Handbook of Organizational Communication: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

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Recipient of the 1988 Outstanding Research Publication Award from the Organizational Communication Division of the Speech Communication Association Organizations cannot function without one vital component--communication. With the rapid expansion of corporations and technology, the quickly evolving field of organizational communication has undergone enormous, unprecedented growth . . . and change. Handbook of Organizational Communication is the first volume to pull together many loose threads in various strands of thinking and research about organizational communication. Its renowned contributors are leading scholarly pioneers in the field--drawn equally from organizational behavior and management studies and from communication. From this multidisciplinary perspective, they analyze research, theory, and applications--considering wherever possible communication phenomena at the appropriate multiple levels of analysis (dyadic, group, organizational, and extra-organizational). Authors also provide valuable, original insights into directions for future research and theory in their respective areas. Handbook of Organizational Communication is a milestone in the creation and shaping of this new area of academic scholarship with practical applications. It will both establish and point the way toward new theories and empirical work that will advance a young and exciting field. This volume will be an essential tool for all professionals and students in organizational communication, management, organizational behavior, and organization studies. "The editors have done a superb job of conceptualizing the work. In addition, their section previews are quite extensive and serve to integrate beautifully the material that follows. This book may well become a classic graduate text much in the genre of the Redding and Sanborn book of twenty-five years ago. It is comprehensive, well organized, well researched, and quite well written. The authors and editors are to be congratulated on their fine product." --Administrative Science Quarterly "An invaluable resource. . . . Authors do a fine job of surveying even the most recent research in their areas; some offer exciting suggestions for further research." --Quarterly Journal of Speech "Finally, someone has pulled together the fragmented pieces of organizational communication research. This book integrates and synthesizes these sundry organizational communication perspectives. Without a doubt, the Handbook is the preeminent reference book for organizational communication. "Unquestionably, this book should be on the shelf of everyone interested in organizational communication. Whether one is just beginning the study of organizational communication or one is an established scholar, The Handbook of Organizational Communication is a necessary resource." --Management Communication Quarterly "An extremely thorough, carefully selected set of papers which as a whole form a first-rate indication of the state of the art. I would recommend this book to anyone who is seriously interested in organizational communication, be they a social scientist, a practicing manager, an information manager, or just an interested member of an organization. It is a unique and outstanding work and should have a place on the bookshelves of many offices in a wide array of different organizations. Researchers in the area will find this work extremely pertinent to their activities." --Journal of Applied Systems Analysis

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Handbook of Organizational Communication : an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Fredric M / Putnam, Linda L / Roberts, Karlene H / Porter, Lyman W (Editors) Jablin
Manufacturer: Sage
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Handbook of Organizational Communication. an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Fredric M., Linda Putnam, Karlene Roberts, Lyman Porter (Eds.) Jablin
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Useful and Easy to Understand

Quick easy read, Great Information!

An excellent manual essential not only to business owners

Informative, Provides a Framework, A Bit Conservative

Very Helpful Book, Helped Me Decide That An LLC Is Right For ME!

Nolo's Quick LLC: All You Need to Know About Limited Liability Companies
Anthony Mancuso
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Written by America's leading LLC expert!

If you run your own business, you've probably heard about limited liability companies. Business owners who operate LLCs aren't personally liable for business debts. But is an LLC right for you?

Nolo's Quick LLC provides essential information for business owners in every state. It explains, in plain English, the advantages and drawbacks of forming an LLC - including limiting your personal liability.

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"If you are wondering whether or not a limited liability company is right for you, Nolo's Quick LLC is the book to grab. Written by LLC expert Attorney Anthony Mancuso, this book shows you, in plain English, the advantages and drawbacks of forming an LLC, and how the LLC compares with running a business as a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship. It explains: how LLCs are formed by filing Articles of Organization with the state the Operating Agreement, which details the legal rights and responsibilities of LLC members and managers how you can choose between a member-run or manager-run LLC important tax options that qualify an LLC for partnership tax treatment -- an essential benefit of forming an LLC the required ongoing legal and tax paperwork Practical, concise and easy to read, the 3rd edition of Nolo's Quick LLC provides vital - and the latest - information you need to know about this valuable business option.

