Schaum's Outline of Basic Business Mathematics

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The most comprehensive study guide for learning the practical application of mathematical concepts used in the business world, Schaum’s Outline of Basic Business Mathematics focuses exclusively on business—not business and finance—and uses basic math in its applications. This is the perfect guide for helping beginning business students get a grasp on basic business math skills.

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This prestigious volume presents five state-of-the-art survey papers on time series econometrics, and a modern financial econometrics software package. Starting with a survey of recent theoretical developments for time series models with GARCH errors, the contributions go on to examine the bootstrapping of financial time series, developments in futures hedging, measures of fit for rational expectations models, asset pricing with observable stochastic discount factors, and a financial econometrics software package for estimating and forecasting ARCH models. Each of the papers blends theoretical and empirical issues, enabling theoreticians and practitioners alike to keep up with the most recent developments in the field. The volume as a whole makes a significant new contribution to the literature.

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Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region
Robert H. Ellis
Manufacturer: Lichens Unlimited Arizona State University
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ASIN: 0971675902

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Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region

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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0971675910

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This book presents and discusses new data ranging from Alps to Africa, obtained by the CROP PROJECT (transcrustal seismic exploration of the Mediterranean and Italy). New lithospheric imagings of relevant importance for understanding disputed topics are provided. Alps, Apennines, Calabrian Arc, Sicilian Apennine, Maghrebian Chain, Corso-Sardinian Block, paleo-basins (Ionian, Alpine Tethys), neo-basins (Balearic and Tyrrhenian) are innovatively reconstructed.

* Provides new data from the Alps to Africa
* Presents interpretation of the CROP seismic network data
* Offers a stepwise increase in information with new data for further studies

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Most recent work on the nature of experiment in physics has focused on "big science"—the large-scale research addressed in Andrew Pickering's Constructing Quarks and Peter Galison's How Experiments End.

This book examines small-scale experiment in physics, in particular the relation between theory and practice. The contributors focus on interactions among the people, materials, and ideas involved in experiments—factors that have been relatively neglected in science studies.

The first half of the book is primarily philosophical, with contributions from Andrew Pickering, Peter Galison, Hans Radder, Brian Baigrie, and Yves Gingras. Among the issues they address are the resources deployed by theoreticians and experimenters, the boundaries that constrain theory and practice, the limits of objectivity, the reproducibility of results, and the intentions of researchers. The second half is devoted to historical case studies in the practice of physics from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century. These chapters address failed as well as successful experimental work ranging from Victorian astronomy through Hertz's investigation of cathode rays to Trouton's attempt to harness the ether. Contributors to this section are Jed Z. Buchwald, Giora Hon, Margaret Morrison, Simon Schaffer, and Andrew Warwick.

With a lucid introduction by Ian Hacking, and original articles by noted scholars in the history and philosophy of science, this book is poised to become a significant source on the nature of small-scale experiment in physics.

Scientific Practice: Theories and Stories of Doing Physics.

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Scientific Practice: Theories and Stories of Doing Physics.
Jed Z. (ed) Buchwald
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UYBMZS

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Scientific Practice : Theories and Stories of Doing Physics
University Of Chicago Press
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPAYUC

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Scientific Practice: Theories and Stories of Doing Physics
Jed Z. Buchwald
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPES3G

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Dink-Gadink
John Scanlan
Manufacturer: John M. Scanlan Literary Services
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Binding: Hardcover

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Our Century: U.S. Naval Academy: 150 Years in Annapolis

ASIN: 0975540513

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Based on real events and personal experiences yet presented as comical military fiction Dink Gadink depicts a week in the life of seven Plebes at the U.S. Naval Academy. Struggling to survive in an institution that constantly overwhelms them on a daily basis, these seven Plebes are as unique in their personalities and goals as they are similar in their struggle to survive. Told from a humorous perspective in vivid detail, Dink Gadink boldly takes the reader inside the hallowed walls of the U.S. Naval Academy. It depicts the hilarious and mischievous escapades of Homecoming week, leading up to a climactic football game against Air Force on Saturday. Finally, on a lazy Sunday morning, it reveals a priceless lesson about the true meaning of real world friendships that are formed in a crucible like the U.S. Naval Academy. Dink Gadink is as close as any reader will ever become to actually being a Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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"We will be in enemy territory, we will be alone,
and we will be a long way from help."

