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    The Smart Interviewer In 20 years of specializing in interviews, management psychologist Brad Smart has successfully interviewed more than 4,000 candidates for selection or promotion, trained over 3,000 hiring managers in how to interview, and counseled thousands on how to manage their careers. The Smart Interviewer is a culmination of this vast experience. In it, Smart shares with you the secrets to successful interviewing. Written in a most readable style and featuring humorous cartoons, this book will immediately help you improve your interviewing effectiveness. You'll learn: The Smart Interviewer will help you avoid costly mishires and mispromotions and give you strategies and tools to hire productive, high-caliber employees that meet your company's needs.

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    5 out of 5 stars A great way to stack the deck in your favor..........2006-05-29

    If you run a business, it doesn't take long to realize that employees can make or break you. But how do you find the gems and leave the chunks of coal for your competition to hire?

    This is a thorough guide and one that makes it very difficult for a slacker to fall through the cracks. A must read for HR executives and anybody who wants to find out how to find the good ones.

    3 out of 5 stars great for the interviewer.......2006-03-09

    For my personal line of work, this book helped about 3-6%. I dont interview to hire for a position but for a distributorship. This book focuses on hiring for employment. I do recommend for those who hire for employment. Looking for a book that helps the client open up there reasons for wanting to own their own business.

    3 out of 5 stars Smart Interviewer.......2004-01-25

    This is a practical book for interviewing potential candidates for a job. However, the many tables and work throughs are a bit overboard. All in all, some good information but most people would only need to read a few relevant chapters.

    4 out of 5 stars Is a real orientation.......2000-05-27

    I think is a good book, it has real orientation since the autor take their own experience.

    4 out of 5 stars Is a real orientation.......2000-05-27

    I think is a good book, it has real orientation since the autor take their own experience.
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          Star-gazing with binoculars is rewarding and, for many, a lifelong passion! Patrick Moore has painstakingly researched Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars to describe the optimal use of binoculars for astronomical observation. He explains basic astronomy and the selection of binoculars, then goes on to discuss the stars, clusters, nebulae and galaxies that await the observer. He charts the sky seen from the northern and southern hemispheres season by season, providing detailed maps of all the constellations. In addition, the reader can also observe the Sun, Moon, planets, comets and meteors. New to this Fourth Edition are: An improved presentation of all star maps, rendering a clear impression of what the night sky really looks like; planetary data through 2010; and advice on eclipse watching, including total eclipses of the sun. With many beautiful illustrations, this handbook will be helpful and encouraging to casual observers and those cultivating a more serious interest. The enjoyment of amateur astronomy is now available to everybody!

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          3 out of 5 stars Unnecessary detail.......2006-06-11

          If you are looking for a beginner book with a goal of recognizing the constellations, there are better choices (consider "The Stars, a new way to see them" by HA Ray). Moore's comprehensive description of each star in a constellation tends to drag, and details go well beyond the beginner level. A lot of the data will repeat what should be contained in a good star atlas. On the other hand I liked his viewing perspective, mostly aimed from northern latitudes ca 50 deg. I liked his easy literary style, and he does have an enviable lifetime of experience. He uses D-shaped star maps, that work well for stars near the horizon, but these maps aren't so good for stars overhead. Some of the introductory chapters are simple overviews of astronomy facts that are better covered in my university textbooks. Ultimately the superficial details aren't useful once you are beyond that beginner stage. I could still see holding onto a copy of this, or it's cousin "Stargazing", if only as a supplementary reference to a star atlas. However, for it's stated description as a beginner's guide to the sky, it falls short.

          3 out of 5 stars An Average Book. Some good details, at times tedious........1998-10-21

          A lot of the information is given in metric system. Pricing information is given in the British Pound. Much of the information given is very good and the advise he gives is sound in regards to binocular size. There are many instances when the subject mater drags and I found myself drifting off or jumping ahead.
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          2 out of 5 stars Should have been included free with the product it's pushing.......2007-08-07

          For the price, this is a very slim offering. Some nice information, great illustrations, but it's barely a pamphlet. And it spends a good amount of its ink telling us how we really should buy the author's planisphere. This little 'book' should have been included with the plainisphere. That would have made a nice package -- one I'd gladly have paid for. As it is, I just feel ripped off.

