Book Description
Reviews research and theories on college student learning. Examines attribution theory, self-efficacy in students, social constructivism, and Freire's theory of conscientization. Also explores theories that support or refute popular assumptions about college classrooms.
Product Description
Over the past four decades, the share of income devoted to health care in the United States has nearly tripled. If current policy remains unchanged, this worrisome trend is likely to continue. Should Americans decide to rein in the growth of health care spending, on the other hand, they will be forced to consider whether to ration care for the well insured--a prospect that is odious and unthinkable to many. In Can We Say No?, Henry Aaron and William B. Schwartz argue that sensible health care rationing not only can save money, but that it can improve general welfare and public health, as well. The book reviews Great Britain’s experience with health care rationing. The choices the British have made point up the nature of the options Americans will face if they wish to prevent public health care budgets from driving taxes even higher and private health care spending from crowding out increases in other forms of worker compensation and consumption. Aaron and Schwartz, along with Melissa Cox, explain why serious consideration of health care rationing is advisable, even inescapable. Can We Say No? provides the information policymakers and concerned citizens need to think clearly about these difficult issues, engage in an informed debate, and formulate responsible, sustainable health care policies.
Customer Reviews:
Health care rationing........2006-03-12
Excellent analysis of the health care mess. However, like almost all other such books, it stops short of a solution. For a thought provoking formulation of a solution that provides better health care at lower cost by clearly defining what the health care system is supposed to be accompishing, and squeezing the fat out of the system, see "You Bet Your Life: The Zero Sum Health Care Game", available at hesresearch@yahoo.com.
Flawed in the longer run.......2006-01-24
I just heard one of the authors interviewed on NPR. Henry Aaron states in the opening that if health care costs continue to rise, they will move from 16% of the GDP in 2005 to over 33% by around 2030. He includes the caveat "that is a big if" yet the entire discussion assumes this is really inevitable.
Yet when one consider that technology is accelerating as pointed out by engineers Bill Joy, Ray Kurzweil, and others, medical technology will significantly transform health care over the next 25 years. Rather than costs increasing as a percentage of GDP, it is perfectly realistic to assume costs will instead decrease over the longer run.
We saw this trend with computers where Americans spent more and more per GDP on computers as computers and more software became available to more people. Yet at some point this trend began to reverse as computers became much cheaper even as they became far more powerful.
We will see health care costs *decrease* over time and the driving force - accelerating technology - should not be dismissed. The book makes sense over the shorter run and should be read with that timeframe in mind.
Valuable Info.......2006-01-13
This is a topic that should get more attention than it does. Increased rationing of health care is coming, no matter how much we want to wish it away. Aaron and Schwartz deserve credit adding to the, so far limited, discussion on the topic.
The book is largely a comparison of the provision of certain services in the United States and Britain. The British National Health Service was established after World War II and it generally holds down costs by establishing global budgets and requiring providers to operate within them. This method is likened to managed care by some. The British system has much lower use of services such as dialysis and fewer intensive care beds, even after adjusting for population differences. Given lower capacity in some areas, the British have to been much choosier about who receives care in these areas.
The British system of rationing was largely unregulated, in the sense there was not often a uniform criteria for choosing one patient over another. Rather providers were obliged to simply make do within their budgets and this helped create a "culture" of care provision that differs from the culture in the United States. Beginning in the 1980s, technological advancements and increased expenditures in some of the most heavily rationed areas, such as dialysis, greatly increased the capacity to provide care although rates of treatment are still far lower than in the U.S.
The authors suggest it might be wise for the U.S. to copy some aspects of the British system to help hold down costs. However, they acknowledge there are some significant differences, such as an American legal system that gives deference to demands for care.
