The Vanishing Rouble: Barter Networks and Non-Monetary Transactions in Post-Soviet Societies

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This book is an accessible and authoritative analysis of the widespread use of barter in the countries of the former Soviet Union--one of the most dramatic, but least understood, aspects of the region's tortuous transition from planned to market economy. Written by a distinguished team of economists and other social scientists with minimal use of mathematics, the book is designed to appeal not just to area studies scholars with an interest in the transition process but also to economists and anthropologists interested in the role of money and social networks in modern societies.

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Dressler's Sum and Substance review

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THE MAGIC SUPPLEMENT every 1L needs for Criminal Law

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Casenote Legal Briefs Criminal Law: Adaptable to Courses Utilizing Boyce and Perkin's Casebook on Criminal Law and Procedure

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Gilbert Law Summaries : Criminal Law

ASIN: 0874570581

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After your casebook, "Casenotes" will be your most important reference source for the entire semester. It is the most popular legal briefs series available, with over 140 titles, and is relied on by thousands of students for its expert case summaries, comprehensive analysis of concurrences and dissents, as well as of the majority opinion in the briefs.

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Dressler's Sum and Substance review.......2007-06-02

I found the package of cds convenient and easy to use in the car. I use Dressler's book Understanding Criminal Law for my forensic psychology graduate students. I find Dressler's easy to understand style yet comprehensive and scholarly review of criminal law, legal concepts and legal analysis to be perfect for these students. I have decided to add the Sum and Substance cds to the library reserve for them to review as needed and also to experience first hand an excellent law school professor.

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Not as good as other S&S CDs, coverage limited.......2005-07-24

Prof. Dressler is decent to listen to, but the overview given was too narrow in scope to be of much use in my Crim Law class. My professor was much more concerned with all the areas of Crim Law that are different from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. These CDs just give the basics.

THE MAGIC SUPPLEMENT every 1L needs for Criminal Law.......2004-11-27

Maybe I just dont like the Lexis-Nexis style review books, but I thought Dressler's hornbook was just not readable to me..

I picked up this audio package on tape today from half price books for $14.95 and figured "hey why not"

WOW was I amazed. Dressler really knows how to explain Criminal Law. I was barely hanging in after midterms but I ended up pulling a very respectable grade in the course because of this supplement.

very good review or introduction.......2004-10-11

This lecture is very helpful as an introduction to criminal law or a fast review. Dressler is very easy to follow and he is a delight to listen to.

Great Overview.......2004-03-18

These tapes provide a great overview for exam study. I also used to the tapes to determine how I would structure my essay answers. Worth the price. Note that the content of the tapes is similar to Dressler's "Understanding Criminal Law." The tapes provide an advantage, howevever, because Dressler often gives exam strategies on the tapes.

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Genetic Dissection of Complex Traits will present the full range of methodologies that are essential for understanding the basis of human genetic disorders, the origin of such diseases, and theories on how to determine one's genetic predisposition to certain genetic diseases.

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great collection of statistical genetic techniques.......2002-05-23

This book is great because it covers all the bases in statistical genetics and features authors who are some of the founders in the field. My favorite chapter is on the Newton Morton number - mine is 2 :) Definitely a good read for anyone interested in a growing field.

Collection of Genetic Epidemiological Developments.......2001-02-21

There has been a lot of development of novel statistical methods in the last decade which has resulted in a better understanding of genetic disorders. There are not many existing books on the subject. This volume is a collection of excellent papers written by some of the renowned experts in the field. The papers range from the basic concepts in genetic epidemiology to applications of some of the most recently developed statistical techniques like CART . The precautions that one needs to take while analyzing genetic data have also been addressed in details. The final chapter by Newton Morton is a treat to read and provides a great overview of the future directions in the field. Overall the book will be very helpful to all genetic epidemiologists in their research.

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Molecular Dissection of Complex Traits
Andrew H. Paterson
Manufacturer: CRC
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ASIN: 0849376866

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In the past 10 years, contemporary geneticists using new molecular tools have been able to resolve complex traits into individual genetic components and describe each such component in detail. Molecular Dissection of Complex Traits summarizes the state of the art in molecular analysis of complex traits (QTL mapping), placing new developments in this field within the context of their historical origins. Leading authorities address central themes in analysis of complex phenotypes, and case histories of important work in this burgeoning field are presented by the principal investigators. The book is divided into three sections:

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Molecular Dissection of Complex Traits.

