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The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law: 3 volume set
Peter Newman Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0333997565 |
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Affirmative Action: The Pros and Cons of Policy and Practice (American University Press Public Policy Series)
Richard F. Tomasson , Faye J. Crosby , and Sharon D. Herzberger Manufacturer: Amer Univ Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1879383519 |
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Affirmative action is among the most controversial and divisive issues facing Americans today and its effectiveness and legitimacy are under constant scrutiny. Using a "pro and con" approach to this topic, the authors assess the merits and failures of affirmative action while avoiding the contentiousness that characterizes much of the discourse over racial preferences. "Affirmative Action" provides reasoned and balanced discussion and distinguishes between the theory and practice of affirmative action. The authors analyze the legal origins of affirmative action, discuss its implications on the future of American race relations, and suggest alternative strategies for sustaining an environment of supportive diversity.
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Real People Working in the Helping Professions (On the Job Series)
Blythe Camenson Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0844247227 |
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Real People Working in Science
Blythe Camenson Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0844247197 |
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On The Job Series (Real People Working in…) Dozens of firsthand interviews with real-world practitioners are combined with the latest statistics on the hottest career areas. The result is a reader-friendly series that's ideal for those who want s clear picture of the challenges and rewards to be found in each job. Lively icons and graphics make it easy to find essential information at a glance. DETAILED CAREER INFORMATION Allows job-seekers to make informed choices and learn in-depth information about a specific career—from salary levels to job statistics to necessary education. JOB OVERVIEWS Give readers a detailed look at particular jobs available in respective fields. USER-FRIENDLY DESIGN Encourages readers to pinpoint the sections most useful to them and then read on to find out more.
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Saving the Bay: People Working for the Future of the Chesapeake
Ann E. Dorbin Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0801866286 |
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For centuries before the arrival of European settlers, the Chesapeake Bay's natural bounty and pristine beauty were self-sustaining. Today, after three centuries of human use and abuse, almost everyone agrees that the Bay is fragile and its future uncertain. As scientists work to understand the environmental threats and policy makers respond with new regulations, ordinary people are increasingly doing their part to ensure a healthier future for the Chesapeake. Saving the Bay gathers dozens of these stories and brings them forward as examples of how broadly the coalition to protect the Bay has grown and succeeded.
Through engaging photographs by Richard A.K. Dorbin and moving first-person accounts compiled by Ann E. Dorbin, this book celebrates a new chapter in the history of the Bay, one in which people in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Delaware, West Virginia, and New York work hand in hand to shape the future of a beloved resource. From Americorps volunteer Julie Benintendi's work with shoreline restoration to Mike Ogburn's efforts to build a non-polluting electric car, from the mountainous outer reaches of the watershed to the mouth of the Bay, the people working for the Chesapeake are as diverse and dynamic as the resource itself. Here are teachers, engineers, writers, farmers, parents, and naturalists working with grit and imagination. Saving the Bay demonstrates how these unprecedented efforts throughout the Chesapeake Bay region are making a real difference toward creating a better future.
"By bringing these stories to the forefront, we hope to educate readers, show that individual actions are critical, and accentuate positive rather than negative human impacts on the environment. Just as the wonder of the Bay is not reserved for experts or old-timers, neither is the work that lies ahead. Therein lies the premise of this project--that behind the reports and controversy over the human-induced decline of the Bay's health and the path of its future, are many people doing their part, in different and necessary ways, for the future of the watershed." -- from Saving the Bay
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The Chesapeake Bay Fish and Fowl Cookbook: A Collection of Old and New Recipes from Maryland's Eastern Shore
Joan Foley Manufacturer: Macmillan Pub Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0025395602 |
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The Chesapeake Bay Fish and Fowl Cookbook: A Collection of Old and New Recipes from Maryland's Eastern Shore
Joseph; Foley, Joan Foley Manufacturer: Macmillan Pub Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000O8V2H8 |
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The Expat's Guide to US Taxes: 2001/2002
Jane A. Bruno Manufacturer: Bruno Expat Tax Services ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0966286928 |
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This book presents in simple and concise form the complex U.S. tax laws that impact Americans living overseas. The book addresses most of the common tax situations expats encounter, using numerous examples to explain. The appendix contains the federal tax forms most often needed by expats as well as IRS contact numbers and other important information. Also included is a summary of each state's tax laws relating to overseas income.Customer Reviews:
Check the IRS' website first.......2003-12-14
In particular, IRS Publication 54 "Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad" seemed to answer all of my questions, and there are hundreds of other publications available from the IRS that are very helpful, are written in plain English and contain many useful examples. Of course, if your tax situation is extremely complex, you may need more help, but in that case, you probably will need to seek recourse to a sophisticated tax advisor as opposed to a book.