Product Description
Ten months after the birth of her son, Erik Saxton, J. B. Tischendorf (Juanita Saxton) learned her son is an achondroplastic dwarf, Undeterred, she became a pillar of strength. Her new book, Who Says I'm Small, describes raising a special needs child and supporting her son through struggles with his health and society's perception of a dwarf Who Says I'm Small received a 4 star rating by ForeWordReviews.com FOR EACH BOOK SOLD $1.00 WILL BE DONATED TO THE LITTLE
Book Description
This book will be read by every man because of what it will have in it and by every woman because of what it will have in it. I am definitely writing under a pen name and I will tell every man, woman and significant other that they had better wake up because I am still out here and there ARE others out here who still think a mate should be treated SPECIAL and NOT like a puppy dog!!!!! Although sometimes the PUPPY DOG does get the better treatment! So..... BEWARE!!!!!
Average customer rating:
|
J. B. Say
R. R. Palmer
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
 General
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Business
| Professionals & Academics
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Economic History
| Economics
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Theory
| Economics
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Popular Economics
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Classics
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
| British
| Chinese
| General
| German
| Greek
| Japanese
| Latin American
| Medieval
| Roman
| Russian
| Spanish & Portuguese
| United States
General
| France
| Europe
| History
| Subjects
| Books
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Biographies & Memoirs
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Business & Investing
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Literature & Fiction
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
ASIN: 0691011702 |
Book Description
J.-B. Say is remembered most commonly as a disciple of Adam Smith and in particular as the author of what later economists have called Say's Law: often simplified as the idea that "supply creates its own demand." Here the distinguished historian R. R. Palmer shows that Say was an interesting figure for a multitude of reasons. Say modified and extended some of Adam Smith's insights, became a friend and correspondent of Thomas Malthus and David Ricardo, and was the first professor of political economy in France. His life coincided with the French Revolution and its long aftermath and with the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, on both of which he had much to say. He is exceptional among economists in that for several years he was in business for himself as a factory owner and so took part in the activities that he and other economists analyzed. Say always wrote in nontechnical language for a thoughtful but unspecialized audience, and Palmer's well-known skills as a translator serve well to present a collection of fascinating and hitherto untranslated material.
Say's Treatise on Political Economy, for instance, was first published in 1803. This first edition was suppressed by Napoleon, but in its fourth edition it was translated in England and widely read for many years in the United States. The pieces here include selections from the suppressed first edition, as well as Say's comments on contemporary events and on the development of economics as a social science.
Average customer rating:
|
Say it in Sinhala
J. B Disanayaka
Manufacturer: Lake House Investments Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007AJF1S |
Customer Reviews:
the definitive work!.......2002-09-28
Although everyone has heard the story a thousand times, never before has it been presented with such detail. It's an uplifiting tale of the tortoise beating the hare, David conquering Goliath, success in the face of adversity. You'll be mesmerized as the tales of ice being furiously swept and wood gliding across it are told with a never-before-achieved drama. The title is no lie, the Sandra Schmirler Curling Team is truly "Gold on Ice."
Book Description
This whopping big McFarland Classic brings together 43 interviews with horror and science fiction movie writers, producers, directors and the men and women who saved the planet from aliens, behemoths, robots, zombies, and other sinister, stumbling threats—in the movies, at least. The interviewees reminisce about some of their great (and not so great!) films and tell their stories.
This classic volume represents the union of two previous volumes: 1994's Attack of the Monster Movie Makers ("anecdotes are frank and revealing"—Video Watchdog); and 1995's They Fought in the Creature Features ("a fun book for all SF film enthusiasts"—Interzone). Together at last, this combined collection of interviews offers a candid and delightful perspective on the movies that still make audiences howl and squeal (though fear has long been replaced with sweet nostalgia).
Book Description
During the last 15 years Latin American governments reformed their constitutions to recognize indigenous rights. The contributors to this book argue that these changes pose fundamental challenges to accepted notions of democracy, citizenship, and development in the region. Using case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, and Peru, they analyze the ways in which new legal frameworks have been implemented, appropriated and contested within a wider context of accelerating economic and legal globalization, highlighting the key implications for social policy, human rights, and social justice.
