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201 Ways to Say No Effectively and Gracefully (Quick-Tip Survival Guides)
Alan Axelrod , and James Holtje Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Book Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0070062196 |
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When asked to perform impossible feats at work some women (and men) boldly refuse. Others nod "yes" through weak smiles or clenched teeth, then stagger around under crippling loads. If you fall into the latter camp, this well-executed trove of quick tips can give you the backbone to dodge work overload, bad ideas, prying questions, nuisances, bullies, procrastinators looking for companionship, and demands for undeserved raises or even well-deserved ones if the budget won't permit it. Helpful role plays ensure that underlings, higher-ups, and clients on the receiving end of your naysaying will walk away with other choices, solid explanations, or a well-deserved smack on the wrist.Book Description
Need to say ``no'' to the boss but can't imagine how to do it? here are 201 ways to say no in all kinds of situations without alientating or annoying the denied person.Customer Reviews:
A Solid Effort!.......2001-02-17
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201 Ways to Say No Effectively and Gracefully (Quick-Tip Survival Guides)
Alan Axelrod James Holtje Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OFH9VY |
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Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers
Thomas A. McLaughlin Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471205702 |
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Essential, accessible guidelines for interpreting and using financial information"A wonderful resource for nonprofit managers and board members alike. It hits the mark by simplifying accounting concepts and providing practical advice that can help nonprofits achieve a higher degree of accountability."
-Paula Van Ness, President and CEO, Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America
"After thirty-three years of managing in the nonprofit sector, I find I could have used the information in Streetsmart when I first began my career. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the effective management of nonprofit organizations."
-George W. Kessinger, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
"The first edition of McLaughlin's book was a masterpiece-clearly written, concise, and insightful. These traits also characterize the Second Edition. This is an excellent text for students and also a reference that every nonprofit professional should have on their bookshelf."
-Norman A. Dolch, PhD, Director of the Nonprofit Programs and Professor of Sociology
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
"Tom McLaughlin contributes a valuable tool to those working for the betterment of society in the nonprofit fields: an important, highly readable, intelligent review of those issues which determine success and failure. All too often, well-meaning nonprofit managers find their organizations in constant crisis due to their mission-focus and mission-drive to the detriment of sound financial management. Streetsmart Financial Basics is a fast way of balancing management skills short of returning for an MBA."
-Jeffrey R. Solomon, PhD, President, The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies
The Second Edition of this popular resource explains in plain English how to read, interpret, and implement financial data from bookkeepers and accountants to make management decisions that ensure an organization's long-term financial viability. Organized into four distinct parts-Analysis, Accounting, Operations, and Control-this book offers a host of hands-on resources for managers, including:
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Provides essential, accessible guidelines for interpreting and using financial information. Explains in plain English how to read, interpret, and implement financial data from bookkeepers and accountants to make management decisions that ensure an organization's long-term financial viability.
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Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers
Thomas A. McLaughlin Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 047111457X |
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Get the financial tools you need to make sound business decisions for your nonprofit organizationNonprofit managers, let this book show you how to become a better consumer of financial information. To get the most out of the information your bookkeepers and accountants provide, you need to understand and interpret it correctly. Written by Thomas McLaughlin, a nonprofit management expert, it cuts through technical jargon and complex mathematical contortions to give you the nuts and bolts of nonprofit financial managementâas it happens in the real world. In a friendly, informal style, McLaughlin schools you in all the important terms and concepts, explains how to read and interpret financial reports, shows you how to analyze and control costs, provides practical tips for budgeting, and much more.
Clear, easy-to-follow explanations of financial management essentials, from balance sheets and cost analyses to budgeting and internal cost control
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Excellent intro to accounting/finance for the novice........1999-08-30
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Outside the Law: Narratives on Justice in America
Manufacturer: Beacon Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0807044067 |
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Outside the Law; Narratives on Justice in America
Editors Manufacturer: Beacon Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000T898L0 |
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Outside the Law: Narratives on Justice in America
Susan Richards and Porter Shreve(Editors) Shreve Manufacturer: Boston: Beacon Press, ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000U2KU3U |
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Advances in Rice Blast Research (Developments in Plant Pathology)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0792362578 |
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Advances in Rice Blast Research provides a complete overview of the research undertaken on the rice-blast pathosystem. This book gathers in one volume the most recent works on rice blast fungus genetics and molecular biology of pathogenicity, rice blast fungus population studies, and genetics and molecular biology of rice resistance to blast, including resistance gene cloning. It also presents the latest results on resistance breeding and resistance management strategies, epidemiology and disease management.
