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Wet: True Lesbian Sex Stories
Manufacturer: Alyson Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1555837662 |
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Intense and vibrantly real lesbian erotica in the spirit of Skin Deep, these quick and dirty true stories revel in hot lesbian sex. As they peek into the diary of a very busy (and very bad) girl, readers will be panting hungrily as women from around the world reveal their most intimate lesbian encounters.
Nicole Foster edited the best-selling books, Skin Deep, Awakening the Virgin, Body Check, and Electric. She undresses in front of her window in Los Angeles.
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Sexy Lesbian Love.......2007-05-10
GOOD BEDTIME STORIES.......2007-04-04
Title Says It All.......2007-04-04
Soaking wet.......2006-10-01
The Name Says It All.......2006-06-26
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The Industrial Worker, 1840-1860: The Reaction of American Industrial Society to the Advance of the Industrial Revolution (Repr)
Norman Ware Manufacturer: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0929587251 |
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The response of American workers to the advance of the Industrial Revolution, showing how labor suffered severe losses and sought to hold on to its economic status.Customer Reviews:
The reaction of American industrial society to the advance of the industrial revolution.......2007-07-12
Noam Chomsky recommends.......2005-01-09
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The Industrial Worker 1840-1860: The Reaction of American Industrial Society to the Advance of the Industrial Revolution
Norman Ware Manufacturer: Quadrangle Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NUSDHY |
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The Trouble With Prosperity: A Contrarian's Tale of Boom, Bust, and Speculation
James Grant Manufacturer: Crown Business ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0812929918 Release Date: 1998-02-24 |
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Contrarians of the World Untie.......2006-07-14
A Primer on the History of Modern US Economics.......2003-06-02
Grant Was Right.......2003-01-11
Grant chronicles periods of boom and bust. He is effective at this. For example, he quotes The Journal of Commerce during a bear market in 1952: "Many bankers visualize a return to the conditions of 150 years ago, when many sections of Wall Street and environs were residential and retailing districts." It's difficult to imagine that Wall Streeters would be that bleak. It's also difficult to imagine that investors would be as unrealistic as they were in the 1990s: "In response to warnings that dividend yields were too low, or that price-earnings yields were too high, the public only invested more, thereby sending yields even lower and price-earnings multiples higher." Four years after Grant wrote that the S&P 500 began to decline.
The Trouble with Prosperity is not a "how to get rich book" for "dummies" or "idiots." This is a serious discussion of financial history which gets heady at times. For instance, the author applies theory from the Austrian school of economics. "In the Austrians' judgment," he explains, "there is one principal source of collective error: interest rates. Set them too low and people will overreach." The central bank is the culprit. "The quarrel I have with the Federal Reserve", proclaims Grant, "is not so much that it creates credit as that it pretends to know the interest rate at which that credit (in the form of bank reserves) should be lent and borrowed." Alan Greenspan, in other words, is not omniscient.
James Grant is not a cheerleader for the stock market. He is a genuine contrarian, a skillful writer, and he was right.
Grant couldn't have been more wrong............2002-08-22
At that time, Grant apparently was suggesting that stocks were "too expensive", and that a bubble existed, which would soon burst.
Well, after his book was written, the market continued to rally strongly for another 4 years, and now that the bubble has burst, we find it's a different bubble entirely than Mr. Grant assumed it was.
Because after the bursting, the NASDAQ index is down from the 5,000 level reached 4 years AFTER Jim Grant said prices were too expensive, and is now rallying up from a double bottom at the 1,200 level.
In other words, Mr. Grant back in 1996 was claiming we were near a top in the market, but he was totally in error! After all that has happened since his book was written, we are still at or above the stock price level that he claimed was "too expensive". Apparently the author's ceiling has become the FLOOR of the stock market, which means he was about as wrong as he could have been.....
A must-read for anyone in the stock market.......2000-10-29
Let me spill the beans right here: the trouble with prosperity, in Grant's view, is that people begin believing it will never end. As a result, financial decisions begin to be made - both by individuals and by institutions - during prosperous times that are based on too rosy a view of the future. When reality sets in and conditions turn out not as expected, those poor decisions end up creating imbalances in the markets that need to be corrected before economic health can begin anew. So lenders made more and more unwise loans in the late 80's... leading to a banking crisis. Real estate values rise on speculation and then crash. We are seeing at this writing some wrenching corrections and volatility in tech stocks based on too-optimistic views of their future earnings. And the list goes on.
