Chairman of the Fed: William McChesney Martin Jr., and the Creation of the Modern American Financial System

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This is the first biography of William McChesney Martin, Jr. (1906-1998), the first paid president of the New York Stock Exchange and the chairman of the Federal Reserve System under Presidents Truman to Nixon. The extent of Martin’s influence on the course of American economic history was significant: arguably he has done more to strengthen and reform the nation’s most important financial institutions than has any other individual.
Chairman of the Fed tells Martin’s fascinating life story and explains his lasting impact on the NYSE and the Fed, both troubled institutions that Martin transformed. The book provides an inside look into the economic deliberations of five presidential administrations and describes Martin’s battles to bring about ethical and intelligent regulation of U.S. financial markets. His experiences shed light not only on the evolution of the American financial system but also on critical issues that confront the system today.

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Great Condition.......2005-10-12

The book came in a timely manner and is in great condition. I would buy from this seller again.

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Golf is most fun when played on a beautiful course, one suited to an individual's game.
This book is aimed at helping those who truly love golf to reach this goal on their next trip. There are almost 30,000 golf courses across the globe--golfers may as well play the best. By revealing the philosophy and intent behind each top designer's sculpted course, Golf Travel by Design can assist in planning and enjoying the very best golf vacations at places that will seem tailored to a particular game. While many of the courses designed by these great masters are open only via private membership, there are a number-profiled in full here-that may be enjoyed by the traveling golfer.
With expertise, eloquence, and candor, the editors of The Golf Insider discuss each course's strengths and weaknesses, as well as its history, beauty, and added attractions.
Readers will learn the tricks and trade secrets of each designer and marvel at how this insider knowledge will increase their enjoyment, and lower their score, as they play through some of the most beautiful fairways anywhere.
This book both identifies the top golf course designers-from classic to contemporary,
describing their style and philosophy in a way that golf enthusiasts will understand-and selects and describes the very best publicly accessible courses by each designer, with enough travel-related information to make it easy for readers to visit and play these courses.

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What is it like to start a new community-not a suburb or a subdivision, but a town, intended to be a self-supporting community that combines the best of the new technological innovations and the most cherished nostalgic elements of American towns? In 1997, six months after the first residents relocated to Celebration, Florida--Disney's "model" town--Doug Frantz and Cathy Collins and their two children moved in to participate in and report on this new venture. Their account, which The Richmond Style Weekly called a "fascinating and evenhanded" report from the trenches, follows the ups and downs of the two years the family lived this experiment firsthand; the new afterword details their surprisingly difficult transition back to a "normal life" in Westport, Connecticut. Their experience tells us as much about ourselves and our hopes and dreams as it does about the daily reality of building a community from the ground up.

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Connecticut Yankees in Disney's New Town.......2005-02-23

Frantz and Collins provide a somewhat interesting but ultimately jumbled appraisal of Disney's planned community just south of the Walt Disney World resort. Part of the problem rests in the dual authorship of the book. Although the narrator constantly writes in the first person, he/she also speaks of him/herself in the third person, often in the same sentence. The result is somewhat alienating.

Another structural problem lies in the chapter organization. There are a number of charming and highly personal anecdotes spread throughout the book which introduce the audience to the unique denizens of Celebration, but there's little attempt to link the characters established in earlier chapters to those who play an active role in the narrative further down the line. As a result, the reader never gains a rounded, in-depth appreciation of any single person or family within the community, which is a real shame because the human component is the most compelling aspect of the book.

Less compelling are the authors' frequently patronizing attitude toward the middle-class inhabitants of Celebration. In a laughably paternalistic chapter addressing racism, the authors bemoan the fact that Celebration is not ethnically diverse and fear that their children are somehow worse off for lack of exposure to black families. In a similar vein, they criticize the Walt Disney Company for refusing to sell houses below market value or institute rent controls in order to artificially introduce a lower income demographic into the community. This last complaint is quite odd considering that the authors often bemoan the "forced" qualities of the community.

