How to Improve Your Business Reading Skills: Read with Added
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    How to Improve Your Business Reading Skills: Read with Added
    Gloria Pincu
    Manufacturer: Bls Pub
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    ASIN: 0965817318

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    This self-paced workbook will provide techniques for increasing reading rate, comprehension, retention and vocabulary. Included are six steps to developing a flexible reading strategy for various types of reading material as well as methods for taking notes and improving study skills.

    Pacific Northwest Employer's Guide: A Handbook of Employment Laws and Regulations : Federal, Oregon, Washington
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      Pacific Northwest Employer's Guide: A Handbook of Employment Laws and Regulations : Federal, Oregon, Washington
      Michele A. Potts
      Manufacturer: Summers Press
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Ring-bound

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      ASIN: 1567590055

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      This book concerns the most important relationship most people have outside the family: the relationship between an employer and an employee. That relationship is crisscrossed by a complex web of laws and regulations. This book describes those laws in a direct, straightforward fashion.

      The Pacific Northwest Employer's Guide provides the "lay of the land" of personnel law and regulations and integrates the state and federal law that is relevant to an employer. Each section of the book attempts to include both the underlying concept and a simple, straightforward rule.

      This book is written in small, self-contained sections. The reader does not need to refer to the rest of the chapter, much less the rest of the book, to find information about a topic. Although this method of writing causes some duplication, it more than repays the reader in the efficiency of its use.

      The Pacific Northwest Employer's Guide is supplemented at least yearly, and more often if major legislation or court cases require. In order to incorporate updated pages easily, the book is published in a three-ring notebook. The Pacific Northwest Employer's Guide is, and will continue to be, one of the most current employment law books available anywhere in the nation.

      "Memo English" is used throughout this book. Whenever possible, the author has avoided terms not found regularly in a newspaper and discussions that would appear out-of-place in a business memo. This book is a non-technical discussion of technical topics.

      Act Don't React: Programming Yourself for Success
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      Act Don't React: Programming Yourself for Success
      Eve Cappello
      Manufacturer: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
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      ASIN: 0840348487

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      5 out of 5 stars Power Made Simple.......2000-01-28

      I opened this book at the beginning of a coast to coast plane flight and was unable to put it down until the end of the flight. I have found many self improvement books to be a little too "warm & fuzzy" and "touchy feely." Act, Don't React, however, was filled with practical information that I could immediately identify with and imagine using right away. The content is laid out in a compelling, "Why didn't I think of that before?" manner, and the simplicity of the concepts is energizing. There is power in the chapters of this book, and if one spends a little effort incorporating the ideas, the payoff is excessive. They say there's no "free lunch," but the valuable information in this book proves that theory wrong. I totally recommend it. (D.A.)
      Act, Don't React: Programming Yourself for Success Guide SD 8
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        Act, Don't React: Programming Yourself for Success Guide SD 8
        Eve Cappello
        Manufacturer: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
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        Binding: Paperback

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        ASIN: 0840348495

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        A 7-step approach to effective social, business and sexual living.i

        Project Management for Planners: A Practical Guide
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          Project Management for Planners: A Practical Guide
          Terry A. Clark
          Manufacturer: Planners Press American Planning Association
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          Binding: Hardcover

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          ASIN: 1884829643

          The Practice of Business Statistics (full), CD & MiniTab CD-ROM Version 14
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            The Practice of Business Statistics (full), CD & MiniTab CD-ROM Version 14
            David S. Moore , George P. McCabe , William M. Duckworth , and Stanley L. Sclove
            Manufacturer: W. H. Freeman
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            Binding: Hardcover

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            ASIN: 0716719770
            The Basic Practice of Statistics (Cloth), Cd-Rom & Minitab Version 14
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              The Basic Practice of Statistics (Cloth), Cd-Rom & Minitab Version 14
              David S. Moore
              Manufacturer: W. H. Freeman
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              Binding: Hardcover

