Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Racism & Sexism in Corporate America : The Myths, the Realities and the Solutions

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After decades of progress, African Americans, other minorities and women are hitting a "glass ceiling" in the corporate world. Discrimination may be illegal, but old attitudes are persisting in new guises. New approaches are needed to destroy this barrier to true equal opportunity. Anthony Stith shows individuals and companies how they can break the glass ceiling by:

* Exposing the myths and realities of affirmative action
* Fighting discriminatory behavior within corporations
* Taking Legal action
* Training staff to thrive in a diverse work environment

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Excellent Book.......2000-04-01

This book skillfully deals with the social taboos of racism and sexism that our society fails to address. It is revealing and on point while providing practical solutions to the problems.

Disappointing.......2000-01-25

As a seasoned human resources professional, I was looking forward to reading this book. This author takes an extremely negative approach and bashes human resource professionals in the process. This author clearly sees the glass as "half empty." Very disappointing.

A great book at helping me understand racism in businesses.......1999-03-03

Breaking The Glass Ceiling by Anthony Stith is a very useful class. He got right to the point about racism in business. I believe that he conveyed his point very clearly and in an easy manner to read.

A wonderful source of information and inspiration.......1999-01-18

Quarterly Black Review, Ahmad Wright

... an overflowing cauldron of anecdotes, government statistics, lectures, and prayers.... The best of the book ... is not its fiery reprimand of institutional racism, but the solutions given and hope provided for those fighting the good fight.... a hearty dose of tough love and strong medicine.

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This book offers a reassessment of the international monetary problems that led to the global economic crisis of the 1930s. It explores the connections between the gold standard--the framework regulating international monetary affairs until 1931--and the Great Depression that broke out in 1929. Eichengreen shows how economic policies, in conjunction with the imbalances created by World War I, gave rise to the global crisis of the 1930s. He demonstrates that the gold standard fundamentally constrained the economic policies that were pursued and that it was largely responsible for creating the unstable economic environment on which those policies acted. The book also provides a valuable perspective on the economic policies of the post-World War II period and their consequences.

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A Landmark Economics Study on the Economics of the Flawed Gold Standard.......2007-07-14

This is a landmark economics study on the effects of the disastrous gold standard in partly causing the Great Depression, along with the Federal Reserve contracting the money supply, related to the flawed gold standard. This book is intented for advanced economists and is probably not legible for most college-educated people.

Two other essential books on the subject are Essays on the Great Depression by Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve and America's top economist, and Lessons from the Great Depression (Lionel Robbins Lectures) by Peter Temin, one of the greatest economists of the Great Depression. Those books were also written for economists, although Bernanke's book can be read by average people if you skip around.

The average reader wanting to read about the gold standard in a way that a general reader can understand should read the Pulitzer Prize-winning Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (Oxford History of the United States) by David Kennedy. Kennedy's writes thoroughly about the economics of the Great Depression, yet the Oxford History of the United States is designed for everyone to read.

Tries too hard to prove its Keynesian case.......2005-01-17

This book tries to prove the Gold Standard does not work. It should have considered the possibility from a monetarist point of view that the Gold Standard did not work because central bankers, rather than tens of thousands of gold-trading merchants, were controlling the flow of gold. As such, central bankers are prone to collusion and game theory takes over, rather than economic self-interest, which is the real reason IMO why the gold standard failed in the 1930s.

But it is a useful book to highlight the blow-by-blow account of the failure of the gold standard (i.e., fixed money supply) in the 1930s Great Depression (which itself was caused by central bankers), if you read between the lines.

For experts only........2002-02-25

This book would probably make a good textbook for a college course on international financial affairs, but for someone like myself who just wanted to know what the gold standard was, this book is like pulling teeth. Mr. Eichengreen's "Golden Fetters" just goes into too much detail. By page nine of the introduction I wished I hadn't bought the book, by page 30 I was ready to donate it to the local library. If you live and breathe the stock market or international finance, this book may be for you. I'll just wait for a good documentary on the subject on television.

A tremendous trip into la-la land.......2001-08-02

Barry Eichengreen's classic tale of financial hubris and mismanagement is almost ten years old. But it's still riveting. It's a broad-sweep introduction for generalists and financial buffs alike. And it's very well written too.

The book begins by describing the inner workings of the gold standard and how it evolved from its inception in the 1800s. This part may be a bit dry for generalists, but once underway all the terms become quite easy to understand. It's worth persevering since WW1changed the way the world worked. In particular, the after effects of the war made staying on gold much more difficult for countries experiencing persistent balance of payments deficits.

After that, Eichengreen goes on a tour of the interwar years and aims to show why the collapse of the gold standard and the plunge into depression had nothing to do with the US stock market and everything to do with rivalries and mismanagment on an international scale. The US crash was a symptom of an international crisis, not the cause.

All the classic powderkegs are there. The UK's mindless attempt to rejoin the gold standard at the overvalued, pre-war rate. Vindictive French domestic politics and the hyperinflations in continental Europe. Vindictive French attempts to humiliate the Germans over reparations. Bank runs in Germany and Austria. French and American attempts to bend the rules of the Gold Standard for their own national interests. Wild swings in capital flows from Europe to the US and back again. And the cataclysmic days of 1931 when the whole system collapsed under the weight of banking crises and currency contagion - in ways very similar to Asia in 1997.

