Core Concepts of Consulting for Accountants
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    Core Concepts of Consulting for Accountants
    Nancy A. Bagranoff , Stephanie M. Bryant , and James E. Hunton
    Manufacturer: Wiley
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

    GeneralGeneral | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
    GeneralGeneral | Accounting | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
    ConsultingConsulting | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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    ASIN: 0471390860

    Book Description

    This consulting guide with a strong AIS influence draws material from several areas, including organizational behavior, interpersonal skills, and management to provide a single source for the information accountants need to provide consulting services.
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      Website to Accompany Core Concepts of Consulting for Accountants
      Bagranoff
      Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      ProductGroup: Book
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      ASIN: 0471207616

      Buying Social Justice: Equality, Government Procurement & Legal Change
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        Buying Social Justice: Equality, Government Procurement & Legal Change
        Christopher McCrudden
        Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback

        GeneralGeneral | Administrative Law | Law | Subjects | Books
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        ASIN: 0199232431

        Book Description

        Governments spend huge amounts of money buying goods and services from the private sector. How far should their spending power be affected by social policy? Arguments against the practice are often made by economists - on the grounds of inefficiency - and lawyers - on the grounds of free competition and international economic law. Buying Social Justice analyses how governments in developed and developing countries use their contracting power in order to advance social equality and reduce discrimination, and argues that this approach is an entirely legitimate, and efficient means of achieving social justice. The book looks at the different experiences of a range of countries, including the UK, the USA and South Africa. It also examines the impact of international and regional regulation of the international economy, and questions the extent to which the issue of procurement policy should be regulated at the national, European or international levels. The role of EC and WTO law in mediating the tensions between the economic function of procurement and the social uses of procurement is discussed, and the outcomes of controversies concerning the legitimacy of the integration of social values into procurement are analysed. Buying Social Justice argues that European and international legal regulation of procurement has become an important means of accentuating the positive and eliminating the negative in both the social and economic uses of procurement.
        Legal Aspects Of Purchasing And Supply
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          Legal Aspects Of Purchasing And Supply
          Ian Longdin
          Manufacturer: Liverpool Academic Press
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Hardcover

          GeneralGeneral | Law | Subjects | Books
          FinancialFinancial | English Law | Law | Subjects | Books
          Purchasing & BuyingPurchasing & Buying | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
          ASIN: 1903499186
          Legal Aspects of Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Second Edition
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            Legal Aspects of Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Second Edition
            Ian Longdin
            Manufacturer: Liverpool Academic Press
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Paperback

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            ASIN: 1903499364

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            All purchasing activities take place within a context of legal regulation, a context that has been taking on increasing importance in recent years. This book is an attempt to provide a clear and concise account of the underlying legal principles which affect the purchasing function. It is also a useful revision book for candidates studying for the 'Legal Aspects for Purchasing & Supply' paper at Level Six of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Graduate Diploma. It covers the essential legal themes in a way that focuses on common examination topics. This edition has been modified and extended to take into account the changes to the unit specification in 2007. These include the widening of dispute resolution procedures to include mediation, conciliation and adjudication and the addition of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Reforms in the law relating to the transfer of undertakings (TUPE) and the European public procurement rules have also been included. It also develops Competition Law and Intellectual Property Rights in more detail than is usually found in general works on commercial and business law. The book provides practical guidance on examination technique, especially relating to answering legal case studies. Advice on the approach to the study and revision of case law is also featured.
            Study Guide: Legal Aspects
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              Study Guide: Legal Aspects

              Manufacturer: Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
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              ASIN: 1861240724
              Study Guide: Legal Aspects for Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
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                Study Guide: Legal Aspects for Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
                D. Tolcher
                Manufacturer: Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback

                Purchasing & BuyingPurchasing & Buying | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
                ASIN: 1861241135

                Hotel and Hospitality Law: Principles and Cases
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                  Hotel and Hospitality Law: Principles and Cases
                  John R. Goodwin
                  Manufacturer: Gorsuch Scarisbrick Publishers
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                  Binding: Hardcover