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              The Basic Practice of Statistics (Paper), Cd-Rom, Minitab Cd-Rom Version 14 & Upgrade Study Pack
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                The Basic Practice of Statistics (Paper), Cd-Rom, Minitab Cd-Rom Version 14 & Upgrade Study Pack
                David S. Moore , Fred Hoppe , Thomas Devlin , David K. Neal , Paul Stephenson , and Neal Rogness
                Manufacturer: W. H. Freeman
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                The Shabby Chic Gift of Giving
                Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
                • Wonderful
                • Great pictures, but lacking ideas
                • A bit of a let down
                • Rachel Ashwell on Rachel Ashwell
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                The Shabby Chic Gift of Giving
                Rachel Ashwell
                Manufacturer: Regan Books
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback

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                ASIN: 0060394013
                Release Date: 2001-10-23

                Book Description

                Rachel Ashwell's newest book, The Shabby Chic Gift of Giving, shows how to apply the elegant, practical 'Shabby Chic' style to the art of gift giving.With beautiful, full-colour photographs in an innovative format, Ashwell shows readers how to pick the perfect gift, wrap and decorate it with style, and create the perfect setting in which to give it. Full of year-round gift ideas with sentiment and beauty.

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars Wonderful.......2007-02-11

                What can I say about this author? I LOVE her and read every one of her books thoroughly. She has great ideas, presents them simply and I just love her taste! More! More!

                4 out of 5 stars Great pictures, but lacking ideas.......2004-05-19

                First off, I do not regret buying this book. The photography is simply phenomonal, and it is inspiring just to look at the pictures. But unfortunetly, there are not really many gift giving "ideas". So if you bought this book looking for a new twist on gifts, you will be disapointed.

                Ideas include putting flowers from the garden into bottles, or using big "floppy roses", or colored packing peanuts. Not to origional, but still beautiful. She does convey the importance of giving thoughtful gifts, not just store bought items. Some reviewers had said that this is just a repeat of what is shown on her television show. I personally don't watch the show, so it's not a repeat for me.

                Without the photography, I would have rated this book a two. But the pictures are what inspires you to give creative and thoughtful gifts.

                1 out of 5 stars A bit of a let down.......2003-04-08

                I really liked her other Shabby Chic books and enjoy reading and looking at them this one was a bit of a let down.It would have been better in a magazine format

                1 out of 5 stars Rachel Ashwell on Rachel Ashwell.......2002-03-19

                After already reading 2 of Rachel Ashwell's books I decided the third was one too many. These ideas already appeared in her show or other books. I think we all know how creative Rachel is, what a great mom she is, what her pallette consists of, that she can afford to shop all over the world, etc. Enough already! Don't waste your time. Martha Stewart has more creative ideas.

                1 out of 5 stars ..........2002-01-11

                What a disappointment! There are no projects with directions, and what the author deems inspirational ideas consist of such things as SEVERAL PAGES describing why it is nice to stick a loving note in your kids' lunchboxes. Mind you, I would have been delighted with a book of inspirational ideas -- but this sure wasn't it. I'd be ashamed to give 99% of the items as gifts; they're both tacky and yucky. The few decent ideas (gifts of herbs or flowers, citing the meaning of each) are old hat if you read any books, magazines, or online crafts lists. This was a huge disappointment and a colossal waste of money; what could have been wonderful instead seemed heavily padded to use up space, rather than providing viable/innovative ideas (or even good ideas, never mind original). I returned mine to Amazon.
                Shabby Chic the Gift of Giving
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                  Shabby Chic the Gift of Giving
                  Rachel Ashwell
                  Manufacturer: Regan Books
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                  Binding: Hardcover

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                  ASIN: 0965317307
                  Shabby Chic The Gift Of Giving
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                    Rachel Ashwell
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                    Very Special Agents: The Inside Story of America's Most Controversial Law Enforcement Agency--The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
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                    Very Special Agents: The Inside Story of America's Most Controversial Law Enforcement Agency--The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
                    James Moore
                    Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press
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                    ASIN: 0252070259