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Useful and Easy to Understand.......2007-10-07

I am currently in the process of creating my own LLC at the time writing this review. The book is very helpful to understand the process and the things I will have to worry about from a legal and also tax perspective. I hired a lawyer for the company creation before I bought the book and have now the feeling that I could be doing it without paying a lawyer. However, the book made me realize that there is a lot of paperwork involved in the process and the lawyer will do all that work for me, which saves me a lot of time.

I am currently very busy preparing everything for the daily business operation to come so I do not regret my decision of using a lawyer. If time is not too much of a problem, but saving the cost for a good corporate lawyer is, this book will be able to help you to get the process done by yourself.

For people like me, who use a lawyer is the book still helpful, because there are a lot of things to consider and know about, after your LLC was created. It will serve me well in the years to come. I am sure about that.

Quick easy read, Great Information!.......2007-08-05

I read this whole book on a flight from Miami to Seattle. I had just started an LLC through a Lawyer and wanted to get an idea of how to put together the Operating Agreement. This book had a great Operating Agreement example in the back. It also had simple examples for each scenario that helped me understand the best type of LLC set-up for my business. Nolo's Quick LLC covered everything I needed to know in an easy format to read and reference. After reading, I felt I was able to discuss my ideas intelligently with my lawyer and ask him questions I would have never thought of before.

An excellent manual essential not only to business owners.......2007-07-07

Most in business have learned the term 'limited liability company' - but few know what this means, let alone how to tailor a business as a LLC and to understand if and when such a structure would apply. NOLO'S QUICK LLC, 4TH EDITION provides all the basics to operating an LLC, from choosing different structures and understanding differences between a LLC and a corporation to handling legal and tax paperwork. The result is an excellent manual essential not only to business owners, but to business libraries seeking an easy yet comprehensive reference.

Informative, Provides a Framework, A Bit Conservative.......2007-02-12

Having just established my own Limited Liability Company (LLC), I wanted a book that would define what a LLC is in the framework of other business models, including tax and legal implications. I wanted to ensure that a LLC was the best fit for me. That is exactly what this book did, and it did it well.

If you are thinking of starting your own business an a LLC, but are not sure of which business model to use (Sole Propertiorship, LLC, Parternship, S-Corp, C-Corp), this book will help inform you of the pros and cons of LLCs, and how they fit into the overall legal and tax structure.

The only reason I rated this book at 4 stars instead of 5 stars, is that it scared me a bit in regards to the legal and tax requirements, without providing enough detail to give me a grasp on why the requirements were in effect. Having also been in contact with a certified tax expert and accountant while I was reading this book, I learned that this book errs on the side of being very conservative, or even a bit scary, in regards to legal and tax requirements. So I would advise anyone who gets this book to also balance it out by reading a more aggressive book about saving money on taxes and operating an LLC legally.

After reading this book, I also read "Your Limited Liability Company, An Operating Manual" by the same author. That book provides in depth detail on the day-to-day running of an LLC. It helped me tremendously. However, this book is also conservative when it comes to saving money on taxes.

Overall, both books are great reads.

Very Helpful Book, Helped Me Decide That An LLC Is Right For ME!.......2006-12-04

This book was not a disappointment by any means. I wanted to learn if forming an LLC was right for me and by the end of reading the book, I knew it was. Nolo's book was surprisingly easy to read and understand. Although the writer is a lawyer, he writes in every day speak and makes the concepts as easy to understand as possible. The book is also more entertaining then one might think. The only thing I would have liked to see as part of this book is a step by step list of who to contact to form the LLC including any forms or at least a link to forms you would need to complete the task. Overall, if you want to learn about LLC's and decide if the business form is right for you, then this is the right book to choose.

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Nine Men in Gray
Charles L. Dufour
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Nine men in gray
Charles L Dufour
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Nine Men In Gray
Dufour Charles L.
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This is the second of a series of twelve large volumes, one for each month of the Church year, beginning with September. This volume contains 63 full length, unabridged Lives of the Saints for each day of October, including the lives of Romanus the Melodist, Martyrs Cyprian and Justina, Apostle Thomas, Nun Pelagia, Martyr Longinus the Centurion by the Cross, Evangelist Luke, St. Hilarion the Great, and Great-martyr Demetrius. Also included is a homily for the Protection of the Mother of God. Translated from the original Slavonic text.

