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All About Saguaros
Carle Hodge Manufacturer: Arizona Highways ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0916179311 |
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A thorough yet readable overview of saguaro cacti.......2003-07-25
Our cactus friends!.......2000-04-14
I found out that the arms sometimes start to grow downwards if there is a cold spell right as the arms start to grow. Only very old saguaros get the woody bark and they become more like a regular tree as they age. The ripples are caused by droughts and rainy years during growth cycles and you'll be fined very heavily if you shoot at a saguaro because they are protected under state law.
It's a thin, paperback book and it's written in a manner that it would be interesting to children as well as to adults but it's definitely aimed at an older reader. Tons of beautiful desert scenes!
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Traveling Solo, 5th: Advice and Ideas for More than 250 Great Vacations (Traveling Solo)
Eleanor Berman Manufacturer: Globe Pequot ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0762736976 |
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Elizabethan Village
Anthony Fletcher Manufacturer: Longman ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0000CNESN |
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Elizabethan Village (Then & There)
Anthony Fletcher Manufacturer: Longman Pub Group ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0582204097 |
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The Elizabethan Village: Illustrated from Contemporary Sources (Then and There Series)
Anthony Fletcher Manufacturer: Longman Publishing Group ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0582033993 |
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Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz
Diane DiResta Manufacturer: CHANDLER HOUSE PRESS ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1886284253 |
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Life is a presentation. The ability to present one's ideas quickly and efficiently is a significant resource in today's business world.Customer Reviews:
Where You Want To Go For One-Stop Presentation Skills.......2006-06-26
A practical and useful book.......2006-03-20
General Advices About Public Speech.......2006-01-27
Great Clarity Brought to Fundamentals.......2005-06-08
Knockout's a knockout with my clients.......2005-04-16
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Visual Systems: Harnessing the Power of a Visual Workplace
Gwendolyn, D. Galsworth Manufacturer: Amacom ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0814474594 |
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How to improve quality and productivity through non-verbal signs, signals, controls, and constraints. When an industrial workplace (such as a machining area, assembly line, or loading dock) is dirty, cluttered or poorly marked, it's not just bad to the eyes -- it's bad for the business. This book is a comprehensive guide to ""visual systems"" -- a highly successful approach that uses visual indicators, signs, controls, and guarantees to direct and support activities on the shop floor. The goal is a self-explaining, self-regulating workplace where critical information is shared rapidly, accurately -- and without speaking or reading a word. Packed with case examples, photos, tables, and checklists, the book shows how visual systems can reduce costs by: * radically improving both quality and safety * triggering new levels of employee participation * cutting wasted motion and needless use of space and materials * creating a company-wide visual improvement ""language"""
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Automating Business Process Re-Engineering: Using the Power of Visual Simulation Strategies to Improve Performance and Profit (2nd Edition)
Gregory A. Hansen Manufacturer: Prentice Hall PTR ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0135769841 |
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A new culture in the management of changes.......2000-04-04
Non Value-Added...........1998-08-24
Come on, I'm supposed to take this to my CIO ???
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Crystal Reports Power User Workshop Version 8.0
Fastplanet Technologies Manufacturer: FastPlanet Technologies ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound ASIN: 1930026161 |
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This 2-day workshop is designed for experienced Crystal Report users. The intent of the course is to increase the design skills and expand into the expert features and powerful functionality of Crystal Reports. This workshop delves into the most complex techniques used for creating reports and solving reporting problems, as well as hands-on practice with formula solutions. Pre-requisites: Thorough understanding of relational database theories and reporting concepts are required. Successful Completion of either the Quick Start for Novice Users Workshop or the Pre-qualification exercise is strongly recommended.Customer Reviews:
Tremendous Self-Training Workbooks.......2003-03-06
I was able to go though most of the two books in a weekend and have been very productive in modifying Crystal reports. We have saved a significant amount of money by not relying on the service of outside consultants to modify most of the reports that we can do on our own.
Again, my sincere gratitude to everybody at FASTPLANET for making the books available.
A very happy user
Powerful Stuff.......2002-03-07
The best available training library........2002-01-26
I'm returning this book.......2002-01-15
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PR Newswire : ATEN Technology Unveils New 2- and 4-Port KVM Switches With (DVI) Digital Visual Interface Connectivity; KVM Switches Include USB Supportto Power DVI Devices.
