Throughput Accounting: A Guide to Constraint Management

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Praise for Throughput Accounting: A Guide to Constraint Management

"Throughput Accounting provides managers with a fresh set of eyes to identify and control bottlenecks. The drum, buffer, and rope will become part of the cost accounting lexicon in the future."
—Geoffrey Garland, Controller, StacoSwitch, Inc.

"This is good stuff! Steven Bragg has introduced us to an accounting structure that will enhance our bottom line utilizing throughput accounting methodology. Finally! We have a presentable means to transform a company's financial functions to support the cultural change to throughput accounting."
—Rick J. Stevens, President, LeanThinkingbyAccountants, LLC

"A thought-provoking, insightful, and useful book that explains how older conventions of accounting can lead to poor management decisions. Instead of focusing on typical cost-cutting methods only, Mr. Bragg provides CFOs with a systemic approach on how to instead focus on maximizing profits and become better business partners."
—Arif Iqball, Executive Director and CFO, Avon Products Co. Ltd. Japan

"Throughput Accounting by Steve Bragg presents a new way to evaluate and apply the concepts of cost accounting with greater impact on operational efficiencies. An interesting, understandable, and useful guide for anyone who needs a valuable source of information and ideas relating to financial and accounting affairs."
—Carlos Millan, Director of Finance and Operations, NOLA, Grupo Quanam

Throughput Accounting addresses every possible area of constraint management that would be of interest to an accountant. This groundbreaking book includes chapters covering financial analysis scenarios with case studies that show specifically how throughput accounting can be used to find the best solutions in a large number of real-world situations.

If you are an accounting manager, financial analyst, production planner, or production manager, Throughput Accounting contains the tools you need to improve your company's performance.

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Excellent Book!.......2007-06-27

Coming from someone how has been implementing Throughput Accounting and TOC / Constraint Management for over 10 years, I can say with experience that this is hands down the best treatment of the topic I've ever read. It's written by and from the perspective of a CFO / Accountant. It addresses the use of Throughput Accounting in all aspects of decisions that people in finance have to make, including capital budgeting.

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An Excellent Primer on ROI

The Bottom Line on ROI: Basics, Benefits, & Barriers to Measuring Training & Performance Improvement (Measurement in Action Series)
Patricia Pulliam Phillips
Manufacturer: CEP Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Transferring Learning to Behavior: Using the Four Levels to Improve Performance

ASIN: 1879618257

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Most organizations spend less than 1% of their training budgets on measurement and evaluation, and this figure only covers post-program analysis. Yet to truly maximize the benefits of ROI, training and performance improvement programs should be measured throughout the planning and development process.

But before jumping on the ROI "bandwagon," you should first determine whether your organization is a candidate for ROI and also how to overcome the various barriers to ROI implementation. In The Bottomline on ROI, Patricia Phillips addresses these critical issues and more.

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An Excellent Primer on ROI.......2002-12-19

"The Bottomline on ROI" written by Patricia Phillips explains the principles of the Return on Investment (ROI) process clearly and succinctly and points out the most imporant aspects of implementing the process in order that it be successful. It is an important addition to the field of measurement and evaluation because it provides the benefit of Phillips's extensive experience in the field of measuring training and performance improvement but at the same time does not intimidate the new practitioner. Although my library is filled with books on evaluation, I keep this one in my hip pocket.

Needs Assessment Basics A Complete HowTo Guide to Help You Design Effective OnTarget Training Solutions Get Support Ensure Bottom Line Impact

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Needs Assessment Basics A Complete HowTo Guide to Help You Design Effective OnTarget Training Solutions Get Support Ensure Bottom Line Impact
Deborah D. Tobey
Manufacturer: Amer Society for Training &
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Needs Assessment Basics (ASTD Training Basics)

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Bottom Line Basics (Psi Successful Business Library)

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A must read for all managers and entrepreneurs

Bottom Line Basics (Psi Successful Business Library)
Robert J. Low , and Linda Pinkham
Manufacturer: Oasis
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Describes the essentials of financial accounting and why traditional accounting alone is not enough for making critical operating decisions.