                  GeneralGeneral | Law | Subjects | Books
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                  ASIN: 0942280601
                  Hotel law: Principles and cases
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                    Hotel law: Principles and cases
                    John R Goodwin
                    Manufacturer: Pub. Horizons
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                    GeneralGeneral | Taxation | Law | Subjects | Books
                    ASIN: 0942280342
                    Hotel, Hospitality, and Tourism Law: Principles and Cases
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                      Hotel, Hospitality, and Tourism Law: Principles and Cases
                      John R. Goodwin , and Jolie R. Gaston
                      Manufacturer: Gorsuch Scarisbrick Pub
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback

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                      ASIN: 0897872010
                      Principles of Hospitality Law
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                        Principles of Hospitality Law
                        Alan Pannett , and Michael Boella
                        Manufacturer: Cassell Academic
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Paperback

                        Hospitality, Travel & TourismHospitality, Travel & Tourism | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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                        ASIN: 0304335754
                        Principles of Hotel and Catering Law
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                          Principles of Hotel and Catering Law
                          Alan Pannett
                          Manufacturer: Thomson Learning
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Paperback

                          Hospitality, Travel & TourismHospitality, Travel & Tourism | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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                          ASIN: 0304322164
                          Principles of Hospitality Law
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                            Principles of Hospitality Law
                            Michael Boella Alan Pannett
                            Manufacturer: Thomson Learning
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Paperback
                            ASIN: B000OS2T8Y

                            Agricultural Innovation in Colonial Africa: Kenya and the Great Depression (African Studies)
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                              Agricultural Innovation in Colonial Africa: Kenya and the Great Depression (African Studies)
                              I. D. Talbott
                              Manufacturer: Edwin Mellen Pr
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Hardcover

                              GeneralGeneral | Popular Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
                              Production & OperationsProduction & Operations | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
                              KenyaKenya | Africa | History | Subjects | Books
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                              ASIN: 0889462623
                              Biological diversity and innovation: Conserving and utilizing genetic resources in Kenya (African Centre for Technology Studies)
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                                Biological diversity and innovation: Conserving and utilizing genetic resources in Kenya (African Centre for Technology Studies)
                                Calestous Juma
                                Manufacturer: African Centre for Technology Studies
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Unknown Binding

                                GeneralGeneral | Agricultural Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                                ASIN: 9966410015
                                Farmer Innovation in Africa: A Source of Inspiration for Agricultural Development
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                                Farmer Innovation in Africa: A Source of Inspiration for Agricultural Development

                                Manufacturer: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Paperback

                                Policy & Current EventsPolicy & Current Events | Popular Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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                                Development & GrowthDevelopment & Growth | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
                                Economic Policy & DevelopmentEconomic Policy & Development | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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                                ASIN: 1853838160

                                Book Description

                                Based on fieldwork and involving farmers, extension workers and researchers, this is an edited volume of studies of how farmers successfully experiment and innovate to increase productivity, often in adverse and resource-poor conditions. It covers a wide range of countries and varieties of farming and shows how successful and motivating an approach that builds on farmer innovation can be. It confirms the resourcefulness of the farmers themselves and provides an alternative to the conventional "transfer of technology" development paradigm - one that recognizes the farmers themselves as the major resource.

                                Customer Reviews:

                                5 out of 5 stars Unknown treasures.......2002-11-19

                                A collection of case studies from field research, this book is an excellent illustration of sustainable small-scale agriculture throughout Africa. It also establishes a methodology for reporting farmer and community initiatives to a wider international audience. Agriculture has been around in Africa for a very long time. Early domestication of such staples as wheat and barley took place in Africa, coffee originated there and many food crops and plants still maintain their highest levels of biodiversity anywhere. Above all else then, FARMER INNOVATION is a testimony to creativity, originality and resilience of small-scale men and women farmers in different parts of Africa. As the editors state, what they found and are reporting on represents 'just the tip of the iceberg'; even then they identified over 1,000 innovators during the two-year study.

                                Reij and Waters-Bayer have gathered evidence of farmer innovation from more than a dozen countries in East, West and Southern Africa. Their research was a collaborative effort with two major, Dutch-funded, regional development programs. The individual field reports followed a clear set of selection criteria and reporting standards. The editors provided the framework, introduction and conclusion and invited a number of research and extension teams, mainly African, to present the individual case studies. The result is the portrayal of 'best farming practices' introduced and/or refined by African men and women farmers, which have proven successful against environmental and economic adversity.

