Financial Accounting: A Decision-Making Approach, 2nd Edition

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This fully revised edition teaches readers how to understand and use accounting information in their business decisions. Taking a user-oriented approach, the text spotlights the link between accounting information and decisions and helps readers gain an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of reported accounting information for making different types of business decisions.

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Grid Computing, Supercomputer, On-Demand-Technologien - Wissenschaftler und Unternehmen arbeiten heute an neuen Informationstechnologien, die unserer Gesellschaft nachhaltig ihren Stempel aufdrücken werden. Die neuen Technologien werden unsere Arbeitswelt und Gesellschaft verändern. Das birgt Probleme, aber auch viele Chancen für Unternehmen und jeden Einzelnen. Das Buch von Francis Kuhlen zeigt und erklärt die wichtigsten IT-Trends der nächsten Jahre. Außerdem wagt es eine Vorausschau, wie diese das Leben in unserer Gesellschaft verändern werden. Mit vielen Beispielen aus Praxis und Alltag zeigt der Autor, dass sich IT-Technologie heute nicht mehr nur hinter den verschlossenen Türen eines Rechenzentrums abspielt, sondern für jeden Einzelnen Realität geworden ist.

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Witches' broom is an important Southern and Central American disease of cocoa that is estimated to reduce annual world production by some six to seven percent. The disease is still spreading into currently unaffected cocoa-producing areas. This book describes the results of an authoritative, international study resulting from the collaboration among plant pathologists in South America and the Caribbean with centres of expertise in the USA and UK. A series of comparative experiments were established under different climate and disease pressure conditions in six countries. This book describes the experimental methods, comparative analyses and the conclusions drawn from these experiments.

Cocoa Pest and Disease Management in Southeast Asia and Australasia (Fao Plant Production and Protection Paper)

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Cocoa Pest and Disease Management in Southeast Asia and Australasia (Fao Plant Production and Protection Paper)
Patrick J. Keane
Manufacturer: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FA
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Binding: Paperback

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Cocoa swollen-shoot virus: A threat to the cocoa industry of Western Samoa (Simon Fraser University. Pestology Centre. Pest management papers)

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Cocoa swollen-shoot virus: A threat to the cocoa industry of Western Samoa (Simon Fraser University. Pestology Centre. Pest management papers)
Sofara T Aveau
Manufacturer: Pestology Centre, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007AP3QY

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Here in one source is a wide variety of practical, everyday information often required by chemists but seldom found together, if at all, in the standard handbooks, data collections, manuals, and other usual sources. Discussing physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of substances and systems, the authors answer such questions as:

How do I test for and destroy peroxides in different solvents and what is the best way to purify such solvents?
What are the structure, physical properties, and recent references to the use of common-name solvents and solvent aids such as the "Skellysolves," "Cellosolves," "Crownanes," and "Glymes"?
What is the utility of a particular molecular sieve, or permeation gel, or epoxy cement, or liquid crystal, and where do I buy them and find references to their application?

The book is divided into nine chapters and covers properties of atoms and molecules, spectroscopy, photochemistry, chromatography, kinetics and thermodynamics, various experimental techniques, and mathematical and numerical information, including the definitions, values, and usage rules of the newly adopted International System of Units (SI Units). A section on statistical treatment of data which provides an actual least-squares computer program is also included. In the spectroscopy chapter, very extensive and up-to-date collections of spectral correlation data are presented for ir, uv-vis, optical rotation, nmr, and mass spectra, along with data on esr and nqr spectroscopy. Also included is a variety of hard-to-classify but frequently sought information, such as names and addresses of microanalysis companies and chemistry publishers, descriptions and commercial sources of atomic and molecular models, and safety data for hazardous chemicals. More than 500 key references are also included, most of which are recent. There are important hints and definitions associated with the art as well as the state of the art for the appropriate subjects. Also found throughout the book are about 250 suppliers and directions for obtaining special booklets or other material.

Containing a wealth of useful information, The Chemist's Companion will be an indispensable guide for students and professional chemists in nearly all the chemical disciplines. In addition, it will provide for the teacher and student an unusual adjunct for use in a broad cross-section of chemistry courses.

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a great resource for a laboratory scientist.......1998-08-06

"The Chemist Companion" is a must for the laboratory scientist. It is an invaluable resource for everyday questions like recipes for solvent mixtures, cooling baths, cleaning baths, etc. The index is straightforward and easy to use. Much of the information is in easy-to-read tables. Information is referenced and clearly written. A valuable resource!