                    Customer Reviews:

                    1 out of 5 stars Horrible Book.......2007-08-02

                    Truly a horrible book. Don't buy it - get it from a library or buy a used copy. Mr. Moore shouldn't receive a dime in royalties. This retired BATF agent doesn't attempt to hide his hatred of the FBI, The National Rifle Association (NRA), and "Gun Lovers" (his description) of all types. To try to smear the NRA, he states that the NRA lied about BATF, yet he wrote numerous falsehoods (lies) about the NRA. For example, he falsely wrote that the NRA sold the rifle (that killed President Kennedy) to Oswald. Such false statements make an intelligent reader question all his so-called "facts". A reader would have to review all his footnotes and source material to judge if his "facts" and conclusions are accurate or just a reflection of his bias, hatred and prejudice. Is the BATF filled with agents such as this? If so, we may have a real problem. Mr. Moore clearly advocates ignoring citizen rights to nail BATF targets. The Second Amendment? It doesn't exist for Mr. Moore.

                    5 out of 5 stars Tells it like it really is.......2003-10-06

                    This book is facinating. I was totally imersed in it and sorry that it ended. Maybe the author could write a sequel since ATF is now under the Department of Justice with a new mission of fighting worldwide terrorism.

                    5 out of 5 stars The Most Accurate, True To Life Crime Book I Ever Read.......2002-04-22

                    This book gives readers a graphic look at the REAL world of crime, investigation, and the inner world of law enforcement, along with fascinating facts and interesting stories.

                    From Mud Pies and Lilac Leaves
                    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                    • WOW!! What a wonderful read!!!
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                    From Mud Pies and Lilac Leaves
                    Bill Shrout
                    Manufacturer: Honeybil Publishing
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Hardcover

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                    ASIN: 096580884X

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                    5 out of 5 stars WOW!! What a wonderful read!!!.......2002-04-06

                    This book is fantastic! I love how it is written in short stories/memories. It makes for an easy read leaving you with anticipation for the next memory. I borrowed it from the library (Cicero, Indiana). I loved it as I stated before but am going to buy a copy for my Father-in-Law who also grew up during the depression on a small farm in northern Indiana. I'm sure he will enjoy it much, much more than I and will recall fond memories for him as well. He is in his 80's and is still living in the house where he was born and farming the farm. The author is brilliant is his writing!

                    5 out of 5 stars Great.......1999-09-15

                    Hi Uncle Bill. I loved the book. I had it read it within 3 days. I could not put it down after I started it. I can not wait for the next book to come out that you write. Love, Lori LaFollette (Rensberger)

                    Practical Mathematical Optimization: An Introduction to Basic Optimization Theory and Classical and New Gradient-Based Algorithms (Applied Optimization)
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                      Practical Mathematical Optimization: An Introduction to Basic Optimization Theory and Classical and New Gradient-Based Algorithms (Applied Optimization)
                      Jan A. Snyman
                      Manufacturer: Springer
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback

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                      ASIN: 038729824X

                      Book Description

                      This book presents basic optimization principles and gradient-based algorithms to a general audience in a brief and easy-to-read form, without neglecting rigor. The work should enable professionals to apply optimization theory and algorithms to their own particular practical fields of interest, be it engineering, physics, chemistry, or business economics. Most importantly, for the first time in a relatively brief and introductory work, due attention is paid to the difficulties – such as noise, discontinuities, expense of function evaluations, and the existence of multiple minima – that often unnecessarily inhibit the use of gradient-based methods. In a separate chapter on new gradient-based methods developed by the author and his coworkers, it is shown how these difficulties may be overcome without losing the desirable features of classical gradient-based methods.