                                The book is grouped by themes and relevant case studies from each region are summarized. For example, we find a report on how farmers "increase and diversify plant biomass" through the development of planting pits in Burkina Faso, or the use of such pits for improved maize production in southern Tanzania. "Farmer-to-farmer communication" among communities in Tigray (Ethiopia) facilitates the spreading of effective land management techniques, proving that building partnerships and sharing knowledge is an important practical trait of farmer innovators. Farmer Innovators do not work in isolation and their ideas and experiments can have a major impact on the neighbouring community and beyond. It will be important to study lessons from these experiences to influence policy and political and economic leaders: small-scale farmers have an important role to play if agriculture in Africa is to be successful and sustainable. In their concluding chapter, the editors also raise questions regarding the prevailing north-south technology transfer that has been the mainstay of African agricultural development intervention.

                                FARMER INNOVATION, although not a difficult read, is more designed for the research, extension and agriculture/development community than for the general audience. In order to demonstrate the consistency of their methodology, the editors allow for a certain amount of repetitive description of the consultation and investigation processes involved. The case studies themselves should motivate the reader to persevere. Anybody interested in agriculture and farming systems and techniques will find ample and interesting information in this collection.
                                Innovation and Individuality in African Development: Changing Production Strategies in Rural Mali (Linking Levels of Analysis)
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                                  Innovation and Individuality in African Development: Changing Production Strategies in Rural Mali (Linking Levels of Analysis)
                                  Dolores Koenig , Tieman Diarra , and Moussa Sow
                                  Manufacturer: University of Michigan Press
                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                  Binding: Hardcover

                                  Policy & Current EventsPolicy & Current Events | Popular Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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                                  ASIN: 0472108948

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                                  This book contributes to debates on how to improve development alternatives in West Africa, from the distinctive approach of anthropology--the analysis of local systems. Until now, theoretical frameworks for approaching African development have tended to overemphasize the structural factors that constrain development possibilities (including the colonial past and contemporary political-economic dependency). In Innovation and Individuality in African Development, the authors present a contemporary case study of migrant Malian farmers to illustrate how Africans have tried to improve their lives--and are often successful at doing so.
                                  Using concepts related to human agency (negotiation, innovation, and individual choice), the authors present Africans as active people who have attempted to remake the world in which they live. Introductory chapters situate the study in Malian history and demonstrate that the determination and desire to try new things was present as well in their ancestors' nineteenth-century precolonial states.
                                  Finally, the authors offer practical suggestions about how to improve rural development programs so that more Africans will be able to benefit from positive possibilities for social change.
                                  This volume will speak to anthropologists, international development specialists, and those interested in contemporary Africa, offering a counterweight to much of the contemporary literature that stresses problems rather than solutions.
                                  Dolores Koenig is Associate Professor of Anthropology, American University. Tiéman Diarra is Researcher and Head, Department of Ethno-sociologie, Institut des Sciences Humaines, Mali. Moussa Sow is Secretary General, Ministry of Culture and Communication, Mali.
                                  Innovation in African Agriculture (Westview Special Studies in Agriculture, Science, and Policy)
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                                    Innovation in African Agriculture (Westview Special Studies in Agriculture, Science, and Policy)
                                    Arthur J. Dommen
                                    Manufacturer: Westview Pr (Short Disc)
                                    ProductGroup: Book
                                    Binding: Paperback

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                                    ASIN: 0813376483
                                    Alley farming in West Africa in comparative perspective (Discussion paper / African-American Issues Center)
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                                      Alley farming in West Africa in comparative perspective (Discussion paper / African-American Issues Center)
                                      C Okali
                                      Manufacturer: African-American Issues Center
                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                      Binding: Unknown Binding