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Rice Blast Disease
Rao Manibhushan Manufacturer: Daya Publishing House,India ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 8170351308 |
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Rice Blast Disease (Cabi Publishing)
Manufacturer: CABI ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0851989357 |
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Blast continues to be the most destructive fungal disease of rice despite decades of research devoted to its control. This book has been developed from a conference held in Madison, Wisconsin, in August 1993, and presents a comprehensive review of the current status of our knowledge of the disease and its management. The main focus is an examination of approaches to management by integrating basic knowledge about the disease with developments in rice biotechnology, biological control, breeding for disease resistance and indigenous agricultural knowledge. With recent progress in rice and fungal transformation and in the mapping and cloning of rice genes, the potential contribution of biotechnology is also assessed. The book consists of 33 chapters, divided into five main parts covering: pathogen biology; host plant resistance; pathogen population dynamics and utilization of host plant resistance; epidemiology, loss assessment and management; and farmers' perspectives. Six chapters by authors outside the rice research community bring different perspectives to bear on ecological, molecular, biological and sociological aspects of rice blast disease. It represents the standard work on its subject and will be indispensable for plant pathologists as well as agronomists and plant breeders concerned with rice production.
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The Rice Blast Disease: Proceedings of a Symposium at the International Rice Research Institute, July 1963
Internatioanl Rice Research Institute Manufacturer: Johns Hopins Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000JGLIT2 |
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AGILENT DEBUTS FIRST MICROARRAY FOR RICE BLAST DISEASE.: An article from: Biotech Business
Manufacturer: Worldwide Videotex ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008DNPUG Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from Biotech Business, published by Worldwide Videotex on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 554 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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Agilent, NCSU Blast Rice Disease.: An article from: Analytic Separations News
Manufacturer: Business Communications Company, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008G9W0K Release Date: 2005-06-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Analytic Separations News, published by Business Communications Company, Inc. on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 316 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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Blast and foot rot diseases of rice in Madras State, (I.C.A.R. research series)
C. S Krishnaswamy Manufacturer: Indian Council of Agricultural Research ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007JPO50 |
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Chemical control of rice blast (Miscellaneous publication / Texas Agricultural Experiment Station)
Mohammad Hasan Ashrafuzzman Manufacturer: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007FS62M |
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Der Reisbrenner in Sudkorea: Eine geographische Untersuchung zur Bedeutung biotischer Begrenzungsfaktoren im Reisanbau (Giessener Beitrage zur Entwicklungsforschung)
Thomas Duve Manufacturer: Tropeninstitut ProductGroup: Book Binding: Perfect Paperback ASIN: 3924829209 |
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Final technical report on inheritance of disease resistance in rice with special reference to blast helminthosporiose and bacterial blight
S. Y Padmanabhan Manufacturer: Central Rice Research Institute ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007AJQ1W |
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Aspects of Littorinid Biology (Developments in Hydrobiology)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0792354613 |
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Members of the family Littorinidae are among the most widely studied gastropod molluscs and the more questions we answer about this group, the more questions are inevitably posed. Littorinid research spans diverse disciplines, from molecular biology, physiology, ecology, systematics and evolutionary biology to elegant anatomical studies. The papers n this volume reflect the current research being carried out on littorinids, and fall into three broad themes: systematics, ecology, and pollution studies.
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Geophysical Inverse Theory and Regularization Problems (Methods in Geochemistry and Geophysics)
Michael S. Zhdanov Manufacturer: Elsevier Science ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0444510893 |
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This book presents state-of-the-art geophysical inverse theory developed in modern mathematical terminology. The book brings together fundamental results developed by the Russian mathematical school in regularization theory and combines them with the related research in geophysical inversion carried out in the West. It presents a detailed exposition of the methods of regularized solution of inverse problems based on the ideas of Tikhonov regularization, and shows the different forms of their applications in both linear and nonlinear methods of geophysical inversion. This text is the first to treat many kinds of inversion and imaging techniques in a unified mathematical manner.
The book is divided in five parts covering the foundations of the inversion theory and its applications to the solution of different geophysical inverse problems, including potential field, electromagnetic, and seismic methods. The first part is an introduction to inversion theory. The second part contains a description of the basic methods of solution of the linear and nonlinear inverse problems using regularization. The following parts treat the application of regularization methods in gravity and magnetic, electromagnetic, and seismic inverse problems. The key connecting idea of these applied parts of the book is the analogy between the solutions of the forward and inverse problems in different geophysical methods. The book also includes chapters related to the modern technology of geophysical imaging, based on seismic and electromagnetic migration.
This volume is unique in its focus on providing a link between the methods used in gravity, electromagnetic, and seismic imaging and inversion, and represents an exhaustive treatise on inversion theory.
