after the battle wasn't all toleration [This is an] elegant and intelligent book. (Nicholas Lemann New Yorker)Just when readers might have thought nothing new could be written about slavery, Walter Johnson's behind-the-scenes look at the New Orleans slave market unmasks the brutalities of trafficking in human flesh in a terrifying, unforgettable manner. Mr. Johnson's carefully researched saga picks up after the 1808 U.S. ban on trans-Atlantic slave trading. Far from shutting down slavery, the prohibition simply boosted domestic slave trafficking Soul by Soul gives context to its content, making it a fascinating 'insider's' view of a world created by slavery. (Meta G. Carstarphen Dallas Morning News)[Soul by Soul has] an interesting and compelling argument Where Johnson succeeds[is in] using the New Orleans slave market, its contents and its customers as a way to understand a culture that no longer exists. (Matthew DeBord Salon)Johnson's extremely rich and subtle work, the first in-depth look at the slave markets, never lets the reader forget the reality that this was a trade in human beings Among the most striking and important aspects of the book is the way Johnson makes clear the resistance of enslaved African-Americans to becoming mere items of property Johnson teaches us that, despite the insistence of white slaveholders that slaves were simply possessions, enslaved African-Americans routinely asserted their humanity and forced slaveholders to take this into account when bringing people to market. At the same time that Johnson keeps the spotlight squarely on the humanity of enslaved African-Americans, he also presents a complicated account of those who went to the markets to buy Anyone interested in American history must strive to understand something about slavery, and as Johnson shows us, the event of the sale of one human being to another is at the center of the story of slavery. The horror of that transaction remains so powerful that even today descendants of its victims, as well as of its perpetrators, are still trying to comprehend it. Walter Johnson's important book makes a valuable contribution to that endeavor. (Judith Weisenfeld Newsday)Walter Johnson has gone where no historian has gone before: inside the slave markets of the antebellum South Johnson, through his book, has spoken for the unknown thousands who couldn't speak for themselves Johnson has given a voice to those voiceless slaves whose descendants owe it to their ancestors to read this book. (Gregory Kane Baltimore Sun)A challenging, eye-opening study that deserves a wide audience Johnson delves into the contradictions and complexities that arise when human beings are treated as commodities He gets inside the heads of slaves, traders and buyers in order to explore the desires, fears and strategies they brought to this inhuman transaction Soul by Soul shines a penetrating light on the brutal heart of the South's peculiar institution. (Fritz Lanham Houston Chronicle)Soul by Soul is a stunning excavation of the past, a book that is sure to be read and debated for years to come. Walter Johnson creates a common identity for the slaves by letting their voices give shape to the narrative. In an age such as ours, so premised on individual liberty, the author performs a kind of moral autopsy on the mindset of slave owning. (Jason Berry Gambit Weekly)Johnson tells us many things about [the] commodification of human beings, some of which you probably know and others that are more surprising Johnson's book covers wide territory, from the petty encounters of small slave traders to the extraordinary power of slavery in the southern economy. (Peter Walker Financial Times)Johnson provides the fullest, most penetrating examination of the antebellum slave market to date. Using slave narratives, court records, planters' letters, and more, Johnson enters the slave pens and showrooms of the New Orleans slave market to observe how slavery turned men and women into merchandise and how slaves resisted such efforts to steal their humanity. He tracks the slaves from their march to the market to the terrifying moments of sale and adaptation to new masters, places, and work. Johnson's original, important, and brilliantly presented book makes a case for the slave market as 'best place to see slavery.' It was there that self-interest, concepts of race, and the slave 'community' came together to reveal how white men traded their own souls for a stake in human property. An essential book for anyone who wants to understand why slavery matters. (Randall M. Miller Library Journal)This extraordinary study is a flesh-and-blood daily history of the slave market. Johnson takes readers inside the Dixie slave pens and traders' coffles (long rows of slaves manacled and chained to one another) Using former slave survivors' narratives, letters written by slaveholders, docket records of cases of disputed slave slaves and Southern medical and agricultural journals, Johnson interweaves the voices of traders, buyers, auctioneers and the slaves themselves The evil business of slavery has seldom been exposed with so much humanity and insight as in this eloquent study, scholarly yet wholly accessible, a compelling cross-sectional microcosm of millions of human tragedies. (Publishers Weekly)Johnson selected the operations of the market to depict the variegated processes that turned a person into a commodity. Sales could be complicated transactions. Their objects, the enslaved persons, could always ruin value by escape or suicide, and consequently traders and purchasers of people sometimes conceded minimal humanity to placate those in their thrall. Organized with a blessed eschewal of academese, Johnson's work is a superior examination of the speculation in slaves as individuals conducted it. (Gilbert Taylor Booklist)[Johnson] shows that the slaves were able to shape, albeit in small measure, the outcomes of sales [He] illuminates not just the slaves, but the white Southerners who bought and sold then, offering particular insight into the ways white people constructed their own identities by dreaming of the slaves they would one day buy A refreshing, elegantly written angle on antebellum slavery. (Kirkus Reviews)The slave pen lay at the depths of slavery's hell, and no one has explored that abyss better than Walter Johnson. Soul by Soul brilliantly bares the base meaning of chattel bondageand by extension antebellum Southern societyby inspecting the mechanism that produced and reproduced slavery in the nineteenth-century United States and in the process defined slave, slave trader, and slaveholder. (Ira Berlin, author of Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America)Walter Johnson's lucid and breathtaking book uses the spectacle of the slave market to open new windows onto the history and peculiarities of American capitalist culture. He persuasively shows that masters were not simply buying labor but fantasiesfantasies of power, control, pleasure, even their own perceived benevolence. This is why the slave market was like no other market in the history of modern capitalism, and why Soul by Soul is like no other book. (Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Race Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class)Soul by Soul mercilessly demonstrates why the slave South built high walls around its auction blocks. It then tears down those walls. In insisting on the centrality of slave sales in antebellum Southern life, Johnson precisely captures the logic, complexity, brutality, falsity and, above all, the drama of a world built around a market in human beings. (David Roediger, editor of Black on White: Black Writers on What It Means To Be White)As central as the slave trade was to the experience of slavery, there has been no in-depth study of the daily life of the trade. Walter Johnson fills the conspicuous void. With this original and innovative book, Johnson skillfully unveils the manipulations and the negotiations of the slave market. Soul by Soul tells a unique and compelling story. (Deborah Gray White, author of Ar'n't I a Woman?: Female Slaves in the Plantation South)Johnson takes us inside the New Orleans slave market, the largest and busiest in the South, and discovers that the buyers and sellers of slaves could easily mix the language and values associated with paternalism and commercialism. Unlike later historians, they saw no conflict between their needs for status and sound business practice [Johnson] advances the original and potentially controversial argument that to be truly 'white' in the Old South one had to own slaves. (George M. Fredrickson New York Review of Books)It is not often that we get an academic monograph as smart and well-written as this one. On almost every page Johnson has something fresh and original to say about the old chestnuts of historical debate: paternalism, honor, miscegenation, slave culture. Soul by Soul reaffirms the importance of making sure our graduate programs remain open to even the most outlandish intellectual fads, which very often are honest efforts to see the world in new ways. (Lawrence N. Powell Times-Picayune)What distinguishes Soul by Soul from other recent works on the experience of slavery, and, indeed, the history of the antebellum South, is the innovative use of court records. Johnsonbegins by asserting the importance of seeing the moment of sale through the eyes of the people who were sold and not just through the eyes of slaveowners and traders. A careful reading of the voluminous quantity of published slave narratives forms the foundation of the volume but much of the insight comes from an exploration of roughly two hundred disputed slave transactions that were brought before the Louisiana Supreme Court No research is without flaws, and no scholar impervious to the claim that something should have been done differently. Johnson carefully crafts his narrative to acknowledge the strengths and weaknesses of his evidence By focusing on the moment of sale, and analyzing what it meant to both slaveowner and slave, Soul by Soul establishes itself as perhaps the most innovative work on slavery published in the last twenty-five years. (Robert Wolff H-Net Reviews)Soul by Soul is the first modern study to deal specifically with the workings of the American slave market. This is the subject that the defenders of slavery preferred not to discuss. Instead, they liked to emphasize the paternalistic aspects of slaverythe natural bonds linking master and servant and the cradle-to-grave care that distinguished the lot of the Southern bondsman from that of the Northern 'wage slave' This is an important book, well researched and clearly written. It describes how slaves were bought and sold, and what these transactions meant for the parties involved. It shows that, even at the best of times, slaves lived in the shadow of the slave market. (Howard Temperley Times Literary Supplement)Soul by Soul is an important contribution to the historiography of slavery. (Adam Linker BlackBookshelf.com 2001-03-01)This book should not be read in part or assigned as a casual reference. It stands as a whole, an effort to reconstruct a sense of an entire way of life by focusing on one scene in detail. Meticulously researched and copiously annotated, Soul by Soul is at once well written and accessible to any serious minded YA reader. (Kliatt)A richly textured history of human trade in the antebellum South, covering a period during which some two million slave sales were meticulously recorded. Johnson's haunting study centers on New Orleans, the site of North America's largest slave market Johnson looks at the roles played by slaves, traders, and slaveholders in the nasty enterprise of selling life The title of Johnson's book is not casually chosen, for he seeks to grasp the impact of slavery on the very souls of everyone it touched. This ambition takes his work beyond that of historians who have traced the trajectory of the slave trade through commercial records only. (Randal M. Jelks Books & Culture 2001-11-01)This excellent book provides a wealth of new details about the buying and selling of black people in the antebellum South and remarkable insights into the minds of both the seller and the sold. (Arkansas Historical Quarterly)Johnson examines the economics of the internal slave trade as well as the interdependencies among the actors involved. Focusing on New Orleans, which had the largest trade in the country, he analyzes the philosophies and nuances of the trade as well as the centrality of the trade in the lives of slaves and slaveholders alike. (Law and Social Inquiry)	The slave pen lay at the depths of slavery's hell, and no one has explored that abyss better than Walter Johnson. Soul by Soul brilliantly bares the base meaning of chattel bondage and by extension antebellum Southern society byinspecting the mechanism that produced and reproduced slavery in the nineteenth-century United States and in the process defined slave, slave trader, and slaveholder. (Ira Berlin, author of Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America)	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Walter Johnson is Winthrop Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.",19th century;abolition;africa;african-american studies;americas;asia;books;civil war;earth sciences;geography;history;humanities;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;politics & social sciences;regional;science & math;social sciences;specific demographics;state & local;united states;used & rental textbooks,22
0786849193,"Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (Third Edition) With 6500 entries, Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia, edited by Dave Smith, chief archivist for 25 years at the Walt Disney Archives, it hardly seems possible that anything has been left out. Each of the 128 Donald Duck cartoons is described; the voices of the cartoon characters are identified; the tale of how Mortimer came to be called Mickey is related; and a selected bibliography is included, going back to 1942 books. There are b photos throughout, plus an eight-page color insert. (Hyperion, $29.95 576p ISBN Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	With the public's never-ending interest in Walt Disney the man, the company, and the phenomenon, there is no lack of published materials on the subject. This official Disney Archives publication, however, is unique in its treatment of multiple aspects of the Disney empire. Compiled to help archivists answer telephone questions, the articles are generally brief but offer significant technical information like release and opening dates for films and lists of cartoons in series. Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse, and recent company films merit longer discussions. Entries are arranged alphabetically and cover the company's TV and movie releases; key company personnel; an abundance of information on parks, resorts, and attractions; and even stores and parades. Biographies provide titles and dates of Disney productions or dates of employment but no personal information. Smith, founder of the Disney Archives and coauthor of The Ultimate Disney Trivia Book (Hyperion, 1993), has crafted a trivia-seekers' treasure. For most public and academic collections in the performing arts.Kelli N. Perkins, Herrick P.L., Holland, Mich.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;business;business & investing;children's;children's books;education & reference;encyclopedias;hospitality;humor & entertainment;industries & professions;literature;movies;pop culture;reference;school;social situations;sports & entertainment;television;travel & tourism,19
0393321134,"The Missing Middle: Working Families and the Future of American Social Policy Hard-working middle-class families have not fared nearly as well as the wealthy in the booming '90s. Harvard sociologist Skocpol has written an astute book that offers a diagnosis of the problem and a prescription for correcting what she convincingly characterizes as the unconscionable treatment of the middle class. The diagnosis implicates both ends of America's political spectrum and casts the press as a willing accomplice. The study is well documented with an array of provocative facts that highlight the urgency of her case. For instance, statistics on the percentage of American children living in poverty relative to other industrialized nations are startling. In a sophisticated analysis, Skocpol argues that the conservative far right has, with malice aforethought, undermined the major social programs in America by limiting their benefits to a small percentage of the population, making them vulnerable to attack in budget battles, or, alternatively, by depicting programs like Social Security as creations of monolithic and powerful lobbies with narrow interests, such as the American Association of Retired Persons--when in fact, according to Skocpol, they represent a consensus of a broad range of Americans. In Skocpol's view, the left has retreated in the face of this strategy and failed to build the coalitions necessary to enact and maintain programs sufficiently broad-based to help working-class families. In her final chapter, Skocpol proposes programs that could end the damage caused by the neglect of working-class families, urging advocates of social support programs to go on the offensive with bold new proposals. This is a very smart book, and it is a pleasure to see its cogent arguments unfold. (Feb.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	We fret over tax cuts to the rich and programs for the poor, young, and elderly. But, wonders Harvard professor Skocpol, what's to become of the ""missing middle""Aworking parents of average means? Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Skocpol, a Harvard sociology professor, laments the nation's lack of will to address widening social inequities at a time when the economy is thriving and the budget deficit shrinking. The average working-class family, with stagnating wages and little or no health care, is neglected in the current political focus on the elderly and the wealthy, groups with substantial political clout. Skocpol details the long history of government aid to the poor, analyzing the historical and political context of social policies of the past and present. She cites the basic problems of ""artificially polarized"" politics that neglects the working poor as it deemphasizes reliance on the government to solve social problems. Conceding that, she advocates social policies that are more ""robust"" than those typically advocated even by liberals: the need to reform Social Security and Medicare, major social safety nets for the working poor. She rounds off her discussion with an examination of social trends and public-policy shortcomings of the U.S. government as the nation nears the end of the century.  Vanessa Bush	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	A thoughtful, largely clearheaded look at how ``the late-twentieth century United States has ended up with an artificially polarized, rightward-tilting politics that downplays the needs and values of citizens in the missing middle [class].'' Skocpol (Government and Sociology/Harvard; Health Care Reform and the Turn Against Government, not reviewed, etc.) examines how, during the past three decades or so, government social and tax policies have focused on the wealthy and the poor. Meanwhile, the lower-middle and middle-middle classes have suffered from wage stagnation, while benefiting only marginally or not at all from an expanding economy and the long ``bull'' stock market. Thus many ``missing middle'' couples and individuals work multiple jobs (often earning low pay in the growing service sector) to make ends meet, while the number lacking health insurance has grown by about a million per year during the Clinton presidency. Skocpol also demonstrates how at the same time the burden of poverty has shifted from the elderly to the young. The poverty rate among the former has dropped sharply, from over 33% in 1959 to 11% in 1996, while, according to one study, the US currently has the highest child poverty rate (21.5%) among 15 industrialized countries. Skocpol offers half a dozen proposals to ameliorate the ``missing middle's'' plight; all ``look for ways to build cross-generational and cross-class alliances'' rather than appealing solely to working class or other left-liberal interests. Most, such as lending individuals money from the Social Security Trust Fund for educational and training programsrepayment would be through automatic payroll deductionsseem eminently sensible, if politically unfeasible. Some of Skocpols most far-reaching proposals, such as expanding Medicare to cover all Americans, are sketchy on fiscal details. But she convincingly indicts our often plutocratic, sound-bite-oriented political system for failing the middle class, and offers a strategy for effecting broad changes in social policy for the first time since the short-lived efforts to create a ``Great Society'' during the mid-1960s.  -- Copyright 1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Theda Skocpol is professor of government and sociology at Harvard University and the author of Boomerang: Health Care Reform and the Turn Against Government.",21st century;americas;books;business & investing;economic policy;economic policy & development;economics;historical study & educational resources;history;marriage & family;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;social history;social policy;social services & welfare;sociology;united states,19
0412550407,"Normal Microflora: An introduction to microbes inhabiting the human body Gerald Tannock is to be commended for putting together this  concise book on the normal microflora. The book should be of interest  to a  wide variety of veterinary and medical students, as well as to  graduate students and the research community interested in nutrition,  biochemistry, physiology, immunology and infectious diseases - Trends  in Microbiology; Tannock's book is suitable as a general work for  readers interested in an overview of the human microbial flora. A  useful addition to libraries. - Choice; Chapter titles such as `More  than a smell: the complexity of the normal microflora' should be  sufficient to tempt anyone even with only a passing interest in this  subject to read this book, and they will not be disappointed. This  [is a] very readable book. SGM Quarterly; Considering that there is  no other up-to-date survey of the subject, this small book is a must  for all scientists professionally dealing with human microflora or  interested in microbial ecology of animals ... it is also a useful  reference for physicians or microbiology teachers, and is recommended  as bedside reading for anyone fascinated by our intimate interaction  with a bunch of microbes that easily outnumber the cells of our body  by order of magnitude. - Microbiology Europe; The writing is lively.  The author has tried to produce a readable book and he has by and  large succeeded...this book can be thoroughly recommended to  undergraduates; they will enjoy it and its lessons will stand them in  good stead. - Letters in Applied Microbiology",basic sciences;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;clinical;communicable diseases;infectious disease;infectious diseases;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;microbiology;new;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks;zoology,19
0765703440,"Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone in Psychotherapy In Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone in Psychotherapy, Nancy A. Bridges offers an accessible, engaging, and clinically focused text situated in the relational tradition.   Overall, Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone in Psychotherapy's strengths--it'saccessibility, clinical detail and focus, and candor--all make it a worthwhile read, particularly for less experienced therapists. It would provide a useful stimulus for discussion and self-reflection among trainees and supervisees. The more experiencedclinician will likely appreciate Bridges' choice of clinical vignettes, which address a variety of difficult clinical situations that most experienced therapists have faced at one time or another... (Psyccritiques?Contemporary Psychology: Apa Review Of Books)This very informative and readable book is a valuable addition to those teaching psychotherapy and psychoanalysis particularly for students beyond the initial phase of training. (Bulletin Of The Menninger Clinic)This book met the author's goal of helping the reader conceptualize some very difficult issues in psychotherapy. Ms. Bridges has chosen to address some of the traditionally uncomfortable boundary issues in psychotherapy, and she has done so in a well-written book that clearly conveys her empathetic approach as well as her willingness to take risks with and for her patients with the goal of their own progress.  This book would be helpful to others who wonder or worry about how to be helpful to patients in these times when therapy reaches points when the boundaries are challenged. (Psychiatric Services)Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone in Psychotherapy overflows with illuminating theoretical explanations, clinical wisdom, and clear examples that are thought-provoking for advanced clinical social workers and sufficiently detailed for those who are in the early phase of their professional development. This book, based on extensive bibliographical research and many years of experience as a clinical social worker, supervisor, and educator, should find its way into the well-used libraries of clinical supervisors and classrooms of clinical social work education. (Clinical Social Work Journal)Equipped with the best of traditional psychodynamic theory and new insights from infancy research and the relational perspective, Nancy Bridges takes her readers on a journey into the largely unexplored affective interior of the clinical encounter. Compelling case vignettes illuminate the shadowy recesses of such phenomena as therapeutic aggression, destabililzing sexual and aggressive arousal in both patient and clinician, the risks and rewards of therapist self-revelation, and the therapeutic management of exceptional patient requests. Joining Bridges on her courageous excursion beyond the clinical comfort zone is well worth the trip for beginners and seasoned clinicians alike. (Jeffrey Applegate, Ph.D.)Nancy Bridges takes on the difficult topic of therapists' intense affective and erotic feelings about patients. She provides a balanced,broad -ranging rich discussion including the use of supervision and consultation. It will be an invaluable resource for therapists and their teachers . (Malkah Notman)Following in the heartfelt and highly empathic tradition of clinicians like Searles, Coltart, and Russell, Nancy Bridges makes us feel deeply about the therapeutic process and stimulates our intellectual curiosity about why and how we intervene. She says we must be knocked off our perches routinely if the process goes well. And she does not hesitate to provide dozens of case studies where she backs up her theoretical stand with detailed descriptions of actual interventions with her patients. Bridges' writing style is both accessible and emotionally engaging. Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone in Psychotherapy succeeds in the challenging task of making the reader comfortable with the notion of being uncomfortable as an essential part of the process. I highly recommend this book for everyone who is invested in translating relational theory into practice. (Karen J. Maroda, Ph.D.)Nancy Bridges reminds us all that erotic feelings and fantasies permeate the increasingly intimate relationships that patients and therapists construct together over the course of treatment. There is no more useful lesson that contemporary therapists can learn. (Schamess, Gerald)Wise as well as keen, this valuable book shows us the essential conditions for effective work. (Dr. Leston Havens)In Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone in Psychotherapy, Nancy A. Bridges offers an accessible, engaging, and clinically focused text situated in the relational tradition.  Overall, Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone in Psychotherapy's strengths--it's accessibility, clinical detail and focus, and candor--all make it a worthwhile read, particularly for less experienced therapists. It would provide a useful stimulus for discussion and self-reflection among trainees and supervisees. The more experienced clinician will likely appreciate Bridges' choice of clinical vignettes, which address a variety of difficult clinical situations that most experienced therapists have faced at one time or another. (PsyccritiquesContemporary Psychology: Apa Review Of Books)It is clear from the text that Bridges thoughtfully and respectfully incorporates traditional psychodynamic and analytic theory into her clinical formulations and interventions. (Psychoanalytic Social Work)	""Wise as well as keen, this valuable book shows us the essential conditions for effective work."" --Dr. Leston Havens, Harvard Medical School and The Cambridge Hospital ""Nancy Bridges reminds us all that erotic feelings and fantasies permeate the increasingly intimate relationships that patients and therapists construct together over the course of treatment. There is no more useful lesson that contemporary therapists can learn."" --Gerald Schamess, Smith College School for Social Work ""Following in the heartfelt and highly empathic tradition of clinicians like Searles, Coltart, and Russell, Nancy Bridges makes us feel deeply about the therapeutic process and stimulates our intellectual curiosity about why and how we intervene. She says we must be knocked off our perches routinely if the process goes well. And she does not hesitate to provide dozens of case studies where she backs up her theoretical stand with detailed descriptions of actual interventions with her patients. Bridges' writing style is both accessible and emotionally engaging. ""Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone in Psychotherapy"" succeeds in the challenging task of making the reader comfortable with the notion of being uncomfortable as an essential part of the process. I highly recommend this book for everyone who is invested in translating relational theory into practice."" --Karen J. Maroda, Ph.D. ""Equipped with the best of traditional psychodynamic theory and new insights from infancy research and the relational perspective, Nancy Bridges takes her readers on a journey into the largely unexplored affective interior of the clinical encounter. Compelling case vignettes illuminate the shadowy recesses of such phenomena as therapeutic aggression, destabililzing sexual and aggressive arousal in both patient and clinician, the risks and rewards of therapist self-revelation, and the therapeutic management of exceptional patient requests. Joining Bridges on her courageous excursion beyond the clinical comfort zone is well worth the trip for beginners and seasoned clinicians alike."" --Jeffrey Applegate, Ph.D., Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College ""Nancy Bridges takes on the difficult topic of therapists' intense affective and erotic feelings about patients. She provides a balanced,broad -ranging rich discussion including the use of supervision and consultation. It will be an invaluable resource for therapists and their teachers."" --Malkah Notman, Harvard Medical School	Nancy A. Bridges, LICSW, BCD is an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance and associate clinical professor at Smith College School for Social Work. She maintains a private psychotherapy and consultation practice.",books;clinical psychology;counseling;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;politics & social sciences;psychiatry;psychoanalysis;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;research;sexuality;social sciences;social work;ta & nlp,19
0721601782,"Fundamentals of Urine & Body Fluid Analysis, 2e Nancy A. Brunzel, CLS, MT, Laboratory Manager, Division of Medical Technology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN",allied health professions;allied health services;basic sciences;books;clinical;clinical chemistry;diagnostics & labs;education & reference;internal medicine;laboratory medicine;medical books;medical technology;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;pathology;surgery;urology;used & rental textbooks,19
184169259X,"Principles Of Cognitive Psychology (Principles of Psychology,) [S]kilfully written, developing in the early-career student the sense of what constitutes a good theory and how it differs from a mere re-description of data . Michael Eysenck has a very strong reputation for writing textbooks. This book further enhances that reputation..J.G. Quinn, University of St Andrews	Michael W. Eysenck is one of the best-known psychologists in Europe. He is Professor of Psychology at Royal Holloway University of London, one of the leading psychology departments in the United Kingdom. He is a specialist in cognitive psychology and has published extensively in this field. Altogether he has written 35 books and over 150 articles and book chapters.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",behavioral sciences;books;clinical;clinical psychology;cognitive psychology;education & reference;fitness & dieting;general;health;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,19
0815155816,"Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Review, 1e Pamela S. Kidd, RN, ARNP, CEN, PhD Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, Lexington, KY Professor, University of Kentucky College of Nursing; Denise L. Robinson, RN, ARNP, PhD Professor, Northern Kentucky University Director, MSN Programs, Northern Kentucky Family Health Centers, Inc. Highland Heights, KY",books;clinical;education & reference;family & general practice;family practice;home & community care;home & community health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;nursing;reference;reviews & study guides;study guides;studying & workbooks;test prep & study guides;test preparation & review;used & rental textbooks,20
0201722305,"CYBERREGS ""Exceedingly well analyzed and thoughtfully presented. Bill Zoellick has skillfully set out the leading e-Business issues and pulls no punches in challenging the conventional wisdom underlying current law and policy.  A great jumping off point for understanding--or changing--today's crucial business trends.""  --Sara Greenberg, e-Business Attorney at Testa, Hurwitz  Thibeault, LLP     ""The author has fully and admirably accomplished  the stated purpose of examining the disruption and instability that the Web has introduced into the world of intellectual property.""  --Dan Carroll, Chairman, The Carroll Group      ""In this well-written, engaging book, Zoellick  examines the technical, business, and political angles of complex issues facing the Web today. The issues raised in CyberRegs are ones that every organization doing business on the Web will face. Zoellick offers business managers fresh insight into coping with these challenges and makes a cogent argument for participating in the political debate over how we will regulate the Net economy.""  --Mark Walter, Senior Editor, The Seybold Report      ""The book cuts a clear, original, and insightful  path through a set of timely controversial legal and business issues. It helps business people build  successful strategies for today's Internet business climate, and provides useful and practical perspective for all citizens concerned about the future direction of Internet policy.""  --Adina Levin, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy, Vignette Corporation     ""Zoellick gets it. The author realizes that business is built on knowledge and trust, and he doesn't pander to his audience in getting that point across. This book will give nontechies background, and then some, to address emerging technology issues in business.""  --Sol Bermann, J.D. Legal Project Manager Technology Policy Ohio Supercomputer Center      ""Mr. Zoellick pulls from his own experience to provide an interesting look at some of the most important issues confronting business in the future--the nature of the digital economy and the forces that will shape its future growth and development. This is a debate that every business in America needs to join.""  --Jon Garon, Professor of Law, Franklin Pierce Law School      ""The book is the best one-volume survey for a generalist about the changing law of the Internet circa 2001.""  --Paul M. Schwartz, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School      ""This is an excellent book.... I've not seen any books on intellectual property that come at the topics the same way.""  --Capers Jones III, Chief Scientist Emeritus of Artemis Management Systems and Software Productivity Research      ""Bill has provided a masterful overview of a complex area of the law, explained the legal precedents that have shaped part of patent and copyright law over the past years, and has wrapped it all in the thoughtful backdrop of the immature and rapidly changing e-business landscape.""  --Randolph Kahn, ESQ      Government regulation and new legislation, coupled with technology, have the potential to dramatically change the nature of the World Wide Web. This thought-provoking book explains what effects regulation may have on business managers, their organizations, and the Web as we know it.       CyberRegs  brings you up to speed on current developments in patent, copyright, digital signature, and privacy policies. Taking an even-handed approach to the debate between greater and lesser control of the Internet, this book provides fascinating background on recent Web legislation. It discusses in depth the many complex policy issues now being hotly debated, and speculates on possible future legal outcomes.    0201722305B09102001	Bill Zoellick is currently a partner in and founder of Fastwater LLP, a consultancy focusing on helping companies build effective web businesses. He frequently writes about the issues addressed in Web Engagement and speaks on them at user conferences such as Seybold and Internet World and at various user associations and seminars. He has been a software developer, business owner, executive in a $100 million software company, and, most recently, a management consultant and business analyst.           0201722305AB05172001	There is no ""innate nature"" of the Web. This was one of the key insights that Lawrence Lessig expressed in his important book, Code.1 The coast of Maine has an innate nature. The Great Plains have an innate nature, as do the slickrock canyons of Utah. In each of these places, someone starting a business must contend with truly immutable dimensions of climate and geography. The fundamental character of such a place does not change except in geologic time; it exists apart from the people who live and work there. The Web is not like that. It is made up of computer code, which is made by people. If people don't like the effects of the computer code, they can change it, quickly. The typical way to change a complex application that is in daily use, like the World Wide Web, is to add layers. The layers can consist of new computer code that changes the way people and companies access and use the Web. The layers can also consist of legal code, often coupled with encryption and other technical constraints, that has the same effect. The fact that the face of the Web can be changed relatively quickly, over a matter of a year or two, means that talking about the ""nature of the Web"" is risky, if not out and out misguided. This has not stopped people from writing thousands of books and articles that do just that. The formula for such ""Web nature"" books is simple and, by now, familiar. They start by asserting that the Web changes everything and that old strategies cannot work in the new Internet era. Then, building on some set of assumptions about the supposed nature of the Web, the books reason forward to projections about what to do and what will succeed in the new Internet era of business. Starting a business built on assumptions about the nature of the Web is even riskier than writing books about it. For example, it was supposed to be in the nature of the Web to do away with the middleman (""disintermediation""), creating a new world in which digital content moved freely and without control. But the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the rest of copyright law has intervened to change all of that. People involved in creating technologies to enable free exchange of DVD movies are now involved in lawsuits that could ultimately lead to jail terms. Napster, the free music-exchange Web site, is, as I write this, facing possible shutdown by the major music labels. Here is another example: it was supposed to be in the nature of the Web to enable new, personalized, one-to-one shopping, thus creating enormous new retail opportunities. Many things have gone wrong with this idea over the past three years, transforming it from an article of faith to something that is now viewed with deep suspicion. One critical thing that got in the way is that consumers became uneasy about the collection and use of personal information on the Web. This consumer malaise has a good chance of transforming itself into federal privacy legislation. The new legislation, if enacted, will create a new Web nature. The nature of the Web was also supposed to usher in a new era of business innovation. But it turns out that evolving patent law makes it possible for companies to own monopoly rights to such innovation for a period of 20 years. Sperry and Hutchinson, the S Green Stamps company that pioneered buyer incentive programs for retail stores, now licenses patented technology owned by Netcentives in order to offer incentive promotions on the Web. Once again, the intersection of law and the Web has transformed Web nature into something very different than people first expected. The Web Grows Up Not long ago people believed that the Web, by the force of its innate nature, would radically change business, opening enormous new opportunities. It was a great time to be in the stock market. It was a great time to be starting companies. There was the expectation of new beginnings. Many things came together to change such expectations. The change came, in part, because many Web businesses were built on naive, though hopeful, ideas. Another problem was that investment extended itself too far, indulging in ""irrational exuberance,"" to use Alan Greenspan's memorable phrase. Part of the problem was simple miscalculation and poor execution. Web companies also lost sight of the fact that they work in a firmly established context of existing property rights, power structures, and laws. Like an exuberant, self-confident kid, Web business has discovered that it needs to learn some lessons about how the world really works. This metaphor of ""growing up"" is useful because it captures both what is necessary and what is dangerous as we come to terms with the Web. The necessary part is the recognition that the Web exists in a powerful context of constraints. The once-popular notion that the Web's freedom-loving, anarchistic ""nature"" will sweep away existing rules, business arrangements, and even governments is, of course, romantic and a poor foundation for planning, policy, or new business strategy. The dangerous aspect of the current transition is that vision and excitement about the future could be replaced with cynicism and control. The other side of the belief that the Web is an inevitable, irresistible force of positive change and growth is the belief that it is a force of chaos and destruction that must be controlled. For every John Perry Barlow who proclaims to the governments of the world that Cyberspace has no elected government and that governments are not welcome,2 there is a Jack Valenti who sees ""brazen disdain for laws and rules.""3 Neither approach is good for Web business. Business and Policy I wrote this book because it is clear that government regulation and new legislation, coupled with technology, have the potential to dramatically change the nature of the Web. Lawrence Lessig is right: the intersection of new Web architectures, new laws, and commercial business interests will create a new kind of Web business reality. The new Web business has the potential to be so radically different from the Web of the late 1990s as to be nearly unrecognizable to a denizen from the old world of ""Net 95."" Here's the critical thing: you can change the outcome of this story. The shape of Web business--its nature, if you like--is in flux. Most legislation regarding key Web business issues is still tentative and uncertain. The arguments for and against different kinds of regulation or new government action are still taking shape. What this means is that there are two really good reasons for you to pay more attention to the way that laws, business interests, and Web architecture are intersecting to change Web business. The first is, of course, that it is in your own business interest to understand the changes and to be able to anticipate the next stage of developments. The second and even more interesting reason is that you can work to ensure that the new developments make sense for you and your business. I have found that most business managers are ill prepared to capitalize on either of these potential benefits. It is clear that they need to  Come up to speed quickly on the last decade of developments in patent policy, copyright policy, and privacy policy so that they can be conversant about current issues See the bigger picture about how these legal and policy developments could affect business activity on the Web Begin to articulate a coherent viewpoint that expresses their particular interests with regard to these areas of policy This book strives to respond to these needs. An Emerging Viewpoint This book is not a tract. The business community is always characterized by a broad diversity of viewpoints. Businesspeople from all points of view are well served by a careful review of recent developments and by an attempt to sort through the issues and set them out fairly. I have tried to produce such a review and attempt at explication. But it is inevitable that, in spending so much time working with policy issues and talking with experts, a point of view emerges. What emerged was not what I expected when I started out gathering material for this book. At the outset, I saw that the issues that this book examines--copyright, patent law, privacy, and electronic identity--would have big impacts on the nature of the Web and on the shape of Web business. Naively, I hoped to uncover policy programs and proposals that were as large and striking as the issues themselves. What emerged instead was a strong sense that we should be cautious and parsimonious in proposing regulations and legislation. In some cases we already have new legislation that is potentially dangerous, changing the Web and the fundamental relationship between producer and user in ways that seem to me to be too rapid and far reaching, given our current level of understanding. In other cases we seem too anxious to patch problems and to use bailing wire to effect quick solutions before we understand the bigger picture of what is going on. So, the result of all this research, for me, was increased respect for the argument that we should proceed with restraint, understanding that the full development of the Web will take decades. Far from being a ""do-nothing"" point of view, this emergent viewpoint argues strongly for forceful, articulate intervention against some of the current proposals being put forth by different interest groups that want rapid development of new policies to ""fix"" the Web. Whether you agree with my arguments for this emergent viewpoint or not, I hope you find the background perspective and the arguments that I present useful in establishing your own point of view. Debate is a good thing; we need more of it, and more effort to inform and support it. Taking Responsibility for the Web This is a difficult time. We are about five years into what was supposed to be a revolution in the way we use information and collaborate with others. As with any difficult revolution, not everything has worked as planned. Reactionary f...",books;business;business & finance;business & investing;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;culture;digital law;encryption;industries & professions;intellectual property;law;network security;networking;new;programming;science & math;security & encryption;software design;software design & engineering;software development;software engineering;technology;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,26
0670867543,"Abraham Lincoln and the Road to Emancipation On January 1, 1863, Lincoln declared free all slaves found in states rebelling against the Union. This epochal event is popularly regarded as the definitive triumph of abolition and earned Lincoln the title ""The Great Emancipator."" Yet in the midst of the war, Lincoln wrote that his ""paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery."" Klingaman (1929: The Year of the Great Crash; etc.) explains that Lincoln's bedrock principle on emancipation was to use it only if it would advance the cause of winning the war. Emancipation was not undertaken out of moral necessity, although Lincoln certainly disapproved of slavery, even despised it. Klingaman's study of emancipation demonstrates the complexity of the pressures brought to bear on Lincoln, not only from the virulently antagonistic forces in the nation as a whole, but also from within Lincoln's own mind. Klingaman fairly sets forth the evidence for his thesis (emancipation as a war measure), drawing on Lincoln's writings, including the Emancipation Proclamation itself. Perhaps the most convincing part of the book is the author's analysis of how Lincoln sifted the risks and benefits of emancipation in the early phases of the war. Freeing the slaves too soon could backfire by alienating the border states, such as Kentucky, and by stiffening the South's resolve. Klingaman shows how Lincoln agonized over these risks, finally choosing a militarily and psychologically apt moment for the proclamation. Lincoln emerges from this study not as a heroic advocate of racial equality, something he never was, but as an astute, troubled and effective defender of the Union. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	This work examines the military, political, social, and economic events that mandated Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. Klingaman (Encyclopedia of the McCarthy Era) retraces the Great Emancipator's futile adherence to a program of gradual compensated emancipation and overseas colonization for the freedman, attributing these chimerical schemes to the President's passive nature and his penchant for allowing historical circumstances to overtake him and limit his executive options. Only the poor showing of Lincoln's armies, argues the author, compelled him to seize emancipation as a weapon of war. Klingaman ably demonstrates that the Proclamation, while driving away some elements from the commander-in-chief's original Civil War coalition, nevertheless undermined the rebel war effort, forestalled European recognition of the Confederacy, boosted Northern morale by offering a humanitarian ideal to undergird the preservation of the Union, assured the continued support of Radical Republicans, and allowed for the recruitment of African American troops. The conclusion emphasizes what this landmark document meant to both free and enslaved blacks and how its great legacy has been ill served by subsequent generations. Klingaman's story, although perhaps familiar to many readers, is nonetheless tightly focused and engagingly written. Recommended for all libraries.DJohn Carver Edwards, Univ. of Georgia Libs., Athens Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Here is an insightful narrative of Lincoln's political evolution while president as pertaining to the question of what to do about slavery. As historians always note, Lincoln came around slowly to the abolitionist position; an adroit politician, he carefully navigated amongst northern political factions, some of whom accepted slavery, some of whom opposed it. In Klingaman's textured recounting, the balancing process unfolds in the parade of politicians pressing a course of action on the president. By summer 1862 Lincoln had advanced measures such as compensated emancipation or colonization (a proposal that naturally incensed Frederick Douglass), and still the war worsened for the Union. At this point Klingaman appropriately develops another group that added to the pressures on Lincoln: the thousands of slaves who fled to the Union armies. Without them the Union fought with one arm, and they obviously would not fight without the promise of freedom. Klingaman's telling of Lincoln's decisive turn toward emancipation emphasizes the complexities of his political environment and effectively illustrates why he advanced cautiously toward a principle that strikes us as elementary justice. Gilbert TaylorCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	""Lincoln emerges from this study . . . as an astute, troubled and effective defender of the Union."" Publishers Weekly   ""A fine account of a brilliant piece of political strategy."" Kirkus Reviews   ""Tightly focused and engagingly written."" Library Journal 	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	William K. Klingaman is the author of several books of cultural history, including 1919: The Year Our World Began and 1929: The Year of the Great Crash.",( l );19th century;a-z;abraham;africa;african americans;african-american & black;african-american studies;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;civil war;ethnic & national;historical;history;leaders & notable people;lincoln;military;minority studies;modern (16th-21st centuries);people;politics & social sciences;presidents & heads of state;social sciences;specific demographics;united states;united states civil war,27
1405108894,"Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles ""A welcome addition to the expanding base of literature devoted to reptile medicine.""Animal Keepers' Forum (US)	""A welcome addition to the expanding base of literature devoted to reptile medicine.""Animal Keepers' Forum (US)	Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles is an innovative and exciting new reference book on the management of chelonians. Covering everything from species identification to virus isolation techniques, it is an indispensable source of information for veterinary practitioners treating sick or injured chelonians and all those involved in captive chelonian care, chelonian conservation medicine, and scientific research.  Written by leading chelonian veterinarians from around the world, this definitive book includes: Detailed sections on anatomy, physiology, husbandry, nutrition, diagnosis, diseases, anaesthesia, surgery, therapeutics and conservation. Over 1000 full-colour photographs, which take the reader through disease recognition, practical nursing, captive husbandry and common surgical conditions. Down-to-earth clinical information presented in a user-friendly format. Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles is both a step-by-step photographic guide and a detailed source of clinical and scientific data. As well as this, it contains fascinating material that has never been published before, ensuring that it will become the primary chelonian reference book.	Stuart McArthur, Roger Wilkinson and Jean Meyer",agricultural sciences;animal husbandry;animals;biological sciences;books;crafts;education & reference;general;hobbies & home;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;pets & animal care;reptiles & amphibians;science & math;small animal;small animal medicine;used & rental textbooks;veterinary medicine,19
1558614710,"The W Effect: Bush's War On Women President George W. Bush has said that ""W is for women""; Bushwomen author Flanders has assembled a group of 60 or so issue-oriented essays by various authors who argue the contrary. The ""Family Time Flexibility Act"" can actually result in the loss of pay for professional women by reclassifying them as managers ineligible for overtime. Women in Afghanistan remain disenfranchized (to the point of being at risk of rape by armed factions and of forced marriage) despite their ""liberation"" from the Taliban. The administration's support for the gradual recriminalization of abortion, for the campaign against Title IX, for the imposition of global gags on discussing family planning and for the cutting of welfare and health care by converting to block-grant financing, together result, Flanders argues in her introduction, in the ""W Effect""i.e., ""stealth misogyny."" Though many of the pieces were previously published in places like the Nation or Ms. by the likes of Ehrenreich, Steinem, Pollitt and Sheehy, an account of the sharp rise of domestic violence against military wives and excerpts from ""Baghdad Burning,"" a Baghdad woman's blog by ""Riverbend"" that reports firsthand on the occupation, are just two of the less familiar sources and stories. While there are a few diatribes that pompously overstate, the polemics always take off from verifiable facts on the ground. Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	Laura Flanders is the host of Working Assets Radio, a daily call-in program heard on public radio (KALW-FM) in San Francisco and on the Internet. She writes a column for Tompaine.com and appears regularly on MSNBC, Fox News Watch, PBS, and CBC. She's the former Director of the Women's Desk at FAIR.",20th century;21st century;americas;books;civil rights;commentary & opinion;feminist theory;gay & lesbian;history;modern (16th-21st centuries);nonfiction;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular culture;public affairs & policy;social sciences;specific topics;united states;women in history;women's studies;world,21
0340761717,"World Atlas of Epidemic Diseases (Arnold Publication) Andrew Cliff is Professor of Geography at Cambridge University and Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, UK Peter Haggett is Emeritus Professor at Bristol University, UK. Matthew Smallman-Raynor isProfessor of AnalyticalGeography at Nottingham University, UK",atlases;atlases & maps;biological sciences;biology;biostatistics;books;earth sciences;education & reference;epidemiology;geography;human geography;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;politics & social sciences;reference;research;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,23
0534531008,"Communicating Health: Personal, Cultural, and Political Complexities (with InfoTrac) (Wadsworth Series in Speech Communication) ""This book is 'best in class,' with exceptionally reasonable pricing. My students uniformly applaud its use."" Ellen R. Cohn, University of Pittsburgh"" Communicating Health: Personal, Cultural, and Political Complexities is an excellent and challenging text that does not sacrifice theoretical grounding or scholarly integrity. Using narrative theory, it serves as an example of a large amount of information that is presented in a compressed form that sacrifices neither content nor quality. ""Lynda Dee Dixon, Bowling Green State University ""In Communicating Health, Geist-Martin, Ray, and Sharf provide a thoughtful and engaging overview of the interconnected communicative complexities that reflect and constitute health care dilemmas and successes in contemporary society. By combining theoretical approaches and lived experiences, the authors give readers opportunities for theorizing their own lives, whether seeking or providing health care. ""Kimberly N. Kline, University of Texas at San Antonio	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.",arts & photography;books;children's books;clinical;communication & journalism;doctor-patient relations;drama;education & reference;humanities;language & grammar;literature;literature & fiction;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;performing arts;physician & patient;politics & social sciences;social sciences;speech;theater;used & rental textbooks;words,24
158705227X,"Cisco 802.11 Wireless Networking Quick Reference Toby J. Velte, Ph.D., MCSE+I, CCNA, CCDA, is cofounder of Velte Publishing, Inc. Dr. Velte is an international, best-selling author of business technology articles and books. He is coauthor of Cisco: A Beginners Guide and Cisco Internetworking with Windows NT/2000. He is currently part of Accentures North American Consumer and Industrial practice.     Anthony T. Velte, CISSP, is cofounder of Velte Publishing, Inc. Mr. Velte is an information systems security expert and has led a multitude of network, security, and disaster-recovery initiatives for large banking and healthcare institutions. In addition to writing and publishing a variety of technology books and papers, he dabbles in marketing and Internet e-commerce strategies.",books;bridges & routers;certification;cisco;computer science;computers & technology;data in the enterprise;education & reference;hardware;lan;mobile phones;networking;networks;new;programming & app development;protocols & apis;tablets & e-readers;used & rental textbooks;wireless networks,19
0674022734,"Practices of the Sentimental Imagination: Melodrama, the Novel, and the Social Imaginary in Nineteenth-Century Japan (Harvard East Asian Monographs) Jonathan E. Zwicker is Assistant Professor of Japanese Literature at the University of Michigan.",19th century;asia;asian;books;criticism & theory;earth sciences;geography;history;history & criticism;humanities;japan;literature;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;regional;science & math;used & rental textbooks;world literature,19
0471295493,"Building N-Tier Applications with COM and Visual Basic 6.0 Acquire the COM know-how to build distributed computing solutions with Visual Basic. Building N-Tier Applications with COM and Visual Basic(r) 6.0 If you want to build robust Visual Basic applications for the enterprise, this book helps you quickly acquire the client/server knowledge and skills required to take your development skills to the next level. Focusing on Microsoft's core middletier technologies-COM, DCOM, and MTS-you'll get a layer-by-layer introduction to N-tier development with Visual Basic. Authors Ash Rofail and Tony Martin step you through the entire development process, with extensive coverage of key topics including:* How to build and communicate with COM and DCOM components* Designing accessible databases with Visual Basic, COM, SQL Server 7.0, and ADO* Building Web clients with User Documents, Dynamic HTML, XML, and IIS* Creating and deploying highly scalable applications with Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) and Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ)* Securing your component-based applicationsOn the CD-ROM you'll find:* Allaire's HomeSite version 4.0* All the Visual Basic code included in the book* Ready-to-use applications from the examples in the bookWiley Computer Publishing Timely. Practical. Reliable. Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/	ASH ROFAIL is a software architect with Best Software, the industry leader in Client/Server Corporate Resource Management solutions. His articles regularly appear in Visual Basic Programmer's Journal. Ash is also a speaker at Visual Basic conferences and an instructor at George Washington University. TONY MARTIN is a senior software engineer at Best Software.",apis & operating environments;books;com;com & dcom;computer science;computers & technology;dcom & atl;development;education & reference;languages & tools;microsoft;networking;networks;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;programming;programming languages;protocols & apis;software design;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;vba;visual basic,24
9004107894,"The Sculpture of Early Medieval Rajasthan (Studies in Asian Art and Archaeology, Vol 21) '.."".Atherton's work stands as a pioneering study that raises tantalizing questions about the relationship between form and patronage at this crucial moment in the development of the North Indian temple type.'Darielle Mason, ""The Journal of Asian Studies, 2000.",appreciation;architecture;arts & photography;asia;books;crafts;graphic design;history;history & criticism;hobbies & home;home decorating & design;home improvement & design;humanities;interior design;new;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;sculpture;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;visual arts,21
0896086402,"Resource Rebels: Native Challenges to Mining and Oil Corporations Al Gedicks's New Resource Wars (0-89608-462-0) Sales 400 is a classic book in environmental and Native studies. Gedicks is professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, and a longtime activist in environmental and Native solidarity movements in the upper Midwest. he is executive director of the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council and director of the Center for Alternative Mining Development Policy.",20th century;americas;anthropology;books;business & finance;business & investing;business ethics;business life;conservation;cultural;earth sciences;economics;engineering;environmental economics;environmental science;environmental studies;ethics;history;humanities;mining & geological;native american studies;nature & ecology;new;petroleum;political science;politics & social sciences;popular economics;professional & technical;real estate;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;specific demographics;united states;used & rental textbooks,35
0714119482,Ancient Egyptian Gods & Goddesses (British Museum Pocket Dictionaries) George Hart is a curator in the Education Department of The British Museum. His publications include Egyptian Myths (BMP 1990) and A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (Routledge 1986).,africa;ancient;anthropology;books;cultural;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;egypt;folklore & mythology;historical study & educational resources;history;literature & fiction;mythology;mythology & folk tales;mythology & occult;new age;politics & social sciences;reference;religion & spirituality;religious;social sciences;teens;world,23
0874174856,"Travels With My Royal: A Memoir Of The Writing Life (The Basque Series) After 17 books and 20 years of National Geographic reportage, Laxalt lets readers peek behind the curtain at the man and his writing process. Divided into three parts ""Growing Up,"" ""Writing Days"" and ""Selected Books and How They Came To Be"" Laxalt's anecdotal memoir describes the forces that shaped him personally and professionally, from his boyhood in Carson City, Nev., through his years as a globe-trotting journalist. In terse yet resonant prose, reminiscent of his previous works, he details how, as a United Press correspondent, he covered executions and interviewed gangsters. As a journalist for National Geographic, he traveled extensively, exploring the life of the gauchos in Argentina and traversing the spine of the Pyrenees. Equally compelling are poignant stories of his beloved Nevada and his Basque-immigrant family: his father was a sheepherder; his mother owned a hotel. In the final section he writes, ""the creative process is largely unexplainable,"" but then deftly examines the nuts and bolts of some of his most important works, including Sweet Promised Land, still in print after 40 years. Readers are privy to the intersections between his outward life and his imagination, where plots and characters were born, and to the answers to the questions that each of his stories poses. For readers unfamiliar with Laxalt, this is a great introduction after putting it down, one wants to pick up his previous writings, both fiction and non. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	Laxalt has led a dynamic and multidimensional life, which he now  shares in this memoir. He describes his experiences growing up  in Nevada during the Depression, which include his family  stories of bootlegging and raising sheep. He made it through  school and eventually to the University of Nevada, Reno. After  graduation, he began a career in journalism, and his life took  off. He served as director of news and publications at the  University of Nevada and held a simultaneous two-decade  assignment as a National Geographic writer; he also cofounded  the University of Nevada Press. In his career, he has  interviewed mobsters and ridden with gauchos in Argentina, among  other things. The second half of the memoir provides background  for the books he has written, which include A Man in the  Wheatfield, In a Hundred Graves: A Basque Portrait, and The  Basque Hotel. This is a fascinating look into the life of one of  our great journalists. By the way, the Royal he refers to in his  title is the Royal typewriter he carried with him for years. For  all collections. Ron Ratliff, Kansas State Univ.   Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Robert Laxalt is the author of sixteen books, including his most recent work of fiction, Time of the Rabies. His writings have been read and translated throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and South America. The recipient of numerous awards, he was named the first occupant of the Distinguished Nevada Author Chair at the University of Nevada, Reno and has been a United Press correspondent, a Fulbright research scholar and a consultant on Basque culture to the Library of Congress.",20th century;arts & literature;authors;basque;biographies & memoirs;books;criticism & theory;education & reference;europe;history;history & criticism;journalists;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;professionals & academics;research & publishing guides;spain;travel;writing,20
0805827919,"Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities: 3rd Edition Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Third Edition is written at a remarkably uniform level, and displays painstaking care to avoid over-stepping students' pre-existing technical knowledge. Students who read this book will learn a great deal about research methods, data interpretation, brain function, hormones, etc., while also learning about sex differences in cognition....Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Third Edition has plenty of material to serve as the sole or primary textbook, and is well designed for such use. It would make an excellent choice for a capstone course: it is about the right level, it covers many different issues, concepts and theories and, perhaps more importantly, it encourages using biological, social and cognitive approaches to an engaging topic in an integrated fashion. Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Third Edition also deserves to be highly recommended for use outside the classroom as a comprehensive survey and synthesis of research and theory in this complex and highly controversial area.Human Ethology BulletinLet it be known that this third edition of Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities is a striking example of triumph of scholarship and knowledge over ignorance and political agenda, and I recommend it highly.Contemporary PsychologyHalpern's organization of the book is superb....Halpern delivers a book that functions as a primer on sex differences in cognition. The book not only provides a complete reporting of the facts, but also a thorough and easy-to-understand orientation to the subject matter....Halpern provides a masterful introduction to the complex and controversial subject matter of sex differences in cognitive abilities.Cognitive Science Society NewsletterThe book not only reports the facts, but also provides a thorough and easy-to-understand orientation to the subject matter....Halpern provides amasterful introduction to the complex and controversial subject matter of sex differences in cognitive abilities....the book would work very well as the primary textbook in a graduate or advanced undergraduate course in departments of psychology, zoology, or education.Applied Cognitive Psychology	Diane F. Halpern is the Trustee Professor of Psychology and Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. She is a past-president of the American Psychological Association, the Western Psychological Association, the Society for General Psychology, and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology.  Professor Halpern has won many awards for her teaching and research, including the Outstanding Professor Award from the Western Psychological Association (2002); the 1999 American Psychological Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching; 1996 Distinguished Career Award for Contributions to Education given by the American Psychological Association; the California State Universitys State-Wide Outstanding Professor Award; the Outstanding Alumna Award from the University of Cincinnati; the Silver Medal Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education; the Wang Family Excellence Award; and the G. Stanley Hall Lecture Award from the American Psychological Association.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",behavioral sciences;books;cognitive psychology;education & reference;fitness & dieting;gender studies;general;health;medical books;mental health;new;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;schools & teaching;science & math;sexuality;social psychology & interactions;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,20
0792395905,"Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science ` ... collection of high-quality articles covering all  aspects of OR in a very broad sense makes this book recommendable to  anybody concerned with or interested in OR, in universities as well as  in practice.'   Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, 46:1 (1997)	From Michael: It was an honor to co-edit this 3rd edition of the Encyclopedia with Saul Gass, a respected colleague, wonderful friend, and one of the pioneers of operations research and management science (OR/MS). I also recommend two of his other books, An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research: An Informal History, and Profiles in Operations Research: Pioneers and Innovators, as well as the Festschrift volume that I co-edited, Perspectives in Operations Research: Papers in Honor of Saul Gass' 80th Birthday, as nice complements to this Encyclopedia. A little bit more about Saul's background and intimate relationship with the development of the OR/MS field. Saul first served as a mathematician for the Aberdeen Bombing Mission, U.S. Air Force, and then transferred to Air Force Headquarters where he began his career in operations research with the Directorate of Management Analysis, the organization in which linear programming, one of the foundations of operations research, was first developed. For IBM, he was an Applied Science Representative, Manager of the Project Mercury Man-in-Space Program, and Manager of IBM's Federal Civil Programs. He was a member of the Science and Technology Task Force of the President's Commission on Law Enforcement. He was Director of Operations Research for CEIR, Senior Vice-President of World Systems Laboratories, and Vice-President of Mathematica. He has served as a consultant to the U. S. General Accounting Office, Congressional Budget Office, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other operations research and systems analysis organizations. Included in his many publications are the textbooks Linear Programming (fifth edition) and Decision Making, Models and Algorithms, and the book An Illustrated Guide to Linear Programming. The two linear programming books are now available through Dover Publications.	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Hardcover	 edition.	Saul I. Gass received his B. S. in Education and M. A. in Mathematics from Boston University, and his Ph. D. in Engineering Science/Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently Professor Emeritus at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Gass first served as a mathematician for the Aberdeen Bombing Mission, U. S. Air Force, and then transferred to Air Force Headquarters where he began his career in operations research with the Directorate of Management Analysis, the organization in which linear programming was first developed. For IBM, he was an Applied Science Representative, Manager of the Project Mercury Man-in-Space Program, and Manager of IBM's Federal Civil Programs. He was a member of the Science and Technology Task Force of the President's Commission on Law Enforcement. He was Director of Operations Research for CEIR, Senior Vice-President of World Systems Laboratories, and Vice-President of Mathematica. He has served as a consultant to the U. S. General Accounting Office, Congressional Budget Office, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other operations research and systems analysis organizations. Included in his many publications are the texts Linear Programming (fifth edition) and Decision Making, Models and Algorithms, and the book An Illustrated Guide to Linear Programming. He is co-author of the book An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research: An Informal History. He is co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Sciences and A Guide to Models in Governmental Planning and Operations. Dr. Gass is a past president of the Operations Research Society of America (ORSA) and Omega Rho, the international operations research honor society. He served as vice-president for international activities of the Institute of Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), and vice-president of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS). He is a recipient of ORSA's Kimball Medal for distinguished service to the society and the profession, INFORMS's Expository Writing Award for publications in operations research that have set an exemplary standard of exposition, and the Military Operations Research Society's Jacinto Steinhardt Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to military operations research. He is a Fellow of INFORMS. He was a Fulbright Research Scholar at the Computer and Automation Research Institution, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is currently a Fulbright Senior Specialist. Dr. Gass is a University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and the Dean's Lifetime Achievement Professor for the Robert H. Smith School of Business.Dr. Michael Fu received his M.S. and PhD. degrees in applied mathematics from Harvard University in 1986 and 1989, respectively. He received S.B. and S.M. degrees in electrical engineering and a S.B. degree in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985. Since 1989, he has been at the University of Maryland in the Robert H. Smith School of Business.Dr. Fu is a member of IEEE and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). He is currently the Stochastic Models and Simulation Department Editor of Management Science, was Simulation Area Editor of Operations Research from 2000-2005, and has served on the Editorial Boards of the INFORMS Journal on Computing, Production and Operations Management, and IIE Transactions. He was named a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher at the University of Maryland for 2004-2005.In 1995, he received the Maryland Business School's annual Allen J. Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence. He is the co-author (with Jian-Qiang Hu) of the book, Conditional Monte Carlo: Gradient Estimation and Optimization Applications (1997), which received the 1998 INFORMS College on Simulation Outstanding Publication Award. Other awards include the 1999 IIE Operations Research Division Award and a 1998 IIE Transactions Best Paper Award. In 2002, he received ISR's Outstanding Systems Engineering Faculty Award, and in 2004-2005 he received the University of Maryland's Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award.	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Hardcover	 edition.",books;business;business & finance;business & investing;computer science;computers & technology;economics;education & reference;encyclopedias;engineering;entrepreneurship;industrial;information systems;management & leadership;manufacturing & operational systems;mathematics;new;operations research;production & operations;professional & technical;science & math;science & mathematics;small business & entrepreneurship;software engineering;used & rental textbooks,25
0521799376,"War and Nature: Fighting Humans and Insects with Chemicals from World War I to Silent Spring (Studies in Environment and History) The 20th century was framed by ""a treaty... to limit poison gas in warfare"" at its beginning, and one ""to eliminate chemical warfare"" at its end. Meanwhile, in WWI and WWII, chemical weapons killed approximately 440,000 people (not including those who perished in Nazi gas chambers). In War and Nature: Fighting Humans and Insects with Chemicals from World War I to Silent Spring, Edmund Russell, associate professor of technology, culture and communication at the University of Virginia, traces military and agricultural use of poison gases, incendiaries, smokes, insecticides and pesticides, while exploring the toll on human life, culture and the environment. This topical, judicious book will appeal to environmentalists, academics and sophisticated lay readers.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	If there's one lesson to be learned from the study of nature it's that everything is connected. Russell's innovative and illuminating study of the nexus between chemical warfare and insecticides draws unexpected and provocative parallels between mankind's chauvinistic attitude toward nature and our urge to exterminate people designated as the enemy and therefore less than human. While humans gassed each other, fleas and mosquitoes, carriers of typhus fever and malaria, posed as much of a threat to U.S. troops in the two world wars as the Germans and the Japanese. In spite of its known hazards, DDT was touted as the miracle cure, both on the battlefield and at home, where agriculture was rapidly industrialized. As Russell traces the inexorable progression from chemical weapons and insecticides to nuclear weapons, it becomes clear that big business and government always have been willing to compromise human and environmental well-being in pursuit of profit and military might. Donna SeamanCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	""...this fine study is a welcome addition to American environmental, military, and scientific historical scholarship and deserves a wide readership.""   American Historical Review""Well written and readable, and the author's theories are well supported.""   Military Review""War and Nature does an excellent job of weaving together research on chemical use against human and insect enemies of the United States from World War I to the present.  The author did a thorough job in doing research for his doctoral dissertation, and has presented it in a very readable fashion.  The footnotes and index to this work are quite thorough and useful...In all this is an interesting presentation of material that documents one aspect of the military industrial complex that has become an integral part of our lives.  Highly recommended for students of history, business, and the environment.""   E-Streams""Edmund Russell's fascinating and provocative study explores several seemingly disparate historical realities -  U.S. military strategy and propaganda during World Wars I and II, the rhetoric of the Cold War, and post-1945 insecticide research and advertising - to show the subtle connections among them. This brilliany and original book brings together important strands of twentieth-century American history in fresh and disturbing ways.""    Paul Boyer, Washburn Observatory""Russell admirably achieves his purpose, reinforcing his case with careful scholarship.""   Military History""This topical, judicious book will appeal to environmentalists, academics, and sophisticated lay readers.""    Publisher's Weekly""An interesting and highly unusual comparison of the parallel--but sometimes intersecting--chemical wars waged against humans and bugs...For students of both war and ecology, this is a remarkable and fascinating study that draws heavily on primary sources; it is particularly timely as awareness grows of what war does to the environment, as well as to people.""   Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs""[A] careful, factual, well-documented examination of the scientific and rhetorical intersection of chemical warfare and pest control. The possibility of this coverage would never have occurred to me, or I suspect to most people, but Russell shows, in convincing detail, how it exists and operates.""   Washington Post Book World""Edmund Russell's fascinating and provocative study explores several seemingly disparate historical realities -  U.S. military strategy and propaganda during World Wars I and II, the rhetoric of the Cold War, and post-1945 insecticide research and advertising - to show the subtle connections among them. This brilliant and original book brings together important strands of twentieth-century American history in fresh and disturbing ways.""    Paul Boyer, Washburn Observatory""Elegant in its simplicity.""   Journal of the History of Medicine	Peaceful Warfare combines discussion of technology, nature, and warfare to explain the impact of war on nature and vice versa. While cultural and scholarly traditions have led us to think of war and control of nature as separate, this book uses the history of chemical warfare and pest control as a case study to show that war and control of nature coevolved. Ideologically, institutionally, and technologically, the paths of chemical warfare and pest control intersected repeatedly in the twentieth century. These intersections help us understand the development of total war and the rise of the modern environmental movement.	Edmund Russell is the Hall Distinguished Professor of US History at the University of Kansas. He works primarily in environmental history and the history of technology. He is the author of Evolutionary History: Uniting History and Biology to Understand Life on Earth (Cambridge University Press, 2011), and co-editor, with Richard Tucker, of Natural Enemy, Natural Ally: Toward an Environmental History of War (2004). Russell's work has won the Edelstein Prize of the Society for the History of Technology, the Rachel Carson Prize, and the Leopold-Hidy Prize of the American Society for Environmental History and the Forum for the History of Science in America.",20th century;agricultural sciences;agriculture;americas;biological & chemical;biological sciences;biology;books;civil;earth sciences;ecology;engineering;environmental engineering;environmental science;environmental studies;history;humanities;military;military science;military sciences;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;professional & technical;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks;weapons & warfare,29
052181569X,"Psychobiology of Personality (Problems in the Behavioural Sciences) ""...effectively brings the integration of psychology and biology closer to a reality....a valuable addition to undergraduate libraries if only to show other approaches to the study of personality.""  Choice""An up-to-date review of thinking and research dealing with personality, primarily from a psychobiological point of view.....provides the reader with a broad grasp of the field as well as an understanding of some of the important conceptual and methodological problems inherent in much of the research described.""  American Journal of Psychiatry""Zuckerman has that rare facility to explicate the significance of a body of work simply and cogently, to focus on what is contributes and the limit of its scope. The reader expereiences the pleasure of chatting with a master of his area without being bogged down with detail or overwhelmed with information...Zuckerman's work helps us to peer into the future and see possibilities unimagined 50 years ago in the field of personality assessment. Any truly excellent text stimulates thought and, one hopes, research. By this criterion, Zuckerman's is an excellent text."" - PsycCRITIQUES, Arnold R. Bruhn	Personality is now understood to be a function of both biological and environmental influences. This revised and updated edition of Psychobiology of Personality describes what is currently known about the biological basis of the primary personality traits, including genetic, neurological, biochemical, physiological, and behavioral influences. Recent advances in psychobiological methods, such as molecular genetics and brain imaging have enabled us to begin to unravel the genetic and neurological sources of behavior and personality and this new edition will therefore be essential reading for advanced students of psychology and psychiatry.	Marvin Zuckerman is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Delaware.  He has written over 200 articles and six books, including the first edition of Psychobiology of Personality (1991).",basic sciences;behavioral sciences;books;cognitive;cognitive psychology;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;neurology;neuroscience;new;personality;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,21
0801868289,"Barons of the Sky: From Early Flight to Strategic Warfare: The Story of the American Aerospace Industry Timely history for Americans living in an era of $95 billion contracts for fighter planes. --Thomas P. Hughes, New York Times Book ReviewA compelling narrative... Much more than just a simple biography of aviation pioneers, it is also an astute analysis of the origins of the problems that have plagued the defense industry during the last seventy-five years. (USA Today)Biddle, in this thoroughly researched and admirably written book... finds that the national symbiosis of aviation and government has roots both early and deep. (Gregg Herken Washington Post)Biddle pulls back the cover of the traditional myths about the founders of these firms being steely business geniuses and gifted aeronautical engineers. He paints a fascinating and stormy portrait of eccentric and often uneducated visionaries who happened to be in the right place at the right time with the right dreams. (John J. Nance San Francisco Chronicle)Timely history for Americans living in an era of $95 billion contracts for fighter planes. (Thomas P. Hughes New York Times Book Review)	A 1991 New York Times Notable Book of the Year	Wayne Biddle, who shared a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting at the New York Times, is on the faculty of the Writing Seminars at the Johns Hopkins University.",20th century;aeronautics & astronautics;americas;astronomy & space science;astrophysics & space science;aviation;books;business & investing;engineering;history;history & philosophy;industries & professions;military;military science;modern (16th-21st centuries);national & international security;nuclear;physics;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;science & math;specific topics;transportation;united states;weapons & warfare,26
012705040X,"Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis ""...The chapters address investigative as well as trial strategies, ethics, alternate methods of criminal profiling, arson, serial rape/homicide, criminal behavior on the Internet, task force management, and more. This book is a text, reference source, and proselytizing attempt, all in one.  A glossary, bibliography, and index abet this worthy contribution...This book should be reviewed by anyone intent on becoming a professional criminal profiler.""--Robert T. Fintzy, M.D., in the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, September 2000""Throughout this fascinating book, its author illustrates, by use of extremely pertinent case examinations, the tapestry of complex and interwoven threads from several relevant disciplines which constitute a criminal profiler's area of expertise. Brent Turvey's opus is a major and much needed step towards professionalism [for criminal profiling].""--THE ACADEMY OF EXPERTS ""I can say without reservationthat the book is probably the most applicable, most broad ranging, and most contemporary (and a little controversial!) text in the area to date. Student feedback is equally encouraging and most find themselves agreeing wholeheartedly withthe chapter on critical thinking among others.""--WAYNE PETHERICK, BOND UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA	The Second Edition of this bestselling text--revised, expanded, and featuring new case examples	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis"" is a unique work centered on the deductive profiling method developed by the author. Deductive profiling is different from other forms of profiling because it centers the process on forensic evidence, and does not involve the use of averaged, statistical profiles. It approaches each criminal incident as its own universe of behaviors and relationships. Criminal Profiling includes a thorough rendering of the features of the deductive profiling method, an overview of the legal aspects involved in profiling, and an exploration into specific profiling issues that arise in different types of serial crime. It also includes the author's unique analysis of the Whitechapel murders of 1888 and the JonBenet Ramsey case. This book is an indispensable resource for students and professionals in the law enforcement, mental health, criminological, and legal communities. Key Features - Contains an extensive color plate section - Written in an style that is accessible to a wide audience - from the detective performing hands-on casework to the academician in the classroom - Presents criminal profiling as an investigative process rather than a last resort	This textbook was written to provide a tool that is effective for both educators and detectives alike. It provides a beginning language and methodology for a physical evidence oriented and multi-disciplinary approach to the process of criminal profiling. It is not a memoir, or a book of war stories otherwise disguised. And it is not a collection of esoteric, moralizing rhetoric. It is a guideline for sound investigative reasoning that works in the classroom when theory is being taught, and on actual cases when theory is being applied.	Criminal Profiling is a unique work centered on the deductive profiling method developed by the author and motivated by the limited knowledge available regarding the criminal profiling process. Deductive profiling is different from other forms in that it does not involve averaged, statistical profiles. Instead it focuses on criminal profiling as an investigative process, solving real crime through an honest understanding of the nature and behavior of criminals. It approaches each criminal incident as its own universe of behaviors and relationships. Throughout the text, the author illustrates the most crucial tenet that any good criminal profiler should adhere to: the enthusiastic desire to investigate and examine the facts. This thoroughly revised edition contains the core information that made the first edition a bestseller while introducing a wealth of new material. It incorporates a completely new set of case studies, including a review of the Sam Sheppard murder investigation, and additional chapters on false reports, psychological autopsies, criminal profiling in court, stalking, domestic homicide, sexual asphyxia, and staged crime scenes. Criminal Profiling, Second Edition, is an ideal companion for students and professionals alike, including investigators, forensic scientists, criminologists, mental health professionals, and attorneys.  Readers will use it as a comprehensive reference text, a handbook for evaluating physical evidence, a tool to bring new perspectives to cold cases, and as an aid in preparing for criminal trials.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Brent E. Turvey spent his first years in college on a pre-med track only to change his course of study once his true interests took hold.   He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University in Psychology, with an emphasis on Forensic Psychology, and an additional Bachelor of Science degree in History. He went on to receive his Masters of Science in Forensic Science after studying at the University of New Haven, in West Haven, Connecticut. Since graduating in 1996, Brent has consulted with many agencies, attorneys, and police departments in the United States, Australia, China, Canada, Barbados and Korea on a range of rapes, homicides, and serial/ multiple rape/ death cases, as a forensic scientist and criminal profiler. He has also been court qualified as an expert in the areas of criminal profiling, forensic science, victimology, and crime reconstruction. In August of 2002, he was invited by the Chinese People's Police Security University (CPPSU) in Beijing to lecture before groups of detectives at the Beijing, Wuhan, Hanzou, and Shanghai police bureaus.   In 2005, he was invited back to China again, to lecture at the CPPSU, and to the police in Beijing and Xian - after the translation of the 2nd edition of his text into Chinese for the University. In 2007, he was invited to lecture at the 1st Behavioral Sciences Conference at the Home Team (Police) Academy in Singapore, where he also provided training to their Behavioral Science Unit. He is the author of Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Editions (1999, 2002, 2008); co- author of the Rape Investigation Handbook (2004), Crime Reconstruction (2006), and Forensic Victimology (2008) - all with Elsevier Science.   He is currently a full partner, Forensic Scientist, Criminal Profiler, and Instructor with Forensic Solutions, LLC, and an Adjunct Professor of Justice Studies at Oklahoma City University. He can be contacted via email at: bturvey@forensic-science.com.	From the Foreword: ""Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis"" is first and foremost a book organized and designed to instruct on the subject of its title. It was the movie ""The Silence of the Lambs,"" that widely popularized the role of the criminal profiler in a law enforcement setting, and it's talk TV and radio that has now nourished its reputation and public acceptance as an integral component of the criminal investigation process. For forensic scientists, such as myself, profiling is a curiosity of sorts. Is this just another ploy by wanabe scientists looking for acceptance and recognition, or is the profiler a legitimate adjunct to the criminal investigative process? As with any new endeavor, the answers are not clear cut. Often the power of personality and individual charisma, along with the old-boy network has determined whether profiling information will be sought in an investigation, and just who will provide the service. Nevertheless, the passage of time has had the effect of imposing discipline and order on the profiling profession.  ""Criminal Profiling"" amply demonstrates that this endeavor is emerging as a legitimate adjunct to crime investigation services, but with the caveat often cited by the author that profiling is a discipline that demands adherence to the principles of team work between all the elements of the investigation. I find it particularly gratifying that the author places great emphasis on the necessity for the profiler to thoroughly evaluate physical evidence which has been properly analyzed in a scientific setting. Likewise, the author places strong  emphasis on the requirement to evaluate information derived from a systematic reconstruction of the crime scene. While such efforts certainly are necessary adjuncts to reduce the subjectivity associated with criminal profiling, the reader is being continually reminded throughout the book that profiling is ultimately an art dependent on the experiences and expertise of the profiler. Through the efforts of Brent Turvey and other professionals, criminal profiling is materializing into a structured discipline amenable to the confines of the classroom. Now this certainly does not mean that the reader can expect to complete this book and wear the garb of an instant expert. Years of practical investigative experience is an essential ingredient of the successful profiler. Nevertheless, the legitimization of criminal profiling as a profession demands that it has strong and acceptable academic underpinnings. ""Criminal Profiling"" satisfies those objectives.   ""Criminal Profiling"" is a serious and long overdue effort at structuring a body of knowledge into a cohesive subject. Brent Turvey has provided the reader with a roadmap to comprehending the principles underlying criminal profiling. The knowledge gleaned from this book can only strengthen the foundational skills of the perspective and active criminal investigator. Richard Saferstein, Ph.D. From Chapter 4: The use of the scientific method makes serious headway in liberating the profiler from many personal biases such as race or gender prejudices, stereotypes, and personal experience/ anecdotal generalizations. It also marshals the profiler from using unrelated yet similar cases as a basis for interpretations and conclusions regarding the motivations of a particular offender. Only the behavior patterns recognizable in the behavioral evidence in the case(s) at hand should be allowed to influence the final profile. This is in keeping with one of the major tenets of deductive profiling, which is that no two criminals, or people, are exactly alike. Each is the product of a unique set of sequential, developmental experiences and emotional/ psychological associations at varying continuums of intensity. Therefore each criminal has the potential to create crime scenes in their own way, to satisfy their own psychological and emotional needs. There may be general similarities across criminals, but the deductive method of criminal profiling can be used to help illuminate the differences in the meaning of convergent behaviors to individual offenders. Do not get the impression that this author is attempting to pass the deductive method of criminal profiling off as a science. That kind of overstatement would not be appropriate. This is due to the reality that the motives and origins of human behavior are far too multi-determined for that kind of predictable certainty. The first three general steps of the deductive profiling process (forensic analysis, victimology, and crime scene characteristics) are for the most part based on the scientific tenets of crime scene reconstruction, and the established forensic sciences. These three steps are best viewed as a language for crime scene reconstruction, as an expression of what occurred and how. However the fourth step, the deduction of offender characteristics from a convergence of physical and behavioral evidence, is still considerably artful, and therefore a matter of expertise and not science. All four steps comprise the final, fully rendered criminal profile. The process of analyzing and recognizing behavior patterns in that physical and behavioral evidence, and deducing or inferring offender characteristics, is referred to by the author as Behavioral Evidence Analysis. From Chapter 9: The emotional coping mechanisms of a large number of detectives, investigators, and forensic personnel involve continuous doses of personal detachment and dissociation from the victim. The victim is seen as an object. Their body, living or deceased, and all of the terrible things done to it, are regarded as things to be examined and analyzed. The advantage of this coping mechanism is that there is no emotional investment, no opening up to be affected by the pain and suffering of something that is only an impersonal object of analysis. However, the disadvantage is that we risk surrendering our humanity when we regard victims, and their suffering, in this way. We risk losing our humanity because this type of coping mechanism continually demands that we do things to reinforce our view of the victim as an object. If we humanize victims, we know that there is the risk of recognizing that they are not unlike our own daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, wife, husband, or friend. In order to maintain this necessary detachment, we actively deprive ourselves of knowledge about the victim as a person. We do not get to know them; we do not want to familiarize ourselves with their personal lives outside of the crimes committed against them. We do not wish to make time to see them as people-all of this because it might affect us emotionally. This is, in the author's view, why the performance of a thorough victimology is not routine practice for many detectives, investigators, and forensic personnel. When done competently, victimology forces us to get to know the victim better than we know most of the people in our own lives. It opens us up to potential emotional internalizations, where we make a victim's personal feelings our own. It also opens us up to potential emotional transference, where we shift our thoughts and feelings about other people onto the victim. Getting to know the intimate details of a victim's history and personality is not emotionally safe. But it is necessary.""",behavioral sciences;books;criminal law;criminology;fitness & dieting;general;health;internal medicine;law;medical books;medicine;new;personality;politics & social sciences;psychiatry;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;social psychology & interactions;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,21
0520244427,"Uninsured in America: Life and Death in the Land of Opportunity Sered, an anthropologist, and Fernandopulle, a doctor specializing in public-health policy, provide a troubling look at Americans without health insurance, some of whom must choose between food and medical treatment. They interviewed more than 120 uninsured Americans in Texas, Mississippi, Idaho, Illinois, and Massachusetts as well as physicians, administrators, and health-policy officials. The result is a collection of heartrending stories of the ""caste of the ill, the infirm, and the marginally employed."" The authors describe the ""death spiral"" of people who lack insurance for myriad reasons--including self-employment and divorce--and whose illnesses cannot be adequately treated. Their medical conditions inevitably deteriorate--small tumors metastasize, diabetes leads to amputation or dialysis treatments--increasing both the costs and the dire consequences. Once individuals are caught in the death spiral, they are unlikely to find a way out. The ultimate impact of this shocking crisis is felt by all Americans in the form of higher health-care costs and more antibiotic-resistant bacteria as conditions go untreated. This is a stark and disturbing book. Vanessa BushCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	""'The next time someone tells you the United States has 'the best health care system in the world,' ask them to read this powerful, heartbreaking book. Never have the real stories of America's uninsured been told with such clarity and insight."" - John E. McDonough, DPH, Health Care For All, Boston""	""This important work gives a voice to some of the 44 million Americans who are at the center of the debate over coverage for the uninsured in this country. While there is much discussion of how to address this crisis, these individuals tell us why we must solve this problem: the costs and consequences of living without health insurance are dire.""Karen Davis, Ph.D., President of the Commonwealth Fund""A vivid, indignant, and important book, and it does one thing better than any other before: Uninsured makes the abandoned millions visible again. Read it. You will not see the people at a subway stop, behind a cash register, or in your government the same way again.""Atul Gawande, M.D., author of Complications""The next time someone tells you the United States has 'the best health care system in the world,' ask them to read this powerful, heartbreaking book. Never have the real stories of America's uninsured been told with such clarity and insight.""John E. McDonough, DPH, Health Care For All, Boston""Uninsured is both compassionate and insightful. Necessary reading for all policy makers and anyone who wants a deeper understanding of how our health care system must be reformed. "" Judy Norsigian, Executive Director, Our Bodies Ourselves	Susan Starr Sered is Senior Research Associate at Suffolk University'sCenter for Women's Health and Human Rights, and former Research Director atHarvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions. She is amedical anthropologist and the author of numerous articles and books,including Religion and Healing in America (2004), and What Makes Women Sick?Militarism, Maternity and Modesty in Israeli Society (2000). Rushika Fernandopulle is a physician who serves on the clinical staff at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the faculty of Harvard Medical School. He was the first Executive Director of the Harvard Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement, and is the author of a number of books and articles, including Footsteps: Profiles of Forty Remarkable Health Care Leaders (2005), and Health Care Policy Explained (1995).",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;books;business & finance;business & investing;economics;health care delivery;health policy;labor & industrial relations;marketing;marketing & sales;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;specific topics;used & rental textbooks,21
0521521432,"Red Capitalists in China: The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for Political Change ""Dickson presents a welcome addition to emerging studies of the relationship between the Party-state and the economy in post-Mao China.... Highly recommended.""  Choice""Bruce Dickson is well known in Chinese area studies circles for his work over the last ten years on democratisation and the concept of civil society.""   Review of Political Economy, Jamie Morgan, The Open University in the North West, UK""Short and concise, Dickson's monograph undoubtedly will inspire others to pursue issues raised by his arguments."" China Review International, Lawrence C. Reardon, University of New Hampshire	This book looks at the evolving relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and private entrepreneurs. Specifically, it examines the implications of recruiting entrepreneurs into the communist party, which has given rise to the label ""red capitalists.""  Although many foreign observes expect that economic change will inevitably lead to political change in China, this book shows that China's entrepreneurs are willing partners with the state rather than an autonomous force in opposition to the state.",accounting & finance;asian;books;business & finance;business & investing;comparative politics;economics;elections & political process;entrepreneurship;government;international;international & world politics;international business;law;legal theory & systems;new;non-us legal systems;political parties;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;professional & technical;small business & entrepreneurship;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,26
0415166454,"The Biosphere and Noosphere Reader: Global Environment, Society and Change Paul R. Samson is a Global Environmental Assessment Fellow at Harvard University.  David Pitt works for the United Nations in Geneva.",books;business & investing;civil;conservation;earth sciences;engineering;environmental science;environmental studies;geography;human geography;nature & ecology;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;professional & technical;public affairs;public affairs & administration;public affairs & policy;regional;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,25
0822956209,"Language, Rhythm, and Sound: Black Popular Cultures into the Twenty-first Century This book is a very important collection. Its fusion of empirical research with methodological discourse will make it an important book for those interested in popular/urban culturesnot just black cultures.Emmanuel Akyeampong, Harvard University",african-american & black;african-american studies;arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;classics;criticism;education & reference;essays;essays & correspondence;ethnic & national;history & criticism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;united states;used & rental textbooks,21
155728816X,"Battling Siki: A Tale of Ring Fixes, Race, and Murder in the 1920s Provides compelling information about a little known yet extremely important fighter, and furnishes an insightful analysis of the impact of racism on both whites and blacks in the early twentieth century. . . . Bensons research is as impressive as his writing. David K. Wiggins, author of Sport and the Color LineSikis story is quite a remarkable one, and Benson has done a fine job of digging out that story. . . . [It] sheds considerable light not only on boxing and American sport in the twentieth century, but also on the issue of race, and those shifting boundaries of nations and colonies. Elliott Gorn, author of The Manly Art: Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting in AmericaSetting the record straight for a fighter as misunderstood, misinterpreted, and just plain mysterious as Battling Siki is a daunting task. But Peter Benson does itand much more. At times he seems to put you into the skin of the age, permitting you to see Siki as his friends and enemies saw him and to sense the anger, frustration, and fear Siki engendered. As much as Dempsey and Ruth, Siki was a man of the 1920s.Randy Roberts, author of Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopeand Jack Dempsey, the Manassa Mauler""The contemporaneous reporting on Battling Siki's life was often unreliable. But Peter Benson has done what he can to synthesize the truth and fashion a valuable addition to the historical record. 'Battling Siki' has all the elements of a Shakespearean tragedy set in the Roaring Twenties.""Thomas Hauser, author of Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times and The Black Lights	""Provides compelling information about a little known yet extremely important fighter, and furnishes an insightful analysis of the impact of racism on both whites and blacks in the early twentieth century. . . . Bensons research is as impressive as his writing."" David K. Wiggins, author of SPORT AND THE COLOR LINE  ""Sikis story is quite a remarkable one, and Benson has done a fine job of digging out that story. . . . [It] sheds considerable light not only on boxing and American sport in the twentieth century, but also on the issue of race, and those shifting boundaries of nations and colonies."" Elliott Gorn, author of THE MANLY ART: BARE-KNUCKLE PRIZE FIGHTING IN AMERICA	Peter Benson is associate professor of English at Fairleigh Dickinson University and the author of Black Orpheus, Transition, and Modern Cultural Awakening in Africa. He has been a Visiting Fulbright Professor at the University of Dakar, University of Nairobi, and Kenyatta University.",20th century;africa;african-american & black;african-american studies;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;civil rights & liberties;ethnic & national;history;history of sports;miscellaneous;politics & government;politics & social sciences;senegal;social sciences;specific demographics;specific topics;sports & outdoors;united states,20
0820457213,"Anti-Intellectualism in American Media (Higher ed, V. 11) Dane S. Claussen is Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Point Park University, Pittsburgh, Pa., in which he also is Chair of the Graduate Council. He is the editor of, and a contributor to, Standing on the Promises: The Promise Keepers and the Revival of Manhood (Pilgrim Press, 1999); The Promise Keepers: Essays on Masculinity and Christianity (McFarland & Co., 2000); and Sex, Religion, Media (Rowman & Littlefield, 2002). Dr. Claussen is a newspaper management consultant and expert witness; former editor of the Industrial Marketing Practitioner newsletter; and former editor and publisher of daily, weekly, biweekly, and monthly newspapers. He is a member of the Editorial Boards of four scholarly journals: Mass Communication & Society; Journalism & Mass Communication Educator; Newspaper Research Journal; and the Journal of Media and Religion. Dr. Claussen holds numerous offices in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC): Head of the Mass Communication & Society Division; Secretary/Newsletter Editor of the History Division; and Teaching Standards Committee Chair of the Magazine Division. He is a former officer of the Media Management & Economics Division, and the Cultural & Critical Studies Division. Dr. Claussen holds a Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of Georgia; an M.S. in mass communication from Kansas State University; an M.B.A. (corporate finance & industrial relations/human resources management) from The University of Chicago; and a B.S. in journalism from the University of Oregon. He currently is pursuing an M.L.S. degree, focusing entirely on U.S. and European history, at Duquesne University, and working simultaneously on his next three books.",biographies & memoirs;books;college & university;communication;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;communications;education;education & reference;education theory;instruction methods;journalism;journalism & nonfiction;journalists;language & grammar;media studies;new;politics & social sciences;professionals & academics;research & publishing guides;schools & teaching;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;words;writing,25
0521561736,"Monitoring in Coastal Environments Using Foraminifera and Thecamoebian Indicators ""...the great strength of the book is that it demonstrates, to a wider audience, that microfossil data can provide environmental consultants and resource managers with cost-effective and, at the same time, crucial environmental background (long-term) information, which they cannot obtain by other means!""   Geology Magazine""The authors have contributed significantly to this body of literature... this book provides a valuable overview... this reference should help focus attention on the applicaton of Foraminifera and Thecamoebians to environmental problems and highlight potential lines of inquiry.""   Susan T. Goldstein, Quareterly Review of Biology""This book is a useful overview of the application of foraminiferal and thecamoebian analysis to environmental monitoring in coastal environments.  I have not come across a comparable book, so this really fills an unoccupied niche!  The authors have successfully minimized the use of micropaleontological jargon while stressing the potential uses of these microfossils as environmental proxies...The book is richly illustrated...""   Ecoscience	The first comprehensive book to describe specific environmental applications of foraminifera and thecamoebians, which permit the biological characterization of a variety of freshwater and coastal marine environments; they react quickly to environmental stress, natural or anthropogenic. Their small size and hard shells lead to preservation in large numbers in core samples which means that they can be used as proxies to reconstruct past environmental conditions. The main audience will be researchers and consultants but it will also form a supplementary text for students in environmental monitoring and ecological baseline studies.",biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;civil;earth sciences;ecology;ecosystems;education & reference;engineering;environmental engineering;environmental science;environmental studies;geology;nature & ecology;new;oceans & seas;professional & technical;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,21
0739101218,"A Theory of Personalism Rourke has succeeded in articulating the one political philosophy that could reverse the decline of our civilization: a philosophy that subordinates the market to the person. His critique of globalization is securely founded in Christian anthropology, and issues in robust practical proposals. The clarity of these pages just might help to change the world. (Stratford Caldecott, Editor of Second Spring and Director, G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith  Culture, Oxford UK )Rourke goes to the root issue in global politics and economics today: the concept of the human person. His book brings to light hidden and thus overlooked but critically important cultural implications of contemporary practicesthat are hollowing out the substance of democracy. A thoughtful book, challenging conventional categories of 'right' and 'left'. (David L. Schindler, Dean and Gagnon Professor of Fundamental Theology, John Paul II Institute, Washington, D.C. )Thomas Rourke is among the ablest of the younger generation of political theorists at work in this country. His latest book, A Theory of Personalism, sets forth a point of view which, he forcefully maintains, is vital to meeting the current malaise in America and Europe. It concerns what it means to be a human person. It draws strength from the fact that it is ancient, has been shaped and polished over the course of many centuries, and is carefully balanced, resting primarily on a Christian base but drawing on the wisdom of ancient Greece. Rourke's exposition of the personalist point of view is clearly written, beautifully organized, and learned. It is quite accessible to the general reader but will also be of interest to professional political theorists. (Glenn Tinder, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at University of Massachusetts, Boston. )This passionate defense of personalism offers an alternative to the secular philosophies of liberal capitalism and socialism. Recommended. (CHOICE )A Theory of Personalism addresses the symptoms of our modern malaise, a malaise which is at once political, economic, and culturalbut ultimately religious.... Solutions can be found in the Rourkes' book. In them we see a Catholic approach to our difficulties, an approach that is largely unknown because it does not fit well with the paradigm of either Right or Left. (New Oxford Review )Theologically and philosophically profound; politically and economically astute. A rare and satisfying combination. (Clarke E. Cochran, Texas Tech University )The cumulative effect of the chapters is compelling. (John W. Carlson Theological Studies )	Thomas R. Rourke is associate professor of political science at Clarion University. Rosita A. Chazarreta Rourke is adjunct professor of Spanish at Duquesne University",books;business & finance;business & investing;democracy;economic theory;economics;elections & political process;ethics;ethics & morality;general;government;history & theory;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;national;new;philosophy;political history;political ideologies;political parties;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;research;social policy;social sciences;theory;united states;used & rental textbooks,34
0896084574,"Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery The noted author of Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism ( LJ 12/1/81) and Black Looks: Race and Represen tation ( LJ 7/92) takes a down-to-earth appproach to the process of self-actualization. An avid fan of self-help literature and a professor of African American studies, hooks summons the perspectives of both these disciplines to address the concerns of victims of institutionalized racism, sexism, and capitalist oppression. The title captures the yam's status as ""a life-sustaining symbol of black kinship and community"" as well as being the name of the author's campus support group. Through personal testimony, hooks describes how women can heal lives strained by kin, work, loss, yearning, mendacity, addiction, and ego. She considers the political realities black women must face as she implores them to heal themselves. Readers trying to unlearn racism and sexism will respect hooks for politicizing the self-recovery movement. Highly recommended.- Kathleen E. Bethel, Northwestern Univ. Lib., Evans ton, Ill.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""Hooks continues to produce some of the most challenging, insightful, and provocative writing on race and gender in the United States today.""Library Journal	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	One of the leading public intellectuals of her generation, bell hooks has authored over 20 books, including several classics in African-American and Women's Studies. Known mainly as a feminist thinker, hooks addresses a broad range of issues related to gender, race, teaching, and media.	      --This text refers to the 							Audio CD	 edition.	Though many of us recognize the depth of our pain and hurt, we do not usually collectively organize in an ongoing manner to find and share ways to heal ourselves.  Our literature has helped, however. Progressive black women artists have shown ongoing concern about healing our wounds.  Much of the celebrated fiction by black women writers is concerned with identifying our pain and imaginatively constructing maps for healing.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",african american;african-american studies;books;education;fitness & dieting;gender studies;health;literature & fiction;new;personal transformation;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;self-help;social sciences;specific demographics;united states;used & rental textbooks;women's studies,19
1403900361,"Deleuze and Language ""Of great interest to those interested in literary theory, French philosophy, and linguistics, this useful study is without peer.""--M. Uebel, Choice	Jean-Jacques Lecercle is Professor of English, University of Paris, Nanterre.",books;criticism & theory;education & reference;european;foreign language study & reference;history & criticism;history & surveys;humanities;language & grammar;linguistics;literary theory;literature;literature & fiction;modern;new;philosophy;politics & social sciences;used & rental textbooks;words;world literature,20
007008209X,"Human Universals In the course of co-teaching a seminar on primate and human sexuality with my colleague Donald Symons he presented a proposed list of pan-cultural human sex differences. I bet him on the spot that I could find an ethnographically-described society in which all those traits were reversed. I lost that bet. At about the same time I noted a few studies published in a short period of time that each overthrew some classic anthropological account of a society that purportedly exhibited the opposite of what westerners might assume to be universal. All this led me to question the strong cultural-relativist position that I (and the majority of anthropologists) had largely taken for granted.I decided to look into the evidence and reasoning that might support more attention to human universals than they were then receiving. The result was this book and a few papers that expand on one or another facets of the matter.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Challenging dominant assumptions of cultural relativism, Donald E. Brown contends that certain behavioral traits are common to human beings everywhere. In Human Universals he addresses the problems posed for anthropology by the topic of universals, discusses studies that have caused anthropologists to rethink their position, and provided an ethnography of The Universal People.Although human universals were of considerable importance to early anthropologists, a later emphasis on sociocultural determinants of behavior produced an ambivalence toward both universals and the concept of human nature. This ambivalence toward universals has persisted since the 1920s; however, six important case studies involving the classification of basic colors, facial expressions of emotion, sex roles, time, adolescent stress, and the Oedipus Complex have reopened discussion of this nearly taboo topic.After discussing the distinctions between the various kinds of universals, the history of attempts to study universals, and the means by which universality may be demonstrated and explained, Brown presents a list of some four hundred human universals in the form of an ethnography that describes any and all peoples known to anthropologists. In his conclusion the author charges that, in making universals and human nature virtual non-subjects, anthropology has not adequately performed its major task. While the field has demonstrated well how people vary, it has not provided a sense of the ways in which they are all alike.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Donald E. Brown is Professor Emeritus of social and cultural anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received his B.A. and M.A. in anthropology at UCLA and the PhD at Cornell. His principal field research was in Brunei, an Islamic sultanate in northwest Borneo.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",anthropology;behavioral sciences;bibliographies & indexes;books;cultural;education & reference;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;occupational & organizational;politics & social sciences;psychology;publishing & books;research;research & publishing guides;science;science & math;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks;writing,21
0471575070,"Valley of the Spirits: A Journey Into the Lost Realm of the Aymara A millennium before the Incas built their empire, the city of Tiahuanaco sat at the center of a great empire of its own. Located on Lake Titicaca, the world's highest at 13,000 feet, in what is now Bolivia, at the very limits of agriculture, the people of Tiahuanaco developed an ingenious system of cultivation based on raised planting beds alternating with trenches that served as irrigation ditches. From A.D. 400 to 800, the temples of Tiahuanaco glittered with gold and the empire supported as many as 250,000 people. Kolata, who has spent more than 17 years excavating the empire's ruins, weaves together the story of Tiahuanaco and the region's modern inhabitants, the Aymara.	Columbus's coming brought only grief to native Americans, as the Spanish destroyed civilizations as glorious as those of Europe. Such was the Andean realm of the Aymara around Lake Titicaca. Far from being victimized by a desolate environment, the Aymara formed a spiritual bond with nature that industrialized society fails to comprehend. In their culture, which survives to this day, time and space merge; the order of the universe is as it is. After 17 years of study, Kolata, who is a leading authority on the ancient cultures of Latin America and director of the Center of Latin American Studies at the University of Chicago, induced the Aymara to recapture their future through the raised-bed agriculture that worked wonders for them in the past. Less intense than his previous book, The Tiwanaku: Portrait of an Andean Civilization (Blackwell, 1993), and with fine pictures, this is fascinating reading for the lay reader. A similar book on the universe of the neighboring Quechua is Catherine J. Allen's The Hold Life Has (Smithsonian, 1988). Highly recommended.?Louise Leonard, Univ. of Florida Libs., GainesvilleCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.	An absorbing introduction to the culture of the Aymara, whose past and present are intimately linked to the landscapes of the high Andes. University of Chicago anthropologist/archaeologist Kolata has been working among the Aymara for two decades on agricultural projects that have captured international attention. His long acquaintance with this hard-working culture of farmers is evident throughout, as Kolata lucidly explains concepts that have guided that society for millennia. For instance, he explains that for the Aymara ``the place of time is inverted. It is the past that is in front of us, visible, knowable, graven in the physical world and in memory. . . . The future, on the other hand, lies behind, invisible and knowable only through ritual specialists trained in the arts of prognostication.'' Kolata guides the reader through the Aymara year, writing of seasons of sowing and harvest, of ritual cycles and pilgrimages, and of the small moments of everyday life in marketplaces, pool halls, and homes, giving us telling glimpses of the world in which these people live and removing somewhat their alien qualities--alien, at least, in First World eyes. At the heart of Kolata's book lie his descriptions of the ancient capital of Tiahuanaco, once a sacred city full of temples and stelae and now in ruins. Here Kolata occasionally falls into Indiana Jonesschool prose: ``Like all empires,'' he writes, ``Tiahuanaco, in its time, was forsaken by the gods and the ancestors. No amount of sacrificial blood flowing on the great earth shrines of the city would change its fate.'' Such lapses are atoned for by Kolata's well-reasoned consideration of the life and death of empires across history, an inexorable cycle of growth and decline. Kolata's clear perceptions and appreciations make this a fine study of a little-known society. (14 illustrations, maps) -- Copyright 1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	... a personal story, an ethnography, an archeological treatise, an agricultural report ... it takes us on an exciting ride with an accomplished archeologist who adheres to the dictum of the Mexican prehistorian Alfonso Caso: Remember, we are not looking for things, we are looking for people. -- The New York Times Book ReviewLong before the empires of the Inca, the Aztecs, and the Maya, the Aymara Indians built the first great empire of the New World in a secluded valley high in the Andes mountains. Valley Of The Spirits is an intriguing exploration into the past and present of the Aymara Indians in which author Alan Kolata describes the 15,000 history of this fascinating Native American civilization. Valley Of The Spirits vividly depicts the myths, rituals, politics, arts, religion, commerce and daily life of the ancient culture. Also included are detailed descriptions of the palaces of the spirit kings and the ceremonies performed there, such as elaborate animal and human sacrifices. Valley Of The Spirits is also the story of how author Alan Kolata has helped the contemporary descendants rediscover their ancient past and reclaim their native culture. Kolata details the ancient Aymara's knowledge and describes how much of that wisdom is related to the vast use of the land and natural resources. Through his research, Kolata has discovered and resurrected an ancient faring technique that has brought successful harvests to the region, and has won Kolata support from the Latin American government.  -- Midwest Book Review	A fascinating firsthand account of the author's work exploring the past and present of the Aymara Indian's empire that was wealthier and larger than those of the Incas and Mayans. Covers the 15,000 year history of the Aymara civilization detailing its art, politics, religion and commerce. Describes the uplifting story of how Kolata has helped contemporary descendants rediscover their ancient past and reclaim their native culture. Includes new insight into the popular subject of indigenous people's philosophies of nature.	Valley of the Spirits In a secluded valley high in the Andes Mountains, long before the time of the Incas and the Aztecs, the empire of the Aymara rose from the shores of Lake Titicaca and flourished for nearly a thousand years. The secrets of the Aymara civilization, one of the first great empires of the Americas, have only recently been deciphered from the haunting ruins of their splendid temples, among which their contemporary descendants still live and work today. In Valley of the Spirits, Alan Kolata takes us deep into the mystical world of the Aymara, where past and present come together and the spirits of ancient ancestors still speak to shamans in the voices of mountain springs. Kolatas unique knowledge of the Aymara is based on 17 years of research at the site of the ancient empire. Its crown jewel was the dazzling ancient capital of Tiahuanaco, whose gold and silver-appointed temples and monumental stone sculptures intensified the mythic aura of the city, imbuing it with a quality of the supernatural. From A.D. 4001100, it was the spiritual center of the Andean world. According to Aymara myth, the creator god Viracocha brought man to life from the springs and rocks of Tiahuanacos sacred landscape. The citys rich symbolism linked man inextricably to the majestic planand the cyclical fatesof nature. Royal priests performed elaborate animal and human sacrifices and buried human trophy heads and the mummified remains of Aymara kings in lavish religious pageants. So impressive was the legacy of Tiahuanaco that the Inca rulers claimed descent from the Aymara kings more than 500 years after the empires mysterious catastrophic demise. Kolata deciphers the mysteries of the ancient monuments, from the massive Akapana pyramid, the symbol of sacred mountains, and of fertility and abundance, to the imposing archway known as the Gateway of the Sun, among the most exquisite artistic monuments of the ancient Americas. And he takes us into the contemporary world of the Aymara as well, where shamans recite the names of ancestral spirits in a hypnotic protocol of remembrance and homage to Lady Earth and Lord Sky. Armed with new knowledge of their lost heritage, the Aymara are engaged in a struggle to reclaim their past. This is an intimate portrait of an ancient people, their glorious history, and their inspiring story of cultural rebirth and spiritual renewal.	In a secluded valley high in the Andes Mountains, long before the time of the Incas and the Aztecs, the empire of the Aymara rose from the shores of Lake Titicaca and flourished for nearly a thousand years. The secrets of the Aymara civilization, one of the first great empires of the Americas, have only recently been deciphered from the haunting ruins of their splendid temples, among which their contemporary descendants still live and work today.In Valley of the Spirits, Alan Kolata takes us deep into the mystical world of the Aymara, where past and present come together and the spirits of ancient ancestors still speak to shamans in the voices of mountain springs. Kolata's unique knowledge of the Aymara is based on 17 years of research at the site of the ancient empire.Its crown jewel was the dazzling ancient capital of Tiahuanaco, whose gold and silver-appointed temples and ""monumental stone sculptures intensified the mythic aura of the city, imbuing it with a quality of the supernatural."" From A.D. 400-1100, it was the spiritual center of the Andean world. According to Aymara myth, the creator god Viracocha brought man to life from the springs and rocks of Tiahuanaco's sacred landscape.The city's rich symbolism linked man inextricably to the majestic planand the cyclical fatesof nature. Royal priests performed elaborate animal and human sacrifices and buried human trophy heads and the mummified remains of Aymara kings in lavish religious pageants. So impressive was the legacy of Tiahuanaco that the Inca rulers claimed descent from the Aymara kings more than 500 years after the empire's mysterious catastrophic demise.Kolata deciphers the mysteries of the ancient monuments, from the massive Akapana pyramid, the symbol of sacred mountains, and of fertility and abundance, to the imposing archway known as the Gateway of the Sun, among the most exquisite artistic monuments of the ancient Americas. And he takes us into the contemporary world of the Aymara as well, where shamans recite the names of ancestral spirits in a hypnotic protocol of remembrance and homage to Lady Earth and Lord Sky.""To anyone fascinated by the total experience of humans, to anyone who wishes to go beyond the familiar world, to anyone wanting to push the envelope of their own perceptions, a sojourn into the mind and history of the Aymara is disturbing, exhilarating, and ultimately unforgettable.""Alan Kolata, in his Introduction to Valley of the Spirits	ALAN L. KOLATA, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Chicago, and a professor of anthropology. His work at the site of the ancient capital city of Tiahuanaco has been featured in numerous publications, including U.S. News & World Report, TheWashington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Smithsonian, and National Geographic.",americas;anthropology;books;cultural;ethnic & tribal;folklore;history;humanities;latin america;literature & fiction;mythology & folk tales;native american studies;new;politics & social sciences;religious;social sciences;south america;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks;world,20
0813526752,"When History Is a Nightmare : Lives and Memories of Ethnic Cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina The title suggests that this is a journalistic account of the Bosnian war, but it is not. Weine, codirector of the Project on Genocide, Psychiatry, and Witnessing at the University of Illinois in Chicago, seeks to elucidate the complicated conflict by emphasizing the psychology of everyone involvedAincluding those responsible for making ethnic cleansing part of our vocabulary. Weine sums up his argument precisely when he quotes from UlyssesA""History is a nightmare from which I'm trying to awake""Asaying that the core problem lies in the inability of the Balkan peoples to deal with history in the right way. Weine's attempt is admirable and sincere, but as an outsider he fails to see how intricate the conflict really is; it is severely stereotypical to assert that the post-World War II years were essentially about suppressing bitterness and hatreds. In addition, he neglects the crucial question of why so many were unable and unwilling to distinguish between their nationality and religion. Nevertheless, chapters on the leaders of the recent genocide in Bosnia are particularly interesting, and those with little knowledge of the conflict will find this accessible introductory work helpful.AMirela Roncevic, ""Library Journal"" Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.	""Weine's history, based on survivors' testimonies, produces a history with human faces that is more capable of helping us to fulfill promises then so many Holocaust claims of 'Never again!'  Bosnians will be grateful for this book""  -- Tvrtko Kulenovic Ph.D., University of Sarajevo and former president of P.E.N. Bosnia-HerzegovinaRobert Coles, M.D. author of Children of Crisis and The Moral Intelligence of Children:  ""An extraordinary effort, on part of an American psychiatrist, to understand a terrible European tragedy that still puzzles and haunts us.  The result is a compelling series of human documents-stories from Bosnia that will bring the suffering there close to our minds and hearts, awaken and inform us mightily."" -- Robert Coles, M.D. author of Children of Crisis and The Moral Intelligence of Children	In When History is a Nightmare, Weine offers a deeply human exploration of that nightmare of history, with new ways of understanding and intervening with respect to memories, that can inform the work that will be done in Bosnia, Kosovo, Serbia and the Balkans for years to come.	Q-  What is the worst thing you heard? A-   I ask myself, is it the physical and material acts of brutal torture, murder or destruction, or the psychological dimension of betrayal, terror and fear?  In the book I argue that it is precisely this distinction that makes ethnic cleansing unique as genocide.  The Holocaust was mass murder, whereas ethnic cleansing was sufficient physical and material destruction to annihilate the desire to live together.  You didn't have to kill them all, just kill enough to make the others want to leave their homes and never come back.   Q-  What gives you hope? A-  Whenever survivors find the courage and strength to gather themselves and tell their stories.Their suffering in these historical nightmares is immense and horrific, but in each and every story I also find traces of a dream of something good in their lives and history.  I hear them say, ethnic cleansing made them feel like nothing, but when they tell the story, they feel human again.  No matter how many times it happens, it is very inspiring and a really a tremendous privilege to be a part of that.	Stevan Weine is a psychiatrist who has spent the past six years working with Bosnians. Through listening to their testimonies, he has attained a complex and nuanced view of ethnic cleansing that focuses on collective memories of traumatization. Weine investigates the survivors' attempts to reconcile their remembrances of living together in a cherished multi-ethnic society with the memories of horrific ethnic atrocities. He explores the Bosnian value of merhamet, meaning forgiveness and charity, which was central to the experience of living together. He then looks at how Serbian nationalists, such as leaders of Jovan Raskovic and Radovan Karadzic, used memories to promote ethnic hatred and genocide. When History Is A Nightmare concludes by probing Bosnian's efforts, individually and collectively, to face their traumatic memories and struggle toward recovery.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	In 1992, Americans were outraged to watch ethnic cleansing in Bosnia on their televisions but did not know what to do. A young Yale psychiatrist interested in trauma got a call from a refugee resettlement agency saying that Bosnian refugees were coming to Connecticut: What can be done to address their mental health needs? Dr. Weine put together the first mental health initiatives for Bosnians and conducted the first studies to document the mental health consequences of ethnic cleansing. Later, with Croatian and Bosnian colleagues, he formed the Project on Genocide, Psychiatry and Witnessing at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Over the past six years he has treated more than 400 Bosnians, established an oral history archives, worked and traveled extensively in Bosnia and in the Bosnian Diaspora, and spent hours and hours listening to their stories. Out of that six year journey -- as a clinician, advocate, researcher and writer -- comes WHEN HISTORY IS A NIGHTMARE (Rutgers, 1999), Weine's searing and thoughtful attempt to learn about ethnic cleansing and what it has done to lives and culture. Weine, whose grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, grew up in Detroit and was educated at the University of Michigan and Columbia University.  He did his psychiatry residency at Yale University and spent three years on the Yale faculty, where he intended to focus his career on urban community violence.  But when he saw what was happening in Bosnia, and thought about his grandparents, he decided to do what he could as a psychiatrist to help Bosnians and oppose ethnic cleansing. Like Robert Coles and Robert Lifton, Weine combined psychiatry with social inquiry and community advocacy.  He started a testimony project for survivors to tell their stories, which has become a model for others. Working with Bosnian families and community organizations, he developed the innovative CAFES project, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, to help to strengthen Bosnian families. He has also developed a community mental health council for Bosnians. Now these projects are being expanded to address Kosovars, the latest victims of ethnic cleansing. Dr. Weine is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he is a clinician, researcher, writer and teacher.  He is co-founder and co-director of the Project on Genocide, Psychiatry and Witnessing of the University of Illinois at Chicago.	When there was a group of Bosnian survivors that I met with on Saturdays in a Queens school, I sometimes came with my wife and two daughters. They would play together with the Bosnian children while I sat with the adults in our small group. Afterwards all the families had a pizza lunch in the school cafeteria. I'll never forget the time when I walk into the cafeteria carrying my infant daughter in one arm and her blue diaper bag on my shoulder. When Z. sees us he starts screaming at the other Bosnians, See, that's what they do! That's what Serbs do!  The next hour is spent trying to help him to contain the torrent that has so suddenly erupted. The story comes out in bursts and fragments, but with some support, he is able to tell me about the morning when he was on a forced march with his sister and her baby and they came to a Serb checkpoint at a bridge. You had to throw all your belonging over the bridge into a net. He tells the soldiers, We need diapers for the baby.  The soldiers grab the baby and throw her into the river. When the child's mother tries to jump in after her, she is shot dead. As he paces, shouts, and kicks the air for a tense hour, the school cafeteria is that bridge. Eventually he calms down and says, I saw your child, and the memories came alive.",behavioral sciences;books;bosnia and herzegovina;constitutional law;criminology;discrimination & racism;europe;fitness & dieting;health;history;human rights;law;mental health;politics & social sciences;post-traumatic stress disorder;psychology & counseling;race relations;science & math;social psychology & interactions;social sciences;sociology;specialties,22
0205417930,"Argumentation and Critical Decision Making (6th Edition) The first and most thoroughly developed audience-oriented argumentation text, Argumentation and Critical Decision Making, presents argumentation as a cooperative, communicative process.  The text examines the general principles of argument in a rigorous yet readable manner and then applies those principles to different spheres of lifelaw, science, religion, business, and politicsto explore how conventions of argument change when applied to these real-world arenas. Focusing on the dynamics of decision making, and using real-life examples to illustrate principles, this book aims to help readers develop practical argumentation skills in their daily lives.   New to This Edition   The sixth edition has a new organization, with the chapters arranged in three sections: Principles, Tools, and Applications. Chapters 1 through 3 have been restructured and shortened, making them a more fluid and understandable introduction to argumentation. An increased emphasis on decision making rather than debating keeps the text away from the highly aggressive, adversarial tone of some other texts. Chapter 3 now includes a discussion of post-modern and feminist approaches to argumentation and shows that argumentation is valuable not only to those who are aggressive but also to everyone else.",behavioral sciences;books;cognitive;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;counseling;education;education & reference;history & criticism;humanities;language & grammar;linguistics;literature & fiction;medical books;movements & periods;new;politics & social sciences;postmodernism;psychology;public speaking;rhetoric;schools & teaching;science & math;social sciences;speech;used & rental textbooks;words,27
1412906008,"How the Brain Learns to Read ""How the Brain Learns to Read makes the important connections between reading and brain research accessible for teachers and parents. It is definitely a book that I will recommend to teachers and my undergraduate and graduate students."" (Diane Barone, Professor of Literary Studies )""How the Brain Learns to Read is a comprehensive, teacher-friendly book. Sousa not only clarifies the complex act of reading, he provides practical 'use-tomorrow' strategies and guidelines for designing a successful reading program. This book makes a significant contribution to the field. I highly recommend it."" (Pat Wolfe )""Sousa has hit a home run with How the Brain Learns to Read, giving us a specific application of brain research that takes us from generalizing about how the brain learns to read. "" (Robin Fogarty, Educational Consultant )	Dr. David A. Sousa is an international consultant in educational neuroscience and author of 15 books that suggest ways that educators and parents can translate current brain research into strategies for improving learning. A member of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, he has conducted workshops in hundreds of school districts on brain research, instructional skills, and science education at the Pre-K to 12 and university levels. He has made presentations to more than 100,000 educators at national conventions of educational organizations and to regional and local school districts across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Dr. Sousa has a bachelors degree in chemistry from Bridgewater State University, a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in science from Harvard University, and a doctorate from Rutgers University. His teaching experience covers all levels. He has taught senior high school science, served as a K-12 director of science, a supervisor of instruction, and a district superintendent in New Jersey schools. He has been an adjunct professor of education at Seton Hall University and a visiting lecturer at Rutgers University.Prior to his career in New Jersey, Dr. Sousa taught at the American School of Paris (France), and served for five years as a Foreign Service Officer and science advisor at the USA diplomatic missions in Geneva (Switzerland) and Vienna (Austria).Dr. Sousa has edited science books and published dozens of articles in leading journals on staff development, science education, and educational research. His most popular books for educators, all published by Corwin Press, include: How the Brain Learns, fourth edition; How the Special Needs Brain Learns, second edition; How the Gifted Brain Learns; How the Brain Learns to Read; How the Brain Influences Behavior; and How the Brain Learns Mathematics, which was selected by the Independent Publishers Association as one of the best professional development books of 2008. The Leadership Brain suggests ways for educators to lead todays schools more effectively. His books have been published in French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and several other languages. Dr. Sousa is past president of Learning Forward (formerly NSCD). He has received numerous awards from professional associations, school districts, and educational foundations for his commitment to research, staff development, and science education. He recently received the Distinguished Alumni Award and an honorary doctorate from Bridgewater (Massachusetts) State University, and an honorary doctorate from Gratz College in Philadelphia. Dr. Sousa has been interviewed by Matt Lauer on the NBC Today Show and by National Public Radio about his work with schools using brain research. He makes his home in south Florida.",basic sciences;books;education;education & reference;education theory;fitness & dieting;health;instruction methods;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;neurology;neuroscience;new;research;schools & teaching;used & rental textbooks,19
0674747119,"Raising Cain: Blackface Performance from Jim Crow to Hip Hop [Raising Cain] is a bravura performance, an astounding feat of intellectual detective work that--at its best--reassembles the world in new ways that challenge our assumptions...It's always provocative, as when Lhamon finds evidence of awareness of blackface minstrelsy in works like Benito Cereno, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Martin Delaney's novel Blake...Connections between the past and the present are no less provocative. Lhamon invokes Al Jolson, rock-and-roll, Elvis, the Rolling Stones, Norman Mailer, Bob Dylan, M.C. Hammer (remember him?) and even talk shows and stand-up comedy as substitutes for vaudeville, claiming all descend from blackface performance...This is a rich and enduring work, a secret history of how the world we live in came to be. (David Nicholson Washington Post )In this animated scholarly performance, W. T. Lhamon Jr. creatively challenges some of our deepest assumptions about blackface minstrelsy...He argues that...instead of dehumanizing stereotypes of African-Americans, it offered an image of 'complex blackness'...[and] that blackface minstrelsy's legacy is manifest in contemporary hip hop, film and literature...Raising Cain is cultural criticism at its most innovative and engaging because it offers insightful ways of imagining the past. (Leigh Raiford Times Literary Supplement )Raising Cain is a provocative look at how the outcasts of official culture have made their own place in the world through stand-up comedy, rock 'n' roll, talk TV, and hip hop. (J. Ahmed Awaaz )What was the first Atlantic mass culture? In this stimulating study, W. T. Lharmon argues that the black minstrel shows--an evening's entertainment based on 'songs, dances and patter purporting to be the behaviour of southern [American] field hands'--enjoyed such booming audiences in the 1840s that they can be envisaged as outcasts who took the popular stage by storm. To the standard account of the beginnings of black minstrelsy in 1843, when Dan Emmett's Virginia Minstrels first performed at the Chatham Theatre, Lhamon adds an interesting discussion of precursors, such as the open-air performers in New York's marketplaces and the more improvised 'plantation frolics'...Raising Cain is full of fresh insights into the meaning of performance--from the cultural significance of whistling to the use of elaborate winks by satirical performers...In political terms, Lhamon's project is to reevaluate the once-scorned aspects of black culture in general and blackface performance in particular, and in Raising Cain he delights in reviving them in all their rude vitality...[Readers] will enjoy a writing style that excels in passionate advocacy, scholarly comment, imaginative sympathy and political acuteness...Raising Cain may raise hackles among the politically correct, but it also deserves to encourage debate about the politics of pop culture. (Aleks Sierz Times Higher Education Supplement )W.T. Lhamon seeks to look beyond the shukkin' and jivin' of minstrelsy to delve into its roots and its historical import--not just to blacks, but to all Americans. In doing so, he provides an in-depth history of blackface performance that begins with New York Negroes dancing for eels and porgies in that city's Catherine Market, takes us through the development of the now maligned Jim Crow character, and examines those modern performers who unwittingly carry on the blackface performance legacy (Hammer time!). (Kemp Powers City Pages )Lhamon is a cutting-edge historian...He makes excellent use not only of song lyrics and theatrical plots, but of illustrations and playbills. Using them, he shows how the dance steps that still excite American youth, whether Michael Jackson's moonwalk or the 'run step' and 'market step' featured in MC Hammer's popular MTV videos, were first danced by slaves and appropriated by minstrels. As Lhamon notes, you can never tell where these elements will turn up; they are deeply embedded in both American popular culture and black culture. (Joel Dinerstein American-Statesman )[A] pathbreaking book...[and] a rich trove of fresh meaning and flashing insight...[Lhamon is] an acute sensor on whom nothing is lost. (Thomas Cripps Journal of American History )Lhamon's provocative thesis gains persuasive momentum by enabling readers to empathize with early artists and audiences, a goal he pursues through interpreting a variety of fascinating texts....[Lhamon creates] a synthesis [between interpretive voice and historical analysis] that offers a model for scholars of cultural history...and offers the conceptual foundation for a new, process-oriented paradigm for the study of cultural history. (Howard L. Sacks American Quarterly )Lhamon...look[s] primarily at 'the links blackface performance made across race and class,' and thus investigate[s] 'struggles over interracial fascination, against and for it, leading to [the form's] transmission, recombination, and cultural work.' He succeeds admirably...The strength of Raising Cain is its reconsideration of long-held and often skewed views of minstrelsy, its author's contextualization of the topic with historical data (as a cultural historian) and literary allusions (as a literary critic), and the lively and thought-provoking explications that spring from Lhamon's fertile, questioning mind. (D.B. Wilmeth Choice )Jim Crow is our Punch and Judy--every one responds to it. But Jim Crow, unlike Punch and Judy, is by its nature explosive, dangerous, unresolved, and coded.The language of Jim Crow is a set of secret languages hidden within everyday talk, indications of sin, guilt, domination, violence, and fate communicated through seemingly meaningless gestures. One of the truly fascinating aspects of Raising Cain is the way Lhamon shows how these gestures retain both their shapes and meanings as they travel through the decades and from one century to another, from one part of the country to another. In my reading of contemporary American cultural criticism, or cultural criticism generally, Lhamon's ability to supersede the barriers between cultural forms that most writers take for granted is very nearly unique. Beyond his consistently forceful, lucid, jargon-free, careful, an enthusiastic prose style, I think this is the most striking aspect of his work. Lhamon's book locates the sources, practice, and reception of minstrelsy as a cultural battleground, and takes it as seriously as other historians of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries have taken religious revivals. (Greil Marcus )W. T. Lhamon's dazzling book is an extraordinary piece of work that offers much. By turns he is marvelously erudite, probing, poetic, witty, and politically incisive. This is a book about race in America which distinguishes itself by conceding nothing to the pieties that regulate what can be said openly on the subject. The history and historiography of minstrelsy and mimesis are folded into powerful readings of texts, performances, and films that are both well-known and entirely unfamiliar. Throughout, 'theoretical' commentaries on culture and its transactional workings are skillfully interwoven with Lhamon's own observations and critical expositions. Raising Cain will obviously become a central reference point for future discussions of race and culture."" (Paul Gilroy Goldsmiths' College, University of London )Freely and elegantly moving between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and between high culture (Melville and Stowe in particular among earlier figures) and popular entertainment, this is an engaging and passionately personal study of blackface minstrelsy and its radical agenda and lasting importance in the continuing creation of United States culture. (Nineteenth-Century Literature )[W. T. Lhamon] examines the emotions that helped to generate blackface, a form of performance that in the 1830s erupted across the industrial world. In so doing he directly counters those historians who have lambasted minstrelsy as a purveyor of racial abuse. Blackface, as he sees it, was a liberating ritual, a proletarian cultural form through which marginal peoples made sense of themselves...The book is exhilarating in its command of the topic, in the stylishness of the writing, and in its ability to read in a wink or a whistle or a bent kneebone the traces of profound social and economic change. (Marybeth Hamilton Journal of Contemporary History )	W. T. Lhamon, Jr., is Emeritus Professor of English at Florida State University and Lecturer in American Studies at Smith College.",african-american & black;african-american studies;arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;criticism;earth sciences;ethnic & national;geography;history & criticism;humor & entertainment;music;performing arts;politics & social sciences;popular culture;regional;science & math;social sciences;specific demographics,19
0766804747,"The AutoCAD LT 97 Tutor for Engineering Graphics Alan J. Kalameja is the CAD Department Head at Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina.  He is an Autodesk Consultant and a speaker at Autodesk University.",architecture;books;cad;computer science;computer technology;computers & technology;drafting & presentation;engineering;graphic design;graphics & multimedia;industrial;industrial engineering;manufacturing & operational systems;mechanical;new;professional & technical;programming;used & rental textbooks;web development & design,19
0824087151,"Blacks in American Films and Television: An Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) A long overdue work, this one-man reference, highlighted by critical syntheses and the author's opinions, devotes sections to movies, television, and people profiles. Not that this is a quirky critical work; Bogle finds worth in nearly everyone's career and almost every movie or TV show, save some of the so-called ""blaxploitation"" product. Bogle provides basic production credits on movies and television shows and extensive detail in the profiles. Despite a few omissions ( Across 110th Street , Finian's Rainbow , Godfrey Cambridge), this is highly recommended. Thomas Wiener, formerly with ""American Film,"" Washington, D.C.Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.",african-american & black;art;biographies;biographies & memoirs;books;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;encyclopedias;ethnic & national;film & television;humanities;humor & entertainment;minority studies;movies;new;performing arts;politics & social sciences;reference;social sciences;specific demographics;television;used & rental textbooks,22
0072224630,"Security Planning and Disaster Recovery Secrets and strategies for protecting your network before trouble strikes Create and implement a successful security system and recovery plan with help from this insightful and practical resource. This detailed guide provides you with a complete roadmap for developing an effective end-to-end security program. Youll even discover numerous methods for proactively protecting your network before a security breach occurs--saving you time, effort, and money in the long run. Covering the earliest phases of plan development, team organization and training, to technology deployment and incident recovery strategies, this book combines in-depth conceptual explanations with hands-on checklists at the end of every chapter. Definitive, authoritative, and up to date, this book is an invaluable tool in the ongoing and often challenging task of maintaining network security.  Understand the laws and regulations affecting information security programsDeploy new projects and technologies in a cost-effective mannerDefine requirements and establish policies and procedures for your organizationRespond to incidents and disasters in a systematic fashion to minimize loss or damage to valuable dataLearn to identify, hire--and keep--security professionals and establish the reporting structure for the information security departmentIntroduce human controls, including staff awareness, to help improve securityDiscover how audits and penetration tests can help in assessing riskAssemble an incident response team and set priorities and goals for each member	Eric Maiwald (Gaithersburg, MD) is the Director of Security Services for Fortrex Technologies. Eric oversees all security consulting and product implementations for Fortrex clients. He has personally been involved in performing assessments, developing policies, and implementing security solutions for large financial institutions, services firms, and manufacturers. Eric is also the lead instructor for Fortrex Security Training including the ISS Certified Engineer (ICE) training class. He is certified as an Information Systems Security Professional by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium and is the author of Network Security: A Beginner's Guide (Osborne). William Sieglein (Gaithersburg, MD) is the Manager of Enterprise Security Management Services for Fortrex Technologies. William's INFOSEC experience is broad ranging and includes security assessments, security architecture development, security infrastructure planning, product evaluation and implementation, security program and policy development, security project management and security training & awareness development and delivery. Sieglein also was a consultant for 6 years with the technology consulting firm Booz Allen & Hamilton where he spent much of his tenure with the CIA where he lead a project to develop an agencywide, comprehensive system security certification and accreditation (C) program. After completion of the program development Sieglin then lead several successful large-scale system C efforts. Sieglein also redesigned and taught the nationally accredited week-long computer security training course at the National Cryptologic School (NCS), Department of Defense (DoD) Security Institute, and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Prior to joining Booz Allen, Sieglein served 11 years as a systems analyst with the National Security Agency (NSA). Sieglein is a member of the Computer Security Institute and a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars for organizations such as the Regional Computer Forensics Group, American Society for Industrial Security and National Association of Credit Managers. He has appeared on the ""Business Security Talk"" radio program in the Washington, D.C. area and has been published in the Internet Security Advisor magazine.",& telecommunications;books;business & management;certification;comptia;computer science;computers & technology;groupware;internet;mathematics;network administration;network security;networking;networks;new;privacy;protocols & apis;science & math;used & rental textbooks,19
0471406775,"E-Business and ERP: Rapid Implementation and Project Planning ""this is a useful book for any organisation thinking of implementing a new ERP system"" (Sunday Business, 26 August, 2001)""...useful guide...extensive exploration...give you lots of useful advice and assistance..."" (Supply Management, 18 October, 2001)""...does provide a comprehensive overview of how an ERP implementation should be planned and managed..."" (Information Age, December 2001)	While Enterprise Resource Planning has been a factor in manufacturing since the early 1990s, most other industries are just now stepping up to the ERP implementation challenge. An effective ERP backbone is often a prerequisite to achieving the benefits from the new e-business applications. Both types of applications need to be implemented in shorter time frames than were typical in the past.E-Business and ERP outlines a new approach-and provides an innovative toolset-to understand and achieve a rapid implementation of ERP and e-business applications. From presenting a compelling case for making rapid implementation the preferred method, to providing guidance on the factors that must be present before an organization is ready to initiate a successful rapid implementation project, this timely book builds a formidable case for the viability and necessity of a fully operational rapid implementation scenario, including:* Three different approaches for selecting effective, appropriate application packages* Tools-called accelerators-that are necessary to support a rapid implementation approach* Issues essential to supporting the IT aspects of these projectsIn addition, E-Business and ERP covers the trends and changes in business and particularly, the packaged software industry that will have a decided impact on implementations for years to come, along with factors that are necessary before an organization can launch a successful rapid-implementation project.E-Business and ERP explains how to select application systems and design the business processes needed in today's fast-moving e-business environment, and implement them in a third or less of the time that such projects have taken in the past. It is the first book to comprehensively explain the requirements of effective package-enabled process redesign, combine those requirements with the Internet-age necessities of rapid implementation, and provide proven strategies to accelerate package implementation-as well as methods for keeping the project focused on benefits and under control.	Strategies for Cost-Effective E-Business ERP Implementation-in the Shortened Time Horizons of the Internet AgeThe need for seamless Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and e-business implementation is nothing new. What is new is the shorter time frames that now dominate the organizational landscape. Projects that used to take years to complete must now be up and running in a matter of months or even weeks. Moreover, they must be done successfully-the first time.E-Business and ERP is the first book to detail the many aspects of organizing an ERP or e-business project for rapid implementation. This comprehensive guidebook-produced by an experienced manager of rapid application implementation projects-explains how to:* Rapidly implement systems that meet current requirements and are easily adaptable to encompass the next generation of technology* Better understand and manage the risks associated with such projects* Understand outsourcing alternatives and the use of application service alternativesThe potential returns from implementing new e-business ERP applications have skyrocketed. Let E-Business and ERP supply you with all the information you need to develop a core competency in rapid implementation of packaged business applications-and take the fullest profitable advantage of today's evolving e-business opportunities.	Murrell G. Shields is a Director in the Management Solutions & Services practice at Deloitte & Touche. He has over twenty years of experience in the planning, requirements definition, selection, and implementation of computer systems for manufacturing, retailing, insurance, and distribution companies.",accounting;accounting & finance;books;business;business & investing;business & management;computers & technology;e-commerce;engineering;entrepreneurship;industrial;industries & professions;internet & web culture;management & leadership;manager's guides to computing;manufacturing & operational systems;pmp exam;production & operations;professional & technical;project management;small business & entrepreneurship;software;strategy & competition,23
0071347186,"Clinician's Guide to the 12 Step Principles The author credibly presents an overview of the Twelve Steps and Traditions. There is a paucity of literature that uses an experiential approach to bridge the gap between a clinician's training and understanding of the spiritual aspects of the recovery program. Any clinician interested in addiction and recovery, or Twelve Step members, could benefit from this book. --------Weighted Numerical Score: 90 - 4 Stars! (Doody's 2001-07-01)	Treat alcohol and substance abuse with the proven Twelve Steps   CLINICIANS GUIDE TO THE TWELVE STEP PRINCIPLES Marvin D. Seppala, MD  *Provides a clear overview of the Twelve Steps for treating alcoholism and addiction  now the framework for most substance abuse programs  *Thoroughly examines each individual step *Explains the role of spirituality in the program *Utilizes an experiential approach to bridge the gap between clinical skills/training and the spiritual aspects of the program *Includes inspiring individual recovery stories *Offers an historical perspective of the program  Incorporate the same principles utilized by Alcoholics Anonymous and other major treatment programs into your practice  Hazelden Chronic Illness Series offers clear and relevant information and practical advice on the treatment of chronic illness and related aspects of healthcare. Drawing on over fifty years of clinical experience and research at the Hazelden Foundation, the series provides authoritative coverage of a wide-range of topics critical to healthcare providers, students, and patients. This publishing alliance between Hazelden and McGraw-Hill, the worlds premier publisher of references and career tools for the medical profession, provides the depth and breadth of coverage you would expect when two industry leaders join forces. The HAZELDEN CHRONIC ILLNESS LIBRARY Clinicians Guide to Spirituality * Clinicians Guide to Mental Illness  * Clinicians Guide to Pediatric Chronic Illness * Clinicians Guide to Holistic Medicine * Clinicians Guide to Substance Abuse	Marvin D. Seppala, MD is a psychiatrist and addiction medicine expert in private practice in Portland, OR. Dr. Seppala is the former Corporate Medical Director of the Hazelden Foundation and is currently a consultant to the Native American Chemical Dependency Program (NARA) in Portland.",addiction & recovery;administration & policy;alternative medicine;books;clinical;family & general practice;fitness & dieting;health;health care delivery;medicine;medicine & health sciences;neurology;new;psychology;psychopathology;social sciences;substance abuse;twelve-step programs;used & rental textbooks,19
0691059705,"Natural Rights and the New Republicanism ""This exemplary work of historical reconstruction dramatically transforms our understanding of the genealogy of early American political thought. No one who deals with the eighteenth-century Anglo-American political tradition will be able to avoid the unsettling challenge of Zuckert's original and painstakingly documented reinterpretation, for this is one of those rare scholarly achievements, at once capacious and meticulous, that forces all of us back to the drawing boards.""--Thomas L. Pangle, William and Mary Quarterly""This is a work of careful scholarship and vast erudition.... By illustrating how Lockean and republican ideas came to be blended, Zuckert forcefully recounts the origins of the American republic.""--Richard Vernier, The Journal of American History	""Zuckert has written a very fine book. It makes sense--and good sense--out of the political thought of Locke's predecessors and establishes both the distinctiveness of Whig thought and the radicalism of Locke's departure from it.""--Wilson Carey McWilliams, Rutgers University	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""Zuckert has written a very fine book. It makes sense--and good sense--out of the political thought of Locke's predecessors and establishes both the distinctiveness of Whig thought and the radicalism of Locke's departure from it.""--Wilson Carey McWilliams, Rutgers University	Michael P. Zuckert is Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College. He is the author of The National Rights Republic: Studies on the Foundations of the American Political Tradition.",17th century;americas;books;colonial period;elections & political process;history;history & theory;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;law;leadership;legal theory & systems;modern (16th-21st centuries);natural law;new;philosophy;political history;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks,23
0195313232,"Susan Glaspell: Her Life and Times ""[An] important scholarly biography.""--Library Journal""Ben-Zvi...animates her scholarly sources to create a fully rounded narrative, carefully reconstructing the life and times of a complex woman who often guarded her privacy.... If ever a thick, scholarly book could be recommended as a Provincetown summer read, a book you can even take to the beach, this one is it.""--Provincetown Banner""In this welcome addition to the burgeoning body of Glaspell scholarship, author Linda Ben-Zvi makes a persuasive case for Glaspell's significance to American cultural and social history as well as the timeliness of her works for contemporary readers and audiences. Susan Glaspell: Her Life and Times provides a thoroughly researched, richly detailed, and eminently readable analysis of Glaspell's professional rise from 'society girl' reporting in her native Iowa to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of international fame.... In addition to scrupulous literary detection and astute critical insight, readers will appreciate Ben-Zvi's lucid, engaging, jargon-free prose. Susan Glaspell: Her Life and Times is highly recommended for anyone interested in Glaspell, women's biography, American theatre and drama, or the fascinating era in which Glaspell lived and worked.""--Theatre Journal""Susan Glaspell: Her Life and Times both complements the burgeoning field of Glaspell studies and provides nuanced and fresh readings of Glaspell's oeuvre.... Ben-Zvi provides new and distinct perspectives on the individuals and events connected with the legendary company (Provincetown Players).... Ben-Zvi's deep engagement with Glaspell's texts, career, friendships, loves, and beliefs complements her portrait of a woman experiencing some of the most eventful periods of recent U.S. history.""--HotReview.org""Once ranked with Shaw and O'Neill, winner of the 1931 Pulitzer Prize, the prolific and pioneering American playwright and novelist Susan Glaspell has disappeared from standard literary history. Linda Ben-Zvi's fascinating critical biography of Glaspell restores an important American writer to twentieth-century cultural history. Move over, Millay!""--Elaine Showalter, Princeton University""If Susan Glaspell has said it for women, Linda Ben-Zvi has said it for Glaspell. What she has said, through a virtual travelogue of fastidious research, impelled by the persistence of unaccountable neglect, is a kind of poetic justice.""--Herbert Blau, University of Washington""A much welcome and most necessary biography. We don't know nearly enough about the pioneering writer Susan Glaspell; her story seems to have been passed over. Linda Ben Zvi's engaging and informative work restores this fine writer to her rightful place at the center of the American stage and makes us Glaspell's eager and avid audience.""--Suzan-Lori Parks, Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama	Linda Ben-Zvi is Professor of Theatre Studies at Tel Aviv University and Professor Emerita of English and Theatre at Colorado State University.",20th century;americas;arts & literature;arts & photography;authors;biographies & memoirs;books;criticism & theory;education & reference;history;history & criticism;language & grammar;linguistics;literature & fiction;movements & periods;performing arts;politics & social sciences;theater;united states;women writers;women's studies;words,22
0471117382,"The Complete Psychotherapy Treatment Planner (Series in Clinical Psychology and Personality) Organized by 34 major behavioral problems this comprehensive treatment planning guide contains over 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements describing behavioral symptoms, long term goals, short term objectives, and therapeutic interventions. Clinicians can combine these statements to develop individualized treatments for each patient. Ample space is provided so that readers may add their own definitions, goals, objectives, and interventions. Includes a simple treatment plan and a complete appendix of DSM-IV diagnostic codes.	ARTHUR E. JONGSMA, Jr., PhD, is the founder and Director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has more than twenty years experience with inpatient, outpatient, and residential mental health treatment. He has been a consultant for more than a decade to both adolescent residential and adult chemical dependence treatment agencies.L. MARK PETERSON, MSW, is the Clinical Supervisor of Substance Abuse Services for The Salvation Army of Grand Rapids. He has counseling experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and specializes in working with chemically dependent clients and their families.",books;compulsive behavior;fitness & dieting;general;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;psychiatry;psychoanalysis;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;psychotherapy;social sciences;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,20
0882959638,"Southern Women: Black and White in the Old South (American History Series (Arlington Heights, Ill.).) Sally G McMillen",19th century;african-american & black;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;ethnic & national;gender studies;history;humanities;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;specific groups;united states;used & rental textbooks;women;women's studies,19
0198295413,"Managing Intellectual Capital: Organizational, Strategic, and Policy Dimensions (Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies) `This book is very useful both for practitioners, students and certainly all people interested in understanding how the world is changing.  David Teece is master in synthesising his academic work and his experience both as a consultant and as a major actor in antitrust policy debates. Definitely a book which will be worth consulting regularly.' Technovation`In this book Teece seeks to bring together his ideas on innovation and knowledge management for the benefit of both scholars and practitioners.' Academy of Management Review, Julia Porter - Vol 26, No. 4, 2001	David J. Teece is Professor of Business Administration and Director of the Institute of Management, Innovation, and Organization at the University of California at Berkeley.  Previous positions have included Director, Center for Research in Management (CRM), University of California at Berkeley, and Visiting Fellow at St Catherine's College, Oxford. In 1998 he presented the Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies at Oxford and in 1999 was awarded the Andersen Consulting Award.",books;business & finance;business & investing;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;economics;entrepreneurship;industrial;industries & professions;information management;information systems;management;management & leadership;manager's guides to computing;new;small business & entrepreneurship;software engineering;used & rental textbooks,19
0072849037,"America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-2002, Updated: Updated Walter Lafeber was born and raised in Indiana, attended Hanover College, and then received his Master of Arts degree from Stanford University and his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His books include The American Age: U.S. Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad Since 1750 (2nd ed., 1994); Inevitable Revolutions: The United States in Central America (2nd ed., 1993); The Panama Canal: The Crisis in Historical Perspective (2nd ed., 1989); and The New Empire: An Interpretation of American Expansion, 1865-1898 (1963). He also wrote The American Search for Opportunity, Volume II of the Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations (1994). Since 1968, Professor Lafeber has been the Marie Underhill Noll Professor of American History at Cornell University, and in 1994, he was named a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Teaching Fellow.",20th century;americas;books;europe;european;history;humanities;international & world politics;international relations;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;russia;russian & former soviet union;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks;world,20
0520212851,"A Finger in the Wound: Body Politics in Quincentennial Guatemala ""Nelson brings the insights of postmodern theory to a highly charged situation and offers compelling interpretations of the state's intense ambivalence toward Mayan culture and Mayans. The writing is lively and accessible, the issues current, and the theoretical contributions very important in this study of the heterogeneity and flux of urban national culture.""Kay B. Warren, author of Indigenous Movements and Their Critics	""Nelson brings the insights of postmodern theory to a highly  charged  situation and offers compelling interpretations of the state's intense  ambivalence toward Mayan culture and Mayans. The writing is lively and  accessible, the issues current, and the theoretical contributions very  important  in this study of the heterogeneity and flux of urban national culture.""  (Kay B.  Warren, author of Indigenous Movements and Their Critics)	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Diane M. Nelson is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Lewis and Clark College.",americas;ancient;anthropology;books;central america;comparative politics;cultural;government;guatemala;history;law;legal theory & systems;mayan;new;non-us legal systems;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks,21
0791454223,"The Challenges of Ivan Illich: A Collective Reflection This unique collection examines the man Utne Reader has called the greatest social critic of the twentieth century. The essays-all but one written by people who knew Illich personally-discuss how his life and thought have affected conceptualization, study, and practice of psychotherapy, notions about education, ideas concerning the historical developments of texts, perceptions of technology, as well as other topics. All of Illich's books are discussed and his ideas on education, theology, technology, anarchism, and society are examined in relationship to those of Ren Girard, Karl Polanyi, Emmanuel Levinas, and Jacques Ellul. Illich's previously unpublished paper offering a new view of conspiracy in European history is included. 	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Lee Hoinacki teaches in the STS Program at Penn State University Park and is the author of El Camino: Walking to Santiago de Compostela and Stumbling Toward Justice: Stories of Place. Carl Mitcham is Professor of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines and has published many books, including Thinking through Technology: The Path between Engineering and Philosophy; Philosophy and Technology: Readings in the Philosophical Problems of Technology (coedited with Robert Mackey); and Visions of STS: Counterpoints in Science, Technology, and Society Studies, (coedited with Stephen H. Cutcliffe), also published by SUNY Press.   	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;christian books & bibles;christianity;education;education & reference;education theory;educational philosophy;history & philosophy;humanities;new;philosophy & social aspects;politics & social sciences;religious studies;schools & teaching;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;sociology;theology;used & rental textbooks,20
1843101513,"How to Find Work That Works for People with Asperger Syndrome: The Ultimate Guide for Getting People With Asperger Syndrome into the Workplace (and Keeping Them There!) 'Having counselled a few clients who had been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome I was hoping that this book would help me in any future interactions with jobseekers and I am confident that it will. The book is incredibly methodical and detailed in its content, with each section full of explanations, strategies, examples and checklists, The strategies are proven by Gail's fifteen years as a professional in this field and her examples are from real case studies, which bring the chapters to life. The carefully laid out chapters cover the importance of work-readiness in the candidate and fears of a potential employer, right through career choice, job seeking strategies, discloser, starting work to the all important final chapter on keeping the job.' - Phoenix Newsletter'How to Find Work that Works for People with Asperger Syndrome is a comprehensive and practical book packed with information about, and suggestions for, strategies to enable people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) to be successful in the world of work. The book takes a very welcome positive and upbeat approach and you can feel it willing people with AS to succeed. I certainly recommend How to Find Work that Works for People with Asperger Syndrome to those in the helping professions who are likely to work with individuals of varying ability with AS, as well as employers who have staff with AS and those with AS who are seeking employment and their families. For professionals, I feel that the book is worth its money for Chapter 4 alone. This gives a clear descriptions of some of the characteristics of AS and a sensitive discussion of the issues that need to be thought about when considering employment.' - Newscheck	Gail Hawkins is an experienced vocational consultant based in Toronto. Formerly Director of the Kerry's Place Autism Services, in 1995 she founded Mission Possible, the first agency in North America to find avenues to employment specifically for people with Asperger Syndrome.",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;aging;allied health professions;allied health services;alternative medicine;autism & asperger's syndrome;books;business & investing;children's health;developmental psychology;disabilities;fitness & dieting;general;healing;health;health care delivery;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;parenting & relationships;popular economics;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;social sciences;special needs;used & rental textbooks,28