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                                      ASIN: B00070N07I
                                      Discussion paper / African-American Issues Center
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                                        Discussion paper / African-American Issues Center
                                        C Okali
                                        Manufacturer: African-American Issues Center
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                                        ASIN: B00070N8KM
                                        Institutional reform and African smallholder: Market liberalization, road rehabilitation, and technological change in Tanzania (Working paper)
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                                          Institutional reform and African smallholder: Market liberalization, road rehabilitation, and technological change in Tanzania (Working paper)
                                          Louis G Putterman
                                          Manufacturer: Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector, University of Maryland at College Park
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                                          ASIN: B0006QBJKI
                                          Reprint
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                                            Reprint
                                            Joachim Von Braun
                                            Manufacturer: International Food Policy Research Institute
                                            ProductGroup: Book
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                                            ASIN: B00073D52U
                                            Testing the induced innovation hypothesis in South African agriculture: An error correction approach (Policy research working paper)
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                                              Testing the induced innovation hypothesis in South African agriculture: An error correction approach (Policy research working paper)
                                              Colin G Thirtle
                                              Manufacturer: World Bank, Agriculture and Natural Resources Dept., Office of the Director
                                              ProductGroup: Book
                                              Binding: Unknown Binding

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                                              ASIN: B0006F7RX2

                                              Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry: Structure Elucidation and Simulation of Organic Reactions (Comprehensive Chemical Kinetics)
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                                                Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry: Structure Elucidation and Simulation of Organic Reactions (Comprehensive Chemical Kinetics)
                                                Zdzislaw Hippe
                                                Manufacturer: Elsevier Publishing Company
                                                ProductGroup: Book
                                                Binding: Hardcover

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                                                ASIN: 0444987460
                                                Techniques and Applications of Fast Reactions in Solution (NATO Science Series C:)
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                                                  Techniques and Applications of Fast Reactions in Solution (NATO Science Series C:)

                                                  Manufacturer: Springer
                                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                                  Binding: Hardcover

                                                  General & ReferenceGeneral & Reference | Chemistry | Science | Subjects | Books
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                                                  ASIN: 9027710228
                                                  Techniques in Organic Reaction Kinetics
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                                                    Techniques in Organic Reaction Kinetics
                                                    Petr Zuman
                                                    Manufacturer: Krieger Publishing Company
                                                    ProductGroup: Book
                                                    Binding: Hardcover

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                                                    ASIN: 0894646869
                                                    Techniques in Organic Reactions Kinetics
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                                                      Techniques in Organic Reactions Kinetics
                                                      Petr Zuman , and Ramesh Patel
                                                      Manufacturer: Krieger Pub Co
                                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                                      Binding: Hardcover

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                                                      OrganicOrganic | Chemistry | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
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                                                      ASIN: 0471035564

                                                      Thermal History of Sedimentary Basins: Methods and Case Histories
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                                                        Thermal History of Sedimentary Basins: Methods and Case Histories
                                                        Nancy D. Naeser
                                                        Manufacturer: Springer
                                                        ProductGroup: Book
                                                        Binding: Hardcover

                                                        GeneralGeneral | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
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                                                        ASIN: 0387967028

                                                        Current Topics in Shock Waves (AIP Conference Proceedings)
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                                                          Current Topics in Shock Waves (AIP Conference Proceedings)

                                                          Manufacturer: American Institute of Physics
                                                          ProductGroup: Book
                                                          Binding: Hardcover

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                                                          Fluid DynamicsFluid Dynamics | Dynamics | Physics | Science | Subjects | Books
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                                                          ASIN: 0883187760

                                                          Wedding Cakes, Rats and Rodeo Queens
                                                          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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                                                          Wedding Cakes, Rats and Rodeo Queens
                                                          Anne Cameron
                                                          Manufacturer: HarperCollins Canada
                                                          ProductGroup: Book
                                                          Binding: Paperback

                                                          ContemporaryContemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
                                                          GeneralGeneral | United States | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
                                                          ASIN: 0006479588

                                                          Customer Reviews:

                                                          4 out of 5 stars Couldn't Put It Down..........2000-08-07

                                                          Anne Cameron accomplishes the impossible - capturing all the blood and tears of a heart-breakingly disfunctional family with the complexity of Indian shaman legend and good old fashioned urban myth. This author can spin a tale that by turns stands your hair on end and forces out a tear or two of helpless remorse. Regardless of the wild ride, the ending is one of hope and unconditional love with a little help from the gods...I'm waiting for the sequel!
                                                          Queen of the Rodeo
                                                          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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                                                          Queen of the Rodeo
                                                          Michael Little
                                                          Manufacturer: TripleTree Publishing
                                                          ProductGroup: Book
                                                          Binding: Paperback