The Chemist's Companion: A Handbook of Practical Data, Techniques, and References

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The Chemist's Companion: A Handbook of Practical Data, Techniques, and References
Richard A. Ford Arnold J. Gordon
Manufacturer: NY
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUF8BO

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Geological Society of London Handbook Series Edited by Keith Cox Founded in 1807, the Geological Society of London has been publishing since 1845 and now distributes its journal to Fellows throughout the world. This handbook is published as part of a series of authoritative practical guides to field geology. The Field Description of Igneous Rocks Written to complement textbooks on igneous petrology, this handbook equips the student with all the information required to study igneous rocks in the field. It deals with observations from the scale of hand specimens and outcrops to regional mapping of field relationships. Igneous rocks range from volcanic rocks erupted at the Earth's surface to plutonic rocks which crystallised at depth within the Earth,and the techniques to study these differ from those used for the field study in other volumes in this series. `…its genuine "handbook" size, flexible cover and realistic price should make it an affordable part of field equipment for all geology students.' R. A. Howie, Mineralogical Magazine

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WASTE OF MONEY.......2007-05-06

This book and the other one (on metamorphic rocks from the Geological Society of London) are worthless pieces of garbage. All pictures are poor quality black and white and on some pages the words are so close to the center of the book they are hard to read. What a waste of money. When they first arrived I thought I had been scammed. I thought someone went to the local copy store, copied these books and then sold me the low quality copy. Information in the book is ok but seems obvious. These books are not field identification guides. They only tell you how to describe a rock and dont help identify anything. They just tell you how the British would rewrite your notes. I am a geologist and have no use for these books and will never trust anything from the Geological society of London again. I mean low quality black and white pictures in a geology book? How the hell is that gonna help?? WASTE OF MONEY!!!!!!

overpriced.......2007-01-05

This book does have some wonderful information but it is a combination of elementary geology and advanced petrology. It is more a discussion on the formation of igneous rocks not an actual description. It is way overpriced! A great disappointment.

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The Field Description of Igneous Rocks
N. Petford
Manufacturer: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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Binding: Paperback

The Field Description of Igneous Rocks/Metamorphic Rocks/Sedimentary Rocks (Geological Society of London Handbook Se)

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The Field Description of Igneous Rocks/Metamorphic Rocks/Sedimentary Rocks (Geological Society of London Handbook Se)
Tucker , Fry , and Thorpe
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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Middle Proterozoic to Cambrian rocks in central Wisconsin: Anorogenic sedimentary and igneous activity : discussion and geological stop descriptions (Field ... Geological and Natural History Survey)

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Middle Proterozoic to Cambrian rocks in central Wisconsin: Anorogenic sedimentary and igneous activity : discussion and geological stop descriptions (Field ... Geological and Natural History Survey)
Jeffrey K Greenberg
Manufacturer: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
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Tertiary igneous rocks and Laramide structure and stratigraphy of the Spanish Peaks region, south-central Colorado: Road log and descriptions from Walsenberg ... La Veta to Aguilar (second day) (Field trip)

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Tertiary igneous rocks and Laramide structure and stratigraphy of the Spanish Peaks region, south-central Colorado: Road log and descriptions from Walsenberg ... La Veta to Aguilar (second day) (Field trip)
Brian S Penn
Manufacturer: Colorado Geological Survey, Dept. of Natural Resources
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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This two-volume work provides a comprehensive study of the statistical mechanics of lattice models. It introduces the reader to the main areas in statistical mechanics and the theory of phase transitions. The development is built on a firm mathematical and physical basis. Volume 1 contains an account of mean-field and cluster variation methods successfully used in many applications in solid-state physics and theoretical chemistry as well as an account of exact results for the Ising and six-vertex models and those derivable by transformation methods. Volume 2 includes extensive treatments of scaling theory, algebraic and real-space renormalization group methods and the eight-vertex model. It also includes an account of series methods and a treatment of dimer assemblies.

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My Man Jeeves, first published in 1919, introduced the world to affable, indolent Bertie Wooster and his precise, capable valet, Jeeves. Some of the finest examples of humorous writing found in English literature are woven around the relationship between these two men of very different classes and temperaments. Where Bertie is impetuous and feeble, Jeeves is cool-headed and poised. This collection, the first book of Jeeves and Wooster stories, includes "Absent Treatment," "Helping Freddie," "Rallying Round Old George," "Doing Clarence a Bit of Good," "Fixing It for Freddie," and "Bertie Changes His Mind." "Mr. Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale." — Evelyn Waugh

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What I mean is, while there's no doubt that in certain matters of dress Jeeves's judgment is absolutely sound and should be followed, it seemed to me that it was getting a bit too thick if he was going to edit my face as well as my costume. No one can call me an unreasonable chappie, and many's the time I've given in like a lamb when Jeeves has voted against one of my pet suits or ties; but when it comes to a valet's staking out a claim on your upper lip you've simply got to have a bit of the good old bulldog pluck and defy the blighter.