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A must read for all managers and entrepreneurs.......2000-06-01

I found this book extremely easy to understand and very informative. It gives you the basic undstanding of what a financial controller does and how to do it.

Bottom line: A study course in basic Catholic belief

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Bottom line: A study course in basic Catholic belief
Andrew M Greeley
Manufacturer: Thomas Moore Association
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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The Bottom Line: Back to Basics
Ray Cziczo
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
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Release Date: 2006-07-06

Bottom Line: Basic Skills in the Workplace

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Bottom Line: Basic Skills in the Workplace

Manufacturer: United States Government Printing
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ASIN: 999155632X

The Learning Annex Presents Small Business Basics: Your Complete Guide to a Better Bottom Line

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The Learning Annex Presents Small Business Basics: Your Complete Guide to a Better Bottom Line
Barbara Weltman
Manufacturer: Wiley
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0471714038

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The Learning Annex Presents Small Business Basics

If you're a small business owner, you probably dedicate the majority of your time to the day-to-day activities that keep your company up and running. After all, why should you have to worry about taxes or other financial issues when you can hire someone else to handle them? The answer is simple: you, not your accountant or financial advisor, run the business. And if you truly want to be successful, you need to understand how your actions in business today can affect your bottom line tomorrow.

If you want to make more tax-efficient financial decisions for your business, The Learning Annex Presents Small Business Basics can show you how. This accessible guide provides useful and authoritative advice that will help you save time and money throughout the year.

Topics discussed include:

Organizing your business—from S Corporations and C Corporations to Sole Proprietorships and Limited Liability Companies
Income and losses—from business operations to the sale of business property
Business deductions and credits—from home office deductions and advertising expenses to rent and retirement plans

As a small business owner, each decision you make is important. With The Learning Annex Presents Small Business Basics as your guide, you'll quickly discover how to make tax-savvy decisions that will improve your overall business.

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An essential financial guide for every small business The IRS estimates that there are currently 24 million small businesses in America. The majority of small business owners are not tax experts, and need to know the best ways for their companies to save on taxes and reduce tax liability. This comprehensive guide provides the tax facts and strategies that a small business owner needs to maximize deductions and reduce payments to the minimum. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this book gives readers a complete overview of small business tax planning in an accessible and friendly manner. Focusing on strategies that help business owners use deductions, shield business income, and maximize other aspects of small business taxes, this invaluable book will show readers how their actions in business today can affect their bottom line from a tax perspective tomorrow.

Bottom Line Basics: Understand and Control Business Finances

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Bottom Line Basics: Understand and Control Business Finances
Robert J. Low
Manufacturer: PSI Research
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Do more-educated workers fare better following job displacement?: An article from: Monthly Labor Review

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Do more-educated workers fare better following job displacement?: An article from: Monthly Labor Review
Paul Swaim , and Michael Podgursky
Manufacturer: Superintendent Of Documents
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Monthly Labor Review, published by Superintendent Of Documents on August 1, 1989. The length of the article is 3303 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.

Citation Details
Title: Do more-educated workers fare better following job displacement?
Author: Paul Swaim
Publication: Monthly Labor Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 1989
Publisher: Superintendent Of Documents
Volume: v112 Issue: n8 Page: p43(4)

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The Bottom line : basic skills in the workplace

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The Bottom line : basic skills in the workplace
U.S. Dept of Education
Manufacturer: U.S. Dept. of Education U.S. Dept. of Labor
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B000105PAO

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Here are 101 investigations and demonstrations that will fascinate and educate your students! Focusing on a variety of topics and concepts -- including energy changes, solubility, kinetics, acids and bases, electrochemistry, and oxidation-reduction - the investigations and demonstrations enable the teacher to illustrate the chemical principles being taught in the classroom. Presented in an easy-to-read format, the demonstrations can be skimmed for lists of materials and safety information. Historical information about the demonstrations is provided where relevant. Also includes references, structure drawings, and equations where appropriate. A great starting point for science projects!