0321194438,"Open Source Security Tools: Practical Guide to Security Applications, A Few frontline system administrators can afford to spend all day worrying about security. But in this age of widespread virus infections, worms, and digital attacks, no one can afford to neglect network defenses.Written with the harried IT manager in mind, Open Source Security Tools is a practical, hands-on introduction to open source security tools. Seasoned security expert Tony Howlett has reviewed the overwhelming assortment of these free and low-cost solutions to provide you with the best of breed for all major areas of information security. Inside, youll find everything from how to harden Linux and Windows systems to how to investigate breaches with Sleuth Kit, Autopsy Forensic Browser, and Forensic Tool Kit. For each security task described, the author reviews the best open source tools and how to use them and also provides a case study and sample implementation. Covered tasks include:Installing an open source firewall using Ipchains, Iptables, Turtle firewall, or SmoothwallScanning ports and testing for vulnerabilities using Nmap, Nlog, Nmap for Windows, Nessus,and NessusWXUsing sniffers and network-intrusion systems, including Tcpdump, Ethereal, Windump, Snort, and Snort for WindowsTracking and analyzing collected data with Swatch, ACID, and NCCEncrypting communications with PGP, GnuPG, SSH, and Free S/WANThis handy reference also tackles the emerging field of wireless security and covers tools such as Kismet Wireless, Airsnort, and Netstumber.	Tony Howlett is the president of Network Security Services, a computer-security application service provider built entirely on open source software. A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GNSA), he has fourteen years of experience, including running a major regional ISP/CLEC and building a nationwide ATM/DSL network. Mr. Howlett is a frequent speaker on computer security and technology topics and has written for SysAdmin, Computer Currents, Windows Web Solutions, Security Administrator, and other magazines.	Open source software is such an integral part of the Internet that is it safe to say that the Internet wouldnt exist as we know it today without it. The Internet never would have grown as fast and as dynamically as it did without open source programs such as BIND, which controls the domain name system; Sendmail, which powers most e-mail servers; INN, which runs many news servers; Major Domo, which runs many of the thousands of mailing lists on the Internet; and of course the popular Apache Web server. One thing for sure is that the Internet is a lot cheaper due to open source software. For that, you can thank the Free Software Foundation, BSD UNIX, Linux and Linus Torvalds, and the thousands of nameless programmers who put their hard work and sweat into the programs that run todays Internet.    While open source programs cover just about every aspect of computer softwarefrom complete operating systems and games to word processors and databasesthis book primarily deals with tools used in computer security. In the security field, there are programs that address every possible angle of IT security. There are open source firewalls, intrusion detection systems, vulnerability scanners, forensic tools, and cutting-edge programs for areas such as wireless communications. There are usually multiple choices in each category of mature, stable programs that compare favorably with commercial products. I have tried to choose the best of breed in each major area of information security (in my opinion, of course!). I present them in a detailed manner, showing you not just how to install and run them but also how to use them in your everyday work to have a more secure network. Using the open source software described in this book, you can secure your enterprise from both internal and external security threats with a minimal cost and maximum benefit for both the company and you personally.    I believe combining the concepts of information security with open source software offers one of the most powerful tools for securing your companys infrastructure, and by extension the entire Internet. It is common knowledge that large-scale virus infections and worms are able to spread because many systems are improperly secured. I believe that by educating the rank-and-file system managers and giving them the tools to get the job done, we can make the Internet more secure, one network at a time.   Audience  The audience for this book is intended to be the average network or system administrator whose job duties are not specifically security and who has at least several years of experience. This is not to say that security gurus wont get anything out of this book; there might be areas or tools discussed that are new to you. And likewise, someone just getting into IT will learn quite a bit by installing and using these tools. The concepts discussed and techniques used assume a minimal level of computer and network proficiency.    There is also a broad group of readers that is often overlooked by the many open source books. These are the Windows system administrators. The info-security elite often has a certain disdain for Windows-only administrators, and little has been written on quality open source software for Windows. However, the fact remains that Windows servers make up the lions share of the Internet infrastructure, and ignoring this is doing a disservice to them and the security community at large. While overall the book is still tilted towards Linux/UNIX because most open source programs are still Linux/UNIX-only, I have tried to put Windows-based security tools in every chapter. Ive also included helpful hints and full explanations for those who have never run a UNIX machine.   Contents  This book covers most of the major areas of information security and the open source tools you can use to help secure them. The chapters are designed around the major disciplines of information security and key concepts are covered in each chapter.    This book also contains some quick tutorials on basic network terminology and concepts. I have found that while many technicians are well-schooled in their particular platforms or applications, they often lack an understanding of the network protocols and how they work together to get your information from point A to point B. Understanding these concepts are vital to securing your network and implementing these tools properly. So while this book may seem slanted towards the network side of security, most of the threats are coming from there these days, so this is the best place to start.    Coverage of each security tool is prefaced by a summary of the tool, contact information, and various resources for support and more information. While I give a fairly detailed look at the tools covered, whole books can and have been written on many of the programs discussed. These resources give you options for further research.    Helpful and sometimes humorous tips and tricks and tangents are used to accent or emphasize an area of particular importance. These are introduced by Flamey the Tech, our helpful yet sometimes acerbic mascot who is there to help and inform the newbies as well as keeping the more technical readers interested in sections where we actually make some minor modifications to the program code. He resembles the denizens you may encounter in the open source world. In exploring the open source world, you will meet many diverse, brilliant, and sometimes bizarre personalities (you have to be a least a little bent to spend as much unpaid time on these programs as some of us do). Knowing the proper etiquette and protocol will get you a lot farther and with fewer flames. On a more serious note, many of the tools in this book can be destructive or malicious if used in the wrong ways. You can unintentionally break the law if you use these tools in an uninformed or careless manner (for example, accidentally scanning IP addresses that arent yours with safe mode off). Flamey will always pipe up to warn you when this is a possibility.   Open Source Security Tool Index  Immediately following this Preface is a listing of all the tools and the pages where they are covered. This way you can skip all the background and go straight to installing the tools if you want.   Chapter 1: Information Security and Open Source Software  This chapter offers an introduction to the world of information security and open source software. The current state of computer security is discussed along with a brief history of the open source movement.   Chapter 2: Operating System Tools  This chapter covers the importance of setting up your security tool system as securely as possible. A tool for hardening Linux systems is discussed as well as considerations for hardening Windows systems. Several operating system-level tools are reviewed too. These basic tools are like a security administrators screwdriver and will be used again and again throughout the course of this book and your job.   Chapter 3: Firewalls  The basics of TCP/IP communications and how firewalls work are covered here before jumping into installing and setting up your own open source firewall.   Chapter 4: Port Scanners  This chapter delves deeper into the TCP/IP stack, especially the application layer and ports. It describes the installation and uses for a port scanner, which builds up to the next chapter.   Chapter 5: Vulnerability Scanners  This chapter details a tool that uses some of the earlier technology such as port scanning, but takes it a step further and actually tests the security of the open ports found. This security Swiss army knife will scan your whole network and give you a detailed report on any security holes that it finds.   Chapter 6: Network Sniffers  This chapter primarily deals with the lower levels of the OSI model and how to capture raw data off the wire. Many of the later tools use this basic technology, and it shows how sniffers can be used to diagnose all kinds of network issues in addition to tracking down security problems.   Chapter 7: Intrusion Detection Systems  A tool that uses the sniffer technology introduced in the previous chapter is used here to build a network intrusion detection system. Installation, maintenance, and optimal use are also discussed.   Chapter 8: Analysis and Management Tools  This chapter examines how to keep track of security data and log it efficiently for later review. It also looks at tools that help you analyze the security data and put it in a more usable format.   Chapter 9: Encryption Tools  Sending sensitive data over the Internet is a big concern these days, yet it is becoming more and more of a requirement. These tools will help you encrypt your communications and files with strong encryption as well as create IPsec VPNs.   Chapter 10: Wireless Tools  Wireless networks are becoming quite popular and the tools in this chapter will help you make sure that any wireless networks your company uses are secure and that there arent wireless LANs you dont know about.   Chapter 11: Forensic Tools  The tools discussed in this chapter will help you investigate past break-ins and how to properly collect digital evidence.   Chapter 12: More On Open Source Software  Finally, this chapter will give you resources for finding out more about open source software. Various key Web sites, mailing lists, and other Internet-based resources are identified. Also, I give a number of ways to become more involved in the open source movement if you so desire.   Appendix A: Common Open Source Licenses  Contains the two main open source licenses, the GPL and BSD software licenses.",& telecommunications;books;certification;comptia;computer science;computers & technology;encryption;groupware;home computing & how-to;internet;microsoft;network security;networking;new;operating systems;security & encryption;unix;used & rental textbooks;windows os,19
0807826626,"Too Much to Ask: Black Women in the Era of Integration In this engaging and important book, Higginbotham provides historical context and vivid personal testimonies to the legacy of Black women's struggles for education and respect in the United States. (Bonnie Thornton Dill, University of Maryland at College Park )Too Much to Ask makes a tremendous contribution to the field of black women's history. Higginbotham's careful analysis avoids over-generalization about black women, and her attention to the meanings of social and economic class is particularly valuable. (Nell Irvin Painter, Princeton University)	Higginbotham explores the experiences of the first generation of black women to integrate northern U.S. colleges and universities, examining how social class, family upbringing, and expectations--their own and others'--prepared them to achieve in an often hostile academic setting. She highlights the actions black women took to secure their own futures as well as the challenges they faced in achieving their goals.	      --This text refers to the 							Unknown Binding	 edition.	Elizabeth Higginbotham is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. She is coeditor of Women and Work: Exploring Race, Ethnicity, and Class.",african americans;african-american studies;americas;books;college & university;discrimination & racism;education;education & reference;gay & lesbian;gender studies;history;new;politics & social sciences;race relations;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;united states;used & rental textbooks;women's studies,20
0198547668,"Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy ""This book should be considered seriously for any course dealing with biomolecular NMR spectroscopy.""--Microchemical Journal""An instructor of an NMR course in a Biochemistry department would surely be pleased with the array of biochemical NMR examples presented .... In addition, a biologically oriented student would find Evans useful as a resource to determine if NMR could be used to provide data for a particular biochemical problem."" -- Nature Structural Biology""Overall, Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy is a very useful book .... students received the text very well and were favorably impressed with the coverage."" -- Biophysical Journal""A worthwhile introduction to the field.""--Journal of Magnetic Resonance""A lucid teaching text...A very worthwhile purchase for anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding of the powers and limitations of NMR spectroscopy as a tool for the study of biologic processes...Written in a good-natured conversational style...The section on theory contains particularly clear and succinct explanations of key ideas...A valuable feature of this book is the attention given to practical considerations...The paper and printing are of good quality. Many of the excellent graphs, illustrations, and NMR spectra are reproduced from key reference cited in the book...An excellent teaching text for students...a valuable reference...""--Radiology	Jeremy N. S. Evans is at Washington State University, Pullman.",biochemistry;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;biophysics;books;chemistry;clinical;education & reference;humanities;internal medicine;language & grammar;linguistics;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;molecular biology;new;physics;radiology;radiology & nuclear medicine;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks;words,25
1587050161,"Cisco Secure Internet Security Solutions (Cisco Press Core Series) If this book were a person, it would be a career bureaucrat. It provides the data you need efficiently enough, but it doesn't go into any details you won't find on spec sheets, is fairly dry reading, and doesn't really seem to know what it wants to be. Cisco Secure Internet Security Solutions is straight from Cisco's course sheets, and it starts off fairly strong. It goes over the basic Internet attacks and explains DoS, SYN floods, SNMP problems, and other typical hacker attacks in clear language that's aimed at the mid-level Cisco professional. It doesn't go into reams of novice-level detail, but rather gives concise summaries. It then covers some of the solutions Cisco has created for the standard array of l33t probes and system invasions. And, in a very nice feature, it actually provides a set of simple global commands that it suggests should be configured on all Cisco products (like denying access from reserved IP addresses), and then explains what each step does and why you should do it, line by line. The next few chapters go into some detail about the Cisco secure product family, discussing PIX Firewalls and Cisco Secure Policy Manager and what you'd use them for. So far, so good.  Later, a couple of long tutorials on configuring the Cisco Secure Scanner and the Secure Policy Manager are filled with helpful screen shots and a fair amount of explanation. But the software is complex, and the book offers no demo or sample software to experiment with. If you aren't able to get your hands on a copy, you might as well resign yourself to reading this section numerous times until you get it. And even then, it still concentrates mostly on how to use the software as opposed to how it works or where it can be used properly, which may or may not be what you're looking for. Fortunately, the book ends well, giving examples of common Internet security threats and suggested solutions. The writing is dry and filled with numerous charts, but that's pretty typical for Cisco Press books, which aren't known for their dazzling style. If you've read other Cisco books and enjoyed them, or if you don't require a lot of handholding or silly in-jokes, the book will serve you adequately.  The book has two major flaws, however: The first is that in the end it's still mostly regurgitated Cisco documentation, and it doesn't seem to offer a whole lot of real-world experience for the reader to use. In the case of subject matter that's as constantly changing and critical as security, it would have been nice to have a couple of real-world examples of substandard systems to troubleshoot and perhaps show the reader what a hacker would look for when breaking into a network. Admittedly, the book is on Cisco Internet security solutions, not how to keep kids out of your system, but a certain level of teaching would have been nice--and would have shown how Cisco is poised help you in a much better light. The second is that in the end, this book is little more than an overview of what Cisco can do for you, sans an overview of the competition or the areas that may have no competition. It doesn't really compare products that may do some of the same things, doesn't contrast Cisco's firewalls with other firewall products to give the reader an idea of the features, and in short provides only Cisco solutions to security without showing how other solutions may fail. For a book that really tries to help you understand security issues, discussing only the Cisco view leads to a strange mix of tutorial and blatant shilling, which goes into real depth in some parts and then stalls in others. It gets the job done if you want to know about Cisco security products and approaches, and it does it well. It even is a not-bad introduction to security issues. But ultimately, it's neither fish nor fowl. --William Steinmetz	At present, no available publication deals with Internet security from a Cisco perspective utilizing the Cisco Secure product family. Cisco Secure Internet Security Solutions covers the basics of Internet security and then concentrates on each member of the Cisco Secure product family, providing a rich explanation with examples of the preferred configurations required for securing Internet connections.Aimed at networking professionals responsible for securing the corporate connection to the Internet, this book starts by explaining the threats posed by the Internet and progresses to a complete working explanation of the Cisco Secure product family. The individual components of the Cisco Secure product family are discussed in detail with advice given on how to configure each individual component to meet system requirements. Cisco Secure PIX Firewall is covered in depth from an architectural point of view to provide a reference of the PIX commands and their use in the real world.	Andrew Mason is the CEO of Mason Technologies Limited, a Cisco Premier Partner in the U.K. whose main business is delivered through Cisco consultancy focusing on Internet security. Andrew has hands-on experience of the Cisco Secure product family with numerous clients ranging from ISPs to large financial organizations. Currently, Andrew is leading a project to design and implement the most secure ISP network in Europe. Andrew holds the Cisco CCNP and CCDP certifications.  Mark Newcomb is currently a consulting engineer at Aurora Consulting Group in Spokane, Washington. Mark holds CCNP and CCDP certifications. He has 4 years' experience working with network security issues and a total of more than 20 years' experience within the networking industry. Mark is a frequent contributor and reviewer for books by Cisco Press, New Riders, Macmillan Technical Publishing, McGraw-Hill, and Coriolis.",& telecommunications;books;bridges & routers;business & management;certification;comptia;computers & technology;encryption;groupware;hardware;internet;internet & web culture;network security;networking;networks;privacy;protocols & apis;security & encryption;software,19
0195117778,"Linear System Theory and Design (Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) ""The downsizing of theory in this third edition of the text makes the book a standard linear system text for a senior or first graduate course in the subject....The standard text in linear systems.""--Salah Yousif, California State University, Sacramento""Excellent text!""--P. Givi, State University of New York at Buffalo""An excellent textbook for a first year graduate course on linear control.""--Wei Lin, Case Western Reserve University	Chi-Tsong Chen is at State University of New York, Stony Brook.",artificial intelligence;books;computer science;computer technology;computers & technology;education & reference;electrical & electronic engineering;electrical & electronics;engineering;mathematics;new;physics;professional & technical;robotics;science & math;science & mathematics;software;system theory;systems analysis & design;used & rental textbooks,20
0735202265,"Almanac African American Heritage: Chronicle Gr 9 Up-This book attempts to catalog a multitude of facts and information about African-American history, culture, and contributions to U.S. society. While it presents 400 years of important events and people within clear chapters and subheadings, its usefulness is not always apparent. Hundreds of books have been written on topics that have been converted into a series of lists and time lines and one-sentence descriptions here. Categories such as legislation and slavery, abolitionists, firsts in education, women in religion, popular singers, civil rights organizations, and military history are covered in these formats, which do not lend themselves to browsing or easy access. Scattered ""Spotlights"" in the text focus on famous figures such as Mae Jemison or Colin Powell but are not accompanied by photos, and the brief outlines of accomplishments are not inspiring. Molefi K. Asante and Mark T. Mattson's The African-American Atlas: Black History and Culture-An Illustrated Reference (Macmillan, 1998), James and Lois Horton's A History of the African American People (Wayne State, 1997), and the ""African Americans: Voices of Triumph"" series (Time-Life, 1999) are better books and include full-color illustrations.Janet Woodward, Garfield High School, Seattle, WACopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	Social Sciences/African American Studies""...An excellent, comprehensive source for obtaining information in a very efficient manner about significant individuals and events in the African American community, historically. It will certainly be a valuable addition to reference tools, both in the home and in the academic setting."" ?BENJAMIN S. CARSON, Sr., M.D., Professor of Neurosurgery, Oncology, Pediatrics, and Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions""...A quick, readable and informative reference on African American history and culture in the United States. People in the multicultural and diversity field will find it especially useful in understanding and communicating this information to their students and clients."" ?ELIZABETH PATHY SALETT, President, National MultiCultural Institute""...Thank God! We finally have a resource book that provides invaluable information and facts on the history of African Americans in the United States. It is a 'must have' for every educator, government and business professional."" ?DR. JOHN B. TURNER, Senior Vice President, Education, Training and Diversity, Tennessee Valley Authority""...Who would have thought that reading a book of lists could be so interesting, exciting, intriguing and educational! This fascinating work will definitely hold your attention. I could not put it down!"" ?DR. CAROLYN HINES, President, C.W. Hines and Associates, Inc.""...A succinct documentation? about a people who have been grossly misrepresented, misunderstood. It belongs in every household, school, library, office and teacher?s briefcase."" ?DR. DELORIS M. SAUNDERS, Associate Professor of Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County""...This book ought to be required reading in every institution of learning in the civilized world."" ?EDWARD L. WALLACE, Jr., Author of Track & Field Coach?s Survival Guide	Johnnie H. Miles, Ed.D. Juanita J. Davis, Ed.D. Sharon F. Ferguson-Roberts, Ed.D. and Rita G. Giles, Ed.D. have all taught at the college level and worked as professional counselors, mediators, trainers, and career consultants. Proud of their African-American heritage, the co-authors are committed to increasing knowledge and understanding about diverse populations in education, industry, and government. Each lives in the state of Virginia.",abolition;african-american studies;almanacs;almanacs & yearbooks;americas;books;civil war;education;education & reference;historical study & educational resources;history;humanities;instruction methods;new;pedagogy;politics & social sciences;reference;schools & teaching;social sciences;specific demographics;united states;used & rental textbooks,22
1565491637,"Confronting Globalization: Economic Integration and Popular Resistance in Mexico ""A combination of excellent editing and a shared intellectual framework lend this volume a remarkable coherence in analysis and tone.  This is an important read for anyone interested in grassroots responses to globalization and will be especially useful to scholars, students, and others interested in social justice struggles in contemporary Mexico.""""Makes a unique contribution to enlightened thinking about globalization. These closely observed experiences in Mexico will be useful to people all over the world who are determined to create societies that put human needs before corporate profits.""""Finally a book that resists globalization but also gives alternatives. . .in light of the recent FTAA protests, this book is ideal for anyone interested in learning about globalization from the very people it affects.""""Offers a grounding in how trade policies affect vulnerable communities and the environment.""""Should be required reading for the university-level scholar, the politicians who create trade policy, and social activists who seek to ameliorate the harm caused by globalization.""	Hilda SalazarTimothy A. Wise",administration & medicine economics;aids & hiv;books;business & investing;diseases;economics;globalization;internal medicine;international;medical books;medicine;pathology;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;preventive medicine;public affairs & policy;public health;social services & welfare;specific topics,20
0871318024,"Hawk Woman Dancing with the Moon: Sacred Medicine for Today's Woman In the best of worlds, the tarted-up presentation Lake is given here (there are two additional subtitles) would be unnecessary to draw attention to her sincere, open-hearted account of initiation into the ways of Indian medicine. Of Yurok and Karuk (Northern Californian) heritage, Lake is everything she claims to be: a hereditary shaman trained in the arduous traditional way. She is also a modern Indian, living with the sociological problems of reservation life, which include the selling-off and selling-out of Native spiritual ways to a public more eager to wear dream-catcher earrings than to fast, abstain, and endure physical hardship. Here, she weaves autobiography, spiritual counsel, and political commentary effectively and engagingly, and her earthy voice makes even the most extraordinary events solidly believable. She has seen powerful spirits and healed desperate people, and she provides not only a stirring narrative of these circumstances but also a complete spiritual context in which to understand them.  Patricia Monaghan	Tela Star Hawk Lake	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",biographies & memoirs;books;earth-based religions;folklore;leaders & notable people;literature & fiction;mental & spiritual healing;mythology & folk tales;native american;native american studies;new age;politics & social sciences;regional u.s.;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;social sciences;specific demographics;specific groups;theology;west;women;women's studies,23
0781722292,"Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology Single Volume (Book with CD-ROM) European Urology Today, Volume 17, Issue 1 -- ""I was particularly taken by the chapters describing radiotherapy techniques, such as intensity modulated radiation therapy, and innovative surgical techniques.  This textbook should be present in all medical oncological departments."" European Urology Today  Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Volume 6, Issue 294 --  ""Since its initial publication in 1982, Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, edited by DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg, has been a staple reference text in the medical oncologist's library. With each edition, the numbers of topics and contributors have increased, and this, the seventh edition, is the most inclusive. The practice of oncology has changed dramatically over the last 3 decades. We have progressed from the discovery that Hodgkin disease can be cured with chemotherapy to the knowledge that a variety of cancers can be cured or have improved survival. We have seen new chemotherapeutic agents developed in just the last several years become standard therapy. Most exciting, though, is the new era of targeted therapies: antiangiogenesis agents, enzyme inhibitors, and monoclonal antibodies, among others. Certainly, while there are other worthy texts, for many oncologists, Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology has been a primary reference since our training. The seventh edition continues to be a reliable and thorough source defining contemporary cancer care.""-Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",basic sciences;biochemistry;biological sciences;books;clinical;dermatology;education & training;endocrinology;endocrinology & metabolism;gastroenterology;general;general surgery;hematology;immunology;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;nursing;oncology;pathology;radiology;radiology & nuclear medicine;reference;science & math;surgery;used & rental textbooks,28
0471754781,"PC Magazine Windows XP Security Solutions Think you're safe?Guess what?Studies have estimated that up to 90 percent of computers are infected by some security threat or another. There's a good chance yours is among them, but any computer can be easily secured to a high level-if you know what you're doing.They're out there. Trust PC Magazine to help you keep them out of your systemOh, for the days when a nasty computer virus was the worst thing you had to fear! Now there's spyware that tracks what Web sites you visit, phishing scams that lure you to fake sites in order to steal your credit card and bank account numbers, Trojan horses that can hijack your computer by remote control, and more. They're all lurking out there, but you don't need an advanced degree or tons of expensive software to fight back. All you really need is this book.Discover how you can Eliminate viruses, spyware, browser hijacks and other pests once and for allBuild an effective security strategy based on correct user account settings and strong passwordsExplore alternative, less-vulnerable browsers like Mozilla and FirefoxProtect your kids as well as your computer with parental controlsMaximize the built-in security features of Windows XPKeep your PC protected from hackers and bot attacks with the right firewallSecure your e-mail so it can't be interceptedImplement file security and encrypt sensitive filesBe sure no one's getting a free ride by locking down your home network	Dan DiNicolo is a consultant, trainer, and the author of several books and articles about computer security and networking. He holds a veritable alphabet soup of certifications, and volunteers his time with Geekcorps, assisting with technical development in such countries as Ghana and Mongolia.",& telecommunications;books;business & management;certification;comptia;computer science;computers & technology;encryption;groupware;home computing & how-to;internet;microsoft;network security;networking;new;operating systems;privacy;security & encryption;used & rental textbooks;windows os,20
0849308356,"Web-to-Host Connectivity CRC Press, LLC ""Best Practices In"" series CRC Press, LLC presents the ""Best Practices In"" series.  Auerbach publishing, a world-renowned leader in Information Technology and Information Systems, announces a bold new publishing program to serve the ever increasing needs of the IT professional.  This series is designed to provide cutting-edge techniques and practices of leading IT organizations; these are ""must have"" reference works for any IT organization.",books;computer science;computers & technology;database storage & design;databases;engineering;intranets & extranets;networking;networks;new;professional & technical;programming;protocols & apis;software design;software design & engineering;software development;telecommunications;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;web development & design;web services,21
0520224655,"Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture) In the U.S., we're bombarded with nutritional advice--the work, we assume, of reliable authorities with our best interests at heart. Far from it, says Marion Nestle, whose Food Politics absorbingly details how the food industry--through lobbying, advertising, and the co-opting of experts--influences our dietary choices to our detriment. Central to her argument is the American ""paradox of plenty,"" the recognition that our food abundance (we've enough calories to meet every citizen's needs twice over) leads profit-fixated food producers to do everything possible to broaden their market portion, thus swaying us to eat more when we should do the opposite. The result is compromised health: epidemic obesity to start, and increased vulnerability to heart and lung disease, cancer, and stroke--reversible if the constantly suppressed ""eat less, move more"" message that most nutritionists shout could be heard.  Nestle, nutrition chair at New York University and editor of the 1988 Surgeon General Report, has served her time in the dietary trenches and is ideally suited to revealing how government nutritional advice is watered down when a message might threaten industry sales. (Her report on byzantine nutritional food-pyramid rewordings to avoid ""eat less"" recommendations is both predictable and astonishing.) She has other ""war stories,"" too, that involve marketing to children in school (in the form of soft-drink ""pouring rights"" agreements, hallway advertising, and fast-food coupon giveaways), and diet-supplement dramas in which manufacturers and the government enter regulation frays, with the industry championing ""free choice"" even as that position counters consumer protection. Is there hope? ""If we want to encourage people to eat better diets,"" says Nestle, ""we need to target societal means to counter food industry lobbying and marketing practices as well as the education of individuals."" It's a telling conclusion in an engrossing and masterfully panoramic expos. --Arthur Boehm	Nestle (chair, nutrition and food studies, NYU) offers an expos of the tactics used by the food industry to protect its economic interests and influence public opinion. She shows how the industry promotes sales by resorting to lobbying, lawsuits, financial contributions, public relations, advertising, alliances, and philanthropy to influence Congress, federal agencies, and nutrition and health professionals. She also describes the food industry's opposition to government regulation, its efforts to discredit nutritional recommendations while pushing soft drinks to children via alliances with schools, and its intimidation of critics who question its products or its claims. Nestle berates the food companies for going to great lengths to protect what she calls ""techno-foods"" by confusing the public regarding distinctions among foods, supplements, and drugs, thus making it difficult for federal regulators to guard the public. She urges readers to inform themselves, choose foods wisely, demand ethical behavior and scientific honesty, and promote better cooperation among industry and government. This provocative work will cause quite a stir in food industry circles. Highly recommended. Irwin Weintraub, Brooklyn Coll., NYCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	As stated in the introduction, Food Politics is about how the food industry influences what we eat and therefore influences our health. It discusses the history of dietary advice and guidance in the 20th century; governmental and regulatory practices; the effect of marketing on nutritional recommendations, food access, and choice; and the promotion of dietary supplements. The book is hard-hitting, revealing, and bound to provoke controversy. I encourage my colleagues in nutrition, food, and health to read this book, not because I agree with all of Nestle's views, but because I believe she has captured issues that deserve debate and is forcing us to consider how others might view them. She challenges us to consider the political environment in which the science of food and nutrition exists. A strength of the book is its style: Nestle tells us a series of engaging and surprising stories and gives us a lively presentation of the politics, as she perceives them, of advice on diet and health during the past century. Nestle clearly states her biases in the preface and in the introduction to each section of the book. Readers should not skip these statements, because they help separate the facts from the author's perceptions and allow readers to judge whether the facts are in accord with her interpretations. Another strength of the book is the rich set of resources Nestle has brought to the task. She examined a vast array of government documents to find key items, but her sources go well beyond these official records. They are augmented by her personal experience in influencing nutrition policy, which is revealed as the story unfolds. The text is rich with quotations and with illustrations used in the promotion of food or dietary recommendations. She does not provide a separate reference list but, rather, cites her sources in footnotes. Because the quotations are not fully placed in context or characterized with names in the text, it is difficult to evaluate whether they are used appropriately. Nestle characterizes the culture of the food industry as one that promotes an ""eat more"" message. She interprets many actions taken by government, industry, and nutrition professionals as supporting this culture and feels that nutrition advice has failed to promote an ""eat less"" culture. Most readers will find themselves agreeing with her arguments in many of the cases presented, such as the promotion of soft drinks in schools, but will wonder why she minimizes successful examples of appropriate messages, whether ""eat more"" or ""eat less."" For example, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory committees of the 1990s should be applauded for developing an appropriate message advising consumers to eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. The 2000 committee should be praised for recognizing that the message on alcohol in the 1995 guidelines was being misinterpreted to mean ""consume more alcohol"" and for changing the text to correct the problem. Likewise, the 2000 committee decided to define what is meant by low, moderate, and high fat and grappled with emerging data indicating that a low-fat diet is not the most appropriate recommendation for everyone. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Nestle's account of the effort by the National Cattlemen's Association to stop promotion of the Food Guide Pyramid. Ultimately, however, she misses the key lesson learned, since the organization probably did more harm than good to the image of meat in a healthful diet. This fascinating, well-told story is an interesting illustration of how an ""eat more"" message can backfire. The system undoubtedly deserves criticism, and Nestle is generous in providing it, but it will improve only when we learn what can work better. Throughout the book, Nestle reports connections among the food industry, lobbying groups, and government officials and describes how the food industry sponsors professional societies and meetings, hires consultants, and creates advisory groups. The strong implication is guilt by association. Bringing these associations forward for discussion is important, and in her book Nestle describes professional connections she herself has had with the food industry and how she has disclosed the connections or has mitigated their influence. It is extremely valuable that the author has raised this issue; however, she offers little help to the nutrition community in thinking through the relevant criteria for addressing potential conflicts of interest and the issue of disclosure. What have professional societies done that works well, and what might work better? When corporate funds are used to create a program for nutrition research and education, how do we evaluate the appropriateness and value of that program? What constitutes appropriate disclosure? As a community of scientists, we need to understand and reveal the types of bias we all bring to decision making. I hope this book will encourage that discussion. This book is thought-provoking, and I recommend it. I do not see all the issues in the same way as Nestle does but would welcome an open discussion of the important issues she raises among my colleagues. Barbara O. Schneeman, Ph.D.Copyright  2002 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. The New England Journal of Medicine is a registered trademark of the MMS.	For decades, the American food industry struggled to provide enough sustenance to keep Americans alive and healthy. By the end of the twentieth century, they had succeeded in producing and distributing not only more than enough to feed Americans, but enough to turn America into the world's breadbasket. Their success should be a cause for rejoicing, but at the beginning of the twenty-first century, success appears to be turning to tragedy. Americans die from eating too much food and the wrong kinds of it. The food industry, blinded to any concerns beyond short-term profits, preys on its customers with advertising, corrupts the political process, and manipulates the very nature of what people desire to eat. Nestle has thoroughly and carefully documented the food industry's unholy influence over public- health policy. Many people's lives and livelihoods are at stake in the conflict Nestle illuminates, and it will take scientific knowledge, political wisdom and leadership, enlightened and ethical corporate management, and consumer education to produce a positive outcome. Mark KnoblauchCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	""Food Politics provides a remarkable insider's view of the horse-trading and arm-twisting that goes on at US federal level.""--The Times (London), 8/27 -- Review""A provocative and highly readable book arguing that America's agribusiness lobby has stifled the government's regulatory power . . . .""  -- Economist, 5/11 ""Hard-hitting.  A remarkable insider's view of the horse-trading and arm-twisting that goes on.""  -- The Times (UK), 8/27""Nestle . . . makes clear the need for better nutritional education among consumers.  'Voting with [our] forks' for a healthier society . . . .""  -- Los Angeles Times, 4/2""Nestle details how the food industry influences nutrition and health and she casts light on manipulations inherent in selling food.""  -- Newsday, 2/19""Nestle explains why the wealthiest nation in the world is eating itself to death.""  -- San Francisco Chronicle, 5/26""Nestle's controversial new book dishes up many of the industry's dirtiest secrets . . . . ""  -- feature story in the Village Voice, 3/26""The book already is generating controversy even though it doesn't arrive in bookstores until next month.""  -- USA Today""[A]n excellent introduction to how decisions are made in Washington (and their effects on consumers."" (Nation, 5/6) -- Nation, 5/6/02""[E]xamines . . . the industry's manipulation of America's eating habits [and] many conflicts of interest among nutritional authorities.""  -- New York Times food section interview with author, 5/15	""In this fascinating book we learn how powerful, intrusive, influential, and invasive big industry is and how alert we must constantly be to prevent it from influencing not only our own personal nutritional choices, but those of our government agencies. Marion Nestle has presented us with a courageous and masterful expos.""--Julia Child""This remarkable book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand how it has come to be that the richest nation in the world is eating itself to death. . .. Straight reporting about the shaping of food policy, as this volume makes clear, is certain to offend some very powerful players.""--Joan Dye Gussow, author of This Organic Life""Food politics underlie all politics in the United States. There is no industry more important to Americans, more fundamentally linked to our well-being and the future well-being of our children. Nestle reveals how corporate control of the nation's food system limits our choices and threatens our health. If you eat, you should read this book.""--Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation ""'Blockbuster' is one of the best ways that I could describe this book. . .. A major contribution to understanding the interaction of politics and science, especially the science of nutrition, it is of extreme value to virtually all policy makers and to everyone concerned with the American diet.""--Sheldon Margen, editor of the Berkeley Wellness Letter ""A devastating analysis of how the naked self-interest of America's largest industry influences and compromises nutrition policy and government regulation of food safety. . . . A clear translation of often obscure studies and cases, the writing is accessible and lively.""--Warren Belasco, author of Appetite for Change	""In this fascinating book we learn how powerful, intrusive, influential, and invasive big industry is and how alert we must constantly be to prevent it from influencing not only our own personal nutritional choices, but those of our government agencies. Marion Nestle has presented us with a courageous and masterful expos.""-Julia Child ""This remarkable book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand how it has come to be that the richest nation in the world is eating itself to death . . . . Straight reporting about the shaping of food policy, as this volume makes clear, is certain to offend some very powerful players.""-Joan Dye Gussow, author of This Organic Life ""Food politics underlie all politics in the United States. There is no industry more important to Americans, more fundamentally linked to our well-being and the future well-being of our children. Nestle reveals how corporate control of the nation's food system limits our choices and threatens our health. If you eat, you should read this book.""-Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation  ""'Blockbuster' is one of the best ways that I could describe this book . . . . A major contribution to understanding the interaction of politics and science, especially the science of nutrition, it is of extreme value to virtually all policy makers and to everyone concerned with the American diet.""-Sheldon Margen, editor of the Berkeley Wellness Letter  ""A devastating analysis of how the naked self-interest of America's largest industry influences and compromises nutrition policy and government regulation of food safety. . . . A clear translation of often obscure studies and cases, the writing is accessible and lively.""-Warren Belasco, author of Appetite for Change	Marion Nestle is Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University. Author of Nutrition in Clinical Practice (1985), she has served as a nutrition policy advisor to the Department of Health and Human Services and as a member of nutrition and science advisory committees to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. She is the author of Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (California, 2003).",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;agriculture;books;business & finance;business & investing;cookbooks;education & reference;fitness & dieting;food & wine;health;health policy;industries & professions;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;nutrition;politics & social sciences;popular economics;reference;regional & international;social sciences;social work;used & rental textbooks,24
0826315038,"We Fed Them Cactus (Paso Por Aqui Series on Nuevomexicano Literature) Documents the daily activities of Hispanic pioneers--buffalo hunting, horse breaking, sheep herding, preparing and preserving food, sewing, tending the sick, and educating children are included in this rich recuerdo, as well as stories of Comancheros, Tejanos, Americanos, and outlaws.",americas;biographies & memoirs;books;education & reference;ethnic & national;fairy tales;hispanic;hispanic & latino;historical;history;literature & fiction;midwest;minority studies;mythology & folk tales;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;state & local;united states,19
0300091354,"The Madonna of 115th Street: Faith and Community in Italian Harlem, Second Edition ""A richly tapestried portrait-narrative... Orsi is to be commended for a truly significant contribution to the annals of American social history."" Francesco Cordasco, USA Today ""Orsi has fashioned an impressive fusion of the inner histories of immigrant social and religious life."" John W. Briggs, American Historical Review	Reviews of the earlier edition: ""A richly tapestried portrait-narrative. . . . Orsi is to be commended for a truly significant contribution to  the annals of American social history."" Francesco Cordasco, USA Today ""Orsi has fashioned an impressive fusion of the inner histories of immigrant social and religious life."" John W. Briggs, American Historical Review	Robert A. Orsi, Warren Professor of American Religious History at Harvard University, is the author of Thank You, St. Jude (0 300 07659 2, pb. [pound]14.95), also available in paperback from Yale University Press.",americas;anthropology;books;catholicism;christian books & bibles;christianity;church history;cultural;ethnic studies;historical study & educational resources;history;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;saints;social history;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;state & local;united states;world,23
0122135644,"Psychology of Music, Second Edition (Cognition and Perception) ""Chapter titles show continuing interest in many of the traditional topics--rhythm, melody, scales, musical ability, the nature of sound--and also in newer areas of inquiry, e.g., the neuropsychological study of musical perception. The editor has succeeded admirably in making this edition a valuable and timely resource for musicians and psychologists at the upper-division undergraduate level and above.""--CHOICE, reviewed by W. M. Bigham, Emeritus, Morehead State University, March 1999	The aim of the psychology of music is to understand musical phenomena in terms of mental functions--to characterize the ways in which one perceives, remembers, creates, and performs music. Since publication of the first edition of The Psychology of Music, the field has emerged from an interdisciplinary curiosity into a fully ramified subdiscipline of psychology as a result of several factors. First, the opportunity to generate, analyze, and transform sounds by computer is no longer limited to a few researchers with access to large multi-user facilities, but is now available to individual investigators on a widespread basis. Second, dramatic advances in the field of neuroscience have profoundly influenced thinking about the way that music is processed in the brain. Third, collaborations between psychologists and musicians, which were evolving at the time the first edition was written, are now quite common, and to a large extent these two groups speak a common language and agree on basic philosophical issues.The Psychology of Music, Second Edition has been completely revised to bring the reader the most up-to-date information and additional subject matter, and new contributions examine all of these important developments. The book is intended as a comprehensive reference source for musicians, psychologists, and students interested in and studying this exciting psychological discipline.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",allied health professions;allied health services;arts & photography;audiology & speech pathology;behavioral sciences;books;cognitive psychology;composition & performance;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;humanities;medical books;medicine & health sciences;mental health;music;new;performing arts;physiological aspects;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;reference;science & math;social sciences;ta & nlp;theory;used & rental textbooks,28
0201743914,"Business Rules and Information Systems: Aligning IT with Business Goals Information systems often fail because their requirements are poorly defined. This book shows IT professionals how to specify more precisely and more effectively what their systems need to do. The key lies in the discovery and application of what are called business rules. A business rule is a compact and simple statement that represents some important aspect of a business. By capturing the rules for your business--the logic that governs its operation--you will gain the ability to create systems fully aligned with your business needs. In this book, Tony Morgan provides a thorough introduction to business rules, as well as a practical framework for integrating them into information systems. He shows you how to identify and express business rules, offers practical strategies for their use, and explains the key elements of logic that underpin their application.  Topics covered include:  Understanding the role of business rules and models in information systems development Using models to structure and manage business activities, including e-commerce Defining and discovering business rules Controlling business rule quality Fitting business rules into varied technical architectures Implementing business rules using available technology Whether you are an analyst, designer, developer, or technical manager, the in-depth information and practical perspective in this valuable resource will guide you in your efforts to build rule-centered information systems that fully support the goals of your organization.   0201743914B03042002	Tony Morgan is a Senior Solution Specialist at Unisys Corporation. He has a broad range of IT experience gained at companies such as EDS and Unisys, including more than fifteen years of rule-based system development. His main interest is in IT systems that deliver real business value. Tony holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge and is a Visiting Research Fellow at Brunel University in London, England.           0201743914AB03112002	Why this book It seems that every week brings a new story about a software project or a system that's failed in some way. Quite often, the failures are so big that they make it to the national press. Most of the information given is anecdotal and circumstantial, but even a nontechnical observer might suspect that something is seriously wrong with the way we develop software systems. My own view is that the core of the problem lies in the casual way we treat ""the requirements"": the statements that tell us what an information system is supposed to do. These statements are typically captured only in a rudimentary way, are poorly structured, and are linked to the software only by ideas in the heads of analysts and developers and so aren't open to examination or verification.  If we can return ""the requirements"" to a more prominent role in the process and use them to drive the subsequent development stages, we have the potential for a drastic reduction in the number of errors. Adding automation to this process can further reduce the opportunity for error and, as a bonus, also give big reductions in time and cost. We haven't been able to do this in the past, because there's been no clear strategy that we could adopt to drive things forward.  The idea of business rules, rooted in a business model, might provide part of the answer. But practical information on the topic is unexpectedly sparse, even though most of the basic ideas have been around for some time. Ideally, this book will help plug the gap. The goals of this book I wrote the book to pull together a load of separate strands and to show how they fit together to provide a coherent foundation for building information systems. In truth, very little in the book is completely new, and maybe that's a good thing. What we need is not so much new technology as a renewed focus on what's important. The intention is not to convince you to use rules. You're already using them. In fact, if you're in a large organization, you probably have thousands of them. They guide the way your organization works, they make sure that you comply with legal and other regulations, and they are a source of competitive advantage or a barrier to success. But in most organizations, rules lead a shadowy existence. They may be enforced by your information systems, so that you're always directed toward the goals the business has adopted. But then again, the rules may not be so enforced. You need to get an adequate level of control over your environment. I cannot know about your specific circumstances, but maybe the material in this book will help you to come up with some actions that put you in a better position to be a leader, not just a survivor, in your industry. Although the information here is probably enough for you to develop your own complete set of tools and processes for building rule-centered systems, it's not really what I would recommend. Generally speaking, you should prefer a properly supported commercial product--if one exists--to a home-brewed tool. But all products have their little foibles, and before you fall into the arms of a particular vendor, you need to understand what you're gaining and what you're giving up. The information in this book should help you to ask the right questions before you make a commitment. You can also use the material in this book to help you to define any local ""glue"" that may be required to make your tool set stick together properly. This book contains no information about particular commercial products or vendors. This comparatively new area for tool support is an immature technology, and is undergoing rapid change. Any descriptions of current tools would be out of date in a few months or even weeks. The best sources of information are the suppliers' Web pages, where you'll usually find product descriptions, white papers, and other supporting materials. Just search for terms like ""business rule,"" pull out the sites that are on topic from the list returned, and build up your own set of favorites. You should also check out the Addison-Wesley Web site at www.aw.com/cseng/, where you'll find more information relating to this book. Who should read this book This book is aimed primarily at professionals working in the field of information technology (IT). If you have any involvement in the definition, creation, or management of an information system, you should be able to gain something of value from this book. Analysts, responsible for capturing requirements and for specifying information systems, can find out more about producing logically complete definitions of the needs of the business. This includes understanding business models and their various constituents, knowing how to locate business rules, and determining how to express them in a form that maintains their true value. Designers and developers, with responsibility for the implementation and testing of systems, can find practical examples of how business logic, expressed in the form of rules, can be conserved and taken forward into operational software. This also provides for two-way traceability between the worlds of specification and implementation. Managers and strategists are obliged to take a higher-level view of the whole process. What they will find here are practical steps to help them to manage the intellectual property represented in a system, along with ideas for improving the development process in order to deliver information systems faster, cheaper, and, above all, to a level of quality that can far exceed current ad hoc methods. How to use this book Please don't treat this book as a set of edicts about what you should or should not do. It's meant to be a source of ideas that you can meld into your own approach to the needs of information systems in the twenty-first century.  The thing that resonates with me most strongly after engagements in a large number of IT environments is that they are different! Of course, there are similarities from place to place, but no one wants to be just the same as everyone else in their market sector. In fact, you can't really afford to be a ""me too"" player, who at best expects to survive, not to be a winner.  Using IT effectively requires you to balance out two different things.  You need to be realistic about what technology can provide but also be prepared to take up new capabilities as they arise. You have to look for ways in which you can differentiate your operation by doing it faster, cheaper, or to a level of quality that the competition can't match.  The material in this book is aimed at providing you with the information you need to make crucial decisions in this area. I can't tell you how to run your business, but I can provide pointers to ideas that you may be able to use to lead your industry in the application of information technology. The content falls into four main parts. Part I--A New Approach to Information Systems--sets the scene by suggesting how we could begin to approach information systems in a different way. Chapter 1 paints a picture of an alternative future that uses structured descriptions of a business to drive system development. Chapter 2 fills in some of the background on what we mean by structuring and managing knowledge about a business. This chapter introduces business models and the role they can play in meeting the demands of new business directions, such as e-commerce. Although business rules have a particularly important part to play here, they are probably the least well documented of all the business model elements. Part II--Capturing Business Rules--therefore delves into rules in greater depth and provides some fairly detailed information that should help you to set up a sound framework for delivering logical business descriptions. Chapter 3 explains how to define business rules in a systematic way. Chapter 4 discusses how to identify business rules and pull them into a managed environment. Chapter 5 shows how the business logic that underlies the rules can be validated, providing assurance that the intentions of the business have been captured accurately so that later stages can proceed with confidence. In Part III--Implementing Business Rules--we take a look at the other end of the process and consider realistic mechanisms for the implementation of information systems and business rules in particular. Chapter 6 reviews the kinds of technical architectures that dominate in most organizations and shows where rules can fit into the kinds of structure that are likely to be available. Chapter 7 goes into more detail on the various ways that business rules can be realized using readily available technology. Chapter 8 discusses ways of managing rules and models and the part they play in information system development. Finally, Part IV--The Role of Business Rules--rounds things out by summarizing the current state of play. Chapter 9 shows how business rules build on long-standing ideas about structuring descriptions of interactions between people and between people and machines and points to some directions that this may take in the future. Chapter 10 gives a summary of the main characteristics of business rules and the value they can provide. The Appendix summarizes the key elements of logic that need to be understood by anyone working with business rules. If you're entirely comfortable with the ideas of formal logic, you can skip this material, but you may want to dip into it if you feel the need for a refresher. Most of all, I would be happy if this book encourages you to think about information systems in a different way. Let's focus on producing a logically complete description of what we want and let the machines take care of the details..   0201743914P03042002",books;business;business & finance;business & investing;computer science;computers & technology;economics;entrepreneurship;information systems;new;programming;small business & entrepreneurship;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;software engineering;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,19
0674213114,"Diversity and Distrust: Civic Education in a Multicultural Democracy An argument for ``liberalism with spine'' that commands attention for its deft historical analysis and nuanced reasoning. Macedo (Constitutional Law and Politics/Syracuse Univ.) makes a strong case for what he calls civic liberalism, a ``tough-minded'' dedication to democratic institutions and virtues. Civic liberalism stresses the ``degree of moral convergence'' necessary to preserve a society that permits great (though not limitless) cultural and religious diversity. Public policies, especially those related to public schools, should shape citizens predisposed to mutual respect, critical reasoning, and other virtues of public life. Such citizen-formation, Macedo asserts, has ``unavoidable non-neutral consequences for the religious beliefs and ways of life that flourish in our regime''notably those of the fundamentalist Christians who, in Mozert v. Hawkins, tried unsuccessfully to have their children remain in public school while opting out of a reading program that exposed them to other religious views. Macedo's writing can be ponderous and repetitious. But he is more often engrossing, as his trenchant analysis illuminates court cases (including Mozert); the history of American schools; the influence of American liberalism on Catholicism; and political thinkers from Locke to Rawls. Some aspects of Macedo's argument are weaker than others: He criticizes disfavored world-views like fundamentalism as ``totalistic'' without showing how any world-view, including his, can be anything but that. And despite his repeated disavowals of anti-Catholic prejudice, his phrase ``the Catholic question'' unpleasantly echoes the old ``Jewish question.'' On the whole, however, Macedo embodies the kind of citizen he wants to shape: self-critical, respectful of opponents, and giving and demanding reasons based on shared experience. A serious, though not unproblematic, answer to the question of how to preserve a common civic life in an era of pluralism.  -- Copyright 1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	Macedo makes a strong case for what he calls civic liberalism, a 'tough-minded' dedication to democratic institutions and virtues...[Macedo is] often engrossing, as his trenchant analysis illuminates court cases; the history of American schools; the influence of American liberalism on Catholicism; and political thinkers from Locke to Rawls...Macedo embodies the kind of citizen he wants to shape: self-critical, respectful of opponents, and giving and demanding reasons based on shared experience. A serious...answer to the question of how to preserve a common civic life in an era of pluralism."" (Kirkus Reviews)Diversity and Distrust is a powerful book that examines closely the connections between liberalism's democratic principles and diversity, religion, and public schooling. Macedo has presented a very thoughtful analysis of what it means to craft a civil society based on shared moral principles. Macedo argues for a firm approach to democratic liberalism and diversity. He also offers a hard challenge to free-market libertarians, the religious right, parental-rights activists and multi-culturalists. (Dr. Paulette Patterson Dilworth Journal of Moral Education 2001-12-01)	In this stimulating, well informed work Stephen Macedo turns to the perplexing but pivotal contemporary issues of diversity, civic identity, and civic education.  The view he espouses is distinctive but sensible, and should have broad appeal.  He uses historical, theoretical and policy materials deftly, and writes with an accesibility and clarity that are gifts to the reader. (Rogers M. Smith, author of Civic Ideals : Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History	In this stimulating, well informed work Stephen Macedo turns to the perplexing but pivotal contemporary issues of diversity, civic identity, and civic education. The view he espouses is distinctive but sensible, and should have broad appeal.  He uses historical, theoretical and policy materials deftly, and writes with an accesibility and clarity that are gifts to the reader. (Rogers M. Smith, author of Civic Ideals : Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History)	Stephen Macedo is the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University.",administration;books;civics & citizenship;conservatism & liberalism;education;education & reference;education theory;educational philosophy;history & theory;ideologies & doctrines;new;philosophy & social aspects;political history;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;reform & policy;schools & teaching;social sciences;specific topics;used & rental textbooks,21
0130979430,"E-Learning Games: Interactive Strategies for Digital Delivery ""The author offers a lot of interesting valuable exercises to select from in the design of an e-learning course ...Introduction to peer learning is a fine exposition of the value of collaboration with peers in a learning experience.""  Richard Osgood, Management Consultant	E-Learning Games is a tool or resource for trainers and teaching professionals that guides the design of engaging and interactive e-learning courses. The strategies described here will engage learners in a way that will make them want to learn. Wide ranges of effective techniques are offered for a variety of circumstances from interviewing to goal setting through problem solving and team building and more!	Kathleen Iverson  is Associate Professor of Training and Development at Roosevelt University located in Chicago, Illinois.	The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man think and do for himself.    Carter G. Woodson    A guiding principle that most educators and trainers agree upon is that education is not information, and this premise holds true in both traditional and electronic delivery. As classroom trainers and teachers, we know that we must actively engage our participants if we are to keep them motivated and involved in the learning process. How do we take the same active, accelerated, collaborative techniques that have made our classroom training come alive and apply them to a web-based environment? E-Learning Games fills a significant gap in the web-based training design literature by offering a variety of active learning games, simulations, openers, closers, content review exercises, and idea generators that can be readily implemented in most online courses. These activities will engage learners from their very first click and keep them coming back for more. If you believe that learning happens through interaction and collaboration and is a dynamic, creative process that involves the true exchange of ideas, not simply the accumulation of facts with precious little guidance on how to apply them, then you will find the principles in this book useful. The practices presented in E-Learning Games facilitate interaction and collaboration so that designers might create dynamic e-learning courses that put learners in the driver's seat of their development.    E-learning naysayers have expressed valid concerns about the cost, engagement, and quality of e-learning, frequently stating, ""It is too expensive. I can't spend $50,000 designing a ten-minute training program!"" ""It's boring. My learners will fall asleep at their computer screens."" ""My students won't learn as much as they will in the classroom."" As designers and educators, we must overcome this negativity with quality, low cost, and highly effective courseware. The goal of this book is to guide the rapid design and delivery of interesting, engaging, highly interactive e-learning environments that facilitate knowledge construction.    Until recently, most interaction in web-based training environments was technologically driven. Intelligent tutors, video, audio, and animated graphics were the accepted vehicles for adding interest and excitement to otherwise bland and boring script-based training. Although these advances are valuable, they come with a price in both development time and dollars. E-Learning Games contains ideas and practices that will add excitement to courseware without considerable expenditure of resources. Relying primarily on low-tech vehicles such as synchronous and asynchronous chat, e-mail, and instant messaging, the activities described in this textbook can be implemented in web-based training and educational courses alike.    In using this book, begin by carefully reviewing Chapters 1 through 3 to gain perspective on the premises that guide interactivity and motivation in e-learning. Here you will review principles of constructivism, instruction design, and web-based interaction so that you might apply them to your courseware. You will find useful tables and checklists to help you quickly plan quality e-learning products. Chapters 4 through 10 contain games, exercises, activities, and simulations that may be readily added to your course content to generate opportunities for collaboration, practice, and knowledge creation.    The ideas presented here will put the ""learning"" back in your e-learning courseware, motivating your participants to put forth the effort to ""think and do"" as they construct valuable and useful knowledge.",books;business & finance;business & investing;business & management;computers & technology;education;education & reference;games & strategy guides;human resources;human resources & personnel management;humor & entertainment;industries & professions;instruction methods;management;management & leadership;manager's guides to computing;new;pedagogy;puzzles & games;schools & teaching;strategy guides;used & rental textbooks;video & electronic games;video games,24
0195123867,"Approaches to Peace: A Reader in Peace Studies ""The best 'reader' I have seen--excellent choice of authors and selections. Closely fits my own approach to the material.""--F.R. Struckmeyer, West Chester University""Promises to provide students with foundational news concerning the nature of political social violence and visions of peace.""--Joanne Boynton, University of Maine	David P. Barash is at University of Washington, Seattle.",ancient & classical literature;books;criticism & theory;education & reference;greek;history;history & criticism;humanities;international & world politics;international relations;literature;literature & fiction;military;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific topics;treaties;used & rental textbooks;war & peace,22
0786862009,"Building a Company: Roy O. Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empires One night, at a Los Angeles dinner gala, Walt Disney gave a rare public statement about his older brother, Roy: We started the business here in 1923, and if it hadn't been for my big brother, I swear I'd've been in jail several times for checks bouncing. I never knew what was in the bank. He kept me on the straight and narrow. Although Walt wasn't quite that ignorant of the numbers, it's true that Roy handled most of the finances for the Disney empire. It was Roy who kept the studio running in the early years, Roy who put together the financing deals for Disneyland, Roy who oversaw the completion of Walt Disney World in Florida after his brother's death in 1966. Building a Company provides plenty of anecdotal details about the Disney entertainment empire's rise to power. Don't look for juicy scandal, though: Bob Thomas's fully authorized (and, ultimately, Disney-financed) biography steers clear of any controversies, such as Disney's attempts to get out of a contract with ABC in the late '50s, before they can cause a blight on the success story. Useful primarily to those interested in the details of business and entertainment history.	Roy Disney was born in 1893, a full eight years before his brother Walt. Despite the age gap, the brothers were from the beginning almost inseparable. Roy joined the Navy during WWI, but following his discharge discovered he had tuberculosis. His search for a suitable climate for recovery brought him to California, where he was soon joined by Walt, who had already set up his first cartoon film company, Laugh-O-Gram. With Walt supplying the vision, Roy was brought onboard to handle the finances. Together they established the Walt Disney Company; by himself, Walt came up with a signature character named Mortimer Mouse, who made his debut as Mickey in the film Plane Crazy. Once he reappeared in his first talkie, Steamboat Willie, an American cartoon icon was born. Thomas (Walt Disney: An American Original) depicts the business acumen of Roy in such matters as licensing, the forming of the original Mickey Mouse Clubs and the retention of TV rights of Disney products as early as the 1930s. Thomas covers as well Roy's part in the company's going public; its financial restructuring after WWII; the production of feature films like Fantasia; and the creation of Disneyland, leading to the Florida land-buy necessary for DisneyWorld, which opened just before Roy's death in 1971. This is a highly entertaining book that will interest a business readership in addition to fans of Disney. 16 pages of b photos, not seen by PW. (July) FYI: Hyperion, a Disney company, appears to have taken its name from the first location of the Walt Disney Studios, 2719 Hyperion Avenue in downtown L.A.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Thomas (Disney's Art of Animation, LJ 11/15/91) offers both a family history of Walt and older brother Roy, the financial genius behind the Disney enterprises, and a business history of those enterprises. Beginning with the family's English and Irish origins, he moves smoothly from the years of hard farm work and often failed business starts in the Midwest through Walt's earliest animation attempts, dealings with often unscrupulous promoters and distributors, and move West to his teaming up with Roy and their progress from Mickey Mouse to Disneyland. While some of the story may be familiar, details about financial dealings such as those with Bank of America (an early and substantial backer) add another dimension to the Disney saga. Well written and full of insights into the personal lives of both Roy and Walt, this book is recommended for public libraries.AJoseph Toschik, Half Moon Bay P.L., CACopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Thomas is a veteran Hollywood reporter who has written nearly two dozen celebrity biographies, taking advantage of lifelong friendships he formed with many of the stars he covered. Walt Disney and his work have been the subject of several of Thomas' earlier books, including one written for children. Now Thomas profiles ""the other Disney."" Roy O. Disney was Walt's older brother and his opposite in many ways. The two frequently quarreled, but Roy is credited with possessing a business and financial savvy to match Walt's creative genius. Roy died in 1971, five years after Walt, and it is he who turned the fantasy of Walt Disney World into reality. Thomas extensively used the Disney archives and conducted interviews with family, friends, and coworkers of Roy to complete this portrait; but he also relied on interviews he conducted earlier with both brothers when he was working on Walt's biography.  David Rouse	An unrevealing, workmanlike biography of Walt Disneys older brother, Roy, the financial brains behind Disneys success. With only a high school diploma and a handful of years as a bank teller, Roy Disney helped transform Disney from a storefront operation into one of Americas preeminent corporations. While Walt was the visionary and the driving creative force (he conceived of everything from feature-length animated films to Disneyland), Roy was responsible for finding the money to pay for it all. It was Roy who had to attend to the bottom line that his brother so scorned, who had to negotiate all the complex deals and loans, who had to pursue the legions of copyright violators and manage the far-flung sales force. His genial, plainspoken midwestern demeanor camouflaged a tough, canny deal-maker and a keen mind for detail. It was Roy, for example, who as far back as the 1930s insisted on holding onto television rights. Considering their differing temperaments and responsibilities, it isnt surprising that the brothers did not always see eye to eye. The studio tended to divide into Walts ``boys'' and Roys ``boys''; there were periods when the brothers quarreled bitterly and communicated only in memos. But they always patched up their differences, and after Walts death, Roy postponed his retirement to fulfill his brothers vision for CalArts and Walt Disney World. Published by Hyperion, a division of Disney, this authorized account has the (inevitably?) sanitized air of a self-serving corporate history about it. Thomas (Clown Prince of Hollywood, 1990, etc.) never manages to get a real feel for his subject and, perhaps because he wrote a biography of Walt, tends to let him dominate throughout. The storys moral: Genius is seldom solitary and is usually in need of money. (16 pages b photos, not seen)  -- Copyright 1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.",( d );a-z;arts & literature;biographies & memoirs;books;business;business & investing;children's books;communication & media studies;disney;entertainers;humor & entertainment;industries & professions;people;politics & social sciences;professionals & academics;social sciences;sports & entertainment;walt,19
0253201683,"Suffer and Be Still: Women in the Victorian Age (Midland Giant) ""... indispensable reading for any scholar of Victorian cultural and sexual history."" Journal of Social History (Journal of Social History )",19th century;books;criticism & theory;england;europe;feminist theory;gay & lesbian;gender studies;history;history & criticism;humanities;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;victorian;women in history;women's studies;world,22
0415920337,"From Post-Maoism to Post-Marxism: The Erosion of Official Ideology in Deng's China What happened to Maoism? Kalpana Misra's excellent analysis of the complex and lingering death of theory in Chinese Communist politics reveals how official ideology lost its privileged position in public discourse. Her meticulously researched study shows how, despite some intelligent efforts to make Chinese Marxism relevant to the changes sweeping across the nation, China's reform-era elite proved incapable of achieving meaningful intellectual consensus. The resulting Party positions cannot be seen as guides to action, but as post-Marxist rationalizations  which will not endanger elite interests.Richard Kraus, University of Oregon	Kalpana Misra is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Tulsa.",asia;asian;books;communism & socialism;elections & political process;ethnic studies;general;history;history & theory;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;international relations;new;philosophy;political history;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks,23
0198267444,"The Church of the East and the Church of England: A History of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Assyrian Mission ""Coakley tells this story of grinding tragedy with insight, formidable command of the sources...and with dignity. Superb and haunting scholarship.""--Religious Studies Review""This book offers a detailed study of a previously overlooked chapter in Angelican mission history.... This book rises above what could be viewed as an arcane subject....Coakley clearly has encouraged further work on the culture of missionary work, at home and in the field.""--Church History	J. F. Coakley is a Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at Lancaster University.",19th century;20th century;ancient;assyria;babylonia & sumer;books;christian books & bibles;christianity;church history;evangelism;history;humanities;middle east;missions & missionary work;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;other denominations & sects;religious;religious studies;turkey;used & rental textbooks;world,22
0810817411,"Novel Verdicts: A Guide to Courtroom Fiction Penzler Pick, June 2000: In 1984, Jon Breen produced an annotated bibliography of courtroom fiction, Novel Verdicts, which was the first serious attempt to provide a guide to the best books about that most dramatic of human situations, the trial. Now he has expanded and updated that volume with this second edition, increasing the number of books listed and described from 421 entries to 790. Each listing includes the name of the author; the title; place; publisher and date of the first English and American editions; a symbol to designate the approximate amount of actual trial action; and a paragraph or more about the plot, the type of courtroom action depicted, and an evaluation of both the overall book and its effectiveness as courtroom fiction. Breen, one of the fairest and most perceptive scholars of mystery fiction, is exceptionally well suited to make assessments about a book's overall worth, and his judgment appears to be nearly impeccable (which I suppose means we agree a lot). Novel Verdicts contains an enormous range of titles, from such modern practitioners as Scott Turow, Lisa Scottoline, John Grisham, Jay Brandon, J.P. Hailey (Parnell Hall), Stephen Greenleaf, and Steve Martini to the golden-age writers Erle Stanley Gardner (who has 86 entries) and Ellery Queen, as well as wonderful early practitioners like Arthur Train and Melville Davisson Post, who are still able to amaze with their brilliant, twisting plots. If you have any interest in this type of fiction--and it would be hard to imagine an aficionado of the mystery genre who doesn't because of the tension inherent in any good trial scene--this book is the most useful guide to the best of this demanding literary form. --Otto Penzler 	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	The first edition of Breen's guide, published in 1984, annotated 421 examples of courtroom fiction. The new edition has almost 800 entries. All the earlier titles have been retained, and books by newer writers--including John Grisham, Steve Martini, Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, and Scott Turow--have been added. The cut-off date is 1997.Entries are arranged alphabetically by author. Besides standard bibliographic information, each entry includes a symbol indicating how much of the book's plot actually involves a trial (from less than a quarter to more than three-quarters, with a special designation for short stories) and a critical annotation. Most annotations are a paragraph in length (with some, such as that for Grisham's A Time to Kill, considerably longer) and focus on the effectiveness of the courtroom action. The first edition of the guide was praised for the excellence of Breen's annotations, and he is just as entertaining and informative here.Following the entries are a general index, a ""Cause of Action Index"" (with index terms ranging from abortion to wrongful dismissal), and a ""Jurisdiction Index,"" which lists entries by state within the U.S. or by country.With the growth of this particular subgenre of mystery and detective fiction, Novel Verdicts seems much less specialized than it did when it first appeared more than 15 years ago, and libraries will find it a useful collection development and readers' advisory tool. Copyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	The first edition of the guide was praised for the excellence of Breen's annotations, and he is just as entertaining and informative here.....Breen is fulsome with his praise, where deserved, and is not afraid to be brutal if necessary...recommended........Novel Verdicts belongs in all libraries in which there is an interest in mystery and detective fiction.....Fans should be intrigued. Idea-parched authors and screenwriters may have motives a bit more devious for delving into this comprehensive cornucopia of judicial twists and turns.....	Jon L. Breen is Professor of English at Rio Hondo College, Whittier, CA is the author of several mystery novels and over eighty short stories. Two of his Scarecrow titles, the original Novel Verdicts: A Guide to Courtroom Fiction (1984) and What About Murder? have both won Edgars, while Synod of Sleuths: Essays on Judeo-Christian Detective Fiction (1990), co-edited with Martin H. Greenberg, won an Anthony.",bibliographies & indexes;books;criticism & theory;education & reference;history & criticism;humanities;language & grammar;literature;literature & fiction;movements & periods;mystery;new;publishing & books;reference;research & publishing guides;thriller & suspense;used & rental textbooks;words;writing,19
1587052229,"Campus Network Design Fundamentals Diane Teare, CCNP, CCDP, is a 20-year veteran in the networking, training, and e-learning fields. Diane has extensive knowledge of network design and routing technologies and is a Cisco instructor with one of the largest Cisco Learning Partners.     Catherine Paquet, CCSP, CCNP, works in the field of internetworking and security. Catherine has in-depth knowledge of security systems, remote-access, and routing technology. She is a Cisco instructor with one of the largest Cisco Learning Partners.",books;certification;cisco;college & university;computer science;computers & technology;design tools & techniques;education;education & reference;networking;networks;new;programming;protocols & apis;software design;software design & engineering;software development;software engineering;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,20
0201722178,"Wireless Web: A Manager's Guide Business leaders, investors, analysts, and others who need to get a handle on the state of the art in terrestrial wireless data technology will be well served by Frank Coyle's Wireless Web: A Manager's Guide. The title is accurate--this is no manual for turbo-nerds or standards committee members--and Coyle serves his target market well. He's perhaps a little bit guilty of not reporting the shortcomings of technologies and their implementations, but he more than makes up for his slight boosterism (at one point, he mentions, apparently straight-facedly, washing machines that communicate with chips in clothes to determine if the clothes are light or dark) with lucid, reasoned prose. With that prose, he explains how technologies differ, how they stack up in the marketplace, and how they might be put to use to provide services that customers will pay for.    Coyle has embraced full management-book style, with lots of skimmable margin notes, bulleted lists, conceptual diagrams, and flow charts. That said, he's included plenty of technical information, particularly the kind that has to do with transmission speeds, range, reliability, and subscriber capacity. He's also done a great job of providing his readers with enough knowledge of key terms to make sense of industry news articles, and of explaining how related technologies--such as Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and WML--fit together to form working applications. The history lessons he provides, which are stories of the factors that led to the acceptance or rejection of wireless technologies in various markets, are invaluable to businesspeople eager to learn from the experiences of others. --David Wall    Topics covered: Technologies, products, and services related to the delivery of digital data to users without the use of transmission wires, with emphasis on end-user devices like pagers, mobile phones, and wireless LAN equipment. Bluetooth, the IEEE wireless LAN standards, third-generation (3G) mobile phone technologies (including GSM, TDMA, and CDMA), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and its related specifications, and Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Java as used in wireless applications are all covered, as are (to a limited extent) the security questions wireless poses.	Concise and accessible, Wireless Web: A Manager's Guide, brings the big picture of wireless technology into sharp focus for today's business and technical managers. In plain language, the book details how the wireless boom affects every corner of the business environment, for customers, suppliers, and today's increasingly mobile workforce.      Moving beyond the buzzwords, this book illustrates the exciting new opportunities that ""anytime, anyplace"" connectivity will bring. The book begins with an overview of the wireless Web and its advantages, followed by an introduction to the devices, technologies, and emerging standards that are changing the scope of wireless communication. The final section highlights security, which is fundamental to the economic viability of the wireless web.      Wireless Web's highlights include a close look at      * Wireless applications for the business-to-consumer (b2c), business-to-business (b2b), and business-to-employee (b2e) markets  * How new developments in synchronization and voice are leading to the next generation wireless ""killer app""  * How Bluetooth networking technology will increase productivity through cross-device communication   * How wireless local area networks (WLANs) are augmenting and replacing traditional Local Area Networks  * The technical and political forces behind the new third generation (3G) high speed networks   * How  the WAP, XML, and J2ME standards are fueling the growth of the Wireless Web  * Wireless security frameworks including VPNs, PKI, and digital certificates     Complete with detailed illustrations and a handy glossary of wireless terminology, Wireless Web: A Manager's Guide documents how ""no wires"" technology is ushering in a world of exciting new possibilities.      0201722178B04062001	Frank P Coyle is Director of the Software Engineering Program at Southern Methodist University, Dallas. He is a frequent speaker at XML DevCon, XML One, and Wireless One. He is co-author of Object-Oriented Cobol published by Cambridge University Press and has published numerous articles on Web and object technologies.   0201722178AB11202001",apis & operating environments;books;business & finance;business & investing;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;e-commerce;electrical & electronics;engineering;industries & professions;information management;information systems;internet & web culture;manager's guides to computing;networking;new;palm os;professional & technical;programming;software;software engineering;used & rental textbooks;web development & design;web services;wireless networks,26
0415243726,"Latin Erotic Elegy: An Anthology and Reader The book is nicely presented....Miller's work will be of great use not only to the advanced undergraduate and Masters students at whom it is aimed, but also to all enthusiasts of Latin love elegy.A. Ramirez de Verger, University of Huelva	Paul Allen Miller is Director of Comparative Literature and Associate Professor of Classics at the University of South Carolina.",ancient;anthologies;arts & photography;books;classical & medieval;classics;education & reference;european;history;history & criticism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;love poems;medieval;movements & periods;new;poetry;research & publishing guides;used & rental textbooks;world literature;writing,22
0415974356,"Everyday eBay: Culture, Collecting, and Desire This book is a first, sorely needed attempt to learn from eBay, to understand it, and to situate it in the broader field of contemporary culture.Jonathan Sterne, McGill UniversityThis is an excellent idea for a book; eBay is a fascinating and timely subject, allowing authors to touch on a large number of interesting issues that are densely interwoven in the practices that constellate around eBay: cyberculture and cybercommunity, consumption, material culture, cultural economy, collecting....David Bell, author of An Introduction to Cyberculture and co-editor of The Cybercultures Reader	Ken Hillis is Professor of Media and TechnologyStudies, Department of Communication Studies,at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is author of Digital Sensations: Space, Identity and Embodiment in Virtual Reality and Online a Lot of the Time: Ritual, Fetish, Sign.Michael Petit is Mellon Lecturing Fellow at the University Writing Program in the Center for Teaching, Learning and Writing at Duke University. He is author of Peacekeepers at War: A Marine's Account of the Beirut Catastrophe.Nathan Epley is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication Studies, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a contributing editor for NMEDIAC: The Journal of New Media and Culture.",books;business & finance;business & investing;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;computer science;computers & technology;consumer behavior;e-commerce;ebay;industries & professions;internet & web culture;marketing & sales;media studies;new;politics & social sciences;popular culture;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,19
0066209811,"Malory: The Knight Who Became King Arthur's Chronicler Thomas Malory (14051471), the great English compiler of the Arthurian legends, lived the chivalric values of his stories in the chaotic times of the Hundred Years' War and the War of the Roses. British historian Hardyment (The Future of the Family) devotes much time to political context, but her more interesting material, drawing on scholarship dating as far back as the 16th century, shows that though Malory's work was ""distinctly idiosyncratic,"" there is evidence of the influence of French romances, early English histories and popular ballads. Most fascinating are the clues Hardyment finds to Malory's life in the unique additions he made to the known stories, including mentions of English and Welsh localities, references to contemporary events and an emphasis on ideals and religious faith rather than love. Malory, the author shows, was most original in his tales of Lancelot, suggesting an identification with his noble but flawed hero. Hardyment plausibly explains charges of assault and rape against Malory as politically motivated and argues that the writer spent his last years in jail because of his loyalty to Henry VI. Camelot echoes marvelously through Hardyment's biography, making palpable Malory's desire for valor and honor in his own time. 16 pages of color, 8 pages of bw illus., maps. (Aug. 1) Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	Sir Thomas Malory, author of Le Morte D'Arthur, the third member of the holy trinity of English literature (Shakespeare and the King James Bible are its coevals), is so meagerly attested in the historical record that he must be largely imagined into it. Fortunately, whenever the Malory name does appear, it is in contexts that allow whipping up an eventful, important life. Hardyment credibly places Malory with Henry V in France, as an officer in England's French holdings, on Rhodes with the Knights Hospitallers, and finally embroiled in that epic family quarrel, the War of the Roses, throughout which, she argues, he remained loyal to the Lancastrian Henry VI despite his overlords, the Earls of Warwick, supporting York. He was, however, mostly in prison throughout the 1450s, more because of a possible amorous involvement, Hardyment speculates, than because he was politically dangerous. He wrote the Morte in prison and final, relative retirement. More whirlwind history than biography, this is a book that old-time history buffs, who love battles and political machinations, should utterly adore. Ray OlsonCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	Camelot echoes marvelously through Hardyments biography, making palpable Malorys desire for valor and honor in his own time. (Publishers Weekly)Vivid writing... A richly and imaginatively realized account... Christina Hardyment succeeds wonderfully in bringing the fifteenth century to life. (Times Literary Supplement (London))Hardymentis enthralled by the 15th century and does everything she can to convey the flavor of that era. (Los Angeles Times Book Review)[This] book is a kind of literary exploration...[Hardyment] creates a thrilling epic of her own...enjoyably readable. (Edward Pettit, Philadelphia Inquirer)	Christina Hardyment read history at Newnham College, Cambridge, and has twice held the Alistair Horne Historians' Writing Fellowship at St. Antony's College, Oxford. She is a writer and broadcaster with wide interests, and lives in Oxford, England. 	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",ancient & classical literature;arthurian romance;arts & literature;authors;biographies & memoirs;books;british;education & reference;england;europe;gothic & romantic;history;history & criticism;ireland;literature & fiction;medieval;movements & periods;research & publishing guides;romance;scotland;wales;writing,22
082737318X,"Complete Guide to Fiber Optic Cable Systems Installation Mr. Pearson has extensive experience in all aspects ofthe fiber optic communication industry.  He currently is President of Pearson Technologies, Director of the Fiber Optic Association and  an Editorial Advisor to Fiberoptic Product News.  He is certified as a  professional consultant by the Academy of Professional Consultant and Advisors.",books;business & investing;computer technology;counseling;crafts;education;education & reference;electrical;electrical & electronic engineering;electrical & electronics;engineering;hobbies & home;home improvement & design;how-to & home improvements;industrial;job hunting & careers;manufacturing & operational systems;new;optics;physics;professional & technical;schools & teaching;science & math;science & mathematics;telecommunications;used & rental textbooks;vocational guidance,27
0130258393,"A Short Introduction to Classical Myth In this brief book, Barry B. Powell provides the historical and theoretical background necessary to understand classical myth as it is found in its primary sources: the works of Homer, Hesiod, the Greek tragedians and historians, Ovid, and Vergil. Part One examines the origin of the concept of ""myth"" and the many approaches to interpreting myth that were put forward by ancient theorists and their more recent successors. Part Two describes the cultural context in which classical myth developed. Part Three examines a number of prominent themes in classical myth, exploring its relationship to the art, politics, society, and history of the ancient world. The book is designed as companion reading for students or others who are studying myth through original sources.	CLASSICAL MYTH IS A BIG TOPIC, made unruly by the richness of original sources in Greek and Latin, and sometimes in ancient Near Eastern languages. In this short book, I hope to guide the reader in understanding the origin of the concept myth in the ancient world and to describe the plethora of interpretive approaches applied to myth, which had begun already in the ancient world almost before the concept myth had taken a firm hold. I attempt to fill in the social and historical background essential to understanding classical myth, without which literary classics hang in a void. Finally, I attempt to provide in brief compass the historical and theoretical background necessary to understand classical myth as we find it in its primary sources in Homer, Hesiod, the tragedians, the historians, Ovid, Vergil, and in Greek art. While I am always deeply indebted to earlier commentators on myth, much material is original to this book, especially observations on myth and folktale and myth and art. In studying classical myth, we are studying the roots and history of Western civilization. For this reason there is no topic more compelling or rewarding, but the topic is complex and often bewildering. I hope that this book will assist the student or general reader to find a way through the forest of classical myth.    I wish to extend my thanks to the following reviewers who made invaluable suggestions for the improvement of this book: Susan Prince, University of Colorado; Rachel Kitzinger, Vassar College; Peter Struck, University of Pennsylvania; William C. West III, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; and David Engel, Penn State University. I have cited by name various translators who have provided the English translations (usually modified) of excerpts from ancient works. Either I or my colleague Herbert M. Howe translated all other passages. I would like to thank above all J. Philip Miller of Prentice-Hall, who saw the need for a book of this kind and who has stood behind me every step of the way. My wife Patricia has endured the arduous labor of assembling permissions and finding the best illustrations. Every effort has been made to contact the copyright holders, but should there be errors or omissions, the publisher will be happy to insert appropriate acknowledgment in any subsequent edition.    I gratefully acknowledge these sources for permission to use figures in Chapter 15: Archaeology Receipts Fund (TAP), Athens, Figures 3, 6, 11, 13; British Museum, Figures 1, 2, 5, 7, 10; Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Figure 12; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Figure 9; Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Figures 8, 14; Superintendent of Archaeology of Basilicata, Policoro, Figure 15; Superintendent of Archaelolgy for Etruria Meridionale, Rome, Figure 4; University of Wisconsin Photo Archive, Figure 16.    B.B.P.  Madison, 2001",ancient;ancient & classical literature;books;british;criticism & theory;education & reference;english literature;folklore & mythology;greece;greek;history;history & criticism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;movements & periods;new;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;research & publishing guides;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;writing,23
1568985681,Iowa State Fair: Country Comes to Town Thomas Leslie is an assistant professor of architecture at the Iowa State University. He attends the Iowa State Fair every year.,americas;architecture;books;education & reference;history;humanities;individual architects & firms;landscape;midwest;new;politics & social sciences;popular culture;professional & technical;reference;social sciences;sociology;state & local;united states;used & rental textbooks,19
0674007328,"Unequal Freedom: How Race and Gender Shaped American Citizenship and Labor Although the US has long professed its commitment to universal equality, it remains a society in which gender and race limit opportunities. By exploring the operation of citizenship and labor, Glenn...seeks to explain the persistence of inequality in US society. She provides a comparative analysis of the interaction of racial and gender relations in three settings: the South, the Southwest, and Hawaii. Each of these regions used race and gender hierarchies to structure labor markets and define citizenship to exclude segments of the labor force from the benefits of educational opportunities and political rights...This important, multifaceted analysis interweaves gender, race, and class in an innovative approach that is sensitive to various facets of citizenship as well as to formal and informal methods of exclusion. Glenn moves easily between national structures and local dynamics, drawing attention to the ""multiple levels at which efforts for change are needed"" if the US is to live up to its promise of universal equality. Highly recommended. (K. Fones-Wolf Choice 2003-01-01)Pointing to the ""worker citizen"" as central to what it means to be ""American"", Glenn makes a major contribution to the study of racial and gender oppression by examining the linkages between labor and citizenship in American societyWhile this is a work of American history, the analysis has international appeal, as readers will want to consider the connections between labor and citizenship in their national contextsGlenn challenges her audience to think about racism and sexism systematically, and not as individual beliefs and attitudesWith the rise of global labour markets, analyses of the connections between labor and citizenship commenced by this excellent work is likely to remain important task in public policy debates. (Sandra Tam Canadian Woman Studies 2004-11-01)Although many scholars have called for stronger theoretical ties between race and gender, few have substantively engaged in an analysis that contributes to this task. Evelyn Nakano Glenn succeeds in doing this analysis...Glenn's work meets the difficult challenge of analyzing discourses that are often hidden from dominant modes of thinking and understanding. This contribution makes her work compelling and important to our discipline. (Erin McNeal Reser Rhetoric and Public Affairs)	This is an important and timely book. Evelyn Nakano Glenn has employed an innovative approach to the complex questions she raises by providing a historical overview of trends unfolding at the national level, and then exploring the operation of these trends at more local levels through case studies of the American South, the Southwest, and Hawaii.  Unequal Freedom is a very smart and thoughtful synthetic analysis on the vexed questions of race, class, gender, citizenship, and labor in a critical period of U.S. history. (David G. Gutirrez, University of California, San Diego)	Evelyn Nakano Glenn is Professor of Womens Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.",19th century;20th century;americas;books;business & investing;civil rights & liberties;economics;gender studies;history;labor & industrial relations;modern (16th-21st centuries);political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;specific topics;united states;women in history;world,20
0521787742,"The Road to the Unified Software Development Process (SIGS Reference Library) 'Overall, this book presents a fine introduction to and tutorial on the concepts and components of the Unified Process ... the book provides a compelling argument for the methods it describes.' G. R. Mayforth, Computing Reviews	Ivar Jacobson, one of the Three Amigos of Rational, follows his fellow amigos, Grady Booch and James Rumbaugh, with the publication of The Road to the Unified Software Development Process, his own collection of the best of his work. Together with Stefan Bylund, Dr. Jacobson has gathered the best of his articles from Object Magazine, JOOP, and ROAD, and updated them to reflect current trends in the industry. This book not only presents the best of his work, but it also tracks the development of the new Unified Software Development Process. This book is an excellent reference for software professionals who are interested in analysis and design. It provides real-world experience in developing quality software through disciplined engineering.",books;computer science;computers & technology;design tools & techniques;education & reference;general;languages & tools;mathematics;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;programming;science & math;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;software engineering;testing & engineering;uml;used & rental textbooks,24
0898628474,"Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond ""Dr. Beck has provided a clearly written description of cognitive therapy, with helpful examples, that fills a need in the process of teaching and training students of cognitive therapy.""--James L. Shenk, PhD, California School of Professional Psychology, course: Individual Psychotherapy: Cognitive""A superb textbook that fully realizes the promise of its title....This is essential reading for any student or therapist new to cognitive therapy, but even experienced therapists will find the author's ideas a rich source for enhanced skill-building."" --Riki Koenigsberg, PhD in Readings""This is a most useful manual for beginning students and clinicians in mental health professions. Its emphasis on the pragmatics of cognitive therapy makes it a valuable tool for therapy educators and supervisors. Among the existing books on cognitive therapy that emphasize its theoretical foundations, this stands out as a concise, practical guide.****""--Sara J. Knight, PhD, Northwestern University Medical Schools""Judith Beck has written an uncommonly useful text both for therapists who want to learn about the concepts and procedures of cognitive therapy as well as for those involved in clinical teaching and supervision. All too often the phrase cognitive therapy' is applied to any effort at helping people construe their world in more productive ways. But it is more subtle and more complex than simply telling a person to stop thinking in a particular way. This lucid, informative book makes the job of understanding cognitive therapy and how to apply it a good deal clearer and easier. I look forward to assigning it to my graduate students.""--Gerald C. Davison, PhD, Dean and Professor of Psychology, Annenberg School for Communication, Univ of Southern California; Past President, Assoc for Advancement of Behavior Therapy""A practical, no-nonsense text that is extremely conprehensive and reader-friendly. Throughout the book, Ms. Beck offers clinical examples taken from actual transcripts of therapy sessions that clearly and practically illustrate each technique and concept...an important, timely, and valuable resource for psychiatric professionals who engage in formal cognitive behavioral therapy or who practice cognitive behavioral techniques in other contexts. This text provides a clarity of conceptualization and a review of techniques that will prove extremely useful to students as well as experienced therapists. This volume certainly will serve as the basic text for cognitive behavioral therapists and should be necessary reading for psychiatric professionals.""--D. Thomas Blair in Journal of Psychosocial Nursing	Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., is Director of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research in suburban Philadelphia, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been invloved in training cognitive therapists for the past 10 years. In addition to supervising intramural and extramural supervisees, she is an acclaimed speaker and has presented numerous workshops nationally and internationally on cognitive therapy for depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and panic disorders, personality disorders, relapse prevention, and couples problems.	ForewordPreface1. Introduction2. Cognitive Conceptualization3. Structure of the First Therapy Session4. Session Two and Beyond: Structure and Format5. Problems with Structuring the Therapy Session6. Identifying Automatic Thoughts7. Identifying Emotions8. Evaluating Automatic Thoughts9. Responding to Automatic Thoughts10. Identifying and Modifying Intermediate Beliefs11. Core Beliefs12. Additional Cognitive and Behavioral Techniques13. Imagery14. Homework15. Termination and Relapse Prevention16. Treatment Planning17. Problems in Therapy18. Progressing as a Cognitive TherapistAppendix A. Case Summary WorksheetAppendix B. A Basic Cognitive Therapy Reading List for TherapistsAppendix C. Cognitive Therapy Reading List for Patients (and Therapists)Appendix D. Cognitive Therapy ResourcesReferencesIndex",behavioral sciences;books;clinical;cognitive psychology;compulsive behavior;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;politics & social sciences;psychiatry;psychology;psychopathology;psychotherapy;science & math;social sciences;social work;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,23
0896087298,"Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice A founding member of SisterSong, Loretta Ross became National Coordinator in 2005. In 2004, she was national co-director of the April 25, 2004 March for Women's Lives in Washington DC, the largest protest march in US history with more than 1 million participants. Ross has a twenty-five-year history of involvement in feminist movements--both in ending violence against women and promoting reproductive justice--in the US and internationally. She was active in the black nationalist and civil rights movements, conducting research on the far right and anti-abortion violence. Currently at work on a book entitled ""Black Abortion,"" she has written extensively on African American women and abortion, and has organized many events for women of color in the reproductive justice movement.  Currently, she focuses on the human rights movement and is the founder and executive director of the National Center for Human Rights Education.Elena Gutirrez is an associate professor in gender and women's studies and Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Dr. Gutirrez earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Michigan in 1999 and is a scholar of Latina/o reproductive and sexual health politics, feminism and social activism, and Chicana/o studies. She has recently received funding from the Migration and Health Research Program (PIMSA) for a collaborative, bi-national project to research the role of social networks in the reproductive health care that Mexican immigrant women in Chicago. She is also the principal investigator of the Sterilization Policy Project, which assess the current status of female sterilization informed consent protocols across the nation. Her book publications include Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice with Jael Silliman, Marlene Gerber Fried, and Loretta Ross (Boston: South End Press, October 2004), which received the 2005 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award, and Fertile Matters: The Politics of Mexican Origin Women's Reproduction (University of Texas Press, 2008). Fertile Matters documents the involuntary sterilization of Mexican-origin women in Los Angeles in the 1970s and illuminates the ways in which political, social, and racial anxieties shaped the construction of the ""problem"" of Mexican origin women's fertility and reproduction. Dr. Gutirrez has served on the boards of and worked as a consultant with the National Latina Health Organization, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, and Mujeres Latinas en Accin.Marlene Gerber Fried came to reproductive justice after her involvement in the civil rights, womens liberation, and anti-war movements of the 1960s. Since the late 1970s, her focus has been domestic and international abortion and reproductive rights. She works with student activists in her role as director of the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program at Hampshire College, where she is also a professor of philosophy. Marlene is the founding president of the National Network of Abortion Funds, a co-founder and board member of the Abortion Access Project, and serves on the international board of the Womens Global Network for Reproductive Rights. She edited From Abortion to Reproductive Freedom: Transforming a Movement.Jael Silliman has been an activist both in the US and international womens health and reproductive justice movements. She was a program officer at the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, an early supporter of organizations of women of color. She was an associate professor of womens studies at the University of Iowa, where she wrote about social movements, womens health, and reproductive rights. Currently an independent consultant, for six years she was the program officer for reproductive rights in the Human Rights Unit at the Ford Foundation. Her other books include Policing the National Body: Race, Gender, and Criminalization, co-edited with Anannya Bhattacharjee, and Jewish Portraits, Indian Frames: Women's Narratives from a Diaspora of Hope. She is from India and is an immigrant to the US.",africa;african-american studies;americas;asia;books;central america;civil rights;fitness & dieting;gay & lesbian;gender studies;general;health;history;humanities;latin america;new;nonfiction;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;self-help;sex;sexual health;social sciences;social services & welfare;specific demographics;united states;used & rental textbooks;women in history;women's studies;world,31
0814766714,"By These Hands: A Documentary History of African American Humanism ""By These Hands is an important collection showing the impact of humanism on African-American life and thought. I strongly recommend it.""-James H. Cone,Briggs Distinguished Professor of Theology, Union Theological Seminary	Anthony B. Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, where he also serves as the executive director of the Society for the Study of Black Religion. His books include Varieties of African-American Religious Experience, Why Lord?: Suffering and Evil in Black Theology, and By These Hands: A Documentary History of African-American Humanism (NYU Press, 2001).",african-american studies;american literature;books;criticism & theory;history;history & criticism;humanism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;movements;new;other religions;philosophy;politics & social sciences;practices & sacred texts;religion & spirituality;religious studies;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks;world,23
0444829105,"Molecular Dynamics, Volume 7: From Classical to Quantum Methods (Theoretical and Computational Chemistry) This provides an account of the latest developments in quantum and classical moleculas dynamic techniques in some areas of engineering and acience. There are twenty-two chapters starting with descriptions of new algorithms, methods and techniques followed by a wide range of applications. These include complex fluids with anisotropic interactions, aqueous solutions, physical adsorbtion, chemical reactions at surfaces, Brownian mootion and solid state polymerisation. This is a well produced high quality book.Aslib Book Guide",analytic;atomic & nuclear physics;books;chemistry;clinical chemistry;dynamics;general & reference;internal medicine;mechanics;medical books;medicine;molecular chemistry;new;nuclear physics;pathology;physical & theoretical;physical chemistry;physics;quantum chemistry;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,22
0521642361,"The Transmission of Chinese Medicine (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology) ""The Transmission of Chinese Medicine, based on Elisabeth Hsu's PhD thesis, understands this, and every dedicated academic and student interested in Chinese would benefit from reading it.""   THE CHINA JOURNAL	This is a study of traditional medical education in the People's Republic of China. The author became a disciple of a scholarly private practitioner, a Qigong master; attended courses given by a senior acupuncturist and masseur; and studied with undergraduates at the Yunnan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where the standardised knowledge of official Chinese medicine is inculcated. She compares theories and practices of these different Chinese medical traditions, and her fascinating insider's account of traditional medical practices brings out the way in which the context of instruction shapes knowledge.",alternative medicine;anthropology;books;chinese medicine;cultural;education & reference;education & training;fitness & dieting;health;history;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;politics & social sciences;reference;social sciences;special topics;used & rental textbooks,19
9004135898,"Muslim-Christian Polemic During the Crusades: The Letter From the People of Cyprus and Ibn Abi Talib Al-Dimashqi's Response (The History of Christian-Muslim Relations) Rifaat Ebied is Foundation Professor of Semitic Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia. He has published extensively in the field of Semitic Studies generally and on Christian Arabic and Syriac studies in particular, most recently Petri Callinicensis Patriarchae Antiocheni: Tractatus Contra Damianum (Louvain 1994/1996/1998/2003).   David Thomas, Ph.D. (1983) in Islamic Studies, University of Lancaster, is Reader in Christianity and Islam at the University of Birmingham. He has published extensively on Christian-Muslim relations, most recently Early Muslim Polemic against Christianity (Cambridge, 2002) and Christians at the Heart of Islamic Rule (Brill, 2003).",architecture;books;christian books & bibles;christianity;church history;cyprus;europe;general;history;humanities;islam;new;professional & technical;reference;religion & spirituality;religious;religious history;religious studies;used & rental textbooks;world,20
0782141420,"Mastering Network Security The Technology You Need is Out There. The Expertise You Need is inHere.Expertise is what makes hackers effective.Its what will make you effective, too, as you fight to keep them at bay.Mastering Network Security has been fully updated to reflect the latestdevelopments in security technology, but it does much more than bring you up todate. More importantly, it gives you a comprehensive understanding of the threatsto your organizations network and teaches you a systematic approach inwhich you make optimal use of the technologies available to you. Coverageincludes:Understanding security from a topologicalperspectiveConfiguring Cisco router security featuresSelecting andconfiguring a firewallConfiguring Ciscos PIX firewallConfiguringan intrusion detection systemProviding data redundancyConfiguring aVirtual Private NetworkSecuring your wireless networkImplementingauthentication and encryption solutionsRecognizing hackerattacksDetecting and eradicating virusesGetting up-to-date securityinformationLocking down Windows NT/2000/XP serversSecuring UNIX, Linux, and FreBSD systems	Chris Brenton is the author of several Sybex books, including Mastering Cisco Routers. Brenton is a network consultant specializing in implementing network security and troubleshooting multiprotocol environments. Cameron Hunt is a network consultant and trainer.",books;business & management;certification;comptia;computer science;computers & technology;crafts;encryption;hobbies & home;home improvement & design;home networks;how-to & home improvements;network security;networking;networks;new;privacy;protocols & apis;security & encryption;software;used & rental textbooks,21
1574887866,"Envoy to the Terror: Gouverneur Morris and the French Revolution ""...Morris's dramatic story....has finally been told by someone with the discipline of a historian but a novelist's eye."" -- William Howard Adams, author of GOUVERNEUR MORRIS: AN INDEPENDENT LIFE""A rounded and appealing portrait of a relatively neglected founder during the least well understood years of his career."" -- Diplomatic History	Offers a significant reinterpretation of Gouverneur Morris's diplomatic career and one of the most important periods in America's early diplomatic history	Melanie Randolph Miller holds a Ph.D. in American history from George Washington University, a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, and a B.S. in aeronautical engineering from MIT. She spent many years as an attorney, most recently in international law and policy at the Federal Aviation Administration. She has also taught at Ithaca College and lives in Ithaca, New York.",18th century;19th century;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;ethnic & national;europe;france;historical study & educational resources;history;irish;leaders & notable people;modern (16th-21st centuries);political;politics & government;politics & social sciences;revolution & founding;social history;united states,19
0753816954,"Last Diaries This had a press date of 31 July. Jane did an extremely good event at the Winchester Festival with Ion on 10 July and she will also be attending the Folkestone Festival on 24 September. Ion did an interview with one of his local papers THE LYNN NEWS and the EASTERN DAILY PRESS have also said they will do apiece on the book. Ion has also done interviews with BBC RADIO WALES and KLFM. Reviews have been good: 'It's worth reading just for the pleasure of once more being in the company of this strange but mesmerising man.'MAIL ON SUNDAY'Much of the diary is taken up with Al's decision to leave the Commons in 1992, the publication of his earlier diaries and then his return to politics in1997. But Ion Trewin, the editor, has done a terrific job balancing this - it occasionally seems like ancient history - with Al's other concerns, domestic, motoring, romantic and, ultimately, medical as he faces his death with peevish courage'THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 'These journals cover Alan Clark's politicalcomeback as MP for Kensington and Chelsea five years after his retirement in1992 and end with a touching diary of his last illness by his wife Jane.'SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'this chronic hypochondriac proved brave and resilent when he became genuinely ill with the brain cancer that killed him'SUNDAY TIMES On theTV dramatisation of the diaries, John Hurt is being hotly tipped to play Alan Clarke. This will go out on BBC 4 first (most likely November) and then BBC2	Ion Trewin is a London publisher. Originally a journalist, he was Literary Editor of The Times 1972-79. He was Alan Clark's editor  and publisher for the original 'Diaries' and following his death edited two further volumes of the celebrated diaries. In 2008 he edited and introduced THE HUGO YOUNG PAPERS: Thirty Years of British Politics Off the Record (Allen Lane) which won the Channel 4 Political Book of the Year Award 2009.  Married with a son who is a literary agent and a daughter who is a teacher, he has since 2006 been literary director of the Man Booker prizes. He was chairman of the Cheltenham Literature Festival 1996-2007.  Alan Clark, educated at Eton and Oxford, read for the Bar but did not practise. Tory MP for Plymouth Sutton 1972-1992; Kensington and Chelsea, 1997-99. Various junior ministerial appointments in the Margaret Thatcher and John Major governments of the 1980s. Best-known for his Diaries (three vols)  which The Times placed in the Samuel Pepys class. They were filmed by teh BBC with John Hurt as Clark and Jenny Agutter as Jane Clark.      Alan Clark died in 1999.",20th century;biographies & memoirs;books;england;essays & correspondence;ethnic & national;europe;european;history;international & world politics;irish;leaders & notable people;letters & correspondence;literature & fiction;memoirs;modern (16th-21st centuries);national;political;politics & government;politics & social sciences;united states;world,22
0810959380,"Tiffany's Palm Beach John Loring, design director of Tiffany & Co. since 1979, is the author of Abrams' Greetings from Andy: Christmas at Tiffany's, Tiffany Timepieces, Tiffany in Fashion, Tiffany Flora & Fauna, Louis Comfort Tiffany at Tiffany & Co., Tiffany Jewels, and numerous other books on Tiffany style and entertaining. Prior to joining Tiffany, Loring served as the New York bureau chief of Architectural Digest. He graduated from Yale University and has an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute. He lives in New York.",architecture;arts & photography;beaches;biographies & memoirs;books;education & reference;general;history;leaders & notable people;photography;pictorial;professional & technical;reference;research & publishing guides;rich & famous;south;south atlantic;specialty travel;teens;travel;united states;writing,22
0195074246,"The Joys of Hebrew Glinert (Hebrew and Jewish studies, Univ. of London) has brought together a collection of more than 600 entries on ""the best known and most lovable Hebrew words and sayings."" Although the style is light-hearted, the author knows his subject. The arrangement is alphabetical according to an excellent transliteration. Entries range from the familiar Bar Mitzvah and chutzpah to rachmanut (""compassion"") and tsarr gidul banim (""the stress of raising children""). Definitions are drawn from literature, folklore, and history and from everyday and esoteric sources. Glinert delights in sharing punchy anecdotes and humorous stories. Nor does he slight etymology. An introductory essay surveys the fate of Hebrew from its ancient beginnings to the present, a fate which parallels that of the Jewish people. A significant virtue of this book is the author's clear explanation of the difference between Hebrew and Yiddish. He relates the history and development of each language and notes their intersecting points. This title will be welcomed on its own merits for its easy readability and informative entries. One of the few on the subject available to readers of English, it makes no pretense of being comprehensive. Recommended for libraries without William Chomsky's classic Hebrew: The Eternal Language (Jewish Pubn. Society, 1975).- Libby K. White, Schenectady Cty. P.L., Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.	""A unique resource....Entertaining and informative.""--Booklist	About the Author: Lewis Glinert was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford and lectures at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies.  He has also held appointments at the Israeli universities of Haifa and Bar-Ilan and a visiting associate professorship at the University of Chicago.  The author of The Grammar of Modern Hebrew and editor of Hebrew in Ashkenaz: A Language in Exile, he has written and broadcast widely on the sociology and linguistics of Hebrew and Yiddish, including two BBC documentaries, ""Tongue of Tongues"" and ""Golem"".",19th century;americas;books;civil war;criticism & theory;education & reference;folklore & mythology;foreign languages;history;history & criticism;humanities;judaism;language & grammar;literature;literature & fiction;mythology;mythology & folk tales;new;politics & social sciences;reference;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks;words;world;world literature,29
1590592808,"Essential PHP Tools: Modules, Extensions, and Accelerators From the reviews:  ""This book intends to simplify programming tasks through the use  . The intended audience is intermediate-to-advanced, although I believe it is also of great use to the uninitiated. The Introduction provides a solid introduction to the use of PEAR  . The section on databases is required reading for anyone wishing to  . The Smarty chapter is an excellent introduction into templating  . Especially enjoyable is the chapter on PEARs Mail_mime  . I particularly enjoyed the level of detail given  ."" (Mitchell Pirtle, International PHP Magazine, Issue no. 4, 2004)	David Sklar is an instructor at The New School University and an independent technology consultant. He is coauthor of the book PHP Cookbook and the author of the Learning PHP. David has spoken at many conferences, including the O'Reilly Open Source Conference, the EGovOS Open Source/Open Standards Conference, and the International PHP Conference. His consulting practice focuses on interactive Internet applications, distributed systems, scalability, and security. Additionally, David is a principal of the Transparency Project, a nonprofit organization that coordinates data markup standards and builds tools that analyze publicly available political and campaign finance information. David was a founder and the chief technology officer of both Student.Com and TVGrid.Com, where he led teams of PHP developers that built multilingual data-driven web applications. He holds a degree in computer science from Yale University.",books;computer science;computers & technology;database design;databases;education & reference;graphics & multimedia;languages & tools;new;php;programming;programming languages;software design;software design & engineering;software development;structured design;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;web design;web development & design,20
1560003022,"Money and the Nation State: The Financial Revolution, Government, and the World Monetary System (Independent Studies in Political Economy) In this collection of 13 original articles, 17 scholars argue that the root of todays problems of inflation, devaluations, debt crises, and exchange rate volatility is largely found in fundamental institutional flaws in the structure of central banks and the accompanying legal framework and not so much in misguided policies or incompetent policy makers. Contributors show that political influences have undermined the smooth functioning of monetary and financial institutions, and moreover, that monetary nationalism has led to economic discoordination This insightful volume is highly recommended for upper-division undergraduate through professional collections as well as large public library collections.  P. R. Kressler, Choice  This is a thought-provoking volume and one that ranges widely....it is a useful reminder that history and politics matter.  International Finance	Richard H. Timberlake, Jr., is professor of economics at the University of Georgia. He is the author of Monetary Policy in the United States, Origins of Central Banking in the United States, and Money and Banking, plus over fifty articles hi such scholarly journals as the Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Economic History, and Southern Economic Journal, plus such publications as Bankers Magazine, Banking, and the Monthly Review of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Kevin Dowd is Yorkshire Bank Professor of Financial Economics and head of the Centre for Research in Financial and Legal Studies at Sheffield Hallam University in England. His books include The State and the Monetary System, The Experience of Free Banking, and Free Banking: The Route to Monetary Stability. Merton H. Miller, a Nobel Laureate in Economic Science, is Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago.",banking;banks & banking;books;business & finance;business & investing;economic policy;economic policy & development;economics;industries & professions;money & monetary policy;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,19
0710624344,"Jane's Infantry Weapons, 2002-2003 Richard Jones joined Army in the 1960s he later became personally and professionally involved with small-calibre weapons and ammunition. In 2001 became custodian of perhaps the world's most comprehensive Working Reference collection of small arms, spanning the years 1850 to the present time at the UK Ministry of Defence Pattern Room.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",almanacs & yearbooks;antiques & collectibles;books;conventional;education & reference;encyclopedias;engineering;history;humanities;military;military science;military sciences;new;professional & technical;reference;social sciences;special topics;used & rental textbooks;weapons & warfare;yearbooks & annuals,20
1572308699,"Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance: A Relational Treatment Guide ""While clinical research has demonstrated the efficacy of a variety of psychotherapeutic procedures, what is often overlooked is the critical role played by the 'common factors' of psychotherapy. This important book details procedures for optimizing the therapeutic alliance and maximizing treatment effectiveness. It should be read by all clinicians.""--David H. Barlow, PhD, Professor and Director Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University""This is a brilliant book. Informed by the authors' internationally recognized research program on ruptures in the therapeutic alliance, the book is enlightening in two major ways. First, its focus on ruptures opens a route to understanding the nature and utility of the therapeutic alliance. Second, the authors show how to negotiate ruptures, offering a veritable guide to moving from rupture to healing. Focusing on an important and neglected area of clinical training, this is an invaluable text for beginning and advanced psychotherapy courses.""--Lester Luborsky, PhD""An unparalleled achievement....Among the few comprehensive texts that truly integrates ongoing empirical research with cutting-edge developments in clinical psychoanalysis, as well as elements of other therapeutic modalities....This book will be used both as a classroom text and as a sourcebook for working clinicians, researchers, and theorists.""--Lewis Aron, PhD""The quality of the therapeutic alliance is the most powerful predictor of success in psychotherapy. Given the inevitability of stresses, strains, and breakdowns in that alliance, the identification and repair of these difficulties are among the most important skills for the psychotherapist to acquire....[This book] belongs in the library of every mental health professional who practices or teaches psychotherapy.""--American Journal of Psychiatry (American Journal of Psychiatry 2003-05-24)	""This book is an unparalleled achievement that transcends many of the usual dichotomies in the field. Structured as a treatment manual, the book elaborates detailed interventions and techniques, but it is also personal and experiential, emphasizing procedural knowledge, self-awareness, and reflection-in-action. It is among the few comprehensive texts that truly integrates ongoing empirical research with cutting-edge developments in clinical psychoanalysis, as well as elements of other therapeutic modalities. It outlines broad theoretical and philosophical principles, yet at the same time provides clear-cut intervention strategies, illustrated with lively and meaningful clinical material. On top of all this it is clearly and engagingly written, well organized, and even includes a creative chapter on the largely unexamined area of training issues and supervision.  This book will be used both as a classroom text and as a sourcebook for working clinicians, researchers, and theorists."" Lewis Aron, PhD, Director, Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, New York University	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Jeremy D. Safran, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the New School for Social Research and Senior Research Scientist at New York's Beth Israel Medical Center. He maintains a private practice in New York City.J. Christopher Muran, PhD, is Chief Psychologist and Director of the Brief Psychotherapy Research Program at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, where he also maintains a private practice.	1. The Therapeutic Alliance Reconsidered   2. Fundamental Assumptions and Principles   3. Understanding Alliance Ruptures and Therapeutic Impasses   4. Therapeutic Metacommunication: Mindfulness in Action   5. Stage-Process Models of Alliance Rupture Resolution   6. Brief Relational Therapy   7. A Relational Approach to Training and Supervision",behavioral sciences;books;clinical;clinical psychology;compulsive behavior;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;politics & social sciences;psychiatry;psychoanalysis;psychology;psychopathology;psychotherapy;science & math;social sciences;social work;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,24
2880464749,"One Show Interactive: Advertising's Best Interactive & New Media (One Show Interactive, Vol 2) Overview of The One Club For over 25 years, The One Club has helped communication professionals, students and teachers in their search for the best ideas that the creative advertising industry has to offer. Each One Club book, filled with award-winning work judged by top international creative directors from The One Show, The One Show Interactive and The One Show Design, serves as a prime reference aid, an indispensable tool for writers and art directors, and a contemporary index of industry styles and standards.",accounting;accounting & finance;advertising;arts & photography;books;business & finance;business & investing;business & management;commercial;computers & technology;direction & production;graphic design;humor & entertainment;manager's guides to computing;marketing & sales;movies;networking;new;professional & technical;used & rental textbooks,20
0897893549,"Secret Doctors: Ethnomedicine of African Americans ?Fontenot presents a rich descriptive account of African American medical beliefs and practices in rural Louisiana. An excellent example of quality ethographic research and a most appropriate addition to libraries serving students and faculty in cultural anthropology, African American studies, public health, medicine, nursing, and the allied health professions.?-Choice	Presents African-American folk medicine from an insider's point of view, using oral history accounts by practicing traditional healers in the state of Louisiana.	WONDA L. FONTENOT is Executive Director of Wannamuse Institute for the Study of Arts, Culture, and Ethnicity in Opelousas, Louisiana.",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;americas;books;fitness & dieting;health;history;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;other religions;politics & social sciences;practices & sacred texts;psychology;psychotherapy;public health;religion & spirituality;social sciences;state & local;ta & nlp;united states;used & rental textbooks,22
0415128099,"Colonialism/Postcolonialism (The New Critical Idiom) ...Ania Loomba's is clearly the best exposition on [postcolonialism] so far....Loomba's book becomes the first worthwhile contribution to the dime-a-dozen summaries of the subject.interventionsAnia Loomba... writes with clarity, patiently explains, provides summaries of contrary opinion, and shows how the topics and approaches that have become part of postcolonial studies have their origins... in other areas.World Literature Today	Ania Loomba is Associate Professor in the Centre for Linguistics and English at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.",american literature;books;classics;criticism & theory;education & reference;emigration & immigration;historical study & educational resources;history;history & criticism;humanities;literary theory;literature;literature & fiction;movements & periods;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;study & teaching;united states;used & rental textbooks;world,23
1572308540,"Conducting School-Based Functional Behavioral Assessments: A Practitioner's Guide ""This book's strengths include readable and straightforward descriptions of the nature, purpose, concepts, and methods of functional assessment; numerous realistic examples to demonstrate points and applications; and lots of easy-to-use forms.  It will prove to be a very practical resource for school psychologists, special educators, and other professionals responsible for doing functional assessments in schools.  Especially appealing are the multiple forms for each step of the process.  The book will serve as an excellent supplemental text for graduate-level behavioral assessment and intervention courses and practica.""--Edward J.Daly III, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln""This important contribution to the functional assessment literature will likely become a major training text for preservice school psychologists, counselors, teachers, and other school-based professionals.  It is also a valuable resource for practitioners interested in extending their knowledge and skills.  The text provides more depth of coverage than many works to date.  All of the major skill sets required for conducting functional assessment are taught and illustrated; many useful forms and protocols are provided; and, perhaps most important, the text teaches the thinking process that is foundational to competent and defensible functional assessments.  One of the work's most attractive features is its generous use of real-life examples and scenarios to bring concepts to life.""--W. David Tilly III, PhD, Coordinator of Assessment Services, Heartland Area Education Agency 11, Johnston, Iowa""Watson and Steege offer a user-friendly presentation of an effective and increasingly widely used approach to addressing problem behaviors by determining their functions.  The book covers the historical and theoretical underpinnings of functional behavioral assessment while also providing down-to-earth, step-by-step recommendations for practice.  The realistic case studies and sample reports do a nice job of tying together the concepts discussed.  I wholeheartedly endorse this excellent volume and plan to use it in my courses on functional behavioral assessment.""--Frank M. Gresham, PhD, Graduate School of Education, University of California-Riverside	ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Functional Behavioral AssessmentChapter 2. Genesis of Functional Behavioral AssessmentChapter 3. Legal Aspects of Functional Behavioral AssessmentChapter 4. Basic Principles of Functional Behavioral AssessmentChapter 5. Observing and Recording BehaviorChapter 6. Indirect Functional Behavioral AssessmentChapter 7. Direct Descriptive Functional  Behavioral AssessmentChapter 8. Supporting DocumentationChapter 9. Putting It All Together . . . Where Science Meets Art: Or, Linking Assessment to InterventionChapter 10. Extraenvironmental Variables That Influence FunctionChapter 11. Training School/Agency Personnel to Implement Functional Behavioral AssessmentsChapter 12. A Baker's Dozen Plus One: The Authors' Responses to 14 Frequently Asked Questions about Functional Behavioral AssessmentReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index",behavioral sciences;books;business & finance;business & investing;child psychology;clinical;clinical psychology;counseling;economics;education;education & reference;education theory;educational psychology;fitness & dieting;health;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;reference;schools & teaching;science & math;social sciences;testing & measurement;used & rental textbooks,29
0471025739,"Forest Entomology: Ecology and Management This text considers forest insects occurring in forest ecosystems, specialized forestry settings, and urban forests, with an approach and coverage that make it suitable for use in both undergraduate and graduate courses in forest entomology and forest protection. Early chapters introduce entomology, middle chapters provide the first comprehensive treatment of the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of forest insects, and later chapters discuss the pest insects according to their feeding group.",agricultural sciences;agriculture;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;earth sciences;ecology;entomology;environmental science;forests & forestry;natural resources;nature & ecology;new;plants;science & math;science & mathematics;trees;used & rental textbooks;zoology,20
1928994644,"Ruby Developers Guide Lyle Johnson is a Software Team Leader at ResGen, Invitrogen Corporation in Huntsville, AL. Prior to his employment at ResGen, Lyle served as Group Leader for Graphical User Interface Development at CFD Research Corporation. Lyle has worked primarily in commercial software development for computational fluid dynamics and bioinformatics applications, but has also managed and contributed to a number of open-source software projects. Lyle holds a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University and a master's of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He currently lives in Madison, AL with his wife, Denise. Jonothon Ortiz is Vice President of Xnext, Inc. in Winter Haven, FL. Xnext, Inc. is a small, privately owned company that develops Web sites and applications for prestigious companies such as the New York Times Company. Jonothon is the head of the programming department and works together with the CEO on all company projects to ensure the best possible solution. Jonothon lives with his wife, Carla, in Lakeland, FL. Robert Feldt is a Software Engineering Researcher at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. His professional interest is in how to produce robust, reliable software. Roberts research focuses on what can be learned from applying the complex but robust systems found in nature to tools and methods for developing and testing software. Robert also teaches courses on software engineering to students in the Computer Science and Computer Engineering programs at Chalmers University. Robert holds a masters degree from Chalmers University and is a member of the IEEE. He has previously worked as a consultant software engineer. He programs mostly in C, Haskell, and Ruby and uses Ruby frequently in his research since its dynamic nature allows him to easily test new ideas. He is working on a number of larger Ruby projects, including the Rockit compiler construction toolkit and the RubyVM project, to build a set of plug-and-play components for assembling Ruby virtual machines.  Robert currently resides in Gothenburg, Sweden with his wife, Mirjana, and daughter, Ebba. He wants to acknowledge them for their support and love. Michael Neumann is a Database and Software Developer for Merlin.zwo InfoDesign GmbH in Germany (near Stuttgart). He is also studying computer science at the University of Karlsruhe. Merlin.zwo develops large-scale database applications based on Oracle products. With more than 10 years of experience in software development, Michael has specialized in many different domains, from system-near programming, administration of Unix systems, and database development with several RDBMSs, to OOA/OOD techniques, and design and implementation of distributed and parallel applications. One of his greatest interests lies is the design principles of programming languages. Before he was employed at Merlin.zwo, he was a Database/Web Developer and Principal of Page-Store.",artificial intelligence;books;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;human vision & language systems;languages & tools;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;programming;programming languages;ruby;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;web development & design,20
0139260722,Traffic Flow Fundamentals Logical development of the concepts and applications of traffic stream theory and operations analysis. Includes many worked examples and homework problems.,architecture;automotive;books;city planning & urban development;civil;drafting & presentation;engineering;humanities;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;transportation;urban & land use planning;urban planning & development;used & rental textbooks,20
0764545876,"Unlocking OLAP With SQL Server 7 and Excel 2000 Working Solutions for Data Analysis Challenges: Understand the relationship between databases, data warehouses, OLAP, and Excel  Build a data warehouse using the Enterprise Manager tool in SQL Server  Clean up data from existing databases and transfer it to the data warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server Data Transformation Services  Use the Microsoft SQL Server Query Analyzer and English Query tools to collect information from your data warehouse  Learn how to perform sophisticated analysis with OLAP data modeling  Create multi-dimensional OLAP cubes from the data in your warehouse  Build a database of OLAP cubes with the Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Manager  Analyze geographic data visually with Microsoft MapPoint 2000  Construct Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts to the information in your OLAP database BONUS CD-ROM INCLUDES: Extensive example databases Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 120-day evaluation edition!	Unlocking OLAP with Microsoft SQL Server and Excel 2000 How do you get at the mission-critical information trapped inside your databases? This unique guide explains how to take advantage of sophisticated OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) tools, without spending lots of time and money on a custom data warehousing system, and without any programming. Using concrete examples and step-by-step instructions, author Wayne S. Freeze shows you how to set up your own data warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server and then harness the OLAP tools that come with Microsoft SQL Server and Excel 2000 to slice and dice your data into revealing multi-dimensional reports. Working Solutions for Data Analysis ChallengesUnderstand the relationship between databases, data warehouses, OLAP, and ExcelBuild a data warehouse using the Enterprise Manager tool in SQL ServerClean up data from existing databases and transfer it to the data warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server Data Transformation ServicesUse the Microsoft SQL Server Query Analyzer and English Query tools to collect information from your data warehouseLearn how to perform sophisticated analysis with OLAP data modelingCreate multi-dimensional OLAP cubes from the data in your warehouseBuild a database of OLAP cubes with the Microsoft SQL Server OLAP ManagerAnalyze geographic data visually with Microsoft MapPoint 2000Construct Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts to the information in your OLAP databaseCD-ROM includes:Extensive example databaseMicrosoft SQL Server 7.0 120-Day Evaluation Editionwww.idgbooks.com System Requirements: Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4 or higher; 32MB RAM, 210MB available hard disk space	About the Author Wayne S. Freeze has more than 20 years of experience as an IT professional, most recently as Manager of Systems Programming at the University of Maryland. His many books include The SQL Programmers Reference and Hands On SQL Server 7 with Visual Basic 6.",artificial intelligence;books;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;data warehousing;database management systems;database storage & design;databases;development;excel;hardware;home computing & how-to;human vision & language systems;internet & networking;microsoft;new;programming;relational databases;software design;software design & engineering;software development;sql server;technical support;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,26
1569753601,"The Lost Sutras of Jesus: Unlocking the Ancient Wisdom of the Xian Monks ""A fascinating story of an ancient Buddhist-Christian union, still filled with holy wisdom."" -- Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart""As a Buddhist still deeply shaped by my Christian culture, I was stirred by the profound wisdom in this book."" -- Franz Metcalf, author of What Would Buddha Do?""This enlightening book tells of a time when Christianity, Buddhism and Taoism chanted in three-part harmony."" -- John Dominic Crossan, author of Excavating Jesus	In 635 C.E. a small band of Christian monks traveled along the Silk Road from Persia to the imperial capital of China. Welcomed by the Tang Dynasty emperor, the missionaries set about translating into Chinese the sacred texts they had carried for 3000 miles across the deserts and mountains of Asia.  Influenced by Buddhists and Taoists they encountered along the way, the Persians translated their manuscripts into a collection of unique teachings, part Christianity and part Eastern wisdom, that combined the teachings of Jesus with the principles of Eastern thought. Recorded on a set of delicate scrolls, these new scriptures became known as the Jesus Sutras. During the next few centuries, the political climate in China turned menacing towards Christians and Buddhists alike and sometime around 1000 C.E., the Jesus Sutras, together with thousands of Buddhist manuscripts, were hidden in a desert cave. They were not seen again until 1900, when a Taoist monk restoring cave paintings in western China accidentally discovered the sealed cavern housing these priceless religious documents. Within a few years, European archaeologists and private collectors had removed the sacred texts from China, relegating them to academic obscurity for the next hundred years. Now, the new translation presented in this book offers a unique opportunity to delve into their unparalleled wisdom and tells the story of the discovery in 1998 of one of the monk's original monasteries.	Thomas Moore is a psychotherapist, writer and lecturer who lives in New England with his wife and two children. He has published many articles and is a popular lecturer in the areas of archetypal and Jungian psychology, mythology, and the arts. Moore lived as a monk in a Catholic religious order for twelve years. He has a Ph.D. in religious studies from Syracuse University, an M.A. in theology from the University of Windsor, an M.A. in musicology from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. in music and philosophy from DePaul University. A member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Associations of Religion, Ray Riegert has written for newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He is the editor of ""The Lost Gospel Q"" and ""Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings,"" and the co-author of ""The Gospel of Thomas.""",ancient;books;buddhism;china;christian books & bibles;christianity;church history;comparative religion;eastern;education & reference;general;history;philosophy;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;taoism;theology;world,20
081479775X,"Going South: Jewish Women in the Civil Rights Movement When Barbara Jacobs, a Brandeis student, returned to campus after working with black civil rights groups in the South in 1960, she found a limerick in her university mailbox that expressed a common prejudice faced by Jewish women activists, which read in part, ""She said, I'm not a whore/ I just do it for CORE/ and color's the same without lights."" Blending together 15 oral histories and archival research, Schultz shows how Northern Jewish women's commitment to social justice informed in part by living in the shadow of the Holocaust played out in a time of enormous political, social and personal upheaval. There are many, sometimes painful, ironies here: often Northern women discovered that their Southern Jewish relatives, already feeling vulnerable as outsiders, wanted nothing to do with them or the movement; some faced anti-Semitism (both passive and virulent) in Southern black church groups. But Schultz never resorts to easy answers, always trying to find a historical truth that's balanced between fact and empathy. Sharply observant of her informants' lives, Schultz opens a new window not only into the civil rights movement but also into the sociology of mid-century Jewish-American culture. Her analysis is most impressive at the book's end, when she perceptively describes the protean nature of Jewish identities in the U.S. Such insightful cultural readings and criticism make this a fine contribution to both the literature of the civil rights movement and the field of Jewish studies. (Apr.) Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	""Only recently are scholars beginning to pay full attention to the key role women played during the Civil Rights Movement. Going South is an important portrait of an often overlooked group whose workboth behind the scenes and on the front lineshelped transform our nation.""-Marian Wright Edelman,President, Children's Defense Fund""A well-written, serious, and important book. I learned a great deal from this interesting and rich study.""-Joyce Antler,author of The Journey Home: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America""These oral histories are compelling and fascinating, and reclaim a history previously unavailable to us. An original and important contribution.""-Deborah Dash Moore,coeditor of Jewish Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia""More than an account of the Jewish women who went South to help in the Civil Rights Movement in the sixties, Debra Schultz has produced a fascinating investigation into the relationship between these women and their parents, their black colleagues in the movement, the Jewish communities in the Southern states, and their final difficult decision to leave the movement. Going South should be read by everyone interested in this vitally important period of American history.""-Helen Suzman,former Member of South African Parliament""A fascinating text which adds to our understanding of recent Jewish Left and feminist politics and activism.""-Australian Jewish News,Aug. 2001	Debra L. Schultz, a feminist historian, is Director of Programs of The Open Society Institute (Soros Foundations) Network Women's Program, which works to include women in the development of more democratic societies.",20th century;americas;books;civil rights;civil rights & liberties;gender studies;history;humanities;jewish;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific topics;united states;used & rental textbooks;women in history;women's studies;world,20
0198233558,"Irish America (Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) `This is a refreshingly intriguing book with no trace of misty-eyed self-indulgence about the sea-divided Gael.'  Irish Review 27`Irish America asks whether people who identify themselves as Irish-Americans have distinctive ways of behaving or thinking, five, six or seven generations down from the period of heaviest immigration around the time of the Famine.'  Ian Jackman, London Review of Books, September 7th 2000`Byron believes that one effect of multiculturalism has been to force people to choose an ethnie - a politically and socially divisive practice.'  Ian Jackman, London Review of Books, September 7th 2000`What a tonic this excellent book is for serious and non-partisan students of Irish America, and for commentators and analysts of the Irish diaspora generally.  At last a superbly researched and rigorously though through challenge to - I would say demolition of - the mythological orthodoxy  generated by the dominance, in image-making, of the Irish ghettos of New York, Boston, Philadelphia.'  Patrick O'Farrell, Irish Studies Review, Vol. 8, No.2`What a marvelous Liberation for scholarship!'  Patrick O'Farrell, Irish Studies Review, Vol. 8, No.2`it is a highly professional, very well-informed, and toughly intelligent sociological exercise, based on wide and exhaustive interviews. These are set on a firm historiographical and geographic base, subjected to constant discussion between the author and his two research assistants, and  analysed with patient, open-minded, care and balance.'  Patrick O'Farrell, Irish Studies Review, Vol. 8, No.2`If only sociology were always like this!'  Patrick O'Farrell, Irish Studies Review, Vol. 8, No.2`It is a pleasure to welcome this book into the front ranks of Irish diaspora studies.'  Patrick O'Farrell, Irish Studies Review, Vol. 8, No.2	Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Long Island, New York    Research Professor of Anthropology, Union College, Schenectady, New York",19th century;20th century;americas;anthropology;books;cultural;emigration & immigration;ethnic studies;europe;history;humanities;ireland;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;united states;used & rental textbooks,20
0765702444,"The Single Woman-Married Man Syndrome The book has wide application to developmental psychology and will be useful to the clinician, because it expands simplistic notions of extramarital affairs without vilifying either party. (Choice Magazine )This book is a much-needed detailed clinical investigation of a phenomenon that is usually hushed up. Finally, here is a clinician who has the courage and expertise to provide us with some useful wisdom about his all too common syndrome. (John M. Gottman, Ph.D. )Kudos are in order for Dr. Richard Tuch, who masterfully articulates to his professional audience the commonly encountered but rarely discussed syndromethe single woman the married man. He approaches his subject with empathy and respectful curiosity, placing the reader in the couple's intersubjective field, which is characterized by obsessive longing, chronic ambivalence, and interchanging victimization. Drawing from plural psychodynamic paradigms, he artfully captures the nature of their interlocking but doomed relationship. It is a stellar, clinically rich work, reflecting Dr. Tuch's seasoned clinical acumen. (Carol Tosone, Ph.D. )In focusing on the single woman-married man syndrome, Dr. Richard Tuch has isolated and identified a discrete and highly complex piece of behavior with elegance and with unusual clinical precision, highlighting the uniqueness of this particular constellation. He studies it from the points of view of the irreducibility of its intersubjective nature, from the dynamics of interpersonal power and control issues, and from the aspect of the later ego of the married man that the affair with the single woman is able to evoke. He ably describes the mutual illusion of powerlessness in each of the participants. This is a highly unusual study of an often overlooked syndrome of behavior with which all therapists have had to deal. (James S. Grotstein, M.D. )	Richard Tuch, M.D., is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California at Los Angeles, and Attending Psychiatrist at the CedarSinai Medical Center. He has written numerous articles on such subjects as writers block, the limits of empathy as a therapeutic tool, and the role of social cognition in personal relationships. A frequent presenter at meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Dr. Tuch is the recipient of the 1995 Karl A. Menninger Memorial Award for Psychoanalytic Writing. He maintains a private practice in West Los Angeles.",books;clinical psychology;counseling;fitness & dieting;general;health;interpersonal relations;love & romance;marriage;marriage & family;medical books;mental health;new;parenting & relationships;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;relationships;research;self-help;sexuality;social sciences;sociology;testing & measurement;used & rental textbooks,26
078797661X,"The Deliberative Democracy Handbook: Strategies for Effective Civic Engagement in the Twenty-First Century Praise for The Deliberative Democracy Handbook""The Deliberative Democracy Handbook is a terrific resource for democratic practitioners and theorists alike. It combines rich case material from many cities and types of institutional settings with careful reflection on core principles. It generates hope for a renewed democracy, tempered with critical scholarship and political realism. Most important, this handbook opens a spacious window on the innovativeness of citizens in the U.S. (and around the world) and shows how the varied practices of deliberative democracy are part of a larger civic renewal movement.""Carmen Sirianni, professor of sociology and public policy, Brandeis University, and coauthor, Civic Innovation in America""The Deliberative Democracy Handbook, edited by John Gastil and Peter Levine, is an important collection of readings for anyone interested in the role of citizen participation in the public policy process. It provides concrete examples of successful efforts to expand public input in decision-making at the local, state, and national levels. The book also grapples with emerging challenges to the continued development of these efforts in the future.""Robert Mark Silverman, associate professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York""In government, we need to get beyond the polarization of interest groups if we are to make good and politically sustainable decisions. The Deliberative Democracy Handbook shares lessons of endeavors around the world to engage the community in the complex task of decision-making. I recommend it to anyone in public office.""Hon.  Alannah MacTiernan, minister for planning and infrastructure, Western Australia""Clear-eyed about the challenges as well as the promise of public deliberation, the book will be an invaluable resource for practitioners and scholars alike.""Francesca Polletta, associate professor of sociology, Columbia University	John Gastil is associate professor of communication at the University of Washington. He has collaborated with members of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium (DDC), the National Coalition of Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD), AmericaSpeaks, and the Kettering Foundation's National Issues Forums. He is the author of Democracy in Small Groups and By Popular Demand.Peter Levine is deputy director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) and a research scholar at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, both housed in the University of Maryland's School of Public Affairs. He is a cofounder of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium and author of The New Progressive Era: Toward a Fair and Deliberative Democracy.",books;business & finance;business & investing;business communication;civics & citizenship;communications;education & reference;industries & professions;language & grammar;new;nonprofit organizations & charities;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;public speaking;reference;running meetings & presentations;skills;social sciences;specific topics;used & rental textbooks;words,23
078174878X,"Primary Care Medicine: Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 12-MAY-10, Volume 303, Issue 18, Deborah I. Allen, MD, Department of Family Medicine, Bowen Research Center/Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis, IN --  ""The first edition of Primary Care Medicine was written more than 25 years ago by a group of young physicians who pioneered the rebirth of primary care medicine within the Harvard medical community; this sixth edition is edited by Allan H. Goroll and Albert G. Mulley Jr. The book has a long list of section editors and contributing writers, most of whom are affiliated with the Harvard medical system.   ""According to the editors, every chapter in this 1600-page book has been revised to include more images, tables, and bulleted lists. Practical recommendations that incorporate the best available evidence and clinical best practices are listed in an easily readable format at the end of every chapter. The book is written in a practical, complete, and straight-to-the-point design. This edition covers more than 200 of the chief complaints most commonly encountered in a primary care office. The book starts with a brief overview of primary care and an easily read review section on biostatistics and diagnostic tests. The book goes on to provide detailed sections discussing 14 organ systems but also discusses nonspecific common complaints such as fatigue and weight gain.   ""The system-based sections cover appropriate screening for the specific diseases affecting each system, followed by discussions of evaluation and management. Several sections also include individualized additions. For example, the ""Respiratory Problems"" section includes a ""Smoking Cessation"" chapter. One of my favorite features of this book is the annotated bibliography at the end of each section.   ""The book is intended to function not only as a reference tool for learners but also as a decision support tool for busy practitioners. This edition provides purchasers with access to the full searchable text online, so it can also be used as a Web-based electronic decision-making device at the point of care (purchasers of used copies cannot access the online edition). It is likewise an excellent reference for specialists devoting more of their time to primary care or who just want to brush up on a topic. I searched the online version and found it exceptionally easy to use. It will become one of my main reference sources in the office or for teaching students and residents.   ""Occasionally, readers will still want to pull out Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine if they are looking for more extensive discussion of biochemical details, genetics, or ongoing research on a particular topic. The Web site is new and is quite usable. I still prefer UptoDate because of its multiple cross-references for every topic and its patient education materials that I can easily print and hand to patients; however, compared with other primary care books written for use in the office at the point of care, Primary Care Medicine is the one to own.""-Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Hardcover	 edition.",allied health professions;allied health services;books;clinical;education;education & reference;education & training;family & general practice;family practice;general;internal medicine;medical assistants;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;nursing;obstetrics & gynecology;reference;schools & teaching;used & rental textbooks,21
0151010625,"The Age of Anxiety: McCarthyism to Terrorism Starred Review.  Pulitzer-winning journalist Johnson (The Best of Times) offers an engrossing account of the career of red-baiting demagogue Joseph McCarthy and a chilling description of his legacy for today. The focus is on the disturbing questions raised by McCarthyism: how could a little-known freshman senator, driven by Cold War paranoia, quickly amass the power to intimidate senior colleagues, bully the media, terrorize innocent citizens and even threaten two respected presidents? Why did fellow Republicans not reject his sleazy, dishonest tactics when they were personally revolted by them? Most urgently, are we seeing the birth of a new ""age of anxiety,"" in which terrorism replaces communism as the bogeyman? Johnson's answer is clearly yes. He traces the current climate in Washington directly to the 1950s: ""McCarthyism was a major factor in the rise of the radical Right and the polarization that plagues American life, pitting group against group and region against region, sowing cynicism and distrust, and manipulating public opinion through fear and smear."" He reviews recent events, including the use of the Patriot Act to stifle dissent, the abuse and detention of thousands of American Muslims guilty of no crime, and politicians' readiness to impugn the patriotism of opponents without evidence. Johnson's own critique is not ideological; rather, his most important argument may be that ideological polarization continues to prevent us from rationally assessing and dealing with real threats. 8 pages of bw photos not seen by PW. Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	Free, democratic societies constantly strive for a balance between individual freedom and the necessity for government to protect both personal and national security. When these societies feel particularly vulnerable to both internal and external threats, the resultant ""anxiety"" can throw the balance out of whack. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Johnson recounts the most notorious such period in our recent past, the five years in the 1950s during which Senator Joseph McCarthy and anti-Communist ""hysteria"" reigned supreme. Johnson's narrative is succinct and well written, although he doesn't cover any new ground. Still, it is valuable to hear the story told again. Johnson eloquently illustrates McCarthy's cynicism, outright cruelty, and dishonesty. The cowardice of political figures who should have stood up to him is revolting, and the bravery of those who opposed him is inspiring. Johnson overreaches when he ties the McCarthy era to our current efforts to protect domestic security after 9/11. Although he does effectively indicate some potential dangers inherent in the Patriot Act, his suggestion that we are in store for a suppression of civil liberties is not easy to substantiate. Jay FreemanCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	PRAISE FOR THE BEST OF TIMES""Beautifully written [and] as full of juicy tidbits as a cherry cake.  [Johnson shows] how witty, perceptive and morally grown up American political journalism can be at its best."" --The Economist""An informed, balanced and . . . passionate catalog of the national indulgence and an examination of the forces that fed it. . . . Gripping. A vivid and reliable reminder of what we have been through.""--The New York Times	HAYNES JOHNSON, a Pulitzer Prize- winning journalist, is the author of five national bestsellers, including his last, The Best of Times, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He has been a reporter, editor, and columnist for the Washington Post and a commentator for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and the Today show. He lives in Washington, D.C.	The ListI have here in my hand.Thursday afternoon was overcast, the temperature hovering just above freezing, when the black-haired, heavyset man carrying a bulging, battered tan briefcase boarded a Capital Airlines plane for the two hundred-seventeen-mile flight from Washington's National Airport to Wheeling, West Virginia. ""Good afternoon, Senator McCarthy,"" he heard the stewardess say after he took his seat. He looked startled, then pleased, not realizing the stewardess had been waiting to greet him after noticing a senator's name on her passenger list. ""Why, good afternoon,"" he replied, flashing a broad smile. ""I'm glad somebody recognizes me."" There was no false modesty in his remark. On February 9, 1950, Joe McCarthy was neither a household name nor a recognizable public face. In four years as a freshman senator, a position he held by virtue of the 1946 Republican sweep of both houses of Congress, his record was so undistinguished that in a recent poll Washington correspondents had voted him America's worst senator. As he boarded the plane, McCarthy's career was in shambles. In his home state of Wisconsin, critics were calling him the ""Pepsi-Cola kid"" because of reports that he had taken $10,000 from a manufacturer of prefabricated housing and obtained an unsecured loan of $20,000 from a lobbyist for Pepsi-Cola. Then it was disclosed that he recklessly lost the money speculating on soybean futures. A year prior, McCarthy, a lawyer, had come close to being disbarred by the Wisconsin State Board of Ethics Examiners; he had run for the U.S. Senate while holding a state judicial office, a practice deemed both unethical and illegal. The board found that he had acted ""in violation of the constitution and laws of Wisconsin,"" but dismissed a petition to discipline him by concluding that his infraction was ""one in a class by itself which was not likely to be repeated."" McCarthy's reply was contemptuous. Paraphrasing the board's ruling, he mocked, ""Joe was a naughty boy, but we don't think he'll do it again."" He was also in trouble in Washington. In a clubbish Senate that relied on hoary tradition and deferential collegiality, on rigid seniority and elaborate courtesy, his repeated violations of Senate rules and customs had lost him the respect of influential colleagues in both parties and denied him a place among the players who would shape the legislative future. Already he had alienated both Republican and Democratic colleagues by lashing out during floor debates with false accusations against them. Once, in the spring of 1947, he so enraged two fellow Republicans, Ralph E. Flanders of Vermont and Charles W. Tobey of New Hampshire, that both arose in protest and, claiming personal privilege, accused McCarthy of having falsified their positions. This came after McCarthy told the Senate that both Flanders and Tobey had just informed him that they intended to introduce a ""fictitious amendment"" designed to ""deceive the housewife"" on a bill to extend wartime sugar controls for a year. So furious was Tobey that, red-faced and shouting, he accused McCarthy of lying and attempting to confuse the Senate. As McCarthy was acutely aware, for these reasons and others his prospects for reelection in 1952 were imperiled. He had been consulting, in fact, his advisors about finding a cause to bolster his public standing and reverse his political slide. All this was about to change when his plane took off that February afternoon for West Virginia.The way west is the most enduring of American legends, and in its time Wheeling, West Virginia, played a central role in that saga. There, where the last battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at Fort Henry, a flood of pioneers and adventurers found their overland gateway west through Wheeling's gorges to claim free land beyond the Alleghenies in the Ohio River Valley. By the time Joe McCarthy's flight landed that February afternoon, Wheeling, once West Virginia's capital and leading city, had become a cultural and economic backwater. Its population had sunk to fifty-nine thousand from its peak of seventy thousand, and the exodus was accelerating. Wheeling was hardly the place for an obscure freshman senator to make his mark in history, especially at a political boilerplate event like the annual Lincoln Day speech to the Republican Women's Club of Ohio County-in a state that had voted Democratic in the last five presidential elections, including Harry S. Truman's two years earlier.As unlikely as the backdrop was, when Joe McCarthy flew into Wheeling, West Virginia, the stage for McCarthyism had already been set. Each morning that week, citizens of Wheeling had awakened to find the pages of their newspaper filled with frightening reports of treachery, spies, Communists, terrible new nuclear weapons, and a Cold War turning hot. Everything pointed toward a war of incalculable destruction. There seemed no end to alarming news flashes. Typical was the eight-column banner headline spread across the Wheeling Intelligencer's front page, two days before McCarthy left for Wheeling:FBI Hunts Fuchs' Aides in Atom TheftThe headline decks told the story, reported out of Washington:Hoover RelatesSpy ActivitiesTo CongressmenBritish ScientistFaces Trial FridayFor Betraying U.S. Klaus Emil Fuchs, a British subject of German extraction who as a physicist had worked for three years in the United States on the ultrasecret atomic bomb project, had been arrested in London. Fuchs, ""weedy, with a large head and narrow, rickety body,"" as the writer Rebecca West described him, was charged with transmitting to Soviet agents in the U.S. ""all he knew"" about America's A-bomb development. As the record revealed, Fuchs knew a lot. Days after these shocking revelations, a federal jury found Alger Hiss, a top diplomatic aide to Franklin Roosevelt at the Yalta Conference, guilty of perjury in a highly-publicized espionage trial. An ex-Communist named Whittaker Chambers had accused Hiss in House Un-American Activities Committee testimony of being a Soviet agent who passed him secret government documents. After Hiss's conviction, Secretary of State Dean Acheson drew protests for telling reporters, ""I do not intend to turn my back on Alger Hiss."" Then Acheson made matters worse by invoking the words of a forgiving Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in connection with the case of a convicted traitor. Coming on the heels of Fuchs's arrest, and Hiss's conviction, President Truman's announcement that the United States had begun work on the hydrogen bomb only intensified national anxiety. The hydrogen bomb was the deadliest weapon yet known to humankind. Albert Einstein, the father of the nuclear age, appeared on national television warning that ""radioactive poisoning of the atmosphere and, hence, annihilation of any life on earth has been brought within the range of possibilities."" Einstein's conclusion: ""General annihilation beckons."" In this context, one of the staunchest Republican anticommunists, Homer Capehart of Indiana, cried out on the Senate floor: ""How much more are we going to take? Fuchs and Acheson and Hiss and hydrogen bombs threatening outside and New Dealism eating away the vitals of the nation. In the name of heaven, is this the best the nation can do?""Copyright  2005 by Haynes JohnsonAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be mailed to the following address: Permissions Department, Harcourt, Inc., 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777.	Anxious could easily describe the narrator when approaching this thorough and heavy text, which draws parallels between McCarthyism and post-9/11 terror-mongering by government officials. But if Kristoffer Tabori was anxious at all, he certainly doesn't show it. Managing that elusive skill of turning facts into storytelling, Tabori breathes energy into a book that might otherwise leave listeners nodding off. Most of the material focuses on McCarthyism; the last quarter points to the current political stage. Though fascinating, such a historical account could be overwhelming without an engaging narrator like Tabori, who keeps a steady pace, delivers distinct quotations, and adjusts the emphasis of his words according to the demands of the book.  L.E.  AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright  AudioFile, Portland, Maine	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",20th century;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;government;history;humanities;leaders & notable people;modern (16th-21st centuries);national;new;political;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks;world,19
0471149640,"Personality Disorders and Culture: Clinical and Conceptual Interactions Tackling two of the most timely and complex areas in mental health--personality disorders and the impact of cultural variables--this book is sure to stir up controversy. Treading on the timeless nature-nuture debate, it suggests that social variables have a dramatic impact on the definition, development, and manifestation of personality disorders.	What role do cultures play in the development of personality? Can behavior that is normative in one culture be mistaken for a personality disorder in another? Can an entire culture be said to suffer from a personality disorder? Personality Disorders and Culture explores these questions and many more. It reviews the worldwide literature on the subject and covers all aspects of the links between culture and personality disorder. Stressing the importance of cultural awareness for mental health professionals in multicultural societies, this groundbreaking book sets forth a dimensional model of the ways in which a cultural perspective can inform our understanding of personality development and personality disorders. The authors assess the cultural foundations of the pathogenesis of these disorders and identify social and cultural practices that contribute to the development of personality styles. Interpreting concrete information on personality disorders, this book presents findings on the epidemiology of personality disorders in different clinical settings and evaluates them critically from the cultural perspective. It also analyzes cross-national comparisons and discusses cultural influences and their decisive role in the diagnosis and classification of personality disorders. Finally, Personality Disorders and Culture examines the role of culture in interpreting and explaining behaviors that resemble personality disorders but are, instead, normative to a given culture. It also reveals how culture can be used to devise effective therapeutic interventions at individual and group levels in a variety of settings and explains why cultural concepts and practices should be an integral component of and can have a powerful positive effect on the structure, delivery, and management of care systems for personality disorders. For clinicians, researchers, and anyone interested in understanding personality from a cultural perspective, Personality Disorders and Culture is an indispensable resource. It is also an excellent textbook for graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses in anthropology, psychology, sociology, diagnosis, and clinical treatment.	""What role do cultures play in the development Can behavior that is normative in one culture be mistaken for a personality disorder in another?  Can an entire culture be said to suffer from a personality disorder?  Personality Disorders and Culture explores these questions and many more. It reviews the worldwide literature on the subject and covers all aspects of the links between culture and personality disorder. Stressing the importance of cultural awareness for mental health professionals in multicultural societies, this groundbreaking book sets forth a dimensional model of the ways in which a cultural perspective can inform our understanding of personality development and personality disorders. The authors assess the cultural foundations of the pathogenesis of these disorders and identify social and cultural practices that contribute to the development of personality styles.Interpreting concrete information on personality disorders, this book presents findings on the epidemiology of personality disorders in different clinical settings and evaluates them critically from the cultural perspective. It also analyzes cross-national comparisons and discusses cultural influences and their decisive role in the diagnosis and classification of personality disorders.  Finally, Personality Disorders and Culture examines the role of culture in interpreting and explaining behaviors that resemble personality disorders but are, instead, normative to a given culture. It also reveals how culture can be used to devise effective therapeutic interventions at individual and group levels in a variety of settings and explains why cultural concepts and practices should be an integral component of and can have a powerful positive effect on the structure, delivery, and management of care systems for personality disorders.For clinicians, researchers, and anyone interested in understanding personality from a cultural perspective, Personality Disorders and Culture is an indispensable resource. It is also an excellent textbook for graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses in anthropology, psychology, sociology, diagnosis, and clinical treatment.	RENATO D. ALARCON, MD, is Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, and Chief, Mental Health Service Line, VA Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Alarcon is the author of more than 150 articles and coauthor of five books and several dozen book chapters. A Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and former president of the American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry, he is coeditor of the standard psychiatric textbook in Latin America and of the three-volume Ibero-American Encyclopedia of Psychiatry.EDWARD F. FOULKS, PhD, MDCM, is Polchow-Sellars Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Graduate Medical Education, Tulane University School of Medicine. A psychiatrist, anthropologist, and a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, he is coauthor, with S. Klausner, of Eskimo Capitalists: Oil, Politics, and Alcohol, among many publications. He received his PhD in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania.MARK VAKKUR, MD, is a staff psychiatrist at the VA Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and an Assistant Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine, where he is co-coordinator of the human behavior course. He also serves as Site Director in charge of resident and medical school education at the VA Medical Center. A published novelist, he obtained his MD and completed his psychiatry residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.",books;clinical;clinical psychology;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;pathologies;personality;personality disorders;politics & social sciences;psychiatry;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks,22
