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For the home wine-maker ready to . . . begin turning out consistently professional-quality wines, this book contains about all the information one is likely to need.-- Ruralite Country Bookshelf.
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Complete resource.......2007-05-26
We wanted a resource for the wine process from growth to the glass.
Everything you need is in here.
Almost perfect.......2007-01-18
This book tells you everything about growing grapes and producing fine wine. It even deals with the choice of grape-varieties suited for your climate. It is almost perfect. I think many Europeans will read this book, and it would have been perfect if it included the Meditteranean countries in the tables of climate-zones and selection of suitable varieties. It is very difficult to find this (about Europe) on the internet. But a great and very useful book.
From Vines to Wines, a very accurate title........2006-11-03
This is a very informative book, I can not wait to start my own wine grape vine.
Easy reading.......2006-11-03
I purchased this book for my 12 yr.old grandson. We have found the illustrations and explainations to be very clear and easy to follow. The book also has extensive useful information to help the beginner as he grows in knowledge,
Great Book. Quick Shipment. Greaat seller........2006-08-30
The book was delivered in a timely manner, well packaged. Would buy from this seller again.
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The only book of its kind, it helps to have a chem degree!.......1998-09-16
This is an excellent book, I recommend it to anyone who wishes to prepare wine from scratch. The book is written for the reader with knowledge of basic science concepts, especially a chemistry degree.
Whether planting one vine or one thousand, read this book!.......1998-08-24
Jeff Cox does what so few writers can do; he makes viticulture so interesting that you won't want to put this book down. That's saying a lot!
The whole book is a masterful handbook for the home or small commercial grower. From selecting the vines and a growing site to planting, growing, pruning, and harvesting to making wine, Cox literally packs the pages with useful information, tables and how-to illustrations. Even his appendix on grape pests and their control is written as a trouble-shooting guide based on symptoms rather than cause. This is both refreshing and useful.
If you can only buy one book on the subject, this is the one to buy.
The complete guide to growing grapes & making your own wine........1998-06-12
With enthusiasm and clarity, the author leads his readers, from the amateur to the accomplished winemaker, in his or her quest for flawless grapes and extraordinary wine. The process is not as daunting as it may seem. What matters most is finding the grape that gives wine you like and which thrives and ripens (consistently) in your climate. The author goes on to describe vineyard siting, soil preparation, culture, pruning, trellising, and pest control.
The second half of the book thoroughly describes the wine-making process: from crushing the grapes and pressing, to primary and secondary fermentations, racking, bottling, corking, cellaring, and evaluating the finished product.
This book will appeal to the person with a serious desire to grow grapes and make wine, the aspiring wine-making entrepreneur, the home gardener interested in the culture of grapes, the wine connoisseur, and the casual hobbyist. No matter what level of invlovement you want to have in the wine-making process, "From Vines to Wines" will satisfy your needs and curiosity.
Great Beginner's Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Wine.......1998-05-30
My family is in the process of starting a small vineyard and winery. Jeff's book was not only fun and easy to read, it has provided valuable information. I can recommend the book without reservation to anyone interested in growing grapes and making wine.
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In the 1990s, democracy and market freedom are often discussed as though they were synonymous or interchangeable. What the experience of workers in the United States actually reveals is that as government became more democratic, what it could do to shape daily life became more restricted. This original and significant work examines the relationship between workers and government by focusing not on the legal regulations of unions and strikes, but on popular struggles for citizens' rights. The extent and failures of workers' efforts to exercise power through political parties provide insights from the nineteenth century to guide our thinking about the twenty-first.
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In the 1990s, democracy and market freedom are often discussed as though they were synonymous or interchangeable. What the experience of workers in the United States actually reveals is that as government became more democratic, what it could do to shape daily life became more restricted. This original and significant work examines the relationship between workers and government by focusing not on the legal regulations of unions and strikes, but on popular struggles for citizens' rights. The extent and failures of workers' efforts to exercise power through political parties provide insights from the nineteenth century to guide our thinking about the twenty-first.
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Travel Vision: A Practical Guide for the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Industry
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ASIN: 0130960896 |
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This comprehensive, all-in-one book provides very detailed and current information and skills that are in demand for travel agents as we enter the 21st century. It is ideal for use in travel and tourism programs. The use of extensive visuals, such as illustrations, diagrams, charts and tables make this text light and easy to read. The book contains material and practice tests in preparation for the Travel Agent Proficiency (TAP) exam, which are similar in content and design to the actual text designed by ASTA and ICTA. The comprehensive, all-in-one approach provides coverage of the basic principles and foundations, geography, industry segments, operations, reservations and booking procedures, computer technology and career development of travel. This book is an excellent training tool to help prepare for TAP credentialing, or anyone interested in the travel and hospitality industry.