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Not surprisingly, most of Frank Sinatra's biographers have raked through the muck of the singer's marriages, divorces, mob connections, and outbursts of foul-mouthed misogyny. Will Friedwald takes a different tack. Oh, the biographical facts are there, but Friedwald is mostly interested in the Voice--that irresistible, inimitable instrument, the absence of which would punch a major hole in the soundtrack of life. This is certainly the best book ever written on Sinatra's music, which means that it sheds a great deal of light on American pop music in general. And while Friedwald gets downright rhapsodic when it comes to the career highlights, he's not afraid to tweak Ol' Blue Eyes when he comes up with a dud.

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As Frank Sinatra approaches his eightieth year, he remains the greatest entertainer of our age. However, recent biographers, emphasizing the singer's celebrity at the expense of his artistry, have obscured the truth that it was Sinatra's art -- the way he used his voice to invigorate American popular music with innovative phrasing and a mastery of range and emotion -- that won him a lasting place in popular culture.

Sinatra! The Song Is You is the first full-length work to document the musical life of Frank Sinatra. Drawing upon recent interviews with Sinatra collaborators, arrangers, and musicians -- as well as previously unpublished conversations with "The Voice" himself -- author Will Friedwald chronicles this five-decade career, tracing the evolution of his vocal style from such early influences as Harry James (the bandleader who in the late thirties "discovered" Sinatra in New Jersey's Rustic Cabin), Tommy Dorsey,and Axel Stordahl, with whom Sinatra recorded his first string of solo hits. With the orchestrations of Nelson Riddle in the fifties came a more hard-swinging, uptempo Sinatra; the creation of his own label, Reprise Records, in the sixties gave him the venue to experiment with such unexpected forms as soft rock and psychedelia. Friedwald argues that Sinatra's recordings in the two decades following his 1971 to 1973 retirement weren't as prolific or as consistent as his earlier work, despite a startling comeback that culminated in the 1990s with the platinum-selling Duets discs.

Dubbed "the Poet Laureate of vintage pop music," Will Friedwald brings to this compelling history his astute critical analysis of all the classic and less familiar songs, presented here with the passion and wit that won him raves for Jazz Singing. Featuring an authoritative compact discography and eight pages of rare photos of recording sessions and performances, Sinatra! The Song Is You is an invaluable resource for Sinatra enthusiasts and the definitive print companion to his vast musical legacy.

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That beautiful rhapsody of love and youth and spring.......2007-09-04

I loved this book, this beautiful rhapsody of love and youth and spring, which focuses on Sinatra's music. I gave it to my dad, who is also a musician, but he felt it dwelled on the subject too long. I agree that it did over indulge at points, but just as Frank was such a perfectionist and so particular about his music, it took the subject very seriously, and gave it the attention it deserved. Personally, I found it fascinating, like I find Sinatra's music fascinating. I listen to his phrasing, marvel at his breath control, and most of all, wonder just how it is that he manages to convey so much emotion with only his voice.

Frank Sinatra is larger than life, a character that embodies the paradox and contradictions of the 20th Century in the United States of America like no other person before or since. As Kitty Kelley said in the preface to her trashy biography of the man, His Way: An Unauthorized Biography Of Frank Sinatra, he is the touchstone of our times. Sometimes his legend looms so large that we forget that what made him famous--why he matters--is his music. Will Friedland's book shines the spotlight right where it belongs.

One anonymous reviewer, `A Reader,' gave it only 2 stars, and titled his review: The Chairman deserves better. He gives the book a failing grade, and complains that Friedwald is not a true critic. He is a mere fan posing as a critic, says `A Reader,' whose opinions are no more valuable than yours or mine.