                      Introduction to Practical Linear Programming
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                        Introduction to Practical Linear Programming
                        David J. Pannell
                        Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience
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                        ASIN: 0471517895

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                        A comprehensive, nonmathematical guide to the practical application of linear programming models—for students and professionals in any field

                        From finding the least-cost method for manufacturing a given product to determining the most profitable use for a given resource, there are countless practical applications for linear programming models. This self-contained book and disk set provides everything you need to know to apply linear programming to real-world situations—how to prepare input, how to interpret output, what to do if the model will not solve, and how to make your results useful and usable—while entrusting the hard-core arithmetic to the user-friendly computer package on disk. Written in clear prose that stays away from the complex mathematics underlying the technique, Introduction to Practical Linear Programming contains:

                        System.

                        Shifting the Burden: The Struggle over Growth and Corporate Taxation (American Politics and Political Economy Series)
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                          Shifting the Burden: The Struggle over Growth and Corporate Taxation (American Politics and Political Economy Series)
                          Cathie J. Martin
                          Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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                          Binding: Paperback

                          CorporateCorporate | Taxes | Accounting | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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                          ASIN: 0226508331

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                          Since World War II, the corporate tax burden has, overall, decreased enormously as a percentage of the government's total revenue. Until now, however, no explanation of this phenomenon has accounted for the periodic reforms—such as the dramatic 1986 Tax Reform Act—which significantly increase some corporate taxes.

                          Remarkably accessible and rich in historical evidence, Shifting the Burden is the most compelling explanation to date of how our nation's tax policy is formulated. Cathie J. Martin shows how presidents' cultivation of allies within the business community and struggles within that community itself combine to shape tax policy.
                          Shifting the Burden : The Struggle over Growth and Corporate Taxation (American Politics and Political Economy Series)
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                            Shifting the Burden : The Struggle over Growth and Corporate Taxation (American Politics and Political Economy Series)
                            Cathie J. Martin
                            Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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                            ASIN: B000OPBV90
                            Shifting the Burden: The Struggle Over Growth and Corporate Taxation
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                              Shifting the Burden: The Struggle Over Growth and Corporate Taxation
                              Cathie J. Martin
                              Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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                              Renaissance 2000: Liberal Arts Essentials for Tomorrow's Leaders (Psi Successful Business Library)
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                                Renaissance 2000: Liberal Arts Essentials for Tomorrow's Leaders (Psi Successful Business Library)
                                Luigi Salvaneschi
                                Manufacturer: Oasis Pr
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                                Binding: Paperback

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                                ASIN: 1555714129

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                                The leaders of tomorrow must be whole people, able to deal with conceptual and abstract ideas in order to cultivate their reason, judgment, aesthetics and ethics. While most business books will teach you practical means of honing professional, technical, and vocational skills, Renaissance 2000 will show you why being a whole leader is the key to success.

                                In an age when most businesses are international or have the potential to become international, communications must break through the barriers of language, culture, customs, and values. Only when we are in touch with each other in these ways will our relationships become meaningful. Tomorrow's leaders must create a link that will counteract the damage caused by separation and specialization.

                                A resurgence of small companies in the United States has brought with it a new breed of thinkers with initiative, energy, and speed. In direct parallel with the Renaissance movement of the 15th-17th centuries, humanistic principles are flourishing, and business people need to be equipped with philosophical wisdom. Renaissance 2000 will show you how to be a better communicator, performer, and producer by using humanistic knowledge and experience.

                                Each chapter of Renaissance 2000 features recommended reading and viewing to complement the text and help you broaden your perspectives. The chapters also feature exercises to improve your skills and inspire creative thinking.

                                "The human mind becomes dull, bored, and flat with exactitude and the perfection of skills; however, it becomes excited, alive, and three-dimensional through the discovery and generation of new ideas," says Salvaneschi.