Grant's view of the corrections are that they are painful but necessary, sort of like the occasional brush fire that clears out the old undergrowth and allows for new growth to begin again. His is an urgently needed message in an age of electronic brokers and cheerleading financial media. Read and heed what Grant has to say to help guard against your own 'irrational exuberance' in whatever market you are in and to help see your financial future in light of both prosperous times and their inevitable corrections.
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The Toilet Zone: A Hilarious Collection Of Bathroom Humor
Dan Reynolds Manufacturer: CCC Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 157644094X |
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A Must for your Bathroom Library.......2000-01-22
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Journeys into the Toilet Zone: A Reservoir of Life Essays
Jan Bowyer Manufacturer: Sunland Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0915621010 |
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Blink 182: The Unauthorised Biography in Words and Pictures
Tim Footman Manufacturer: Chrome Dreams ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1842401688 |
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Not since Punk's glory days in the late 70`s have a bunch of `oiks` like Blink 182 appealed to so many. In the space of just two albums, in as many years, they have captured the attention of millions of fans who identify with their schoolboy sense of humor and anthemic, guitar driven melodic rock. Having sold close to 15 million albums, and picking up new devotees consistently, the time couldn't be better for the full story of this incredibly popular band to emerge.Blink 182 - The Unauthorized Story in Words and Pictures, provides the ultimate reference source for fans old and new. Ideally presented for the target audience of 13 - 25 year olds, encompassing equal parts text and photos, with a pocket money sized price tag to boot, the first ever book on this enormous band is sure to appeal universally.Customer Reviews:
Really Good..........2003-10-18
Blink in the Raw.......2002-11-24
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Eagles, Donkeys, and Butterflies: An Anthropological Study of Brazil's Animal Game (Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies)
Roberto Da Matta , and Elena Soarez Manufacturer: University of Notre Dame Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0268025800 |
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"For years, anthropologists have been interested in jogo do bicho as a key Brazilian institution. We now have an English translation uniting Roberto DaMatta's theoretical acumen and knowledge of Brazil with Elena Soárez's field work. In Eagles, Donkeys, and Butterflies, they combine a stunningly effective analysis of the game in terms of rituals and symbols with an enlightening analysis of the structural and symbolic significance of the animals and the numbers associated with them. This is a welcome addition to the literature on the game's cultural meaning and its place in the context of Brazilian society." Conrad P. Kottak, University of Michigan"This book is fascinating and marked by a richness of detail that keeps a reader's attention. It constitutes an important contribution to the understanding of Brazilian and Latin American culture." Thomas E. Skidmore, Brown University
Roberto DaMatta, one of Brazil's foremost anthropologists, and scriptwriter Elena Soárez approach the question of gambling in popular culture in general and its treatment in social anthropology in particular. They focus on the "animal game," a kind of popular Brazilian gambling entertainment or lottery in which locals bet on a list of twenty-five animals. The authors argue that the success of this game, which originated in 1882 with the founding of the first zoo in Rio de Janeiro, and the social release the game provides are significant aspects of Brazilian social history and identity. Within the animal game, players "totemize" and identify with various animals. DaMatta and Soárez use this identification as a lens through which to view present-day Brazilian society, the significance of gambling, and the role of animal images in Brazilian and American popular cultures.
Appearing for the first time in English, this well-written work moves smoothly between comprehensive analysis and field observations of specific behaviors and practices, such as the lucky tricks and devices invested with magical thinking by those who play the game.