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clean surface and sleek condition.......2006-02-28

the book is in excellent, in fact, perfect, shape, and has a beautiful feel to it--the contents are the usual brilliant Jeeves and Wooster humor!

A bed book for reading in the bed........2006-01-02

I love Jeeves stories and these are some of the first. But not all are about Jeeves and Wooster, thou they would show up in later books changed to be Jeeves and Wooster stories.
A bed book, as I pointed out, is meant to be used while in bed. It is designed so you can read it while on your side. I like to read books while laying on my front in bed, so it is nice to have. I had to take a star away for the fact that not ALL stories were of the J & W type.

A cure for insomnia.......2005-10-14

I listen to audio books all night - re-cuing to where I left off every time I wake up. Jeeves is a very light, relaxing, entertaining listen - especially when narrated by Jarvis. I DO laugh out loud occasionally - even on the 2nd or 5th listen - and even at 3am, but the lightness of the stories and the humor are surpassed (to my taste) only by John Mortimer's Rumpole series read by Leo McKern.

Like "Tootsie" the movie, you won't come away from this with a different outlook on life, but it's good escape and, for me, chases away the worries that night in the George Bush era bring.

Early Jeeves/Wooster, and Reggie Pepper too.......2005-01-23

This was the earliest (1919) of Wodehouse's short story collections to mention Jeeves in the title, and these are very early Jeeves/Wooster stories. But only half of the stories in this volume are set in the Wooster household. The other half of these stories feature Reggie Pepper. Pepper can be thought of as a proto-Bertie, but he has no Jeeves-like character around. The Reggie Pepper stories are also similar to the Jeeves/Wooster stories in that they are written in Reggie's voice. Once Wodehouse got rolling with the Jeeves/Wooster stories, he abandoned Reggie Pepper. I think there are only eight Reggie Pepper stories in total, with half of them found in this collection.

A few points are worth noting. The earliest Jeeves/Wooster story is not in this collection. That first story was "Extricating Gussie", which is to be found in the 1917 collection "The Man With Two Left Feet." It is in "Extricating Gussie" that Jeeves and Wooster travel to New York. All the Jeeves/Wooster stories in "My Man Jeeves" are set in New York as well. Another factor to bear in mind is that most of these early stories were later reworked, and appear in "Carry On, Jeeves." The story "Leave it to Jeeves" appears in "Carry On" as "The Artistic Career of Corky", with the first few paragraphs re-written for that version. The stories "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" and "Jeeves and The Hard-Boiled Egg" appear in "Carry On" with no obvious alterations. Also, the story "Helping Freddie" appears in "Carry On" as "Fixing it for Freddie", but in that case the story has been changed from a Reggie Pepper vehicle to one featuring Bertie and Jeeves - the plot and much of the language carry directly through this transformation.

In short, three of the four Jeeves/Wooster stories, and one of the Reggie Pepper stories, appear, with varying degrees of alteration, in "Carry On, Jeeves." The only Jeeves/Wooster item in this collection that doesn't appear in "Carry On" is "The Aunt and the Sluggard."

Classic Wodehousiana!.......2003-09-04

Martin Jarvis' reading of My Man Jeeves runs circles around Jonathan Cecil's reading of *anything* (for more ranting on Cecil, see Psmith: Journalist). He simply embodies the characters of Bertie Wooster, Jeeves, Biffy, Corky, and all the cast (albeit with the same typical attempt at an American accent).

This recording consists of the two stories from the printed Carry On, Jeeves collection that were left out of the CD copy of the Carry On, Jeeves audiobook--one of which has Jeeves himself as the narrator--as well as three stories starring Bertie Wooster's predecessor, Reggie Pepper.

Pepper by himself isn't as funny or touching as the relationship between Jeeves and Wooster, but the predicaments are identical to those that Bertie would find himself getting into. The only difference is that Reggie manages to extricate himself from the troubles, unlike Bertie, who relies on the wiles of his man, Jeeves.

Either of this or Carry On, Jeeves would appeal to the casual Wodehouse fan, and are perfect for long road trips or any other situation where a laugh is needed. Wodehouse exceeds all others in humor and, one assumes, will remain that way for centuries to come.

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