Global Central Bank Directory (Global Business and Investment Library)

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Global Central Bank Directory (Global Business and Investment Library)
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding
ASIN: 0739727133

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Information on central banks located in over 100 countries

Global Central Banks Directory (Russian Regional Investment and Business Library)

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Global Central Banks Directory (Russian Regional Investment and Business Library)

Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0739767038

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Risk Based Internal Auditing and Dynamic Control Assessment Revolutionizing Internal Audit Systems (CSA library series)

Manufacturer: Inst of Internal Auditors
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0894133969

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Ouch! Not complete at all!

Very comprehensive

Not for people interested in historic firearms

Not bad, gives you some ideas of what to look for.

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The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers
A. E. Hartink
Manufacturer: Book Sales
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 9036614635

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Ouch! Not complete at all!.......2007-05-30

Greetings,

Nice book but there are tons of pistols and revolvers missing. The title is VERY misleading. It does not cover, as a reviewer stated the pistols and revolvers up to 2002. There are a lot missing.

For example, the CZ section doesn't cover the C&R that are currently available for a very low price through military surplus. The Taurus section doesn't cover the Millenium, rosies or the 24/7 selection. The Steyr section doesn't cover the M1A and on and on and on...

If you think you can find the specs of that rare pistol or revolver in that book, you will not.

Thank you

Very comprehensive.......2007-02-06

This book contains pretty much everything you'd want to know about pistols. The glossary of different terms regarding handguns is very helpful. Models of different manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order, but I really wish the top of every page would say what manufacturer the chosen page tells the reader about. This would have made searching a lot easier. But overall, a very good book.

Not for people interested in historic firearms.......2005-08-01

Imagine an encyclopedia of American presidents that does not have an entry on George Washington and you will start to appreciate the biased perspective of this book. For the most part, historic manufacturers are just ignored unless there is some modern company still manufacturing under the same trade name. Even in those cases, you should expect no more than 5% of the content to address the important historic models. The book claims to cover guns of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, but it fact is nearly devoid of useful information regarding handguns produced prior to 1970! For example, there is no entry at all under Luger or DMW! Ironically, although there are a few late model Lugers in the Mauser entry, don't expect any useful information about broomhandle Mausers. While there are a few old colt revolvers mentioned, there are no entries on the pre-1911, auto-loading Colt pistols. Did Savage ever make a handgun? Must be they never did, there is no such entry in this "comprehensive encyclopedia". Likewise, there is no entry on Webleys and nothing at all on Steyr or FEG pistols pre World-war 2. To anyone interesting in the history of handguns this book will be a huge disappointment.

Not bad, gives you some ideas of what to look for........2005-04-02

First of all let me say this is a beautiful book. Its coffee table quality, if a bit small for that.

The book gives a small history of firearms, handguns and then gives a small review of safty issues and how to care for your firearm.

It also has serveral nice exploded diagrams of pistols & revolvers and then goes into list of the makers of pistols and revolvers and gives pictures and technical readouts for those shown. Over 400 photos in the book, nice glossy pages and clear photos.

A great review of pistols from 2002 and before. But at 8 dollars I couldn't let it go. Very useful for giving a general feel of what each complany makes.

Great Coffee Table Book.......2005-01-31

A great overview of firearms manufacturing companies and the weapons they make. Numerous international brands are listed, many that I have never heard of before; Feinwerkbau, Gaucher, Gamba, Moravia, Sarsilmaz, etc... All the common name companies are listed as well; Colt, S&W, SIG, GLOCK, etc...

The pictures are fantastic, the pages are glossy heavy stock and the descriptions are mostly error free. Each company listing starts with a short history that includes their location, company logo and a summary of the types of equipment they make.

This is a quality coffee table book that is worth it's cover price. It's not a detailed book for experts, but a great overview of what's available in the market.

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Subjects include King Tutankhamen, Queen Nefertiti, each in ceremonial headdresses, and 4 gods in animal form. Introduction.

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Great for birthday party! .......2007-08-24

I bought this book in order to use it during my son's Egyptian themed sixth birthday party. It worked just fine - we used one of the masks as a decoration and then punched out the others for the kids to play with. We had other games/crafts for the kids to do -- but the masks appealed to the more creative kids.

One note, we punched out the masks for the kids - they would have probably torn them, had we left them to punch them out.

The pictures of the kids wearing the masks look great!

Egyptian Punch-Out Masks.......2007-01-12

Nice for a display, but did not hold up well for more than one time of use.

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Sustainable Housing is intended to guide action into the next century, setting down key principles, providing important new technical information and setting UK practices in a European context.

Perceptions of sustainable housing have moved from the importance of the individual dwelling to the issues facing neighbourhoods and communities. This book is not about the autonomous house but how to achieve self-sustaining communities. It looks at build projects (such as Hulme in Manchester) and ambitious schemes on the drawing board (Greenwich Millennium Village).

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A parent's lifesaver!.......2002-05-03

As a mother of two children with ADD and a teacher of LD/ADD students, I highly recommend it to anyone dealing with a child diagnosed with, or undergoing tests for, learning disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorder (with or without hyperactivity). Having read many books on the subject, I consider this one to be the best I've read. This book really helped me understand my kids' ADD problems. It addresses many topics in an easy to understand way, that I continue to refer to again and again. I keep a list of highlighted passages that I often bring to the attention of my fellow teachers, my students' parents, and friends struggling with their children's learning issues.