Manufacturer: PR Newswire Association LLC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0007UTZ4K Release Date: 2005-03-11 |
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Visual Power: Business (Visual Power)
Mieke Gerritzen , Henk Oosterling , Geert Lovink , and Max Bruinsma Manufacturer: Gingko Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9063690576 |
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ATI's RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Edition brings unprecedented power and visual quality to Mac users.: An article from: EDP Weekly's IT Monitor
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008DUTXC Release Date: 2006-03-28 |
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This digital document is an article from EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, published by Thomson Gale on July 21, 2003. The length of the article is 543 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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ATI's RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Edition brings unprecedented power and visual quality to Mac users.: An article from: Software Industry Report
Manufacturer: Millin Publishing, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008DUU18 Release Date: 2005-06-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Software Industry Report, published by Millin Publishing, Inc. on July 21, 2003. The length of the article is 2266 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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The dangers of visual culture: the power to control and manipulate images is democratizing, but it may also undermine trust.: An article from: The Futurist
Christine Rosen Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000O767DS Release Date: 2007-03-09 |
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This digital document is an article from The Futurist, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1252 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Picture power: authors of "Going Visual" show how to harness the impact of images.(Going Visual: Using Images to Enhance Productivity, Decision Making, and Profits): An article from: Photo Marketing
Sheila Pursglove Manufacturer: Photo Marketing Association International ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00096Z36G Release Date: 2005-07-13 |
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This digital document is an article from Photo Marketing, published by Photo Marketing Association International on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 596 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Customer Reviews:
WOW!.......2005-05-03
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Tarantulas: A Complete Introduction
Al David Manufacturer: TFH Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0866223533 |
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Leonard's Annual Price Index of Art Auction 1987 1988
Susan Theran Manufacturer: Auction Index ProductGroup: Book Binding: Library Binding ASIN: 0918819075 |
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LEONARD'S ANNUAL PRICE INDEX OF ART AUCTIONS: 1987-1988 Auction Season, Volume 8
Inc.. Auction Index Manufacturer: Auction Index, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000M0UFOE |
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Leonard's Annual Price Index of Art Auction 1987 1988
Susan Theran Manufacturer: Auction Index ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MYV60C |
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Leonard's Annual Price Index of Art Auctions, 1986-1987 Auction Season, 1988 Edition
Susan Theran Manufacturer: Auction Index, Incorporated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MYTNLQ |
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Japanese Gardens for Today: A Practical Handbook
David H. Engel Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0804803013 |
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Creating Space Without Adding on
Jack P. Jones Manufacturer: TAB Books Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0830639586 |
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Ealing & Northfields (Britain in Old Photograph)
Richard Essen Manufacturer: Alan Sutton Publishing, ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 075091176X |
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Undocumented in L.A.: An Immigrant's Story (Latin American Silhouettes)
Dianne Walta Hart Manufacturer: SR Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0842026495 |
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Fleeing a generally bleak existence in Nicaragua, Yamileth shepherds her sister's children and her son Miguel over a treacherous route to California. She reaches Los Angeles in 1989 as the local economy sours and outcry against illegal immigrants like themselves swells. A Sandinista supporter who fought for a new life in Nicaragua, she is nonplussed by everyday violence in the U.S. Worries about the children, difficulty finding work, and the threat of deportation darken her dreams of a safe haven. Dianne Walta Hart, her unofficial American sponsor, weaves together Yamileth's words with commentary pointing up inevitable culture clashes. This is a rough-edged, authentic look at the marginal lives led by many illegal immigrants who live among us.Book Description
Yamileth's own words. From start to finish, Undocumented in L.A.: An Immigrant's Story is testimonial literature at its best. This eye-opening work will show the reader the opposition and difficulties undocumented immigrants face in a nation that at first beckons them with freedom, then rejects them with unwelcoming borders and restrictive laws. Undocumented in L.A.: An Immigrant's Story is an excellent resource for courses in immigration, political science, and social and cultural studies.Customer Reviews:
Unprofessional; Inaccessible.......2002-11-11
The content of the narrative itself is unremarkable; Hart recounts the tale of Yamileth and her family members, virtually all of whom are undocumented (a euphemism for 'illegal') immigrants in the United States.
I saw no compelling reasons whatsoever for the existence of this book. One of the hallmarks of documentary nonfiction is ostensibly objectivity, a professional detachment from the subject. There is none of that here. Hart is herself involved intimately with Yamileth's life, and liberally narrates her own actions throughout the course of the text. Hart's continued non-intervention (and in fact, implicit encouragement) of the numerous acts of illegal immigration throughout the text is unsettling, if not outright disturbing.
Hart maintains a unnecessarily loyal relationship with the oral history she performs; the salient narrative is presented entirely in extremely unnecessary quotation marks, apparently in an effort to bring about a sense of intimacy. This effort, unfortunately, fails miserably. I found the text immensely inaccessible, and the slavish devotion to verbatim dictation extremely off-putting. I saw no reason whatsoever for Hart's act of essentially presenting an annotated transcription of her interview. My only hypothesis would be laziness, but again, Hart's gratuitous editorial commentary appears to contradict that particular possibility.
