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At the Heart of the Union: Studies of the European Commission
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The European Commission is very much at the heart of the European Union. It undertakes a large number of responsibilities, it exercises as whole variety of roles, and it is the institution which is most readily associated and identified with the Union's many different activities. This books makes a major contribution to furthering understanding of the Commission by bringing together a broad range of different perspectives on different aspects of the nature and functioning of the Commission.
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Managing Commodity Risk: Using Commodity Futures and Options
John J. Stephens , and
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Managing Commodity Risk is a clear and practical guide to managing commodity risk and explains how the commodity futures markets can be used to the manager's advantage.
Beginning with a general overview of the definitions, processes and procedures, the book then explains in detail each of the individual approaches and looks at topics such as the commodity markets and their instruments, hedging with commodity futures and options and commodity futures exchanges. There is a checklist with key issues and approaches raised at the end of each chapter.
This book is a practical primer for business managers who wish to manage and minimise the risk within their own industry.
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In depth coverage in an easy to follow format.......2006-06-22
This book saved my ... well, you know what. Working on a software project for a client involving their risk management accounting, I had to get up to speed with that subject, and quickly. This book saved me literally months of Q&A and helped me implement the right solution.
What I liked most about the book is the detailed explanation it gives, it doesn't presume you're familiar with commodity exchanges and vehicles. Some might find it insults their intelligence, but I wouldn't have any other way. If I want to learn about a subject that's new to me, I want a book that makes no presumption about my knowledge or experience, I want a book that will rather elaborate more than necessary than the other way around. And that's what makes this book so great over the others that collect dust on my bookshelf.
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* The most complete reference available to cover the psychological or 'human need' aspect of interviewing * Offers a guide to 'affective' interviewing rather than the outdated and often illegal coercive tactics of the past
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Excellent Source For Real, Practical, and Effective Info..........2004-12-26
As a licensed private investigator and an avid reader of investigative texts, I can personally attest that this text successfully meets the true test of value for investigative texts - it imparts the reader with ability to effectively employ its teachings. Mr. Yeschke has done an excellent job of properly articulating the techniques/procedures necessary to perform effective interviews.
The text is a perfect combination of real, practical, and effective techniques/procedures and actual case examples. The text goes into great detail in building the basic foundation of effective interviewing skills, such as understanding human psychology (in deception), proper interview preparation, successfully employing the self-fulfilling prophecy, tactical concepts, evidence collection, public vs. private sector investigations, the interview process, controlling the interview environment, proper phrasing of questions (closed vs. open questions), and evaluating the evidence obtained from the interview. The text then demonstrates practical application of these skills using actual case examples. I highly recommend this text to anyone looking to learn effective investigative interviewing skills.
As always, check with your local library or bookstore to see if you can read/review this or any title before deciding to make a purchase. This method has effectively allowed me to make the most of my investigative library budget.
I hope you found this review helpful. [...]
Great stuff !!.......2004-05-14
If you are interested in conducting serious and professional investigative interviews this is one of the first books you should pick up. It talks about numerous interviewing techniques on how to extract vital information from the person your interviewing without asking "leading questions". I got over 5 pages of notes out of the first few chapters alone.
Top Notch.......2000-06-26
I have been a police officer for 5 years, and have received alot of training in the police field. In 5 years I have found that there is very minimal training in obtaining confessions from suspects. Obtaining voluntary confessions from suspects is a very important task in today's modern world. I found this book to be very informative and it explains to the reader the many parts to an interview before leading into an interogation. This book also also explains that showing empathy works better at obtaining confessions than the old methods of coersion. I enjoyed the book and am excited to get to apply its teachings in my interviews. I believe that the methods taught in this book are worth while and will work if you are patient and use them properly
Fluff.......2000-05-02
Ninety-five percent mundane recycled touchy feely fluff and 5% useful information. Not worth the price even for those who would appreciate the fluff.
Useful and Practical Information for those who need answers.......1999-04-25
Its not easy getting the answers you sometimes need from difficult people in difficul situtions. But this book gives you the information that can make your job easier. Full of practical and easy to implement information, if you do investigative interview you should have this book in your library.
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Pests Diseases and Ailments of Australian Plants
David L. Jones , and
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Amateur and professional gardeners, horticulturists, commercial nurseries and students will find this book invaluable. An authoritative reference on pests, diseases and nutritional disorders of Australian plants. Over 300 introduced and native pests and diseases are described. Simple charts will help the reader diagnose the specific symptoms and remedy for their plant. Colour photographs and detailed line drawings of pests, insect life cycles and damage symptoms on plants help identify the problem.