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This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1837 edition by Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh.

Mineralogy according to the natural history system: Forming the article under that head in the Seventh Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Mineralogy according to the natural history system: Forming the article under that head in the Seventh Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica
Robert Jameson
Manufacturer: Adam and Charles Black
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Das Buch bietet eine kompakte Zusammenstellung der wichtigsten Phänomene in der Tieftemperaturphysik, die sowohl Studenten (mit dieser Vertiefungsrichtung im Hauptstudium), als auch Doktoranden, Wissenschaftlern und Ingenieuren, die auf diesem Gebiet tätig sind, als Lehrbuch dienen kann. Es eignet sich als Grundlage für entsprechende Vorlesungen.

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Contrary to the idea that the United States was liberal from its inception, Orren argues that both capitalism and constitutionalism proceeded upon a remnant of ancient feudalism. This was the common law of master and servant, embedded in the judiciary, cutting off the fundamental area of labor governance from democratic politics. The fully legislative polity that defines the modern liberal state was brought on through the industrial actions of trade unions in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and was established with the institutions of collective bargaining under the New Deal. The book represents a reinterpertation of American political development and of the role of the labor movement as a creator of liberalism, not a spoiler of socialism.

The attitude of liberal Judaism to the New Testament and to the Master of Christianity

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The attitude of liberal Judaism to the New Testament and to the Master of Christianity
Ephraim Frisch
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Ch'Oui Uisun: A Liberal Son Master and an Engaged Artist in Late Choson Korea

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Ch'Oui Uisun: A Liberal Son Master and an Engaged Artist in Late Choson Korea
Young Ho Lee
Manufacturer: Asian Humanities Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0895819503

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Scholars of Choson Korea tend to view Buddhism negatively, or at best ignore it, and at present there is a lack of research on this crucial topic. Through appreciation of the life and thought of Choui Uisun (1786-1866), this study is an attempt to recover and supplement the intellectual history of religious culture in Korea, focusing on late-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth century Buddhism, which is the direct root of modern Korea's traditional spirit.

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The flaws of some contemporary liberal viewpoints
A sci-fi satire for die-hard conservatives
EVEN BETTER THAN THE LAST!

The Liberal Masters
David L. Hale
Manufacturer: Elderberry Press (OR)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1930859406

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New from the "wicked" pen of David Hale!

Many light years removed from Earth, there existed a mysterious planet called Tyrannia. The rulers of Tyrannia - or Tyrants - rode herd over their slave population with self-righteous brutality. Due to a shortage of slaves, and other problems, the rulers of Tyrannia began to covet the subjugation of the United States - a country in the northeast quadrant of the Earth. The United States was a country founded and based upon freedom - a concept that was anathema to the Tyrants.

The Tyrants' plan was to join and mate with the liberal Democrats of America and create a race of "super liberals" - beings who would be completely impervious to reason and common sense ... who would obediently set about to quash the Americans' pipe dreams of liberty and enslave the population. In lieu of liberty, the aliens would offer the Americans ... security ... the security of slavery. What they didn't count on was that there would be a determined conservative opposition to their plans, in the person of two ordinary heroes - David Holt and Becky Barnes. Theirs is a story of love, courage and patriotism in the face of savage oppression..

The Liberal Masters is a hilarious - yet edifying - satire of contemporary, political life.

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The flaws of some contemporary liberal viewpoints.......2003-07-18

David L. Hale's The Liberal Masters is a political satire cloaked and colored in the imaginative trappings of adroitly written science fiction. When planet Tyrannia, home to the "superior" Liberal Tyrants, invades and enslaves America, only two people are left standing in their way. Exposing the flaws of some contemporary liberal viewpoints and perspectives, The Liberal Masters a "socially relevant" science fiction adventure in the tradition H.G. Wells. The Liberal Masters makes for a wry and intriguing, tongue-in-cheek read.

