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"This book is a useful tool for any young teacher or mentor, and could direct staff development activities. The easy readability, logical topics and real-life cases make this a helpful resource for every teacher entering the profession."
Dr. Elizabeth A. Ennis, Superintendent
Township High School District 214; Arlington Heights, IL

"Full of practical applications, this book thoroughly addresses many high-interest topics, including standards, technology, multiple intelligence theory and assessment. It is interesting, enjoyable and easy to understand, and its suggestions and ideas will help beginning high school teachers have a more positive experience their first make a more positive experience for the first year teacher."
Lisa Suhr, Instructor
Sabetha Middle School
Sabetha, KS

Straightforward tips, practical applications, and comforting words guide new teachers through that frustrating first year.

In this easy-to-follow handbook, Wyatt and White rely heavily upon their more than 50 years of combined teaching experience to share valuable solutions and insights into the issues and concerns that have traditionally baffled beginning teachers.

Comprehensive yet concise, Making Your First Year a Success strategically highlights the tools necessary for success and is expressly tailored to secondary teachers. In a style that could originate only from genuine interest and experience, the authors lead new teachers past the obstacles and pitfalls that hold back so many well-intentioned educators.

This inspiring survival guide includes:

Time-tested advice that shows the ins and outs of the classroom and can be implemented easily
Assessment techniques specifically designed for high school educators
A complete orientation for the new teacher, including ways to identify the various sources of assistance and support
A simple, sensible approach to effective lesson planning and maximizing technology tools
Important information about professional development, parent-teacher relationships, and positive interactions with students

Making Your First Year a Success: A Classroom Survival Guide for Middle and High School Teachers

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A specific set of tips and insights perfect for educator libraries.

Making Your First Year a Success: A Classroom Survival Guide for Middle and High School Teachers
Robert L., III Wyatt , and J. Elaine White
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ASIN: 1412949572

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"Provides tools that give new teachers the confidence to face complex classroom challenges. When teachers have a successful first year, they are more likely to return and continue making a difference for children."
—Catherine H. Payne, Principal
W.R. Farrington High School, Honolulu, HI

"Provides specific and practical advice, from how to create wonderful lessons to dealing with difficult parents, all geared to the needs of new secondary teachers."
—Catherine Kilfoyle Duffy, English Department Chair
Three Village Central School District, Stony Brook, NY

A practical guide to overcoming the challenges of your first year.

You’ve completed the course work, student teaching, and interviewing. The job is yours. Now what? The first weeks and months of a new teaching position can be the most demanding of your entire career. In this new edition of their bestseller, veteran educators Robert L. Wyatt III and J. Elaine White share a combined 50 years of teaching experience as well as insight and advice from hundreds of teachers in the field they have personally trained. Comprehensive yet concise, Making Your First Year a Success, Second Edition is expressly tailored to assist secondary teachers. Updated topics in this thoroughly revised second edition include:

Integrating technology into classroom activities
Connecting lesson planning and standards
Incorporating differentiation into the secondary classroom
Dealing with stress and nurturing yourself emotionally and physically

Whether starting fresh with your first group of students or revitalizing your commitment to the profession you entered many years ago, this handbook will easily become the well-worn reference you turn to again and again for quick tips, practical applications, and words of encouragement.

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A specific set of tips and insights perfect for educator libraries........2007-10-06

Robert L. Wyatt III and J. Ealine White's MAKING YOUR FIRST YEAR A SUCCESS, 2ND EDITION provides a classroom survival guide for middle to high school teachers, revealing such basics as how to blend technology into classroom activities, how to handle standards and differentiation challenges, and how to deal with teaching stresses. The authors' combined 50 years of teaching experience blends with insights from hundreds of working teachers to create a specific set of tips and insights perfect for educator libraries.

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Hypocrisy - the practice of incorporating different organizational structures, processes and ideologies for internal and external use - is an important feature of viable organizations in modern societies. It is an effective way of achieving organizational legitimacy in a world where organizations are exposed to an increasing number of inconsistent and conflicting norms and demands. This book suggests that legitimacy is secured by conflict rather than by unity, and by dealing with problems rather than by providing solutions.

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This book provides managers and team members with an easy-to-understand overview of the TQM philosophy. Fifty ideas for practicing the TQM concept are given for use by organizations, teams, and individuals.

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Offering information on DMAIC, Design, and 7 Step Improvement methodologies, this book is designed to help managers, sponsors, and coaches build the internal skills and knowledge needed to thrive in today's competitive world.