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Oxford Reviews of Reproductive Biology: Volume 14 (Oxford Reviews of Reproductive Biology)
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Oxford Reviews of Reproductive Biology is published annually and each volume provides up-to-date, authoritative accounts of important, active areas of research in the field. The reviews cover a wide range of subjects and are written by specialists. The main emphasis is on new progress in the
study of human and mammalian reproduction, with noteworthy reports drawn from other disciplines. The reviews cover subjects at all biological levels, including physiological, cellular, molecular, and applied aspects. The series is intended for all those working in the fields of reproduction,
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Molecular Rotation Spectra (Dover Phoenix Editions)
H. W. Kroto
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This rigorous mathematical treatment offers a blend of the physical understanding necessary to formulate problems related to molecular rotation spectra and the abstract quantum mechanical expertise needed to solve them. 95 illustrations. 1975 edition.
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Dynamics of Molecular Liquids
Walter G. Rothschild
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1686. Translated into English by Andrew Motte in 1729, this book is a complete volume of Newton's mathematical principles relating to natural philosophy and his system of the world. Newton, one of the most brilliant scientists and thinkers of all time, presents his theories, formulas and thoughts. Included are chapters relative to the motion of bodies; motion of bodies in resisting mediums; and system of the world in mathematical treatment; a section on axioms or laws of motion, and definitions.
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It's amazing that Hawking (and others) considers himself a scientist.......2007-10-08
The arrogance of one man will never cease to amaze me, probably even more so than all the bamboozling he does to continue to push such doomed 'theories' that are more of a religion than science (i.e. string 'theory') onto the scientific world at large. The fact that he presumes to be the co-author with the likes of Newton should already tell you what you're in for. His over inflated ego adds nothing and in fact detracts from what Newton had already laid out beautifully. Please Steven Hawking, do us all a favor and disappear quietly into one of your black holes-preferably one that leaves no further information about you behind.
An awe-insipring work, but not a useful source of information.......2006-12-05
A few years ago I was bored with most of what was available in book stores, and it seemed as though I had read through everything interesting (a few things that were not). My desire to be intellectually wowed lead me to purchase this book, and it served its purpose. Newton's ideas are not that difficult to follow if you take time to think about them, but Newton did not simply have to follow these principles; he had to derive them himself, and within a single lifetime I might add. This work allowed me to appreciate the brilliance of Newton in a similar manner as one appreciates an impresseive work of art, and like many fine works of art, its ability to display the impressive magnitude of its creator's abilities far outshines its ability to teach the observer something new. In a world void of any other books on physics or mathematics I suppose The Principia would be adequate as an educational resource, but in a world where far better textbooks exist, this book no longer retains much pedagogical value.
Poor Quality Rendition of Newton's Masterpiece.......2005-12-12
I can hardly believe Hawking lent his credibility to this edition. Although his motivation of getting people to read classics is great, this edition barely contains any Hawking commentary, is riddled with errors and omissions, and fell apart after just a couple of months of use. Buy the Green Lion or the big Blue edition instead!
This is a key masterpiece in the history of Science........2000-11-13
I bought this book not for the purpose of learning Classical Mechanics from it, but for the scientific curiosity of learning how the great Isaac Newton presented his revolutionary scientific ideas to the world. Of course, it is difficult to read. This is an old translation of a book written in Latin more than 300 years ago!
This book is a jewel. Just like the original works of Einstein, Maxwell, Heisenberg, Schroedinger and all those giants. The person buying this book should not expect to find a clear didactic textbook when originally it was not written for the layman, but for the expert scientific community of its time. Buy this book, sit back, scan through it, and enjoy a true piece of history.
Difficult. I am not in a position to comment........1999-09-25
I read up to Prop 6 and could not quite carry on. His language is not easy to understand. I hope someone will publish a Dictionary of it. Anyway, his proof of Kepler's 2nd theorem is clever, and he is very rigorous mathematically for his time. ...
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This book is the revised translations that were done in 1729 by Andrew Mott. Cajori has also added an historical and explanatory appendix.
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Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical principles of natural philosophy and his System of the world,
Isaac Newton
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Streetlights: Illuminating Tales of the Urban Black Experience
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