A sci-fi satire for die-hard conservatives.......2003-01-23

If you enjoyed "2084: The Year of the Liberal" by New England author/humorist David L. Hale, then you're in for another hilarious treat with "The Liberal Masters."
On the surface, "The Liberal Masters" is a variation on such science-fiction fare as "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Independence Day." However, Mr. Hale's latest novel is closer to Jonathan Swift than Robert Heinlein, as his politically conservative wit and insight skewers liberal-minded philosophies and its present-day patron saints. He successfully combines the trappings of sci-fi potboilers with melodramatic farce, thereby creating a work of fiction that will stay in your memory for a long, long time. If you can imagine "Star Trek" a la The Marx Brothers, then you'll have a good idea of what to expect in "The Liberal Masters."
Furthermore, Mr. Hale's writing is, at times, unabashedly and endearingly sentimental. Throughout "The Liberal Masters," he expresses a genuine affection for the pre-"politically correct" United States, and this old-fashioned stance perfectly complements his no-holds-barred approach to satire.

EVEN BETTER THAN THE LAST!.......2002-11-22

This is the second book by this author I've read and this one is even better than his last (2084: The Year of the Liberal) which was a great book in its own right.
David Hale obviously has fun writing his books and I enjoy reading them. Though he goes for the jugular, he does it with humor--and style. Bravo.

Light, Wind and Structure: The Mystery of the Master Builders (New liberal arts series)

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Light, Wind and Structure: The Mystery of the Master Builders (New liberal arts series)
Robert Mark
Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Experiments in Gothic Structure

ASIN: 0070404038

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Robert Mark plumbs the mystery of the great buildings of ancient Rome, the High Gothic era, and the Renaissance, revealing the astonishing depth of knowledge the ancient builders possessed. His findings provide a stronger technological focus for architectural history and a basis for more rational criticism of contemporary design.

Three Master Builders and Another: Studies in Modern Revolutionary and Liberal Leadership

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Three Master Builders and Another: Studies in Modern Revolutionary and Liberal Leadership
Pelham H. Box
Manufacturer: J. B. Lippincott & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HEBOOA

Three Master Builders and Another: Studies in Modern Revolutionary and Liberal Statesmanship

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Three Master Builders and Another: Studies in Modern Revolutionary and Liberal Statesmanship
Pelham H. Box
Manufacturer: Ayer Co Pub
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0836902343

Uncle Tom's Cabin (Library of Liberal Arts)

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Uncle Tom was certainly no "Uncle Tom"
Great Classic
A different perspective on a much avoided subject
great book at LSMS
Explains a Great Deal

Uncle Tom's Cabin (Library of Liberal Arts)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall College Div
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

ASIN: 0023796316

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An international bestseller that sold more than 300,000 copies when it first appeared in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin was dismissed by some as abolitionist propaganda; yet Tolstoy deemed it a great work of literature "flowing from love of God and man."
Today, however, Harriet Beecher Stowe's stirring indictment of slavery is often confused with garish dramatizations that flourished for decades after the Civil War: productions that relied heavily on melodramatic simplifications of character totally alien to the original. Thus "Uncle Tom" has become a pejorative term for a subservient black, whereas Uncle Tom in the book is a man who, under the most inhumane of circumstances, never loses his human dignity.
" Uncle Tom's Cabin" is the most powerful and most enduring work of art ever written about American slavery," said Alfred Kazin.

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Uncle Tom was certainly no "Uncle Tom".......2007-08-29

Back a few years ago, I bought the entire series of Library of America books, some 173 books, each with as many as 1,600 small-print pages. Typically, each volume contains several books (say novels) by an author.

The quality of the writing they have selected is marvelous. There are very few "dogs". Below are my ratings of all the stuff I've read so far (a miniscule fraction of the total library), along with, of course, my completely nonsensical (often sports or pop culture) author nicknames.

And they keep sending me new books faster than I can read the existing ones...

