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Brilliant Solution Inventing the American Constitution
We know--and love--the story of the American Revolution, from the Declaration of Independence to Cornwallis's defeat. But our first government was a disaster and the country was in a terrible crisis. So when a group of men traveled to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to save a nation in danger of collapse, they had no great expectations for the meeting that would make history. But all the ideas, arguments, and compromises led to a great thing: a constitution and a government were born that have surpassed the founders' greatest hopes. Revisiting all the original documents and using her deep knowledge of eighteenth-century history and politics, Carol Berkin takes a fresh look at the men who framed the Constitution, the issues they faced, and the times they lived in. Berkin transports the reader into the hearts and minds of the founders, exposing their fears and their limited expectations of success. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461123780
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Dust Tracks on a Road
A moving presentation in her own words of the life of an African-American woman who rose from poverty to become an author whose work is read the world over is accompaned by an inspiring foreword by acclaimed poet Maya Angelou. Reissue. 20,000 first printing. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461118490
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Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
The story of Alexander's rotten day leads off a collection of stories and poems about the trials and tribulations of childhood. Read by Blythe Danner. Book available. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461718912
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The Return from Troy
Features the second part of a retelling of the stories surrounding the Trojan War. 'Return from Troy' begins after the sacking of Troy, covering Odysseus's trials and Agamemnon's fate. The second part focuses on the adventures of Odysseus, on his long struggle to return home to Ithaca, and his wife Penelope. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 460680432
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Card Games Reference
Whether you are looking for a family game, or something to amuse the children or a challenging game involving stakes, Ready Reference Card Games is the ideal guide to over 100 popular games. From rummy to donkey, blackjack to bridge, there are card games suitable to all age groups and any occasion. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461116853
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Beginning Again People and Nature in the New Millennium
In Beginning Again, the author has undertaken the difficult task of describing the present clearly enough to reveal the future. Out of his broad vision emerges a glimpse of a new millennium: a vision at once frightening and comforting, a scene of great devastation and great rebuilding. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461720553
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Thomas Paine Firebrand of the Revolution
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) came to America in middle age and became a radical-democratic pamphleteer, effectively turning colonial rebellion into a national liberation movement. Paine later returned to Europe, where he played a prominent role in both the French Revolution and the cause of English radicalism. Paine is best remembered for his books: the controversial The Rights of Man and his book on the American Revolution, Common Sense. Harvey J. Kaye, well-known for his studies on Paine and his period, traces the English revolutionary's life and details his political writings in an accessible, highly readable narrative that also covers important events of early American history. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461720590
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Impact! The Threat of Comets and Asteroids
Noted radio astronomer and author Gerrit L. Verschuur paints an unsettling portrait of the possibility of collisions between the earth and comets and asteroids in space. Verschuur explores potential threats to our planet and describes what scientists are doing to prepare for the frightening possibility. 40 photos. 3 line drawings. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461720596
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TQM for Training
Total quality management, continuous process improvement, process innovation, whatever you call it, it's likely that you, as a training and human resources professional, will play a key role in implementing it. This is the book that explains, in the language of HRD, how to meet the demands of TQM. For more than a decade, Elaine Biech has helped trainers and managers put quality management into practice at organizations as diverse as Land O'Lakes, the American Red Cross, and the U.S. Navy. In this immensely practical guide, she gives you a thorough grounding in TQM as a customer-driven, quality-focused, process-oriented, fact-based, team-supported philosophy. And she spells out all the steps required for HRD pros to bring TQM to every area of the organization: creating the implementation plan, gaining commitment from senior management, putting TQM strategies into widespread action, working with external consultants, designing and delivering training for quality, meeting unique needs brought on by change, preventing common TQM training mistakes, and measuring ongoing results. Not only will you learn to implement every step, but you'll realize why it's necessary, and understand how it fits into the bigger quality picture. The author readies you to assume major TQM responsibilities, as befits the evergrowing statue of the HRD function. If you're new to TQM, the exclusive 'HRD Quality Improvement Readiness Survey' will help assess your initial needs. Those farther along will appreciate the detailed list of TQM implementation resources, as well as ready-to-use forms and plans. And all readers will be informed and inspired by the book's many success stories, drawn from the actual experiences oftrainers at private and public organizations of all sizes. Most of all, by explaining quality improvement in human resources terms, TQM for Training demystifies this complex management philosophy. It refers to roles that are common to all training departments and addresses issues unique to them - features you simply won't find in other TQM books. 'TQM isn't business as usual', the author points out. 'It's not a program that has a start and end time like so many programs you have designed, delivered, and implemented. It cannot be achieved by individuals. It is not easy'. But with TQM for Training at your fingertips, you'll be fully prepared to meet the challenges and lead the TQM transformation in your organization. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 458506054
