American Architecture, Vol. 2: 1860-1976

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The second volume of a guide comprehensive guide to American Architecture, covering developments between the years 1860 and 1976.

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American Architecture.......2000-09-30

I am in the process of reviewing textbooks for use in a general History of Architecture course. This book seems comprehensive, well-organized, and provides clear illustrations. For the price, it is a good value. Additionally, it will serve well as a textbook (alongside the other volume by the same title). I know of several other instructors who use these volumes and although their students respond that it isn't the best book - I recommend it for the price and the amount of material it covers. Vol. 1 - 1607-1860; Vol. 2 1860-1976. --- Specifically, I do not like: some of the chapter titles: (Vol. 2) specifically "Proud and Soaring Things". Also, there are no color images; although this is a small inconvenience (and again, the price makes up for this problem). Yet, as an instructor needing to make slides, it's helpful to have a color image with high resolution to make reproductions for use in class.

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Death and the Photographic Image.......2005-03-01

Light in the Dark Room: Photography and Loss by Jay Prosser (University of Minnesota Press) (Hardcover) Photographs are not conduits for the return of memory, but memento mori: reminders of the fact of death itself. And in this, Jay Prosser tells us, we find the gift of photography.
Engaging the photographic reflections of figures as different as Roland Barthes and Claude Lévi-Strauss, Gordon Parks and Elizabeth Bishop, Light in the Dark Room offers a vision of photography as real¬ization of loss-and a revelation of how photographs can shed light on the dark rooms of our lives. The grief this book recalls is poignant yet universal: a son loses his mother; an anthropologist, his culture; a photographer, his youth; a poet, her lover. Among these losses and the remarkable photographs that accompany them, Prosser weaves his own meditations on photography, on the interdependence of loss and enlightenment, on the emergence of our technologized society-and the world we have lost in the process.
Excerpt: We treat photographs as if they had a kind of presence. Photography is the commonest way for us to record our own and our loved ones' lives. And we arrange photographs in our rooms of our beloved, often because they cannot be with us there-often (and eventually) because they are dead. Photography is the medium in which we unconsciously encounter the dead. Yet herein lies photography's hidden truth. Photographs are not signs of presence but evidence of absence. Or rather the presence of a photo-graph indicates its subject's absence. Photographs contain a realization of loss. This book on photography enters into that loss."

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This digital document is an article from Government Finance Review, published by Government Finance Officers Association on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1214 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Application hosting: a strategy for outsourcing financial systems. (Solutions).
Publication: Government Finance Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2003
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Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Page: 53(2)

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ASPs: CHANGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY.(Brief Article): An article from: Strategic Finance

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ASPs: CHANGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY.(Brief Article): An article from: Strategic Finance
David J. Castellani
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This digital document is an article from Strategic Finance, published by Institute of Management Accountants on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1576 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ASPs: CHANGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY.(Brief Article)
Author: David J. Castellani
Publication: Strategic Finance (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2000
Publisher: Institute of Management Accountants
Volume: 81 Issue: 9 Page: 34

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Back to basics--practical magic for project management success; the Interior Health Authority in British Columbia recently completed two major IT implementations. ... the loop.: An article from: CMA Management

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Back to basics--practical magic for project management success; the Interior Health Authority in British Columbia recently completed two major IT implementations. ... the loop.: An article from: CMA Management
Tara Wyllie
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This digital document is an article from CMA Management, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2004. The length of the article is 2218 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Back to basics--practical magic for project management success; the Interior Health Authority in British Columbia recently completed two major IT implementations. The key to their success was simplicity--understand what you need, and keep everyone in the loop.
Author: Tara Wyllie
Publication: CMA Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2004
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Volume: 78 Issue: 2 Page: 32(4)

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The BPM convergence: companies need software tools that will integrate their strategic planning, budgeting, and performance metrics so they can know where ... An article from: Strategic Finance

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The BPM convergence: companies need software tools that will integrate their strategic planning, budgeting, and performance metrics so they can know where ... An article from: Strategic Finance
Max Kay
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This digital document is an article from Strategic Finance, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2544 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The BPM convergence: companies need software tools that will integrate their strategic planning, budgeting, and performance metrics so they can know where they're headed at all times.(business performance management)
Author: Max Kay
Publication: Strategic Finance (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2006
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Page: 51(4)

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Building the black box: how understanding your business can improve your IT investment. (Information Technology).(relational database system accomodates ... rules): An article from: CMA Management

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Building the black box: how understanding your business can improve your IT investment. (Information Technology).(relational database system accomodates ... rules): An article from: CMA Management
Robert Colman
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This digital document is an article from CMA Management, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1505 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Building the black box: how understanding your business can improve your IT investment. (Information Technology).(relational database system accomodates provincial changes in property tax and assessment rules)
Author: Robert Colman
Publication: CMA Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2003
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Volume: 77 Issue: 2 Page: 46(2)

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Business continuity planning for telecoms services. (Checklist 151).: An article from: Checklists

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Business continuity planning for telecoms services. (Checklist 151).: An article from: Checklists

