St. Petersburg Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Foreign Policy and Government Library)

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St. Petersburg Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Foreign Policy and Government Library)

Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0739777416

St. Petersburg City Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (Nis Business and Industrial Library)

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St. Petersburg City Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (Nis Business and Industrial Library)

Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 073979017X

Procedimiento Tributario y de La Seguridad Social

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Procedimiento Tributario y de La Seguridad Social
Carlos M. Giuliani Fonrouge
Manufacturer: Santillana USA Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Audit and Security Issues With Expert Systems / Daniel O'Leary (Information Technology Division Research Report)

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Audit and Security Issues With Expert Systems / Daniel O'Leary (Information Technology Division Research Report)
Daniel E. O'Leary
Manufacturer: Amer Inst of Certified Public
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The only book of its kind, Cameos Old & New, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive reference for anyone interested in cameos, including how to:

Build and care for a cameo collection; develop an eye for quality and an appreciation for cameos as "art"; detect genuine cameos from among synthetics and imitations; "circa date" cameos to differentiate old cameos from new; distinguish ultrasonically-produced cameos from hand-carved pieces; avoid the major pitfall--the purchase of mediocre pieces, fakes, and forgeries; and much, much more.

I found this book to be excellent. There is a wealth of detail on all aspects of cameos. There are also good illustrations. There is valuable info for collectors on identifying and valuing Cameos.

Information on how to distinguish Ultrasonic Cameos from the more valuable hand-carved cameos is given.

You will gain a lot of knowledge on how Cameos are made and valued from reading this title.

This is Julier's third installment of his "Period Ship Handbooks." These "handbooks" do not deal with the historic "period" ships, nor are they general handbooks for model ship builders. Rather, they are simply photo-diaries of how he built particular commercially available wooden model ship kits.

This time we get to watch over his shoulder as he constructs nine kits, straight out-of-the-box, with little research or imagination. The kits covered are Corel's 74-gun "H.M.S. Bellona," the 24-gun frigate "H.M.S. Unicorn" of unstated manufacture, Mamoli's brig "Portsmouth," Constructo's Baltic coasting vessel "Elbe," Panart's 104-gun Spanish "San Felipe," Artesania Latina's "H.M.S. Bounty's" jolly boat, Corel's "H.M.S. Victory" cross section, Model Shipway's "Pride of Baltimore II," and Euro Model's "Bounty." The construction of each subject is covered by an average of 16 pages and 23 large, nicely reproduced b/w photographs, and 1 small color photo of the completed model.

Julier constructs his models with only the parts and instructions in the kit box, a few hand tools, and very little initiative. Decent kits (e.g. "Bellona," "Pride of Baltimore") come out pretty well. The construction of other kits is pure fiction. Particularly galling are the head construction of the "Portsmouth," "Unicorn," and "San Felipe," and the planking job on the "San Felipe" and "Bounty." Coppered hulls are simulated with painted tiles. Brass work is left bright. With a little more effort (and research) much better models can be produced from these kits. There are some horrendous editing failures here, too. How can a full 22 page chapter on the construction of the "Unicorn" fail to mention the kit manufacturer?

It's interesting that Julier finishes his book with a chapter on scratch-building the whaler "Viola." This shows some initiative and gumption, going from plans and raw materials to a finished product. This chapter provides a reasonable transition from the mind-numbing sameness of a mass-produced kit to the unique product of the craftsmanship of the self-reliant scratch- builder. It also demonstrates that Julier has a long way to go in the craft of model ship building.

If you've never built a wooden model ship before, and perhaps received for Christmas a ship kit of European manufacture (with their abysmal multilingual instructions), and can't make heads nor tails of what to do, these large format soft cover books are for you. If, on the other hand, you've built a model previously, have some confidence in your craftsmanship, or are building a kit with a decent set of instructions (e.g. a Model Shipways kit), don't waste your money.

It is well written in clear and concise language, and is to be highly recommended if you intend making any of the kits detailed below. Alternatively, if you are looking for a kit to make, and want to browse and get an idea or feel for the model, then again consider getting a copy.

The author starts the book off with three short chapters. The first is a sensible discussion on the basic tools required, the second provides advice on choosing a kit, while the third gives some hints on making a start. A final chapter is also included that provides a summary of useful techniques - many of which will prove invaluable, especially to the beginner.

The main body of the book consists of Chapters each dealing with a specific kit. They are well illustrated with numerous photos and line drawings, and cover the various stages of construction in full detail. Additionally, numerous hints and tips are provided, as well as advice in relation to the trickier operations.

All of this is practical in nature, as the author has built each kit - the photos illustrate the processes involved, as well specific details of the vessels. The author also provides numerous suggestions, as well as mentioning any specific pitfalls that builders may face.

Finally, because of the nature of the book, readers may want to know what manufacturer's kits are covered in the book. So, the ships covered are the Euro Model First Rate Royal William; Billing's Thames Barge Will Everard and their Faeroes Yawl FD10; Corel's Frigate Berlin; Panart's Square Sterned Whaleboat; Amati's New Bedford Whaleboat; and lastly all by Artesania Latina - the American Raider Hannah, the French Goelette La Toulonnaise, the Man-of-War San Juan Nepomuceno, the U.S.S. Constitution, and the Whaling Ship Charles W Morgan.

It seemed like just plain bad luck. On September 11, 2001, Jeremy Glick boarded United Flight 93 only because a fire at Newark Airport had prevented him from flying out the day before. That morning, he called his wife, Lyz, to tell her the plane had been hijacked and that he and a group of others were going to storm the cockpit, an effort that doomed Glick and his fellow passengers yet doubtless saved lives on the ground and instantly became known worldwide as a heroic moment of resistance. But Lyz wanted the couple's daughter, Emmy, only three months old when the plane crashed, to learn much more of her father's story than just the ending. Your Father's Voice narrates Lyz's struggle to come to grips with her husband's death in a series of letters from Lyz to Emmy that give a wrenching but clear-eyed account of Lyz's first years without Jeremy. The letters also portray the rebellious but charismatic star athlete who became Lyz's high school sweetheart, a national collegiate judo champion, and finally her husband. We see Lyz's medical ordeal as she tries to bring Emmy into the world, Jeremy's tender nurturing of the premature baby, and the agony of his final telephone call from the ill-fated plane.

But it is during the first frantic months after the terrorist attack---as she fends off the media and fights to get the truth about what happened on Flight 93---that Lyz realizes that she and Jeremy are still deeply connected, that his love for her and Emmy endures and teaches. Soon Lyz can write to Emmy that she believes it was destiny, not luck, that put a world-class martial artist like Jeremy on an airplane with other men and women who were also determined to fight back.

Through it all, Lyz pragmatically details the challenges of a single parent raising a daughter in the aftermath of horrific tragedy, and urges Emmy to listen for what Lyz can still hear when the wind is right: her father's voice.

The New Grove Russian Masters II: Rimsky-Korsakov Skryabin Rakhmaninov Prokofiev Shostakovich (Composer Biography Series)

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The New Grove Russian Masters II: Rimsky-Korsakov Skryabin Rakhmaninov Prokofiev Shostakovich (Composer Biography Series)
Gerald Abraham
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0393022838

Taxi From Hell Confessions of a Russian Hack

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Taxi From Hell Confessions of a Russian Hack
Vladimir (Tamara Glenny, Trans) Lobas
Manufacturer: Soho Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J0T502

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this book got me into taxi driving
Very good book!

Taxi from Hell: Confessions of a Russian Hack
Vladimir Lobas
Manufacturer: Soho Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0939149869