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Vrml Exploring Virtual Worlds on the Internet
Practical guide to creating 3D virtual worlds with VRML and using VRML browsers. Covers VRML 2.0. Paper. CD ROM included. DLC: VRML (Document markup language) - Books Reading - New - 461122377
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The Financial Numbers Game Detecting Creative Accounting Practices
Praise for The Financial Numbers Game 'So much for the notion ?those who can, do?those who can?t, tevery.? Mulford and Comiskey function successfully both as college professors and real-world financial mercenaries. These guys know their balance sheets. The Financial Numbers Game should serve as a survival manual for both serious individual investors and industry pros who study and act upon the interpretation of financial statements. This unique blend of battle-earned scholarship and quality writing is a must-read/must-have reference for serious financial statement analysis.' —Bob Acker, Editor/Publisher, The Acker Letter 'Wall Street?s unforgiving attention to quarterly earnings presents ever increasing pressure on CFOs to manage earnings and expectations. The Financial Numbers Game provides a clear explanation of the ways in which management can stretch, bend, and break accounting rules to revery the desired bottom line. This arms the serious investor or financial analyst with the healthy skepticism required to drive beyond reported results to a clear understanding of a firm?s true performance.' —Mark Hurley, Managing Director, Training and Development, Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Bank of America 'After reading The Financial Numbers Game, I feel as though I?ve taken a master?s level course in financial statement analysis. Mulford and Comiskey?s latest book should be required reading for anyone who is serious about fundamentally analyzing stocks.' —Harry Domash, San Francisco Chronicle investing columnist and investment newsletter publisher - Books Reading - New - 461124574
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Beyond Listening Learning the Secret Language of Focus Groups
'In the dangerous jungle of consumer research, Bonnie Goebert is the ultimate guide. A few hours and the price of this book will quadruple your consumer research investment.' ?? Melinda Davis Wingate President, The Next Group 'A lot of marketing books start with interesting points, then dissolve into a theoretical realm, but Bonnie Goebert?s work is consistently rooted in real world experience. Her case study examples make this book very worthwhile for any professional who wants to get inside the head of the consumer.' ?? Justin Harrington Senior Partner, Account Services Bozell In Beyond Listening, focus group expert Bonnie Goebert explains how to interpret consumer response and turn that information into hard-core benefits for any size company. She presents case studies of her household-name clients, such as Excedrin, Tropicana, and DuPont, to illustrate how companies leverage consumer information to meet changing consumer needs and strengthen loyalty to products. Any merchant, marketer, or retailer will find Beyond Listening invaluable in the ongoing struggle to gain insight into consumer behavior. - Books Reading - New - 461124677
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Welch An American Icon
A rare perspective on the personal philosophy, business savvy, and future of the chairman of the most admired company in the world Jack Welch, chairman of General Electric, is due to retire this spring. Welch has transported GE into the new economy with his management style, his forward-thinking approach to new technology, and by encouraging creativity among his employees. This book provides a look at what the innovative powerhouse executive has brought to American business and what will ultimately be his legacy. Thorough, authoritative, and absorbing, Welch: An American Icon includes interviews with CEOs at other leading companies who have worked under Welch and been trained by him, as well as interviews with other GE executives. Janet Lowe (Del Mar, CA) is an investment writer and author who has written sixteen business and biographical works, including the recent Damn Right!: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire-Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger (0-471-24473-2). Ms. Lowe is past editor of the San Diego Daily Transcript and Financial Editor of the San Diego Tribune. More than 200 of her business articles have appeared in such publications as Newsweek, the Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. - Books Reading - New - 461124720
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The Wedding Cake Book
First, author Dede Wilson helps you to plan: will the wedding be casual or formal; how many guests are there; what is the budget? The basics of making a wedding cake come next: cake sizing, baking techniques, storing and transporting, how to work with chocolate and pastry bags. Specialty tools are discussed, including icing spatulas, decorating turntables, masonite boards, and combing tools. Then there are specialty techniques like assembling cakes with pillars, crystallizing flowers, working with fresh greenery, sugar molding, and working with marzipan and chocolate plastic. A chapter on basic cake making contains dozens of recipes for cake layers in every flavor and size, varieties of buttercreams, frostings, curds and fillings, and chocolate ganache. If you're tired of the old standard - white cake with white buttercream - than The Wedding Cake Book is the book for you. Dede Wilson's gorgeous designs feature fresh flowers and foliage, crystalline flowers and fruits, marzipan flowers, nuts and leaves, both square and round cakes, and more. If you're looking for something unique, you'll find cheesecakes, coffee cakes, and even a Flaming Baked Alaska wedding cake. - Books Reading - New - 461196962
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