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This digital document is an article from Checklists, published by Chartered Management Institute on January 1, 2001. The length of the article is 2042 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Business continuity planning for telecoms services. (Checklist 151).
Publication: Checklists (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2001
Publisher: Chartered Management Institute
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Consultant: differences among ERP vendors largely irrelevant to finance office performance.(News & Numbers)(enterprise resource planning): An article from: Government Finance Review

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Consultant: differences among ERP vendors largely irrelevant to finance office performance.(News & Numbers)(enterprise resource planning): An article from: Government Finance Review

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This digital document is an article from Government Finance Review, published by Government Finance Officers Association on August 1, 2004. The length of the article is 468 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Consultant: differences among ERP vendors largely irrelevant to finance office performance.(News & Numbers)(enterprise resource planning)
Publication: Government Finance Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2004
Publisher: Government Finance Officers Association
Volume: 20 Issue: 4 Page: 10(2)

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Dabbling in E-Commerce.(Brief Article): An article from: CMA Management

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Dabbling in E-Commerce.(Brief Article): An article from: CMA Management

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This digital document is an article from CMA Management, published by Society of Management Accountants of Canada on November 1, 1999. The length of the article is 613 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Dabbling in E-Commerce.(Brief Article)
Publication: CMA Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 1999
Publisher: Society of Management Accountants of Canada
Volume: 73 Issue: 9 Page: 63

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Discussion of: firm performance effects in relation to the implementation and use of enterprise resource planning systems. : An article from: Journal of Information Systems

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Jacqueline L. Reck
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Waste Management An American Corporate Success Story
Timothy Jacobson
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Waste Management an American Corporate Success Story
Jacobson Timothy
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Waste Management. An American Corporate Success Story
Timothy Jacobson
Manufacturer: Gateway Business Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000V8XKPI

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It is no coincidence that the garment industry gained a foothold in Pennsylvania's hard-coal region as mines were closing or reducing operations. "Runaway" factories, especially ones from Manhattan, set up shop in mining towns where labor was plentiful and unions scarce. By the 1930s garment factories employed thousands of wives and daughters of unemployed or underemployed coal miners in the Wyoming Valley but organizing workers would prove difficult for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU).

Fighting for the Union Label tells the story of how workers in the Wyoming Valley, led by Min Lurye Matheson and her husband, Bill, banded together and built one of the largest and most activist movements of garment workers in the ILGWU's vast network. Workers' education, political activism, a health care center, and a widely recognized chorus were among the union's trademarks. Despite the union's influence, however, the apparel industry migrated to the American South and then overseas in the 1970s and 1980s. Tens of thousands of workers throughout the state and nation would loose their jobs, and sweatshops would become part of the economic landscape in countries like Guatemala.

The first major work on the garment industry and its workers in Pennsylvania, Fighting for the Union Label draws extensively upon the Wyoming Valley Oral History Project (co-directed by Ken and Robert Wolensky) which has collected the reminiscences of more than 325 workers, factory owners, public officials, and others. The story of the dynamic Min Matheson and the rise and fall of the garment industry provides key insights into the deindustrialization of northeastern Pennsylvania

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Great Story.......2003-01-05

My mother worked in the garment industry in PA her entire life and this book tells me the story of how that happened. My mom was a staunch supporter of the ILGWU and now I know why. I highly recommend this book to anyone who had family that worked in the early days of unionization. It's a wonderful depiction of some very courageous women and men.

Fighting for the Union Label: the Women's Garment Industry and the Ilgwu in Pennsylvania.(Book Review): An article from: The Oral History Review

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Fighting for the Union Label: the Women's Garment Industry and the Ilgwu in Pennsylvania.(Book Review): An article from: The Oral History Review
Joyce A. Hanson
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This digital document is an article from The Oral History Review, published by Oral History Association on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 912 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Fighting for the Union Label: the Women's Garment Industry and the Ilgwu in Pennsylvania.(Book Review)
Author: Joyce A. Hanson
Publication: The Oral History Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: Oral History Association
Volume: 30 Issue: 1 Page: 143(3)

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Kenneth Wolensky, Nicole Wolensky, and Robert Wolensky, Fighting for the Union Label: The Women's Garment Industry and the ILGWU in Pennsylvania.(Book Review): An article from: Labour/Le Travail

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Kenneth Wolensky, Nicole Wolensky, and Robert Wolensky, Fighting for the Union Label: The Women's Garment Industry and the ILGWU in Pennsylvania.(Book Review): An article from: Labour/Le Travail
Daniel Kerr
Manufacturer: Canadian Committee on Labour History
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008IQZ58
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from Labour/Le Travail, published by Canadian Committee on Labour History on September 22, 2003. The length of the article is 1272 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Kenneth Wolensky, Nicole Wolensky, and Robert Wolensky, Fighting for the Union Label: The Women's Garment Industry and the ILGWU in Pennsylvania.(Book Review)
Author: Daniel Kerr
Publication: Labour/Le Travail (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2003
Publisher: Canadian Committee on Labour History
Issue: 52 Page: 290(3)

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Fighting for the Union Label: The Women's Garment Industry and the ILGWU in Pennsylvania

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Fighting for the Union Label: The Women's Garment Industry and the ILGWU in Pennsylvania
Kenneth C. Wolensky
Manufacturer: Pennsylvania State University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORA126

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