I beg to differ with `A Reader' here, because I feel that the exhaustive research Friedwald has put into the book, and the work he has done in writing it, elevates him far above the level of a mere fan. Most Sinatraphiles agree that his work with Nelson Riddle was the apex of his career, which is why so-called Nelson Riddle worship is, as you unwittingly admit, so typical. That you would prefer "a work of high critical quality by a critic with a PhD in cultural history" speaks volumes--about your snobbery (Actually, I will have to check out John Rockwell's Frank Sinatra: An American Classic. Thanks for the recommendation).

Another reviewer, who gave it 3 stars titled his review: Preaching to the Choir. He gives the author some credit, but then calls him a Bobby Soxer who gushes for 500+ pages. Then he reveals that his main problem is the songs he likes the best are Will Friedland's least favorites: "Strangers in the Night," "Melody of Love," and "My Way." I rest my case. Why don't you throw in "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" and "Does Eat Oats, and Cows Eat Oats, and Little Lambs Eat Ivy" while you're at it? Much better than the mickey mouse "swing" of Nelson Riddle.

Another reviewer, also writing under the pseudonym of `A Reader' titles his opus: Friedwald needs a good editor. "Unfortunately, as with his earlier Jazz Singing, Friedwald writes a self-indulgent stream-of-consciousness which is badly in need of professional editing. The book is written in a pseudo-hip musical jargon which most readers will find incomprehensible and which lacks both precision and grace."

He then proceeds to list important things about Sinatra's music that Will Friedwald totally ignores, as if 500+ pages is just much too short, and how dare he omit Astaire's contribution to rhythmic variation, and everything Italianate that predates Bing Crosby, stretching back via Jolson to Puccini?

You could use a little professional editing yourself. Your stream-of-consciousness is getting a little self-indulgent, and I'm finding it to be most incomprehensible, and lacking not only precision, but grace. If you are such an expert, `A Reader,' then why don't you write your own book?

As for the pseudo-hep musical jargon, I found it very appropriate and Sinatraesque. Ring-a-ding-ding! It's the Rat Pack calling. They want Will Friedland's self-indulgent stream-of-consciousness back.

Ring-a-Ding Ding!
Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
In the Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely
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Point of No Return
No One Cares
Where Are You

This Book is About the Music.......2006-12-17

Will Friedwald has given us the definitive text on the music of Frank Sinatra. This book deals hardly at all with Frank Sinatra as a person and concentrates instead on Sinatra the consummate musician, analyzing each period in his musical development, and weaving into this the influences of those around him, in particular Axel Stordahl, Nelson Riddle and Gordon Jenkins. Each song is carefully analyzed. And while this would appear to be somewhat tedious, it is a fascinating page-turner. With the comprehensive index in the back, a listener can read up on a song and then listen with a heightened appreciation for what went into creating it.
Frank Sinatra is the greatest male vocalist of the Twentieth Century, in my opinion, and this book is the best handbook to understanding his music that exists anywhere.

Author's style irritates me no end , but worth it for the writing.......2006-05-11

I had heard about this book , bought it and haven't read it for a little while now . It is the sort of book you dip into depending what records or career period of Frank's you want to explore .

There are a lot of little in jokes and what I presume are Yiddish words , which would be great if I understood them .
I'm not Yiddish already .

This is a book that will become an invaluable piece of material for scholars and fans . The author also did the great thing of interviewing many of these important and superb musicians before they got too old and/or died , such as Billy May .
The interviews themselves should be released one day .

I suppose it is good that the author's style is sort of entertaining , but in the end I could do with less of that , as it takes away from the achievement somehow and cheapens it .

Still , you will enjoy the music of Frank Sinatra a lot more if you have this book .

That is what is important , after all .

Preaching to the Choir.......2006-04-10

On the upside, historian Will Friedwald presents a rare treat for Sinatra fans: he writes about the singer's art -- not his life. Since Sinatra's life has been examined in hundreds of tabloids and books, it is certainly not missed here. Friedwald provides interviews with band members, producers, etc., and gives the reader a fairly comprehensive overview of Sinatra's work.

On the downside, Bobby-soxer Will Friedwald gushes over Sinatra's singing, and his arrangers (Riddle, Stordahl, et al. This is fine for diehard Sinatra fans, but 500+ pages of almost unmitigated gushing can be hard for us casual fans to digest.