Practically all that I've read ranges from good to fantastic, and I stop reading ones I don't like, so almost all of the books cited below are worthy by my standards. No stars means good, * means especially good, ** means great, and I think I also gave one or two books ***. The numbers are the series # of the book out of the 173 published so far.

A book of Henry James' fiction (not in this series) that I read about 3 years ago got me started on this quest, a supplement to my quest of playing the entire history of baseball via APBA.

1. Herman "Franks" Melville: Typee* ("Idyllic") 316 pps
1. Herman "Franks" Melville: Omoo ("Picks up where Typee left off") 330 pps

2. Nathaniel "Nate the Skate" Hawthorne: Assorted Stories ("Some hard to follow") 301 pps

4. Harriet "and Ozzy" Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin** ("Uncle Tom is no 'Uncle Tom'") 520 pps

5. Mark "Shania" Twain: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* ("Hilarious moments for a different kind of Tom") 216 pps

10. Nathaniel "Nate the Skate" Hawthorne: Fanshawe* ("Young scholar, romance, skullduggery") 114 pps

6. Jack "Gene" London: The Call of the Wild ("Savage") 86 pps
6. Jack "Gene" London: White Fang* ("Roger Vick-type dog-fighting
action") 198 pps

8. William Dean "Bailey" Howells: A Foregone Conclusion* ("Gripping, intricate romance") 172 pps
8. William Dean "Bailey" Howells: A Modern Instance ("Marriage gone awry in repressed times") 418 pps

11. Francis "Shibe" Parkman: Pioneers of France in the New World** ("What it was REALLY like") 330 pps
11. Francis "Shibe" Parkman: The Jesuits in North America* ("More of these accurate depictions") 382 pps

14. Henry "Don" Adams: Democracy** ("Real politics 1800's-style")

16. Washington "Dr. J" Irving: Early writings ("Boring at times") 87 pps

18. Stephen "Whooping" Crane: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets ("Fascinating but grim") 74 pps
18. Stephen "Whooping" Crane: The Red Badge of Courage* ("True face of war") 134 pps

19. Edgar "Teletubbie" Poe: Assorted Stories ("Truly weird") 188 pps

29. Henry "Edgeron" James: Washington Square* ("Plain woman trapped") 190 pps

30. Edith Wharton "School": The House of Mirth* ("Reese Witherspoon plays role in movie") 348 pps

33. Frank "Chuck" Norris: Vandover and the Brute ("Wolf-man emerges") 260 pps
33. Frank "Chuck" Norris: McTeague** ("Greed prevails") 312 pps

35. Willa "Thrilla" Cather: Assorted stories ("Oblique") 76 pps

36. Theodore "Early" Dreiser: Sister Carrie** ("Young lives go opposite directions") 456 pps

37. Benjamin "Joe" Franklin Assorted Writings* ("Brilliant satire") 87 pps

39. Flannery "Father" O'Connor: Wise Blood ("Liked better at 25") 132 pps

55. Richard "Gary" Wright: Lawd Today!** ("Unforgettable humor, violence") 220 pps

59. Sinclair "Jerry" Lewis: Main Street* ("Small-town USA") 486 pps

69. "Ornery" Sarah Orne Jewett: Deephaven* ("Atmospheric")

