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Clear instructions about electronic resumes and networking........1998-11-26

Nice how-to material on the electronic resume, content and formatting. Could profit from including analysis of effectiveness of resume-posting on job sites. If you are interested email me. I am collecting Web job hunting resources available for WI jobs, and found a couple of good references in this book. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to creat an electronic resume.

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Arbitration 2002: Workplace Arbitration: A Process in Evolution

The 55th Proceedings of the National Academy of Arbitrators covers a wide variety of problems that arbitrators confront on a daily basis. Topics covered, range from due process to ethics, evidence, money, and violence. In addition, there are a number of industry-specific topics focusing on health care, the Postal Service, the airlines, and the telecommunications industries along with current issues in Canadian arbitration.

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It's getting hot in New York, and the chic, elite, and well-to-do are headed out to their favorite summer stomping ground. On the surface the Hamptons are a paradise of giant houses, tennis courts, and chauffeured Mercedes. In reality, they hide secrets that are neither glamorous nor civilized. Everyone's dying to see what new scandals this summer will bring.

But this year, it's not a Wall Street tycoon who starts the scandal papers rolling. It's a local fisherman, Andrew Kane, who has the unfortunate luck to reel in the headless body of a second-rate actor along with his morning catch. Andrew, for one, doesn't care. He's got other things on his mind: a recent divorce, mounting debts, and now, with the influx of summer people, bumper-to-bumper traffic and crowds of beautiful, rich women who wouldn't give him the time of day if he asked for it. But when Andrew meets Jack Hawker—a larger-than-life action hero and movie mogul—everything changes.

Jack is playing a fisherman in his latest feature film, and he lures naive bayman Andrew into showing him the ropes. In a flash, Andrew is swept away from the daily grind and into a world of drugs and booze, actors and actresses, and plenty of money. When Jack lands Andrew a plum role in a film, Andrew finds himself leading the kind of life he's only dreamed about. Yet as the summer days get hotter and Andrew gets drawn farther and farther into an inferno of vicious gossip, sexual intrigue, and financial philandering, he begins to wonder just how dark the hidden truth about the Hamptons can be.

In the tradition of Tom Wolfe and Dominick Dunne, Matt Bloom paints a devastating portrait of the dark underside of the civilized, glamorous Hamptons—the favorite playground of New York's glitterati—where the houses are as big as the egos and you can cut the gossip with a knife.

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Take it to the beach--if you dare.......2002-07-26

Matt Bloom's book is a terrific page-turner about a stand-up guy among the East End's dissolute in-crowd. All the Hamptons' rogues are in this gallery: the egomanical movie star, the callow personal trainer, the avaricious art dealer, the hateful gossip columist, the vacuous super-model. And then there's the hero, Andrew Kane, a struggling fisherman haunted by a grisly discovery that drags him off the wharves and into the limelight. Bloom has a rare talent for the morality tale--a toss-up between stark portraiture and larger-than-life satire. I can't wait to see where he goes after Death in the Hamptons.

Blue Collar Guy Caught in Rich World.......2002-07-23

In his new novel, Matt Bloom shows, once again, his enormous skill at portraying likable, well meaning, blue collar guys struggling with tough life choices. Andrew is a fisherman who falls in with the rich and famous when he is befriended by Jack, movie star and consummate jerk. Bloom portrays the richer residents of the Hampton scene with comic contempt (the gossip columnist who talks to her dog, calling herself "Mommy Goddess")and his book skillfully dramatizes the gaping divide between the haves and the have nots. Bloom writes in a straight-forward, readable, yet highly intelligent prose style (no pretentious sentences here) that is a delight to read. Highly recommended.

a perfect satire.......2002-07-22

I loved this book because it was very dark but at the same time hilarious! The main character is very likable and the minor characters are hysterical. I read it right after I got back from going to the Hamptons for the first time and even though it was completely exaggerated I have to say I thought it was pretty bang-on about a lot of stuff--I think I even met a few of those characters while I was out there! The giant, tacky houses, the manicures and lapdogs, and the constant gossip about who bought what boat or who lives in what house are all spoofed perfectly. It's all magnified a hundred times in this book, which is what makes it so fun to read. It's also got a really juicy plot! So even while you're laughing your...you're sort of drawn into this creepy/glamorous world of debauchery and life in the fast lane, and you really care about what happens to Andrew. I have to say I loved it and I'm recommending it to all my friends. I can't think of a book I've read with more fun per page than this book.