My Favorite on the Subject of LD.......2000-04-21

Over the last three years I have read through few and skimmed through many on the subject. This book is definitely one to read cover-to-cover, get out your highlighter and keep handy. I checked it out at the Library and now have bought a copy for my library. I am sure I will refer to it often, because it has very practical advice and doesn't over analyze, yet doesn't simplify either. I particularly liked the section dealing with what the schools will, might and probably won't do. The chapter on family life and LD children was a little short, but very informative.

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Warmly Romantic.......2001-09-06

This book is a wonderful look at Joseph Schillinger the man.

Joseph Schillinger,: A memoir by his wife

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Joseph Schillinger,: A memoir by his wife
Frances Schillinger
Manufacturer: Greenberg
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007E3PTM

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Joseph Schillinger - a Memoir
Frances Schillinger
Manufacturer: Greenberg
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J58Y6S

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Joseph Schillinger: A Memoir
Frances Schillinger
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OSKZ6C

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Spinoza’s Modernity is a major, original work of intellectual history that reassesses the philosophical project of Baruch Spinoza, uncovers his influence on later thinkers, and demonstrates how that crucial influence on Moses Mendelssohn, G. E. Lessing, and Heinrich Heine shaped the development of modern critical thought. Excommunicated by his Jewish community, Spinoza was a controversial figure in his lifetime and for centuries afterward. Willi Goetschel shows how Spinoza’s philosophy was a direct challenge to the theological and metaphysical assumptions of modern European thought. He locates the driving force of this challenge in Spinoza’s Jewishness, which is deeply inscribed in his philosophy and defines the radical nature of his modernity.

The Limits of Enlightenment: Jews, Germans, and the Eighteenth-Century Study of Scripture (Harvard Judaic Monographs)

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The Limits of Enlightenment: Jews, Germans, and the Eighteenth-Century Study of Scripture (Harvard Judaic Monographs)
Edward Breuer
Manufacturer: Harvard Center for Jewish Studies
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Binding: Hardcover

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This book explores the early Jewish confrontation with modernity and its attendant cultural and religious challenges. Focusing on the burgeoning eighteenth-century interest in the study of Scripture, Edward Breuer examines the complex relationship between the Jewish Enlightenment and the German Aufklärung. The revival of a textual and linguistic approach to Bible study among Jews, exemplified by the new translation and commentary published by Moses Mendelssohn, was largely reflective of the aesthetic and literary concerns of contemporary Europeans.

The Limits of Enlightenment demonstrates that this revival was also informed by an acute awareness of critical European scholarship and an attempt to respond to its modern challenges. Alongside its openness to European society and culture, the German-Jewish Enlightenment was thus also shaped by a newly perceived need to defend centuries of Jewish learning and tradition.

Moses Mendelssohn and the Religious Enlightenment

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Moses Mendelssohn and the Religious Enlightenment
David Sorkin
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0520202619

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Through a close study of Mendelssohn's Hebrew and German writings, David Sorkin argues that Mendelssohn's two spheres of endeavor were entirely consistent. Mendelssohn attempted to rearticulate the medieval Jewish rationalist tradition in the terms of eighteenth-century philosophy, thereby showing his essential similarity to the Protestant and Catholic thinkers of the religious Enlightenment who attempted to use the new science and philosophy to renew faith. Sorkin restores Mendelssohn to his eighteenth-century milieu and in so doing shows that Mendelssohn, by being turned into a symbol, has been fundamentally misunderstood.

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Clear and precise plan for a secure retirement.......2006-06-30

This is the first book that I have found that gives a clear and precise plan for how to estimate how much an individual will need for a secure retirement. Mr. Benna gives a step-by-step plan for projecting how much money a person needs to accumulate in order to have enough money to last them throughout their life. The charts are easy to follow and can be individualized for each persons particular circumstances, risk tolerance and level of sophistication. Previously I was apprehensive as to my ability to accurately project my financial needs in retirement but after reading this book I felt that a huge load had been taken off my shoulders. Now I know I will not be surprised by running out of money during the most vulnerable part of my life.

Escaping the Coming Retirement Crisis How to Secure Your Financial Future

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Escaping the Coming Retirement Crisis How to Secure Your Financial Future
R. Theodore Benna
Manufacturer: Colorado: Pinon Press, 1995
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NXN4ZM

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Merits Of Statutory Instruments Committee 2nd Report Of Session 2003-2004 Drawing Special Attention To Draft Accession (immigration And Worker Registration) ... House Of Lords Paper 72 Session 2003-2004

Manufacturer: Stationery Office
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0104849282

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At age 28, he was dean of Yale Law School; at 30, president of the University of Chicago. By his mid-thirties, Robert Maynard Hutchins was an eminent figure in the world of educational innovation and liberal politics. And when he was 75, he told a friend, "I should have died at 35."
Milton Mayer, Hutchins's colleague, and friend, gives an intimate picture of the remarkably outstanding, and fallible, man who participated in many of this century's most important social and political controversies. He captures the energy and intellectual fervor Hutchins could transmit to others, and which the man brought to the fields of law, politics, civil rights, and public affairs.
Rich in detail and anecdote, this memoir vividly brings to life both a man and an age.

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A perfect memoir, aware of its pretensions but honest always.......1999-10-03

If you've never been exposed to the "Great Books" movement in higher education, you probably don't know who Robert Hutchins was. I only knew him as a dazzling champion of this almost-forgotten ideal of learning, as did his contemporaries. Milton Meyer showed me a man superhuman in his aims and yet tragically flawed. He espoused the Classics without being a true student of them, and yet was he not more Shakespearean than any of the professors he governed? Anyway, the book moved me. If you have any ability to be inspired by the story of an imperfect man, read this book.

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Nonprofit Management & Leadership, No. 2, Winter 2000
Roger A. Lohmann
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0787954659

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