                                Family Limited Partnership: How to Protect Your Business and Provide for Your Children (Legal Survival Guides)
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                                Family Limited Partnership: How to Protect Your Business and Provide for Your Children (Legal Survival Guides)
                                Karen Ann Rolcik
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                                Currently, Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs) are the last, best way for individuals to protect their assets from the high burden of estate taxes and from today's litigious society. Historically, FLPs in every state have thwarted the attempts of creditors to seize individual's assets. Thus, family inheritances and businesses can be protected and passed on to future generations.

                                A glossary, thorough index, sample filled-in forms, sample cases and blank tear-out forms make this new title accessible for any consumer.

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                                1 out of 5 stars Useless.......2003-12-02

                                I am a law student and bought this book for a paper I was writing. This book was useless. It does not cover any of the "real" issues surrounding Family Limited Partnerships such as IRS scrutiny and valuation discounts. I do not think this book would be helpful to anyone considering a Family Limited Partnership. I would go so far as to say this book could be misleading to someone considering a FLP.

                                Managerial and Organizational Reality
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                                  Managerial and Organizational Reality
                                  Peter J. Frost , Walter R. Nord , and Linda A. Krefting
                                  Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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                                  Written to introduce readers to the experiences people have in organizations, this book provides a reality-based perspective on the everyday happenings in organizations at all professional levels. With current and informative readings that provoke reflection and discussion, this book gives readers a real-world overview of organizational behavior from executive managerial levels to those of lower level participants. For professionals with a career in organizational behavior, management, business relations, organizational psychology, communications, public relations, education, and social work.
                                  Computer-mediated Relationships and Trust: Managerial and Organizational Effects
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                                    Computer-mediated Relationships and Trust: Managerial and Organizational Effects

                                    Manufacturer: Idea Group Reference
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                                    ASIN: 1599044951

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                                    The recent, rapid emergence of the virtual organization has added new dynamics and challenges to the context of relationships between organizational managers and their employees, customers, and other constituents.

                                    Computer-Mediated Relationships and Trust: Managerial and Organizational Effects provides an exhaustive collection of leading research on trust within the context of computer-mediated relationships through review of the existent work on trust from multiple scholarly disciplines, and introduces trust in a third dimension. Addressing a complete set of issues and challenges intrinsic to the virtual-organization domain such as managing remote workers, selling products to unseen consumers, technology-mediated relationships with other organizations, and more this book provides libraries with an authoritative reference to the most pressing issues facing organizations as they strive to establish trust in virtual environments.
                                    Managerial & Organizational Reality
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                                      Managerial & Organizational Reality
                                      Frost & Nord
                                      Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                      Binding: Paperback
                                      ASIN: B000OIQ7LE

                                      A Taste of Latvia (Hippocrene International Cookbooks)
                                      Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
                                      • REALLY BAD
                                      • A Great Little Cookbook
                                      • Taste of Latvia
                                      • more than just a taste of Latvia
                                      • A magnificent compendium of ethnic recipes!
                                      A Taste of Latvia (Hippocrene International Cookbooks)
                                      Siri Lise Doub
                                      Manufacturer: Hippocrene Books
                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                      Binding: Hardcover

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                                      ASIN: 0781808030

                                      Customer Reviews:

                                      1 out of 5 stars REALLY BAD.......2006-03-26

                                      This cookbook is really bad. As a Latvian cook, I can tell the author does not know real Latvian cooking. The best Latvian cookbook with authentic Latvian food is the one by Latvian women from Ontario Canada. The book is called Latvian Cooking. It has had 9 printings, so you know it is good. The Taste of Latvia cookbook has very weird recipes in it for Latvian food. Also it has editorial errors. For example, the recipe for Klingeris starts with " cups very warm milk". It does not specify how many cups. The recipe for Alexander cake is to make it in three layers. I have never made or seen one with 3 layers, not even in Latvia. It is always made with 2 layers. Also, the book is missing basic Latvian foods, like braised sauerkraut. Braised sauerkraut is a Latvian staple and no book on Latvian cooking is complete without it. I won't even go into her errors on Latvian history. The author would have been better off writing a cookbook from her own heritage. Latvian is definetly not her heritage.