Given the paucity of compelling subject matter (Yamileth's story is neither unique nor extraordinary), Hart deserves some measure of acknowledgement for not only writing this book, but also for getting it published.
Had Hart chosen a more objective, narrative format (The Autobiography of Malcolm X, another text I read in the same course, is a superb example), her message would have been vastly more credible, as well as entertaining to read. Hart's narrative seems forced; Hart's numerous editorial comments lend an air of artificiality, and give a sense of desperation, or 'padding the text,' if you will.
Hart lacks the academic credentials for conducting oral history projects, and this fact is readily evident throughout the text. The narrative is in fact extremely boring, as a great deal of text is wasted on the trivial details of Yamileth's daily life. Yamileth herself comes across as a strange character; many of the actions she takes throughout the text would very kindly be described as 'misguided' if not outright stupid. The greatest example of this is her decision to leave Oregon (where she had a satisfying job, and her son was truly happy), and return to live with her manipulative sister in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, she is jobless and unhappy, and her son even more so. Perhaps even more confusing is her ultimate decision to return to Nicaragua, which in some senses proves to be even worse than Los Angeles. Yamileth comes across as consistently indecisive, as well as impractical. Her dithering would be acceptable were she only by herself, but her continued decisions to deny her son happiness and stability in life reek of irresponsibility, as well as juvenility.
In short, Yamileth doesn't know what she wants with life, and in her continued half-fulfilled plans she manages to drag her children down with her. Similarly, Hart doesn't know what she wants to do with this book. I in fact fail to see why anybody would read this out of their own volition. To anyone else taking the same class as I am now (I wish to remain anonymous, but suffice to say I attend a prestigious school in Northern California) - don't worry...it gets better from here on.
Yamileth: A Sojourner.......1999-12-21
Better understanding of plight of illegal immigrants in U.S........1997-10-19
Ms. Hart's first book, Thanks to God and the Revolution: The Oral History of a Nicaraguan Family (1990) introduced 4 members of the Lopez family, who described their difficult life in Nicaragua during the revolution. Each family member presented his view of their attempts to survive in a society where employment is difficult to find and the life style is meager. The closeness of the Nicaraguans within their families and neighborhoods is a contrast to the American individualism.
Ten years later, Yamileth and her son Miguel are living as undocumented immigrants in L.A. Through the interviews, their difficulty of survival in a new land is apparent. Again, the close family ties and cultural values weigh heavily on the decisions to be made in their lives.
In T. Coraghessan Boyle's The Tortilla Curtain, the reader meets Mexical illegal immigrants who go to great lengths to find work and take care of themselves in a foreign land. One might discount these characters as fictional and idealized, but the true story Ms. Hart presents shows the actual extreme efforts made by hard working illegal aliens who wish to survive and to find a better life. The stories present people who will not eat a meal if they have not contributed or earned it; people who are honorable and will not always choose the easiest way. Decisions which seem plain to an American do not always fit with the cultural responsibility felt by a person from another country. This book helps one better understand the plight of illegal immigrants in the United States.
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A Nicaraguan Family (Journey Between Two Worlds)
Michael Malone Manufacturer: Lerner Publishing Group ProductGroup: Book Binding: Library Binding ASIN: 0822534126 |
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Thanks to God and the Revolution: The Oral History of a Nicaraguan Family
Dianne Walta Hart Manufacturer: University of Wisconsin Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0299126102 |
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An Interesting and Enlightening Experience.......2003-01-31
A strong faith in God and family committment helped each member survive and thrive inspite of adversity.
The reader gains understanding of the political and social conditions in Nicaragua. Each family member shares their feelings and struggle.
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Nine-year-old Nicaraguan girl has an abortion amid controversy.(Law and Policy): An article from: Reproductive Health Matters
Manufacturer: Reproductive Health Matters ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00082F4NS Release Date: 2005-06-29 |
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This digital document is an article from Reproductive Health Matters, published by Reproductive Health Matters on May 1, 2003. The length of the article is 337 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Should therapeutic abortion be legal in Nicaragua: the response of Nicaraguan obstetrician--gynaecologists.: An article from: Reproductive Health Matters
Heathe Luz McNaughton , Marta Maria Blandon , and Ligia Altamirano Manufacturer: Reproductive Health Matters ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008FP70A Release Date: 2005-07-30 |
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This digital document is an article from Reproductive Health Matters, published by Reproductive Health Matters on May 1, 2002. The length of the article is 6100 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Books:
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