Ultimately, the book is not as critical of Disney as some might imagine (or hope), but some of the criticisms leveled at the company are simply too programmed to take at face value. Readers looking for interesting anecdotes about life in a planned community will find some morsels of intrigue here, but readers looking for a comprehensive book detailing the development, politics and future of Celebration, Florida are advised to look elsewhere.

Loved It![.].......2003-02-01

I read this book AFTER visiting Celebration, Florida. I was interested in more background info and details. We walked down the Main St of town and thought "this is nice" but not very practical. Practical is shopping in [local store] and buying groceries in[local store]. The days of the corner grocer and little hardware store on Main St are long gone so I was curious about the opinions of the author and his neighbors. This is a great story - it seems to be unbiased and does provide good background info on the town without making it boring. The author nicely weaves little stories about the town or tales of the neighbors into this "documentary" to keep the story moving. I know this book is not for everybody but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It's also a great commentary on planned communities in general although I'm not sure that was what the authors intended.

Not as hostile as some think.......2001-01-24

Unlike some of the earlier reviewers, I didn't think this was anti-Disney or anti-Celebration. After reading it, I almost wanted to move to Celebration myself! (If it had decent transit connections to Orlando it could be paradise). The authors' love for the place showed through, and the only thing that mystified me was why they left.

The authors do discuss the very real problems with Celebration's schools and construction; this part of the book could have benefited from a comparison with traditional suburbs, to show readers that Celebration's problems exist in typical suburban sprawl as well -- as anyone who saw what Hurricane Andrew did to Miami's sprawl houses knows!

well written, but not too deep.......2000-10-18

Earlier this year, i was going to be in Orlando for a conference and wanted to visit Celebration as i have an interest, both personal and professional, in urban design. I read Celebration, U.S.A. before i went. I think that my visit was enriched by having read this book before i went.

I found the book provides an interesting and useful introduction to Celebration and New Urbanism. Frantz and Collins provide an narrative history of the development of Celebration as well as an interesting introduction to New Urbanism, etc. We experience alot from the personal leve. They write very well and the book moves readily along. They describe numerous problems with Celebration as well as how the expectations of many residents shaped their reaction to Celebration. It is a fairly fun book, though a little too upbeat at times.

On the other hand, the depth of analysis isn't there and, given the market that this book is directed at, probably wasn't intended to be there.

As an introduction to Celebration and an alternative approach to urban design, this book is worth it. Just don't expect too much.

Not too bad.......2000-01-08

I bought this book out of a growing interest in New Urbanism sparked by a paper I wrote for one of my courses last year on James Howard Kunstler's "Home From Nowhere" (which is an excellent book, by the way). On the whole, I enjoyed reading "Celebration, U.S.A.", but I did have one problem with it: it seemed that the authors went into the project with the goal of observing the people living there "from within". However, once they got there, they got sort of drawn into the whole culture, and, in my opinion, lost a lot of their objectivity. That was probably the worst thing about the book. The rest of it was well researched, well written, and a good read.

Celebration, U.S.A.: Living in Disney's Brave New Town.(Review) (book review): An article from: Journal of the American Planning Association

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Celebration, U.S.A.: Living in Disney's Brave New Town.(Review) (book review): An article from: Journal of the American Planning Association
Ivonne Audirac
Manufacturer: American Planning Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Journal of the American Planning Association, published by American Planning Association on June 22, 2000. The length of the article is 2047 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: Celebration, U.S.A.: Living in Disney's Brave New Town.(Review) (book review)
Author: Ivonne Audirac
Publication: Journal of the American Planning Association (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2000
Publisher: American Planning Association
Volume: 66 Issue: 3 Page: 326

Article Type: Book Review

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Celebration, U.S.A.: Living in Disney's Brave Town.(Review) (book review): An article from: Utopian Studies

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Celebration, U.S.A.: Living in Disney's Brave Town.(Review) (book review): An article from: Utopian Studies
Margie DeWeese-Boyd
Manufacturer: Society for Utopian Studies
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Utopian Studies, published by Society for Utopian Studies on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1574 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: Celebration, U.S.A.: Living in Disney's Brave Town.(Review) (book review)
Author: Margie DeWeese-Boyd
Publication: Utopian Studies (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: Society for Utopian Studies
Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Page: 165