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Unbelievable - beats her competitors by a mile.......2006-02-25
This should be the gold standard of all introductory travel and tourism books. I have used it in the classroom - extremely comprehensive and up to date. This author (who also wrote several other award-winning books) really knows how to write - and teach! Highly recommend for any introductory class in hospitality/tourism.
There is no other travel book like this one!.......2000-05-09
This book has everything you ever wanted to know about travel planning and hospitality - from A to Z. This book is so comprehensive, easy to read, and detailed that you can teach yourself about the "ins-and-outs" of travel planning - either as a professional travel agent, a free-lancer, or just to plan your own trips.
What makes this book so special? It is visual and exciting. The author really got creative here! She uses great quotes for each chapter that stokes your interest! Each chapter has a "Fast Forward" section that lists all of the major concepts with page reference numbers; it allows you to skip around or to focus on just those subjects that interest you.
There are so many graphics and visuals - tables, charts, demos, and beautiful color photos of some very interesting places on earth!
Each chapter is scattered liberally with helpful exercises that serve as great reviews of major subjects and concepts covered.
This book also helps the reader to prepare for the T.A.P. (Travel Agent Proficiency) credential - very important designation for new travel professionals. The book even has a "mock" T.A.P. test that closely mirrors the types of questoins on the actual exam.
The book also has a very comprehensive glossary (I can't think of a word or term she left out! ) along with a handy index.
I recommend this book for anyone - students of travel and those who are just interested in learning more about travel planning and hospitality to become their own travel agent.
Highly recommend!
Bob Jones, Travel Professional
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14 favorites from one of the founders of outlaw country, including: The Best of All Possible Worlds - For the Good Times - Help Me Make It Through the Night - Just the Other Side of Nowhere - Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) - Me and Bobby McGee - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down - Who's to Bless, and Who's to Blame - Why Me? (Why Me, Lord?) - and more.
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Kris Kritofferson Guitar Collection.......2007-03-26
Some great songs. The format, showing all the guitar parts, was a little
to complete and technical for my needs. I would have rather had a few more songs.
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In the late 1920s, "streamlined" became the term businessmen used to described new models that were easier to produce as well as those that met with less sales resistance than older products. Illustrating this concept with streamlined objects from soup cans to the Chrysler building, Jeffrey Meikle's classic book, Twentieth Century Limited, celebrates the birth of the industrial design profession from 1925-1939. This second edition includes a new preface and improved photographic reproduction.
Commercial artists who answered the call of business—Walter Dorwin Teague, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Raymond Loewy the best known among them—were pioneers who envisioned a coherent machine-age environment in which life would be clean, efficient, and harmonious. Working with new materials—chrome, stainless steel, Bakelite plastic—they created a streamlined expressionist style which reflected the desire of the Depression-era public for a frictionless, static society.
Appliances such as Loewy's Coldspot refrigerator "set a new standard" (according to the advertisements), and its usefulness extended to the way it improved the middle-class consumer's taste for sleek new products.
Profusely illustrated with 150 photographs, Twentieth Century Limited pays tribute to the industrial designers and the way they transformed American culture; a generation after its initial publication, this book remains the best introduction to the subject. The new edition will fascinate anyone interested in art, architecture, technology, and American culture of the 1930s.
Customer Reviews:
Great example of life in the depression years.......2007-03-12
The author does an excellent job of showing how industrial design grew in the United States and diffused throughout the economy. The idea of making products and buildings consumer friendly began growing in the 1920's and hit its peak in the 1930's. The depression spurred a need for consumers to have their preferences swayed by what industrial designers would create. Geddes and others would create a pantheon of designs that revolutionized America. The sky scrappers and offices that would look remarkable were the products of mostly four men (Walter Dorwin Teague, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Raymond Loewy). The pictures in this book do an excellent job of illustrating all the authors' main points and provide a unique insight into an older world. The final part of the book and the best in my opinion is the coverage of the two world fairs. The worlds fairs were a great example of how the country could look forward and embrace consumerism even in the heart of the depression. This is an interesting topic covered very well here. Highly recommend.
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Twentieth Century Limited : Industrial Design in America, 1925-1939 (American Civilization)
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In the late 1920s, "streamlined" became the term businessmen used to described new models that were easier to produce as well as those that met with less sales resistance than older products. Illustrating this concept with streamlined objects from soup cans to the Chrysler building, Jeffrey Meikle's classic book, Twentieth Century Limited, celebrates the birth of the industrial design profession from 1925-1939. This second edition includes a new preface and improved photographic reproduction.
Commercial artists who answered the call of business—Walter Dorwin Teague, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Raymond Loewy the best known among them—were pioneers who envisioned a coherent machine-age environment in which life would be clean, efficient, and harmonious. Working with new materials—chrome, stainless steel, Bakelite plastic—they created a streamlined expressionist style which reflected the desire of the Depression-era public for a frictionless, static society.