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          5 out of 5 stars Awesome!.......2003-12-10

          We own www.NightSkyMurals.com and we have been contemplating writing a book to leave with our customers that would give a general overview of the Night Sky to help familiarize them with it. When I read David Chandlers book I thought that it was more than what I was going to put together.

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          It explains so many things for people, in plain English, who have caught the bug to learn about the Night Sky around them or for beginning astronomers.

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          4 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good.......2003-07-19

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          5 out of 5 stars Great book for beginning astronomers!.......1998-06-30

          Exploring the Night Sky is great at sparking interest in atronomy.

          While this book offers clear and useful guidance, you won't need a college course just to understand the terminology or an expensive model of telescope to make use of it.

          Exploring the Night Sky With Binoculars is perfectly suited to helping beginners experience and *enjoy* the stars!
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                    Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence
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                    Dale Peterson , and Richard Wrangham
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                    If you harbor a sneaking suspicion that men are a herd of ignoble savages, then this book is for you. Authors Wrangham and Peterson will confirm your instincts. It turns out that hyperviolent social behavior is deeply rooted in male human genes and common among our closest male primate relatives. Rapes, beatings and killings are as much a part of life among the great apes as they are among us. The authors try to conclude on some upbeat notes that ring hollow, but their science reveals much about the dark side of human nature.

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                    Whatever their virtues, men are more violent than women. Why do men kill, rape, and wage war, and what can we do about it? Drawing on the latest discoveries about human evolution and about our closest living relatives, the great apes, Demonic Males offers some startling new answers. Dramatic, vivid, and firmly grounded in meticulous research, this book will change the way you see the world. As the San Francisco Chronicle said, it "dares to dig for the roots of a contentious and complicated subject that makes up much of our daily news."

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                    5 out of 5 stars O heavenly bliss! Intelligence, truth, and coherence collides at once!.......2007-08-14

                    After spending some time postulating theories which might help explain the motives and actions of school shooters, I gathered a list of relevant keywords such as aggression, violence, hate, and male, (since all school shooters I know of have been male) I found myself drawn to a handful of books which I subsequently checked out from my local library. Among these books was a copy of Demonic Males, which I chose (thank God) to read first. I was not disappointed.

                    In this book Wrangham makes a careful academic study out of his theory that human males are inherently aggressive or demonic as he says, and that this trait is inextricably bound to our common ancestory with apes, and in particular, chimpanzees. He shows this by contrasting human and chimp behavior with other apes, and detailing the calculated murderous behavior exhibited by both species. The result is fascinating. Wrangham carefully shows that aggression is a behavior that evolved in chimps and humans because it enables males to attain a higher status, which in turn guarantees a high percentage of success when feeding and also passing down our genes by sexual reproduction. This search for status he says, to become the alpha male, is the driving desire behind every male, and I could not agree more. As a good example of an aggressive male myself, I confidently say that this desire for status is a primary occupation for all men, especially when they are placed in situations with other males. This, Wrangham asserts, and I also believe to be true, is always the case, regardless of whether the choice to seek a higher status is conscious or not. On an interesting note, he connects (however not assertively or forcefully) that higher animal intelligence in humans and other apes allows the animal to anticipate more effectively, and therefore it can see an obvious advantage to eliminating other males and taking their females and territory (as in the case of chimps) and in the ability of humans to effectively use weapons to kill massive amounts of other people while potientially suffering very few casualties. But Wrangham is tactful on these points, since it would be out of step with current PC thought to assert that the smartest animals kill each other simply on the basis of genes. He is careful to give culturally determined influences their shared blame in this regard, which helps to avoid exonorating those who commit violent crimes.

                    This is what I find most admirable about the book. Though Wrangham is a born and bred ethologist, he avoids emphasizing the nature side of the nature/nurture debate. Rather he labels that debate as an error perpetuated by Galton, the man who coined the phrase nature versus nurture in the first place. Here the author allows that both biological and cultural factors have their respective and undeniable effects on our behavior, and carefully explains the error in choosing either extreme.

                    Regarding my interest in school shootings, this book together with chimpanzee politics is essential reading when trying to understand what I would call the more unconscious motives of school shooters, and perhaps even the reasons as to why other males often fail to react aggressively and violently in such situations, given the lean odds for survival and the lack of pre-formed coalitions due to benign competition for alpha male status in a classroom.