Customer Reviews:
Unknown classic.......2006-04-20
I stumbled upon Chess, The Easy Way in a used bookstore and am very glad I bought it. This is not some lightweight Reinfeld cranked out work (I like some of Reinfeld's stuff, but others of his works are pretty assembly line); it is a labor of love. It is not for total beginners either. It is Reuben Fine explaining the entire game of chess in the sam writing style he uses for Ideas Behind the Chess Openings. He intends to isntruct, and this is a great instructional book, with amnay good examples and fine analyses. Definitely a keeper.
Customer Reviews:
The Best Thorough Intro Anywhere, But Not The Easiest or Most Modern.......2006-04-17
There are simpler intros to chess. The Bill Robertie series is modern, easy to follow, and very effective, and eminently suited to the casual beginner. But nothing comes close to Fine's one-volume opus in terms of completeness, utility, and yes, depth.
This is *not* a book for the casual beginner or the dabbler. It is for someone who, from the outset, is going to be serious about chess, perhaps someone who has played a few games with serious players in informal settings and now wants to learn "real" chess.
The book is not easy. Information is densely packed and requires care and attention in study. There are some drawbacks; the age of the original edition (now approaching 65 years) means that the opening lines are very dated (though the principles are not), and the book uses descriptive notation (I don't see this as a problem, but the beginning reader will have to learn algebraic at some point from a different source).
Still, the presentation of ideas is in a class not to be found elsewhere. Fine gives 10 rules for the opening, mid-game, and ending; and practicing and following these rules, and the rest of the material in the book, if done diligently will over time probably lead the reader to the 1700 or better play class. That's pretty darn good for a single 185 page book which assumes no prior knowledge.
As expected from Fine, the endgame chapter is superb.
One especially useful feature is the presence of numerous practical problems to test mastery of the material.
The reader must take this book seriously and study diligently to benefit. This is no "royal road" to chess. It is a pathway to success paved with quality stepping stones composed of old-fashioned hard work. Not so amazingly, that method continues to pay off better than any other!
It is fortunate that this book is easily and inexpensively available on the used market, and you can have a copy delivered to your door for well under $10. It's a fantastic investment.
Four stars instead of five simply because, as mentioned above, the age of the book makes the opening lines very dated.
THE best book for beginner to intermediate players.......2003-04-26
I have been coaching chess at the high school and middle school level for 13 years. The teams I have coached have between them 6 state championships and 2 runners up. Chess the Easy Way is THE book that I use as an outline for teaching my players how to play good chess. There is no book that is better! Ten essential rules are given for the opening, middle game and end game. These rules are illustrated and expanded with examples. Fine's logical treatment of all of the basic endings is superior! There are class A (1800-2000) players that could benefit from the information in the endings section. As far as strategy goes, Fine offers all of the essential plans for each kind of positional advantage. For example, "If the [opponent's] pawns are absolutely weak, head straight for the endgame." Or, "If the opponent's king is not safe, the plan will be to attack him." There are others, of course. These rules of strategy are simple enough, but to the typical player under 1400 or so they are essential guidelines and prevent the aimless wandering in hopes of finding the right course in a game. It was a revelation for me to read these ideas so many years ago and give logic and order to my games! Thank you to the late GM Fine. If you find a copy of this book and you are a beginner to an intermediate player (under 1600) buy this book and feel your confidence grow as does your understanding!
The Definitive Intro Chess Book.......2000-07-18
I don't know what happened to my copy of this book but it disappeared many years ago. I've been waiting years in the hopes that it would be re-printed. Now I'm hoping that Amazon can find me another copy. It is unquestionably the best book for beginners and intermediate chess players. Mr. Fine presents the material in a simple, easy to understand method.
chess the easy way.....reuben fine.......1999-12-03
I consider this book my bible of chess.It includes ten rules for the opening game, ten rules for the middle game and ten for the end game.My copy of this bible is worn out. I urge a reprinting so that all levels of chess players will benefit. Remember chess is "the game of kings and the king of games."