But what I found to be the biggest drawback with the book is the author's taste in music. The few Sinatra songs he trashes just so happen to be the ones that I like best ("Strangers in the Night," "Melody of Love," "My Way," etc.). Friedwald prefers his sappiest string arrangements (Stordahl) and mickey mouse "swing" tunes (Riddle) which he examines in excrutiating detail.

For Sinatraphiles it's a must. For the rest of us, it can be a bit of a bore.

no gossip or garbage-it's about the music!.......2004-10-21

i bot this book as a stocking stuffer for my wife, a casual sinatra fan thinking it was just another bio. then i started reading it. it sb noted that i owned 2 sinatra discs when i bot this book, i now have about 50. this book not only helped me understand the music i had already heard, but helped me seek out & discover the 100's of lost gems in sinatra's recorded works. again-no gossip, no kitty kelly junk, a well researched bio of frank's recorded output. if theres a downside to this book, it's that it will make you want to go out & find more franks discs than you may already own, and that could be an expensive undertaking. why?...because reprise or barbara s. do not listen to fans and re-realease the same greatest hits over & over. if u want a cd copy of "she shot me down"...prepare to pay up the nose on ebay-not a real good way to handle a legacy babs. that aside, nothing better than hittin the couch on a rainy or snowy day, poor a glass of booze(neat), crank a little "only the lonely" and read this book!

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“So much of what I think I know – and I think I know more about my mother’s life than almost any daughter could know – is refracted through the prism of her writing. Such is the power of her fiction that sometimes it even feels as though I’m living inside an Alice Munro story.”

The millions of people around the world who read Alice Munro’s work are enthralled by her insight into the human heart. Consider, then, what it would be like to have a mother who was so all-knowing. Worse, if that mother were world-famous as you were growing up and trying to make your own way as a writer, while you yourself followed in her footsteps, raising a family and trying to write on the side.

That is Sheila Munro’s dilemma, and it gives this book special fascination for anyone interested in their own relationship with their own mother, or their own daughter.

This book is, in effect, an intimate, affectionate biography of Alice Munro. It describes in a way that only a close relative could, the details of the family background. We follow the family history from the Laidlaws who left Scotland in the early 19th century, to Alice Munro’s birth in 1931, her early years and marriage all the way to the current family, including Alice Munro’s grandchildren. One of the many fascinations of the book is that faithful readers of Alice’s work – and are there any other kind? – will find constant echoes of settings, situations, and characters that occur in her fiction. So this book is not only a fascinating biography of Alice Munro, it also provides an informative commentary to the stories we all know.

But Sheila Munro goes further. As a writer growing up in the shadow of a writing mother, she’s able to write frankly and personally about being a daughter and about being a writer. With the publication of this book – richly embellished with scores of family photographs – Sheila Munro has established herself as a skilled and successful author in her own right.

• Includes dozens of fascinating Munro family snapshots scattered throughout the text
• Full of real-life details that will fascinate any Alice Munro fan

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A long awaited update of the popular 1988 handbook by Diane Wheeler Strauss, this book is divided into two main parts. The first seven chapters cover business information according to the formats in which it is made available:

Guides

Bibliographies and quick reference sources

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Periodicals and newspapers

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Examples of different types of electronic sources The second part of the book covers specific topics within the area of business. Included are chapters on marketing; money, credit, and banking; and the many aspects of investment ranging from stocks through bonds, mutual funds, and futures and options. Recognizing the changes in information retrieval techniques since the first edition, special emphasis is placed on the Internet as a source of reliable, accurate, and timely information. Nevertheless, print resources have not been neglected, as they continue to provide a strong foundation for most collections.

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A New and Updated Version of Excellent Text.......2007-08-31

We used this title in library school, just as the internet and internet sources were really coming to the forefront. This second edition provides all the info of the first but lots more. An invaluable source for those seeking all sorts of business information.

Strauss' Business Information.......2005-10-12

Very readable and concise introduction to understanding and selecting the best resources for the ever-changing world of business and finance. Costly but in my opinion worth the price.