A tour in Vietnam as a Frog--a member of the navy's Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)--wasn't challenging enough for Rad Miller. So he spent most of 1968 learning to be a SEAL, completing what is arguably the toughest warrior training in the world. By early 1969, he was back in Vietnam, ready to go deep behind enemy lines with a squad of only seven men.

In his unvarnished and brutally candid account, Miller shares the raw, bloody, and courageous daily life of SEALs in Vietnam. Here are unbelievable moments in six months of missions--without a single SEAL KIA--during which his platoon ran ninety-four ops, killed forty-three of the enemy, and captured thirty-one. Stealing into hostile villages, gathering intelligence, killing or kidnapping VC officials, and surviving a tropical hell of mud, heat, leeches, and constant, life-threatening peril, Miller and his teammates undeniably earned their pay. . . .

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Odyssey Of A Warrior.......2007-06-05

Rad Miller's book might well have been titled Odyssey of a Warrior for it is an amazing tale. Great book for what it is, pretty much of what might have gone into a diary but written years later. My guess is that he sat down and told the story to his coauthor who transcribed it into this book. Yeah it lacks the intellectual depth of One Bullet Away but covers a lot more combat. For those who love stories from the field this is a winner.

Rad Miller's certainly not your typical Seal, he enrolled what was then known as UDT training without knowing how to swim, a fairly radical handicap. However, his instructors must have seen something as they did again in Seal training, the mindset of a warrior, far more difficult to teach than how to swim.

Miller captures the mindset, the hours of high stress boredom and the fog of small unit warfare. His best writing is the stories of the various missions. There's no discussion of the strategic issues, just the intimate detail of war, one small battle at a time.

The primary mission of his unit was to collect intelligence with an occasional ambush or body snatch mission thrown in. There's a lot of lessons learned from clothing to weapons. All of this mixed with black humor.

If anything Miller makes himself look like a bumbling warrior who somehow managed too do three tours in Vietnam.

Highly recommended and the perfect airline companion.

good book.......2006-08-05

This is a good book with a true outlook on that messed up war

Whataya mean I read this book?.......2006-05-22

I think his stories about battle are believable and everything else is nonsense. No colorful characters, the story jumps around and it is short.

Raw, Gritty, Wholly Believable.......2004-07-16

This is an excellent book. What it lacks in writing style it makes up for with brutal honesty and relentless truth-telling.

Rad Miller's book is an excellent primary source, and a useful tool for someone who wants to learn the history of the Vietnam conflict. Bearing in mind that this is only one soldier's perspective, the book perfectly captures the spirit of the late sixties and early seventies, and goes beyond simply describing combat and training, but actually grapples with the issues of the war and chaos that reigned on the homefront. A must-read.

Disjointed and disappointing.......2002-12-28

I appreciate everything that Rad Miller, Jr. did for his country, but this book is a poor testament to the men of Special Forces in Vietnam. His unedited, unpolished style of writing might appeal to some, but I found Miller's style to be annoying, self-glorifying and, frankly, probably a little fanciful. Miller tries to convince us that SEALs are the ultimate warriors, yet he details his screw-ups and his colleagues screw-ups. Unprofessional behavior that would normally get you killed fills the book. I don't know about SEALs in general, but this guy wasn't a patch on the Green Berets that I know who served in Vietnam. Just goes to prove that the best of the best are the ones that you never hear about or read about.