0521542545,"Global Collective Action 'Todd Sandler has a reputation in his field for being a thought-provoking and innovative thinker, and his latest book does not disappoint. ... this is a fascinating, innovative and thought-provoking tome, which explores some of the most serious problems facing the world today from a fresh and rigorous economic perspective. Global Collective Action is extremely well-written, readable, lively, and even at times entertaining. This book comes highly recommended, both for professional economists and the interested lay person. It would also be suitable for post-graduate or possibly advance undergraduate students.' Economic Issues	This book explains why the global community has been successful in correcting some recent large-scale problems, but has failed in addressing others.  The book discusses challenges drawn from the fields of global health, security, the environment, and governance.  The analysis reaches from antiobiotic-resistant microbes to greenhouse gases, from civil wars to international terrorism, and from the polluted atmospheres of cities to the depths of outer space.  In the process, the reader learns what ties together seemingly different problems, and what distinguishes seemingly similar concerns.  The book is intended for a wide audience drawn from the social and policy sciences.	Todd Sandler holds the Robert R. and Katheryn A. Dockson Professorship of International Relations and Economics at the University of Southern California. He has written or edited eighteen books, including Economic Concepts for the Social Sciences, The Political Economy of NATO (with Keith Hartley) and Global Challenges: An Approach to Economic, Political, and Environmental Problems (all published by Cambridge University Press) as well as numerous journal articles in economics and political science.  In 2003 he was the co-recipient of the National Academy of Sciences Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War.",books;business & finance;business & investing;economic policy;economic policy & development;economic theory;economics;globalization;international;international & world politics;international relations;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;specific topics;theory;used & rental textbooks,22
0813918340,"Rearing Wolves to Our Own Destruction: Slavery in Richmond, Virginia, 1782-1865 (Carter G Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies) This book is an impressive piece of work. Based on solid research, it makes an important contribution to the history of Richmond, to our understanding of urban and industrial slavery, and to the broader field of slave historiography. (Charles B. Dew, Williams College )A thoughtful exploration of the promises and pitfalls of urban residence and factory labor for enslaved Virginians in Richmond, and for their enslavers, between independence from the British and the defeat of the Confederacy. (Michael P. Johnson, Johns Hopkins University )An outstanding addition to the literature of placing slaves at the center of slave history. (Choice )	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Midori Takagi is Assistant Professor of History at Fairhaven College, Western Washington University.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",18th century;19th century;abolition;african-american studies;americas;books;business & investing;civil war;discrimination & racism;education & reference;history;modern (16th-21st centuries);politics & social sciences;popular economics;race relations;slavery & emancipation;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;state & local;united states;world,22
070071619X,"A Popular Dictionary of Paganism (Popular Dictionaries of Religion) ' ... Pearson succeeds splendidly in the endeavour she has undertaken and her ability to crystalize and make lucid a complex, messy and multiple social reality is indicative of both experience in and insight into the world of paganism.'' ... this book will prove an invaluable aid to both the relative newcomer to Paganism and indeed to more experienced scholars ... the information supplied in the book more than withstands close scrutiny and I have no doubt that A Popular Dictionary of Paganism will live up to its title and prove to be just that.' - both by Journal for the Academic Study of Magic	Joanne Pearson teaches at Open University in England.",books;dictionaries;dictionaries & thesauruses;earth-based religions;education & reference;encyclopedias;ethnic studies;foreign language dictionaries & thesauruses;foreign language study & reference;foreign languages;humanities;instruction;mythology & folklore;new;new age;paganism;politics & social sciences;reference;religion & spirituality;religious studies;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks,24
0867130849,"Gods and Generals: The Paintings of Mort Künstler The year prior to the battle of Gettysburg was the high-water mark for the Confederacy; single-minded, its superior officers were unified under the command of General Robert E. Lee. GODS AND GENERALS: THE PAINTINGS OF MORT KUNSTLER focuses on the strategic collaboration between Lee and Thomas Stonewall Jackson in the battles leading up to July 1863: Second Bull Run (or Manassas), Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. The roots of a tradition of undying valor and constancy were founded here, and they have been a vibrant heritage for subsequent generations.  This story, based on the best-selling novel by Jeff Shaara (Gods and Generals), also involves Union officers Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Winfield Scott Hancock, one a professor of religion from Bowdoin College, and the other a graduate of West Point. The dramatic text and pictures bring to life this crucial time as the Confederacy dominated the battlefields with their skillful speed and flexibility.	America's premier Civil War artist, Mort Knstler, is joined by the nation's leading Civil War historian, Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr., in this extraordinary visual history of the Civil War's dramatic first two years. A companion history to the motion picture of the same name, Gods and Generals is based on the best-selling Jeff Shaara novel, and surveys a crucial period in the War Between the States through incomparable art-work and a matchless narrative.   Gods and Generals chronicles the momentous events of 1861 through early 1863 by following the lives of four principal figures from the Civil War, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Winfield S. Hancock and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. On fields of fire and glory, like First and Second Manassas, the Seven Days Battles, Antietam and Chancellorsville, the epic American struggle of brothers-against-brother unfolds in this exceptional work.   Among the Americans caught in the flame of battle, none were more remarkable than Lee, Jackson, Hancock and Chamberlain. Lee, known for the caliber of his character as much as the mettle of his military genius, saved the South from what appeared to be almost certain defeat in mid-1862, and molded his rag-tag troops into a fighting force that at times seemed invincible. Stonewall Jackson, meanwhile, rose from a mediocre professor at VMI to become Robert E. Lee's invaluable right arm, but in mid-spring of 1863 his greatest success would be earned at a terrible price for the South. Facing Lee's armyand often failingwas the Army of the Potomac. Despite the discouragement of defeat, the army's common soldier remained determined to fight and was dedicated to victoryled by officers like Winfield S. Hancock, a gifted West Pointer, and Colenel Joshua L. Chamberlain, a college professor-turned-soldier.  The glory and the tragedy of the American Civil Warand the fascinating figures from its historyare depicted in Gods and Generals with unique depth and emotion. The classic art of Mort Knstler and the captivating narrative by James I. Robertson, Jr. capture this pivotal period in America's bloodiest war unlike any other work of art and history.	Gods and Generals: The Paintings of Mort Knstler features the spectacular artwork of Mort Knstler, America's foremost Civil War artist, and the historical text of Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr., who is dean of Civil War historians. The companion history to the motion picture of the same name, Gods and Generals uniquely chronicles the events upon which the best-selling Jeff Shaara novel is based. Showcased in this work are over 65 works of art by Mort Knstler, including 30 new paintings displayed here for the first time.	Mort Knstler studied art at Brooklyn College, UCLA, and Pratt Institute. His previous books include Gettysburg, Gods and Generals, and The Confederate Spirit. He lives in Oyster Bay, New York.James I. Robertson, Jr., is Alumni Distinguished Professor and Director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech. A master storyteller and author of more than ten books, he has received every major award given in the field of Civil War history. He lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.",( l );19th century;a-z;americas;arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;campaigns & battlefields;civil war;confederacy;gettysburg;historical;history;history & criticism;individual artists;leaders & notable people;lee;military;painting;people;robert e.;united states;united states civil war,23
1590590112,"COM and .NET Interoperability Aimed at the more experienced developer who needs to get the old and the new in Windows to coexist, COM and .NET Interoperability gives you all the nitty-gritty detail to get .NET Framework code and the older COM standard to work together effectively. Crammed with technical knowledge and a wide range of programming techniques you most likely won't find anywhere else, this book will fill a worthwhile niche as corporations move older Windows code to .NET.The in-depth technical detail of the inner workings of both COM and .NET sets it apart. It says a lot about this title that it is only after 300 pages of introductory material on the inner workings of COM and .NET that the text turns to interoperability between the two. First comes a traditional tour of COM components, including all the gnarly details of Iunknown, GUIDs, type libraries, late binding (and Idispatch), and deployment through the registry. A short section looks at using the Active Template Library (ATL) and its wizards to simplify ""traditional"" COM components.The author also examines how to build and deploy equivalent components in .NET, along with some more advanced material on reflection, generating on-the-fly code, and assembly information. Material on emulating late-binding in .NET is also a standout here, as this technique is not obvious under the new Windows.At the heart of this book are six chapters showing how to get .NET to call COM code and vice versa, organized into beginning, intermediate, and advanced techniques for each. Core material here shows how to invoke COM objects within .NET, as well as ActiveX controls, a worthy addition, as this is likely to be a workable strategy for .NET developers for years to come. Advanced techniques range further afield. When it comes to calling .NET code from older COM code, apart from the basics of invoking .NET from within ""traditional"" C++ and Visual Basic, the author also shows how to ""consume"" new .NET classes like collections within COM.Final sections turn toward other COM+ services, with a full tour of transactions and just-in-time activation (JITA) for building more scalable Windows components. (Here, besides ""classic"" COM+ components in C++, the author shows how to do it in .NET.) The book rounds out with examples of ""fully serviced"" Windows components in .NET, including a solid example using a Web service.While COM is destined to wither away, for the next few years there will be ample opportunity for advanced programmers to leverage an in-depth knowledge of COM and .NET. This book's authoritative treatment of most every conceivable permutation of COM and .NET code interaction makes it the definitive resource on the subject. Armed with this title, any advanced C++/C# developer will be able to mix in old code and new code effectively. --Richard Dragan  Topics covered: Introduction to Platform Invocation (PInvoke) services; calling a traditional DLL from C and C++; using PInvoke to call a traditional DLL with .NET; callback functions in .NET for DLLs; tutorial for COM servers (conventions and built-in interfaces, GUIDs, class factories, deployment); C++ COM clients; IDispatch and scriptable objects; Active Template Library (ATL) basics (including wizard support); COM servers in VB 6; COM IDL files in detail (type libraries and programming reading type info); using C# to view COM type libraries; .NET servers (including assemblies and deployment options); advanced techniques for on-the-fly code generation with the System.CodeDOM APIs; .NET types explained; using .NET reflection APIs (viewing type info in C#); late binding in .NET; basic .NET to COM interoperability (converting COM IDL to .NET types); deploying Interop assemblies; intermediate techniques (including using COM Variants, Param arrays, structures and collections between platforms, events and delegates, error handling); advanced techniques (COM classes implementing .NET interfaces); consuming ActiveX controls in .NET code; modifying Interop assemblies; basic COM to .NET code-sharing techniques (including the COM Callable Wrapper, CCW, the tlbexp.exe utility, COM-aware .NET types); consuming .NET components in VB 6, C++, and VBScript; intermediate COM to .NET techniques (using .NET enumerated types, structures, delegates, and collections within COM); advanced techniques for using .NET in COM (changing type marshaling, custom COM interfaces, defining COM interfaces using managed code, manually defining COM atoms in C#, custom hosts for the .NET runtime); overview of COM+ (including the transactions, pooling, and the COM+ Catalog); classic COM+ components versus .NET equivalentsp; lazy automatic registration; object construction strings; just-in-time activation (JITA); transactional programming in .NET; and sample serviced components (including a Web service example).	Another great title in the Apress and Intertech-Inc Instructor Series.	Andrew Troelsen is a partner, trainer, and consultant at Intertech Inc., and is a leading authority on both .NET and COM. His book Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform won the prestigious 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award and is in its third edition. Also of note are his earlier five-star treatment of traditional COM in the bestselling Developer's Workshop to COM and ATL mirrored in his book, COM and .NET Interoperability, and his top-notch investigation of VB .NET in Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Platform: An Advanced Guide. Troelsen has a degree in mathematical linguistics and South Asian studies from the University of Minnesota, and is a frequent speaker at numerous .NET-related conferences. He currently lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Amanda, and spends his free time investigating .NET and waiting for the Wild to win the Stanley Cup. You can check out his blog at AndrewTroelsen.blogspot.com.",apis & operating environments;books;com;com & dcom;computer science;computers & technology;dcom & atl;education & reference;hardware;languages & tools;networking;networks;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;pcs;programming;protocols & apis;software design;software design & engineering;software development;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,23
0933377444,"Lifesaving: A Memoir In 1963, when poet Barrington was 19, an event sliced her life in two: the cruise ship Lakonia departed Southampton, England, with her parents aboard. Three days later, north of Madeira, a fire broke out, and 131 passengers, including her parents, were left stranded without lifeboats and drowned. (Her mother had often predicted she would die at sea, yet Barrington's father had been fond of egging his wife into sailing races and other water sports.) In this accomplished memoir, Barrington recalls the three years that followed this incident, in which she fled to a small town in northern Spain; her book doubles as the lesbian coming-out story of a young woman who must resolve her truncated relationship with her parents. Flashbacks to a lonely childhood in which she couldn't connect with either parent and particularly despised her ""pigheaded"" father give way to a future in which Barrington is finally able to achieve a degree of resolution around her loss. And as Barrington recounts her adventures in Catalonia, where she worked as the tour guide at a busy winery, the narrative reveals the complex ways in which she began to find, and accept, herself. Throughout, her writing is superb; she evokes smalltown Spain under Franco in lush detail with solid philosophical insight into the tragedy that changed her life: ""What I had gleaned from my parents' death was not that ships are dangerous, but that what you fear most is."" Among the growing number of memoirs, this is a gem. (Apr.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Barrington, a British poet and author, demonstrates her mastery of words in this coming-of-age story. Barrington's parents drowned as a result of a cruise ship fire when she was 19, and here she reflects on her search for her identity at a time when she was in denial of her parents' deaths. She goes to work in Spain, where her parents lived before she was born and where the family vacationed. The area and language are familiar to her, but she is enough of a foreigner that her somewhat strange behavior is excused. Barrington keeps herself so busy that she barely has the time or energy to deal with her loss. Finally, after three years, she is able to vent her emotions. She comes to realize how much she misses her parents and that she is not responsible for their deaths. What captivates the reader even more than the narrative is the wonderful prose the author employs in describing Spain and her life there. Recommended for all libraries.-Gina Kaiser, Univ. of the Sciences Lib., Philadelphia Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.",arts & literature;authors;biographies & memoirs;books;criticism & theory;death & grief;essays;essays & correspondence;gay & lesbian;history & criticism;lesbian;literary criticism;literature & fiction;memoirs;parenting & families;politics & social sciences;self-help;social sciences;specific demographics;specific groups;women;women writers;women's studies,23
0136792359,"Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices (7th Edition) Hallmarked as the most successful text of its kind, this remarkably thorough book covers all aspects or the propagation of plantsboth sexual and asexualwith considerable attention given to human (vs. natural) efforts to increase plant numbers. The text presents both the art and science of propagation, and conveys knowledge of specific kinds of plants and the particular methods by which those plants must be propagated.   New features of the seventh edition include:   In-depth text boxes separate more advanced topics or highlight specific key terminology. User-friendly elements, such as chapter-opening objectives and a marginal glossary have been added to assist users in managing and digesting the vast amount of technical information presented in this course. FREE glossary CD-ROM packaged with the text provides a valuable resource for learning the extensive new vocabulary of this course. Full-color photos and video clips help bring many of the terms to life. Chapter 2 has been extensively revised to synthesize the revolutionary impact of biotechnology. The new chapter alerts readers to recent biotechnology advances, their impact on biological concepts and their impact on the practice of plant propagation and makes readers aware of the increasing promise and controversy this technology brings with it.	Dale E. Kester is Professor of Pomology emeritus at the University of California, Davis. During his 40 years at the University of California he taught courses in plant propagation and pomology. He has been a member of the American Society of Horticultural Science, becoming a Fellow in 1977. He received jointly the Stark Award in 1980. He has published over 100 research and popular publications in plant propagation and pomology. He has had a lifelong collaboration with Dr. Hudson T. Hartmann which resulted in the publication of the first edition of Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices in 1959, followed by other editions in 1968, 1975, 1983, and 1990. One of the founders of the Western Region of the International Plant Propagators' Society (1960), he has served the society in various capacities including Vice-President, program chair (1996) and President (1997). He received the Curtis J. Alley Achievement Award in 1999.        Fred T. Davies, Jr., Professor of Horticultural Sciences, and Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences, Texas A University, has taught courses in plant propagation and nursery production and management since 1979. He has co-authored over 100 research and technical publications. He was a Fulbright Senior Fellow to Mexico (1993) and Peru (1999), and a J.S. Guggenheim Fellow (1999). He received the Distinguished Achievement Award for Nursery Crops from the American Society of Horticultural Sciences (1989), L.M. Ware Distinguished Research Award-ASHS-SR (1995), and S.B. Meadows Award of Merit-International Plant Propagator's Society-SR (1994). He is a recipient of the Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching-TAMU (1997), Chancellor of Agriculture's Award in Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching-TAMU (1998), L.M. Ware Distinguished Teaching Award, ASHS-SR (1998), and L.C. Chadwick Educator's Award, American Nursery and Landscape Association (1999). He is the International Division Vice-President-ASHS. He was President, and is currently Editor, of the IPPS-SR.        Robert L. Geneve is a Professor in the Department of Horticulture at the University of Kentucky. He teaches courses in plant propagation and seed biology. He has co-authored over 70 scientific and technical articles in seed biology, cutting propagation, and tissue culture. He is also the co-editor of the book Biotechnology of Ornamental Plants and author of A Book of Blue Flowers. He has served as a board member for the International Plant Propagators' Society-Eastern Region and serves on the Editor for the international horticulture journal, Scientia Horticulturae.	The seventh edition of Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices continues the gradual reorganization and distribution in subject matter among the three active co-authors and the updating of biological concepts that underlie the practical application of the existing plant propagation technology.    The first edition in 1959 contains the following excerpt: ""The study of plant propagation involves three different aspects. These may be considered as objectives in any course of study involving the propagation of plants. First of all, plant propagation requires a knowledge of mechanical manipulations and technical skills whose mastery requires a certain amount of practice and experience. This would include such things as how to bud or graft or how to make cuttings, etc. This is the art of propagation.    Secondly, successful plant propagation requires knowledge of plant growth and structure. This is the science of propagation. Some of this information can be learned empirically by working with the plants themselves, but it should be supplemented, if possible, with information gained from formal courses in botany, horticulture, plant physiology, and genetics. Such knowledge aids propagators in understanding why they do the things they do. It also makes it possible for them to better perform the practices.    A third important requirement of successful plant propagation is a knowledge of specific kinds of plants and the particular methods by which those plants must be propagated. To a large extent the method must be geared to the requirements of the particular kind of plant being propagated.""    In preparing the seventh edition 42 years later we have maintained those same three objectives and, as much as possible, presented them in separate identified chapters as principles and practices although the order has changed somewhat. During the different editions, the amount of material has increased astronomically and the limits of scientific concepts and applicability have expanded beyond the wildest forecasts in 1959. Instead of simply piling more information onto previous information, we have tried to integrate new science and technology into the evolving pattern that characterizes the range from traditional to the present combination of science and technology.    First of all, we must recognize the revolutionary impact of biotechnology not only upon the concepts of biology but also its practical applications in the propagation industry. We have had a long enough history to see the historical continuity in the evolution of human progress and scientific advancement. Chapter 1 has remained intact as a historical account of how propagation activities have been a primary backdrop for human progress leading up to our present era. Chapter 2 has been almost completely rewritten to synthesize a comprehensive view of propagation from the standpoint of the gene and the epigenetic control of development. Biotechnology is introduced as three separate branches: (a) cell and tissue culture technology, (b) gene marker technology, and (c) recombinant gene technology. Cell and tissue culture technology, which includes all aseptic aspects of the culture of protoplasts, cells, tissues, shoot tips, embryos, etc., was introduced in the first edition by a section on embryo culture which expanded into a full chapter by the third edition. From there the subject was treated in dual chapters of principles and practices. In this edition, this section has remained intact but is reorganized and partly rewritten. This technology has not only found its place in commercial propagation but is an essential aspect of current genetic engineering. DNA marker-based technology is now coming into its own to directly identify cultivars and to study taxonomic relationships. The ability to sequence genes and to manipulate them in the laboratory has created an essentially new field of biology known as genomics which will have an increasing impact of propagation. After many years in the laboratory, recombinant DNA technology is now having an impact on human activities. Propagators will be increasingly faced with both its promise and its controversy. The topic is introduced in Chapter 2. The production of transgenic cultivars is described for seeds in Chapter 5 (Seed Selection) and for vegetatively propagated cultivars in Chapter 16 (Clones). However, students will need to go elsewhere for a comprehensive text on genetic engineering.    The engineering, computerization, and mechanization to control the propagation environment has continued to be a major aspect of the industry and of previous editions. Chapter 3 continues the integration of concepts and application.    Seed propagation has made major advances in both the understanding of seed biology and the technology of seedling production. These chapters have remained largely intact but considerable rewriting and reorganization has taken place. Chapter 5 has been almost completely reorganized, integrating the concepts of selection for annual and perennial plants together into a comprehensive analysis.    Chapters on vegetative propagation (cuttings, grafting, budding, layering, specialized roots and stems) follow next in sequence continuing the dual emphasis on principles and practices. The history of research on root initiation is reviewed.    The chapter on clonal propagation has been expanded into a comprehensive analysis of the concept of clones as taxonomic units in perennial crops, including their origin in horticulture and forestry and the potential for improvement through transgenic cultivars. Sources of variability (environmental, epigenetic, genetic, and pathogenic) in clonal propagation systems are described as well as their control in plant production systems. Emphasis is placed on selection and maintenance of sources that are genetically pure, true to type, and pathogen free.    One change that may be noted by previous users is renaming the title to: Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices. This is intended to maintain the identity with the original text initially created and maintained by the two original authors through four editions, an identity recognized by thousands of horticultural students.    We also recognize the need to increase the case by which students can identify key concepts and terminology of propagation. Each chapter opens with an introductory statement and specific objectives. We are using in-depth text boxes to separate more advanced topics or to highlight specific key terminology. Whenever a new term is introduced (shown in bold print), the definition is added in the margin of that page to produce a glossary of terms. An added feature to the seventh edition is a student CD supplement that includes expanded definitions and images for over 200 terms used in plant propagation. The CD is packaged free in the back of each new text and provides an interactive supplement to the text that allows students to see additional color images, animations, tutorials, and video clips related to propagation.    Additionally, a student support Web site is available at www.prenhall.com/hartmann. The Web site includes sample exam questions, giving students the opportunity to test their understanding of important course material.    An Instructor's Manual is available as an aid for using the text to teach plant propagation. It includes chapter overviews with sample test questions. The Instructor's Manual is available by contacting your local Prentice Hall representative.    We have added a number of new illustrations this time, including many replacements in Chapter 2.    We have begun to include many Web sites as references within the text. The web will continue to be an expanding resource.    In preparing the seventh edition of this book, we have depended upon the assistance of authorities in the various fields of propagation and related subjects. They gave their time most generously in reading sections of the manuscript and offering suggestions. We especially wish to thank: Sekar Arulsekar, Bill Barnes, Carol Baskin, D. Kim Black, Jack Buxton, Abhai Dandekar, John Day, Richard Durham, Kevin M. Fenning, Tom Gradziel, Jim Kamas, Ron Perry, Bill Proebsting, Larry Rupp, Jeff Sibley, John Tristan, Lawrence Virkaitis, Keith Warren, 'Philip Wilson, and Richard Zimmerman. The responsibility, however, for the final version of the edition is that of the authors.    We need to acknowledge the passing of individuals associated with this text. We dedicate this edition again to Dr. Hudson T. Hartmann. Also we note the death of Daphne Kester who has been associated with the production of this text for many years. She typed many of the early manuscripts. In addition she was a dedicated supporter and participant of the effort. We also thank our wives, Maritza Davies and Pat Geneve, and families for their support, encouragement, and patience during the writing and production of the seventh edition of this book. We thank Carolyn Cobb for preparing many of the illustrations used in this book.    Finally we acknowledge the skill and professionalism of the Prentice-Hall and associated editors who made this production possible: Debbie Yarnell, Lori Dalberg, Eileen O'Sullivan, and Carey Davies.",agricultural sciences;agriculture;agronomy;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;botany;by region;by technique;crafts;education & reference;flowers;gardening & landscape design;hobbies & home;horticulture;new;plants;propagation & cultivation;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,22
1592001033,"Complete Guide to Digital Video Author Ed Gaskell is a much sought-after freelance writer, video-maker, director, and editor. Among his many recent commissions, Ed's UK-based production company has written, produced, directed and edited corporate videos for a variety of major corporations and clients. Ed Gaskell lives in Brighton.",books;computer science;computers & technology;direction & production;electrical & electronics;electronic documents;engineering;film & television;graphic design;humanities;humor & entertainment;movies;new;performing arts;professional & technical;telecommunications;used & rental textbooks;web design;web development & design,19
1572306068,"Daily News, Eternal Stories: The Mythological Role of Journalism (Guilford Communication Series) Every culture has shared stories that help define its values. Lule (journalism, Lehigh Univ.) suggests that in modern society news is a form of storytelling that replaces the myths of earlier times. He analyzes seven news stories covered in the New York Times to illustrate how journalists link news items to familiar myths. For example, Lule reviews the Times's coverage of Mother Theresa, from the establishment of her order in 1950 until 1980, when she won the Nobel prize. There were no articles until 1968, but when she was ""discovered,"" journalists used mythic terms to describe the ""Good Mother."" She was depicted as a maternal figure, praised for her kindness, and offered as a model for us all. Controversial issues that did not fit the mythic pattern such as her failure to advocate for social change in Calcutta or her opposition to family planning were not covered. Lule also examines news reports of Mike Tyson, Hurricane Mitch, and other subjects to illustrate six other myths: the victim, the scapegoat, the hero, the trickster, the other world, and the flood. Academic libraries will want this book for journalism collections. Judy Solberg, George Washington Univ. Lib., Washington, DC Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Lule, a journalism professor and former reporter, looks at the connection between modern news gathering and age-old mythology. While media critics might readily accept the notion of modern media as purveyors of untrue stories, Lule is referring here to myths as a means of conveying the great truths of life. Lule focuses on seven particular myths that surface in news reporting: myths of the victim, the scapegoat, the hero, the good mother, the trickster, the other world, and the flood. Coverage of natural disasters, obviously, represents the flood myth. Lule's more controversial parallels include the trickster myth and news coverage of Mike Tyson's rape trial, and the scapegoat myth and the violent death of Black Panther Huey Newton. Coverage of these black men reinforced social conventions and issued public condemnations of their lifestyles in ways that distorted news gathering. Lule also examines the hero myth in relation to the ""godding up"" of Mark McGwire, and the good mother myth in coverage of Mother Teresa, in this fascinating look at timeless and modern storytelling. Vanessa BushCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	""Jack Lule has been known for years as a skilled and subtle interpreter of news narratives. In Daily News, Eternal Stories, Lule convincingly argues that storytelling, not information dissemination, is the core activity of journalism. He finds mythic themes in every nook and cranny of the news--in stories about everything from terrorism and disaster to the exploits of Mark McGwire, Mother Teresa, and Huey Newton. Daily News, Eternal Stories is a wonderful book--smart, humane, witty, and passionate."" --John Pauly, Professor of Communication and American Studies, Saint Louis University""This splendid book enters the debates over the crisis in news with a provocative thesis that no one can ignore. To resolve our confusion over the social role of newsmakers, the author argues for understanding the news as myth. In dramatic fashion, The New York Times becomes state scribe, the latest in a long line of privileged storytellers. Communications scholarship for years has played with the intriguing relation of mythmaking to news. Here that idea finally comes into its own--with intelligence, mastery of the literature, and a graceful style. This is a landmark book in the sociology of news. It will be cover-to-cover reading for students of journalism,  media, and cultural studies."" --Clifford G. Christians, Director, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign""A century ago, poets and novelists began to experiment with the relation between mythic archetypes and the clichs and stereotypes of everyday existence. Jack Lule approaches these matters from the front pages of the daily press, rather than from the pages of literature. He demonstrates basic mythic patterns in news and shows how news media are busily engaged in reviving and replaying our oldest myths. This book offers a vital perspective for understanding  the structure of news in a world bathed in information."" --Eric McLuhan, PhD, author of Electric Language : Understanding the Message	""Jack Lule has been known for years as a skilled and subtle interpreter of news narratives. In Daily News, Eternal Stories, Lule convincingly argues that storytelling, not information dissemination, is the core activity of journalism. He finds mythic themes in every nook and cranny of the news--in stories about everything from terrorism and disaster to the exploits of Mark McGwire, Mother Teresa, and Huey Newton. Daily News, Eternal Stories is a wonderful book--smart, humane, witty, and passionate.""  John Pauly, Professor of Communication and American Studies, Saint Louis University ""This splendid book enters the debates over the crisis in news with a provocative thesis that no one can ignore. To resolve our confusion over the social role of newsmakers, the author argues for understanding the news as myth. In dramatic fashion, The New York Times becomes state scribe, the latest in a long line of privileged storytellers. Communications scholarship for years has played with the intriguing relation of mythmaking to news. Here that idea finally comes into its own--with intelligence, mastery of the literature, and a graceful style. This is a landmark book in the sociology of news. It will be cover-to-cover reading for students of journalism,  media, and cultural studies.""  Clifford G. Christians, Director, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Jack Lule is Professor and Chair in the Department of Journalism and Communication at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. He is the author of more than 50 articles, book chapters, essays, and reviews and has won numerous awards for excellence in research and teaching. He serves on the editorial board of Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. A former bartender, truck driver and reporter, Lule continues to be an avid observer of the American scene and a frequent contributor to newspapers and periodicals.	ContentsIntroduction. Front-Page Myths: The News Story I. The Story of the News Story 1. Seven Master Myths in the News: Eternal Stories 2. The Mythological Role of Journalism: Stories for Society II. Case Studies of News as Myth 3. The Victim: Leon Klinghoffer and News of Tragedy 4. The Scapegoat: The Killing of Huey Newton and Degrading Political Radicals 5. The Hero: Mark McGwire and ""Godding Up"" U.S. Celebrities  6. The Good Mother: Mother Teresa and the Human Interest Story 7. The Trickster: Race, the News, and the Rape of Mike Tyson  8. The Other World: Haiti and International News Values 9. The Flood: Hurricane Mitch and News of DisastersConclusion.  News, Myth, and Society: Twelve Propositions",books;communication;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;communications;education & reference;history & theory;journalism;journalism & nonfiction;language & grammar;literature & fiction;media studies;mythology;mythology & folk tales;new;political history;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular culture;research & publishing guides;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks;words;writing,26
0071358668,"Managing Interactively: Executing Business Strategy, Improving Communication, and Creating a Knowledge-Sharing Culture How technolog is changing the practice of management  It's a challenge to manage in a networked world. Getting ""buy-in"" is no longer enough to ensure the creation and execution of superb ideas and business strategies. Managers have to connect, inform, and engage people in new was to encourage innovation and action. Managing Interactively gives you direct, practical advice about how to improve your collaboration quotient and use new communication methods and technologies with all busienss partners--including customers, employees, contractors and alliance partners. Based on interviews with 85 executives from savvy companies like General Electric, Microsoft, and IBM, Managing Interactively explains how to:  * Develop the ten key competencies necessary for interactive management * Leverage intellectual capital * Unleash creativity and innovation through high-powered collaboration ""Finally! A book about the new requirements for communicating effectively in the New Economy. Our interactive world requires you to manage interactively and Mary Boone shows how.""--Don Tapscott, co-author of Digitral Capital: Harnessing the Power of Business Webs and chairman of Digital 4Sight  Praise for Leadership and the Computer  ""Mary Boone has written a terrific book. Interviews with CEOs give it its special edge.""--Tom Peters  ""Each profile is a valuable example of how to advance a management plan of vision.""--The New York Times	About the Author Mary E. Boone is a leading authority on organizational communication and collaborative technology. She is also the author of the best-selling Leadership and the Computer. Boone is a frequent speaker, executive coach, and consultant on organizational performance and interactive communication. She is president of Boone Associates, a consulting firm based in Norwalk, Connecticut (www.maryboone.com).",accounting;books;business;business & investing;business & management;communications;computers & technology;e-commerce;education & reference;entrepreneurship;industries & professions;management;management & leadership;manager's guides to computing;networking;networks;protocols & apis;skills;small business & entrepreneurship;software,20
0122513398,"Managing the Web-Based Enterprise Managing the Web-Based Enterprise is for managers who are  embarking on launching a Web strategy, or getting a solid handle on one that  already is in place. Although its focus is on the big-picture issues, the book  includes numerous specific suggestions and warnings to steer business  professionals who have yet to find their Web legs. Managing the Web-Based Enterprise begins with very general discussions,  such as ""What Is a Web-Based Enterprise"" and ""How People Use Computers and the  Web."" These sections help the reader take a look at the whole medium from an  analytical point of view.  Most of the content is presented in series of suggestions, terminology coverage,  and tips, with two or three paragraphs of explanation. This format lends itself  to readers who are used to analyzing information systematically--or have little  time to read computer books. Brief ""Why This Matters"" sections in most of the  chapters break the issues down to executive summaries. Readers who are somewhat familiar with Web technology might find this title a  bit underwhelming in terms of technical content. However, those who are new to  the world of Web-centric business will find that this book frames the issues of  the complete Web life cycle quite well. --Stephen W. Plain Topics covered: Growth and development of Web-based enterprises  Human-computer interaction Web security Web uses Internet  technical basics Components of Web pages Web site types Site design  and maintenance Training	Readers can choose from among many books that guide them through the technology on which e-commerce relies, but virtually none address the subject from a sound business perspective.  Managing the Web-Based Enterprise fills this sizable void, offering managers key insights into the nature and future of commerce on the Web.  By demonstrating how technology can contribute to success or failure, this book trains readers to make good decisions about technological investment.  More importantly, it re-emphasizes the business principles-both traditional and not so traditional-that must be brought to bear on any Web-based project, whatever the technology involved.Though addressed primarily to managers, Managing the Web-Based Enterprise will also equip Webmasters and Web application developers with the business sense they need to maximize the value of their contributions.FeaturesExpert, job-saving advice for managers who are expected to give their companies a practical and economic Web presence.Outlines the key business issues at work in Web site/Web application development and maintenance, helping readers make the right technology decisions, for the right reasons.Teaches readers to approach Web-based enterprise as an integral, even central, part of a cohesive business strategy.The companion to two other important e-commerce books by Jesse Feiler: Database-Driven Web Sites and Application Servers: Powering the Web-Based Enterprise.Guides readers through the design and technology of Web sites from the point of view of the results-oriented manager.	Jesse Feiler is Software Director of Philmont Software Mill. Co-author of Finding and Fixing Your Year 2000: A Guide for Small Businesses and Organizations with Barbara Butler, and the author of the upcoming FileMaker Pro and the World Wide Web, Jesse has also written Rhapsody Developer's Guide, Cyberdog, and Real World Apple Guide. He has served as a consultant, author, and speaker for many prestigious businesses, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Prodigy, Kodak, Young & Rubicam, and Apple Computer, Inc.",books;business;business & investing;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;databases;e-commerce;industries & professions;information management;information systems;internet & web culture;manager's guides to computing;networking;networks;protocols & apis;software;software engineering;web design;web development & design;web services,21
0814761968,"Evil and the Demonic: A New Theory of Monstrous Behavior ""A wild and exuberant romp through the terrain of the monstrous . . . Oppenheimer's lucid explanations are the perfect antidotes to the sordid scenes he recreates.""-American Book Review,""A masterly and original study of one of the most frightening topics with which human beings have to struggle."" -Literary Review,""What is compelling, different and page-turning about this impressive book is that the author analyses evil through the medium of films and literature . . . Cinema buffs will find it a fascinating read."" -Evening Standard,	Paul Oppenheimer is Professor of Comparative Medieval Literature and English at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at University College London. He has taught in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, and he is the author of poems and short stories.",books;genre films;good & evil;history & criticism;humanities;humor & entertainment;literature;literature & fiction;medical books;movements & periods;movies;new;pathologies;philosophy;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychopathology;social sciences;sociology;theory;used & rental textbooks,21
0765602563,"Pillaging the Empire: Piracy in the Americas 1500-1750 (Latin American Realities) Pirates followed Columbus to the New World. At first, the French, English, and Dutch governments dispatched pirates and privateers to plunder Spanish ships and settlements. Soon pirates became ""independent agents"" and plundered on their own, with Spanish shipping from the New World to Europe making easy pickings. Lane (history, William and Mary Coll.) has written widely on the histories of piracy and witchcraft and has carefully studied the pirates' effect on the Spanish carrying trade. These were not the pirates of Treasure Island but murdering, pitiless buccaneers. Lane tells the stories without the myths, discussing such well-known pirates as Francis Drake, Henry Morgan, Piet Heyn, and Ann Bonn plus several lesser-known brigands, and he includes helpful discussions of shipbuilding, food, navigation, and more. This is a well-written and important scholarly examination of an often romanticized subject and the first of its kind in English. Recommended for all maritime history collections.?Stanley Itkin, Hillside P.L., New Hyde Park, NYCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	paper 0-7656-0257-1 Lane (History/Coll. of William & Mary) offers an overview of the history behind the romances of piracy on the ``Spanish Main.'' Lanes thesis regarding piracy in American waters (his focus here) is that by and large piracy in the Caribbean (and, significantly, in the Pacific as well) had its roots in the response of the rest of Europe to Spanish and Portuguese imperial designs on the New World. The first Caribbean pirates were, in fact, French Huguenots, English ``privateers'' (the latter ostensibly acting on behalf of Queen Elizabeth), and Dutch sea-rovers, staunch Protestants all, who were particularly ill-disposed toward the Catholicism of the Iberian thrones. The best known of thesethe Englishmen John Hawkins and Francis Drakehave earned inflated reputations as scourges of the Spaniards, but the Dutch may have inflicted even more damage on Spanish interests in the New World, as Lane points out in detail. Yet our highly colored picture of the pirates and their crews derived more from the final and briefest cycle of piracy in the New World; in the aftermath of the War of the Spanish Succession, just prior to the beginning of the 18th century, a new breed of buccaneer emerged, anarchic, owing allegiance to no flag but his (and, in isolated cases, her) own, and robbing from Spanish, English, French, or anyone else's shipping without discrimination. The most valuable contribution of this book is to put these most famous marauders into a larger historical context and to point out how brief their reign of seagoing terror really was. How disappointing, then, to discover that our fabled swashbucklers were little more than waterborne bandits who practiced a particularly ruthless form of political expediency. Lane recounts his tale in an amiable if somewhat dry voice, and the resulting book is more interesting than stirring. A useful corrective to the mythology of the pirate, but one wishes it were a little more hearty. (illustrations, maps, not seen)  -- Copyright 1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.",16th century;17th century;18th century;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;central america;criminology;history;humanities;military;modern (16th-21st centuries);naval;new;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;ships;social sciences;south america;transportation;true accounts;true crime;used & rental textbooks,23
0619186135,"HTI+ Guide to Home Networking Quentin Wells has worked and taught in the video production and computer areas since 1970. Formerly general manager of Career Research Corporation and FilmWorks, an audio visual company, Wells holds a degree in Political Science and has written numerous instructional and training manuals as well as more than 75 documentary and educational video programs. He has trained teachers and administrators in school districts and colleges across the country. In addition to technical writing, he has also published a novel based on his early career as a CIA officer. Now retired, Wells most recently worked as Student Media Center Director at Salt Lake Community College.",artificial intelligence;books;certification;computer science;computers & technology;crafts;education & reference;electrical;electrical & electronics;engineering;hobbies & home;home improvement & design;how-to & home improvements;industrial;manufacturing & operational systems;networking;networks;neural networks;new;professional & technical;protocols & apis;used & rental textbooks,22
052179997X,"Drug War Heresies: Learning from Other Vices, Times, and Places (RAND Studies in Policy Analysis) MacCoun and Reuter, former staff members at the RAND who study drug policy and behavior, have produced one of the largest, most sweeping comparative investigations of the contemporary use, regulation, and policing of various drugs and addictive behaviors, all with an eye to suggesting how the United States might decriminalize certain drugs and rethink public policy toward addictive substances generally. The sheer weight and variety of the authors' evidence, the especially instructive comparisons of addictive behaviors and policies in Western European societies most akin to the United States, and the linking of American policy to punitive antidrug practices in the Third World give the authors' arguments an intellectual heft and force no public discussion on the subject can hereafter ignore. Some readers will not be persuaded by the authors' pointing to the subjective, and even inconclusive, nature of ""drug studies."" So, too, the comparison of gambling, prostitution, and alcohol consumption with heroin, cocaine, and marijuana use sometimes strains the analysis. But the authors preach common sense rooted in evidence rather than dogma; their temperate tone throughout and their command of the subject make their book anything but a ""heresy."" Recommended for most collections. Randall M. Miller, Saint Joseph's Univ., Philadelphia Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	""...an enormously important book. This is especially true because drug policy is a field where tendentiousness prevails, with the exception of a very few other works...for anybody seriously and earnestly concerned about drug policy, it is likely to become indispensible.""    The Nation""MacCoun and Reuter's book turns out to be first-rate scholarship. It is an incredibly carefully researched, thoughtful book--far and away the best scholarship I have ever encountered on the subject.  This is a book I would recommend to economists interested in researching the area, to those just generally interested in the topic, and to cocktail party bores who mindlessly preach either the necessity of legalization or the inevitability of social ruin if legalization were to occur.""   Journal of Economic Literature""...the largest, most sweeping comparative investigations of the contemporary use, regulation, and policing of various drugs and addictive behaviors...""   amazon.com""MacCoun and Reuter offer a refreshing, even unique, overview based more on data than preconceptions, and paying attention  to aspects of this important issue that are generaly ignored.... Although no easy answers are offered, there are good and welcome guidelines on how to address the unavoidable difficult questions.""   Choice""The book is well written, and it provides a fresh perspective on several options for drug policy. It certainly gives a valuable perspective on these enduring issues.""   Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare	The first effort to provide a nonpartisan and objective analysis of how the U.S. should approach the drug legalization question. It surveys what is known about the effects of different drug policies in Western Europe and what happened when cocaine and heroin were legal in the U.S. a century ago.  The book shows that legalization involves different tradeoffs between health and crime and the interests of the inner city minority communities and the middle class.  The book explains why it is so difficult to accomplish substantial reform of drug policy.",books;business & finance;business & investing;economic history;economic policy;economic policy & development;economics;government;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular culture;popular economics;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;social services & welfare;united states;used & rental textbooks,20
0870044338,"Defend America First Garet Garrett was born Edward Peter Garrett in 1878. A reporter, essayist and editorial writer for the New York Sun, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Saturday Evening Post, Garrett became one of the most vociferous opponents of Roosevelt's New Deal Policies.",20th century;americas;books;business & investing;economic policy;economic policy & development;economics;education & reference;executive branch;government;history;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;military;nationalism;new;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;publishing & books;research & publishing guides;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks;world war ii;writing,29
0596000065,"Physics for Game Developers Aimed at the game developer or student/hobbyist interested in physics, Physics for Game Developers reviews all the math for creating realistic motion and collisions for cars, airplanes, boats, projectiles, and other objects along with C/C++ code for Windows. While this authoritative guide isn't for the math-averse, the author's clear presentation and obvious enthusiasm for his subject help make this book a compelling choice for anyone faced with adding realistic motion to computer games or simulations. It's the clear, mathematical presentation here that makes this title a winner. Starting with the basics of Newtonian mechanics, the author covers all the basic equations needed to understand velocity, acceleration, kinematics, and kinetics, among other concepts. A knowledge of college math (including calculus) is assumed. (Appendices review the basics of matrix and quaternion mathematics for those needing a refresher.) Central to this book is its presentation of modeling projectiles, airplanes, ships, and cars. The author first presents essential mathematical concepts for each kind of object (for instance, pitch, yaw and roll, and lift for airplanes; modeling fluid drag for ships; and braking behavior for cars). For many chapters, Bourg then presents Windows-based DirectX programs in C++ to illustrate key concepts. For example, you can experiment with different parameters to view a cannonball's path. (On their own, these programs make this book a great companion text to any advanced high school or college physics course since students can see the effect of each variable on the behavior of each body in motion for a variety of equations.) Modeling collisions is a central concern here (a necessity, of course, for action games). To this end, the author provides collision detection and the mathematics of 3-D rigid bodies for simulating when bodies collide. As the sample programs get more involved, the author discusses techniques of tuning parameters for performance. A standout chapter here models a fluttering flag using particle systems. In all, this text proves that physics and computers are a perfect match. The author's patient and clear mathematical investigations of common formulas and concepts can add realistic motion to any computer game, as well as help teach essential concepts to any student or hobbyist who's interested in physics and doesn't mind a little college-level math. --Richard Dragan Topics covered: Mathematical formulas and sample C/C++ code for physics for simulations and games, basic concepts in physics, Newton's Laws of Motion, coordinate systems and vectors; mass, center of mass and moment of inertia; kinematics (velocity and acceleration), constant and nonconstant acceleration, 2-D and 3-D particle kinematics, rigid body kinematics, angular velocity and acceleration, force (force fields and friction, fluid dynamic drag, buoyancy, springs and dampers, torque), 2-D, 3-D, and rigid body kinetics; collisions (impulse-momentum, impact, linear, and angular impulse), projectiles (simple trajectories, drag, the Magnus Effect, variable mass), simulating aircraft (geometry, lift and drag, controls), simulating ships (flotation, volume, resistance, and virtual mass), simulating hovercraft and cars (including stopping distance and banking during turns), basic real-time simulations (integrating equations of motion, including Euler's Method), 2-D rigid body simulator, implementing collision response (including angular effects), rigid body rotation (rotation matrices and quaternions), 3-D rigid body simulator for an airplane (including flight controls and rendering), multiple bodies in 3-D (including implementing collisions), particle systems, reference tutorials for vector, matrix, and quaternion mathematical operations.	David Bourg is a Naval Architect involved in various military and commercial proposal, design, and construction efforts.  Since 1998, David has served as an independent consultant working for various regional clients engaged in both commercial and military shipbuilding where he provides design and analysis services including but not limited to concept design, proposal writing, detailed design and analysis, visualization, and software development among other services. He coordinated and led the winning design and proposal effort for the US Coast Guard Point Class (patrol boat) Replacement Program. In 2006, David joined fellow Naval Architect Kenneth Humphreys to form MiNO Marine, LLC, a naval architecture and marine professional services firm. In addition to Physics for Game Developers, David has published two other books. He earned a PhD in Engineering and Applied Science in 2008 from the University of New Orleans. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Orleans School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, where he has taught various courses since 1993.",books;computers & technology;digital media management;education & reference;game programming;games & strategy guides;graphics & multimedia;home computing & how-to;humor & entertainment;microsoft;physics;programming;puzzles & games;science & math;software;software design;software development;technology;testing & engineering;video & electronic games;video games;video production;windows os,23
1920888632,Apuntes criticos a la economia (Ocean Sur) Che Guevara served as Minister of Industry and head of the National Bank of Cuba following the 1959 revolution.,americas;books;business & investing;caribbean & latin american;central america;commentary & opinion;communism & socialism;dictionaries & thesauruses;economic conditions;economics;education & reference;foreign language dictionaries & thesauruses;foreign language study & reference;history;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;political economy;politics & government;politics & social sciences;specific topics,20
0415918162,"Democracy Begins Between Two Text: English (translation) Original Language: Italian	Luce Irigaray is a leading philosopher and feminist thinker, best known for Speculum of the Other Woman (1990) and This Sex Which Is Not One (1990).  She is author of I Love to You (1994), To Be Two (2000), Elemental Passions (1992) and Je, Tu, Nous (1992), all published by Routledge.",books;civil rights;civil rights & liberties;democracy;feminist theory;gender studies;history & theory;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;new;philosophy;political history;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific topics;used & rental textbooks;women's studies,20
0826413838,"The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene: Legends, Apocrypha, and the Christian Testament Schaberg (The Illegitimacy of Jesus: A Feminist Theological Interpretation of the Infancy Narratives of Matthew and Luke) moves from contemporary feminist concerns, through the vast array of legend, apocryphal writing, and biblical reverberations, back to the ""real"" Mary Magdalene. She concludes that Magdalene was denigrated because she was a powerful woman, close to Jesus and perhaps to John the Baptist as well. At the same time, Schaberg searches for antecedents of the empty tomb and stories of John 20, in which Jesus appears to Magdalene: these she finds in the ascension of Elijah in 2 Kings 2, an association that suggests that Magdalene was Jesus' Elisha. Schaberg combines biblical scholarship, imagination, and feminist advocacy into a major work of methodological originality that reveals pervasive themes, such as the silencing of women who question the patriarchy. While there are numerous recent works on Mary Magdalene, Schaberg's book breaks new ground and is recommended for all libraries; required for seminary and feminist collections. Carolyn M. Craft, Longwood Coll., Farmville, VACopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	'Jane Schaberg's The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene is a giant leap forward in the study of this mysterious woman. And the Virginia Woolf material adds a fruitful cross-pollination. I wish there were more such exploratory ventures.' (Gail Godwin, novelist and librettist of Magdalen at the Tomb)'This is a marvelous book: critical, theoretical, sophisticated, historical, and spiritual in the best sense of the word. A landmark work in feminist cultural and Christian Testament studies. Writing in a lucid and engaging style, Schaberg makes a compelling case for Mary of Magdala's theological resurrection. A must reading for anyone working in the field.' (Elisabeth Schssler Fiorenza, Krister Stendahl Professor, Harvard Divinity School)'Jane Schaberg's book offers readers a journey of intellectual discovery. Its creative juxtaposition is both unusual and effective. The use of the writings of Virginia Woolf as a counterpart to the major theme of the book, Mary Magdalene, in Scripture and tradition, pioneers a new interpretative approach ot the study of Chrstian origins, which rehabilitates both a marginal figure and also religious themes that all too often fail to receive their proper acknowledgment in historical enquiry.' (Christopher Rowland, Dean Ireland's Professor of Exegesis of Holy Scripture, Queens College, Oxford)""The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene is an extraordinary contribution to Biblical scholarship and to the ongoing history of feminist revision of western culture. Scrupulously researched, passionately and carefully argued, profoundly original in the double sense of returning to origins and creating something new, it is a work of 'the exegetical imagination' in the service of 'the renewal of the world' as well as the Word.""Alicia Suskin Ostriker""Schaberg combines biblical scholarship, imagination, and feminist advocacy into a major work of methodological originality that reveals persuasive themes. Schaberg's book breaks new ground and is recommended for all libraries; required for seminary and feminist collections.""Carolyn M. Croft, Library Journal, June 15, 2002Schaberg takes a progressive feminist approach to the Christian Testament, analyzing legend, archaeology, and Gnostic/apocryphal traditions in an effort to expose the ways in which the memory of Mary Magdalene has been suppressed. Throughout the text, the writings of Virginia Woolf are presented as a counterpoint to the Magdalene's story.Reference  Research Book News, November 2002""Among the plethora of recent books on Mary, Schaberg's stands out for its careful research, its literary artistry and its reflections on the meaning of it all...She is undaunted by the paucity of solid historical information, turning over every pebble of evidence about Mary Magdalene and examining it meticulously under her critical lenses. Schaberg is also a poet, which is evident in every lovely turn of phrase and precise expression...[Virginia] Woolf's presence adds a dimension to the book that wonderfully enriches its feminist texture and critical, reflective gaze...If readers are looking for one book to read on the historical Mary Magdalene, this is the book they should read.""Karen L. King, The Women's Review of Books, March 2003""Written with literary flair, this is a fascinating and challenging book.""Birger A. Pearson, Religious Studies Review, April 2003Among the plethora of recent books on Mary, Schabergs stands out for its careful research, its literary artistry and its reflections on the meaning of it all. If readers are looking for one book on the historical Mary Magdalene, this is the book they should read. Karen L. King, Womens Review of Books (Women's Review Of Books)Schaberg combines biblical scholarship, imagination, and feminist advocacy into a major work of methodological originality that reveals persuasive themes. Schabergs book breaks new ground and is recommended for all libraries; required for seminary and feminist collections. Library Journal (Library Journal)Written with literary flair, this is a fascinating and challenging book. Religious Studies Review (Religious Studies Review)This book may well become the source on Mary Magdalene and is critical reading for any biblical scholar or theologian. Schaberg also departs from the common interpretations traditionally handed down and gives a fresh approach to understanding this woman who was companion and minister alongside Jesus. Diana Wear, NewWomen NewChurch (New Woman)Readers interested in a book bursting with information about Mary Magdalene will find Jane Schabergs book a must-read. This powerfully packed volume offers a feast for those interested in a wide range of subjects on this significant early Christian figure. Schaberg no doubt succeeds in her goal for the book a as a whole to bridge historical criticism and literary criticism, the scholarly and the personal, an undertaking she accomplishes with a rare flair and originality. The strengths of this book include how impressively well-read Schaberg is upon this topic of Mary Magdalene among others. I find what she has offered us to be an enriching and satisfying banquet from which readers will not go away hungry. Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Fall 2005Read this worthy sequel to The Illegitimacy of Jesus for an exhilarating look at what imaginative reconstructions do to challenge theological givens. Written in partnership with Virginia Woolf, Jane Schaberg trains her scholarly eye on the woman who gave voice to Jesus resurrection. WATERwheel, 2005 (Waterwheel)""...But the most searching and passionately argued of the books in this category is ""The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene: Legends, Apocrypha, and the New Testament"" (2002), by Jane Scaberg, a professor at the University of Detroit Mercy.""- The New Yorker, February 13  20, 2006 (The New Yorker)""...Shaberg does believe in the rhetoric she sues or the game she plays- that is, in history. She believes in the historical women at the empty tomb and in the Gospel of Mary with its vision of a collective human community beyond social constructs of gender.... The resulting disjoint- between her creative use of Woolf and her historical reconstruction- is Schaberg at her best. That gap calls readers to her gospel of the communal Human One far more effectively than her polemical work, however necessary, does.""- Richard Walsh, The Bible and Critical Theory, Vol. 2, Number 2, 2006""In her groundbreaking work on Mary Magdalene, Jane Schaberg offers scholars of Bible and church history a view of Mary Magdalene that flows from careful, critical, and provocative research aimed at uncovering the nobility of a woman whose legendary history has all too often marred the truth of her beauty... Schaberg has given students, scholars, and an educated public a gem that will define Christianity and change the course of legend for years to come.""- The Journal of Religion, Vol. 85, 2005 (Journal of Religion)Schaberg takes a progressive feminist approach to the Christian Testament, analyzing legend, archaeology, and Gnostic/apocryphal traditions in an effort to expose the ways in which the memory of Mary Magdalene has been suppressed. Throughout the text, the writings of Virginia Woolf are presented as a counterpoint to the Magdalene's story.Reference & Research Book News, November 2002But the most searching and passionately argued of the books in this category is The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene: Legends, Apocrypha, and the New Testament (2002), by Jane Scaberg, a professor at the University of Detroit Mercy.- The New Yorker, February 13  20, 2006 (The New Yorker)""Shaberg does believe in the rhetoric she sues or the game she plays- that is, in history. She believes in the historical women at the empty tomb and in the Gospel of Mary with its vision of a collective human community beyond social constructs of gender. The resulting disjoint- between her creative use of Woolf and her historical reconstruction- is Schaberg at her best. That gap calls readers to her gospel of the communal Human One far more effectively than her polemical work, however necessary, does.""- Richard Walsh, The Bible and Critical Theory, Vol. 2, Number 2, 2006""In her groundbreaking work on Mary Magdalene, Jane Schaberg offers scholars of Bible and church history a view of Mary Magdalene that flows from careful, critical, and provocative research aimed at uncovering the nobility of a woman whose legendary history has all too often marred the truth of her beauty Schaberg has given students, scholars, and an educated public a gem that will define Christianity and change the course of legend for years to come.""- The Journal of Religion, Vol. 85, 2005 (Journal of Religion)	Jane Schaberg is Professor of Religious Studies and Women's Studies at the University of Detroit Mercy. She is the author of The Illegitimacy of Jesus, and an editor of On the Cutting Edge: The Study of Women in the Biblical World. As an acknowledged expert on Mary Magdalene, she has appeared in the Washington Times, on CNN and in Newsweek. Jane Schaberg is also a contributor to Secrets of Mary Magdalene Edited by Dan Burstein and Arne J. de Keijzer, with an introduction by Elaine H. Pagels.",apocrypha;bibles;books;catholicism;christian books & bibles;christianity;church history;criticism & theory;education & reference;history;history & criticism;humanities;literature & fiction;meditations;new;other religions;practices & sacred texts;reference;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;saints;theology;used & rental textbooks;world;worship & devotion,26
0761910417,"Social and Psychological Consequences of Violent Victimization ""The book achieves its goal of encouraging the reader to think broadly about how the consequences of violent victimization can be measured, understood, and prevented. The authors also achieve their goal of emphasizing the need for multiple research methods and multiple theoretical perspectives for understanding the effects and implications of violent crime. The book would certainly be a useful resource for students studying psychology or criminology, and is likely to be of interest to professionals who work with victims of violent crime."" (CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY SAFETY: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL )",books;criminology;dysfunctional relationships;family relationships;interpersonal relations;medical books;new;parenting & relationships;politics & government;politics & social sciences;psychology;public affairs & policy;relationships;self-help;social psychology & interactions;social sciences;social services & welfare;sociology;used & rental textbooks;violence in society,20
0596007078,"SpamAssassin Alan Schwartz, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of clinical decision making in the Departments of Medical Education and Pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also the author of Managing Mailing Lists and the coauthor of Stopping Spam (both from O'Reilly). He serves as a consultant on Unix system administration for several ISPs. In his spare time, he develops and maintains the PennMUSH MUD server and brews beer and mead with his wife, with whom he also develops and maintains their son. Turn-ons for Alan include sailing, programming in Perl, playing duplicate bridge, and drinking Anchor Porter. Turn-offs include spam and watery American lagers.",& telecommunications;books;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;groupware;information systems;internet;internet & web culture;intranets & extranets;languages & tools;network administration;network security;networking;networks;privacy;programming;protocols & apis;security & encryption;software engineering;viruses,22
0882851748,"Informing Cultural Policy: The Research and Information Infrastructure [T]he Pew Charitable Trusts sponsored the research for J. Mark Schusters book Informing Cultural Policy, a scholarly report on international models for gather and disseminating information about cultural policy. Schuster has written a valuable work that raises central issues and questions about this field and provides an extensive comparative overview of research and policy organizations in France, Holland, Great Britain, Canada, Germany, and Hungary.  Paul Von Blum, Journal of Urban Affairs	J. Mark Schuster was professor of urban cultural policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship in 1990 and served as a consultant to national and international cultural institutions.",anthropology;books;business & finance;business & investing;city planning & urban development;comparative politics;cultural;cultural policy;european;government;industries & professions;information management;international & world politics;law;legal theory & systems;new;non-us legal systems;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;urban planning & development;used & rental textbooks,25
1590510992,"Breaking Ranks: Refusing to Serve in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Middle East Journal 2004Ronit Chacham's Breaking Ranks rise[es] to the level of the literature of testimony, the literature that stays news forever, that will not allow injustice to be forgotten, that records what the victums themselves cannot record ... the Isareli voices, aided by a sense of detachment, takes us to the heart of the Palestinian experience; they bombard our senses with rich, sensory detail, the images of brutality and oppression stay embedded in our memory.Publishers Weekly 2003The Critic's Credo: Breaking RanksMay 1, 2003 Military service is an integral part of life in Israel: both men and women serve in the Israel Defense Forces; devotion to the country's survival is a given. So disobeying an order is a remarkable action--one discussed in depth here by nine refuseniks, Israeli soldiers (all officers) who refused to serve in the Occupied Territories. They tell Chacham, an Israeli cultural critic and fiction writer, about their upbringings, their crises of conscience, the mistreatment of Palestinians by themselves and others (Our job was giving the Palestinians a hard time, says one), their attempt to reconcile support for Palestinian rights with devotion to their homeland, their refusals to serve and the consequences. When you're there [in the territories], you're committing crimes whether you like it or not....I'm not political, says one. I speak from personal experience when I say I can't stand it anymore. Anyone trying to understand why these men have taken the action they have will be moved by their thoughtfulness and articulateness.	Ronit ChachamRonit Chacham, a native of Israel currently living in Jerusalem, is a widely published cultural critic who contributes regularly to news magazines in Israel.  She is also the author of numerous works of fiction, including children's books, short stories, and plays.",21st century;asia;books;emotions;ethnic studies;fitness & dieting;health;history;israel;jewish;mental health;middle east;military;military science;modern (16th-21st centuries);politics & social sciences;psychology & counseling;social sciences;specific demographics;world,20
0444899502,"Elsevier's Dictionary of Financial Terms, Second Edition: In English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch This is a diligently compiled reference book which should permit the user to track down a close equivalent for any financial term which he is trying to translate.The Banker	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Text: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish",accounting;accounting & finance;banking;banks & banking;books;business & finance;business & investing;dictionaries;dictionaries & thesauruses;economics;education & reference;finance;industries & professions;international;international business;macroeconomics;new;popular economics;professional & technical;reference;used & rental textbooks,21
0071361294,"HVAC Equations, Data and Rules of Thumb ""Grab this book ... it's filled with valuable equations that most HVAC personnel use on a daily basis.""  			--Bob Rosaler, author of HVAC Handbook    ""I especially like the organizational structure ... it's very easy to find all those minute details that often mean the difference between an average design and an excellent one.""  		--David Meredith, Chairman, Building Environmental Systems Technology, Penn State University    ""Extremely comprehensive and useful ... contains important related data dealing with codes, electrical equipment, and architectural considerations.""  			--Ross Collard, P.E.    Instant HVAC Answers       HVAC Equations, Data, and Rules of Thumb    Arthur Bell's handy and well-organized guide is the most complete, most job-critical reference book on the most frequently used HVAC design data. If youre involved in HVAC--whether as a technician repairing a system, an architect working around a system, or a design engineer designing a new system--you can trust this one-of-a-kind source for fast solutions to specific problems. Look inside for:      Equations--more than 216 equations for everything from air change rates to swimming pools to steel pipes.  Data--definitions, professional societies and organizations, energy conservation conditions, auxiliary equipment, air and water properties, ASME and ASHRAE code specs, designers checklists, and more.  Rules of thumb--358 in all, covering cooling loads, heating loads, infiltration, ventilation, humifidication, people/occupancy, lighting, appliance/equipment, and more.     Written by a veteran HVAC designer, and following the CSI MasterFormat, HVAC Equations, Data, and Rules of Thumb is a must for mechanical, architectural, and electrical engineers, HVAC contractors and technicians, and others. On the job, in the office, or behind the drawing table, this time-saving, task-simplifying working tool is the one youll rely on--and value--every day, for projects large and small.	Arthur A. Bell, Jr., is a registered professional engineer with more than 15 years' experience designing HVAC systems. Mr. Bell has also been involved in the design of plumbing systems, fire protection systems, and construction field engineering-mechanical systems. He has taught ASHRAE HVAC classes, as well as contractor training courses. A member of ASHRAE, ASPE, NFPA, AEI, and NSPE, he is a resident of Monaca, Pennsylvania.",aerospace;architecture;books;buildings;civil;crafts;education & reference;electrical & electronics;engineering;heating;hobbies & home;home improvement & design;how-to & home improvements;mechanical;mechanical engineering;new;professional & technical;used & rental textbooks;ventilation &  air conditioning,19
0292790635,"An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West (American Studies) A single-volume ""virtual archive"" of amazing proportions and precision by two dedicated scholars, this well-illustrated and meticulously documented concise biographical dictionary covers over 1000 women artists, mostly unknown. With few exceptions, these individuals are not covered by the Dictionary of Women Artists (LJ 12/97). The multitude of adventurous, mostly U.S. women painters, graphic artists, and sculptors presented here worked in or created images of the 17 westernmost contiguous American states from 1840 to 1980. Research for this volume, which took 20 years, included extensive interviews and the investigation of original documents, obituaries, and grave markers. The results reveals a commonality of lifestyle patterns, education, exhibition history, and so on. Many of the artists were peripatetic?Helen Chain (1849-92), called ""Trot"" by family members for her love of travel and mountain climbing, was lost at sea during a typhoon in the China Sea. There is no resource like this. Highly recommended wherever art reference is in demand.?Mary Hamel-Schwulst, Towson Univ., Millersville, MDCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West is a work of considerable scholarship in its own right and should serve to stimulate further research into the lives of women artists. This well-designed reference work should prove extremely useful to scholars, booksellers, and collectors. -- Review",antiques & collectibles;art;art history;arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;criticism;dictionaries;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;encyclopedias;english;history;history & criticism;humanities;new;reference;specific groups;themes;used & rental textbooks;women;women in art,22
0451624742,"The Confessions of Saint Augustine (Mentor Series) Your Way to God  Because The Confessions of St. Augustine has a special place among the world's greatest books, hundreds of editions have been published in dozens of languages. As Augustine tells his life story, he reveals how you, too, can find the way to:  * Rest securely in Jesus * Discern good from evil * Obtain answers to prayer * Have eternal life * Avoid false spiritual pursuits * Know the will of God * Experience the power of the Holy Spirit  Here is the timeless conflict between good and evil, portrayed through the life of one man who found spiritual growth and unshakable faith. Just as Augustine did, you can experience the unspeakable joy of being pure and righteous before God, regardless of your past.  ""And these things we write unto you, that your joy may be full.""  1 John 1:4	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Saint Augustine was born on November 13th, A.D. 354, in Tagaste (modern Souk Ahras, Algeria), and died almost seventy-six years later in Hippo Regius(modern Annaba) on the Mediterranean coast sixty miles away. In the years between, he devoted himself to the mastery of the texts of scripture, becoming a formidable theologian.Rex Warner was a Professor of the University of Connecticut from 1964 until his retirement in He was born in 1905 and went to Wadham College, Oxford, where he gained a first in Classical Moderations, and took a degree in English Literature. He taught in Egypt and England, and was Director of the British Institute, Athens, from 1945 to 1947. He has written poems, novels and critical essays, has worked on films and broadcasting, and has translated many works, of which Xenophons History of My Time and The Persian Expedition, Thucydides The Peloponnesian War, and Plutarchs Lives (under the title Fall of the Roman Republic) and Moral Essays have been published in Penguin Classics.",( a );a-z;africa;algeria;augustine;biographies & memoirs;books;catholicism;christian books & bibles;christianity;church history;classics;education & reference;foreign language study & reference;history;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;new;people;religious;religious studies;saint;saints;used & rental textbooks;world,26
1557500096,"Making War, Thinking History: Munich, Vietnam, and Presidential Uses of Force from Korea to Kosovo "" ...superb studies of past civilian-military relationships in time of war and of the lessons that might be drawn.""   -- Los Angeles Times Book Review, November 24, 2002""...a primer on the use of historical analogies involving decisions made by the President and his primary advisers."" -- Marine Corps Gazette, June 2004""...an excellent book for those interested in strategic-level military history and presidential decision making."" -- Military Review, May-June 2003""...an excellent guide to the impact and lingering influence of [Munich and Vietnam]."" -- International Affairs, January 2004""No other work provides this kind of synthesis of the impact of the past on the present.""   -- Choice, November 2002""Record's central point--that wars must be understood on their own terms...--is eminently sensible and clearly put."" -- Foreign Affairs, September/October 2002	Choice, January 2003Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2002.",20th century;americas;books;history;history & theory;humanities;korean war;military;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political history;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;strategy;united states;used & rental textbooks;vietnam war,19
0471109355,"Tomorrow By Design: A Regional Design Process for Sustainability (Wiley Series in Sustainable Design) Lewis is renowned for his work in creating the regional design process and the related concepts of ""Circle Cities"" and ""environmental corridors."" His comprehensive book contains a methodology for guiding development in a manner that preserves and enhances natural diversity and quality of life for present and future generations. He describes what the regional design process is and how it can be applied to areas ranging in scale from a small neighborhood to the entire world.	""We must continue to respond to the desire of Americans to foster and protect the means of survival. The economy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the environment. That applies equally in all places. We can't afford to pay the rent by selling the store.""The application of simple analytical methods and an interdisciplinary approach can yield the means of identifying for every state and region the range of resource priorities and the most immediate threats to those resources. In the vast reaches of our mountains, forests, plains, deserts, wetlands, lakes, and waterways; in constricted ranges of endangered habitats; and in the tiny crevices in the mud where frogs winter, is the source of our country's future life.""From the Foreword by Gaylord Nelson Former Governor and U.S. Senator from Wisconsin Founder of Earth Day""Once we recognize where all the known resources in a region are, we can see the patterns in which they occur. These patterns can guide how and where future growth can be placed to avoid destroying the essential resources that sustain life.""From the author's IntroductionThe power and influence of Philip H. Lewis's ideas on landscape planning and design are well known among landscape architects, students, environmentalists, government officials, and the general public. Lewis has spent more than four decades developing and refining his Regional Design Processa method that guides development toward less fragile lands and preserves cores of natural resources within developed areas. He has proven this system of sustainable design through projects in Wisconsin, the Upper Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes basin, Alaska, and elsewhere. Those who have attended his lectures and speeches or read his articles are well aware of his enthusiasm, his clarity, and the broad scope of his vision. In Tomorrow by Design, Lewis offers the first comprehensive, unified presentation of his ideas along with proven methods to ensure their successful implementation on a regional, national, or international scale.This book answers the ever-more-compelling question, ""How can we manage and develop our land in a way that encourages economic growth without destroying life-giving resources for future generations?""Lewis begins by examining the need for an overview that accounts for all of a region's resources and views those resources in the context of both environmental concerns and human needs. Problems such as pollution, population growth, and decreasing biodiversity are viewed in the context of the ongoing human needs for housing, transportation, energy, food, and economic growth.This holistic approach leads directly to the concept of sustainabilityreliance on resources that can be replenished or restored, development of adequate substitutes for nonrenewable resources, and preservation of resources wherever possible without great detriment to humanity or its surroundings. Lewis provides new ways of looking at national patterns of urbanization and communicating national, regional, and local values and visions. He presents numerous case studies and hundreds of illustrations that demonstrate both the process of regional design and specific techniques that can be applied on a range of scales from neighborhood to national.This book is must reading for anyone who is concerned about the interaction of society with the natural world. Landscape architects, environmentalists, and students will gain the skills and training they need to construct a holistic approach to developing, protecting, and enhancing resources. Government officials at all levels will find help in developing policy for land use and resource preservation, and all readers will discover a vision of hope and expanding possibilities that links the vigor and dynamism of humanity with the continued well-being of the natural world.	PHILIP H. LEWIS, Jr., is the emeritus Jens Jensen Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the Environmental Awareness Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. A Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, he is one of the most influential and widely recognized landscape architects of his generation. He has devoted his career to developing a significant and influential regional design process for the identification, protection, and enhancement of regional landscapes and urban settlements. His revolutionary land use studies in Illinois, Wisconsin, Alaska, and elsewhere are seen by many as core prototypes for a much-needed national inventory and analysis of physical and cultural resources.",architecture;books;city planning & urban development;civil;drafting & presentation;engineering;humanities;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;specific demographics;urban & land use planning;urban planning & development;used & rental textbooks,19
1561012513,"Acquainted with the Night: The Shadow of Death in Contemporary Poetry . . .if youre keen to explore how contemporary poetry wrestles with the theme of death, or just want a unique introduction to these five wonderful writers, Acquainted with the Night is bound to strike the right chord. (Image: A Journal Of The Arts and Religion )Candidly exploring the ins and outs of what he refers to as the 'push-me-pull-you' symbiotic relationship between faith and art, Johnson digs deep into what these poets reflections on death have to say about our faith, our doubt, and ultimately our lives as a whole. (Image: A Journal Of The Arts and Religion )	JEFFREY JOHNSON is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Wayland, Massachusetts. Johnson studied at St. Olaf College, Yale Divinity School, and Boston University, and his poems and essays have appeared in The Christian Century, First Things, Christianity and Literature, Anglican Theological Review, Encounter, and The Mars Hill Review.",20th century;books;christian books & bibles;christian living;classics;criticism & theory;death;episcopalian;history;history & criticism;inspirational & religious;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);poetry;politics & social sciences;protestantism;religion & spirituality;sociology;united states,19
0435080792,"Moving the Centre: The Struggle for Cultural Freedoms (Studies in African Literature Series) ?Moving the Centre . . . offers a valuable overview of the intellectual thinking of one of the most notable literary artists in Africa today.?-Afrika Focus	Text: English (translation)	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.	Ngugi is world famous for his novels from Weep Not, Child to Matigari and the impact of his plays, especially in Gikuyu, which led to his detention in Kenya. He is now Professor of Comparative Literature and Performance Studies in New York University. This book reflects many of the concerns found in Decolonising the Mind and Moving the Centre.",20th century;books;criticism & theory;education & reference;essays;essays & correspondence;history;history & criticism;humanities;literary theory;literature;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;used & rental textbooks;world literature,19
0851157289,"All Saints Sisters of the Poor: An Anglican Sisterhood in the Nineteenth Century (Church of England Record Society) Their early legacy (captures) the reader's imagination and, by Mumm's well-selected archival study, makes an invaluable contribution to women's religious history. --English Historical Review	SUSAN MUMM is lecturer in religious studies at the Open University, Milton Keynes.",19th century;books;catholicism;christian books & bibles;christianity;england;europe;evangelism;gender studies;general;history;humanities;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious;religious history;religious studies;saints;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;women in history;women's studies;world,25
0415159822,"Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to World War II (Vol 1) Aldrich and Wotherspoon (history, Univ. of Sydney) are brave  editors, as a ""who's who"" for gay studies might be seen as  concretizing in an area in which the  constructionist/essentialist debate is still a minefield.  Nevertheless, they provide an articulate rationale for this book  in their introduction. In addition to justifying the ""who's who""  approach in general at a time when social history moves the  focus to ""unknown"" people, they seek to include anyone of  significance in the history of sexual minorities without any  limits based on what the subjects did in bed. Well over 100  contributors have written the 500 entries, which range from  Sappho to Andr? Gide; most entries are accompanied by a  bibliography. This is a scholarly alternative to more  celebratory or localized works such as Paul Elliott Russell's  The Gay 100 (Citadel, 1996). Along with the companion volume,  Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History, also edited  by Aldrich and Wotherspoon, it belongs in every library  concerned with world history. David Azzolina, Univ. of  Pennsylvania Libs., Philadelphia   Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	...[this title contributes] significantly to gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies and offer entries for more people and geographical locations than [similar titles]. Recommended for academic, large public and high school libraries.Choice, November 2001This is a scholarly alternative to more celebratory or localized works ... it belongs in every library concerned with world history.Library Journal, October 1,2001	Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon are lecturers in history at the University of Sydney.",biographies & memoirs;books;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;gay & lesbian;gay & lesbian studies;history;humanities;lesbian;military;new;nonfiction;politics & social sciences;reference;social sciences;specific demographics;specific groups;used & rental textbooks;women,19
0826462960,"The Soul of the Embryo: An Enquiry into the Status of the Human Embryo in the Christian Tradition a fascinating historical study of what people have thought, from the earliest biblical times, about the human soul before birth"".  The Daily TelegraphThe book presents a scholarly yet accessible interdisciplinary analysis of the tradition of the Christian thinking on the status of the embryo, and a careful, powerful and fair theological and philosophical case against the destruction of the human embryo from conception. It is to be highly recommended. Tablet, John Keown, 5th February 2005'A scholarly contribution to the history, background and detail of the human embryo in medical, theological and moral terms. It deserves to be studied both in itself and in the important reminder of our essential human being, where we come from, what we are and what significance we have and share in this world and in eternity' (E David Cook Theology)'Archbishop Rowan Williams describes the book as 'a valuable contribution to a mist important debate'. Quite so. It is to be highly recommended.' - Adapted from a Tablet review by John Keown, Rose Kennedy Professor of Christian Ethics at Georgetown University, in Triple Helix'In providing a systematic historical account of Christian and other approaches to the embryo, David Jones offers some fascinating material for reflection.' '...this book provides valuable material for a principled rather than merely pragmatic reflection on our attitude to this most vulnerable phase of life.' (Andrew Fox, Epworth Review, April 2006)'The scope of his work is impressive and the topic extraordinarily significant, He deals carefully with a wide variety of primary sources, and he reflects insightfully on these sources and their theological and ethical implications...[an] important book.'~ Michael J. Gorman, Studies in Christian Ethics, Vol 19, No. 1""David Jones (Professor of Bioethics, St Mary's College, Twickenham) has provided a scholarly and insightful contribution to this field, with its complex intersection of theology, philosophy, ethics, jurisprudence and science."" - Reformed Theological Review'A scholarly contribution to the history, background and detail of the human embryo in medical, theological and moral terms. It deserves to be studied both in itself and in the important reminder of our essential human being, where we come from, what we are and what significance we have and share in this world and in eternity' (Sanford Lakoff Theology)'In providing a systematic historical account of Christian and other approaches to the embryo, David Jones offers some fascinating material for reflection.' '...this book provides valuable material for a principled rather than merely pragmatic reflection on our attitude to this most vulnerable phase of life.' (Sanford Lakoff)	Few topics evoke such strong reactions among Christians and non-Christians alike as the current state of scientific experimentation on human embryos. The subject bristles with theological, philosophical and medical difficulties.  Recent media coverage, showing 12-week old foetuses which it is claimed are able to feel pain and similar sensations, tends to be sensational and emotive in approach.   However, The Soul of the Embryo by David Jones, is a thoughtful and dispassionate view of the way in which, from the Old Testament onwards, the status of the embryo has been viewed by religious thinkers in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Jones applies such insights to the contemporary situation, outlining the ways in which our current understanding and practice is either rooted in this tradition, or deviates from it.   The Soul of the Embryo is an important work, which covers ground never previously explored in such depth and thoroughness.	This enquiry is specifically concerned a Christian story.  It seeks to determine what a critical engagement with legal, scientific, philosophical, ethical and theological aspects of this tradition has to teach us about the human embryo.  Nevertheless, there is much of interest here for those who are not adherents of Christianity.  The recognition that human life is a gift from God, that human beings possess a soul that is given by God is common to Jews, Muslims and many other religious traditions.  Even those who are not practising members of any faith community may acknowledge a spiritual dimension to life.  What is described here in the concrete and sometimes obscure theological language of Christianity relates fundamentally to the mystery of the existence of each human life.  It is urged that our existence is a mystery, not only  a puzzle to solve or an ambiguity to resolve.  If so, then the origin of each human being should also be recognised as a profound aspect of our common humanity.  The human embryo, even while it consists of a single cell or just a few cells, is nothing less than the hidden or enfolded beginning of a new human being.	David Albert Jones is Director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, Oxford, and Visiting Professor of Bioethics at St Mary's University College, London, UK.",administration & policy;biological sciences;biotechnology;books;christian books & bibles;christianity;ethics;humanities;medical books;medical ethics;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;religion & spirituality;religious studies;science & math;science & religion;theology;used & rental textbooks,19
B00007EOYO,"Homes & Antiques HOMES & ANTIQUES is the magazine for people who love great design and beautiful objects from every era, providing a unique mix of the very best of the old with the very best of the new. That's why, as well as being the official magazine of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, every issue delivers an inspirational blend of heritage and lifestyle. Alongside unrivaled expert guides to antiques and collectibles, HOMES & ANTIQUES features inspiring real interiors, sizzling style and decorating ideas, and everything from heritage and architecture to vintage fashion and craft. Not only that, it covers the practical side too - whether it's tackling a barn conversion or just decorating a bedroom. If you love antiques and interiors, HOMES & ANTIQUES is the only magazine that can offer you the inspiration to make your design dreams a reality.	HOMES & ANTIQUES is the magazine for people who love great design and beautiful objects from every era, providing a unique mix of the very best of the old with the very best of the new. That's why, as well as being the official magazine of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, every issue delivers an inspirational blend of heritage and lifestyle. Alongside unrivaled expert guides to antiques and collectibles, HOMES & ANTIQUES features inspiring real interiors, sizzling style and decorating ideas, and everything from heritage and architecture to vintage fashion and craft. Not only that, it covers the practical side too - whether it's tackling a barn conversion or just decorating a bedroom. If you love antiques and interiors, HOMES & ANTIQUES is the only magazine that can offer you the inspiration to make your design dreams a reality.",antiques & collectibles;care & restoration;collecting;furniture;home & garden;international;international publications;jewelry;kitchenware;magazine subscriptions;magazines & newspapers;military;political;popular culture;porcelain & china;records;reference;regional;rugs;textiles & costume;united kingdom,21
0226502597,"William Blake and the Impossible History of the 1790s Modern scholars often find it difficult to account for the profound eccentricities in the work of William Blake, dismissing them as either ahistorical or simply meaningless. But with this pioneering study, Saree Makdisi develops a reliable and comprehensive framework for understanding these peculiarities. According to Makdisi, Blake's poetry and drawings should compel us to reconsider the history of the 1790s. Tracing for the first time the many links among economics, politics, and religion in his work, Makdisi shows how Blake questioned and even subverted the commercial, consumerist, and political liberties that his contemporaries championed, all while developing his own radical aesthetic.	Saree Makdisi is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Chicago. He is the author of Romantic Imperialism: Universal Empire and the Culture of Modernity.",18th century;books;british;criticism & theory;earth sciences;english literature;geography;history;history & criticism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;new;poetry;regional;science & math;single authors;used & rental textbooks,20
B00007GW3S,"Access Database Design & Programming (3rd Edition) Access Database Design and Programming covers a lot of ground quickly but lucidly.  Steven Roman begins with a description of general principles of database design, then describes the relational algebra that defines the meaning of such operations as unions and joins, introduces SQL syntax, and finally dives into the details of using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to write Access code. The result is a single book that can teach you all the basics of building database applications in Access.  Portions of the book are heavy with logical equations whose effects can be hard to visualize, but Roman's judicious use of sample data makes it much easier to follow the operations being described.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	When using software products with graphical interfaces, we frequently focus so much on the details of how to use the interface that we forget about the more general concepts that allow us to understand and put the software to effective use. This is particularly true of a powerful database product like Microsoft Access. Novice, and sometimes even experienced programmers, are so concerned with how something is done in Access that they often lose sight of the general principles that underlie their database applications. Access Database Design & Programming takes the reader behind the details of the Access interface, focusing on the general knowledge necessary for Access users or developers to create effective database applications. In particular, the book focuses on three areas: Database design. Access makes it so easy -- and so visually attractive -- to create databases that users are strongly tempted to create the tables of a database without designing them beforehand. This temptation is not solely due to the foibles of users; existing books and documentation focus on the details of using the interface, and neglect the general principles of database design. The consequences of this become painfully evident at a later date, when problems in database design result in a loss of information, or when the retrieval of information from the database becomes too slow to be worthwhile. This book provides an enjoyable, informative overview of database design that carefully shows the reader how to normalize tables to eliminate data redundancy without losing data. Queries. The attractive query design dialog that Access provides tends to obscure the fact that the Access interface can be used for some kinds of queries but does not support others. In particular, the book examines multi-table queries (i.e., various types of joins) and shows how to implement them indirectly by using the Access interface or directly by using Access SQL. Programming. The book provides an excellent introduction to the Data Access Object (DAO) and Microsoft Access object models, which allow a developer to place a database under program control. Rather than covering these object models in an encyclopedic fashion, the section serves as a handy introduction and primer for basic database operations, like: modifying a table under program control, dynamically adding and deleting a record, or repositioning a record pointer. Unlike other Access books that take the long, detailed approach to every topic of concern to Access programmers, this book focuses instead on the core concepts, enabling programmers to develop solid, effective database applications. As a result, important topics such as designing forms and reports, database security, database replication, and programming for multi-user applications are simply not discussed. This book is a kind of ""second course"" in Access that provides a relatively experienced Access user who is new to programming with the frequently overlooked techniques necessary to successfully develop in the Microsoft Access environment. Anyone interested in learning Access in-depth, rather than just scraping the surface, will enjoy and immensely benefit from reading this book. Although this book is really an introduction targeted at intermediate Microsoft Access users who are novice programmers, it should appeal to all levels of Access developers. For novice programmers, it focuses on a key body of knowledge that is typically neglected, but is nevertheless essential for developing effective database applications. For intermediate and advanced developers, its treatment of database design and queries provides a handy treatment that otherwise has to be gleaned from relatively uninteresting textbooks, while its programming chapters constitute a handy reference to some basic operations that can be performed using DAO or the Access object model. 	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Steven Roman, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the California State University, Fullerton. His previous books with O'Reilly include ""Access Database Design and Programming"", ""Writing Excel Macros with VBA"", and ""Win32 API Programming with Visual Basic"".",books;computer science;computers & technology;database design;database storage & design;databases;education & reference;home computing & how-to;information theory;languages & tools;microsoft;modeling & simulation;new;operating systems;programming;programming languages;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;windows os,23
0231117949,"History's Disquiet By performing [the] dramatic, initial foray through an extraordinarily fertile research site that others can now settle and plow,  History's Disquiet achieves the status of pioneering work. (The Journal of Asian Studies)This is an extraordinary book... It should be read and reread. (Takashi Fujitani Pacific Historical Review 1900-01-00)	A fearlessly critical book, freely integrating theories and opinions culled from all places and periods. One of the very few truly exciting books on Japan, it sees Japan as simply one of the countries in the world, thus shedding powerful light on contemporary intellectual problems of every society. (Masao Miyoshi, University of California, San Diego, coeditor (with Fredric Jameson) of  Cultures of Globalization)	Harry Harootunian is professor of history and director of East Asian Studies at New York University. He is author of  Toward Restoration and  Things Seen and Unseen. He lives in New York City.",20th century;asia;books;education & reference;history;history & criticism;history & surveys;humanities;japan;literature;literature & fiction;modern;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;new;philosophy;politics & social sciences;postmodernism;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;world,21
0312261950,"Lost Hollywood Forget about the Internet Americanizing the world it was film, from the silent days forward, that began cultural globalization, claims Wallace at the outset of this short, quirky take on Hollywood's impact on world culture. Using famous architectural structures the glamorous Garden of Allah apartment complex, the Hollywood sign, the Hollywood Bowl as jumping-off points, he sketches a free-wheeling history of the industry through its triumphs and failures, great and petty. While his anecdotes and thumbnail sketches won't impress serious film historians with fresh insights, casual readers will find them deliciously entertaining. Wallace is at his best when he assumes the tone that Kenneth Anger perfected in his legendary Hollywood Babylon books a tone of malicious gossip rendered with jaundiced irony though Wallace maintains a more respectable aura. Known for his celebrity interviews, Wallace covers such Hollywood scandals as the Thomas Ince murder and Peg Entwistle's suicidal leap from the H in the above-mentioned sign, while also dishing dirt on lesser-known figures, such as Pentecostal evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, who founded one of the largest churches in America, the Angeles Temple, before she was consumed by scandal. Wallace is careful to warn that some of his information may be more folklore than established fact (in relating how John Barrymore's corpse was reputedly employed in a practical joke on Errol Flynn, he includes varying versions and denials). But he is less concerned with veracity than with how Hollywood rumor becomes American myth. (Mar.) Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Hollywood insider and journalist Wallace attempts to capture the  early history of the American film industry for today's  audience. His 25 chapters cover subjects as diverse as the  architecture of the stars' homes and haunts and the impact of  sound on the careers of silent screen stars such as John Gilbert  and Lillian Gish. The descriptions of the architecture and daily  lives of the players and directors are generally informative,  but at least two errors stand out: Biltmore House in North  Carolina was built by the Vanderbilts, and the Alhambra is in  Granada, Spain, not Seville. Frustratingly, the captions for the  photographs quote the text when more material on the subjects  could have been added for the reader. In addition, the  conversational writing style is no better than that found in  popular gossip magazines. Ultimately, then, this book is a  disappointment. Not recommended. Lisa N. Johnston, Sweet Briar  Coll. Lib., VA   Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	This treat for Hollywood history buffs offers a look at some of the movie capital's most interesting locations and the stories connected with them. Here's Gower Gulch, a former wheat and barley farm that became the site of Hollywood's first stage set. Here's the corner of Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards, where D. W. Griffith made The Birth of a Nation. Here's Whitley Heights, where you could once find the homes of Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, and Harold Lloyd. And here's South Alvarado Street, where director William B. Taylor was the victim of one of Hollywood's most perplexing unsolved murders. Wallace, who's written about Hollywood celebrities for 20 years, knows his material inside out, and he writes in a light, lively style. The book could use a lot more illustrations, but this lack is balanced by the wealth of little-known information. Unlike the sleazy Hollywood Babylon series and its numerous imitators, Wallace's account is respectful to the men and women who built the movie industry. A fine addition to the literature of Hollywood. David PittCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	""Lost Hollywood is not lost after all, thanks to David Wallace's new book.""--Janet Leigh	David Wallace is a journalist who has covered celebrities and the movie industry for over twenty years. This is his first book. he lives in Los Angeles.",americas;architecture;books;engineering;film & television;history;history & criticism;humanities;humor & entertainment;industry;movies;new;performing arts;politics & social sciences;popular culture;professional & technical;social sciences;state & local;telecommunications;united states;used & rental textbooks,21
0252068238,"Anne Frank: REFLECTIONS ON HER LIFE AND LEGACY ""An important publication and a must for every library."" -- Choice ""Belongs on your bedside table. We need to remember, we need to discuss, we need to forever keep sight of the tragic message that Anne's life and diary have engraved upon our hearts and minds."" - April M. Leo, The Bloomsbury Review ""The first section includes incredibly moving, but relatively straightforward accounts of Anne Frank's life. The other three sections, though, address more complex questions - how to interpret Anne Frank as a writer, as a character in theater and film depictions, and as a symbol of the Holocaust itself. Strong consensus exists on the power of the diary, which is described by various authors as the source of truths about humanity, as 'an intimate account of adolescence,' and as a window into the soul of a 'young, eager, difficult, lovable self' whose diary tells the story of 'her growth as an artist."" - H-Women, H-Net Reviews ""A superb collection of essays, reviews, and considerations of the legacy of an amazing young woman and her powerful diary... A wonderful resource... Highly recommended for anyone who teaches the Holocaust."" -- Rabbi Deborah Zecher, Multicultural Review  ADVANCE PRAISE: ""I gladly endorse Anne Frank: Reflections on Her Life and Legacy. [The authors] have composed a book showing the importance of Anne Frank's role in today's world by using an unusually wide range of documents, diaries, reviews, and presentations. This remarkable book should be widely read and used, especially wherever the Holocaust in general, and Anne Frank's story in particular, are taught."" - Jack Polak, Dutch holocaust survivor (Bergen-Belsen) and Chairman- Emeritus, Anne Frank Center U.S.A. ""An exceptionally valuable collection of documents and essays on Anne Frank's life, death, and legendary afterlife. It is the most comprehensive volume I know of about a subject of great importance and enduring interest."" - Lawrence Graver, author of An Obsession with Anne Frank: Meyer Levin and the Diary  ""This useful and varied collection conveniently assembles all the materials pertinent to Anne Frank's emergence as a cultural icon. Readers familiar with the diary will welcome the historical documentation of her life before and after the events she recorded."" - Michael Shapiro, director of the Drobny Program in Jewish Culture and Society at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign",( f );a-z;anne;biographies & memoirs;books;ethnic & national;europe;family & childhood;frank;historical;history;holocaust;jewish;memoirs;military;netherlands;people;specific groups;women;world;world war ii,21
0271023910,"Democratization Without Representation: The Politics of Small Industry in Mexico This criticism aside, the book is a valuable contribution to debates about business, democracy, and development.Peter Kingstone, Political Science Quarterly	""This first-rate account of small industry politics in Mexico shows how democratization can actually hinder effective representation for weak actors. Meticulously researched and argued, Democratization Without Representation sets the standard for the Mexican case and will be required reading for students of business politics more generally."" Strom C. Thacker, Boston University	Kenneth C. Shadlen is Lecturer in Development Studies at the Development Studies Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science.",books;business & investing;caribbean & latin american;democracy;economic conditions;economic policy;economic policy & development;economics;education & reference;history & theory;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;political economy;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;reference;small business & entrepreneurship;specific topics,20
0198730934,"The European Reformation ""A remarkably rich and successful survey textbook of the Reformation period....He has quite literally broken the mold of the traditional textbook layout for this topic;  it deserves serious consideration by anyone interested in focusing a course on the religious issues of the Reformation....It is stimulating and suggestive, and is based on a truly amazing range of scholarship.""--Sixteenth Century Journal""This is the first comprehensive textbook on the Reformation to take popular religion seriously.  Moreover, it is not dominated by Luther and Calvin, as the radical groups and smaller sects get equal treatment.  Above all, it is refreshing to find a text that does not start from the premise that protestantism was inevitable or even desired by the laity.""--Mack P. Holt, George Mason University""First impressions of this book are very good.  It seems to combine a thorough grounding in both traditional and modern approaches to the Reformation. The writing is clear and straightforward....I predict that this book...will be around for a long time.""--Mark Noll, Wheaton College""A thorough, well-researched text. It should prove to be highly valuable as a required text in junior colleges and universities. One of the best available works.""--Rev. Dr. Michael B. Simmons, Auburn University at Montgomery""Clear, decisive, scholarly, readable--this is a splendid summary of recent scholarship about the Reformation. Cameron warns that he will deal with the Reformation movements, not Europe in the age of Reform, and he does exceptionally well what he has indicated.""--Philip L. Kintner, Grinell College	Euan Cameron is at University of Newcastle upon Tyne.",architecture;arts & photography;books;christian books & bibles;christianity;church history;eastern;europe;general;history;humanities;new;professional & technical;reference;religion & spirituality;religious;religious history;religious studies;used & rental textbooks;world,20
0070486190,"Rescue in the Pacific: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in a Force 12 Storm The author was aboard his yacht in New Zealand listening to radio reports of friends and others trapped out on rough waters during a sudden terrible storm. Accounts of rescue and drama which took place in over seventy hours tells of the largest search-and-rescue operation in the South Pacific, recreating the tension and choices of the events. Excellent armchair true drama.  -- Midwest Book Review	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	In June 1994 a dangerous ""bomb"" storm caught dozens of cruising sailors by surprise as they voyaged north from New Zealand. This is the true story of how nine yachts struggled to survive the hurricane-like conditions. Boats were battered by fierce winds and capsized by seas towering well over 50 feet high. Masts collapsed, rudders broke, and sailors lost steering control when they needed it most. This book details the story of the heroic men and women on the yachts, in the planes, on the ships, and on land who took part in this sea drama--find out what really happened and what it was like out there. This is both a shock course in survival for bluewater voyagers and a riveting human drama for sailors and nonsailors alike. ""If you're cruising now, clear a space on your boat's bookshelf: The lessons here can help pull you through even a nightmare of a storm.""--SAIL "" . . . a dramatic story of life, death, and the epic struggle of man against the forces of nature . . . gripping . . . compelling . . . a story as spellbinding and harrowing as any novel.""--Multihulls "" . . . gripping reading. . . . Farrington's account of the skippers' attempts to secure their boats against the storm will be invaluable to blue water sailors. . . . You don't have to know much about sailing to find this book fascinating. It is a story of human endeavor, endurance, courage, and frailty, and the accounts of the rescues are particularly exciting.""--The Evening Post (Wellington, New Zealand) ""[a]book you will want to read from cover to cover.""--Boating NZ ""Tony Farrington tells a remarkable rescue story. . . . If you enjoy the water, I suggest that you read this volume.""--The Ensign ""The human spirit . . . is the best survival tool there is. That is one of the lessons of this valuable, enthralling book.""--John Rousmaniere, author of Fastnet, Force 10	Tony Farrington (Auckland, New Zealand) has been around the sea and boats most of his life. Only a last-minute business commitment prevented him from putting to sea unwittingly into the jaws of this storm. An experienced journalist and television reporter, he also runs a successful public relations and advertising company that has worked with two of his country's America's Cup challenges. Tony is currently planning a world circumnavigation.",adventure;books;conservation;earth sciences;ecotourism;fitness & dieting;geography;health;natural disasters;nature & ecology;professional & technical;safety & first aid;sailing;science & math;ships;specialty travel;sports & outdoors;transportation;travel;water sports,20
0520249976,"Outspoken: Free Speech Stories America's national obsession with asserting, and quelling, free-speech comes alive in this collection of profiles of First Amendment firebrands. A journalist and university lecturer, Levinson has chosen an eclectic array of subjects, including a doctor fired from his university position for publishing research on lung disease at a local textile factory; a state department functionary harassed for revealing the CIA's knowledge of human rights abuses in Guatemala; a high school English teacher suspended for assigning books with gay characters; and a porn-star and performance artist whose gynecological stage shows made freedom of speech a fetish. Levinson paints complex portraits of the flawed, courageous and sometimes cantankerous souls willing to take on opprobrium for unpopular ideas. Using their stories as a starting point, Levinson discusses the many fronts in the cultural war over speech, including state secrecy laws and university speech codes. She confronts the blurry line between pornography and art, and between free speech and a ""hostile environment,"" explores the ""broken windows"" argument that anarchic speech leads to an anarchic society, and considers the corrupting influence of corporate sponsorship on scientific research. The author goes beyond the usual polarized corners of political correctness. Instead, she traces the convoluted, often cynical politics of censorship, in which anti-porn feminists and Christian fundamentalists find themselves odd bedfellows, and transgressive artists, indignant moralists and grandstanding politicians collude in courting controversy so they can ""bask equally in the limelight."" Levinson is a First Amendment absolutist, decrying censorship campaigns as a kind of ""fascist chic"" which makes it ""not just okay to shut people up, but kind of cool."" However, her nuanced treatment of all sides of the debate makes this a revealing exploration of the social meaning of words. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""Journalist Levinson captures the vibrancy and cacophony of democracy through the stories of 20 protagonists who voiced discordant views and tested society's commitment to free expression.... [t]hese engagingly narrated personal dramas provide a remarkably panoramic view of American society through the lens of free expression issues."" - A. B. Cochran, Choice ""Through biographical accounts of people in the post-September 11th United States, policies and practices surrounding the First Amendment are explored. The struggle to take full advantage of what many consider an inalienable right is played out in various arenas; from the educational system to the artistic and publishing worlds. The stories remind us of the power and importance of the individual voice."" - Women's Review of Books ""America's national obsession with asserting, and quelling, free-speech comes alive in this collection of profiles of First Amendment firebrands.... The author goes beyond the usual polarized corners of political correctness.... her nuanced treatment of all sides of the debate makes this a revealing exploration of the social meaning of words."" - Publishers Weekly""	""Outspoken is heartwarming and inspiring, as it reminds us that there are people who refuse to be cowed into obedience, who maintain their resistance to war and injustice against all odds.""Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States""Nan Levinson, herself one of this nation's free speech heroes, brings the First Amendment to life by telling the stories of those who have fought for the freedom we so often take for granted, but that is increasingly under attack. This book shows in funny, tragic, and lurid detail why the freedom of speech is worth fighting for.""David Cole, author of No Equal Justice""Levinson's book couldn't come at a more important time. These compelling tales are increasingly relevant now that our civil liberties are being threatened in the name of 'national security.' Outspoken should be required reading for anyone interested in preserving the freedom we've come to take for granted in the United States.""Candida Royalle, Erotic film director and President, Femme Productions, Inc.""In this imaginative and highly readable examination of dozens of provocative First Amendment controversies, Nan Levinson establishes herself as a resolute student of the role of free speech in a democratic society. This is an exceptional book about an endlessly important subject.""James O. Freedman, President Emeritus, Dartmouth College	Nan Levinson is a journalist in Boston and a lecturer at Tufts University.",americas;books;civil rights;civil rights & liberties;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;constitutional law;education & reference;ethnic studies;history;humanities;law;media studies;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;specific topics;united states;used & rental textbooks,23
0803988494,"Bodies of Thought: Embodiment, Identity and Modernity `The work develops and articulates a brilliant and original central thesis; namely that modern individuals are best understood as complex bodies of thought, as embodied symbolic and material beings. Future work on mind, self, body, society and culture will have to begin with Burkitt's text' - Norman K. Denzin, University of Illinois  `After his excellent Social Selves, Ian Burkitt has produced a new theory of embodiment which will become required reading for those working in the areas of social theory, sociology, cultural studies and social psychology. Steering between constructionist and realist theories of the social actor, Bodies of Thought provides an innovative assessment of Foucaultian, Eliasian, and feminist approaches to the body and a sustained critique of Cartesian notions of the subject' - Chris Shilling,  University of Portsmouth",books;consciousness & thought;evolution;fitness & dieting;health;humanities;medical books;mental health;new;philosophy;politics & social sciences;psychology;science & math;social psychology & interactions;social sciences;social theory;social work;sociology;used & rental textbooks,19
0313264333,"Ronald Colman: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts) This work covers Colman's fascinating life and career, and provides detailed information on his many hundreds of performances.	SAM FRANK is a film critic, film and television historian, and free-lance writer in Los Angeles.",acting & auditioning;art & photography;arts & photography;bibliographies & indexes;biographies;biographies & memoirs;books;communication;communication & journalism;communications;education & reference;film & television;humanities;humor & entertainment;language & grammar;movies;music;new;performing arts;publishing & books;reference & collections;research & publishing guides;science;social sciences;theater;used & rental textbooks;words;writing,28
0700611827,"Judging Jehovah's Witnesses: Religious Persecution and the Dawn of the Rights Revolution With a journalistic eye, Peters (student service coordinator, Sch. of Journalism and Mass Communications, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison) presents the convergence of nationalistic paranoia, the distrust that erupted into violence, and palpable religious bigotry against the Jehovah's Witnesses during the 1930s and 1940s. Their desire to avoid idolatry in any form--including refusing to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces--was perceived by many as treason. During the war years of the 1940s this belief marked them as cowards at best, Nazi subversives at worst, and led to persecution. Ironically, while they fought a very public battle for their Constitutional rights, in their interior organization, theirs is one of the most theologically rigid and ideologically inflexible traditions. This legal history, in the vein of Harold Berman's Law and Revolution, tells us as much about the intricacies of jurisprudence as it does our own shameful past. This engrossing study depends primarily on firsthand testimony, ACLU documents, and legal briefs. Light on analysis but chock-full of primary resources, this is recommended reading for American and religious historians as well as for those interested in the history of persecution.-Sandra Collins, Univ. of Pittsburgh Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	A fast-paced study of a little-known episode in American religious history. Say Jehovahs Witnesses, and most Americans will conjure up pictures of door-to-door evangelists who want to give you tracts and pamphlets. But at mid-century the sectarian group was known for something elserefusing to salute the US flag. Jehovahs Witnesses insisted they were patriotic and meant no disrespect, but they could not saluteit was a violation, they said, of Exodus 5, which instructs believers to have no other Gods before Me. In the tense and suspicious atmosphere of WWII, however, many Americans were troubled by the Witnesses refusal to salute: was this a sign of some greater disloyalty? In sleepy towns like Richwood, West Virginia, and Litchfield, Illinois, anti-Witness violence became commonplace, with Witness houses of worship being looted and graffitied and Witnesses themselves stoned like characters from the Old Testamentby 1940 there were 236 such episodes. Workplace discrimination, Peters tells us, was especially pervasive: Witnesses were often fired or forced to resign. Daniel Morgans sons, high school students in Fort Lee, New Jersey, refused to salute the flag in 1939; Morgans boss at the Motor Vehicle Department urged Morgan to pressure his sons to capitulate, and when Morgan refused, he was fired. When he applied for a job at the Bergen County Board of Freeholders, he was told that his refusal to salute the flag disqualified [him] for a civil service position, even though he was a veteran. With the aid of the ACLU, Morgan sued, and in 1944 the state supreme court ruled in his favor. The story of Morgan v. Civil Service Commission highlights another theme of the book: the Witnesses willingness to sue when their civil liberties were abridged. Peterss attempt to position this litigation as an early manifestation of the civil rights revolution is a bit strained, however. History and religion buffs will relish this tale.  -- Copyright 2000, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""A remarkable story that lays bare the extremes of cowardice and courage  so often found in nations engrossed by war.""  -- American Historical Review""Recommended reading for American and religious historians as well as  for those interested in the history of persecution.""  -- Library Journal""The stories of persecution are horrendous, and Peters tells them with  sympathy and remarkable attention to detail and context.""  -- Journal of American  History	""A vivid depiction of the hysterical and brutal suppression of the  Witnesses during the 1930s and 1940s and how their legal resistance transformed  the civil liberties of all Americans. A story of cowardice and courage, well  told.""--Norman Dorsen, Stokes Professor, NYU, and president, ACLU 19761991 ""A marvelous and long-needed book.""--Nat Hentoff, author of Living the Bill  of Rights ""An excellent and refreshing reminder that not a single legal doctrine matters  at all except as it comes to bear on the lives of flesh-and-blood people.""-- Kenneth Karst, author of Belonging to America ""A fine work. Thoroughly researched, smoothly written, and a genuine pleasure to  read.""--Tinsley Yarbrough, author of Judicial Enigma: The First Justice  Harlan	Shawn Francis Peters has taught writing and rhetoric at the  universities of New Hampshire and Iowa and is currently with the School of  Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.	Peters captures the color and humanity of the Witnesses . . .	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",20th century;americas;books;christian books & bibles;christianity;civil rights & liberties;education & reference;ethics;general;history;other denominations & sects;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;protestantism;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;specific topics;united states;world,21
0898625688,"DSM-IV Made Easy: The Clinician's Guide To Diagnosis 'DSM-IV Made Easy helps the mental health clinician arrive at the most appropriate diagnosis for a given patient. This well-written, easy-to-read volume not only lists the applicable criteria, but also discusses them and provides useful tips about many disorders. Case vignettes supplement the text and add 'clinical flavor' to our classification system. A most useful guide for practitioners.' - David L. Dunner, MD, FACPsych, Director, Center for Anxiety and Depression, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, USA 'Morrison is on a mission to help clinicians. His books on interviewing and diagnosis are well written, easy to read, and enormously helpful for mental health practitioners and students.' - David L. Dunner, MD, FACPsych, Director, Center for Anxiety and Depression, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, USA	James Morrison, MD, was educated at Reed College and obtained his medical and psychiatric training at Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Oregon Health Sciences University. He is the author of The First Interview, DSM-IV Made Easy, and When Psychological Problems Mask Medical Disorders, and coauthor (with Thomas F. Anders) of Interviewing Children and Adolescents.",books;clinical;clinical psychology;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;pathologies;politics & social sciences;psychiatry;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;psychotherapy;reference;social sciences;social work;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,23
0815138237,"Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice The essential primary care reference for today's fast-paced collaborative practice environment!	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Terry Mahan Buttaro, MS, RN, CS, CEN, CCRN, ANP, GNP, Adult/Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner, Greenleaf Medical Associates/Lahey Clinic, Amesbury, MA, Beth Israel Deacones Medical Center, Boston, MA; JoAnn Trybulski, MS, RN, CS, ANP, Clinical Assistant Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, University Fellow, Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA; Patricia Polgar Bailey, MS, RN, CS, FNP, MPH, Family Nurse Practitioner, The Queen Emma Clinics, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii; Joanne Sandberg-Cook, MS, RN, CS, CRRN, ARNP, Adult/Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Instructor in Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;books;clinical;diseases;education & reference;family & general practice;family practice;fitness & dieting;health;health care administration;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;nurse & patient;nursing;pathology;patient education;practice management & reimbursement;reference;used & rental textbooks,23
1557661596,"Communication-Based Intervention for Problem Behavior: A User's Guide for Producing Positive Change ""A standard-setting book."" (Judith E. Favell, Ph.D. 20050101)""A top-notch 'how to do it' manual for practitioners."" (Travis Thompson, Ph.D. 20050101)""Organizses and presents, with many well-thought out developed examples at each step, a complete behavioral training and intervention plan....Invaluable."" (Child & Family Behavior Therapy 20000101)	Jane I. Carlson, M.A., has been a special education teacher in both public and private school programs for people with disabilities. She is presently a Research Associate at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and directs several projects addressing intervention for severe problem behaviors and issues of community integration. Ms. Carlson has presented research and given workshops on these topics throughout the U.S. and Europe.Edward G. Carr, Ph.D., was Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a research scientist at the Developmental Disabilities Institute on Long island, New York. He worked in the field of developmental disabilities for over 25 years and contributed over 100 publications to the professional literature, primarily in the areas of problem behavior and communication.  Dr. Carr lectured extensively and gave workshops throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He served on the editorial boards of 12 journals in the field of developmental disabilities and behavior analysis. Dr. Carr was a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and was listed in American Men and Women of Science. In 1981, he received a Certificate of Commendation from the Autism Society of America for his work on problem behavior, and in 1982 he received an award from the International Society for Research on Aggression for his book In Response to Aggression (co-authored with A.P. Goldstein, W.S. Davidson, and P. Wehr).Duane C. Kemp, Ph.D., is Clinical Director of Adult Residential Services at the Developmental Disabilities Institute and is responsible for program planning in psychology, communication, vocational services, and staff training. He has worked in the field of developmental disabilities for over 16 years and has provided inservice training and workshops throughout the U.S. and Europe.Len Levin, M.A., is an applied behavior specialist at the Developmental Disabilities Institute. He has been working with children with developmental disabilities for more than 10 years. Mr. Levin has provided technical assistance to service agencies throughout the New York metropolitan area. He was the on-site director for the clinical outcome project that provided the empirical evidence supporting many of the ideas and procedures described in this book.Gene McConnachie, Ph.D., served as the director for several clinical research projects for the Research and Training Center on Positive Behavioral Support, and as a research associate at the Developmental Disabilities Institute. His interests include the development of intervention for aggression in children and youth, applications of behavior analysis to pediatric populations, and the processes that affect the maintenance of intervention effectiveness.Dr. Smith has always enjoyed working directly with young children and teachers of young children. Beginning in 1987, she collected and analyzed data for the longitudinal Home-School Study of Language and Literacy Development. Her work on that project brought her into many classrooms as an observer and researcher and propelled her interest in classroom environments and practices that promote childrens early language and literacy development. Later work conducted for the Center for Children  Families at Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), cemented her commitment to working directly with teachers, supervisors, and education leaders to promote conditions that positively affect childrens learning. Currently a consultant to EDC, Dr. Smith continues to engage in research, writing, and professional development with teachers of young children. An active volunteer in local schools and childcare programs, she most enjoys spending time in the living lab of daily life with her three young children.",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;allied health professions;allied health services;behavioral sciences;books;child psychology;communicative disorders;education;education & reference;health care delivery;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychotherapy;schools & teaching;science & math;social sciences;special education;testing & measurement;used & rental textbooks,23
0071443797,"The Complete Guide to Zoning: How to Navigate the Complex and Expensive Maze of Zoning, Planning, Environmental, and Land-Use Law How to Use Zoning Laws to Get the Most Out of Your Property You need to get more out of your land, but don't know where to start. You have neighbors who are misusing their property and damaging the value of yours. You can simply live with it . . . or learn your rights from the nation's leading zoning lawyer. Whether you're a home owner, investor, or developer, The Complete Guide to Real Estate Zoning gives you a clear understanding of the sometimes complex zoning laws that apply to your property. In this plain-English guide, zoning wizard Dwight Merriam gives you the tools to not only prevent property depreciation, but add to its worth with improvements and renovations. You'll learn how to maximize your land's value by:  Quickly obtaining permits and variances for projects  Fighting developments that diminish your property's value  Understanding laws that limit you--and working around them  Dealing with environmental protection restrictions   ""Every planner, property owner, and developer should read this book--it passes on the knowledge of a lifetime's work by the country's acknowledged master of zoning practice."" -Richard Codd, former President of the 34,000-member American Planning Association and Manager of The Teleport, the Port Authority of NY and NJ ""I taught Dwight land use law at Yale Law School twenty-six years ago, and it looks like he's learned a few things since. [This book] is comprehensive, well organized, and well written."" -Quintin Johnstone, Professor, Yale Law School	Dwight Merriam is one of the leading land-use attorneys in the United States. He represents developers, local governments, landowners, and advocacy groups in land development and conservation issues.",administrative law;books;business;business & finance;business & investing;civil;economics;education & reference;engineering;environmental economics;land use;law;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;public affairs & policy;public policy;real estate;regional planning;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,23
0471179841,"International Environmental Consulting Practice: How and Where to Take Advantage of Global Opportunities a comprehensive guide to succeeding in the global environmental consulting market.Increased pressure from international lending and donor organizations has transformed environmental management into a central element in economic development worldwide today making business opportunities for environmental consultants greater now than ever before. Written by an international environmental consulting expert, this book offers the crucial information and guidance necessary to exploit these opportunities effectively.International Environmental Consulting Practice analyzes the forces shaping global environmental trends and draws on its author's considerable consulting experience to provide you with: Region-by-region analyses of the main growth sectors of the global environmental market Expert advice on how to set up and manage a successful international environmental practice Detailed guidance on proposals, bidding, contracts, and negotiations in the international arena Insights into the customs, beliefs, politics, socioeconomics, and environmental policies of each region covered Advice on alternative business schemes, such as international business partnerships and joint ventures A directory of pertinent lenders, donors, and government agencies  complete with contact names, addresses, and phone/fax numbers.Filled with practical, real-world advice, International Environmental Consulting Practice is an indispensable working resource for environmental consultants and environmental products manufacturers.	PETER A. SAM is a senior environmental scientist with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Chairman and CEO of the African Environmental Research and Consulting Group.",books;business & investing;civil;earth sciences;economics;engineering;environmental economics;environmental engineering;environmental science;environmental studies;new;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;public affairs & policy;science & math;science & mathematics;social services & welfare;used & rental textbooks,19
0201729326,"Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2002 and UML (3rd Edition) Within the space of just a few years, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) has emerged as the design medium of choice for developing large-scale distributed object applications. The UML's standard semantics and notation for describing object structure and behavior make it particularly well suited to this function. Augmented by the Rational Unified Process, an extensive set of software development guidelines, and the Rational Rose visual modeling tool, the UML greatly facilitates the process of developing quality object-oriented applications that meet both deadlines and requirements. Fully updated and revised,  Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2002 and UML  is a comprehensive introduction and tutorial that shows how to use a tool (Rational Rose 2002), a process (the Rational Unified Process), and a language (the UML) to successfully visualize, specify, document, and construct a software system. This timely new edition, written by the UML Evangelist at Rational Software Corporation, breaks the technology down to its essentials and provides clear explanations of each element. The book follows a simplified version of the Rational Unified Process from project inception through system analysis and design. The popular sample case study from the previous editions (a registration system for a fictional university) has been retained and updated, now better illustrating the iterative development process in practice, the UML in action, and the proper application of Rational Rose 2002. Newly updated appendixes demonstrate code generation and reverse engineering using Rational Rose 2002 with the C++, Visual C++, and Visual Basic programming languages. In addition, a handy glossary defines key object technology and software modeling terms. Topics covered include:    Creating use cases    Finding objects and classes    UML stereotypes and packages    Scenarios, sequence diagrams, and collaboration diagrams    Discovering object interaction    Specifying relationships, association, and aggregation    Adding behavior and structure   Superclass/subclass relationships and inheritance    Object behavior and Harel state transition diagrams    Checking for model consistency    Specifying, visualizing, and documenting system architecture    The iteration planning process    0201729326B09262002	Terry Quatrani, IBM Rationals UML Evangelist, is responsible for training and transitioning Fortune 500 companies to object technology and for preaching the visual modeling gospel of Grady Booch, Jim Rumbaugh, and Ivar Jacobson. She has spent twenty-one years developing and deploying large software systems. Formerly at GE, she was founding consultant for the Lockheed Martin Advanced Concepts Center.	Goals When I set out to write the first version of this book, I thought, ""This should be pretty easy . . . I do this for a living."" Boy, was I wrong! Putting into words what I do on a daily basis was one of the hardest things I have ever done (all right, childbirth was more painful, but not by much). But I persevered, spent many, many nights and weekends in front of my computer, and gave birth to Visual Modeling with Rational Rose and UML. I must admit that the first time I saw my book on the bookshelf at a local bookstore, I was thrilled. I also found out that you need to have very thick skin to read book reviews. My book is unique since people seem to love it (5 stars) or they are less than impressed with it (1 star). For some reason, I rarely get a rating in between. I have also figured out that writing a book that is tied to a tool is like rearing a childit needs constant care. So, once again, I have spent hours in front of my computer updating my book to adhere to the features found in Rational Rose 2002. And no, writing it has not gotten much easier. As far as the two camps of reviewers, nothing will change there. If you liked the first two versions, you will like this one since the goal of the book has not changed: to be a simple introduction to the world of visual modeling. If you were less than impressed with the first two versions, you will probably not like this version either. It is not a complete guide to the UML (these books have been written by Grady and Jim and I am not even going to attempt to compete with the definitive experts). It is not a complete guide to the Rational Unified Process (these books have been written, quite nicely, by Philippe and Ivar). It is not even a good book on C++ (in fact, I usually tell people that I no longer write code for a living, and there is a very good reason that I don't). As I stated, this book is meant to take a simple, first look at how a process, a language, and a tool may be used to create a blueprint of your system. Approach This book takes a practical approach to teaching visual modeling techniques and the UML. It uses a case study to show the analysis and design of an application. The application is a course registration system for a university. This problem domain was chosen because it is understood easily and is not specific to any field of computer science. You can concentrate on the specifics of modeling the domain rather than investing time in understanding an unfamiliar problem domain. The problem is treated seriously enough to give you practical exercise with visual modeling techniques and the feeling for solving a real problem, without being so realistic that you are bogged down in details. Thus many interesting and perhaps necessary requirements, considerations, and constraints were put aside to produce a simplified, yet useful case study fitting the scope of this book. For additional details on visual modeling and the UML or on applying the techniques to your application, you should consider the training and mentoring services offered by Rational Software Corporation. Details may be found at the Rational website: www.rational.com. Chapter Summaries The ordering and number of chapters in this version of the book have not been changed, but the content of the chapters has been updated. The screen shots and Rational Rose instructions have been changed so they reflect what you will see with Rational Rose 2002. Chapter 1: Introduction Introduces the techniques, language, and process that are used throughout the book. This chapter discusses the benefits of visual modeling, the history of the UML, and the software development process used. Chapter 2: Beginning a Project Contains information that is related to the Course Registration System case study that is used throughout the book. Chapter 3: Creating Use Cases Discusses the techniques used to examine system behavior from a use-case approach. Chapter 4: Finding Classes Discusses the concepts and notations used for finding objects and classes. This chapter also discusses the UML concepts of stereotypes and packages. Chapter 5: Discovering Object Interaction Discusses the addition of scenarios to the system to describe how use cases are realized as interactions among societies of objects. This chapter also examines how sequence diagrams and collaboration diagrams may be used to capture scenarios. Chapter 6: Specifying Relationships Illustrates the definition of relationships between classes in the system. Specifically, the concepts of association and aggregation are explored. Chapter 7: Adding Behavior and Structure Shows how the needed structure and behavior of classes are added to the model under development. Chapter 8: Discovering Inheritance Illustrates the application of generalization and specialization principles to discover superclass/subclass relationships. Chapter 9: Analyzing Object Behavior Uses Harel state transition diagrams to provide additional analysis techniques for classes with significant dynamic behavior. Chapter 10: Checking the Model Discusses techniques used to blend and check models for consistency. These techniques are needed when different teams are working on a single project in parallel. Chapter 11: Designing the System Architecture Contains an introduction to the concepts and notation needed to specify and document the system architecture. This chapter is not meant to be a tell-all process guide to the development of the architectureit is meant to be a guide to the notation and process used to specify, visualize, and document the system architecture. It is placed at this point in the structure of the book since the architectural decisions specified in this chapter must be made prior to the information contained in later chapters. Chapter 12: Building the Iterations Discusses the iteration planning process. It also looks at the UML notation used to specify and document the design decisions that occur during the implementation of an iteration. The chapter does not focus on good (or bad) design decisionsit looks at the process and notations used to capture the design of an iteration. Appendix A: Code Generation and Reverse Engineering with C++ Provides step-by-step guides to code generation and reverse engineering using the Rational Rose 2002 and the C++ language. Appendix B: Code Generation and Reverse Engineering with Visual C++ and Visual Basic Provides step-by-step guides to code generation and reverse engineering using Rational Rose 2002 and the Visual C++ and Visual Basic languages. Appendix C: A Visual Basic Example Provides a step-by-step demonstration showing how to create and reuse a Visual Basic DLL. Glossary Provides definitions of terms used throughout the book.    0201729326P09262002",3d graphics;books;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;graphic design;graphics & multimedia;graphics & visualization;languages & tools;mathematics;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;programming;programming languages;science & math;software;software design;testing & engineering;uml;used & rental textbooks,21
1566631432,"Jazz in American Culture (American Ways Series) This brief but thorough survey is an accessible history of jazz, suitable for listeners new to the music and for those who have long been familiar with it. Burton W. Peretti takes as his thesis the notion that jazz is intimately linked with American history, associated with the rise and fall of America's cities [and] with the fluctuating reputation of American culture around the world. In this examination of the music and the men and women who made it, Peretti traces the links between jazz and the culture that formed it (and that was, in turn, influenced by it).  	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	It is generally agreed that jazz became an identifiable style of music at around the turn of the century. This brief survey by Peretti (The Creation of Jazz, LJ 9/1/92) focuses primarily on jazz as a cultural, rather than a musical, phenomenon in the course of the last century. He points out that jazz has had a huge impact on the music of this century?from folk to both American and European modern classical to pop music and rock'n'roll. But he focuses on how jazz has influenced and been influenced by the social movements in American history, examining its function as a social marker for the emergent youth culture of the 1920s, the aura of countercultural rebellion that grew around it in the 1940s and 1950s, its place as a source of African American pride during the Civil Rights movement, and so on. Peretti writes in a straightforward, felicitous style, making the book accessible to a broad readership. Only the reading list, with its incomplete bibliographic citations, leaves something to be desired. Heartily recommended for all libraries.?Rick Anderson, Penacook, Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Involving...it breaks new ground...There is an important story to tell here. (Virginia Quarterly Review)A surprisingly coherent narrative...Written in the style of good journalism makes this a pleasurable read. (American Music)	Burton W. Peretti teaches the humanities at Pellissippi State College. His articles on the cultural aspects of jazz have appeared in a wide variety of magazines, and he has also written The Creation of Jazz.",20th century;americas;arts & photography;books;history;history & criticism;humanities;humor & entertainment;jazz;modern (16th-21st centuries);music;musical genres;new;performing arts;politics & social sciences;popular culture;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks;world,20
0198528752,"The Social Net: Understanding Human Behavior in Cyberspace The Social Net examines the social psychology of the Internet.  With chapters from leading internationally renowned experts, it tackles both the positive and negative aspects of our Internet behaviour.  With chapters on persuasion and compliance, personality, prejudice, on-line relationships, and human inhibitions, it presents a fascinating expose of online behaviour.  The book will be valuable for psychologists and anyone who wants to better understand how they can exploit the full potential of the Internet. Fast Company Magazine	Yair Amichai-Hamburger received his PhD from Oxford University and is now Assistant Professor at the Psychology department, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.  He also works as an industrial consultant, and has advised many leading organizations.  His fascination with cyberspace stems from his academic background and his practical experience as an industrial consultant to high tech and startup companies.  He has written widely on the impact of the Internet on well-being.",books;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;culture;fitness & dieting;hacking;health;human-computer interaction;internet & web culture;medical books;mental health;new;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;social psychology & interactions;social sciences;technology;used & rental textbooks;web development & design;web services,23
0198269560,"Karl Barth's Critically Realistic Dialectical Theology: Its Genesis and Development 1909-1936 ""The best intellectual biography of Barth now available....As brilliant and comprehensive as it is meticulous and unorthodox...McCormack's new [book] will be required reading for every subsequent discussion of Barth.""--Choice""Those who have already engaged in some study of Barth's theology will find McCormack's volume challenging and stimulating. And evangelicals approaching the crux of two centuries and two millennia can learn much from Barth and from critical studies of Barth's theology like McCormack's.""--Christianity Today	Bruce L. McCormack is a Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary.",biographies & memoirs;books;christian books & bibles;christianity;congregations & orders;europe;history;history & surveys;humanities;leaders & notable people;modern;new;philosophy;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;switzerland;theology;used & rental textbooks,20
0397515421,"Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Radiology Now -- ""What a joy to get a stunning book to review. This is a superb text, covering most of the orthopaedic conditions any radiologist is likely to encounter... [It] would form a wonderful bench book in any department with an MR unit with any bias at all to musculoskeletal MR.""--Radiology Now  Radiology Now -- ""What a joy to get a stunning book to review. This is a superb text, covering most of the orthopaedic conditions any radiologist is likely to encounter... [It] would form a wonderful bench book in any department with an MR unit with any bias at all to musculoskeletal MR.""--Radiology Now",allied health professions;allied health services;books;clinical;diagnosis;education & reference;education & training;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;orthopedics;radiologic & ultrasound technology;radiological & ultrasound technology;radiology;radiology & nuclear medicine;reference;rheumatology;sports medicine;surgery;used & rental textbooks,22
0765702134,"Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma: Imagery, Rescripting and Reprocessing (New Directions in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy) This book provides an integrative theoretical model of abuse by drawing on cognitive, behavioral, psychodynamic, and attachment theories. The clarity of the presentation, the detailed and concise treatment manual approach, and the hands-on case studies will give the reader powerful tools for modifying the effects of early abuse. (Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D. )The authors provide an innovative, compassionate, imagery-based treatment approach for victims of child sexual abuse. They offer detailed treatment guidelines, informative transcripts, and sensitive case reports to illustrate how to empower patients and how to help them find meaning. Highly recommended! (Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D. )This is the most comprehensive volume to date on the impact of childhood abuse on adult survivors. In addition to a very careful delineation of the meaning of the sexual and physical abuse, the authors provide a stunning description of the treatment through imagery. This book is a must for any mental health worker whose patients have had childhood trauma. (Aaron T. Beck, M.D. )	Mervin R. Smucker, Ph.D., is Associate Clinical Professor and Director of Cognitive-Behavioral Training in the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he also serves as Director of the Cognitive Therapy Institute of Milwaukee. Constance V. Danchu, Ph.D., is the founder and Director of the Center for Cognitive and Behavior Therapy in Wilmington, Delaware. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology) at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann University, in Philadelphia.",behavioral sciences;books;clinical psychology;cognitive psychology;fitness & dieting;general;health;medical books;mental health;new;pathologies;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;psychotherapy;science & math;social sciences;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,19
0071471723,"Chasing Daylight:How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life As CEO at accounting giant KPMG, Eugene O'Kelly was so immersed in his job that over the  course of a decade, he managed to have lunch with his wife on weekdays just twice. His travel  schedule was set 18 months out. Once, he was so obsessed with impressing a potential client that he  tracked down the man's travel schedule, booked the seat next to him on a flight, schmoozed the guy  all the way to Australia, landed the account, and flew immediately back to Manhattan. His Type-A ways vanished when, at age 53, a top neurosurgeon in New York told him he had late-stage brain cancer. ""His eyes told me I would die soon. It was late spring. I had seen my last autumn  in New York."" There are no TV-movie-style miracle treatments or  extensions of his life expectancy; he's told he has maybe 3 months, and he doesn't spend any energy  hoping for a cure. True to his CEO style, he creates goals for himself, lists of friends to visit for the  last time; he meditates; he tries to create as many ""perfect Moments"" that he can, during dinner or  phone conversations with friends, and realized how rare those moments of connection and joy  were in his ""previous life."" Chasing Daylight is as much a self-criticism of his job-before-family ways as it is a meditation on time and a transition to a tranquil, spiritual state utterly foreign  to him as a CEO. O'Kelly's absolutely more fulfilled by the soul work that he finishes in 100 days,  compared to his 30 years of corporate promotions and accolades, and he utterly convinces readers  to ponder their own situation, whether ""in the gloaming"" of life as he was or not. --Erica Jorgensen	O'Kelly, the former CEO and chairman of accounting juggernaut KPMG who was diagnosed with brain cancer at 53, writes about his ""forthcoming death"" as one would expect an accountant to: methodically. He charts his downward spiral, from symptoms to diagnosis to the process of dying in this poignant and posthumously published book. (O'Kelly died in September 2005.) O'Kelly's narrative recounts the steps he took to simplify his life-how he learned, for instance, ""to be in the present moment, how to live there at least for snippets of time""-and the final experiences he shared with close friends and family. But his story falters on several occasions. O'Kelly provides few substantial details regarding his long career with KPMG; what information he does offer, and his wishes for the firm's continued success, read like portions of a company newsletter. He also refers constantly to his ""wife of 27 years, Corinne, the girl of my dreams,"" but he fails to give readers a sense of her spirit and personality. (She wrote the final chapter, which takes place largely in the hospital as O'Kelly refuses food and water, eventually dying of an embolism.) Nor do readers learn much of O'Kelly's 14-year-old daughter, other than she's bright and he loves her. Though less than perfect, O'Kelly's examination of the life he lived and the opportunities he missed while climbing the corporate ladder will resonate with readers in ""foot to the pedal"" careers.Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	""Voicing universal truths not often found in business or how-to tracts...[O'Kelly] made a success out of his final mission.""--Janet Maslin, The New York Times (The New York Times 2006-01-30)	I was blessed. I was told I had three months to live. On May 24, 2005, Eugene OKelly stepped into his doctors office with a full calendar and a lifetime of plans on his mind. Six days later he would resign as CEO of KPMG. His lifetime of plans dwindled to 100 days, leaving him just enough time to say goodbye. Chasing Daylight is OKellys honest, touching, and ultimately inspirational memoir completed in the three-and-a-half months between his diagnosis with brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Its haunting yet extraordinarily hopeful voice reminds us to embrace the fragile, fleeting moments of our livesthe time we have with our family, our friends, and even ourselves. It is an eloquent confirmation that our lives and the people in them are temporary joys, but the time we spend enjoying them is never lost. And if we conquer our fears even the fear of facing the end of our lives and leaving behind those we lovewe can conquer anything.	Eugene O'Kelly was born and raised in New York City. He started at KPMG as an assistant accountant in 1972 and ended his 30-plus year career as CEO, in which capacity he served from April 2002 to June 2005 before becoming a Senior Partner of the firm. He passed away September 10, 2005.",biographies & memoirs;books;business;business & investing;cancer;death & grief;diseases & physical ailments;education & reference;fitness & dieting;foreign language study & reference;health;memoirs;motivational;new;occult;professionals & academics;religion & spirituality;self-help;specific groups;used & rental textbooks,20
1560232986,"Affirmative Psychotherapy with Bisexual Women and Bisexual Men (Monographic Separates from the Journal of Bisexuality) ""A welcome addition to a growing body of literature on an understudied, often misunderstood group of people."" -- Armand R. Cerbone, PhD, ABPP, 2006 Chair, Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest, APA Past-president, Illinois Psychological Association, Co-author APA Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients""Extremely valuable."" -- Esther D. Rothblum, PhD, Professor of Women's Studies, San Diego State University; Editor, Journal of Lesbian Studies",bisexuality;books;ethnic studies;fitness & dieting;gay & lesbian;gay & lesbian studies;gender studies;health;medical books;mental health;new;nonfiction;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychotherapy;social sciences;specific demographics;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,19
0231060254,"Tales of Love (European Perspectives) Assuming the voices of psychoanalyst, scholar, and postmodern polimicist, Kristeva discusses both the conflicts and commonalities among the Greek, Christian, Romantic and contemporary discourses on love, desire, and self... the analytical work is punctuated throughout by the personal, so that intelligently moving thoughts on motherhood aptly intervene. Kristeva makes a very strong case for the claim that the goal of analysis is not a truth in, but a dynamic rebirth of, the analysand via language. (Choice )	Julia Kristeva, internationally known psychoanalyst and critic, is Professor of Linguistics at the University de Paris VII. She has hosted a French television series and is the author of many critically acclaimed books published by Columbia University Press in translation, including  Time and Sense: Proust and the Experience of Literature and the novel,  Possessions.",books;criticism & theory;education & reference;emotions;fitness & dieting;health;history & criticism;humanities;literary theory;literature;literature & fiction;medical books;mental health;movements & periods;new;psychoanalysis;psychology;short stories;single author;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,21
0805058087,"Arkansas Mischief: The Birth of a National Scandal It all seemed so uneventful: two couples on a double date, a hearty Southern meal of fried steak and turnip greens, jovial conversations about work, and the casual mention of a great business venture involving land on the White River. But these two couples were Bill and Hillary Clinton and their then-close friends Jim and Susan McDougal. The great business scheme was dubbed Whitewater, which snowballed into one of the great political scandals--or witch-hunts, depending on your point of view--of our time. Arkansas Mischief is the late Jim McDougal's autobiography, but inevitably the book will be devoured not for its strengths as a memoir but for its allegations of presidential misconduct. McDougal makes several new allegations against President Clinton, including one that he intended to fully pardon Susan McDougal for her Whitewater involvement, something the White House vigorously denies.  Is the book just a series of sensational untruths told by an embittered and disillusioned man? McDougal himself admits that he suffered from manic-depression, so can he be believed? The stories of political corruption are casually woven into the book's narrative and don't read like tabloid sleaze. Yet ultimately very few people know the actual truth, and the reader must draw his or her own conclusions. Regardless of the allegations' legitimacy, McDougal and his cowriter Curtis Wilkie have written an engaging and often witty memoir. A devoted Democrat from a young age, McDougal recalls how he always thought every town should have one Republican, just as every town seemed to have one village idiot and one town drunk. The biography traces McDougal's rise as a Democratic campaigner and activist, opening our eyes to the unique and controversial workings of the Arkansas political scene of the past 50 years. Although McDougal died in prison before the release of his autobiography, Arkansas Mischief remains a lasting testament to an elusive yet endearing man whose revelations threatened to topple the president. --Naomi Gesinger	McDougal, self-described political mentor of President Clinton, died recently of cardiac failure in prison at age 57, while serving a sentence for his ""creative financing"" activities as manager of the Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan that funded the Whitewater real estate project. Although he suffered from alcoholism and depression, had two failed marriages, and died impoverished, McDougal emerges as a less-than-sympathetic wheeler-dealer who lost at the high-stakes games he played. He admits wrongdoing, but blames a vengeful Republican congressman for the harsh treatment his savings and loan received from federal bank examiners. Much of the book is spent portraying Arkansas's distinctive political/business environment, an unsavory saga much better told in Roger Morris's Partners in Power (LJ 8/96). McDougal claims Whitewater was a business deal in which the Clinton's did nothing wrong, but they perjured themselves afterward in federal testimony. Although he remembers Bill as a one-time friend, McDougal deplores Clinton's reputed affair with Susan, McDougal's former wife, and unleashes most of his contempt on Hillary for her alleged financial dealings at McDougal's expense. Although a ""yellow dog"" Democrat, McDougal offered to testify against the Clintons in the Whitewater investigation?an offer eagerly accepted. An optional purchase for public libraries.?Karl Helicher, Upper Merion Twp. Lib., King of Prussia, PACopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	...a lively and engrossing excursion through the Arkansas culture that spawned McDougal and Bill Clinton.	The Whitewater sections make that knotted story seem more intelligible--and more human.   -- The Economist[H]is book shows more than anything yet written about Whitewater that the human drama of this scandal may outlast even its political effects.   -- The Wall Street Journal, James Ring Adams	Jim McDougal was a major player in Arkansas politics for almost four decades--working with Wilbur Mills, Senators Fulbright and McKellan, and others. He died in prison on March 8, 1998 at the age of 57. Curtis Wilkie has been a staff writer for The Boston Globe since 1975. He now lives in New Orleans where he covers the South and national politics.	Listening to this book is almost too much for one person to bear. The weight of McDougal's accusations, that both President and Mrs. Clinton lied about Whitewater, suggests that there is more to come in the continuing Clinton melodrama. Lloyd James's Southern accent and sober inflection reel us in. He has excellent diction, and his voice is easy to listen to. However, his reading is distracting because he's too close to the microphone, and we hear some unsavory mouth sounds. He also has some noticeable pronunciation errors. On the whole, though, James narrates a good story. We should just hope that much of it is fiction.  R.I.G.   (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",( c );20th century;a-z;americas;bill;biographies & memoirs;books;clinton;history;leaders & notable people;midwest;modern (16th-21st centuries);people;political;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & administration;public affairs & policy;regional u.s.;south;state & local;united states,22
0761907408,"Counseling and Educational Research: Evaluation and Application Rick Houser is the Department Head in Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling at The University of Alabama. He has been professor, department chair, and Associate Dean in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts. Rick Houser has taught graduate level ethics courses for over 15 years. He received his doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh in rehabilitation counseling with a minor in research methodology. He conducts research in ethical decision-making, stress and coping, and the use of virtual reality in counseling.",books;clinical psychology;counseling;education;education & reference;education theory;fitness & dieting;health;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;research;schools & teaching;sexuality;social sciences;social work;testing & measurement;used & rental textbooks,22
1578200504,"Call Center Savvy: How to Position Your Call Center for the Business Challenges of the 21st Century Keith Dawson is one of the world's foremost authorities on call centers. He is currently senior editor for CommWeb and was founder of Call Center News Service, the industry's premier online source for information and independent analysis. He is also author of Call Center Savvy and co-author of Call Center Dictionary.",books;business & investing;business & management;communications;computers & technology;customer service;engineering;entrepreneurship;hardware;industries & professions;management;management & leadership;manager's guides to computing;networking;networks;pcs;professional & technical;protocols & apis;skills;small business & entrepreneurship;telecommunications,21
0435087347,"What a Writer Needs The work of Donald Graves, Lucy Calkins, Donald Murray, Nancie Atwell, and others has led to a whole generation of writing process workshops where children write, share, revise, and publish their work with confidence. Bus such progress raises problems, and teachers today have a number of new concerns, mainly: Now that my students are writing, how do I help them improve? What A Writer Needs answers these concerns. In engaging,anecdotal prose, Ralph Fletcher provides a wealth of specific, practical strategies for challenging and extending student writing. There are chapters on details, the use of time, voice, character, beginnings and endings, among others. The work of student and professional writers is sprinkled throughout the book, and a generous appendix of useful picture books and novels is also provided.  -- Midwest Book Review",books;creative writing & composition;education;education & reference;elementary education;humanities;instruction methods;language & grammar;linguistics;literature;new;pedagogy;professional development;research & publishing guides;schools & teaching;secondary education;study & teaching;used & rental textbooks;words;writing,20
1566631459,"Women's Struggle for Equality: The First Phase, 1828-1876 (American Ways Series) Both of these new titles provide a biographical and political base for dealing with the feminist and political aspects of the women's suffrage movement in the United States, but they examine different time periods and regions. Matthews (Toward a New Society; American Thought and Culture 1800-1830, Macmillan, 1990) looks at the roots of the Northern women's suffrage crusade in the reform movements of the liberal, religious middle class. Her focus is the feminist activity of the movement rather than the social history of women's lives. She covers no new ground, and her decision to list sources at the end, rather than to provide notes, makes tracing her ideas difficult. Still, she provides a good summary for the casual reader and a textbook for history students. In contrast, Green (history, Sweet Briar Coll.) concentrates on the feminist politics of the Southern suffragist (primarily antisuffragist) movement of the postbellum South. Through her examination of over 800 middle-class women, both from the rank-and-file as well as those in leadership roles, Green presents a more holistic picture of women's rights in the region. She looks at the effects of urbanization, race, and states rights on the organization and activities on both sides of the suffrage question. The result is a fresh look at the Southern women's suffrage question, which had previously been considered only on a state-by-state basis and through the eyes of movement leaders. Highly recommended.?Jenny Presnell, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, OhioCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Highly readable...can introduce women's rights and suffrage movements to the reading public...a vital strand of nineteenth-century history. (Ann D. Gordon Civil War History)A wonderful synthesis of the women's rights movement...remarkable. (Wendy Hamand Venet The Historian)	Jean Matthews is professor emeritus at the University of Western Ontario, and author of Toward a New Society and Women's Struggle for Equality, a history of the women's movement from 1828 to 1876, also in the American Ways Series. She lives in Oakland, California.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",19th century;americas;books;civil rights;civil rights & liberties;feminist theory;gay & lesbian;gender studies;history;humanities;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;nonfiction;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;specific topics;united states;used & rental textbooks;women in history;women's studies;world,24
0520224531,"Spacefaring: The Human Dimension The title of this book really ought to be Spacefarers, because unlike many space travel authors, Harrison, a professor of psychology, focuses primarily on the people doing the traveling. On the technological side, he explores astronaut selection and training, medical and environmental hazards, and issues of life support and habitation. He pays equal attention to ""soft"" science aspects of human space travel, such as  the stresses that arise from working and surviving in space, group dynamics among astronauts, and even off-duty time (and it is here that Harrison boldly goes where few space authors have gone before--into the realm of sex in space). Harrison notes that while NASA has gathered heaps of physiological data about astronauts, the agency makes little effort to collect psychological and behavioral information. In fact, such research has been discouraged.  This may come from the idea that in the past, NASA astronauts were presented as ""flawless individuals"" and that any hints of emotional instability could possibly decrease funding. Conversely, the Russian space program, with its emphasis on long-duration flights, has always studied human behavior in space. Which leads us to one of the book's best didjaknows: Did you know that cosmonauts only played chess against groundside opponents, to avoid in-group competition and friction? In the final chapters, Harrison does address the nuts and bolts of spacefaring, surveying prospects for lunar and Martian colonies, and even interstellar travel. The chapter on space tourism is quite comprehensive and contains a startling insight: tourism could create a push into space  stronger than science or exploration. Says Harrison: ""Not only would making space accessible to a broad segment of the population give people exciting and new experiences, it would encourage many different kinds of human activities in space. Thus, the space tourism industry could develop both the technology and the popular support required to accelerate human progress in getting off our planet."" All told, Spacefaring is a broad and readable review of the hazards and issues that will confront future space travelers, and it creates a vivid picture of what daily life may be like for those lucky adventurers.  --J. B. Peck	From the author of Living Aloft: Human Requirements for Extended Spaceflight (1985) and After Contact: The Human Response to Extraterrestrial Life (1997) comes this look at what human beings need to be able to live in space. With the U.S. poised to begin launching people into space on longer, more complicated voyages than ever before, Harrison argues that more emphasis needs to be placed on what he calls the ""human dimension"" of space travel (not just survival techniques but dealing, for example, with issues of loneliness and isolation). In addition to psychological issues, Harrison addresses some vital practical matters such as how space voyagers will communicate with those on Earth and how ""multigeneration"" missions, in which people are born, live, and die on board a space vessel, will require us to rethink many of our notions of what constitutes a society. This is an intelligent, challenging book, perhaps too technical for some general readers but ideal for those with an interest in space travel and a desire to explore the cutting edge. David PittCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	""Fascinating. . . . this is a book that could broaden your horizons in the widest possible sense.""  -- New Scientist""Well-written, covers a range of research and makes several interesting points on almost every page.""  -- American Scientist""[T]his is a book that could broaden your horizons in the widest  possible sense.""  -- New Scientist	""An enjoyable, informative look at what living and working in space will really be like in the decades to come. Harrison explores the often unappreciated interaction of human psyche and technology in an environment filled with danger, challenge, and opportunity. A great read for space professionals or anyone interested in the future of our species as we expand into the 'final frontier.'""--Patricia Santy, former NASA Flight Surgeon and author of Choosing the Right Stuff: The Psychological Selection of Astronauts""Spacefaring addresses in a powerful, cogent, and scholarly manner topics long ignored or swept aside in official reports and planning documents about space flight. It is a good, powerful and needed work.""--Edgar Mitchell, Astronaut, Apollo 14""Drawing on both recent developments and classic 'space lore,' Harrison takes his readers on refreshingly human-level odyssey through the still-widely-unknown challenges and opportunities that await us in a future off of our home planet.""--James Oberg, author of Red Star in Orbit""A roadmap to the future for teachers preparing students to live and work in space.""--Don Scott, NASA Educator""As a leading psychologist dealing with the human side of spaceflight, the author brings unique, somewhat philosophical, insights into the offworld experience of our species. This book is especially valuable to aerospace engineers and planners concerned with long-duration spaceflight and colonization. A seminal volume, it offers behavioral science perspectives on the challenge of creating a spacefaring civilization for the New Millennium.""--Philip R. Harris, author of Living and Working in Space""We are becoming a spacefaring species. Space stations have become commonplace and space tourism, the exploration of Mars and the first settlements in space are next. If these work, the sky's no limit. Harrison engagingly tells the human side of this unfolding adventure, providing us with a book ideal for courses in Humanity in Space and of interest to any reader who wants to know what we (and not just our machines) must do to flourish beyond the earth. ""--Ben Finney, Chair, Space and Society Department, International Space University""Well-written, covers a range of reserach and makes several interesting points on almost every page.""--Gerald Cecil, American Scientist""An intelligent, challenging book...ideal for those with an interest in space travel and a desire to explore the cutting edge.""--David Pitt, Booklist""Marvelous reading...will be invaluable to aerospace engineers and future space travelers.""--Cliff Pickover, Leonardo Digital Reviews""An informed and upbeat appraisal of the human dimension of spaceflight, coupled with a cautious and wistful rumination on its prospects.""--Alex Roland, Issues in Science and Technology""The vast majority of space books focus on the hardware for getting there, and the environment, or lack thereof, that surrounds you. In contrast, Harrison focuses on the human dimension....The book is by far the most comprehensive resource to date on the human factors of space flight.""--Netsurfer Digest	""An enjoyable, informative look at what living and working in space will really be like in the decades to come. Harrison explores the often unappreciated interaction of human psyche and technology in an environment filled with danger, challenge, and opportunity. A great read for space professionals or anyone interested in the future of our species as we expand into the 'final frontier.'""-Patricia Santy, former NASA Flight Surgeon and author of Choosing the Right Stuff: The Psychological Selection of Astronauts ""Spacefaring addresses in a powerful, cogent, and scholarly manner topics long ignored or swept aside in official reports and planning documents about space flight. It is a good, powerful and needed work.""-Edgar Mitchell, Astronaut, Apollo 14 ""Drawing on both recent developments and classic 'space lore,' Harrison takes his readers on refreshingly human-level odyssey through the still-widely-unknown challenges and opportunities that await us in a future off of our home planet.""-James Oberg, author of Red Star in Orbit ""A roadmap to the future for teachers preparing students to live and work in space.""-Don Scott, NASA Educator ""As a leading psychologist dealing with the human side of spaceflight, the author brings unique, somewhat philosophical, insights into the offworld experience of our species. This book is especially valuable to aerospace engineers and planners concerned with long-duration spaceflight and colonization. A seminal volume, it offers behavioral science perspectives on the challenge of creating a spacefaring civilization for the New Millennium.""-Philip R. Harris, author of Living and Working in Space ""We are becoming a spacefaring species. Space stations have become commonplace and space tourism, the exploration of Mars and the first settlements in space are next. If these work, the sky's no limit. Harrison engagingly tells the human side of this unfolding adventure, providing us with a book ideal for courses in Humanity in Space and of interest to any reader who wants to know what we (and not just our machines) must do to flourish beyond the earth. ""-Ben Finney, Chair, Space and Society Department, International Space University	Albert A. Harrison is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. He is coauthor of Living Aloft: Human Requirements for Extended Spaceflight (1985) and From Antarctica to Outer Space: Life in Isolation and Confinement (1991), and author of After Contact: The Human Response to Extraterrestrial Life (1997).",aeronautical engineering;aeronautics & astronautics;aerospace;astronomy & astrophysics;astronomy & space science;astrophysics & space science;behavioral sciences;books;engineering;fitness & dieting;general;health;medical books;new;physics;professional & technical;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,22