                    If I can derive such information from this book where school shootings are scarcely even mentioned (it was published in 1996 before most memorable shootings), then most any reader interested in the possible reasons for inherently male aggression will delight in the reading of this text. Truly, I cannot reccomend it enough.

                    4 out of 5 stars Y-chromosome: bad.......2006-11-17

                    This one provides a quasi-sociobiological and evolutionary historical look at why people are so fond of raping and murdering each other. The authors look at the social relations among the great apes and find, who would have thunk it, very humanlike patterns of war, rape, murder, and other such cute behaviors. They also give various paleontological factoids and speculation about our immediate ancestors which support their thesis. I couldn't help but be annoyed at their blanket condemnation of the entire Y chromosome; they seemed to use the example of the relatively peaceful Bonobo chimps as an excuse for some kind of radical (and nebulous) feminist social engineering a la Aristophanes play 'Lysistrata' where women halted war by withholding nookie. I figure thusly: men are the primary rapists and murderers and warmakers, but wimmenfolk also participate in these activities. Men are also rather stronger and more capable of violence. Furthermore, they are largely responsible for lifting the race from the mud (but wimmenfolk also participate in these activities). These facts are almost certainly related. Menfolk simply have more time for mischeif. Women can be just as vengeful and brutal as men. Still, such books are worthwhile, as there are entire swathes of humanity who think if we all would just indulge them in their particular social, economic or sexual peccadillo, we'd all be peaceful in happy. Not so. Appreciation for the benefits of civilization can only grow when being reminded of the nature of humankind.

                    5 out of 5 stars A depressing but very important work.......2004-07-09

                    I read this book several years ago but I find myself constantly referring to it in conversations about politics and global events. The chilling examination of rape, genocide and infanticide practiced by male orangutans, chimpanzees, and gorillas (respectively) is depressingly resonant of our human penchant for violence, and suggests that we come by these behaviors "honestly" by way of a shared genetic heritage. Unfortunately, we don't seem to share as much behavior with our other close relatives, the bonobos, who make love, not war. More poignantly than anything else I have read, this book poses the question of whether humans can ever overcome their genetic predisposition for violence and create a more peaceful society. If the past decade of world events is any indication, the very depressing conclusion would seem to be in the negative. But there are always pockets of progress and glimmers of hope -- of all the great apes we are the most adaptable and unpredictable. By illuminating the biological imperatives underlying our most unattractive behaviors, the book adds to our self-knowledge and, we can dimly hope, may even help our flawed species alter its violent trajectory.

                    5 out of 5 stars Our roots in reality.......2004-04-21

                    What drives humanity to engage in its incessant wars? Why do men fight over apparent inconsequentials? Is rape a "natural" and "sex-driven" event, or merely the consequence of human cultural demands? These questions and a host of others are addressed in this superb survey of primate behaviour studies. Ever since Jane Goodall discovered chimpanzees sought colobus monkeys for dinner treats, new studies of primates have revealed arresting behaviour patterns. Like humans, other primates murder, rape and even make war. The authors have scoured a wealth of primate studies to derive a picture of our heritage. They suggest we learn what our cousins do in order to better understand what we do. Otherwise, we will continue to make bad decisions based on flawed assumptions.

                    Our fellow primates are avid territorialists, argue the authors. Borders unseen by us are clearly delineated by chimpanzees, orangutans and monkeys. These defined areas are hotly defended. The other side of the coin produces invasions. Opportunism, failing resources, or just spite, drives chimpanzee groups to stealthily scout and enter another band's range. Rarely, an individual will stage a foray, but only if he thinks success likely. Too often, the raids appear to have no particular purpose. A sally may lead to injuries or even death, but the attacking troop is just as likely to withdraw to its original range with neither captives nor booty. What prompts these seemingly mindless assaults? Are they inevitable among primates?