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Mapping the Cultural Space of Journalism: How Journalists Distinguish News from Entertainment
Samuel P. Winch Manufacturer: Praeger Paperback ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0275964671 |
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Addressing the controversial issues of the blurring boundaries between news and entertainment and the movement toward sensationalism in broadcast journalism, this study examines these distinctions: how boundaries are constructed and by whom; how they are enforced or broken and why. Rather than reflecting essential attributes by which news can be distinguished from other kinds of communication, "boundary setting" is viewed as a social construction, determined and changed by journalists wishing to assert their jurisdiction and authority and the prestige of the profession. Four instances of "boundary-work rhetoric" are examined in depth: (1) the development of roles and "rules" of television journalism during the early years of television; (2) attempts at Congressional and FTC regulation--broadcasting codes defining "bona fide" news; (3) responses to a 1992 journalistic scandal over a "Dateline NBC" story on exploding GM pickup trucks, and (4) reporting sex scandals during recent political campaigns, such as the allegations of Gennifer Flowers of her involvement with Bill Clinton. In these and other cases, journalists developed strategies to minimize harm to the profession.Customer Reviews:
Interesting book about journalism.......1997-05-09
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Mapping the Cultural Space of Journalism
Samuel P. Winch Manufacturer: Praeger Paperback ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000ORGF0S |
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People Capability Maturity Model
Bill Curtis , William E. Hefley , and Sally A. Miller Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0201604450 |
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Proviides a roadmap to technical workforce management.......2002-07-29
This book contains something for managers, particularly upper management who needs to not only endorse the P-CMM, but also need to commit to it and sponsor it in order to make it happen. The chapters of the book that apply to them are:
1 -The Process Maturity Framework, portions of 5 - Interpreting the People CMM (Organizational Factors, and commitment and Ability to Perform), and 7 - Experience with the People CMM).
For technical line managers the entire book will be relevant because it covers the reasons, structure and key process areas in great detail. In addition, once a P-CMM initiative is given the go ahead, the implementation team and all primary stakeholders will also benefit from large portions of the book because it also covers implementation issues and an approach in detail.
Overall, this book presents a maturity framework that contains goals for any organization that understands the relationship between the morale and management of a technical workforce and the resulting impact on the business bottom line. I'll go so far as to state that if this book is followed and a successful implementation of the P-CMM results, attaining the corresponding level of the SW-CMM will be relatively effortless.
Hope this finally catches on.......2002-03-26
If you have previous experience with the older versions of P-CMM, or CMM-SW, or the newer approaches as set forth in later versions and CMMI, you'll note that there are two implementation models: staged and continuous. The staged approach is the only supported implementation for P-CMM version 2.
The book goes into extraordinary detail about the P-CMM and how to implement it. You can easily use this book as a roadmap to achieving levels 2 through 5 of the P-CMM, or as a resource for improving the people part of the people-process-technology triad that defines IT. As such you need not have certification as a goal to gain value from this book. If you do decide to pursue certification at level 2 or higher, however, I strongly recommend that you also get a copy of Kim Caputo's 'CMM Implementation Guide'. That book, while focused on implementing the CMM-SW, contains sage advice and a sound approach to dealing with the real problems that you'll encounter: organizational inertia and resistance, training and implementation issues and obtaining they key ingredient - commitment to perform.
People was the missing part of the SEI's models, no longer.......2002-01-07
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Correlation between Quality Management Metric and People Capability Maturity Model
Manufacturer: Storming Media ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound ASIN: 1423500148 |
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This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon and assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows.The quality of software management in a development project is a major factor in determining the success of a project. The four main areas in which a software project manager can affect the outcome of a project are people management, requirements management, estimation/planning management, and risk management. People management is the management area with the highest influence on project success. In this thesis, a quality management metric (QMM) was evaluated with respect to its conformance with an established people capability maturity model (P-CMM). The survey elements of the QMM were mapped to the processes described in the maturity model. The analysis indicates a high level of conformance of the QMM with the P-CMM. The results of applying the QMM can be used to characterize the quality of software management. Based on the correlation of QMM survey elements to processes of the maturity model, the results can then be used to identify processes that need improvement to increase the likelihood of program success. Future work includes further refining and assessing the QMM. As new models in the field of software development management evolve, the QMM will need to be re-evaluated with respect to these new models. (17 tables, 16 figures, 20 refs.)
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People Capability Maturity Model
et al Bill Curtis Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OORE6U |
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People Capability Maturity Model[registered trademark]: (P-CMM[registered trademark]) : version 2.0 (Maturity model / Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute)
Bill Curtis Manufacturer: Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006RTFEO |
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