hitting on the hamptons.......2002-07-20

This is a breezy, entertaining, funny book with a serious subtext. Set against the natural beauty of the Hamptons, Bloom's witty portrait of the indulgent summer scene, told through the story of a Montauk fisherman-turned-movie star, skewers everyone from nouveaux riches developers, movie moguls, rap stars, gossip columnists, and unctuous maitre de's while also telling a poignant prodigal-son type tale of self-discovery.
It's neither pure mystery nor pure satire but an original and compelling synthesis that deftly straddles multiple genres -- all the better to convey the clash of the sublime and the ridiculous that has come to characterize the Hamptons. This isn't everyone's Hampton's, but regular tabloid readers will readily recognize many of the larger-than-life characters that people this book. It should be noted, though, that Bloom builds the book around the regulars, the weather-beaten fishermen whose rugged labor puts the food on the tables of the fancy restaurants catering to the Upper East Side set.

hitting on the hamptons.......2002-07-20

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Death in Black and White takes a behind-the-scenes look at contemporary funeral practices to discover what similarities and differences exist between African American and European American cultures' experience of dealing with death.

The author charts the divergent origins of such rituals of mourning from pre-colonial Africa and Europe to the time in which these cultural traditions came into contact during the period of American slavery, and the degree of fusion and variation that persists up to the present day.

Based on a foundation of cultural theory and scholarship, the author explores a variety of issues related to race, culture and death ritual practices by immersing himself in the rich narratives and sources of information gleaned from his in-depth interviews with funeral directors, corporate funeral home representatives, clergy and individuals who have recently lost a loved one. Additionally, he has observed numerous funeral and burial services and cemetery landscapes, and has examined federal and state public policies surrounding burial and disposal, as well as other forms of death-related discourse.

Ultimately, the book describes how death rituals both manifest and reinforce different cultural identities, and suggests that perhaps, it is through the experience of death that we might find the most enduring possibilities for promoting greater cultural understanding by maintaining rather than eliminating such differences.

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We ARE all in this together........2004-04-15

This is a humane, engaging, and innovative text, written by an author who himself exemplifies integrative, postmodern scholarship. I find that the range of effects and affects in these pages surpasses even what the title suggests. Some readers might find it useful to begin with the final two or three chapters for current, global perceptions, and then return to preceding chapters for historical and more particular approaches. The case studies alone are worth reading the book. Above all, I hear a genuinely consoling voice-one that also offers some of the very best available cultural theory as well as a general theory of consciousness.

McIlwain accomplishes this, first off, with an abiding good will toward the common reader. Secondly, his comfort with first-person narratives offers access to his feelings, as well as to his thinking and scholarship. This affords a wide engagement with the perennial qualities of 'differences' with which we all not only live but also, inevitably, approach the deaths of others (and ourselves). Thirdly, McIlwain has an uncanny manner that, combined with intellectual acumen, makes his point not only comprehensible but also somehow `acceptable'-that we ARE all in this together, from the beginning to the very end.

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Great Read - Southern Mystery at it's Best!

Jilted by Death
Lynette Hall Hampton
Manufacturer: Silver Dagger Mysteries
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Women Sleuths | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 1570722641

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Great Read - Southern Mystery at it's Best!.......2004-05-18

Just finished Jilted by Death - started it and couldn't put it down. Wonderful Southern small town setting. Actually didn't guess the "who dunnit" to it until it was revealed. I hate it when you can guess the culprit in the first few pages. NOT THIS ONE. Had me guessing til the reveal.

Love the descriptive writing about the small town atmosphere and life. I've actually heard and read about Blowing Rock, NC, so I can easily imagine what that house looked like at the end...you'll have to read it to find out about that.

Willa's a great character - loved the different take on her with her being a young female minister. Mystery of it definitely held my attention and I wanted to "get to the bottom of it."

Hope this author writes a sequel or at least another book with this character. Surely "Willa" has more mysteries to get drawn into. Hope they also keep writing about the small town. The book cover looked a lot like you'd imagine the town to be too.

In all, very descriptive writer with a southern flair. Would definitely read her material again. Hope she'll write more with this character. I'd buy em.