                                                          ComicComic | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
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                                                          GeneralGeneral | Romance | Subjects | Books
                                                          ASIN: 096662727X

                                                          Book Description

                                                          When Miss Reno Rodeo meets a lonesome Texas steer wrestler with big muscles and a weakness for blondes, watch out. It may be a match made in cowgirl heaven, but there's no way in hell that Donna's ex-fiance in Reno, and Tyler's ex-girlfriend in small town Texas are going to wish them eternal happiness.

                                                          A heartwarming, light romantic comedy, complete with horned toad, cowboy coffee, and chicken fried steak.

                                                          Customer Reviews:

                                                          5 out of 5 stars Cowgirl Wannabe.......2001-09-09

                                                          Oh, what a life. Following the rodeo circuit and getting to meet all those burly cowboys; what more could a girl ask for? This book was a real hoot - Donna, the main character, is a strong lady and knows what she wants. And, as in all good romances, she gets it! Michael Little has a real way with words, and the folksy-style writing is not only easy to read, but matches the feeling of the story and setting exactly. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a "real good time."

                                                          5 out of 5 stars Great Read.......2001-08-22

                                                          If you like cowboy stories -- or love stories -- this one's a winner. Little has an "Aw, shucks!", comfortable-as-an-old-shoe tale-telling style that will leave you chuckling at what happens when we all try to make sense of love, even when we make a mess of it. If this is Little's first novel, I plan to get in line early for the next. Five stars for this one!

                                                          5 out of 5 stars Get this book!.......2001-08-19

                                                          Every once in a while, an author comes along with a unique style. Michael Little is one of those authors.

                                                          If you like the rodeo, Reno, Texas, light comedies, horned toads, big hair, chain saws, chicken fried steak, love stories, or just want to read a story by an author who writes with both a macro and a micro lens built into his scenes, this is the book for you.

                                                          I don't want to give away the story, but in a nutshell, this is a quirky little tale about big things and little things and about which things should be the big things and the little things as opposed to what we sometimes think are the big things and the little things. Has a nice little ending paragraph that sums up in a big way how big the little things really are.
                                                          Rodeo Queens: On the Circuit With America's Cowgirls
                                                          Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
                                                          • I was disappointed, but it wasn't the author's fault.
                                                          • the real deal
                                                          • Book is Falls into Stereotype Trap
                                                          • Here's the reality of the "myth" of the cowboy West
                                                          • Women's stories tell of their successes and failures
                                                          Rodeo Queens: On the Circuit With America's Cowgirls
                                                          Joan Burbick
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                                                          Binding: Paperback

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                                                          Book Description

                                                          Rodeo Queens is a bittersweet journey into the lives of women who have worked the rodeo circuit in the rural West from the 1930s to the present. For over eight years, Joan Burbick traveled the backroads of the West, searching for "rodeo queens," the women who promote and perform in the elaborate pageantry of the rodeo. She interviewed dozens of queens in their living rooms, kitchens, barns, and ranches. She followed current queens down the rodeo road from tiny Western towns to the show- biz glitter of Las Vegas. Through their stories we witness dramatic changes in the rodeo, including the decline of skilled horse handling, the fierce conflicts over gender and race, and the intense commercialization of the rodeo. Combined with Burbick's wonderful collection of rodeo queen photographs, this rich tapestry of women's voices echoes and challenges our clichés of the rural West. Their stories of fulfilled dreams and lost hopes reveal the tenacity of the myth of the American West, a place of muscled men, golden-haired women, relentless beauty and tragic limits.