Article Type: Book Review

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Celebration, U.S.a: Living in Disney's Brave New Town

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Celebration, U.S.a: Living in Disney's Brave New Town
Douglas Frantz
Manufacturer: Owl Books (NY)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N79AFG

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These mini puzzles are mighty challenging! If you've done only traditional crosswords, these "cryptics" will work out some new mental muscles. What makes them different? The clues themselves don't appear to make sense on the surface. That's because each one has two parts: a straight definition, and a cleverly hidden bit of wordplay (like an anagram, a charade, a homophone, a reversed word, and more). For example: "Earthworms wiggling in Pennsylvania school (10)" is SWARTHMORE (an anagram of EARTHWORMS). These 60 stumpers from cryptic master Henry Hook elevate crosswords to a new level! The author lives in Brooklyn, NY. 160 pages, 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.

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Henry Hook does it again, in miniature!.......2002-03-04

The puzzles in this book are delightful gems, half the size (and half the solving time) of regular cryptics, but completely up to Henry Hook's usual standards of trickery and deviousness.

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Mighty Mini Mind Bogglers (Mensa)
Karen C. Richards
Manufacturer: Sterling
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0806912391

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They're small, they're tough, and they'll challenge your mind. Each of these word, logic, math, and visual puzzles is sure to make you scratch your head in wonder and amazement. Find the four-leaf clover and a perfect star, get the high score in a pinball game, decipher a joke and its punchline written in code--your mind may be boggled, but your search for new challenges will be satisfied. The author lives in Nederland, CO. 160 pages, 60 b/w illus., 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.

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Mighty Mini Word Puzzles

Mighty Mini Word Puzzles
Gary Disch
Manufacturer: Sterling
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0806966211

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What's a five-letter word for stimulating? Mensa. If you like wordplay to challenge your mind, this is the book for you. Test your linguistic prowess with 71 mind-boggling conundrums, each small enough to finish at one sitting yet sufficiently provocative to provide hours of puzzle-solving fun. Find the Missing Links by using each of 15 letters once, to create an interlocking set of common words. Uncover hidden items and the category they comprise by taking one letter from each of six columns in Cross-O. Word Spiral uses each space twice, clockwise and counterclockwise, as do Boomerangs, where every answer is a six-letter word that starts and ends at the same number. These and the other puzzles included here are guaranteed to engross, engage, enthrall, and enchant you for many months to come. And, in case you discover your IQ falls just short of genius, answers are provided.

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"Mighty Mini" says it all ..........2001-08-12

"Mighty Mini" says it all--these puzzles are small but serve up a satisfying challenge. Six different types of puzzles fill the pages of this compact volume, with clues that cover a nice mix of gettable facts--they're not gimmes, but neither do they involve egghead-only arcana. "Missing Links" puzzles are curiously addictive, stimulating, and slightly tricky letter-placement exercises that should appeal to crossword fans and anyone who loves language. Nuts about anagrams? They're in there. In fact, of the six choices, word fans are sure to find something they like. I like 'em all.

Mighty Mini Word Puzzles.......2001-06-19

Count me as a big fan of Gary Disch puzzles, which I enjoyed first when I was the editor of Games magazine years ago, and more recently as the crossword editor of The New York Times. Gary's puzzles are imaginative, playful, and expertly crafted--a great pleasure to solve.

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Fun Little Challenges

Mighty Mini Crosswords (Mighty Mini)
Trip Payne
Manufacturer: Sterling Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0806996706

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Fun Little Challenges.......2000-04-26

These are high-quality puzzles in an easy-to-carry format. If you enjoy a good challenge, you should buy this book.