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Molecular Dissection of Complex Traits.
Andrew H. (ed) Paterson
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Laser cooling allows one to slow atoms to roughly the speed of a mosquito and to control their motions with unprecedented precision. This elegant technique, whereby atoms, molecules, and even microscopic beads of glass, can be trapped in small regions of free space by beams of light and subsequently moved at will using other beams, has revolutionized many areas of physics. In particular, it provides a useful research tool for the study of individual atoms, for investigating the details of chemical reactions, and even for the study of atomic motion in the quantum domain. This text begins with a review of the relevant aspects of quantum mechanics; it then turns to the electromagnetic interactions involved in slowing and trapping atoms, in both magnetic and optical traps. The concluding chapters discuss a broad range of applications, including atomic clocks, studies of ultra-cold collision processes, diffraction and interference of atomic beams, optical lattices, and Bose-Einstein condensation. The book is intended for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students who have some basic knowledge of optics and quantum mechanics. An extensive bibliography provides access to the current research literature.

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Great book to get a good understanding of laser cooling........2000-06-15

Laser cooling and trapping techniques have given researchers new tools to explore the atom's dynamics and control. The book gives a good introduction to the forces that arise when an atom interacts with a light (laser) field, and puts a lot of emphasis on giving the reader an excellent idea of what's going on when atoms and photons interact.

Rather than giving all the details of the mathematical and quantum mechanics background that is needed to understand the subject the authors concentrate on giving a clearer picture of the real physics involved.

The book starts with a review of the quantum mechanics principles used to understand laser cooling and trapping, which serves as a good remainder for a person who already has a basic grasp of it.

Although all the mathematical analysis that shows how the formulas and mathematical expressions are derived is not done in the book, the presentation is sufficient to guide the readers interested in it do the work by themselves.

The book also has an excellent reference guide that an interested person can use to get all the mathematical and experimental details on the field.

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Trapping of Neutral Atoms

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Laser cooling and trapping of neutral atoms (Progress in quantum electronics)
C. S Adams
Manufacturer: Elsevier Science
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Aliens land in an isolated British village and impregnate all of the women. Nine months later strange children with glowing eyes and intense intelligence "Midwich Cuckoos," emerge to undertake the conquest of the world.

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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03

Again, Wyndham uses telepathic children in a story. This time it is
handled completely differently, unlike the coming of the superhuman
story in The Chrysalids, the Midwich Cuckoos develops far more along
the lines of a horror story.

An alien force impregnates all the women in the small town of
Midwich. After all the pregnancies come to term, strange children are
born, with strange abilities that pose a serious threat.

The various political and military forces must come to a solution
that is ultimately palatable in England where this is happening.

a very british brand of sci-fi: subtle, off-stage action, heavy with implications.......2007-06-11

Viewers of the excellent early film version of this may feel disappointed: the pace is slow, there is lots of dialogue, and the characters are hard to grasp. What's more, the children are more of a threatening presence - they cannot even be told apart reliably - than the active individuals of the film. But if the reader sticks with it, there are great rewards to be found.

First, the principal story is about the village, Midwich, which is as normal a place in the English countryside as one can imagine. There is an extraordinary series of events, first a blackout of all residents in a well defined perimeter, and then the realization that all women of child-bearing age are simultaneously pregnant, about 60 women. The full first third of the novel portrays how residents attempt to deal with the pregnancies, how they establish a kind of solidarity between themselves, that will later prove brittle and prone to violence. It is here that the complex characters are estalished in a brilliant way that is imortant later.

Second, there is the enigma of the children, whose attributes are nothing short of extraordinary, in that they appear to have two massminds, one for girls and the other for boys. They are all able to impell the villagers to behave in certain ways, as in disallowing them to leave Midwich in a time of crisis. As they all appear to be clones, no individuals emerge. What is so wonderful is that so little is explained - virtually all of the action takes place off-stage, including what the children are planning beyond their survival. They remain a splendid mystery with cunningly placed details for the reader to piece together; many interpretations are possible, if the reader enjoys that kind of exercise of the imagination. Interestingly, it is never clear whether or not they can read minds, which is only implied obliquely, and there are limits to what they can see.