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THE MAN WHO LOOKED DEATH IN THE EYE
STONE HAMPTON
Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VPB0JE

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The Man Who Looked Death in the Eye (A Hampton Stone Mystery)

Manufacturer: Paperback library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000BDG73A

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The Man Who Looked Death in the Eye (A Hampton Stone Mystery)
Hampton Stone
Manufacturer: Paperback library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000TMM84A

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A short history of Hampton court in Tudor and Stuart times, to the death of Charles I
Ernest Philip Alphonse Law
Manufacturer: G. Bell and Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0008BY5YI

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The Transition Called Death, a Recurring Experience (A Quest book)
Charles Hampton
Manufacturer: Theosophical Pub House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0835605272

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Transition, a recurring experience,
Charles Hampton
Manufacturer: The Theosophical Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Death & Grief | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
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Theosophy | New Age | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0007F9HAW

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a little too cheesy for me

Very good book

Really fun to play and easy enough for a beginner!

Great book! Good training for the rhythm guitar!

Chord Progressions for Guitar: 101 Patterns for All Styles from Folk to Funk!

Manufacturer: Musicians Institute Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Guitar | Instruments & Performers | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
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Rhythm Guitar: The Complete Guide

Guitar Fretboard Workbook

Essential Rhythm Guitar: Patterns, Progressions and Techniques for All Styles (Private Lessons)

Guitar Soloing: The Contemporary Guide to Improvisation

Chord Tone Soloing: A Guitarist's Guide to Melodic Improvising in Any Style

ASIN: 0634036289

Book Description

This "private lesson" with MI instructor Tom Kolb is an easy-to-use guide to the most essential chords, rhythms and strumming patterns for a huge variety of musical styles: rock, blues, jazz, country, folk, RandB, funk, soul, Latin jazz, fusion, ska, reggae and gospel! Each musical example in the book is demonstrated on the accompanying CD, backed by a full rhythm section.

Customer Reviews:

a little too cheesy for me.......2006-06-21

This will help you build your chord vocab but the progressions are pretty cheesy. Tom plays every instrument slapped on each track and the whole thing sounds canned. Many of the progressions sound like they could have been lifted from an elevator music anthology. Disappointed.

Very good book.......2006-05-29

Understand the chord progression is very important for all kind of music playing. And to understand and know more about chord progression, this is the book! from foundation building to more pro reference,you need this anyways!

Really fun to play and easy enough for a beginner!.......2006-03-31

I love this learning to play guitar book because it includes ALL kinds of music: rock, country, fusion, bepop, punk, and on and on. Each chapter is a different style of music, so you can flip around to your favorites and learn a bit of everything! As a beginner, I thought the difficulty level was perfect. I learned a lot of new techniques. Only a few of the music pieces (each one is short - not a full song length) were too hard for me. I felt like I improved a lot especially with barre chords and different styles of strumming.

Great book! Good training for the rhythm guitar!.......2005-01-22

The way I see it, the "Chord Progressions" book/CD is a great companion to the main Musician Institute book for Rhythm Guitar, the "Complete Guide". While the "Guide", another excellent book, builds your playing technique and chord vocabulary and can be used as the main "course book", "Chord Progressions" provides dozens of realistic examples of rhythm guitar as applied in popular music.
"Chord Progressions" is a great value for the money! It is useful for the beginner and intermediate guitar player, as it lays out smart chord progressions and includes 100 well-recorded tracks covering most styles in American popular music, from folk rock to heavy rock, from country to new wave, from soul & funk and reggae to classic rock ballads. Believe me, there are lots! And the guitar sounds right on every track.

If you are a well-rounded music lover that enjoys different styles, particularly from the '60s to the '80s, this book will have something for you. As for me, I am committed to learning ALL of the progressions. I found the music fun and they are a great source for songwriting and jamming inspiration.
Playing the tracks in enjoyable in its own right, but the greatest benefits will come from studying the progressions (rhythm, harmony and melody) and relating it to the famous and worthy music that guided the making of this book.
The author introduces EACH progression with very welcomed info on harmony, suggested playing technique, tricky parts and what makes the track effective. Do not overlook Mr. Kolb's comments as they clarify the "lessons" you should take from the exercise.

As a final remark, please note that the level of difficulty DOES vary from track to track, but NOT in a gradual way. Since the exercises are separated by style rather than difficulty, you might be stuck on a tough "country rock" lick, but if you move a few pages ahead you might find a rock ballad that is much easier. That is just an example, but the message is: browse through the whole book - there are lots to enjoy. Some tracks you might be able to play right away, others will take considerable practice to sound right... But in the end, by the time you master this fine book, you will be ready to join most bar bands in the world! OR perhaps write a hit song based on a "classic" progression.