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Easy Guide.......2007-02-16

While it's expensive for a very small notebook guide, it contains the distilled wisdom of the Joiner 7 step method, integrated into 6 sigma methodology. This is a great guide for an improvement or design project, and provides a team with simple questions to help manage project progress.

Guiding Successful Lean Six Sigma Projects

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Guiding Successful Lean Six Sigma Projects
Oriel Incorporated
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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Lean Six Sigma for Service : How to Use Lean Speed and Six Sigma Quality to Improve Services and Transactions

ASIN: 1884731228

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This handy guidebook can help anyone who takes part in or oversees a Lean Six Sigma initiative. It summarizes how Lean and Six Sigma can be integrated, key methodologies involved, roles, project steps, and key points you need to check throughout any type of Lean Six Sigma Project.

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Guiding Successful Projects

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ASIN: 1884731147

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This indispensible guide provides questions that management should ask at each step of the improvement process along with information on the goal, the desired outputs, the critical checkpoint, and relevant tools.

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Bell presents for the first time a foundational conception of wealth as a form of social resource, and explains the consequences for our understanding of social relations and social process. He demonstrates the articulation of household resources in relation to wealth, constructs a measure of the social power attributable to the holding of wealth assets, and presents an analytically powerful conception of balanced exchange. By observing the implications of wealth on a cross-cultural and multi-societal basis he shows how we can gain new insights into the implications of capital formation during this period of global accumulation.

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History and Government Does Matters.......2003-10-23

This book is intended to present a stocktaking of what has become a fast-growing field of study. But also, the goal of this book is an attempt to provide at least tentative answer to what is surely the main question any economic historian of Indonesia would ask: why at the close pf the twentieth century is the country still relatively poor and economically underdeveloped?

To answer the above question, Booth have dedicated the entire Chapter 3: Living Standards and the Distribution of Income in an attempt to explain poverty in Indonesia. Her main assertion is that though she finds that output has growth quite substantially during the Dutch colonization, the impact on welfare or on distribution of income is - at best - dismal.

Booth also mentions that many nineteenth-century writings on Indonesia were inevitably `Java-centric' though many scholars writing in the latter part of the twentieth century have tried to correct the balance.

It seems that the colonial government has made a centralized `Java-centric' policy such that Java became the capital of Indonesia, even though outer region might have had more advantages and chances to develop only if the colonial government had given the same attention that they have gave to Java. The pattern of `Java-centric' policy seems to be inherited by the central government after independence (especially during Suharto ruling), which currently has received many opposition from outer-region (especially from resource-rich outer regions) that have felt to be marginalized and left-out from the development process for many years.

The central argument of this book , then, is that a much better understanding of Indonesia's economic past is essential for formulating policies for future changes. Booth argues that Dutch colonial policies between 1815 and 1942 placed the Indonesian economy on a trajectory from which it has only partially departed.

The "approaches" used to develop the arguments

Booth follows the conventional economics classical argument in explaining Indonesian economy, by highlighting the importance of manufacturing or industrial sector (the structural change from agriculture to industry) and investment as the engine of growth, and also by highlighting the importance of foreign trade and entrepreneurs.

I have the impression that Booth, in writing this book, views herself more as an economist rather than a historian. In the book, Booth also viewed that what was needed to understand the economic history phenomenon was a new hybrid breed of scholar who was comfortable with both historical research and economic theory. (Tan, 1965:401)

The `economics' approach is apparent by the vast amount of numbers, tables and some technical economics terms that she sometimes used, such as `elasticities of government revenues' and ICOR (Incremental Capital Output Ratio). In short, the book is filled with historical data which mostly are coming from the 15 series of CEI (Changing Economy in Indonesia) published in the The Hague and Amsterdam, 1975-1994.

The effectiveness and the limitations

The main message of the book, that history do matters and history tend to repeat itself, surely has been based with strong foundations and arguments. The quantitative data used is very comprehensive, and the economic analysis is sound and based on a vast number of literatures.

Indeed, many previous Dutch colonial policies, like the policy to promote Chinese middlemen and the exploitation of indigenous producers, has been continued even after independence. As Booth (1998) stated "the real problem was not that indigenous Indonesians were prevented by an inherent lack of commercial ability from participating in the market economy. Rather, it was that large and powerful conglomerates were allowed to subvert market forces to the detriment of smaller producers." (pp.290-291. History, according to Booth, cast a long shadow over the present, in economic matters as much as in other aspect of human affairs.