72. John "Franken" Steinbeck: The Pastures of Heaven** ("Modern Gothic") 170 pps

74. Zora Neale "Zorro" Hurston: Jonah's Gourd Vine ("Black preacher")

97. James "I think I'm going" Baldwin: Go Tell it on the Mountain ("Conversion experience") 216 pps

101. Eudora "The Explorer" Welty: The Robber Bridegroom ("Ridiculous fairy tale") 88 pps

103. Brockden "Les" Brown: Wieland* ("Early Gothic chills") 228 pps

111. Henry "Etta" James: Assorted Stories 1864-74** ("Consistently compelling") 430 pps

117. F. Scott "Ella" Fitzgerald: This Side of Paradise* ("Ultimately sublime") 252 pps

126. Dawn "Boog" Powell: Dance Night* ("Small-town romance in 1920's") 204 pps

134. Paul "Super" Bowles: The Sheltering Sky* ("Sophisticates lost in Africa") 252 pps

148. James T. "Turk" Farrell: Young Lonigan* ("Coming of age in tough streets") 176 pps

164. William Faulkner "Pontiac, Buick, GMC Trucks": Soldier's
Pay*** ("Unique, gripping") 256 pps
164. William Faulkner "Pontiac, Buick, GMC Trucks": Mosquitos** ("Indescribable romp") 284 pps
164. William Faulkner "Pontiac, Buick, GMC Trucks": Flags in the Dust ("Doomed family") 336 pps
164. William Faulkner "Pontiac, Buick, GMC Trucks": The Sound and the Fury ("Bewildering") 268 pps

Great Classic.......2007-06-01

Our book club decided to read some old classics and we were all surprised to find that none of our members had read Uncle Tom's Cabin, except a French woman who had read it in school in French! A little hard to get into with the style of writing and the dialog, it soon became a real page-turner for me as I got caught up in the story and the characters. Stowe paints a very interesting picture of the times, and it provoked one of the best discussions that our book club has had. No wonder this book was a best seller, both in the US and Europe. Highly recommend this book!

A different perspective on a much avoided subject.......2007-05-25

This story is the most personal account of living in the time of slavery that I have ever read, and I thought it was phenomenal. It was poignant and well written, and it really tugged at the heart strings. What I enjoyed most about the story was how it looked at the point of view of so many players during the slave owning era (Northern compassionates, Southern slave owners with and without guilt, slaves, mothers, husbands, families, etc.). Since I am not from the South, I had a little trouble with the southern dialog, but it didn't keep me from understanding the flow of the story.
I am very glad that I read this book considering history classes don't really delve into the emotional and personal history of slavery in the South. School just treats this period of time as a "stain" on our history and doesn't like to confront it for what it was.
When I look back at the time this book was written, it must've blown people's hair back. For those people of the 1800's to see that slaves were not merely "property," but had the capability of having the same family values, religious beliefs, and sense of social insight as themselves must've made them think twice about the way they treated these people. No wonder why this book was one of the catalysts to spark the Civil War.
If you don't look at this story from the point it was written, you'll lose something in the translation. But if you imagine someone reading this before the Civil War and imagine what they are learning about the human soul, the equality of it whether it is white or not, you'll feel enriched.
I recommend that everyone read this story. It is full of so many valuable life lessons (content of character, faith, compassion, loyalty) that you shouldn't pass it up.

great book at LSMS.......2007-04-27

Uncle Tom's Cabin is a great inspiring book that shows true events in U.S. History. It is a book that shows how evil and cruel slavery really was. After Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book during slavery, it helped everyone understand what was happening in their world and this book turned more people towards antislavery which fueled the Civil War. Uncle Tom's Cabin shows people to be kind towards others. This is a great book about the slave days and was enjoyable to read.

Explains a Great Deal.......2007-03-26

I read Uncle Tom's Cabin a few years ago, and was genuinely touched. I saw immediately why it became one of the most influential books in the history of our country, and possibly the world. The story of Uncle Tom is sure to leave you changed, whether you are black or white, racist or humanitarian. It really explains how different people viewed the institution of slavery. After reading this book, many die-hard proponents of slavery gave up defending it. And abollitionists were fired up more than ever before. If you read only 5 books this year, let Uncle Tom's Cabin be one of them. You'll never look at slavery, US history, or the plight of black people the same!

Barney - Bernard Hughes of Belfast 1808-1878: Master Baker, Liberal And Reformer

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Barney - Bernard Hughes of Belfast 1808-1878: Master Baker, Liberal And Reformer
Jack Magee
Manufacturer: Ulster Historical Foundation
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Continuum medical education at Brown University: A retrospective

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Continuum medical education at Brown University: A retrospective
Stephen R Smith
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B00072Z4IE

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