0140170316,"The Portable Abraham Lincoln (Portable Library) This abbreviated edition of Lincoln speeches, letters, and notes brings the man ready to hand. Drawn from the fuller Library of America collection (1989), this collection shows Lincoln at work in law, politics, and war. All the great Lincoln works are here, with the added bonus of several personal memos that show Lincoln's humor. Reviled in life but revered in death, Lincoln has become the singlemost important American public writer: his words recalling those ""mystic chords of memory"" that bind Americans to the Declaration of Independence as the seedbed for all definitions of freedom ring true today in a post-Cold War World. Larger libraries will prefer the fuller Lincoln editions for their shelves, and general readers will find much the same fare in the recent collection, Lincoln on Democracy ( LJ 10/15/91), compiled by Mario Cuomo, but Delbanco's intelligent selection will also help us ""get right with Lincoln"" and appreciate how the prairie lawyer became the poet of American democracy.- Randall M. Miller, St. Joseph's Univ., PhiladelphiaCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""[An] excellent, thoughtfully presented selection . . . The ironic intelligence and sharp sense of purpose, the wit, lucidity, and emotional force come through with an undiminished and chastening power to make us think and feel."" -Ric Burns, co-producer of PBS's The Civil War	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.	Abraham LincolnAndrew Delbanco was born in 1952. Educated at Harvard, he has lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad. He writes frequently on American culture for many national journals and papers, and has co-directed a number of seminars for high school and college teachers at the National Endowment for the Humanities Center and under the sponsorship of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Among his previous works are The Death of Satan, Required Reading, A New England Anthology, and The Puritan Ordeal, which received the1990 LionelTrilling Award at Columbia University, where he is Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities. Mr. Delbanco lives in New York City with his wife and two children. Andrew Delbanco was born in 1952. Educated at Harvard, he has lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad. He writes frequently on American culture for many national journals and papers, and has co-directed a number of seminars for high school and college teachers at the National Endowment for the Humanities Center and under the sponsorship of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Among his previous works are The Death of Satan, Required Reading, A New England Anthology, and The Puritan Ordeal, which received the1990 LionelTrilling Award at Columbia University, where he is Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities. Mr. Delbanco lives in New York City with his wife and two children. 	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.",( l );19th century;a-z;abraham;american literature;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;civil war;historical;history;humanities;leaders & notable people;lincoln;literature;military;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;people;presidents & heads of state;state & local;united states;united states civil war;used & rental textbooks,24
0898866332,"The Falling Season: Inside the Life and Death Drama of Aspen's Mountain Rescue Team Hal Clifford lives what he writes.  As a member of Mountain Rescue-Aspen, an elite group of volunteers dedicated to helping those lost, injured, or worse in the rugged terrain surrounding one of America's favorite alpine playgrounds, he knows what it means to risk one's own life to save another.  He understands the excitement that lures people to the mountains and has witnessed the deadly consequences of ill-conceived, or just plain unlucky, outings. In The Falling Season, Clifford opens a window on the cliquish world of the ""adrenaline junkies"" drawn to the dangerous and heroic work of mountain rescue and offers first-hand accounts of actual emergencies.  ""I keep climbing, up toward a pile of rocks that is the 12,430-foot summit.  I look up again and see a body, 50 yards ahead. It is lying head downhill, face turned up to the sky....""  In crafting his story, Clifford reconstructs tension-filled events and mixes them with a chronicle of the team's long and colorful history. He focuses on the formerly unfettered group's ongoing struggle with the constraints of a litigious society, increased media exposure, and ballooning government bureaucracy.  He attempts journalistic impartiality, but his personal involvement and emotional attachment show through, giving the story a powerful sense of urgency. Clifford possesses the technical skills, conditioning, and experience it takes to belong in Mountain Rescue-Aspen; fortunately for the reader, he happens to be a compelling writer as well. --George Laney	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""In exclusive Aspen, money can't buy membership in one select club-the mountain rescue team. You must earn your position the old-fashioned way-with loyalty, commitment, and gut-wrenching, heart-pounding, dangerous work.""   -- Jim Carrier, Denver Post	The spellbinding story of America's premiere mountain rescue  team--told from the inside by a seasoned veteran.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Hal Clifford is the former executive editor of the Aspen Daily News, and a regularly featured writer for Outside, High Country News, the Boston Globe, and the New York Times.",adventure;aspen;books;colorado;disaster relief;fitness & dieting;health;mountain climbing;mountaineering;outdoor recreation;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;safety & first aid;social sciences;social services & welfare;specialty travel;sports & outdoors;travel;united states,20
0197261914,"The First John Murray and the Late Eighteenth-Century London Book Trade: With a Checklist of His Publications (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs) `William Zachs is highly informative on such matters as late 18th-century copyright disputes and the emergence of a lucrative market in medical textbooks.' Sunday TelegraphAn impeccably produced volume, it has illustrations from the Murray Archive, including title pages, ledger entries and family portraits./ Ian Norrie, Highbury and Islington Express/ 15/01/99 ( also published in Hampstead and Highgate Express, 15/01/99)painstaking and remarkable study.../ There is no doubting its value, not only because of the importance of John Murray I in his own right, but also because of the special claims of his surviving archive./  Dr Zachs is a sure-footed guide to Murray and the history of the book trade in this period./ ... it will prove an indispensible resource in all future attempts to chart the progress of London publishing in this period./ James Raven, TLS, 04/06/99.`the distinction of this biography lies in its depiction of the book trade during a decisive period of the industrys maturation.' Elizabeth Lane Furdell, Govt and Opp.`The production values of The First John Murray are outstanding ... indispensable for scholars of the English book business and ... anyone fascinated by Georgian cultural history.' Elizabeth Lane Furdell, Govt and Opp.`It is fair to say that William Zachs has written not one book about his subject but two: a highly readable and carefully researched biography of the first John Murray and a comprehensive and detailed checklist of Murray's publications.  Both are important contributions to the history of the book in eighteenth-century England.' Frank Donoghue, Albion`an excellent study that should be read by everybody who has more than a passing interest in the eighteenth century book trade.' Sharp News, vol. 10, no. 3`fascinating biography ... with a splendid and rewarding list of over 1000 Murray publications.' Sharp News, vol.10, no.3",18th century;biographies & memoirs;book industry;books;business;business & finance;business & investing;education & reference;england;europe;history;humanities;industries & professions;journalists;library & information science;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;politics & social sciences;professionals & academics;publishing & books;research & publishing guides;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;writing,24
0827366035,"Healing the Dying: Nurse as Healer Series Melody Olson, RN, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the College of Nursing at the Medical University of South Carolina.  She has led a number of research efforts on near-death-experiences and therapeutic touch, and has led a number of seminars on both topics.  She is an active member of the American Holistic Nurses Association and a member of the editorial review board of the Journal of Holistic Nursing.  She has published widely in both nursing and mutlidisciplinary journals.  She is currently active in parish nurse education.",alternative medicine;books;clinical;death & grief;fitness & dieting;general;grief & bereavement;health;home & community health;hospice & palliative care;hospice care;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;nursing;oncology;politics & social sciences;self-help;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,21
0674607805,"Neither Black nor White yet Both: Thematic Explorations of Interracial Literature Sollors limns the discourse on race that dominated the world that each text entered, and presents what passed for 'scientific' knowledge at the time, thereby shedding light on the cultural work accomplished by each novel or poem. He also shows how the same basic stories have been retold by different writers, each reshaping and transforming the tale in light of the racial politics of his or her own time...Neither Black nor White yet Both, a stunning achievement, will be of interest to anyone who cares about race and culture. (Shelley Fisher Fishkin, University of Texas, Austin)Any reader who thinks that novels, plays, and poetry devoted to the tragic mulatto, miscegenation, the code noir, passing, the curse of Ham, and other such themes constitute a mere subgenre in American culture will need to think again.  Sollors proves, in voluminous detail, that the various William Faulkners and Nella Larsens now well know in academic circles rest on the vast, deep foundation of a national obsession. (Eric Sundquist, Northwestern University)	Sollors limns the discourse on race that dominated the world that each text entered, and presents what passed for 'scientific' knowledge at the time, thereby shedding light on the cultural work accomplished by each novel or poem. He also shows how the same basic stories have been retold by different writers, each reshaping and transforming the tale in light of the racial politics of his or her own time ...Neither Black nor White yet Both, a stunning achievement, will be of interest to anyone who cares about race and culture.-Shelley Fisher Fishkin, University of Texas, Austin	Werner Sollors is Henry B. and Anne M. Cabot Professor of English Literature and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.",american literature;books;classics;criticism & theory;earth sciences;ethnic studies;geography;history & criticism;humanities;literary theory;literature;literature & fiction;movements & periods;new;politics & social sciences;regional;science & math;social sciences;specific demographics;united states;used & rental textbooks,21
0126468605,"Comprehensive Biological Catalysis, Four-Volume Set: A Mechanistic Reference ""Having the underlying chemistry and the enzymic work alongside one another and at the most advanced level is going to be very attractive.""--D. BETHELL, University of Liverpool, U.K.""Series shows an intelligent recognition of the frontiers as well as good authorities.""--RONALD KLUGER, University of Toronto, Canada	Four-Volume Set!	Professor Michael J. Sinnott is a British citizen, yet is also a permanent resident of the United States. He graduated from the Honor School of Natural Science (Chemistry) Oxford University, UK in 1962. He remained there until 1966 when he moved to the University of Bristol, UK, where he carried out research work in the Department of Organic Chemistry under supervision of Professor M.C. Whiting. He was awarded aPh.D. by the University in 1969.Professor Sinnott took on postdoctoral research at Stanford University, California and the University of Bristol, before receiving the Tate and Lyle Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry for 1978 from the Chemical Society. He was promoted to a Readership in Bioorganic Chemistry at the University of Bristol in 1982, and was appointed Professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1989. He was awarded a University of Illinois Senior Scholarship in 1993. In 1996 he took a Chair in the Department of Paper Science, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.Professor Sinnott's current research interests are centered around the phenomenon of glycosyl transfer, using expertise with this type of reaction to address questions across a range of disciplines from mainstream physical organic chemistry, through enzymology to molecular evolution.	Four-Volume Set!",basic sciences;biochemistry;biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;chemistry;clinical chemistry;education & reference;general & reference;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;organic;pathology;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,19
0763732923,"A Palliative Ethic of Care: Clinical Wisdom at Life's End ""...(C)arefully weaves theoretical considerations with a clinical pragmatism to help the novice physician reinforce the goals of care..."" -- Craig D. Blinderman, MD, MA, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY, NYReviewed in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Managment, Vol.31/No.5 May 2006""...provides practical advice for melding theory and practice in the real-life world of the acute care hospital."" -- James Hallenbeck, MD; Stanford University School of Medicine, The Oncologist, May 2006""A Palliative Ethic of Care is well worth reading, even by veteran clinicians."" -- Mellar P. Davis, MD, Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine as reviewed in the New England Journal of Medicine, 2006;354:1""This is a comprehensive, yet concise, compelling review of the concept, context, and the content of quality end-of-life care."" -- David B. Cotton, MA; MDiv., Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Doody's Enterprises, Inc.",books;clinical;fitness & dieting;general;health;home & community health;hospice & palliative care;hospice care;internal medicine;medical books;medical ethics;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;nursing;oncology;pain medicine;pharmacology;used & rental textbooks,19
1568387423,"Writing to Save Your Life: How to Honor Your Story Through Journaling ""Clear and compassionate, practical and poetic, this is the only self-help book you'll ever need."" -- Neil Chethik, author of""Even if you don't consider yourself a writer, this book will show you how to express yourself honestly and authentically."" -- Debbie Ford, author of""Weldon is funny, talented and completely original."" -- Laney Katz Becker, author of""With her quick wit, wonderful anecdotes and great insight, Michele Weldon shows you how to find your narrative."" -- Fern Schumer Chapman, author of""Written with candor, practical application and plenty of heart, this is a book for veteran and rookie alike."" -- Nancy Cobb, author of	Unless you count my brief childhood delusion that I would grow up to be a prima ballerina floating across the stage in a pale pink tutu on the Ed Sullivan Show, I have wanted to be a writer for as long as I can remember.     Writing for me has always been a way out of the cave, an illumination to help keep me moving forward in my life. I have been interviewing and writing articles for newspapers and magazines since I was 13 years old writing teen features for the local weekly newspaper. But it wasn't until I began to write honestly about my own life that I saw the worth of my words as more than a means to a paycheck or a byline. My words have helped to heal me. Your words can help to heal you.     When you honestly put your thoughts down on paper, you validate your experiences and can begin to analyze and organize your thoughts in a way that is profoundly meaningful and therapeutic. Just writing for 20 to 30 minutes a day won't help. Writing in a pointed fashion with the goal of self-discovery will help you to unearth some feelings and to lay to rest the pebble in your shoe you have not been able to shake.     Writing can save your life not only as rescue but as preservation. We all lead lives worthy of preservation. Our stories need to be told, if to no one else, then only to ourselves. We need to place on paper what we know to be true. We need to honor our stories and use our words well.  Trust the process and begin to write.	An award-winning journalist for more than two decades, Michele Weldon writes regularly for the Chicago Tribune and her work has appeared in hundreds of major newspapers and national magazines. Her first book, I Closed My Eyes, has been translated into French, Spanish, and Dutch. In 2000, Weldon earned the International Women's Peacepower Media Award for nonfiction as well as the Individual Courage Award from Rainbow House in Chicago.Her work has appeared in two anthologies, Joyce Carol Oates: Conversations with Joyce Carol Oates in 1989 and Belly Laughs and Babies in 1997. Weldon has appeared as a guest on TV shows on NBC, ABC, and BBC as well as on several local network and national cable stations. She has been a featured guest on more than ninety radio stations across the country and in Canada.She is a lecturer at her alma mater, the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she has taught at the graduate and under-graduate levels since 1996. Weldon gives Writing to Save Your Life workshops in Chicago and around the country and is a frequent keynote speaker to local and national groups.Living in the Chicago area with her three sons, Weldon serves on the board of directors of Sarah's Inn, a domestic violence services agency in Oak Park, Illinois, and is a member of Children's Memorial Guild, a fund-raising arm of the medical center. She is a member of the Journalism and Women Symposium as well as the Association for Women Journalists.	We are all natural storytellers.      From the imaginative stories we tell as children about ghosts and fairies, princes and dragons to the simple conversations we may have with a close friend at the end of the day; we instinctively know how to articulate the details of our lives. But sometimes the stories that matter most, the secrets we hold inside, the events and emotions that have shaped us more than we can admit at times are what we are reluctant to release and put into words. But it is just that act that is freeing. ""Give sorrow words,"" William Shakespeare wrote in MacBeth. In the centuries beore and after his simple call to pen, poets, playwrights, journalists and essayists have used their own words to tell stories that help them heal through crisis; that console them in grief, loss, pain challenge or growth; that celebrate the joy in their lives. Now it is your turn. Writing heals. Offering illumination and a path to closure, writing is more than simply placing words on paper. Done honestly, writing acknowledges who we are and what affects us. Without honoring the past in our own words with our own uncensored reflections, our memories threaten to atrophy and wither away until they are lost.",addiction & recovery;books;creative writing & composition;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;humanities;journal writing;literature;literature & fiction;new;personal transformation;psychology;psychology & counseling;research & publishing guides;self-help;social sciences;substance abuse;used & rental textbooks;writing,20
0534355838,"Chemical Dependency: A Family Affair (Substance Abuse Counseling) ""The (book's) strength appears to be the fact that it's comprehensive in nature . . . I would say it's comprehensive, (informative), enjoyable and technical at the same time. I would describe it as a graduate level text, but also useful at the two- and four-year level.""",addiction & recovery;books;clinical;fitness & dieting;health;medicine;medicine & health sciences;neurology;new;physician & patient;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;psychotherapy;self-help;social sciences;substance abuse;used & rental textbooks,19
1576104478,"MCSE NT Server 4 in the Enterprise Exam Cram Adaptive Testing Edition: Exam: 70-068 Even if you've gained a good deal of hands-on experience, you  should still study if you expect to pass the Windows NT Server in the  Enterprise exam (70-068). You may want a review guide like Exam  Cram: NT Server 4 in the Enterprise to back up and solidify the  knowledge. This book, like its popular series mates, provides an  efficient way to review the facts and concepts you'll need to  understand to pass this exam. The authors begin their review with  some fundamental concepts such as domains and the relationships among  them, trusts, users, groups, and permissions. They then proceed to  cover redundant array of independent disks (RAID) fault tolerance and  directory replication. Naturally, networking gets most of the  review time. Exam Cram: NT Server 4 in the Enterprise pays  attention to standard Windows NT local area network (LAN) protocols,  plus dialup networking and the behavior of Windows NT on a  heterogeneous network. Practice quizzes (with answers and  explanations) conclude each chapter, and two practice tests (also with  keys) appear at the back of the book. There's no substantial  difference in the content of the Adaptive Testing Edition of this  guide and the contents of the older, nonadaptive edition. The adaptive  test has fewer, more carefully targeted questions and different rules  regarding time and the review of questions, but its technical content  is the same as that of the standard test. --David Wall	Ed Tittel (Austin, TX) is president of LANWrights, Inc., a training and content development company.  His author team specializes in certification training and networking and has authored over 100 best-selling computer books.    Kurt Hudson is a Microsoft Certified Trainer  and a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. He has trained for Productivity Point, TeKnowledge, and a variety of private organizations, and co-authored The IIS 3.0 Bible (IDG, 1997).",books;certification;client-server systems;computer science;computers & technology;data in the enterprise;education & reference;home computing & how-to;mathematics;microsoft;networking;networks;new;operating systems;programming;protocols & apis;science & math;software;software design;testing;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;windows os,23
1845960688,"Shadows: Inside Northern Ireland's Special Branch ""Shocking, thrilling, spellbinding (Book of the Year)"" News of the World ""Gives an honest account of the motivations and driving forces behind the RUC and its various off-shoots"" Sunday Business Post ""Powerful ... Northern Ireland wasn't worth the shedding of one drop of blood never mind the loss of a single life. Alan Barker's book makes that abundantly clear"" Sunday World	Alan Barker was born in Belfast in 1955 and joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1973. After three years as a uniform constable he transferred into Special Branch, where he remained for 26 years until his retirement in 2002. He now lives in the south of England, where he is self-employed.",biographies & memoirs;books;criminal law;england;ethnic & national;europe;european;history;international & world politics;ireland;irish;law;law enforcement;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professionals & academics;public affairs & policy;social services & welfare;specific topics;terrorism;true accounts;true crime,22
0340814721,"Web.Studies (Arnold Publication) ""A thoughtful and well-balanced general overview of the subject that will be required reading on many undergraduate courses.""Convergence	David Gauntlett is Professor of Media and Audiences at the University of Bournemouth. Ross Horsley is completing a Ph.D. at the Institute of Communication Studies, University of Leeds.",books;communication;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;communications;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;humor & entertainment;internet & web culture;language & grammar;media studies;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks;web development & design;web services;words,20
0892552255,"Track Conditions: A Memoir Pursuing a lover who fled because of his alcoholism, the author wound up as a racetrack groom in Cincinnati. His lyrical, episodic narrative chronicles five years in horse racing (1979-84), with flashbacks to a ghastly childhood. Michael Klein (now sober) is a poet, and it shows in his unerring use of just the right words to describe, precisely yet colorfully, an out-of-control life that climaxed with being fired just before his Kentucky Derby-winning colt ran the Preakness. A moving memoir and a loving depiction of the byzantine track world.	In the late seventies, award-winning poet Michael Klein was a confused and dissolute young man, trying to make it as a songwriter in New York City. With the painful memories of an abusive childhood rattling about in his head, Klein's drinking was out of control, his life unraveling around him. When his lover Richard leaves him to work in the Midwest as a groom, Klein follows, finding a position at the tracks himself. But Klein's redemption isn't swift. Several years of alcoholism follow as the on-again, off-again couple bounce around the country from Kentucky to Florida to New York. Although the destructive details of Klein's existence can make for harrowing reading, the descriptions of the racing subculture, from the hierarchies among the grooms to daily life on the different tracks to the physical care of the horses, are intensely compelling. In the end, Klein is saved, in a fashion, by love. He becomes the groom to Swale, a young racehorse with the potential and lineage to become a star. Swale manages to break through the author's numbness; Klein comes to care deeply for the horse. When suddenly Swale dies, Klein is catapulted into self-realization, forced to finally take control of his existence. A heartbreaking story that is beautifully told.  Brian Kenney	Mr. Klein, a poet, tells his story with dignity and a spare prose, words parceled out in the deliberate cadence of someone holding back grief. -- The New York Times Book Review, Lisa Jennifer Selzman	Wisconsin edition for sale only in North America and U.S. dependencies	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Out of the frenzied pace of bustling New York, aspiring artist Michael Klein sets off for the racetracks of the Midwest in pursuit of his lover--and into the exotic, incomparable world of horse racing. While grooming horses in the cool, hay-scented stalls, Klein searches for salvation--from the memories of a sexually abusive stepfather, his mother's sudden death, the demon of drink and sexual addiction . . . even himself. Then one remarkable horse enters his life. And through the innocent ritual of caring for Swale, an incredible Kentucky Derby-winning colt, Klein's life is suddenly, by almost miraculous means, transformed forever.In strikingly honest prose, Track Conditions is an unusually powerful, unsparing memoir of one troubled man's unforgettable healing connection to an extraordinary horse. His story of finding redemption is one you will never forget.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""In a gruff, heartbreaking voice unlike anyone writing in America today, award-winning poet Michael Klein has given us a shameless and fascinating memoir of thoroughbreds and hypocrites, blackouts and jail cells, wanderlust and hard-won redemption. A must-read for anyone who's wondered about the dark side of the winner's circle, the spoils of the great race, the heroic journey home of an artist gone awry.""-Mark Matousek ""[Mr. Klein] tells his story with dignity and a spare prose, words parceled out in the deliberate cadence of someone holding back grief. By becoming one of the laborers behind the curtain of the Oz that is the race track, Mr. Klein witnessed the machinations of illusion: miserable living conditions, addiction, racism and, most haunting of all, the implements of discipline used to make a horse a winner. Along the way, he confronts the subterfuges he uses to fool himself. Track Conditions illustrates the thin line separating the victor from the defeated-the bone fissure that in an instant derails a champion, the morning a man wakes up and decides not to take a drink.""-The New York Times Book Review ""Michael Klein's Track Conditions is an absorbing and disturbing memoir of his experience as a professional groom in the world of high-stakes horse racing. Out of the gate at a breakneck pace, it leaps hurdles between past and present effortlessly. But childhood trauma, alcohol abuse, and sexual grief all race with the horse, in tandem with their powerful, graceful gaits-until the horses begin to pull ahead. It is the horses (especially one great-hearted runner) who teach Klein surefootedness, who understand instinctively the velocity of trust. It is the horse who ultimately urges the groom on to enlightenment (and sobriety). There is no horseshoe of roses dropped from heaven at the book's unbearably sad and lyrically beautiful end, rather snow falling upward and the great horse nuzzling his human companion, finding his heart, the inside track of two volatile, valiant lives.""-Carol Muske ""Michael Klein, in Track Conditions, does more to advance the cause of horses than anyone since Elizabeth Taylor. His sentences have a magical, melodious rightness; about sex, he is both gauzy and punchy. Illumination, excess, and impressionism are his aesthetic lodestars, and toward them he goes beautifully far.""-Wayne Koestenbaum ""I didn't know or worry about horses before I read Track Conditions; now I do, because of Michael Klein's lovely prose and careful eye. It's a book that explores and illuminates many strange things, trying to keep yourself from things you crave (things that will save you, things that will ruin you); work; love; sex; every irresistible bad habit there is. The writing is beautiful and heartbreaking. The story is, too.""-Elizabeth McCracken	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Michael Klein is an award-winning poet and author. His poetry collections 1990 and Poets for Life  are winners of the Lambda Literary Book Award. He lives in New York  City and teaches memoir writing in the summer program at the Fine Arts  Work Center in Provincetown.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",20th century;arts & literature;authors;biographies & memoirs;books;criticism & theory;education & reference;encyclopedias;gay & lesbian;history;history & criticism;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;nonfiction;professionals & academics;scientists;self-help;sex,19
B000P2XHEE,"Strip Show: Performances of Gender and Desire (Gender in Performance) 'Insightful, informative, and as provocative as the art form it considers. Strip Show is a refreshing book, which seeks to illuminate a subject too often avoided or misunderstood, highlighting the professional theatricality of some of the world's most daring performers.' - Manchester on Stage	Katherine Liepe-Levinson has worked as a professional dancer, actor, choreographer, director, and playwright in both Europe and the United States. She has taught courses in theatre and performance studies for Hunter College, Empire State College, and most recently for Colgate University. She currently lives and works in New York City as a freelance writer, researcher, and educational consultant.",arts & photography;books;comedy;criticism & theory;drama;gay;gay & lesbian;gender studies;history;history & criticism;humor;humor & entertainment;kindle ebooks;kindle store;literature & fiction;performing arts;politics & social sciences;self-help;sex;social sciences;theater,21
1889458023,"Slee's Health Care Terms, 4th Edition ""To enable communication among those involved in health care,"" this new edition of a standard resource contains more than 6,700 nonmedical words, phrases, and acronyms related to the health-care industry. RBBCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	A treasury of definitions ... destined to be a medical classic in the genre of Taber's Medical Dictionary ... -- Journal of the Florida Medical AssociationFar from being a dry glossary, this volume is a delight to browse ... -- American Reference Books AnnualOne of the most complete glossaries of health care ... for professionals and laypeople available. A ""must"" for board members. -- The Minnesota Hospital TrusteeShould be put in the pocket of every healthcare trustee ... every healthcare management student and probably every medical student ... -- Doody's Review Service, April 2002	Vergil Slee, MD, MPH, is a ""renowned medical informatics pioneer."" He has served over 30 years on the faculty of Estes Park Institute (which holds national conferences for hospital medical staff officers, hospital and other healthcare administrators and trustees, and community members). Dr. Slee is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Fellow of the American Public Health Association, and an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Debora Slee is an attorney and writer with experience in healthcare law, hospital quality management, and managed care organizations. She was contributing author to The Law of Hospital and Health Care Administration, Second Edition, by Arthur F. Southwick. HJ Schmidt is a retired farmer and recovering lawyer who just really likes information technology. He's been around, done a few things, and learned a bit about various stuff. He managed to write some of it down.",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;allied health professions;allied health services;books;dictionaries & terminology;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;health & medical law;health care delivery;hospital administration;law;medical books;medical law & legislation;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;reference;used & rental textbooks,20
0761915095,"Effective Health Risk Messages: A Step-By-Step Guide ""While library shelves are spilling over with books and manuals on designing effective campaign messages, few are as theoretically grounded and user friendly (a rare combination) as Effective Health Risk Messages: A Step-by-Step Guide..."" (Arvind Singhal Journal of Health Communication:  International Perspectives 20041104)",administration;administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;books;business & investing;communication;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;communications;education;education & reference;education theory;fitness & dieting;health;health risk assessment;language & grammar;medical books;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;politics & social sciences;public health;schools & teaching;skills;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;words,27
087474539X,"Engines of Change: the American Industrial Revolution 1790-1860 This lavishly illustrated, clearly written, and well-organized book will make a fine supplement for university courses on technology.Science",19th century;americas;books;business & investing;education & reference;engineering;historical study & educational resources;history;industrial;industries & professions;manufacturing & operational systems;mathematics;professional & technical;science & math;science & technology;social history;technology;teens;united states,19
0786413433,"Demeter and Persephone: Lessons from a Myth Tamara Agha-Jaffar is a professor of English at Kansas City Kansas Community College where she founded the womens studies program. She lives in Overland Park, Kansas.",ancient;ancient & classical literature;books;fairy tales;folklore;folklore & mythology;greek;history;history & criticism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;medieval;movements & periods;mythology;mythology & folk tales;new;politics & social sciences;religious studies;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,21
0471390658,"Java 2 Micro Edition: Professional Developer's Guide ""If you take this title for what it is, a line of brief but technically correct overviews of different parts of developing for the handheld world, it is money well spent."" (CVu - Jnl of the Association of C & C++ Users, October 2001)	Can Java be used effectively on small computing devices? Absolutely, says expert Eric Gigure as he introduces Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME)the new release from Sun Microsystems designed specifically to run on small computing devices like cellular telephones or personal digital assistants. Gigure goes on to provide an in-depth tutorial on how to program using this new platform, covering all the concepts, configurations, and implementations youll need to get started. He clearly explains how J2ME is different from standard Java and offers an unbiased view of the programming choices available for the rapidly exploding market of handheld and embedded devices. Youll find authoritative discussions on a host of highly relevant topics, including: -- Coding strategies for small devices and how J2ME lets you write Java programs that dont take too much memory or processor power -- J2ME specifications, including the profiles that define the capabilities available to various devices -- The KVM and the history of its development -- How to use the various J2ME implementations Includes a CD-ROM with samples and SDKs for J2ME programming.	This book is of interest to any Java programmer who wants to write Java programs for Palm devices, cellphones, and other small computing devices.	The ultimate guide to programming handheld and embedded devicesCan Java be used effectively on small computing devices? Absolutely, says expert Eric Gigu?re, as he introduces Java(TM) 2 Micro Edition (J2ME)-the new release from Sun Microsystems designed specifically to run on small computing devices like cellular telephones or personal digital assistants. Gigu?re goes on to provide an in-depth tutorial on how to program using this new platform, covering all the concepts, configurations, and implementations you'll need to get started. He clearly explains how J2ME is different from standard Java, and he offers an unbiased view of the programming choices available for the rapidly exploding market of handheld and embedded devices.You'll find authoritative discussions on a host of highly relevant topics, including:* Coding strategies for small devices and how J2ME lets you write Java programs that don't take too much memory or processor power* J2ME specifications, including the configurations and profiles that define the capabilities available to various devices* KVM and the history of its development* How to use various J2ME implementationsThe CD-ROM contains:* Java(TM) 2 Micro Edition specifications and reference implementations* Early access versions of the Motorola J2ME SDK and the BlackBerry Java Development Environment* JBuilder Foundation 3.5 and Handheld Express* Programming samples and utilitiesProfessional Developer's GuidesThe Professional Developer's Guide series provides the first in-depth look at recent or emerging programming technologies. Experienced programmers and developers will find comprehensive coverage of new programming standards as well as code, sample programs, developer's tools, and applications that will make programming for a new technology much easier.	ERIC GIGU?RE is a software developer for iAnywhere Solutions, a subsidiary of Sybase, where he works on Java technologies for handheld and wireless computing. He has written for Dr. Dobb's Journal and Software Development magazine and is the author of Palm Database Programming: The Complete Developer's Guide (Wiley).",books;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;embedded systems;hardware;information systems;java;languages & tools;microprocessors & system design;new;programming;programming languages;software design;software design & engineering;software development;software engineering;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,19
0789022133,"Biblical Stories for Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Sourcebook Compelling, enlightening, and inspirational... A much-needed book. -- Rabbi Byron L. Sherwin, PhD, Distinguished Service Professor, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, ChicagoThe great anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss discovered the nonhistorical importance of myth as a link between nature and culture. -- Shlomo Giora Shoham, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.",books;christian books & bibles;christian living;christianity;counseling;education & reference;fitness & dieting;general;health;humanities;medical books;ministry & church leadership;new;pastoral counseling;psychology;psychology & counseling;reference;religious studies;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,20
0079137598,"ICSA Guide to Cryptography The key to computer security. The widely accepted answer to all computer security questions is to use cryptography, but that hardly settles the issue. The ICSE Guide to Cryptography takes care of that. Written by an expert in cryptography, and backed by the leading professional cryptographic organization, this highly informative book tackles the key cryptographic issues with a special focus on current technical problems. Integrating the rich history of classical cryptography with modern public key cryptosystems, this priceless guide is an authoritative source of information on processes, products, management, implementation, and product certification. For anyone who has ever been fascinated by ""secret codes,"" but especially for information technology workers and managers directly concerned with secure computing, the ICSA Guide to Cryptography is the right book, at the right time. Hands-on Help with Today's Challenges. Protecting digital cash and e-commerce. Proper implementation of cryptography onto computer systems. Using cryptanalysis to penetrate advanced computer networks. Cost-effective protection for communications; linking different cryptographic technologies; guarding business data and systems; PLUS: contributions from widely known experts.",& telecommunications;algorithms;books;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;cryptography;education & reference;encryption;fitness & dieting;groupware;health;internet;mathematics;network security;networking;networks;new;privacy;programming;protocols & apis;reference;science & math;security & encryption;used & rental textbooks,25
0121349705,"Sol-Gel Science: The Physics and Chemistry of Sol-Gel Processing C. Jeffrey Brinker is widely recognized for his pioneering work in sol-gel chemistry - the formation of ceramic materials from molecular precursors. His initial efforts addressed the processing of highly refractory glasses like fused silica at remarkably low temperatures - less than half that of conventional melt-processing. He then turned his attention to the preparation of porous materials useful for a wide range of applications including antireflective coatings, sensors, membranes, adsorbents, and thermal and acoustic insulation. Through exploitation of the scaling relationships of mass and size of fractal objects, he devised a fractal engineering approach to tailor the porosity and pore size of these materials. This early work culminated in the publication of Sol-Gel Science in 1990 (with co-author George Scherer), a book that remains the most highly cited reference in this rapidly growing field.From 1974 to 1985, Professor George W. Scherer was at Corning Glass Works, where his research included optical fiber fabrication, viscous sintering, and viscoelastic stress analysis. The latter work was the subject of his first book, Relaxation in Glass and Composites (Wiley, 1986). From 1985 through 1995, he was a member of the Central Research Department of the DuPont Company, where his work dealt principally with sol-gel processing, and especially with drying. In collaboration with Jeff Brinker of Sandia National Labs, he wrote a book entitled Sol-Gel Science (Academic Press, 1990). He is a fellow of the American Ceramic Society and a member of the Materials Research Society, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Concrete Institute, and RILEM. In 1997 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. In February, 1996, he became a full professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Princeton University, and a member of the Princeton Materials Institute (now, PRISM). His research involves mechanisms of deterioration of concrete and stone, particularly by crystallization of ice and salts in the pores.",books;chemical;chemical engineering;chemistry;clinical chemistry;engineering;general & reference;industrial & technical;inorganic;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;new;organic;pathology;physical & theoretical;professional & technical;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,20
0716745011,"THROUGH OUR EYES ONLY DAWKINS (German Edition) Although Dawkins credits Donald Griffin and others with collaboration on this text, Through Our Eyes Only does not measure up in quality to Griffin's own work on animal thinking and consciousness, Animal Minds ( LJ 11/15/92). This book is targeted to two groups of readers: those who are skeptical of animal awareness and those who firmly believe in it. Although its purpose is clearly stated, the text's organization is unfortunately not as straightforward. Dawkins states that consciousness has many definitions but never clearly defines this term as she uses it. While she examines the three criteria for what she considers conscious thought--complexity of behaviors, thinking, and experience of emotions--the many thorough examples of behavior she provides assume a fair amount of familiarity on the part of the reader with the field of animal cognition. Another weakness is the bibliography, which lists articles and books that only those who have access to research collections would be able to obtain. A marginal purchase for most libraries, which will want to stick with gurus in the field such as Griffin.- Edell Marie Peters, Brookfield P.L., Wis.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Marian Stamp Dawkins lectures in Animal Behaviour at the University of Oxford and is a Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford. Her doctoral research at Oxford, completed in 1971, was carried out in collaboration with Nobel laureate Niko Tinbergen.  In 1991, she received an award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for ""Innovative Developments in Animal Welfare"".",animal psychology;animals;behavioral sciences;biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;crafts;fauna;fitness & dieting;general;health;hobbies & home;medical books;nature & ecology;new;pets & animal care;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;zoology,23
023110460X,"Cities of the Dead: Circum-Atlantic Performance (The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms) Cities of the Dead is going to be one of the most important books of the decade. It will have a profound and significant impact on the areas of cultural studies, performance studies, and literary criticism and theory. It will be on the list of the dozen significant studies of race and culture in the West of the last fifity years.    -- Emory Elliott University of California, RiversideThis . . . exploration of Atlantic rim performance cultures restores the centrality of memory and gesture, profession and surrogation-the invention of a modern world out of the forcible destruction of the old-to the diasporic and genocidal histories of Africa, the Americas, and Europe. . . .Roach pursues a pathbreaking version of cultural history. -- Review	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Cities of the Dead is going to be one of the most important books of the decade. It will have a profound and significant impact on the areas of cultural studies, performance studies, and literary criticism and theory. It will be on the list of the dozen significant studies of race and culture in the West of the last fifity years. (Emory Elliott, University of California, Riverside)	Joseph Roach is professor of English at Tulane University. He is the author of  The Player's Passion: Studies in the Science of Acting, which won the Barnard Hewitt Award, and coeditor, with Janeele Reinelt, of  Critical Theory and Performance.",americas;arts & photography;books;customs & traditions;england;ethnic studies;europe;history;history & criticism;humanities;humor & entertainment;literature;literature & fiction;movements & periods;mythology;mythology & folk tales;new;performing arts;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;state & local;united states;used & rental textbooks,24
0271028866,"A Catholic New Deal: Religion and Reform in Depression Pittsburgh In this lively and informative account of 1930s Pittsburgh, the smoky center of the American iron and steel industry, Heineman shows that much of the effective union building, and many social reforms, were achieved by Catholic clergy and laity, inspired by papal teachings on social justice. Heineman has a confident, lucid style and guides the reader through the labyrinthine politics of the period, showing the connections between local, national and international issues as the Second World War approached. In his sure hands, the New Deal era takes on a surprisingly different appearance, more imbued with religious activism than previous historians have supposed. --Patrick Allitt, Times Literary SupplementKenneth Heineman has written an important study that should foster serious rethinking of the role of religion and regional variation in our understanding of the Great Depression. --Christopher Shannon, Annals of IowaIn this richly detailed study of those leaders of Catholic, ethnic, working-class Pittsburgh, Heineman contributes solidly to the expanding evidence of the centrality of Catholic reformers in the emergence of the New Deal and American welfare. --Dorothy M. Brown, Journal of American HistoryKenneth Heineman has written an important study that should foster serious rethinking of the role of religion and regional variation in our understanding of the Great Depression. --Christopher Shannon, Annals of IowaIn this richly detailed study of those leaders of Catholic, ethnic, working-class Pittsburgh, Heineman contributes solidly to the expanding evidence of the centrality of Catholic reformers in the emergence of the New Deal and American welfare. --Dorothy M. Brown, Journal of American History	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Kenneth J. Heineman is Associate Professor of History at Ohio University and the author of Campus Wars: The Peace Movement at American State Universities in the Vietnam Era (NYU Press, 1993) and God Is a Conservative:  Religion, Politics, and Morality in Contemporary America (NYU Press, 1998).",20th century;americas;books;business & investing;christian books & bibles;christianity;church & state;church history;economics;history;labor & industrial relations;politics & government;politics & social sciences;politics & state;religion;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;specific topics;state & local;united states;world,22
3540443843,"Web Intelligence From the reviews: ""The book deals with  problems of web distributed intelligence. This book is the first coherently written multi-author monograph on Web Intelligence (WI). It offers a thorough introduction and systematic overview of the new fields.  This monograph is recommended by the WIC as the first book on WI research.  The book is a valuable and lasting source of reference for researchers and developers interested in WI. Developers and students additionally appreciate numerous illustrations and examples."" (Ing. Jaroslav Vesel, Neural Network World, Vol. 14 (6), 2004) ""The book studies both the intelligent method of Web use and the intelligent Web services and the Infrastructure.  This interesting book will be useful not only for Web theorists, scientists and pioneers, but it gives a comprehensive look at todays research direction. From this viewpoint it can be interesting for many practitioners.  the book brings useful information also for scientists in many different fields, especially for robotics and design theories."" (Tomas Brandejsky, Neural Network World, Vol. 13 (6), 2003)	Web Intelligence is a new direction for scientific research and development that explores the fundamental roles as well as practical impacts of artificial intelligence and advanced information technology for the next generation of Web-empowered systems, services, and environments. Web Intelligence is regarded as the key research field for the development of the Wisdom Web (including the Semantic Web). As the first book devoted to Web Intelligence, this coherently written multi-author monograph provides a thorough introduction and a systematic overview of this new field. It presents both the current state of research and development as well as application aspects. The book will be a valuable and lasting source of reference for researchers and developers interested in Web Intelligence. Students and developers will additionally appreciate the numerous illustrations and examples.",artificial intelligence;books;computer science;computers & technology;data mining;database design;databases;human vision & language systems;internet & web culture;mathematical & statistical;network administration;network programming;networking;new;programming;software;software design;structured design;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;web design;web development & design;web services,23
0870135309,"Angelina Grimke: Rhetoric, Identity, and the Radical Imagination (Rhetoric & Public Affairs) ""Historians approach the field of rhetorical criticism nervously, but  they will find reading this book well worth the encounter. Browne's  analysis transforms our understanding of Angelina Grimke's purposeful  engagement of the rhetoric of confrontation, her rhetorical use of  violence in antislavery discourse, and her emergence as a witness to  the moral truths of her time.""  -- Lori D. Ginzberg, Associate Professor of History and Women's Studies,  The Pennsylvania State University	Stephen H. Browne is Professor of Speech Communication at The Pennsylvania State University. He is recipient of the NCA's Karl Wallace Award and currently serves as editor of Philosophy  Rhetoric.",19th century;african-american & black;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;criticism & theory;education & reference;ethnic & national;history;history & criticism;language & grammar;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;politics & social sciences;rhetoric;specific groups;united states;women;women's studies;words,21
0262232480,"Brain and Culture: Neurobiology, Ideology, and Social Change (Bradford Books) ""A pioneering and bold effort to construct a bridge between scientific                 findings about the brain and the diversity, strengths, and fragilities of human                 cultures. This book helps to 'center' a pendulum that has in recent years swung too                 far in the direction of biological determinism.""--Howard Gardner, Graduate School of                 Education, Harvard University, author of *Multiple Intelligences* and *Changing                 Minds*Please note: Title/affiliation changed.""A fascinating step forward in deconstructing the seemingly universal                 us/them mentality."" Scientific American""Bruce Wexler's Brain and Culture is a major                 achievement, touching the deepest biological and human issues and framing them in                 verifiable terms. A very powerful and very important book."" Oliver Sacks                 , author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat                 ""[The] book is a fascinating step forward in deconstructing the seemingly                 universal us/them mentality."" Scientific American	""Bruce Wexler's Brain and Culture is a major achievement, touching the deepest biological and human issues and framing them in verifiable terms. A very powerful and very important book."" -- Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat  ""The emerging field of social neuroscience receives a tremendous boost from the publication of Bruce Wexler's Brain and Culture. The brain, he argues, does not merely dictate how we respond to changes in the environment, but is itself shaped through interaction with the social world. In cogent and convincing writing, Wexler argues that social relations, even culture and ideology, involve a neurobiology that can now be explored through the tools of modern neuroscience. Through psychiatric case studies, historical analysis, experiments with various species, and human neuroimaging, he reveals that distinctions between mind and brain, self and environment, and individual and culture can no longer be understood in traditional ways. This book is essential for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the connections between the neurological and social worlds."" --Peter Salovey, Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology and Dean of Yale College, Yale University  ""A pioneering and bold effort to construct a bridge between scientific findings about the brain and the diversity, strengths, and fragilities of human cultures. This book helps to 'center' a pendulum that has in recent years swung too far in the direction of biological determinism."" --Howard Gardner, author of Multiple Intelligences and Changing Minds  ""There can't be many authors bold enough to speak authoritatively of brain structures, the Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky, and the Albigensian heresy. Wexler demonstrates an impressive intellectual range as he weaves a rich tapestry of the interactions of neuronal systems and the sociocultural environment in the development of humans' uniquely adaptable brains and minds."" --Steven Rose, The Open University and University College London	Bruce E. Wexler is Professor of Psychiatry at Yale Medical School and                 Director of the Neurocognitive Research Laboratory at the Connecticut Mental Health                 Center.",aging;basic sciences;behavioral sciences;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;clinical psychology;cognitive;cognitive psychology;developmental psychology;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;neurology;neuropsychology;neuroscience;new;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;science & mathematics;social psychology & interactions;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,29
0691017298,Mistaken Identity Keith J. Bybee is Assistant Professor of Government at Harvard University.,books;civil rights;civil rights & liberties;constitutional law;courts;education & reference;elections;elections & political process;general;government;humanities;law;minority studies;new;philosophy;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;rules & procedures;social sciences;specific demographics;specific topics;united states;used & rental textbooks,24
0195106040,"The Feminist Thought of Sarah Grimké Gerda Lerner is at University of Wisconsin, Madison.",19th century;african-american studies;biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;botany;criticism & theory;feminist theory;gender studies;history;history & criticism;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;politics & social sciences;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks;women's studies,22
1563083809,"Reference Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction: Another outstanding guide to genre fiction from someone who has authored many (e.g., The Annotated Index to the Thrill Book), this work focuses on separately published English-language reference sources documenting and describing the primary and secondary literatures of mystery and detective fiction, such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, companions, bibliographies, indexes, directories, handbooks, and a few, highly selective web sites and electronic databases. While detective and mystery fiction may range widely, including everything from science to religious fiction, Bleiler chooses to limit the scope to the commonly understood genre, excluding works devoted to classical thrillers, adventure and espionage stories, gangster tales, historical novels, Westerns, and true-crime stories. The book is arranged in chapters by reference type and then alphabetically by reference, with each entry containing standard bibliographic information: author or editor, title, place and year of publication, publisher, pagination, series title, index, edition or revision notes, and ISBN and LC numbers. Annotations furnish descriptions of intent, organization, and content along with perceptively critical evaluations varying in length from a single short paragraph to one page. A worthwhile addition to the literature; recommended for public and academic libraries.AMarilyn Rosenthal, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, NY Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.	As evidence of the enduring popularity of the genre, ""a surprising and gratifying number of reference sources to mystery and detective fiction were published between 1998 and 2002."" Although the previous version of this useful guide just came out in 1999, Bleiler states, in his introduction, that ""the second edition differs significantly from the first edition."" One notable difference is that the number of entries has grown from just over 750 to 1,117. Other changes include expanded coverage of genre magazines and material covering radio programs, television shows, and films. The book's arrangement is generally the same. A section on quotations has been added, and the page on professional organizations has been dropped. As before, the bulk of the text is devoted to biographical resources, and these are now covered in two chapters, one listing collections and pseudonyms, and one listing separately published reference books on individual authors. Except in a few cases, listings for individual authors no longer include Web sites, which means that authors for whom the only available source was Web based are gone. A new appendix indexes the contents of specialized encyclopedias and other reference sources that contain biobibliographical information on mystery writers.Each of the sections begins with a brief scope note that defines the type of material found in the chapter. Bleiler provides complete bibliographic information and an evaluative annotation for each resource listed. In many cases, the annotations are extensive and detailed. Because it concentrates on the secondary literature, this volume is useful as an aid to research as well as to collection development and readers' advisory. It complements resources that list mystery titles, such as such as Allan J. Hubin's Crime Fiction IV (The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 2003), or that provide coverage of authors, such as Mystery and Suspense Writers: The Literature of Crime, Detection, and Espionage (Scribner, 1998). Current and comprehensive, Bleiler's book continues to be of value in public and academic libraries. REVWRCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Hardcover	 edition.	?The definitive guide to reference works in the mystery genre. Its scope is vast...The author knows his subject well and never hesitates to mention the advantages and drawbacks of a work...Highly recommended for reference collections in popular culture.?-Choice	RICHARD J. BLEILER is Humanities Reference Librarian, Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs.",bibliographies & indexes;books;books & reading;education & reference;fitness & dieting;general;health;history & criticism;humanities;library & information science;literature;literature & fiction;mystery;new;politics & social sciences;publishing & books;reference;research & publishing guides;science;social sciences;thriller & suspense;used & rental textbooks;writing,23
0878407588,"War, Politics and Society in Afghanistan, 1978-1992 ""An important book."" --  Journal of Peace Research""Giustozzi does a good job of analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the [People's Democratic Party] regime."" --  Choice""This analysis constitutes a new way of looking at what happened in Afghanistan and helps considerably in understanding the difficulties which have beset Afghanistan in the last few years."" -- Malcolm Yapp, University of London	Antonio Giustozzi received a PhD in international relations at the London School of Economics.",afghanistan;african;asia;asian;books;comparative politics;government;history;humanities;international & world politics;international relations;law;legal theory & systems;military;new;non-us legal systems;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,21
0766834735,"Inside Pro/ENGINEER 2001, 3E Gary Graham is a staff mechanical engineer and CAD administrator with ENCAD, Inc., a manufacturer of wide-format digital inkjet printers.  He has 21 years of engineering experience including the use of Pro/ENGINEER since Release 12.  Gary has also provided formal classroom instruction to advanced and novice users of PTC software.",architecture;books;cad;computer science;computer technology;computers & technology;drafting & presentation;education & reference;engineering;graphic design;industrial;industrial engineering;manufacturing & operational systems;mechanical;new;professional & technical;software;used & rental textbooks;web development & design,19
0521410649,"The New Anthropomorphism (Problems in the Behavioural Sc) ""...short, provocative, readable....""   Mark Ridley, Nature	Students of animal behaviorism must contend with anthropomorphism which assumes that animals think or feel as we do.  This volume includes essays on behavioral concepts that have seldom been identified as anthropomorphic, but in fact bear that connotation.",animal behavior & communication;behavioral sciences;biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;cognitive;cognitive psychology;fitness & dieting;health;medical books;new;primatology;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;zoology,19
1566700884,"Environmental Chemistry, 6th Edition This is a reference book, highly recommended for students and professors involved in specialized courses in environmental chemistry, and for those individuals interested in getting a general knowledge of this multidisciplinary science.International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, July 2005	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;chemistry;civil;clinical chemistry;earth sciences;engineering;environmental engineering;environmental science;environmental studies;general & reference;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;new;pathology;pharmacology;professional & technical;science & math;science & mathematics;toxicology;used & rental textbooks,21
0471592595,"Practical Computer Vision Using C A straightforward, practical examination of the fundamentals of computer vision using a minimum of mathematics. Concentrates on explanation, illustration, implementation and the various types of vision imaging problems including grey-level images, recognizing objects, computer readable codes, scientific images, etc. Contains authentic examples in C from a variety of disciplines as well as immediate access to images with which users can test ideas and software.",algorithms;artificial intelligence;books;c & c++ windows programming;computer science;computers & technology;desktop publishing;development;education & reference;graphic design;graphics & multimedia;languages & tools;machine vision;microsoft;new;pattern recognition;programming;programming languages;software;used & rental textbooks;web development & design,21
0125893256,"Macintosh Windows Integration: Integrating Your Macintosh with Windows 95/98 and Windows NT Environments Windows machines are becoming more Mac-like, and Macs adopt more Windows features every day, but a considerable gulf remains between the two popular consumer platforms. Macintosh Windows Integration: Integrating Your Macintosh with Windows 95/98 and Windows NT Environments explains how to get work done in an environment that includes both kinds of computers.  As an aid to those with experience in only one kind of computer's networking conventions, there's coverage on networking Macs and a separate chapter on networking Windows machines. After laying that groundwork, the book dives into cross-platform networking with TCP/IP and other protocols.  You'll find explicit procedures, accompanied by lots of screen shots, that show how to fit a Mac into a nest of Windows boxes and vice versa. There's a very helpful section on hooking one Mac to a single Windows computer via a null modem cable or crossover Ethernet cable, as well as some documentation of Virtual PC, SoftWindows, and hardware-based solutions for running PC software on the Mac. There's a lot of information here about Unix machines too. --David Wall Topics covered: Exchanging files on floppy disks, converting files with special software, reconciling differences in filename conventions, and setting up multiple partitions on storage devices.	Macintosh Windows Integration declares a truce in the OS wars by enabling organizations to effectively integrate both platforms.  From using Macs on Windows NT networking, to sharing files and printers, to running Windows on Macs, Macintosh Windows Integration covers every aspect of cross-platform integration used by businesses.  John Rizzo's book is filled with practical tips for solving cross-platform problems, as well as how-to information and discussions of the products and utilities that make a Mac-and-PC workflow system a reality.There has never been as complete a collection of Macintosh-Windows integration solutions anywhere, either in print or on the web.	John Rizzo works for MacWindows in San Francisco and is currently writing a column for MacWorld on Macintosh Windows Integration. Author and consultant John Rizzo is a leading expert in Macintosh-Windows integration.  He runs the Macwindows.com web site, the Internet's biggest and most popular site providing information for system integrators and users. His articles about Windows NT and Macintosh integration frequently appear in magazines, and he has written several books about Macs, Windows, and networking.",apple;books;business;computer science;computers & technology;hardware;home computing & how-to;internet & web culture;mac administration & networking;macs;microsoft;networking;networks;os x;programming;protocols & apis;software;software design;software development;software engineering;testing & engineering;web development & design;web services;windows os,24
0674015061,"Inside Deaf Culture This well-organized and clearly written book provides a fascinating inside look at the development of Deaf culture...Padden and Humphries's presentation of these marvelous insights into the history and development of the language and beliefs of the Deaf should be viewed as a welcome step in the quest to inform the hearing world of the rich and fertile culture of the authors' beloved community. (Susan Waltzman New England Journal of Medicine 2005-07-28)Inside Deaf Culture is a fascinating account of the rise of group identity among deaf people...Padden and Humphries shed light on the rise of Deaf schools, social clubs and theaters from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries--a history that is unknown to many. (Jeremy Funk Christian Century 2006-01-24)Carol Padden and Tom Humphries have done it again--and readers everywhere should be grateful. Almost twenty years ago, Padden and Humphries helped transform the nascent and promising field of deaf history with their path-breaking and still relevant book, Deaf in America: Voices From a Culture.  In their current work, Padden and Humphries further explore formative ""cu1tura1 moments"" in the deaf community--what they describe as the generative ideas and influences that shape how deaf people identify themselves...This book is a valuable exploration of the deaf community. (Robert M. Buchanon American Historical Review)	With writing remarkable for its grace, simplicity, and clarity, Padden and Humphries hold Deaf culture before our eyes for many faceted inspection. This book will be enormously important to ASL teachers, to teachers of Deaf studies, and to Deaf and hearing people who want to understand the Deaf World. (Harlan Lane, author of A Journey into the Deaf-World)	Carol Padden is a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego.Tom Humphries is associate professor in the Department of Communication and the Teacher Education Program at the University of California, San Diego.",books;clinical;communication;communication & journalism;communications;disabled;diseases;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;history;internal medicine;language & grammar;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;pathology;politics & social sciences;psychology;social sciences;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks;words,25
0415211859,"An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory & Method 'A unique volume in the wide range of professional literature on discourse analysis, because while it is written with great professional expertise, it is also a highly enjoyable read that can reach out to a wide audience. From undergraduate students to fellow colleagues and researchers this volume has a lot to offer ... The main merits of the book are its many real life examples and the ""hands-on"" advice the author gives to discourse analysts ...There is no doubt that[this book]willappear on lists of recommended textbooks worldwide and students and lecturers will use it for their courses.' - The Linguist List	James Paul Gee is the Tashia Mordridge Professor of Reading at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His previous publications include Social Linguistics and Literacies, The Social Mind and The New Work Order (with Glynda Hull and Colin Lankshear).",anthropology;books;cultural;education;education & reference;foreign language study & reference;history & criticism;humanities;language & grammar;linguistics;literature & fiction;movements & periods;new;politics & social sciences;postmodernism;schools & teaching;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;words,19
0674833384,"Spreading the News: The American Postal System from Franklin to Morse John (history, Univ. of Illinois-Chicago) presents a thoroughly researched and well-written book explaining the history of the U.S. Post Office from the 1770s to 1844. The author asserts that two keys to the success of the post office were giving Congress control in 1792, which encouraged development, and appointing John McLean as postmaster general in 1822, which brought honesty and integrity to the system. These decisions transformed not only the post office but the lives and knowledge of the American people. Because there is no comparable work on this subject, it is disappointing that John's work has some flaws. He has a tendency to jump to conclusions. His assertion that ""sober-minded Americans"" concluded that Southern-backed ""slave-power"" had gained control of American life is intriguing but not supported by the facts he presents. Despite drawbacks, scholars and informed lay readers will gain insight into the history of the post office and its impact on American life.Richard Hedlund, Ashland Community Coll., Ky.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.	[A] splendid new book...that gives the lie to any notion that 'government' and 'administration' were 'absent' in early America. (Theda Skocpol Social Science History)This well-researched and elegantly written book will become a model for historians attempting to link public policy to cultural and political change...[It] will engage not only historians of the early republic, but all scholars interested in the relationship between state and society. (John Majewski Journal of Economic History)The strength of the book is...the author's ability to untangle the thousands of social, political, economic, and cultural threads of the postal fabric and to rearrange them into a clear and compelling social history. (Roy Alden Atwood Journal of American History)Richard R. John provides an insightful cultural history of the often-overlooked American postal system, concentrating on its preeminent status for long-distance communication between its birth in 1775 and the commercialization of the electric telegraph in 1844...John effectively draws upon government documents, newspapers, travelogues, and contemporary social and political histories to argue that the postal system causes and mirrors dramatic changes in American public life during this period...John focuses his study on the communication revolution of the past, yet his meticulous analysis of the complex motives forming the postal institution and its policies relate to such current controversies as those that surround the transmission of information in cyberspace. These contemporary disputes highlight the power of the government in shaping the communication of the people. John privileges the postal institution as the reigning communication system, yet he links it with the developing ideology of the nation, and the scope of his study ensures its value--in the disciplines of communication studies, literature, history, and political science, among others--as a history of the past and present. (Sarah R. Marino Canadian Review of American Studies)Spreading the News exemplifies the kind of sophisticated and nuanced research that US postal history has long needed. Richard R. John breaks from the internalist, antiquarian tradition characteristic of so many post office histories to place the postal system at the centre of American national development. (Richard B. Kielbowicz Business History)[John] presents a thoroughly researched and well-written book...[which will give] insight into the history of the post office and its impact on American life. (Library Journal)It is surely true that in Richard John the post has had the good fortune to have found its proper historian, one capable of appreciating the complex design and social importance of the means a people use to distribute information. He has also accomplished the impressive feat of gathering together the pieces of a postal history present elsewhere as so many tiny fragments. John has drawn into a coherent design the stories of postal patronage, the decisions about postal privacy, the incidents along post roads used by others as illustrative anecdotes. John's work has inspired in him a deep appreciation for the accomplishments of the post. (Ann Fabian The Yale Review)John's book explains how the letters and newspapers sent through the post were really the glue that held the early 13 states together and that embraced additional states as the nation expanded westward...It is a splendid attempt to show the importance of mail service in the years before the telegraph or the telephone made at least brief news transmission possible. The postal system of the 19th century really was a factor, perhaps the major factor, in making the United States one nation. (Richard B. Graham Linn's Stamp News)This book traces the central role of the postal system in [its] communications revolution and its contribution to American public life. The author shows how the postal system influenced the establishment of a national society out of a loose union of confederated states. Richard John throws light onto a chapter in American history that is often neglected but sets up the origins of some of the most distinctive features of American life today...The book is a comprehensive study on an important American institution during a critical epoch in its history. (Monika Plum Prometheus [UK])John has produced an original, well-documented, and thoughtful study that offers alternative and enticing interpretations of Jacksonian policies and public institutions. (Choice)	Richard R. John is Professor of Journalism, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University.",19th century;americas;books;business & finance;business & investing;communication;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;communications;education & reference;history;humanities;industries & professions;information management;language & grammar;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;united states;used & rental textbooks;words,22
0735614237,"Microsoft® ADO.NET (Core Reference) (PRO-Developer) David Sceppa is a program manager on the SQL Server team at Microsoft and an expert on ADO.NET. As a former technical lead in the Microsoft Developer Support group, he helped customers build database applications with Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual FoxPro. David is MCSD certified in Microsoft .NET and has a background in teaching.",.net;books;computer science;computers & technology;database design;databases;design tools & techniques;development;education & reference;hardware;information theory;microsoft;modeling & simulation;network administration;network programming;networking;object-oriented design;pcs;programming;software design;software development;software engineering;testing & engineering,23
0735613699,"Programming Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000 with XML (Pro-Developer) For any developer who wants to do more with XML and databases  on Windows, Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with XML  provides an up-to-date guide to some current XML tools and features  available on the Microsoft platform. This example-packed book can let  you get more productive with the latest generation of SQL Server  tools.After a quick tour of what XML means for business today,  whether in business to consumer (B2C), business to business (B2B), or  business to enterprise (B2E) scenarios, this text jumps right in with a  tutorial on using XML in Microsoft Transact-SQL (T-SQL) supported in  SQL Server. The author provides nuts-and-bolts information on querying  databases and returning XML, along with different options for  formatting XML data.Next comes a tutorial for using ActiveX Data  Objects (ADO), the preferred standard for programming with databases in  Windows, and how to use XML within this API. Short code excerpts will  show you how to perform common programming tasks quickly. The support  for XML in Microsoft doesn't stop there, of course, and the book next  focuses in on support for Web publishing in SQL Server through XML.  This powerful feature shows you how to define templates that can be  used to query and update data via HTTP using URLs. Sections on mapping  schemas show how XML can be used to move data between different  database schemas. An important section on the T-SQL OpenXML  function shows how to perform a range of database tasks, including  inserting XML data in bulk into database tables.In its closing  sections, this text illustrates key technologies using a nicely  functional online computer store complete with shopping basket, product  catalog, and simulated order processing, all using XML techniques  demonstrated earlier on.In all, this book delivers a solid tour of  what's available in SQL Server, ADO, and other Microsoft tools and  technologies. Suitable for any Windows IT professional who works with  databases, this title is a capable tutorial and guide to what's out  there today with XML on the Microsoft platform. --Richard Dragan  Topics covered:  Overview of today's XML for business used with Microsoft database  technologies (integration with XML, B2B, B2C, and B2E scenarios)  Transact-SQL (T-SQL) support for XML in SQL Server (SELECT FOR XML,  RAW, AUTO, and EXPLICIT modes)  ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) support for XML (XML query templates,  executing XML queries)  SQLOLEDB XML properties (including style sheets and managing the  output format)  Web publishing with SQL Server (SQL Server HTTP publishing  overview, publishing a database, virtual directories and IIS, URL  queries, plus style sheets and stored procedures)  XML templates for retrieving data over the Web (templates and  parameterized templates, style sheets, posting templates)  XML mapping schemas (mapping schemas used with ADO and over HTTP,  advanced notations)  Using OpenXML for receiving and inserting XML documents (overflow  data and edge tables)  XML for SQL Server 2000 Web Release (using Updategrams to insert,  query, update, and delete XML data)  Case study for an online computer store using SQL Server and XML  (including catalog and shopping basket management, connecting to  BizTalk Server 2000)  Appendix for a basic XML tutorial	Graeme Malcolm is a principal technologist for Content Master Ltd., and apart from the first edition of this title, he has also written several Microsoft training courses and presented at numerous conferences.Graeme is being presented to us from Content Master, a rich source for Microsoft for developing sample solutions, white papers, and training materials for other groups.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;client-server systems;computer design;computers & technology;data in the enterprise;database design;database management systems;databases;development;education & reference;hardware;languages & tools;microprocessors & system design;microsoft;networking;programming;sql;sql server;xml,19
1931968012,"Lest We Be Marshalld (Series on Law, Politics, and Society) Donald F. Melhorn Jr. has been in practice with Marshall and Melhorn since 1964. He has also been a lecturer in Law at the University of Toledo College of Law. He received his B.A. at Yale University and his own LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1960.",18th century;19th century;americas;books;civil procedure;constitutional law;constitutions;education & reference;history;judicial system;law;legal theory & systems;midwest;modern (16th-21st centuries);political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;rules & procedures;state & local;united states;world,21
0136681204,"The 68000 Microprocessor: Hardware and Software Principles and Applications (4th Edition) Fueled by example and application, this text takes readers on an in-depth, hands-on exploration of the hardware and software--giving equal treatment to both--of the Motorola 68000 microprocessor. After examining more than 75 different applications, Antonakos guides readers through the construction and programming of their own single-board computer. The Third Edition expands coverage to include completely new topics while it updates treatments of existing topics, in an effort to reflect the latest technological trends and applications surrounding the 68000.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Designed to demystify the Motorola 68000 microprocessor -- its hardware and software -- this book leads readers on an in-depth, hands-on exploration of more than 75 different applications and then guides them through the construction and programming of their own working single-board 68000 system.  Covers software details of the 68000, exception processing, data structures, programming the 68000, hardware details of the 68000, memory system design, I/O system design, advanced programming using 68000 peripherals, building a working 68000 system, and the advanced 680x0 series microprocessors. Features a Troubleshooting Techniques section in each chapter -- with real-world tips, techniques, and suggestions on how to work with various hardware and software topics. Provides a companion diskette containing all programs found in the text plus additional software -- ASM68K and EMU68K -- for emulating 68000 code on IBM compatible personal computers.  For anyone interested in the hardware and software aspects of the Motorola 68000 microprocessor.",books;business & investing;computer science;computers & technology;counseling;education;education & reference;electrical & electronic engineering;electrical & electronics;engineering;hardware;job hunting & careers;mathematics;microprocessor design;microprocessors & system design;new;professional & technical;schools & teaching;science & math;used & rental textbooks;vocational guidance,21
186197535X,"The Economist Style Guide, Eighth Edition (The Economist Series) The Economist is one of the world's most notable magazines. Circulation in the United States and Canada is now more than 700,000 weekly.",books;business & finance;business & investing;communication & journalism;creative writing & composition;economics;education & reference;humanities;journalism;journalism & nonfiction;language & grammar;literature;new;popular economics;reference;research & publishing guides;used & rental textbooks;words;writing;writing skills,20
0745318630,"Change the World Without Taking Power: The Meaning of Revolution Today John Holloway is a Professor in the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades of the Benemrita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla in Mexico. He has written widely on Marxist theory. His publications include Zapatista! Rethinking Revolution in Mexico (co-editor, Pluto, 1998), Open Marxism: Emancipating Marx (co-editor, Pluto, 1995), and Global Capital, National State and the Politics of Money (co-editor, Palgrave, 1994).",books;business & investing;communism & socialism;economic policy;economic policy & development;economics;education & reference;history & theory;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;international relations;new;political history;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks,22
1929629060,"Programming Workflow Applications with Domino Daniel T. Giblin and Richard B. Lam work for the Learning Technologies group at IBM Research developing groupware for education applications. Dan's experience includes working for IBM's National Lotus Notes Consulting Practice, as well as successive years as a systems analyst, software developer, and development manager. Richard holds B.S. degrees in chemistry and mathematics, as well as a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry. He has published an array of literature on chemistry, mathematics, and computer science, including the books A Jump Start Course in C++ Programming and The Netscape Programmer's Guide.Daniel T. Giblin and Richard B. Lam work for the Learning Technologies group at IBM Research developing groupware for education applications. Dan's experience includes working for IBM's National Lotus Notes Consulting Practice, as well as successive years as a systems analyst, software developer, and development manager. Richard holds B.S. degrees in chemistry and mathematics, as well as a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry. He has published an array of literature on chemistry, mathematics, and computer science, including the books A Jump Start Course in C++ Programming and The Netscape Programmer's Guide.",books;business;business & finance;business & investing;computer science;computers & technology;databases;engineering;management;management & leadership;networking;new;professional & technical;programming;programming languages;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;telecommunications;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;workflow,23
0195132432,"Beyond the Boundaries: Life and Landscape at the Lake Superior Copper Mines, 1840-1875 (Michigan) ""The social history of the mining frontier should be written and researched as well as Larry Lankton's Beyond the Boundaries....The book is a treat to read and a worthy contribution to helping us understand frontier mining societies.""--Mining History News""To tell his story, the author has mined diaries, manuscripts, newspapers, and company records, as well as a wealth of other primary and secondary literature. What emerges is a richly textured story that Lankton recounts with authority and gusto. It is a book that will interest local historians and those whose focus is social or western history.""--Labor History""With clarity, precision, and sound scholarship, Lankton examines everyday life on the Keweenaw fronteir from 1840-1875, the years of growing pains for the infant copper industry...Lankton describes with vivid detail the tedious day of a hard rock miner...Beyond the Boundaries is local history at its best. Lankton has provided a scholarly look at early life on the copper range in Michigan amid the transformation of a wilderness. the net of topics is widely thrown, but Lankton articulates everyday life based on the facts and with eloquent interpretation...Beyond the Boundaries belongs on the shelf of every library in Michigan next to its copy of Cradle to Grave.""--Michigan Historical Review	Larry Lankton is Professor of History at Michigan Technological University. His previous publications include Cradle to Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines (OUP 1991), winner of the 1992 Great Lakes History Prize.",19th century;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;business;business & investing;civil war;economic history;economics;education & reference;historical;history;industries & professions;leaders & notable people;midwest;military;modern (16th-21st centuries);professionals & academics;regional u.s.;state & local;united states;united states civil war,22
0674002466,"Civilizing Chengdu: Chinese Urban Reform, 1895-1937 Civilizing Chengdu is analytical, mature, measures, and theoretically unpretentious...The book is unusually cleanly written, and enlivened by wit...It is thoroughly researched in archival, journalistic, and literary sources, supplemented by personal interviews--the author's empathy and rapport with Chengdu's people and their own historical memory show through on every page. (William T. Rowe Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies )	Kristin Stapleton is Associate Professor of Modern East Asian History at the University of Kentucky.",19th century;20th century;asia;asian;books;china;city planning & urban development;history;humanities;international & world politics;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;urban planning & development;used & rental textbooks;world,21
0674350928,"Germans into Nazis One of the four key archival photographs in this history of the rise of the Nazi state shows a young, disheveled Hitler among the throng of ""patriotic Germans gathered on Munich's Odeonsplatz to hear the declaration of war read aloud from the steps of the Feldherrnhalle on 2 August 1914."" Fritzsche analyzes the exact significance of this moment to Hitler and the German population. To de-emphasize, in this manner, the Nazis' rise from the rubble of economic despair and hardship and to posit their birth in this popular movement represents a shift in the more conventional historic point of view that dates Nazism at the end of World War I (1918). In the moment captured by this photograph, the German Volk was in the process of being born. The Volk becomes a crucial entity as Fritzsche scrutinizes the evolution of Germans into Nazis. The Nazis rose to power ""because [they] spoke so well to [the peoples'] interests and inclinations. Given the illiberal aims and violent means of the Nazis, this popular support is a sobering, dreadful thing."" The Nazi revolution offered a complex and vicious intertwining of the Left and Right that amounted to a reckless rebelliousness and the crossing of nationalism with social reform, anti-Semitism with democracy, and paranoia with nationalistic zeal for a new beginning. Their rise spanned a remarkably short period--from 1914 to 1933. Each of the four chapters opens with an archival photograph that represents a key point in the evolution of this dreadful rise. The pivotal November 1918 event, for example, was the call by the Volk for the abdication of the Kaiser, exemplified by the unprecedented demonstration of socialist workers in the government quarters. It would take just a few hours for the old order to crumble and Germany to declare itself a socialist republic. Leap ahead to January 1933. Hitler had just been made chancellor of Germany. Here is a description of the swelling crowds and celebratory atmosphere: ""Nearly one million Berliners took part in this extraordinary demonstration of allegiance to a party that promised to do away with both the sentimental bric-a-brac of the prewar past and the clutter of Weimar democracy and to establish a strong-willed and strong-armed racial state...."" In the meantime, Communists, Socialists, and Jews were being severely beaten. Fritzsche cites the dramatic overpowering of German towns and the harrowing popularity of Nazi brutality as he sheds light on Hitler's immense popularity. Fervent nationalism and an overarching anti-Semitism weigh in heavily. This is a history that seeks not to exonerate but to tell the cautionary tale. --Hollis Giammatteo 	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Everyone knows that the Germans turned to the Nazis when dismay over the Treaty of Versailles mixed with the depredations of the Great Depression. Fritzsche (Reading Berlin), however, quickly points out flaws in the scenario. To start, every party in Germany excoriated Versailles, and the people hardest hit by the recession were not the ones most likely to vote National Socialist. It is as a broader social revolution that Fritzsche attempts to make sense of Nazism. As Kaiser Wilhelm hoped, WWI unified Germany; but after withstanding four years of privations with little help from the monarchy, ordinary Germans emerged with a new sense of their worth within the society and with the German volk, a vitally different entity from the Hohenzollern Empire. By 1933, Germans were law-and-order chauvinists, and Nazis seemed to offer order and a national vision that embraced all the volk. Well researched and succinct, this history offers a nuanced view of a complicated history. As for Germany's uniquely murderous anti-Semitism, Fritzsche notes (without mentioning Daniel Goldhagen by name) that the complicity of so many ordinary Germans in the murder of Jews ""was not so much the function of genocidal anti-Semitism which they shared in uncomplicated fashion with Nazi leaders; rather over the course of the twelve-year Reich, more and more Germans came to play active and generally congenial parts in the Nazi revolution and then subsequently came to accept the uncompromising terms of Nazi racism."" Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Fritzsche convincingly explains the rise of the Nazis as the success of populist nationalism--'the culmination of a process of popular mobilization going back to 1914 and beyond'...This is a fascinating issue--what consciousness of being 'German' was and how it was shaped. A well-crafted, well-informed, well-written and convincing account. It should be accessible to its intended audience of general public and university students. (Richard Bessel The Open University)Peter Fritzsche, in his Germans into Nazis, makes a...crucial point about public opinion in the 1930s and 1940s. He recalls--and this is something that foreigners living in Germany have always understood more readily than academics--that the popular appeal of Hitler's movement lay much more in the hope and optimism it generated than in its various invitations to hate and to fear. (Neal Ascherson Los Angeles Times Book Review)In this book Mr. Fritzsche gives us an original, new and extremely helpful way to understand how Nazi Germany came into being. This is one of the best books on Nazi Germany published in many a month. (Contemporary Review)The book's strength lies in the vigor and colorfulness with which Fritzsche presents his ideas. He has style and class in his writing, and that should attract general readers as well as specialists. Fritzsche has a sharp eye, moreover, for vivid or illuminating details, and he uses them very effectively to weave his narrative...The book provides a combination of scholarly research and literary skill, a combination too rare in academic works. (Theodore S. Hamerow, author of On the Road to the Wolf's Lair)Historians examining nations over periods of time have somehow to find a balance between what is inherent in a people and what is not, in order to attempt explanations of national attitudes and conduct. This balance is not often found in the study of Germany during the fateful pre-Hitler period. The question is clear enough: Why did a civilized Central European power suddenly and swiftly descend into moral depths?...[A unified explanation] is unlikely to be found. But Peter Fritzsche has come up with new light on an old question. Instead of starting from 1918, he goes further back, and...looks at Germany as a nation undergoing redefinition, an animal changing out of all recognition...Fritzsche writes attractive, polished prose, and non-specialists should have no trouble in following his line of thought. (Ralph Amelan Jerusalem Post)The question still haunts: Why did Germans embrace Hitler?  Dr. Fritzsche rejects the standard view that Germany welcomed Nazism because of the harsh strictures of the Treaty of Versailles, the economics hardships of the Depression or a long-standing hatred of Jews, and argues instead that Hitler's 'program' articulated the aims and desires of the lower and middle classes.  Perhaps the most unsettling view in this thoughtful book is that the German people saw Hitler and his plan as embodying their hopes for their future.  And what would that triumph have produced? (Lee Milazzo Dallas Morning News)Peter Fritzsche's Germans into Nazis is an interpretive study of the rise of Nazism which uses the key events of four crisis periods--August 1914, November 1918, January 1933 and May 1933--to explain the success of the Nazis in their drive to gain and solidify their power by winning over the German people...This book is gracefully written, provides provocative challenges for more extensive reinterpretations, and is worthy reading for all students of Nazi Germany. (Paul Bookbinder English Historical Review)Drawing on a wealth of documentation, including newspaper reports, historical analyses and studies of everyday life, Fritsche gives a fascinating look at the rise of Nazism, the dynamics of populism and the power of ideology. (Victoria Barnett Christian Century)Well researched and succinct, this history offers a nuanced view of a complicated history. (Publishers Weekly)Fritzsche presents a well-informed argument that uniquely identifies a political process in the Nazis' climb to power and not just the feeding of racial hatred or the failure of the Weimar Republic. (Mary F. Salony Library Journal)	Peter Fritzsche, in his Germans into Nazis, makes a...crucial point about public opinion in the 1930s and 1940s. He recalls-and this is something that foreigners living in Germany have always understood more readily than academics-that the popular appeal of Hitler's movement lay much more in the hope and optimism it generated than in its various invitations to hate and to fear.-Neal Ascherson, Los Angeles Times Book Review	Peter Fritzsche is Professor of History at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign..",20th century;books;communism & socialism;comparative politics;europe;european;germany;government;history;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;law;legal theory & systems;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;non-us legal systems;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,23
0520232844,"Every Step a Lotus: Shoes for Bound Feet One of the best known, most torturous examples of fashionable alteration is Chinese foot binding. In Every Step a Lotus: Shoes for Bound Feet, Barnard College history professor Dorothy Ko looks at the making and wearing of lotus shoes, the footwear for women with bound feet. Along the way she discredits some simplistic popular notions about foot binding and emphasizes the economic and social problems that it addressed. While the practice began as an exclusive custom of leisured elites, Ko explains, it spread to the peasantry in the 17th and 18th centuries, resulting in such incongruous artifacts as lotus rainboots and galoshes. Color photographs throughout the book illustrate Ko's explanation of shoemaking, foot binding and the symbolism of the shoes' decorations, though the beauty of the shoes (and this book, which includes step-by-step, how-to instructions for binding) belies the pain of the wearers. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Foot binding is often cited as an emblem of the oppression of women and as such exerts a morbid fascination. But Ko, a history professor at Barnard, urges readers not to view the practice through modern eyes but to study it as a cultural phenomenon deeply embedded in Chinese history. Downplaying the tradition's erotic aspects, Ko offers a cogent discussion of Chinese women's lives during the eighteenth century, the pinnacle of the cult of the lotus foot. Mothers bound their daughters' feet, and foot binding evolved into a rite of passage into womanhood within the Confucian system, which valued female domesticity and textile arts. Shoe making became a highly prized craft and an integral part of the foot-binding ritual, and therefore Ko's enlightening narrative is accompanied by gorgeous reproductions of unbelievably tiny, exquisitely embroidered shoes for bound feet. As she identifies various shoe styles, interprets the complex symbolism of their elaborate designs, and elucidates the spiritual and religious aspects of foot binding, Ko convincingly defines the practice as a historical source of female identity, purpose, pride, and power. Donna SeamanCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""To read or not to read?--that's the question. In the end, it comes down to whether or not such a practice is of historic, cultural and artistic iterest. In this reagrd, Ko's book is persuasive that footbinding meets all these tests.""-PACIFIC READER	Dorothy Ko is Professor of History at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is the author of Teachers of the Inner Chambers: Women & Culture in Seventeenth-Century China (1994).",& style;arts & photography;asia;beauty;books;china;criticism;customs & traditions;fitness & dieting;gender studies;grooming;health;history;history & criticism;humanities;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;women's studies,20
0201615797,"Developing Applications with Visual Basic and UML Written for those with just a little Visual Basic experience, Developing Applications with Visual Basic and UML provides a comprehensive guide to bringing VB up to date with coverage of component-based multitiered development using software engineering techniques and UML modeling tools. This book achieves an excellent mix of accessibility, theory, and practice for enterprise VB development.  There are a number of goals in Developing Applications with Visual Basic and UML, and this text succeeds on several levels. Besides introducing the author's own Synergy software development process, the book also provides a thorough tour of today's UML for creating design documents, plus Microsoft's DNA solution for component-based distributed computing in VB. By centering on tools-based design and coding (using Rational Rose as the modeling tool and the VB environment itself), this book is able to show off UML for design and then the steps for building and deploying data-aware VB components on the Windows NT platform.  This step-by-step tour from initial project proposal and planning to elaboration and construction phases never gets bogged down in software engineering jargon. The author provides his expertise of what works and what doesn't. (For instance, he offers a generic VB component for returning records regardless of your chosen database connection strategy.) The book culminates in a multitiered VB database for a hypothetical music store. A final chapter shows how to create ASP-based Web interfaces with the same components. This title strikes just the right balance between covering essential tools and design strategies and can be a valuable asset for VB programmers who want to learn component-based Internet development using their favorite programming tool. This book is all you need to bring your knowledge of traditional client/server VB into the world of enterprise development, including how to build Web-based interfaces. --Richard Dragan Topics covered: Visual Basic and UML overview; the Synergy Process Model (a software design process); the Rational Rose modeling tool; VB as an object-oriented language; object design, including interface inheritance, encapsulation, and polymorphism; UML support in VB; project inception and planning; use cases and pathways; designing classes (relationships, attributes, and operations); prototyping; screen design; sequence; collaboration; state and activity diagrams; usage matrices; Microsoft's Distributed interNet Architecture (DNA) overview and n-tiered application basics; database fundamentals; database translation and data access services; building VB components from UML, DCOM, and MTS basics; using transactions, VB, and ASPs for Web-based interfaces.	Why Buy This Book?  Most software projects undertaken today don't come close to meeting their original goals or their estimated completion dates. My reasoning for this is that most project teams don't have a clue about what a development process is or how to customize one for a project's unique characteristics. In addition, most projects have little in the way of analysis and design artifacts to show how they got where they are. That is, projects traditionally lacked traceability.   Most authors of books on VB never consider it in ""the large."" Instead, they  focus on the small view, filling the pages with nifty routines to load list boxes and call native Windows API functions. Although this view, too, is necessary, unfortunately no one seems to touch on project planning, software process, and the methodology for building enterprise-status VB applications.  This is because it is a much more difficult topic to explore and present.    This book focuses on the most powerful approach available today to model and build industrial-strength VB applications: the Unified Modeling Language (UML) adopted in 1997 by the Object Management Group (OMG) as the standard for modeling object-based applications. With the UML, and a sound development lifecycle (which I introduce as the Synergy process in this book), VB projects can move closer toward predictable success, as opposed to the less desirable, luck-of-the-draw chances.  The Sad Truth  My career with computers began in 1979 when I began working on large IBM mainframe applications using technologies such as IBM's IMS and later DB2, what many of you today would call ""legacy"" applications. However, I prefer ""heritage"" or ""senior"" systems to ""legacy."" Not only did I learn about and work with some really great tools and super sharp people, I also learned the value of project planning and establishing a clear architecture and design of the target application. I saw this pay back in a big way as a sound process established a clear line of communication for the project team. More important, it provided the stepping stones for completing a successful project.   In 1990, I worked on a first-generation client/server application using Smalltalk on the OS/2 platform. This was the start of a new career path for me, and I was shocked by the ""process"" used to build ""production"" applications in the client/server environment. The planning was cavalier, as was the delivery of analysis and design artifacts (something that showed why we built what we built).     This pattern of ""shooting from the hip"" software development continued with my use of PowerBuilder and later VB. The applications delivered with these products worked, but they were fragile. I think that today many applications wear the ""client/server"" moniker when they are just as legacy as their mainframe counterparts, if not more so. Even worse, these became legacy applications a month or two after they went into production. The fault wasn't with the tool. Rather, it was with the lack of a sound process model and methodology that ensured that what got built was what the users actually wanted and that what got designed didn't fall apart the first time it was changed.    Slowly, I began to apply my own opinions about process and methodology to the applications built in the client/server environment. This worked quite well. The applications were more resilient and accepted change more easily, and the users typically had smiles on their faces.    This book combines all of my experience building client/server applications with the UML, which I feel is the best artifact repository for documenting the analysis and design of an application today. I hope that you will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.  Who Should Read This Book  This book is for anyone who wants to successfully build VB applications that can stand up over time. It provides an accurate road map for anyone to achieve the following goals.Establish a sound project plan (presented in-depth in Appendix E).   Estimate projects with confidence, rather than with a hit-and-miss approach.   Understand and describe the requirements of the application using the models supported by the UML.   Create a sound design based on the models supported by the UML and the architectures supported by the organization.   Use the power of Microsoft's Distributed Internet Architecture (DNA) strategy to build location transparency into the application.   Use the visual modeling tool, Rose, by Rational Software, not only to create and track UML artifacts but also to generate skeletons for the component code.   Effectively use the latest Microsoft technologies, such as Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM), Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) and the Internet via Active Server Pages (ASP), VBScript, and JavaScript.    Anyone building VB applications today needs this book.What You Need to Know to Use This Book  Maybe it's best to start out with what you don't need to know to benefit from this book. First, you don't need to know anything about the UML. I present the essential aspects of the UML and, more important, how they relate to VB deliverables. Although the UML is expressed with nine separate diagrams, you will benefit the most from a core set.     Second, you don't need a formal background in object-oriented concepts. I discuss standard object constructs in the text and review many of these in Appendix C.     Third, you don't need to know COM or DCOM. I use both extensively throughout the book and cover some of the ""plumbing"" issues involved in Appendix D.    Finally, you don't need a formal understanding of the key technologies that surround MTS and the World Wide Web (Web). Each receives detailed treatment in the book.    This book does assume that you have a working knowledge of VB. Both the new VB programmer and the experienced VB programmer will benefit. However, I don't cover the basics of simple VB constructs, assuming that you already know these. If you have had no exposure to VB, buy this book anyway and open it after you have had some initial training in that programming language.    This book also assumes that you have experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) and with relational databases. Some exposure to Data Access Objects (DAO), Active Data Objects (ADO), and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) would also help. The project used as a model in the book uses ADO exclusively with ODBC drivers.  Structure of the Book  Following is a summary of the book's chapters and contents.  Chapter 1: The Project Dilemma  This chapter reviews the current state of software development and my reasoning regarding why it's in the shape that it is today. It also reviews the concept of iterative and incremental software development and provides an overview of my Synergy methodology used as the guide in the book. It also touches on the primary components of the UML that will be covered in more depth later in the book.  Chapter 2: Visual Basic, Object-Oriented, and the UML  This chapter covers some of the benefits that result from the adoption of VB as a development environment. It presents these in the context of VB's implementation of encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. It then maps the UML to various VB deliverables. Highlights include mapping the UML class to VB class modules; mapping use case pathways to VB entity, interface, and controller types of classes; and mapping component diagrams to VB executables and DLLs and optionally to MTS.  Chapter 3: Getting the Project Started  This chapter explores the case study used in the book, Remulak Productions. This fictional company sells musical equipment and needs a new order entry system. It introduces a project charter, along with a tool, called the event table, to help quickly solidify the application's features. Further, the chapter maps events to the first UML model, the use case.  Chapter 4: Use Cases  This chapter reviews the use case, one of the central UML diagrams. Included is a template to document the use case. Actors and their roles in the use cases are defined. The chapter reviews the concept of use case pathways, as well as the project's preliminary implementation architecture. Also reviewed is an approach to estimating projects that are built by using the use case approach.  Chapter 5: Classes  This chapter explores the UML class diagram, the king of UML diagrams. It offers tips on identifying good class selections and defines the various types of associations. It also covers business rule categorization and how these rules can be translated into both operations and attributes of the class. Finally, it discusses the utilization of the visual modeling tool, Rose, as a means to better manage all UML artifacts.  Chapter 6: Building an Early Prototype  This chapter reviews unique user interface requirements of each use case. It develops an early prototype flow and an eventual graphical prototype. Finally, it maps what was learned during the prototype to the UML artifacts.  Chapter 7: The Dynamic Elements of the Application  This chapter discusses the dynamic models sup	An essential resource for Visual Basic (VB) programmers who want to develop applications that are both resilient and robust,  Developing Applications with Visual Basic and UML  describes a proven development process for designing and implementing object-oriented client/server applications in VB using the Unified Modeling Language (UML).    Guided by his own experiences as a developer applying UML and VB, the author provides clear explanations of the fundamentals of UML while also examining and illustrating the often misrepresented object-oriented properties of Visual Basic. In addition, the book incorporates in-depth information on developing VB applications utilizing DNA concepts,  incorporating technologies such as DCOM and MTS, and integrating Web tools such as ASP, VB Script, and JavaScript to Internet-enable Visual Basic applications.  A significant case study runs throughout the book, leading the reader through the lifecycle of a projectofrom requirements analysis to modeling and prototyping through finalizing the architecture and generating code. Through this study, the author demonstrates the design benefits of UML and shows how to translate a UML specification into Visual Basic code.    The author includes detailed coverage of the following topics:    Uncovering the events for which an application must be responsible  Modeling use cases with UML  Using Rational Rose to manage UML artifacts   Translating the object-based UML class diagram to a relational design supported by SQL Server or Oracle  Transitioning from classes and use cases to the UML's dynamic models, the sequence and collaboration diagrams  Mapping UML to Visual Basic deliverables  Generating code from the UML class diagram  Distributed technology solutions based on Distributed Internet Architecture (DNA) using Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) and Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)  Web-enabling VB applications using Active Server Pages (ASP), VBScript, JavaScript, and Microsoft's Visual InterDev    With the information and expert techniques presented in this book, readers can significantly enhance their Visual Basic programming skills as well as their overall understanding of how an effective development process impacts the quality of the final application.      0201615797B04062001	Paul R. Reed, Jr., is President of Jackson-Reed, Inc. (www.jacksonreed.com), where he consults on the implementation of object-oriented distributed systems worldwide. He develops and leads seminars on such topics as object-oriented analysis and design, use case analysis, the Unified Process, Internet application development, and client/server technology. Paul also speaks at various industry events, including DB/Expo, UML World, and VBITS, and is the author of numerous journal articles as well as Developing Applications with Visual Basic and UML (Addison-Wesley, 2000).             0201615797AB10302001	Why Buy This Book?  Most software projects undertaken today don't come close to meeting their original goals or their estimated completion dates. My reasoning for this is that most project teams don't have a clue about what a development process is or how to customize one for a project's unique characteristics. In addition, most projects have little in the way of analysis and design artifacts to show how they got where they are. That is, projects traditionally lacked traceability.   Most authors of books on VB never consider it in ""the large."" Instead, they  focus on the small view, filling the pages with nifty routines to load list boxes and call native Windows API functions. Although this view, too, is necessary, unfortunately no one seems to touch on project planning, software process, and the methodology for building enterprise-status VB applications.  This is because it is a much more difficult topic to explore and present.    This book focuses on the most powerful approach available today to model and build industrial-strength VB applications: the Unified Modeling Language (UML) adopted in 1997 by the Object Management Group (OMG) as the standard for modeling object-based applications. With the UML, and a sound development lifecycle (which I introduce as the Synergy process in this book), VB projects can move closer toward predictable success, as opposed to the less desirable, luck-of-the-draw chances.  The Sad Truth  My career with computers began in 1979 when I began working on large IBM mainframe applications using technologies such as IBM's IMS and later DB2, what many of you today would call ""legacy"" applications. However, I prefer ""heritage"" or ""senior"" systems to ""legacy."" Not only did I learn about and work with some really great tools and super sharp people, I also learned the value of project planning and establishing a clear architecture and design of the target application. I saw this pay back in a big way as a sound process established a clear line of communication for the project team. More important, it provided the stepping stones for completing a successful project.   In 1990, I worked on a first-generation client/server application using Smalltalk on the OS/2 platform. This was the start of a new career path for me, and I was shocked by the ""process"" used to build ""production"" applications in the client/server environment. The planning was cavalier, as was the delivery of analysis and design artifacts (something that showed why we built what we built).     This pattern of ""shooting from the hip"" software development continued with my use of PowerBuilder and later VB. The applications delivered with these products worked, but they were fragile. I think that today many applications wear the ""client/server"" moniker when they are just as legacy as their mainframe counterparts, if not more so. Even worse, these became legacy applications a month or two after they went into production. The fault wasn't with the tool. Rather, it was with the lack of a sound process model and methodology that ensured that what got built was what the users actually wanted and that what got designed didn't fall apart the first time it was changed.    Slowly, I began to apply my own opinions about process and methodology to the applications built in the client/server environment. This worked quite well. The applications were more resilient and accepted change more easily, and the users typically had smiles on their faces.    This book combines all of my experience building client/server applications with the UML, which I feel is the best artifact repository for documenting the analysis and design of an application today. I hope that you will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.  Who Should Read This Book  This book is for anyone who wants to successfully build VB applications that can stand up over time. It provides an accurate road map for anyone to achieve the following goals.     Establish a sound project plan (presented in-depth in Appendix E).   Estimate projects with confidence, rather than with a hit-and-miss approach.   Understand and describe the requirements of the application using the models supported by the UML.   Create a sound design based on the models supported by the UML and the architectures supported by the organization.   Use the power of Microsoft's Distributed Internet Architecture (DNA) strategy to build location transparency into the application.   Use the visual modeling tool, Rose, by Rational Software, not only to create and track UML artifacts but also to generate skeletons for the component code.   Effectively use the latest Microsoft technologies, such as Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM), Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) and the Internet via Active Server Pages (ASP), VBScript, and JavaScript.    Anyone building VB applications today needs this book.    What You Need to Know to Use This Book  Maybe it's best to start out with what you don't need to know to benefit from this book. First, you don't need to know anything about the UML. I present the essential aspects of the UML and, more important, how they relate to VB deliverables. Although the UML is expressed with nine separate diagrams, you will benefit the most from a core set.     Second, you don't need a formal background in object-oriented concepts. I discuss standard object constructs in the text and review many of these in Appendix C.     Third, you don't need to know COM or DCOM. I use both extensively throughout the book and cover some of the ""plumbing"" issues involved in Appendix D.    Finally, you don't need a formal understanding of the key technologies that surround MTS and the World Wide Web (Web). Each receives detailed treatment in the book.    This book does assume that you have a working knowledge of VB. Both the new VB programmer and the experienced VB programmer will benefit. However, I don't cover the basics of simple VB constructs, assuming that you already know these. If you have had no exposure to VB, buy this book anyway and open it after you have had some initial training in that programming language.    This book also assumes that you have experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) and with relational databases. Some exposure to Data Access Objects (DAO), Active Data Objects (ADO), and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) would also help. The project used as a model in the book uses ADO exclusively with ODBC drivers.  Structure of the Book  Following is a summary of the book's chapters and contents.  Chapter 1: The Project Dilemma  This chapter reviews the current state of software development and my reasoning regarding why it's in the shape that it is today. It also reviews the concept of iterative and incremental software development and provides an overview of my Synergy methodology used as the guide in the book. It also touches on the primary components of the UML that will be covered in more depth later in the book.  Chapter 2: Visual Basic, Object-Oriented, and the UML  This chapter covers some of the benefits that result from the adoption of VB as a development environment. It presents these in the context of VB's implementation of encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. It then maps the UML to various VB deliverables. Highlights include mapping the UML class to VB class modules; mapping use case pathways to VB entity, interface, and controller types of classes; and mapping component diagrams to VB executables and DLLs and optionally to MTS.  Chapter 3: Getting the Project Started  This chapter explores the case study used in the book, Remulak Productions. This fictional company sells musical equipment and needs a new order entry system. It introduces a project charter, along with a tool, called the event table, to help quickly solidify the application's features. Further, the chapter maps events to the first UML model, the use case.  Chapter 4: Use Cases  This chapter reviews the use case, one of the central UML diagrams. Included is a template to document the use case. Actors and their roles in the use cases are defined. The chapter reviews the concept of use case pathways, as well as the project's preliminary implementation architecture. Also reviewed is an approach to estimating projects that are built by using the use case approach.  Chapter 5: Classes  This chapter explores the UML class diagram, the king of UML diagrams. It offers tips on identifying good class selections and defines the various types of associations. It also covers business rule categorization and how these rules can be translated into both operations and attributes of the class. Finally, it discusses the utilization of the visual modeling tool, Rose, as a means to better manage all UML artifacts.  Chapter 6: Building an Early Prototype  This chapter reviews unique user interface requirements of each use case. It develops an early prototype flow and an eventual graphical prototype. Finally, it maps what was learned during the prototype to the UML artifacts.  Chapter 7: The Dynamic Elements of the Application  This chapter discusses the dynamic models supported by the UML, exploring in depth the two key diagrams, often referred to as the interaction diagrams, sequence and collaboration. These are then directly tied back to the pathways found in the use cases. Other dynamic diagrams discussed include the state and activity diagrams.   Chapter 8: The Technology Landscape  This chapter covers the importance of separating logical services that are compliant with DNA. It explores technology solutions specific to the Remulak Productions case study, including distributed solutions using DCOM, MTS, and the Internet using HTML forms and ASP. Two scripting languages are used for the Internet portion of the applications.   Chapter 9: Data Persistence: Storing the Objects  This chapter explores the steps n...",books;computer science;computers & technology;development;education & reference;languages & tools;microsoft;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;programming;programming languages;software;software design;testing & engineering;uml;used & rental textbooks;vba;visual basic,19
1402022506,"Euthanasia in the Netherlands: The Policy and Practice of Mercy Killing (International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine) From the reviews: ""Euthanasia in the Netherlands is an excellent book on an important topic. It succeeds in giving an even-handed appraisal of Dutch euthanasia practices, providing a better understanding and valuable insights of the Dutch experience with euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. Cohen-Almagor analyses clearly and accurately the weaknesses of the policy and offers recommendations for correcting the deficiencies and developing a sounder policy. He combines an overview of the literature with analyses and interpretations of the intriguing interviews he conducted with key people in the Netherlands. [] Cohen-Almagors book is critical but judicious. He gives a balanced account of the views with which he disagrees and he carefully explains the basis for his disagreement. His style of writing is straightforward, clear, easy to follow, logical, and coherent. Bioethicists and other scholars in medicine, public health, and law will be interested in this book. College teachers of medical ethics will also find it valuable, and educated general readers with a special interest in euthanasia will find it helpful.""  (Professor William R. Winslade, Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas) ""Writing a book on the Dutch experience with euthanasia is not an easy matter. [] Several reasons can explain the difficulty. First of all the ethics of the present palliative and terminal care has not been spelled out in detail until recent years. The difficulties every physician meets more than once in his career when confronted with a sincere wish of the patient to die in a humane way in a situation of unbearable suffering, are still puzzling for moral and legal thinking. Secondly, our ways of legal and public thinking are still not adapted to the situation in which death is a part of life, not so much as a natural fact but as a process that can be controlled. The goals of medicine to uphold human dignity and to alleviate suffering are at stake in this process. [] The Dutch policy to aim at a system of both legal clarity and control is perhaps at this moment the most articulated answer to the difficulties, but will almost certainly not be the last word in the issues of death and dying. [] Rafi Cohen-Almagor has contributed much to the ongoing discussions by interviewing all the prominent legal, moral, political and medical people involved in the development of the Dutch legal ruling. His analysis of the interviews is based on clear, lucid thinking and argument. Unlike some others he tries to stay with the facts without entangling them with moral or political prejudice. Instead he tries to develop a view according to best standards of academic thinking. In the end he gives his own conclusion based on his experiences. One does not need to subscribe them in order to appreciate the work Prof. Cohen-Almagor has done. This book will certainly be helpful in every discussion on the legal and moral principles of assistance in dying, in traditions of legal philosophy such as the schools of Dworkin, Rawls and Kelsen. It can help physicians, nurses and others engaged in palliative care to sharpen their views in the ethics of palliative care as well in the forms of public and legal control that are needed in the burdensome but rewarding work of assistance in dying."" (Prof. Evert van Leeuwen, Faculteit der Geneeskunde, Section Philosophy and Medical Ethics, Free University of Amsterdam)",administration & policy;administrative law;books;business & finance;business & investing;clinical;economics;ethics;ethics & morality;forensic medicine;health & medical law;humanities;internal medicine;international;law;medical books;medical ethics;medical law & legislation;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;occupational;occupational & industrial medicine;pathology;philosophy;politics & social sciences;popular economics;used & rental textbooks,28
081333747X,"Soldiers In A Storm: The Armed Forces In South Africa's Democratic Transition Philip Frankel is a senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Witwatersrand, and is the author of Pretoria's Praetorians: Civil-Military Relations in South Africa. In 1997-1998 he was commissioned by the South African National Defense Force to research and communicate strategy policy for organizational transformation, which has enabled him to access documentation (including some previously classified materials) that has never been examined by any other scholar.",africa;african;books;comparative politics;democracy;government;history;history & theory;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;law;legal theory & systems;military;new;non-us legal systems;political history;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;south africa;used & rental textbooks,24
0521456126,"The Cambridge Old English Reader ""The selection of texts covers ground that no previous Reader has approached. There are items that will be of interest to specialists in Womenas Studies and Cultural Studies o The reference grammar has the best presentation I have seen in a resource of this sort - the content is both comprehensive and concise; and the arrangement is logical and user-friendly. The headnotes are also outstanding.""   Paul Remley, University of Washington, Seattle""Marsden has done a masterful job of glossing and annotating the texts in the Reader...he gets the level of annotation just right for a university-level student of the subject. I admire his headnotes very much for the amount of material he manages to convey in a relatively short space...I think that this book will be very easy to teach from. The number of texts that he offers in the book is remarkable and admirable... in addition, the careful level of glossing and annotation of some difficult texts means that a teacher can assign a much wider range of texts than usual in an introductory course...""   Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe, University of Notre Dame""Marsden's  Reader offers much to admire... the book is a boon to beginners and advanced students who might want to experience some of the vividness and variety of Old English literature, and a challenge to teachers whose pedagogy has become routinized in a few canonical texts, unquestioned assumptions and repetitive readings.""    The Medieval Review""The user-friendly Reader is based on rigorous scholarship.  The texts are edited from the original manuscripts, microfilms, or facsimiles, with no attempt at normalization and with very few modifications except for expansion of contractions and capitalization of proper names as well as the two principal names for the diety (p xix).  The introduction to each text offers useful background knowledge and well-selected secondary material for further reading.  The substantial reference grammar will serve as a dependable guide for studetns who need to refresh their memory in morphology and syntax.  In sum, the Cambridge Old English Reader promises to become a standard textbook for teachers who plan to offer an intermediate course and for students who hope to conduct further reading on their own after completing an introductory course."" - Haruko Momma, New York University	This is a major new reader of Old English, the language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons before the Norman Conquest. Designed both for beginning and for more advanced students, it breaks new ground, first in its range of texts, and second in the degree of annotation it offers. The fifty-six prose and verse texts include established favourites and some less familiar works. Headnotes, modern English word glosses and explanatory notes occur on the same page. Other features include a reference grammar and a comprehensive glossary.	Richard Marsden is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Nottingham, where he teaches Old English, Anglo-Saxon studies and the history of the English language. In addition to numerous articles on Old English literature and language, he has published The Text of the Old Testament in Anglo-Saxon England (Cambridge University Press, 1995).",ancient & classical literature;books;british;education & reference;english literature;history;history & criticism;humanities;language & grammar;linguistics;literature;literature & fiction;medieval;movements & periods;new;reference;research & publishing guides;used & rental textbooks;words;writing,20
1585743402,"Amazon Stranger: A Rainforest Chief Battles Big Oil A naturalist's paradise, the Cuyabeno wildlife reserve in eastern Ecuador was set aside for tourists, scientists and indigenous Indians. Then oil reserves were discovered near the Aguarico River. One band of natives, the Cofan, moved deeper into the forest and has been fighting the petrochemical companies under the leadership of an American, Randy Borman. Tidwell (The Ponds of Kalambayi) spent several months with the Cofan observing the degradation of the environment wrought by the oil companies. He tells an engrossing story of a primitive people and their remarkable leader. Born in the jungle to missionary parents, Borman chose to stay; he married a Cofan and has fathered two sons. Tidwell paints a vivid picture of the rain forest and its people, of the battle between conservation and exploitation. Author tour. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Tidwell (The Ponds of Kalambayi, LJ 8/90) so vividly recounts this story of Ecuador's Cofan people and the American who led them that readers will long remember this tribe. Tidwell spent considerable time with the Cofan, learning about their culture and lifestyles. He describes their continuous struggle, headed by Randy Borman, the son of missionary parents, to protect their Amazon homeland from oil company invasion. Even though the Cofan live in a preserve, oil explorations are a constant threat. Hidden in the jungle are toxic dumps from previous explorations, roads cut for equipment that serve as effective barriers to wildlife, and the ever-present politics of oil. An extremely involving story from all perspectives: anthropological (the tribe and its indigenous culture), political (rich oil reserves and what people do to get them), environmental (the enormous problems of oil exploration in the rain forest), and human (Borman, his family, and other individuals). Urged for all collections.Nancy J. Moeckel, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, OhioCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Effectively interwoven in this deftly written book are two compelling stories. Tidwell investigates the ecological damage taking place as petrochemical companies wreak havoc on Ecuadorian jungles; at the same time, he resides with a community of indigenous people and documents the remarkable, provocative story of Randy Borman, an American raised in a remote area of the Amazon who now functions as chief of the Cofan people. Tidwell's account reveals the ongoing struggle Indian villagers face as oil companies persist in attempts to tap into possible oil reserves. In examining Borman's role as leader, Tidwell comes up against a character so complex that to portray him is perhaps too formidable a task. But the book's message is clear--the undeniable vulnerability of this group (and others like it) and the progressive devastation of the jungle are both indisputable, depressing realities.  Alice Joyce	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	From deep in the Ecuadoran rainforest, from the heart of the Cofn Indian lands, comes Tidwell's (In the Shadow of the White House, 1992, etc.) spirited firsthand report on the indigenous peoples' struggle to survive. Eastern Ecuador perhaps defines the notion of biodiversity, a natural habitat agog with every manner of creature, and the home of the Cofn Indians. It is also the resting place of petroleum products, which Texaco wished to exploit as far back as 1965 and which are now eyed covetously by the Texas-based Maxus oil group. Tidwell paid a visit to the rainforest to gauge the effects of ecotourism and fell for the place wholesale, rapt in the ``macaws and kapok trees, dolphins and sherbert butterflies.'' He was equally smitten by Randy Borman, son of white missionaries and now leader of the Zabalo Cofn, and his efforts to protect the diminished Cofn acreage from further assault by oil interests. But this is not just a David against Goliath story--though it is a blow-by-blow account of the canny Cofn challenge to forays by the government-controlled Petroecuador into their territory. It is also the sad tale of ruined Indian villages, where wildlife was out and oil spills were in. Amid all the mayhem caused by the oil companies, Tidwell treats readers to the episodic theater of the jungle, with one fantastic siting tripping over another. By turns wry, morose, upbeat, and blue, Tidwell writes with admirable restraint (it must have been hard not to go ballistic when confronted with all the outrages) and with an appealing personal touch: He was always crushed when the quixotic Borman treated him brusquely. A tale with enough punch to turn a few heads and enough storytelling talent to keep the converted charmed. (First serial to Reader's Digest) -- Copyright 1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""An engrossing story of a primitive people and thier remarkable leader."" --Publishers Weekly	Deep in the jungles of Ecuador live the Cofan people, a so-called primitive clan little changed over the centuries. Their leader has led the Cofan in a cagey, media-wise, and sometimes hostile struggle against an uninvited new neighbor - Big Oil. This leader, this ""Amazon Stranger,"" is an American named Randy Borman. Author Mike Tidwell spent many months with the Cofan people and with Borman - and returned with this riveting tale.Amazon Stranger is the story of a man obsessed with the jungle and desperate to save it and its people. It is an unforgettable book, written with vividness and drama by a superb investigative reporter. (6 x 9, 224 pages, maps)",adventure;amazon;animals;biological sciences;books;brazil;conservation;ecotourism;education & reference;general;nature & ecology;research & publishing guides;science & math;south america;specialty travel;travel;travel writing;wildlife;writing,19
0393702677,Dsm-IV Internet Companion (Norton Professional Books) Both authors live in San Diego.,books;clinical;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;pathologies;psychiatry;psychology;psychopathology;reference;research;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;web development & design;web services,23
0813921589,"Vernon Lee: A Literary Biography (Victorian Literature and Culture Series) Vernon Lee wrote over forty books during her lifetime; she wrote in virtually every genre, and about the entire range of intellectually and morally challenging subjects that faced educated men and women of her time. She also knew everybody, spoke four languages fluently, and was a major contributor to debates on aesthetics and art at the turn of the century. Vernon Lee will be an invaluable resource to all of us who are fascinated with Lee and her life, and for any literary critic interested in the transition from the Victorian period to the modernist period. (Martha Vicinus, University of Michigan, editor of Lesbian Subjects: A Feminist Studies Reader and Intimate Friends: Women Who Loved Women, 17781928 )[E]xactly the kind of serious, fair, purposeful life story that Lee demands.. [S]ucceeds in bringing this unlikely story to life in a way which is fascinating and satisfying. (Times Literary Supplement )Highly recommended. (CHOICE )	Vineta Colby, Professor Emerita of English, Queens College, City University of New York, is the author of The Singular Anomaly: Women Novelists of the Nineteenth Century and Yesterdays Woman: Domestic Realism in the English Novel, and coauthor with Robert A. Colby of The Equivocal Virtue: Mrs. Oliphant and the Victorian Literary Marketplace. She is also the editor of three volumes in the World Authors series and the coeditor of European Authors: 10001900.",19th century;arts & literature;authors;biographies & memoirs;books;british;criticism & theory;england;ethnic & national;europe;gay & lesbian;history;history & criticism;irish;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;specific groups;victorian;wales;women,21
0870137441,"The Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States (Rhetoric & Public Affairs) Angela G. Ray is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. Her dissertation, upon which this work is based, won a Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Dissertation Award from the National Communication Association. Angela has received three awards for The Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States: the National Communication Association 2006 Winans-Wichelns Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address; the National Communication Association 2006 Diamond Anniversary Award; and the 2006 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award.",18th century;19th century;adult & continuing education;americas;books;communication;communication & journalism;communications;education;education & reference;history;humanities;language & grammar;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;rhetoric;schools & teaching;united states;used & rental textbooks;words,20
0534644015,"American Media History (with InfoTrac) Anthony R. Fellow, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Communications at California State University, Fullerton, was a daily newspaper reporter and editor for 10 years before obtaining his doctorate at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California, where he also has served as an adjunct professor. He is co-author of the COPY EDITORS HANDBOOK FOR NEWSPAPERS and NEWS WRITING IN A MULTIMEDIA WORLD. Fellow covered the presidencies of Richard M. Nixon, as a student, and Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter, as a professional journalist. He has more than 10 years of professional journalism experience as a reporter, copy editor and assistant city editor, and he continues to write columns for daily newspapers.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",arts & photography;books;business & finance;business & investing;communication;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;communications;education & reference;humanities;humor & entertainment;language & grammar;media studies;new;performing arts;politics & social sciences;skills;social sciences;theater;used & rental textbooks;words,21
0521437733,"The Invention of Tradition (Canto) 'The most stimulating history book which has come my way this year ...'. History Today	Many of the traditions thought of as very ancient in their origins were not in fact sanctioned by usage over the centuries, but invented relatively recently.  This book addresses the complex interaction of past and present in a fascinating study of the development of symbolic ritualism.",anthropology;books;cultural;customs & traditions;education & reference;encyclopedias;historical study & educational resources;history;humanities;literature & fiction;mythology;mythology & folk tales;mythology & folklore;new;politics & social sciences;reference;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;world,19
0691048568,"The Politics of Women's Rights Co-Winner of the 2001 Leon Epstein Award, Political Organizations and Parties Section of the American Political Science Association""Informative and well-written . . . engaging and impressive . . . Furthermore, it is theoretically rich, drawing on a wide array of scholars and disciplines.""--Shari Garber Bax, Perspectives on Political Science	""Christina Wolbrecht's book advances our understanding of the ties between American parties and women's issues in a way that forces us to rethink traditional notions of how voting changed with the addition of women to the electorate. The Politics of Women's Rights is likely to cause a significant stir among voting behavior scholars as it argues against the current view that we are in an 'anti-party' age, with parties too weak to usher in realignments or significantly reshape public issues. This book, by contrast, tells a story of 'gendered' parties, which has up to now been largely unacknowledged.""--Anne Costain, University of Colorado, Boulder""The Politics of Women's Rights is an excellent book, written in a clear and engaging style and filled with insightful analysis. There has been too little attention directed to the way women's rights have polarized the two major parties. This book will appeal to a wide range of social scientists.""--Eileen McDonagh, Northeastern University	""Christina Wolbrecht's book advances our understanding of the ties between American parties and women's issues in a way that forces us to rethink traditional notions of how voting changed with the addition of women to the electorate. The Politics of Women's Rights is likely to cause a significant stir among voting behavior scholars as it argues against the current view that we are in an 'anti-party' age, with parties too weak to usher in realignments or significantly reshape public issues. This book, by contrast, tells a story of 'gendered' parties, which has up to now been largely unacknowledged.""--Anne Costain, University of Colorado, Boulder""The Politics of Women's Rights is an excellent book, written in a clear and engaging style and filled with insightful analysis. There has been too little attention directed to the way women's rights have polarized the two major parties. This book will appeal to a wide range of social scientists.""--Eileen McDonagh, Northeastern University	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Christina Wolbrecht is the Packey J. Dee Assistant Professor of Government and International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Her current projects include an investigation into the voting behavior of women following their enfranchisement in the 1920s and early 1930s.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",20th century;activism;americas;books;civil rights;civil rights & liberties;civil war;elections;elections & political process;feminist theory;gay & lesbian;general;history;nonfiction;political parties;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific topics;united states;women;women in history;women's studies;world,25
0195073371,"The Electrical Nature of Storms ""Lightning is among the nation's worst weather hazards, yet even today the processes that electrify clouds are not completely understood. Together, MacGorman and Rust have spent more than 50 years total in research on lightning and storm electricity at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, and they have been teaching a graduate course on these topics at the University of Oklahoma for more than a decade. This book represents their attempt to condense an enormous body of literature on the electrical nature of storms into a single volume textbook, something that has been sorely needed for some time. In many ways, this is the right book, by the right people, at the right place, at the right time. . . . The book is clearly the best compilation of material on storm electricity that exists today. It can be used either as a textbook or as a reference work by specialists and nonspecialists alike.""--E. Philip Krider in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society	Donald MacGorman and W. David Rust are both at the National Severe Storms Laboratory.",atmospheric sciences;books;earth sciences;education & reference;engineering;environment;geophysics;humanities;language & grammar;linguistics;new;physics;professional & technical;rivers;science & math;science & mathematics;special topics;used & rental textbooks;weather;words,20
B000OVLJBE,"A World of Ways to Say I Do Your wedding vows are likely to be the most transformative words that will ever cross your lips. These brief utterances not only provide the cornerstone of your ceremony but mark the beginning of your lifelong journey together. You want them to be profound yet personal, unique but universal. When the moment comes to profess eternal love, commitment, and friendship to your beloved, how will you choose to express it?  To help you personalize vows that you will proudly share on your special day and remember fondly for years to come, A World of Ways to Say I Do offers a wide assortment of conventional and unconventional cultural and religious traditions, customs, poems, readings, and vows to inspire you. Discover how others from around the globe and across time have chosen to pledge their lifelong love and celebrate their marital unions, as well as tips on how to:  Draft your own I dos--Craft original vows that express all your feelings, dreams, and love for one another succinctly and eloquently  Adapt traditional religious vows--Rework faith-based pledges of commitment--from Catholic to Celtic to Quaker and beyond--so that they reflect your own perspective on love and marriage  Find unique readings--Get away from traditional excerpts and instead use more memorable texts, such as an inspirational Apache wedding blessing or a 3,000-year-old Egyptian love poem.  Spice up the ceremony with wise and witty proverbs--Add a bit of wisdom from Europe, Africa, Asia, or the Americas.  Cement your commitment symbolically--Include an unexpected tradition, such as the tasting of sweetened milk (Morocco) or presenting the bride with thirteen coins (Mexico).   Whether you're planning an interfaith, second, secular, or May-December wedding, or you just want to tweak tradition to suit your style, this lovely volume will help you create a ceremony that is timeless, tender, and true to the two of you. Discover a world's worth of wisdom to enrich your wedding ceremony! Wedding vows are more than lines to memorize and recite. They are magical words that join two people as one. To craft a promise that touches the soul and speaks from the heart, dip into these thought-provoking pages, where you'll not only find simple approaches to writing your own life-changing vows but also discover ideas and customs from around the world to add meaning and insight to your special day. You may be inspired to:  Profess your love with lyrical lines of Shakespeare  Celebrate your differences with witty quotes from Oscar Wilde or Yiddish proverbs  Sanctify your union by silently exchanging sake in the tradition of the Japanese  Proclaim your devotion with the words of a 2,000-year-old Sanskrit love poem  Bind your hands together for the ceremony with braided grass as in Africa to symbolize your commitment  Seal the deal by reciting a Native American love affirmation  Ensure a long and lucky life together with the Greek custom of breaking champagne glasses on the wedding night   Draw on the wealth of wedding resources in A World of Ways to Say I Do to enhance your vows, readings, programs, thank-you notes, even your wedding website. This rich array of global and historical perspectives on matrimony will help you shape your ceremony into one that respects tradition and reflects your unique personalities.	Noah benShea is a poet, philosopher, educator, executive advisor, and international bestselling author of fifteen books, including the beloved Jacob the Baker series. His weekly essays have appeared in The New York Times Newspaper Regional Network and his work was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His website is noahswindow.com. Jordan benShea, Noah's daughter, is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and a marketing executive in southern California.",biographies & memoirs;books;ceremony;christian books & bibles;christian living;contemporary;contemporary fiction;crafts;customs & traditions;education & reference;hobbies & home;kindle ebooks;kindle store;literature & fiction;marriage & family;planning;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;theology;weddings,21
B000FO7DQ0,"Molecular Simulation of Fluids Molecular simulation is being increasingly used to study a widening range of both molecular systems and fluid phenomena. Today, the goal of many simulators is to study complicated molecules such as proteins, whereas attention was formerly confined almost exclusively to simple atoms and molecules. Similarly, the simulation of phase equilibria is nowadays quite common. The impetus for the increasing use of molecular simulation can be attributed to many factors such as improvements in theory, algorithms, and computer hardware. These developments have generated enormous growth in the simulation literature. The aim of this book is to examine some of the important aspects of recent progress in the use of molecular simulation for investigating fluids. It encompasses both Monte Carlo and molecular dynamic techniques providing details of theory, algorithms and implementation. Details of new algorithms are described in pseudo code and theoretical developments are discussed in detail. It describes an object-oriented analysis of molecular simulation, providing C++ code for both molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations.  The concepts of object-orientation are consistently applied to molecular simulation and a complete object-oriented analysis is given of both Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations. Sample simulation C++ code is provided on the accompanying disk. This monograph describes the application of object-orientation to molecular simulation.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Molecular simulation is being increasingly used to study a widening range of both molecular systems and fluid phenomena. Today, the goal of many simulators is to study complicated molecules such as proteins, whereas attention was formerly confined almost exclusively to simple atoms and molecules. Similarly, the simulation of phase equilibria is nowadays quite common. The impetus for the increasing use of molecular simulation can be attributed to many factors such as improvements in theory, algorithms, and computer hardware. These developments have generated enormous growth in the simulation literature. The aim of this book is to examine some of the important aspects of recent progress in the use of molecular simulation for investigating fluids. It encompasses both Monte Carlo and molecular dynamic techniques providing details of theory, algorithms and implementation. Details of new algorithms are described in pseudo code and theoretical developments are discussed in detail. It describes an object-oriented analysis of molecular simulation, providing C++ code for both molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations.  The concepts of object-orientation are consistently applied to molecular simulation and a complete object-oriented analysis is given of both Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations. Sample simulation C++ code is provided on the accompanying disk. This monograph describes the application of object-orientation to molecular simulation.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",artificial intelligence;biological sciences;biology;books;chemical;chemistry;computer science;computers & technology;engineering;molecular biology;object-oriented design;physical & theoretical;physics;professional & technical;programming;quantum chemistry;science & math;software design;software development;solid-state physics;testing & engineering,21
1592131018,"My Life as a Colombian Revolutionary: Reflections of a Former Guerrillera ""a must read for anyone who wishes to gain insight into why people are willing to risk their lives in a violent struggle against oppression,"" Multicultural Review ""One of the principal strength of her account lies in the human face she gives to the M-19...The result is a highly readable account of the life and culture of the M-19 militants...Vasquez Perdomo's autobiography provides insights invaluable to that end."" Contemporary Sociology ""gripping...Vasquez Perdomo's work makes a significant contribution to a void in women's testimonial literature in Latin America, describing her personal experiences with the movement's activities so that the reader is moved and informed...the book adds to a collective understanding of Colombia's bloody history and women's position in it."" The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education ""With sweeping narration, the rebel leader recounts her near-death experiences and exhilarating love affairs as she participated in covert operations against the government, providing a fascinating look at what it was like to be a young feminist within a guerrilla movement."" Latina magazine ""Maria Eugenia Vasquez-Perdomo's ethnographic exorcism of the ghosts from her clandestine past, and her struggle to uncover the early experiences that shaped her decision to take up arms, are riveting. ... The tone of this book is not solemn or maudlin, and it renders in realistic and compelling terms the appeal of abstract ideals and how these were transformed into concrete lived experience...The brief but exceedingly balanced and thoughtful introduction to modern Colombian history by Arthur Schmidt provides an excellent contextual framework for the account. Translator Lorena Terando has also done a commendable job of rendering difficult colloquial Spanish into a lively and well-paced narrative that retains the author's sense of humor and personal voice."" The HISPANIC AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW	A gripping memoir of a woman who left middle-class life to become a member of a Colombian militant group	Maria Eugenia Vasquez Perdomo is Director, Fundacion Mujer y Futuro (NGO: Woman and Future Foundation), working in coordination with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the project ""Mujer y Derechos"" (Women and Rights), which serves women forcibly displaced by the armed conflict. The Spanish-language edition of this book, published as Escrito para no morir, was awarded the Colombian National Prize for Testimonial Literature in 1998. Lorena Terando is Assistant Professor of Translation at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.",20th century;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;central america;colombia;gender studies;history;humanities;latin america;leaders & notable people;memoirs;military;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political;politics & social sciences;revolutionary;social sciences;south america;used & rental textbooks;women's studies;world,23
0125113404,"Veterinary Virology, Third Edition Praise for the Second Edition""The information is clearly presented, current, and easy to read... The book contains information not available in other texts of this type and would be a valuable addition to any personal or institutional library.""--AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL""This book is very well-written and reflects the enthusiasm of the distinguished authors for the subject matter. The text is directed primarily at veterinary students and is entirely appropriate for this readership. This reviewer has regularly recommended the previous edition to veterinary undergraduates at the Ontario Veterinary College, and will continue to recommend the Second Edition.""--CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL""Veterinary Virology is a well-worked text, coming as close as any available to the task of reconciling the enormous advances in basic virology with the needs of those interested in the associated animal diseases.""--W. Plowright, THE VETERINARY RECORD	Praise For The Second Edition  ""...contains information not available in other texts of this type and would be a valuable addition to any personal or institutional library."" (Australian Veterinary Journal) ""This book is very well-written and reflects the enthusiasm of the distinguished authors for the subject matter..."" (Canadian Veterinary Journal) ""...well-worked text...reconciling the enormous advances in basic virology with the needs of those interested in the associated animal diseases."" (W. Plowright, The Veterinary Record)	The aim of Veterinary Virology is to present the fundamental principles of virology to students of veterinary medicine and related medical, biomedical, ecological, environmental, and comparative medical sciences. It will also serve as a useful resource for clinicians, teachers, and those involved in research in many related fields of comparative medicine. The pace of change since the previous edition has been so great that the book has been completely rewritten and greatly expanded. Coverage of zoonotic viruses and the diseases they cause has been expanded as has coverage of the viruses and viral diseases of laboratory animals, poultry, fish, and wildlife. We have tried to weave the concept of new, emerging, and reemerging viral diseases into the fabric of the book, reflecting the new perspective this concept has brought to veterinary and zoonotic virology and related fields.The arrangement of the previous editions has been retained, but our account of the molecular biology of viral infections is much more detailed and more thoroughly integrated into the overall subject. Similarly, our account of viral genetics, plylogeny, and evolution has been expanded and has become a more integral part of the book. This, of course, is built on accurate and up-to-date viral taxonomic usage. The classification and nomenclature decisions of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, from May 1998, have been incorporated in this new edition.Part I presents an overview of the principles of animal virology, starting with the viruses themselves and progressing to the infections they cause at the level of the cell, the individual animal host and the host population. The emphasis is on pathogenesis, that is the events in the war between virus and host that we see as acute, chronic-persistent, and more subtle forms of disease. Our focus on pathogenesis naturally leads to emphasis on subjects pertaining to the host response to infection and to the means of intervening in the course of infection: immunology, diagnostics, vaccinology, epidemiology, prevention, and control.Part II is arranged by virus family, with major subsections in each chapter providing more specific information about the viruses, their classification, their molecular properties and their replication, and on the important veterinary and zoonotic diseases caused by specific viruses. The diseases are covered from the perspective of their clinical features, their pathogenesis, pathology and immunity, their laboratory diagnosis, and their epidemiology, prevention and control.In order to focus on major virologic concepts and mechanisms that form the bases for our understanding of specific clinical diseases, minutiae have been omitted and much of the factual information is consolidated into tables.	Frederick A. Murphy, DVM, PhD, is professor, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston. He holds a BS and DVM from Cornell University and a PhD from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). Formerly he was dean and distinguished professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, and distinguished professor, School of Medicine, UC Davis. Before that he served as director of the National Center for Infectious Diseases, and director of the Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences and the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine. He holds an honorary Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Turku, Finland; an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Guelph, Canada; an honorary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of London, United Kingdom; an honorary Doctor of Science from University College Dublin, Ireland; the Presidential Rank Award of the U.S. Government; the PennVet World Leadership Award from the University of Pennsylvania, and the Distinguished Microbiologist Award from the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists. At UTMB, he is a member of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Galveston National Laboratory, and McLaughlin Endowment for Infection and Immunity. His professional interests include the pathology and epidemiology of highly pathogenic viruses/viral diseases: rabies and the rabies-like viruses, arboviruses, hemorrhagic fever viruses, and other neurotropic viruses. He has been a leader in advancing the concepts of ""new and emerging infectious diseases and ""new and emerging zoonoses and ""the threat posed by bioterrorism. Most recently, he has been working on Internet resources on the history of virology: ""The Foundations of Virology at http://www.utmb.edu/virusimages/.",agricultural sciences;animal husbandry;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;clinical;communicable diseases;general;infectious disease;infectious diseases;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;microbiology;new;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks;veterinary medicine;virology;zoology,23
0929445090,"Avant-Garde Page Design 1900-1950 ""Jaroslav Andel analyzes the most innovative of these designs...these pages set a standard for contemporary practice."" -- The New York Times, June 23, 2002	With networked computers gradually replacing printed pages as the primary carriers of information, we are witnessing a full-scale transition in the way we communicate. In order to more fully understand the cultural significance of this technological revolution, artists, designers, and scholars are beginning to re-examine the history of printed material.  Andels scholarship shows how even the earliest experimenters coined innovations that remain powerful conventions of page design today, and how some, such as El Lissitzky, actually predicted the rise of electronic media.	Jaroslav Andel received his Ph.D. in Art History from Charles University and his M.F.A. in Photography from the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of the Performing Arts in Prague. As a visual artist in the1970s he had several one-person exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions of photo-based and conceptual art in Europe, Asia and the United States. In 1982 he moved from Prague to New York City, and has since organized exhibitions of Czech visual art, including Czech Modernism 1900-1945 at The Museum of Fine Art in Houston and The Avant-Garde Book 1900-1945 at Franklin Furnace in New York. He is currently working on the exhibition The Invention of the Modern Self: The Body, the Psyche, and the Spirit, 1850-1930.",art history;arts & photography;book design;books;commercial;computers & technology;design;education & reference;engineering;foreign language study & reference;graphic design;history;history & criticism;humanities;industrial;manufacturing & operational systems;new;professional & technical;techniques;typography;used & rental textbooks,21
0072131403,"JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide Learn to create dynamic and flexible Web pages in JavaScript using this hands-on resource.     Perfect as an introduction to this leading Web development language, this easy-to-follow guide explains everything you need to get started--from choosing the right browser to using script tags, variables, event handlers and much more. Written in a clear, accessible style, this book also contains screen shots and lots of sample code to help you with real-world programming tasks. Begin programming in JavaScript the right way with this step-by-step learning solution.    This Beginners Guide is Designed for Easy Learning:    Modules--Each programming concept is divided into logical modules (chapters), ideal for individualized learning  Goals--Each module opens with the specific programming skills youll have by the end of the module  Ask the Experts--Q sections throughout are filled with extra information and interesting commentary  1-Minute Drills--Quick self-assessment sections to check your progress  Annotated Syntax--Example code annotated with commentary that points to the particular technique illustrated  Projects--Coding exercises contained in each module show how to apply what you are learning  Mastery Checks--End-of-module reviews that test your knowledge using short-answer, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and simple coding questions	John Pollock (Huntsville, TX) is a university student in Huntsville, Texas. He has been working with JavaScript and other Web development tools for more than 5 years. Her runs two Web sites devoted to Web development technology.",books;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;introductory & beginning;java;javascript;languages & tools;mathematics;new;object-oriented design;programming;programming languages;science & math;software;software design;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;web design;web development & design,20
0826514952,"Felon for Peace: The Memoir of a Vietnam-Era Draft Resister This is a timely book, to help us reflect on what we should have learned from Vietnam and to bring back those counselors we too quickly set aside with the draft.  Young people today need to know they have choices, and that protest can take many forms.--Providence Sunday Journal. . . Elmer's daring exploits in the cause of peace and his trenchant observations about the background, foreground, and aftermath of the Vietnam-Era will provide entertaining and provocative reading for both those who lived through that period as well as those who came after but wish to know about a watershed period of modern American history that continues to influence national policy and personal responses to it.--Rhode Island Bar JournalJerry Elmer's story is not only a fascinating memoir, but a thoughtful discussion of the most important issue of our time: can society's addiction to war be replaced by nonviolent direct action as a means for achieving a just and peaceful world?--Howard Zinn, HistorianJerry Elmer's story spans the breadth of nonviolent direct action during the Vietnam War and after.  A new generation of activists in the peace and global justice movements now emerging will want to read this book to reflect on the tactical and strategic choices open to us today.--Mark Rudd, last National Secretary of SDS and a co-founder of the Weather UndergroundElmer's account of the paths he took, the reasons for them, the disappointments and achievements, the dilemmas and hard decisions, reaches well beyond the fascinating story of one courageous and honorable person.  It also provides penetrating insights into the goals, principles, and tactical choices of the nonviolent activist, and the lessons they can teach to a troubled and dangerous world.--Noam Chomsky	A Vietnamese-language edition of FELON FOR PEACE will be published later this year.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Jerry Elmer currently practices commercial litigation in Providence, RI.",20th century;americas;asia;asian;biographies & memoirs;books;history;humanities;international & world politics;leaders & notable people;memoirs;military;new;political;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific topics;united states;used & rental textbooks;vietnam war;war & peace,23
0195119428,"Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in American Religious Discourse ""This literate and engaged edited volume brings into dialogue perspectives on sexual orientation and public policy within Judaism, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism in America, as well as within African American religious traditions....It is one of the better books of its genre and worth reading and assigning to students.""--Religious Studies Review""This remarkable collection of essays serves up a generous feast of reflection about homosexuality in American culture. Within the collection one can get a significant introduction to religious thought on the subject, an intriguing sampling of approaches to theological ethics, a smattering of political positions concerning sexual issues, a heaping portion of legal theory, and even some insightful cultural criticism on the side.""--Journal of Religion	Saul M. Olyan is Dorot Associate Professor of Judaic Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Director of the Program in Ancient Studies at Brown University. He is the author of books and articles on Israelite religion, literary criticism of the Hebrew Bible, and the history of biblical exegesis. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Biblical Literature and the Journal of the History of Sexuality. Martha Nussbaum is Ernest Freund Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. Among her many publications is Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature (OUP 1990).",books;christian books & bibles;christianity;civil rights;comparative religion;constitutional law;gay & lesbian;gay & lesbian studies;history;human rights;humanities;law;new;nonfiction;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious studies;self-help;sex;social sciences;specific demographics;specific topics;theology;used & rental textbooks,26
019507453X,"The Jew in the Modern World: A Documentary History ""A superb collection--my favorite since it was first published.""--Joan Friedman, Colgate University""An indispensable text in teaching modern Jewish history.""--Prof. Abrolonski, Brandeis University""An unparalleled and superbly edited collection of primary sources on Jewish thought and history in the modern period. It immeasurably enhances my course on Modern Jewish Thought.""--David Ellenson, Hebrew Union College""Mendes-Flohr and Reinharz have filled a gap in Jewish scholarship. One would have to research libraries around the world to find what they have placed in our hands.""--Daniel Evearitt, Toccoa Falls College""As a Christian academically trained under largely Jewish scholars, I find this work to be extremely helpful in building cultural and theological bridges between the respective communities. Its breadth and comprehensiveness are remarkable.""--Eugene Merrill, Dallas Theological Seminary	Paul Mendes-Flohr is at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Jehuda Reinharz is at Brandeis University.",17th century;18th century;arts & photography;books;education & reference;history;humanities;jewish;judaism;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;photo essays;photography;politics & social sciences;religious;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;visual arts;world,19
0205284167,"MMPI-2: An Interpretive Manual (2nd Edition) This book is a comprehensive overview of the MMPI/MMPI-2 and its interpretation. In a single source, the book provides an introduction to basic issues in the development and administration of the MMPI as well as a step-by-step procedure for interpreting the test.Additionally, the author discusses the use of the MMPI/MMPI-2 with special groups and it reviews the use and interpretation of critical items, special scales, and short forms. Summaries of empirical research are included in each chapter to illustrate the bases for interpretations.  Offers an extended discussion of assessing validity.  Uses case studies to illustrate interpretations.  Provides a discussion of the use of MMPI/MMPI-2 with adolescents, the aged, and ethnic minorities.  Written by an outstanding authority on the MMPI/MMPI-2.For any practicing clinician or psychologist.",americas;books;clinical;education & reference;fitness & dieting;general;health;history;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;personality;psychiatry;psychology;psychology & counseling;reference;social sciences;state & local;testing & measurement;united states;used & rental textbooks,24
0735613672,"Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Companion (IT-Administrator's Companion) Now fully updated for Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and Windows Server 2003 R2, the ADMINISTRATORS COMPANION provides comprehensive, practical information for planning, implementing, and supporting Windows Server 2003in a single volume.Key Book Benefits:  Fully updated for Windows Server 2003 SP1 and the R2 release of Windows Server 2003   Provides ready answers, practical solutions, and clear procedures for administering Windows Server 2003   Details all aspects of product deployment, administration, and support in a single volume   Includes a CD-ROM with an eBook and sample utilities 	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Hardcover	 edition.	Charlie Russel is an information technology consultant, specializing in combined Windows and UNIX networks. He is also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Windows Server and Security. Together with Sharon Crawford, Charlie authored Windows Server 2008 Administrators Companion and Windows Small Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion. Charlie also co-authored the Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion.Sharon Crawford is a veteran writer of computer books. Together with Charlie Russel, Sharon authored Windows Server 2008 Administrators Companion as well as the Windows Small Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion.",books;business & management;client-server systems;computer science;computers & technology;data in the enterprise;hardware;home computing & how-to;microsoft;network administration;networking;networks;new;operating systems;pcs;protocols & apis;used & rental textbooks;windows os;windows server,19
0306450410,"Women at Risk: Issues in the Primary Prevention of AIDS (Aids Prevention and Mental Health) `... topics are comprehensive and current...rich with  statistics and many studies with findings...a useful text for teaching  and referencing in research...[recommended] for all researchers,  program developers, grant writers, AIDS activists, and  journalists.'    AIDS Education and Prevention, 8:5    `... timely and significant. The articles present clear and  thoughtful expositions of theory, together with case illustrations  that provide insights into treatment issues. Clinicians ... will find  this a valuable source of information, organized so as to enhance its  use as a resource.'    Readings (1996)    `... significant ... this book is a valuable resource for AIDS  clinicians, researchers and policy makers.'    Journal of Feminist Family Therapy",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;aids & hiv;allergies;applied psychology;books;clinical;dentistry;diseases;diseases & physical ailments;epidemiology;fitness & dieting;general;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;pathology;politics & social sciences;preventive;preventive medicine;psychology;public health;reference;research;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks,31
0869809180,Basali!: Stories By and About Women in Lesotho Stories by and about women in Lesotho present tales told orally by Sesotho  women who don't speak English. These have been translated by English-speaking friends and  relatives to provide insights on women's thoughts and decision-making processes in South Africa.  -- Midwest Book Review,african & middle eastern;anthologies;books;british;criticism & theory;english literature;europe;gender studies;history;history & criticism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;new;politics & social sciences;short stories;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;wales;women in history;women writers;women's studies;world;world literature,24
0787909335,"Women and Leadership in Health Care: The Journey to Authenticity and Power ""This book is a must-read. Its power lies in its abundant stories which demonstrate how relationships based on integrity form the context in which leaders maximize their unique potential and contributions, regardless of gAnder."" --JoEllen Koerner, JoEllen Koerner and Associates, past-president, American Organization of Nurse Executives""For a person navigating the complex pathway to top leadership jobs, gAnder issues continue to influence career progression. Finally, a comprehensive analysis of the issues provides important insight for both current and future leaders, with innovative ideas to help recognize and reduce gAnder issues in organizations."". --Katherine W. Vestal, national director of healthcare services, Hay Group, Inc""Catherine Robinson-Walker uncovers important insights that help both men and women develop key strategies that will strengthen the leadership in their organizations. Her research reflects the value of the 'co-creation model' for the future of health care."" --Kathryn Johnson, president/CEO, The Health Forum""Robinson-Walker's words combine power, beauty, and elegance on a subject frequently discussed in whispers. I hope people take this book to a quiet place and read it with care and thought."" --Patrick G. Hays, president and CEO, BlueCross BlueShield Association	Women and Leadership in Health Care: The Journey to Authenticity and PowerWomen outnumber men six to one in the health care field. But despite their numbers, women still struggle to gain entry into boardrooms and the ""executive suite."" Why are there so few women in top-level management and executive positions within the health care industry? Can this course be changed?Written for health care executives and managers of both sexes, Women and Leadership in Health Care: The Journey to Authenticity and Power, explores the vital issues that surround the gAnder disparity in health care leadership. This book answers the vital questions concerning how gAnder affects health care leadership. It reveals how to create a diverse, creative, and resourceful leadership pool. And it gives women the tools they need to break the glass ceiling.Meticulously researched, Women and Leadership in Health Care is based on Catherine Robinson-Walker's comprehensive survey of health care leaders and a far-reaching review of today's management literature. Robinson-Walker-a recognized expert in leadership development in health care-offers hands-on guidance for health care managers and executives enabling them to assess their current environment and create a plan that will ensure the most qualified employees have the opportunity to develop into top-level health care leaders.By delving deeply into the complexities of beliefs and perceptions about gAnder, the author offers an invaluable resource for understanding the often confusing mix of gAnder, leadership, professional culture, social expectations, and personal bias.Filled with useful suggestions and practical advice, the book? Offers guidance for overcoming gAnder barriers in health care leadership? Reveals how senior level executives and managers can learn the skills they need to become successful mentors to future health care leaders? Shatters common myths such as ""Time alone will solve the problem of too few women i	Women and Leadership in Health Care: The Journey to Authenticity and PowerWomen outnumber men six to one in the health care field. But despite their numbers, women still struggle to gain entry into boardrooms and the ""executive suite."" Why are there so few women in top-level management and executive positions within the health care industry? Can this course be changed?Written for health care executives and managers of both sexes, Women and Leadership in Health Care: The Journey to Authenticity and Power, explores the vital issues that surround the gender disparity in health care leadership. This book answers the vital questions concerning how gender affects health care leadership. It reveals how to create a diverse, creative, and resourceful leadership pool. And it gives women the tools they need to break the glass ceiling.Meticulously researched, Women and Leadership in Health Care is based on Catherine Robinson-Walker's comprehensive survey of health care leaders and a far-reaching review of today's management literature. Robinson-Walker-a recognized expert in leadership development in health care-offers hands-on guidance for health care managers and executives enabling them to assess their current environment and create a plan that will ensure the most qualified employees have the opportunity to develop into top-level health care leaders.By delving deeply into the complexities of beliefs and perceptions about gender, the author offers an invaluable resource for understanding the often confusing mix of gender, leadership, professional culture, social expectations, and personal bias.Filled with useful suggestions and practical advice, the book? Offers guidance for overcoming gender barriers in health care leadership? Reveals how senior level executives and managers can learn the skills they need to become successful mentors to future health care leaders? Shatters common myths such as ""Time alone will solve the problem of too few women in the health care executive ranks""? Spells out how executives and managers can renew and hone their leadership abilities? Focuses on the lessons men learn from women and the lessons women learn from men ? Outlines effective strategies from recognized experts in the fields of negotiation, communication, and executive recruitment.Women and Leadership in Health Care is filled with poignant, inspiring, and moving personal stories about the challenges-and triumphs-of effective leadership.A Road Map to the Top of Health Care ManagementWomen and Leadership in Health Care : The Journey to Authenticity and Power is for leaders on either side of the health care glass ceiling. For women who want to reach the top levels of leadership in today's more than one-trillion-dollar health care industry, it offers a road map showing how to get there. For women and men who have already entered the executive suite, this book will reveal ways to assess the environment to ensure that the best and the brightest have an opportunity to rise to the top.	CATHERINE ROBINSON-WALKER is executive director of The Academy for Healthcare Quality, a collaborative effort of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and five leading universities. She is a pioneer in conceiving breakthrough strategies for leadership and executive education in health care. She is a frequent speaker on trAnds and strategies for stewardship in health care, and the path to power and effectiveness for women. Her e-mail address is carobins@sirius.com.",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;books;fitness & dieting;gender studies;health;health care administration;hospital administration;hospital administration & care;issues;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;nursing;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;social sciences;social services & welfare;trends & roles;used & rental textbooks;women's studies,22