After the crash, we get down to the Great Depression and who fared the best. This part is much shorter since it isn't as complicated. Basically, those countries that devalued quickly and went the free market route fared much better than those that didn't. Sweden was a star performer. The US can be found towards the back of the class. Dear old Blighty gets full marks for going solo, although more recent evidence shows this had more to do with throwing in the towel than playing with new ideas.

Strangely there's little mention of Japan. Nippon took a beating in the late 1920s while the yen remained fixed to gold. Once sterling devalued, the Japanese followed suit. The recovery was swift and full blooded. But the central bank forgot to stop the printing press once growth returned and ended up fighting hyperinflation in the late 1930s. So Eichengreen's line that giving up was the great panacea isn't quite as true as he'd have you believe.

All told, Golden Fetters is great. While it lacks facts and figures on banking problems and doesn't really provide convincing evidence on contagion, it works really well as a diary of contrasting fortunes in Europe and the US after the guns fell silent in 1918. If you like history then this is for you.

Excellent reading!.......2000-04-12

Eichengreen does it again. His easy-reading prose takes the reader through the monetary meanders of the post-WWI scenario, alternating historical narrative with clear, in-depth looks into economic theory and economic thought. The book features a comprehensive analysis of the intricacies of the interwar gold standard. The international conferences, the German hyperinflation, the roller-coaster of the Franc between 1924 and 1926 and the monetary determinants of the Great Depression are studied with extreme accuracy. This magnificient account will not disappoint either the academic reader or the learned non-specialist.

Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939

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Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939
Barry Eichengreen
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939 (NBER Series on Long-Term Factors in Economic Development)

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Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939 (NBER Series on Long-Term Factors in Economic Development)
Barry Eichengreen
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Liability of medical practitioners as well as hospitals has become increasingly important throughout the last decades. The number of claims as well as the amounts of damages have risen. Are mere modifications of the classical liability law sufficient to meet the needs of the 21st century's society? Is the introduction of a no-fault compensation model on the basis of the existence of insurance or funds the solution to the problem? This study provides an overview of the legal situations in various European countries and (because of its dissimilarity) New Zealand. Moreover the case law of these jurisdictions is analyzed by renowned tort law experts. A comparative survey highlights the discernible tendencies. Furthermore, the economic aspects of the liability systems in the health care area are presented. The reader finds information about the different ways in which contractual liability, liability based on fault, insurance and fund models are combined.

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RAAKS is a participatory method that facilitates networking and communication processes. It can be used to improve the generation and use of agricultural knowledge and innovation. This resource box includes a guide to the RAAKS method, plus windows (specific ways to gain a perspective on the situation) and tools to be used in practice. Each window and each tool is on a separate card. A RAAKS team can choose a combination to fit their situation. The accompanying book, The Social Organization of Innovation, combines theory and case studies, providing detailed background material for the methodology. A KIT/CTA/STOAS coproduction. Book, guide, and boxed cards. The book included in the RAAKS resource box is also available separately.

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This book is aimed at those readers who already have some knowledge of mathematical methods and have also been introduced to the basic ideas of quantum optics. It should be attractive to students who have already explored one of the more introductory texts such as Loudon's The quantum theory of light (2/e, 1983, OUP) and are seeking to acquire the mathematical skills used in real problems. This book is not primarily about the physics of quantum optics but rather presents the mathematical methods widely used by workers in this field. There is no comparable book which covers either the range or the depth of mathematical techniques.

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Review of "Methods in theoretical quantum optics".......2001-10-18

I find this book really excellent. It gives a masterly
written introduction to all the most fundamental mathematical
methods in quantum optics. The concepts are introduced very
carefully, all the passages are explained in full detail, and
the discussion is very thorough throghout the book.
The authors gradually and clearly introduce the main
mathematical objects always relating them to basic
interactions and physical situations.
Special care is dedicated to the discussion of the basic
quantum states, number, thermal, coherent and squeezed.
Atomic coherent states and multimode extensions are discussed
as well. In each instance, simple Hamiltonian models
giving rise to the fundamental quantum states are
introduced and analysed in detail; among others,
I find excellent the detailed analysis devoted to the Jaynes--Cummings model, the beam splitter,
and the squeezing Hamiltonian.
Quite a substantial part of the book is dedicated
to the discussion of the statistical properties of the
electromagnetic field, in particular the
characteristic functions
and their associated quasiprobability distributions.
I believe that this book will be very useful both as
an introductory textbook for graduate and advanced
undergraduate students, as well as a reference book
for professionals working in the field of quantum optics
and basic quantum mechanics.

Advanced Field Theory: Micro, Macro, and Thermal Physics

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Advanced Field Theory: Micro, Macro, and Thermal Physics
Hiroomi Umezawa
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This book describes how modern quantum field theory is capable of treating not only quantum field particles, but also objects with classical and quantum mechanical degrees of freedom, including thermal degrees of freedom. It thus provides a unified overview of many areas of physics on the basis of the concept of macroscopic quantum vacuum.

Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 1: Master Equations and Fokker-Planck Equations (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)

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Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 1: Master Equations and Fokker-Planck Equations (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)
Howard J. Carmichael
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ASIN: 3540548823

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The book provides an introduction to the methods of quantum statistical mechanics used in quantum optics and their application to the quantum theories of the single-mode laser and optical bistability. The generalized representations of Drummond and Gardiner are discussed together with the more standard methods for deriving Fokker--Planck equations. Particular attention is given to the theory of optical bistability formulated in terms of the positive P-representation, and the theory of small bistable systems. This is a textbook at an advanced graduate level. It is intended as a bridge between an introductory discussion of the master equation method and problems of current research.

Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 2: Non-Classical Fields (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)

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Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 2: Non-Classical Fields (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)
Howard J. Carmichael
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Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 2 - Non-Classical Fields continues the development of the methods used in quantum optics to treat open quantum systems and their fluctuations. Its early chapters build upon the phase-space methods introduced in the first volume Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 1 - Matter Equations and Fokker-Planck Equations: the difficulties these methods face in treating non-classical light are exposed, where the regime of large fluctuations – failure of the system size expansion – is shown to be particularly problematic. Cavity QED is adopted as a natural vehicle for extending quantum noise theory into this regime. In response to the issues raised, the theory of quantum trajectories is presented as a universal approach to the treatment of fluctuations in open quantum systems.

This book presents its material at a level suitable for beginning researchers or students in an advanced course in quantum optics, or a course in quantum mechanics or statistical physics that deals with open quantum systems. The text is complemented by exercises and interspersed notes that point the reader to side issues or a deeper exploration of the material presented.

The Electromagnetic Origin Of Quantum Theory And Light

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The Electromagnetic Origin Of Quantum Theory And Light
Dale M. Grimes , and Craig A. Grimes
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Bell anchored the logic chain begun by Einstein, Rosen, and Podolsky and tested by Aspect et al., showing that entangled electrons are nonlocal. Feynman showed that free electrons are nonlocal in that they travel between any two points using all possible paths. The authors postulate nonlocality of eigenstate electrons and find quantum theory arises from classical electromagnetic field theory. Source fields for photons are detailed. This volume:

· Successfully bridges electromagnetism and quantum theory, detailing their common origin, · Significantly reduces the postulatory base of quantum mechanics,

· Is particularly useful for photonics scientists seeking to understand properties of light, and

· Provides a complete electromagnetic description of photons and the Ritz photonic power-frequency rules.

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This volume presents the state of the art in the research on new possibilities for communication and computation based on quantum theory and nonlocality, as well as related directions and problems. It discusses challenging issues: decoherence and irreversibility; nonlocality and superluminosity; photonics; quantum information and communication; quantum computation.

Quantum Control and Measurement: Proceedings of the Isqm Satellite Workshop Arl, Hitachi, Hatoyama, Saitama, August 28-29, 1992 (North-Holland Delta Series)

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Quantum Control and Measurement: Proceedings of the Isqm Satellite Workshop Arl, Hitachi, Hatoyama, Saitama, August 28-29, 1992 (North-Holland Delta Series)

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Quantum Field Theory in a Semiotic Perspective (Schriften der Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften)

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Quantum Field Theory in a Semiotic Perspective (Schriften der Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften)
Hans Günter Dosch , Volkhard F. Müller , and Norman Sieroka
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ASIN: 3540282114

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Viewing physical theories as symbolic constructions came to the fore in the middle of the nineteenth century with the emancipation of the classical theory of the electromagnetic field from mechanics; most notably this happened through the work of Helmholtz, Hertz, Poincaré, and later Weyl. The epistemological problems that nourished this development are today highlighted within quantum field theory. The present essay starts off with a concise and non-technical outline of the firmly based aspects of relativistic quantum field theory, i.e. the very successful description of subnuclear phenomena. The particular methods, by which these different aspects have to be accessed, then get described as distinct facets of quantum field theory. The authors show how these different facets vary with respect to the relation between quantum fields and associated particles. Thus, by emphasising the respective role of various basic concepts involved, the authors claim that only a very general epistemic approach can properly account for this diversity - an account they trace back to the philosophical writings of the aforementioned physicists and mathematicians. Finally, what they call their semiotic perspective on quantum field theory gets related to recent discussions within the philosophy of science and turns out to act as a counterbalance to, for instance, structural realism.

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A Gent from Bear Creek and Other Tales
Robert E. Howard
Manufacturer: Wildside Press
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ASIN: 0809511770
Release Date: 2005-05-19

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a gent from bear creek.......2007-05-19

this show the lighter side of Robert E. Howard. the man was never a novelist of the hemingway tradition, but he could spin a yarn that you could almost taste the sweat on your lips or hear the pounding of horse hooves, or maybe your own heart. this book is one of his different submissions a rare look into the humor side of a troubled life.

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A GENT FROM BEAR CREEK AND OTHER TALES
Robert E. & Paul Herman (introduction) Howard
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