The writing and organization is excellent.......2000-11-02
Title? What Title?.......2000-03-18
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Low-Stress Investing: 10 Simple Steps to a Worry-Free Portfolio
C. Andrew Millard Manufacturer: Trade Street Publishing, LLC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0972098305 |
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Are You Anxious About Your Investments?Relax. You're about to learn how to take the worry out of your portfolio. And it's a lot easier than trying to pick the hottest stock (improbable) or predict market trends (impossible). Whether you're a retiree looking for income with security, a young professional trying to plan for the future, or a baby-boomer who wants to retire on the work of a lifetime, a low-stress approach - and a truly diversified portfolio - will make it happen without the hassles.
Take a deep breath...you just found a better way to invest!
LOW-STRESS INVESTING helps you every step of the way. Where do you want to be? How much time do you have to get there? Financial advisor Andrew Millard's approach takes the guesswork out of building and maintaining your wealth with concise, easy-to-follow guidelines that achieve the results you want with minimal time and effort-and much less stress.
You'll learn how to:
- Adopt - and enjoy - the attitude of a Low-Stress Investor.
- Recognize the difference between real diversification and that practiced by most investors.
- Avoid the stress and confusion of the most common investing myths.
- Keep your portfolio humming along by spending just a few hours.every year!
- Take advantage of the ideal investment vehicle for diversifying your portfolio.
- Balance your portfolio to prosper in up markets and limit damage in down markets.
- Assess the pros and cons of investing on your own versus working with an advisor.
- Follow 10 simple steps to building your ideal portfolio.
The Low-Stress Investing® process isn't anything radical or new - in fact, it's pretty conservative. If you're looking for a secret get-rich-quick "system," keep looking.
Low-Stress Investing is not a method for timing the markets or picking sure-fire stock winners. It is a common-sense approach based on decades of proven research that you can verify for yourself.
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Great Introductory Book.......2007-03-31
Great Book! Easy to read, easy to understand, really makes sense........2006-08-23
A Better Way to Invest.......2005-05-13
A son's opinion.......2004-06-08
Adopt and Enjoy.......2004-04-21
In my twenty plus years as a financial advisor, this is one of the best books for the individual investor I've come across. Anyone interested in improving their investment performance and quality of life via reduced stress should read this book. As Andy says, adopt and enjoy the attitude of a Low-Stress investor.
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Communication 2000: Module 12: Ethics in the Workplace, Learner Guide
South-Western Educational Publishing , and Agency for Instructional Technology (Ait) Manufacturer: Thomson South-Western ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0538671343 |
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Introduces factors to consider when making ethical decisions and gives students practice in making those decisions
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Live Tax Free in Canada
Adam Starchlild Manufacturer: Books for Business ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 089499204X |
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Canada is generally thought of as a high-tax country, and for Canadians the taxes are high. But tax haven expert Adam Starchild walks the reader through a step-by-step program under which a foreign immigrant can live in Canada tax-free while becoming a Canadian citizen -- then use that citizenship to live tax-free in any of dozens of other countries. As these incentives were deliberately legislated to encourage wealthy immigrants to move to Canada, they are unlikely to be removed in the near future.