0761813284,Contemporary African Politics Bamidele A. Ojo is Associate Professor of Political Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University.,african;books;comparative politics;democracy;elections & political process;ethnic studies;general;government;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;law;legal theory & systems;new;non-us legal systems;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks,21
0071370080,"Environmental Assessment The most comprehensive guide to environmental impact assesment and the only source with step-by-step procedures, Environmental Assessment tames the complexities of environmental law and makes planning, doing, and reporting easier.    Unmatched in usefulness, Environmental Assessment provides practical procedures, guidelines, case studies, and context that make the art and science of impact evaluation simpler.  Reach for the this to:    * Help with every aspect of analyzing the environmental impact of a project  * Complete coverage of current assessment approaches, practices, procedures, documentation, regulations, and issues  * Step-by-step directions for preparing assessments and statements  * Valuable expert advice on international perspectives, public participation, environmental justice, and evaluating social and economic impacts  * Recent examples, case studies, and findings in law    With timely coverage of trends in policy and rule-making, and current topics such as international impacts, global warming, and biodiversity, Environmental Assessment helps you stay on the leading edge.    THE ONE ESSENTIAL FOR NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT COMPLIANCE	RAVI JAIN, Ph.D., is Dean of the School of Engineering and Professor of Engineering at the University of the Pacific.  He has served on numerous National Task Forces and Advisory Councils for the Department of Defense, NSF, Navy, Army, EPA and NAS.  He is a fellow ASCE and Diplomate American Academy of Environmental Engineers. Along with his prior appointments, Dr. Jain has published ten books and over 100 journal articles, book chapters, and technical reports.  He is Editor-in-Chief of the international journal ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND POLICY.    L.V. URBAN is Director of the Water Resources Center and Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University. He consults to industry on water resources, environmental impact analysis, and environmental engineering.  He is also an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a registered professional engineer in Texas.    GARY S. STACEY was formerly a senior economist at the Battelle-Europe Centres de Recherche in Geneva, Switzerland, and has more than 30 years' experience in economic impact assessment.  He has helped develop strategies for many U.S. government agencies, including the EPA and the Department of Energy.  Dr. Stacey is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books and scores of professional articles and client reports in these fields.    HAROLD BALBACH is a senior biologist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Champaign, IL.  He is a Fellow of the Society of American Military Engineers, and serves on their Board of Directors in addition to representing the Military Installations Land Management Division on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Agronomy.  He has co-authored or edited six books, scores of agency reports, and numerous NEPA documents.    M. DIANA WEBB is Group Leader of the Ecology Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, operated by the University of California.  Ms. Webb has over 30 years' experience in environmental compliance issues with the Laboratory, Department of Energy, Bureau of Land Management, Army Corps of Engineers, and private consulting firms.  She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a Secretarial NEPA Quality Award.",books;business & investing;civil;earth sciences;engineering;environmental engineering;environmental science;environmental studies;natural resources;nature & ecology;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;professional & technical;public affairs & policy;public policy;regional planning;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,23
0387953264,"Mathematical Problems in Image Processing From the reviews: MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS ""The authors have substantially contributed to many aspects of the subjectThe level of the book is advanced, and the exposition very clear, developed in depth, and to some extent self-contained. The proofs of the main theorems are usually given in detail; when necessary there is also a precise reference to the ample literature on the specific topic. This book will certainly interest both mathematicians (some interesting, still open theoretical questions there are highlighted) and researchers in computer visionThe books substantial and up-to-date body for reference is a detailed guide to the literature on the many aspects of image processing.""  G. Aubert and P. Kornprobst Mathematical Problems in Image Processing Partial Differential Equations and the Calculus of Variations ""This book is devoted to a detailed presentation of several aspects of mathematical problems in image processing . . . The authors have substantially contributed to many aspects of their subject . . . The level of the book is advanced, and the to some extent self-contained . . . This book will certainly interest both mathematicians (some interesting, still open theoretical questions here are highlighted) and researchers in computer vision.""MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS	Partial differential equations (PDEs) and variational methods were introduced into image processing about fifteen years ago. Since then, intensive research has been carried out. The goals of this book are to present a variety of image analysis applications, the precise mathematics involved and how to discretize them. Thus, this book is intended for two audiences. The first is the mathematical community by showing the contribution of mathematics to this domain. It is also the occasion to highlight some unsolved theoretical questions. The second is the computer vision community by presenting a clear, self-contained and global overview of the mathematics involved in image processing problems. This work will serve as a useful source of reference and inspiration for fellow researchers in Applied Mathematics and Computer Vision, as well as being a basis for advanced courses within these fields.  During the four years since the publication of the first edition, there has been substantial progress in the range of image processing applications covered by the PDE framework. The main goals of the second edition are to update the first edition by giving a coherent account of some of the recent challenging applications, and to update the existing material.In addition, this bookprovides the reader with the opportunity to make his own simulations with a minimal effort. To this end, programming tools are made available, which will allow the reader to implement and test easily some classical approaches. Reviews of the earlier edition: ""Mathematical Problems in Image Processing is a major, elegant, and unique contribution to the applied mathematics literature, oriented toward applications in image processing and computer vision.... Researchers and practitioners working in the field will benefit by adding this book to their personal collection. Students and instructors will benefit by using this book as a graduate course textbook."" -- SIAM Review ""The Mathematician -- and he doesn't need to be a 'die-hard' applied mathematician -- will love it because there are all these spectacular applications of nontrivial mathematical techniques and he can even find some open theoretical questions. The numerical analyst will discover many challenging problems and implementations. The image processor will be an eager reader because the book provides all the mathematical elements, including most of the proofs.... Both content and typography are a delight. I can recommend the book warmly for theoretical and applied researchers."" -- Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematics	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",algorithms;artificial intelligence;books;computer science;computer technology;computers & technology;data in the enterprise;education & reference;electrical & electronics;engineering;general;graphic design;graphics & visualization;human vision & language systems;mathematics;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;networking;new;pattern recognition;professional & technical;programming;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,26
1558615296,"Baghdad Burning II: More Girl Blog from Iraq (Women Writing the Middle East) The distinctive voice of pseudonymous Riverbend shines through this continuation of her blog, from October 2004 through March 2006 (2005's Baghdad Burning won a Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Literary Reportage). Now 27, she offers an invaluable description of life in a middle-class, secular, mixed Shia-Sunni family. Alternating reports of attacks seen on TV and raids in her neighborhood with the mundane details of fuel shortages and infrequent electricity and water, Riverbend also offers astute analysis of the Iraqi draft constitution and American media, widely available through Iraqi TV and the Internet (her suggestion for a reality show: ""Take 15 Bush supporters and throw them in a house in Fallujah""). She emphasizes how gender has become an issue when it never was before, e.g., election forms are all stamped ""male."" Riverbend's dry wit leavens her anger: after watching the 2006 Oscar ceremonies on TV, she proposes Iraqi Oscars (""Ahmed Al-Chalabi in  'Disappearing Act' for his magnificent evaporation from the Iraqi political scene""). Throughout, the blog insists that most Iraqis are tolerant; prefer secular to religious government; fear civil war; and vehemently want the occupation to end. (Riverbend's blog continues at riverbendblog.blogspot.com.) (Nov.) Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	Riverbend has chronicled the U.S. occupation of Baghdad since July 2003. The first collection of her blog posts, Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq (2005), was an intriguing, wide-ranging document, exploring both the mundanities of daily deprivation and the complexities of Iraq's political predicament. In this update, chaos has become the routine, and Riverbend's good humor is almost exhausted. She reports growing repression by Fundamentalist Muslims and predicts the impending death of Iraq's secular society. Worse than the fear of public chastisement is the fear of violence from Iraq's security forces, which she claims now act as religious and political militias. Simmering with righteous anger, she writes of nighttime raids, of dead friends, of shortages of water, power, and food. And news accounts--and Riverbend's own blog--tell us that violence in Baghdad has become even worse since the book went to press. Riverbend's opinions may be off-putting to supporters of the war, but her experiences transcend politics. This invaluable account should be read by all voting-age Americans. Keir GraffCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	Riverbend is the pseudonym of an Iraqi computer programmer who now lives with her family in Baghdad and whose identity remains concealed for her own protection. Her blog offers searing eyewitness accounts of the everyday realities on the ground, punctuated by astute analysis on the politics behind the events. James Ridgeway is national political correspondent for the Village Voice and author of 14 books.",20th century;americas;biographies & memoirs;blogging & blogs;books;computers & technology;gender studies;history;humanities;internet & web culture;iraq;iraq war;middle east;military;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific groups;united states;used & rental textbooks;women;women's studies,22
0198147260,"Roman Nature: The Thought of Pliny the Elder (Oxford Classical Monographs) ""Worthy of attention and praise....Easily the best general treatment that Pliny has every received, sympathetic and clear-headed both. It is a work that belongs in the library of every classicist, yet is accessible to readers from other fields....No reader will come away unimpressed by Beagon's command of Pliny and his age.""--Classical Bulletin""Useful, especially for university students in the history and philosophy of ancient science.""--Religious Studies Review""Beagon's book is focused, well organized, [and] persuasive.""--Prudentia	Teacher and researcher",ancient & classical literature;biographies & memoirs;books;europe;france;greek;greek & roman;history;history & criticism;history & philosophy;history & surveys;humanities;ireland;literature;literature & fiction;medieval;movements & periods;new;philosophy;politics & social sciences;professionals & academics;science & math;science & mathematics;scientists;used & rental textbooks;world,26
0300101937,"The Indian Slave Trade: The Rise of the English Empire in the American South, 1670-1717 ""The book is essential reading for scholars of early American and Native American history... Gallay's work is an important and exciting contribution to the field."" History: Reviews of New Books ""Powerfully argued... Gallay's stunning and engrossing work seems to spur a renewed debate on the origins and meaning of racial slavery."" Choice ""A majestic volume that will reshape our understanding of the geopolitics and economy of the colonial South. This engaging transnational story deserves the attention of colonial and southern historians."" Andrew K. Frank, Georgia Historical Quarterly	Winner of the 2003 Bancroft Prize	""The book is essential reading for scholars of early American and Native American history. . . . Gallay's work is an important and exciting contribution to the field.""-History: Reviews of New Books; ""Powerfully argued. . . . Gallay's stunning and engrossing work . . . seems to spur a renewed debate on the origins and meaning of racial slavery.""-Choice; ""A majestic volume . . . [that] will reshape our understanding of the geopolitics and economy of the colonial South. . . . This engaging transnational story deserves the attention of colonial and southern historians.""-Andrew K. Frank, Georgia Historical Quarterly	Alan Gallay is professor of history at Western Washington University.",17th century;18th century;abolition;americas;books;business & investing;civil war;colonial period;england;europe;history;humanities;modern (16th-21st centuries);native american;new;slavery & emancipation;united states;used & rental textbooks;world,19
0823003116,"The Art of Flowers: A Celebration of Botanical Illustration, Its Masters and Methods Jack Kramer, an authority on the floral arts, is the author of numerous articles and more than 130 books, including Women of Flowers, which has sold 40,000 copies since 1996. He lives in Naples, Florida.",arts & photography;biological sciences;books;commercial;design;drawing;flowers;graphic design;history;history & criticism;humanities;illustration;landscape;new;painting;plants;plants & animals;science & math;themes;used & rental textbooks;visual arts,21
0226443221,"Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago (Illinois) Like motorists who slow down to stare at the aftermath of car crashes, most people are fascinated by meteorologic disasters. The perils of weathering a hurricane, a tsunami's destruction of property, and the human drama of a flood all make for riveting tales of struggle and survival. Yet one kind of weather-related catastrophe -- a deadly wave of heat and humidity -- seems not to get nearly the notice given the others, despite the fact that it kills more than all the other kinds combined. Why heat waves are such a quiet menace and how social conditions contributed to more than 700 deaths during a week-long wave of unprecedented heat and humidity in Chicago in 1995 are the focus of Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago, written by sociologist Eric Klinenberg. The term ""social isolation"" is usually applied to those living in remote locations, but Klinenberg demonstrates that this unfortunate condition also applies to thousands of people (primarily senior citizens) in our nation's largest cities. And so it was in 1995. Thousands of Chicago's elderly lived alone (many of them in or near poverty), isolated in many ways and by many factors. When the record-breaking heat and humidity arrived and stayed, these men and women started dying, one at a time and quietly, behind closed, locked doors. The immediate reasons were apparent. Many seniors did not have air conditioning in their houses or apartments. Of those who did have air conditioning, many chose not to use it, fearing utility bills that they could not afford to pay. Fear of crime kept others from leaving their homes to use free neighborhood ""cooling centers."" Still other elderly Chicagoans knew, from a physiological standpoint, that they were hot but were simply unaware that they were in danger. Klinenberg shows in detail how the tragedy was compounded by many factors and interests, including a public health and medical establishment that did not anticipate the magnitude of the looming danger and local news media that treated the severe heat and humidity as little more than a novel topic for lighthearted feature stories. The author also examines key sociological factors relating to the elderly, including the perils of ""aging in place"" while the surrounding environment changes; the idealization and valuing of personal independence among seniors; and differences between men and women in the establishment of friendships and other interpersonal connections. Heat Wave is a fascinating book, in part because the social conditions that led to Chicago's 1995 tragedy still exist, for the most part, throughout our nation and its aging population. People are still at risk. The book is not without its flaws. Klinenberg strays from sociological analysis and into a politicized attack when he examines the 1995 response of Mayor Richard M. Daley and his administration. He makes far too much of the mayor's brief questioning of exactly what constitutes a ""heat-related death"" -- a question, I might add, that most of us had at the time. The author erroneously claims that the response of the Daley administration was driven more by public-relations damage control than by a desire to understand the tragedy and prevent further deaths and that a report issued by the Mayor's Commission on Extreme Weather Conditions was little more than ""spin,"" when it was in fact the product of careful deliberation by leading figures in public health, medicine, gerontology, meteorology, and other fields. Indeed, the report laid the groundwork for Chicago's successful response to extreme weather, which was credited with saving hundreds of lives in the summer of 1999. The report has been widely requested by and circulated to public health planners throughout the nation. Other descriptions of the mayoral response are similarly off-base. As a deputy commissioner of the Health Department in 1995, I was there for every step of the action, in front of the cameras and microphones and around the table at meetings about emergency response. Klinenberg and his sources were not there. Klinenberg also puts considerable emphasis on racial disparities in the 1995 heat deaths. (The raw death totals indicate a rough parity between mortality rates in the black and white populations, but age-adjusted rates supplied by the author claim otherwise.) In his biography posted on the Web site of Northwestern University, where he teaches, Klinenberg notes his interest in the exploration of ""race as a principle of vision, division, and domination."" His focus on race is therefore understandable, but many do not see race as the risk factor that he claims it is. Its flaws aside, Heat Wave is a thought-provoking examination that challenges everyone in medicine and public health to look beyond our training to consider sociological conditions as risk factors. It issues a call for all segments of the population to reestablish those familial and social connections that we once seemed to have but now, all too often, do not. John Wilhelm, M.D., M.P.H.Copyright  2002 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. The New England Journal of Medicine is a registered trademark of the MMS. 	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	A forceful account of what it means to be poor, sick and alone in the era of American entrepreneurial government -- Charles Taylor, Salon.comA provocative, fascinating book, one that applies to much more than weather disasters -- Chicago Sun-TimesA trenchant, multilayered and well-written social autopsy of disaster. -- Micaela di Leonardo, The NationKlinenberg draws the lines of culpability in dozens of directions, drawing a dense and subtle portrait of exactly what happened. -- Malcom Gladwell, The New YorkerRevealing and provocative.  -- London Review of Books	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. The heat index, which measures how the temperature actually feels on the body, would hit 126 degrees by the time the day was over. Meteorologists had been warning residents about a two-day heat wave, but these temperatures did not end that soon. When the heat wave broke a week later, city streets had buckled; the records for electrical use were shattered; and power grids had failed, leaving residents without electricity for up to two days. And by July 20, over seven hundred people had perished-more than twice the number that died in the Chicago Fire of 1871, twenty times the number of those struck by Hurricane Andrew in 1992in the great Chicago heat wave, one of the deadliest in American history.Heat waves in the United States kill more people during a typical year than all other natural disasters combined. Until now, no one could explain either the overwhelming number or the heartbreaking manner of the deaths resulting from the 1995 Chicago heat wave. Meteorologists and medical scientists have been unable to account for the scale of the trauma, and political officials have puzzled over the sources of the city's vulnerability. In Heat Wave, Eric Klinenberg takes us inside the anatomy of the metropolis to conduct what he calls a ""social autopsy,"" examining the social, political, and institutional organs of the city that made this urban disaster so much worse than it ought to have been.Starting with the question of why so many people died at home alone, Klinenberg investigates why some neighborhoods experienced greater mortality than others, how the city government responded to the crisis, and how journalists, scientists, and public officials reported on and explained these events. Through a combination of years of fieldwork, extensive interviews, and archival research, Klinenberg uncovers how a number of surprising and unsettling forms of social breakdown-including the literal and social isolation of seniors, the institutional abandonment of poor neighborhoods, and the retrenchment of public assistance programs-contributed to the high fatality rates. The human catastrophe, he argues, cannot simply be blamed on the failures of any particular individuals or organizations. For when hundreds of people die behind locked doors and sealed windows, out of contact with friends, family, community groups, and public agencies, everyone is implicated in their demise.As Klinenberg demonstrates in this incisive and gripping account of the contemporary urban condition, the widening cracks in the social foundations of American cities that the 1995 Chicago heat wave made visible have by no means subsided as the temperatures returned to normal. The forces that affected Chicago so disastrously remain in play in America's cities, and we ignore them at our peril.	Eric Klinenberg is a professor of sociology at New York University and editor of the journal Public Culture. He is also the author of Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media and the coeditor of The Making and Unmaking of Whiteness.",americas;biographies & memoirs;books;disaster relief;education & reference;history;humanities;midwest;minority studies;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;regional u.s.;social policy;social sciences;social services & welfare;sociology;specific demographics;state & local;united states;urban;used & rental textbooks,25
0130320951,"Computer Aided Electronic Circuit Board Design and Fabrication: Using OrCAD/SDT and OrCAD/PCB Software Tools This is one of the first texts to offer a complete hands-on approach to the use of computer-aided software and laboratory-based hardware tools for the design and fabrication of electronic printed circuit boards in an EDA environment. Beginning with basic electronic concepts and ending with fully-developed projects, it features extensive examples and complete solutions to computer-aided electronic circuit board design and fabrication using the most affordable and widely used EDA software tools from OrCAD, Inc.	Offers a complete hands-on approach to the use of computer-aided software and laboratory-based hardware tools for the design and fabrication of electronic printed circuit boards in an EDA environment.  Beginning with basic electronic concepts and ending with fully-developed projects, it features extensive examples and complete solutions to computer-aided electronic circuit board design and fabrication using the most affordable and widely used EDA software tools from OrCAD, Inc.  Appropriate for self-paced study in computer-aided tools for electronic design.",books;business & investing;computer technology;counseling;crafts;education;education & reference;electrical;electrical & electronics;engineering;hobbies & home;home improvement & design;how-to & home improvements;job hunting & careers;new;professional & technical;schools & teaching;used & rental textbooks;vocational guidance,19
0898866847,"Where the Pavement Ends: One Woman's Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China & Vietnam Living in Seattle and failing to make her mark as an actress, Erika Warmbrunn decides to chuck it all and go traveling. Her resulting novel, Where the Pavement Ends, is an absorbing account of her ambitious eight-month solo bicycle trip through the countries of Mongolia, China, and Vietnam. While Warmbrunn's accounts of the travails of traveling in far-off lands doesn't necessarily break new ground, she writes with humor and candor. If you have even a twinge of wanderlust, you'll appreciate this book. Her adventure begins in Mongolia, where she cycles past curious onlookers in dusty towns with names like Khatgal and Moron. Abandoning her set-in-stone itinerary, she spends a memorable month in the village of Ashaant teaching English to schoolchildren and living in a traditional ger (tent). In China she braves the cold and nerve-racking interrogation but is awed by the Great Wall and intrigued by fellow backpackers'  tales, told over noodles and beer. By the time she reaches Vietnam, with the frenetic Saigon and its ever-present reminders of the war, she is psychically and emotionally spent. Four thousand miles is a long way to go--even when it's a journey in search of self. --Jill Fergus	In 1993, this 27-year-old American woman set off alone from Irkutsk in Siberia and eight months later ended up 5000 miles away in Saigon. Hers was not so much a test of endurance, although there was plenty to endure such as eating sheep's head in Mongolia, confronting bureaucratic hassles in China, and fending off overly eager children in Vietnam but rather a journey of self-discovery. She stopped for a month to teach school along the way and took public transportation a couple of times. She writes poignantly and frankly of the dilemmas caused by First World low-budget travelers in Third World countries. Should they pay more than locals, what hospitality and privileges should they expect, and what should their impact be on the people they encounter? She confesses to occasional bad behavior, exasperation, and a lack of sensitivity. Travels such as hers are not so rare today, but thoughtful, honest, insightful writing about the cross-cultural experience is. A fine addition to public libraries; highly recommended. Harold M. Otness, formerly with Southern Oregon Univ. Lib., Ashland Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Warmbrunn joins a fine group of Mountaineers Books authors with this compelling memoir of her 8,000-kilometer bike trip in 1994. She reveals the awe and frustrations of a woman traveling alone through remote and often dangerous routes of Mongolia, China, and Vietnam. While biking through mud and barren tundra permits a certain freedom and independence, she encounters government officials questioning the legality of her enterprise and curious children who sometimes lose control. Many villagers seek her out like an American celebrity, eager to test their English. A heartwarming chapter revolves around her month spent teaching kids in Arshaant, Mongolia. Most striking are her encounters with strangers who shower her with overwhelming generosity and willingly offer their home, bed, and food. Warmbrunn captures the natural beauty of the people, landscapes, and customs by opening herself up to their lifestyles on their terms. Guaranteed to appeal to adventurers, international travelers, or anyone who has taught overseas, this well-written book is for all who aspire to venture beyond their traditional frontiers. Brenda BarreraCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved",asia;biographies;biographies & memoirs;books;cycling;education & reference;general;individual sports;mongolia;mountain climbing;mountaineering;research & publishing guides;specific groups;sports & outdoors;travel;travel writing;vietnam;women;writing,19
0786886676,"Mosquito: The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe ""...right book...for a broad audience: clear, authoritative...and right to the point on the insect's enormous importance to humanity.""  -- Edward O. Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of On Human Nature and The Ants""Absorbing.""  -- Newsday""Marvelous.""  -- Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker	Andrew Spielman, Sc.D., is one of the world's foremost authorities on mosquitoes and the infections they transmit. He is Harvard University's senior investigator in tropical disease.  Michael D'Antonio shared the Pulitzer Prize in journalism as part of a Newsday reporting team. He has written five acclaimed nonfiction books, including Atomic Harvest and Tin Cup Dreams.",animals;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;entomology;epidemiology;insects & spiders;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;nature & ecology;new;reference;research;science & math;science & mathematics;teens;used & rental textbooks;wildlife;zoology,22
0823219542,"Railroad Ferries of the Hudson and Stories of a Deck Hand aRailroad Ferries of the Hudson . . . treats its subject extensively. . . . It is full of information and photographs.a	Raymond J. Baxter worked on the New York Harbor waterfront for almost forty years, serving first as a railroad deckhand and then as a railroad police officer. Arthur G. Adams is founding president of the Hudson River Maritime Center at Roundabout Landing in Kingston. In 1981, he was given a special award of merit for outstanding achievement in Regional Studies by the State University of New York. He is Executive Vice President of the Hudson River Navigation Company is trustee of the Victor Herbert Performance Trust Fund.",20th century;americas;books;city planning & urban development;food;history;lodging & transportation;modern (16th-21st centuries);politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;public affairs & policy;railroad travel;ships;social sciences;state & local;transportation;travel;united states;urban planning & development,20
2884790527,"An Advanced Guide to Digital Photography Oliver joined the Brigade of Guards at the age of 15 as a musician, after eight years service he turned to photography and has now been a professional photographer for 30 years.",arts & photography;books;computer science;computers & technology;digital photography;education & reference;equipment;games & strategy guides;graphic design;graphics & visualization;humanities;humor & entertainment;new;photography;reference;strategy guides;techniques & reference;used & rental textbooks;visual arts,19
0814742165,"Lavender Culture ""To read this book is to glimpse gay culture in its first morning. . . . It offers a comprehensive and poignant overview of a very special moment in gay culture. Read it, and if you're still too macho to weep, or too insufficiently radical/feminist to scream, at least shed a tear for lost innocence.""-The Advocate,	Karla Jay has written, edited, and translated nine books, the most recent of which are Dyke Life and Lesbian Erotics. Dyke Life won the 1996 Lambda Literary Award in the category of Lesbian Studies. She is editor of NYU Press's series, ""The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature."" This is the only lesbian studies series in the world from a university press. In existence since 1992, the series now spans some 20 books of original criticism, reprints, translations and recovered archival letters and manuscripts. Dr. Jay has written for many publications, including Ms. Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The Village Voice, and Lambda Book Report. She is Professor of English and Director of Women's Studies at Pace University in New York City. She is currently at work on two books, Ten Decades of Struggle: Gay and Lesbian Life in the United States (Oxford UP) and Tales of the lavender Menace (Basic).",20th century;books;gay & lesbian;gay & lesbian studies;gender studies;history;humanities;literary;literature;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;nonfiction;politics & social sciences;self-help;sex;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks,20
1558611150,"Streets: A Memoir of the Lower East Side (The Helen Rose Scheuer Jewish Women's Series) Spewack, a journalist and playwright, wrote this candid account of her childhood at the turn of the century in New York's teeming tenements when she was only 22, in the Twenties. Posthumously, her literary executors sought publication as a tribute to the remarkable woman who had overcome innumerable obstacles to lead an interesting and successful life. Raised by a mother who had been abandoned by two husbands and had to claw her way through the system to provide for three children, the young Bella did not have many opportunities or role models to guide her. Spewack vividly describes the poverty, the pettiness, the smells, and the cacophony that permeated tenement life. She breathes life into the cast of sympathetic characters who passed through her early years. Spewack's achievements can motivate and inspire struggling young women today. Easily read, this book is recommended for public libraries as well as for women's collections.?Carol R. Glatt, VA Medical Ctr. Lib., PhiladelphiaCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Successful Broadway (Kiss Me, Kate) and Hollywood (My Favorite Wife) writer Spewak began life in Transylvania in 1899, the love child of a teenage peasant and a man who disappeared before Bella was born. Three years later, she and her mother joined the flood of Eastern European Jews emigrating to New York City. In this memoir, which she wrote in her twenties but never published, Spewak recalls growing up in the slums of the Lower East Side. Through her eyes, we see the deprivation she and her mother had to endure: the abysmal housing, the unsanitary living conditions, the inadequate health care, the demeaning, exhausting work in sweatshops and wealthier homes, and the inevitable predatory employers happy to take advantage of a young single mother. Written in the stark, naturalistic prose of a born journalist, the book provides a startling, clear-eyed look at the difficult life millions endured in what sentimentalists call a simpler, happier time in America.  Jack Helbig	Spewack wrote her memoir of her immigrant background and experiences around the turn of the twenty at the age of twenty-three: many know her as the author of musical Kiss Me Kate and others, but few know of her background. This was written before she was famous and includes a candid review of her coming of age. It appears here in print for the first time.  -- Midwest Book Review",20th century;americas;arts & literature;arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;ethnic & national;history;humanities;jewish;memoirs;mid atlantic;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;performing arts;regional u.s.;specific groups;state & local;united states;used & rental textbooks;women;world,22
0130908975,"Crisis Intervention: Promoting Resilience and Resolution in Troubled Times ""This text presents a compelling argument that victims of crisis and trauma can recover and grow into strong and healthy survivors. The text's emphasis on resilience is an important next step in the evolution of this helping technique. Its detailed explanation of the techniques that utilize the strength of survivors is valuable for neophytes and experienced helpers alike. The exercises and discussion questions presented move it from a theory based text into a valuable tool for skill development. This text is a very valuable addition to the literature on crisis intervention.""  Thomas W. Rueth, University of Dayton        ""The writing is excellent and well thought out. The ideas are presented clearly, the stories used in each chapter are excellent, and the authors do an excellent job integrating their stories with the content of each chapter.""  Chris McCarthy, University of Texas at Austin        ""The authors stay true to their mission that crisis presents both a 'danger and an opportunity' for individuals and communities alike. This is an inspiring text that captures the tragedy of human frailty and suffering while diligently reinforcing client strength and resiliency.""  Julie Schroeder, Louisiana State University        ""Crisis Intervention . . . stands out as a cutting edge text among books on crisis intervention. The authors provide an approach to crisis intervention that is broad based and current. Clearly, the art and science of crisis intervention is conveyed through the use of research, story, literature exemplars, activities, and practical approaches.""  Nicholas Mazza, Florida State University",books;business & investing;counseling;education;education & reference;job hunting & careers;medical books;new;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional development;psychology;psychotherapy;public affairs & policy;schools & teaching;social sciences;social services & welfare;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks;vocational guidance,20
3895782181,"Decentralization with PROFIBUS DP/DPV1: Architecture and Fundamentals, Configuration and Use with SIMATIC S7 Thanks to its broad range of connectable field devices, PROFIBUS DP has (in distributed I/O) acquired the status of an internationally acknowledged standard fieldbus system. In addition to imparting a basic knowledge of PROFIBUS, the book concentrates on configuring PROFIBUS DP with STEP 7, explains various methods of data interchange with user programs and provides useful advice on commissioning and troubleshooting.With its practical orientation the book is ideal for PROFIBUS planners, configuration experts and programmers. Its comprehensive description of the fundamentals involved also makes it interesting for students and docents alike.For this second edition, the chapter on user program interfaces has been enlarged and the overall content revised in line with the expansions that have taken place in DPV1. The new functions and applications of PROFIBUS DP in SIMATIC S7 on the basis of STEP 7 Version 5.1 SP3 are described, along with setting of an equidistant DP bus cycle and the new signals Status Alarm, Update Alarm and Manufacturer-Specific Alarm.",books;chemical;chemistry;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;electrical & electronics;engineering;general & reference;mechanical;networking;networks;new;professional & technical;programming;programming languages;protocols & apis;science & math;science & mathematics;technology;used & rental textbooks,21
1893115194,"Serious ADO: Universal Data Access with Visual Basic Rob MacDonald is an independent software expert who specializes in enterprise system design and data access using Windows, COM+, ADO, and MTS. Afternine years running a thriving software development company, he now works directly with developers as a designer, mentor, and trainer. He lives in southern England.",books;computer science;computers & technology;data & information visualization;database design;database storage & design;databases;education & reference;graphic design;languages & tools;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;programming;programming languages;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;visual basic,22
0198515820,"Fundamentals of Computational Neuroscience ""The book is small enough to be manageable in a semester-long course, but it is large enough to contain a wonderful amount of material. ... [A] very useful book for its clarity of presentation ... and ... success in teaching modeling.""--The Quarterly Review of Biology	Thomas Trappenberg, Department of Psychology, University of Oxford and Department of Computing Science, Dalhousie University, Canada.",anatomy;anatomy & physiology;artificial intelligence;basic sciences;behavioral sciences;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;botany;clinical;cognitive;cognitive psychology;computer science;computers & technology;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;neural networks;neurology;neuropsychology;neuroscience;new;psychology;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,29
0324068573,"Excel and Access for Accounting Glenn Owen is a tenured faculty member of Allan Hancock College's Accounting and Business Department where he lectures on accounting and information systems. In addition, he is a lecturer at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he has been teaching accounting and information systems since 1980. His professional experience includes five years at Deloitte & Touche C.P.A. and seven years as vice-president of finance at Westpac Resources, Inc. and ExperTelligence, Inc. He is active in the America Accounting Association, where he serves as an officer and Webmaster of the Two-Year College section. He has authored many Internet-related books and accounting course supplements. He is the author of the popular QuickBooks for Accounting text and teaches both regular and distance-learning (Internet-based) financial and managerial accounting courses. His innovative teaching style emphasizes the decision maker's perspective and encourages students to think creatively. His graduate studies in educational psychology and 26 years of business experience combine for a balanced blend of theory and practice.",accounting;accounting & finance;books;business;business & finance;business & investing;computer science;computers & technology;excel;home computing & how-to;industries & professions;information management;information systems;microsoft;new;professional & technical;software;software engineering;used & rental textbooks,19
0801854962,"Maroon Societies: Rebel Slave Communities in the Americas A splendid anthology, skillfully edited and introduced... an excellent book. (Eugene D. Genovese)Price breaks new ground in the study of slave resistance in his 'hemispheric' view of Maroon societies. (Journal of Ethnic Studies) This book should be widely used in courses dealing with AfroAmerican problems. It can be added to the growing literature on slave revolts as a corrective to the commonly accepted view of slave submissiveness and apathy. (Manchester Guardian)	Now in its twenty-fifth anniversary edition,  Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. The volume includes eyewitness accounts written by escaped slaves and their pursuers, as well as modern historical and anthropological studies of the maroon experience.	Richard Price divides his time between rural Martinique and the College of William and Mary, where he is Dittman Professor of American Studies and Professor of Anthropology and History. His many books include  First-Time, winner of the Elsie Clews Parsons Prize of the American Folklore Society,  Stedman's Surinam (with Sally Price), and  Alabi's World, recipient of the American Historical Association's Albert J. Beveridge Award and the Gordon K. Lewis Memorial Award for Caribbean Scholarshipall three available as Johns Hopkins paperbacks.",african-american studies;americas;anthropology;books;central america;cultural;discrimination & racism;history;humanities;latin america;minority studies;new;politics & social sciences;race relations;slavery & emancipation;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks;world,20
078640387X,"The African American Press: A History of News Coverage During National Crises, With Special Reference to Four Black Newspapers, 1827-1965 Of the 4,000 or so black-owned newspapers that Simmons informs us have existed in American history, he selects four well-known publications for detailed analysis. They are the Chicago Defender, Pittsburgh Courier, (Oklahoma City) Black Dispatch, and Jackson (Mississippi) Advocate. Following a summary of the black press in the abolition and Reconstruction eras, the author jumps into the four papers' editorial philosophies in the 1910s and 1920s, the start of the great northward migration, instigated, some say, by the Defender. Throughout the history of black journalism, argues Simmons, the large question was what balance should be struck between militancy and accommodation, and what balance between sensationalism and straight news. During World War II, the uncompromising Courier became the top-circulating newspaper. Simmons concludes with the four papers' reporting of the civil rights movement, in which the Advocate comes off poorly, having possibly been bribed into advocacy for the segregationist status quo. A pricey book, but one covering an important aspect of black history.  Gilbert Taylor	""detailed...covers an important aspect of black history""  -- Booklist/RBB""looks at the editorial philosophy of the African American press.... A useful purchase""  -- Choice",19th century;african-american studies;arts & photography;books;communication & journalism;criticism;education & reference;history;history & criticism;journalism;journalism & nonfiction;library & information science;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;politics & social sciences;publishing & books;research & publishing guides;social sciences;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks;writing,21
0787943029,"Theraplay: Helping Parents and Children Build Better Relationships Through Attachment-Based Play ""Theraplay should be mandatory for every child placed in foster care or an adoptive home."" (Kevin O'Connor, author, The Play Therapy Primer)""This well-organized, detailed book . . . will delight both neophyte and experienced professional. . . . Theraplay has the capacity to transform [an] insecure parent-child relationship . . . to one of mutual pleasure and trust."" (Miriam Elson, author, Self Psychology in Clinical Social Work)""This is a much-needed resource, and I highly recommAnd it."" (Charles E. Schaefer, professor of psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University)""Booth has made explicit the reality of attachment-based play' that is Theraplay. She has gone further than the first edition in integrating parents into the treatment. . . . By giving parents the skills to take the interventions home, she enables Theraplay to be a much more effective brief therapy method."" (Daniel A. Hughes, author, Facilitating Developmental Attachment)""Helping to create, restructure, or restore a child-parent relationship is an awesome task and a sacred trust. The Theraplay method provides a structure for working with both children and their caregivers to develop robust, wholesome relationships."" (Beverly James, author, Treating Traumatized Children and Handbook for Treatment of Attachment-Trauma Problems)	Using Play to Develop Trust and Joy in Parent-Child Relationships Theraplay, modeled on the natural, playful patterns of healthy interaction between parent and child, helps troubled families develop the responsiveness and structure vital to a child's development. Theraplay shows parents how to use play to communicate love and authority and to engage their children in interactions that develop competence, self-esteem and trust. Booth's revised edition brilliantly integrates Jernberg's innovative approach with recent research on attachment and the effect of stress and trauma on child development. In a clear, forceful style and illustrated by vivid therapeutic vignettes, Theraplay demonstrates how this creative and joyful treatment can help even the most challenging children and their families.""This well-organized, detailed book . . . will delight both neophyte and experienced professional. . . . Theraplay has the capacity to transform [an] insecure parent-child relationship . . . to one of mutual pleasure and trust."" --Miriam Elson, author, Self Psychology in Clinical Social Work""This is a much-needed resource, and I highly recommAnd it."" --Charles E. Schaefer, professor of psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University ""Theraplay should be mandatory for every child placed in foster care or an adoptive home."" --Kevin O'Connor, author, The Play Therapy Primer""Booth has made explicit the reality of attachment-based play' that is Theraplay. She has gone further than the first edition in integrating parents into the treatment. . . . By giving parents the skills to take the interventions home, she enables Theraplay to be a much more effective brief therapy method."" --Daniel A. Hughes, author, Facilitating Developmental Attachment""Helping to create, restructure, or restore a child-parent relationship is an awesome task and a sacred trust. The Theraplay method provides a structure for working with both children and their caregivers to develop robust.	Using Play to Develop Trust and Joy in Parent-Child Relationships Theraplay, modeled on the natural, playful patterns of healthy interaction between parent and child, helps troubled families develop the responsiveness and structure vital to a child?s development. Theraplay shows parents how to use play to communicate love and authority and to engage their children in interactions that develop competence, self-esteem?and trust.Booth?s revised edition brilliantly integrates Jernberg?s innovative approach with recent research on attachment and the effect of stress and trauma on child development. In a clear, forceful style and illustrated by vivid therapeutic vignettes, Theraplay demonstrates how this creative and joyful treatment can help even the most challenging children and their families.""This well-organized, detailed book . . . will delight both neophyte and experienced professional. . . . Theraplay has the capacity to transform [an]  insecure parent-child relationship . . .  to one of mutual pleasure and trust.""--Miriam Elson, author, Self Psychology in Clinical Social Work ""This is a much-needed resource, and I highly recommend it.""?Charles E. Schaefer, professor of psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University""Theraplay should be mandatory for every child placed in foster care or an adoptive home.""?Kevin O?Connor, author, The Play Therapy Primer""Booth has made explicit the reality of ?attachment-based play? that is Theraplay. She has gone further than the first edition in integrating parents into the treatment. . . .  By giving parents the skills to take the interventions home, she enables Theraplay to be a much more effective brief therapy method."" --Daniel A. Hughes, author, Facilitating Developmental Attachment ""Helping to create, restructure, or restore a child-parent relationship is an awesome task and a sacred trust. The Theraplay method provides a structure for working with both children and their caregivers to develop robust, wholesome relationships.""?Beverly James, author, Treating Traumatized Children and Handbook for Treatment of Attachment-Trauma Problems.	ANN M. JERNBERG (1927 - 1993) was the founder of The Theraplay Institute. PHYLLIS B. BOOTH is the director of training at The Theraplay Institute.",books;child psychology;clinical;compulsive behavior;counseling;family relationships;fitness & dieting;general;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;parenting & relationships;pediatrics;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;psychotherapy;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,23
087785386X,LOST LEGACY: INSPIRING WOMEN OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA Susan Poole Susan is a poster collector.,19th century;americas;books;europe;general;history;modern (16th-21st centuries);mysticism;other religions;politics & social sciences;practices & sacred texts;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;spirituality;sweden;theology;united states;women in history;women's studies;world,21
0813330726,Cultures of Politics Politics of Cultures : Re-Visioning Latin American Social Movements Arturo Escobar is assistant professor of anthropology at Smith College. Sonia E. Alvarez is associate professor of politics at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Sonia E. Alvarez is associate professor of politics at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Evelina Dagnino is associate professor of political science at the State University of Campinas in So Paulo. Arturo Escobar is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Massachusetts. Arturo Escobar is assistant professor of anthropology at Smith College. Sonia E. Alvarez is associate professor of politics at the University of California at Santa Cruz.,americas;books;caribbean & latin american;central america;elections & political process;general;historical study & educational resources;history;humanities;international & world politics;latin america;minority studies;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social history;social sciences;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks,20
0674768949,"Riding the Black Ship: Japan and Tokyo Disneyland (Harvard East Asian Monographs, 173) Raz's socio-anthropological study describes how a significant piece of American business, ideology, and fantasy has been remade in Japan. Raz challenges the popular idea of Tokyo Disneyland as being a cultural imperialism. Rather, he found that it  has succeeded precisely because it has become Japanese while marketing itself as American...[A] fine ethnography. --M. Y. Rynn (Choice )Raz's study of Tokyo Disneyland (TDL) is a well-grounded case of domestication. The central question of the study is to examine how Walt Disney World, as a globalizing and imperialistic operation, has been reworked into the localized cultural networks of JapanThis book is a strong case of glocalization, collapsing the global and local.  --Eric K. W. Ma (Journal of Communication )	Aviad E. Raz is Associate Professor of Sociology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.",accounting & finance;anthropology;books;business & finance;business & investing;cultural;earth sciences;geography;humanities;industries & professions;international;international business;new;performing arts;politics & social sciences;popular economics;professional & technical;regional;science & math;social sciences;sports & entertainment;sports & outdoors;used & rental textbooks,23
0198203764,"British Clubs and Societies 1580-1800: The Origins of an Associational World (Oxford Studies in Social History) ""Clark has nontheless offered the most comprehensive account we could desire of a fascinating aspect of eighteenth-century culture""--Albion	Peter Clark is a Professor of European Urban History at University of Helsinki.",17th century;18th century;americas;books;business & investing;colonial period;england;europe;gender studies;history;humanities;men;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;organizational behavior;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;social sciences;social services & welfare;sociology;united states;used & rental textbooks,23
0195134915,"Landscapes of the Soul: The Loss of Moral Meaning in American Life ""The meaning of life for me is just to enjoy myself."" ""It's all relative to your point of view."" The rootless sentiments of today's college students are the springboard for Douglas V. Porpora's impassioned defense of the importance of moral foundations. Landscapes of the Soul is a cri de coeur from a self-identified left-wing ""campus radical"" who finds common cause with cultural conservatives like Allan Bloom because they share a belief that moral truths are real and independent of our varied perspectives. But Porpora thinks that the central problem is not skepticism, but rather a basic lack of interest in ""cosmic meaning."" The problem isn't that we don't believe in God; it's that we just don't care.  Porpora goes into the fabric of American culture, interviewing Catholics and Protestants, Jews and Buddhists, urbanites and rural folks, atheists and New Agers, and drawing from a variety of ages, races, and levels of education. He argues that no matter what your ""point of view,"" the modern landscape of American morality is bleak, impoverished by the thin soil of a relativism that is as vacuous as it is pervasive. Porpora's remedy is a reorientation that is infused with spiritual meaning. He wants us to return to a way of being that asks incessantly: ""Is there a human destiny we were meant to fulfill?"" --Eric de Place	Drexel University's Porpora is troubled that Americans have lost ""moral purpose."" That's happened, he says, not because we are following the lead of an adulterous ex-president or because consumer capitalism cultivates greed rather than charity, but because we no longer have emotional relationships with God. A sociologist, Porpora conducted interviews with dozens of Americans of all religious stripes. Americans believe in God, he concludes, but our belief is a highly theoretical, ratiocinated one; we may check off ""theist"" on a questionnaire, but we don't feel very much about God. Porpora's research indicates that many people, for example, deny having any personal experience of the divine. (One wonders how many of America's millions of evangelicals or Wiccans, for that matter Porpora interviewed.) If only we would get emotional about our deity, he argues, the nation's moral fabric would be stronger. The book is a tad diffuse. Porpora's digression, for example, into what we can know about the historical Jesus is not quite on point. He also repeatedly asserts that the postmodern claim of the death of the individual self is untenable, but he doesn't adequately connect that argument with his larger thesis. Ultimately, the book fails to convince. Porpora asserts axiomatically that emotional connection to God is the sine qua non of leading a moral life, but he never proves the axiom. Still, the gauntlet has been thrown down, and this volume is sure to be a provocative conversation starter. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	Sociologist Porpora (Drexel Univ; Why Holocausts Happen) is  troubled by what he perceives to be a lack of moral purpose  among Americans today. Americans lack the moral bearings  necessary to give them a coherent sense of identity and to  motivate them to care for one another and work for a better  world. They believe in God, but God is a comforting ""cipher who  stands for the meaningfulness of life."" Instead, intellectually  confused, postmodern relativism captures the ethos and mood of  America's public sensibility. The story of a university  professor who is appalled by his students' espousal of  relativism and their lack of moral and intellectual virtue will  be familiar to readers of Allan Bloom's 1980s best seller,  The Closing of the American Mind  (LJ 5/1/87), which Porpora invokes early on. But while,  Porpora's characterization of postmodern thought is imprecise  and overly general, it is nevertheless a far better book than  that earlier diatribe. If it attracts the large audience it  deserves, it just may launch a national discussion of the  important issues it raises.  Steve Young, Montclair State Univ., Upper Montclair, NJ    Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Responding unequivocally to ""the loss of moral meaning in American life,"" Porpora contends it is a consequence of the renunciation of universal truth, not of the death of God. Yet Porpora, a sociologist, also scores what he sees as his discipline's procedural atheism. He is convinced that, because most Americans say they believe in God, sociology of religion must include God as an object of inquiry. He does, and his accounts of interviews about the meaning of life are the most engaging things in a book whose conversational tone allows a variety of voices to address fundamental questions. If that tone is likely to draw general readers, Porpora's polemic against postmodernism is something that few other than philosophers and social scientists concerned with postmodern theory will appreciate. Rather in spite of himself, Porpora demonstrates the meaningfulness of local narrative, a proliferation of constructed spaces in a postmodern discourse, and evidence that postmodern people aren't necessarily theorists of postmodernism. Steven SchroederCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	""A book whose conversational tone allows a variety of voices to address fundamental questions...Porpora demonstrates the meaningfulness of local narrative, a proliferation of constructed spaces in a postmodern discourse, and evidence that postmodern people aren't necessarily theorists of postmodernism.""--Steven Schroeder, Booklist""This book provides a powerful shock of recognition, delivered in easy doses through conversations with real people. Porpora enables us to look inside the trends Robert Putnam has so convincingly documented from the outside: the puzzle of how so many Americans can be decent and tolerant in private life yet unmoved by larger claims of justice and environmental destruction. Porpora argues that this puzzle cannot be comprehended on the social level alone. What is missing is emotional connection with the moral, philosophical, and ultimately sacred demensions of life, an insidious spiritual entropy of a kind very different from that denounced by self-styled 'conservatives.' It will leave readers not just more knowledgeable about the society they share, but uncomfortable with a merely passive relation to the questions the book explores.""--William M. Sullivan, co-author of Habits of the Heart""A fabulous, meticulously researched and scholarly account of the nature of religious beliefs and practice in America today. It is essential reading for all scholars and indeed all laypeople interested in the enduring phenomena of spirituality.""--Roy Bhaskar, author of From East to West: Odyssey of a Soul""Landscapes of the Soul updates and extends the work of Habits of the Heart. With rare lucidity, Porpora deftly interweaves his subjects' narratives with a realist theoretical analysis in an exceptionally readable book. He reveals the lunar landscape of the American soul, detached from the sacred, and shows poignantly that the profane offers no substitute. It condemns us to meaninglessness, to lives without ultimate concerns, passionate commitments or defining trajectories, lacking in heores and heroics alike. At most there remains a nostalgia for transcendence lost, which is too enervated to transcend its condition. Without proselytizing, Porpora sensitively allows a diverse handful of souls to articulate pathways out of the profane.""--Margaret S. Archer, author of Culture and Agency: The Place of Culture in Social Theory	Douglas V. Porpora is chair of the Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology at Drexel University. He is an active member of NETWORK, a national social justice lobby, and is the author of How Holocausts Happen: The United States in Central America. He lives with his wife in Philadelphia.",books;christian books & bibles;christian living;education & reference;ethics;ethics & morality;historical study & educational resources;history;humanities;new;philosophy;politics & social sciences;psychology;religion & spirituality;religious studies;social history;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks,19
B000OI0HCE,"King Solomon's Ring (Routledge Classics) 'It is one of the best and most penetrating non-technical books about animals and animal nature that has ever been written ... every sensitive reader will agree that the book is a work of humanity, wisdom and balance as well as of delightful humour.' W H Thorpe	Text: English (translation) Original Language: German	Konrad Lorenz (1903-89). Pioneering and world-renowned scientist of animal behaviour. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Psychology in 1973.",20th century;acting & auditioning;animals;arts & photography;behavioral sciences;biological sciences;books;fauna;fitness & dieting;general;health;history;kindle ebooks;kindle store;medical books;modern;modern (16th-21st centuries);nature & ecology;performing arts;philosophy;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;professional science;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;theater;zoology,28
0071446435,"Crimes Against Logic: Exposing the Bogus Arguments of Politicians, Priests, Journalists, and Other Serial Offenders ""[Whyte] whets a long knife of ultra-rationalism on the cold stone of logic, and death by a thousand cuts is inflicted on prejudice, statistics, morality, religion, weasel words, and seductive sirens such as politicians, New Agers, advertising executives, and, of course, journalists who expect you to be persuaded by anything other than facts."" (The Times 20031129)	Jamie Whyte  (London, England) is a past lecturer of philosophy at Cambridge University and winner of Analysis journal's prestigious prize for the best article by a philosopher under 30.",books;communication;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;communications;criminology;education & reference;elections;elections & political process;history & philosophy;humanities;language & grammar;logic;logic & language;new;performing arts;philosophy;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;reference;rhetoric;science & math;science & mathematics;semantics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;words,28
0877457425,"Sarah's Seasons: An Amish Diary and Conversation When an unlikely friendship was seeded between Sarah Fisher, an Amish woman in rural Iowa, and Martha Moore Davis, an English from outside Fisher's Old Order community, one outcome was this quiet, unassuming, often lovely book. In Sarah's Seasons Davis braids together Fisher's brief diary entries marking the seasons and the daily work of a community that spurns modern conveniences. One typically spare entry relates: In the evening, Eli took Katie to Lloyds. We stopped at Dad's to see Mom. Went to hospital. Barbara was born. No earthshaking insights are spilled, just the ebb and flow of a life that harks back to older times when God and family reigned and folks came together to help one another with tasks too big for a few hands. Recipes and conversations further point up the contrasts between the lives led by Fisher and Davis.  	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Sarah's Seasons gives us insight into the life of an Old Order Amish womansomething rare and hard to come by. It also records the growing friendship between Martha Davis and Sarah Fisher and the juxtaposition of the author's life with her subjects.Mary Swander, author of Out of This WorldA volume that chronicles the days of a family truly in touch with the human condition and the rhythms of nature. . . . A gem of a book.New Oxford Review	Martha Davis is a high school English teacher who lives in Des Moines, Iowa.",americas;arts & literature;authors;biographies & memoirs;books;christian books & bibles;history;history & criticism;literature & fiction;memoirs;movements & periods;protestantism;religion & spirituality;religious studies;specific groups;state & local;theology;united states;women,19
0130260363,"Core Python Programming (Open Source Technology) New to Python?   This is the developer's guide to Python development!  Learn the core features of Python as well as advanced topics such as regular expressions, multithreaded programming, Web/Internet and network development, GUI development with Tk(inter)   and more  Also includes features found in the new Python 1.6 and 2.0 releases  CD-ROM: Complete Python distributions (source code, documentation, and various binaries) plus all example scripts in the book     Python is an Internet and systems programming language that is soaring in popularity in today's fast-paced software development environment, and no wonder: it's   simple (yet robust), object-oriented (yet can be used as a procedural language), extensible, scalable and features an easy to learn syntax that is clear and concise.   Python combines the power of a compiled object language like Java and C++ with the ease of use and rapid development time of a scripting language.   In fact, it's syntax is so easy to understand that you are more likely to pick it up faster than any of the other popular scripting languages in use today!     In Core Python Programming, Internet software engineer and technical trainer Wesley Chun provides intermediate and experienced developers all they need to know to learn Python-fast. Like all Core Series books, Core Python Programming   delivers hundreds of industrial-strength code snippets and examples, all targeted at professional developers who want to leverage their existing skills!   In particular, Core Python Programming presents numerous interactive examples that can be entered into the Python interpreter right in front of you!   Finally, we present a chapter that shows you step-by-step how to extend Python using C or C++.     Python syntax and style  Development and Run-time Environments  Objects and Python memory management  Standard data types, methods, and operators  Loops and conditionals  Files and Input/Output  Exceptions and error handling  Functions, scope, arguments, and functional programming  Importing modules and module attributes  Object-oriented Programming with classes, methods, and instances  Callable Objects  Extending Python      Coverage of the Python standard module library and client-server application development includes comprehensive introductions to the following topics in Python programming:     Regular expressions  TCP/IP and UDP/IP Network programming using sockets  Operating system interface  GUI development with Tk using Tkinter  Multithreaded programming  Interactive Web/CGI/Internet applications  Executing code in a restricted environment  Inheritance, type emulation, operator overloading, and delegation in an OOP environment       Finally, we provide an introduction to the new features introduced in Python 1.6.   These include Unicode string support, the new function invocation syntax which lets the caller provide a tuple of positional arguments and/or a dictionary of keyword arguments, and the new string methods.   We also provide a glimpse into features that will only be found in the newer 2.0 release.      Every Core Series book:      DEMONSTRATES how to write commercial-quality code  FEATURES dozens of programs and examples!  FOCUSES on the features and functions most important to real developers  PROVIDES objective, unbiased coverage of cutting-edge technologies-no  hype!      Core Python Programming delivers:     Coverage of the core parts of the Python language  Real-world insights for developing Web/Internet, network, multithreaded and GUI applications  Tables and charts detailing Python modules, built-in functions, operators, and attributes  Code snippets to try live with Python's interactive interpreter, hammering the concepts home  Extensive code examples-including several complete sample applications     CD-ROM includes complete Python source code and documentation distributions for Unix/Linux along with binaries for Windows and Macintosh platforms plus source code for all examples in the book.	WESLEY J. CHUN holds computer science and mathematics degrees from the University of CA, MSCS from U.C. Santa Barbara, and an AB in Mathematics and Minor in Music. He is a principal consultant at Cyberweb Consulting.   While at Yahoo!, Chun used Python to help create Yahoo!Mail and Yahoo! People Search. Chun has over 18 years of UNIX, computer programming, and instructional experience.   In his spare time, Chun serves as a technical instructor with U.C. Santa Cruz where he teaches Python, C, and UNIX for the UCSC Extension system.	PrefaceWelcome to Python!Welcome to the wonderful world of Python! As a professional or student with working knowledge of another high-level programming language, this text was made for you in your efforts to jump straight into Python with as little overhead as possible. The goal of this book is to provide text that flows in a conversational style littered with examples to highlight your path towards Python programming.At the time of publication, Python 2.0 was just released, so you will definitely have the latest and greatest. The supplementary CD-ROM has the three most recent versions of Python: 1.5.2, 1.6, and 2.0, not to mention the most recent release of the Java version of the Python interpreter, JPython (a.k.a. Jython).Style: Technical, Yet Easy ReadingRather than strictly a ""beginners'"" book or a pure, hard-core computer science reference book, my instructional experience indicates that an easy-to-read, yet technically-oriented book serves our purpose the best, and that is to get you up-to-speed on Python as quickly as possible, so that you can apply it to your tasks post haste. We will introduce concepts coupled with appropriate examples to expedite the learning process. At the end of each chapter you will find numerous exercises to reinforce some of the concepts and ideas acquired in your reading.After the obligatory introduction to Python, but before heading to the core of the language, we take a ""quick plunge"" into Python with the ""Getting Started"" chapter. The intention of this chapter is for those who wish to temporarily dispense of formal reading and get their hands dirty with Python immediately. If you do not wish to travel this path, you may proceed as normal to the next set of chapters, an introduction to Python objects. Python's primitive data types, numbers, strings, lists, tuples, and dictionaries make up the next three chapters.Python's error-handling capability is extremely useful to both the programmer and the user, and we address that topic in a separate chapter. Finally, the largest parts of the Python ""core"" we cover will be functions, modules, and classes... each in its own chapter. The final chapter of the text provides insight on how Python may be extended. The last section of the book is a mini-reference guide in the appendix. There we spill the beans on the core modules of the standard library, highlight the operators and built-in operators and functions for the Python types, provide solutions to selected exercises, and conclude with a small glossary of terms.Author's Experience with PythonI discovered Python several years ago at a company called Four11. At the time, the company had one major product, the Four11.com White Page directory service. Python was being used to design the Rocketmail web-based email service that would eventually one day evolve into what is Yahoo!Mail today.In addition to the use of C++, much of the controlling software and web front-end were done completely in Python. I participated in work done on the Yahoo!Mail address book and spellchecker. Since then, Python's appearance has spread to other Yahoo! sites, including People Search, Yellow Pages, and Maps and Driving Directions, just to name a few.Although Python was new to me at the time, it was fairly easy to pick up; much simpler than other languages that I have learned in the past. The scarcity of the number of textbooks at the time led me to primarily use the Library Reference and Quick Reference Guide as my tools in learning, and also led to the motivation of the book you are reading right now.Book ContentsThis book is divided into two main sections. The first part, taking up about two-thirds of the text, gives you treatment of the ""core"" part of the language, and the second part provides a set of various advanced topics to show what you can build using Python.Python is everywhere-sometimes it is amazing to discover who is using Python and what they are doing with it-and although we would have loved to produce additional chapters on such topics as Databases (RDBMSs, SQL, etc.), CGI Processing with HTMLgen, XML, Numerical/Scientific Processing, Visual and Graphics Image Manipulation, and Zope, there simply wasn't enough time to develop these topics into their own chapters. However, we are certainly glad that we were at least able to provide you with a good introduction to many of the key areas of Python development.Here is a chapter-by-chapter guide:Part I: Core PythonChapter 1-Welcome to Python!We begin by introducing Python to you, its history, features, benefits, etc., as well as how to obtain and install Python on your system.Chapter 2-Getting StartedIf you are an experienced programmer and just want to see ""how it's done"" in Python, this is the right place to go. We introduce the basic Python concepts and statements, and because many of these would be familiar to you, you would simply learn the proper syntax in Python and can get started right away on your projects without sacrificing too much reading time.Chapter 3-Syntax and StyleThis section gives you a good overview of Python's syntax as well as style hints. You will also be exposed to Python's keywords and its memory management ability. Your first Python application will be presented at the end of the chapter to give you an idea of what real Python code looks like.Chapter 4-Python ObjectsThis chapter introduces Python objects. In addition to generic object attributes, we will show you all of Python's data types and operators, as well as show you different ways to categorize the standard types. Built-in functions that apply to most Python objects will also be covered.Chapter 5-NumbersPython has four numeric types: regular or ""plain"" integers, long integers, floating point real numbers, and complex numbers. You will learn about all four here, as well as the operators and built-in functions that apply to numbers.Chapter 6-Sequences: Strings, Lists, and TuplesYour first meaty chapter will expose you to all of Python's powerful sequence types: strings, lists, and tuples. We will show you all the built-in functions, methods, and special features, which apply to each type as well as all their operators.Chapter 7-DictionariesDictionaries are Python's mapping or hashing type. Like other data types, dictionaries also have operators and applicable built-in functions and methods.Chapter 8-Conditionals and LoopsLike many other high-level languages, Python supports loops such as for and while, as well as if statements (and related). Python also has a built-in function called range() which enables Python's for loop to behave more like a traditional counting loop rather than the foreach iterative type loop that it is.Chapter 9-Files and Input/OutputIn addition to standard file objects and input/output, this chapter introduces you to file system access, file execution, and persistent storage.Chapter 10-Errors and ExceptionsOne of Python's most powerful constructs is its exception handling ability. You can see a full treatment of it here, instruction on how to raise or throw exceptions, and more importantly, how to create your own exception classes.Chapter 11-FunctionsCreating and calling functions are relatively straightforward, but Python has many other features that you will find useful, such as default arguments, named or keyword arguments, variable-length arguments, and some functional programming constructs. We also dip into variable scope and recursion briefly.Chapter 12-ModulesOne of Python's key strengths is in its ability to be extended. This feature allows for ""plug-n-play"" access as well as promotes code reuse. Applications written as modules can be imported for use by other Python modules with a single line of code. Furthermore, multiple module software distribution can be simplified by using packages.Chapter 13-Classes and OOPPython is a fully object-oriented programming language and was designed that way from the beginning. However, Python does not require you to program in such a manner-you may continue to develop structural/procedural code as you like, and can transition to ""OO"" programming anytime you are ready to take advantage of its benefits. Likewise, this chapter is here to guide you through the concepts as well as advanced topics, such as operator overloading, customization, and delegation.Chapter 14-Execution EnvironmentThe term ""execution"" can mean many different things, from callable and executable objects to running other programs (Python or otherwise). We discuss these topics in this chapter, as well as limited restricted execution and different ways of terminating execution.Part II: Advanced TopicsChapter 15-Regular ExpressionsRegular expressions are a powerful tool used for pattern matching, extracting, and search-and-replace functionality. Learn about them here.Chapter 16-Network Programming with SocketsSo many applications today need to be network-oriented. You have to start somewhere. In this chapter, you will learn to create clients and servers, using TCP/IP and UDP/IP.Chapter 17-Multithreaded ProgrammingMultithreaded programming is a powerful way to improve the execution performance of many types of application. This chapter ends the drought of written documentation on how to do threads in Python by explaining the concepts and showing you how to correctly build a Python multithreaded application.Chapter 18-GUI Programming with TkinterBased on the Tk graphical toolkit, Tkinter is Python's default GUI development module. We introduce Tkinter to you by showing you how to build simple sample GUI applications (say that 10 times, real fast!). One of the best ways to learn is to copy, and by building on top of some of these applications, you will be on your way in no time. We conclude the chapter by presenting a more complex example.Chapter 19-Web ProgrammingWeb programming using Python takes three main forms... Web clients, Web servers, and the popular Common Gateway Interface applications which help Web servers deliver dynamically-generated Web pages. We will cover them all in this chapter: simple and advanced Web clients and CGI applications, as well as how to build your own Web server.Chapter 20-Extending PythonWe mentioned earlier how powerful it is to have the ability to reuse code and extend the language. In pure Python, these extensions are modules, but you can also develop lower-level code in C, C++, or Java, and interface those with Python in a seamless fashion. Writing your extensions in a lower-level programming language gives you added performance and some security (because the source code does not have to be revealed). This final chapter of the book walks you step-by-step through the extension building process.Optional SectionsSubsections or exercises marked with an asterisk ( * ) may be skipped due to their advanced or optional nature. They are usually self-contained segments that can be addressed at another time.Those of you with enough previous programming knowledge and who have set up their Python development environments can skip the first two chapters and go straight to Chapter 2-Getting Started-where you can absorb Python into their system and be off to the races.Book SupportI welcome any and all feedback: the good, the bad, and the ugly. If you have any comments, suggestions, kudos, complaints, bugs, questions... anything at all, feel free to contact me at cyberweb_consulting@yahoo.com.You will find errata and other information at the book's Web site located on the Python Starship:http://starship.python.net/crew/wesc/cpp/",books;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;internet & web culture;languages & tools;networking;networks;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;programming;programming languages;protocols & apis;python;software;software design;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,19
1587991748,"Boy Wonder of Wall Street: The Life and Times of Financier Eddie Gilbert ""Eddie Gilbert is a financially creative genius, who naively trusted the wrong people.  this will be a fascinating read for everyone, especially those who consider themselves survivors.  You wont want to leave it until you have consumed the final chapter which will resonate within you for days to come.""My deceased friend Fred Rose said to him, ""Eddie, you got a Mulligan.""  If one read this as a movie script, it would be beyond belief; but we know its a true story.  Eddie Gilbert has as great an ability to evaluate and negotiate a deal as anyone I have run across in my 43 years in Wall street and almost 15 subsequent ears as an investor.	Richard Wittingham is the author of 28 books, including two novels: State Street and Their Kind of Town, which have been published in both hardback and paperback editions. Among his works of non-fiction is Martial Justice, the Last Mass Execution in the United States, adapted as a History Channel television special in 1998. The Library of Congress has honored Wittinghams chronicle of the early days of professional football, What a Game They Played. He has also shared credits on book projects with Sir Edmund Hillary, Joe DiMaggio, and LIFE Magazine, and is the author of numerous feature articles for Encyclopedia Brittannica, the Associated Press, the Chicago Tribune and several national magazines.",accounting;accounting & finance;biographies & memoirs;books;business;business & finance;business & investing;education;education & reference;guides;investing;investments & securities;job hunting & careers;new;professional & technical;professional development;professionals & academics;schools & teaching;used & rental textbooks,19
0198229909,"The German-Jewish Economic Elite 1820-1935 : A Socio-Cultural Profile ""Well written and with useful charts and notes, this book adds immeasurably to German-Jewish history.""--Choice	W. E. Mosse, Professor Emeritus in the School of European Studies, University of East Anglia.",19th century;20th century;american literature;biographies & memoirs;books;business & finance;business & investing;criticism & theory;economic history;economics;ethnic & national;europe;germany;history;history & criticism;humanities;jewish;literature;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;world,25
0201565455,The Sql Guide to Oracle Text: English (translation)  Original Language: Dutch,books;computer science;computers & technology;database management systems;database storage & design;databases;education & reference;lan;languages & tools;mathematics;networking;networks;new;programming;programming languages;protocols & apis;science & math;software;sql;used & rental textbooks,20
0195086414,"Measuring Stress: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists "". . .their work is coherent, lively, and to the point."" --Contemporary Psychology""A valuable resource for all individuals interested in any aspect of stress research."" --Health and Stress	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Sheldon Cohen is at Carnegie Mellon University. Ronald C. Kessler is at University of Michigan.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;botany;clinical;clinical psychology;communicable diseases;england;europe;fitness & dieting;health;history;humanities;infectious disease;infectious diseases;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,27
0810961733,"Stenberg Brothers: Constructing a Revolution in Soviet Design Vladimir and Georgii Stenberg were born, respectively, in 1899 and 1900 in Moscow. As teenagers, the brothers studied theater design and decorative painting at the Stroganov School of Applied Art. Their professional collaboration began in 1917, when they worked together on the restoration of the stage at the Moscow Club of Railway Workers. They helped establish the First Working Group of Constructivists, were regularly commissioned to decorate the streets of Moscow for mass holidays, designed sets and costumes for the Moscow Music Hall and Bolshoi Theater, and created film posters for the government film agency Goskino. Georgii died young in a motorcycle accident in 1933; Vladimir remained a creative worker until his death in 1982.  	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",antiques & collectibles;architects & photographers;artists;arts & literature;arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;catalogs & exhibitions;collections;crafts;criticism;graphic design;history;history & criticism;hobbies & home;individual artists;performing arts;posters;techniques,19
0205152686,"Speech, Language, Learning, and the African American Child This is the only book currently on the market that addresses African American issues in education, special education, and related human service fields. With the increased demographics of children of color in schools and the decrease in African Americans pursuing teaching careers coupled with the social and political changes and the overrepresentation of minorities in special education and the court system, this is the book that brings and enlightening and broad perspective on student-teacher mismatches; clashes and misrepresentations of behavior, language and learning differences.  This new resource describes the language of African American children, contrasts it from disordered communication, and recommends practical applications for working with African American children in the classroom. It discusses the controversial language of Ebonics and concludes that it is a separate language.  All educators and speech-language pathologists, and anyone working with African American children in an educational setting.",african-american studies;allied health professions;allied health services;arts & photography;audiology & speech pathology;books;criticism;education;education & reference;history & criticism;instruction methods;language & grammar;linguistics;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;politics & social sciences;schools & teaching;social sciences;specific demographics;speech;used & rental textbooks;words,23
1558219013,"Beyond Evolution: The Genetically Altered Future of Plants, Animals, the Earth...and Humans From bioethicist (Eating with Conscience) and animal-rights activist Fox comes an eloquent and scathing indictment of the biotechnology industry that could trigger a national debate. Whereas biotech's supporters welcome pigs bioengineered to produce human hemoglobin, transgenic plants that secrete their own insecticides and ""supercrops"" that presumably will feed the world's hungry, Fox views the creation of these transgenic animals and plants (made by inserting a gene from a dissimilar organism) as fundamentally unethical, as well as unnecessary. An advocate of traditional husbandry practices and sustainable organic farming, he argues that biotechnologyAcoupled with industrial, chemical-based agricultureAwill only accelerate the adverse environmental and consumer-health consequences of factory farming. He also contends that agribiotechnology is a nail in the coffin of Third World and indigenous peoples, as multinational companies use patents on genetically engineered organisms to gain monopolistic control of the world's markets for food and medicine, turning farmers into contract growers under the yoke of corporate feudalism. About 60% of the processed foods we now eatAcorn, potatoes, salmon, soy, tomatoes, etc.Acontain some genetically engineered ingredients. Blasting the FDA for its failure to implement labeling requirements, Fox warns that ""genetic pollution"" is inevitable as bioengineered crops, bacteria, fish and other organisms spread their anomalous transgenes into Earth's life-stream, with utterly unknown consequences for human health and a very real potential for cross-contamination of conventional crops. Pointing to the Clinton White House's ties with the agribiotechnology industry, Fox calls for widespread public involvement in the decision-making process of how this new technology is applied, and he sets forth bioethical criteria, including safety, environmental and animal welfare considerations. Fox's succinct book is the most cogent and persuasive to date on a global issue that, if he is right, has already reached nightmarish proportions. (Sept.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.	The success of Scottish scientists in cloning a sheep has stirred widespread fears about genetic engineering: Will biologists be cloning made-to-order humans next? Fox seeks not to allay but to refocus these anxieties, directing our concern away from a hypothetical future toward a troubling current reality: a mammoth bioengineering industry already recklessly manipulating the genetic codes of numerous plant and animal species without regard for the ethical or ecological implications of their acts. Breaking ranks with scientists who view biotechnology with ebullient confidence, Fox poses the hard questions: What are the hidden dangers of transplanting genes from one species to another? What suffering do animals experience when subjected to genetic engineering--and can such suffering be justified? What happens to the natural dynamics of evolution when genetically altered species are released into the environment? Hardly a Luddite calling for an end to experimentation, Fox writes as a concerned scientist challenging his colleagues to rethink their theoretical and moral premises more carefully: the enormous possibilities of genetic engineering ought not blind its practitioners to the equally enormous dangers. Fox also writes as a citizen summoning the electorate to an overdue public debate over scientific practices that introduce potentially dangerous new foods into our diet and that threaten to disrupt the earth's ecological harmonies. Some readers will resist the call for more government regulation of bioengineering; others will dispute Fox's eight bioethical criteria for making scientific decisions. But few can doubt the profound urgency of the issues he raises.  Bryce Christensen	A continuation of the author's previous work in Superpigs and Wondercorn (1992), exploring the disturbing ramifications of recent developments in animal cloning, patentable life forms, and genetically engineered crops.  Fox, a bioethicist and veterinarian, presents powerful cautions against the widespread use of genetically engineered plants and animals. In the case of engineered plants, Fox argues that we know far too little about how they may adversely affect the ecosystem. Over time, they may destroy beneficial insects or, conversely, transfer their herbicide resistance to harmful weeds. The scope of experimentation is staggering, including crops that produce their own pesticide, virus-resistant strains, and even plants that include a ``terminator'' genethese crops produce sterile seeds, ensuring that the farmer must purchase seeds from the manufacturer for every planting. More unusual and bizarre still are the animal experiments. Many new animal species are transgenic, meaning that they contain genes from other species spliced into their DNA. Some pigs, for example, contain human genes, the better to provide donor cells. Cows can be bioengineered so that they produce drugs in their milk. One project is even working on a self-shearing sheep. The problem with these manipulations begins with the techniques used to transfer the genetic material, which often involves pieces of viruses. Dolly aside, cloning of animals is a technology still in its infancy, plagued with many problems and unanswered questions. Throughout this volume, Fox asks these tough questions: do we have the right to do what we are doing, and do we know the long-term consequences of our actions? Although he occaisionally hints at a larger conspiracy at work, its enough of an explanation to recognize the self-serving nature of most large conglomerates.  Fox offers a disturbing exploration of the explosion in genetic research, occurring with insufficient safeguards and a lack of ethical consideration.   -- Copyright 1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	A critical, in-depth look at modern science's most controversial frontier.	Laboratories around the world are experiencing a 'bioexplosion,' as they busily sequence, identify, and switch genes among different species. In Beyond Evolution, Dr. Michael Fox addresses the potential ramifications of this burst of technology. From the creation of herbicide-resistant soybeans to the splicing of human genes into pigs and goats, new developments in biotechnology pose serious questions: How has genetic engineering put animals' health at risk? What are the economic and biological consequences of a genetically altered future? Will this new technology mean the end of natural evolution?  Without fostering 'biotechnophobia,' Fox investigates and discusses how a new world order - one based on genetic-engineering biotechnology - will affect the course of life on earth. From the state of agri-biotechnology (an estimated 60 percent of processed foods now contain genetically engineered ingredients) to concerns about genetic pollution and the loss of wildlife to the disruption of ecological and evolutionary processes, Fox presents a full picture of the life-science industry for public review.  Supported with documented research reports throughout and including a helpful resource list of organizations concerned with biotechnology, this comprehensive book provides a critical, in-depth look at modern science's most controversial frontier. (6 1/4 X 9 1/4, 260 pages)	Dr. Michael W. Fox is Senior Scholar, Bioethics of the Humane Society of the United States and has spearheaded the movement to foster the ethical treatment of animals. He is the author of more than forty books, and lives in Washington, D.C.",bioengineering;biological sciences;biology & life sciences;biotechnology;books;business & finance;business & investing;business ethics;business life;chemical;engineering;ethics;evolution;genetics;new;professional & technical;science & math;science & mathematics;technology;used & rental textbooks,20
0131914510,"The Enterprise Unified Process: Extending the Rational Unified Process Extend RUP to Drive Improvements Across the Entire IT Lifecycle The Rational Unified Process is a powerful tool for improving software development -- but it doesnt go nearly far enough. Todays development organizations need to extend RUP to cover the entire IT lifecycle, including the cross-project and enterprise issues it largely ignores. The Enterprise Unified Process (EUP) does precisely that, enabling you to deliver systems that meet all the needs of todays businesses. Now, EUPs creator and architects present the definitive introduction to EUP, and demonstrate how to use it in your environment.    The Enterprise Unified Process  systematically identifies the business and technical problems that RUP fails to address, and shows how EUP fills those gaps. Using actual examples and case studies, the authors introduce processes and disciplines for producing new software, implementing strategic reuse, sunsetting obsolete code and systems, managing software portfolios, and much more. Their independent, tool agnostic coverage will be indispensable no matter which RUP products or platforms youve invested in. Coverage includes     Practical, step-by-step guidance for adopting EUP in midsized-to-large organizations    Proven processes for optimizing ongoing IT operations and support    Enterprise business modeling and architecture with EUP    EUP disciplines for enterprise administration, people management, and software process improvement    Using the new EUP plug-in for IBMs RUP platform    Workflow diagrams fully consistent with RUP for easy understanding    Detailed appendices covering EUP roles, artifacts, and terminology   EUP is the missing link that can help IT professionals achieve the full benefits of RUP in the enterprise. This book will help you discover it, master it, implement it, and succeed with it.    Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.	The Enterpise Unified Process: Extending the Rational Unified Process   About the Authors  Scott Ambler is a senior consultant with Ronin International, Inc. specializing in software process improvement, adoption, and mentoring. He has contributed to the RUP and has been working with organizations since 1999 to adopt and extend the RUP. He is the thought leader behind the Enterprise Unified Process (EUP), Agile Model Driven Development (AMDD), the Agile Data (AD) method, and the process patterns of the Object-Oriented Software Process (OOSP). He has worked in the information technology (IT) industry since the late 1980s in a wide range of roles within a variety of industries, including financial, retail, military, and health. He has either authored or co-authored numerous books, including  The Object Primer, The Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture, Agile Database Techniques , and the four-book Unified Process series. He is a senior editor with  Software Development  (http://www.sdmagazine.com) and an international speaker in the IT field.  John Nalbone is a senior consultant with Ronin International, Inc. He has worked in the information technology (IT) industry since the late 1980s in a variety of roles. Although he started his career as a coder, his experience covers a wide range, including being an analyst, designer, architect, developer, project manager, and process engineer. He has worked on a variety of projects over the years, including debugging operating systems, developing expert systems, and enterprise architecture efforts, with a number of different clients, including startups, government agencies, and Fortune 500 companies. His current focus is on helping companies with their process improvement efforts; in particular helping them to adopt both the RUP and/or the EUP.   Michael Vizdos is President of Ronin International, Inc. Michael has more than 15 years of experience in the IT industry and has worked in all aspects of the system lifecycle. He came to Ronin with a variety of experience, including six years at Electronic Data Systems and two start-up companies. His specialty is building successful Professional Services teams, and he is also a Certified Scrum Master (http://www.michaelvizdos.com). Michael speaks and writes about various process IT-related topics.  Ronin International, Inc. is based in Evergreen Colorado, just outside of Denver. The team at Ronin is known and respected as a market leader for planning, improving, and implementing various software practices throughout the world. Ronin consultants are in the knowledge transfer business. Their goal is to transfer knowledge from their experts to your team members. They work with clients to develop working software, create or improve new software process improvement efforts, and facilitate long-term strategic planning sessions for your IT organization.    Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.	The Enterpise Unified Process: Extending the Rational Unified Process   The Enterpise Unified Process: Extending the Rational Unified Process   Preface It was a dark and stormy night, and suddenly a shot rang out. The information technology (IT) department had failed to deliver once again, and that was the last straw for the business stakeholdersit was time to outsource the entire department.  Sound familiar? This is happening to IT departments all over the world because they dont provide sufficient value to their business stakeholders. Stakeholders have grown tired of projects being delivered late and over budget, if theyre delivered at all. Theyre tired of paying for the same functionality over and over again, insufficient system support, systems that dont work together, and the ever-increasing bill for IT-related services. Many IT departments are at a crossroadseither they need to change the way they work, or they need to be prepared to be replaced by other organizations that are more effective at delivering working software. Since 1999, Ronin International, Inc. has been helping organizations adopt the Unified Process to enable them to become better at software development. At first, most clients needed help to adopt the Rational Unified Process (RUP), but later they realized that they needed help extending the RUP to address issues that go beyond software development. We at Ronin International started seeing significant commonality between customers, motivating us to develop the Enterprise Unified Process (EUP), which extends the RUP to become a full IT lifecycle. The RUP is a great starting point for many IT departments, and the EUP takes it to the next level. One of the first things that youll notice about this book is that we present a slightly different approach to the Unified Process. We dont work for IBM Rational, and as a result, were in a position to objectively describe what actually works in practice. Dont worry, within the scope of the RUP, we dont deviate all that much because frankly IBM Rational has done a pretty good job within their chosen area. The value in this book is the extensions to the RUPtwo new phases and eight new disciplinesmaking the RUP truly ready for real-world IT departments. Just take a quick look at the table of contents to see what we mean. The bottom line is that this book looks at process from the viewpoint of an entire IT department, not just a single project or system, discussing the difficult issues that IT professionals face every day. The book features a wide range of figures that illustrate what you need to do. The text describes the issues youll face and strategies for overcoming them, but it doesnt waste your time with minute details. In every organization where weve worked, we discovered that they had good people who knew what they were doing, but what was missing was a unifying vision for getting them to work together effectively. This book wont turn you into an expert portfolio manager, enterprise architect, or whatever, but it will explain the fundamental issues and strategies that these roles address within your IT organization.    Features of This Book This book has several features that will make it a valuable resource for you:   It is practical: This book provides practical advice in an easy-to-read manner.   It covers the critical issues: This book focuses on the fundamental issues that you will face on a daily basis and describes options for addressing the issues. It does not, however, waste your time covering extraneous details, which are typically unique to your organization anyway.   It is consistent with the RUP: The chapters describing the new phases and disciplines include many workflow diagrams that follow the same approach within the RUP product. Existing RUP practitioners will instantly recognize and understand them.    It includes case studies: We share our experiences, most good (although some bad), gained by introducing the RUP and EUP into organizations since 1999.   It includes Reader Return on Investment (ROI) boxes: Each chapter begins with a summary of the critical points made within the chapter, providing a quick overview of the chapter.   It contains suggested resources: Each chapter ends with suggestions for where to look for more information.     Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.",books;business & finance;business & investing;computer science;computers & technology;design tools & techniques;education & reference;languages & tools;new;new business enterprises;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;programming;small business & entrepreneurship;software;software design;software engineering;testing & engineering;uml;used & rental textbooks,20
0786423897,"Tattoos, Desire And Violence: Marks of Resistance in Literature, Film And Television Karin Beeler is an associate professor in the English department at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, Canada. She lives in Prince George.",anthropology;arts & photography;body art & tattoo;books;books & reading;decorative arts & design;film & television;general;history & criticism;humanities;humor & entertainment;literature;literature & fiction;movies;new;other media;performing arts;politics & social sciences;social sciences;television;textile & costume;used & rental textbooks,22
0471371009,"What Makes You Tick? The Brain in Plain English ""...I would highly recommend this book..."" (Chemistry & Industry, 17 December 2001)	I wrote ""What Makes You Tick?"" for any curious reader who has ever wondered, as I have, what goes on in the brain, how we have come to learn its secrets, and how these discoveries might affect our future.  This is a detective story, not a textbook, and I have kept it short.  It grew from a strong desire to give perspective and context to the exciting advances in brain research that are appearing with increasing frequency on the nightly news.  I began by translating research reports from the language of the laboratory into plain English.  Soon, I found that I was writing about medical miracles, ethical dilemmas, the biomechanics of behavior, new concepts of the mind --- in short, about nothing less than the scientific search for the soul.  Even if science classes once bored you silly, I believe that you will enjoy solving the mystery of how you see, feel, think, and act.  You will see how we are beginning to tinker with the building blocks of human nature.  We will soon be able to eradicate brain disease, to enhance desired mental abilities, and to eliminate undesired behavioral traits.  ""What Makes You Tick?"" is a useful primer for what I believe will become the story of the century.  We are approaching a new frontier --- and it is us! Tom Czerner, M.D.	What is consciousness? Is there really such a thing as free will? Is there a physiological basis for an eternal soul?For most of our history, the brain and its workings have been hidden from view. Barely a century ago, phrenologythe study of personality based on bumps on the headwas in vogue. But after generations of speculation, we are finally getting our first glimpse of the mind. In What Makes You Tick?, Thomas Czerners elegant and accessible introduction to brain research, youll encounter the scientists and discoveries that have exponentially increased our knowledge of the brain and its functions, most significantly in the last few years. Here, Czerner has translated the arcane language of scientific journals into a highly readable Baedeker of the brain, outlining all that is known about the modern brain and the amazing promise this understanding holds for the future. Among the many breakthroughs reported:Contrary to conventional wisdom (and perhaps anecdotal evidence), thousands of new neurons arrive at your frontal lobes every day.Sight has been discovered to involve all kinds of moving parts, from visual pigment that actually springs into action with the arrival of photons, to channels in brain cell walls that slam shut once they get the message.Our daily experiences, according to recent experiments by Nobel laureates TorstenWiesel and David Hubel, can literally change our minds, rerouting paths that were once believed to be hard-wiredIn addition to tracing the vast web of cerebral roadways, Czerner deftly follows the larger historical detective story that stars neurologists and their forebears, from philosophers Descartes and Kant, to twentieth-century polymaths Francis Crick and Edwin Land, to computer scientists, who have found that the brains parallel circuitry offers an ideal design model for microprocessors (though the computer has a long way to go). By shining a light on the darkest recesses of our own minds, What Makes You Tick? illuminates the greatest gifts the world of science bestows, in addition to touching on the ethical dilemmas facing us as we begin to alter ourselves on the cellular level. Above all, What Makes You Tick? will forever change the way you think about thinking.	The Brain in Plain EnglishNearly everything we know about the constellations of neurons in the brain we have learned in the past few decades, most of that only within the last few years, and the pace is picking up briskly. . . . Researchers in more than a dozen disciplines are asking Platos question: How does your internal representation of the world relate to the objective world outside? How does the electrochemical music of the neuron form perceptions, memories, and knowledge? How does it create the mystifying, subjective sense of a you within you, and how does it direct your individual and social behavior? Science has joined philosophy in this accelerating effort to define what it means to be alive, and to find the wellspring of our humanity.The aim of this book is to provide a frame of reference from which to appreciate the exciting advances in neuroscience that appear with increasing frequency on the nightly news. It describes what we know about the brain, how we found out, and what this may mean for the future.from What Makes You Tick?	THOMAS B. CZERNER, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco and is a senior faculty consultant of the Ophthalmology Residency Training Program at the California Pacific Medical Center.	(FROM THE INTRODUCTION)  The organ that governs your life has all of the elegance of a wrinkled lump of clay. It appears to have no moving parts and yet, if you damage one area you cannot see, another and you cannot speak, another and you cannot walk. A source of speculation and mystery since its anatomy was first described in 300 BC, the brain is giving up its secrets - only guessed at for centuries - to a young and ambitious branch of science. Ours is the first generation able to credibly answer the question, What makes you tick? We are learning the lyrics of molecular melodies that create your perceptions and deciphering the electrochemical signals that direct your behavior from the dark confines of your cranium. Simply put, we are beginning to fathom the biomechanics of human nature. The neurophilosopher Paul Churchland did not exaggerate when he wrote that today's revolutionary advances in neuroscience will rival the discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo, and Darwin.  You are about to enter the most astonishing galaxy in the universe. Fueled by a mixture of science, technology, and philosophy, this expedition through the brain's billions of neurons will follow the paths of explorers from fields as diverse as molecular biology, computer science, evolutionary psychology and a long list of disciplines, most of whose names begin with the prefix neuro, as in neuroanatomy, -audiology, -chemistry, -ophthalmology, -philosophy, -physiology, -radiology, and more. With so many possible approaches, it should not surprise you that, as an ophthalmologist, I would choose the perception of light as a particularly revealing place to begin.  The eye has been called the window to the soul, and from the start the mystifying phenomenon of vision has been at the very heart of neuroscience. While I was in medical school in the 1960's, a small band of researchers set out in earnest to learn the elusive secrets of the brain. Among their new set of tools were microelectrodes capable of recording the faint signals of an individual nerve cell. Like tapped phone conversations in a strange land, recordings of the neural signals from the eyes have taught us the language of the brain and, as our recording devices improve, they are disclosing the remarkable individuality, even intelligence of the single neuron.  The same advances in microengineering and computer technology that made space travel possible also provided the hardware, software, and the tiny tools necessary for entering inner space. As our horizon expanded to encompass light years, we also learned to navigate on a scale measured in millionths of a millimeter. An exploration was launched at prestigious universities around the world in search of nothing less elusive than the source of human thought and behavior. Nearly everything we know about the constellations of neurons in the brain we have learned in the past few decades, most of that only within the last few years, and the pace is picking up briskly.  Brain mapping is being carried out at microscopic levels. The structure of human DNA is available on the Internet. Direct links are being discovered between particular molecules and specific behaviors. Researchers in more than a dozen disciplines are asking Plato's question: How does your internal representation of the world relate to the objective world outside? How does the electrochemical music of the neuron form perceptions, memories, and knowledge? How does it create the mystifying, subjective sense of a ""you"" within you, and how does it direct your individual and social behavior? Science has joined philosophy in this accelerating effort to define what it means to be alive and to find the wellspring of our humanity.  Sadly, reports of this research are relished almost exclusively by a small community of neuroscientists. Even in the journals where they appear, the best parts are often hidden in the equations and technical jargon that have become a separate language of the laboratory. This book began as a personal, Berlitz guide for exploring that foreign territory, and it grew from a desire to make this adventure accessible to every curious traveler.  It is difficult to overstate the practical implications of this new wealth of knowledge. Understanding brain function at the level of detail now being studied holds the promise to cure and prevent a long list of diseases including Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and drug addiction; to repair damaged nervous tissue and to reverse the debility dealt by stroke and injury. Neuroscience will revolutionize the treatment of psychiatric and neurologic disorders much as the science of microbiology relegated the terror of plagues to history.  Beyond its impact on health and disease, learning the biology of behavior will shake the foundations of our social institutions. Knowing how we learn will change the way we teach. Understanding the roots of criminal behavior will force us to reexamine our criminal and penal codes. Finding the biological causes of violence and abuse will tempt us with intrusive methods to reduce their tragic toll. Through medical and surgical means, we will have the imperious ability to exact compliance with behavioral norms. New ways to assess the brain's potential could lead to the rationing of opportunities for education and employment and even change the way that we evaluate and select our leaders. More than ever, the public will need to be well-informed about current science and the choices it presents.  The specific and limited aim of this book is to provide a frame of reference from which to appreciate the exciting advances in neuroscience that appear with increasing frequency on the nightly news. It is written for the curious reader whose last scientific reading might have been in a long forgotten classroom and who is now discovering that science is once again a required course in a rapidly changing world. However, I should disclose at the very start, this brief excursion could change the way you think about thinking.",anatomy;anatomy & physiology;basic sciences;biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;history & philosophy;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;neurology;neuropsychology;neuroscience;new;parenting & relationships;psychology;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,21
9280811134,"Confronting Environmental Change in East and Southeast Asia: Eco Politics Foreign Policy and Sustainable Development Paul G. Harris is Associate Professor of Politics at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.",asian;books;business & finance;business & investing;business development;civil;economics;engineering;environmental economics;environmental policy;international & world politics;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;social services & welfare;used & rental textbooks,21
073931176X,"Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story When he was but 10 years old, Tim Tyson heard one of his boyhood friends in Oxford, N.C. excitedly blurt the words that were to forever change his life: ""Daddy and Roger and 'em shot 'em a nigger!"" The cold-blooded street murder of young Henry Marrow by an ambitious, hot-tempered local businessman and his kin in the Spring of 1970 would quickly fan the long-flickering flames of racial discord in the proud, insular tobacco town into explosions of rage and street violence. It would also turn the white Tyson down a long, troubled reconciliation with his Southern roots that eventually led to a professorship in African-American studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison--and this profoundly moving, if deeply troubling personal meditation on the true costs of America's historical racial divide. Taking its title from a traditional African-American spiritual, Tyson skillfully interweaves insightful autobiography (his father was the town's anti-segregationist Methodist minister, and a man whose conscience and human decency greatly informs the son) with a painstakingly nuanced historical analysis that underscores how little really changed in the years and decades after the Civil Rights Act of 1965 supposedly ended racial segregation. The details are often chilling: Oxford simply closed its public recreation facilities rather than integrate them; Marrow's accused murderers were publicly condemned, yet acquitted; the very town's newspaper records of the events--and indeed the author's later account for his graduate thesis--mysteriously removed from local public records. But Tyson's own impassioned personal history lessons here won't be denied; they're painful, yet necessary reminders of a poisonous American racial legacy that's so often been casually rewritten--and too easily carried forward into yet another century by politicians eagerly employing the cynical, so-called ""Southern Strategy."" --Jerry McCulley	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	In this outstanding personal history, Tyson, a professor of African-American studies who's white, unflinchingly examines the civil rights struggle in the South. The book focuses on the murder of a young black man, Henry Marrow, in 1970, a tragedy that dramatically widened the racial gap in the author's hometown of Oxford, N.C. Tyson portrays the killing and its aftermath from multiple perspectives, including that of his contemporary, 10-year-old self; his progressive Methodist pastor father, who strove to lead his parishioners to overcome their prejudices; members of the disempowered black community; one of the killers; and his older self, who comes to Oxford with a historian's eye. He also artfully interweaves the history of race relations in the South, carefully and convincingly rejecting less complex and self-serving versions (""violence and nonviolence were both more ethically complicated-and more tightly intertwined-than they appeared in most media accounts and history books""). A gifted writer, he celebrates a number of inspirational unsung heroes, ranging from his father to a respected elderly schoolteacher who spoke out at a crucial point to quash a white congregation's rebellion over an invitation to a black minister. Tyson's avoidance of stereotypes and simple answers brings a shameful recent era in our country's history to vivid life. This book deserves the largest possible audience. FYI:Tyson's last book, Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power (1999), won the James Rawley Prize and was co-winner of the Frederick Jackson Turner Prize. Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Admirable and unexpected...a riveting story that will have his readers weeping with both laughter and sorrow. Chicago TribuneBlood Done Sign My Name is a most important book and one of the most powerful meditations on race in America that I have ever read. Cleveland Plain DealerPulses with vital paradox . . . Its a detached dissertation, a damning dark-night-of-the-white-soul, and a ripping yarn, all united by Tysons powerful voice, a brainy, booming Bubba profundo. Entertainment WeeklyIf you want to read only one book to understand the uniquely American struggle for racial equality and the swirls of emotion around it, this is it. Milwaukee Journal SentinelEngaging and frequently stunning. San Diego Union-TribuneFrom the Trade Paperback edition.	Timothy B. Tyson is a professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His last book, Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power (UNC Press, 1999), won the James Rawley Prize and was co-winner of the Frederick Jackson Turner Prize.From the Hardcover edition.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	BaptismDaddy and Roger and 'em shot 'em a nigger. That's what Gerald Teel said to me in my family's driveway in Oxford, North Carolina, on May 12, 1970. We were both ten years old. I was bouncing a basketball. The night before, a black man had said something at the store to Judy, his nineteen-year-old sister-in-law, Gerald told me, and his father and two of his brothers had run him out of the store and shot him dead. The man's name was Henry Marrow, I found out later, but his family called him Dickie. He was killed in public as he lay on his back, helpless, begging for his life.I was stunned and bewildered, as if Gerald had informed me that his family had fried up their house cat and eaten it for breakfast. We did not use that word at our house. It was not that I had never heard it or had never used it myself. But somehow the children in my family knew that to utter that word in the presence of my father would be to say good-bye to this earthly life. My daddy was a Methodist minister, an Eleanor Roosevelt liberal, he called himself in later years, and at our house nigger was not just naughty, like hell or damn. It was evil, like taking the Lord's name in vain, maybe even worse. And now my friend Gerald was using it while talking about his daddy and his brothers killing a man.Before Gerald could say anything more, my mother opened the front door of our house and called me in for supper. What are we having? I yelled back at her.I am not announcing my menu to the neighborhood, Mama said in a clear but quiet voice. I hurried inside, dumbstruck, wondering what the grown-ups in my world were going to say about Gerald's news. Could this be true? Or was it just a little boy's boasting? Mama and Daddy would know.Mama wielded an abundantly sharp sense of how things were and were not done. That was why she was not about to advertise my dinner menu up and down Hancock Street, as she reminded me when I came into the kitchen. Pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy, peppery cabbage simmered with fatback, and crisp fried cornbread served with sweet iced tea seemed no cause for shame. Mrs. Roseanna Allen, the black woman who worked for us, had also made us a chocolate pie that afternoon, as she often did when I begged her. But the details of our supper were beside Mama's point. Yelling like that was tacky, a label that applied to a disquieting number of my habits.I figured that Mama and Daddy would talk to us about what had happened, but instead an eerie hush hung over the supper table. Somewhat oddly, Daddy refrained from his custom of interviewing us one by one about our day. He and Mama exchanged knowing words and weighted glances whose meanings were indecipherable to me. My twelve-year-old brother, Vern, and I talked halfheartedly about something--how fast Dudley Barnes, who pitched for AW Root Beer's Little League nine, could throw a baseball, something like that. But a deep silence had fallen among us.After supper, my little sister Boo and I crept out of the house and down to the corner, where we huddled on the sidewalk behind Mrs. Garland's cement wall, across the street from the Teel house. Boo was seven years old, blond and freckly, by turns deferential and officious in the way of little sisters, and she went wherever I did, provided I let her. In the Bible, Ruth tells Naomi, Entreat me not to leave thee; or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge, and while this was frequently quoted as a tribute to filial devotion, I always noted that we never heard from Naomi on the point. When I came home from church one Sunday and announced that I was going to become a missionary to Africa, Boo immediately declared her intention to become a nurse and accompany me. I shot back, What do you think I am going to Africa for? But truth be told, I was glad to have her with me this particular evening.We could see the house clearly through the budding crape myrtles that laced the long traffic island in the middle of Main Street. Gerald's family lived in a gracious, older two-story structure with white columns, wide porches, and a carport on one side that must have been built originally for carriages. At least a dozen men with shotguns and rifles stood guard on its porches as Boo and I peered across the corners of Hancock, Front, and Main Streets. A couple of the men were draped in white hoods and robes, but most of them looked for all the world like our own father when he went bird hunting. We did not know exactly how these men pertained to Gerald's announcement, but we knew something perilous was unfolding.For one thing, neither of us had ever seen anyone who didn't live there go into the Teel house. I played with Gerald Teel practically every day, but the boys in our neighborhood came to my house or we ran the woods and fields that stretched out beyond my backyard. Sometimes we smoked Jeff Daniels's mother's Tareyton cigarettes down by the creek. We played football in the front yard of the old Hancock place, a once palatial but now rotting three-story white structure with huge wooden pillars that stood empty across the street from my house. Gerald, Jeff, and I wore the same brand of brogans as a kind of uniform--our look was straight-leg blue jeans, army surplus jackets, and those brownish-orange work boots--and we fought together in the forbidden BB-gun wars that raged in our neighborhood on Saturday mornings. Gerald was a slight, olive-skinned boy with dark hair and eyes. He rarely talked much. We considered him a respectably tough kid, a member of the gang in good standing, but he also had a kind of whipped-dog manner, a shyness that said something was wrong. You'd say we were friends. But I did not visit in Gerald's house and, as far as I knew, neither did anybody else. All Mama would say, in her offhand, gracious way, was that they weren't really our kind of folks, but it was worse than that. Everybody was afraid of Gerald's daddy, who never spoke in my presence until many years had passed.That night, after kneeling beside the bed with my father to say my prayers as we usually did, I lay me down to sleep on the cool, clean sheets, wondering about what had happened and fearing, without really knowing what to fear, the things that might happen now. The attic fan in the top of the house pulled the gauzy white curtains inward on a cooling breeze; two weeks into May it was already hot, and not everyone had air-conditioning in those days. From my upstairs window, I could see the blinking red light of Oxford's radio tower. The raspy, playful voice of Julius's Jukebox. WOXF's Little Round Brown Mound of Sound, beamed from the transistor radio propped in my windowsill, announcing song dedications--This one goes out from Shirley to S.O.S.--and spinning Otis Redding, James Brown, or Aretha Franklin. Every night that summer, the ominous pulse of Marvin Gaye's I Heard It Through the Grapevine pounded on the airwaves, and what may have seemed a haunting anthem of lost love for some listeners sounded a dire warning to me. Sleep was slow to come.While I slumbered, six blocks away in downtown Oxford hundreds of young blacks exploded into rage. At least half a dozen people had witnessed the murder in Grab-all, the black ghetto where Mr. Teel's store was located. Word traveled fast. This won't no goddamn murder mystery, one of the young blacks spat, and the son of a bitch lived three blocks from the police station. Rumors flew through Oxford that the magistrate, J. C. Wheeler, refused to swear out a warrant against the Teels, and that the police were not planning to arrest anyone. This poured the gasoline of indignation onto the flames of vengefulness. When Dickie was first killed, one black witness to the murder told me years later, people in Grab-all was talking about 'everything white dies.' Though neither blood vengeance nor race war ensued, I learned years later that two or three hundred young African Americans ran through the well-ordered streets of downtown Oxford that night, smashing windows and setting fires. The angry throng would assemble in one place, demolish the agreed-upon storefront, and then sprint at breakneck speed through the alleyways to another target. At the American Oil station, some of the insurgents paused to loot beer and cigarettes, also making off with a portable television. The screaming alarm at Edwards Jewelry Store did not deter the mob from emptying the window of wristwatches. Behind the Western Auto hardware store, they stacked up old tires against a heavy door and set them ablaze, trying unsuccessfully to get inside and find guns and ammunition. The rioters retained the presence of mind to distinguish between white-owned property and the handful of establishments owned by blacks; they also pelted passing cars with bricks and bottles, but only those vehicles whose drivers appeared to be white. At one point, a group of the rioters ran to the Confederate monument, threw a length of rope around the old Rebel's neck, and tried to pull him off his granite pedestal, but the bronze infantryman would not budge.When the first police car arrived, half a dozen bricks smashed the windshield and the mob heaved the car over onto its side. The terrified officer inside clambered out and ran for dear life. Two or three more squad cars screeched up, but there was little they could do against the small, angry army in the streets. Some whites criticized Mayor Currin the next day for not ordering his handful of men to shoot down the rioters. Currin understood his town, knew the limitations of his small and unsophisticated police department, and kept his cool. With the police department we had, the mayor told me later, it was no reason to send the officers in there to try and stop it. I didn't do it, and I am glad I didn't do it.Eve...",20th century;african americans;african-american & black;african-american studies;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;ethnic & national;history;modern (16th-21st centuries);politics & social sciences;regional u.s.;social sciences;south;specific demographics;specific groups;state & local;united states;women,19
0631197370,"A Companion to Bioethics (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy) ""A Splendid work, covering the entire field of bioethics in a very readable way."" Hyakudai Sakamoto, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, Nihon University, Tokyo and President, Asian Bioethics Association	""A Splendid work, covering the entire field of bioethics in a very readable way.""Hyakudai Sakamoto, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, Nihon University, Tokyo and President, Asian Bioethics Association	This volume contains all that the beginning reader or student needs to soundly grasp the ideas and issues involved in the field. Building on the model used by Peter Singer in his highly successful Companion to Ethics, the Companion to Bioethics consists of 46 specially written essays designed to present the key issues and concepts in bioethics in an authoritative yet always readable, non-technical manner. An unusually comprehensive index allows the reader to find terms and topics not listed in the titles of the essays themselves. A Companion to Bioethics is an essential work of reference for doctors, nurses, lawyers, journalists, philosophers, moral theologians, sociologists and everyone interested in the ethical issues that are transforming our lives. It will be applicable both to everyday health care practice, and to the far-reaching issues arising from the revolution in the biological sciences as applied to human ethics.	Helga Kuhse is the Director of the Centre for Human Bioethics at Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia. She has published widely in the field of bioethics, and is the author and co-author of several books including Caring: Nurses, Women and Ethics (Blackwell, 1996); Willing to Listen - Wanting to Die (1995); Individuals, Humans, and Persons: Questions of Life and Death (with Peter Singer, 1994); The Sanctity of Life Doctrine in Medicine - A Critique (1987); Should the Baby Live? - The Problem of Handicapped Infants (with Peter Singer, 1985). She is the co-editor of the journal Bioethics (Blackwell) and editor of the Monash Bioethics Review. She is also co-editor, with Peter Singer, of the accompanying volume Bioethics: An Anthology (Blackwell, 1999).Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University. He is the author of Animal Liberation, first published in 1975, and is widely credited with triggering the modern animal-rights movement. His Practical Ethics is one of the most widely used texts in applied ethics, and Rethinking Life and Death received the 1995 National Book Council's Banjo Award for non-fiction. He was the foundation president of the International Association of Bioethics.",administration & policy;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;education & reference;ethics;ethics & morality;humanities;medical books;medical ethics;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;philosophy;politics & social sciences;reference;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,20
1590590147,"Object-Oriented Macromedia Flash MX William Drolentered Macromedia Flash development with a varied background in object-oriented programming and graphic design. His first experience with macromedia was the admittedly quirky, but OOP-based Macromedia Director and Lingo. Today, there are many reasons to be excited about Flash MX and the hugely improved ActionScript. Drol looks forward to integrating Flash MX with Web services, and he pursues other technologies such as XML, XSLT, and his current favorite, Microsoft C#. Learn more about the author at www.billdrol.com.",books;computer science;computers & technology;digital media management;education & reference;flash;graphic design;graphics & multimedia;graphics & visualization;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;programming;software design;software design & engineering;software development;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;video production;web design;web development & design,21
041590692X,"Elemental Passions Text: English (translation) Original Language: French	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Luce Irigaray is Director of Research in Philosophy at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris. A doctor of philosophy, Luce Irigaray is also trained in linguistics, philology, psychology and psychoanalysis. Now acknowledged as a key influential thinker of our times, her work focuses on the culture of two subjects, masculine and feminine - particularly through the liberation of a feminine subjectivity - something she explores in a range of literary forms, from the philosophical to the scientific, the political and the poetic.	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.",books;criticism & theory;education & reference;feminist theory;fitness & dieting;health;history & criticism;humanities;literary;literature;literature & fiction;new;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;research & publishing guides;sexuality;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;women's studies;writing,21
1559349867,"Environmental Ethics: Concepts, Policy, and Theory Joe DesJardins is Professor in the philosophy department formed jointly by the College of St. Benedict and St. Johns University in Minnesota. He presently serves as the Executive Director of the Society for Business Ethics.  Among his publications are: An Introduction to Business Ethics (McGraw Hill), Environmental Ethics: An Introduction to Environmental Philosophy (Wadsworth), of Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics, co-editor, with John McCall,  (5th Ed, Wadsworth) , and the forthcoming Business, Ethics, and Sustainability: Ethics for the Next Industrial Revolution (Prentice Hall).   He received his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and taught for many years at Villanova University before moving to Minnesota.",biological sciences;biology;books;business & investing;communication & journalism;earth sciences;ecology;economics;education & reference;environment;environmental economics;environmental science;environmental studies;environmentalism;ethics;ethics & morality;humanities;journalism;journalism & nonfiction;new;philosophy;politics & social sciences;research & publishing guides;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks;writing,27
0786415266,"Conjoined Twins: An Historical, Biological and Ethical Issues Encyclopedia An intriguing, unusual survey --Midwest Book ReviewA useful reference --ARBAA global perspective...annotations are frequently detailed...comprehensive index...photographs and illustrations included accentuate the text...recommended --E-Streams	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Christine Quigley is Assistant Director of Academic Affairs in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown University. She is also the author of Skulls and Skeletons (2001), Modern Mummies (1998), The Corpse (1996), and Death Dictionary (1994). She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.",administration & policy;basic sciences;books;clinical;diseases;education & reference;encyclopedias;ethics;history;internal medicine;medical;medical books;medical ethics;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;pathology;physiology;politics & social sciences;reference;social sciences;special topics;used & rental textbooks,23
0195090195,"Adaptive Optics for Astronomical Telescopes (Oxford Series in Optical & Imaging Sciences) ""While any of the four [monographs available in the field of adaptive optics] is suitable for use in a graduate class in observational astronomy, by far the best of them is Adaptive Optics for Astronomical Telescopes, by John Hardy, a pioneer in adaptive optics who, as adaptive-optics project leader at ITEK Corp, led the research and technology effort that culminated in the first operational military adaptive optics system in 1981. Hardy's book . . . would be an outstanding choice for a graduate class, because each topic is explained completely from basic principles to the ultimate level of complexity. . . . Once one is immersed in the rhythm of the presentation, the book is a pleasure to read. The strengths of Hardy's work include his knowledge of the US military literature in this field and his even-handed presentation of the many competing technologies that contribute to an adaptive-optics system.""--Physics Today",astronomy;astronomy & astrophysics;astronomy & space science;books;cosmology;education & reference;engineering;experiments;humanities;industrial;instruments & measurement;language & grammar;linguistics;manufacturing & operational systems;mechanical;mechanical engineering;new;optics;physics;professional & technical;science & math;science & mathematics;telescopes;used & rental textbooks;words,25
0822942801,"The Metamorphosis of Heads: Textual Struggles, Education, and Land in the Andes (Pitt Illuminations) This exceptional book offers the first full-length, critical study of Andean textual theory. Essential reading for those seeking to understand indigenous histories and cultures in the midst of the process of globalization.--Elizabeth Monasterios, University of PittsburghAmbitious . . the authors suceed in their aims through a wonderfully rich ethnography and careful reading of historical research.--Journal of Latin American Studies	""This exceptional book offers the first full-length, critical study of Andean textual theory.  Essential reading for those seeking to understand indigenous histories and cultures in the midst of the process of globalization."" --Elizabeth Monasterios, University of Pittsburgh	Denise Y. Arnold is director of the Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Aymara, La Paz, Bolivia, and visiting professor at Birkbeck College London. She is the co-author with Juan de Dios Yapita of River of Fleece, River of Song.",americas;anthropology;books;cultural;education;education & reference;education theory;ethnic studies;history;humanities;language experience approach;latin america;new;politics & social sciences;schools & teaching;social sciences;south america;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks,19
1584502681,"BSD Sockets Programming from a Multi-Language Perspective (Programming Series) M. Tim Jones is an embedded software architect and the author of numerous books, including AI Application Programming, Second Edition (Charles River Media), BSD Sockets Programming from a Multilanguage Perspective (Charles River Media), Artifi cial Intelligence: A Systems Approach, and many articles on a variety of technical subjects. His engineering background ranges from the development of kernels for geosynchronous spacecraft to embedded systems architecture and networking protocols development. Tim is a consultant engineer for Emulex Corp. in Longmont, Colorado.",books;bsd;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;electrical & electronic engineering;electrical & electronics;engineering;history;languages & tools;networking;networks;new;operating systems;professional & technical;programming;programming languages;protocols & apis;science & math;software design;software design & engineering;software development;software engineering;technology;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,27
0750631074,"Nunn's Applied Respiratory Physiology, 5e ....this text remains the primary source of reference information for any health care practitioner involved in the management of patients' respiration. The essentials of respiratory physiology such as compliance, resistance, gas exchange, etc. are not covered in adequate depth in the standard texts of medicine or anesthesia, and any resident in these fieldsshould have access to this text. It is also an unparalleled source of information for any physician teaching in these areas.Peter D. Slinger, MDProfessor of AnaesthesiaUniversity of TorontoToronto, Ontario, CanadaAnesthesia and Analgesia Vol. 104, No. 5, May 2007	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Examines the respiratory effects of exercise, sleep, smoking, anaesthesia, drowning, anaemia, pregnancy, and	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Andrew B. Lumb, MB, BS, FRCA, Consultant Anaesthetist, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Anaesthesia, St James's Hospital, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",allied health professions;allied health services;anatomy;anatomy & physiology;anesthesiology;basic sciences;biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;clinical;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;physiology;pulmonary;pulmonary & thoracic medicine;respiratory therapy;science & math;science & mathematics;surgery;used & rental textbooks,23
0393730263,"Writing for Design Professionals : A Guide to Writing Successful Proposals, Letters, Brochures, Portfolios, Reports, Presentations, and Job Applications A commonsense guide to clarity...Who should buy this book? The easy, if unrealistic answer, is 'everybody.' -- ArchitectureBoston, Elizbeth S. PadjenA no-nonsense, step-by-step primer...Whether you're a seasoned professional or architecture student...you'll enjoy and learn from Writing for Design Professionals. -- AIArchitect, Stephanie StubbsAn incredibly useful guide. -- RIBA JournalEasy to read, practical advice. -- Blacklines, Elizabeth Geary-ArcherKliment offers guidance that's accessible, logical, and easy to follow. -- Architectural Record, Kira GouldSound advice about the many sorts of writing designers need to master. -- Interior Design, Stanley AbercrombieTakes a much-needed skewer to jargon. -- Interiors, Eve M. KahnThis useful book is unerring in its advice to keep all communications materials to the point. -- Princeton Alumni Weekly, Larry O'BrienTips, guidelines, and examples make this book the equivalent of Cliffs Notes for the working designer. -- Critique	Stephen A. Kliment, FAIA, was editor-in-chief of Architectural Record. He lives in New York City.",architecture;arts & photography;books;business & finance;business & investing;business writing;crafts;creative writing & composition;education & reference;engineering;hobbies & home;home decorating & design;home improvement & design;humanities;interior design;journalism & nonfiction;literature;literature & fiction;new;professional & technical;professional reference;reference;research & publishing guides;skills;used & rental textbooks;writing,26
0304700657,"Philosophical Enquiry in the Classroom ""This sourcebook of ideas is essential reading for anyone seeking to develop children's minds, to build their self-esteem or to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools. The models of thinking and learning described in the book will provide an inspiration for readers' own adventures in ideas with children, and a spur for their research."" - SirReadaLot.org, September 2008This sourcebook of ideas is essential reading for anyone seeking to develop childrens minds, to build their self-esteem or to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools. The models of thinking and learning described in the book will provide an inspiration for readers own adventures in ideas with children, and a spur for their research. - SirReadaLot.org, September 2008	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Dr Robert Fisher, Professor of Education, Brunel University, UK	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",behavioral sciences;books;cognitive;curricula;curriculum & instruction;education;education & reference;education theory;educational philosophy;elementary education;humanities;logic;logic & language;medical books;new;philosophy;philosophy & social aspects;politics & social sciences;psychology;schools & teaching;science & math;used & rental textbooks,22
0321197674,"Defend I.T.: Security by Example ""Ajay and Scott take an interesting approach in filling Defend I.T. with case studies and using them to demonstrate important security principles. This approach works well and is particularly valuable in the security space, where companies and consultants are often hesitant to discuss true security incidents for potential embarrassment and confidentiality reasons. Defend I.T. is full of engaging stories and is a good read."" --Fyodor, author of the Nmap Security Scanner and Insecure.Org""Defend I.T. answers reader demand for scenario-driven examples. Security professionals will be able to look at these case studies and relate them to their own experiences. That sets this book apart."" --Lance Hayden, Cisco Systems""This is an exciting book! It's like reading several mysteries at once from different viewpoints, with the added benefit of learning forensic procedures along the way. Readers will benefit from the procedures, and the entertaining presentation is a real plus."" --Elizabeth Zinkann, Equilink ConsultingThe battle between IT professionals and those who use the Internet for destructive purposes is raging--and there is no end in sight. Reports of computer crime and incidents from the CERT Coordination Center at Carnegie Mellon University more than double each year and are expected to rise. Meanwhile, viruses and worms continue to take down organizations for days. Defend I.T.: Security by Example draws on detailed war stories to identify what was done right and what was done wrong in actual computer-security attacks, giving you the opportunity to benefit from real experiences. Approaches to securing systems and networks vary widely from industry to industry and organization to organization. By examining a variety of real-life incidents companies are too embarrassed to publicly share, the authors explain what could have been done differently to avoid the losses incurred--whether creating a different process for incident response or having better security countermeasures in place to begin with. Inside, you'll find in-depth case studies in a variety of categories: Basic Hacking: Blackhat bootcamp, including mapping a network, exploiting vulnerable architecture, and launching denial-of-service attacks  Current Methods: The latest in malicious deeds, including attacks on wireless networks, viruses and worms, and compromised Web servers Additional Items on the Plate: Often overlooked security measures such as developing a security policy, intrusion-detection systems, disaster recovery, and government regulations  Old School: Classic means of compromising networks--war dialing and social engineering   Forensics: How to investigate industrial espionage, financial fraud, and network intrusion Aimed at both information-security professionals and network administrators, Defend I.T. shows you how to tap the best computer-security practices and industry standards to deter attacks and better defend networks.	Ajay Gupta, CISSP, founder and president of Gsecurity, is an expert on cyber security, secure architecture, and information privacy. Gsecurity provides cyber security and data privacy services to federal, state, and local governments, as well as commercial clients in the educational, financial, and health-care sectors.    Scott Laliberte, CISSP, CISM, MBA, is a leader of Protivitis Global Information Security Practice. He has extensive experience in the areas of information systems security, network operations, incident response, and e-commerce, and has served clients in many industries, including healthcare, life sciences, financial services, manufacturing, and other industries. Scott has led many security engagements, including attack and penetration studies, Web application security reviews, systems vulnerability assessments, wireless security reviews, and security systems implementation. In addition, he has led a number of incident response projects, which help organizations identify, stop, and recover from security incidents and attacks. He has spoken on information security topics for a variety of audiences and industries, including MIS Training Institute (MISTI), National Association of Financial Services Auditors (NAFSA), ISACA, IIA, and HCCA. He has been quoted as a security expert in the Financial Times, Securities Industries News, and elsewhere, and has authored numerous information security articles for a variety of publications.	Microsoft introduced Visual Basic, Scripting Edition--commonly known as VBScript--in the mid-'90s, positioning it as a native replacement for Windows' aging command-line batch language, which was based on Microsoft's earliest operating system, MS-DOS. VBScript was intended to be easy to learn, powerful, and flexible. The language was included as an add-on to Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, was an optional installation component included in Windows 98, and was included in all editions of Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. Software developers immediately seized upon VBScript for Web programming, particularly in Active Server Pages, Microsoft's rapid-development programming framework for the Web. However, Windows administrators--one of VBScript's initial target audiences--were left cold. VBScript seemed to be much more complicated than administrators' beloved MS-DOS-based batch language, and many didn't see the need to learn an entirely new batch language.When Windows 2000 and Active Directory came along, however, administrators found that Windows administration had become a great deal more complex. Suddenly, administrators were searching for Resource Kit and other utilities that offered automated administration, especially for repetitive tasks. Active Directory enabled the use of VBScript for logon and logoff scripts, which seemed to promise more advanced use environment manipulation. At around the same time, Microsoft's naivete in releasing a powerful language like VBScript with absolutely no security controls resulted in a huge wave of high-impact VBScript-based viruses, forcing administrators to lock down their environments and remove VBScript as an option both for viruses and for administrative tools.As a regular speaker at some of the country's top technical conferences that focus on Windows technologies, including MCP TechMentor, the past few years I've given half- and full-day sessions on VBScripting for Windows administrators, and the sessions have been incredibly popular. In these sessions, I try to provide just enough VBScript experience to make scripting possible, and then concentrate on accomplishing common administrative  tasks with VBScript. I also cover the security concerns of VBScript and provide administrators with the means for safely using VBScript in their environments. This book is essentially a written form of those sessions, greatly expanded with more coverage of Windows Management Instrumentation and other advanced topics, and with more coverage of VBScript security issues and resolutions.I'm not out to turn you into a programmer. In fact, one of the real successes of VBScript is that you don't need to be a programmer to use it. Most of what you'll be doing in this book involves using VBScript to tell Windows to do things for you; you'll be able to ignore much of VBScript's complexity, using it as a sort of electronic glue to combine various operating system functions.Who Should Read This Book?The only assumption I have about you is that you already know how to administer some version of Microsoft Windows. You'll find that most of the material in this book is suitable for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 environments, and it will continue to be useful through future versions of Windows. I do not assume that you have any background in programming, and I'm not going to give you a programming background. You should have a desire to learn how to use what I call ""the batch language of the twenty-first century"" and a wish to move away from clumsier--and often more complex--batch files based on the MS-DOS batch language. Although some folks like to refer to batch files as scripts, I don't; and when you see how easy and flexible VBScript is, you'll understand why!How to Use This BookYou can read this book in order from the Introduction to the Appendix. However, if you already have some experience with VBScript, or if you just want to dive right into the more complete example scripts, you can skip around as much as you like. I've organized this book in the same way that I organize my live VBScripting sessions at conferences, so you may feel that it's some time before you really get into the meat of scripting. I assure you, though, that each example in this book--starting in Chapter 1--is focused on Windows administration. You'll get your feet wet right away! I've also included In This Chapter elements at the start of each chapter and Coming Up elements at the end of each chapter. These are brief paragraphs that are intended to help set the stage and help you decide if you need to read a particular chapter or not. They'll also help you decide which chapter to read next based on your individual needs and interests. I hope that these elements--along with the cross-references I've included in each chapter--will help you zip straight to the scripting information that you need most.To help you decide where to start, here's a brief overview of each chapter.Part I: Introduction to Windows Administrative ScriptingPart I serves as an introduction to the world of scripting and provides you with a methodology for approaching administrative tasks from a scripting standpoint. One of the most difficult parts about producing new scripts from scratch is the ""Where do I start?"" factor, and I'll provide you with a framework for figuring that out every time.Chapter 1: Scripting Concepts and TerminologyAs I've already implied, administrative scripting isn't hard-core programming. Instead, it's using VBScript as a sort of electronic glue to secure various bits of the Windows operating system together. In this chapter, I'll introduce you to those various bits and set the stage with some basic terminology that you'll use throughout this book.Chapter 2: Running ScriptsWriting a script isn't much fun if you can't run the script, and so this chapter will focus on the technologies used to execute scripts. You might be surprised to learn how many different Microsoft products support scripting. In this chapter, I'll show you how far your scripting skills can really take you. I'll also introduce you to some scripting tools that can make writing and debugging scripts a bit easier.Chapter 3: The Components of a ScriptIn this chapter, I'll present a complete administrative script, and then break it down line-by-line to explain its various components. Although this chapter isn't necessary to learning administrative scripting, it will help you write scripts that are more reliable and easier to troubleshoot. Chapter 4: Designing a ScriptAs I've mentioned already, one of the toughest aspects about scripting can be figuring out where to start. In this chapter, I'll provide you with a framework that you can use as a starting point for every new scripting project. I'll also introduce you to some concepts that many scripting books ignore, such as planning for errors and creating a useful ""resource kit"" of script components that you can reuse throughout your scripting projects.Part II: VBScript TutorialHere's your official crash course to the VBScript language: just enough to make administration via script a possibility! The best part is that I won't use the trite ""Hello, world"" examples that books for software developers often start out with. Instead, I'll make every example useful to you as a Windows administrator. That means you'll be producing simple, useful scripts at the same time you're learning VBScript. What could be better?Chapter 5: Functions, Objects, Variables, and MoreIn this chapter, I'll show you the basic building blocks of any script and introduce you to some sample scripts that use each building block in a particular administrative task. This is really the meat of administrative scripting, and you'll be able to write useful scripts when you're finished with this chapter.Chapter 6: Input and OutputYou can make your scripts more flexible by adding the ability to dynamically change computer, user, and domain names, along with other information. In this chapter, I'll show you how your script can collect information it needs to run and dynamically alter itself to take advantage of that information.Chapter 7: Manipulating NumbersThis chapter will explain how scripts can manipulate numbers, making it easier to create scripts that work with numeric data, such as user account data. I'll also introduce you to VBScript's numeric data handling and conversion commands, putting you on the path to some great scripting techniques. Chapter 8: Manipulating StringsStrings--a fancy word for text data--are at the heart of most scripting tasks. In this chapter, I'll show you how VBScript deals with strings and how you can easily integrate them into your scripts.Chapter 9: Manipulating Other Types of DataAside from text and numbers, your scripts may need to deal with dates, times, bytes, and other forms of data to accomplish specific administrative tasks. In this chapter, I'll show you how VBScript handles these other data types and how you can use them in your own scripts.Chapter 10: Controlling the Flow of ExecutionThe best administrative scripts can respond to changing conditions with internal logic, called control-of-flow. In this chapter, I'll show you how your scripts can be made to evaluate various conditions and respond accordingly, perform repetitive tasks, and much more.Chapter 11: Built-in Scripting ObjectsMuch of VBScript's power comes from its capability to join various operating system objects, and in this chapter, I'll introduce you to your first set of those objects. You'll learn how to manipulate network information, map drives, and much...",& telecommunications;books;business & management;certification;comptia;computers & technology;encryption;groupware;internet;national & international security;network security;networking;networks;politics & government;politics & social sciences;privacy;protocols & apis;security & encryption;specific topics;terrorism,20
076191661X,"Batterer Intervention Systems (SAGE Series on Violence against Women) Batterer Intervention Systems is a very important book--probably the most important one on batter interventions and evaluations to date.... The writing style is very strong, conversational, and kept my interest. It presents complex information in a non-technical way.The bookshould be very accessible to a wide audience.  (JEFFREY L. EDLESON )",books;clinical;counseling;criminology;dysfunctional relationships;family relationships;fitness & dieting;health;interpersonal relations;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;parenting & relationships;politics & government;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychotherapy;public affairs & policy;relationships;self-help;social sciences;social services & welfare;social work;sociology;used & rental textbooks,27
0534380123,"VBA for Modelers: Developing Decision Support Systems Using Microsoft® Excel Chris Albright received his B.S. degree in Mathematics from Stanford in 1968 and his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Stanford in 1972. Since then, he has been teaching in the Operations and Decision Technologies Department in the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He has taught courses in management science, computer simulation, and statistics to all levels of business students: undergraduates, MBAs, and doctoral students. He has published over 20 articles in leading operations research journals in the area of applied probability, and he has authored other successful South-Western titles including DATA ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING, DATA ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERS, VBA FOR MODELERS, and SPREADSHEET MODELING AND APPLICATIONS. His current interest is in spreadsheet modeling, including development of VBA applications in Excel.",books;business;business & finance;business & investing;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;decision-making & problem solving;development;education & reference;engineering;excel;home computing & how-to;industrial;languages & tools;management;management & leadership;management science;manufacturing & operational systems;mathematics;microsoft;new;professional & technical;programming;programming languages;science & math;science & mathematics;software;statistics;technical support;used & rental textbooks;vba;visual basic,33
B000KCI122,"Women and the City: Gender, Space, and Power in Boston, 1870-1940 In Women and the City: Gender, Power, and Space in Boston,  1870-1940, Sarah  Deutsch examines the relationship between the city's evolving  structure and the choices and strategies of various groups of  women. Her study follows the efforts of working-class, middle-class,  and elite matrons as they struggled to shape the city to meet their  respective needs. In succeeding, they redefined the moral geography of  the city, and broadened Deutsch's own opportunities many decades  later.    Deutsch orders her study topically. The first four chapters examine  the politics of everyday life, showing how the daily lives and  domestic spaces of women were intimately connected to the sorts of  claims they made in and on public arenas. Her final three chapters  follow women as they organize and institutionalize their efforts,  demonstrating the complex ways in which the relationship between women  and the public terrain is specific to class, ethnicity, and historical  moment. As the book makes clear, space ""does not have independent  agency."" Its meaning and power are determined by how groups of people  organize their social, political, and economic interactions. For the  women of Boston, the ability to lay claim to certain types of space  and the power to shape place were crucial to meeting their basic  needs.    A promising young historian from the University of Arizona, Deutsch  breaks new ground in her analysis of women's role in shaping the  modern city. Her thoroughly researched study makes frequent reference  to individual biography, while illustrating a firm understanding of  Boston history. Although her enthusiasm for detail and third-person  narrative often obscures her larger claims, Women and the City  clearly illustrates the ability of women to negotiate the urban  terrain on their own terms. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack 	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	In the 70 years between the Civil War and World War II, the women of Boston changed the city dramatically. From anti-spitting campaigns and demands for police mothers to patrol local parks, to calls for a decent wage and living quarters, women rich and poor, white and black, immigrant and native-born struggled to make a place for themselves in the city. Now, in Women and the City historian Sarah Deutsch tells this story for the first time, revealing how they changed not only the manners but also the physical layout of the modern city.  Deutsch shows how the women of Boston turned the city from a place with no respectable public space for women, to a city where women sat on the City Council and met their beaux on the street corners. The book follows the efforts of working-class, middle-class, and elite matrons, working girls and ""new women"" as they struggled to shape the city in their own interests. And in fact they succeeded in breathtaking fashion, rearranging and redefining the moral geography of the city, and in so doing broadening the scope of their own opportunities. But Deutsch reveals that not all women shared equally in this new access to public space, and even those who did walk the streets with relative impunity and protested their wrongs in public, did so only through strategic and limited alliances with other women and with men.     A penetrating new work by a brilliant young historian, Women and the City is the first book to analyze women's role in shaping the modern city. It casts new light not only on urban history, but also on women's domestic lives, women's organizations, labor organizing, and city politics, and on the crucial connections between gender, space, and power.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.",americas;asia;asian;books;city planning & urban development;history;india;international & world politics;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;social sciences;sociology;state & local;united states;urban;urban planning & development;women in history;world,19
0847691659,"Latino Politics in America: Community, Culture, and Interests (Spectrum Series: Race and Ethnicity in National and Global Politics) Hooray! Garcia has written a new college textbook for courses in Chicano/a or Latino/a politics. Essential.  A pleasure for graduate students through faculty. (Choice Magazine )Latino Politics in America is an excellent overview of Latinos in the United States and their relation to issues such as immigration, naturalization, voting patterns, educational attainment, and leadership, to name but a few. This book is an essential text for understanding the most important group to influence American politics in the next decade. (Lisa Magaa )John A. Garca's Latino Politics in America offers a comprehensive and compelling analysis of key issues in Latino politics. From the complexities of Latino identity and community formation to the many dimensions of political participation among Latino subgroups, this book provides a vital resource. (Barvosa-Carter, Edwina )Latino Politics in America is a provocative and important book, an indispensable guide to understanding the evolving politics of America's largest racial and ethnic group. John A. Garca's analysis is impressive as he synthesizes the literature on race, ethnicity, and American politics. It is clearly the best book on Latino politics to date. (Benjamin Marquez )	John A. Garc'a is professor of political science at the University of Arizona.",books;civil rights;civil rights & liberties;education & reference;hispanic american studies;minority studies;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;science & math;social policy;social sciences;specific demographics;specific topics;technology;used & rental textbooks,19
1584794321,"John Lennon: The New York Years In his bio on the flap copy, Gruen is described as one of the world's best rock and roll photographers. Modesty aside, Gruen is the world's best rock and roll photographer, and his eye for the prize shot is on full display in this collection of photos and remembrances of Lennon, who was Gruen's friend as well as his favorite subject. From the legendary shot of Lennon on a rooftop clad in the now iconic New York City T-shirt to a heart-wrenching shot of a young Sean Lennon curled up in Yoko's bed not long after John's murder, both Lennon's and Gruen's geniuses are exhibited here. (Oct.) Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	Bob Gruen is one of the world's most respected photographers of the rock scene, and was John Lennon's personal photographer through the 1970s. He has also worked with major rock and roll figures including Elton John, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, and Tina Turner. His work has appeared in numerous publications and galleries including the National Portrait Gallery in London. He lives in New York City.",( l );a-z;arts & literature;arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;composers & musicians;entertainers;humor & entertainment;individual artists;john;lennon;music;musical genres;people;photo essays;photography;portraits;rock,19
0809324873,"A Communion of Friendship: Literacy, Spiritual Practice, and Women in Recovery (Studies in Writing and Rhetoric) In her little narrative Beth Daniell makes a big claim, saying that its time for composition studies to consider spiritual power alongside its economic, political, intellectual, and social forms. Her detailed and sensitive examination of how spirituality inflects the literacy practices of a group of women in Al-Anon provides the warrant for her claim and adds a new and needed dimension to our understanding of literacy.Anne Ruggles Gere, author ofIntimate Practices: Literacy and Cultural Work in U.S. Womens Clubs, 18801920 The connections that Beth Daniell makes between these two elementsliteracy and spiritualityare particularly important in a time when people are expected to demonstrate their literate abilities and are electing to speak out about the spiritual nature of their private and social lives.Juan C. Guerra, author of Close to Home: Oral and Literate Practices in a Transnational Mexicano Community	Beth Daniell is an associate professor of English at Clemson University, where she has served as the director for both composition studies and undergraduate studies.",books;codependency;creative writing & composition;education & reference;gender studies;humanities;language & grammar;literature;new;personal transformation;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;relationships;research & publishing guides;rhetoric;self-help;social sciences;social services & welfare;used & rental textbooks;women's studies;words;writing,23
0071343105,"The ASTD Handbook of Training Design and Delivery This one-stop resource explains the advantages and weaknesses of every important training approach in today's bewildering array of classroom techniques, new technologies, and creative teaching strategies. The authors, all experts in training design and delivery, provide the essentials for preparing an effective lesson plan, choosing the most effective visual aids, and learning to present new knowledge and skills so that trainees will understand and apply what they learn. This comprehensive reference handbook has been created in response to dramatic changes and advances in training programs, including Web-based training and technology-based instruction. Man chapters address such issues as instructional design, media options for the training classroom, and new trends in designing self-directed programs. No other guide available today offers such a comprehensive overview for designing classroom, self-study, or technology-based programs. For the human resource manager, trainer, or instructional designer, The ASTD Handbook of Training Design and Delivery can be used quickly and efficiently to brush up for a new assignment, as a comprehensive refresher, or as a handy on-the-job reference.	George M. Piskurich (Greensboro, NC) is an experienced media specialist, trainer, and training director and analyst. He is a former national officer of the ASTD.        Peter Beckschi (Philadelphia, PA) is a training manager for a Fortune 500 company.        Brandon Hall, Ph.D., (Sunnyvale, CA) is a nationally recognized expert in the technology-based training industry.",books;business & finance;business & investing;business & management;computers & technology;economics;education & reference;entrepreneurship;human resources;human resources & personnel management;industries & professions;management & leadership;manager's guides to computing;motivational;new;small business & entrepreneurship;technical support;training;used & rental textbooks,19
0226876071,"Rough Rider in the White House: Theodore Roosevelt and the Politics of Desire ""Despite all his well-known heroism, Theodore Roosevelt was a fairly pathetic figure. Adding to recent TR biographies, Watts probes not so much the public life of her subject as the darker interaction between his private psyche and the culture and politics of early 20th-century America. The result is a superb scholarly study of how Roosevelt built his political base on the aspiration and fears of men in a rapidly changing nation and world."" (Charles K. Piehl Library Journal)""Watts has provided a thought-provoking and innovative study of the dark side of Roosevelt's personality. . . . Watts' arguments are clear, passionate, and thoroughly supported by a wide variety of historians, writers, poets, cartoonists, artists, journalists, sociologists, and psychologists of Roosevelt's era. . . . Watts provides a wealth of qualitative data in a fascinating book that rewards casual readers as well as scholars in a wide variety of disciplines."" (Elizabeth A. Bennion Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2005-11-01)In Wattss model, manhoodin all cultures an acquired status and thus unstablerequires special maintenance in a period of self-conscious modernity, with the untamed masses posing a threat to traditional forms of order. In such a time men crave a leader who can make use of masculinity; one accidentally became president in 1901. . . . Watts supplements this analysis with deep readings of illustrations that show how Roosevelts secret fears surfaced elsewhere in contemporary culture. (Eric Rauchway Journal of American History)The book analyzes broader cultural anxieties about U.S. masculinity during the Gilded Age and Progressive era to reveal how Roosevelts political life both helped shape and was molded by discourse of race and gender. . . . Watts offers an important new lens for analyzing the public and private life of Theodore Roosevelt while contributing to the cultural studies of gender and race in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . . Wattss sometimes provocative and always engaging portrait of Roosevelt is one readers will long remember. (Christina Jarvis American Historical Review)	Who was Theodore Roosevelt? Most of us think of him as one of America's greatest presidents, a champion of progressive politics, and a master statesman. But many feared the political power that Roosevelt wielded. Woodrow Wilson once called him ""the most dangerous man of the age."" Mark Twain thought him ""clearly insane."" William James scorned the ""flood of bellicose emotion"" he let loose during his presidency. Even his biographer, Edmund Morris, is astonished at Roosevelt's ""irrational love of battle.""In this book, Sarah Watts probes this dark side of the Rough Rider, presenting a fascinating psychological portrait of a man whose personal obsession with masculinity profoundly influenced the fate of a nation. Drawing on his own writings and on media representations of him, Watts attributes the wide appeal of Roosevelt's style of manhood to the way it addressed the hopes and anxieties of men of his time. Like many of his contemporaries, Roosevelt struggled with what it meant to be a man in the modern era. He saw two foes within himself: a fragile weakling and a primitive beast. The weakling he punished and toughened with rigorous, manly pursuits such as hunting, horseback riding, and war. The beast he unleashed through brutal criticism of homosexuals, immigrants, pacifists, and sissiesanyone who might tarnish the nation's veneer of strength and vigor. With his unabashed paeans to violence and aggressive politics, Roosevelt ultimately offered American men a chance to project their longings and fears onto the nation and its policies. In this way he harnessed the primitive energy of men's desires to propel the march of American civilizationover the bodies of anyone who might stand in its way.Written with passion and precision, this powerful revisioning of an American icon will forever alter the way we see Theodore Roosevelt and his political legacy.	Sarah Watts is a professor of history at Wake Forest University. She is the author of Order against Chaos: Business Culture and Labor Ideology in America, 1880-1915.",( r );20th century;a-z;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;education & reference;gender studies;historical;history;humanities;leaders & notable people;men;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;people;political science;politics & social sciences;presidents & heads of state;roosevelt;social sciences;theodore;united states;used & rental textbooks,24
0664221416,"The Word: Imagining the Gospel in Modern America What do Americans do when they read the Bible? This lucid, observant book by a former Wall Street Journal reporter captures a wide variety of Christians engaging with their inescapable and sometimes inexplicable sacred text. From the rarefied seminars of the Society for Biblical Literature to the carefully rehearsed lectures of conservative Bible teacher Kay Arthur, Monroe clearly has a reporter's knack for finding, and recounting, the telling moment. The result is an impressively drawn and multidimensional portrait of the ways in which American churches are helping (or not helping) their members grapple with Scripture. Monroe documents with painful precision how little the Bible is actually studied, much less understood, in both conservative and liberal camps. Anyone who has attempted to lead a Bible study or who has participated in one will wince at Monroe's alarmingly apt vignettes of discussions gone astray and self-expression masquerading as interpretation. At times the book wobbles unevenly between journalism and theologizing (Monroe is clearly more adept at the former), and it is more limited in scope than the subtitle would suggestAMonroe's account is poorer for not addressing the interpretive traditions of American Judaism, Mormonism or Catholicism. With those caveats, this is an exceptional book and a model of personally engaged reporting. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Monroe, a journalist specializing in religious topics, visited Christian Bible study classes around the country in churches of various denominationsDconservative and liberal, biblical literalists, and those who interpret the Bible quite freelyDand interviewed both the leaders and the participants in order to understand how the Bible is used today. She also visited a Billy Graham Revival and a convention of the Society for Biblical Literature. Through description and quotation, she gives a taste of each of these approaches to the study of the Bible. Monroe, a veteran of Bible study groups, shows that the Bible continues to play a prominent role in America but in multifaceted ways. In the reading of the Bible, she sees a dialog between what the Bible offers and what the reader brings to it, a place of encounter with God. Monroe brings a reporter's approach, balanced but not uncritical, to her treatment of people gathered to engage in this dialog. Recommended for most libraries.DAugustine J. Curley, Newark Abbey, NJ Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.	In ""The Word,"" Monroe works from a marvelous conceit: thesearch for the Bible as ""a place of encounter with God."" She wants to understand why Americans, ostensibly so devoted to the Bible, bring so many different attitudes to it and, perhaps more importantly, why we take from the Bible so many divergent interpretations. I wish Monroe had been more intrepid in her search for mediating positions. How about a conversation with Douglas Frank or Roberta Hestenes or Richard Mouw or Anne Lamott or others who have liberated themselves from the shackles of literalism but who take the Bible seriously--very seriously indeed? The possibilities are as limitless as--well, as limitless as interpretations of the Bible (Beliefnet, July 2000)  -- From Beliefnet	Ann Monroe is a former staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal.  She is currently a contributing writer at Mother Jones magazine and a freelance writer for Sojourners and other publications.",books;christian books & bibles;christian living;christianity;church & state;church history;education & reference;evangelism;history;missions & missionary work;politics & social sciences;politics & state;popular culture;reference;religion;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;social sciences;theology;world,21
0805844333,"The Handbook of Task Analysis for Human-Computer Interaction The Handbook...provides a through, up-to-date perspective of task analysis applied to human-computer interaction. The handbook is well-organized....it provides a great place for novices to start, is an excellent source for reminders, and is a good review for the more seasoned expert.Ergonomics in DesignThis volume clearly demonstrates that a huge amount of intriguing new findings exists, allowing deeper insight in to the development of face processing. The book offers a broad overview of the process of development, from the nature of newborns' face processing to the modes of face processing in young children. The book encourages future lines of research on the multidimensional character of faces....For people working in this specific field the handbook undoubtedly will be valuable.American Journal of Psychology",applied psychology;books;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;engineering;human-computer interaction;industrial;manufacturing & operational systems;medical books;new;professional & technical;programming;programming languages;psychology;science & math;social sciences;technology;used & rental textbooks,19
0761914544,"Media Analysis Techniques Arthur Asa Berger is professor emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University, where he taught between 1965 and 2003. He has published more than 100 articles, numerous book reviews, and more than 60 books. Among his latest books are Media Analysis Techniques, Fourth Edition (2012), The Academic Writers Toolkit: A Users Manual (2008), What Objects Mean: An Introduction to Material Culture (2009), Bali Tourism (2013), Tourism in Japan: An Ethno-Semiotic Analysis (2010), The Culture Theorists Book of Quotations (2010), and The Objects of Our Affection: Semiotics and Consumer Culture (2010). He has also written a number of academic mysteries such as Durkheim is Dead: Sherlock Holmes is Introduced to Sociological Theory (2003) and Mistake in Identity: A Cultural Studies Murder Mystery (2005). His books have been translated into nine languages.",books;communication;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;communications;education & reference;humanities;humor & entertainment;language & grammar;media studies;new;performing arts;politics & social sciences;reference;research;research & publishing guides;science & math;social sciences;speech;used & rental textbooks;words;writing,22
0816035741,"Encyclopedia of Cold War Politics (Facts on File Library of World History) There are many reference works on the cold war, including The  Cold War Encyclopedia (1996) and the recent Historical Dictionary of the  Cold War (2000). These works put a crucial period of the twentieth century into perspective. They share an international focus, driven in part by the global nature of the cold war, the events that defined it, and the people who fought it. This new encyclopedia takes a different tack, focusing almost exclusively on American domestic events and issues and touching on international themes only when they are relevant to the U.S. scene.More than 700 entries are arranged alphabetically, beginning with Acheson,  Dean,  secretary of state from 1949 to 1953, and ending with Yippies,  an anti-establishment^B  radical element of the hippie movement. In between are entries on presidents and their opponents, civil rights groups and leaders, phrases, and definitions. The length of each entry (ranging from 100-2,500 words) reflects the importance of the subject or the depth of coverage needed. Acheson's boss, Harry Truman, earns just over four columns, while Truman's opponent in the infamous 1948 general election, Thomas Dewey, barely rates one column.Each entry is factual and concise. The entry on Martin Luther King Jr. mentions his early life and education, his adherence to Gandhi's policy of nonviolence, the March on Washington, and his assassination in Tennessee, avoiding the various controversies surrounding both King's life and death. Sometimes the generally objective tone of the work is missing, as when, for example, it defines com munism as ""paradoxical and self-defeating."" Black-and-white photographs enhance the text, and the index is detailed.This volume is a worthy addition to the cold war reference shelf. Its coverage of people, places, and events that might be ignored in works with a more international perspective makes it a good starting point for anyone interested in an American focus. Recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries. RBBCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved",20th century;americas;antiques & collectibles;books;education & reference;encyclopedias;history;humanities;international & world politics;international relations;military;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;reference;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks;world,21
0764507419,"Microsoft Windows Movie Maker For Dummies Microsoft Movie Maker is a versatile and friendly digital video editing  tool, and Microsoft Windows Movie Maker for Dummies is designed to help  any would-be film tycoon use it to rise to power, by using just a PC. Like other Dummies books, this one is designed from the ground up for easy  reading. Each page features sidebars and tips, and every chapter is written with  the beginner in mind. An appealing feature of this book is its deliberate  avoidance of technical jargon until absolutely necessary. When technical terms  are used, they're explained clearly and put into perspective. Structured into five major parts, Movie Maker for Dummies begins with an  introduction to the software and how to use it to record or import video clips,  and work with still images and other basics. Sections 2 and 3 talk about  production basics: recording video, recording audio, basic editing, adding  separate audio and music tracks, and adding credits and titles. Section 4 wraps  up production with chapters on screening your work on the Web, tips on e-mailing  your movies, and recording movies to tape and CD-ROM. One of the more valuable sections of the book isn't about Movie Maker at all.  Section 5 includes 10 tips from a professional cameraman, such as how to avoid  lens flares when shooting, take care of the camera, understand exposure, make  the most of camera audio, and choose camera angles. This section also features a  list of online resources for getting help and gathering tips on shooting,  producing, editing, and screening amateur films. Self-taught film-director wannabes who have some experience might not find much  in the way of useful information, but they won't be using Movie Maker, anyway.  Both Movie Maker and Movie Maker for Dummies are aimed at the low-res and  home-video crowd, and both are perfectly suited to that audience. Grab your kids  and camcorder, 'cause it's ""lights, camera, action!"" --Mike Caputo	Discover how to: Buy the right equipment Import photos from your digital camera, scanner, and more Create slide shows Share movies online Organize and store videos on your hard drive	Keith Underdahl has coauthored several books, including Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 97 and the Internet Bible, 2nd Edition.",arts & photography;audio & video editing;books;computers & technology;digital media management;graphic design;graphics & multimedia;home computing & how-to;humor & entertainment;microsoft;movies;photography;programming;science & math;software;technology;web design;web development & design;windows os,19