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The Union Generals Speak is the first annotated edition of the 1864 congressional investigation into Major General George Gordon Meade's conduct during the Gettysburg campaign. The transcripts alone, which present eyewitness accounts from sixteen participant officers at Gettysburg, offer a wealth of information about the most pivotal battles in American history; but it is the addition of contextual comments and background material by Bill Hyde that unleashes this virtually untapped resource for readers.

Hyde gives thorough examination to the origins and purpose of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, the political climate and military thinking in Washington at the time of the Meade hearings, and the hidden agendas of the eyewitnesses and seven committee members. He maintains that the JCCW's dissatisfaction with Meade went much deeper than disapproval of the general's hesitancy to pursue and cripple Lee's Army of Northern Virginia on July 4, 1863; the bipartisan body of mostly radical Republicans who favored a ruthless defeat of the South aimed to restore power to the committee's favorite, Major General Joseph Hooker, whom Meade had succeeded as commander of the Army of the Potomac only three days before Gettysburg.

Hyde's balanced critique of this important primary source reminds us that though Meade is remembered now mainly for his role in defeating the Confederates at Gettysburg, the JCCW hearings confirmed that he was not the leader to win the war.

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A unique look into the politics of the Army of the Potomac.......2004-10-28

This book is truly a unique look into the politics of Army of the Potomac as well as the thoughts of the men who commanded it at Gettysburg. It is a work that most Gettysburg enthusiasts will greatly enjoy and will also serve as a valuable reference tool.

The book in essence is the congressional testimony of some of the most important men involved in the battle of Gettysburg on the Federal side. The highlight of the book are the testimonies of Generals such as George Meade, Gouverneur Warren, Winfield Hancock, Henry Hunt and John Gibbon. Men whose testimony give us much insight into what their thoughts were during the battle and why it was fought the way it was.

Also included in the book are some not so honorable testimonies by men whose goal at the hearings were to settle political and personal scores with Meade. The testimony of Dan Sickles will make even the most novice Gettysburg enthusiast's blood boil. To say it is full of lies and falsehoods would be an understatement. The testimony of Dan Butterfield isn't much better. The two men set out to destroy the reputation of Meade but in the end only managed to tarnished their own names in history.

As important and interesting as these testimonies are, what really takes this book to the next level is the commentary by Bill Hyde. His comments put these testimonies in context and really help enhance the reader's understanding of what the men both testifying and on the committee were trying to accomplish.

If you hold a strong interest in the Battle of Gettysburg then you are really going to enjoy this book. It will be a valuable addition to your Civil War book collection.

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Bruce Adelson
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Decades of investment and improved policies have greatly increased women's education and health and have reduced their fertility rate. However, the expected payoffs in higher employment and economic growth have not materialized. Because of cultural and political barriers, only a third of women are in the labor force-the lowest rate in the world. Future economic growth must rely on human resources rather than on the natural resources relied on in the past. Women remain a huge, untapped reservoir of human potential. Gender issues have been seen as a peripheral concern that resided mainly within the realm of the social sectors. Yet gender is ultimately also an economic issue.

Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa recognizes the complexity of gender issues, explores the causes of gender inequality, and proposes an agenda for change. Also included is a CD-ROM containing household survey data and a statistical appendix.

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If you think you know everything about Lucille Ball, think again! Lucy A to Z is a unique encyclopedic tribute to the life and career of Lucy, the most beloved comedian of our time.

This third edition of Lucy A to Z is filled with newly discovered archival research and updated information. Author Michael Karol obtained exclusive interviews, like the chat with Lucy's personal secretary, Wanda Clark, and details of the stage careers of the four I Love Lucy principals. Fans will revel in a special treat: information on a "lost" Broadway play from 1963 in which one of the major characters was based on Lucille Ball called Nobody Loves an Albatross.

Since its initial publication in May 2001, Lucy A to Z has found acceptance in the hearts of Lucy fans everywhere, from the Lucy-Desi Museum in Jamestown, New York, to the Loving Lucy convention in Burbank, California, and all points in between.

The public has loved Lucille Ball for more than 50 years. Lucy A to Z was created especially for these millions of fans.

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This is the real thing: NOT a "pseudo-Romanian" writer!