Booth has also criticized the `piecemeal' approach to the study of economic change in Indonesia, than she said to be misleading, to have caused policy makers in general to be reluctant to learn from past experience. This point I think is very important for future policy-making process.

This book surely has its plus in its time-series data and analysis, especially from the colonial periods. The economics analysis also is very sound and comprehensive, and has based itself firmly with the data available.

The main problem in doing macroeconomic analysis is when we have the lack of aggregate data. When economists only have limited data, in terms of time-span and details, usually they would be reluctant to make any firm analysis and conclusions. This book surely complements the lack of economic aggregate data during colonial period, enabling the author to make firm economic analysis and conclusions.

This book also highlights the difference in economic history compared with conventional history. If history, from my point of view, would try to make conclusions from scattered or pieces of evidence, Booth tends to be reluctant in doing that. She prefers an aggregate or macro data in doing analysis or making conclusions. Booth has offered an alternative view of interpreting history, which of course it is what I think history is made of - from novelty and interpretations.

For example Booth has highlighted the difficulties in obtaining firm data source in assessing the level of welfare or inequalities in Indonesian society since the data that is available in the micro level is sadly lacking. As such, Booth prefers to view the increase in tax revenue and the numbers of pilgrims going to Mecca during colonial period as an indication that the degree of inequality has increased. Whereas, Pierre van der Eng, a prominent economic historian from ANU, has used the same numbers to point out the increasing level of output growth, rather than the increase in inequality.

Some controversy, however, I think remains. Booth mention that the motive of Dutch occupation are mixed and often more strategic than economic. She added on by saying that economic justifications were never cited in the official document. This statement, from my subjective point of view, is controversial. I think judging the (colonial) government intention, by basing from the official document from the Dutch, would yield misleading result. We could not judge intention only based on the official document. Even in the Indonesian Government after independence, the official document of planning is filled with benevolent and noble goals, like providing education and welfare, eliminate poverty, providing basic services to the poor, etc. But the fact that it is written in the official planning document does not necessarily mean that it is actually implemented, nor does that guarantee that the government `really' have a true political intention to implement it when drafting the document.

In addition, in the first paragraph of the conclusions, Booth stressed that the study of the economic history of Indonesia since 1800 is a study of missed opportunities. Both then continue with a strong statement "A country colonized by one of the most prosperous and enlightened states in Europe should surely have developed, in step with the metropolitan power, through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, into a modern industrial nation, and into a stable constitutional democracy". (p.327)

It is as if as, looking from the above statement, Booth has written a subjective interpretation or belief that the Dutch colonization has all the well-being and noble intention when they colonize Indonesia only from the official papers of the Colonial government.

In explaining the poor performance of growth, Booth often ignores the impact of war and instability during the Dutch occupation. She did mention about Aceh war and how it has drag the fiscal resources of the Dutch Government. But specific details of other domestic wars during Dutch colonization are hardly ever been mentioned and recognized. The instability and the military costs, not to mention the ruins of public infrastructure because of these domestic wars or rebellion would surely drag some resources out of the economy.

I think the reason for the above analysis is that the literatures are mainly published in English, after being translated from the Netherlands. It then would ignores the study of Indonesian (economic) history written in Indonesian language. As such, Booth might get into the risk of writing history based on the elite perspective, rather than the people.

The concept of path dependence, that the past policy errors is being inherited from the past into the present, would be difficult to use in a long time span of 170 years, the same question being posed by van der Eng (2000). In short, if history does matters, which history is relevant then?

I felt that after reading the book, I got the impression that Booth is trying to point out that based on history government and governance matters a lot to the performance of the economy and welfare of the people at large. Colonial government policy, later on followed by indigenous government, has made Java as the central/locus point of Indonesia. Government has made conscious policy effort to marginalize the role of indigenous people in business leading to the domination of Chinese in business. All of these government policies has made a long-term impact on the path of economic growth and welfare of Indonesia.

As such it might be important to assess whether the government really has viable policy alternative or is there really no choice at all besides doing what the government did in its policy formulation in the past?

Though the main thesis of the book is that government matters and government could do a lot to change the economy, no analysis is being made on the government from the political framework. The major shortcomings of the economics analysis on East Asia during the 1997 economic crisis is the lack of analysis on "Government" as an institution. As such the framework of political-economy, especially in analyzing the behavior of the government, might be proven to be very useful.

So, if Booth viewed that what was needed to understand the economic history phenomenon was a new hybrid breed of scholar who was comfortable with both historical research and economic theory, I would add one more type of hybrid breed of scholar, one who was comfortable with history and political-economy.