Appliances such as Loewy's Coldspot refrigerator "set a new standard" (according to the advertisements), and its usefulness extended to the way it improved the middle-class consumer's taste for sleek new products.
Profusely illustrated with 150 photographs, Twentieth Century Limited pays tribute to the industrial designers and the way they transformed American culture; a generation after its initial publication, this book remains the best introduction to the subject. The new edition will fascinate anyone interested in art, architecture, technology, and American culture of the 1930s.
Customer Reviews:
Good Book! Lots of very great facts too!!.......2003-04-05
This book is great if you are a wrestling fan and it provides 16 full-colored photos of you favorite wrestling stars and an in-depth look at all the heels and heros of wrestling. This book takes you to a place you've never been before and it provides information about the wrestlers when they are not in the ring as well. Not only does it have the superstars of today, but it also has the great legends of wrestling from the past. Robert Picarello, author of a New York Times bestseller Rulers of the Ring, did a magnificent job creating this book. I highly recommend this book to all wrestling fans because this book has off-the-hook information on over 50 wrestling stars!!
Thank You Very Much!!! Your Time Is Appreciated!!!
May not be Shakespeare, but it gives you the facts!.......2002-01-30
This book was great! It had all I want to know about my favorite wrestlers and many cool photos. All my friends keep borrowing my copy--I think I'm going to have to buy all of them their own copies! I even brought it with me to WWF New York--the restaurant in Times Square--and everyone was impressed witha ll that this book covered. My 7th grade students even keep borrowing my book--and they usually don't like to read anything! So, as long as it holds their interests and keeps them reading, I'm thrilled.
Like I said, if you're looking for Shakespeare--buy a copy of Hamlet. But if you want the background on all your favorite wrestlers, this is the book for you! Just get your own copy--I'm not lending mine out anymore!
Don't Buy This Book!.......2001-12-13
This book is completely worthless to anyone who is already a wrestling fan. It gives very short and undetailed biographies for many wrestlers. It is FILLED with mistakes, including listing wrestlers as belonging to the wrong company, and misquoting people. Whatever you do, don't buy this book. It is a waste of money.
Great Book for Wrestling Fans.......2001-03-02
I really liked this book! This is the first book I could find on various wrestlers (instead of just one wrestler) that is current and up-to-date. I like all the pictures and the facts on each wrestler. I bought one for myself and one for my 14-year-old nephew who is obsessed with wrestling and he loved this book, too! I bought his first book and that one was excellent, too. But I like this one even more because it has more pictures and more wrestlers. Keep 'em coming, Mr. Picarello!
Exhaustive.......2001-02-22
What can you say about this book except that it has it all. From contemporary bad guys to Rowdy Roddy Piper to George 'The Animal' Steele. You have to say that Picarello knows his way around the Squared Circle! A must for your wrestling library.
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User passwords are the keys to the network kingdom, yet most users choose overly simplistic passwords (like password) that anyone could guess, while system administrators demand impossible to remember passwords littered with obscure characters and random numerals.
Every computer user must face the problems of password security. According to a recent British study, passwords are usually obvious: around 50 percent of computer users select passwords based on names of a family member, spouse, partner, or a pet. Many users face the problem of selecting strong passwords that meet corporate security requirements. Too often, systems reject user-selected passwords because they are not long enough or otherwise do not meet complexity requirements. This book teaches users how to select passwords that always meet complexity requirements.
A typical computer user must remember dozens of passwords and they are told to make them all unique and never write them down. For most users, the solution is easy passwords that follow simple patterns. This book teaches users how to select strong passwords they can easily remember.
* Examines the password problem from the perspective of the administrator trying to secure their network
* Author Mark Burnett has accumulated and analyzed over 1,000,000 user passwords and through his research has discovered what works, what doesn't work, and how many people probably have dogs named Spot
* Throughout the book, Burnett sprinkles interesting and humorous password ranging from the Top 20 dog names to the number of references to the King James Bible in passwords
Customer Reviews:
Good Thoughts, But Not So Much.......2006-08-10
Mark Burnett's book appears to be the work of someone who has been in the security business for 10 years, been to a few lectures, seen lots of password policies, maybe even taken a class or two; but didn't understand some basic concepts. Bad guys may be baffled by the passwords someone creates by this book, but only if they're stupid. Most people aren't, and anyone who has spent any time understanding the math or the way people pick passwords won't be fooled too much by Mr. Burnett's suggestions. This book does have some merit in that it does educate the reader in basic security, but don't bother spending more than $5 for this book. You can get pretty much the same answers by googling around for an hour or so.