A great autobiography

The Hooligan's Return: A Memoir
Norman Manea , and Angela Jianu
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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The Hooligan's Return is Norman Manea's long-awaited memoir, a portrait of an artist that ranges freely from his early childhood in prewar Romania to his return there in 1997.

In October l941, the entire Jewish population of Manea's native Bukovina was deported to concentration camps. Manea was among them, a child at the time, and his family spent four years there before they were able to return home. Embracing a Communist ethos as a teenager, he becomes disillusioned with the system in place in his country as he matures, having witnessed the growing injustices of dictatorship, and the false imprisonment of his father. But as a writer, Manea wrestles with the fear of losing his native language, his--real--homeland if he leaves his country, though it is clear to him that to stay under such a regime would be well-nigh impossible. Finally, in 1988, he settles in the United States, returning to Romania a decade later.

A harrowing memoir, The Hooligan's Return freely traverses time and place, life and literature, dream and reality, past and present. Beautifully written and brilliantly conceived, this is the story of a writer more interested in ethics and aesthetics than in politics, a literary man consumed by questions of solitude and solidarity.

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This is the real thing: NOT a "pseudo-Romanian" writer!.......2004-12-30

Francine Prose's blurb says it all: check it out on the inside cover of this book. THR is a multi-layered memoir that does not always proceed in chronological fashion. This story of a Romanian exile's return to his homeland is more substantial and real than Romanian-born writer Andrei Codrescu (who changed his surname from Perlmutter to "Codrescu," probably to appear more exotic in the US). When Norman Manea fears encountering the staff at the Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest, he has REAL reason to, unlike the poseur "Codrescu," who likes to fancy himself a revolutionary. In 1992, Manea penned a controversial essay on M. Eliad, a conflicted man whose relations with Romania's ultranational Iron Guard caused him much intrapersonal conflict. Manea also blew the whistle then on the RO community in chicago where a significant community of IG sympathizers still carry the flame today. In fact, he intimates, there may yet be a connection between the IG/Chicago Legionnaires and the Securitate in RO even today. Dangerous stuff even in these enlightened times some 60+ years later after the changing of the fascist/communistic guard in RO. Debates of this type go on in all eastern European countries, as they begin to sort thru their messy post-fascist/post-communist pasts; combine this with the added and ironical baggage of having many former Party leaders morph into "democratic" leaders. Absurdity never dies. Manea inspires his readers to delve into the works of other RO writers like Cioran, Paul Celan, I. Culianu, Petru Cretia...so Francine Prose sums things up neatly with her observation that "THR operates on so many levels that finally, it eludes all classification." Well said.

A great autobiography.......2004-03-20

This is a wonderful, if difficult book. It cronicles the author's life. Norman Manea suffered from both the Holocaust and Communism. Being Jewish, he and his family were deported during the Second World War to a concentration camp set up by Romania's fascist regime (General Ion Antonescu, Hitler's ally) in Transnistria, where several hundred thousand Jews were imprisoned and died in horrible circumstances. Luckily he survived the KZ and returned to Romania. Later on, when he had become a writer, he was declared enemy of the state and a 'hooligan' by Romania's Communists, because he had dared criticize the antisemitic government in an article. (Another fascinating Romanian-Jewish writer, Mihail Sebastian (see his Jurnal) was described as a 'hooligan' by antisemits in a literary scandal back in the 30's - the term has deep connotations for Manea). His relationship to his homeland remained troubled even after he left Romania in the 80's, settling down in New York as a professor for literature (he teaches at Bard College). Although he is one of Romania's best writers, his country's literary elite treats him with a certain embarassment. He can be compared in this respect to Imre Kertesz's relationship with Hungary.
I liked this book not only because of all the detailed, multi-faceted and subtle description of these events, but also because it is an honest and selfironical autobiography. Manea is a reluctant autobiographer. My feeling is that he wrote this book out of duty; not to brag about his past, rather to pay tribute to those he loved and to remind the world of the terrible journey he has been through - a very typical journey for Jews and many East Europeans in the 20th century...

P.S. If this book is superfluous, then so are the books by e.g. Anne Frank, Primo Levy and Mihail Sebastian. Good luck in burning them!

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