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Whattaya Mean I Can't Kill 'Em?
Jr. RAD: MILLER
Manufacturer: Ivy Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UCP5DU

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In this endlessly fascinating record of three centuries of industrial design, vivid descriptions of such epoch-defining innovations as the cotton mill, light bulb, and computer are followed by a series of lavishly illustrated case studies of landmark designs, many of which have endured almost unchanged for generations. Grouped chronologically within four materials categories-wood, glass, metal, and ceramics-the products featured include the classic tea pot, milk bottle, garden basket, Windsor chair, outdoor thermometer, and numerous others.

Each design is discussed in the context of its time and supported by scale drawings and photographs, and the text as a whole illuminates the complex, shifting relationships between design and manufacturing, form and function, and materials, production methods, and the environment.

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The definive book of industrial Design History.......2005-03-27

It's amazing to see that I'm the first reviewing it! If there is someone interested in industrial design history, that someone has to have this book. It's not like those fancy Taschen books, but it covers a great part of the history that those other books don't.

All the images are B/W... but come on! it's history! there are even images that are not able to get in any other book ... and I've been seeking a lot!

It's a shame that it doesn't have the "search inside this book" feature...

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This book presents an exceptional collection of papers born out of an international psychoanalytic congress held to celebrate Fairbairn's important contribution to psychoanalytic theory and practice.

Fairbairn, Then and Now (Relational Perspectives Book Series, V. 10)

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Fairbairn, Then and Now (Relational Perspectives Book Series, V. 10)

Manufacturer: The Analytic Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0881632627

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A watershed in the articulation of the relational psychoanalytic paradigm, this volume offers a rich overview of issues currently being addressed by clinicians and theoreticians writing from a variety of complementary relational viewpoints. Chapter topics cover the roots of the relational orientation in early psychoanalytic thinking, the impact of relational consideration on developmental theory, relational conceptions of "self" and "other," and clinical applications of relational perspectives.

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This illustrated issue guide provides a concise, clear and well-balanced overview of environmnetal issues and what can be done to address them.

Written by award-winning journalist Michael deCourcey Hinds, this issue guide is part of a series of National Issues Forums guides which cover such topics as suburban sprawl, public school reform, jobs, the economy and youth violence. They are structured in a way to give concerned citizens an unbiased, easily understandable but in-depth, introduction to an issue and explain the different and sometimes competing solutions that exist. The guides are nonpartisan and do not advocate a particular solution to any public issue, and are an excellent educational tool.

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This book presents an overview of recent policy outcomes in the field of academia-business links in different European countries. It covers a broad range of approaches, from new public funding instruments to reforms of intellectual property rights and regional network policies. A special focus is put on practical policy implications and discussions about reform.

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Drawing from the most comprehensive and detailed case study project ever undertaken on sustainable development at the city and regional scale, this important guide translates principles into practice for the sprawling post-industrial conurbation of Greater Manchester, through integrated strategic management of the entire city-region. It also explores methods and tools such as sustainability indicators and appraisals that can be applied anywhere in the western world.
This valuable manual presents: a 25 year horizon for the evolution and restructuring of the urban system; a focus on linkages and synergies between economic, social and environmental sectors; technical scenarios for land use, energy and material flows; and practical actions for national/local government, business, voluntary sector and the public.
Practitioners and policy makers, campaigners and students will find this practical tool a unique landmark for the new urban and regional agenda. Published in association with the Town & Country Planning Association.

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Consensus building simulations have been widely used in team building for over 20 years by facilitators and team trainers. The formula is always the same: each individual in the team writes down their best answers for coping with an imaginary scenario such as capsized sailboat or a marooned space ship. Then the whole team has a 20 minute discussion and tries to reach consensus on the best ways to handle the emergency scenario. Then, the facilitator reveals the answers given by a survival or technical expert--and in 9 out of 10 cases, the team's solutions are support to each individual's solutions. This brings the team-building point powerfully home to each person in the team; decisions and problem solutions reached with a team-based consensus approach are usually better than decisions and solutions created by the manager or any individual team member acting alone. This is the first book that brings multiple consensus building simulations togetehr in one format and makes them all freelly reproducible.