Great, quick read.......2006-04-12
Mark has made a great, quick, must-read book on passwords. I had read a few chapters of it before it was published (my quote is on the back cover), and liked it, but the overall book should be read by all system administrators. It contains commonsense, practical advice, just more of it than most of us have thought about alone-all in one place.
I think every system administrator will see one or two of their own personal passwords in the book...which is a wake-up call.
I was able to quickly read/skim the entire book, pull out all the useful tips in under an hour while my daughter was getting her braces tightened. A complete slow read would probably take a day. I think all system administrators should buy and understand this book.
Roger A. Grimes
Passwords are surprisingly interesting.......2006-03-18
I never thought I would find a whole book about passwords to be interesting, but I really like Mark Burnett's Perfect Passwords. This short book (134 pages without the appendices, which can be ignored) is remarkably informative. I recommend anyone developing password policies or security awareness training reading Perfect Passwords.
The book is unique because the author bases many of his recommendations on research, not theory. He says that over the course of his consulting career he has collected somewhere between 3 and 4 million passwords. (This seems somewhat suspicious, but I suppose dropping the usernames would make that practice acceptable.) By performing statistical analysis on those millions of real passwords, the author knows exactly what makes a bad password.
Perfect Passwords does a good job dispelling common password policy myths. I was glad to hear him report that changing passwords once a month is a stupid idea. A weak password is not "protected" by a monthly change, since it can be broken in a matter of hours. Instead, use 15 or more characters in passwords, and change them less frequently (perhaps every 6 or 12 months, depending on sensitivity).
The author also rightfully criticizes "secret questions" and stand-alone biometrics. Both systems suffer an important flaw: "the answer to the question is usually a fact that will never change," like the make of your first car or your fingerprint. If secret questions must be used, add a three-digit code to the answer. With biometrics, always accompany them with a password.
I had no major problems with Perfect Passwords. I did think that 21 pages of words in Appendix B and 16 pages of numbers in Appendix C didn't serve any real purpose. I thought the hand-drawn figures seemed really weak in places (Figure 3.1 is a lawn sprinkler?). One mathematical note -- pp 43-44 discuss combinations vs permutations. With permutations, it's important to note whether a number can be selected repeatedly, or only once. With a lottery (the book's example), numbers are usually selected once. So, the permutations for a three digit lottery yield 10 * 9 * 8 = 720 possibilities, not 1000.
Overall I liked Perfect Passwords. This is a great addition to any security professional's library, and it contains many sound suggestions.
Quirky, but very useful..........2006-02-10
Mark Burnett has probably spent more time thinking and investigating passwords that either you or I. He takes all his accumulated experience and wisdom and offers it up in the book Perfect Passwords - Selection, Protection, Authentication.
Contents: Passwords - The Basics and Beyond; Meet Your Opponent; Is Random Really Random?; Character Diversity - Beyond the Alphabet; Password Length - Making It Count; Time - The Enemy of All Secrets; Living with Passwords; Ten Password Pointers - Building Strong Passwords; The 500 Worst Passwords of All Time; Another Ten Password Pointers Plus a Bonus Pointer; The Three Rules for Strong Passwords; Celebrate Password Day; The Three Elements of Authentication; Test Your Password; Random Seed Words; Complete Randomness; Index
If you've been around computer systems for any time, you've heard the conventional wisdom on creating secure passwords. And regardless of how many times it's said, you still get users picking the word "password" for access to the payroll system. Burnett has created an easy-to-read, easily-understood guide on how passwords work, how passwords are usually chosen, and why most of those methods are really bad. But rather than just be gloom and doom, he also presents a number of techniques for generating long passwords that are easy to remember but that will resist virtually all efforts at password cracking. For instance, passwords of 15 to 20 characters with a mix of upper case, lower case, numbers, and special characters are resistant to every known form of cracking attempt (even rainbow lists). But how do you pick a word or words that meet that criteria? Maybe you use rhyming (poor-white-dog-bite) or repetition (2bitter@2bitter.com). Visualization is pretty good, too (Frozen banana in my shoe.) The phrases are nonsensical, but that's why they are not "guessable". And the diversity of the character set coupled with the length of the phrase means that the permutation possibilities are astronomical and can't even begin to be brute-forced with today's technology.
I'm not sure you could get every user in your company to read the book, but it'd be worth trying. It's a fast read at only 180 pages, and they could even benefit just by making sure their password isn't in the top 500 list. :)
make a method for making a strong password.......2006-01-30
Burnett points out how many passwords that users choose are surprisingly vulnerable to a good cracking program. Other than a truly random choice of symbols. The main problem with the latter is remembering it.
Anyhow, the main point of the book is to remember a method of making a strong password, rather than remembering the password itself. As to what might constitute such a method, he gives numerous examples. With the obvious advisory that you do not actually implement any of these methods, but make your own.
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