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The Jazz Image: Masters of Jazz Photography
Lee Tanner Manufacturer: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc." ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0810957493 |
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The great improvisational American jazz musicians of the mid-20th century inspired a generation of photographers to develop a looser, moodier style of visual expression. That evocative approach is on striking display in The Jazz Image. Covering six decades of performers from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to John Coltrane and Miles Davisthis unique collection is as much a comprehensive catalogue of jazz greats as it is a salute to the photographers who captured them.Customer Reviews:
Truly great images.......2007-06-08
candid photos depicting the greatest stars in jazz!.......2007-02-03
Great Overview.......2006-11-19
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Jazz: Photographs of the Masters
Manufacturer: Artisan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1885183259 |
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In Jazz: Photographs of the Masters, internationally acclaimed photographer Jacques Lowe captures the character and spirit of 200 of the greatest jazz musicians who define the state of the art today. Of all music, jazz best represents the diversity and dynamism of twentieth-century America, and this sumptuous volume of duotone portraits pays homage to the virtuosos who have created this extraordinarily rich music.Here are contemplative photographs of such jazz greats as Oscar Peterson, Gerry Mulligan, and McCoy Tyner, and intimate portraits that reveal the warmth and humor of such artists as Ron Carter, Milt Jackson, and Joe Henderson. Great women musicians like Betty Carter and Shirley Horn are also pictured, as are today's most popular artists including Dave Brubeck, Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Peggy Lee, and Artie Shaw.
The text, by jazz connoisseur Cliff Preiss, traces the development of jazz from the turn of the century, illuminating those pictured through personal histories and anecdotes. Living legends like Sonny Rollins and Max Roach are featured, as well as innovators like Cecil Taylor and Wayne Shorter, whose genius sparked phases of jazz evolution. The text also discusses those virtuosos who have reached out and integrated other popular musical forms into jazz, and spotlights today's emerging artists.
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Well-done visual expresion of jazz.......2000-03-27
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Jazz : Photographs of the Masters
Jacques, Bob Blumenthal and Cliff Preiss Lowe Manufacturer: Artisan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000KXP7D2 |
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Winter Tidings (Prairie River, Book 3)
Kristiana Gregory Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0439440017 |
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An enjoyable continuation..........2005-01-09
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A SEASON OF WRITING ON THE PRAIRIE
Manufacturer: lulu.com Lake Region Writers Group ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000JVKGS6 |
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Dozens of stories, poems, essays, and memoirs by a wide ranging group of talented NORTH DAKOTA writers. You will read about the blizzard of 41, which killed 78 people plus families and friendships... ALL IN A SEASON OF WRITING ON THE PRAIRIE.
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A Prairie Boy's Winter
William Kurelek Manufacturer: Tandem Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: School & Library Binding Similar Items:
ASIN: 0808549936 |
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Since its first publication in 1973, this book has sold more than 250,000 copies in nine countries and it has won more awards than any other Canadian book.Customer Reviews:
A reminder of the past.......2007-08-10
A classic in our house.......2004-02-04
A Childs Point of View.......2001-07-17
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Winter on the Farm (My First Little House Books)
Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 059039097X |
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Feeding Winter Birds
Bob Waldon Manufacturer: Voyageur Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0896581667 |
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Flatliners: A Guide to Prairie Living
Manufacturer: Permanent Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0968297218 |
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Hilarious tour of Prairie life as you've never seen it before.
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Hydrological, Chemical, and Biological Characteristics of a Prairie Pothole Wetland Complex Under Highly Variable Climate Conditions: The Cottonwood L (U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper)
Manufacturer: Geological Survey (USGS) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0607894318 |
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The Little House Collection: Little House in the Big Woods/Little House on the Prairie/Farmer Boy/on Thebanks of Plum Creek/by the Shores of Silver Lake/the Long Winter/Little tow (Little House Books)
Laura Ingalls Wilder Manufacturer: HarperCollins Children's Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0060529962 Release Date: 2003-10-07 |
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Not the full collection of her writtings, but great!.......2007-10-10
Librabary staple.......2007-02-13
Awesome Family Read-A-Loud set.......2007-01-19
Favorite books when I was a kid.......2007-01-16
The Little House Collection Boxed Set (Full Color).......2007-01-06
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Prairie Boy's Winter
William Kurelek Manufacturer: Tundra Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000LPUDW4 |
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