0240515595,"Basics of Video Lighting ""If you are a student wishing to learn about all aspects of lighting avideo production, this is the book for you"". Lighting and Sound International""Ideally suited to introductory level training courses""Lighting Trainer, BBC Wood Norton""A useful guide for beginners and handy for those with a deeper knowledge of lighting to keep as a quick reference book.""Video Camera",arts & photography;books;cinematography;direction & production;education & reference;engineering;equipment;film & television;general broadcasting;humanities;humor & entertainment;movies;new;performing arts;photography;professional & technical;radio;reference;techniques & reference;telecommunications;television;used & rental textbooks;visual arts,23
0817641327,"First Steps in LaTeX From the reviews: ""The author lays a clear structure to guide the newcomer through the process of preparing a text with LaTeX. Besides the comprehensive index at the end of the book, there is a useful Quick Finder at the beginning of the book; the reader can hardly get lost. The book fulfills the claim of the title. With its clear structure and the well-organized index and quick finder [it] may also serve the more experienced TeXie as a reference."" Zentralblatt Math ""Fortunately, there are some excellent books for learning LaTeX. Grtzers book is one of these superb books. Readers who work through this book are likely to reuse it frequently as a reference while writing papers with mathematical content."" Journal of Mathematical Psychology The book is very well organized, contains many practical examples and, undoubtedly, will become an indispensable tool for a novice who is in a hurry to write his first LaTeX paper.(REVUE DANALYSE NUMRIQUE ET DE THORIE DE LAPPROXIMATION)",books;computer science;computers & technology;desktop publishing;education & reference;engineering;graphic design;industrial;languages & tools;manufacturing & operational systems;mathematical & statistical;microsoft;new;professional & technical;programming;programming languages;software;used & rental textbooks;web design;web development & design,20
0596006896,"Unit Test Frameworks Paul Hamill is a highly experienced software developer with more than ten years of experience developing code using C/C++, Java, and other languages. He has a BS ME from Cornell University and an MS EE from the University of Colorado, and is the published co-author of several academic papers on advanced CAD software. His recent experience includes work on a number of small entrepreneurial software development teams relying on eXtreme Programming (XP) and unit testing methodologies.",algorithms;books;c;c#;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;java;languages & tools;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;programming;programming languages;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;testing;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,21
0582227097,Environmental Science '...the most successful introduction to the environmental sciences that I have yet seen.' (New Scientist),biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;business & investing;civil;earth sciences;ecology;education & reference;engineering;environment;environmental engineering;environmental science;environmental studies;new;popular economics;professional & technical;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,19
0062720457,"The Poet's Dictionary: A Handbook of Prosody and Poetic Devices Packard's experience as editor of The New York Quarterly and as a professor of poetry is evident in his work. This handbook is for the practicing writer, offering ""brief and accurate definitions . . . together with a larger overview."" Whatdistinguishes it from such established predecessors as Babette Deutsch's Poetry Handbook (1974) and the Princeton Handbook of Poetic Terms (Princeton Univ. Pr., 1986), derived from the larger Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (1974, rev. ed.), is the extensive selection of examples, from ancient Greek to contemporary work. It is also aimed less at the descriptive scholar and more at the working poet. Included is a brief appendix on manuscript submission. Poets, readers, and teachers of poetry will enjoy it.- Stephen H. Cape, Indiana Univ. Lib., BloomingtonCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	William Packard is founder and editor of the New York Quarterly. He has been a professor of poetry at New York University for over twenty years and is a poet, screenwriter and playwright as well. He lives in New York City.",arts & photography;books;creative writing & composition;criticism & theory;dictionaries;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;encyclopedias;equipment;history & criticism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;new;photography;poetry;reference;research & publishing guides;techniques & reference;used & rental textbooks;visual arts;writing,22
0275964604,"Central and Southeastern Europe in Transition: Perspectives on Success and Failure Since 1989 Provides differing political, social, cultural, and economic perspectives on central and southeast Europe.	HALL GARDNER is Professor and Chair of the International Affairs Department of the American University of Paris.",books;central;comparative politics;ethnic studies;europe;european;government;history;humanities;international & world politics;law;legal theory & systems;military;new;non-us legal systems;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;russia;russian & former soviet union;social sciences;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks;world war ii,24
0275961133,"The Culture of Critique: An Evolutionary Analysis of Jewish Involvement in Twentieth-Century Intellectual and Political Movements (Human Evolution, Behavior, and Intelligence) KEVIN MACDONALD is Professor of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach. He is the author of numerous works in evolutionary biology, including A People that Shall Dwell Alone: Judaism as a Group Evolutionary Strategy (Praeger, 1994) and Separation and Its Discontents: Toward an Evolutionary Theory of Anti-Semitism (Praeger, 1998).",anthropology;books;cultural;fitness & dieting;general;geography;health;history;human geography;humanities;jewish;judaism;medical books;new;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;religious;social sciences;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks;world,22
0231135130,"Modern Korean Fiction: An Anthology A remarkable, diverse collection of short stories. (Terry Hong Asian Week)At the heart of this collection reverberates the anguished question of what is Korean... A rich variety of imaginative writing. (Wingate Packard Seattle Times)This is a striking and highly readable collection of writings. (Bill Drucker Korean Quarterly 1900-01-00)The short stories in  Modern Korean Fiction are full of hunger. (Nation)An outstanding contribution to our understanding and appreciation of twentieth-century Korean literature... That should become a standard university text. (Michael Finch Acta Koreana 1900-01-00)	From the claustrophobic space of Japanese-occupied Korea, to the powerful effects of guilt, shame, and nostalgia accompanying the economic miracle, these stories speak of a history which, while deeply inscribed in local detail, suggest the parameters of a global modernity. In terms of its range and consistent quality, there is simply no other comparable collection. A combination of fresh, new translations of old classics and a judicious selection of more recent writing makes this long-awaited anthology a most welcome publication for anyone interested in twentieth-century Korea. (Janet Poole,,)	Bruce Fulton occupies the Young-Bin Min Chair in Korean Literature and Literary Translation at the University of British Columbia. He is coeditor of  Words of Farewell: Stories by Korean Women Writers,  Land of Exile: Contemporary Korean Fiction, and  A Ready-Made Life: Early Masters of Modern Korean Fiction.Youngmin Kwon is professor of Korean literature at Seoul National University.",anthologies;asia;asian;books;central asia;education & reference;history;humanities;literary;literature;literature & fiction;new;reference;research;research & publishing guides;short stories;used & rental textbooks;world literature;writing,19
0764533061,"Apache Server Administrator's Handbook About the Author Mohammed J. Kabir is the Chief Technology Officer and cofounder of Integration Logic, Inc., a firm specializing in Web-based software development, and the author of Apache Server Bible.",books;client-server systems;computer science;computers & technology;data in the enterprise;education & reference;fitness & dieting;hardware;health;internet & networking;network administration;networking;new;reference;software;used & rental textbooks;web design;web development & design;web services,19
0072191473,"Oracle9i PL/SQL Programming Maximize Built-In PL/SQL Features    Create robust PL/SQL programs to access an Oracle database from a variety of environments. Officially authorized by Oracle Corporation, Oracle9i PL/SQL Programming explains the major features of the language and the variances in PL/SQL between different database versions. You'll learn to develop, test, and debug your PL/SQL applications and work in different development environments. You'll also get specifics on SQL and PL/SQL usage, error handling, collections, subprograms and packages, and advanced features.            Work in various PL/SQL development and execution environments, demo versions of which are included on the CD-ROM     Get details on PL/SQL syntax, variables, datatypes, expressions, operators, and control structures     Ensure data consistency using SQL transaction-control statements     Use cursors for multirow queries and explicit control of SQL statement processing     Write PL/SQL programs that detect and react intelligently to runtime errors     Take advantage of the multi level collection capabilities of Oracle9i     Create and use procedures, functions, and packages     Develop DML, instead-of, and system triggers to enforce complex data constraints     Exploit advanced PL/SQL features, including external routines, native dynamic SQL, bulk binds, and object types             CD-ROM Contains Sample Code and Development Environments from the Book	Scott Urman (Foster City, CA) is a senior member of the diagnostic and defect technical staff in the Language Group of Oracle Support Services, where he aids users of Oracle's various language products (PL/SQL, OCI, and the Oracle precompilers). In addition, he reviews Oracle technical documentation, writes white papers on Oracle languages, and makes technical presentations both inside Oracle and at meetings of Oracle User's Groups. Scott is the best-selling author of Oracle Press' Oracle PL/SQL Programming and Oracle8 PL/SQL Programming.",books;certification;computer science;computers & technology;database management systems;database storage & design;databases;education & reference;languages & tools;mathematics;new;oracle;programming;programming languages;relational databases;science & math;software;sql;used & rental textbooks,19
0764503375,"Windows Game Programming For Dummies ""I can't think of a better place to start investigating the world of DirectX programming...."" - Steve Smith, Games Technology Evangelist for Microsoft CorporationFree Game programming ""Cheat Sheet"" Inside!With This Book and Some Experience in C Programming, You Can Start Making Games for Windows in No Time! Interested in developing your own game software, but have no idea where to begin? Windows(r) Game Programming For Dummies(r) takes you straight from mystery to mastery! Based on the latest DirectX technology from Microsoft, the steps and procedures outlined by Andr? LaMothe will help you start writing games in no time. Valuable Bonus CD Includes:* Sound Forge XP: Add excitement to your Web site with the demo of this powerful sound editor from Sonic Foundry* Microsoft's DirectX SDK: The entire Software Developer's Kit that makes DirectX game programming quick and easy for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT* Lots of shareware games from MegaGames and more!* Bonus chapters about artificial intelligence and game programming potpourri* Author-created games and codeShareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like - free - but they have no technical support. System Requirements: PC with Pentium or Pentium II processor with Windows 95 or NT 4.0, or later; 16MB RAM; and a CD-ROM driveInside, find helpful advice on how to:* Write Windows applications without dealing with the complexities of MFC and C++* Use DirectX technology to take advantage of video acceleration and the latest hardware* Create lightning-fast 2D games that run in Windows 95, Windows NT, and the new Windows 98* Use artificial intelligence to create ""thinking"" opponents* Make music and sound effects on your PC* Sell your games via the shareware market* Use your knowledge of C programming to create Windows-based games with DirectX	About the Author Andr? LaMothe is the CEO of Xtreme Games LLC. He is the author of many game programming books.",books;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;games & strategy guides;home computing & how-to;humor & entertainment;languages & tools;mathematics;microsoft;new;operating systems;programming;programming languages;science & math;software design;software design & engineering;software development;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;windows os,21
0787964514,"Race, Ethnicity, and Health: A Public Health Reader ""...excellent resource..."" (Journal for Healthcare Quality, 10/03)	""This critical selection of hallmark articles effectively addresses health disparities in America and should be required reading for students, teachers, and professionals in public health.""   Ronald Braithwaite, Ph.D., professor, department of behavioral sciences and health education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia  ""This reader compellingly documents one of the great unfinished tasks of American medicine and public healthequal treatment and equal health status for minorities. Every health worker, professional, and student, alike, should read it as an essential first step in understanding and eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in care.""   H. Jack Geiger, M.D., Logan Professor of Community Medicine, Emeritus, City University of New York Medical School  ""This book will be a unique resource for faculty and students in public health as well as faculty and students from diverse social science fields interested in applied health issues in communities of color. I also think it will be valuable to public health administrators and frontline staff who serve diverse racial and ethnic populations.""   Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts	Despite the great strides that have been made in the health status of Americans in the twentieth century, the health profile of the country's racial and ethnic groups lags behind. Soon our nation with be a majority of minorities. How will we respond to these lingering health disparities?  A monumental compendium on one of the most crucial topics confronting those in public health and health policy, Race, Ethnicity, and Health brings together the best peer reviewed research literature from the leading scholars and faculty in this growing field. This original and much-needed resource will be invaluable to graduate students and researchers alike. The book provides a historical and political context for the study of health, race, and ethnicity, with key findings on disparities in access, use, and quality. This volume also examines the role of health care providers in health disparities and discusses the issue of matching patients and doctors by race.	Thomas A. La Veist is associate professor of health policy and management and director of the Center for Health Disparities Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;books;clinical;dentistry;ethnic studies;health care delivery;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;politics & government;politics & social sciences;preventive;public affairs & policy;public health;social sciences;social services & welfare;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks,21
0851993575,"Avocado: Botany, Production and Uses Bruce Schaffer is Professor of Plant Physiology, University of Florida.Anthony W. Whiley is an Independent Consultant with Sunshine Horticultural Services Pty Ltd in Australia.B. Nigel Wolstenholme is Emeritus Professor at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.",agricultural sciences;agriculture;agronomy;biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;botany;crafts;crop science;education & reference;foreign languages;fruit;gardening & landscape design;german;hobbies & home;humanities;new;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,20
0521792770,"Circles of Recovery: Self-Help Organizations for Addictions (International Research Monographs in the Addictions) ""[Humphreys] has effectively focused the attention of an international audience on responses to a problem of global dimension.  The best service this book can render is to open the way for the adoption of the self-help philosophy as an option everywhere and to stimulate an ongoing scientific evaluation of its effectiveness.""   Isidore Obot & Shekhar Saxena, Bulletin of the World Health Organization""[An] important and useful book...Read this book.""   Klaus Mkel, Nordisk Alkohol & Narkotikatidskrift""The author is a well-known figure in the fields of evaluation research and the treatment of substance dependence. He has effectively focused the attention of an international audience on responses to a problem of global dimension.""   Bulletin of the World Health Organization""A must read for all addiction professionals as well as all other mental health professionals who encounter substance abuse problems in their clients.""   Psychological Medicine""I highly recommend this book.""    Psychiatric Services	Self-help organizations across the world have attracted tens of millions of individuals seeking to address addiction problems with drugs or alcohol. For the first time, this book provides an integrative, international review of research on these organizations, focusing on efficacy, how they affect individual members and whether self-help groups and formal health care systems can work together to combat substance abuse. In addition, it provides practical strategies for how individual clinicians and treatment systems can interact with self-help organizations in a way that improves outcomes for patients.	DOB: April 11, 1966. Professor Humphreys has published more than 100 scientific articles, has received national and international awards for his work, and has served on expert consultant panels for The Center for Mental Health Services, The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, The Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, The Department of Veterans' Affairs, and The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.  He has also served as a consultant on mental health related issues to agencies in other nations, including Spain, Canada, Ireland and post-apartheid South Africa.  From March through June of 2002, he was on sabbatical at The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, where he worked on policies concerning drug treatment, prevention and education.",addiction & recovery;books;clinical;fitness & dieting;health;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;politics & government;politics & social sciences;psychiatry;psychology;psychopathology;public affairs & policy;science & math;science & mathematics;self-help;social sciences;social services & welfare;substance abuse;used & rental textbooks,22
0700611274,"Grant's Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg (Modern War Studies) (v. 1) ""In the long run, the relationships commanders forge with subordinates are no less important than the decisions they make on a battlefield. Informed, insightful and sometimes surprising, these eleven essays extend and revise our perspective on Grant during the first three years of the Civil War. Highly recommended.""--Mark Grimsley, author of The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Civilians, 1861-1865	Steven E. Woodworth is associate professor of history at Texas Christian University and author of Jefferson Davis and His Generals, Davis and Lee at War, and While God is Marching On.    Contributors: Stacy D. Allen, Benjamin Franklin Cooling, Blake Dunnavent, William B. Feis, Lesley J. Gordon, Earl J. Hess, John F. Marszalek, Tamara A. Smith, Terrence J. Winschel, Steven E. Woodworth",( g );19th century;a-z;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;campaigns & battlefields;civil war;grant;historical;history;leaders & notable people;military;naval;naval operations;people;strategy;ulysses s.;united states;united states civil war,20
0895264188,"The Human Body Shop: The Engineering and Marketing of Life This is the most disturbing and damning report to date on the biotechnology revolution and its ethical and social consequences and risks. Kimbrell, policy director of the Foundation of Economic Trends in Washington, D.C., first looks at a new multibillion-dollar industry involving the manipulation and marketing of blood, organs and fetal parts. He then moves on to the patenting of genetically engineered animals and even of human ""products"" (e.g., cells and genes) and the selling of human reproductive materials. He condemns surrogate motherhood as a form of ""bioslavery,"" and warns of the high ethical price of the new eugenics. Extrapolating from current trends, Kimbrell ominously predicts the genetic engineering of workers to enhance productive traits and the cloning of humans in the coming decades. His sane prescriptions for restricting the engineering and marketing of life cap his scary, Orwellian glimpse into a new biofuture. Photos. $25,000 ad/promo; author tour. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Given the title here, as well as the foreword by Jeremy Rifkin (biotechnology's most ardent antagonist), readers are well advised concerning the content of this polemic by the policy director of Rifkin's Foundation on Economic Trends. Like Ruth Hubbard and Elijah Wald in Exploding the Gene Myth (reviewed above), Kimbrell rings the alarm against genetic R and, in general, the ``commodification'' of the body--the commercial traffic in human body parts. But unlike Hubbard-Wald, Kimbrell inveighs against all forms of buying and selling--including blood donations, organ transplants, artificial insemination, and surrogate motherhood. The author relates sad tales of exploitation of the poor for the benefit of the rich, together with some truly horrendous accounts of the trials and failures of infertile couples to achieve parenthood (raising a question about the extent to which humans will submit to such ordeals). The case is well and truly made for regulating, if not banning, the baby-broker business and assorted in-vitro fertilization laboratories. Elsewhere, however, we find researchers considered no better than exploiters and fast- buck artists out to use fetuses as transplant material or to produce babies to order--assuming, as Kimbrell does, that it's only a matter of time before genes for IQ or beauty will be found. The author concludes with a philosophical review that finds Descartes the culprit in reducing bodies to machines and that extols the virtue of gift-giving and reverence for the body. Kimbrell sends a meaningful message--but at the price of dismissing any good to come from genetics research in favor of pietistic nay-saying. -- Copyright 1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;bioengineering;biological sciences;biotechnology;books;engineering;ethics;evolution;genetics;health care delivery;medical books;medical ethics;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;political science;professional & technical;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,22
0520230663,"Art/Women/California, 1950-2000: Parallels and Intersections (San Jose Museum of Art) Featuring over 100 splendid color plates and duotones and almost  20 essays by scholars from different cultural backgrounds, this  is the first survey of women artists in post-World War II  California and their impact on contemporary culture. Both  comprehensive in scope and groundbreaking in subject matter, the  essays and images fully express the diversity of current  California culture. The book accompanies an exhibit at the San  Jose Museum of Art, which initiated this project as a strategy  to redress mainstream art history's neglect of women artists and  their work. Divided into two sections, ""Parallels"" and  ""Intersections,"" the essays explore art, history, and politics  and how they fuse to inform artistic expression while also  examining the changes in postwar society and their effects on  art. ""Parallels,"" which also includes poems by Audre Lorde and  others, examines how artists are influenced by their separate  experiences within a California context, while ""Intersections""  identifies artistic trends and practices within this group.  Among the notable contributors are Whitney Chadwick and Angela  Y. Davis. Recommended for academic libraries with collections in  women or California artists and for larger public  libraries.Rebecca Tolley-Stokes, East Tennessee State Univ.  Lib., Johnson City   Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.	The far-reaching scope of this study finds its roots in an earlier symposium, and the resulting book retraces a half-century of art produced by women in California, seamlessly linking critical understanding with social analysis in essays by art historians and scholars from diverse disciplines and cultures. During the years 1950 to 2000, art by women in the Golden State manifested concerns coursing through the Western world. Ethnic backgrounds and their impact are looked at in the book's first section, while the second part examines points where kindred themes coincide. The effects of feminism, technological breakthroughs, and political as well as societal upheavals are reflected in thought-provoking commentary and accompanying reproductions of compelling paintings, prints, and murals; photographs and stills from video and film; and documentation of performances, conceptual art, and new media. But the overriding quality captured here is an exhilarating individuality and the artistic intensity that motivates Betye Saar to create her mixed media assemblages, Ann Hamilton to conjure her complex installations, and Judy Chicago to realize her much photographed Dinner Party. Alice JoyceCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""An impressive and illuminating survey of art by women in California during the last half of the 20th century. Some of the images are intentionally shocking and unsettling, some are fanciful and lyrical, some are unashamed works of agitprop, and a few are all of these at once. . . . The art . . . always speaks for itself, and thus allows us to understand what the essayists are trying to say.""--""Los Angeles Times Book Review	""This is the book on womens art Ive been waiting forsmart, deeply rooted, and up-to-date, with an overdue focus on women of color that fills in the historical cracks. Read it and run with it.""Lucy R. Lippard, author of The Pink Glass Swan: Selected Essays on Feminist Art ""More than merely beautiful and ground-breaking, Art/ Women/ California 1950-2000 is also about the enriching interventions created by diverse women artists, the effect of whose work is not only far-reaching, but has also opened up the very definition of American art. It is about intellectual interdisciplinality and the dialectical relationship between art and social context. It is about the way various California culturesNative, Latino, Asian, feminist, immigrant, politically active, and virtual, which are so different from the trope of the Western cowboyhave intervened in that entity we imagine as America. ""Elaine Kim, editor of Dangerous Women: Gender and Korean Nationalism ""Rich and provocative. A pleasure to read and to look at.""Linda Nochlin, author of The Body in Pieces: The Fragment as a Metaphor of Modernity""This book should greatly help everyone understand the remarkably diversified evolution of art in California, which is largely due to the great influx of women and the transformative effect of a new feminist consciousness.""Arthur C. Danto, author of Philosophizing Art: Selected Essays	Diana Burgess Fuller is an editor, curator, and arts administrator. Daniela Salvioni is an art critic and curator.",architecture;art history;arts & photography;books;crafts;crafts & hobbies;criticism;education & reference;feminist theory;gender studies;history;history & criticism;hobbies & home;humanities;individual architects & firms;new;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;social sciences;themes;used & rental textbooks;women in art;women's studies,23
0809325667,"Deliberate Conflict: Argument, Political Theory, and Composition Classes Roberts-Miller provides a much-needed backdrop to discussions about how to teach argument and, more fundamentally, about how to responsibly fulfill an often-cited goal of university writing courses: to help students become discursively responsive and responsible citizens of a democracy. Deliberate Conflict offers a conceptual framework that will aid compositionists in trying to sort out the often confusing array of strategies at hand for teaching argument.Susan Jarratt, author of Rereading the Sophists. . . this book will inform how we understand not just whether to teach argument but what kind of argument to teach and how.Rhetoric Review	Patricia Roberts-Miller is an assistant professor of rhetoric and composition at the University of Texas-Austin. She is the author of Voices in the Wilderness: The Paradox of the Puritan Public Sphere and the editor of the Harcourt Brace Sourcebook for Teachers of Writing.",books;commentary & opinion;creative writing & composition;criticism & theory;education & reference;foreign language study & reference;history & criticism;humanities;language & grammar;literary theory;literature;literature & fiction;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public speaking;research & publishing guides;rhetoric;social sciences;specific topics;used & rental textbooks;words;writing,24
0743250451,"The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time In addition to being a testament to the undeniably beatifying properties  of American excess--literary, political, chemical, you name it--Hunter Thompson is the high priest of the ad hominem attack. Anyone unlucky enough to get in the way of his satirical sledgehammer will end up with soup for brains. Still, even Thompson needs a good villain to get properly lathered up; that's why he peaked simultaneously with America's 37th president, Richard Milhous Nixon. Tricky Dick was Thompson's dark-jowled, pale-calved Muse, and with his departure Thompson seemed to lose his place a bit. Swatting flies with a baseball bat.  You need look no further for this writer's best: this collection of pieces, first published in 1979, spans all of Thompson's primo era, including short pieces and selections from longer works. The Great Shark Hunt sports a few articles filed by a pre-Gonzo Hunter S. Thompson, which show flickers of  passion but no real fire; the first experiments with the author's drug-fueled brand of journalism at the Kentucky Derby; and finally the gigs that made him an American institution, in Las Vegas and on the 1972 campaign trail. Thompson's style is so unique that a reader is tempted to think that he leapt, fully formed, into Gonzohood. However, along with the crazy, careening prose itself, one of the auxiliary pleasures of The Great Shark Hunt is the map that it gives of Thompson's ascent (or descent, if you prefer) from the workaday hyperbole of sports writing to the hell-blast vigor of his later work. The drugs are, by and large, a distraction--lifestyle points that get in the way of the genuinely perceptive journalism that Thompson created. (But they are there, always, and in quantity.) If you're looking for insight into the underbelly of America, Hunter S. Thompson is your best and only guide, and The Great Shark  Hunt is an excellent place to begin the grim safari. --Michael Gerber	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	The Washington Post He amuses; he frightens; he flirts with doom. His achievement is substantial.	America, with all its warts, lies naked under the laser-like scrutiny of legendary outlaw journalist and brilliant reporter Hunter S. Thompson. Fearlessly, he hurls himself into each assignment, gouges out the truth, then returns with a fresh story no one else on earth could write. From Nixon to napalm, Las Vegas to Watergate, Carter to cocaine, hippies to himself, Thompson's razor-sharp insight and crystal clarity capture the crazy, hypocritical, degenerate, and redeeming aspects of the explosive and colorful '60s and '70s. Thompson is a rebel and an artist, and we are all richer for it.""No other reporter reveals how much we have to fear and loathe, yet does it so hilariously.""-- Chicago Tribune	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Rum Diary, and Better than Sex. He died in February 2005.",20th century;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;education & reference;elections & political process;general;history;humanities;journalists;leaders & notable people;new;political;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professionals & academics;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks,20
0967967503,"The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric The Trivium is a highly recommended and welcome contribution to  any serious and dedicated writer's reference collection. -- Midwest Book Review	Sister Miriam Joseph (1898-1982) earned her doctorate from Columbia University. A member of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Sister Miriam was professor of English at Saint Mary's College from 1931 to 1960. She was also the author of Shakespeare's Use of the Arts of Language and many articles on Shakespeare and on the trivium.",books;education;education & reference;education theory;educational philosophy;foreign language study & reference;grammar;language & grammar;new;philosophy;philosophy & social aspects;politics & social sciences;reference;reform & policy;research & publishing guides;rhetoric;schools & teaching;used & rental textbooks;words;writing;writing skills,21
1566631866,"Cursed Days: Diary of a Revolution Valuable...This is not the typical diary of a famous writer, rather, a memoir of the revolution and civil war that captures the political uncertainty of the period. (Frederick H. White Slavic and East European Journal)A harrowing description of the forerunners of the concentration camps and the Gulag. (Marc Raeff)Highly readable. (The Washington Times)An admirable job...this book deserves attention. (Atlantic Monthly)	Text: English (translation) Original Language: Russian	Thomas G. Marullo is professor of Russian literature at the University of Notre Dame, author of If You See Buddha, and editor of Ivan Bunin: Russian Requiem, Ivan Bunin: From the Other Shore, and Ivan Bunin: The Twilight of Emigr Russia. These three volumes form an acclaimed portrait of this neglected master of Russian letters. Professor Marullo lives in South Bend, Indiana.",20th century;arts & literature;authors;biographies & memoirs;books;communism & socialism;europe;european;historical;history;history & criticism;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;literature;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;new;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;russia;russian & former soviet union;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;world,28
0816033056,"Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds (Banned Books) The aim of this four-volume set is to spotlight some 400 works that have been censored, banned, or condemned because of their political, social, religious, or sexual content. The entries, which include a summary, censorship history, and brief bibliography, range widely from Aristotle through Galileo and on up to Adolf Hitler and Judy Blume. Such well-known prohibited works as de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom, the Communist Manifesto, and Huckleberry Finn are included here, but so are many other works that are now less controversial, e.g., Milton's Areopagitica and Uncle Tom's Cabin. Some of the censorship histories are several pages long, but others are very short; Born on the Fourth of July gets only 50 words. Though most of the works are worth notice, too many describe fairly vapid objections: Fail-Safe was challenged by a school librarian who thought the book would undermine ""America's confidence in their defense system."" But as one might expect, many of the entries, such as the one for The Satanic Verses, are harrowing. Prepared by well-qualified scholars who have written and lectured extensively on censorship, the set is a very readable gathering of much useful information. It provides more depth and is more current than either Anne L. Haight's Banned Books (1978. 4th ed.) or ALA's Banned Books Resource Guide (1995). (Index not seen.)APeter A. Dollard, Alma Coll. Lib., Mt. Pleasant, MICopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Previously published in 1989, these four volumes provide a survey of more than 400 titles that have been subjected to censorship by school boards, governments, religious institutions, and other bodies. Within each volume, titles are arranged alphabetically, and entries include brief publishing information, a summary of the book's content, a censorship history, and a short list of further reading. Some 50 entries are new. The political volume has added 10 entries, among them Ha Jin's 1999 novel Waiting , denounced in China for portraying Chinese people as backward; the Chinese publication was canceled. The volume on religious grounds now has entries for five Harry Potter books. Fourteen entries, including one for Sari Says , an advice book for teens, have been added to the sexual grounds volume. Another 14 entries have been added to the social grounds volume, among them Marion Dane Bauer's Am I Blue?  and Francesca Lia Block's Baby Be-Bop . Each volume in the set concludes with short author profiles, a bibliography, and a list of books discussed in the other volumes. Mary Ellen QuinnCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Hardcover	 edition.	Dawn B. Sova holds a Ph.D. from Drew University. She teaches English at Montclair State University and has served as a mentor for courses in American cinema at Thomas Edison State College. She is the author of Critical Companion to Edgar Allan Poe for Facts On File. She lives in Garfield, New Jersey.	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Hardcover	 edition.",books;censorship;criticism & theory;education & reference;history & criticism;humanities;library & information science;literature;literature & fiction;movements & periods;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;publishing & books;research & publishing guides;social sciences;specific topics;used & rental textbooks;writing,20
0060195576,"Ghosts of Manila: The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier Muhammad Ali once admitted to former Sports Illustrated writer  Mark Kram that he and Joe Frazier went to Manila for the third of their three  epic fights ""as champions and we came back as old men."" Boxing is a particularly  unforgiving sport for old men, especially those--as Kram tells us in Ghosts  of Manila, his thoroughly riveting account of one of the Sweet Science's  greatest rivalries--""with too much pride, heart, and unexamined confidence for  their own well-being."" Which defines Ali and Frazier's essential characters in a  nutshell. Kram begins his saga in the present, looking at the different kinds of isolation  that currently surround each man's life, then dances back and forth through time  to spar with just who these warriors have been and how they came to be the  icons, for better or worse, they became. Ghosts of Manila is more than a  twin biography, though; it is an often haunting meditation on how much we  project onto our athletes, and how destructive the projections can be. As much  as any punishment sustained in three of the most brutal title fights in  heavyweight history, the baggage--personal and societal--that Ali and Frazier  carried into and out of the ring changed them physically, mentally, emotionally,  and spiritually. Did Ali earn all the love? Did Frazier deserve all the scorn?  To answer the questions, Kram bravely goes toe to toe with Ali worship and Ali's  myth. His daring rewards us with knockout profiles of two legends more complex  and real than mere iconography might allow. --Jeff Silverman	Kram, who covered boxing for Sports Illustrated for more than a decade, tells the story of Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali's epic 1975 Manila fight, and the bitter and complex rivalry between the two men that preceded it. He begins his story when the men, both black Southerners, are isolated and in retirement. Ali calls Manila ""the greatest fight"" of his life, while Frazier remains obsessively consumed by his hatred of Ali. Kram is intent on undoing the media ""romance history"" of Ali as civil rights hero; ""hagiographers,"" he writes, ""never tire of trying to persuade us that he ranked second only to Martin Luther King, but... Ali was not a social force."" Frazier and Ali began as friends, but professional competition and divergent views on race turned theirs into a rivalry that had a lasting effect on professional sport and perhaps changed the meaning of race, especially for African-Americans, in postwar America. Kram explores the fighters' serial wives and mixed-up families, as well as their shifting, hunting packs of managers and assistants Ali's Black Muslim handlers in particular (""They were into profit and running things like Papa Doc was running Haiti""). Describing the powerful title event, Kram's prose is heavy with metaphors, not all of them helpful (""Ali's legs searched for the floor like one of Baudelaire's lost balloons""), and some of the narrative reads like his earlier accounts of the fights pasted together. Still, overall this is a daring, intelligent and well-observed piece of sportswriting. (May)Forecast: Boxing is reclaiming its popularity. Author appearances in New York and Washington, D.C., along with a 50-city radio campaign, should help this fine book attract attention.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	Kram, a former Sports Illustrated writer whose account of the  1975 Ali-Frazier ""Thrilla in Manila"" is acknowledged as the  finest deadline boxing piece ever turned in, has watched  Muhammad Ali's painful deterioration and sanctification by the  press ever since. The book is built around the celebrated  Ali-Frazier rivalry and its costs to both men. Kram's accounts  of their three great battles are terrific literary set pieces  that call on all his old skills. In between, though, Ali fans  must wade through one ugly anecdote after another specifically  selected to counter Ali ""hagiography"" and David Remnick's 1999  portrait of him as a kind of Civil Rights figure. Kram's Ali a  racial ideologue, Muslim dupe, and chronic philanderer is not a  guy you'd have light the Olympic Torch, and however true the  book's simple thesis decent country boy Frazier scarred by the  manipulative, cruel, name-calling Champ it was already advanced  in Frazier's autobiography. Kram's book is alternately elegiac  about the contests themselves and sourly dismissive of the  surrounding goofy pageant of 1970s America. When Kram is not  trading in dark gossip but reporting first-hand on their  youthful ring clashes or his conflicted visits with the fighters  since, his joy in writing resurfaces and his accumulated baggage  is safely stowed away. For Frazier fans and all sports  collections. Nathan Ward, ""Library Journal""   Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	According to Muhammad Ali, two champions (Ali himself and his rival Joe Frazier) went into the ring in the 1975 ""Thrilla in Manila,"" but two old men came out. Kram, who covered boxing for 11 years with Sports Illustrated, has written a fascinating blend of history and biography, portraying Ali and Frazier and their relationship to one another over the years: ""what each man was and is now."" At one time, the two were friends, but their fierce competition and differing views on race destroyed their relationship. In the course of the book, Kram offers a revisionist and not entirely positive view of Ali, whose myth has grown proportionally with public sympathy over his current physical condition. This may not sit well with the Ali devotees, but Kram's argument is compelling. The first third of the book is a look at the fighters' lives in retirement. Frazier is bitter, unfairly vilified by the public and surrounded by family and friends who view him less as a man than an ATM machine. A second section chronicles the ascension of the young fighters. The manipulation of Ali by the Muslims is particularly disturbing, even with 25 years of hindsight. Finally, the book carefully reconsiders the three Ali-Frazier fights, culminating in the aforementioned Thrilla. This is an important, superbly written study of two men who, in Kram's opinion, have been unfairly judged by history. Ali was a great fighter but never a great man. Frazier was also a great fighter and never a bad man. Boxing fans may be forced to alter long-held opinions. Wes LukowskyCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	Krams book has the punch of historical truth written in poetic combinations by a reporter who was there. (New York Post)[A] frequently spectacular meditation on Ali and Frazier. (New York Daily News)Colorful, fascinating, brilliant. (The Washington Post)Ghosts of Manila will surely become the definitive work on the definitive boxer of our times. (London Sunday Times)	Mark Kram covered boxing for Sports Illustrated for eleven years and wrote more about Muhammad Ali than any other writer for the magazine. His articles on boxing have been widely anthologized, including The Best American Sports Writing of the Century, edited by David Halberstam, and The Fights, a collection of essays edited by Richard Ford.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",( a );20th century;a-z;african-american & black;african-american studies;ali;americas;biographies;biographies & memoirs;books;boxing;ethnic & national;history;history of sports;individual sports;miscellaneous;muhammad;people;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;sports & outdoors;united states,23
0275971740,"A President in the Family: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, and Thomas Woodson Squabbles about Southern genealogies are usually confined to blue-haired ladies in local history societies but not when the family in question is Thomas Jefferson's. The possibility of a sexual liaison between the third president and his slave Sally Hemings has occupied scholars and gossipmongers since Jefferson's lifetime. Most of the recent debate has focused on the four children with the surname Hemings (Madison, Beverly, Harriet and Eston). But there may have been another child, Thomas Woodson (so named because, the story goes, he was sent from Monticello to the nearby Woodson plantation as a lad). Though the existence of young Tom is up for debate, one of those claiming to be his descendants tells his side of the story here. Woodson presents new evidence, the most persuasive piece of which is Jefferson's Farm Book, in which he recorded all the names of his slaves. Scholars have noted that no young Tom was recorded in 1790 (his putative year of birth). Woodson was stunned, then, to see that in 1790, four slaves' names had been recorded, and one of them was erased, a fact never reported by Jefferson scholars. Woodson's book is a tad histrionic, filled with words like ""astounding,"" ""preposterous,"" ""repulsed"" and lots of exclamation marks. There is also a bit too much extraneous material about the author's family details about his adoptive daughter's penchant for running away, for example. Still, Woodson makes his case effectively, and Jefferson buffs will relish this latest installment in the Jefferson-Hemings saga. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	Woodson is a sixth-generation descendant of Thomas Woodson, who was the eldest of five children born to Sally Hemings, a slave in the household of Thomas Jefferson. This book is the latest installment in a bitter debate concerning whether the father of those five children was Thomas Jefferson himself. In this heartfelt book, the author clearly delineates those he sees as the heroes and the villains. The chief villains are the ""establishment"" Jefferson historians, such as Dumas Malone, who for many years declared that Jefferson could never have had an affair with one of his slaves. One of Woodson's ""heroes"" is Fawn Brodie, whose 1974 book Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History argued that such a liaison had indeed existed. This book gives not only another exhaustive account of our third President's private life but the subsequent history of the Hemings progeny. Woodson bitterly criticizes the procedures followed in the DNA testing of 1997, which failed to establish conclusively that the Woodsons are descended from Jefferson. (Woodson himself contributed a blood sample to that test.) This book will not end the debates about the Jefferson-Hemings relationship, but it will be an important document in future discussions. Recommended for all academic and large public libraries. T.J. Schaeper, St. Bonaventure Univ., NY Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Woodson conveys the pain, pride, and persistence of a remarkable family that faced nearly 200 years of challenge and denial of their descent from the first-born son of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Woodson's family meticulously researched and documented an oral history that traced their connection to the third president and his mulatto slave, who was his wife's half-sister. Consequently, this book offers historic accounts and documents attesting to that relationship. Woodson seeks to do justice to the memory of Hemings, who was much vilified until historian Fawn Brodie acknowledged her in Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History (1974). He recounts the long and vehement denial of the Hemings-Jefferson affair--an effort to protect the image of an American icon seen to have flouted the taboo against race mixing--and also the history of his own significant family, distinguished by such members as a pioneer of black nationalism and founder of Wilberforce University. This is an important contribution to the honest presentation of American history and the entanglements of race. Vanessa BushCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	""A very interesting read. Byron Woodson's book is a magnificent, sensitive, and scholarly book documenting the clandestine affair between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, his slave and his wife's half sister. Before Sally Hemings' destiny found its proper place in history, her restless spirit roamed everywhere and belonged nowhere for over two hundred years. Her life has been vindicated by one of her descendants. The book is a significant contribution to American history.""-Charles L. Blockson, Curator Charles L. Blockson Afro American Collection Temple University	Chronicles the life and legacy of Thomas Woodson, Jefferson's first child by Sally Hemings.	BYRON W. WOODSON SR. is a son of Minnie S. Woodson, who researched the Woodson genealogy and wrote the Woodson Source Book. He is a sixth generation descendant of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson and a great-great-grandson of the Reverend Lewis Woodson, the father of black nationalism. Byron Woodson gave a blood sample for the Hemings/Jefferson DNA test in 1997 and with his wife, Trena, has extended research to Thomas Jefferson's papers, uncovering new findings. Woodson is a graduate of Lincoln University (Pa.) and Temple University where he earned a MBA.",( j );19th century;a-z;african-american & black;african-american studies;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;education & reference;ethnic & national;historical;history;jefferson;leaders & notable people;people;politics & social sciences;presidents & heads of state;social sciences;specific demographics;thomas;united states,21
0415297621,"Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur and Arabic Writerly Culture: A Ninth Century Bookman in Baghdad (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures) Shawkat M. Toorawa is Assistant Professor of Arabic Literature at Cornell University.  He has co-authored Interpreting the Self: Autobiography in the Arabic Literary Tradition (University of California, 2001); co-edited Arabic Literary Culture, 500-925 (Gale, 2004); and translated Adonis's A Time between Ashes and Roses (Syracuse University Press, 2004).",africa;african & middle eastern;books;education & reference;history;history & criticism;humanities;iraq;literature;literature & fiction;middle east;new;politics & social sciences;research & publishing guides;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks;world;world literature;writing,20
0323019765,"Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Review, 2e Pamela S. Kidd, PhD, ARNP, CEN, PhD, FNP-C, FAAN, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research, College of Nursing, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; Denise Robinson, PhD, RN, FNP, Director, MSN Program, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky; Family Nurse Practitioner, Northern Kentucky Family Health Centers, Covington, Kentucky; and Cheryl Pope Kish, EdD, RNC, WHNP, Professor and Coordinator, Graduate Programs in Health Sciences, Director, FNP Program, Womens Health Nurse Practitioner, Student Health Services, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, Georgia",basic sciences;books;clinical;education & reference;family & general practice;family practice;graduate & professional;home & community care;home & community health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;nursing;professional;reference;reviews & study guides;test prep & study guides;test preparation;test preparation & review;used & rental textbooks,22
0674010450,"The Last Revolutionaries: German Communists and Their Century Epstein takes a biographical approach in this fascinating study of communism in Germany. After interviewing and researching hundreds of ""Old Communists,"" she chose eight representatives of the long-term Communist experience and intertwines their stories...Their lives make for compelling reading...This collective biography offers a revealing and readable account of an important aspect of modern European history. A worthy complement to scholarly studies of East Germany...Highly recommended. --Thomas A. Karel (Library Journal 20030315)Catherine Epstein has written a lively and engaging study 0f a remarkable generation 0f German leftists who entered radical politics in the Weimar period, fought fascism, and ended up ruling one of the most bureaucratic and stultifying political entities on earth, the German Democratic Republic. Anyone who wants to understand the rise and fall of the communist movement in the twentieth century should read this important and original comparative biography. --Norman M. Naimark, author 0f The Russians in Germany: A History of the Soviet Zone of Occupation, 1945-1949A path breaking study that explores the world of veteran communists and puts forward fresh interpretations of their peculiar mentality. Moving well beyond traditional institutional and organizational analyses of communism, Epstein demonstrates in her richly documented collective biography how social conditioning and experiences during a time of struggle and sacrifice prior to 1945 shaped the ideologies and policies of this small band of East German leaders. Essential reading for an understanding of the communist mind and of communist practice. --V. R. Berghahn, Columbia UniversityCatherine Epstein's The Last Revolutionaries is the most comprehensive, deeply researched, and nuanced history 0f the leading German communists in English, and perhaps in German as well. Her use of the East German archives opened in the early 1990s expands our understanding of German communism from the 1920s to 1989, and makes for grim but essential reading. She has captured the illusions but also the engagement and tragedy of the veteran German communists with the balance, thoroughness, and fairness we expect from our best historians. --Jeffrey Herf, author of Divided Memory: The Nazi Past in the Two GermanysCatherine Epstein tells the story 0f a unique generation, but also provides a novel explanation far the failure of the 'old comrades' to build their communist paradise. It is an extraordinary book, and an important one. --Jonathan Steinberg, University of PennsylvaniaIn this absorbing study, Epstein records the history of the German communist movement from the Weimar era to the demise of the German Democratic Republic by focusing on the careers of eight 'old communists,' those who joined the party before Hitler assumed office in 1933, including Walter Ulbricht and Erich Honecker, and one woman, Emmy Koenen. Epstein's extensive research reveals a wealth of new information...that alter heretofore widely accepted interpretations of this period. --T. M. Keefe (Choice 20031201)Epstein argues persuasively thatinternment, Soviet exile and Western exile all led to redoubled emphasis on party disciplineEpstein's work is essential to study of the GDR and will be a prerequisite for wider comparative considerations of communist elites. --Martin Berger (American Historical Review 20040601)	Catherine Epstein is Assistant Professor of History at Amherst College",20th century;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;communism & socialism;europe;european;germany;history;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks,21
0071363882,"Associated Press Broadcast News Handbook From the agency that started it all, the definitive guide to getting, writing and delivering the news on television, radio, and the Internet.        Produced by the experts at the worlds oldest, largest and most respected news agency, the Associated Press Broadcast News Handbook offers you an opportunity to learn directly from ""the source,"" about all practical aspects of writing and delivering news in all electronic media.        Originally available only to AP members, the Handbook provides expert guidelines on how to find, research, write, edit, produce, and deliver authoritative, accurate, and engaging news stories in the studio or from the field. It also offers indispensable advice on key technical aspects of the job, from how to handle a microphone to how wire services work.        Throughout the Handbook youll find dozens of fascinating examples from 80 years of top-notch broadcast journalism of every typefrom war correspondence to human interest storiesas well as memorable and insightful quotes by many of the greats, including Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow, and Charles Kuralt. Youll also find helpful sidebars providing relevant style guidelines for news features, writing intro sound bites, rules for handling quotations, and much more.        One key feature of the Associated Press Broadcast News Handbook is ""The Specifics of Broadcast Style,"" an A-to-Z, quick-reference style guide offering concise definitions of hundreds of key words and phrases. This comprehensive guide covers established norms and practices in spelling, punctuation, tone, diction, use of foreign terms, references, sports reporting, and more.        The Associated Press Broadcast News Handbook is an indispensable tool of the trade for students and seasoned journalists alike.        Brad Kalbfeld is Deputy Director and Managing Editor of Associated Press Broadcast division in Washington, D.C. and has been an editor, foreign correspondent, and writer for AP for more than 20 years.	Brad Kalbfeld is Deputy Director and Managing Editor of Associated Press Broadcast division in Washington, D.C. and has been an editor, foreign correspondent, and writer for AP for more than 20 years.",arts & photography;books;business & investing;communication;communication & media studies;education & reference;humor & entertainment;journalism & nonfiction;language & grammar;new age;performing arts;politics & social sciences;reference;religion & spirituality;research & publishing guides;social sciences;television;words;writing,19
0262032759,"Surrealist Painters and Poets: An Anthology While the lessons of surrealism have been pretty well assimilated by contemporary artists, the encyclopedic inclusivity of this selection, along with its global perspective and attention to women artists, provides plenty of surprises and new perspectives on this unconscious-driven movement. Renowned scholar and translator of French modernism Caws (The Eye of the Text, etc.), whose anthology Manifesto: A Century of Isms has just appeared (Forecasts, Feb. 19), makes her first, necessary act here to ignore what the rather dictatorial Andr Bretonfounder, primary theorist and tireless proselyte of the movementdeemed ""surrealist"" in his time, and to include work that is not just ""automatic writing"" or collaborative in nature, the two types of writing Breton championed most. Memoirs, poems, fables, manifestos, games and collaborative works, as well as photomontages, paintings, drawings and odd, scandalous objects, are included by artists well-known and not: Giorgio de Chirico, Man Ray, Philippe Soupault, Hans Bellmer, Kay Boyle, the founders of ""negritude"" Aim Csaire and Lopold Sdar Senghor, Salvador Dal, Duchamp, Frida Kahlo, Michel Leiris, the underrecognized painter Dorothea Tanning (wife of Max Ernst), Mina Loy, Antonin Artaud, Leonora Carrington and Joseph Cornell make their appearances among many others. Because it leans more toward the painterlyi.e., imagistic and spasmodically creativeside of the movement and less toward the exacting political and philosophical side, the book can seem unfocused, and the lack of scholarly material, such as chronologies or biographic introductions, may leave one in the dark about the minor figures and how they fit in. But Caws's goal (as with Manifesto) is to present an active constellation of work beyond the canonizing and historicizing of the academy, placing the work back in the lap of the creative reader, in the here and now of the culture today. On that level, this anthology succeeds richly. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	Surrealism, that wonderful and strange 20th-century arts movement spurred by Andr? Breton's pen, continues to influence artists, writers, and the makers of popular culture of our time. Inspired by Robert Motherwell's definitive anthology of Dadaist works, The Dada Painters and Poets (1989. reprint), Caws conceived this book at a companion to her more personal study of the movement, The Surrealist Look: An Erotics of Encounter (1997). Here she collects seminal and complementary materials produced by self-defined surrealists, from memoirs, dreams, and manifestos to games, journal entries, and many representative texts. Over 100 illustrations paintings and photographs of key people and other artworks give the volume a visual touchstone. Although Penelope Rosemont's Surrealist Women (LJ 9/15/98 ) gathers many women writers not found here, and the catalog to the Guggenheim show of the same name, Surrealism: Two Private Eyes (LJ 12/99) offers a more complete visual introduction to the movement, this will make an excellent addition to surrealism collections, as it offers an affordable but comprehensive overview of what in its multiple forms Breton considered poetry, the results of surrealism's ""lyric behavior."" Rebecca Miller, ""Library Journal"" Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Rising from the despairing rubble of post-World War I Europe, surrealism was an engaging movement, which utilized painting, film, photography, and poetry to emphasize the unifying subconscious of humanity. Sometimes shocking and irreverent, other times puzzling and incoherent, these artists sought meaning in a broken world, healing from the devastating effects of nationalism and trench warfare. Many are familiar with the dreamy paintings of Magritte, Miro, and Dali, but few have encountered their texts. This anthology is a wide-ranging sampler of surrealist poetry, short prose, essays, and other imaginative musings. To liberate surrealism from the strict, confining dictums of Andre Breton, Caws has carefully chosen examples from his select troupe as well as from those who greatly influenced the movement from the outside. Contributors include Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Picasso, Antonin Artaud, Paul Eluard, Guillaume Appolinaire, Hans Arp, and Meret Oppenheim. Intentionally serving as a sequel to Robert Motherwell's 1951 anthology The Dada Painters and Poets: An Anthology, this volume provides the essential textual soundtrack to one of the twentieth century's most influential and controversial art movements. Jeff SnowbargerCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	The images and texts in this glossy anthology are often startling and almost always beautiful.  Boston PhoenixThis volume provides the essential textual soundtrack to one of the twentieth centurys most influential and controversial art movements.  Jeffrey Snowbarger, Booklist	Mary Ann Caws is Distinguished Professor of English, French, and Comparative Literature in the Graduate School of the City University of New York and Co-director of its Henri Peyre French Institute. She is the author, editor, or translator of more than forty books in the fields of poetry and the avant-garde.",anthologies;architecture;art history;arts & photography;books;criticism;education & reference;european;french;history;history & criticism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;movements & periods;new;poetry;professional & technical;surrealism;urban & land use planning;used & rental textbooks;world literature,22
0935372474,"Handbook on Critical Life Issues Our popular classroom text appears in a revised third edition with updates on nutrition and hydration, the persistent vegetative state, stem cell research, euthanasia, important court rulings, and many other topics critical to today's health care profession. The work is divided into three main sections: ""Personhood,"" which considers the use of faith and reason in the analysis of moral questions in medical decision-making and bioethics; ""The Beginning of Human Life,"" which examines the origin of the person, abortion, various reproductive technologies, and stem cell research; and ""The End of Human Life,"" which considers organ transplantation, suicide, decisions about prolonging life, and the determination of death. The appendices include a new chapter on eugenics, discussions of difficult end-of-life cases, the Declaration on Euthanasia, and the two Vatican instructions Donum vitae (1987) and Dignitas personae (2008). Each chapter has newly revised review questions that reiterate key points from the text and a set of discussion questions for generating student participation in classroom settings. This volume has been in continuous print for nearly thirty years.  Rev. John A. Leies is professor of theology and President Emeritus of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, where he has been named as an Outstanding Faculty Member of the School of Arts and Social Sciences and the Graduate School.	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.",administration & policy;books;business & finance;business & investing;business ethics;business life;christian books & bibles;christian living;ethics;humanities;medical books;medical ethics;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;religion & spirituality;religious studies;theology;used & rental textbooks,19
0863152988,Lost Civilization of Petra Text: English (translation)  Original Language: German	Udi Levy was born in 1952 in Jerusalem. He trained as an educator for children in need of special care in Switzerland before returning to Israel where he now works in a theraputic village near Beer Sheba at the northern edge of the old Nabatean kingdom.,ancient;archaeology;arts & photography;books;early civilization;education & reference;general;history;humanities;new;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious;religious history;religious studies;social sciences;study & teaching;used & rental textbooks;world,19
1556156790,"New Windows Interface (Microsoft Corporation) The official book on Microsoft user-interface design. If you  are developing Windows 95 applications, please buy this  book--standards are ""a good thing.""	Here are the Microsoft guidelines for creating well-designed, visually and functionally consistent user interfaces for applications that run on the Microsoft Windows operating system. The Windows Interface Guidelines for Software Design is an essential handbook for all programmers and designers working with the latest release of Windows, regardless of experience level or development tools used. This book covers the basic principles of user interface design and design methodologies and specifies how data-centered concepts such as objects and properties can be applied to interface design. It includes detailed information on mouse, keyboard, and pen interaction and on how to use the common interface elements supplied by the system. This book also includes information about special considerations such as network computing, international users, and users with disabilities.",books;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;home computing & how-to;mathematics;microsoft;new;operating systems;programming;science & math;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;user experience & usability;web development & design;windows os,20
1566630487,"Dismantling Utopia: How Information Ended the Soviet Union What did the people know, and when did they know it? Probing these questions, Shane--who from 1988 spent 39 months as the Baltimore Sun 's Russian bureau chief--shows how information technology doomed the Bolshevik experiment. In a system that withheld even local street maps and phone books and distributed material to its apparatchiks only on a need-to-know basis, Gorbachev's loosening of information controls ultimately destroyed the government he set out to reform, stresses the author. Although the events he relates are familiar, Shane's perspective is fresh and instructive. In his discussion of economic reforms, for example, he relates the populace's anger over market-driven prices to the disinformation disseminated about subsidized costs in the former U.S.S.R. But it was the revelations of the extent of the Soviet terror, Shane argues, that returned historical memory to a people who had accepted lies as truth. The populace rejected Gorbachev's cost-benefit contention that collectivization, industrialization and military victory counterbalanced Stalinism. About the current chaos in Russia, Shane simply concludes that information told people of their predicament, but didn't solve it. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.	The former Moscow correspondent of the Baltimore Sun looks at the role of information in bringing down the Soviet regime and finds that loosened restrictions on the press and the worldwide revolution in information technology probably had more to do with communism's downfall than the personalities of Gorbachev and Yeltsin. Rich in human interest details, his analysis shows how information control in the form of phony prices and statistics had so endangered the Soviet economy as to make even the KGB a proponent of glasnost--that is, until liberalization of the press led to an information explosion and fatally undermined the Communist myth. Shane covers the process in Soviet literature, film, music, TV, and even stand-up comedy, as well as journalism. Some key events, like Chernobyl, are missing, but otherwise this highly readable volume is exemplary for putting the story into a historical framework while skillfully conveying the drama of its unfolding. For Soviet studies and larger public international affairs collections.- Robert Decker, Palo Alto, Cal.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.	This account of the withering away of the censorship state begins with an everyman hero, unrenowned dissident Andrei Mirinov, who endured KGB surveillance and a prison term. Upon his release, his story and dozens more like it came to the attention of Baltimore Sun reporter Shane thanks to the newly freed Russian press of the late 1980s. In a self-accelerating cycle, that press printed ever more shocking revelations of Stalin-era crimes. Compared with what journalists were fed before glasnost, the publishing and media events of Gorbachev's roller-coaster reign were a feast for correspondents, and Shane here writes of the increasing gumption of TV programs, periodicals, and book publishers as Glavlit (the censorship agency) fell into irrelevance. Covering the same ground, essentially, as did fellow reporter David Remnick in Lenin's Tomb , Shane accents the Soviet Union's death throes with personal stories of travail and liberation.  Gilbert Taylor	Accessible and absorbing. (The Historian)Well documented...a readable account. (The New York Times)Convincing and powerful. (Nicholas Daniloff, former Moscow correspondent for U.S. News and World Report, now director of the School of Journalism at Northeastern Unive)Shane's book is reportage at its bestan insightful blend of anecdote, observation, biographical sketch, statistics, and history. This is a vivid, first-class eyewitness description and analysis of the sudden demise of Soviet communism. (Albert Resis, Emeritus Professor of Russian History, Northern Illinois University and editor of Molotov Remembers)A critical book to understanding the era...Scott Shane tells the story of the way the modern information age helped destroy the last pillars of communism, and he tells it with grace, sympathy, and intelligence. (David Remnick, author of Lenin's Tomb)	Scott Shane was the Baltimore Suns Moscow correspondent from 1988 to 1991. A graduate of Williams College and Oxford University, he also studied at Leningrad State University. He is now a special project reporter for the Sun and lives in Baltimore.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",books;censorship;communism & socialism;criminal law;education & reference;europe;european;history;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;law;law enforcement;new;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;russia;social sciences;specific topics;used & rental textbooks;world,23
076190817X,"Planning Focus Groups (Focus Group Kit) ""Dick Krueger and David L. Morgan have done the research community a great service in their writing of this kit. They have brought together the most recent thinking on focus groups and the best of present practices and applications. They are experienced in this area and know of which they write. From novice to skilled practitioner, everyone will benefit from working through six volumes. They make clear the when, why, and how of focus groups."" (Ray C. Rist )The Focus Group Kit is a non pareil work. Its straightforward, common-sense approach is represented with such eloquent language. It is a real joy to read. It was refreshing to find more than I anticipated in its pages. Dick Krueger, et al. have a talent for capturing the essence of what we all need to do to conduct outstanding focus group research. For me this kit gave new meaning to the process. (Gail Redd )	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.	David Morgan is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Portland State University. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan, followed by post-doctoral training at Indiana University. In addition to his widely recognized expertise in focus groups, he also has extensive experience with collection and analysis of survey data. His research interests center on pragmatic approaches to mixed methods research, with an emphasis on practical applications of research design.",books;business & investing;education & reference;fitness & dieting;general;health;management;management & leadership;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;politics & social sciences;psychology & counseling;reference;research;research & publishing guides;science & math;social psychology & interactions;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;writing,22
0804818665,"Beauty in Disarray (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature) Born in 1922 in Tokushima perfecture, Harumi Setouchi graduated from Tokyo Women's Christian College. In 1973 she became a Buddhist nun, taking the name of Jakucho, but has continued her writing career. 	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",anarchism;asia;asian;biographies & memoirs;books;contemporary;education & reference;ethnic & national;feminist theory;genre fiction;historical;history;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;japan;japanese;leaders & notable people;literature & fiction;political;politics & government;politics & social sciences;specific groups;women;women's studies,24
0700608966,"The Reconstruction Presidents Comparative studies of presidents inevitably introduce ""the rating game."" In this case, the Reconstruction presidential quartet is evaluated by the prolific historian and young author of Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction (LJ 10/15/91) and found to be dissonant. Lincoln epitomizes the ultimate democratic political leader?flexible as he struggled to preserve the last best hope of humankind while working toward a racial justice and active when necessary. His successor, however, proved to be the most dangerous kind of politician in a republic: an active, inflexible one. Although Johnson moved far beyond his past, unlike his predecessor he couldn't overcome it?especially his racism and hatred. The author allows for the best historical context to justify Grant and Hayes, well-intentioned passives whose excessive dependence on others spawned an environment that ultimately ruined reputations. A fine comparative study; recommended for all presidential collections.?William D. Pederson, Louisiana State Univ., ShreveportCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	The historian Eric Foner has presented the Reconstruction as a failed opportunity to achieve emancipation and equality for black Americans. Here, Simpson (History/Arizona State Univ., Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction, not reviewed) persuasively argues that, given their circumstances, the four Reconstruction presidents generally did as well as they could. The Reconstruction has always been controversial. For decades, scholars believed that the postwar policies of the Republicans were unduly vindictive and punitive. Yet some in recent years have charged that Congress was pusillanimous, half-hearted, and ineffectual in ensuring the equality of the South's ex-slaves. Such judgments, Simpson observes, fallaciously attribute the perspectives of the present to the past, ``as if critics are seeking some sort of validation for their own views on race.'' He shows that, despite attitudes afloat that would be considered racist today, the Reconstruction presidents (with the exception of Johnson) were generally sincere in assisting African-Americans in overcoming the legacy of slavery, but were constrained by the 19th-century understanding of the presidency as an office of limited powers. Lincoln's priorities were winning the Civil War and preserving the Union; though he truly hated slavery, his emancipation policy was intended as a means to another end. Johnson, who shared white Southern antagonism toward African-Americans, sought a return to Jacksonian democracy of the past, but became bogged down in internecine disputes with Congress. Ulysses Grant, the author contends, was a pragmatist who balanced competing goals of restoring harmony to the former Confederate states and realizing black citizenship, yet was driven by circumstances beyond his control. Though sharing the goals of Reconstruction, Rutherford Hayes, in a final bow to political necessity, withdrew federal troops from the South, unwittingly ensuring decades of second-class citizenship for African-Americans. A powerful analysis of a darkly formative period in American history. (History Book Club selection)  -- Copyright 1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	""An excellent study.""  --American Historical Review""Superb. Places the Reconstruction presidents in the context of their times and illuminates the difficult and complex task they faced."" --Florida Historical Quarterly""A thoughtful and well-written book that deserves widespread attention."" --Journal of American History	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	""Superb. Places the Reconstruction presidents in the context of their times and illuminates the difficult and complex task they faced."" 	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	""A thoughtful and well-written book that deserves widespread attention."" 	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	""A thoughtful reminder both of the limits of the possible in Reconstruction and of the need to expand the agenda of inquiry beyond the concept of race in the minds of the nation's presidents. Simpson has a fine sense of the politics of the age, an age where the demands of politics propelled policy making profoundly.""--Phillip Shaw Paludan, author of The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln ""A valuable and lively account of Reconstruction as a national policy problem. A very accessible perspective on a complicated, even intractable, episode in American history that highlights the differences in each man's policies and styles of leadership.""--Michael Perman, author of The Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 1869-1879	Brooks D. Simpson is professor of history and humanities at Arizona State University and author of Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction.",( g );( l );19th century;a-z;abraham;african-american & black;african-american studies;americas;asian;biographies & memoirs;books;civil war;ethnic & national;grant;historical;history;history & theory;international & world politics;leaders & notable people;lincoln;military;modern (16th-21st centuries);people;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;presidents & heads of state;social sciences;specific demographics;ulysses s.;united states;united states civil war,32
082479950X,"Couplings and Joints: Design, Selection & Application (Dekker Mechanical Engineering) Praise for the First Edition. . . . . .well presented and makes available much useful information for the coupling selector. It should be purchased as a reference book by libraries, by machinery-related industries, and by engineers engaged in the design of machinery where rotating shafts must be connected. ---Applied Mechanics Review An excellent source which permits users and selectors of coupling, as well as rotating equipment designers and engineers, to understand and choose coupling for optimum applications. ---The International Journal of Structural and Mechanical and Materials Science",aerospace;books;civil;engineering;general;industrial;manufacturing & operational systems;mechanical;mechanical engineering;mechanics;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;physics;professional & technical;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,19
0847688860,"Women and Work in Mexico's Maquiladoras This is a great book. Easy to read, it provides a fascinating account of how changes in industrial structure brought about by Mexico's shift from a state-led industrialization to one led by market forces and guided by neo-liberal principles are bringing with them changes in family structure, living arrangements, and processes of social reproduction as the old 'male-wage-earning-nuclear-family' as ideal is gradually being replaced by new patterns of household formation. As an intellectual contribution to the literature on gender, development, and labor, Altha Cravey's Women and Work in Mexico's Maquiladoras is a first-rate book that deserves to be read widely. (Annals Of The Aag )Accessible to upper-division undergraduates and up. (A. Bunton Choice, July / August 1999, Vol. 36, No. 11/12 )Altha Cravey broadens the scope of analysis concerning gender and industrial transformations.  Cravey's analysis moves beyond the shop floor to include the organization of production and, especially, social reproduction in different industrial regions.  Thus this book incorporates far more than the title suggests. (Economic Geography )Altha Cravey's book manages to provide some new insights into the relationships between different industrial production regimes, the state, and changes in social relations and reproduction. (Progress In Human Geography )The book is useful in showing that Mexico had a fully constituted industrial system before maquiladoras developed and that workers in the new system have lost a great deal in the transition. (New Mexico Historical Review )A significant contribution to the literature on industrialization, social reproduction, and households. Altha Cravey rightly places gender in strategic considerations of these areas. With its rich field research and creative, spatially developed research design, this book is highly recommended for courses on the sociology of development, of gender, and of international studies. (Kathleen Staudt )	Altha J. Cravey is assistant professor of geography at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.",books;business & finance;business & investing;business development;development & growth;economics;gender studies;geography;human geography;labor & industrial relations;museum studies & museology;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;public affairs & policy;public policy;social policy;social sciences;specific topics;used & rental textbooks;women & business;women's studies,24
0471254061,"Programming Mobile Objects with Java Read the full review for this book. Programming Mobile Objects with Java goes beyond implementation details. Several chapters are devoted to interesting application ideas using mobile objects, such as groupware and a dynamically upgradable text editor. Deployment issues such as clustering and security get their own somewhat perfunctory chapters that would not obtrude upon the generally solid presentation in their superficiality if supported by an adequate bibliography, the latter sorely lacking in this bleeding-edge rush-to-print opus. --Jack Woehr, Dr. Dobb's Electronic Review of Computer Books   -- Dr. Dobb's Electronic Review of Computer Books	A complete guide to using today's hottest new object technology in your programsProgramming Mobile Objects with JavaMobile objects let you build incredibly flexible programs that can remake any or all of their features and capabilities on the fly, according to changing end-user demands. Now, in this practical guide to programming mobile objects with Java, expert Jeff Nelson brings you up to speed on mobile object concepts and terminology. Working examples show you how to:* Build mobile objects with Java using CORBA, RMI, VisiBroker, and Voyager* Integrate mobile objects with DCOM* Create mobile components* Build mobile groupware* Upgrade software dynamically* Use state-of-the-art mobile object security techniques* Implement fault-tolerant, load-balancing distributed systemsIn addition, the author provides 13 Java Design Patterns to help with your migration to mobile object technology.The CD-ROM supplies you with:* Complete Java code for the 13 mobile object design patterns found in this book* Voyager, versions 1.0.1 and 2.0.0, from ObjectSpace, Inc.* Trial Editions of Inprise's VisiBroker for Java, version 3.2 and JBuilder 2* iBus Java Software Bus, version 0.5 from SoftWired AG, Zurich* Together/J Whiteboard Edition, version 2.0 from Object International (www.togetherj.com)* mpEDIT, version 1.13* Java Development Kit, version 1.1.7 and JavaBeans Development Kit, version 1.0 from Sun Microsystems, Inc.	JEFF NELSON is a Research Associate with DiaLogos, Incorporated. He is also a trainer with the OMG CORBA Academy, and a regular speaker on CORBA and Java issues at JavaOne, ObjectWorld, and Object Expo.",books;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;engineering;java;languages & tools;mathematics;mobile phones;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;professional & technical;programming;programming & app development;programming languages;science & math;software design;tablets & e-readers;telecommunications;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,22
0132366754,"Linux Patch Management: Keeping Linux Systems Up To Date The first start-to-finish guide to patching Linux systems in production environments  For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE, Debian, and other leading distributions  Comprehensive coverage of apt, yum, Red Hat Network, YaST Online Update, Zenworks Linux Management, and other tools  High-efficiency techniques that minimize impacts on networks, users, and administrators    The Start-to-Finish Patch Management Guide for Every Linux Environment   To keep your Linux systems secure, reliable, and productive, you must stay current with patches and updates. But, until now, it has been difficult to find usable, trustworthy guidance on managing patches in Linux production environments. Linux Patch Management fills that gap, offering Linux professionals start-to-finish solutions, strategies, and examples for every environment, from single computers to enterprise-class networks.    Michael Jang presents patching solutions for Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE, Debian, and other distributions. He systematically covers both distribution-specific tools and widely used community tools, such as apt and yum. This books streamlined patch management techniques minimize impacts on users, networks, and administrators, and address applications as well as the underlying OS. Whatever your role in managing Linux systems, Linux Patch Management will reduce your costs, enhance the availability of your systems, and dramatically improve your personal efficiency.    Consolidating patches on a Red Hat network, including cached updates, as well as patching systems based on RHEL rebuild distributions  Working with SUSEs update systems, including YaST Online Update and Zenworks Linux Management  Making the most of apt commands and the GUI-based Synaptic Package Manager  Configuring apt for RPM distributions such as Fedora and SUSE Linux  Creating repositories that can manage gigabytes of patches on diverse Linux systems  Updating networks of Linux computers without overloading WAN or Internet connections  Configuring yum clients, including coverage of emerging GUI tools such as Yum Extender    Bruce Perens Open Source Series is a definitive series of Linux and open source books by the worlds leading Linux professionals. Bruce Perens is the primary author of The Open Source Definition, the formative document of the open source movement, and the former Debian GNU/Linux Project Leader.       Series Editor Bruce Perens is an open source evangelist, developer, and consultant whose software is a major component of most commercial embedded Linux offerings. He founded or cofounded Linux Standard Base, Open Source Initiative, and Software in the Public Interest. As Debian GNU/Linux Project Leader, he was instrumental in getting the system on two U.S. space shuttle flights.       Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.	Michael Jang holds RHCE, SAIR Linux Certified Professional, CompTIA Linux+ Professional, and MCP certifications, and has written books on four Linux certifications. Specializing in networks and operating systems, he has two more books coming soon: Linux Annoyances for Geeks (OReilly, 2006) and Mastering Red Hat Fedora Linux 5 (Sybex, 2006).    Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.	Preface   Preface Welcome to Linux Patch Management! This is the book that can guide you through managing patches and updates on one Linux computer or networks of Linux computers.  What This Book Is About Its important to keep Linux computers up to date. Linux developers are constantly updating key services to enhance security, add features you need, fix bugs that hinder your productivity and the productivity of your users, and help your systems to work more efficiently. These updates are known as patches. Most Linux distributions make gigabytes of patches available over the Internet. These updates cannot help you unless you know how to manage patches for the different Linux systems on your network. This book assumes you have some sort of high-speed Internet connection that can help you download these patches. You may need to download hundreds of megabytes of patches, and that is not realistic on a 56Kbps telephone modem. If you have to download hundreds of megabytes on all the Linux computers in your office, you might overload all but the fastest business-quality high-speed connections.  In this book, I describe how you can manage patches on Red Hat/Fedora, SUSE, and Debian Linux systems. While Red Hat and SUSE have developed specialized update tools for their distributions, its also possible to use community tools, such as apt and yum, on many Linux distributions. To this end, you can use this book as a guide to managing patches on the noted distributions. In addition, you can use apt and yum on a number of other Linux systems. As a Linux administrator, you can use this book to learn to manage the hundreds of megabytes, or even gigabytes, of patches on a wide variety of Linux systems.  After you learn to manage patches on individual Linux systems, you can extend those skills to managing a group of Linux computers on a network. If you have a sufficient number of Linux systems, you may even want to build your own patch management repositories. Patches on one or two Linux computers may work well with a standard high-speed Internet connection. If you have a substantial number of Linux computers, you might download the patches from each of these computers over the Internet. To keep these downloads from overloading your Internet connection, you can pay a premium for an even higher-speed connection. Alternatively, you can use the techniques described in this book to configure a local patch management repository. This can help you avoid buying a faster high-speed Internet connection. Thus, a patch management repository can help you save a lot of money. In addition, you can update a group of computers more quickly when you download patches from a local repository. Red Hat supports patch management on a group of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) computers through the Red Hat Network. SUSE supports patch management on a group of SUSE Enterprise Linux Server and Workstation computers with YaST Online Update and Zenworks Linux Management. You can use these tools to manage patches on individual systems or on networks of these distributions. Red Hat and SUSE provide these tools to help you manage patches. If you have a large number of systems, these tools can help you keep the loads on your Internet connection to a minimum and speed up the updates you need. But this book is not limited to Red Hat and SUSE Linux. It also can help you keep the loads on your Internet connection to a minimum when managing other distributions, including Debian and Fedora Linux. It also uses the tools designed by Conectiva (now Mandriva) for RPM-based distributions. The skills you learn can help you manage patches on allied distributions, including Yellowdog, Ubuntu, Progeny, Lycoris, and the rebuild distributions that use the source code released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.  What You Need to Know Before Reading This Book This book assumes you have some experience with Linux. While it does not require that you have a network of Linux computers, you can take full advantage of the techniques described in this book only if you have such a network.  Some of the tools described in this book require a subscription. For example, access to the Red Hat Network Proxy Server requires a specialized subscription to the Red Hat Network. Access to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server updates requires subscription access to the YaST Online Update Server. Access to Novells Zenworks Linux Management also requires a subscription. If you want to try out these tools, navigate to the associated Web sites. Trial subscriptions may still be available. And read this book! Some of the tools described in this book are freely available. They are already included with many Linux distributions. Some have been customized by third parties for popular distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux. They are designed and maintained by the Linux community and are available courtesy of the GNU General Public License (/"" target=""_blank"">http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html).  Who You Are, and Why and How You Should Read This Book This book is designed for experienced and budding Linux administrators. Patch management is a critical Linux administration skill. This book can help you manage patches on individual Linux systems and can help you manage patches on networks of Linux computers. With these skills, you can keep your Linux systems up to date with the latest security, feature, and bug updates. You can keep a network of Linux systems up to date in this way with a minimum load on your Internet connection. If your experience is limited to one or two Linux computers, this book can help you think beyond them to network management and what you will need to do in the workforce for a large group of Linux systems. You can use this book to evaluate the patch-management features associated with several different distributions. The more patch management tools you know, the more you can do to maintain different Linux distributions on your network. For a general overview of patch management clients, read Chapter 1, Patch Management Systems. If youre evaluating patch management using the Red Hat Network and the associated Proxy Server, read Chapter 2, Consolidating Patches on a Red Hat/Fedora Network. If youre evaluating patch management using the YaST Online Update Server or Zenworks Linux Management, read Chapter 3, SUSEs Update Systems and rsync Mirrors. Youll also find information on how you can use rsync to mirror repositories from most all Linux distributions. If youre evaluating patch management on Debian Linux systems, read Chapter 4, Making apt Work for You. As Knoppix and Ubuntu are built on Debian, the same tools can help you manage systems associated with those distributions, as well. Youll learn how to create a Debian repository on your own network. If you prefer the apt patch management commands associated with Debian Linux, you can also use them on many RPM-based distributions. If that is what you want, read Chapter 5, Configuring apt for RPM Distributions. That chapter will show you how to create an apt-based repository for a RPM-based distribution on your own network. If you prefer the affinity of yum for RPM-based distributions, read Chapters 6 and 7. Chapter 6, Configuring a yum Client, details how you can use yum to keep your systems up to date. Chapter 7, Setting Up a yum Repository, details how you can create yum repositories on your own network. How This Book Is Laid Out Here is a brief summary of all the chapters:  Chapter 1 provides a basic overview of how you can manage patches on an individual Linux system. Techniques that we describe cover RHEL, SUSE Linux (formerly known as SUSE Linux Professional), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Debian Linux, Fedora Linux, and some of the rebuilds of RHEL. This chapter also previews some of the tools you can use to create a patch management repository on your own network. Chapter 2 starts by providing a model of how you can create a repository for Fedora Linux. It continues with a focus on the Red Hat Network, specifically the associated Proxy Server, which can help you cache updates. It also adds more detail on how you can manage patches on systems with RHEL rebuild distributions. Chapter 3 is focused on the patch management tools created by SUSE and Novell for their Linux systems. It also describes how you can use rsync to mirror update servers for all Linux distributions. You can point YaST Online Update to a variety of local or network sources, such as a local patch management server, which you can copy from the mirror of your choice. Finally, we describe how Zenworks Linux Management can be installed on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or even RHEL to administer patches on a variety of SUSE and RHEL clients. Chapter 4 guides you through the fundamentals of the apt commands, along with their capabilities. By the time you complete this chapter, youll know how to use various apt commands, the aptitude utility, and the GUI Synaptic Package Manager to manage your system. Finally, this chapter guides you through different tools available for downloading and synchronizing your local repository with the mirror of your choice. Chapter 5 helps you learn to install and use many of the apt tools from Chapter 4 on RPM-based distributions, such as Fedora and SUSE Linux. Based on the work of Conectiva (now Mandriva) Linux, you can use the tools described in Chapter 5 to create and maintain an apt repository for several different RPM-based distributions. Chapter 6 supports the use of yum as a client on RPM-based distributions. Many Linux users prefer yum because of its Python-based compatibility with RPM systems. Its now the default update tool for Fedora Linux. You can even...",books;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;encryption;linux;network security;networking;new;operating systems;privacy;programming;quality control;security & encryption;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;software engineering;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,21
0534537413,"Interviewing and Change Strategies for Helpers: Fundamental Skills and Cognitive-Behavior Interventions (Non-InfoTrac Version) ""Interviewing and Change Strategies for Helpers, 5/e represents a very strong combination of introduction to the basic skills for helping professionals and the basics of cognitive behavioral interventions. The material is very well ordered, clear, and represents a major update from the prior editions of the text. This edition is particularly strong on the issues of diversity and culture, evidence-based treatments, and treatment planning. The text brings in the realities of providing services under managed care environments.""""I applaud the new title. Much more accurate and engaging...achieves the right balance of breadth and depth...very much appreciate the discussion of professional development in Chapter 1, as well as the emphasis on self-awareness and critical thinking in Chapter 2. These are the very things that we stress in our MSW program. Bravo for early inclusion of material on cultural competence and diversity. Its infusion throughout the book is palpable and important.""	Sherry Cormier is Professor Emerita in the Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Counseling Psychology at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of West Virginia. Her current research and practice interests are in counseling and psychology training and supervision models, issues impacting girls and women, health, wellness, and stress management.Paula S. Nurius is a Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington in Seattle and Director of the Prevention Research Training Program funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Nurius is a mental health specialist; her research, practice, and teaching addressing perception and responding under conditions of stress and trauma with particular concern for vulnerable populations, conditions of social disadvantage, and fostering prevention and resilience-enhancing interventions. Her current scholarship focuses on life course stress, including interrelationships among violence and adversity exposures, mental health, substance use, and personal/social resources on adaptive and maladaptive development.",behavioral sciences;books;cognitive psychology;compulsive behavior;education;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;instruction methods;medical books;mental health;new;pedagogy;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychopathology;reference;schools & teaching;science & math;social sciences;social work;testing & measurement;used & rental textbooks,23
B000PDZF9S,"Everything Conceivable Starred Review.  A revolution is taking place and it's being driven by the most fundamental of all human urgesthe desire to reproduce. This revolution is the subject of Mundy's utterly fascinating book on assisted reproduction. The breadth and thoroughness of Mundy's investigation makes it nearly impossible to come away without having your opinions challenged if not changed altogether. Mundy, a feature writer for the Washington Post, combines a science reporter's objectivity with a mother's understanding, and she delivers her emotionally charged and often scientifically complex material in clear, bright and eminently readable prose. Mundy's research starts with the facts: 80 million people worldwide suffer from infertility; 500,000 frozen embryos exist in America alone; and fertility drugs are a $3-billion a year business. From there she interviews mothers, fathers, infertility doctors, surrogate mothers, egg donors, sperm donors and adult children conceived through surrogacy and in vitro fertilization. The picture that emerges is one of a social experiment so new and untestedlegally, medically, ethically and sociallythat it behooves us all to be as informed as possible. There couldn't be a better starting point than this book. 75,000 first printing. (Apr. 24) Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	Liza Mundy, an award-winning feature writer for the Washington Post, delivers a dispassionate, comprehensive view of assisted reproduction in the 21st century. She has clearly done her research, building the project from an initial assignment to look at infertility among minorities to a book that examines the manifold ramifications of our newfound ability to circumvent evolution. Her clear-eyed look at the world strikes a few reviewers as a bit too removed, and her interviews and case studies sometimes gloss over deeper sociocultural issues, but the overall consensus is that Mundy wades through this complicated, emotional subject with aplomb.Copyright  2004 Phillips  Nelson Media, Inc.	*Starred Review* Mundy applies prodigious journalistic and research skills to a topic as compelling and timely as assisted reproduction, and the result is a one-night read. From its inception, the practice of assisted reproduction, initially limited to in vitro fertilization (IVF), has been a hot-button issue, with emotionally charged opinions weighing in on all sides. But since the comparatively halcyon days of what now seem relatively simple choices, relentless scientific advancement has continued to upgrade the pavement for anyone, female and male, who wishes to join the march toward motherhood. It may take a village to raise a child, but what are the cultural, social, and personal implications when a mixed-gender basketball team can create a child? What happens when it is not inconceivable (no pun intended) for a child to have five parents? A couple of any gender combination to have a child via an egg donor, a sperm donor, and a surrogate mother? What about regulating ethics in the reproductive resources industry involved in brokering eggs and sperm, recruiting a stable of gestational surrogates, and so forth, to anyone with the financial wherewithal and emotional vigor to go through the grueling assisted reproduction process? Mundy covers all bases, seamlessly merging scientific fact, real-life experiences, and philosophical implications. Donna ChavezCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	An irresistible dispatch from the far frontier of parenthood. . . . First-rate at explaining the science . . . and finding the flesh-and-blood people living in this remade world. The Plain Dealer Welcome to the wild new world of reproduction. . . . Liza Mundy follows dozens of topsy-turvy tales from the reproductive edge . . . [with] a fresh voice and with a keen eye for detail. The Washington Post Book WorldFascinating. . . . The book gains considerable depth from Mundy's reportorial urge to dig into all aspects of a story. The New York Times Book Review From the Trade Paperback edition.	Liza Mundy received her A.B. degree from Princeton University and an M.A. at the University of Virginia. She is a feature writer at The Washington Post Magazine and her work was selected by Oliver Sacks for inclusion in The Best American Science Writing 2003. She has won awards from the Sunday Magazine Editors Association, among others. She lives in Arlington, Virginia, with her husband and two children.	Reviewed by Debora L. Spar How do you baptize three small boys who sprang from two different mothers? What ritual can anoint their genetic mother, a young flight attendant who donated her eggs? In Everything Conceivable, this complicated dilemma is resolved by a thoughtful minister, who solemnly blesses the egg donor as an angel who by Jesus's abiding grace helped to place them in the arms of their parents. After the ceremony, the flustered flight attendant is bustled off to a post-baptismal Mexican lunch, where she meets the extended family, bounces the other woman's babies on her knee and then flies home to Denver, wondering whether she might someday use the couple's leftover embryos for herself.Welcome to the wild new world of reproduction, where traditional players in the nuclear family are tossed about like so many cards in a deck. In this well-researched and vividly detailed book, Liza Mundy follows dozens of topsy-turvy tales from the reproductive edge. There is, for example, the story of Doug Okun and Eric Ethington, two gay men determined to conceive and raise a child. They visit a swank surrogacy agency, compile a marketing profile of themselves and eventually discover Ann Nelson, a mother of four from West Virginia, who agrees to carry their child. Then they start searching for another woman to provide the eggs, reasoning, as Mundy tells us, that of course she would have to be fabulous, your basic Ivy League supermodel.  When these eggs don't take, Okun and Ethington start again, becoming even pickier in the process: The thing that became very, very important to me, Ethington recalls, was music. Music and sports, as an indicator of well-roundedness. They finally find their perfect woman, fertilize her eggs with a mixture of their sperm, fly Nelson back to California, and then watch as four embryos are transferred to her womb. Thirty-five weeks later, she delivers Elizabeth Ruby and Sophia Rose, biological twins and genetic half-sisters born of two mothers and raised by two dads.Although there is not much in Everything Conceivable that is truly new, Mundy, a reporter for The Washington Post, tells her tales in a fresh voice and with a keen eye for detail. People reveal all sorts of intimacies to her, and she plays them back for us to see. The result is a largely uplifting read, full of joyful parents, gorgeous babies and embryos that generally survive. Yet the sum of all this happiness is oddly disquieting. For while Mundy does not hesitate to give us the gory details, she seems resolutely determined not to draw any broader conclusions from them. Instead, agonizing decisions and life-threatening situations are treated almost literally parenthetically, as with the three boys conceived by donor eggs: After the birth of the triplets, Mundy reports matter-of-factly, which was horrific and nearly fatal  --  Laura hemorrhaged badly after the triple C-section, losing an enormous amount of blood  --  Laura emailed Kendra photos of the newborns. Kendra put the pictures up in her townhouse. She e-mailed them to friends. Now, it's nice to learn that the egg donor delighted in her far-off progeny and that she and the birth mother have become friends. But somehow the material inside the dashes seems more deserving of our regard. A young woman had three embryos transferred to her womb. She hemorrhaged during delivery and nearly died. Yet these details are bundled oddly away. An equally frightening subplot runs through the story of Okun, Ethington and Nelson. While the two men are dashing across the country to attend their daughters' birth, Nelson starts hemorrhaging. Doctors race to stop the bleeding and ultimately perform an emergency hysterectomy to save her life. An unfortunate accident? Perhaps. But Nelson, we learn, was overweight. She had delivered her own children by Caesarean section and was at increased risk for uterine rupture. Yet the doctors and prospective fathers still agreed to transfer four embryos to her, creating a predictably dangerous pregnancy.It is in not dwelling on these accidents-in-waiting that Mundy's book falls short. She seems so enchanted by her subjects and so sympathetic to their plights that she refuses to touch more than briefly on the questions that their stories raise. Should any woman  --  and particularly a paid surrogate  --  have four embryos transferred to her womb? Should fertility doctors be allowed to create such high-risk pregnancies, passing the potential dangers to the obstetricians who eventually treat these patients? And what about the plight of others dragged along in the harrowing quest for high-tech babies? For this reader, the most poignant stories of Everything Conceivable concerned the peripheral players: David Nelson, Ann's husband, who stood photographing Okun and Ethington's newborn daughters while his wife lay nearly dying from their birth; and in another case reported by Mundy, Megan, a little girl whose mother gave birth to premature triplets. Two years after their arrival, Mundy reports, the triplets are doing well. But Megan is not. Her parents are getting divorced and she is in therapy, trying to cope with the sibling abundance that has been thrust upon her.Even as reproductive technologies advance at warp speed, discussions of reproduction slip easily into timeworn patterns. We want babies to be born healthy. We want families to cherish their offspring. And we want to conclude, as Mundy does, that the critical element of the baby-making equation, regardless of the technology involved, is love. The problem with love, though, in parenthood and elsewhere, is that it is too often blind. Parents are entranced by their offspring and unwilling to question the mechanism of their conception. In some deep pocket of their souls, they need to believe that the particular child they have acquired is precisely the child they were destined to have: the only magical mixing of egg and sperm that could ever have made sense. Yet when science intrudes so heavily into the realm of nature, an impartial observer should be moved to feel not only compassion for others' offspring but also some sense of excess. How many babies are too many for a family to handle? When is a mother too old or sick to conceive? And how much choice should parents have in determining their offspring's traits? Everything Conceivable pushes us toward these questions, but leaves us tantalizingly short of answers.   Copyright 2007, The Washington Post. All Rights Reserved.	Chapter One: The New Reproductive LandscapeEye Hoop They All Have BabiesEvery industrial convention has its own eccentric flavor, and the 2005 gathering of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine was no exception. That year the annual meeting of American fertility doctors was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of Canadian fertility doctors; the massive conference, which took place in Montreal over five days in October, was attended by emissaries from North America as well as from England, France, Europe, Japan, China, Africa, India, Asia, Israel: anywhere that humans live and wish, as humans usually do, to be fruitful and multiply. So numerous were the babymakers that airport immigration was bogged down and the city's downtown was transformed; the hospitality rooms of the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth were booked for events like Cocktails with the Middle East Fertility Society. Converging on the downtown convention center, reproductive endocrinologists, embryologists, andrologists, urologists, therapists, and psychologists attended courses in packed seminar rooms. But the real action was in the cavernous exhibition hall, where an array of twenty-first century conception technology was on display, rivaling anything unveiled by the military-industrial complex.At the entrance to the hall, unavoidable to all who entered, was a booth maintained by Scandinavian Cryobank, a subsidiary of Cryos, one of the world's largest sperm banks. As one might expect, Scandinavian Cryobank specializes in Scandinavian sperm donors: specifically Danish donors enrolled in graduate programs at major Scandinavian universities, men so mentally and physically superior that they passed some of the most exacting genetic testing in the industry. Deliberately recalling another era when northern European men inflicted their genes on women of other nations, sales staff were distributing wry little buttons announcing Congratulations! It's a Viking! underneath which was a photo of a very blond, very sturdy-looking baby. A banner advertisement noted that the company caters to gay and straight, black and white, male and female. Under the happy we-are-the-world tableau of patients, it added that it serves patients as energetically as our ancestors once grabbed countries.Not far away, one of the other principal players in the realm of international genetic redistribution, Los Angeles-based California Cryobank, was advertising its sperm bank by means of an indoor hockey game. It was not clear what hockey was supposed to symbolize. Maybe it was an homage to Canada. Maybe it was supposed to underscore the importance, in this crowd, of being deft and competent enough to shoot a small, frenetically moving object into a stationary target. No matter: setting down the espressos and Belgian chocolates that were being freely dispensed, the medical men and women lined up to whack away at the puck, cheering whenever a colleague, you know, scored.Nearby, Cryogenic Laboratories was hoping to edge out this competition by offering a service called Lifetime Photos. For a price, clients can obtain photos of a sperm donor, from infancy to adulthood, and thereby see how their child's own appearance might unfold if they select that donor's genetic product to conceive their baby.The conference was dominated and underwritten by the pharmaceutical industry. Standing everywhere were cheerful representatives from Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Organon USA, Serono Inc., Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and others, who together do an estimated $3 billion a year business selling the drugs and medical devices that are an integral part of childbearing through assisted reproduction technology (ART). By now, ART comprises a spectrum of procedures of varying levels of sophistication. They include the fertility drugs that control and stimulate ovaries to produce more eggs; artificial insemination, or the injection of washed and treated sperm directly into a woman's cervix or uterus; in vitro fertilization, the more high-tech laboratory procedure in which sperm and egg are removed from the body and brought together in a culture dish; and a host of speedily developing related technologies such as genetic testing of embryos.There were booths operated by the companies that make products to facilitate these proceduressometimes all of them at oncethere were booths operated by the companies that make media (Life Global: The ART Media Company!) for culturing embryos; flexible catheters for removing eggs and transferring embryos into uteruses; and long, terrifying surgical scissors forone didn't want to think what. There were companies that make specialized petri dishes (test-tube babies are never made in test tubes); incubators for keeping developing embryos warm; freezers for keeping frozen embryos cold. There were software programs with names like BabySentry, for keeping track of the contents of all those dishes and incubators and avoiding that most dreaded of laboratory mishaps: the wrong embryo going into, oops, the wrong uterus.There were microscopes with joysticks controlling hollow needles that enable lab technicians to suck a single cell out of a three-day-old, eight-cell human embryo. That cell can then be fixed onto a slide and sent off to a lab so that its chromosomes might be tested for any one of almost a thousand genetic diseases. After the testing is done, embryos that carry a genetic disease can be discarded and only unaffected embryos used, with the hope that these will grow into healthy children. Cystic Fibrosis Testing: There is a difference! said the advertisement for one of the labs that weeds out defective embryos. RMA Genetics: Technology for New Beginnings, Offering Power through Knowledge! said another.Nearby was a booth run by the Genetics and IVF Institute, a Fairfax, Virginia-based fertility clinic that was distributing pink or blue MMs, scooped into urine specimen cups, as a way of advertising a patented sperm-sorting technique called Microsort(r), which offers parents a way to select the sex of their baby.The hall was an enormous rectangle. The biggest and most profitable entities were located prominently at the front, where they lured passersby with everything from sperm-shaped pens to ice cream pellets (a favorite way to advertise any technology involving cryopreservation). But equally interesting were the smaller outfits located toward the back of the hall, jostling to attract browsers to their bunting-covered folding tables, and often not prosperous enough to be offering freebies. There were support groups for women with endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome. There were general advocacy groups for the infertile. There were cutting-edge groups dedicated to helping women find ways to delay childbearing and still bear children. One of these is Fertile Hope, run by a cancer survivor named Lindsay Nohr Beck, whose mission is to help cancer patients preserve their fertility during treatment. One of Beck's mentors is a businesswoman named Christy Jones, a former dot-commer who now runs a for-profit company called Extend Fertility, which offers career women the chance to freeze their eggs with the hope of becoming pregnant later, when relationships and/or work schedules permit.Since egg freezing is in its infancy, however, what the modern woman often needs to conceiveif things have been left too longare the eggs of a younger woman. Snuggled against the back wall were egg-donation agencies, none of them as large or gleaming as the front-of-the-room sperm banks, since it is notyetpossible to stockpile human eggs in the mass-market, quasi-industrial way in which human sperm can be stored and shipped. Egg-donation agencies are a sort of cross between a real estate brokerage and a dating service: for a fee, they connect infertile patients with live, real-time egg donors, and manage what is, legally, a property transfer. Egg donation is an invasive, time-consuming medical procedure, requiring physical risk on the donor's part. Which is not to say you can't build up a decent inventory: all of the banks were offering databases of winsome yet wholesome, sexy yet motherly young women, with profiles that detailed their height, weight, SAT scores, and lifetime goals. You could see how hard the agencies had to work to recruit them. One booth belonged to Global ART, an international outfit with a branch in Richmond, Virginia, that procures egg donors from Romania. Circumventing those aspects of reproductive technology (like egg freezing) that do not work reliably yet, and taking advantage of those (like sperm freezing) that do, Global ART rather ingeniously conducts transactions by shipping a prospective father's frozen sperm to the lab in Bucharest, where it is thawed and used to fertilize the eggs of a Romanian donor. The resulting human embryoshalf-American, half-Romanianare then frozen and shipped back to the United States, where they are thawed and transferred into the prospective American mother, all for much, much cheaper than can be done with a U.S. donor, in part because Romanian egg donors are paid so much less than U.S. donors are. And you don't even need a passport for the embryos!Also there was an L.A.-based agency, Fertility Futures International, which does a brisk trade in providing egg donors to gay men, another rapidly growing customer base. Surrogacy agencies were also there, catering to straight and gay alike.There were also, of course, lawyers. Not so long ago, running a family-building legal practice meant handling adoptions, foreign and domestic. Increasingly, attorneys are called upon to negotiate scenarios that involve a transfer of sperm or eggpart of the babymaking processrather than the entire baby. Half adoptions you could call them: adoption of half the child's genetic makeup.And then were the companies that have evolved to deal with the problematic presence o...",books;fertility;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;kindle ebooks;kindle store;medical books;medical ebooks;medical ethics;medicine;parenting & relationships;personal health;politics & social sciences;pregnancy & childbirth;professional & technical;reproductive medicine & technology;social sciences;women's health,19
0750924888,"Squeaking Cleopatras: The Elizabethan Boy Player Thanks to Shakespeare in Love, everyone knows that in Shakespeare's time, women's parts were played by boys. Less well known are the whys and hows of this fact. What social conditions encouraged having boys play females? How convincing were those boys as Juliet or Rosalind? Assuming they were good enough to pass muster with the Bard, how did they accomplish this sexual sleight of hand? Gibson's thin, well-researched book tackles those questions. It argues, for instance, that Shakespeare cunningly wrote female roles to fit prepubescent boys' limitations: the speeches are shorter and simpler than those in male roles, and they contain many more breathing points. Gibson also makes a compelling case for the boy players' powers and capabilities. Incidentally, she tells the story of boy players in the English theater, including how they were trained and why they were eventually dispensed with (blame the Puritans). Although Gibson is annoyingly repetitious, she packs the book with fascinating information about an aspect of Elizabethan drama that is rarely discussed in comparable detail. Jack HelbigCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved",16th century;17th century;arts & literature;arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;drama;england;entertainers;europe;history;history & criticism;humor & entertainment;ireland;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);performing arts;theater;theatre,19
0813914639,"Jeffersonian Legacies Peter S. Onuf, Professor of History at the University of                  Virginia, is the author of The Origins of the Federal Republic and other works on                  the history of Revolutionary America.",( j );18th century;19th century;a-z;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;colonial period;history;humanities;jefferson;leaders & notable people;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;people;presidents & heads of state;revolution & founding;state & local;thomas;united states;used & rental textbooks,21
0803953984,"Designing Health Messages: Approaches from Communication Theory and Public Health Practice Dr. Edward Maibach is a University Professor and Director of Masons Center for Climate Change Communication (4C).  In the Department of Communication, he teaches seminars in climate change communication, strategic communication, and social marketing. His research currently focuses exclusively on how to mobilize populations to adopt behaviors and support public policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help communities adapt to the unavoidable consequences of climate change. Dr. Maibach holds a BA in social psychology from University of California at San Diego (1980), an MPH in health promotion from San Diego State University (1983), and a PhD in communication research from Stanford University (1990). Dr. Maibach previously had the pleasure to serve as Associate Director of the National Cancer Institute, Worldwide Director of Social Marketing at Porter Novelli, and Chairman of the Board for Kidsave International.  He has also held academic positions at George Washington University and Emory University. What students may not know about Dr. Maibach is that he helped plan a multi-billion dollar communication campaign for the Office of National Drug Control Policy in the late 1990s.I emphasize the processes and outcomes associated with communication about health. My recent research focuses on the design of health messages to promote behavioral adaptation in situations where individuals are unable, unwilling, and/or unlikely to avoid situations and practices that put their health at risk. I have applied a behavioral adaptation approach to farmers' sun protection practices and am currently investigating its utility for involving the lay public in understanding the implications of human genetics research and information for personal well-being. I utilize a community-based approach in the dissemination of behavioral adaptation messages.",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;books;communication;communication & journalism;communications;dentistry;education & reference;health care delivery;language & grammar;medical books;medicine & health sciences;new;politics & government;politics & social sciences;preventive;public affairs & policy;public health;social services & welfare;used & rental textbooks;words,21
3540417850,"Managing the Change: Software Configuration and Change Management: Software Best Practice 2 This book is a result of the European Experience Exchange (EUREX) project sponsored by the European Systems and Software Initiative for Software Best Practice in Europe. The EUREX project analyzed the industrial and economic impact and the common aspects and differences between and among more than 300 Software Process Improvement Experiments sponsored by the EU.   The current volume offers a variety of perspectives on soft- ware configuration/change management and requirements engineering. These areas have a significant impact on the success of a software product and present a high potential for improvement as many organisations, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, have no purposeful process addressing these issues. As a result, this book is particularly meaningful for software practitioners in such enterprises, including both developers and line managers.",books;business & finance;business & investing;business & management;computer design;computer science;computers & technology;design & architecture;education & reference;hardware;industries & professions;information management;information systems;microprocessors & system design;new;pmp exam;programming;programming languages;project management;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;software engineering;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,26
0195087127,"Prisoner of History: Aspasia of Miletus and Her Biographical Tradition ""The book not only makes a welcome and significant contribution to the study of this particular woman, but Henry also contributes to a better understanding of the social and political culture of fifth-century Athens and women's positions in it....Henry's analysis is rigorous and subtle; her examination of the original sources is meticulous.""--Choice""Henry's Prisoner is the first detailed study of Aspasia, both as she may have been and as she has been portrayed....this book marks a start - and I think a good start - in opening new avenues of research, to recover traditions both ancient and modern about the woman with whom Pericles lived.""--Bryn Mawr Classical Review""The contribution of this study of a famous woman is thus not to add to our knowledge about her as a historical personage, but to demonstrate how interest in a colorful female 'historical'  figure can lead students to an appreciation of the fragility of ancient-and-modern-historical evidence.""--Ancient Philosophy""A richly entertaining book for those interested in how traditions develop.""--Religious Studies Review	Madeleine M. Henry is at Iowa State University.",ancient;ancient & classical literature;biographies & memoirs;books;gender studies;greece;greek;historical;history;humanities;leaders & notable people;literature;literature & fiction;middle east;new;political;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific groups;used & rental textbooks;women;women's studies,22
0818685239,"Elements of Software Process Assessment & Improvement (Practitioners) Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement reviews current assessment practices, experiences, and new research trends in software process improvement. Revised chapters expanded from articles in The Software Process Newsletter of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Council on Software Engineering, describe the improvement cycle in detail: from diagnosing an organization, establishing a business case, and changing elements within a process to final evaluation.This book's thorough examination of contemporary models evaluates an organization's processes and capabilities, covers the business argument for assessment and improvement, and illustrates expected improvements and assessment reliability methods. Additional information includes application guidelines covering critical success factors including tools and techniques and important developments that enhance the reader's understanding of organizational processes in practice.	Khaled El Emam is currently Research Associate, Software Engineering at the National Research Council, Canada. He was previously the head of the Quantitative Methods Group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering in Germany. Dr. El Emam is also the editor of the IEEE TCSE Software Process Newsletter, the current International Trials Coordinator for the SPICE Trials (which is empirically evaluating the emerging ISO/IEC 15504 International Standard world-wide), and co-editor of the ISO's project to develop an international standard defining the software measurement process. Previously, he worked in both small and large software research and development projects for organizations such as Toshiba International Company, Yokogawa Electric, and Honeywell Control Systems. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, King's College, the University of London (UK) in 1994. He was previously a Research Scientist at the Centre de recherche informatique de Montreal (CRIM) in Canada.",books;business;computer science;computers & technology;design tools & techniques;education & reference;engineering;networking;new;professional & technical;programming;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;software engineering;telecommunications;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,19
082641186X,Pilgrim Prayers: For the Jubilee Text: English (translation) Original Language: Italian,books;catholicism;christian books & bibles;christian living;christianity;europe;general;humanities;italy;new;prayer;prayerbooks;religion & spirituality;religious studies;spirituality;theology;travel;used & rental textbooks;worship & devotion,19
1584504021,"Cinema 4D 9/9.1 Handbook (Charles River Media Graphics) Adam Watkins (San Antonio, TX) is the director of Computer Arts at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. He has a BFA in theater set and lighting design, and an MFA in graphic design. His previous books include The Maya 4.5 Handbook, Final Cut Pro 3 and DVD Studio Pro Handbook, and 3D Animation: From Models to Movies.Anson Call has a BFA and MFA in Graphic Design from Utah State University. He is currently an assistant professor at Iowa State University where he researches and instructs in 3D modeling, animation, and rendering. He also contributed to The Cinema 4D R8 Handbook and is co-author of the R9/9.1 Handbook.",3d graphics;arts & photography;books;business & finance;business & investing;computer science;computers & technology;digital media management;game programming;graphic design;graphics & multimedia;graphics & visualization;guides;job hunting & careers;new;programming;software;techniques;used & rental textbooks;video production;web development & design,21
0807854557,"Free Hearts and Free Homes: Gender and American Antislavery Politics ""[A] beautifully written volume. . . . Meticulous attention to detail. . . . Insightful readings of antislavery fiction""  NC Historical Review""Pierson's argument that political affiliation was not only based on ethnic and religious beliefs but also on conceptions of family and gender is a very important one. This book will interest those who are interested in antebellum America as well as those who are seeking new ways of thinking abut politics and party loyalty.(Julie Roy Jeffrey, author of The Great Silent Army of Abolitionism: Ordinary Women in the Antislavery Movement)""	Michael D. Pierson is assistant professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.",19th century;abolition;americas;books;civil war;discrimination & racism;elections & political process;gay & lesbian;gender studies;history;humanities;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political parties;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;race relations;social sciences;sociology;united states;used & rental textbooks;women;women in history;world,25
0674539095,"Imagined Worlds (Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures) With the millennium approaching, we can expect a glut of books about life in the 21st century and beyond. For Dyson, though, making predictions is nothing new. Over some 40 years, the honored physicist has written voluminously on future possibilities. The five longish essays in this collection explore future scenarios around the themes of ""Stories,"" ""Science,"" ""Technology,"" ""Evolution,"" and ""Ethics."" Probably the boldest predictions are in ""Evolution,"" where Dyson looks ahead at several intervals, from ten years to infinity. Among other things, he envisions space colonization, galactic engineering projects, and the evolution of collective consciousness. As intriguing and readable as this book is, many of its ideas can be found in his other works (e.g., From Eros to Gaia, LJ 7/92). Libraries already owning a sampling of his writings can consider this an optional purchase. [Dyson is the father of computer guru Esther Dyson, and his son George is the author of Darwin Among the Machines, out this May from Helix.?Ed.]?Gregg Sapp, Univ. of Miami Lib., Coral Gables, Fl.-?Gregg Sapp, Univ. of Miami Lib., Coral Gables, Fl.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Thanks to new technologies, researchers can see much farther into the galaxies, much deeper into the genetic structure of life, and more clearly into the heart of the atom than ever before. But envisioning our cultural future still requires the kind of probing, reflective human imagination we see at work in these pages. As this distinguished scientist contemplates a world in which genetic engineers create superbabies and pet dinosaurs, in which space colonies raise potatoes on Mars, in which radiotelepathy allows humans to communicate with dolphins and eagles, he weighs fear against hope. He fears that technological advances may exacerbate existing social inequities, so provoking conflict and violence. But he hopes that ethical progress will keep pace with science, making possible a future of universal prosperity and cooperation. With a rare breadth of literary and historical knowledge and with a wonderful lucidity of style, Dyson converts science from the intellectual property of specialists into a meaningful concern for everyone with a stake in our cultural future.  Bryce Christensen	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	A leading scientist speculates on far-future scientific developments and their possible impact on the human condition. Dyson (From Eros to Gaia, 1992, etc.) points out that our culture has apparently lost its long-range vision. Drawing on a fascinating cross-section of scientific and technological history, the professor emeritus at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study lays the groundwork for a longer view, with a special interest in making the case for what has been called ``small science.'' He argues that massive projects with politically imposed deadlines (e.g., nuclear power plants) are incapable of developing naturally, because any failure is likely to be so massive that it brings all progress to a stop. When a smaller project fails, others can learn from it and build something better. Dyson contrasts two scientific styles: the Napoleonic, with huge teams and enormous budgets, under dictatorial supervision, and the Tolstoyan, in which creative anarchy is the rule. The Tolstoyan can thrive in times when tight budgets force such Napoleonic projects as the Superconducting Supercollidor onto the scrap heap. Looking ahead, Dyson suspects that the greatest surprises will come from the biological sciences. Genetic engineering is barely in its infancy; the visions of Jurassic Park or Brave New World could well become realities within a few centuries. Dyson bravely peers into even more distant vistas, to eras normally the province of science fiction; a million years in the future, the human race is likely to be altered almost beyond recognition--especially if a significant fraction of the population moves off Earth into environments that we can barely imagine. Finally, Dyson examines the interaction between scientific progress and social justice, and asks to what extent science should inquire into the application of its discoveries. At every turn, he illustrates his subject with reference to a wide range of writers and philosophers, making the book a delight to read. Essential reading for anyone who looks beyond the coming millennium. -- Copyright 1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	This is an extraordinary book, written in the wisdom of old age but with the hopeful courage of a man whose commitment to science, if not necessarily to its products, has kept him young. (The New Yorker)Imagined Worlds makes illuminating criticisms of what [Dyson] calls 'ideologically driven' technologies, which, because they symbolize national pride, are obliged to succeed...Ideologically driven technologies, Dyson argues, discourage the rigorous experimentation without which no technology can properly evolve. (Timothy Ferris New York Review of Books)Freeman Dyson is one of the last survivors of the heroic age of theoretical physics and contributed greatly to the standard theory of quantum electrodynamics. However...he does not suffer from tunnel vision. His imagination embraces the entire cosmos and all the possibilities of future technology...Imagined Worlds is one of those mind-stretching books that any intelligent reader can enjoy. (Arthur C. Clarke Times Higher Education Supplement)Dyson has a startlingly profound imagination, a willingness to take ideas as far as they can possibly go...In this book he provides a fascinatingly plausible view of artificial telepathy. He has helped to design extraordinary spaceships and advised the Pentagon on wild (and no doubt occasionally woolly) weapons. Best of all, from the science-fiction writer's point of view, he admires science-fiction writers. This book is, in part, a tribute to science-fiction; it is an attempt not to predict the future, but rather, through imagination, to bring some of its potential to life. (Oliver Morton Nature)In his new volume, Imagined Worlds, Freeman Dyson, following in the tradition of two of his heroes, novelist H. G. Wells and biologist J. B. S. Haldane, gives us a cautionary vision of where science and technology are taking us in the next century...Dyson's book is a fascinating romp through possible futures. (Steven J. Dick Natural History)[A] remarkable book. (John Leslie London Review of Books)Dyson, not just a distinguished scientist, but a fine writer about science...has produced a fascinating speculative work about future scientific developments--near- and far-future--and their likely impact on us. (Toronto Globe & Mail)[Dyson] constantly surprises and challenges us with his views...[His] independence of mind and his learning make his views on the future well worth reading. At first sight, Imagined Worlds may seem thin and insubstantial, but it actually contains more rewarding insights than most books 10 times its length. (Graham Farmelo Sunday Telegraph)[A] marvellous little book. (Tim Radford The Guardian (Manchester, England))One of the books I enjoyed most last year...was Freeman Dyson's Imagined Worlds, in which the famed Princeton scientist speculated on the likely evolution of humanity over the next 10, 100, 1,000 10,000, 100,000 and 1 million years...Imagined Worlds...deserves to be read for its elegance and sagacity. (Michael Thompson-Noel Financial Times [UK])As well as mind-boggling speculations [on our future], Imagined Worlds includes some good discussions of how science and technology relate to politics and ethics...The future? Freeman Dyson has it figured out. (Rudy Rucker Washington Post Book World)A leading scientist speculates on far-future scientific developments and their possible impact on the human condition. Dyson points out that our culture has apparently lost its long-range vision. Drawing on a fascinating cross-section of scientific and technological history, the professor emeritus at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study lays the groundwork for a longer view...At every turn, he illustrates his subject with reference to a wide range of writers and philosophers, making the book a delight to read. Essential reading for anyone who looks beyond the coming millennium. (Kirkus Reviews)Thanks to new technologies, researchers can see much farther into the galaxies, much deeper into the genetic structure of life, and more clearly into the heart of the atom than ever before. But envisioning our cultural future still requires the kind of probing, reflective human imagination we see at work in these pages. As this distinguished scientist contemplates a world in which genetic engineers create superbabies and pet dinosaurs, in which space colonies raise potatoes on Mars, in which radiotelepathy allows humans to communicate with dolphins and eagles, he weighs fear against hope...With a rare breadth of literary and historical knowledge and with a wonderful lucidity of style, Dyson converts science from the intellectual property of specialists into a meaningful concern for everyone with a stake in our cultural future. (Booklist)[I]ntriguing and readable. (Library Journal)Freeman Dyson is an expert rambler. Four or five digressions into an essay, just as you think he's lost his trail, he finds it again around the next bend...[He] describes himself as a 'problem solver,' drawn butterfly-like to nuclear energy, rocket propulsion, quantum electrodynamics, and astronomy, among other fields. This propensity serves his readers well. Dyson is not merely a scientist who can write but a scientist who thinks like a writer. In Imagined Worlds, he trains his thoughts on the world that science and technology are creating, showing how 'Tolstoyan science' (small and cheap) is preferable to 'Napoleonic science' (big and expensive). (Discover)Freeman Dyson...[is] brilliant and admirable: a physicist (now retired) of considerable accomplishment and a storyteller of delightful humanity and skill. (Philip Gold Washington Times)The world needs the kind of wisdom that Freeman Dyson has accumulated after a lifetime of theoretical physics at Cambridge and Princeton, and his contributions to the nuclear test ban treaty. (Colin Tudge New Statesman)One of the more daring theories in today's cosmology is that at the creation of our universe an infinite number of others were also brought into being, but that none can communicate with any other. Be that as it may, whenever I am in the presence of Freeman Dyson, a physicist and professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, I have the uncanny feeling that he is able, after all, to look around the corner into some of those other worlds from which we are cut off. Dyson claims to be a mathematical physicist interested in anatomy. But from his many writings, we know better. He is interested in any question whatever that might have a scientific solution, and in any imaginative idea that may help to anticipate the future...[E]ven while readers will disagree with this or that point, they will also most likely be swept up by the ambitious scope of the book, and Dyson's unwavering belief that our benighted species can improve. (Gerald Holton Boston Sunday Globe)[A]n engaging work that combines science (`my territory') and science fiction ('the landscape of my dreams'). Dyson ponders the triumphs and failures of scientists, using real and imagined stories--from the ill-fated Comet jetliner of 1952 to the technological nightmares of H.G. Wells and Huxley--to illustrate the dangers that surface when political ideology and science mix...Mostly this is a reminder that human consequences and human scale must be considered in the application of science and technology...Dyson's use of science fiction to illustrate and evaluate scientific fact is a refreshing and illuminating tool. (Publishers Weekly)Freeman Dyson is one of the true geniuses of our age. His latest book, full of wry wit and profound wisdom, will be of absorbing interest to anyone concerned with the future happiness, and indeed survival, of the human race. (Arthur C. Clarke)Broadly knowledgeable, thoughtful, and wise, Freeman Dyson the humanist and physicist outlines here futures for the scientific enterprise--ten, one hundred, ten thousand, and a million years from now. Although not a fan of futurology, I found Imagined Worlds fascinating. (Lynn Margulis)Freeman Dyson's Imagined Worlds confirms his reputation as one of the world's clearest and most sagacious critics of science and technology--and it's a delight to read as well. (Timothy Ferris)	Freeman Dyson is one of the true geniuses of our age. His latest book, full of wry wit and profound wisdom, will be of absorbing interest to anyone concerned with the future happiness, and indeed survival, of the human race. (Arthur C. Clarke)	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Freeman Dyson is Professor Emeritus in the School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.",books;criticism & theory;education & reference;essays;essays & correspondence;history & criticism;history & philosophy;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;movements & periods;new;politics & social sciences;science & math;science & mathematics;science fiction;science fiction & fantasy;social sciences;technology;used & rental textbooks,20
1589791398,"When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963 Before November 22, 1963, people depended on the morning or afternoon newspaper for their news. But once Kennedy was shot, America turned to television for up-to-the-minute reportsmost of which were supplied that fatal weekend by Huffaker, Mercer, Phenix and Wise of Dallas's KRLD, a CBS affiliate. As Huffaker explains, back then a TV reporter had to be able to do everything, from getting the scoop at the scene to writing the piece and reading it on the air. Mercer describes the huge sound cameras they'd lug, with film that they'd have to process and edit in time for the next newscast. As each of the authors gives his account of the segment of the Kennedy assassination he was most involved withthe race to get the injured president to the hospital, Oswald's flight and capture, Ruby's shooting of Oswald and Ruby's trialhe opens a window into that earlier era of broadcast history. In the conclusion, the contributors make comparisons to today's ""embedded"" reporters. One big difference emerges: in 1963, the KRLD crew had a whole nation awaiting their latest report. The integrity and dedication of these four veteran journalists is impressive, as is their ability to make a 40-year-old event come alive again. 43 bw photos. Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	Here, finally, is the view from the street about November 22, 1963. This reporters' account of the Kennedy assassination brings to full focus the personal anguish as well as the professional pressure endured that day by those who could not take the time to cry. This book will become part of the real and permanent history of a dark day for America. (Jim Lehrer)The story they tell is riveting, insightful, and filled with new detail about that awful weekend that changed America. (Bob Schieffer, chief Washington correspondent, CBS News, author of This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV Cbs News)""The President has been shot!"" It has been more than forty years, and everyone old enough remembers what he was doing the day Kennedy died. And then Oswald. But few were close enough to see the whole terrible story unfold. This book brings us a version few have ever seen. Bill Mercer, Bob Huffaker, Wes Wise, and George Phenix lived this story minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day. Now they take us live and in living color back to those blood-dimmed days in Dallas. A stunning set of recollections. (James Ward Lee,TCU Press)As each of the authors gives his account of the segment of the Kennedy assassination he was most involved withthe race to get the injured president to the hospital, Oswalds flight and capture, Rubys shooting of Oswald and Rubys trialhe opens a window into the earlier era of broadcast history. The integrity and dedication of these four veteran journalists is impressive, as is their ability to make a 40-year-old event come alive again. (Publishers Weekly)TV reporters Bob Huffaker, Bill Mercer, George Phenix and Wes Wise combine to recall the assassination of President Kennedy in When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963. These four describe what it was like when reporters did everything, including process and edit, in time for the next newscast. (Judy Alter The Dallas Morning News)Their account of reporting events surrounding Kennedys death goes beyond the mere retelling, reflecting on issues such as ethics and duty in the presentation of news. A fast-paced recounting of what they witnessed, accompanied by 43 evocative black-and-white photos. Thought provoking. (Ari Sigal Catawba Valley Community College Library)The account of reporting the events surrounding Kennedys death goes beyond mere storytelling, reflecting on issues such as ethics and duty in the presentation of news. A fast-paced recounting of what they witnessed. (The Muskogee Phoenix and Times Democrat)Noteworthy. (Si Dunn Dallas Morning News)[A] riveting account not only of the assassination but of TVs transformation into Americas most dominant news source. (Sacramento Bee)Well-documented and credible. A story that needed to be told. (Longview News-Journal)Huffaker . . . as the main writer of the book, his accounts of that day, and the events following, are both dramatic and detailed. (Rachel Stallard Longview News-Journal) . . . one of the more engaging books Ive come across in some time. . . . Had these four chosen different professions during their younger days, we would all be the poorer for it. This is a first-class account of a tragic historical moment that still has an impact on our nation. (Ken Judkins Little Elm Journal Star)This work brings immediacy and intensity to events that shook the nation. (Sterlin Holmsely San Antonio Express News)Theirs is a compelling first person account that is being praised for its depth, authority, and readability. (Big Bend Sentinel)Their account of reporting the events surrounding Kennedys death goes beyond mere retelling, reflecting on issues such as ethics and duty in the presentation of news. (Liberty Journal Liberty Journal, RTNDA Communicator)The reporters . . . have truthfully written about what it was like to be there and witness history at the end of a microphone and live on camera. (Today Midlothian)[A] fast-paced recounting of what they witnessed. . . . It concludes with two thought-provoking chapters about the business of news and its uncertain future.  (Library Journal)[T]hese four local journalists were changing the face of news minute by minute.    (George Mason University Broadside)	The authors of this riveting first-person account, Bob Huffaker, Bill Mercer, George Phenix, and Wes Wise, were reporters for the Dallas CBS affiliate KRLD Radio-TV News, one of Americas largest and best equipped news organizations.  These journalists covered Texas and worked with Dan Rather, Walter Cronkite, and the rest of CBS News in bringing area news to the nation.  When covering JFKs Dallas visit suddenly evolved into reporting a worldwide tragedy, they kept as calm as possible, to encourage the world to remain sane. At the epicenter of that crisis KRLD News earned the nations highest honor for its on-the-scene reporting, presented by the Radio Television News Directors Association, which recognized the KRLD News staffs reaction to the sudden tragedy: ""KRLD deserves the highest praise for the manner in which its personnel moved without a moment of hesitation from what was to have been normal coverage of the arrival, presentation and departure of the President, into fascinating, elaborate, complete and deeply detailed coverage at the local level of what has to be easily the story of our modern lives.""	Here, finally, is the view from the street about November 22, 1963. This reporters' account of the Kennedy assassination brings to full focus the personal anguish as well as the professional pressure endured that day by those who could not take the time to cry. This book will become part of the real and permanent history of a dark day for America. Jim Lehrer, The NewsHour	The minutes, hours, and days after President Kennedy was shot provided no ready answers about just what was going on, what would happen next, or what any of it meant. There was, instead, a jumble of images, impressions, and information, very little of which had yet taken coherent form. Uncertainty reigned, not tidy story lines. For millions of Americans transfixed by the terrible breaking news, television emerged as a way to keep track of it all. But the journalists who brought the story to the television airwaves could only rely on their skill, their experience, and their stamina to make sense of what was clearly, at the time, the biggest story of their lives.	Bob Huffaker, investigative reporter, broadcast the JFK motorcade, the Parkland Hospital vigil, and the Oswald shooting on CBS. He was an army officer, police officer, English professor, and editor for Texas Monthly and Studies in the Novel; he wrote John Fowles: Naturalist of Lyme Regis and is honored in the Texas State University Star Hall of Fame and the Dallas Press Club Living Legends of North Texas Journalism.Bill Mercer, voice of the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and the Southwest Conference, was a professor at The University of North Texas. He wrote Play-by-Play: Tales from a Sportscasting Insider and a history of the Navy LCI, aboard which he served in the WW II Pacific. Mercer is honored in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame, the Dallas Press Club Living Legends of North Texas Journalism, and baseballs All-Pro Hall of Fame.George Phenix, filmed Oswalds murder, the Parkland and Love Field scenes, and the Ruby murder trial. He founded and published Texas Weekly, the states top legislative newsletter. Phenix also published several weekly newspapers and served as aide to Senator Lloyd Bentsen and Congressman Jake Pickle. He writes the popular Blog of Ages at www.blogofages.net.Wes Wise, accosted by Jack Ruby the day after JFKs assassination, before Ruby shot Oswald, was a witness in Rubys trial. A pioneer of play-by-play, Wise wrote for Sports Illustrated, Time, and Life. He served as Dallas mayor and president of the Texas Municipal League and is honored in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and the Dallas Press Club Living Legends of North Texas Journalism. As Dallas mayor, he saved the Texas School Book Depository and other historical buildings from demolition, and he led the city in reclaiming its national reputation.",( k );20th century;a-z;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;history;humanities;john f.;kennedy;media studies;new;people;politics & social sciences;social sciences;state & local;united states;used & rental textbooks,20
0130195790,"Microcontroller Technology: The 68HC11 (4th Edition) Spasov lays the basic foundation needed to understand and use any microcontroller by illustrating the use of one very popular microcontroller--the Motorola 68HC11. Serving as a guide to real-time control software and interfacing, the expanded, updated and improved Second Edition offers an application-driven approach to a wide range of topics at a wide range of levels.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	This updated edition continues to provide readers with the background needed to understand and use microcontrollers, specifically the popular Motorola 68HC11. The 68HC11 is relatively easy to work with and has most of the features essential for a complete control system. The book starts at an introductory level by explaining the applications and origins of microcontrollers. Next, a programmer's view of the device is developed. Finally, the hardware is described and the reader learns how to connect it to the outside world for control applications.   Many changes have been made to this edition:   To acknowledge the prominence of C programming, the topic is introduced earlier and the text uses C program examples throughout. A CD-ROM containing source code, a special demo version of the THRSim11 simulator, a IC11 demo C compiler, a cross assembler, fuzzy logic tools, and assorted electronic design tools is included. Because it provides a practical way to explore programming and interfacing concepts, readers will find the simulator extremely useful. Chapter openers now list learning objectives to help the reader pick out the important points in each chapter. Numerous helpful appendices have been added to reinforce key topics.    This book is an excellent guide and reference, and it will prove indispensable to students of control automation and interested amateurs, as well as to experienced users of microcontrollers.    An Instructor's Manual (ISBN 0-13-033248-8) is available free of charge to instructors using the book for a course.	Microcontrollers are used in the industrial world to control many types of equipment, ranging from consumer to specialized devices. They have replaced older types of controllers, including microprocessors. Also, there is a growing need for off-line support of a computer's main processor. The demand will grow as more and more equipment uses more intelligence. Applications range from controlling engines in modern automobiles to controlling laser printers and other computer peripherals. One consumer application is a washing machine controller that adjusts the wash cycle based on load size, fabric type, and amount of dirt.    This book illustrates how to use a popular microcontroller, the Motorola 68HC11. The 68HC11 is relatively easy to work with, yet it has most of the features essential for a complete control system. Thus the student of control automation can use it to work with control systems at the component level. The interested layperson can also use it as a tool to understand and experiment with computer and data communications systems.    The goals of the fourth edition remain the same as those of earlier editions. The book provides the background knowledge needed to understand and use microcontrollers in general as well as the 68HC11 specifically. It starts at an introductory level, explaining the applications and origins of microcontrollers. Next, a programmer's view of the machine is developed. Finally, we describe machine hardware and how to connect it to the outside world for control applications.    You will find the book useful in learning how to use the 68HC11. Original manufacturers' data books do not provide the background explanations that a novice needs. Experienced users will find the book to be a useful accompaniment to the manufacturer's original documentation.   The book can be used as a textbook in introductory, interfacing, and industrial control courses. To use the book, you should have a background understanding of digital logic and numbering systems. Some computer programming knowledge is useful but not absolutely essential. Although this book was written to be used in college courses, the interested hacker or hobbyist should find the material useful for self-study. Others with a formal education from the past should also find useful information. The book can accompany hands-on exercises using a microcontroller training kit or simulation software. Where possible, concepts are presented generically, to help you understand other microcontrollers and related devices.    To permit flexible use of the book, we have organized it into five parts:    Part 1. Microcontroller technology is introduced in Chapter 1: what it is, how it evolved, and how to use it. The chapter continues with explanations of terminology and parts of the microcontroller. Finally, essential memory concepts are reviewed. Part 2. Chapters 2 to 4 cover programming concepts, the language used to instruct the microcontroller, and how to use registers and memory. Also covered is how to produce, use, and document programs. Part 3. Chapters 5 to 7 cover operation of the chip itself. Topics include the system bus, operating modes, clocked operation, and memory technology. Part 4. Chapters 8 to 12 deal with the subsystems for parallel, serial, programmable timer, and analog interfacing. The basic software techniques to use these systems are presented. Also introduced are some common hardware designs used to connect the microcontroller to sensors and actuators. An overview of all subsystems without the processor-specific details is presented in Chapter 8. Part 5. Control methods are illustrated in Chapter 13, where it is shown how programs use the subsystems for control applications. Chapters 14 and 15 cover the industry to date, presenting a survey of typical applications, choices in choosing microcontrollers, and characteristics of other microcontrollers.    Typically, an introductory course would include Parts 1 and 2. We also recommend including Chapter 8. Advanced or more intensive courses would include Parts 3 and 4. Either type of course can use Part 5, provided that Chapter 8 is also covered.    Although the book contains some data sheets, it is not a complete reference. The reader should refer to the literature listed in Appendix C for complete data.   FOURTH EDITION CHANGES   To acknowledge the prominence of C programming, this edition introduces C programming earlier and uses C program examples throughout. These changes also reflect the use of version 6 of the ICC11 cross compiler. There is more coverage of the 68HCI 1E9 with a de-emphasis on the `A' type parts because Motorola has discontinued their production. This edition also includes a CD-ROM (described in Appendix H) with source code, a special demo version of the THRSim11 simulator, ICC11 demo C compiler, cross assembler, fuzzy logic tools, and assorted electronic design tools. The simulator is a welcome addition because it provides a handy way to explore programming and interfacing concepts. Appendix H includes an introductory tutorial for using the simulator. Appendix C lists EVBU substitutes. Note that Motorola has discontinued its educational discount for the 68HC 11 EVBU (replacing it with the 68HC 12 EVBU). The chapters now list objectives, a long overdue pedagogical improvement.   HOW TO USE THIS BOOK   Most important to success when using this book is an enthusiasm for computer and related technology. If you are already familiar with assembly language programming, you may wish to skim Chapters 1 and 2 for new information instead of reading them in detail. If you are not familiar with digital logic and binary numbers, you should also read Appendix F.    We use generic principles whenever possible. After studying this book, you should be able to work with any microcontroller, but it is necessary to cover a specific microcontroller in depth in order to understand them all in general. We have chosen the 68HC11; however, there are many variations of the 68HC 11. When explaining specific details, we generally refer to the 68HC11E9, unless we state otherwise.    To understand microcontrollers, you also have to know a lot of jargon. You cannot understand the concepts without knowing the jargonbut you cannot understand the jargon without knowing the concepts. We get around this dilemma by introducing details step by step.    The appendices provide references and further clarification of terms used in the book. Appendix A lists the details of the 68HC 11 instructions used throughout the book. You will probably use it often. Appendix B is the quick reference section. Use it as a cross-reference to look up other 68HC 11 details as needed. Appendices A and B are necessary if you do not have 68HC 11 data sheets or a manual.    Most terms are explained in the text as required. New terms are indicated in italic type when they first occur in the text. You may wish to reread earlier sections of the book to review terms when used in another context. The glossary provides an additional reference.    A lot of abbreviations are used in the technical literature. Unfortunately, these frustrate many readers. In practice, most technical data books use abbreviations, often without explanation. In this book each abbreviation is defined the first time it is used, and many are redefined upon subsequent appearances. You can also find a list of abbreviations after the glossary.    Sources of further information on some topics are listed in Appendix C. Also listed are suppliers for some of the commercially available products mentioned in the book. We encourage you to use the bulletin board mentioned in Appendix C.    Some conventions are defined in Appendix D. Since there are many ways to do the same thing, we felt it necessary to define a standard way. The conventions are those used by many in the industry. For example, we use Motorola's dollar sign ($) convention to refer to a method of coding numbers (in this case the sign does not indicate dollars). This ensures that we all understand the sign to have the same meaning.    The header files used by some program examples are listed in Appendix E. Note that a header file is explained in Appendix E.    The basics of digital logic and number conversions are explained in Appendix F. You should read this section early if you are not already familiar with these topics.    If you need basic information about waveforms, refer to Appendix G.    Finally, we included a reference to Internet resources and the enclosed CD-ROM in Appendix H.   SUPPLEMENTS   Prentice Hall also offers a lab manual, written by Robert John Dirkman and John Leonard of the University of Massachusetts, that can be used with this book. It is called the Microprocessor Applications Laboratory Workbook. Instructors can contact Prentice Hall for a copy of the Instructor's Solutions Manual with Powerpoints to accompany this book.   ACKNOWLEDGMENTS   I would like to thank Hugh K. McGugan of Motorola Training Organization, Canada, for technical literature, review of some chapters, and the assistance he always gave willingly and promptly. Without his help this book would not exist. I thank also Alan D. Niemi of Lake Superior State University, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, for his valuable comments and advice when reviewing sections of the preliminary manuscript. Helpful advice was also received from V. S. Anandu of Southwest Texas State University, San Antonio, Texas, and from Jeffrey Rankinen of Pennsylvania College of Technology during review of the manuscript. Also, I thank my students and teaching colleagues whose experiences led me to make some of the changes in this edition. Any deficiencies are mine because I did not always follow their advice.    I am grateful to Hitoshi Doi and Chuck Westfall of Canon Incorporated, Japan, for valuable information about their model EOS cameras. In addition, I thank Richard Man of ImageCraft, USA, for providing information as well as the demo version of the ICC11 C cross compiler. Similarly, Harry Broeders of Rijswijk Institute of Technology, Netherlands, provided a special version of the THRSim11 simulator. Peter Fabo of Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, provided information about his VT11 module. For valuable comments, suggestions, and corrections, I express sincere appreciation to Charles Edward Nunally of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA; Jack Levine of California State University, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Kurt Schneider of EDV Beratung and Schulung, OberRamstadt, Germany; Patrick J. O'Connor of DeVry Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA; and Trung Do of University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. In particular, I want to acknowledge the numerous suggestions offered by Kurt Schneider. Finally, thanks to the editorial and production people who provided excellent and professional support. They are Jennifer Antonacci and Delia Uherec of Prentice Hall, and Megan Smith-Creed and Cindy Lanning of Custom Editorial Productions.    Finally, a very special thanks to my wife Renate, who provided invaluable emotional support. I also thank my eight-year-old daughter Emilie, six-year-old daughter Hannah, and three-year-old daughter Anika, who all provide much joy.    Peter Spasov Sir Sandford Fleming College",aerospace;books;business & investing;civil;computer science;computer technology;computers & technology;control systems;counseling;crafts;education;education & reference;electrical;electrical & electronics;engineering;hardware;hobbies & home;home improvement & design;how-to & home improvements;job hunting & careers;mechanical;mechanical engineering;microprocessors & system design;new;professional & technical;schools & teaching;used & rental textbooks;vocational guidance,28
0262532816,"Working Minds: A Practitioner's Guide to Cognitive Task Analysis (Bradford Books) ""Discovering the basis for expertise is a task fraught with difficulties, but Crandall, Klein, and Hoffman provide the practical guidance of experienced CTA practitioners. They uncover their mental models, critical cues, and strategies for organizing knowledge and adapting routines. This book collects the resources one needs to become expert at using new tools to support cognitive work.""--David Woods, Institute for Ergonomics, Ohio State University""Cognitive task analysis (CTA) is an immensely important approach to evaluating the development, implementation, and use of complex systems. *Working Minds* is a one-of-a-kind handbook in which highly qualified authors not only provide practical guidance for conducting CTA but also address fundamental cognitive issues that support the techniques. It will prove an extremely valuable resource for practitioners, scientists, systems engineers, and students interested in cognitive systems and workplace evaluation.""--Vimla L. Patel, Director, Laboratory of Decision Making and Cognition, Columbia University	Beth Crandall is Senior Technical Director of the Klein Associates Division, Applied Research Associates.Gary Klein is a Senior Scientist at Applied Research Associates. He is the author of Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions (1999) and the coauthor of Working Minds: A Practitioner's Guide to Cognitive Task Analysis (2006), both published by the MIT Press.Robert R. Hoffman is Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition.",behavioral sciences;books;business & finance;business development;clinical psychology;cognitive psychology;economics;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;medical books;mental health;new;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;social sciences;testing & measurement;used & rental textbooks,19
0736048138,"Women's Strength Training Anatomy Text: English (translation)  Original Language: French	The former editor in chief of the French magazine PowerMag, Frdric Delavier is currently a journalist for the French magazine Le Monde du Muscle and a contributor to several other muscle publications, including Men's Health Germany.Author and illustrator of the best-selling Strength Training Anatomy, Delavier is a gifted artist with an exceptional knowledge of human anatomy. He studied morphology and anatomy for five years at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and studied dissection for three years at the Paris Facult de Mdicine.Delavier won the French powerlifting title in 1988 and makes annual presentations on the sport applications of biomechanics at conferences in Switzerland. His teaching efforts have earned him the Grand Prix de Techniques et de Pdagogie Sportive. Delavier lives in Paris, France.",anatomy;anatomy & physiology;basic sciences;biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;clinical;exercise & fitness;fitness & dieting;general;health;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;miscellaneous;new;parenting & relationships;science & math;science & mathematics;sports & outdoors;sports medicine;training;used & rental textbooks;weight training;women in sports;women's health,26
0691122911,"Political Power and Corporate Control: The New Global Politics of Corporate Governance ""This is an exceptionally important book, meticulously researched and persuasively argued. It puts today's most pressing questions of corporate credibility and accountability in context, both historical and global. It is filled with information and insights of vital importance to anyone in the corporate world.""--Nell Minow, The Corporate Library""Gourevitch and Shinn conduct comparative analysis at its best, introducing cross-country quantitative analysis where that is possible and appropriate, but also offering analytical narratives on corporate governance, its likely origins, and the political and legal structures that support it in thirteen countries (mostly in Asia and Europe, but also including Chile and the United States). They combine superb conceptual clarity with informative detail.""--Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs""A comprehensive examination of corporate governance.""--Choice	""Peter Gourevitch and James Shinn brilliantly question the received wisdom about state regulation of corporate governance in this resolutely empirical and resolutely political book. They challenge arguments that countries can't change and that business dominates policymaking, showing that what determines a nation's regulatory system is the particular coalition that has emerged between workers, owners, and managers. This book should be required reading for students of corporate governance in the United States and beyond.""--Frank Dobbin, Harvard University, author of Forging Industrial Policy: United States, Britain, and France in the Railway Age""Peter Gourevtich and James Shinn are here onto one of the important inquiries of economic development today: To understand how the largest firms are run, why they are owned as they are in different nations, and what explains the variation-some nations with deep stock markets and some without. Much of the academic writing to date focuses on the economics of finance and the underlying legal structure. Get the law right, it's widely thought, and financial markets will flourish. Less attention has been paid to how, whether, and to what extent finance and law are both surrounded by a nation's politics; in short, why it sometimes is so hard to get the law right. Gourevitch and Shinn bring to bear on this subject today's thinking in political science, reaching closer to what seems to be where the basic causes of corporate governance variation around the world lie-not just in economics and law, but in political institutions and preferences.""--Mark Roe, Harvard University, author of Strong Managers, Weak Owners: The Political Roots of American Corporate Finance and Political Determinants of Corporate Governance""This seminal book underlines the vital political importance of corporate governance, a subject typically viewed only from legal and business perspectives. It will become a classic in political economy.""--Peter J. Katzenstein. Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies, Cornell University""Many comparative corporate governance studies like to pit bank-based systems against market-based systems, or civil-law against common-law countries. Gourevitch and Shinn make a compelling case that the reality of corporate governance is much too rich and complex to fit into these simple categories. They paint a fascinating picture of the evolution of corporate governance in Asia, Europe, and North America as driven primarily by changing political coalitions and ideologies, pension reform, privatization, and globalization.""--Patrick Bolton, Princeton University, coauthor of Contract Theory""A major contribution by leading scholars of corporate governance, this book brings together insights from economics, political science and law. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the relationship between governance and development, it sheds helpful new light on the key debate about whether and how legal origin is destiny.""--Simon Johnson, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology""Political Power and Corporate Control is the first serious, book-length political science treatment of the two-way interaction between corporate form and politics. There is nothing comparable.""--Merritt Fox, Michael E. Patterson Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law	""Peter Gourevitch and James Shinn brilliantly question the received wisdom about state regulation of corporate governance in this resolutely empirical and resolutely political book. They challenge arguments that countries can't change and that business dominates policymaking, showing that what determines a nation's regulatory system is the particular coalition that has emerged between workers, owners, and managers. This book should be required reading for students of corporate governance in the United States and beyond.""--Frank Dobbin, Harvard University, author of Forging Industrial Policy: United States, Britain, and France in the Railway Age""Peter Gourevtich and James Shinn are here onto one of the important inquiries of economic development today: To understand how the largest firms are run, why they are owned as they are in different nations, and what explains the variation-some nations with deep stock markets and some without. Much of the academic writing to date focuses on the economics of finance and the underlying legal structure. Get the law right, it's widely thought, and financial markets will flourish. Less attention has been paid to how, whether, and to what extent finance and law are both surrounded by a nation's politics; in short, why it sometimes is so hard to get the law right. Gourevitch and Shinn bring to bear on this subject today's thinking in political science, reaching closer to what seems to be where the basic causes of corporate governance variation around the world lie-not just in economics and law, but in political institutions and preferences.""--Mark Roe, Harvard University, author of Strong Managers, Weak Owners: The Political Roots of American Corporate Finance and Political Determinants of Corporate Governance""This seminal book underlines the vital political importance of corporate governance, a subject typically viewed only from legal and business perspectives. It will become a classic in political economy.""--Peter J. Katzenstein. Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies, Cornell University""Many comparative corporate governance studies like to pit bank-based systems against market-based systems, or civil-law against common-law countries. Gourevitch and Shinn make a compelling case that the reality of corporate governance is much too rich and complex to fit into these simple categories. They paint a fascinating picture of the evolution of corporate governance in Asia, Europe, and North America as driven primarily by changing political coalitions and ideologies, pension reform, privatization, and globalization.""--Patrick Bolton, Princeton University, coauthor of Contract Theory""A major contribution by leading scholars of corporate governance, this book brings together insights from economics, political science and law. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the relationship between governance and development, it sheds helpful new light on the key debate about whether and how legal origin is destiny.""--Simon Johnson, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology""Political Power and Corporate Control is the first serious, book-length political science treatment of the two-way interaction between corporate form and politics. There is nothing comparable.""--Merritt Fox, Michael E. Patterson Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Peter A. Gourevitch is Professor of Political Science and founding Dean at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego. He is the author of ""Politics in Hard Times: Comparative Responses to International Economic Crises"" and former coeditor of ""International Organization"". James Shinn Visiting Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where he teaches courses on technology and foreign policy. Previously he worked in the U.S. State Department's East Asia Bureau and was later a general manager, entrepreneur, and outside director for fifteen years in the high tech industry at various firms including Dialogic, which he cofounded.",accounting & finance;books;business & finance;business & investing;comparative politics;government;industries & professions;information management;international;international & world politics;international business;international relations;law;legal theory & systems;new;non-us legal systems;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;reference;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,23
019503175X,"Justice Without Law? ""An excellent work...on systems of nonjudicial dispute settlement used in various American communities throughout the country's history....Beautifully written.""--Journal of American History""[Auerbach's] provocative essay is an important contribution.""--American Historical Review""Admirably succinct and lucid...Auerbach is surely right in stressing that law and courts are essential in a highly individualistic society that proclaims fidelity to formal equality.""--The New York Times Book Review""An insightful and scholarly historical survey of the myriad ways in which disputes have been handled 'outside' the law and usually, though not necessarily, without lawyers.""--New York Law Journal""Auerbach masterfully chronicles how the American legal profession has consistently routed the forces of nonconfrontational dispute resolution throughout American history.  The details are illuminating, the theme clear, the writing skillful.""--American Political Science Review""A scholarly yet moving legal history of two conflicting emotions in America: the yearning for a shared and interdependent community versus the perhaps even stronger claims of individuals for their economic freedoms.""--Judicature""This lively and penetrating exploration illuminates the complex relationship between law and community.""--Marc Galanter, New York University""Auerbach's descriptions...comprise a complex and dramatic saga....Auerbach treats the reader to an entertaining and informative medley that would be either monotonous or cacophonous in the hands of a less skillful composer.""--Harvard Law Review	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Jerold S. Auerbach is at Wellesley College.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",books;clinical;creative writing & composition;education & reference;gastroenterology;humanities;internal medicine;language & grammar;law;legal history;linguistics;literature;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;research & publishing guides;used & rental textbooks;words;writing,20
0811819213,"On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm A dramatic pair of pictures opens this book: aerial shots of Fairview Gardens Farm, near Goleta, California, first in 1954, then in 1998. Once part of thousands of acres of farmland, Fairview Gardens is now entirely surrounded by tract homes, strip malls, and all the conveniences of modern suburban life. This 12.5-acre oasis exists only because Michael Ableman has steadfastly refused to let it be gobbled up by the relentless bulldozers. His story is funny, fierce, inspiring, and infuriating. His success, tempered by ample setbacks, will be of practical use to anybody seeking to preserve farmland from suburban sprawl. This powerful love story about a man and a place is especially moving because the land is not his: for most of the past 17 years, Ableman has been a tenant farmer at Fairview Gardens. Few people would put so much sweat and soul into borrowed land, yet to Ableman, ownership is irrelevant--it is the rich, beautiful land itself, and the sweet, slow food it produces for him, that matters. --Ann Lovejoy	A jolting four-page aerial photo spread shows the urban creep of Goleta, Calif., that encircled the 12-acre Fairview Gardens from 1954 to 1998. Ableman has managed the 103-year-old organic farm since 1981, a tenure that has been marked by the garden's growing anomalousness. His urban neighbors brought court action against the farm for its crowing roosters (""one of the last natural sounds left in this valley""), while rapacious developers maneuvered to turn rich topsoil into the 58 houses allowed by zoning laws. In the end, Ableman and his co-workers gained support not only with chutzpah and headlines (including Ableman's 1993 book, From the Good Earth), but also with vibrantly fresh food. Using strawberries as an example, Ableman points out that organic farming may be labor-intensive and expensive, ""but it does not involve methyl bromide or a single one of the 65 pesticides registered for use on strawberries."" Today, the farm employs 21 and feeds nearly 500 families with the aim of reconnecting people to the intimate act of growing their own food. The last step to saving the farm from becoming part of the 46 acres lost per hour to nonagricultural uses in the U.S. was to buy the agricultural island for $750,000 and place it with a local land trust. ""Nature seduced me,"" confesses the devoted Ableman, through ""the magic of emerging seeds and enchantment of early morning harvests."" His homage to ""earth's placenta"" offers readers a wonderful harvest of anecdote, practical information and, most of all, deeply rooted detail of farm life and lofty goals. Photos. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Fairview Gardens is a 12-acre organic farm in Goleta, CA (suburban Santa Barbara), surrounded by housing developments, highways, and encroaching suburban sprawl. This self-sufficient farm, which employs 15 people and grosses over $350,000 annually, produces 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables, milk, eggs, free-range chickens, goats, and other animals for over 500 families. With sensitivity and wit, Ableman recounts the 15 years he has spent developing Fairview Gardens, as he learned to operate an organic farm, countered community opposition, and ultimately gained widespread support. Fairview Gardens has become so successful that it attracts thousands of visitors from around the country and interest from as far away as London and Sydney; in 1994, it was bought by a nonprofit organization and placed in public trust to remain as a working organic farm and educational enterprise called Center for Urban Agriculture. A delightful book about the role of urban agriculture and its importance to the community.?Irwin Weintraub, Rutgers Univ. Lib., New Brunswick, NJCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Inspiring and utterly absorbing, Abelman's story of the development of his farming enterprise in Goleta, California, deserves to be widely read and seriously pondered. Completely surrounded today by housing developments and strip malls, Abelman's organically farmed 12 acres are now the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens, a place where the individuals involved act as stewards of the land, demonstrating the importance and viability of growing chemical-free fruits and vegetables to feed the local community. From revitalizing the soil to reaching out to area school children, and offering an internship program in sustainable agriculture, Fairview Gardens exists as an impressive model of environmental integrity. Surely Abelman's latest book should succeed in promoting further national awareness of the importance of extraordinary ventures such as this dynamic urban farm.  Alice Joyce	Lyrical tale of the survival and triumph of a small farm amid the suburban sprawl of southern California, with writing as rich and satisfying as the taste of a ripe melon. Fairview Gardens exists amid tract housing, malls, and endless miles of freeway. Ableman (founder of the Center for Urban Agriculture; From the Good Earth, not reviewed) tells of how the farm made peace with this suburban world and how this world came to first tolerate and then embrace this oasis of connection to the land. It hasnt been easy. Homeowners do not rest quietly with manure spreaders hard at work near their backyards; Ableman resents, albeit with grace, the imprecations of the modern world onto the land he manages. Yet, over time, the farm has become accepted as an eccentric neighbor, at first as a convenient place to buy good, healthy food and then as a repository of the dying knowledge of what is to be learned from working the land. Ableman's writing on these lessonsperseverance, patience, humility, a feeling of empowerment when one eats what one growsforms the heart of this work. It is writing of inspiring joy, without the overblown ``cosmic'' rhetoric that often mars such paeans to nature. Along the way he offers some valuable tips to farmers, on mulching, watering, weeding, fighting city hall. Today Fairview Gardens is a public place, not a bucolic back-to-nature vacation spot for the few. It stands not apart from the community but within it, no small reason for its survival in the face of hungry developers. It remains a thriving farm, but also a place where people, especially children, come to experience the land. Among a sprawl of books incessantly issued and hyped, this small, wise volume quietly calls us to read and be renewed. (50 color photos)  -- Copyright 1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	Reviews From: Booklist  Kirkus Reviews  Chicago Tribune    Inspiring and utterly absorbing, Abelman's story of the development of his farming enterprise in Goleta, California, deserves to be widely read and seriously pondered. Completely surrounded today by housing developments and strip malls, Abelman's organically farmed 12 acres are now the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens, a place where the individuals involved act as stewards of the land, demonstrating the importance and viability of growing chemical-free fruits and vegetables to feed the local community. From revitalizing the soil to reaching out to area schoolchildren, and offering an internship program in sustainable agriculture, Fairview Gardens exists as an impressive model of environmental integrity. Surely Abelman's latest book should succeed in promoting further national awareness of the importance of extraordinary ventures such as this dynamic urban farm.     A lyrical tale of the survival and triumph of a small farm amid the suburban sprawl of southern California, with writing as rich and satisfying as the taste of a ripe melon. Fairview Gardens exists amid tract housing, malls, and endless miles of freeway. Ableman (founder of the Center for Urban Agriculture; From the Good Earth, not reviewed) tells of how the farm made peace with this suburban world and how this world came to first tolerate and then embrace this oasis of connection to the land. It hasn't been easy. Homeowners do not rest quietly with manure spreaders hard at work near their backyards; Ableman resents, albeit with grace, the imprecations of the modern world onto the land he manages. Yet, over time, the farm has become accepted as an eccentric neighbor, at first as a convenient place to buy good, healthy food and then as a repository of the dying knowledge of what is to be learned from working the land. Ableman's writing on these lessonsperseverance, patience, humility, a feeling of empowerment when one eats what one grows  forms the heart of this work. It is writing of inspiring joy, without the overblown ""cosmic"" rhetoric that often mars such paeans to nature. Along the way he offers some valuable tips to farmers, on mulching, watering, weeding, fighting city hall. Today Fairview Gardens is a public place, not a bucolic back-to-nature vacation spot for the few. It stands not apart from the community but within it, no small reason for its survival in the face of hungry developers. It remains a thriving farm, but also a place where people, especially children, come to experience the land. Among a sprawl of books incessantly issued and hyped, this small, wise volume quietly calls us to read and be renewed.    Even city folks will find something to savor in the ""Autobiography of an Urban Farm,"" Michael Abelman's poetic account of his cultivation of the Fairview Gardens in Southern California, an enterprise that began with an ill-fated attempt to harvest and sell organic green peaches and the discovery of a labyrinth of 100-year-old water pipes beneath the farm. Given the farm's location in suburban Santa Barbara, the land surrounding it is quickly filling with strip malls and tract housing.	Michael Ableman is the founder of the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens. Now surrounded by urban development, the farm continues to produce some 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables, as well as eggs, cheeses, and breads. A columnist for National Gardening, Ableman is also the author of From the Good Earth. He lives in Goleta, California, where he is trying to raise enough money to buy the farm when the lease expires this year. Check out Chronicle's exclusive Web site interview wAlice Waters is the founder and proprietor of Berkeley's Chez Panisse restaurant and the author of several acclaimed cookbooks.",americas;biographies & memoirs;books;by technique;crafts;gardening & landscape design;history;hobbies & home;new age;occult;organic;politics & social sciences;regional u.s.;religion & spirituality;rural;sociology;specific groups;state & local;united states;urban;west,21