                                                          Customer Reviews:

                                                          2 out of 5 stars I was disappointed, but it wasn't the author's fault........2005-06-10

                                                          The mistake I made here was judging the book by the cover. I picked it up because I thought the topic was interesting, and I thought it would detail the lives and personalities of the kind of sassy, salty, almost defiant cowgirls like the ones depicted on the cover. I knew next to nothing about the rodeo and never heard of a rodeo queen before, so I thought she was a sort of cowgirl, not a beauty queen. I expected to be taken on a wild ride through the rodeo circuit. But instead I found myself reading a pseudo-feminist treatise on the shallowness of rodeo and the empty mythos of a West that never existed. I found myself disappointed in the subject matter, much as I imagine the author became disappointed when she delved into it. The only thing I wish the author could've done differently was to view the rodeo more as a community of characters and personalities, rather than as an abstract construct.

                                                          5 out of 5 stars the real deal.......2005-05-05

                                                          As the great-granddaughter of one of Pendleton OR.'s first rodeo queens, and the daughter of a former Wa-Hi Farmerette, I believe Burbick hits the bull's eye with her exploration of western women. Only those so entrenched in the false mythology of the west would take offense at these incredibly sensitive essays. Burbick uncovers yet another way in which women participated in the real west - a place of hardship and hard work.
                                                          Anyone who thinks that this region is the result of anything but violence, hardship and heartbreak is delusional - and the sense of entitlement whites have with regard to what the west really is is a load of horse manure.
                                                          My mother learned from her mother, and her grandmother, how to be a strong woman, and this message was passed along to me. We are cancer victims, alcoholics, intellectuals and damn hard workers. Burbick knows this about these women, and portrays them with respect. Her critique is not that these women, or women who are now involved in the rodeo queen circuit are the problem - rather the commercialized, capitalistic society that has perpetuated the wrong and bad idea that women are for show is at fault.

                                                          1 out of 5 stars Book is Falls into Stereotype Trap.......2004-12-09

                                                          Burbick may have done considerable research, but for the most part relies on sterotypes. Any sport or pasttime can fall victim to stereotyping (think cheerleader, football player, chess player, etc.), but an author should search beyond the stereotypes. Burbick may have her historical facts in order, but fails to recognize that today's rodeo queens are intelligent marketing representatives for their organization, their western heritage, and the sport of rodeo. Most rodeo queens are professional, talented, poised, gracious, and competitve young women who take their job as rodeo's face to the public very seriously. In addition to riding well, they must be knowledgeable in current events, horsemanship, and rodeo. If you look at the bios of many queens, especially state queens, you will find college students or graduates with aspirations in the fields of law, medicine, and business.

                                                          I also found some of Burbick's descriptive phrases very offensive. I don't understand why she thought that "shocking" us would make for a better book.

                                                          4 out of 5 stars Here's the reality of the "myth" of the cowboy West.......2004-12-06

                                                          By all standards, this is a superb book about a seemingly innocuous weekend sport that inspires young girls throughout the western states; by the same token, it's also very unfair and elitist in its approach.

                                                          It could be the basis of a superb film about life west of the Mississippi. Think of rodeo queen version of 'Friday Night Lights' and similar football films over the years. Becoming a rodeo queen is about beauty and and those who are merely pretty, which in a world of images and make believe of the modern West rates far higher than just a bikini and a smile.

                                                          "Borrrrrring" is the first term that comes to mind to describe the West, in fiction and reality. It's "boring" in terms of the daily drudgery; for many girls, being a rodeo queen will be the only real excitement in their dull lives. Football has a few stars, as do cheer and pom and basketball and homecoming queen and even the chess team. For most westerners, devoid of any of the culture or intellect of eastern states, even little excitements are welcome.

                                                          Burbick nicely describes this intensity and commitment; rodeo queens are the daughters of successful entrepreneurs who can afford the considerable expense. They know success came from working 16-hour and longer days when necessary; the girls do the same to become a queen; just as Burbick consulted more than 150 sources, plus dozens of interviews of rodeo queens from as far back as the 1930s to write her short but astute book.

                                                          Burbick is a "queen" in terms of her commitment to this topic and the quality of her book. Although she's superb in linking the rodeo sport to conservative attitudes in the west, her weakness is not linking it to the intense competitive spirit that produces excellence in academics, in sports, or on the dark side in the form of juvenile crimes and mindless rebellion -- all of which characterizes the West.