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Clear, concise, effective

Simple basics ARE the keys to good writing

Those who know the basics of writing will find this useless

Ignite your reader's fire, then just fan the flames.

This book will make you better at your job!

The Agile Manager's Guide to Writing to Get Action (The Agile Manager Series)
Dennis Chambers
Manufacturer: Velocity Business Publishing
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ASIN: 1580990088

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Clear, concise, effective.......2002-07-13

The book does just what the title promises: it tells you how to move your reader to action. Chambers' advice is focused, organized, and, most importantly, sound. Examples are clear and memorable. Like many people who have to write a great deal, I know the basic ideas (any rhetorician will tell you that most of them go all the way back to Aristotle); still, this is a painless--even enjoyable-- refresher. If you're an experienced writer, or if you teach writing, Chambers' examples are worth the price of the book.
Who will find the book most valuable? If you wish all your communication could be in person or via e-mail, you'll be surprised to learn how easy it is to translate your face-to-face communication skills into good, effective writing. (The book doesn't deal specifically with e-mail, but following Chambers' advice could help you avoid a lot of the "tone of voice" problems e-mail is prone to.) No matter what your comfort level with writing, if you've ever suffered "brainlock" as you faced a deadline on an important document, this is the book you want on your desk.

Simple basics ARE the keys to good writing.......2001-05-09

This is as much a response to hbckelly as it is a book review. The critic writes that s/he is a professional writer and did not get much benefit from this book because it is simple and basic. I am also a professional writer and I got tremendous benefit from the book. And the reason for this benefit is that it DOES discuss the basics.

Good writing is simple. It is organized. It speaks clearly to the reader. And that is exactly what this book teaches.

While the book targets business people, not "professional writers", the fact is that pros should listen to the same advice as beginners. If hbckelly would check his/her ego, s/he might find that s/he would learn something valuable from the book. I did.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Those who know the basics of writing will find this useless.......2000-02-15

I am a professional business writer and editor, and I decided to purchase this book to gain a fresh look at what I do for a living. What I found was a slim book filled with tired old words of advice. If you have any writing background, this book will be of little use to you. However, I can see that it could be of use to people who don't have a grasp of the basics. Those people would probably be better served by a more intensive reference book, though.

Ignite your reader's fire, then just fan the flames........1999-04-19

As a marketing professional whose business it is to be both creative and succinct, I can't believe how much "great stuff" Dennis Chambers has packed into "Writing to Get Action." Further, as an individual whose driving personal interests include pursuing the ways in which humor and creativity can "jazz up" every aspect of one's life, I highly recommend this dynamic little volume (even if you think your writing skills are above reproach)!

First, "Writing . . . Action" does a fabulous job of feeding us, in delicious detail, the nuts and bolts of writing in a way which keeps the recipient reading. But at least equally importantly, and what I think is so unique about Chambers' book, is that it devotes a hefty chunk of a chapter to the notion of grabbing that busy executive's interest in the first place. And without that, after all, what's the point?

Buy and devour this book. You will come away satiated with the knowledge of how to really focus on what it is that you need to say. Best of all, you will have gained some insights into how to beckon those quiescent creative thoughts which will open your memo or letter with creative sparkle.

This book will make you better at your job!.......1999-03-14

In "Writing to Get Action," Chambers clearly draws upon years of experience as a professional business writer. He has convinced me to write short sentences with short words. He has reminded me to consistently write from the reader's perspective. He has also convinced me to get to the point quickly. My point: buy this book. As Chambers says, "If you spend as little as an hour a day writing, think of yourself as a professional writer." This book will make you better at your job!

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Writing to Get Action (Agile Managers)
Pentagon Press
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ASIN: 8174390324

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The subject of management for quality has undergone rapid and drastic change as a result of competition in the marketplace and the vulnerability of industrialized societies that depend heavily on the quality of goods and services. In this companion volume to his acclaimed Juran on Planning for Quality, J.M. Juran provides top-level managers with the specific, field-tested methods they need to successfully lead their companies on the quest for superior quality.

Managers have long recognized that the most sound response to a competitive challenge is to become more competitive. Today, informed managers also realize that quality improvement is the best source of competitive advantage. They know that return on investment in quality improvement projects is among the highest available. Yet, the means by which management can supply the leadership necessary to attain quality goals remains elusive. J.M. Juran has drawn on the experiences of thousands of chief executives in companies around the world to create a clear plan of action applicable to any industry, whether service or manufacturing.