                                      4 out of 5 stars A Great Little Cookbook.......2003-05-19

                                      OK so its got a few spelling mistakes, but at least some one has bothered to collect and publish these old time family favourites.

                                      "Caraway Cutlets"?, I think she meant "Kotlettes" (meatballs).
                                      Its the sort of recipe book that will happy sit on the cookbook shelf near the stove, as a reference to remind you of how grandma used to cook. I've always wondered how to make "Galerts", and there four different recipes for "piragi" dough.

                                      A bit US-centric for my taste, but thats easily overcome.
                                      A few photos of the prepared meal would be nice, you would normally expect it in this price range.

                                      There are a good range of recipes including a whole chapter on potatoes, meat fish, breads, soups and porridges.

                                      Not sure how many of my Kiwi mates would buy it, but hey, thats their loss.

                                      Love the historical stuff interspersed with "dainas" (Latvian Folk Songs) and Latvian symbols.

                                      Presentation is frankly unimaginative, but I can live with that.
                                      I enjoyed this little cookbook, and look forward to the day it's updated with more recipes and colour photos.

                                      1 out of 5 stars Taste of Latvia.......2002-03-23

                                      Author Siri Lise Doub has thrown together her book "Taste of Latvia." First of all the book was not proofrd nor edited. It shows the appearance of being thrown to gether. The Latvian words are printed correctly in others they are not. The carelesness shows that the author plucked recipes like she did with "dainas". I would be reluctant to test her recipes. If Ms Doub is an editor, she should have done a better job than this.

                                      I would not give even one star for this book.

                                      4 out of 5 stars more than just a taste of Latvia.......2000-12-19

                                      This book is filled with an array of recipes from yesterday and today, a newer Latvia. The pictures give you a taste of how creative and in love with the arts Latvians are. The folk songs are beautiful. As well as the symbols, and stories of yesterdays past. It is a great introduction into a mysterious culture that is very much alive, as well as unknown.

                                      5 out of 5 stars A magnificent compendium of ethnic recipes!.......2000-09-05

                                      This in-depth focus on traditional Latvian dishes provides over a hundred easily-followed recipes from pirogi and potato pancakes to Courland Sour Porridge, all adapted for the American kitchen. Black and white photos and cultural insights pepper the book but it's these rarely-found dishes, including one for a traditional caraway-rye bread made with apple cider, which are treasures.

                                      Commerce Et Finance En Mediterranee Au Moyen Age (Collected Studies Ser : No Cs286)
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                                        Commerce Et Finance En Mediterranee Au Moyen Age (Collected Studies Ser : No Cs286)
                                        Andre E. Sayous
                                        Manufacturer: Variorum
                                        ProductGroup: Book
                                        Binding: Hardcover

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                                        ASIN: 0860782344

                                        Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend
                                        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                                        • Excellent biography. Read it when it first "came out!"
                                        • a page-turner
                                        • The Best Biography I've Ever Read
                                        Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend
                                        Arianna Stassinopoulos
                                        Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
                                        ProductGroup: Book
                                        Binding: Hardcover

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                                        ASIN: 0671255835

                                        Book Description

                                        This is the story of Maria Callas, who transformed herself from a chubby, painfully shy girl into a magnificent celebrated soprano, the likes of which we've yet to see again.

                                        Customer Reviews:

                                        5 out of 5 stars Excellent biography. Read it when it first "came out!".......2007-09-10

                                        The number one recall I have about this book still haunts me to this day... her abortion. Onasis giving her the choice, him or the child.
                                        Haunting. Horrible.
                                        Above all, this book was a major "undertaking" for the author which she executed superbly! What a story! What a book!

                                        5 out of 5 stars a page-turner.......2006-08-05

                                        (To the reviewer before me: Now we're two.)