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Geophysical Data Analysis: Discrete Inverse Theory Revised Edition (International Geophysics Series) (International Geophysics)
William Menke Manufacturer: Academic Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0124909213 |
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Discrete Inverse and State Estimation Problems: With Geophysical Fluid Applications
Carl Wunsch Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0521854245 |
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The problems of making inferences about the natural world from noisy observations and imperfect theories occur in almost all scientific disciplines. This book addresses these problems using examples taken from geophysical fluid dynamics. It focuses on discrete formulations, both static and time-varying, known variously as inverse, state estimation or data assimilation problems. Starting with fundamental algebraic and statistical ideas, the book guides the reader through a range of inference tools including the singular value decomposition, Gauss-Markov and minimum variance estimates, Kalman filters and related smoothers, and adjoint (Lagrange multiplier) methods. The final chapters discuss a variety of practical applications to geophysical flow problems. Discrete Inverse and State Estimation Problems is an ideal introduction to the topic for graduate students and researchers in oceanography, meteorology, climate dynamics, and geophysical fluid dynamics. It is also accessible to a wider scientific audience; the only prerequisite is an understanding of linear algebra.
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Geophysical Inverse Theory
Robert L. Parker Manufacturer: Princeton University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0691036349 |
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In many physical sciences, the most natural description of a system is with a function of position or time. In principle, infinitely many numbers are needed to specify that function, but in practice only finitely many measurements can be made. Inverse theory concerns the mathematical techniques that enable researchers to use the available information to build a model of the unknown system or to determine its essential properties. In Geophysical Inverse Theory, Robert Parker provides a systematic development of inverse theory at the graduate and professional level that emphasizes a rigorous yet practical solution of inverse problems, with examples from experimental observations in geomagnetism, seismology, gravity, electromagnetic sounding, and interpolation. Although illustrated with examples from geophysics, this book has broad implications for researchers in applied disciplines from materials science and engineering to astrophysics, oceanography, and meteorology.
Parker's approach is to avoid artificial statistical constructs and to emphasize instead the reasonable assumptions researchers must make to reduce the ambiguity that inevitably arises in complex problems. The structure of the book follows a natural division in the subject into linear theory, in which the measured quantities are linear functionals of the unknown models, and nonlinear theory, which covers all other systems but is not nearly so well understood. The book covers model selection as well as techniques for drawing firm conclusions about the earth independent of any particular model.
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Not very accessible.......2004-02-16
Students in my class found the presentation too theoretical, and couldn't relate the material in the book to their own research projects. In particular, many of them found that the book made use of too much advanced mathematics without adequate explanation. Many of the exercises in the book are extremely challenging, but there aren't enough relatively simple exercises to help students build confidence in their understanding of the material. In order to be prepared for this text, students need to have a strong background in linear algebra, numerical computing, and some understanding of basic ideas in functional analysis.
On the other hand, I've found this book to be a useful reference in my own research.
Delightful mix of theory and practice.......1999-10-28
What I like most is the way the author reaches into the heart of the problem at each level before going into the nitty gritty math (which is well presented too). The philosophical discussions (especially in chapter 4) are particularly enjoyable.
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Deconvolution and Inverse Theory (Methods in Geochemistry and Geophysics)
V. Dimri Manufacturer: Elsevier ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0444894934 |
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This is the first study to present simultaneously both deconvolution and inversion, two powerful tools of data analysis. Featured within this volume are various geophysical convolution models and a treatment of deconvolution for a time-varying signal. The single channel time-varying deconvolution is shown equivalent to the multichannel time-invariant deconvolution, thus a formalism and associated algorithms can handle both. Inverse theory as well as various inversion schemes are presented on the basis of a relationship between a small perturbation to the model and its effects on the observation. The information theory inversion scheme is discussed, and several types of norm of minimization presented. Additionally, concepts and results of inverse theory are applied to design a new deconvolution operator for estimating magnetization and density distribution, and the constraint of the Backus-Gilbert formalism of inverse theory is used to design a new prediction error filter for maximum entropy spectral estimates.
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Geophysical Data Analysis: Discrete Inverse Theory Revised Edition (International Geophysics Series) (International Geophysics)
William Menke Manufacturer: Academic Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OHWA0W |
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Geophysical Data Analysis: Discrete Inverse Theory Revised Edition (International Geophysics Series) (International Geophysics)
William Menke Manufacturer: NY ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MUCDDK |
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Geophysical Data Analysis: Understanding Inverse Problem Theory and Practice (Course Notes Series, Vol 6)
M. A. Meju Manufacturer: Society of Exploration ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1560800275 |
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Geophysical Data Interpretation by Inverse Modeling (Theory & Practice of Applied Geophysics)
Manufacturer: Friedrich Vieweg & Sohn Verlag ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 3528065230 |
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Introduction to the Theory of Thermal Neutron Scattering
G. L. Squires Manufacturer: Dover Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 048669447X |
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A beautiful account of complex theory in simple terms.......1999-10-15
Excellent book for learning the basics of neutron scattering.......1998-11-11
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INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF THERMAL NEUTRON SCATTERING.
G. L. Squires Manufacturer: Dover Publications, ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000N7EJZ2 |
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For the Love of a Dog: Classic Bird Dog Stories
Manufacturer: Wilderness Adventures Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1885106807 |
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Great Book of Short Stories.......2007-07-19
You dont need to love a dog to enjoy this book!.......2001-06-07
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