The famous "Juran Trilogy," clearly presented step-by-step, shows how to apply the familiar business concepts of planning, control, and improvement to quality leadership. For each concept, Dr. Juran provides a succinct and proven series of actions. He gives criteria for selecting project-by-project improvements and mobilizing a team to carry them out. He also describes a realistic timetable of implementation and directs the formation of an ongoing quality council whose job is to launch, coordinate, and "institutionalize" annual quality improvement. The membership of this council, as Dr. Juran insists, must come from the ranks of senior managers; the stakes are too high for upper managers not to personally become the leaders and members of this vital council. Using real-world case examples of highly profitable quality improvements in such companies as Bethlehem Steel and Florida Power & Light, Dr. Juran illustrates how to guide a company into a continuing steep rate of improvement. The key, as Dr. Juran emphasizes, is that quality must be implemented from the top down. This essential handbook makes executive leadership the key to a company's quality revolution -- and to producing the real cost benefits over both the short and long run that superior quality brings.

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QUALITY.......1999-05-29

Guality in the broadest sense of the term must become an obsession in every corporation throughout America.

Implementing Juran's Road Map for Quality Leadership: Benchmarks and Results

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Implementing Juran's Road Map for Quality Leadership: Benchmarks and Results
Al Endres
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ASIN: 0471296198

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Concise, convenient, to the point—a one-stop source for implementing quality leadership "At last, we now understand that quality superiority cannot be achieved by cheerleading. The journey requires many activities: managerial, technological, and statistical. Al Endres sets forth the what, the why, and the how of implementing a quality effort. This is a thoughtful, well-written book with plenty of practical examples. If you are serious about product quality, I urge you to follow this road map." —Frank M. Gryna Distinguished University Professor of Management University of Tampa This book takes a no-nonsense approach to quality implementation. It explains the Juran Institute's model for TQM, introduces a road map for developing and implementing that model, and provides step-by-step guidance through each of the five phases of the implementation process: Decide, Prepare, Start, Expand, and Integrate. Using real-world examples of the actual achievements of organizations in a variety of industries and business functions, this reliable book describes exactly how to execute each phase for maximum benefit. To further expedite the learning process, each chapter includes a summary of key learning points for quick reference. Firsthand perspectives, charts, checklists, and benchmarks form a comprehensive road map for leaders and managers who need to take immediate, practical steps to implement and maintain successful quality initiatives. From the Institute whose name is synonymous with quality, this is the definitive guide to making total quality a reality in any organization.

Juran on Leadership for Quality an Executive Handbook

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Juran on Leadership for Quality an Executive Handbook
J. M. Juran
Manufacturer: Free Press
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ASIN: B000RKX65E

Implementing TQM in an academic setting (Center for advanced studies)

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Implementing TQM in an academic setting (Center for advanced studies)
John Charles Maxham
Manufacturer: U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Center for Advanced Studies
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Juran on Leadership for Quality
J.M. Juran
Manufacturer: NY
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ASIN: B000N7KAT6

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This practical 'how-to'book describes all the key operations of ARIS Toolset - the market leading Business Process Modelling Tool. Using lots of screen shots and plenty of practical examples, Rob Davis shows how ARIS can be used to model 'your' business processes.Based on his experience of using ARIS in British Telecommunications plc, the author describes practical ways of using ARIS Toolset:- Explaining the models and techniques that will enable new users to start modelling quickly and effectively.- Introducing tips and short cuts which make using the tool much easier.- Giving insights into the ARIS concepts.- Explaining the rationale behind alternative ways of using the tool, their benefits and the trade-offs involved.- Tackling issues found in real projects (e.g. complex model structures, handling variety, etc), as opposed to the simple examples given in many books.In addition to describing how to use the tool, Rob Davis discusses how to create standards for using ARIS as well as giving guidance on how to use ARIS for process capture and design.Business Process Modelling with ARIS is a 'must have'for every user of ARIS.

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Excellent reference for ARIS.......2005-03-11

This is an excellent reference book on ARIS. It is really a "must have" for anyone learning and using ARIS. It is well written and well structured. The only reason I've rated it at 4 stars is because it is based on Release 5 of ARIS. An updated edition would be great.

Best book written about Aris.......2003-10-17

This book explains quite good how to use Aris in practice. However it's quite heavy to read through. There could be more pictures and charts to get things clearer and easier to understand. But still absolutely the best book about Aris.

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