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From the American Revolution to the present, the United States has enjoyed a rich and persuasive visual culture. These images have constructed, sustained, and disseminated social values and identities, but this unwieldy, sometimes untidy form of cultural expression has received less systematic attention than other modes of depicting American life. Recently, scholars in the humanities have developed a new critical approach to reading images and the cultural work they perform. This practice, American cultural iconography, is generating sophisticated analyses of how images organize our public life. The contributions to this volume exhibit the extraordinary scope and interpretive power of this interdisciplinary study while illuminating the dark corners of the nation's psyche.

Drawing on such varied texts and visual media as daguerreotypes, political cartoons, tourist posters, and religious artifacts, these essays explore how pictures and words combine to teach us who we are and who we are not. They examine mimesis in elegant portraits of black Freemasons, industrial-age representations of national parks, and postwar photographs of atomic destruction. They consider how visual culture has described and disclosed the politics of racialized sexuality, whether subconsciously affirming it in the shadows of film noir or deliberately contesting it through the interethnic incest of John Sayles's Lone Star. Students of literature, film, and history will find that these essays extend the frontier of American studies.

The contributors are Maurice Wallace, Dennis Berthold, Alan Trachtenberg, Shirley Samuels, Jenny Franchot, Cecelia Tichi, Eric Lott, Bryan C. Taylor, and José E. Limón.

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A masterpiece

Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems

Learner's bible for Chess Problem lovers

Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems (American Batsford Chess Library) (American Batsford Chess Library)
John Rice
Manufacturer: International Chess Enterprises
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Chess | Board Games | Puzzles & Games | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
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Solving in Style

Advanced Chess Problems and How to Solve Them

How to Solve Chess Problems

ASIN: 1879479338

Book Description

A new thoroughly updated edition of a classic work to introduce a fresh generation of chess readers to the wonders of the chess problem. There is nothing like a good chess problem to show just how beautiful chess can be, and this book will bring this home to the reader with many of the best chess problems ever composed.

The book contains a clear intelligible definition of problem themes and the stories behind famous ideas. International Master of Chess Composition Rice will teach you all you need to know to become a wizard of chess composition, and explain why chess problems are both enjoyable and beneficial to your standard chess.

It is no coincidence that good solvers are often strong players, witness the British solving team, which includes such luminaries as GMs Mestel and Nunn. American Batsford, 352 pages.

Customer Reviews:

A masterpiece.......2005-12-22

The other reviews listed have properly situated this book in its proper context; I can add little to those comments.

I will simply say that this may be the best reference book on problems ever written. It's in the top 2 or 3, for sure. If you compose and/or solve problems, this book is a must on your bookshelf.

However, by its sheer breadth of coverage, it may put off a non-specialist chessplayer. There are more gentle introductions available in print, and I would recommend reading them first.

Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems.......2005-09-11

Highly recommended to anyone interested in Chess problems and puzzles, this latest edition of a classic (1996) book presents themes and terms in quasi-alphabetical order with examples. Written in clear and understandable language and using figurine-algebraic notation, the text reflects the author's vast experience in almost every area of problem composition. I am prevented from awarding a 5th star due an annoying publishing flaw - the over-inking of diagrams in the vicinity of page 300 (Problems for Solving) often prevents one from distinguishing a White piece from a Black one (especially difficult with the Queens). I returned my first copy, but reluctantly kept the second when it became apparent that either; 1)every print run suffered the same problem or 2)I got the exact same book back again (this time, used) and it was just meant to be.

Learner's bible for Chess Problem lovers.......2000-03-31

Do you like to solve or enjoy chess problems? There are plentyof books for you giving you great puzzles and problems related tochess. And this is one of the best. Do you want to take chess problems a bit more seriously than mere puzzles or brainteasers? Do you want to learn about various themes in chess problems with great examples? Do you want to understand the chess problem columns in various chess magazines? Do you want to REALY enjoy chess problems? Do you want to compose chess problems? Do you want to learn about selfmates, helpmates and fairy chess? If the answer to any of these questions is "Yes", this is the best book for you. The author, a well-known chess problem composer, has done an excellent work in discussing various themes and making chess problem solving a great pleasure. Warning: This book WILL NOT improve your chess playing skills!