Unusually valuable text which urgently deserves re-printing.......1999-09-08
Fine's Chess the Easy Way is somewhat mis-named. Although the text starts from the rudiments and could be used for self-instruction by an individual who has never played the game before, the tone and point of view are no-nonsense and tell the reader immediately the book is intended for someone with much more than a casual interest in the game. I first was given this book when I was a child. It would probably be more appropriate for a serious high school player. Beginners should be warned that Fine's text takes no shortcuts. He starts at the beginning level but then educates the reader to the level of a confident club player. This presumes that the reader invests the time needed to play through all of Fine's examples. Sometimes it's hard going: Although Fine's writing is clear he does not spoon-feed the reader. Anyone willing to spend the time will be vastly rewarded. I agree with other reviews I have read in this space stating that his examples of openings and some of the illustrative games he chooses are badly out-dated. This is accurate but immaterial: The fundamental principles Fine communicates are timeless. A good re-printing of his book would of course have to change to modern chess notation and would benefit from larger diagrams. Otherwise I think the book could be re-issued unchanged. Those who especially need information about chess openings can seek it in other texts. This is a gem and deserves wider readership.
Average customer rating:
|
Chess the Easy Way
Reuben Fine
Manufacturer: DAVID MCKAY COMPANY INC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000U25CRY |
Product Description
Demonstrate your expertise with Microsoft Office! This easy-to-use study guide helps you practice and prepare for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification, covering all the exams on the Microsoft Office 2003 Editions track, including both specialis
Customer Reviews:
MOS Study Guide.......2007-09-17
Pretty thorough - I also use the internet site which is free and that is good too.
2003 Office Specialist Study Guide.......2007-08-09
Great book for learning all aspects of Office Suite, step by step instructions; easy to comprehend
Brilliant book!!.......2007-07-12
I think this book includes all the things that need any person to pass the MOS exams. It's very simple and all you have to do is to follow the instructions inside the book. The instructions are very easy because are using the step by step method.
Great classroom reference.......2007-06-27
I will be teaching a class in the fall that will prepare my students for the MOS certification test. This book looks like it will be a tremendous resource and has loads of material that will help my students.
Microsoft Office Specialist Study Guide Office 2003 Ed.......2007-05-28
Easy to read, clear and concise material. Is an excellent investment, even if you don't plan to certify.
Books:
- Dances with Wolves (The Original Novel withan Afterword by the Author)
- Dear Donald, Dear Bennett: The Wartime Correspondence of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer
- Dear Father, Dear Son: Correspondence of John D. Rockefeller and Jr.
- Edsel: The Story of Henry Ford's Forgotten Son [R-239]
- Flagler, Rockefeller Partner and Florida Baron (Florida Sand Dollar Book)
- God's Capitalist: Asa Candler of Coca-Cola.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History
- Gordon Conway: Fashioning a New Woman (American Studies Series)
- Grounded: Frank Lorenzo and the Destruction of Eastern Airlines
- Hablando claro
- Half Luck and Half Brains: The Kemmons Wilson, Holiday Inn Story
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way to Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Dome
- The Classic Italian Cookbook
- The Complete Metalsmith: An Illustrated Handbook
- The Killer Angels
- The Devil's Candy: The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco
- Schaum's Outline of Signals and Systems
- The Global Class War: How America's Bipartisan Elite Lost Our Future - and What It Will Take to Win
- Tariffs, Taxes and Electronic Commerce: Revenue Implications for Developing Countries
- Sixty-Seventy Annual Report of the National Labor Relations Board for the Fiscal Year Ended ...2002
- Revision of the Classification of the Oscillatoriaceae
McKeachie's Teaching Tips (College Teaching)
What the Best College Teachers Do
Responding to Adult Learners in Higher Education (Professional Practices in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Series)
New Perspectives on Racial Identity Development: A Theoretical and Practical Anthology
The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