1889119385,Government and Business: American Political Economy in Comparative Perspective Richard Lehne is professor of political science at Rutgers University and a Senior Fulbright Scholar at the University Heidelberg. He was previously a member of the Faculty for the Doctoral Program in International Business at the Rutgers Graduate School of Management.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.,books;business & finance;business & investing;business development;development & growth;economic policy;economic policy & development;economics;education & reference;industries & professions;information management;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;public affairs & policy;public policy;reference;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,21
1582700346,"The Aloha Shirt: Spirit Of The Islands Cultural icon and bon vivant Homer Simpson has opined that the only people who wear Hawaiian shirts are gay guys and big, fat party animals. Hope and Tozian put the lie to Homer in a lush, loving look at aloha shirts and the industry that provides them. Part fashion history, part cultural exploration, the marvelously well illustrated tome examines the rise of Hawaii's image as a tourist's paradise, a perception engineered by far-sighted folks intent on making a buck. After reviewing competing claims as to who ""invented"" the aloha shirt, Hope and Tozian delve into the manufacturers that made it a perdurable icon of carefree relaxation. Amidst all the knockout threads on display, they sprinkle color pictures of vintage labels and the coconut buttons the authentic shirts sported. Languidly informative and pretty as a hula dancer, this is a book to please anyone interested in Hawaiian tourism and culture, in fashion, or in big, gorgeous picture books. Mike TribbyCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	Dale Hope's timely opus may well be the definitive book on the aloha  shirt...It is a delightful and informative read...   -- Punahou Bulliten Fall 2000Hope has blended his love of Hawaii and knowledge of textiles into a  coffee-table book that appeals to anyone who's ever worn a Hawaiian  shirt.   -- Santa Cruz Sentinel  October 22, 2000If you think of Hawaiian shirts as gaudy garb for a luau, take a peek at author Dale Hope's gorgeous new book. -- Willamette Week November 2, 2000Prior efforts include The Hawaiian Shirt by Tommy Steele, and  now Dale's The Aloha Shirt takes it further to become the final and  complete word on the topic.   -- Surfer's Journal Vol. 9, No. 4, Fall 2000	This book has been the most fun and interesting project I have worked on in years. Author Dale Hope is so passionate about this subject that he spent literally 10 years to put it together. Dale personally tracked down and interviewed  hundreds of the ""pioneers"" of this industry who are disapearing after 60 plus years in the business. Its fabulous that Dale took the time to do this because it would have been lost had he not. Mahalo (thank you) Dale.     There is a special feeling that people have for Hawaii and all things Hawaiian. The Aloha Shirt book seems to connect people to that feeling in a very lovely way. Check the book out, you won't be disapointed!	Beautifully illustrated with more than 700 images, The Aloha Shirt: Spirit of the Islands tells the colorful stories behind these marvelous Hawaiian shirts: as cultural icons, evocative of the mystery and the allure of the Islands; as collectibles, valued by professional collectors, and by the millions of  vacationers and servicemen who still cherish the shirts hanging in their closets; and as a lifestylecasual, relaxed, and fun.   Drawing from hundreds of interviews, newspaper and magazine archives, and personal memorabilia, the author evokes the world of the designers, seamstresses, manufacturers, and retailers of the Golden Age of the Aloha shirt (from the 30s through the 50s), who created the industry and nurtured it from its single-sewing-machine shop beginnings to an enterprise of international scope and importance. Here are the fun-loving 60s; interviews with collectors, who preserve these shirts as fine works of art; and insights into the roles of coconut buttons, matched pockets, woven labels, and exotic fabrics in the evolution of the Aloha shirt.   Welcome to this rich collection of stories about a unique time and placefolk histories of the many people who brought Aloha shirts to life, celebrations of the romance and beauty of Hawaii, and the wonderful stories told by the shirts themselves.	Dale Hope was born in Honolulu and has spent his life in and around Hawaii's garment industry. He inherited his parents clothing business when he was in hi twenties; in 1986 he purchased the legendary Kahala label and led the company back into prominence. He is currently the Creative Director for Kahala Sportswear. Widely recognized as an authority on Aloha shirts, he received the first Governor's Cup for ""Hawaii Apparel Manufacturer of the Year"" in 1987. Dale is an avid surfer and canoe paddler.Greg Tozian has had a wide range of expereinces as a newspaper reporter, film critic, and playwright. He is the author of the recently published pictoral history Fidel's cuba: A revolution in Pictures.",& style;antiques & collectibles;art;arts & photography;beauty;books;commercial;crafts;decorative arts & design;education & reference;fashion;fashion design;fitness & dieting;graphic design;grooming;health;historical study & educational resources;history;hobbies & home;humor & entertainment;photography;politics & social sciences;pop culture;popular culture;social sciences;study & teaching;style & clothing;textile & costume,28
0838566944,"Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas Key Benefit:  This book approaches Neuroanatomy from both functional and regional perspectives considering those parts of the nervous system that work together to produce behavior.  Key Topics:   Examples of MRI and PET images illustrate the close relationship between anatomy and radiology and the role of these modalities in providing information about the structure, chemistry, and function of the living brain.  Market:   Medical students.	NA	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",anatomy;anatomy & physiology;atlases;basic sciences;biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;clinical;dentistry;education & reference;internal medicine;medical atlases;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;neurology;neuroscience;new;reference;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,22
0306442647,"Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methods: A Contextual Approach Now in softcover, the Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methods distills nearly a century of theories and therapies into one comprehensive volume. This unique sociohistorical account of family studies traces the development of various theories and methods within the sociopolitical context of the twentieth century, giving readers a practical balance of scientific and real-world perspective. Contributors review each theory and method in terms of its origins, core assumptions, applications, and links to previous and successive theories and methods. Specific chapters provide in-depth applications with couples, families, step and blended families, minorities, families with histories of violence, and families facing chronic illness, as well as potential uses in policy, education, or further research. In this way, readers may find new ideas and possibilities in older or less familiar schools of thought. At the same time, the book offers the foundation for the future of the field. A sampling of the coverage: Systems theory. Human ecology theory. Life course perspectives. Social-cognitive-behavioral theory. Feminist theory. Theories derived from family therapy. Biosocial theory. Ethnomethodology. A historical reference that doubles as a contemporary idea book, the Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methods belongs in the libraries of family therapists and psychologists, social workers, and sociologists specializing in families. Policy analysts in this critical area should find the Sourcebook significant reading as well.",behavioral sciences;books;compulsive behavior;counseling;fitness & dieting;health;marriage & family;medical books;mental health;new;parenting & relationships;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;psychotherapy;research;science & math;social sciences;social work;sociology;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,23
0226256626,"The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism Nobel Prize-winning University of Chicago economist Fogel (Without Consent or Contract: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery) ambitiously tries to integrate the history of American religion with the history of social reform and the move toward equality. Fogel says that 18th- and 19th-century America experienced three large religious revivals--or Great Awakenings--each bringing about social reforms. The first awakening began in 1730 and laid the groundwork for the American Revolution. The second began in 1800, and inspired abolitionists and temperance workers. The mandate of the third awakening, which began in 1890, was the welfare state, which culminated in the 1930s. And we are now, Fogel suggests, in the middle of a fourth awakening, which began in 1950. Fogel argues that the egalitarian platforms of the third awakening have been more or less implemented--the condition of the poorest families in America, he suggests, has improved dramatically; the labor reforms that Social Gospelers called for have been written into law; many people have access to decent health care. In order to make America even more egalitarian, says Fogel, we will need a new agenda. Leaders in the fourth great awakening, he suggests, have emphasized spiritual, rather than material, equity--they are interested in redistributing ""spiritual resources"" and in helping Americans of all ranks become self-actualized (he identifies spiritual assets as ""a sense of purpose, self-esteem, a sense of discipline, a thirst for knowledge""). Fogel applauds the democratizing of self-realization, and he emphasizes the need to provide an education for all; he is especially keen to see more Americans pursuing higher education. Fogel's thesis is provocative, though some readers may question his emphasis on higher education, which he seems to suggest would be a panacea for all America's ills. (May) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	In this profound piece of intellectual history, economist and Nobel prize winner Fogel (American studies, Univ. of Chicago) advocates breaking American history up into distinctive religious revivals, or Great Awakenings. Viewing these awakenings as political events, Fogel suggests they represent ""the leading edge of an ideological and political response to the accumulated technological, economic, and social changes that undermine the received culture."" Focusing on these evangelical religious revivals, he concludes that our era is in the midst of a Fourth Great Awakening. This latest awakening is calling America to develop its spiritual resources to cope with the ethical implications of technological advances like transplantation, gene therapies, and nuclear proliferation. Although one might not agree with all of Fogel's perspectives, he certainly provides a historical and critical structure on which to hang long-term forecasts for American intellectual and social history. Recommended for advanced American studies and religion collections.-Sandra Collins, Univ. of Pittsburgh Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.	""To take a trip around the mind of Robert Fogel, one of the grand old men of American economic history, is a rare treat. At every turning, you come upon some shiny pearl of information."" - The Economist ""Ideologically refreshing...Fogel's book is remarkable for weaving insights from history, religion, biology, nutrition, demography, economics and even a field called 'technophysio evolution' into an integrated perspective that suggests how the priorities of today's left and right might meld into a powerful new egalitarian agenda to complete the nation's unfinished business."" - Matthew Miller, New York Times Book Review ""A bold and fascinating argument....Fogel uses the idea of egalitarianism, which he calls our 'national creed,' to see cultural and social transformation through a political lens. If that sounds complicated - and it is - don't worry. Mr. Fogel is equal to his task."" - Susan Lee, Wall Street Journal	Robert William Fogel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1993.""To take a trip around the mind of Robert Fogel, one of the grand old men of American economic history, is a rare treat. At every turning, you come upon some shiny pearl of information.""The EconomistIn this broad-thinking and profound piece of history, Robert William Fogel synthesizes an amazing range of data into a bold and intriguing view of America's past and futureone in which the periodic Great Awakenings of religion bring about waves of social reform, the material lives of even the poorest Americans improve steadily, and the nation now stands poised for a renewed burst of egalitarian progress.	Winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize for Economics, Robert William Fogel, is the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of American Institutions in the Graduate School of Business, director of the Center for Population Economics, and a member of the Department of Economics and of the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. He is also coauthor of the bestselling Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery.",americas;books;business & investing;general;government;historical study & educational resources;history;humanities;national;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;religion & spirituality;religious;religious history;religious studies;social history;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks;world,23
012379076X,"Wine Tasting: A Professional Handbook (Food Science and Technology) ""This volume details the practical and theoretical aspects of critical wine tasting, in the context of human sensory perception, from the techniques used by professionals to assess wine properties and quality, to the physiological, psychological and physiochemical origins of sensory perception...Numerous tables, charts and figures throughout this volume provide excellent illustrative material to support the detailed information presented in text. In conclusion, this comprehensive volume is highly recommended to any individuals involved in wine tasting, from professional tasters and those who train tasters and design tastings, to amateur wine connoisseurs, who want unbiased information on how to maximize their perception and appreciation of wine.""- Carbohydrate Polymers (2005)""This book by Dr. Jackson is very entertaining and informative to read. He has succeeded in writing a wine tasting book that would appeal to the experienced wine aficionado as well as to a faculty member teaching a beginning wine sensory or wine tasting class...This author enjoyed this book and would recommend it. In fact I am seriously contemplating using it in my Wine Sensory Evaluation course.""- H. Heymann, Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California- Davis, September 2004)""...very entertaining and informative to read. ...would appeal to the experienced wine aficionado as well as the faculty member teaching a beginning wine sensory or wine tasting class."" -FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE (2003)""...a solid text that offers practical information on the sensations of wine for many types of readers.  Extensive use of diagrams, tables, charts, and illustrations enhances the volume...a useful book that will find a number of audiences.  It deserves a place in many academic collections not for what it has to tell us about wine, but about human physiological responses to the seduction of the liquid.  Recommended.""-E STREAMS (June 2003)""Wine Tasting is without question the finest book addressed to wine sensory technology that I have ever seen during my 41 years in wine. Being an academic, I am particularly impressed by the scientific support which Dr. Jackson provides for explaining human evaluation and interpretation of various wine aromas, flavors, virtues and vagaries.  His text is, however, not beyond the comprehension and understanding of people who are not formally trained in the enological sciences.  This book will also become a standard reference for the 325 students which study in my 4th-year Wine Appreciation class at Purdue University every semester.  As a judge at several wine competitions across the U.S. every year, and as Chairman of the Indy International, one of the largest, I will make it a point that my fellow judges have the opportunity to learn of this essential work.  Wine Tasting advances the state of the art.""-Richard P. Vine, Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A., Wine Consultant to American Airlines""The author should be commended for undertaking to write on this subject matter.  Bringing the science of sensory evaluation to the wine industry is needed and the author has provided an extensive amount of information, some very solid reference material, all presented in a text that is easy to read.  There are numerous tables and figures, referenced with both current as well as some important historical information.  Information about the origins of the much maligned Davis wine scorecard is welcomed, especially for one of us (HS) who was one of the subjects while the scorecard was being developed.  We expect that all winemakers will find this text informative and possibly will take some exception; none the less, much benefit will be derived from reading the text in its entirety, but probably not in one sitting!The author also discusses the relationship of wine writers and the science of sensory evaluation, a topic that gets relatively little coverage, yet it needs more discussion if the industry is to make the transition from a cottage industry to a packaged goods business. Sensory professionals also will benefit from this text and it should be part of the required reading for students in both enology and sensory evaluation.-Joel Sidel and Herbert Stone, Tragon Corp, California, U.S.A., authors of Sensory Evaluation Practises 2E""As a whole, the book is a generous package of information, thus updating and providing a scienctific background for sensory research on wine.""-Hely Tuorila, Department of Food Technology, University of Helsinki	From the best-sellig author of Wine Science, 1st & 2nd edition!	Wine Tasting was written for the professional and serious connoisseur alike. To this end, techniques and procedures covering a wide range of tasting situations are included. Modern concepts in sensory perception help explain current recommendations. Finally, the vineyard and winery origins of wine quality are outlined, as well as the rationale for traditional food and wine combination.	Wine Tasting: A Professional Handbook is essential for absolutely anybody involved in wine tasting. The book comprehensively covers all practical and theoretical aspects of wine tasting, from the techniques used by professionals to assess wine properties and quality - to the physiological, psychological and physicochemical origins of sensory perception. The author outlines the classification of still table wines, sparkling wines and fortified wines, and explores the vineyard and winery origins of wine quality.The major proportion of Wine Tasting: A Professional Handbook is devoted to the practical concerns of preparing and performing different types of wine assessments. Data from sensory evaluation studies illustrate tests described in the book.Wine Tasting: A Professional Handbook should be read by professional tasters, those who train tasters and those involved in designing wine tastings; as well as serious wine connoisseurs who want unbiased information on how to maximize their perception and appreciation of wine. Key Features* Flow chart of wine tasting steps* Details of errors to be avoided* Procedures for training and testing sensory skill * Examples of tasting sheets * Original data derived from over fourteen years of training tasters* Illustrative material supporting the text: tables, charts and figures	Ron Jackson received the bachelor's and master's degree from Queen's University and the doctrine from the University of Toronto.  His time in Vineland, Ontario, and subsequently at Cornell University redirected his interest in plant disease toward viticulture and enology.  As part of his regular teaching duries at Brandon University, he developed the first wine technology course in Canada.  For many years he was a technical advisor to the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission, developed sensory tests to assess the tasting skills of members of its Sensory Panel, and was a member of its External Tasting Panel.  He is also the author of Conserve Water, Drink Wine and several technical reviews.  Dr. Jackson has resigned from his position as a professor and the chair of the Botany Department at Brandon University to concentrate on writing.  He is allied with the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, Brock University.	From the best-sellig author of Wine Science, 1st & 2nd edition!",agricultural sciences;beer;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;clinical;cookbooks;drinks & beverages;fitness & dieting;food & wine;food science;health;medicine;medicine & health sciences;microbiology;new;nutrition;science & math;science & mathematics;spirits;used & rental textbooks;wine;wine & winemaking,24
0786401311,"Parade of the Dead: A U.S. Army Physician's Memoir of Imprisonment by the Japanese, 1942-1945 ""their will to live, the toughness of the human spirit and their dedication...should be an inspiration to all""  -- Virginia Medical Quarterly	John R. Bumgarner, M.D., is also the author of Sarah  Childress Polk (1997) and The Health of the Presidents  (1994). He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",asia;biographies & memoirs;books;engineering;ethnic & national;history;humanities;japanese;leaders & notable people;military;military science;military sciences;new;philippines;prisoners of war;professional & technical;social sciences;special topics;used & rental textbooks;world war ii,20
0133095762,"All About Administering NIS+ (2nd Edition) NIS+ (Network Information Service Plus) is a new network information service that is part of SunSoft's Open Network Computing Plus (ONC+) suite of products  which is installed on over 3.1 million nodes worldwide. NIS+ is available on Solaris2.x  whether Intel-or SPARC- based, and is portable to other operating systems that support ONC RPC or ONC+ transport- independent RPC (TI-RPC). This is THE authoritative guide to administering NIS+.  Compares NIS+ to DNS and NIS; explains the structure of NIS+  what it has to offer and how it is put together; provides guidelines for making a transition from NIS to NIS+ and for setting up NIS+ from scratch; presents step-by-step instructions for setting up the components of an NIS+ namespace, from the root domain to individual clients; describes the NIS+ commands (syntax and details) in terms of administration categories; and contains Pre-Setup Worksheets, a list of NIS+ Scripts Error Messages, and a discussion of the NIS+ API.  For system and network administrators, and for MIS managers (who need to determine whether NIS+ offers what they need).",books;client-server systems;computer science;computers & technology;data in the enterprise;database design;databases;information theory;mathematics;modeling & simulation;networking;networks;new;operating systems;protocols & apis;science & math;software;unix;used & rental textbooks,19
0195153731,"When Information Came of Age: Technologies of Knowledge in the Age of Reason and Revolution, 1700-1850 ""An original, lucid synthesis, one that serves to remind us that today's controversies often have long pedigrees. Many of our debates on Internet privacy and encryption, for instance, have their origins in the postal service and legislative controversies of the French Revolution. The recounting of the history of power and information has only begun, and this book is an outstanding contribution.""--The Wilson Quarterly""One of the myths of the computer era is that it is our age that invented Information Technology. In a book that is as timely as it is scholarly, Dan Headrick shows how the age of enlightenment discovered 'information' as a systematic way of organizing the things we know. Information technologies preceded industrialization and clearly played a major role in the emergence of modern production techniques and the democratic institutions of free market. Headrick is one of the most imaginative and original minds working on historical questions today.""--Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University""Information processing is not a recent invention. Indeed, it is as old as human speech. Headrick's path-breaking book shows us, with admirable precision, how information processing assumed new forms and reshaped European and American society between 1700 and 1850.""--William H. McNeill, University of Chicago (Emeritus) ""Anyone interested in the historical roots of the present Information Age should read When Information Came of Age."" Daniel Headrick argues convincingly that the modern attitudes toward information that we take for granted had their start in the 18th century. From dictionaries to maps to classification schemes in natural history and chemistry, Headrick explains how and why scientists and humanists began to think about information in new ways--and how these new ways of thinking about information made possible the present Information Age.""--Steven Lubar, Smithsonian National Museum of American History""It is already a commonplace to refer to our time as the 'Information Age' and most people would probably associate it with the diffusion of computing technology. Headrick does a masterful job in When Information Came of Age of showing that the roots of this age lie deep in profound changes in the methods of handling information that occurred a long time ago. The lesson is important because in nurturing innovation it is necessary to realize that new gadgets are only a superficial manifestation of the really revolutionary things happening out of sight.""--Juan D. Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology""When Information Came of Age is an excellent addition to the growing collection of studies on the origins of 'our' Information Age.  Headrick clearly demonstrates that a revolution occurred in the organization and presentation of information long before the arrival of the computer.  This is an important book.""--James M. Cortada, IBM and author of Before the Computer""A treasure trove of information, well written and well illustrated, and is full of evidence to dispel the myth that Information Technology began in the 20th century.""--First Monday	Daniel R. Headrick is Professor of Social Science and History at Roosevelt University and author of numerous books on world history, includnig The Invisible Weapon, The Tentacles of Progress, and The Tools of Empire.",18th century;19th century;books;education;education & reference;education theory;europe;history;history & theory;humanities;ireland;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;politics & social sciences;schools & teaching;science & math;social sciences;technology;used & rental textbooks;world,20
0691027277,"Perfect Order: Recognizing Complexity in Bali (Princeton Studies in Complexity) Winner of the 2007 Julian Steward Book Award, Anthropology and Environment Section of the American Anthropological Association""[A] winning combination of hard science and interpretative ethnography.""--Roy Ellen, American Anthropologist""I would recommend . . . this book . . . as perhaps providing an example of social and ecological self-organization which might be useful in modeling other systems, whether in the social or ecological field or even in other fields in which complex adaptive systems may be studied.""--Phillip Guddemi, Cybernetics & Human Knowing	""A master story teller, Stephen Lansing is unique in his ability to explain order in human societies within the framework of complex systems theory. Through the lens of his Balinese study system, hierarchical organization, equality, and self-organization all become clearer. There are lessons in this book for understanding diverse societies, including our own.""--Simon A. Levin, Princeton University, author of Fragile Dominion""The extraordinary complexity of Balinese social life, the grand variousness of its culture, and the clockwork precision of its terraced wet rice agriculture climbing up the sides of towering volcanoes have long astonished scholars, administrators, and tourists alike. In this brilliant synthesis, the anthropologist-cum-ecologist J. Stephen Lansing uncovers the principles which animate them and traces the ways in which they support and govern one another to produce a tremulous and troubled self-organizing, self-repairing whole. The collective management of irrigation, the endemic factionalism of village life, the fears and suspicions of the witches' and demons' spirit world, and the ritualized hierarchy of precedence and power are seen as conducing to a complicated common order precariously maintained. The result is something we have not had before--a comprehensive and circumstantial study of Bali as a whole. A major achievement.""--Clifford Geertz, Institute for Advanced Study""Perfect Order is an exceptional work--a new classic in the anthropology of religion, the environment, and society. It will provoke considerable debate in the field--all, I feel, for the better.""--Robert W. Hefner, Boston University, author of Civil Islam: Muslims and Democratization in Indonesia""This wonderful book weaves together two fields that rarely come close to each other--complex adaptive systems and anthropology. In showing how the two can both give insights into one human-environment system, Lansing also reminds us that complex adaptive systems are not just computer abstractions, but have real-world significance; and that human cultures, while rich in their own right, follow certain dominant patterns and rules, with lessons for the evolution of human societies and cultures today.""--Ann P. Kinzig, Arizona State University	""A master story teller, Stephen Lansing is unique in his ability to explain order in human societies within the framework of complex systems theory. Through the lens of his Balinese study system, hierarchical organization, equality, and self-organization all become clearer. There are lessons in this book for understanding diverse societies, including our own.""--Simon A. Levin, Princeton University, author of Fragile Dominion""The extraordinary complexity of Balinese social life, the grand variousness of its culture, and the clockwork precision of its terraced wet rice agriculture climbing up the sides of towering volcanoes have long astonished scholars, administrators, and tourists alike. In this brilliant synthesis, the anthropologist-cum-ecologist J. Stephen Lansing uncovers the principles which animate them and traces the ways in which they support and govern one another to produce a tremulous and troubled self-organizing, self-repairing whole. The collective management of irrigation, the endemic factionalism of village life, the fears and suspicions of the witches' and demons' spirit world, and the ritualized hierarchy of precedence and power are seen as conducing to a complicated common order precariously maintained. The result is something we have not had before--a comprehensive and circumstantial study of Bali as a whole. A major achievement.""--Clifford Geertz, Institute for Advanced Study""Perfect Order is an exceptional work--a new classic in the anthropology of religion, the environment, and society. It will provoke considerable debate in the field--all, I feel, for the better.""--Robert W. Hefner, Boston University, author of Civil Islam: Muslims and Democratization in Indonesia""This wonderful book weaves together two fields that rarely come close to each other--complex adaptive systems and anthropology. In showing how the two can both give insights into one human-environment system, Lansing also reminds us that complex adaptive systems are not just computer abstractions, but have real-world significance; and that human cultures, while rich in their own right, follow certain dominant patterns and rules, with lessons for the evolution of human societies and cultures today.""--Ann P. Kinzig, Arizona State University	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	J. Stephen Lansing is Professor in the Departments of Anthropology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona, and Research Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is the author of ""Priests and Programmers"" and ""The Balinese"", and writer and codirector of documentary films such as ""Three Worlds of Bali"" and ""The Goddess and the Computer"".",anthropology;asia;biological sciences;books;civil;conservation;ecology;engineering;history;humanities;indonesia;nature & ecology;new;physical;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;science & math;social sciences;southeast asia;used & rental textbooks,20
1590590244,"Real World ASP.NET: Building a Content Management System Aimed at aspiring .NET developers who want to work with content management (CM) applications, Real-World ASP.NET: Building a Content Management System provides a fine overview of what's involved in managing Web site content and also delivers working code for a free, proprietary CMS using the latest in .NET technology and C#.With commercial CM systems costing proverbial big bucks, this book shows you that for a small to midsize site, you can beat licensing fees with a proprietary system built using the powerful .NET framework and ASP.NET. One of this text's most valuable features is its thorough tutorial on what goes into today's commercial CMS applications, from basic content types, version control, and workflow. These early chapters will be indispensable for anyone working with CM, whether as Webmaster, content creator, or developer. (The author provides everything you wanted to know about CM but were afraid to ask. You might well read this book to bone up for a job interview having anything to do with CM in any capacity.)After describing what goes into an effective CM application, this title turns to .NET and the recommended three-tiered architecture for .NET applications, the basics of .NET, ADO.NET (for database programming with dynamic content), and a quick overview of XML support in .NET. The rest of the book delves into the author's own CMS .NET application, which is used to discuss issues in administering (and programming) a site.After first setting up and getting the site up and running, the author looks at basic operations like viewing, posting, and updating stories, along with sample ASPX Web pages and the code-behind forms written in C# that bring these pages to life. Besides basic CM, the author shows how to provide simple role-based personalization and security (including protecting pages from certain users).While CMS .NET may not be a complete substitute for an expensive CM solution, it can no doubt be adapted to meet the needs of a small to   medium-sized Web site. As both a way to get a handle on CM and a practical tutorial to getting started with .NET development, Real-World ASP.NET will serve as a useful resource for a good range of readers. --Richard Dragan    Topics covered: Introduction to content management systems (CMS); elements of a CMS system explained: the Content Management Application (CMA), the Metacontent Management Application (MMA), and the Content Display Application (CDA); types of content; benefits of CMS; commercial vs. proprietary systems; simple and complex version control; rollback support; CMS and workflow (including the Workflow Definition Application, WDA, and workflow engines); personalization basics (including types of personalization, from using cookies to push content to rule-based personalization, the law of diminishing returns, and privacy issues); building customer relationships; Web architecture explained: the presentation, application, and database layers; Web scripting languages compared; introduction to ASP.NET and the .NET Framework; using Visual Studio .NET to build a CMS (using basic control types); tutorial to ADO.NET for database programming (basic objects and database basics including stored procedures for SQL Server); using the DataGrid control; introduction to XML and .NET classes for XML (manipulating XML nodes); overview of CMS .NET (the author's case study for a content management system built with .NET); installing and configuration of the sample code; tour of CMS .NET features; an XML-driven navigation bar (NavBar); administering content (adding, editing, updating, and removing stories); security issues in .NET (including role-based authentication in CMS. NET); displaying dynamic content (including precanned zones for home pages, headlines, and stories); workflow support in CMS .NET (including authoring, editing, approval, and deployment phases); and protecting content (privacy issues and gathering user information for profiles).	Stephen Fraser has over 15 years ofinformation technologyexperience working for a number of consulting companies, ranging from the large consulting firms of Electronic Data Systems and Andersen Consulting (Accenture) to a number of smaller e-business companies. HisIT experience covers all aspects of application and web development and management, ranging from initial concept all the way through to deployment. Stephen resides with his beautiful wife, Sarah,and daughter,Shaina, in the Silicon Valley.",asp;books;computer science;computers & technology;content management;education & reference;hardware;information systems;languages & tools;networking;new;pcs;programming;software design;software development;software engineering;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;web development & design,19
B000PWQNAO,"The Sustainable Urban Development Reader (Routledge Urban Reader Series) Sustainable urban development is the frontier of the 21st century....This book is a superb collection of classic essays and contemporary work. Highly recommended!.David W. Orr, Oberlin CollegeThis is the book that scholars and students interested in connecting sustainability and city and regional planning have been waiting for. The authors' presentation of important theoretical ideas and current applications artfully unites two fields that have much to learn from each other.Katherine Cushing, San Jose State UniversityA discerning selection of key ideas and strong editorial support on key urban sustainability themes, combined with case-study and inspirational student exercise sections will ensure this book will form a key text in my program.Colin Elliot, Heriot-Watt UniversityThe volume may be used as a textbook, but it doesn't feel like one.Planning, 10/01/2004	Stephen M. Wheeler is Assistant Professor of Physical Planning and Design at the University of Mexico, and Timothy Beatley is Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia.",architecture;books;business & investing;city planning & urban development;earth sciences;economics;environmental economics;geography;human geography;kindle ebooks;kindle store;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;public affairs & policy;science & math;social sciences;sociology;sustainable development;urban;urban & land use planning;urban planning & development,22
0742531872,"Living the Catholic Social Tradition: Cases and Commentary Some books are written to be read. Living the Catholic Social Tradition is written to engage. It doesn't tell you about the Catholic Social Tradition, it draws you to it. Its analysis is so essential you wonder how you did without it. And its case studies give you not only reason to hope, but all the more reason to join in the current of hope. (Suzanne Toton, Ed.D., )Living the Catholic Social Tradition presents Catholic social ethics in its most practical light. Instead of repeating well-known principles, the editors gathered authors who are immersed in the practical world and familiar with Catholic social teachings from the ""grassroots"" level. The pedagogy offered in this book breaks new ground. Readers will be enlightened by the early overview chapters, and find new ways in which the principles of love and justice make practical demands of believers today. This book is a ""must read"" for anyone concerned with the ""faith that does justice."" (Pope, Stephen J. )An indispensable resource for illuminating Catholic Social Teaching, this volume instructs and inspires people of faith to meet the intractable problems of poverty, injustice, the violation of human rights, and environmental degradation with confidence that the world not only must but can be made better. The insightful commentaries and practical case studies inform the intellect, excite the imagination, and resonate deeply with a passionate faith that yearns to be lived out in the world. (Kerry A. Robinson )Living the Catholic Social Tradition is a valuable addition to the sparse literature of American Catholic social thought and action. The introductory essays are masterfully done by some of our best scholars; they will be useful on their own. The case studies are well chosen and broadly representative of the remarkable spectrum of Catholic social engagement across the United States. Teachers and activists and pastoral ministers will all find this book inspiring and suggestive of projects for schools, parishes and people. (O'Brien, David J. )	Kathleen Maas Weigert is the first Director of the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service and Research Professor in both the Department of Sociology & Anthropology and the Program on Justice & Peace at Georgetown University. She co-edited America's Working Poor and is one of the authors of The Search for Common Ground: What Unites and Divides Catholic Americans, which received the '1998 Award for Excellence in Research' from the National Conference of Catechetical Leaders. Alexia K. Kelley is currently Program Director at Environmental Resources Trust in Washington DC, where she focuses on partnerships to support renewable energy. For nine years she worked at the Catholic Campaign for Human Development in media, development and outreach.",books;catholicism;christian books & bibles;christian living;christianity;church & state;church history;ethics;evangelism;history;ministry;ministry & church leadership;missions & missionary work;pastoral counseling;politics & state;religion;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;world,20
0195120531,"A Dictionary of Asian Mythology Designed for nonspecialists and students, this concise  dictionary references the mythologies of India, China, Tibet,  Central and Southeast Asia, and Japan. The authoritative text is  clearly written, thorough in coverage, and stylistically  distinguished. Based on extensive research, the brief entries  embrace the major characters, revered deities, sacred places,  key events, enduring themes, folklore, and traditions prevalent  in the rich and varied fabric of Asian mythology and religion.  Readers will find both quasi-familiar terms (Vedic, Hara  Krishna, mantra, yoga) and more obscure citations (Ganesa, Chang  O, Lunar Toad, Kamsa); broad overviews of specific cultures and  their mythic foundations are also included. An extensive network  of cross references highlights the diversity, interrelatedness,  and complex beauty of Eastern spirituality. A recognized  authority, University of Connecticut professor Leeming has  written several books on world myth (e.g., A Dictionary of  Creation Myths). This significant lexicon is a vital and  relevant reference for all collections. Richard K. Burns, MSLS,  Hatboro, PA   Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""Leeming's latest contribution to world literature is a reference junkie's delight--compact, orderly, suitably priced, and most important, authoritative without swamping the user in pedantry....A sure-footed mythologist, Leeming has a talent for unraveling the intricate strands of interrelated mythologies....From the readable introduction through the Zs, Leeming's instructive voice reveals the certainty of an experienced teacher, the appreciation of a lover of literature....Virtually flawless.""--Choice""The authoritative text is clearly written, thorough in coverage, and stylistically distinguished. This significant lexicon is a vital and relevant reference for all collections.""--Library Journal (starred review)	David Leeming was formerly Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of many books, including The World of Myth, Mythology: The Voyage of the Hero, and Dictionary of Creation Myths, all published by OUP.",books;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;encyclopedias;fairy tales;folklore;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;mythology & folk tales;mythology & folklore;new;occult;other eastern religions & sacred texts;politics & social sciences;reference;religion & spirituality;religious studies;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,20
0253212049,"African Christianity: Its Public Role Paul Gifford is Lecturer in African Christianity at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His previous books include Christianity and Politics in Does Liberia and The Christian Churches and the Democratisation of Africa.",africa;african;books;christian books & bibles;christianity;church history;comparative religion;history;humanities;international & world politics;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;world,20
159147020X,"Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion: The Wisdom of Psychotherapy ""...an insightful and dynamic book that will be of great interest to professionals in the human services."" -- Donald K. Freedheim, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University""This book renewed my faith in psychotherapy and inspired me to be a better person--and therapist."" -- Pat Love, Pat Love and Associates, Austin, Texas",books;clinical;clinical psychology;compulsive behavior;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;psychiatry;psychoanalysis;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;psychotherapy;social sciences;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,21
0875421377,"Norse Magic (Llewellyn's World Religion & Magick) Many people are familiar with Greek and Roman mythology. But even though the Norse people remained pagans for centuries after most of Europe had converted to Christianity, very little is generally known of their mythology.       That is one of the reasons I'm glad Llewellyn has published D. J. Conway's Norse Magic. Even if you're not interested in following the path of Norse Paganism, this book helps to correct the lack of information that has been available. Here you will find page after page of the history, mythology, lore and rituals of the Norse. For example, you will find a comprehensive list of over 150 Norse gods, goddesses, supernatural beings, places and things, including a guide to the correct pronunciation of each term.       If you are interested in following the path of Norse Paganism, this book can become your most important resource. Included are rituals for each of the seasonal holidays, including Imbolc, Spring Equinox, Walpurgisnacht, Sonnenwende, Lunasa, Autumn Equinox, and the Feast of the Fallen Warriors. You will also learn about the gods and goddesses from the Norse point of view.      And then there's the magic! You will learn how to cast the magic circle and what magical tools you need. You will learn a wide variety of magics, including herb magic, elf magic, cord magic, and cauldron magic. You'll also discover the secrets of the Norse runes and how to use them for divination.      It is time to make the spiritual history of all cultures easily available for anyone who is interested in learning about them. This book is perfect for anyone who is eager to learn more about the powerful magic and mythology of Norse spirituality.	A native of the Pacific Northwest, author D.J. Conway has studied the occult fields for over 35 years. Her quest for knowledge has covered every aspect of Paganism and Wicca to New Age and Eastern philosophies; plus history, the magical arts, philosophy, customs, mythologies and folklore. In 1998, she was voted Best Wiccan and New Age author by Silver Chalice, a Pagan magazine.  Conway is the author of more than 20 nonfiction books including: Celtic Magic (Llewellyn), Dancing with Dragons (Llewellyn), Mystical Dragon Magic (Llewellyn), The Ancient Art of Faery Magick (10 Speed Press), and The Little Book of Candle Magic (10 Speed Press).  She lives a rather quiet life, with most of her time spent researching and writing.",books;earth-based religions;ethnic & tribal;europe;folklore & mythology;history;mythology & occult;new age;occult;other religions;politics & social sciences;practices & sacred texts;religion & spirituality;religious;scandinavia;social sciences;tribal & ethnic;wicca;witchcraft;world,20
0275956571,"Procrastination and Blocking ROBERT BOICE is Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York, Stony Brook.",behavioral sciences;books;cognitive;cognitive psychology;creative writing & composition;education & reference;fiction;fitness & dieting;health;humanities;literature;medical books;new;psychology;psychology & counseling;research & publishing guides;science & math;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;writing,20
1570033579,"At Freedom's Door: African American Founding Fathers and Lawyers in Reconstruction South Carolina A surprisingly accessible history of politics and race in Reconstruction-era South Carolina.It is not often that regional history has much appeal to anyone beyond the scholars who write it and those who are being written about. But here is an exception, seven essays on the role black leaders played in the rebuilding of South Carolina following the Civil War. Its editors, Burke (Law/Univ. of South Carolina) and Underwood (Law/Univ. of South Carolina), offer strong proof that scholarship need not be dry and uninteresting, anymore than regional history need be marginal history. This is especially true when the subject matter is Reconstruction, which here is reexamined, less as a playground for corruption and incompetence, and more as a glorious failure. Why South Carolina? South Carolina had more black officials (315) than any other state during Reconstruction because it had the largest black population. Indeed, at one point in the 1870s South Carolina had six black congressmen, a figure that hasn't been matched since. Many of these men however, died embittered, impoverished, or both. Richard Greener, for example, was the first black professor at the University of South Carolina. A diplomat and a domestic government official, he held numerous postings in a long career that included a position as the US Consul in Vladivostok, Russia. But what is best remembered about him, and what saves him from total obscurity, is the fact that he was the first black Harvard graduate. Justice Jonathan Jasper Wright, the first black to serve on a state supreme court, was forced to resign over unproved allegations he accepted a $2,500 bribe. Many of these accounts have a somewhat saccharine quality to them that could easily descend to bathos, but Underwood and Burke exercise enough restraint in their narratives to prevent that.In the end, good writing and good scholarship triumph. -- Copyright  2000 Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.",19th century;african americans;african-american studies;americas;books;civil rights;constitutional law;history;humanities;law;legal history;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;state & local;united states;used & rental textbooks,19
0934678782,"A Fire Is Burning It Is in Me: The Life and Writings of Michiyo Fukaya The life and work of Michiyo Fukaya is passionate, violent and angry. Full of pain, grief and trauma, with moments of tenderness. They slice into my gut like a sharp blade straight to my viscera. She is indeed a woman of depth and tragedy. Refusing to be rendered silent and invisible, she moved from despair to determination. Ever vocal, even in death, Michiyo urges that we consider the price of our silence. I urge you to read her words, the legacy she left behind. --Kitty Tsui, author of BreathlessMichiyo's haunting, lyrical voice and the reflections of those who cared for her create a profoundly moving portrait, a testament to her struggle to find freedom in a society that, as a Japanese American lesbian, I see myself and others in Michiyo's life - her words are a revelation to anyone who has been outside and outcast. This book will touch your soul. --Helen ZiaFinally, the admirable work and life of Michiyo Fukaya is documented for the future generations of indomitable women of color who continue to struggle with living lives of emotional integrity and creative conviction. --Mi Ok Song Bruning, M.S.W.	Gwendolyn L. Shervington was born and raised in the South Bronx. She was a multicultural educator in Vermont for many years after graduating from the University of Vermont. She taught ESL in South Korea and Oakland, California before moving back East to be closer to family. Gwen currently takes care of her mother full-time in Vermont.",american;american literature;biographies & memoirs;books;classics;criticism & theory;essays;essays & correspondence;ethnic & national;fiction;gay & lesbian;gay & lesbian studies;history & criticism;humanities;japanese;lesbian;literature;literature & fiction;new;poetry;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;united states;used & rental textbooks,25
0765701758,"The Therapist's Emotional Survival: Dealing with the Pain of Exploring Trauma The Therapist's Emotional Survival: Dealing with the Pain of Exploring Trauma is a unique study of the challenging and complex interplay between the personalities of the therapist and patient in working through trauma and sexual abuse. It accurately and authentically depicts the lived experience of both participants in this difficult, often harrowing journey, backed up by dramatic clinical illustrations. The self-analytic sections include powerful self-revelations of a kind one almost never sees in clinical writing. Perlman's book will be of value and interest to a wide audience, from new therapists to seasoned analysts. No other book of which I am aware gives as detailed a picture of what the treatment of these patients is like. (George Atwood )In The Therapist's Emotional Survival: Dealing with the Pain of Exploring Trauma, Stuart D. Perlman, a therapist and psychoanalyst with wide experience in treating the victims of sexual abuse and other forms of trauma, takes the reader on a journey into the emotional heart of this most difficult work. Drawing on extensive case material, Dr. Perlman reveals the special hardships, personal and emotional, that confront the therapist; he is honest and courageous in using his own reactions to illustrate these difficulties in ways that will be most helpful to all - mental health professionals and others - who deal with this population. While there are many recent books dealing with this topic, I know of none that do so with the depth and honesty of this one. (Louis Breger )	Stuart D. Perlman, Ph.D., is in private practice in West Los Angeles, and a training analyst and member of the Board of Directors at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis. Dr. Perlman received Ph.D.s from UCLA in Clinical Psychology, and in Psychoanalysis at the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute, and was faculty at both. Dr. Perlman is widely published on the topics of trauma and sexual abuse, domestic violence, countertransference, and managing stress.",books;clinical;counseling;education & training;emotions;fitness & dieting;general;health;internal medicine;interpersonal relations;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;mental illness;new;post-traumatic stress disorder;psychiatry;psychoanalysis;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;relationships;self-help;social sciences;surgery;trauma;used & rental textbooks,28
0521811422,"Banking in Modern China: Entrepreneurs, Professional Managers, and the Development of Chinese Banks, 1897-1937 (Cambridge Modern China Series) ""This well-documented and organized narrative will be useful to all those, teachers and students, who are interested in modern China's economic and financial history.""   American Historical Review""In this excellent study of modern Chinese banking, we are fortunate to have Linsun Cheng, a leading Chinese economic historian and member of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, publishing his findings in English.""   Pacific Affairs	This is the first book to document in English the evolution of modern Chinese banking, from the establishment in 1897 of the first Chinese bank along a Western model, to the abrupt interruption of professional banking by the Japanese invasion in 1937. Drawing from original documents of major Chinese banks, Linsun Cheng explains how and why the banks were able, despite a succession of foreign and domestic crises, to grow into viable and self-sustaining institutions in China. Rich with new, unpublished historical details, this book offers an original, comprehensive narrative of the origins and growth of professional banks.",20th century;accounting & finance;asia;banking;banks & banking;books;business & finance;business & investing;china;economics;entrepreneurship;history;humanities;industries & professions;international;international business;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;popular economics;professional & technical;small business & entrepreneurship;used & rental textbooks;world,23
1559635401,"Community Planning: An Introduction To The Comprehensive Plan ""Eric Damian Kelly's Community Planning, Second Edition is nothing less than a master work planning practice.Whether you are a student or seasoned pro, you absolutely cannot be withou it.Kelly goes well beyond the conventional land use perspective in describing the formulation of comprehensive plans and addressing all plan elements and how they fit together. Moreover, he teases out implementation issues in evey chapter, propelling the reader from analysis to action. Finally there is always an ethical backdrop in this book, distinguishing it from others in the field. Kelly reminds us that we are commanded to 'replenish the earth' as a basic concept in sustainability- wise advice, like everything in this magnificent text."" (Stuart Meck Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University 20091121)	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Eric Kelly is a professor of urban planning at Ball State University. He is a past president of the American Planning Association and has more than thirty years of experience consulting with local governments in thirty-five states.	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.",architecture;books;city planning & urban development;conservation;humanities;nature & ecology;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;public affairs & policy;public policy;regional planning;science & math;social sciences;urban & land use planning;urban planning & development;used & rental textbooks,19
0471899410,"Enabling eBusiness - Integrating Technologies Architectures & Applications ""...outlines the many components to consider when building a retail business on-line..."" (Reference Research Book News, November 2001)*** Rating ""overall the book is an easy read, and compared with similar books it is good value for money"" (The Computer Bulletin - BCS, March 2002)	Enabling eBusiness describes the architecture and components for a comprehensive and robust eBusiness infrastructure. W.S. Whyte introduces the technical possibilities and issues in and around eBusiness and relates them to established business theory.Looking at the entire supply chain - from supplier to customer - the book includes logistics, customer service, B2B operations, marketing and a lot more.Enabling eBusiness helps technical and functional team leaders and strategists to get to grips with the requirements for distributed systems and on-line retailing. It is recommended reading for final year and postgraduate students in telecommunications, computer science, electrical engineering and business school courses.Here you'll find the answers to these questions - and more:* How can you ""seduce"" customers into buying on-line?* How do you get customers to trust you?* What is database marketing?* How do you make payment secure?",biography & history;books;business & finance;business & investing;business & management;company profiles;computer science;computers & technology;e-commerce;economics;engineering;entrepreneurship;industries & professions;internet & web culture;management;management & leadership;manager's guides to computing;new;professional & technical;small business & entrepreneurship;telecommunications;used & rental textbooks,22
0965826139,"Power Talk: The Art of Effective Communication Howard Rankin's forte is to provide valuable insights and practical advice on important subjects in a way that everyone can understand. He is expert at distilling scientific information, research and technical advice into readable and enjoyable books that work.	The techniques and approaches described in this book are effective and necessary for anyone trying to motivate others. I have tried to provide examples from different professions and all walks of life to demonstrate how these universal principles can be used by anybody in any setting.	Good communication is motivation. Whether you're a CEO, teacher, doctor, executive, salesperson, professional, coach or parent this book shows you how to develop relationships and motivate with power. Combining the best social science research, neuro-linguistic programming and the experience gained form a long career as a psychotherapist, renowned psychologist Dr Howard J. Rankin shows how you can improve your communication and influence. Outlining specific behaviors and skills, Dr. Rankin shows how to make meaningful contact and deliver powerful, positive messages. Discover: * How to create powerful messages that work   * Why ""The experience is the message.""   * The 7 fundamental motivators   * How to overcome listener resistance   * The where, why and how of listening   * The secrets of hypnotic language patterns   * The power of stories, metaphors and humor   * How to develop instant rapport   * Why arguments are useless	As a nationally acclaimed author Howard  J. Rankin is in demand whenever people want to learn about how to take charge of their health and their lives. Howard's goal in both his writing and his highly celebrated seminar series, is to provide practical tools for overcoming life's obstacles. Through his research, academic background and vast clinical experience, Howard teaches people to motivate, communicate and develop resilience. He is just as effective in large organizations as he is with small groups. Howard is as comfortable doing stand-up comedy as he is delivering a serious keynote address. Using previous experience as a comedy writer and as the only person ever to have written a scientific paper in limerick form, Rankin is a entertaining as well as inspirational speaker. He has a natural ability to turn academic and research data into easily understood principles with real life application. As a result, his seminars are highly acclaimed. Howard has been described as ""the best stand-up comedian in the serious subject of health,"" ""a master communicator, "" and ""the leading lifestyle change expert."" Rankin's work has been featured on ABC's ""20/20"" as well as CNN and other national television and radio shows. He has been a consultant to the World Health Organization and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Howard's work has also been featured in many newspapers and print media, including The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Dallas Morning News, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ladies Home Journal, Prevention, Family Circle, Mademoiselle, Health, New Woman and weight watchers to name but a few.",behavioral sciences;books;business & investing;cognitive psychology;communication;communications;conversation;education & reference;etiquette;fitness & dieting;health;history & criticism;language & grammar;literature & fiction;movements & periods;postmodernism;psychology & counseling;science & math;skills;words,20
0521770629,"Language from the Body: Iconicity and Metaphor in American Sign Language ""Language from the Body will capture the imagination of all readers who are fascinated with the human language capacity.  I expect the book to stand as one of the groundbreaking works on sign language, in a line with Klima and Bellugi's The Signs of Language, which opened the field to modern investigation over twenty years ago.""   Dan I. Slobin, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley""In my view, this is more than a major contribution to modern metaphor theory, it's the most substantive advance towards a general account of the nature of the linguistic sign since Saussure and Pierce.  Accessible, jargon-free, and yet full of scholarly depth, this book should be read by linguists, cognitive scientists, and by anyone intelligent who wants to know more about language and mind.""   Eve Sweetser, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley""Language from the Body presents an elegant and convincing analysis of iconicity in language, a topic usually swept under the rug, particularly by sign language linguists.  This original and perceptive book will be a valuable resource for both linguists and cognitive scientists.""   Karen Emmorey, Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies""This book is liberating.  It frees ASL from attempts to make it look as much as possible like spoken language and lets it be seen for the magnificent and poetic instrument of expression and communication that it is. In doing so, Taub changes the very idea of what a human language can be.""   George Lakoff, co-author of Philosophy in the Flesh and Metaphors We Live By	What is the role of meaning in linguistic theory? Generative linguists have severely limited its influence while cognitivist and functionalist linguists believe that meaning pervades and motivates all levels of linguistic structure.  This dispute can now be resolved conclusively by evidence from signed language.  Language in the Body rebuts the generativist linguistic theories which separate form and meaning and asserts that iconicity can only be described in a cognitivist framework where meaning can influence form.",behavioral sciences;books;cognitive psychology;education & reference;fitness & dieting;foreign language study & reference;general;health;humanities;language & grammar;linguistics;medical books;mental health;new;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;words,20
0672327228,"Expanding Choice: Moving to Linux and Open Source with Novell Open Enterprise Server Jason Williams is the product manager for Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) and the creator of the requirements document for OES. He joined Novell in 1999 and had been product manager for GroupWise, WebAccess, and Wireless. He created Novells Instant Messaging system, GroupWise Messenger. Previously, he has held positions in London for numerous financial institutions including the Bank of England and the BBC World service.  Peter Clegg is a freelance author and former technology editor for McGraw-Hill. He has been published in major trade and business magazines and specializees in evolving IT services.  He has been writing about networking technology for over 15 years. He was Director of Marketing over NetWare and Internet services at Novell.   Emmett Dulaney is the certification columnist for UnixReview and author of  Novell Certified Linux Professional Study Guide  from Novell Press. He has earned 18 vendor certifications, written several books on Linux, Unix, and certification study, spoken at a number of conferences, and is a former partner at Mercury Technical Solutions.   Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.	Introduction   Introduction Open source is a catch phrase that passes from lip to lip and from magazine article to magazine cover more times a day than can be counted. So many speak of it, yet you have to wonder if they really understand the depth of the topic theyre discussing and the world of possibilities that it holds. Looking for a Common Thread Lets start with a pop quiz. Read the following three short case studies and try to ascertain what each organization has in common. Golden Gate University In the heart of San Franciscos financial district is the central hub of Californias fifth-largest private university. Golden Gate University offers a variety of exceptional undergraduate and graduate programs in business management, information technology, and law, utilizing the most advanced technologies and learning tools available. Golden Gates CyberCampus permits students to work and study on their own schedules using the Internet. Golden Gate is 75% of the way through a major data center consolidation project, which replaces a cacophony of hardware platforms, operating systems, database applications, and web services with Linux, open source applications and networking services, Oracle databases, and Dell hardware. This five-year migration plan allows Golden Gate to simplify administration and consolidate hardware, software, and database content without sacrificing any functionality while providing students and faculty with easier access to more resources. In addition to quantified hardware, software, and management savings, Golden Gate has implemented data center technology that provides it scalability and choice, and positions it to take advantage of new and emerging open standards solutions. CCOC CCOC is a mutually-owned service bureau providing information technology services to community banks and credit unions in the northeastern United States. The company has more than 130 customers and nearly 300 employees. The company services 7,000 workstations and 500 ATMs, and processes more than seven million check images each month. CCOCs solutions included a mix of Unix and Microsoft Windows applications and services. CCOCs dedication to customer support, security, and value led it to evaluate and select Linux as the platform of choice for its major applications, including email, Oracle databases, bank teller applications, back office processing software, reporting tools, and financial applications. With Linux, CCOC gets the same performance as Unix on less expensive hardware without sacrificing performance or reliability. CCOC transitioned its business to Linux and established 99.999% uptime at a fraction of the cost of its previous Unix system. As a result, the company has reduced its overall hardware costs by 40%. Moving several of its Windows applications to Linux has also reduced administration time by 40%. Hewitt Associates Hewitt Associates is a global human resources outsourcing and consulting firm delivering a complete range of human capital management services, such as HR, payroll, benefits, and health care. Hewitts client roster includes more than half of the Fortune 500, with more than 17 million participants. Hewitt deployed a grid of Intel-based Linux blade servers to off-load CalcEngine, an employee pension calculation program, from its mainframe. The result was that the number of pension calculations doubled (1.2 million to 2.4 million) with a 90% reduction in costs over the mainframe.  So what does each organization have in common? If you stated open source, you have the main point. If you also picked up on the fact that each company was a migration in process, youre observant. If you noted that open source coexists with proprietary software or legacy applications, you did very well. And, if you deduced that open source is fundamentally altering the way these companies do business (both internally and externally), congratulations, you scored the maximum points possible. Why This Book? The purpose of this book is threefold. First, for those in mainstream organizations who are just coming to an awareness of open source, it provides a snapshot of what open source is, how the open source movement has evolved, where it currently is positioned, and what future possibilities might lay in store. The second purpose for this book is to provide information, tools, and a framework for analysis that will enable computer system professionals and IT decision makers to assess the benefits of implementing open source. The third purpose for this book is to introduce Open Enterprise Server (OES)the newest operating system from Novell. Once again, Novell has raised the bar for the IT industry by creating an operating system that is truly second to none. Not only does OES offer all the services that you have come to know and depend upon in NetWare, but it also combines the best features of Linux and open source as well, to provide great value and a plethora of reasons to incorporate it in your environment. Novell has been providing enterprise customers with networking solutions for over 20 years. With OES, Novell continues to provide you with additional choices and flexibility options that you might not be getting from other solution vendors. The following are the top 10 reasons why Novell Open Enterprise Server belongs in your environment:   You can achieve greater choice and flexibility by deploying Linux and other open source technologies into your environment.   You can minimize training costs by leveraging your current infrastructure, skill sets, and technology investments.   OES allows you to use Linuxthe leading open source application development platformto run your line-of-business applications.   With OES, you can install the foundation for additional industry-leading network resource- and identity-management services available for your enterprise.   You can achieve enterprise-class scalability for applications, collaboration, file, print, security, and storage.   You can build the foundation for a complete Linux-based server-to-desktop alternative to current proprietary offerings.   You can partner with the leading network vendors and gain access to the Novell global ecosystem for technical assistance, consulting, training, certification, and development services.   OES allows you to mitigate business risks through proven high-availability, service-failover, and disaster-recovery solutions.   You can manage your mixed environment of NetWare and Linux through a single web-based management interface and simplify IT staff workload.   You will realize a solid return on investment by lowering ongoing system-management and hardware costs by moving to an Intel-based platform.   OES is the future. Novell has been recognized in the press and by analysts for its clear commitment to making Linux better for enterprise-level customers and for continuing to offer choice and flexibility. Key partners such as IBM, Dell, HP, Computer Associates, and Veritas are supporting Novells strategic move to support Linux and offer customers a choice. OES is a complex product, but its complexity is all behind the scenes. From the standpoint of an implementer and administrator, there is no other product offering the same features that is easier to work with. Open source is and will continue to be a significant factor for companies of all sizes, but particularly for enterprise sites in which greater degrees of information exchange and collaboration are required between employees, customers, partners, and suppliers. Open source cost and capability factors will increasingly influence the dynamics of IT, which, in turn, will affect the overall competitiveness and viability of an organization. Its worth noting that most analysts (including strategists at Novell) believe open source will never completely displace proprietary software. In general, open source is a commodity resource available to accommodate common, mass-market IT needs. The spread of open source will advance, filling mass-market needs while moving from general to specialized applications. In the foreseeable future, however, the demand for proprietary software with specialized function and custom utility will always exist. IT solution providers, including independent software vendors such as Novell, can continue to be profitable by meeting specialized application needs and by providing a support and service ecosystem around the complete stack with support and management for both open and proprietary solutions. Open source, while revolutionary in many ways, will in the long run serve as an evolutionary catalyst for greater IT capability. How This Book Is Organized This book removes the mystery surrounding open source and walks you through various elements of OES. When you finish reading this book, you will have a much better understanding of the open source movement and Novell Open Enterprise Server and be better prepared to incorporate it in your environment. Chapter 1, A History of Linux and the Open Source Movement, introduces you to the history and basics of Linux. Knowing the background of both Linux and open source is crucial to understanding how OES has come to be. Chapter 2, The Open Source Solution, moves beyond the history and into the theoretical advantages of implementing open source as an answer to your implementation issues. In Chapter 3, Open Source in the Real World, you will learn about the major institutions that have tried open source and embraced it wholeheartedly. Taking from their experiences, you can evaluate its suitability for your environment. In Chapter 4, A Brief History of NetWare, you will be introduced ...",apis & operating environments;books;computer science;computers & technology;education;education & reference;lan;linux;networking;networking & system administration;networks;new;novell netware;operating systems;programming;protocols & apis;schools & teaching;servers;software;used & rental textbooks,20
1860644082,"The East Timor Question Paul Hainsworth is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Ulster, and Amnesty International's country coordinator for East Timor and Indonesia.  Stephen McCloskey is the coordinator for One World Centre for Northern Ireland and Secretary of the East Timor Solidarity Campaign.",asia;asian;books;comparative politics;government;history;humanities;indonesia;international & world politics;international relations;law;legal theory & systems;new;non-us legal systems;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;southeast asia;used & rental textbooks,20
0816645264,"Sex Objects: Art And The Dialectics Of Desire After reading [Sex Objects], you get the feeling that Doyle is exactly the kind of companion you'd like to have along at a museum or a show, where she'd make you snicker, cry, think, or desire in all the wrong places. - Cynthia Young -- Women's Studies Quarterly, Spring 2007""A rich and complicated book...Doyle's writing is applicable to  any of us, to artists in all disciplines."" -- Border Crossings: A Magazine of the Arts, Summer 2006""An excellent disruption of current critical theories about how  sex matters in art."" -- Art Monthly, December-January 2006-2007	""A beautiful and provocative book. Doyle convincingly argues that visual culture is inherently sexed and that the study of images tells us something critical about how we inhabit the world."" - Amelia Jones, author of Self/Image	""Like a brassy fag hag crashing a gay sex party, Jennifer Doyle  mixes it up here with a queer lot. Whether she's just watching or actively  participating, whether turned on or bored, thinking or crying, or most  likely all of these at once, Doyle shows us how crucial a queer feminist  perspective is to understanding the erotics of art."" -Douglas Crimp, author  of Melancholia and Moralism	Jennifer Doyle is Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside.  She is co-editor of Pop Out: Queer Warhol.",arts & photography;books;criticism;erotic;film & television;gay & lesbian;gay & lesbian studies;history;history & criticism;humanities;humor & entertainment;movies;new;nonfiction;other media;performing arts;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;themes;used & rental textbooks;women in art,22
1584502223,"The LightWave 7.5 Primer (Graphics Series) Patrik Beck is the founder of Electric Crayon Studios, a full-time animator, instructor, and an original Lightwave user. He is also the author of the popular LightWave 6.5/7.0 Project Handbook.",3d graphics;arts & photography;books;business & finance;business & investing;computer science;computers & technology;game programming;graphic design;graphics & multimedia;graphics & visualization;guides;job hunting & careers;new;programming;software;techniques;used & rental textbooks;web design;web development & design,20
0787943606,"The Language of Leadership ""Soder's timely contribution to this body of knowledge will inspire reflection and serious thought."" (Planning for Higher Education, 12/02-2/03)""...beautifully written.... The author is well positioned to write this book."" (Planning for Higher Education, 3/4/03)	""[T]his book is not an angel food cake recipe for effective leadership. Business executives should expect no lists of things to do in order to keep clients from leaving by the back door while they are ushering new ones through the front. School principals will look in vain for five easy steps to good relationships with parents. Yet, this is an eminently practical book, a handbook for survival as well as excellence in leadership and sleeping with a clear conscience.""  From the Foreword by John I. Goodlad""When we all think we understand leadership, Soder, with quotations from the ages, shows us new, fascinating, and immensely important elements. A stimulating adventure.""  Fisher Howe, author, The Board Member's Guide to Strategic Planning and Welcome to the Board	""[T]his book is not an angel food cake recipe for effective leadership. Business executives should expect no lists of things to do in order to keep clients from leaving by the back door while they are ushering new ones through the front. School principals will look in vain for five easy steps to good relationships with parents. Yet, this is an eminently practical book, a handbook for survival as well as excellence in leadership and sleeping with a clear conscience.""  From the Foreword by John I. Goodlad ""When we all think we understand leadership, Soder, with quotations from the ages, shows us new, fascinating, and immensely important elements. A stimulating adventure.""  Fisher Howe, author, The Board Member's Guide to Strategic Planning and Welcome to the Board	We are living in an era when more and more misleading advertising and shameless political campaigns are accepted as the norm. In such a deceptive environment how can an ethical leader advocate for a cause without inviting doubt, resistance, or even indifference among those they intend to persuade?  The Language of Leadership explores the powerful role that language plays in helping leaders, no matter what their field, support their position and create a climate of credibility and legitimacy. In this persuasive and compelling book, Roger Soder draws from a wealth of historical and literary sources and uses illustrative examples from contemporary leadership practices. The Language of Leadership examines the art of developing principled and persuasive arguments and devotes particular attention to the process of gathering evidence on which to support an argument. Throughout the book, Soder advances practical ideas for cultivating public trust, openness and inquiry, and stresses the vital need for modeling democratic values in speech and conduct. Most importantly, the book addresses the myriad moral and political dilemmas that leaders face and shows how to use language and other principled tactics for coping with dissension and conflict when crises erupt.  Written for leaders in the education, business, and nonprofit sectors, The Language of Leadership offers the information and practical guidance needed to understand the crucial impact of words on the ability to lead, heal, motivate, and chart a path to the future.	The Language of Leadership is a thoughtful and practical guide that examines the relationship between language and effective leadership. Author Roger Soder shows leaders no matter what their field how to use ethical persuasion to cultivate public trust and build legitimacy for their cause. And most important, The Language of Leadership clearly demonstrates how a leader can accomplish this within the context of democracy the larger context of leadership.	Roger Soder is a senior associate at the Center for Educational Renewal, University of Washington, and vice president of the independent Institute for Educational Inquiry. Soder is the editor of Democracy, Education, and the Schools and coeditor with John I. Goodlad and Kenneth Sirotnik of The Moral Dimensions of Teaching and Places Where Teachers Are Taught (all from Jossey-Bass).",applied psychology;books;education;education & reference;education theory;elections & political process;fitness & dieting;health;leadership;medical books;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;schools & teaching;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks,20
0849323681,"Investigation of Road Traffic Fatalities: An Atlas (Cause of Death Atlas Series) these volumes are appropriate for the target readership of death investigators, law enforcement officers, and attorneysPhysicians-in-training, in such specialties as Pathology, Emergency Medicine, and Surgery would benefit from careful reading of these booksI anticipate that the remaining volumes in this series will prove equally useful.--Laurence R. Simson, Jr., MD, Forensic Pathologist, Journal of Forensic Sciences",automotive;books;civil;clinical;criminal law;education & reference;engineering;forensic medicine;forensic science;internal medicine;law;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;pathology;professional & technical;transportation;used & rental textbooks,19
0750698330,"150 Things You Should Know About Security 'Simple, fast, the old maxim of the three ""Cs""-Clear, Concise, Complete.' - Thomas Leo, CPP, member of ASIS	Larry Fennelly was a crime prevention specialist at the Harvard University Police Department. His responsibilities ranged from identifying vulnerabilities and conducting security surveys to working with architects to design and implement security systems to developing guard-training programs. A graduate of the National Crime Prevention Institute, Mr. Fennelly is a member of the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners and the American Society of Industrial Security. He is the author of 150 Things You Should Know About Security and Effective Physical Security.",books;business & finance;business & investing;business & management;certification;comptia;computer science;computers & technology;criminal law;criminology;digital law;education & reference;hacking;industries & professions;information management;internet & web culture;law;law enforcement;manager's guides to computing;network security;networking;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;privacy;social sciences;specific topics;used & rental textbooks,29
0804739579,"A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies ""The quality of Sherwin's research and the strength of his argument are far superior to previous accounts.""New York Times Book Review""Probably the definitive account for a long time to come. . . . Sherwin has tackled some of the critical questions of the Cold War's originsand has settled them, in my opinion.""Walter LaFeber, Cornell University""Sure to be the definitive study of these particular questions.""Noam Chomsky	Continuously in demand since its first, prize-winning edition was published in 1975, this is the classic history of the development of the American atomic bomb, the decision to use it against Japan, and the origins of U.S. atomic diplomacy toward the Soviet Union.In his Preface to this new edition, the author describes and evaluates the lengthening trail of new evidence that has come to light concerning these often emotionally debated subjects. The author also invokes his experience as a historical advisor to the controversial, aborted 1995 Enola Gay exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. This leads him to analyze the impact on American democracy of one of the most insidious of the legacies of Hiroshima: the political control of historical interpretation.Reviews of Previous EditionsThe quality of Sherwins research and the strength of his argument are far superior to previous accounts.New York Times Book ReviewProbably the definitive account for a long time to come. . . . Sherwin has tackled some of the critical questions of the Cold Wars originsand has settled them, in my opinion.Walter LaFeber,Cornell UniversityOne of those rare achievements of conscientious scholarship, a book at once graceful and luminous, yet loyal to its documentation and restrained in its speculations.Boston Globe	The quality of Sherwins research and the strength of his argument are far superior to previous accounts.New York Times Book ReviewProbably the definitive account for a long time to come. . . . Sherwin has tackled some of the critical questions of the Cold Wars originsand has settled them, in my opinion.Walter LaFeber, Cornell University	Pulitzer Prizewinner Martin J. Sherwin is Professor of History at Tufts University, where he founded the Nuclear Age History Center.	The birth of atomic energy took place during the Manhattan Project--a top-secret program to build the atom bomb during WWII. The U.S. had never had such a valuable political secret, and attempts to control it started years before anyone knew if the planned bomb would explode. The territorial negotiations between scientists and the military and the dialogues among the U.S., Britain, and the U.S.S.R. mark the beginning of the Cold War. Narrator Patrick Cullen does not interpret beyond the printed page. He does no accents and doesn't even suggest the voices of the famous characters Roosevelt and Churchill. He pauses at the start of quotations but not at the end, leaving listeners wondering where the writer's narrative resumes. In addition, the book's poor organization deals it a grievous blow the narrator cannot correct.  J.A.H.  AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine	      --This text refers to the 							Audio CD	 edition.",20th century;asia;asian;books;history;humanities;international & world politics;international relations;japan;military;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;nuclear;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;weapons & warfare;world war ii,20
0842027319,"Expanding Empires: Cultural Interaction and Exchange in World Societies from Ancient to Early Modern Times (The World Beat Series) Bold, innovative, and refreshing. . . . This is a truly global and non-hegemonic perspective. (Tunde Adeleke )This is a shrewdly designed volume of essays, translated texts, and visual images that will really help students think 'world historically.' Europe is kept where it belongs, far out on one end of rich and complicated developments in Asia and Africa, eventually the heir to other interactions in the Americas. Rather than focus on cultures and societies as separate entities, the editors lead students to think about interactions of cultures and power. (John E. Wills, Jr. )Wendy Kasinec and Michael Polushin have assembled an extraordinarily thoughtful and well-crafted collection of essays. This volume will prove invaluable to all those interested in the analysis of imperial expansion and its multifaceted and multitiered consequences. To demonstrate their assertion that 'empires and societies do not exist in isolation,' the editors have put together sixteen selections that not only prove their claim but also provide a sophisticated road map of the complexity of intercultural relationships between and among world civilizations. In addition to its other scholarly qualities, this highly readable book should attract equally the specialist and the initiate. (Daniel Castro )In this rich and suggestive volume, the editors have brought together a wide-ranging set of scholarly studies of situations of cultural contact that resulted from the establishment of empires in diverse places and times. Accessible enough to be used as a supplemental reader in introductory world history surveys, Expanding Empires: Cultural Interaction and Exchange in World Societies from Ancient to Early Modern Times is sufficiently sophisticated also to be appropriate for upper-level courses dealing with issues in world history. (Altman, Ida )	Wendy F. Kasinec teaches World Civilizations at Loyola University. Michael A. Polushin is assistant professor of Latin American history at the University of Southern Mississippi.",africa;african;americas;anthropology;asia;asian;australia & oceania;books;europe;european;history;humanities;international & world politics;international relations;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks;world,22
1558539786,"California Wine Country Bed & Breakfast Cookbook And Travel Guide Carol Faino is an award-winning cook, teacher, mother, and writer. With Doreen Hazledine, she formed Peppermint Press to publish two previous books, Colorado Bed & Breakfast Cookbook and Washington State Bed & Breakfast Cookbook.Doreen Kaitfors Hazledine, a former Mrs. South Dakota and an Outstanding Young Woman of America, is a teacher, businesswoman, writer, and inspirational speaker.",african;bed & breakfasts;books;breakfast;california;cookbooks;drinks & beverages;education & reference;food;food & wine;general;lodging & transportation;meals;pacific;reference;regional & international;travel;united states;west;wine,20
0691122679,"The Quotable Jefferson ""John P. Kaminski's work, the product of many years research and laborious editing, will help to familiarize readers with the world view of Jefferson, while placing his words in the correct context. The work, even in the light of the volumes on Jefferson already at hand, is a welcome addition for those wanting to understand the man in his own word.""--Patrick McNamara, National Conservative Weekly""This is an elegant collection of quotations. . . . For those who enjoy their history in tasty tidbits and colorful personal language, this is a great book to dip into.""--Edmonton Journal""This book will delight the casual reader and browser, but it is also a serious and carefully edited reference work. Whatever the subject, if Jefferson said something memorable about it, you are likely to find it here.""--Spartacus Educational""If your family library contains no volume on Jefferson, John Kaminski's The Quotable Jefferson would be the perfect place to start. Every quotation is attributed to its source and it seems impossible that any reader who browses these pages would not be enticed to go more deeply into the life and history of Thomas Jefferson and in doing so, into the very heart of the nation of which he was so able a founder.""--Mary Garrett, The Advocate	""Succeeding admirably in condensing the best quotes from around twenty thousand letters, this book will awaken some readers to the wit and wisdom of Jefferson, and enable others to rediscover it. Here is Jefferson in his own words, without historians acting as intermediaries. It is very fortunate to have an editor of John Kaminski's caliber produce such an accessible and useful volume.""--Andrew O'Shaughnessy, Saunders Director at the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, author of An Empire Divided""John P. Kaminski, whose impressive editorial work places him among the most knowledgeable scholars of the founding period, has selected a highly readable and insightful collection of observations by Thomas Jefferson. True to Jefferson's brilliance and probing intellect, Kaminski organizes these materials to suit the taste of the modern reader.""--Whitman H. Ridgway, University of Maryland, author of Community Leadership in Maryland, 1790-1840	John P. Kaminski is the founder and director of the Center for the Study of the American Constitution in the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the director and coeditor of ""The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution"" (nineteen volumes to date). He has written or edited sixteen other books, including three on Thomas Jefferson.",( j );19th century;a-z;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;classics;education & reference;history;jefferson;leaders & notable people;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);people;presidents & heads of state;quotations;revolution & founding;thomas;united states,19
0742543706,"Between Women and Generations: Legacies of Dignity (Feminist Constructions) Cornell, a playwright and Rutgers University political science professor, made a deathbed promise to her mother to write a book that ""would bear witness to the dignity of her death and that her bridge class would be able to understand."" Cornell's premise in this self-righteous, repetitive and sometimes incoherent treatise, is that ""white Anglo feminists"" need to respect the dignity of mothers, grandmothers, daughters and the women who work for ""us"" (thereby assuming, it seems, that her readers are ""white Anglo feminists""). Respect allows other women to develop their ""imaginary domain"" so they can dream and become who they ""seek to be."" After some musings on her grandmother's career, Cornell detours into feminist psychoanalytic theory, reworking Spivak, Gurewich and Butler's various interventions in feminist and Lacanian debates. Fond of the sport of renaming everything, Cornell replaces ""care"" with ""ethical and affective attunement,"" ""gender"" with ""the feminine within the imaginary domain"" and ""dignity"" with ""the law of psychic separation."" After pages of postmodern bravado, Cornell's narrative returns to her adoption of a six-month-old Paraguayan girl. The need for a nanny in New York City raised Cornell's awareness of the underworld of undocumented Latinas, so she interviewed some women from a housecleaners' co-op for the last section of her book. While priding herself on having learned ""to listen,"" Cornell can't resist upstaging her interviewees by offering more dramatic moments from her own working life or by explaining to them how racism works. Cornell's academic friends may be impressed with her effort, but the bridge club will have its doubts. Photos. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Before she committed suicide, Cornell's mother, who had a  degenerative disease, asked her daughter to write this book as  an affirmation of her decision to take her own life and a  recognition of her dignity. With uncompromising honesty, Cornell  (political science & women's studies, Rutgers; Beyond  Accommodation: Ethical Feminism, Deconstruction and the Law)  writes of her relationship with her mother, using it as the  backdrop to discuss intergenerational relationships between  women and to argue that every woman, no matter how physically or  emotionally bruised, must preserve her dignity. Although the  introduction and first and final chapters trace Cornell's  reflections on the influence of the lives and deaths of her  mother as well as her grandmother, the book's structure seems  fragmented, especially in the middle chapters, where Cornell  branches out to discuss feminist theory and include interviews  with a Long Island cooperative of women house-cleaners, who  assert their dignity individually and collectively. Cornell  intended to make this book accessible to nonspecialists,  including her mother's bridge club, but the theoretical chapters  will be difficult reading for those unfamiliar with the theories  of Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, and several others. For this  reason, the book is likely to be confined to academic  collections. Patricia A. Beaber, Coll. of New Jersey, Ewing   Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Drucilla Cornell's work combines scrupulous cutting-edge thought with an overflowing, compassionate and personal humanity.  May her concept of dignity influence the thinking  and actions of her readers. Alicia Ostriker, author of The Nakedness of the FathersBetween Women and Generations is a great gift to the present. Drucilla Cornell is among the most courageous, probing,  and far-sighted of feminist thinkers. Catharine R. Stimpson, New York University	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Drucilla Cornell is professor of political science, women's studies, and comparative literature at Rutgers University.",biographies & memoirs;books;death;death & grief;education & reference;family relationships;feminist theory;gender studies;grief & bereavement;humanities;memoirs;new;parent & adult child;parenting & relationships;philosophy;politics & social sciences;reference;self-help;social sciences;sociology;specific groups;used & rental textbooks;women;women's studies,24
0195112792,"Saving the Heart: The Battle to Conquer Coronary Disease Recent advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease based on collaborations between engineers, surgeons and cardiologists have led to procedures once undreamed of but now almost routine. Coronary angiography, bypass surgery, angioplasty and stent placement (supporting sagging arteries) have not cured coronary disease, which is still the country's leading cause of death, but they have contributed to a 50% decline in its morbidity rate since 1963. Klaidman's engrossing account traces the development of these interventions, the personalities behind them and the complex questions they raise. A senior research fellow at Georgetown University's Kennedy Institute of Ethics and author of Health in the Headlines, Klaidman finds that innovative surgeons share with artists the qualities of ""courage, intuition, and imagination,"" but often bring monumental egos, arrogance and greed into the mix as well. Recognizing the obvious genius behind cutting-edge coronary research, Klaidman nevertheless suggests that high-tech interventions may now be overused, may be prescribed for the wrong reasonsAincluding increased profits for companies in which doctors or surgeons hold financial interestsAmay deflect attention in medical training away from important clinical skills, and may not offer patients better overall options than drugs. Klaidman offers specific guidelines for coronary patients and argues forcefully for balance between profit-driven research and patient-centered practice in this sometimes harrowing but always fair-minded analysis of some of the most pressing concerns facing modern medicine. 20 illustrations. (Jan.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.	Anyone facing treatment for a cardiac condition should read this book. KlaidmanAwho's not a physician, he's a research fellow at the Kennedy Institute of EthicsAconducted extensive interviews in order to examine the people, the business aspects, and the ethical issues relating to cardiology. Using clear lay language, he humanizes the history of cardiology and explains the evolution of many of the procedures commonly used todayAincluding angioplasty, bypass surgery, and stenting. He also carefully weighs the advantages and disadvantages of commercialism in medical device technology. In the final chapters, he considers current research and hopes for future technologies, and concludes with a practical list of questions that patients might want to ask their doctors before making treatment choices. This useful book should help to remove some of the mystery and fear surrounding heart disease. Recommended for all public libraries.ATina Neville, Univ. of South Florida at St. Petersburg Lib. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.	This is an American book for American readers, written mainly for physicians and associated professionals, but also for interested lay readers. The author, Stephen Kliadman, is a journalist with a remarkable knowledge of medicine -- in particular, cardiology -- and the American health system. The book is written in a dynamic journalistic style, easy to read and informative. Enlightening case presentations are entertaining. The book eloquently recounts the history of coronary artery disease in 14 chapters, from the historical beginning (i.e., the description of angina pectoris by William Heberden). Well-edited chapters deal with anatomy, diagnostic tools, treatment (e.g., drugs, bypass surgery, angioplasty, and stenting), angioscopy, intravascular ultrasonography, magnetic resonance ultrasonography, and future directions. Appendix A describes strategies for designing and conducting clinical trials. Appendix B, entitled ""What Patients Need to Know,"" contains useful, basic information for patients with coronary disease. True highlights are the vital biographies of the pioneers in the field, which are based on detailed personal interviews with contemporary cardiologists and cardiac surgeons.  Kliadman provides the reader with authentic information that cannot be found anywhere else. He informs the reader superbly about medical heroes such as Nobel prize winner Werner Forssmann, Mason Sones, Rene Favaloro (known for his contribution to the development of coronary bypass surgery), John Kirklin, Andreas Gruntzig (known for perfecting techniques of angioplasty), Valentin Fuster, and many others. Previously unknown facts about the development of coronary arteriography, stenting, and minimally invasive bypass surgery are reported.  The structure of the book, however, is not strictly chronologic or scientific. A historical time line and a list of the names of the pioneers in cardiology would have been helpful, and the text should have been supported by more figures, tables, and illustrations. The unconventional reference list gives more information than usual. There are only small mistakes: Willem Einthoven was not a physician, but a physiologist; Kreuznach (where Forssman practiced) is not in the Black Forest; and Dresden (Gruntzig's birthplace) was destroyed by Allied bombs in February 1945 not 1944. Kliadman's view of what it takes to be a heart surgeon will probably not be shared by everybody.  Kliadman is critical about money as a motivator in medicine. In particular, he addresses the overuse of techniques such as balloon angioplasty and the contribution of such overuse to the ever-rising cost of health care in the United States. The attempt to pressure patients to participate in clinical trials for obvious financial reasons is discussed frankly. Kliadman suggests banning cardiologists from holding any financial interest in any device used in their practice. The last sentence of the book should be kept in mind: ""We must find a way to transform medicine from the industry it has become into a caring profession again!""  I highly recommend this book to physicians, patients, politicians, and health care authorities.  Reviewed by Berndt Luderitz, M.D. Copyright  2000 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. The New England Journal of Medicine is a registered trademark of the MMS.	""One of the most important medical books I've ever read. As someone who has had a heart attack, bypass surgery, and angioplasty, I know fully well what Mr. Klaidman is writing about. I urge everyone interested in this important topic to read this timely book.""--Larry King, Host, ""Larry King Live""""Anyone facing treatment for a cardiac condition should read this book.... Using clear lay language, he humanizes the history of cardiology and explains the evolution of many of the procedures commonly used today--including angioplasty, bypass surgery, and stenting. This useful book should help to remove some of the mystery and fear surrounding heart disease.  Recommended for all public libraries.""--Library Journal""Stephen Klaidman skillfully contrasts the breakthrough technologies necessary for saving the heart with the thorny ethical considerations necessary for saving the profession. Although disturbing at times, his views reflect much of the public concern about medicine that should be mandatory reading for all of us who care for patients.""--Spencer B. King III, M.D., Immediate Past President, American College of Cardiology	Stephen Klaidman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. He is the author of Health in the Headlines and The Virtuous Journalist  (both OUP). He lives in Washington, D.C.",administration & policy;biographies & memoirs;books;cardiology;clinical;diseases & physical ailments;ethics;fitness & dieting;health;heart disease;history;internal medicine;medical;medical books;medical ethics;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;parenting & relationships;professionals & academics;special topics;used & rental textbooks,22
082135468X,"World Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for Poor People The World Bank Group is a group of five international organizations responsible for providing finance and advice to countries for the purposes of economic development and poverty reduction, and for encouraging and safeguarding international investment. The group and its affiliates have their headquarters in Washington, D.C., with local offices in 124 member countries.",almanacs & yearbooks;biography & history;books;business & investing;company profiles;development & growth;economics;education & reference;international;international & world politics;mathematics;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;poverty;public affairs & policy;reference;science & math;social policy;social sciences,20
0415156564,"Gender and Material Culture: The Archaeology of Religious Women ...Roberta Gilchrist has introduced a new dimension into this area of study, and ably demonstrated how an analysis of material culture can inform our knowledge of the gendered identities of both female and male religious....The strength of this work lies in both its interrogation of material evidence and its critical application of current theoretical perspectives in the archaeology of gender. Unlike many recent writings on gender, it does not merely focus on the female experience, but addresses the differences, and similarities, in the construction of the experience of both female and male religious....in her imaginative use and analysis of archaeological evidence Gilchrist has made a major contribution to both monastic studies and the archaeology of gender...there is a discourse between theory and practice.Gender and History JournalThis book is a well-structured inquiry into medieval women's monasticism with an emphasis on the relationship between gender and space...this is an intriguing and truly interesting book...fills a gap in medieval archaeology.AntiquityAn impressive synthesis of evidence and interpretation, and convincingly conveys Gilchrist's view that 'medieval female religious experience was different from that of men, not less successful'.Times Higher Education SupplementGilchrist demonstrates convincingly that gender analysis of material culture can offer a very stimulating and illuminating interpretation of the past... Her multidisciplinary approach and clear theoretical background inspire new paths for research and interpretations of both old and new archaeological and historical data.Archaeology IrelandShe [Gilchrist] has used a balanced approach to gender studies, neither overemphasizing nor neglecting archaeological evidence... For people interested in works with a feminist agenda, this book is excellent.  Throughout the book, the author seeks alternatives to standard male oriented interpretations of evidence.Biblical Archaeologist	Roberta Gilchrist is a reader in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Reading, and consultant archaeologist to Norwich Cathedral. She has written widely on the topics of gender and church archaeolgy.",ancient;archaeology;books;catholicism;christian books & bibles;christianity;congregations & orders;general;history;humanities;medieval;monasticism;new;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious;religious history;religious studies;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;women in history;world,22
0195091183,"The Oxford Frederick Douglass Reader ""The most comprehensive collection on Douglass.""--Iyunolu Osagie, Penn State""A splendid, comprehensive anthology that contains the essential Douglass.""--Robert E. Morsberger, California State Polytechnic University""A comprehensive selection of Douglass' works...the volume provides an excellent overview of Douglass' career, and the chronology and introductory material also seem quite useful.""--David M. Robinson, Oregon State University""A most valuable and accessible volume--the best Douglass on the market for generalists. Excellent selection. Thanks for large type and generous spacing.""--Agnes M. Jackson, The Claremont Colleges""These are troubled times for black and white Americans, and Frederick Douglass's is a voice that needs to be heard. William Andrews' fine collection will ensure that Douglass again commands attention.""--William S. McFeely, author of Frederick Douglass""An excellent text.""--Kay Rout, Michigan State University	William L. Andrews is at University of Kansas.",african-american & black;american literature;biographies & memoirs;books;classics;education & reference;ethnic & national;humanities;language & grammar;linguistics;literature;literature & fiction;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks;words,19
1887797157,"The Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H.P. Lovecraft YOU CAN'T KILL WHAT WON'T STAY BURIED Cosmic horror author  H. P. Lovecraft never wanted his gothically nihilistic works adapted  for the screen. Oh well!  The Lurker in the Lobby munches popcorn  where angels fear to tread, with reviews of the famous, infamous and  just plain obscure films and television shows that have been directly  inspired by Lovecraft's work- or that want you to think they are.  Of  course, Hollywood isn't the only place to make a Lovecraft  movie. Essays by more than fifteen amateur and student film-makers  explore the depths of their passion for these Lovecraftian labors of  love- and the hard realities of zero-budget film-making that go with  them.  Countless stills and movie posters accompany the text, and as a  special treat we present the Shadow Over Innsmouth Sketchbook,  containing acclaimed artist Bernie Wrightson's illustrated designs for  the never-produced film.  So draw the shutters, dig out your copy of  the Necronomicon, and brush up on your sixth-dimensional  hyper-geometry- the dark globe of Lovecraftian cinema is on a  collision course with Earth!",books;computers & technology;film & television;games & strategy guides;genre fiction;guides & reviews;history & criticism;horror;humanities;humor & entertainment;literature;literature & fiction;movies;new;performing arts;science fiction;science fiction & fantasy;television;used & rental textbooks;video games,20
1888451262,"R&B (Rhythm & Business): The Political Economy of Black Music Seminal rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy once asked the musical question, ""Who stole the soul?"" In this anthology, perhaps the first to deal solely with the business of black music, Chuck D, editor Kelley (author of the Nina Halligan mysteries), and other name contributors (including Courtney Love) attempt to come up with some answers. This is not a study of the appropriation of African American musical styles which was ably covered in Leroi Jones's Blues People: Negro Music in White America, among other titles but rather an examination of why white-owned entertainment conglomerates have profited so much and blacks as a whole so little from the worldwide explosion of hip-hop. Kelley's introductory piece sets the tone, describing the current state of the music industry as a continuation of a ""structure of stealing"" that has plagued African Americans for centuries. The history of the modern recording industry, including the gray line between major and ""independent"" labels, is dissected in several eyeopening contributions that should be required reading for anyone interested in popular music. The collection comprises 20 pieces (seven are new and two are substantially revised) from a variety of journalists, music industry insiders, and historians, as well as an interview with Rap Coalition founder Wendy Day. Recommended for larger public and all academic libraries. David Valencia, King Cty. Lib. Syst., SeattleCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.	This book's message is that the pop music business has ripped off black performers and fans for years. The copiously referenced pieces in it, whose writers include both academics and musicians, identify the industry's sins, general and particular. David Sanjek, director of the BMI Archives and consultant to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, critiques a never-made-public Harvard report on the early '70s ""soul market,"" which found that Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk possessed almost no ""soul content"" and recommended strategies for leveling the industry playing field. As Sanjek reports, the effects of those recommendations have been mixed. Former Public Enemy member and rap legend Chuck D. details the ""morphing of"" certain ""black folk into a new race: the Niggro. The Niggro is rewarded by ignorance [and] lauded in Vibe and Source for its thug spirit."" As D. sees it, Niggros accept ""'nigger ways,' confusing it with the soul root of black people,"" and become easily entertained members of lucrative marketing demographics. Hot stuff for politically and economically astute pop-music collections. Mike TribbyCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	Norman Kelley has written for Newsday, the Village Voice, The Nation, and New York Press. He is the author of ""The Head Negro in Charge Syndrome (Nation Books 2004), and the Nina Halligan mystery series -- Black Heat (HarperCollins), The Big Mango (Akashic), and A Phat Death (Akashic). He lives in Brooklyn.",african-american studies;arts & photography;asian;books;business;business & investing;economic conditions;economics;ethnic & international;industries & professions;international & world politics;music;musical genres;political economy;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;social sciences;soul;specific demographics;specific topics,21
0306805138,"The Chicago Conspiracy Trial ...He puts words together with a clarity of sense and syntax that is almost physically engaging.  Yet his brilliant account of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial is strikingly nonlinear... He has developed a dynamic explication of the trial.... He calls one chapter 'The Struggle for the Laugh in the Courtroom'... If Schultz has offered us a drama that is a metaphor for this society itself, then his intensive concern with the jurors and their own special agony is its climax.  -- David Graber, Los Angeles Times-Calendar...he puts words together with a clarity of sense and syntax that is almost physically engaging...brilliant account... -- David Graber, Los Angeles Times-CalendarA beautiful, compelling, tear-jerking, mind-boggling book.  -- William BurroughsA masterful recapitulation of these anomalous events... -- Kirkus ReviewsAs an historian, I am impressed with the depth with which John Schultz's book elucidates the American historical experience through a focus on this one important present-day event.... This book is a work to which I can turn, and to which I can direct the attention of students, for deeper understanding of the present as history and history as a way of understanding ourselves in the present.  -- Martin J. Sklar, Professor of History, MacArthur Chair, Bucknell UniversityJohn Schultz, more than any other observer, covered the Conspiracy Trial in all its bizarre aspects ... This work, aside from being a profound study of fear, is investigative journalism in its highest sense.  -- Studs TerkelJohn Schultz...covered the Conspiracy Trial in all its bizarre aspects...investigative journalism in its highest sense. -- Studs TerkelSchultz has written one of the few great trial books of our time...a uniquely American, political show trial...... -- Timothy Sullivan, Special Projects Producer, Court TV, Author:The Schultz study is enormously relevant, covering as it does the jury performance under those strenuous conditions and testing realistically whether the jury today does perform the classic role (insulating the citizen from official oppression).  It is therefore an important book for those who care about the jury system.... Mr. Schultz has written up his impressions with verve and perception. They cannot help but round out one's view of this important and perplexing case.   -- Harry Kalven, Jr., Professor of Law, University of Chicago, author of The American JuryThe Schultz study is enormously relevant...an important book for those who care about the jury system... -- Harry Kalven, Jr., Professor of Law, University of Chicago, Author, The American Jury	I just returned from the Showcasing of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial at the American Bar Assn. convention in Chicago Aug 3-6.  I was on a panel before the re-enactment, consulted on the re-enactment with many of the actors, I was on a panel after the re-enactment, talked with attorneys and others attending--in general, a marvellous event, organized by ABA and attorneys and staff of Chicago law firm Jenner and Block.  The Chicago Conspiracy Trial was sold in the lobby. along with my book 'No One Was Killed,'about the Democratic National Convention of 1968.  There was a great deal of curiosity about the trial and the Democratic Convention of 1968 and their unusual implications for trials growing out of contemporary cyber protest and world trade protest in Seattle, Washingtion, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Quebec City, and so on. I believe the reader would benefit from reading the account of the DNC of 1968 along with The Chicago Conspiracy Trial to get a grasp of events that have had such a large impact upon American political life.	John Schultz: Career Summary As Writer John Schultz has been interviewed for and appears in the PBS film ""Daley: The Last Boss"" (January 1996) and the Arts & Entertainment American Justice Documentary ""The Chicago Conspiracy Trial"" (1994, 1995). His most recent book is The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (Da Capo, 1993, revised and updated version of Motion Will Be Denied, with an extensive Afterword by the author), about the spectacular trial of eight famous activists indicted for crossing state lines with intent to incite antiwar riots at the Democratic National Convention of 1968. A two-hour-and-ten-minute BBC radio drama, ""The Chicago Conspiracy Trial"" (which first aired in the UK in August 1993, and in the US in the fall 1993) was based in part on his book and features John Schultz as guide and historical commentator. Mr. Schultz's other books include the short novel, ""Custom,"" 3x3 and 4x4 (Grove Press, 1963, 1967): The Tongues of Men includes the short novel ""Custom,"" which was at the center of controversy in the seizure of John Schultz's manuscripts by Customs officials in Laredo, Texas (Big Table, 1969), and No One Was Killed (Big Table, 1969, about the 1968 Democratic Party Convention). His text, Writing From Start To Finish (Heinemann/Boynton/Cook) was published in August 1982, concise edition issued in 1990. The Teachers  Manual for Writing From Start To Finish was published by Heinemann/Boynton/Cook in 1983. Mr. Schultz contributed dream plays to Dream Theater, Body Politic, 1970-72.  The play version of ""Custom"" was produced at the Body Politic Theater, 1973. Mr. Schultz was contributing editor of Evergreen Review, a leading literary and cultural magazine in the 1960's. Now editor of F Magazine, he edited the anthologies f1, f2: Novels in Progress, The Story Workshop Reader, and The Best of Hair Trigger, among others.  He has given many readings of his fiction and nonfiction, from the Big Table readings at Second City in the 1960's to recent readings in San Francisco, Chicago, and other cities. Full interviews with Mr. Schultz were published in Chicago Review, 1977; Writing, Fall 1984. An interview and reading of portions of a Korean War short novel ""Daley Goes Home"" were aired on ""New Letters on the Air,"" and placed in the New Letters archive, 1986. He has published two short novel-length essays:  ""The Siege of '68"" in The Reader (September 1988); and ""The Fabulous Presumption of Disney World: Magic Kingdom in the Wilderness"" in The Georgia Review (Summer 1988), republished in German in Merian. Originator of The Story Workshop Approach to The Teaching of Writing Mr. Schultz originated The Story Workshop method of teaching writing in 1965 and has continued to develop and broaden it, developing expository and argumentative as well as fiction writing approaches.  He has given presentations frequently at national meetings of the Conference of College Composition and Communication, the National Council of Teachers of English, and other major conferences concerned with the teaching of writing, including two presentations at the Modern Language Association. Various Work Over the Years 1975: November: He gave one of the featured presentations at the SUNY-Buffalo-NCTE Research on Composing conference. 1977: December: College English published a version of the Buffalo presentation, ""The Story Workshop Method: Writing from Start to Finish."" 1978: The full-length presentation appears in Points of Departure: Research on Composing, eds. Charles Cooper and Lee Odell, NCTE. 1978-97: Summers: He has been Research Associate with the Department of English, University of California, Berkeley. 1982: He was keynote speaker at the Focus on Writing conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1982: John Schultz's text, Writing From Start To Finish (Heinemann/Boynton/Cook) was published in August 1982, concise edition issued in 1990. 1983: the Teachers Manual for Writing From Start To Finish was published, (Heinemann/Boynton/Cook). 1993: He was keynote speaker at the Fairfield University Revival Institute for Teachers. 1990: He was co-executive producer and narrator of The Story Workshop videotape ""The Living Voice Moves"" (1990) which features Betty Shiflett and her Advanced Fiction Class. 1992: He was co-executive producer and narrator of The Story Workshop videotape ""Story From First Impulse to Final Draft"" (1992) which also features Betty Shiflett and her Advanced Fiction Class. Misc.: He has conducted Story Workshop training programs for the Chicago Board of Education, the Dallas Community College District, and other colleges, and Writing Across the Curriculum Workshop programs with the Dallas colleges and the Council for Independent Colleges. Until September 1995, he was head of the Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing and of the Master of Arts program in the Teaching of Writing, and chair of the Fiction Writing Department at Columbia College.  He is now Professor Emeritus of Fiction Writing and member of the graduate faculty in Fiction Writing.	From Part Two: Seale, pages 62-63: ""I demand, demand, demand,"" Seale said, to be allowed to cross-examine undercover agent Frapolly.  Judge Hoffman said, ""I know this is just an entire device here..."" Several observers have speculated that the government made Judge Hoffman aware of its wiretaps of phone conversations between Garry and conspiracy staff-member Mickey Leanor, who also consulted with Weinglass. Judge Hoffman again threatened Seale with what would happen to him if he did not cease his ""outbursts.""  Seale pointed to the portraits of the ""slave-owning"" founding fathers on the wall behind Judge Hoffman, among whom ironically were those who helped to write the Constitution that he revered and whose protection he was demanding.  ""What can happen to me more than what George Washington and Benjamin Franklin did to their slaves?""  The marshals ""struggled"" with Seale.  Dellinger, pacifist, placed his elbows to his sides and his hands to his face and tried to put himself between the marshals and Seale.  Seale was thrown, hard, into his seat.  Richard Schultz asked that the record show that Dellinger had ""physically interfered"" with the marshals. ""I didn't think I would ever live to sit on a bench or be in a courtroom,"" Judge Hoffman said, "" where George Washington was assailed by a defendant in a criminal case and a judge was criticized for having his portrait on a wall."" ""Mr. Seale, you do know what is going to happen to you.""  Seale continued to argue that he wanted and needed to represent himself.  The judge excused the jury, and said to the marshals, ""Take that defendant into the room in there and deal with him as he should be dealt with in this circumstance.""  The defendants did not rise when the court was recessed for the judge's order to be carried out. Seale, gagged, was carried by marshals back into the courtroom, handcuffed and bound to a metal chair.  The handcuffs scraped and clicked, and people squirmed.  ""All we want,"" the judge said to Seale, ""is you to be respectful to the court.""  If Seale would promise to cease his outbursts, the judge said, he could be restored to his original physical condition at the defense table. Kunstler described the binding and gagging of Seale detail by detail for the record.  ""You don't represent me,"" Seale mumbled through the gag.  ""Sit down, Kunstler.""  The judge asked the marshals to make ""that contrivance more secure.""  Seale was taken behind the custody door again, where the gag was strengthened.  Everybody waited until Seale was carried back into the courtroom. When the jury was at last allowed into the courtroom, Mrs. Jean Fritz began weeping and other jurors squirmed hard in their seats at the sight.  The brown woman who wore a red wig--she would vote for conviction on all counts during the jury's deliberation-refused to look at Seale.  The other black woman, Mary Butler, who would vote for acquittal, was visibly upset and stole glances at Seale, wincing each time she saw him.  Seale noticed the tears going down Mrs. Fritz's cheeks.  He moved his gagged-and -bound head.",20th century;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;civil procedure;constitutional law;courts;criminal law;criminal procedure;history;jury;law;legal history;modern (16th-21st centuries);rules & procedures;state & local;true accounts;true crime;united states,19
1560255153,"My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser A straight woman who has been married several years to a crossdressing man gives a thoughtful account of their relationship (as well as the relationships of other crossdressers she knows) in this forthright and revelatory book. ""Instead of putting a 'pretty face' on crossdressing,"" Boyd writes, ""I think this book paints a more realistic picture."" Her interest is as much in the broader issues of love and acceptance, denial and repression, human nature and sexual identity as it is in the who, when, why and how of crossdressing. Boyd shares personal and often intensely private moments in order to illustrate her findings, describing her husband's ritual for getting dressed as a woman and candidly admitting that she once believed that she would never be able to accept his behavior. Particularly sharp is her chapter on gendered politics, which takes to task members of the crossdressing community who isolate themselves ""from all the groups who could otherwise educate and liberate them: the feminist community, the gay and lesbian communities."" Though such comments may be uncharacteristically harsh for a book that by and large supports crossdressers and their actions, Boyd's opinions lend her discussion a critical viewpoint and comprehensiveness that it might not have had otherwise. Boyd, who founded the online support group CDOD, helps out newbies to the topic by making distinctions among phrases like ""transgendered"" and ""transvestite"" that are sometimes unknowingly used interchangeably and by summarizing the history of and research into the behavior. Honest and well researched, this book is likely to become an indispensable guide for woman who are trying to forge stable, accepting relationships with crossdressing men. Given the topic and Boyd's approach, it is a shame that the author still felt the need to mask her true identity by using a nom de plume. Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	Boyd never expected to write about transvestites and their partners, yet here is her fascinating account of marriage to a cross-dresser, the intent of which is to reduce the tumult his cross-dressing causes in the couple's lives and to help more women deal better with having transgendered husbands. The originator of an online support group for such couples, Boyd supplements her own experiences with those of others to explore the diversity within a stereotyped group (the male-to-female transgendered) and answer questions concerning their behavior. Boyd was supportive from the onset of her knowledge of ""Betty,"" but even after two years' socializing within a supportive transgender community, the Boyds' first outing in the real world terrified her because of her own and society's expectations--and that was the first of a series of painful realizations. Boyd's skill as a writer enables readers to enter a relatively hidden existence easily, and perhaps even to appreciate its complexities. Her account, though initially disquieting to some, well may become a standard text in gender studies. Whitney ScottCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	""Makes abundantly clear the complexities of life with a cross-dresser."" -- Kirkus Reviews, February 2004",behavioral sciences;biographies & memoirs;books;fitness & dieting;gay & lesbian;gender studies;health;love & romance;marriage;memoirs;nonfiction;parenting & relationships;politics & social sciences;psychology & counseling;relationships;science & math;self-help;sex;sexuality;social sciences;transgender,21
080783016X,"Growing Up Jim Crow: The Racial Socialization of Black and White Southern Children, 1890-1940 ""A substantial contribution to the burgeoning field of child identity development in the segregated US South.""  African American Review""Provides readers . . . with a guide for rooting out the vestiges of Jim Crow that persist today.""  Southern Cultures	Ritterhouse asks how southern black and white children in the early 20th century learned the unwritten rules that guided every aspect of individual behavior, from how blacks and whites stood, sat, ate, drank, walked, and talked to whether they made eye contact with one another. More broadly, she asks how individuals developed racial self-consciousness. Exploring relationships between public and private and between segregation, racial etiquette, and racial violence, Ritterhouse sheds new light on tradition and change in the South and the meanings of segregation within southern culture.	Jennifer Ritterhouse is assistant professor of history at Utah State University. She is editor of Sarah Patton Boyle's The Desegregated Heart: A Virginian's Stand in Time of Transition and coeditor of the award-winning Remembering Jim Crow: African Americans Tell About Life in the Segregated South.",20th century;african-american studies;americas;books;children's books;children's studies;discrimination & racism;history;humanities;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;politics & social sciences;race relations;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;state & local;united states;used & rental textbooks,19
0810834464,"Down But Not Quite Out in Hollow-weird Geoff Gehman lets Knight tell much of his own story in letters to friends; his fierce intellect, and his 'champagne personality' come through vividly...this book is a fine testament to [Knight's] intellect and his integrity. (Past Times )...excellent...Knight's...observations are...incisive, crackle with wit, and cheerfully deflate Hollywood's pretensions and insincerity...Geoff Gehman, who writes every bit as well as Knight did, has created a very readable account of an interesting man...this highly recommended book offers a fascinating portrait of a film critic/screen writer/novelist and gentleman of considerable style and integrity. (Classic Images )...an indispensable close-up look at Hollywood in the 1930s. (Rapport )Once you start this book, you won't put it aside. (The Silent Film Monthly )Geoff Gehman lets Knight tell much of his own story in letters to friends; his fierce intellect, and his 'champagne personality' come through vividly...this book is a fine testament to [Knight's] intellect and his integrity..... (Past Times )Geoff Gehman does a splendid job of bringing Eric Knight back to life. The novelist and screenwriter, who unfortunately died too young as a casualty of World War II, is a delightful and rich subject for a biography. Gehman's approach utilizes Knight's own words as much as possible, allowing his letters to give us his take on his own life. Gehman expertly puts all this in the context of the times and of the Hollywood factory system. The book, like its subject, is witty and warm. It's filled with insights into the various characters Knight encountered in his busy and productive life. One of them, Frank Capra, is a man whose biography I've written, and there are new facets of Capra here. The test of a good book to me is that I learn new things from it and that it doesn't simply repeat what others have written. Gehman's life of Eric Knight fits that description and more. (Joseph McBride )	Geoff Gehman is an arts writer for The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa., a county from where Eric Knight wrote portions of Lassie Come-Home. He is writing an oral history of a town in County Clare, Ireland, where the traveling picture show was always welcome and storytelling is an art and a gift.",20th century;americas;arts & literature;authors;biographies & memoirs;books;entertainers;film & television;history;history & criticism;humanities;humor & entertainment;industry;modern (16th-21st centuries);movies;new;performing arts;state & local;theory;united states;used & rental textbooks,21
0471213268,"Designing Brand Identity: A Complete Guide to Creating, Building, and Maintaining Strong Brands ""...anyone building or changing an identity should use this book for each stage. Smartly written, cleanly laid out, helpful examples...."" (Brandchannel.com, June 2004)""The book's easy style and comprehensive scope make it an appropriate choice for design students and professionals in need of a big-picture view of brand identity."" (Design Issues, 4/1/2004)""Written in a friendly and lucid style, it will be equally appealing to the account executive and the creative director."" (uk.internet.com, 8 April 2003)""Wheeler has created a voice, which is at the same time relaxed, authoritative, and informative. It's not a book necessarily read cover-to-cover: it's a very scanable book, organized by spreads. So it is easy to use- increasing its value as a reference book. And finally, the book is thoroughly visual- not just showing photographic examples of branding but employing charts and type layouts that use design to case the conveyance of information as well."" (Communication Arts, May/June 2004)	The designers guide to building visionary brand identitiesDesigning Brand Identity is an essential toolkit for branding and design firms, marketing and design students, and clients. This comprehensive and accessible resource meticulously maps out the process, provides the fundamentals, and never loses sight of the big picture. From translating the vision of a CEO and conducting research, through designing a sustainable identity program and building online branding tools, this book helps companies create stronger brands.	ALINA WHEELER applies her strategic imagination to help build brands, create new identities, and design brand-identity programs for Fortune 100 companies, entrepreneurial ventures, foundations, and cities. Her firm, Rev Group, works closely with founders, CEOs, and senior management to insure that their vision is communicated clearly to accelerate their success. She is a former national board member of AIGA and was named an AIGA Fellow in 1998.",accounting;accounting & finance;advertising;arts & photography;books;business & finance;business & investing;commercial;computer science;computers & technology;design;graphic design;graphics & multimedia;graphics & visualization;history & criticism;humanities;management & leadership;marketing;marketing & sales;new;product management;professional & technical;programming;techniques;used & rental textbooks,25
0415915163,"The Sacred Heritage: The Influence of Shamanism on Analytical Psychology The reader reemerges from these fascinating accounts of psychic, spiritual, and physical journey convinced of the reality of other-worlds--whether they reside in our deep unconscious or in a separate space-- inhabited by animal spirits and allies, gods an ancestors, and convinced too of the need (ours and theirs) to acknowledge and honor them. Unfortunately, it takes a single conversation with a dogmatically rational person to dispel this knowing, for a prevailing spell has been cast upon the lot of us that tethers us to the profane. -- Julie Mayeda The Bloomsbury ReviewThe reader reemerges from these fascinating accounts of psychic, spiritual, and physical journey convinced of the reality of other-worlds--whether they reside in our deep unconscious or in a separate space-- inhabited by animal spirits and allies, gods and ancestors, and convinced too of the need (ours and theirs) to acknowledge and honor them. -- Julie Mayeda, The Bloomsbury Review September/October 1997These are well-written essays ... Students will enjoy the volume, as will analytical psychologists interested in enriching the practice of modern therapy with elements borrowed from ancient healing traditions. -- Religious Studies ReviewThe reader reemerges from these fascinating accounts of psychic, spiritual, and physical journey convinced of the reality of other-worlds--whether they reside in our unconscious or in a separate space-- inhabited by animal spirits and allies, gods an ancestors, and convinced too of the need (ours and theirs) to acknowledge and honor them. Unfortunately, it takes a single conversation with a dogmatically rational person to dispel this knowing, for a prevailing spell has been cast upon the lot of us that tethers us to the profane. -- Julie Mayeda The Bloomsbury Review	The late Donald F. Sandner was a practicing psychiatrist and Jungian analyst in San Francisco. He wrote Navaho Symbols of Healing. Steven H. Wong is a Jungian psychotherapist in Denver.",books;clinical;fitness & dieting;health;humanities;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;mysticism;new;other religions;practices & sacred texts;psychiatry;psychoanalysis;psychology;psychology & counseling;religion & spirituality;religious studies;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,22
0028616782,"Encyclopedia Mysteriosa: A Comprehensive Guide to the Art of Detection in Print, Film, Radio, and Television While it would be impossible for one volume to reference every interesting piece of trivia in the world of mysteries (after all, that's what they make computers for), William DeAndrea has captured most of the key writers, character, movies, TV series, and books in this 1994 Edgar-winning volume. The alphabetical entries often include lengthy lists of books or movies and their publication/release dates--a bonus for completists looking for forgotten Nero Wolfe tales or classic noir films to rent. Some entries, like that for ""The A-Team"" are tongue-in-cheek: ""characters used what critic Ric Meyers has called 'antineutron bullets'--they destroy property for miles around, but never harm a human being."" As an added bonus, DeAndrea has included 11 extended essays on historically vital issues like dime novels, pulps, Sherlockiana, and even The Batman. The book closes with a listing of mystery bookstores, organizations and awards, magazines, and a glossary for those of us who forgot what an ""Inverted Detective Story"" or a ""McGuffin"" was. --Patrick O'Kelley	This volume by Edgar Award winner DeAndrea covers mystery writers, actors, characters, novels, films, and TV and radio shows in a single A-to-Z arrangement. He says there hasn't been a comprehensive study of the entire genre for the general reader since the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection (1975). Entries vary from a few lines to six pages. Eleven signed inserts of two to three pages each highlight such topics as Batman, Dime Novels, and Dick Tracy. These essays are easily found thanks to their listing in the table of contents. Completeing the work are lists of mystery bookstores in the U.S., Canada, and England; organizations and awards; mystery magazines; and a mystery-related glossary. Cross-references abound, keeping a mystery fan following the ties between writers and characters. Important characters merit separate entries with a list of the novels in which they appear. An author's nonseries books are listed under the author's entry. Illustrations consist of black-and-white movie stills and portraits of authors.DeAndrea claims that ""it is simply not possible to include every mystery author and mystery movie ever made,"" yet the subtitle claims this a comprehensive work. Tom Clancy and critic Jacques Barzun rate entries but not John Grisham, Margaret Truman, Elliott Roosevelt, Sharyn McCrumb, Rochelle Majer Krich, Gillian Roberts, or Sarah Shankman to name a few (and so many of them female!). The A-Team, L.A. Law, and Batman appear but not NYPD Blue, Cops, or The Green Hornet. Anne Perry's entry omits her William Monk series. Anthony Award winners are not listed.On the other hand, since mystery readers usually like to read all the novels featuring their favorite character, the lists after these entries will prove useful in answering reader's advisor queries. Let your mystery readers know it's available for browsing. If you have legions of mystery buffs and your budget allows, consider a circulating copy as well.  	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",bibliographies & indexes;books;communication & journalism;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;encyclopedias;humanities;humor & entertainment;literature;literature & fiction;media studies;movies;mystery;new;publishing & books;reference;research & publishing guides;science;science fiction & fantasy;social sciences;thriller & suspense;used & rental textbooks;writing,23
0072222867,"Wireless Security Protect your network and applications from wireless threats using information from the leading e-security authority    Reduce the risk of security breaches and keep your wireless communications safe with help from this comprehensive guide. Written in conjunction with wireless security experts, this authoritative resource provides you with a clear background of how wireless technology works worldwide, explains current key security protocols, shows you how to deploy a wireless LAN, and much more. You'll understand the full range of wireless network vulnerabilities and learn the characteristics of specific threats such as eavesdropping and wireless denial of service attacks. You'll also discover how to securely access business applications from wireless devices, gain real-world knowledge through numerous detailed wireless implementations, and preview emerging technologies including 3G.    This book will show you how to:      Identify the various layers of wireless network protocols--physical, network, and application layers   Learn the differences in wireless technologies around the globe   Comprehend major security protocols including SSL, WTLS, 802.1x, and IPSec   Recognize the vulnerabilities in today's wireless technologies and take steps to prevent against threats   Alleviate data security risks associated with PDAs, cellular handsets, and other wireless devices   Familiarize yourself with long-, medium-, and short-range wireless data networks and emerging standards   Assess which cryptography method is best for accessing corporate applications from wireless devices   Build a successful wireless security infrastructure using existing technologies         Safeguard your network using this definitive guide to wireless security.	Merritt Maxim has more than 4 years' experience in the information security industry, most recently as a product manager for wireless security at RSA Security in Bedford, MA.  In that role, Merritt was responsible for defining RSA's cross-product line wireless architecture and spoke at numerous industry events on wireless security topics. Previously, Merritt was a senior research analyst at MIT. David Pollino is a senior security consultant at @stake, Inc.  He has extensive networking experience, including working for a tier 1 ISP, architecting and deploying secure networks for Fortune 500 companies.  David leads the @stake Center of Excellence focusing on wireless technologies such as 802.11x, WAP and GPRS. Recent projects include helping design and oversee the security architecture for a large European ASP and assisting with the security architecture for a wireless provider.",books;business & management;certification;comptia;computer science;computers & technology;electrical & electronics;encryption;engineering;internet & web culture;mobile phones;network security;networking;networks;new;privacy;professional & technical;programming & app development;protocols & apis;security & encryption;tablets & e-readers;telecommunications;used & rental textbooks;wireless networks,24
0231110588,"Russia and the Idea of the West A treasure trove of Russian sources... English does not just read, he listens.... As a work of history, this volume represents a thoughtful and highly readable reconstruction of the domestic ideational sources behind one of the most momentous transformations of the late twentieth century. (Slavic Review)[An] impressively researched new book. (The Nation)English takes a complex issue and makes it accessible to nonspecialists without sacrificing theoretical and empirical rigor. His rich and detailed account of Soviet intellectual development is fascinating and enjoyable to read, while his analysis makes a valuable contribution to debates over the origins of the Gorbachev Revolution. (Elaine McClarnand MacKinnon America)Robert English's path-breaking work... Ranks among the classics in both International Relations and Russian area studies. It thus behooves students of contemporary international relations to read or reread English's book, given its insightful exploration of the causes of the Cold War's burial - not to mention its important implications for the Post-post-Cold War era upon us now. (Julie Newton The Russian Review)	English has written a book of major importance. It traces more fully than any other the origins of the new thinking of the Gorbachev Era and demonstrates how over many years radically new ideas were being developed by a minority of intellectuals within the Communist Party. English shows the limitations of an interest-based analysis of the transformation of the Soviet Union and of the international system and demonstrates how crucially important were ideas -- in particular, the combination of fresh thinking and the emergence of a leader, Gorbachev, ready and willing to ensure that conceptual change was translated into political breakthrough. (Archie Brown, Oxford University)	Robert English, assistant professor of international relations at the University of Southern California, is currently a research fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, New Jersey. The work upon which  Russia and the Idea of the West is based won the Harold D. Lasswell prize of the American Political Science Association.",asian;books;communism & socialism;comparative politics;elections & political process;europe;european;history;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;ireland;law;leadership;legal theory & systems;non-us legal systems;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;russia;russian & former soviet union;world,21
0826335535,"Rider of the Pale Horse: A Memoir of Los Alamos and Beyond A recollection of life in the workshops where nuclear bomb components were constructed during the Manhattan Project.	McAllister Hull is professor emeritus of physics at the University of New Mexico, where he served as provost in the early 1980s.",20th century;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;history;history & philosophy;humanities;military;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;nuclear;nuclear physics;physics;professionals & academics;science & math;science & mathematics;scientists;state & local;technology;united states;used & rental textbooks;weapons & warfare;world;world war ii,24
0300100094,"On Deaf Ears: The Limits of the Bully Pulpit ""Every serious scholar and student of American politics should read this book. It will surely be 'must reading' for any course on the American presidency."" Robert Y. Shapiro, Columbia University	""Every serious scholar and student of American politics should read this book. It will surely be 'must reading' for any course on the American presidency.""-Robert Y. Shapiro, Columbia University	George C. Edwards is Distinguished Professor and the George and Julia Blucher Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies, Texas A & M University. A leading authority on the American presidency, he is also the author of At the Margins: Presidential Leadership of Congress, published by Yale University Press.",20th century;books;communication policy;education & reference;elections;elections & political process;government;history;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;social policy;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks,19
0375700218,"The Confessions Augustine's Confessions is arguably the first, and unequivocally the most influential, religious autobiography in the Christian tradition. Augustine (who was a hard-core hedonist before his sudden conversion) writes about faith with the reckless abandon of a lover; his descriptions of friendship are so beautiful they'll bring tears to your eyes; and his tributes to his mother, Monica, cast eternally fresh light on the unofficial authority of women in the early Church.  --Michael Joseph Gross	Text: English (translation) Original Language: Latin	""God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides--may we follow their directions home.""--Archbishop Desmond TutuWriting in the last years of the fourth century a.d., Saint Augustine of Hippo created what is at once the first true autobiography in Western literature and among the most sophisticated yet accessible theological arguments in the history of Christianity. With extraordinary candor and psychological acumen, Augustine recounts his passage from a life of sensuality, Manichaean superstition, and empty careerism to a genuine spiritual awakening, and he articulates views on marriage, morality, and faith that have shaped our discourse ever since. The Confessions allows us to appreciate both the startling modernity of Augustine's insights and the imperishable poetry of his voice. With a new Preface by MacArthur Fellow Patricia Hampl, author of Virgin Time and A Romantic Education.In the annals of spirituality, certain books stand out both for their historical importance and for their continued relevance. The Vintage Spiritual Classics series offers the greatest of these works in authoritative new editions, with specially commissioned essays by noted contemporary commentators. Filled with eloquence and fresh insight, encouragement and solace, Vintage Spiritual Classics are incomparable resources for all readers who seek a more substantive understanding of mankind's relation to the divine.	Book IINFANCY AND BOYHOODOpening prayer and meditation1, 1. Great are you, O Lord, and exceedingly worthy of praise, your power is immense, and your wisdom beyond reckoning. And so we humans, who are a due part of your creation, long to praise you-we who carry our mortality about with us, carry the evidence of our sin and with it the proof that you thwart the proud. Yet these humans, due part of your creation as they are, still do long to praise you. You arouse us so that praising you may bring us joy, because you have made us and drawn us to yourself, and our heart is unquiet until it rests in you.Grant me to know and understand, Lord, which comes first: to call upon you or to praise you? To know you or to call upon you? Must we know you before we can call upon you? Anyone who invokes what is still unknown may be making a mistake. Or should you be invoked first, so that we may then come to know you? But how can people call upon someone in whom they do not yet believe? And how can they believe without a preacher? But scripture tells us that those who seek the Lord will praise him, for as they seek they find him, and on finding him they will praise him. Let me seek you, then, Lord, even while I am calling upon you, and call upon you even as I believe in you; for to us you have indeed been preached. My faith calls upon you, Lord, this faith which is your gift to me, which you have breathed into me through the humanity of your Son and the ministry of your preacher.2, 2. How shall I call upon my God, my God and my Lord, when by the very act of calling upon him I would be calling him into myself? Is there any place within me into which my God might come? How should the God who made heaven and earth come into me? Is there any room in me for you, Lord, my God? Even heaven and earth, which you have made and in which you have made me-can even they contain you? Since nothing that exists would exist without you, does it follow that whatever exists does in some way contain you? But if this is so, how can I, who am one of these existing things, ask you to come into me, when I would not exist at all unless you were already in me? Not yet am I in hell, after all, but even if I were, you would be there too; for if I descend to the underworld, you are there. No, my God, I would not exist, I would not be at all, were you not in me. Or should I say, rather, that I should not exist if I were not in you, from whom are all things, through whom are all things, in whom are all things? Yes, Lord, that is the truth, that is indeed the truth. To what place can I invite you, then, since I am in you? Or where could you come from, in order to come into me? To what place outside heaven and earth could I travel, so that my God could come to me there, the God who said, I fill heaven and earth?3, 3. So then, if you fill heaven and earth, does that mean that heaven and earth contain you? Or, since clearly they cannot hold you, is there something of you left over when you have filled them? Once heaven and earth are full, where would that remaining part of you overflow? Or perhaps you have no need to be contained by anything, but rather contain everything yourself, because whatever you fill you contain, even as you fill it? The vessels which are full of you do not lend you stability, because even if they break you will not be spilt. And when you pour yourself out over us, you do not lie there spilt but raise us up; you are not scattered, but gather us together. Yet all those things which you fill, you fill with the whole of yourself. Should we suppose, then, that because all things are incapable of containing the whole of you, they hold only a part of you, and all of them the same part? Or does each thing hold a different part, greater things larger parts, and lesser things smaller parts? Does it even make sense to speak of larger or smaller parts of you? Are you not everywhere in your whole being, while there is nothing whatever that can hold you entirely?4, 4. What are you, then, my God? What are you, I ask, but the Lord God? For who else is lord except the Lord, or who is god if not our God? You are most high, excellent, most powerful, omnipotent, supremely merciful and supremely just, most hidden yet intimately present, infinitely beautiful and infinitely strong, steadfast yet elusive, unchanging yourself though you control the change in all things, never new, never old, renewing all things yet wearing down the proud though they know it not; ever active, ever at rest, gathering while knowing no need, supporting and filling and guarding, creating and nurturing and perfecting, seeking although you lack nothing. You love without frenzy, you are jealous yet secure, you regret without sadness, you grow angry yet remain tranquil, you alter your works but never your plan; you take back what you find although you never lost it; you are never in need yet you rejoice in your gains, never avaricious yet you demand profits. You allow us to pay you more than you demand, and so you become our debtor, yet which of us possesses anything that does not already belong to you? You owe us nothing, yet you pay your debts; you write off our debts to you, yet you lose nothing thereby.After saying all that, what have we said, my God, my life, my holy sweetness? What does anyone who speaks of you really say? Yet woe betide those who fail to speak, while the chatterboxes go on saying nothing.5, 5. Who will grant me to find peace in you? Who will grant me this grace, that you would come into my heart and inebriate it, enabling me to forget the evils that beset me and embrace you, my only good? What are you to me? Have mercy on me, so that I may tell. What indeed am I to you, that you should command me to love you, and grow angry with me if I do not, and threaten me with enormous woes? Is not the failure to love you woe enough in itself? Alas for me! Through your own merciful dealings with me, O Lord my God, tell me what you are to me. Say to my soul, I am your salvation. Say it so that I can hear it. My heart is listening, Lord; open the ears of my heart and say to my soul, I am your salvation. Let me run toward this voice and seize hold of you. Do not hide your face from me: let me die so that I may see it, for not to see it would be death to me indeed.6. The house of my soul is too small for you to enter: make it more spacious by your coming. It lies in ruins: rebuild it. Some things are to be found there which will offend your gaze; I confess this to be so and know it well. But who will clean my house? To whom but yourself can I cry, Cleanse me of my hidden sins, O Lord, and for those incurred through others pardon your servant? I believe, and so I will speak You know everything, Lord. Have I not laid my own transgressions bare before you to my own condemnation, my God, and have you not forgiven the wickedness of my heart ? I do not argue my case against you, for you are truth itself; nor do I wish to deceive myself, lest my iniquity be caught in its own lies. No, I do not argue the case with you, because if you, Lord, keep the score of our iniquities, then who, Lord, can bear it?Infancy6, 7. Yet allow me to speak, though I am but dust and ashes, allow me to speak in your merciful presence, for it is to your mercy that I address myself, not to some man who would mock me. Perhaps you too are laughing at me, but still you will turn mercifully toward me, for what is it that I am trying to say, Lord, except that I do not know whence I came into this life that is but a dying, or rather, this dying state that leads to life? I do not know where I came from. But this I know, that I was welcomed by the tender care your mercy provided for me, for so I have been told by the parents who gave me life according to the flesh, those parents through whose begetting and bearing you formed me within time, although I do not remember it myself. The comforts of human milk were waiting for me, but my mother and my nurses did not fill their own breasts; rather you gave me an infant's nourishment through them in accordance with your plan, from the riches deeply hidden in creation. You restrained me from craving more than you provided, and inspired in those who nurtured me the will to give me what you were giving them, for their love for me was patterned on your law, and so they wanted to pass on to me the overflowing gift they received from you. It was a bounty for them, and a bounty for me from them; or, rather, not from them but only through them, for in truth all good things are from you, O God. Everything I need for health and salvation flows from my God. This I learned later as you cried the truth aloud to me through all you give me, both within and without. At that time I knew only how to suck and be deliciously comforted, and how to cry when anything hurt my body, but no more.8. After this I began to smile, at first only in my sleep and then when I was awake. So I have been told, and I believe it on the strength of what we see other babies doing, for I do not remember doing it myself. Little by little I began to notice where I was, and I would try to make my wishes known to those who might satisfy them; but I was frustrated in this, because my desires were inside me, while other people were outside and could by no effort of understanding enter my mind. So I tossed about and screamed, sending signals meant to indicate what I wanted, those few signs that were the best I could manage, though they did not really express my desires. Often I did not get my way, either because people did not understand or because what I demanded might have harmed me, and then I would throw a tantrum because my elders were not subject to me, nor free people willing to be my slaves; so I would take revenge on them by bursting into tears. I have learned that babies behave like this from those I have been able to watch, and they without knowing it have taught me more surely what I was like myself than did my nurses who knew me well.9. My infancy has been so long dead now, whereas I am alive. But you, O Lord, are ever living and in you n...",( a );a-z;africa;algeria;augustine;biographies & memoirs;books;catholicism;christian books & bibles;christianity;church history;history;people;religion & spirituality;religious;saint;saints;spirituality;theology;world,20
0782142370,"Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: Official Strategies & Secrets Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight lets pilots of all ages andabilities experience history in the cockpit of such famous planes as the WrightFlyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, and the Douglas DC-3. This official strategyguide, written with the full cooperation of Microsoft Game Studios, will help youdeepen your knowledge and enjoyment of every aspect of flight, whetheryoure trying to land that Comet in a crosswind or request take-offclearance from ATC so you can get that 737 full of passengers to Chicago on time.Inside youll find:Detailed specifications,statistics and flying tips for all the historical and modernaircraft.Exciting flight challenges so you can apply concepts andtechniques, such as difficult navigation and approach procedures.Thoroughcoverage of all flight aspects, from taxi and takeoff, to in-flightnavigation, to approaches and landings.Fun role-playing scenariosthat let you become a bush pilot, airline pilot, or aerobaticpilot.Details on the Flight Simulator community,with dozens of great add-ons and Internet resources.Exclusive designertips straight from the Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 team.	Doug Radcliffe is one of the most respected authors in the business, having written acclaimed guides for high-profile games such as MechWarrior 4 and Age II: Conquerors Expansion.",aviation;books;computer science;computers & technology;games & strategy guides;graphics & multimedia;graphics & visualization;humor & entertainment;new;professional & technical;programming;puzzles & games;strategy guides;transportation;used & rental textbooks;video & electronic games;video games;web design;web development & design,19
1860644724,"The Well-Protected Domains: Ideology and the Legitimation of Power in the Ottoman Empire, 1876-1909 ""...chronicles the desperate struggle of Abdulhamid II to preserve a world that was slipping from under his feet..."" -- Journal of Contemporary History	Selim Deringil is Professor of History at Bogazii University, Istanbul.",19th century;20th century;asian;books;history;history & theory;humanities;international & world politics;islam;middle east;middle eastern;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political history;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious studies;social sciences;turkey;used & rental textbooks,22
0199267650,"The Mind of Gladstone: Religion, Homer, and Politics ""[A] remarkable book that effectively reveals both the complexity and unity of what came to be known as Gladstonian Liberalism....This stimulating and thought-provoking book will undoubtedly become essential reading not only for historians of Gladstone and his politics, but for anyone interested in late Victorian thought. Essential.""--CHOICE	David Bebbington is a Professor of History, University of Stirling.",19th century;biographies & memoirs;books;books & reading;england;epic;ethnic & national;europe;greek & roman;history;history & criticism;history & surveys;history of books;humanities;irish;leaders & notable people;literature & fiction;memoirs;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;philosophy;poetry;political;politics & social sciences;u.k. prime ministers;used & rental textbooks,26
1593850115,"School Neuropsychology: A Practitioner's Handbook ""Hale and Fiorello have met their goal in this book, providing a clearly written, data-based survey of the child-centered brain/n-/behavior literature. Clinically relevant and user-friendly, this book will serve as a primary text in beginning-level graduate neuropsychology courses, and as a supplemental text in cognitive assessment courses. It is also a useful reference for clinicians and researchers working with children and adolescents.""--Vincent C. Alfonso, PhD, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University""This unique volume brings together the fundamentals of neuropsychology and brain organization with discussions of specific neurodevelopmental syndromes, their impact on learning and behavior, and practical issues of diagnosis and remediation. State-of-the-art knowledge is presented in a reader-friendly, engaging manner. This book will be an invaluable reference and guide for school psychologists, child neuropsychologists, child psychiatrists, special education professionals, and anyone else concerned with brain-behavior relationships in the educational context.""--Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD, Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine""Finally, another neuropsychology book geared to practitioners! This much-needed volume integrates brain-behavior relationships within an educational context. Recent research has made clear that we cannot understand individuals without studying neuropsychology, yet few resources like this one exist. Practitioners, researchers, and students will find a variety of cases, figures, forms, and charts that are helpful in the daily practice of school psychology. The text is written in a user-friendly fashion, offers a variety of essential neuropsychological information, and comprehensively reviews related assessment activities, while focusing on interventions. In sum, it offers the beginning knowledge base that is missing from so many school psychology programs.""--Rik Carl D'Amato, PhD, Editor, School Psychology Quarterly; College of Education, University of Northern Colorado""This book is the first of its kind and represents an initial step in the right direction for school psychology, especially in light of the new requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act....We praise the authors for writing this book, which definitely will be a positive addition to the school psychology and psychology in the schools"" literature.""--Applied Neuropsychology (Applied Neuropsychology 20040326)	James B. Hale, PhD, provides psychological and neuropsychological services at the Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center in the Bronx, New York. He is a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology of Yeshiva University.Catherine A. Fiorello, PhD, is Associate Professor of School Psychology at Temple University, where she currently serves as program coordinator for school psychology. Prior to completing her doctorate, she worked as a certified school psychologist, and she continues to maintain a private practice in diagnostic assessment.",behavioral sciences;books;child;child psychology;clinical;clinical psychology;education;education & reference;education theory;educational psychology;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;neurology;neuropsychology;new;psychiatry;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;schools & teaching;science & math;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,28
1583227245,"Endgame, Vol. 2: Resistance Jensen, author of A Language Older than Words (2000) and The Culture of Make Believe (2002), has a deserved reputation as a writer of consequence and conscience who has pursued an environmentalist message with great fervor. In his latest work, however, a two-volume manifesto, he argues for the necessary destruction of civilization to save the world. Jensen posits his case against industrial development through discussion of everything from dams to the use of torture by the U.S. military. Endgame touches on numerous valid and necessary subjects, but Jensen's strident tone and heavy reliance on sources that fully support his message weaken his presentation. And when he offers solutions for the problems we face, he preaches violence. Clearly he is passionate, but apparently the success of his earlier books has led to his writing only for those who already agree with him, rather than crafting a balanced discussion that allows readers to come to their own conclusions. Jensen has become an extremist, and he may have done his cause the worst possible service by alienating the readers he most needs to inspire. Colleen MondorCopyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved	Activist, philosopher, teacher, and leading voice of uncompromising dissent, DERRICK JENSEN holds degrees in creative writing and mineral engineering physics. In 2008, he was named one of theUtne Readers ""50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World,"" and in 2006 he was named Press Actions Person of the Year for his work onEndgame. He lives in California.",20th century;americas;anthropology;books;conservation;cultural;earth sciences;education & reference;environmental policy;environmental science;history;nature & ecology;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;religion & spirituality;science & math;social sciences;sociology;spirituality;united states,21
0801855780,"Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature ""A book that critics and researchers in the field cannot easily ignore."" -- Svenska Dagbladet	From computer games to hypertext fiction, Aarseth explores the aesthetics and textual dynamics of digital literature	Espen J. Aarseth is associate professor in the Department of Humanistic Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway.",books;business & management;computers & technology;criticism & theory;culture;education & reference;history;history & criticism;humanities;language & grammar;linguistics;literary theory;literature;literature & fiction;movements & periods;new;postmodernism;used & rental textbooks;words,19
0195159667,Fateful Decisions: Inside the National Security Council Karl F. Inderfurth is at George Washington University. Loch K. Johnson is at University of Georgia.,books;elections & political process;executive branch;general;government;history;international & world politics;international relations;military science;national;national & international security;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific topics;united states;used & rental textbooks,19
1402072422,"The Biodemography of Human Reproduction and Fertility ""This book should give readers a lot of new ideas with which to approach their own research problems, including up-to-date literature reviews in fields outside their own fields. It would be a great choice for a journal-club-like course in which students and faculty can hash out the issues and the consequences of better data or different statistical methods.""  (American Journal of Human Biology, 16:1 (2004)	Joseph Lee Rodgers is a Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation Presidential Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.   Hans-Peter Kohler is Head of Research Group on Social Dynamics and Fertility, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;basic sciences;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;books;clinical;demography;evolution;general;genetics;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;obstetrics & gynecology;politics & social sciences;public health;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,24
0195136004,"Land and Freedom: Rural Society, Popular Protest, and Party Politics in Antebellum New York ""Reeve Huston's Land and Freedom is the most exciting and original book on the social history of Jacksonian-era politics that I have read in many years.  Not only does the book retell the fascinating story of New York's Anti-Rent Wars; it connects the riots and revels to the history of mainstream (and not-so-mainstream) politics in persuasive and provocative ways. It has all the markings of a classic piece of scholarship."" --Sean Wilentz, Princeton University""In a masterful achievement, Reeve Huston restores the Anti-Rent Wars to its vital place in the history of the antebellum north, describing a struggle that even in failure reshaped society and politics in New York, bridging the two worlds of proprietary manors and Free Soil Republicanism. Huston's balanced attention to practice, language, institutions, and the state make Land and Freedom a model of the newest American political history."" --John L. Brooke, Tufts University""This is an excellent book, which tells a good story well. Probably the best work for decades on the New York Anti-Renters, it makes a significant broader contribution to our understanding of antebellum society and politics, and deserves wide attention from scholars and students. Huston's account of the Hudson River Valley and the Anti-Rent movement brings together the history of rural society and the history of party politics in an especially forceful and effective way. Huston achieves something quite striking: he takes a movement that could, on its own terms, be said to have failed, but shows how it was central to the unfolding of American political ideology--in this case, the mid-nineteenth century conflict between slavery and 'free labor.'"" --Christopher Clark, University of Warwick""Land and Freedom shows the precise detail and the large significance of New York State's nineteenth-century struggles between great landlords and tenant farmers. Reeve Huston does not reduce any of his subjects to formulaic symbols. He demonstrates instead that achieving the tenants' goals was both a major change and a matter of profound historical irony."" --Edward Countryman, Southern Methodist University""Deeply researched and gracefully written, Reeve Huston's Land and Freedom is a subtle and penetrating exploration of one of the most important social movements in antebellum America.  Deftly weaving previously unconnected strands of social, economic, intellectual, and political history, Huston's portrait of New York's anti-rent campaign reveals hidden complexities in rural Americans' notions of republican government, market capitalism, and even freedom itself. An outstanding contribution to nineteenth-century history."" --Harry L. Watson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Reeve Huston is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Arizona, Tucson.",19th century;administrative law;americas;books;business & finance;business & investing;elections & political process;history;humanities;land use;law;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political parties;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;real estate;rural;social sciences;sociology;state & local;united states;used & rental textbooks,25
080106547X,"Behind the Screen: Hollywood Insiders on Faith, Film, and Culture Starred Review. This thought-provoking collection of essays on Hollywood includes contributions by Christian writers for both film and television. After a hard-hitting, impressively self-reflective opening piece on the history of Hollywood's tortured relationship with Christianity, essayists expound on a number of topics, from how to survive mostly secular Tinseltown with one's faith intact to exploring reasons why the industry is so secular in the first place. Refreshingly enough, the book's tone is almost completely nondefensive; these authors are culture makers who want to seamlessly integrate their beliefs with their work and art. One standout essay is Thom Parham's ""Why Do Heathens Make the Best Christian Films?"" It asks why, when non-Christians have been making faith-filled masterpieces like The Lord of the Rings, Chariots of Fire and The Shawshank Redemption, believers are wasting their energy on ""unwatchable"" dreck like The Omega Code. Readers also shouldn't miss movie marketer Jonathan Bock's proactive essay ""Love the Cinema, Hate the Sin."" (Nov.) Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	Behind the Screen is must reading if youve ever cast a stone at Hollywood. -Kevin Miller, HollywoodJesus.com -- HollywoodJesus.comThis book puts a refreshingly positive spin on a rarely covered topic. -Stephen Rees, Library Journal -- Library Journal	Hollywood: Devil's playground or God's mission field? Joan of Arcadia, Mission Impossible, Batman Forever, and That '70s Show have been some of the biggest productions in film and television. But did you know that Christians have been behind the scenes of these and other box office ratings smashes? Industry professionals Spencer Lewerenz and Barbara Nicolosi have discovered that the church is very much alive in Hollywood--and making a difference! Behind the Screen presents the fascinating look at Hollywood through the eyes of Christian writers, producers, and executives living out their faith behind TV shows, on movie sets, and in studio offices. In their own words, they will take you behind the screen to reveal what Hollywood thinks of God and what you can do to close the gap between Christianity and culture. ""Behind the Screen is filled with insights from Christian media professionals who challenge us to stop grousing and start using the power of storytelling to broadcast hope. Do yourself a favor--turn off the TV, skip the movie opening this weekend, sit down, make yourself a tub of popcorn, and read this book.""--David McFadzean, producer, Home Improvement, What Women Want, and Where the Heart Is	Spencer Lewerenz is a writer and editor whose editorials have appeared in The Washington Times, Crisis, Doublethink, The World & I, and First Things.  Barbara Nicolosi is the founder and director of Act One, an organization whose mission is to train committed Christian writers to work in the Hollywood film industry. Both editors live and work in Hollywood, California.",books;christian books & bibles;christian living;christianity;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;film & television;genre films;history & criticism;humanities;humor & entertainment;industry;media studies;movies;new;performing arts;politics & social sciences;popular culture;religious studies;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,21
0072388242,"Film Viewer's Guide David Bordwell is Jacques Ledoux Professor of Film Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He holds a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Iowa.  He is the author of The Films of Carl Theodor Dreyer (University California Press, 1981), Narration in the Fiction Film (University Wisconsin Press, 1985), Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema (British Film Institute/Princeton University Press, 1988), Making Meaning: Inference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema (Harvard University Press, 1989), The Cinema of Eisenstein (Harvard University Press, 1993), On the History of Film Style (Harvard University Press, 1997) and Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and the Art of Entertainment (Harvard University Press, 2000). He has won a University Distinguished Teaching Award.Kristin Thompson is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.  She holds a master's degree in film from the University of Iowa and a doctorate in film from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.  She has published Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible (Princeton University Press, 1981), Exporting Entertainment: America's Place in World Film Markets, 1907-1934 (British Film Institute, 1985), Breaking the Glass Armor: Neoformalist Film Analysis (Princeton University Press, 1988),  Wooster Proposes, Jeeves Disposes; or Le Mot Juste (James H. Heinman, 1992), Storytelling in the New Hollywood (Harvard University Press, 1999), Storytelling in Film and Television (Harvard University Press, 2003), and Herr Lubitsch Goes to Hollywood: German and American Film after World War I (University of Amsterdam, 2005).  In her spare time she studies Egyptology.   The authors have collaborated on Film History (McGraw-Hill, 1994) with Janet Staiger, on The Classical Hollywood Cinema (Columbia University Press, 1985) and Storytelling in the New Hollywood (Harvard University Press, 1999).",books;communication;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;communications;education & reference;film & television;guides & reviews;humanities;humor & entertainment;language & grammar;media studies;movies;new;performing arts;politics & social sciences;social sciences;theory;used & rental textbooks;words,20
0393703274,"The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment Babette Rothschild has produced a masterful book! This text should be required reading for all therapists, particularly those engaged in trauma work. . . . [A] clear pacesetter in integrating thephysiologicaland psychological dimensions of emotions and the use of such knowledge in the therapeutic process. I hope this pioneer author continues her excellent work.  (Trauma and Loss: Research and Interventions) This book breaks new ground in the understanding of trauma-related work . . . . Every therapist who reads this book is likely to find their work benefits from it. . . . [I]nvaluable for clinicians working with clients, researchers, students and the general public who want to understand the psychophysiology of trauma and knowing what to do about its manifestations.  (Scientific and Medical Network)	For both clinicians and their clients there is tremendous value in understanding the psychophysiology of trauma and knowing what to do about its manifestations. This book illuminates that physiology, shining a bright light on the impact of trauma on the body and the phenomenon of somatic memory. It is now thought that people who have been traumatized hold an implicit memory of traumatic events in their brains and bodies. That memory is often expressed in the symptomatology of posttraumatic stress disorder--nightmares, flashbacks, startle responses, and dissociative behaviors. In essence, the body of the traumatized individual refuses to be ignored. While reducing the chasm between scientific theory and clinical practice and bridging the gap between talk therapy and body therapy, Rothschild presents principles and non-touch techniques for giving the body its due. With an eye to its relevance for clinicians, she consolidates current knowledge about the psychobiology of the stress response both in normally challenging situations and during extreme and prolonged trauma. This gives clinicians from all disciplines a foundation for speculating about the origins of their clients' symptoms and incorporating regard for the body into their practice. The somatic techniques are chosen with an eye to making trauma therapy safer while increasing mind-body integration. Packed with engaging case studies, The Body Remembers integrates body and mind in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. It will appeal to clinicians, researchers, students, and general readers.	Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCSW, has been a practicing psychotherapist since 1976. Author of 8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery and the best-selling The Body Remembers, and member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, she gives lectures and professional trainings around the world. She lives in Los Angeles.",alternative medicine;books;compulsive behavior;fitness & dieting;healing;health;medical books;medicine;mental health;neuropsychology;new;pathologies;post-traumatic stress disorder;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;psychotherapy;social sciences;surgery;ta & nlp;trauma;used & rental textbooks,22
0194348369,Destinations: An Intensive American English Series for High-Intermediate-Advanced/Cassette (New American Streamline 3 cassette set) Peter Viney has been a full-time author and teacher trainer since 1980. He has conducted teacher-training workshops all over the world and is an experienced writer of ELT materials for lower-level learners.,basic sciences;books;education & reference;english as a second language;fitness & dieting;foreign language study & reference;foreign languages;health;humanities;internal medicine;language & grammar;linguistics;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;pathology;politics & social sciences;schools & teaching;used & rental textbooks;words,21