                                                          She deftly outlines the Western myth of rugged individualism and self-sufficiency; but fails to understand that such myths create the limited acumen expressed in Western social and political attitudes -- even if they are more fiction than practical. Anyone who reads this book will understand why the West is solid Republican in politics, as well as the "Texas" attitude now in the White House.

                                                          Granted, rodeo queens won't regard this book as the best thing since chili and beans, or cold beer in longneck bottles. But, anyone interested in the relentless competition of life which shaped the daddies of these precocious queens (the academic experience is very similar and is based on just as rich a background of myths and dreams), it's a superb look at one of the crown jewels of the western experience.

                                                          5 out of 5 stars Women's stories tell of their successes and failures.......2004-03-04

                                                          Joan Burbick's Rodeo Queens And The American Dream examines the women of the rodeo: those who traveled the rural West for years and who became 'rodeo royalty' from the 1930s onward. Women's stories tell of their successes and failures riding the rodeo circuit in this involving guide.
                                                          The American gun mystery  (Previously published as Death at the rodeo)
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                                                            The American gun mystery (Previously published as Death at the rodeo)
                                                            Ellery. Queen
                                                            Manufacturer: Triangle Books
                                                            ProductGroup: Book
                                                            Binding: Hardcover
                                                            ASIN: B000LDTUDO
                                                            The American Gun Mystery (Death at the Rodeo)
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                                                              The American Gun Mystery (Death at the Rodeo)
                                                              Ellery Queen
                                                              Manufacturer: Dell Publishing
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                                                              ASIN: B000KBBC0Q
                                                              The American gun mystery (Death at the rodeo): A problem in deduction
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                                                                The American gun mystery (Death at the rodeo): A problem in deduction
                                                                Ellery Queen
                                                                Manufacturer: Victor Gollancz Ltd
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                                                                Binding: Unknown Binding

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                                                                ASIN: B0008B0SJ4
                                                                The American Gun Mystery, Death at the Rodeo
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                                                                  The American Gun Mystery, Death at the Rodeo
                                                                  Ellery Queen
                                                                  Manufacturer: Triangle Books
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                                                                  Binding: Hardcover

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                                                                  ASIN: B000KD8POU

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                                                                  Ellery Queen Mystery
                                                                  Ellery Queen   1968--September
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                                                                    Ellery Queen 1968--September
                                                                    Michael Harrison, John Lutz, Henry Slesar, Rex Stout, Rex Stout (The Rodeo Murder). Contributors include Joe Gores
                                                                    Manufacturer: Davis Publications
                                                                    ProductGroup: Book
                                                                    Binding: Paperback
                                                                    ASIN: B000VTTB3W
                                                                    ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY - Volume 52, number 3 - September Sept 1968: The Rodeo Murder; Eyes That Miss Nothing; The Ptarmigan Knife; The Bargain Hunter; What We're All Hooked On; The Insomniacs Club; Assassination of Sir Ponsonby Browne; Odds Bodkins
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                                                                      ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY - Volume 52, number 3 - September Sept 1968: The Rodeo Murder; Eyes That Miss Nothing; The Ptarmigan Knife; The Bargain Hunter; What We're All Hooked On; The Insomniacs Club; Assassination of Sir Ponsonby Browne; Odds Bodkins
                                                                      Ellery (editor) (Rex Stout; Michael Gilbert; Miriam Allen deFord; April Aarons; Rhona Petrie; John Lutz; Michael Harrison; Richard Curtis; Celia Fremlin; Henry Slesar; Joe Gores; Louis Gregory Low; Elsin Ann Gardner) Queen
                                                                      Manufacturer: Davis Publications
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                                                                      Binding: Paperback

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                                                                      ASIN: B000HB8X1A
                                                                      Female Difficulties: Sorority Sisters, Rodeo Queens, Frigid Women, Smut Stars and Other Modern Girls
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                                                                      Female Difficulties: Sorority Sisters, Rodeo Queens, Frigid Women, Smut Stars and Other Modern Girls
                                                                      E. Jean Carroll
                                                                      Manufacturer: Bantam Books
                                                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                                                      Binding: Hardcover

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                                                                      5 out of 5 stars Excerpts from published and authors' eviews.......1997-09-27


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