                    The latter question was answered, according to the authors, with the discovery of the "pygmy chimpanzee" or bonobo. This species contrasts sharply with its common chimpanzee cousins, who live in bands beset by tension. Common chimpanzees may raid other groups, but "back home" the hierarchical structure leads to internal conflict. Raids on other groups may vent some aggravation, but it's the struggle for dominance that rules common chimp behaviour. Bonobos, by contrast, use sex to resolve their social conflicts. Bisexual and same sex couplings are common and frequent. With no hierarchy to climb, males need not struggle for dominance. Although a senior female may wield some authority, even her "rules" are imparted by selected groomings or couplings with aggressors.

                    Bonobos are late arrivals on the evolutionary stage, having split off from the chimpanzee line after chimps and humans diverged from their common ancestor. Humans tended in some ways toward chimpanzee behaviour, toward bonobos in other aspects. Male dominance and most aspects of male violence stem from similarities to our nearest cousins, the chimps, say the authors. They stress that most human violence is rooted in our volutionary past. Although they're prompt to deny that this foundation cannot be overcome, they stress that we must understand these roots in order to make better decisions. Most significantly, they argue, we must shed the mythology of violence as a cultural artefact. This will be a difficult step for many, but it must be taken. This book will ease the path.
                    [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]

                    2 out of 5 stars Has now been refuted.......2004-01-11

                    I would refer you all to a recent documentary in the BBC "Horizon" series investigating the whole "demonic male chimp" controversy, based on comparing the chimp colony at Gombe with others. Suffice to say, it told a disturbing story of inductive research, extensive intervention by the researchers themselves, affecting the apes' behaviour and ditching of evidence which refuted the "demonic" hypothesis. The alternative hypothesis presented was that the Gombe chimps are unusual, and their aggression owes more to overcrowding within a shrinking area of forest than to any natural "demonic" streak; other chimp colonies apparently show far lower levels of mutual aggression, if any at all. The scariest moment came not from learning that the legendary Frodo had killed and partially eaten a human baby, but from Dr Goodall's apparent coldness towards this incident. Had a tiger or crocodile done this, it would have been shot within days, but tigers and crocs don't have glamourous young women anthropomorphising them in bestselling books or on primetime TV.
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                        Jonathan Marks
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                        Date: February 1, 1999
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                            Fernando A. Ponce
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                            Binding: Hardcover

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                            Last Breath: A Novel of Suspense
                            Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
                            • needs work
                            • Janet
                            • exciting FBI romantic suspense thriller
                            • Remains riveting to the very end.
                            • Very Disappointed and Book Not Readable
                            Last Breath: A Novel of Suspense
                            Mariah Stewart
                            Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Hardcover

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                            ASIN: 0345492242
                            Release Date: 2007-07-31

                            Book Description

                            You’ve taken your Last Look. You’ve spoken your Last Words. Now prepare to surrender your Last Breath to New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart, in this tour de force of suspense, romance, and action.

                            As renowned archaeologist Dr. Daria McGowan readies the most important project of her career–a University museum exhibit showcasing the priceless artifacts her great-grandfather unearthed a century earlier in the Middle East–she makes a shocking discovery: many of the most significant pieces have vanished. Panicked, Daria turns to the FBI.

                            Solving the mystery is an assignment that Connor Shields is more than happy to accept: Daria is the same intriguing blonde archaeologist he’s had on his mind since their paths first crossed two years ago. Working together to track down the stolen artifacts, Daria and Connor discover a trail of bodies–collectors who have met brutal, bizarre ends at the hands of a killer whose murderous methods are based on the rituals of an ancient civilization.

                            Amid rumors of a curse and mounting pressure from both the FBI and the University, Daria and Connor race to unmask their enemy and unravel a mystery stretching across oceans and centuries. All the while, an ingenious murderer follows a sinister plan to gather the coveted antiquities and one last acquisition–Daria.

                            Customer Reviews:

                            2 out of 5 stars needs work.......2007-09-16

                            Story line had some potenntial but it was not developed in a meaningful way. The plot was transparent, the characters and dialogue stilted and there was little suspense. Tighter editing might have helped. Read more like a first draft than a finished product. Maybe Mariah Steward needs to take a break.....

                            4 out of 5 stars Janet.......2007-08-26

                            Great book. I enjoyed every minute of it. It just ended too soon.