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Education and training are of critical importance to individual employment prospects. This book questions whether the policies that govern education, training and employment actually facilitate or inhibit social integration.

The authors analyze initial entry into the labor market and subsequent movements between employers, and explore links between education, training and the labor market. The book argues that although education is a good predictor of labor market integration and employment potential, and despite political efforts, social background nevertheless remains influential. The importance of continued training to improve opportunities for promotion is also demonstrated.

The volume draws on economic, sociological and political science research to examine the potential for lifelong learning to enhance social integration, and new theories and evidence on the transitional labor market of learning and working are discussed. A wide range of European countries are also analyzed using data from the European Community Household Panel surveys (ECHP), as well as national enterprise-level surveys and case studies.

Education, Training and Employment Dynamics will be welcomed by a varied audience; economists will find the challenge to human capital theory inspiring, and sociologists are offered a new approach to life course research, while political scientists will find an interesting study of multi-level policy making in the EU.

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Good advertising is essential for every business. Advertising Your Business Made E-Z gives you the tools to get the most for your advertising dollar. From infomercials and joint-ventures to celebrity testimonials, here are all the secrets of the pros to effectively and affordably use any advertising medium to reach your customers, increase profits, and save advertising costs.

Marketing Your Small Business Made E-Z (Made E-Z Guides)

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Marketing Your Small Business Made E-Z (Made E-Z Guides)
William A. Cohen , and Marshall E. Reddick
Manufacturer: Made E-Z Products
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ASIN: 1563824973

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All the tools to make your small business a success, from marketing research and test marketing on a budget to developing powerful product distribution.

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An overview of the multidisciplinary field of data mining, this book focuses specifically on new methodologies and case studies. Included are case studies written by 44 leading scientists and talented young scholars from seven different countries. Topics covered include data mining based on rough sets, the impact of missing data, and mining free text for structure. In addition, the four basic mining operations supported by numerous mining techniques are addressed: predictive model creation supported by supervised induction techniques; link analysis supported by association discovery and sequence discovery techniques; DB segmentation supported by clustering techniques; and deviation detection supported by statistical techniques.

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Useful to a wide and varied audience!.......2003-09-17

This book is a collection of the latest thinking in the area of data mining. The theoretical discussions would be useful to the initiated reader and the cases and experiments are excellent pointers for practitioners.

Fresh Insights!.......2003-08-06

I have read this book with growing interest - this is the first major comprehensive and current introduction to data mining (DM) in ten years. Extremely interesting and useful book! It contains a collection of 20 high quality articles written by experts in data mining (DM) and knowledge discovery (KDD) from the following countries: Argentina, Canada, Finland, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, and USA. The book is filled with fresh insights on data mining: it provides a complete overview of DM-technology and outlines how it can be applied to real world problems and applications.

Valuable guide into the field of Data Mining.......2003-08-04

This book is a very valuable guide into the field of Data Mining. Addressing theoretical issues and tools from Bayesian Reasoning through Rough Sets to Self-Organizing Maps along with a penetrating look at applications from HealthCare to Banking and Finances, it allows the reader to become acquainted with the state-of-the-art in Data Mining by a group of eminent specialists in this area. It will guide the reader directly to the hearth of the rich world of theory and applications of Data Mining. I am confident that it will become a good companion to any researcher and student in this field.

Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities: 9th International Conference on Asian Digial Libraries, ICADL 2006, Kyoto, Japan, November ... (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities: 9th International Conference on Asian Digial Libraries, ICADL 2006, Kyoto, Japan, November ... (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 3540493751

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2006, held in Kyoto, Japan in November 2006.

The 46 revised full papers, 14 revised short papers, and 6 poster papers presented together with 3 keynote and invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 170 submissions. The topics covered by the papers include information extraction, information retrieval, metadata, architectures for digital libraries and archives, ontologies, information seeking, cultural heritage and e-learning. In addition there are 6 papers on national and regional projects on digital libraries and archives.

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