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Mighty Mini Crypto-Quotes (Mensa)
Leslie Billig
Manufacturer: Sterling
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0806996722

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Become a word detective--solve crypto-quotes that make you smarter and wiser! With these quotations in code, each letter of the quotation has been replaced by another letter. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to see how quickly you can decipher the code and figure out the quote. When you get really good, you only need to figure out a few letters. But beware, they get harder as they go. It's true--along with getting more clever, you also get wiser, as you learn how to turn this code... A D Z ' F U H M C V U B H . Q D C ' T H Z D F F M J F I T H J F . -- I D B A J V H S T into this thought...Don't be humble. You're not that great.--Golda Meir 160 pages, 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.

Mighty Mini Rhyming Picture Puzzles (Mensa)

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Mighty Mini Rhyming Picture Puzzles (Mensa)
Steve Ryan
Manufacturer: Sterling
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 080692893X

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It's rhyme time--but the puzzles are in pictures, so you'll have to "translate" them into words! Every lively illustration, filled with fun details, has a visual rhyme hidden inside. For example, imagine a fire-snorting creature who's having a great time racing a four-wheeled child's vehicle: if you've figured out that it's a dragon wagon, then you've solved the puzzle! Look closely at this picture. See that twister in the back? And the familiar dog? Are you thinking of The Wizard of Oz? You're on your way to the answer. If you're having trouble, there's a hints section where you'll find the first letter of each word in the rhyme. But look at it only if you must! The author lives in Beverly Hills, CA. 160 pages, 140 b/w illus., 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.

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Crosswords (Mighty Mini Ser.)
Trip Payne
Manufacturer: Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KPMNGO

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Did you ever wish you could draw folks a picture of your business processes or the design of your database, but you just don’t have the graphics skills? Then Visio 2003 might be exactly what you’re looking for, and Visio 2003 For Dummies makes it easy for you to find out.

Often, pictures do speak louder than words. Visio enables you to turn business and technical concepts into visual diagrams. Best of all, it doesn’t require you to possess any artistic talent! Visio 2003 For Dummies shows you how to

Navigate the software and use the menus, toolbars, and task panes
Create simple diagrams
Use Visio drawings with other software programs
Annotate your diagrams
Post diagrams on the Web

If you need to explain business goals and procedures, software concepts, or database designs to others, Visio 2003 For Dummies can get you going with this great software package in no time. Soon you’ll be able to

Choose the appropriate type of drawing for your purpose, work with stencils, and add shapes
Pan and zoom to fine-tune your diagram
Set up your printer with Visio 2003, add headers and footers, and print an entire drawing or only selected parts
Explore open and closed or one- and two-dimensional shapes, and manipulate them to demonstrate what you want to show
Add color and text to enhance your drawings
Create custom shapes, develop and use templates, and even add layers to provide more detail
Integrate Visio with Excel, Word, Project, and Outlook
Produce reports using data stored in Visio, update them, make them available for others to review, and even track changes

Additional information and links to online Visio resources are available on the book’s companion Web site. Visio 2003 offers you an exciting new way to communicate business processes, information systems, database and software designs, or computer and telecommunications networks, and Visio 2003 For Dummies gives you the power to use this great tool quickly and easily.

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Shows business professionals and technical experts how to transform business and technical concepts into diagrams with Microsoft's Visio software
Most graphics software requires artistic skills; Visio enables the "artistically challenged" to chart, graph, and diagram business processes, information systems, database and software designs, and computer and telecommunications networks by manipulating shapes
Gets beginners up and running with Visio 2003, with coverage of how to use Visio drawings with other programs and on the Internet; attach database information to shapes; create custom shapes, stencils, templates, and styles; annotate diagrams; work with layered diagrams; and save diagrams as Web pages
Covers upgrades to the software including a streamlined, easy-to-use interface; enhanced diagramming capabilities; new template importing and exporting capabilities; updated diagramming tools; improved collaboration with other applications; and new customization capabilities
Companion Web site features articles and links to online Visio resources

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Very practical.......2005-09-21

As an IT techie, I found this book really amazing for people who aren't professional in this field. As a matter of fact it lists everything you want to know, step by step in order to get to the result you want. More advanced features are explained to take your drawings to the next level but a more dedicated book might be needed to get a more professional result. But for a start it's a great book.

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