B000P2A008,"Fundamentals of Distributed Object Systems: The CORBA Perspective (Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing) ""Useful for technicians implementing tributed systems."" (SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001)	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Distributed Object Computing teaches readers the fundamentals of CORBA, the leading architecture for design of software used in parallel and distributed computing applications. Since CORBA is based on open standards, it is the only effective way to learn object-oriented programming for distributed systems. This language independent book allows material to be taught using Java, C++ or other Object Oriented Programming Languages.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.",books;client-server systems;computer design;computer science;computers & technology;corba;data in the enterprise;education & reference;hardware;information systems;methodology;microprocessors & system design;networking;networks;object-oriented design;programming;protocols & apis;software design;software development;software engineering;testing & engineering,21
0195075765,Megda (Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers) Molly Hite is at Cornell University.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.,african-american studies;american literature;biographies & memoirs;books;criticism & theory;education & reference;foreign languages;german;history & criticism;humanities;literary;literature;literature & fiction;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;specific groups;united states;used & rental textbooks;women,21
0071422714,"2003 International Plumbing Codes Handbook YOUR ONE-STOP GUIDE TO THE NEWLY CONSOLIDATED PLUMBING CODE!  With plumbing codes now maintained by one governing agency -- rather than three -- plumbers now have a more efficient set of working rules. In McGraw-Hills 2003 International Plumbing Codes Handbook, these professionals get comprehensive coverage of this new system, all within the pages of a single, information-packed volume.  Written with authority by a veteran master plumber and master gasfitter, this indispensable resource digests and interprets the 2003 International Plumbing Code using real-world examples and clear, laypersons language.  With a wealth of informative illustrations, the 2003 International Plumbing Codes Handbook is designed for the apprentice, the journeyman, and the master plumber alike  all so they can use these new codes to the fullest, and keep their work profitable.  Get detailed coverage of: * General regulations * Fixtures, faucets, and fittings * Water heaters * Water supply and distribution * Sanitary draining systems * Vents * Traps * Storm drainage * Permits and fees * Rainfall rates * Recycling gray water * And much more!	R. Dodge Woodson is the owner of Advanced Plumbing and a licensed master plumber and licensed master gasfitter with over 25 years of field experience.  He has written many bestselling books for McGraw-Hill and has served as adjunct faculty for Central Maine Technical College as an instructor of both plumbing code classes and plumbing apprentice classes.  Woodson has been called America's plumber and is well known internationally for his expertise in the trade.",aerospace;architecture;books;buildings;civil;crafts;design & construction;education & reference;engineering;hobbies & home;home decorating & design;home improvement & design;how-to & home improvements;mechanical;mechanical engineering;new;plumbing & household automation;professional & technical;used & rental textbooks,19
080393713X,"Child Abuse Trauma: Theory and Treatment of the Lasting Effects (Interpersonal Violence:The Practice Series) John Briere, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and Director of the Psychological Trauma Program at LAC-USC Medical Center. A past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), he is recipient of the Robert S. Laufer Memorial Award for Scientific Achievement from ISTSS and the Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association (Division 56). He has been designated as ""Highly Cited Researcher"" by the Institute for Scientific Information, and is author or co-author of over 100 articles and chapters, 11 books, two treatment manuals, and nine psychological tests in the areas of trauma, child abuse, and interpersonal violence.",books;compulsive behavior;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;interpersonal relations;medical books;medicine;mental health;mental illness;new;psychiatry;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;relationships;self-help;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,19
0333655370,"Southern European Welfare States: Problems, Challenges and Prospects George Katrougalos is Associate Professor at the University of Thrace, Greece. Gabriella Lazaridis is Lecturer in European and Gender Studies at the Department of Geography, University of Dundee.",books;education & reference;european;government;history & theory;international & world politics;new;political history;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;social policy;social sciences;social services & welfare;state;united states;used & rental textbooks,19
1562057499,"MCSE Training Guide: Networking Essentials (Covers Exam #70-058) The Networking Essentials exam is regarded as one of the  easiest in the MCSE battery, but it has its share of pitfalls and  tricks. This book helps readers identify potential difficulties in the  Networking Essentials exam and prepare accordingly.This book opens  with a broad discussion of network topologies and standards. The OSI  reference model is trotted out for explanation, as are all the IEEE  802 standards. In the context of planning a network, the authors  discuss cabling (and wireless) options and network protocols. In  deference to the contents of the exam, Casad and Newland weight their  book toward Microsoft standards. One large chapter explains  permissions, groups, security, and other administrative work on  Microsoft networks.Throughout the book, line drawings illustrate  various concepts. Most of the illustrations are excellent, but some  are just weird; for example, one illustration lists ASCII and EBCDIC  characters in tiny type, without even listing their numeric  equivalents. Each chapter concludes with exercises (to be performed on  an actual machine or network) and quiz questions.A companion CD-ROM  contains practice-quiz software from Productivity Point International,  a training company. The software helps you prepare for the actual  format of the exam and keeps score for you as you progress through the  questions.	Based on the highly successful MCSE Training Guide series, this   updated edition has all the information users need to pass the   Networking Essentials exam. Organized in a concise, easy-to-read   manner, this must-have resource saves users countless hours and   thousands of dollars in training courses.  - The fastest, most   effective, and least expensive study tool for achieving Microsoft   certification    - Loaded with insider tips, notes, and strategies   from MCSEs and Microsoft Certified Trainers    - CD-ROM contains   several Windows 95 and Windows NT test engines with hundreds of   questions to prepare users for the actual tests",books;certification;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;graduate & professional;home computing & how-to;mathematics;microsoft;networking;networks;new;professional;protocols & apis;science & math;software;test prep & study guides;test preparation;used & rental textbooks,19
0195116291,"Doing Documentary Work (New York Public Library Lectures in Humanities) Robert Coles, a child psychiatrist whose series of books on children won him a Pulitzer Prize, has turned his watchful eye to the nature of the documentary and produced a thought-provoking book. In somewhat the manner of James Faris's recent study, Navajo and Photography, Coles reveals how documentarians like Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans edited and cropped their images to produce a desired effect, and raises the question of authenticity versus manipulation. Lange, the subject of a previous biographical study by Coles, comes under close scrutiny as he contrasts her iconic image of a migrant mother with obscure photographs shot moments earlier. The author also recalls James Agee's self-critical appraisal of his and Evans's insensitivity and arrogance in pursuing an editorial assignment.	A challenging exploration of documentary writing and photography, focusing on the ways in which researchers can affect, reshape, or misrepresent what they see. Coles, the noted psychiatrist and Harvard ethicist (The Moral Intelligence of Children, 1997, etc.), notes in the introduction that he has been preparing to write this book ``for over 35 years''--ever since he and his wife, while studying the integration of schools in Louisiana in 1960, first tried to make sense of what it meant to be witnesses, researchers, and onlookers. A fascination with the moral and practical consequences that arise when observers (journalists, academics, or social activists) probe the lives of a class of people-- whether coal miners (George Orwell), migrant workers (Dorothea Lange), or Mississippi farmers (James Agee and Walker Evans)--led Coles to become one of the founders of Duke University's Center of Documentary Studies. Poet/doctor William Carlos Williams and biographer/therapist Erik Erikson are Coles's heroes, and from them and others he draws his theme: ``We notice what we notice in accordance with who we are.'' Coles offers striking examples of the way in which preconceptions can alter what is seen, including Lange's famous ``Migrant Mother'' photograph: That seminal Depression-era picture was selected from a series of shots and then cropped for dramatic impact, in accordance with Lange's personal vision, with who she was, with what she wanted to communicate about poverty in the South. Also examined, in sometimes rambling, verbose passages, are the impact the observer makes on those being observed and the tendency by writers like Agee and Orwell, for instance, to put on a pedestal the farmworkers and coal miners who helped make them famous. Journalists, social workers, and therapists, as well as producers of print or film documentaries, will find this ruminative volume of special use, reminding them of the questions they should ask themselves before they invade schools, workplaces, and private lives. (18 b photos, not seen) -- Copyright 1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	""Journalists, social workers, and therapists, as well as producers of print or film documentaries, will find this ruminative volume of special use, reminding them of the questions they should ask themselves before they invade schools, workplaces, and private lives.""--Kirkus""Rich with narrative and smart in a warm and accessible way, this is a book for storytellers of every stripe.""--Utne Reader""Indispensable for students of the documentary.""--Booklist""...passionate ideas and cogent analysis fill the book.--Library Journal""A challenging exploration of documentary writing and photography, focusing on the ways in which researchers can affect, reshape, or misrepresent what they see...Journalists, social workers, and therapists, as well as producers of print or film documentaries, will find this ruminative volume of special use, reminding them of the questions they should ask themselves before they invade schools, workplaces, and private lives.""--Kirkus Reviews	About the Author: Robert Coles, M.D., is a child psychiatrist, and the James Agee Professor of Social Ethics Harvard University.  He is a founding member of the Center of Documentary Studies at Duke University.  An essayist, poet, and noted writer, he is author of numerous books on the lives of children, including the multi-volume works The Inner Lives of Children and Children in Crisis, which won the Pulitzer Prize.  He is also the co-editor of the documentary magazine Double Take.",books;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;documentaries;education & reference;fitness & dieting;general;health;humor & entertainment;journalism;journalism & nonfiction;media studies;medical books;movies;new;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;research & publishing guides;social sciences;sociology;theory;used & rental textbooks;writing,24
1559637579,"Nature Out of Place: Biological Invasions In The Global Age Not long ago, while waiting to board a plane, environmental scientist Jason van Driesche noticed a Hawaiian tourism poster that showed a lush ravine carpeted with flowering trees and shrubs, ""an exotic destination if ever there was one."" If, that is, ""exotic"" means ""alien,"" for the plants in the picture were all invaders from other continents: African tulip trees, Indian kahili ginger, and other non-native species that thrive on ecological disturbance and the willingness of humans to transport plants and animals from one ecosystem to another without pausing to consider the consequences. Those consequences, write van Driesche and his fellow scientist and father Roy van Driesche, are enormous. The ever-increasing globalization of agriculture and commerce is remaking the earth into a ""planet of weeds,"" replacing biological diversity with a seemingly inescapable sameness of forms. In Nature Out of Place, they catalog some of these losses, showing how humankind's preference for the ""best"" species is yielding catastrophe on every continent. More helpfully, they offer a program of action for people to stem and even undo some of that destruction by landscaping with native plants, shunning exotic pets, eating locally grown foods, and protecting old, biologically rich habitats close to home.  Clear-headed and illuminating, their book makes a useful tool for anyone concerned with environmental restoration and preservation. --Gregory McNamee	Jason Van Drieschegraduated from the Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Roy Van Driesche teaches and researches biological control at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and is co-author of the textbook Biological Control (Chapman and Hall, 1996).",biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;conservation;earth sciences;ecology;environmental science;environmental studies;nature & ecology;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;zoology,20
1557666822,"Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Settings: Creating a Place for All Children ""Includes methods for assessing and understanding the causes of challenging behaviors, ways that administrators can develop centerwide support, and ideas for engaging families as partners. Clear, concise language and questions in each chapter help staff determine if solutions and new strategies have been applied, making this book especially useful to those new to teaching young children."" (Young Children 20050101)	Anne M. Bauer, Ed.D., is a professor in the Division of Teacher Education at the University of Cincinnati's College of Education.Susan Hart Bell, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Coordinator of Child Development at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky. Dr. Bell received a master of science degree in clinical psychology from Eastern Kentucky University and a doctorate in school psychology from the University of Cincinnati. She has coordinated an interdisciplinary team serving preschool children with disabilities in Raleigh, North Carolina, and consulted with preschools in the Greater Cincinnati area. Dr. Bell directed the Ohio Early Childhood Intervention Project at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Bell and her husband, Jeff, have two children, Sarah and Chad, and one grandchild, Elijah Chad.Victoria Carr, Ed.D., is Director of the Arlitt Child and Family Research and Education Center and Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education, University of Cincinnati. She is Executive Director for the Arlitt Head Start program and Executive Producer for Arlitt Instructional Media. For many years, Dr. Carr's work has focused on children who have challenging behaviors. Her current research is on nature and children. She collaborates with the Cincinnati Nature Center to lead The Cincinnati Playscape Initiative. Dr. Carr holds a bachelor of science in elementary education and learning and behavioral disorders, a master of science in gifted education, and a doctorate in early childhood special education.Dawn Denno, M.Ed., Ed.D., is Director of Early Education and Care at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Denno received a master of science in early childhood education and an education doctorate in special education. Dr. Denno spent 10 years as an early education classroom teacher. She has served as a Head Start director, a child care licensing specialist, and an administrator of Montessori and traditional child care programs. Dr. Denno previously worked for the Ohio Department of Education, where she facilitated quality improvement initiatives and assessment in early education programs across the state. Dr. Denno's areas of interest include school readiness, literacy, assessment, language development, and supporting children with challenging behavior. Her publications include articles on early intervention, outcome measurement, and behavior support.Lawrence J. Johnson is Dean of the College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services; Professor of Education; and Executive Director of the Arlitt Child and Family Research and Education Center at the University of Cincinnati. He earned his doctoral degree in working with at-risk populations, statistical analysis, and research methods from the University of Illinois. He has published extensively, having written 11 books, 27 book chapters, and 67 refereed journal articles. In addition to his publications, Dr. Johnson served as principal investigator or primary author of 200 grant proposals, which were funded for a combined total in excess of $100,000,000. These projects have had an impact at the local, state, and national levels, as evidenced by the recognition that Dr. Johnson has received from the states of Illinois, Alabama, and Ohio for his contributions to their citizens. In addition, he has been recognized by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) for his contributions as President of the Teacher Education Division and by the CEC's Division for Early Childhood for his contributions as Chair of the Research Committee. Dr. Johnson served as co-editor of the Journal for Teacher Education and Special Education and as chair of the State of Ohio University of Education Deans.Louise R. Phillips, M.Ed., is Coordinator of Inclusion Services at the Arlitt Child and Family Research and Education Center at the University of Cincinnati. She holds bachelor of science degrees in kindergarten-primary education and in child development, family life, and preschool education, as well as a master's degree in early childhood education from the University of Cincinnati. Ms. Phillips coordinates disability and mental health services for children and families and has presented on various topics, including children with challenging behaviors, inclusion, diversity, transitions, talking with children about difficult topics, the screening and assessment process, and communicating with families. Prior to teaching at Arlitt Center, Ms. Phillips taught in a preschool program in Alabama and kindergarten and preschool programs in the Cincinnati area. As an early Childhood Education Teacher Specialist at the Arlitt Center, she has facilitated children's learning through the Home Base and Center Base Programs. In addition, she has been a cooperating teacher, resource advisor, and mentor to early childhood education students at the University of Cincinnati. Ms. Phillips and her husband Ray have two children, David and Tracy.Sally Moomaw, Ed.D., is Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. She taught preschool and kindergarten children in inclusive, diverse classrooms for more than 20 years. She is the author or coauthor of 13 books for early childhood education, including More than Counting: Whole Math Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten (Redleaf Press, 1995), More than Magnets: Exploring the Wonders of Science in Preschool and Kindergarten (Redleaf Press, 1997), and Lessons from Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms (Redleaf Press, 2002) and More Than Counting: Standards Edition (Redleaf Press, 2011). She has given numerous presentations for educators throughout the United States and has developed a Mathematics Toolkit for the Ohio Department of Education to help preschool and kindergarten teachers implement state content standards. Her research focus is the development of mathematics understanding in young children.",behavioral sciences;books;business & finance;business & investing;child psychology;developmental psychology;early childhood education;economics;education;education & reference;education theory;educational psychology;instruction methods;medical books;new;parenting;parenting & relationships;pedagogy;psychology;reference;schools & teaching;science & math;social sciences;special education;special needs;used & rental textbooks,26
1882577655,"Climate of Fear: Why We Shouldn't Worry about Global Warming History and research support the proposition that a warmer climate is beneficial, writes Thomas Gale Moore in this socioeconomic analysis of the potential effects of global warming. Moore--once a member of President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers--is an economist, and thus wisely decides to focus on what might happen if global temperatures rise, rather than try to debunk the respected scientists who have concluded that they will. Using odd bits of historical and archaeological data (and the migration habits of modern retirees), Moore contends that warmer climates are good for humanity in terms of such things as technological advancement, life expectancy, and individual health. Moore's two meaningful points are that overall agricultural production is unlikely to suffer in a warmer world and that attempts to cut back on fossil fuel use now will be extremely, perhaps prohibitively, expensive. He says the best global-warming strategy is to maintain the status quo, continue research on climate, and help poor countries improve their economies. But his focus is extremely U.S.-centric, and his dismissal of the effects of even a few feet in sea level rise on, say, millions of Bangladeshis, is either purposefully naive or downright offensive. Climate of Fear isn't a rigorous examination of all sides of the global-warming controversy, but it provides an analysis of the potential economic consequences to the United States of implementing preventative measures.",books;business & investing;climatology;conservation;earth sciences;economic policy;economic policy & development;economics;environment;environmental economics;environmental science;environmental studies;nature & ecology;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;rivers;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;weather,25
0805856331,"Call Dimensions: Options and Issues in Computer Assisted Language Learning (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series) ....a major state-of-the art volume. Highly intelligent and authoritative, it shows the knowledge, expertise, and experience of the authors on every page. I predict it will become the text of choice for all CALL courses. It is in a class by itself in terms of the quality and breadth of coverage, and also cutting edge in terms of the literature and research reviewed, the issues raised, and the directions given for the future.Martha C. Pennington, Elizabethtown College ...an important work that has long been needed.....It takes in the full, rich range of international sources in the field and offers an up-to-date commentary on the state of CALL that will be welcomed by those already working in the field and, as technology is becoming more integrated into language teaching in general, by the large number of established language teaching professionals in need of a foundation in this area.Philip Hubbard, Stanford University ""The lack of publications synthesizing the CALL field makes this book an invaluable resource for CALL professionals as well as for those new to the field...Levy and Stockwell's combined experience allows readers to see the bigger picture in the discussions at the end of each chapter, something not often seen in CALL publications...This is a very readable and comprehensive look at the field of CALL as it currently stands. This book has a number of strengths and would be a valuable addition to any introductory CALL course, as well as recommended reading for CALL researchers and evaluators.""--TESL-EJ, September 2007, Vol. 11, No. 2 ""One of the main strengths of CALL Dimensions is that it aims at a wide cross-section of language teachers, researchers and software designers. Nevertheless, its accessible language, end of chapter summaries, and clear structure will also appeal to those new to the CALL field in search of a thorough overview.""--BJET: British Journal of Educational Technology, May 2008",books;business & management;computers & technology;culture;education;education & reference;engineering;humanities;industrial;language & grammar;linguistics;manufacturing & operational systems;new;professional & technical;schools & teaching;science & math;technology;used & rental textbooks;words,19
019511471X,"Lutheranism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach's St. John Passion: With an Annotated Literal Translation of the Libretto ""The most important and lasting item to have emerged from this Passion season...may turn out to be a little book of great complexity by Michael Marissen....[It] provides a model of how to deal with a piece of music grown controversial: not through avoidance, not through bowdlerization, but by supplying the richest and most provocative context in which to understand and interpret the work.""--James R. Oestriech, The New York Times""An excellent interpretive essay....Marissen provides valuable historical and theological context for both the text and the music.""--Choice""A remarkable book and unusually even-handed treatment of a difficult topic.""--E. Ann Matter, University of Pennsylvania	Michael Marissen is Associate Professor of Music at Swarthmore College. His publications include The Social and Religious Designs of J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos (1995) and An Introduction to Bach Studies, with Daniel Melamed (Oxford 1998).",arts & photography;books;christian;christian books & bibles;christianity;classical;composition & performance;education & reference;history & criticism;humanities;instruments;jesus;judaism;lutheran;music;musical genres;new;opera;performing arts;protestantism;religion & spirituality;religious & sacred music;religious studies;theory;used & rental textbooks;voice,26
1902593448,"An American Addiction: Drugs, Guerillas, and Counterinsurgency in US Intervention in Colombia Noam Chomsky is one of the world's leading intellectuals, father of modern linguistics, outspoken media and foreign policy critic and tireless activist.",20th century;americas;books;caribbean & latin american;central america;colombia;education & reference;elections & political process;ethics & morality;general;history;humor & entertainment;international & world politics;philosophy;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;radio;social services & welfare;south america;united states,21
0333792637,"Democracy after Slavery: Black Publics and Peasant Radicalism in Haiti and Jamaica (Warwick University Caribbean Studies) An important work of Caribbean scholarship. . . . Clearly written and making skillful use of varied sources, this study shows that the struggles of former slaves and their descendants to achieve a real freedom, though ruthlessly crushed in the 19th century, are central to the continuing process of emancipation and democratization in the Western' world.-- O. Nigel Bolland, Colgate UniversityMimi Sheller's ground-breaking comparative study analyzes the struggle for freedom and democracy in two Caribbean societies in the aftermath of the abolition of slavery.Pairing the revolutionary Republic of Haiti with the British colony of Jamaica, the author shows how peasants in the 19th-century Caribbean developed a radical critique of elite liberalism and constructed an alternative Pan-Caribbean African identity. Comparing two major peasant rebellions and the relation between them, she describes how Haitian and Jamaican survivors of slavery contributed to the making of democracy in the West.Scholars of the Caribbean and of postemancipation societies will find this book essential. At the same time, the issues Sheller addresses on democracy, citizenship, and subaltern publics will also be useful to the broader communities of sociologists, political scientists, and students of colonial and postcolonial studies.bMimi Sheller/b is a lecturer in the Sociology Department at Lancaster University in England. She is the author of articles in iTheory and Society, Slavery and Abolition, New West Indian Guide/i, and iPlantation Society in the Americas/i.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.",asian;books;democracy;discrimination & racism;education & reference;elections & political process;ethnic studies;general;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;new;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;race relations;social sciences;sociology;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks,20
0521660262,"American Slaves in Victorian England: Abolitionist Politics in Popular Literature and Culture ""she has provided a fascinating insight into the British response to a brief, intense cultural phenomenon worked in the context of mid-nineteenthy-century England and America."" Victorian Periodicals Reveiw	Audrey Fisch's study examines the circulation within England of the people and ideas of the black Abolitionist campaign. By focusing on Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, an anonymous sequel to that novel, Uncle Tom in England, and John Brown's Slave Life in Georgia, and the lecture tours of free blacks and ex-slaves, Fisch follows the discourse of American abolitionism as it moved across the Atlantic and was re-shaped by domestic Victorian debates about popular culture and taste, the worker versus the slave, popular education, and working class self-improvement.",19th century;american literature;books;british;discrimination & racism;england;english literature;europe;history;history & criticism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;new;political science;politics & social sciences;race relations;slavery & emancipation;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks;victorian;world,25
0520087607,"Cross-Cultural Filmmaking: A Handbook for Making Documentary and Ethnographic Films and Videos Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Taylor have recently served as visiting professors at the Universit des Antilles et de la Guyane in Martinique. Taylor is the editor of Visualizing Theory (1994) and edits the journal of the Society for Visual Anthropology, to which both authors belong. Together they produced the award-winning video, In and Out of Africa.",anthropology;arts & photography;books;cultural;direction & production;documentaries;equipment;film & television;humanities;humor & entertainment;library & information science;movies;new;performing arts;photography;politics & social sciences;social sciences;techniques & reference;used & rental textbooks,19
1560324406,"Group Techniques for Aging Adults: Putting Geriatric Skills Enhancement into Practice Dr. Erwin has provided us with a much needed, practical, and potentially invaluable resource that helps readers to better understand the struggles and needs of the growing elder population. The content is immediately applicable to a range of practitioners and participants representing diverse needs. Dr. Erwin also provides a series of delightful chapters on group modalities and guidelines for their application and determining their effectiveness. This resource will increase any professionals confidence, competence, and effectiveness in working with seniors. -Gary J. Oliver, Ph.D., Executive Director of The Center forRelationship Enrichment; Professor of Psychology, John BrownUniversity, Siloam Springs, Arkansas Dr. Erwin provides a needed wake-up call to mental health professionals in her second edition of Group Techniques for Aging Adults. This book is must read for those who teach and practice group techniques because it clearly acknowledges the demographic imperative we face. Erwin understands the needs, gifts and talents of our rapidly increasing numbers of older people and of those who care for them, and she underscores the evidence-based value and power available to practitioners through the tailored application of sound group principles with these groups. A groundbreaking work in the field, we have here a valuable resource for mental health professionals and students. - Michael W. Parker, Ph.D., Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (AMEDD) Retired; Professor, University of Alabama, School of Social Work, Center for Mental Health  Aging; Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Aging and Division of Geriatric Medicine  Palliative Care, Center for Aging; Hartford/GSA Geriatric Scholar	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Kathie T. Erwin, EdD, is Assistant Professor at Regent University, Virginia, in the School of Psychology and Counseling. She is the author of seven books and is a National Certified Counselor, a Board Certified Clinical Psychotherapist, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.",books;clinical;counseling;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;psychiatry;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;social services & welfare;social work;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,25
0520214072,"Contentious Traditions: The Debate on Sati in Colonial India ""Examines the documents of the colonial bureaucracy, the writings of the nineteenth-century indigenous male elite, the journals and publications of missionaries, and numerous European eyewitness accounts. She asks why the British first loudly denounced it, then covertly sanctioned it, and then officially banned it. . . . Contentious Traditions shows how divided the colonial bureaucrats were on the political costs of intervening in sati, how the grounds shifted in the arguments that the nineteenth-century Bengali reformer Rammonhun Roy made against sati in response to colonial pronouncements. how the Baptist missionaries took very different stances in addressing British and Indian audiences, and burning ricocheted between horror and fascination. . . . In citing the gruesome evidence that many satis were neither ""voluntary"" nor painless, and by assuming that the material causes for many satis make them by definition non-religious, Lata Mani discounts the religious ideology that might have motivated either the woman herself or the people forcing her to do it, or both.""--Times Literary Supplement	""An important and disturbing book. Lata Mani has reopened the archives on widow burning in colonial India. Her meticulous reading of contemporary texts . . . is exemplary for its conceptual sophistication. Unsettling and illuminating, this is feminist scholarship at its best.""Ranajit Guha, founding editor Subaltern Studies""Mani's argument that the terms 'tradition' and 'modernity' are inscribed and reinscribed in the bodies of colonized women has forever changed our understandings of patriarchy, nationalism, and colonialism, and indeed redefined the conditions for 'knowing' with respect to these contexts.""Lisa Lowe, author of Immigration Acts""Lata Mani's brilliant and persuasive analysis of official, native and missionary writings on sati in colonial India makes for a new beginning in contemporary analysis of colonial discourse.This is the book that many have waited for. A landmark publication in several fields at once: modern South Asian history, feminist critiques of colonial discourse, and cultural studies.""Dipesh Chakrabarty, University of Chicago	""An important and disturbing book. Lata Mani has reopened the  archives on widow burning in colonial India. Her meticulous reading of  contemporary texts . . . is exemplary for its conceptual sophistication.  Unsettling and illuminating, this is feminist scholarship  at its best.""  (Ranajit Guha, founding editor Subaltern Studies)	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Lata Mani is an Indian feminist and historian who currently lives in California.",anthropology;asia;books;cultural;customs & traditions;death;europe;gay & lesbian;gender studies;hinduism;historical study & educational resources;historiography;history;humanities;india;new;politics & social sciences;religious;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks;women in history;women's studies;world,24
0333689631,"The Global Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics ""Comprehensive, theoretically sophisticated, and empirically rich. Right now, this is quite simply the best textbook in the field."" - Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College and President, International Studies Association 2001/2 ""A well-pitched, concise and accessible introduction to the fast-changing field of international political economy.  Students will be engaged by the authors' judicious blend of theory, history, and contemporary evidence."" - Louis W. Pauly, Director, Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto.	Robert O'Brien is Associate Professor, Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition, McMaster University, Canada. Marc Williams is Professor of International Relations, University of New South Wales, Australia.",books;business & finance;business & investing;economic conditions;economic history;economic policy;economic policy & development;economics;international;international & world politics;international business;international relations;new;political economy;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;specific topics;trades & tariffs;used & rental textbooks,23
0700611576,"Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth ""Knott has done for Alexander Hamilton what Merrill Peterson did for  Thomas Jefferson, and in the process he has made clear, as never before, the  contours of American political history. No one interested in our national  trajectory or in the current prospect can afford to ignore this fine book.""-- Paul A. Rahe, author of Republics Ancient and Modern ""Tracks the ups and downs of Hamilton on the stock market of historical  reputation. Its appearance now is a welcome sign that a low-selling blue chip is  recovering its true value.""--Richard Brookhiser, author of Alexander  Hamilton, American ""Fascinating and illuminating.""--John Steele Gordon, author of Hamilton's  Blessing ""An exceptional book-sweeping in scope, engagingly written, and highly  informative.""--Richard K. Matthews, author of If Men Were Angels	Stephen F. Knott is assistant professor and research fellow at the  Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia, and author of Secret  and Sanctioned: Covert Operations and the American Presidency.",( h );18th century;19th century;a-z;alexander;americas;biographies & memoirs;books;hamilton;historical;history;history & theory;leaders & notable people;modern (16th-21st centuries);people;political;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;revolution & founding;united states,21
0300060343,"Strategic Assessment in War This analytical study of how military organizations and governments behave during war--specifically, how they adjust their strategies in response to enemy actions--emphasizes how hard it is to make good decisions in rapidly changing environments. Following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, for instance, a Saudi Arabian official suggested that his country gauge Iraq's intentions before seeking American military assistance. Replied King Fahd: ""The Kuwaitis did not rush into a decision, and today they are guests in our hotels!"" Scott Sigmund Gartner's prose can lean heavily on academic jargon--parts of Strategic Assessment in War read like a political scientist writing for other political scientists--but anecdotes such as the aforementioned exchange enliven the text. Indeed, Gartner has an eye for telling details. One standard problem for the military is evaluating the performance of its leaders. In the First World War, reports the author, British infantry officers found their careers ruined if their units didn't suffer enough casualties. Most of Gartner's critique focuses on three case studies drawn from the antisubmarine actions during the First and Second World Wars and the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. Another chapter provides an extended look at the Carter administration's behavior during the Iran hostage crisis. --John J. Miller  	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.",books;engineering;history;history & theory;humanities;military;military science;military sciences;national & international security;new;political history;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;science & math;social sciences;special topics;specific topics;strategy;technology;used & rental textbooks,22
0312216971,"Redrawing the Map of Europe A very inspiring book. A major intellectual achievement. Erkki Liikanen, Member of the European Commission	Michael Emerson is at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics and Political Science.",books;business & finance;business & investing;economic conditions;economics;europe;european;history;humanities;international;international & world politics;international business;international relations;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;world,20
0582319749,"Elizabeth I (Profiles in Power) 'A sustained reflection on the nature of Elizabethan power relations that will challenge historians for a long time to come'  History Today	Elizabeth I ""A sustained reflection on the nature of Elizabethan power that willchallenge historians for a long time to come"" History Today The reign of Elizabeth I was one of the most important periods of expansion and growth in British history, the so called 'Golden Age'. This celebrated and influential study of Elizabeth reconsiders how she achieved this and the ways in which she exercised her power. Looking at her role in government and in the nation it: examines Elizabeth in terms of her power rather than her policies explores her relations with the statesman of her time shows how she interacted with the key institutions of sixteenth centurypolitical life. As this invaluable account shows, in the Tudor age, it was hard enough to be a king; it was doubly hard to be a queen. Throughout her long reign, Elizabeth's target was survival. And she survived. This introduction to Elizabeth I tells us how. Christopher Haigh is Student and Tutor in Modern History at Christ Church, and a lecturer in Modern History at the University of Oxford. 	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.	Christopher Haigh teaches Modern History at the University of Oxford.	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.",( e );16th century;a-z;biographies & memoirs;books;elizabeth i;england;ethnic & national;europe;history;humanities;ireland;irish;leaders & notable people;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;people;royalty;used & rental textbooks,19
0471045217,"Business Engineering with Object Technology All the ideas, examples and designs are drawn from the author's years of experience in designing object-oriented business models for Fortune 500 companies. This concise, practical book contains proven techniques on applying object technology for the design and analysis of business information systems (IS). Demonstrates how to overcome IS limitations in the re-engineering process.	Critical Acclaim for Business Engineering with Object Technology A new, powerful methodology which will enable business people to apply innovative concepts to optimize their enterprises. Ted Kuligowski, U.S. Information Agency For more than a deca# Fortune 500 comp# through the use # most important and a# brings business and softw# a powerful new discipline call# The essence of this methodology # concepts directly in executable softw# convergent approach produces business sy# are understandable, maintainable, and easily m# response to changing business conditions. Comp# that adopt this new methodology will enjoy a powerf# competitive advantage in the years to come.Outlines a simple, proven methodology for analyzing business operations and designing more flexible, cost-effective software systems that optimize business processesExplains fundamental concepts in a straightforward style that all managers will find accessibleIncludes a Fast Track feature that summarizes key points on the margin of each pageproviding quick, easy access to crucial informationpromises to become one of the seminal works in the fields of business and software engineering. It is a visionary look at the future of business computing and a practical, hands-on tutorial for all managers involved with developing business systems. More Praise for # with Object Technology # book is an answer to a prayer. I predict that it will # seminal reference in our field. Michael J. Ramsey Consultant, IBM Consulting Group #anifesto for both managers and develop-# use object technology to lead their organi-# #mpetitive advantage. David Newman President, Techneum, Inc. #ery powerful and easily understandable approach to # grating business process reengineering with object technology. A must read if you are trying to understand the new world of objects. Dillon Ridguard Principal, OO Competency Center	DAVID A. TAYLOR, PhD, is the founder and President of Enterprise Engines, Inc., a business engineering firm that uses object-oriented concepts and techniques to design more effective organizations. Dr. Taylor is the author of the award-winning Object-Oriented Technology: A Manager's Guide, one of the bestselling books in the history of computer science. He is a featured speaker at industry conferences throughout the world and is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the use of object technology in business.",books;business & finance;business & investing;business & management;computer science;computers & technology;education & reference;industries & professions;information management;languages & tools;management & leadership;manager's guides to computing;mathematics;new;object-oriented design;object-oriented software design;programming;programming languages;science & math;software design;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks,22
0415902614,"Games of Venus: An Anthology of Greek and Roman Erotic Verse from Sappho to Ovid (The New Ancient World) This first comprehensive anthology of ancient Greek and Roman erotic verse includes Sappho, pederastic verse from Anacreon and Theognis, Virgil's homoerotic 2nd Eclogue, and other gay and lesbian poems.Lambda Book Report. . . an extremely useful reference work for tomorro's students. It is handsomely produced and fills a most important gap.Daily TelegraphThe introduction is scholarly; the translations are new; one can easily imagine the practicality of a text that provides an alternative to worn and stodgy collections of classical love poetry.The Yale ReviewTheir translations display the freshness of an Ezra Pound rather than the late-Victorian murk of a Gilbert Murray. . . . Their renderings of Catullus, a challenge to generations of fledgling poets, are first rate . . . [T]his is a splendid book. Perhaps it is the best book that could have been devoted to an ethos that underlies all subsequent Occidental erotica.Libido: The Journal of Sex and Sensibility	Text: English (translation) Original Language: Greek, Latin	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Peter Bing is Associate Professor of Classics at Emory University. He is the author of The Well-Read Muse (1988), and translator of Homo Necans  (1983). Rip Cohen has taught Classics and Romance Languages at the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania.",ancient;ancient & classical literature;anthologies;books;classical & medieval;europe;gay & lesbian;greek;history;history & criticism;humanities;italy;literature;literature & fiction;medieval;movements & periods;new;nonfiction;poetry;used & rental textbooks,20
3822849308,"Diana: Princess of Wales Candid, tender, poignant, provocativethe photographs by Mario Testino in Diana, Princess of Wales at Kensington Palace allow readers an entree into the private world of a beloved icon where an uncensored view - of a woman who influenced the world - is on display. This book is being launched to coincide with an exhibition at Kensington Palace, opening in November 2005.	Peruvian-born Mario Testino is currently based in London, though he travels extensively shooting for Vanity Fair, American, British, French and Italian Vogue and GQ. Other clients include Estee Lauder, Burberry & Versace. Galleries around the globe from Japan to Italy to the USA have featured his solo exhibitions and his work is held in collections of many institutions worldwide, including the National Portrait Gallery in London, V Museum in London and New York University. Mario is an Honorary Doctor of the University of the Arts London and has recently received the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award for his outstanding contribution to the world of fashion and entertainment.",arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;education & reference;equipment;fashion;foreign language study & reference;humanities;individual artists;leaders & notable people;new;photo essays;photography;portraits;princess diana;royalty;techniques & reference;used & rental textbooks;visual arts,19
1555425194,"Knowledge for Action: A Guide to Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Change ""Knowledge for Action is must reading for academics and executives alike. Chris Argyris once again demonstrates that he is the leading scholar in helping us understand why individuals and organizations are unable to learn from their actions and what steps must be taken to develop this essential capability. No executive who desires his organization to improve and learn continuously, or academic who wants to develop usable as opposed to merely useful theory, can do so without understanding the message of this book."" (Michael Beer, professor of business administration, Harvard Business School)	The landmark book Action Science introduced a revolutionary new theory of organizational problem-solving. Knowledge for Action turns this theory into practice. The landmark book Action Science introduced a revolutionary new theory of organizational problem-solving. Knowledge for Action turns this theory into practice. ""Knowledge for Action is must reading for academics and exceutives alike. Chris Argyris once again demonstrates that he is the leading scholar in helping us understand why individuals and organizations are unable to learn from their actions and what steps must be taken to develop this essential capability. No executive who desires his organization to improve and learn continuously, or academic who want to develop usable as opposed to merely useful theory, can do so without understanding the message of this book.""Michael Beer, professor of business administration, Harvard Business School	The landmark book Action Science introduced a revolutionary new theory of organizational problem-solving. Knowledge for Action turns this theory into practice.""Knowledge for Action is must reading for academics and exceutives alike. Chris Argyris once again demonstrates that he is the leading scholar in helping us understand why individuals and organizations are unable to learn from their actions and what steps must be taken to develop this essential capability. No executive who desires his organization to improve and learn continuously, or academic who want to develop usable as opposed to merely useful theory, can do so without understanding the message of this book.""Michael Beer, professor of business administration, Harvard Business School	CHRIS ARGYRIS is James Bryant Conant professor of organizational behavior in the graduate schools of business and education at Harvard University. His previous Jossey-Bass books include Action Science (with Robert Putnam and Diana McLain Smith, 1985), and Theory in Practice (with Donald A. Schojn, 1974).",books;business & finance;business & investing;economics;entrepreneurship;fitness & dieting;general;health;management;management & leadership;medical books;motivational;new;organizational behavior;organizational change;psychology;psychology & counseling;small business & entrepreneurship;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,20
0195074734,"The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great Lyricists (Oxford Paperbacks) America's greatest tunes were composed by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers, among others, but, as this popular/critical survey demonstrates, those who wrote the words for these songs were equally important figures. Furia, a Univeristy of Minnesota professor of English, perceptively assesses the styles and careers of such masters of light verse as Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein, Lorenz Hart, Howard Dietz, Yip Harburg and Al Dubin, and of two--Irving Berlin and Cole Porter--who were proficient in both words and music. He concludes with an anomaly, the country boy of Savannah, Johnny Mercer, whose blend of earthiness and elegant urbanity made him one of the few lyricists who could skillfully set to words the jazz melodies of Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael and Duke Ellington. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Readers who can hum ""Puttin' on the Ritz"" or ""Anything Goes"" and who know the musicals Show Boat or Oklahoma will appreciate Furia's study of the lyrics of the ""great standards."" These lyrics, he argues, contributed almost as much as the melodies to a ""golden age"" of popular song, spanning the 1920s to the 1950s. Irving Berlin, Ira Gershwin, and Cole Porter are among those whose work is examined, but because Furia tries to survey so many writers, we get only hasty glances at each, and the prose tends to bog down in laborious analyses of rhyme scheme, alliteration, and assonance, making this read like a Ph.D. dissertation.- Paul Baker, CUNA, Inc., Madison, Wis.Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	""[A] fascinating history of the popular lyricists....A triumph worth trumpeting.""--St. Louis Post-Dispatch""Sophisticated, literate....A welcome addition to the sparse lyrics-as-literature shelf.""--Kirkus Reviews""Well-written and interesting....A good history of American popular culture.""--Choice""Furia not only pays tribute to the great lyricists but does it with a joy and flair that ingratiates itself to the reader page upon page....Overall, pleasure reading and then some.""--West Coast Review of Books""The author's love and enthusiasm for his subject, and also the fact that you can't help humming while reading, make this the rare book of literary criticism that is downright enjoyable.""--Booklist""Apparently all the younger lyricists of the present day freely acknowledge that they are not as gifted as Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Lorenz Hart, and other early masters of the art form.  Along comes Mr. Furia's admirable study to provide more than ample documentation. It goes without saying that any professional or would-be lyricist ought to eagerly devour every page, but even those who pay more disinterested attention to the popular arts will be fascinated by this insightful analysis.""--Steve Allen""A lovingly conceived, scholarly, and entertaining tribute to the great popular wordsmiths of this century.  It is well researched and contains much fascinating information.  I recommend it.""--Michael Feinstein""The first scholarly study of the lyrics of Tin Pan Alley, placing these texts in the sweep of American literature, analyzing not only their overall poetic style but individual variations as well....Invaluable.""--Charles Hamm, Dartmouth College	Philip Furia is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of Pound's ""Cantos"" Declassified and many articles on the relationship between American poetry and modern art and music.",arts & literature;arts & photography;asia;biographies & memoirs;books;composers & musicians;composition & performance;education & reference;europe;history;humanities;humor & entertainment;india;jazz;music;musical genres;new;performing arts;popular;songwriting;theory;used & rental textbooks,22
0520203682,"Storm over Mono: The Mono Lake Battle and the California Water Future ""Hart tells the story of the David-and-Goliath struggle to save the lake--and how it revolutionized California's water policies. . . . Hart deftly threads through the legal thickets, politicking and environmental grandstanding while at the same time dispensing colorful geological and Old West lore. . . . [An] eloquent, handsomely illustrated book.""--""San Francisco Chronicle Review	""A rich, absorbing, and illuminating account of one of the longest and most fiercely-contested conservation battles in U.S. history--and that rare one (especially in these times) with a happy ending.""--Marc Reisner, author of Cadillac Desert""This book is a must-read, not just for the singular lake and its surroundings, but for other Mono Lakes to come.""--Galen Rowell""The battle to save Mono Lake is more than a fight to save a lake. It's really about the struggle to establish a new morality that would put humans and their environment on a compatible path. A path that allows for human development and the maintenance of our natural heritage.""--John Garamendi, Deputy Secretary of the Interior""In this comprehensive account, John Hart chronicles the perennial challenge to conserve our natural resources while maintaining quality of life in a rapidly growing and changing world. It is a delicate balance--and this engaging analysis sheds new light on this complex issue.""--Richard J. Riordan, Mayor of Los Angeles""The Future of the American West will depend on resolving the false conflict between economic development and environmental protection. This book tells the history of Mono Lake, where environmental concerns played a decisive role in reallocating California water, and gives us hope that these goals are not incompatible.""--Bill Bradley, United States Senator	""A rich, absorbing, and illuminating account of one of the  longest  and most fiercely-contested conservation battles in U.S. history (and  that rare  one (especially in these times) with a happy ending."" (Marc Reisner,  author of  Cadillac Desert)	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	John Hart is the author of several books on environmental issues, including Farming on the Edge: Saving Family Farms in Marin County, California (California, 1992), which won the Commonwealth Club Silver Medal. He is also a prize-winning poet whose book The Climbers is part of the Pitt Poetry Series.",americas;arts & photography;books;business & investing;civil;conservation;earth sciences;economics;engineering;environmental economics;environmental science;history;nature & ecology;performing arts;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;public affairs & policy;real estate;science & math;social services & welfare;state & local;united states,23
0231123760,"Democracy in Europe Full of provocative thoughts and ideas.... Europe has waited far too long for this kind of scrutiny. (The Economist)A thrilling, compulsively readable book about constitutional reform in the European Union. (The Observer)The brilliant new book... is an eloquent call on the leaders of Europe to rise to the task of creating a proper democratic framework for the political construction of new Europe. (The Times (London))This enjoyable, easily accessible 'call to arms' is recommended. (W.M. Downs Choice Reviews)	Siedentop's book is perhaps the most original and compelling account of the European Union -- its problems and prospects -- that has appeared to date. (Stephen R. Graubard, Editor of  Daedalus)	Larry Siedentop is a faculty lecturer in political thought at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Keble College. He is also the author of  Tocqueville.",books;comparative politics;democracy;europe;european;government;history;history & theory;humanities;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;international relations;ireland;law;legal theory & systems;new;non-us legal systems;political history;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,24
0801853028,"Intellectual Talent: Psychometric and Social Issues ""This well-edited book presents a cohesive body of work by authors who are adept psychometrically and also aware of the wider social and political world within which empirical findings may or may not take root... An excellent book [that] deserves to be widely read by psychometrists as well as by policy-based educators."" -- Contemporary Psychology	Camilla Persson Benbow is distinguished professor and chair in the Department of Psychology at Iowa State University of Science and Technology.David Lubinski is associate professor of Psychology at Iowa State University of Science and Technology.",adolescent psychology;behavioral sciences;books;child psychology;clinical;cognitive psychology;education & reference;fitness & dieting;general;health;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;psychology;psychology & counseling;schools & teaching;science & math;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,21
1859734766,"France in Indochina: Colonial Encounters ""Cooper presents numerous interesting and tantalizing ideas that should stimulate other area specialists."" --Choice""Cooper provides researchers of colonial Indochina with a profoundly illuminating framework, and makes an invaluable contribution to the development of French postcolonial studies."" --ASCALF Bulletin""A strong contribution to (a] nouvelle vague of French colonial history ... [It is a] slim but rich volume."" --H-France""Cooper is to be congratulated on having produced a fascinating and highly readable book that has opened up a rich field for further research."" --Journal of European Area Studies""A book that ought to be read by anyone interested in the French colonial encounter withi Indochina. Cooper comes at the issue from a fresh angle, and fresh angles nearly always produce fresh insights"" --History	Nicola Cooper is Lecturer in French, at Bristol University.",18th century;19th century;20th century;asia;asian;books;civilization & culture;europe;european;france;history;humanities;international & world politics;international relations;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;southeast asia;used & rental textbooks;world,23
0806136111,"Fishes of Oklahoma Rudolph J. Miller, an artist, is Professor Emeritus of Zoology at  Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. He has twenty-eight  years of experience studying and collecting Oklahoma fishes.Henry W. Robison is coauthor of Amphibians and Reptiles of  Arkansas, Fishes of Arkansas, and Only in Arkansas: A Study of  the Endemic Plants and Animals of the State. He is Professor of  Biology at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas.",americas;animals;biological sciences;books;crafts;field guides;fish;fish & sharks;fishing;history;hobbies & home;hunting & fishing;ichthyology;pets & animal care;science & math;sports & outdoors;state & local;united states;zoology,19
0262083574,"Understanding Knowledge as a Commons: From Theory to Practice Charlotte Hess is Director of the Digital Library of the Commons at Indiana University.Elinor Ostrom is Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science, Codirector of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University, and Codirector of the Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (CIPEC) at Indiana University.Ostrom was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.",books;business & management;communication;communication & journalism;communication & media studies;communications;computers & technology;culture;education & reference;encyclopedias;humanities;intellectual property;language & grammar;law;library & information science;library management;media studies;networking;new;politics & social sciences;reference;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;words,24
0415137640,Tourism and Sustainability: New Tourism in the Third World Martin Mowforth is a freelance researcher and Visiting Research Fellow in Human Geography at the University of Plymouth.Ian Munt is a freelance human settlements specialist and Associate Lecturer at the Open University.,books;business & finance;business & investing;business development;development & growth;earth sciences;economics;ecotourism;environmental economics;geography;hospitality;human geography;industries & professions;management;management & leadership;new;politics & social sciences;popular economics;regional;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;specialty travel;travel;travel & tourism;used & rental textbooks,26
1572304138,"Biofeedback, Second Edition: A Practitioner's Guide ""The second edition of Schwartz's book is exceptionally comprehensive and very informative on biofeedback and related topics...This book is surprisingly enjoyable reading, given the complicated information provided therein....Having 20 years of experience in psychophysiology and biofeedback, I still learned a great deal from reading it. The book has an extensive battery of assessment inventories which are quite useful in conjunction with biofeedback treatment. It has textbook style with detailed guidelines of excellent practical utility. This book will be required reading for my biofeedback students."" --Wesley E. Sime, PhD, MPH, Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln""It is rare for a text to try to be all things to all readers and almost unheard of to come anywhere close to this objective. However, this is truly the case for the present text. The academic novice, the neophyte biofeedback clinician, the seasoned veteran contemplating expanding practice domains, and the hardcore researcher seeking tips for meaningful studies will all find something of value....Once in a great while, a text comes along and captures the richness, complexity, and excitement of a field. For biofeedback, this is that text."" --from the Foreword by Frank Andrasik, PhD, Center for Behavioral Medicine, University of West Florida, Pensacola""Dr. Schwartz's second edition is an excellent review of the whole field of biofeedback. It has updated material which is pertinent to the beginning practitioner as well as the experienced clinician. The chapters on incontinence retraining are good examples of how biofeedback is changing everyday treatment of chronic problems. I will continue to recommend Biofeedback: A Practitioner's Guide to students and clinicians as a major reference book."" --Keith Sedlacek, MD, Director of Biofeedback, Staten Island University Hospital	Mark S. Schwartz, PhD, is Chair of Psychology at the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville.  He has been with the Mayo Clinic for more than 30 years and is a former President of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.	I. History, Entering, and Definitions1. A Historical Perspective on the Field of Biofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology, Mark S. Schwartz and R. Paul Olson2. Entering the Field of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and Assuring Competence, Mark S. Schwartz3A. Definitions of Biofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology, R. Paul Olson3B. Definitions of Biofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology, Nancy M. Schwartz and Mark S. SchwartzII. Instrumentation and Computers4. A Primer of Biofeedback Instrumentation, Charles J. Peek5. Computers in Biofeedback: Megabyte is Not a Dental Problem, Jack C. HartjeIII. Office Assessment and Compliance6. Intake Decisions and Preparation of Patients for Therapy, Mark S. Schwartz7. Baselines, Mark S. Schwartz8. Therapist Presence or Absence, Mark S. Schwartz and Audrey L. Gemberling9. Compliance, Mark S. SchwartzIV. Cultivating Lower Arousal10. Dietary Considerations: Rationale, Issues, Substances, Evaluation, and Patient Education, Keith L Block and Mark S. Schwartz11. Breathing Therapies, Mark S. Schwartz12. Problems with Relaxation and Biofeedback: Assisted Relaxation and Guidelines for Management, Mark S. Schwartz and Nancy M. Schwartz13. The Use of Audiotapes for Patient Education and Relaxation, Mark S. SchwartzV. Disorders Needing Lower Tension and Arousal14. Headache: Selected Issues and Considerations in Evaluation and Treatment, Part A: Evaluation, Mark S. Schwartz15. Headache: Selected Issues and Considerations in Evaluation and Treatment, Part B: Treatment, Mark S. Schwartz16. Temporomandibular Disorders, Richard N. Gevirtz, Alan G. Glaros, Deborah Hopper, and Mark S. Schwartz17. Raynaud's Disease: Selected Issues and Considerations in Using Biofeedback Therapies, Mark S. Schwartz and Mark F. Kelly18. Biobehavioral Treatment of Essential Hypertension, Angele McGrady, R. Paul Olson, and J. Suzanne KroonVI. Nontraditional Applications19. Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation and Diabetes Mellitus, Angele McGrady and Barbara BaileyVII. Neurofeedback Applications20. Neurofeedback for the Management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Joel F. LubarVIII. Neuromuscular Applications21. Biofeedback in Neuromuscular Re-Education and Gait Training, David E. Krebs22. Biofeedback-Assisted Musculoskeletal Therapy and Neuromuscular Re-Education, Eric R. FogelIX. Elimination Disorders23. Urinary Incontinence: Evaluation and Biofeedback Treatment, Jeannette Tries and Eugene Eisman24. Fecal Incontinence, Jeannette Tries, Eugene Eisman, and Susan P. Lowery25. Nocturnal or Sleep Enuresis: The Urine Alarm as a Biofeedback Treatment, Mark S. SchwartzX. Professional Issues, Considerations, and Guidelines26. Professional Ethical Behavior for Providers of Biofeedback, Sebastian Striefel27. Models of Practice: The Delivery of Biofeedback Service, R. Paul Olson28. Professional Communications, Mark S. Schwartz29. Job Descriptions, Mark S. SchwartzXI. Quality Control and Research30. Biofeedback Quality Control: Evaluating The Professionals and the Therapies, J. Suzanne Kroon31. Evaluating Research in Clinical Biofeedback, Mark S. SchwartzXII. Perspective: Other Applications, Status, and the Future32. The Biofeedback Journey: The Biofeedback Odyssey, Mark S. Schwartz33. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Mark S. Schwartz34. Tinnitus: Nothing is as Loud as a Sound You Are Trying Not to Hear, Mark S. Schwartz35. Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Mark S. Schwartz36. Treating Special Populations, Mark S. Schwartz37. The Frontier: Old and New, Mark S. Schwartz38. Status of Professionals and Publications and One More Look Forward, Mark S. Schwartz and R. Paul Olson",behavioral psychology;behavioral sciences;books;clinical;clinical psychology;fitness & dieting;health;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;physiological aspects;psychiatry;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,20
0195137590,"The United States and China: Into the Twenty-first Century ""Professor Schaller's newly revised edition of his textbook on Sino-American relations continues to be one of the best interpretive histories available.""--David Shambaugh, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University	Michael Schaller is at University of Arizona, Tucson.",20th century;americas;asian;books;education & reference;history;humanities;international & world politics;international relations;language & grammar;linguistics;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;science & math;social sciences;technology;united states;used & rental textbooks;words,21
159874027X,"Erotic Mentoring: Women's Transformations in the University (Writing Lives) ""Janice Hocker Rushing illuminates how women negotiate relationships with themselves, men, and the academy. She deftly weaves together womens stories, ancient myths, popular culture, dream analysis, and her own experiences to create a profoundly insightful, deeply moving, often hilarious, and ultimately joyous work.... Rushings astute observations take us from the Ivory Tower to Hades to the Wooden Nickel in Crested Butte, Colorado, and what a compelling journey it is. The stories are poignant; her analysis is breathtaking; and some passages are laugh-out-loud funny...She embraces her joy in myth, color, and relationships; she writes with incisive wit and powerful insight."" - Kathleen J. Turner, REVIEW OF COMMUNICATION""The book tells of how young women in the academic world are often mentored by older, more established men. Rushing uses pre-patriarchal mythology to untangle the meanings of these mentoring relationships for the women who shared them, for herself, and for any reader who might still struggle with similar experiences. Hers is a loving, compassionate account of the challenges, and the breakthroughs and transformations, of women as they reflect upon the shifting meanings of these mentoring episodes in their later lives."" - International Association of Jungian Studies""This is a wonderful book, full of insights about academic life, written with energy, wit, and passion. Intensely readable, entertaining and sharp, it will make you laugh and make you cry. Janice Rushings original take on women in the academy, higher education, and the predominantly male world it enshrines unfolds like a post-modern novel. Her use of classical myth is brilliant and alluring, and the real-world stories she tells will strike a chord in every academic womans heart."" - Jane Tompkins, University of Illinois, Chicago, and author of A Life in School""In her final book, Janice Rushing labors lovingly to free academic women from the bondage of erotic encounters with mentors who shaped them. By giving voice to the stories of disappointment and defeat that silence so many academic women, Rushing clears a path that opens new possibilities for healing, transformation, and self-renewal. Rushing imagines a university in which being exists on an equal plane with doing, where heart and head go hand in hand. Weaving myth, keen observation, and incisive analysis into a tapestry of womens stories, including her own, Rushing reveals the many ways in which the mentoring process has strangled the dreams and desires of women. But this is not an angry or resentful book. Rushing wants to shape a better world for academic women, one in which a woman can move on, feel complete in herself without separating from men. She wants to make the university a more nourishing, fulfilling, and soulful place to work and grow for women as well as for men. Rushing makes it clear that this can only happen if we are able or encouraged to stay in touch with our own vitality and not become slaves to the desires and dreams of others. In her characteristic style of wit, grace, and critique, Rushing strips away the academic armor that protects yet diminishes academic women, nudging all of us toward brave new ways of seeing, being, and feeling. Erotic Mentoring is a unique and compelling book that should make all of us more aware of the importance of living a life one can truly call her own. Janice Rushing saved the best for last."" - Arthur P. Bochner, University of South FloridaErotic Mentoring, by late Janice Hocker Rushing, explores gender  dimensions of academic institutions with the use of qualitative research  of personal stories of life in academia. It focuses on some patterns of  female university careers, especially the role of male mentors, and the  results of those relations on women themselves. The book might be read  as a multibiography of numerous female academics representing a few  generations of women finding their space in academia, thanks to the  narrative style used by the writer and the universal character of the  subject. Iza Desperak, Qualitative Sociology Review	Rushings study of over 200 young, bright women mentored by older scholars, usually men, is the subject of this eloquent book, which uses   mythology and Jungian psychology to elicit womens self understanding and personal development.	This is a wonderful book, full of insights about academic life, written with energy, wit, and passion. Intensely readable, entertaining and sharp, it will make you laugh and make you cry. Janice Rushings original  take on women in the academy, higher education, and the predominantly male world it enshrines unfolds like a post-modern novel. Her use of classical myth is brilliant and alluring, and the real-world stories she tells will strike a chord in every academic womans heart.  Jane Tompkins, University of Illinois, Chicago, author of A Life in School Theyre everywhere in the academy. Young, bright women mentored by older scholars, usually men, who attempt to mold them into their own masculine ideals. Janice Hocker Rushings study of over 200 women and their life transformations is the subject of this eloquent book. Using the tropes of mythology and Jungian psychology, the author characterizes the many paths these womens academic lives take: as Muse for a faltering older scholar, as Mistress or wife, as the dutiful academic daughter. Their resistance to this power differential also takes many forms: as a Veiled Woman, silent in public but active in private, or the Siren, using her sexuality to beat the system. Ultimately, Rushing arrives at the myth of Eros and Psyche, where womens self understanding and personal development turns her erotic mentoring into an autonomous, whole, and free life, unfettered by any man. These womens stories, and Rushings literary and literate framing of their lives, will ring true to many!  in the university.  In her final book, Janice Rushing labors lovingly to free academic women from the bondage of erotic encounters with mentors who shaped them.  By giving voice to the stories of disappointment and defeat that silence so many academic women, Rushing clears a path that opens new possibilities for healing, transformation, and self-renewal.   Rushing imagines a university in which being exists on an equal plane with doing, where heart and head go hand in hand.  Weaving myth, keen observation, and incisive analysis into a tapestry of womens stories, including her own, Rushing reveals the many ways in which the mentoring process has strangled the dreams and desires of women.  But this is not an angry or resentful book.  Rushing wants to shape a better world for academic women, one  in which a woman can move on, feel complete in herself without separating from men.  She wants to make the university a more nourishing, fulfilling, and soulful place to work and grow for women as well as for men.  Rushing makes it clear that this can only happen if we are able or encouraged to stay in touch with our own vitality and not become slaves to the desires and dreams of others. In her characteristic style of wit, grace, and critique, Rushing strips away the academic armor that protects yet diminishes academic women, nudging all of us toward brave new ways of seeing, being, and feeling.  Erotic Mentoring is a unique and compelling book that should make all of us more aware of the importance of living a life one can truly call her own.  Janice Rushing saved the best for last. Arthur P. Bochner, University of South Florida	The late Janice Hocker Rushing was Professor of Communication at theUniversity of Arkansas. Her many publications include Projecting the Shadow: The Cyborg Hero in American Film (with Thomas S. Frentz, 1995).",books;college & university;education;education & reference;fitness & dieting;gender studies;general;health;humanities;medical books;new;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;religion & spirituality;religious studies;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;women's studies,19
0415908760,"Embodying Colonial Memories: Spirit Possession, Power, and the Hauka in West Africa ""...the book should be read for what the Haukas's fascinating history teaches us about the politics of possession and the aesthetics of power.""  -- Religious Studies Review""This is learning in it's most fundamental form and it would be useful for us to consider the lessons that books such as Embodying Colonial Memories have for the creation of a more encompassing anthropology of education."" -- Anthropology & Education Quarterly	Paul Stoller is Professor of Anthropology at West Chester University. He is the author of In Sorcery's Shadow (1987), Fusion of the Worlds (1989), The Taste of Ethnographic Things (1989) and The Cinematic Griot. He is currently conducting research among West African street vendors in New York City.",african;anthropology;asian;books;colonialism & post-colonialism;cultural;ethnic studies;international & world politics;new;occult;other religions;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;practices & sacred texts;religion & spirituality;social sciences;specific demographics;specific topics;tribal & ethnic;used & rental textbooks,21
1556223471,"Memory Management: Algorithms and Implementations in C/C++ (Windows Programming/Development) Bill Blunden has a bachelors degree in physics from Cornell University and a masters degree in operations research from Case Western Reserve University. He has spent the past ten years performing R on enterprise middleware, implementing distributed computing software, and working with security protocols. He is also the author of Virtual Machine Design and Implementation in C/C++ from Wordware Publishing.",algorithms;books;business & management;c;c & c++ windows programming;computer science;computers & technology;development;education & reference;languages & tools;manager's guides to computing;mathematics;memory management;microsoft;new;programming;programming languages;science & math;used & rental textbooks,19
0879696001,"An A to Z of DNA Science: What Scientists Mean When They Talk About Genes and Genomes Any lawyer would love to have this guide to DNA that is easy to read and easy to understand. Beautifully illustrated, the book focuses on the language of genes, genomes, DNA, biotechnology, and heredity. --David Marshall Nissman, J.D.	This valuable and functional book is highly recommended for educated general readers and high school, lower- and upper-division undergraduate, and public libraries as well as consumer health collections.  Choice",basic sciences;biochemistry;biological sciences;biology;biology & life sciences;biotechnology;books;dictionaries & terminology;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;evolution;genetics;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;reference;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,20
0873515242,"550 Dakota Verbs Harlan LaFontaine is a recipient of Bush and Kellogg Community Leadership fellowships. A member of South Dakota's Spirit Lake Dakota reservation, he is currently a graduate student in resource management at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. Neil McKay teaches Dakota language classes at the University of Minnesota and at community learning sites. He is a member of North Dakota's Spirit Lake Dakota reservation.",arts & photography;books;criticism;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;foreign language dictionaries & thesauruses;foreign language study & reference;foreign languages;grammar;history & criticism;humanities;language & grammar;native american studies;new;politics & social sciences;slang & idioms;slang & word lists;social sciences;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks;vocabulary;words,22
093314993X,"Activity Schedules for Children With Autism: Teaching Independent Behavior (Topics in Autism) Aarons and Gittens are London speech therapists who have taught autistic children for 25 years. Their book is a thorough introduction to autism, covering diagnosis, assessments, history, prognosis, and methods of education. Still, while the background and history are helpful, the intended readership is British. Sections on educational alternatives, British sign language, British education acts, and therapy options in Britain will be of little use to U.S. readers, who need immediate, close-at-hand help. Temple Grandin's Thinking in Pictures (LJ 1/96) and Emergence might be better choices. The McClannahan/Krantz book covers one method of helping autistic children learn: using activity schedules. These schedules teach autistic youngsters to follow words, pictures, or other nonverbal prompts to complete all varieties of tasks. Autistic children, often seen as antisocial, can benefit from a self-motivated plan to complete jobs at home, enjoy leisure time, or simply perform the daily activities of dressing and preparing for school. The book details how to set up activities, relate prompts to action, and follow through so that autistic children can become independent of verbal commands that parents or teachers might give. Illustrated with charts, photos of children, and examples of visual prompts; for larger public libraries.ALinda Beck, Indian Valley P.L., Telford, PA Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.	A Review... ""Currently, popular works on autism intervention tend to fall into a few broad categories including, but not limited to:  Group A: Opinion books, in which assertions about treatment are based largely upon the author's personal beliefs, masquerading as received wisdom (what ""we"" supposedly know or do not know about autism). Little if any quality research is cited to back up such opinions: authors tend to cite not peer-reviewed studies, but their own fame, their 'thirty years in the field.' Typically, such works trumpet the appealing but unfortunately vacuous premise that there are 'many options' for treating autism, while offering no clear description nor solid  scientific support for such options. Such opinion-based works have contributed heavily to the lack of effective services autistic children. Group B: Coping Books, whose authors (typically not parents themselves) claim nevertheless a deep understanding of the impact of autism on families. These authorities see their job as analyzing various parental personality types and their respective abilities to cope with an autism diagnosis. While such coping is a laudable goal, it is a matter of some debate whether the great majority of these books actually achieve that end, or whether they simply prolong the Bettleheimian model of psychoanalyzing parents, instead of offering concrete help for their children. Group C: Descriptive books, in which the authors set about seeing how many new and different ways they can reformulate, redescribe, and recategorize the symptons of autism. As a parent I know remarks, 'How many ways can you peel an onion?' In this bleak literary landscape, the occasional work that is actually data-based, and strongly anchored in both credible research and solid clinical experience, is a rarity. When such a work also offers concrete help for people, it becomes a blessing. McClannahan and Krantz have written such a book. Their Activity Schedules for Children with Autism offers practical, step by step advice on how parents and teachers can help children to learn and to function with greatly reduced adult supervision. Using the teaching tool called activity schedules-sets of pictures or words that cue a child to engage in a sequence of activities-they demonstrate how children can be taught to independently engage in everything from playing with toys to holding social conversation without reliance on constant adult prompting. For the many parents who cannot access good, center-based programs for their child, this book represents a generous source of truly expert knowledge and concrete assistance. For those who want to increase their effectiveness in working with autistic children, this work provides clear discussion and clear examples of an important teaching tool. Chapters cover topics of assessing a child's readiness to use activity schedules, as well as constructing, introducing, monitoring and fading such schedules. Apparent throughout the work is the authors' deep and caring commitment to increase independence, choice and social interaction for the children they serve."" --Science in Autism Treatment, Spring 1999	Drs. McClannahan and Krantz are Executive Directors of the Princeton Child Development Institute, a community-based, nonprofit program that offers science-based services to children, youths, and adults with autism.",autism & asperger's syndrome;books;child psychology;children's health;education;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;medical books;mentally disabled;new;parenting;parenting & relationships;psychology;psychopathology;psychotherapy;schools & teaching;social sciences;special education;special needs;used & rental textbooks,21
080782822X,"Writing Indian Nations: Native Intellectuals and the Politics of Historiography, 1827-1863 ""An important contribution to the scholarship on nineteenth-century Native literature.""  Early American Literature""An extraordinary book.""-  Western American Literature",19th century;americas;anthropology;books;cultural;ethnic studies;historical study & educational resources;historiography;history;humanities;international & world politics;international relations;modern (16th-21st centuries);native american studies;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;treaties;united states;used & rental textbooks,23
0226111768,"Giving Offense: Essays on Censorship In this collection of eight essays, South African novelist J. M. Coetzee examines the complexities of censorship beyond the model of villainous censor and victimized artist. Having lived in a police state, Coetzee's experience is that the same censors patrol the boundaries of both politics and esthetics. By contrast, in the United States, the way for artists to get away with representations that some find offensive or forbidden is to argue that their work has some political worth. Though Coetzee admits he doesn't know what to think of artists who break taboos and yet claim protection of the law, he remains committed to free speech, conscious of how easily oppressive righteousness can rear its viscous head.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	In South African novelist Coetzee's intriguing theory, censorship arises out of a paranoid mentality when a dominant class, church or state, lashing out in fear from a sense of latent powerlessness, suppresses a writer or artist whose truth-telling gives offense. He buttresses his argument by discussing Russian poet Osip Mandelstam, arrested in 1934 and commanded to compose an ode in praise of Stalin, and South African poet Breyten Breytenbach, imprisoned in 1974 and forced to repudiate his poem that condemned political execution and torture. The battle with the censor invades the writer's psychic life, as Coetzee demonstrates in his analysis of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's skirmishes with the Soviet state, leading to his exile in 1974; Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert's fight against Stalinist repression; and humanist satirist Erasmus's battle with Luther and the papacy. Coetzee implicitly rejects feminist Catharine Mac-Kinnon's antipornography stance (""her heart lies with the censors""). These erudite essays form a powerful, bracing critique of censorship in its many guises. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	South African writer Coetzee (Master of Petersburg, LJ 9/1/94) promises a compelling collection of essays of the nature of political censorship in literature. However, this book falls short of that promise, delivering instead an overly erudite and dense dissection of the major works of frequently censored literature. To his credit, the collection of works Coetzee has amassed is impressive?from Lady Chatterly's Lover to Catherine MacKinnon's antipornography treatises, for example. His essay ""Apartheid Thinking"" is an important summary of a particularly painful chapter in the history of political censorship. Yet there is little here a general reader would find fresh or interesting. For larger academic collections.?Diane G. Premo, SILS, SUNY at BuffaloCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Refusing to see the writer under censorship as either a moral giant or a helpless innocent, the great South African novelist Coetzee relates the experience of Afrikaans writers under apartheid to that of writers under the Soviet state. In both regimes, the ratio of censors to writers was about 10 to 1. Coetzee's prizewinning novels, such as Waiting for the Barbarians (1980), are spare and elliptical. Here, however, he writes in his academic mode (he's professor at the University of Cape Town), and these essays clunk with jargon about ""intertexed constellations of signifiers."" He's always qualifying minutiae in parentheses. In fact, the most moving essay here confronts why he writes in that convoluted way, ""overreading and overwriting"" : the censor intrudes on your thinking, always there, repudiated, but always there. From his personal experience, Coetzee recognizes his ""paranoia"" in censored writers everywhere, from Breyten Breytenbach in prison under the scrutiny of his apartheid jailers, to Osip Mandelstam ordered to compose an ode to Stalin. The censor becomes a secret and shameful intimate.  Hazel Rochman	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	These closely argued essays on censorship's insidious subtleties make for dense but rewarding reading. As a noted South African writer under apartheid, Coetzee (The Master of Petersburg, 1994, etc.) long suffered the stifling shadow of the censor. Indeed, almost half of the essays in this collection concern South Africa's particular brand of censorship and how it was leveled at fellow writers such as Andr Brink and Breyten Breytenbach. Broadening his examination, Coetzee also looks at Solzhenitsyn's struggles with the Soviet state, undercuts Catherine MacKinnon's dogmatic anti-pornography stance, deconstructs D.H. Lawrence's belief in breaking taboos, and closely reads the works of several writers operating under censorship conditions. Those looking for simple, ringing denunciations of censorship's evils will be disappointed. Coetzee explicitly rejects such noble tritenesses. Instead, drawing on the works of modern theorists such as Lacan, Foucault, and Girard, he pursues censorship's deeper, more fickle meanings and unmeanings. In his essay on the South African Publications Appeal Board, for example, he reveals the unreasoning paranoia that governs even the most ``enlightened'' censorship. In other words, censorship can never be a wholly rational act. Almost every page is thick with such provocative insights and ideas, but Coetzee does not always do his arguments justice. Unlike his lucid, elegant fictions, here he is often unnecessarily opaque and obscure. He has the South African intellectual's fatal fondness for academic jargon (though not the usual accompanying cant), and his logic occasionally short- circuits. But his erudition and intelligence remain truly formidable throughout. And as Coetzee's own experience has shown, censorship ultimately fights a losing battle: ``The artist, if he is patient enough and persistent enough, always wins, or at least emerges on the winning side.'' -- Copyright 1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	... an extraordinary collection of essays written over the past eight years ... -- New York Times, Martha Bayles	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.",african;books;censorship;criminal law;essays;essays & correspondence;humanities;international & world politics;law;law enforcement;literature;literature & fiction;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific topics;used & rental textbooks,19
0226014983,"Strong Religion: The Rise of Fundamentalisms around the World (The Fundamentalism Project) ""At a time when misinformation and common misperceptions might aggravate international conflicts, Strong Religion offers an explanatory framework for understanding fundamentalisms around the world and establishes a vocabulary necessary for dialogue among different faiths and peoples."" - Martin E. Marty	After the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States, religious fundamentalism has dominated public debate as never before. Policymakers, educators, and the general public all want to know: Why do fundamentalist movements turn violent? Are fundamentalisms a global threat to human rights, security, and democratic forms of government? What is the future of fundamentalism? To answer questions like these, Strong Religion draws on the results of the Fundamentalism Project, a decade-long interdisciplinary study of antimodernist, antisecular militant religious movements on five continents and within seven world religious traditions. The authors of this study analyze the various social structures, cultural contexts, and political environments in which fundamentalist movements have emerged around the world, from the Islamic Hamas and Hizbullah to the Catholic and Protestant paramilitaries of Northern Ireland, and from the Moral Majority and Christian Coalition of the United States to the Sikh radicals and Hindu nationalists of India. Offering a vividly detailed portrait of the cultures that nourish such movements, Strong Religion opens a much-needed window onto different modes of fundamentalism and identifies the kind of historical events that can trigger them.	Gabriel A. Almond is a professor emeritus of political science at Stanford University and the author of numerous works, including Progress and Its Discontents. R. Scott Appleby is a professor of history and the John M. Regan, Jr., director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of, among other books, Religious Fundamentalisms and Global Conflict. Emmanuel Sivan is a professor of history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and author of a number of books, including Interpretations of Islam and Radical Islam.",books;christian books & bibles;church & state;earth sciences;education & reference;general;geography;history;politics & social sciences;politics & state;regional;religion;religion & spirituality;religious;religious studies;science & math;social sciences;sociology;theology;world,20
0375422625,"Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq On one level, narrator Wasson's mostly neutral delivery is apt. The authors' dispassionate prose imparts their impeccably researched story of the 2003 Iraq invasionfrom concept to insurgency. Sourced at the highest levels, Cobra II captures the fog of war and war planning. But Wasson's read too often feels routine, as if recounting a local board meeting. Because he renders the numerous players and backdrops with equal tones, differentiating between them can be a challenge. This style of narration creates an anti-tension when juxtaposed with the book's  revelations that an invasion plan was being formed not long after September 11, despite administration denials. Strictly supervising the plan was defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who was intent on transforming the military into a lighter, leaner force. False assumptions, faulty intelligence, willful ignorance, personal politics and a lack of foresight all fed into the invasion strategy and subsequent messy outcome. During the audiobook's second half, which documents the march to Baghdad and enemy engagements, Wasson's energy picks up and he paints some impressive scenes of war. But in the end, a more vibrant read would have better complemented the significance of this penetrating work. Gordon reads the introduction and epilogue. Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	A work of prodigious research, Cobra II will likely become the benchmark by which other histories of the Iraq invasion are measured.The New York Times Magisterial . . . With mountains of fresh detail on the wars planning and progress with judicious analysis, Cobra II . . . will be hard to improve upon. The EconomistStands as the best account of the war to dateoffers an instructive lesson on the consequences of inadequate strategic planning.The Washington Post Book WorldExcellent Cobra II is everything that the Bush administration's plan for the war was not. It is meticulously organized, shuns bluff and bombast for lapidary statements, and is largely impervious to attack.The New York Times Book ReviewRemarkable a classic military history of the blow-by-blow fighting to Baghdad. Cobra II makes an irrefutable case for where the laurels lay for the victors and where the blame lies for the defeats.The Portland Oregonian	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Michael R. Gordon is the chief military correspondent for The New York Times, where he has worked since 1985. He is the coauthor, with Lieutenant General Bernard E. Trainor, of The Generals War. He has covered the Iraq War, the American intervention in Afghanistan, the Kosovo conflict, the Russian war in Chechnya, the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and the American invasion of Panama. He lives in the Washington, D.C., area.Bernard E. Trainor, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant general, was a military correspondent for The New York Times from 1986 to 1990. He was director of the National Security Program at Harvard Universitys John F. Kennedy School of Government from 1990 to 1996. Currently a military analyst for NBC, Trainor lives in Potomac Falls, Virginia.	Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made headlines last week by conceding that the Bush administration had made ""tactical errors, thousands"" in waging the war in Iraq. But, she argued, the administration pursued the right underlying strategy in toppling Saddam Hussein, and history's judgment will be based on whether ""you make the right strategic decisions."" In their ""inside story"" of the war, Michael R. Gordon and Gen. Bernard E. Trainor stand Rice's assertion on its head. They show that the U.S. military's tactical brilliance during the war's early stages came despite the strategic miscalculations of senior civilian and military leaders  --  and that the Bush team's misjudgments made the current situation in Iraq far worse than it need have been. As it turns out, in addition to the war with Iraq's tyrant, there was an ongoing war between U.S. field commanders, their own senior commander (Gen. Tommy Franks, the head of Central Command) and civilian leaders in Washington. The Bush administration's two major strategic miscalculations are by now familiar: first, a broad-based intelligence failure regarding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, the viability of its economic infrastructure and the reception Iraqis would give invading U.S. forces; and second, underestimating the challenge of stabilizing post-invasion Iraq. Gordon and Trainor  --  respectively a New York Times reporter and a retired Marine Corps lieutenant general, and collectively the authors of a widely hailed 1995 book on Operation Desert Storm, The Generals' War  --  go beyond these issues to focus on logical flaws in prewar planning that should have raised eyebrows among senior U.S. officials. For example, they report that when the CIA identified nearly 950 suspected WMD sites, military planners argued for additional troops to secure them lest the terrorists purportedly in league with Saddam Hussein spirit the WMD away during the chaos of war, thereby producing the very outcome the administration was trying to avoid. But Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was determined to attack with a ""lean force.""   The book's core, however, centers not on Beltway deliberations but on the dash to Baghdad by the Army and the Marines.The authors do a fine job making one of the most lop-sided campaigns in memory interesting, but the surprises that the Americans encounter turn out to be even more compelling. Senior U.S. field commanders soon realize that their principal enemy is not the Iraqi army but irregular forces  --  many of them foreigners  --  employing guerrilla tactics. These are portents of the full-blown insurgency to come, but no one back in Washington proves capable of connecting the dots.While U.S. soldiers and Marines shifted their focus on the fly, the Bush administration failed to recast its strategy for the postwar endgame. Consequently, once American forces seized Baghdad, U.S. troop deployments were curtailed and units were instructed to prepare for a rapid drawdown  --  even while the Iraqi police and military forces that the administration expected to preserve order were being disbanded. While Gordon and Trainor recount the misjudgments of many senior civilian and military leaders, Gen. Franks fares the worst. Many of his statements defy explanation, including his mystifying declaration that ""I am not gratified by enough forces on the ground"" and his fondness for terms like ""functional componency"" and ""strategic exposure."" The general's battlefield guidance is often, well, general; he tells his commanders to take ""action on all fronts,"" which, as the authors note, is ""no better than issuing no guidance at all."" The authors conclude, scathingly, that Franks ""never acknowledged the enemy he faced nor did he comprehend the nature of the war he was directing.""  The senior military leadership in Washington comes off little better; they are depicted as a bunch of empty suits. Then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard B. Myers, is portrayed as a reflexive team player incapable of expressing an independent view. The Army chief of staff at the time, Gen. Eric Shinseki, warned before the war that projected U.S. troop levels were too low to stabilize Iraq, but the authors report that he failed to press home his case once his views were dismissed by senior civilian leaders around Rumsfeld and his then-deputy, Paul Wolfowitz. Unfortunately, the focus of Cobra II (which takes its title from the Army name for the drive to Baghdad) is limited by Gordon's experiences as a reporter embedded at the U.S.-dominated coalition's land command during the invasion. The book thus emphasizes ground combat; the ""shock and awe"" air campaign, for example, receives far less attention than it deserves. Moreover, while the book's subtitle claims to cover the occupation of Iraq, the narrative essentially ends in the summer of 2003. Finally, key policymakers such as Vice President Cheney and Rumsfeld declined the authors' requests for interviews; Franks offered only an hour. Thus the views of those at the center of the war were often not captured. Still, Cobra II stands as the best account of the war to date. Toward the end of the book, some Marines fighting to capture Baghdad come upon a group of Iraqis outside a walled compound who keep waving their hands at knee level. Initially confused, the Marines break into the compound to find that the Iraqis had been trying to signal that it housed children: more than 100 of them, dirty, bruised and malnourished, apparently imprisoned by the regime for their families' supposed disloyalty. The episode comes as a chilling reminder of the horrors of Baathist rule. When Rice speaks of the ""strategic"" decision to depose Saddam Hussein and his barbaric regime, she is referring to a laudable goal, not a strategy. The war is not over, and good strategy is still very much needed. Cobra II offers an instructive lesson on the consequences of inadequate strategic planning. If its message is heeded, Americans may yet look back on this conflict and recall the words of Georges Clemenceau, France's leader during World War I: ""War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.""Reviewed by Andrew F. Krepinevich Copyright 2006, The Washington Post. All Rights Reserved.	Chapter 1Snowflakes from the SecretaryIn late 2001, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld summoned the senior military leadership to his office on the E-ring of the Pentagon. It had been an extraordinarily eventful period for the administration of George W. Bush. Kabul had recently fallen. U.S. commandos and Pashtun commanders in southern Afghanistan were on the hunt for Osama bin Laden. In Bonn, Germany, the United States and diplomats from allied nations were prepared to anoint a new group of Afghan leaders.During his short tenure at the Pentagon, Rumsfeld had established himself as an indomitable bureaucratic presence. It was a commonplace among the Bush team that the military needed stronger civilian oversight, and Rumsfeld exercised control with the iron determination of a former corporate executive. He had a restless mind and was given to boast that he was genetically impatient.When he arrived at the Pentagon, Rumsfeld made clear that his goal was nothing less than to remake the U.S. military to fashion a leaner and more lethal force. Notepads were strewn throughout his outsized office. When the defense secretary had an idea he scribbled it down. Four-star generals and high-ranking aides were accustomed to receiving snowflakes: terse memos that captured his latest brainstorm or query and that landed with a thud.Rusmsfeld had been receiving his daily CIA briefing shortly before the American Airlines plane plowed into the building on September 11. Afterward, he had staked out a clear position on how the Bush team should respond. The United States should take the fight to the Taliban and Al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan, but it would not end there. The Pentagon needed to take an even more forceful step that would let its enemies know that the United States was now involved in a global war against the terrorists and the renegade states that helped them. The U.S. needed to land a series of blows well beyond Afghanistan. The question was where and when to strike.The defense secretarys meeting had been called to ponder the war plan for another potential adversary. General Richard B. Myers, the pliable chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) who was picked by Rumsfeld because of his reputation as a team player, was there. So was Peter Pace, the ambitious vice chairman who was already being talked about as an officer who might follow in Myerss footsteps. Greg Newbold, the three-star general who served as chief operations deputy for the JCS, had the main assignment for the session. He was to outline Central Commands OPLAN 1003-98, the militarys contingency plan in the event of a war with Iraq.Newbold was armed with a pile of slides as the generals and Rumsfeld sat around a conference table. As Newbold outlined the plan, which called for as many as 500,000 troops, it was clear that Rumsfeld was growing increasingly irritated. For Rumsfeld, the plan required too many troops and supplies and took far too long to execute. It was, Rumsfeld declared, the product of old thinking and the embodiment of everything that was wrong with the military.Myers asked Rumsfeld how many troops he thought might be needed. The defense secretary said in exasperation that he did not see why more than 125,000 troops would be required and even that was probably too many. Rumsfelds reaction was dutifully passed to the United States Central Command.1My regret is that at the time I did not say, Mr. Secretary, if you try to put a number on a mission like this you may cause enormous mistakes,  Newbold later recalled. Give the military the task, give the military what you would like to see them do, and then let them come up with it. I was the junior military guy in the room, but I regret not saying it.2The 1003 plan was ripe for review and was based on the assumption that it would be Iraq that would start the fight. Nonetheless, the plan, which had been regularly exercised in war games, reflected long-standing military principles about the force levels that were needed to defeat Iraq, control a population of more than 24 million, and secure a nation the size of California with porous borders. Rumsfelds numbers, in contrast, seemed to be pulled out of thin air. He had dismissed one of the militarys long-standing plans and suggested his own force level without any of the generals raising a cautionary flag.General Tommy Franks, the CENTCOM commander, would draw up the new plan, but Rumsfeld would poke, prod, and question the military at every turn. Defense Department civilians would move into Frankss planning cells to monitor his work, and the general would be summoned to Washington repeatedly to present his evolving plan and receive new guidance from his civilian master. The JCS chairman and his staff would be little more than onlookers. Two momentous signals had been sent at Newbolds briefing. Iraq would be the next phase in the Bush administrations self-declared global war on terror and the defense secretary would insist on an entirely new kind of Iraq war plan.When he was running for president, George W. Bush had signaled that he wanted to overhaul the U.S. military. His fathers earlier victory in the Persian Gulf, Bush said in a 1999 speech at the Citadel, was an impressive accomplishment, but also one that had taken six months of planning, amassing of military forces and supplies, and preparation. That was too long for the sole remaining superpower to project its power throughout the world. Bush pledged to develop lighter, more mobile, and more lethal forces.Nor did Bush see the need for the sort of lengthy peacekeeping operations or difficult nation-building missions that the administration of Bill Clinton had undertaken in the Balkans. The purpose of the military, Bush argued, was to fight and win the nations wars, not to linger to bring stability to newly ordained states. A strong secretary of defense would be appointed and he would have a broad mandate to develop a new military structure. Generals and admirals who supported the new program would be promoted. Billions of dollars in new spending would be channeled for the research and development of missile defense and other high-technology military systems.3The speech was drafted by some of the so-called Vulcans, the cluster of conservative former national security officials who had formed the nucleus of a shadow government during the Clinton years and would later find a place at the top of the new administration. The idea of using advanced reconnaissance systems, command and control networks, and precision weapons to strip away the fog of war and strike the enemy with devastating effect had attracted a small, but influential, group of adherents, and the Vulcans were among them. It was supposed to be nothing less than a revolution in military affairs that would reduce the requirement for large land armies, and with Bushs election some of the self-proclaimed revolutionaries would be in charge.Once in office, Bush made good on the pledge to support a powerful defense secretary, settling on Rumsfeld, a choice that was strongly endorsed by Vice President Dick Cheney, who sensed that his former mentor would not only have a strong hand at the tiller but would serve as an ally in policy debates.At sixty-eight, Rumsfeld was full of energy and brimming with confidence. He had been a wrestler in college, a combative and solitary sport, run with the bulls in Spain, followed his father into the Navy, been NATO ambassador, won a seat in Congress, earned a small fortune as the CEO of a pharmaceutical company, and run two government commissions: one on ballistic missile threats from Third World countries and the other on space policy. Rumsfeld was both the youngest and the oldest person to serve as defense secretary, having served as the Pentagon chief under President Gerald Ford. He had not been among the drafters of the Citadel speech, but he wholly supported the theme.As Rumsfeld prepared to take on his responsibilities at the Pentagon he met with William S. Cohen, the Maine Republican who served as Bill Clintons secretary of defense. Cohen, who had traveled widely in the post, advised Rumsfeld to go to Wehrkunde, the premier European security conference, which was held annually in Munich over a February weekend. Rumsfeld, he said, needed to get to know the European allies, as otherwise there would not be another opportunity to do so until a NATO meeting the following June. Rumsfeld resisted the idea, arguing that he could not afford to loosen his grip on the Pentagon even for a weekend. Rumsfeld eventually relented and went to Munich, delivered a speech on missile defense, pronounced allied unease about the project to be utterly incomprehensible, and rushed back. The episode was telling: Rumsfelds principal battleground was the Pentagon, his concern over relations with the allies was secondary, and he was uneasy leaving others in charge even for a day.At the Defense Department, Rumsfeld was quick to demonstrate and solidify his authority. Each month, the defense secretary was required to approve sensitive reconnaissance operations. The missions were listed in a top secret binder, and once when an action officer came in to get Rumsfelds okay he noted in passing that the State Department had already reviewed the list and had not seen any problems. The innocent comment was like waving a red flag before a bull. Rumsfeld refused to sign, saying he would need to study the binder first. For several days, there was a mysterious lull in reconnaissance operations as the new defense secretary made clear that the building he was trying to bend to his will could not take him for granted. There were small changes that sent a message as well. The elaborate honor ceremonies for visiting dignitaries were declared to be an unnecessary frill and cut back.4As Rumsfeld saw it, the biggest obstacles to his authority and vision we...	The Iraq War has certainly has been controversial, with the planning, execution, and post-invasion conduct of operations being the targets of much criticism and acrimony. Gordon and Trainor have written a book that is certainly critical of many aspects of the war though they do give credit to the American troops involved in it. This abridgment has two narrators: Gordon himself and Craig Wasson. Gordon is OK in reading an introduction and an afterword but is sometimes flat in his performance. Wasson's performance displays his experience and training. His voice is strong and his tempo steady. He has an expert way of giving expression in his delivery without being overwhelming.  M.T.F.  AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright  AudioFile, Portland, Maine	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",21st century;books;history;humanities;international & world politics;international relations;iran;iraq;iraq war;middle east;middle eastern;military;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific topics;used & rental textbooks;war & peace,21
0226895076,The Comforts of Home: Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi Luise White is assistant professor of history at the University of Minnesota.,africa;anthropology;books;cultural;earth sciences;fitness & dieting;gay & lesbian;geography;health;history;kenya;new;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;regional;science & math;self-help;sex;sexuality;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,22
074532049X,"Marx's 'Capital' 'This expert guide to the political economy of Marx's Capital has always been the very best available.  The fourth edition, welcome in its own right, updates the text in the light of recent scholarship. It is thoroughly recommended not only for beginners but to anyone interested in the applicability of Marxian theory to the parlous condition of contemporary capitalism.'David Harvey, author of 'Limits to Capital' and 'The Condition of Postmodernity''For almost thirty years, Marx's Capital has provided an invaluable introduction to Marx's great work. This fourth edition is much more than an updating of its predecessors: its coverage is more comprehensive and sophisticated and the book provides very useful guides to key debates and further reading. The book is not only of interest to students of Marx - it should be compulsory reading for all serious students of economics.'Professor Simon Clarke, University of Warwick'Marx's Capital is an admirably clear explanation of complex ideas, which has the rare virtue of saying something important to economists while being accessible to non-specialist readers. It also does a very good job of showing the urgent relevance of Marx's Capital today.'Ellen Meiksins Wood, author of 'The Empire of Capital' (Verso, 2003) and 'The Origin of Capitalism' (Verso, 2002)'The new edition of ""Marx's Capital"" is definitely the best edition yet. It reflects both current discussions among Marxist economists and developments in the world economy and has no equal as an introduction to Capital for undergraduate students.'Professor Michael A. Lebowitz, Simon Fraser University, Canada'""Marx's Capital"" has been the definitive introduction to the economic theory of the great revolutionary for over twenty years.  The new edition, which adds considerable material in terms of both topics and recent contributions, should be the definitive introduction for the next twenty years.'Professor John Weeks, School of Oriental and African Studies '...this small book is a useful introduction for students to key concepts in Marx's Capital.'Marxist review'The authors explain the labour theory of value with admirable clarity, addressing objections and providing examples from the real economy.'Labour Research	Ben Fine is professor of economics and Alfredo Saad Filho is senior lecturer in political economy of development at SOAS, University of London. Ben Fine is the author of numerous books, most recently Social Capital versus Social Theory: Political Economy and Social Science at the Turn of the Millennium. Alfredo Saad-Filho is the author of The Value of Marx: Political Economy for Contemporary Capitalism  and the editor of Anti-Capitalism: A Marxist Introduction  (Pluto Press, 2003).",books;business & finance;business & investing;communism & socialism;economic conditions;economic policy;economic policy & development;economic theory;economics;ideologies & doctrines;new;political economy;political ideologies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular economics;public affairs & policy;public policy;social sciences;specific topics;theory;used & rental textbooks,23
0534568807,"Motivation: Theory, Research, and Applications (with InfoTrac) ""Given the wide variety of different topics important to the field of motivation, I think the author has done a good job integrating and relating many of the issues with each chapter.""Each chapter had a considerable amount of new and interesting studies that will enhance the appeal of the book. The physiological chapters were greatly improved with current research.""	Herbert L. Petri is a Professor at Towson University, where he has been recognized on five separate occasions for his excellent teaching. He also serves as Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Johns Hopkins University, teaching the Motivation course since 1986. Dr. Petri has studied the role of physiological, behavioral, and cognitive mechanisms of motivation, memory, and learning for more than 35 years. His research has led to published articles on the underlying circuitry of memory, drug actions on learning and memory, and reviews of motivational processes. He received his B.A. degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Johns Hopkins University.John M. Govern is a Professor at Towson University, where he has taught since 1989. His primary research interest is in social cognition. He earned a B.S. in Psychobiology from Albright College and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Temple University.",behavioral sciences;books;cognitive psychology;developmental psychology;education;education & reference;fitness & dieting;general;health;instruction methods;medical books;new;pedagogy;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;schools & teaching;science & math;social sciences;ta & nlp;used & rental textbooks,21
0874368898,"Recycling in America: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues) Grade 7 Up-- Finding this handbook on the shelf will mean hitting research paydirt. It includes an overview of the topic; biographies of important people in the field; facts on recyclable products; state-by-state laws and regulations; a directory of organizations; and a bibliography that includes books, articles, journals, educational materials, databases, and video tapes. Librarians and teachers will also find this resource helpful as they look to add information to their libraries and curriculum units. Your Research Guide to Environmental Organizations (Smiling Dolphins Pr., 1991) is another good source, as is the Gale Environmental Sourcebook (Gale, 1991). --Margaret Tice, Brooklyn Public LibraryCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	This well-written book by environmental writer and columnist Kimball provides a sound introduction to recycling, a field that has only been around for about 25 years and has been ""politically correct"" for fewer than ten. She gives a chronology of the recycling phenomenon and a biographical overview of several Americans prominent in the field. Facts about the most widely recycled commodities (aluminum cans, glass, plastic, paper, metals, etc.) are presented in an informative and interesting manner. Laws and regulations for the various states are outlined, and there is a directory of state, federal, and private recycling organizations. A meager list of reference materials and a glossary complete this useful book. The writing is clear, concise, and easy to understand, but Kimball does not talk down to the reader. This book, which is more specific than John Elkington's The Green Consumer ( LJ 3/1/90), is highly recommended to lay readers, scholars, and specialists.- Eugenia C. Adams, Univ. of Houston-Downtown Lib.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Part of the publisher's Contemporary World Issues series, this volume provides updated information on regulations, organizations and agencies, and resources, now including online ones. There is also new data on the technology of recycling different materials. Look here for a clear explanation of what all those little codes on the bottom of plastic containers stand for.",biological sciences;biology & life sciences;books;civil;conservation;earth sciences;education & reference;engineering;environment;environmental science;environmental studies;nature & ecology;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;public affairs & policy;recycling;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;social services & welfare;used & rental textbooks,24
0231111029,"Ladies of Labor, Girls of Adventure Enstad's imaginative reading of the goods consumed by working-class women in New York City at the turn of the twentieth century offers a fresh and illuminating perspective on and advances our understanding of the lived experience of work and leisure in the Gilded Age and Progressive era. (Nancy Gabin American Historical Review) Ladies of Labor represents an important contribution to labor, immigration and women's history that is anchored in the broader political economy of culture at the turn of the century. Enstad's skillful, multidisciplinary rendering of working women's lives should help us re-evaluate the ways we teach and write about popular culture and politics in America. (American Studies)	Brilliantly blending insights from cultural studies and political economy, this book is an imaginative, path-breaking study of 'culture in motion.' (Vicki L. Ruiz, author of  From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America)	Nan Enstad is assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.",19th century;20th century;americas;arts & photography;books;business & finance;business & investing;economics;fashion;gender studies;history;humanities;labor & industrial relations;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;popular culture;popular economics;social sciences;specific demographics;specific topics;united states;used & rental textbooks;women in history;women's studies;world,28
0312177585,"Class Warfare in the Information Age Perelman's wry sense of humor . . . makes this excellent book surprisingly readable and one that deserves to be widely read. ChoiceContends that, for the most part, the information technologies are not being applied to improve the quality of life; rather, they are being used to perfect command and control processes, often at the expense of the well-being of workers. Journal of Economic Literature	      --This text refers to the 							Paperback	 edition.	Michael Perelman is Professor of Economics at California State University, Chico. His most recent books are The End of Economics and The Pathology of the US Economy: The Costs of a Low Wage System.",books;business & finance;business & investing;computers & technology;economic conditions;economic theory;economics;future of computing;internet & web culture;new;political economy;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;science & math;social sciences;social theory;sociology;specific topics;technology;theory;used & rental textbooks,22
0192132237,"A Short History of the Western Liturgy ""A modern classic.""--The Christian Century""Of extraordinary value is the...extensive bibliography--a real treasure-trove of information--which provides directions for further study and research.""--Modern Liturgy""Clearly organized and written in an easy-to-understand style...should be quite useful as a basic text for the study of Western liturgy....Very useful and informative.""--Catholic Library World	Text: English, German (translation)	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;christian books & bibles;christianity;church history;church institutions & organizations;drama;education & reference;history;humanities;language & grammar;linguistics;literature;literature & fiction;ministry & church leadership;new;prayerbooks;religious;religious & liturgical;religious studies;used & rental textbooks;words;world;worship & devotion,23
0826113028,"Telemedicine and Telehealth: Principles, Policies, Performance and Pitfalls ""Telemedicine and telehealth are changing the face of health care delivery and becoming a multi-billion dollar industry. Dr. Darkins and Dr. Cary share their knowledge and provide practical insights and advice on making telemedicine programs into successful clinical services and a productive business. The book gives background knowledge and useful tips on starting up and managing programs in an array of settings. Most importantly, the book is based on the recognition that patients are customers of health care and telemedicine companies developing new products vital to delivering care to rural or inaccessible clients is vital to health care?s future.""	Adam William Darkins, MD, MPH, FRCS, trained as a neurosurgeon in Britain.  His clinical background gives him a detailed understanding of the clinical process and the practical difficulties of delivering specialist health care services.  During 4 years spent as the medical director at Riverside Community Health Care in London, he implemented telehealth services in the context of contracting to transfer health care services from secondary and tertiary care into primary care.  This work directly led to his later use of patient-based clinical information systems to support the brokering of telehealth transactions.  He served as a founding member on the board of a national medical directors' organization and worked on major areas of clinical-change management that affect new health care developments.  These clinical organizational-change, and business-development skills underpin his capacity to implement successful telehealth programs.  He has written and spoken extensively on telehealth and how it fits with future visions of health care delivery systems that are equitable and sustainable.  He helped found the Royal Society of Medicine's Telemedicine Forum and cofounded Global Telemed Ltd.  This Northern Ireland-based telehealth company gave him his expertise in defining the new business models on which the future commercial provision of telehealth services are now being based.  In addition to his clinical and management experience Adam Darkins has worked directly on patient issues.  In the early 1990s he directed a joint project between the King's Fund in London and the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making in Hanover, New Hampshire, giving information to patients on treatment choices.  He is a past council member of the Patients Association, a national UK patient-advocacy organization.  Adam Darkins now lives and works in the United States, where he directs a major telehealth program.Margaret Ann Cary, MD, MBA, MPH, is a US-trained family physician.  Her extensive clinical experience includes practicing in Northern California and Colorado, and directing an emergency room in a remote ski resort.  Her extensive knowledge of primary care gives her a familiarity with the challenges of delivering health care far from specialist expertise and of the need to obtain acute health care advice.  She moved into medical management after she successfully turned a failing health care facility into a commercial success and her entrepreneurial abilities were recognized.  She was an early exponent of the use of telemedicine in primary care situations.  Realizing her clinical, managerial, and physician-leadership roles in the state, the Governor of Colorado appointed her to the State Board of Medical Examiners.  She served on this Board, the licensing and disciplining agency that regulates physician practice, from 1988 to 1994.  This experience gave her firsthand knowledge of the general legal and regulatory framework that underlies the practice of medicine and how this directly impacts the development of telemedicine in the United States.  Margaret Cary was actively involved in establishing Denver's World Trade Center at a time when Denver was emerging as a major global center for telecommunications.  This work forms the basis for her understanding of the importance of partnerships with telecommunications suppliers in the telephone and cable industries for the future digital delivery of health care services.Dr. Cary formalized her management education at the University of Colorado where she graduated as the Outstanding MBA Graduate of her year.  Subsequently she established a health care communications company with areas of interest that have included physician training, leadership development, and the independent production of health care television programs.",administration & medicine economics;administration & policy;books;dentistry;education & training;health care delivery;hospital administration;hospital administration & care;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;new;politics & government;politics & social sciences;preventive;public affairs & policy;public health;reference;research;social services & welfare;used & rental textbooks,21
0804732248,"Order Against Progress: Government, Foreign Investment, and Railroads in Brazil, 1854-1913 (Social Science History) ""Order Against Progress sheds new light on the debate about the role of railroads in nineteenth-century Brazil.  The author's results are solidly grounded in a variety of documentary evidence, despite the scarcity of documents for the earlier periods.""Hispanic American Historical Review""Based upon thorough research, this well-written book represents a welcome and useful addition to the scattered literature on the history of Brazil's railroads.""Enterprise & Society""Summerhill's book will be a criitical reference for students of Brazilian economic history. He has amassed a wealth of quantitative data on railroads in Brazil, which he has enhanced with comprative analyses of the sector in other countries.""Business History Review""The book is very well-written, clearly organized, and the issues at stake are precisely isolated and analyzed.  It is an enlightening resource for those who are interested to know what new economic history is able to produce.""Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes d'histoire	How did foreign investment in infrastructure affect a relatively backward Latin American economy? The author engages this long-standing issue in Latin American history by applying the methods of the new economic history to the study of Brazilian railway development.Railroads have long been viewed as having intensified Brazils dependence on foreign product and capital markets in the second half of the nineteenth century. Because steam locomotion in Brazil relied heavily on British finance in an age of export-led economic growth, many scholars have viewed railroads as magnifying economic dependency in ways that benefited foreign investors and export agriculture at the expense of the Brazilian economy as a whole.This study combines extensive archival research in Brazil and Britain with cliometric methods to present a new and provocative picture of the impact of railroads on the Brazilian economy.  The books findings reveal that the savings on transport costs provided by the railroad accounted for a large share of the Brazilian economys gains before 1914. Indeed, thanks largely to the savings generated by railroad investments, in the early twentieth century Brazil emerged from decades of stagnation to become one of the Western worlds fastest growing economies. Moreover, foreign investors in Brazilian railroads failed to reap profits commensurate with the benefits their investments produced within Brazil: government policies on subsidy and regulation enabled Brazil to capture and retain most of the gains resulting from transport improvements.Combined with other significant changes of the era, railroad development favored immigration, the expansion of agriculture, and the growth of manufacturing in an economy that had long been laggard. In addition to drawing substantive conclusions about the Brazilian case, this book demonstrates that the techniques of the new economic history provide Latin American specialists with a rich array of tools to identify and assess the various consequences of technological and institutional change in historical perspective.	Based upon thorough research, this well-written book represents a welcome and useful addition to the scattered literature on the history of Brazils railroads.Enterprise & SocietySummerhills book will be a criitical reference for students of Brazilian economic history. He has amassed a wealth of quantitative data on railroads in Brazil, which he has enhanced with comprative analyses of the sector in other countries.Business History Review	William R. Summerhill III is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles.",19th century;americas;books;brazil;caribbean & latin american;history;humanities;international & world politics;latin america;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;professional & technical;railroads;social sciences;south america;transportation;used & rental textbooks,20
0521773628,"Causality: Models, Reasoning, and Inference ""...thought provoking and [a] valuable addition to the scientific community.  The author, Judea Pearl, is not only an expert but also well known for creating novel ideas in cognitive system analysis and artificial intelligence...It is a well-composed an written book. The bibliography is exhaustive and up-to-date.  I enjoyed thoroughly reading the material in the book.  I would highly recommend this book to both theoretical and applied scientists.""   Journal of statistical Computation and Simulation""Without assuming much beyond elementary probability theory, Judea Pearl's book provides an attractive tour of recent work, in which he has played a central role, on causal models and causal reasoning. Due to his efforts, and that of a few others, a Renaissance in thinking and using causal concepts is taking place.""   Patrick Suppes, Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University""For philosophers of science with a serious interest in casual modeling, Causality is simply mandatory reading.""   Philosophical Review""This highly original book will change the way social science researchers think about causality for years to come.  Pearl has produced a new and powerful formal theory of causal analysis that  will be great use to the serious empirical researcher.  A must read.""   Christopher Winship, Department of Sociology, Harvard University""Judea Pearl's previous book, Probabilistic Reasoning in Intelligent Systems, was arguably the most influential book in Artificial Intelligence in the past decade, setting the stage for much of the current activity in probabilistic reasoning.  In this book, Pearl turns his attention to causality, boldly arguing for the primacy of a notion long ignored in statistics and misunderstood and mistrusted in other disciplines, from physics to economics.  He demystifies the notion, clarifies the basic concepts in terms of graphical models, and explains the source of many misunderstandings.  This book should prove invaluable to researchers in artificial intelligence, statistics, economics, epidemiology, and philosophy, and, indeed, all those interested in the fundamental notion of causality.  It may well prove to be one of the most influential books of the next decade.""   Joseph Halpern, Computer Science Department, Cornell University""Judea Pearl has come to statistics and causation with enthusiasm and creativity. His work is always thought provoking and worth careful study. This book proves to be no exception. Time and again I found myself disagreeing both with his assumptions and with his conclusions, but I was also fascinated by new insights into problems I thought I already understood well. This book illustrates the rich contributions Pearl has made to statistical literature and to our collective understanding of models for causal reasoning.""   Stephen Fienberg, Maurice Falk University Professor of Statistics and Social Science, Carnegie Mellon University""This book on causal inference by a brilliant computer scientist will both delight and inform all--philosophers, psychologists, epidemiologists, computer scientists, lawyers--who appreciate the intriguing problem of causation posed by David Hume more than two and a half centuries ago.""   Patricia Cheng, Department of Pyschology, University of California, Los Angeles""This book fulfills a long-standing need for a rigorous yet accessible treatise on the mathematics of causal inference. Judea Pearl has done a masterful job of describing the most important approaches and displaying their underlying logical unity. The book deserves to be read by all statisticians and scientists who use nonexperimental data to study causation, and would serve well as a graduate or advanced undergraduate course text.""   Sander Greenland, UCLA School of Public Health""Judea Pearl has written an account of recent advances in the modeling of probability and cause, substantial parts of which are due to him and his co-workers. This is essential reading for anyone interested in causality.""    Brian Skyrms,  Department of Philosophy, University of California, Irvine""In conclusion, make no mistake about it: This is an important book. Even if almost all of the content has appeared previously in diverse venues, it has been brought together here for all of us to think about.""   Journal of American Statistical Association, Charles R. Hadlock, Bentley College	Causality offers the first comprehensive coverage of causal analysis in many  sciences,  including recent advances using graphical methods. Pearl presents a unified account of the probabilistic, manipulative, counterfactual and structural approaches to causation, and devises simple mathematical tools for analyzing the relationships between causal connections and statistical associations.  The book will facilitate the incorporation of causal analysis as an integral part of the standard curriculum in statistics, business, epidemiology, social science and economics. Causality will be of interest to professionals and students in the fields of statistics, artificial intelligence, philosophy, cognitive science, and the health and social sciences.",books;education & reference;epistemology;history & philosophy;humanities;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;methodology;new;philosophy;politics & social sciences;psychiatry;research;science & math;science & mathematics;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks,19
0340700149,"Software Development for Engineers, C/C++, Pascal, Assembly, Visual Basic, HTML, Java Script, Java DOS, Windows NT, UNIX All the example programs included relate to real life applications to provide a long needed reference that students will find invaluable throughout their studies, and a definitive guide for professional developers requiring an insight into other languages. Using C++ and Pascal to provide a basic grounding in software development the author then goes on to introduce more advanced concepts such as object-orientated design through the development of C++. Sections on Visual Basic and 80X86 Assembly Language follow before Java, Windows, NT and DOS are introduced, finishing with an overview of the UNIX system.	Senior Lecturer, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK",books;c;c & c++ windows programming;computer science;computers & technology;development;education & reference;engineering;languages & tools;mathematics;microsoft;new;professional & technical;programming;programming languages;science & math;software;software design;software design & engineering;software development;testing & engineering;used & rental textbooks;visual basic,23
0340625023,"The Stuart Parliaments 1603-1689 (Reconstructions in Early Modern History]) ""Aprofoundly satisfying work he has been triumphantly successful. English Historical Review An extremely full and reliable account of the state of Stuart parliamentarian historiography at the end of the twentieth century.""History (Journal of the Historical Association)	David L. Smith is aFellow and Director for Studies in History, Selwyn College, Cambridge.",17th century;books;england;europe;european;government;history;humanities;international & world politics;ireland;legislative branch;modern (16th-21st centuries);new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;social sciences;united states;used & rental textbooks,19
0520079523,"The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Volume III: Birth of a New Age, December 1955-December 1956 (Martin Luther King Papers) Director and senior editor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project, Carson (history, Stanford Univ.) presents another successful effort by the project to research and document the Montgomery bus boycott and Martin Luther King Jr.'s elevation to prominent Civil Rights proponent. It contains annotated transcriptions of King's vital sermons, speeches, correspondence, published writings, unpublished manuscripts, and so on. Like the preceding volumes (Vol. 1: Called To Serve, Jan. 1929-June, 1951, 1992; Vol. 2: Rediscovering Precious Values, July 1951-Nov. 1955, 1994), it includes a calendar of documents with an extensive list of important scholarly King-related primary and secondary sources covering 1954-56. Overall, it is a comprehensive, in-depth, and focused documentation. Highly recommended for African American studies collections.?Edward G. McCormack Lib., Univ. of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Lib., Long BeachCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.	In magisterial regularity, volumes of King's complete collected papers, planned to span 14 volumes, emerge one at a time. Only a single year is represented in the current installment, but what a consequential year it was for King and the civil rights movement. The brief but significant chronological range encompasses King's involvement in the Montgomery bus boycott following Rosa Park's arrest for not surrendering her bus seat to a white person. Documents compiled in this volume mark the growth of King's success as a protest leader, his ""signal contribution to the Montgomery movement [being] to infuse it with a Christian ethos of nonviolence and explicitly Gandhian precepts of nonviolent action."" The format duplicates that of the previous two volumes (which appeared in 1992 and 1994): a lengthy and enlightening biographical introduction preceding gathered correspondence, speeches, and other documents. Not for most browsers, but invaluable for public library research needs.  Brad Hooper	""Historians and King scholars owe the editors and staff of the King  Papers Project a profound debt of gratitude.""  -- The Black Scholar""One of those rare publishing events that generate as much excitement in  the cloistered confines of the academy as they do in the general public.""  -- Ebony	Clayborne Carson is Director and Senior Editor of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project and Professor of History at Stanford University. He is author of In Struggle: SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s, which won the 1982 Frederick Jackson Turner Award. Susan A. Carson, Managing Editor, joined the Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project in 1987 as librarian and archivist. Peter Holloran is a Contributing Editor with the Papers Project. Dana L. Powell earned her B.A. in History from Howard University and is currently working as a community organizer in Washington, D.C. Stewart Burns, a Stanford historian and resident fellow, is author of Social Movements of the 1960s and coauthor of A People's Charter: The Pursuit of Rights in America.",( k );20th century;a-z;african-american & black;african-american studies;americas;asian;biographies & memoirs;books;civil rights & liberties;communism & socialism;ethnic & national;history;ideologies & doctrines;international & world politics;king;martin luther;modern (16th-21st centuries);people;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;social sciences;specific demographics;specific topics;united states,27
0813397758,"Mars Learning: The Marine Corp's Development of Small Wars Doctrine, 1915-1940 ""A wonderful book about experts, mavericks, leaders, vision,  tolerance, intellectual freedom and how an organization deals with an  uncertain future.""  -- Robert E. Lee, Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps former Commandant, The Basic School""By looking back to history, Mars Learning provides helpful  reminders for the future."" -- Gary W. Anderson Colonel U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)  former Director, Marine Warfighting Laboratory	Keith B. Bickelis a military and business strategist in Washington D.C. He has served in the Office of Net Assessment, within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD/NA), and with the White House budget office where he oversaw financing of Pentagon operations in Haiti, Bosnia, and the Persian Gulf. He received his Ph.D. in Strategic Studies from the Johns Hopkins University, SAIS.",20th century;americas;astronomy & space science;books;caribbean & latin american;caribbean & west indies;central america;dominican republic;haiti;history;humanities;international & world politics;mars;military;military science;military sciences;modern (16th-21st centuries);national & international security;naval;new;nicaragua;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;science & math;social sciences;specific topics;strategy;united states;used & rental textbooks,30
0471204897,"Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation a very comprehensive publication... (The Photogrammetric Record, December 2004)	Completely up-to-date coverage, from the basics to the latest remote sensing technologiesExtensively revised to address todays technological advances, Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation offers a thorough survey of the technology, techniques, processes, and methods used to create and interpret aerial photographs, as well as other forms of remote sensing. This Second Edition takes remote sensing beyond its traditional use in forestry and broadens its applicability to a variety of other disciplines, including resource management, land-use planning, archeology, and many others.Every chapter is up to date with the most current information on all aspects of remote sensing, from fundamental terms and processes to cutting-edge material on such topics as orthophotography (including digital), soft copy photogrammetry, and digital image capture and interpretation. A basic introduction is also given to nonphotographic and space-based imaging platforms and sensors, including Landsat, lidar, thermal, and multispectral. New chapters cover GPS, GIS, small format aerial photography, statistical analysis and thematic mapping errors, active remote sensors, and environmental monitoring (which is addressed in a full chapter of applied examples).Written in a straightforward style supplemented with hundreds of photographs and illustrations, Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation, Second Edition is the most in-depth resource for undergraduate students and professionals in such fields as forestry, geography, environmental science, archeology, resource management, surveying, civil and environmental engineering, natural resources, and agriculture.	DAVID P. PAINE, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Forest Resources at Oregon State University in Corvallis.JAMES D. KISER, MS, is an instructor in the Department of Forest Engineering at Oregon State University in Corvallis.",agriculture;architectural;arts & photography;books;civil;civil engineering;contemporary;digital photography;earth sciences;education & reference;engineering;environmental science;equipment;forests & forestry;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;natural resources;nature & ecology;new;photography;professional & technical;reference;science & math;science & mathematics;techniques & reference;used & rental textbooks;visual arts,28
0029148510,"Acts of War: Behavior of Men in Battle In this useful and gripping study, an English military biographer examines the forces which operate upon fighting men in and out of battle. Holmes presents numerous well-organized anecdotes that range from Waterloo to the Falklands, often deliberately blurring the distinction between wars in order to show their common factors. Although the book is drawn exlusively from secondary sources, it contains a wealth of insights useful to professional students. His observations on the role of females in combat zones are timely, if unsurprising to most veterans. As a work of lay psychology, the book surpasses John Ellis's The Sharp End ( LJ 2/15/81). Recommended to most public libraries. History Book Club main selection. Raymond L. Puffer, U.S. Air Force History Prog., Los AngelesCopyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	'... a powerful, thought-provoking picture of how the conditions of war affect a man.  His sources are several centuries of warfare and the personal recollections of veterans of conflicts across the world.  Holmes presents the results of his ambitious and exhaustive research in a very readable form, carefully balancing fact and emotion, detachment and compassion which adds considerable depth to the wisdom expressed.' ARMOUR (Nov/Dec '03)  'Mr Holmes makes a convincing case that the human being remains the central weapon of military conflict, technology notwithstanding. What emerges is a compelling and very human portrait of war.' THE ECONOMIST (21/2/04)	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	Richard Holmes is the author of numerous books including The Firing Line, Soldiers and Riding The Retreat, published both in the UK and in North America.  He is the author and presenter of the BBC War Walks series and their accompanying books.  Another recent television series for the BBC and the History Channel is The Western Front, also accompanied by a bestselling book.  Richard Holmes is Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield University and the Royal College of Military Science, Shrivenham and Britain's senior serving reserve officer.	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",behavioral sciences;books;fitness & dieting;general;health;history;humanities;medical books;military;new;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;science & math;social sciences;specific topics;used & rental textbooks;war & peace,20
1861890982,"The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel: Pain and the Spectacle of Punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe (Picturing History) Pain and suffering are popular motifs in Western art. Indeed, the predominant Christian theme in medieval art is the Crucifixion of Christ. To understand better this ritualization of pain and death, Merback (art history, DePauw Univ.) attempts a serious study of the Crucifixion, the execution of the two thieves, torture, and the spectacle and ritual of punishment in medieval art. While the subject matter is gruesome and distasteful, this highly specialized study does bring to light symbolic meanings of the medieval depiction of pain and punishment, and Merback does a good job of explaining pain in the context of medieval life and philosophy. In the end, however, he's trying to do too much. Despite his efforts to tie together all the historical, theological, and social elements, the text ultimately meanders. Only for specialized academic collections.AKaren Ellis, Baldwin Boettcher Lib., Humble, TX Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	'This is a rich and learned book - whose lively contemplations make well-known images of the past pulsate vibrantly, as they must have done for some who viewed them half a millennium ago.'  -  TLS 'This powerful and well-illustrated work probes the relationship between images of the Crucifixion and the understanding of pain, suffering and justice  -  fascinating.'  -  History Today 'Merback's analysis is intelligent, stylishly written, and  -  theoretically informed  -  this imaginative study contain[s] chunks of extremely insightful analysis, which in combination with its sheer readability, makes it the best account of medieval penalty to come out in a very long time.'  -  Art History 'a well produced volume with excellent use of images, both black and white and colour, to embellish the text, but a reader will need a strong stomach to attempt to digest the material it contains. This is a horrific book, as it is intended to be.'  -  Art Newspaper 'This is a shocking and absorbing book, strikingly illustrated  -  Not for the squeamish.'  -  Good Book Guide 'Merback's scholarship ranges widely, and with ease.'  -  Church Times	Mitchell Merback is Assistant Professor of Art History at Depauw University, Indiana.",anthropology;art history;arts & photography;books;christian books & bibles;christianity;criminology;criticism;cultural;europe;history;history & criticism;humanities;jesus;medieval;new;politics & social sciences;religious studies;social sciences;theology;used & rental textbooks,21
084768041X,"Telling Stories: Postmodernism and the Invalidation of Traditional Narrative . . . coherent and interesting, complex but accessible. (CHOICE )An extraordinary analysis, of our rock-bottom humanity, our effort to figure out who we are through narrativea brilliant and knowing story, really, about who we are who tell and attend stories. The author walks comfortably, judiciously through the terrain of history, literature, photography, psychoanalytic psychology, and does so on our behalf through his clear, compelling voice. (Robert Coles, Harvard University )A fabulously well-informed look . . . of story-telling across the centuries from ancient drama to contemporary TV. . . . Provocative, fascinating and intellectually enriching. (RWB Lewis, Yale University )	Michael Roemer is professor of film and American studies at Yale University.",20th century;books;criticism & theory;folklore & mythology;history;history & criticism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;modern (16th-21st centuries);movements & periods;mythology;mythology & folk tales;new;philosophy;politics & social sciences;postmodernism;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,19
0130271535,"Observing Development of the Young Child (5th Edition) Jan Jewett, Washington State University-Vancover   ""This text benefits from focused coverage on explaining specific, key areas of development knowledgeably and engagingly. Further, it provides many valuable, developmentally appropriate and well researched strategies for supporting healthy progress in practical, manageable terms.    I would consider adopting this text as a second reference for my advanced seminar--because it so clearly allows the reader to work through the basic foundations and principles of E.C.E. through the lens of observational assessment and to apply this knowledge in specific ways that benefit the growth of each individual child. I found it engaging, highly readable, and very practical and useful.""     Louise Vlasic, Everett Community College   ""The writing style is user friendly for the community college population for whom I teach. Students generally like this text and retain it for future reference.""     Carol Dixon Sammis, Tompkins Cortland Community College   ""I see the key strength of this project to be the use of the Child Skills Checklist as the collection tool of data.""	      --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.	An excellent introduction to development in two-to six-year-olds...one whose unique Child Skills Checklist for observing and recording behaviors in the classroom really helps future early childhood teachers learn about children, in addition to learning how to observe and assess their behavior. This text begins with a discussion of the latest NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) guidelines for appropriate assessment of young children, and of observation as the preferred method for such assessment. This text is especially helpful in the treatment of written language and a natural part of emerging literacy rather than a learned activity, and also has excellent coverage of the imagination creativity link. Available as a companion text, is the author's Skills for Preschool Teachers, 4/Ed.	      --This text refers to an alternate 							Paperback	 edition.	One of the few books that successfully combines observation techniques with child development, this user-friendly book takes an applied approach that allows students to observe, record, and interpret child development by looking at particular behavior. Using the observation data to determine the level of a child's development, plans and activities are illustrated to show readers how to help children strengthen specific areas of development.  Chapter coverage discusses developmental assessment instrumentsalong with alternate approaches to child assessment using shadow studies, play-based assessment and child interviews, as well as digital camera photos. It also includes information on the emergence of emotions in young children, new brain research showing the importance of physical development, sharing observational data with parents, and a child skills checklist that can be used by teachers to determine children's levels of development.  For early childhood teachers.	Janice J. Beaty, professor emerita, Elmira College, Elmira, New York, is a fulltime writer of early childhood college textbooks and a consultant in early childhood education from her new location in Taos, New Mexico. Her textbooks include Skills for Preschool Teachers, 6th edition; Building Bridges with Multicultural Picture Books; Prosocial Guidance for the Preschool Child; and, with Linda Pratt, Transcultural Children's Literature.        Dr. Beaty's most recent studies are focused on the emergent literacy of the preschool child.	Observing Development of the Young Child presents a unique system for observing and recording development of children ages 3 to 5 in early childhood classroom settings. It is based on a progression of children's skill development in six major areas. The text is designed for use by college students preparing to be teachers in prekindergarten programs, nursery schools, child care centers, Head Start classes, and preschools. The book can also be used in such programs by the teachers and assistant teachers who want to learn more about children in order to make individual learning plans. Staff members preparing for Child Development Associate (CDA) Assessment will also find this textbook helpful with its suggestions for classroom activities that are developmentally appropriate for young children.    The text focuses on six major aspects of child development: (a) emotional, (b) social, (c) physical, (d) cognitive, (e) language, and (f) creative. It divides each of these aspects further into specific areas: self-identity and emotional development; social play and prosocial behavior; large and small motor development; cognitive development of classification, number, time, and space; spoken language and prewriting/prereading skills; art skills and imagination.   THE CHILD SKILLS CHECKLISTA PRACTICAL TOOL   The six areas of child development previously identified are outlined in a Child Skills Checklist that includes specific, observable child behaviors in the sequence in which they occur. Each of 11 chapters discusses one of these areas, using the items on the checklist as subheads for the chapter and giving ideas for classroom activities for children who have not demonstrated that specified behavior. The most recent child development research in each area is presented as background for the checklist items as they are discussed. Each chapter concludes with a discussion of an actual child observation in the particular area and an interpretation of the data gathered.    The text serves college students as a guide for observing and recording development of young children in their student teaching and coursework. The book is especially well suited as a supplementary text for child development courses. It also can help in-service teachers and assistants who are upgrading their skills in observing children, as well as those who are learning to plan for individuals based on their developmental needs.    Unique aspects of Observing Development of the Young Child include discussions of how to observe and interpret the data recorded, and plan for children based on observations. Important topics include children's emotional development, how young children make friends, how to help children develop empathy toward others as the basis for conflict resolution, how children use exploratory play to learn, and how to develop children's creativity through dramatic play.   NEW FEATURES IN THE FIFTH EDITION   New developmental assessment instruments are discussed, along with alternate approaches to child assessment using shadow studies, play-based assessment and child interviews, as well as digital camera photos. New information on the emergence of emotions in young children is presented, with special attention given to affection and love in early childhood as the basis for a child's growth and development in every area. New brain research showing the importance of physical development is translated into new large motor activities such as Eric Carle's picture book From Head to Toe, motivating children into exercising every muscle in their bodies. Can preschool children complete 100-piece puzzles? Do we underestimate their skills? Read on. Teachers of children learning English as a second language will find new support in Chapter 10 on spoken language, as will teachers encouraging prewriting and prereading Skills (Chapter 11).    Using picture books to assist children's development continues to play an important role in this new edition. Under the heading ""Read a Book""of the 190 children's books discussed, 50 are new and 85 contain multiethnic characters. New children's computer programs are also discussed in appropriate chapters.    The text concludes with Chapter 14, ""Sharing Observational Data with Parents,"" a unique approach to involving parents in their children's development through child observations at home and developing collaborative child portfolios with teachers and children in the classroom.    But don't forget the Epilogue! An intriguing new concept is presented here, called ""The Missing Component of Child Development."" What is it? Turn to this final section to find out!   USE AS A COMPANION TEXT   This edition of Observing Development of the Young Child is designed to be used as a companion volume with the author's text Skills for Preschool Teachers (Merrill/Prentice Hall, 2000). While Observing Development of the Young Child is intended as a child development textbook, the companion volume Skills for Preschool Teachers is a teacher development book, focusing on 13 areas of teacher competencies.    Like this textbook, Skills for Preschool Teachers is also based on an observational checklist, the Teacher Skills Checklist, which documents teacher competencies in the 13 Child Development Associate (CDA) ""functional areas"": safe, healthy, learning environment, physical, cognitive, communication, creative, self, social, guidance, families, program management, and professional.    Together, the textbooks form a cohesive, complete training program for preservice teachers, beginning teachers, and in-service teachers preparing for the CDA credential. Preservice teachers can use these complementary texts as especially effective guidance in their student teaching field experiences. Both books focus on positive behaviors in children and teachers. Both the development of children and the training of teachers look at ""areas of strength and confidence"" and ""areas needing strengthening"" to set up individualized training plans.   ACKNOWLEDGMENTS   Once again, my thanks go to my colleague Bonny Helm, a college instructor and CDA field supervisor who read the original text and offered valuable suggestions for this new edition; to the teachers, parents of children, and directors from the Helm Nursery School in Corning, New York, from the Noah's Ark Christian Preschool in Taos, New Mexico, and from the Head Start Programs in Columbia, Missouri, and Mexico, Missouri, for allowing me to photograph their children in the classrooms; to the librarians at the Gannett Tripp Library at Elmira College; to my editor, Ann Davis for her continued support; and to the people in the field who have used the text and offered their constructive criticism for this revised edition.    Finally, I would like to thank the reviewers of this text: Lori A. Beasley, University of Central Oklahoma; Jane H. Bugnand, Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell; Patricia Disterhoft, Mount St. Mary's College (CA); Russ Firlik, Sacred Heart University (CT); and Barbara G. Graham, Norfolk State University.    Janice J. Beaty",assessment;books;child psychology;developmental psychology;early childhood education;education;education & reference;education theory;fitness & dieting;health;medical books;new;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;schools & teaching;social sciences;specific demographics;used & rental textbooks,19
0815328656,"The Arthurian Name Dictionary (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) Grade 9 Up-Serious students of the Arthurian legends will find this a useful and informative resource. More than 5000 alphabetical entries include the people, places, items, and themes found in Arthurian literature written between the 6th and 19th centuries. The text goes beyond simple definitions, incorporating background on how individuals fit into a particular legend and/or their evolution as characters in the stories. Significant figures such as Guinevere and Merlin warrant several pages. While alternate spellings or names follow the main entries, they are not cross-referenced and there is no name index. A ""Source Index"" consists of an annotated listing of the hundreds of resources from which the editor drew his material. While some readers may find more detail here than they want, enthusiasts will find that they have tapped into a wellspring of information.Cheri Estes, Detroit Country Day School Middle School, Beverly Hills, MI Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.	The legend of King Arthur and his knights and ladies has been around for more than a millennium. It probably began in the Dark Ages in Wales, as oral tales passed down through the years. Then it was picked up by the English, transmitted to Europe, and returned to England to be codified by Sir Thomas Malory. Meanwhile, Arthur had found a new best friend (Lancelot), a quest (the Holy Grail), and a place to live (Camelot). The Arthurian legend is best described as an amalgam of many writers' ideas, plots, themes, characters, and motifs.To comb through 1,500 years of Arthuriana and find every name associated with it is a considerable task that Bruce has accomplished admirably. The extremely invaluable New Arthurian Encyclopedia (Garland, 1996) provides only 90 names (by design, it should be noted), whereas this volume has more than 5,600. It makes for both a fascinating read and a very useful reference tool. The work consists mostly of names of major and minor characters (Arthur, Gwythyr, Tristan, Petipace of Winchelsea), but there are also references to places, events, and things. The author has wisely made his cutoff with Tennyson's The Idylls of the King (1859^-1886) or the volume would be twice as long because of the current proliferation of Arthuriana. Each entry is listed alphabetically and depending on the subject can be very short or quite long. The entry on Arthur is nine pages long. It looks first at his historicity and how the legend around him developed. Then it notes what the texts say about the dates of his reign, how they portray his character, what insignia he carried, and where his grave is located. Entries are fully cross-referenced with the excellent appendix on sources that lists not only author, title, and date but provides brief descriptions, some keywords, and a note on the text that was used. This is a very useful work that most large public and academic libraries should have.	...extremely invaluable...a fascinating read and a very useful reference tool...that most large and public libraries should have.Reference Books BulletinSerious students of the Arthurian legends will find this a useful and informative resource.School Library Journal...a valuable tool for study and enjoyment of an already-essential myth of our cilivization and greatly to be recommended to individual readers and libraries alike..Arthuriana, January 2000An excellent companion to The New Arthurian Encyclopedia.... It includes all the characters and places; for the major Arthurian texts, the work is comprehensive.Booklist/RBB, June 1 & 15, 2004Even experienced students of Arthurian literature will find plenty of new discoveries in Bruce's dictionary. Here the unbelievably wide world of Arthurian romance that William Caxton marveled at in 1483 is itemized in fascinating, specific detail. The book should be a gold mine for future Arthurian novelists as well as treasure for the inquisitive scholar.Jennifer R. Goodman, Texas A University, Speculum, April 2003",ancient & classical literature;arthurian romance;books;british;education & reference;encyclopedias;england;english literature;europe;fairy tales;folklore;gothic & romantic;history;history & criticism;humanities;literature;literature & fiction;medieval;movements & periods;mythology;mythology & folk tales;mythology & folklore;new;politics & social sciences;research & publishing guides;social sciences;used & rental textbooks;writing,28
140207784X,"Introduction to the Theory of Cooperative Games (Theory and Decision Library C) From the reviews: ""The text provides a thorough, detailed, rigorous, precise and complete account of the axiomatic treatment of solution concepts of cooperative games. a ] concrete mathematical examples and counterexamples, along with existence and nonexistence results concerning a variety of solution concepts, are offered. a ] The reader a ] will find the text an excellent, comprehensive, and clearly presented source of information about the mathematics of cooperative games."" (Zvi Artstein, SIAM Review, Vol. 47 (3), 2005) ""The book is written in a clear and concise style. There are no compromises on the preciseness of proofs and the citations are carefully stated. a ] This book contains a lot of material that would be hard to dig up in the literature. It certainly should be on the shelf of any researcher of game theory."" (Michael Maschler, Games and Economic Behavior, Vol. 53, 2005)	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	This book systematically presents the main solutions of cooperative games: the core, bargaining set, kernel, nucleolus, and the Shapley value of TU games, and the core, the Shapley value, and the ordinal bargaining set of NTU games. To each solution the authors devote a separate chapter wherein they study its properties in full detail. Moreover, important variants are defined or even intensively analyzed. The authors also investigate in separate chapters continuity, dynamics, and geometric properties of solutions of TU games. The study culminates in uniform and coherent axiomatizations of all the foregoing solutions (excluding the bargaining set). Such axiomatizations have not appeared in any book. Moreover, the book contains a detailed analysis of the main results on cooperative games without side payments. Such analysis is very limited or non-existent in other books on game theory. ""Bezalel Peleg and Peter Sudhlter's book is a welcome addition to any game theory library. The book provides comprehensive coverage of the theory of cooperative games and, as such, would make useful reference book for researchers interested cooperative games. One of the strengths of this book is its treatment of non-transferable utility (NTU) games... Another strength is the emphasis the early chapters of the book on the link to mathematical programming. The book is readable but rigorous and this should contribute to its success."" R. Beard, Economic Record (2004) ""The text provides a thorough, detailed, rigorous, precise and complete account of the axiomatic treatment of solution concepts of cooperative games. ... concrete mathematical examples and counterexamples, along with existence and nonexistence results concerning a variety of solution concepts, are offered.... an excellent, comprehensive, and clearly presented source of information about the mathematics of cooperative games."" Zvi Artstein, SIAM Review (2005) ""This book contains a lot of material that would be hard to dig up in the literature. It certainly should be on the shelf of any researcher of game theory."" M. Maschler, Games and Economic Behavior (2005)	      --This text refers to the 							Hardcover	 edition.	Bezalel Peleg is professor emeritus of mathematics and fellow of the Center for Rationality and Interactive Decision Theory of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a fellow of the Econometric Society and the author of Game Theoretic Analysis of Voting in Committees (1984). He published articles in various journals of mathematics, economic theory, social choice and welfare, game theory, and other fields. Peter Sudhlter is associate professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Southern Denmark at Odense. His list of publications indicates his interest in game theory with some emphasis on axiomatic approaches.",books;business & investing;c;computer science;computers & technology;economics;education & reference;introductory & beginning;language;languages & tools;management & leadership;mathematics;new;operations research;politics & social sciences;popular economics;programming;reference;science & math;social sciences;sociology;theory;tutorials;used & rental textbooks,24
0765700336,"Sons, Lovers, and Fathers: Understanding Male Sexuality Text: English (translation)  Original Language: French",behavioral sciences;books;education & reference;fitness & dieting;gender studies;health;men;mental health;new;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;reference;science & math;self-help;sex;sexuality;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,19
0892811935,"The Sailfish and the Sacred Mountain: Passages in the Lives of a Father and Son Presents a unique view into how parents can create the circumstances that invite meaningful coming of age experiences. (Total Health, June/July 2004)The Sailfish and the Sacred Mountain will speak to anyone who has ever yearned for more meaning in life. (Body  Soul, September 2004)Every parent will marvel at this work that honors the common sense and directness of young children. . . . takes readers on a journey of communication across generations. (Thomas Peter von Bahr, The Blessed Bee, Spring 2005)	SELF-HELP / FAMILYPart spiritual travelogue, part personal memoir, The Sailfish and the Sacred Mountain is a story of the profound moments that forever change our lives, told in the context of a father and sons journey to the sacred Mount Kailas in Tibet. Every moment in life is a moment of passage. While prescribed rites of passage--baptisms, bar mitzvahs, and confirmations--dont always bring the participant to a higher level of maturity and understanding, there are many other unprescribed moments that stand out as true passages into a new phase of life. These are the moments of triumph or of pain and defeat--the first taste of love, the birth of a child, the death of a loved one--moments after which we know, in the quiet of our hearts and minds, we will never be the same. The Sailfish and the Sacred Mountain presents a unique view into how parents can create the circumstances that invite meaningful coming of age experiences into their childrens lives. At the same time it encourages adults to welcome events in their own lives that can provide profound spiritual awakening. As Will Johnson reflects on his personal life passages and on the power of prayer and intention in guiding lifes direction, he tells the story of the remarkable journey he took with his thirteen-year-old son to Mount Kailas--a journey that proved to be a moment of passage for both father and son. WILL JOHNSON is the founder and director of the Institute for Embodiment Training, which combines Western somatic psychotherapy with Eastern meditation practices. He is the author of The Posture of Meditation; Aligned, Relaxed, Resilient: The Physical Foundations of Mindfulness; and Rumi: Gazing at the Beloved. He lives in British Columbia.	Will Johnson is the founder and director of the Institute for Embodiment Training, which combines Western somatic psychotherapy with Eastern meditation practices. He is the author of The Posture of Meditation; Aligned, Relaxed, Resilient: The Physical Foundations of Mindfulness; and Rumi: Gazing at the Beloved. He lives in British Columbia.	Epilogue: The Days BetweenIn acknowledgment of the power that moments of passage have on our lives, we have created rituals for our sons and daughters in hopes that these events will confer some of the transformational powers that true moments of passage possess. The baptisms, bar mitzvahs or bas mitzvahs, and confirmations of Western religions all attempt to confer a rite of passage on the participant and to raise him or her to a higher level of maturity or understanding. . . . A young girl becomes a woman. A boy is a boy no longer but can now participate as fully as he is capable in the activities of the men of his culture or tribe. The problem with creating artificial rites of passage is that there is no guarantee that the desired effect will occur. . . . A thirteen-year-old Jewish boy may perform his bar mitzvah only to find that nothing has changed, that he is still a boy and is not yet treated like a man in the way that the ceremony originally promised. . . . Neither are there any guarantees that the culturally created rite of passage will provide protection from the fateful changes and occurrences that can truly turn a life upside down. . . . Nevertheless whatever our motives, or the understanding behind our motives, we keep on creating rites of passage because we love our sons and daughters so very much.As I read Lama Govindas description of his pilgrimage to the sacred mountain, a long buried memory began to wake up from its hibernation, as though it were slowly reviving itself around the warmth of a late winter fire. . . . And at that moment, warmed by the blood of memory, a new dream began to form. How wonderful it would be, not only for me to rekindle my dream and travel to Mount Kailas at some point in my life, but to take my son with me as well. And how wonderful it would be to do that around his thirteenth birthday as a rite of passage into adulthood.I remembered back to when I was that age, and I underwent the bar mitzvah ceremony. I remembered how I had enjoyed the ceremony, but had also felt let down by it, as though it hadnt fully delivered on its promise. I remembered further back to an event in my life that had occurred totally outside the domain of organized religion, and how Id always considered that event to have been my true rite of passage into adulthood. Sixth grade had just begun, and the maple trees of central Minnesota were just beginning to hint at the riotous change in color they would soon undergo, when my father came home and announced that we would drive to Florida over the Christmas holidays to go deep-sea fishing and attempt to catch a sailfish. The announcement simply stunned me. All the magazine articles I had ever read about sailfish presented an image of a Neptunian being unequaled in majesty and evasiveness, a watery version of the Himalayan snow leopard. . . . They were beautiful fish. They were very large. They represented the pinnacle of fishing, or so I imagined, as I contented myself with the sunfish, pikes, and bass of my backyard.With my fathers announcement, a new dream was planted in the garden of my mind, and it rapidly began to germinate and establish roots. I was going to go deep-sea fishing in the attempt to catch a sailfish. I instantly became obsessed with this idea and this possibility. I was actually going to go out on a deep-sea fishing boat, trolling through the waters where sailfish swim. One thought alone began to take over my inner mindscape and turned itself into a desire so strong that it completely colored the next three months of my life. I knew that I wanted, more than anything that I could think of, to catch a sailfish.My fathers announcement gave birth to my first real awareness of the internal monologue, the silent voice inside my head that carries on a running commentary on my desires and fears, my past victories or defeats, my future possibilities. . . . During the fall of that year I became keenly aware of this inner voice as a single thought began to form in my mind and, then, to repeat itself over and over and over again like the mantric repetitions of Eastern spiritual practices or the prayers of Christian monks and nuns. The thought was simple, its message was specific, and it was very loud: I want to catch a sailfish. I want to catch a sailfish. I want to catch a sailfish. I couldnt stop it from thinking itself.The thought clearly possessed a life of its own. I couldnt not think it, and so I welcomed it into my life. Its said that the power of a mantra or prayer, if intoned long enough and with enough conviction, gradually begins to manifest as a reality in the life of the aspirant. I knew nothing about any of this at the time. All I knew was that I want to catch a sailfish; I want to catch a sailfish.The sailfish hit my line at half past four. It came from nowhere. We never saw it saunter up to the ballyhoo and toy with it like a cat playing with a mouse. Instead, it must have come at the bait from below at a tremendous speed, taking it fully in its mouth, the momentum from its run carrying the whole six feet of its length entirely out of the water. Dick [captain of the fishing boat] screamed at me to set the hook, and I pulled back on the rod that I felt being pulled from my hands with all the strength I had.",asia;biographies & memoirs;books;christian books & bibles;christian living;family relationships;general;inspirational;marriage;memoirs;parenting;parenting & relationships;personal transformation;relationships;religion & spirituality;self-help;spirituality;travel;travel writing,19
0700610642,"Religious Freedom and Indian Rights: The Case of Oregon v. Smith ""Carolyn Long nimbly analyzes the jumbled issues of religion, Native American rights, drug use, state authority, and congressional activism to produce an arresting analysis of one of the Supreme Court's landmark cases of modern religious liberty.""--Kermit Hall, author of The Magic Mirror: Law in American History  ""What makes this excellent book especially gripping is its human dimension: the actual people--and their networks of associations, including the Native American churches--behind the litigation.""--Sanford Levinson, author of Constitutional Faith  ""A superbly researched and carefully crafted history.""--John R. Wunder, editor of Native Americans and the Law	Carolyn N. Long is an assistant professor of political science and director of the Master of Public Affairs Program at Washington State University at Vancouver.",books;civil rights & liberties;constitutional law;courts;earth-based religions;education & reference;human rights;law;native american;native american studies;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;rules & procedures;social sciences;specific demographics;specific topics;united states,19
0787940526,"In the Wake of Suicide: Stories of the People Left Behind ""This extraordinary, well-written, near-poetic book provides us with the first-person accounts of parent, child, brother, sister, spouse, lover, and therapist as they struggle through the pain-laden conflicted months and years of bereavement after a suicide of a loved one."" (Norman Farberow, co-founder, Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center)""Suicide shipwrecks those it leaves behind, often disarticulating their hearts, minds, and lives. When Victoria Alexander's mother died of suicide, she says the shock thundered through every corner of her life. As a work of salvage, for herself and for others, she interviewed forty other suicide survivors and sets forth here some of their stories, showing us how people reassemble themselves and move forward after that tragedy."" (John T. Maltsberger, president, American Association of Suicidology and lecturer in psychiatry, Harvard Medical School)	Breathtaking stories of incredible power for anyone struggling to find the meaning in the suicidal death of a loved one?and for all readers seeking writing that moves and inspires.After author Victoria Alexander's mother took her life, she spent the next ten years collecting stories from people, like herself, who have walked through one of life's most difficult journeys. The result is a beautifully written book of powerful, spellbinding stories told by those who were left behind?parents, children, spouses, lovers, friAnds, and colleagues. In the Wake of Suicide offers survivors the understanding, compassion, and hope they need to guide them on their own path in the wake of this most painful loss.	VICTORIA ALEXANDER is the co-founder of After Suicide, an organization that offers support groups, consultation, and counseling for survivors. She is on the staff of the New England Journal of Medicine.",books;clinical;death & grief;fitness & dieting;general;grief & bereavement;health;medical books;medicine;medicine & health sciences;mental health;new;pathologies;politics & government;politics & social sciences;psychology;psychology & counseling;psychopathology;public affairs & policy;self-help;social sciences;social services & welfare;suicide;used & rental textbooks,24
097173304X,"The Freelance Success Book: Insider Secrets for Selling Every Word You Write (Write It, Sell It) ""David Taylor is a master teacher and writer. 'The Freelance Success Book' will help writers earn more paychecks and bylines."" -- John Griffin, President, Magazine Group, National Geographic Society""No other writing book is so crammed full of useful stuff. Taylor shows you how to write fast and well."" -- Amby Burfoot, Executive Editor, Runner's World""The most practical and entertaining book I've ever read on freelance writing. A must for every writer's bookcase."" -- Mike Lafavore, Editor-in-Chief, TV Guide	David Taylor is a former executive editor at Rodale Inc. During his nine years there, he trained 100s of freelance and staff writers for various magazines, including Prevention, Mens Health, Runners World and others. He also conducted seminars on web programming and email marketing for his company and others. Currently, he can be seen as the co-host of the Outdoor Life Networks hit TV series, ""Dive Today,"" which he writes and co-produces.    A former college professor of English and journalism, Taylor's non-fiction credits include over 50 academic articles and books in his speciality areas of dyslexia, peer tutoring, history of the English language, reading programs and modern literature.    As a freelance non-fiction writer, Taylor's features have appeared in such leading magazines as Men's Health, Outside, Men's Journal and others. He has edited and written more than 500 travel articles on Caribbean, South Atlantic, Western Pacific, and South American destinations. His many instructional articles focus on health and fitness topics.",authorship;books;business & finance;business & investing;communication & journalism;creative writing & composition;education & reference;guides;humanities;job hunting & careers;journalism;journalism & nonfiction;literature;new;publishing & books;reference;research & publishing guides;used & rental textbooks;writing,19
0195159993,"Buildings of Louisiana (Buildings of the United States) ""Kingsley is highly knowledgeable about architecture of all periods and writes well. Her book includes a vast amount of information on the social and cultural development of Louisiana, along with architecture, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of the state. Buildings of the United States ...will ultimately form an extraordinary record of the nation's built environment. Highly recommended."" --Choice	Karen Kingsley, Professor of Architectual History, Tulane University.",americas;architecture;arts & photography;books;buildings;catholicism;christian books & bibles;christianity;crafts;general;history;hobbies & home;home decorating & design;home improvement & design;professional & technical;reference;regional;religion & spirituality;religious;travel;united states;world,22