Third, the reader never gets a clearly defined meaning for it all, beyond the fact that they are alien and constitute a threat, perhaps to humanity as a whole. Instead, the main characters speculate on it and discuss it, with some very unusual ideas floating about. This too can be great fun, but again, it is piecing together hints. I was left with a sense of mystery at the complexity of the universe, which is such a delight to a middle-aged mind!

Finally, there is the action that a village leader decides to take. While there is very little actual violence, it is always a threat of dread to all the villagers. For all appearences out of character, the leader proves decisive and even prescient. But again, unlike the movie, very little of the final struggle is spelled out.

This is a splendid vehicle for the lively imagination. It is also very British, which will put many American readers off, as we explect clear and fast-paced action, unequivocal explanations, and a wrap-up (with the possibiltiy of a sequel). What you get is a large social drama with subtle characters, the recognition of a new "threat of the jungle" that is never defined and whose meaning remains a delicious mystery. Warmly recommended.

Buyer Beware.......2007-05-19

I should have looked more closely, but I bought this book because it was the only version available new directly from Amazon. I should have noticed that it is a dumbed-down abridgment. It may be good for Middle School children, but it is a shadow of the original classic work by John Wyndham.

A town impregnated by aliens.......2007-04-16

For those of you familiar with "Village of the Damned" this is the book it was based on. A town is impregnated by Aliens and spawns white haired glowing eyed children who can control people's thoughts and actions.
Another excellent read by John Wyndham.

A Classic of its Kind!.......2006-10-26

People who expect a horror story à la Stephen King (whom I don't read, by the way, I'm not into the horror genre), simply because the movie based on it, "Village of the Damned" and its remakes are classified as horror movies, are in for a disappointment. I understand how some of them might find it boring, though I find it anything but. This is more "soft" science fiction, more specifically sociology fiction, and as such it is a classic which I've read over and over again. It is by no means a children's book, though the main characters are children. It is well thought-out and thought-provoking.

Like another Wyndham book, "Rebirth" (retitled "The Chrysalids" in the newer version, with a rather ugly and totally inappropriate cover picture), another of my favorites, it's mainly about how an exogenous ("alien" if you prefer) group can (or not) integrate into our society. Zenna Henderson in her "People" series tackles the same theme, though her stories are a lot more upbeat and give a much kinder view of human nature - but then Henderson's "People" are not a threat to human society the way the Midwich Cuckoos are.

Everyone now knows the premise: for 24 hours, a little village in England (and other small communities all around the world, including in what was then the Soviet Union - a fact that is left out in the movies) is isolated and inaccessible. Then 9 months later, every child-bearing age woman is pregnant, a few with really their and their husbands' children, but most with these blond, golden-eyed babies who have the power of compulsion over them and other adults. (The title comes from the parallel with cuckoos, birds that lay their eggs in other birds' nests.) It slowly develops that those children are a real danger to the human race as we know it, and the problem is how to deal with them. Different societies react differently. In primitive societies they are left out to die of exposure. In some cases they don't survive for other reasons. The Russians have a scorched earth reaction that can never fly in England, where it's up to one man to deal with the problem, which he does with great courage and lucidity. He knows exactly what he's doing and why, and his farewell note to his wife is heart-rending.

It's true that the narrative is dry in parts, and the character of the narrator is sometimes maddeningly off-hand about the problem, totally unaware of its seriousness. Here Wyndham is pushing credibility (or his narrator's stupidity) a bit, but I think he was trying to make a point. But if you take this book for what it is, not a horror story but a philosophical view of how to deal with "otherness", about survival of a society and a civilization, about protection of the old order in the face of invasion or mutation, then you'll agree with me that this is a classic. And if you like it, I recommend you also read Rebirth/The Chrysalids.

Writing this has made me want to read it yet again!

The Midwich Cuckoos (Ballantine Classic, 02763)

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The Midwich Cuckoos (Ballantine Classic, 02763)
John Wyndham
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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John Wyndham
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THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS
WYNDHAM
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The Midwich Cuckoos
John Wyndham
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The Midwich Cuckoos
Kate Wilhem
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UK edition. Infant invaders wreak havoc in small town. Giant classic.

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The Midwich Cuckoos
John Wyndham
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John Wyndham
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John Wyndham
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