                            5 out of 5 stars exciting FBI romantic suspense thriller .......2007-08-09

                            Internationally renowned archeologist Dr. Daria McGowan is euphoric that Howe University has provided with the first public exhibit of the incredible find of her great grandfather. In 1908 in Asia Minor, Alistair McGowan located the lost ancient city of Shandihar. The artifacts he brought home a century ago will finally be on display in Pennsylvania.

                            As Daria prepares the exhibit, she notices some of the more valuable items listed in the meticulously accurate catalogue are missing. She turns to FBI Agent Connor Shields, whom she previously met for assistance. Connor has not forgotten her and sees this as an opportunity to see where their attraction leads them. They follow leads to the new owners of the artifacts, but in each case that person was brutally slain in a ritual killing with the artifact gone. Connor assumes that a Middle East based cult sworn to die to protect and in this case recover the treasures of the lost city are the killers, which means Daria is on the hit list.

                            The latest Shields FBI romantic suspense thriller (see LAST WORD and LAST LOOK) is a thrilling whodunit that grips the audience from the onset when the person in the shadows vows to correct his failure and never slows down until the finish. The story is a fast-paced cat and mouse struggle between the lead pair and a diabolical dedicated killer with a lucid objective to cleanse the mistake of the last century. Mariah Stewart is at her best with the final Shields saga.

                            Harriet Klausner

                            5 out of 5 stars Remains riveting to the very end........2007-08-07

                            Last Breath is a suspenseful murder mystery, written by Mariah Stewart and narrated by professional actor Laural Merlington. When skilled archaeologist Dr. Daria McGowan discovers that priceless artifacts uncovered by her great-grandfather in the Middle East have gone missing, she turns to the FBI for help. Connor Shields, whom she first met two years ago, is assigned to the case. As they search for the stolen artifacts, they find a trial of bodies - unfortunate collectors murdered in a number of brutal and bizarre ways connected to the rituals of an ancient civilization. A mystery that transcends centuries lies at the heart of Last Breath, which remains riveting to the very end. 8 compact discs, approximately 9 hours, unabridged.

                            1 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed and Book Not Readable.......2007-08-04

                            I have read every book that Mariah Stewart has written and I must say that this has to be the worse book ever written by her usually she writes a very good mystery suspense type book but this one is a book about museums artifacts and digging for treasures Come on Mariah what has happened I for one like the mystery suspense that I have come to expect from you if I wanted to read a book about history I would have checked out a reference book.
                            16 Days with Jim: Love Beyond His Last Breath
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                              16 Days with Jim: Love Beyond His Last Breath
                              Victoria Allies
                              Manufacturer: Inkwell Productions
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Paperback

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                              ASIN: 0971815577

                              Book Description

                              Love Beyond His Last Breath-

                              This is the story of an extraordinary and courageous man who showed us that cancer could not kill his spirit. During his last sixteen days, he entertained us with humor, song and stories. He shared life's true meaning and purpose with our family and friends just has he had done throughout his lifetime. His wit and heart touched people he met around the world. He mentored and encouraged, he led and he changed people by his words or his actions. His legacy is his message: "Death is not an ending, but a new beginning".

                              Everyone, at some time, will be touched by the death of a loved one. This is the story of my experience, of Jim's journey, our relationship and our enduring love. His revelations of the other side and insights into the true meaning of life give us strength and hope to overcome disease and death.
                              A Collection of Curiosities - Various Artists (Audio CD)
                              Average customer rating: Not rated
                                A Collection of Curiosities - Various Artists (Audio CD)
                                Hooray for Buzzy, Breath of God, Love Like Heaven, Brent Furlong, Ali Salaad, Spyglass Guest, Natural Tension, Last Ditch Effort, His Majesty, B-Man & Super Phaze, Willem McCormick, Planet of Playthings Various Artists - Cobweb Strange
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Audio CD
                                ASIN: B000WLN8ZQ

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                                Audio CD. 13 tracks.
                                Love To The Last Breath
                                Average customer rating: Not rated
                                  Love To The Last Breath
                                  Daniel Narwa
                                  Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                  Binding: Paperback

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                                  ASIN: 1553955978
                                  Release Date: 2006-07-06

                                  Book Description

                                  Love To The Last Breath is destined to capture your imagination and break your heart in the process. Serving the reader a pinch of mystery, a sprinkle of wisdom and a drizzling of humour makes for a cornucopia of delicious reading.

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