                                        I have not read any other biography on Callas, but I listen to her avidly (her La Wally aria is particularly addictive) and have her Tosca performance on DVD as well as the documentary Maria Callas: Life and Art. But Callas's music alone has always made me wonder about her. Such deeply mined emotions in her singing, such ferocity, such purity, such power. How does she get all these in her performances? Where does she mine them? Zefirelli has compared her to Michelangelo, Bernstein has called her the greatest artist in the world. This book answers these questions and explains why. I have to say that it is a compulsive page-turner, even now in the twenty-first century where opera is no longer mainstream. There's always something interesting in each page. At the same time the biographer doesn't belabor a particular episode or detail in Maria's life as to make it boring or overly dramatized. And Arianna Stassinopoulos is no Kitty Kelly: everything seems very well-researched and reliable.

                                        5 out of 5 stars The Best Biography I've Ever Read.......2006-01-29

                                        I can't believe no one has reviewed this book...so although I have never written one before here goes....
                                        Critics say that this is the best book on the intensely private yet captivating Maria Callas. I'll go farther than that and say that it is the best biography I have personally EVER read and I am a huge fan of biographies. Yet, I can't quite put my finger on why its so good. Maybe its because Arianna Stassinopoulos shows a profound empathy for the diva or perhaps it's because she interviewed practically every living person who knew her. Maria Callas, the love interest of Aristotle Onassis who later dropped her for Jacqueline Kennedy, and of course the greatest dramatic opera singer who ever lived, is brought to life right in front of you in this fantastic, well ..... just read this book. You'll love it as much as I do.
                                        MARIA CALLAS:  THE WOMAN BEHIND THE LEGEND.
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                                          Arianna: Stassinopolous
                                          Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
                                          ProductGroup: Book
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                                          ASIN: B000LY2ETK
                                          Maria Callas : The Woman Behind the Legend
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                                            Maria] Stassinopoulos, Arianna [Callas
                                            Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster
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                                            ASIN: B000NEGNOA
                                            MARIA CALLAS THE WOMAN BEHIND THE LEGEND A Riveting Biography of Love and Passion in High Places
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                                              MARIA CALLAS THE WOMAN BEHIND THE LEGEND A Riveting Biography of Love and Passion in High Places
                                              Arianna Stassinopoulos
                                              Manufacturer: Arrow Books (A Division of Random House Group)
                                              ProductGroup: Book
                                              Binding: Paperback

                                              WomenWomen | Specific Groups | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
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                                              ASIN: B000OHMFMU
                                              Maria Callas, the woman behind the legend / Arianna Stassinopoulos
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                                                Maria Callas, the woman behind the legend / Arianna Stassinopoulos
                                                Arianna Stassinopoulos (1950-) Huffington
                                                Manufacturer: New York : Simon and Schuster
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                                                Binding: Hardcover
                                                ASIN: B000VZBDKU
                                                MARIA CALLAS. The Woman Behind the Legend.
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                                                  MARIA CALLAS. The Woman Behind the Legend.
                                                  Arianna Stassinopoulos
                                                  Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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                                                  ASIN: B000S9GJ2G
                                                  Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend
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                                                    Arianna Stassinopoulos
                                                    Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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                                                    ASIN: B000NQK04W
                                                    Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend.
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                                                      Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend.
                                                      Arianna. Stassinopoulos
                                                      Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Inc.
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                                                      ASIN: B000NXJTS8

                                                      My Life as a Fan: A Memoir
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                                                        My Life as a Fan: A Memoir
                                                        Wilfrid Sheed
                                                        Manufacturer: Touchstone
                                                        ProductGroup: Book
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                                                        Ann Margaret  ( Ann-Margaret ) My Story , Actress Singer, with Envelope & Printed Note from Her FAN CLUB, FOR THE FIRST TIME, ANN MARGARET OPENS THE DOOR TO HER PRIVATE WORLD, IN A MEMOIR THAT TELLS HER LIFE AS IT REALLY WAS
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                                                          MY LIFE AS A FAN, A MEMOIR
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                                                            Wilfrid Sheed
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