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Learn practical guidelines for designing and deploying a scalable BGP routing architecture

Up-to-date coverage of BGP features like performance tuning, multiprotocol BGP, MPLS VPN, and multicast BGP
In-depth coverage of advanced BGP topics to help design a complex BGP routing architecture
Practical design tips that have been proven in the field
Extensive configuration examples and case studies

BGP Design and Implementation focuses on real-world problems and provides not only design solutions, but also the background on why they are appropriate and a practical overview of how they apply into a top-down design. The BGP protocol is being used in both service provider and enterprise networks. The design goals of these two groups are different, leading to different architectures being used in each environment. The title breaks out the separate goals, and resulting solutions for each group to assist the reader in further understanding different solution strategies.

This book starts by identifying key features and functionality in BGP. It then delves into the topics of performance tuning, routing policy development, and architectural scalability. It progresses by examining the challenges for both the service provider and enterprise customers, and provides practical guidelines and a design framework for each. BGP Design and Implementation finishes up by closely looking at the more recent extensions to BGP through Multi-Protocol BGP for MPLS-VPN, IP Multicast, IPv6, and CLNS.

Each chapter is generally organized into the following sections: Introduction, Design and Implementation Guidelines, Case Studies, and Summary.

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Customer Reviews:

What an awesome book!.......2006-02-26

This book answered so many questions I had about how the Internet works and how enterprises can use BGP in their networks. The writing style is clear and a pleasure to read. I did not notice any errors or typos. This is one of the best Cisco Press books I've read. The material covered is a logical extension (fill-the-gaps) for the knowledge one gains when studying BGP as part of the CCNP/CCDP BSCI exam. The case studies for enterprise BGP core design and Internet connectivity were one of the most interesting and useful real-world scenarios one can strive to implement. Same for the service provider examples. One caution however, this is not "beginner" material. One would greatly benefit from having a CCNP-level understanding of BGP prior to attacking this book.

Advanced BGP Implementation for ISPs.......2006-01-31

I purchased this book both to supplant my knowledge of BGP and as a resource for my CCIE studies. I found the book to be of value more towards practical implementations of BGP. This book is geared toward a high-level architecture - not if only needing to design a 10 node BGP community. One down side is there are not that many configs. On the flip side, nearly every page either has a diagram or show output. One chapter of value is Chapter 8, which focuses on Route Reflection and Confederations. The book also makes good use of Regular Expressions (pg 110) and route conditions - something that is sorely missing in CiscoPress cannon. The last few chapters dive into support for multiprotocol extensions (MPLS VPNs and IPv6). While, upon reflection, I don't believe this book is a necessary tool for the CCIE, it is certainly a book worthy of it's title.

I give this book 4 pings out of 5:
!!!.!

Ahmad Arslan Munir.......2005-09-09

Outstanding, PRACTICAL BGP Book!.......2004-09-02

I would just like to add my comments to the list of reviews: if you work with BGP this book is essential! What makes this book unique is that it is intended for the real-world, production environment engineer, with outstanding results. Personally, I have used this book on two major projects with excellent results; I am sure I would not have been able to find this type of information, knowledge in any single place - if at all - since as another reviewer noted, it distills years of practical experience into a well organized, accessible format. Again, my thanks to Mssrs. Zhang and Bartell for a truly outstanding, practical book that has saved me hours of work, research. Highly recommended!!

Real world BGP - advanced solutions.......2004-04-20

This book provides an excellent reference for understanding advanced BGP designs and implementations. It expands on the general BGP functionality and configuration covered in other BGP books like Internet Routing Architectures (ISBN: 157870233X). If you need a general BGP book or are just starting to learn BGP, start with Internet Routing Architectures to learn about BGP then use this book to understand how to use BGP.

Advanced BGP design concepts are presented in a logical flow and practical design scenarios are included to help you understand how and why the concept is deployed. In addition to advanced BGP designs, topics covered are performance tuning, policy control, Enterprise and Service Provider design guidelines, MPLS VPN, Multicast and IPv6. These are topics not clearly discussed in Cisco documentation with this same emphasis on learning advanced BGP concepts. My only wish (not a complaint in any way) is that a chapter or appendix was included as a general BGP review for reference. Maybe in the 2nd edition as the book is updated? Kudos to the authors and Cisco Press for compiling this information in such a useful and readable book! Highly recommend!!

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Advanced BGP Design and Implementation

Manufacturer: CISCO (PEARSON EDUCA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GWOKD0

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