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Computer Accounting with QuickBooks Pro 2000 teaches students how to use the QuickBooks Pro 2000 version Accounting software. The first part of the text provides a hands-on introduction to QuickBooks, and the second half of the text focuses on a service and merchandising business, as well as advanced features of QuickBooks. This book provides step-by-step instructions for easy learning with an abundance of exercises and projects to reinforce new concepts.
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Fast and Fact Filled.......2002-04-11
First, I cannot believe I am the first person to review this book!
I have been using this book for three years and it is so full of common-sense solutions and thought-starters that it gives me an advantage I would not want to be without on the job. Each chapter begins with a 2-3 page introduction on the lists which follow. Most lists contain at least 10 entries with supporting statements after each, which circumscribe the issue. A quick read through the list generates focus. Then, you can home in on the solution by using the list items that are best suited to you.
This book is a diamond in the rough (of business how-to books), but every list contained within is an unqualified gem.
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Title: Clean Hands and Rough Justice: An Investigating Magistrate in Renaissance Italy.(Review)
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Clean Hands and Rough Justice: An Investigating Magistrate in Renaissance Italy (Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Civilization)
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It is rarely possible to write biographies of lay people who lived in the Middles Ages. While accounts of clerical, royal, and military life are many, the wider populace has remained in relative obscurity. In Clean Hands and Rough Justice: An Investigating Magistrate in Renaissance Italy, David S. Chambers and Trevor Dean present an extraordinary and previously unknown character from Renaissance Italy, Beltramino Cusadri (ca. 1425-1500). This judge was known as the "terrible commissioner," and he spent most of his professional life acting as criminal investigator and legal adviser to two princely dynasties--the Gonzaga of Mantua and the Este of Ferrara.
The authors investigate and compare the judicial institutions and social conditions in which Beltramino Cusadri worked, the criminal cases that he investigated, and his successes and failures. Their combined presentation of the figure and mentality of Cusadri amounts to something unprecedented in Italian Renaissance historiography: the portrait of a professional man, employed to combat rising crime, but accused of corruption and tyranny by the entrenched interests that he faced. The book follows the major phases of Beltramino's career and offers a broader exploration of the legal history of Renaissance Italy.
In his long life Beltramino Cusadri wrote hundreds of letters to his employers and it is upon these letters that this book is based. These letters with their wry, colorfully worded expressions are liberally quoted and provide unique insight into the career, activity, and attitudes of a major Renaissance bureaucrat. The letters of his employers in return are also drawn upon to examine a variety of themes, from the progress of law-making and the pattern of criminality, to the problems of policing and the changing forms of punishment. These provide an extraordinarily vivid picture of face-to-face realities that make an important contribution to the history of crime, law, policing, and punishment.
David S. Chambers is Reader in Renaissance Studies at the Warburg Institute, University of London. Trevor Dean is Principal Lecturer, Department of History, Roehampton Institute, London. Both have published extensively on the history of Medieval and Renaissance Italy.
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This successor edition picks up the story where the first edition left off in 1997, and runs through to Mir’s de-orbiting in March 2001, providing the definitive account of the Mir Space Station. The book reviews the origins of the Soviet space station programme, in particular the highly successful Salyuts 6 and 7, describes Mir’s structure, environment, power supply and maneuvering systems, and provides a comprehensive account of how it was assembled and how it operated in orbit.
Tells how the Soviet Union's experience with a succession of Salyut space stations led to the development of Mir, which was assembled in space, piece by piece, between 1982 and 1996 and became an international research laboratory whose technology went on to form the 'core modules' of the International Space Station.
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I'm glad to have this publication on my bookshelf.......2007-08-30
The book offers a very good coverage of the station history and visitors. It is a step in the right direction and provides a balancing view to a propaganda generated by publications hailing NASA as the only winer in cosmic space. In this way it's a very refreshing read. Next, I would like to see a story about Lunochod (Russian automated lunar explorer)
I find the language a bit "wooden", which might be a result of a direct translation from Russian documentation. Also, I've had an overwhelming impression that the author had not done much research in astronautic terms, and one can see semantic void encompassing scientific data included in the book.
space station operations.......2006-08-25
The focus of the book is on Soviet/Russian space station operations in general: the first third of the book covers operations on board the Salyut stations.
On the downside, there is little mention of station module design and construction prior to launch, and often the scientific instruments on board are merely mentioned in passing by name.
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Can a skilled writer still mine nuggets of suspense from the overworked streams of NASA and its back-burnered space program? Michael Cassutt, who collaborated with Mercury astronaut Deke Slayton on his autobiography, Deke!, proves it can be done. In a technothriller as sharp and scary as any in recent memory, Cassutt tells the story of rookie astronaut Mark Koskinen, whose training partner--legendary veteran Joe Buerhle--is killed in a light plane crash after exhibiting some very strange behavior.
Even stranger is the way the NASA investigators looking into the crash seem to want to blame Koskinen. To save his career and quite possibly his life, Mark has to find out who inside the vast space agency wanted Buerhle out of the way. Cassutt, who also wrote the classic reference book Who's Who in Space, has enough insider knowledge to make it all seem totally believable and enough fictional talent to keep several strong plot lines floating around in space at the same time. --Dick Adler
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MISSING SUSPENSE.......2004-04-11
Michael Cassutt's MISSING MAN has a wonderfully original premise, and Cassutt has given us some interesting and lifelike characters. However, once the identity of the culprit becomes obvious, Cassutt keeps with his technical side and loses his momentum. Cassutt obviously knows the inner workings of NASA, and while this is good to help provide a background, I agree with other reviewers who felt it interrupted the flow and ultimately destroyed any chance for suspense in the final moments. What could have been breathtaking suspense on the MIR turned out to be an obligatory and "safe" ending. The ending is too pat and cliche and having the bad deeds remain unknown only hinders Cassutt's intentions to give us a true blue hero.
Not The Most Thrilling Thriller Ever, but Very Good Read.......2003-10-01
Mark Kostinen a rookie astronaut trainee is in a t-38 plane with head astronaut Joe Burhle until he has to bail out and eject. Burhle an experienced pilot, womanizer and career Nasa man doesn't make it out and ends up perishing in the crash, then Mark is named with Kelly Joe's ex and fellow astronaut to the Nasa board of inquiry to find out what happened. A tissue sample Mark has analyzed soon shows that it wasn't a clear cut accident, but rather murder that ended the "popular" astronauts life.
Michael Cassutt does an excellent job bringing the world of Nasa to life in this novel. Some reviewers have commented that they felt the technical details bogged down the plot, yet I found them helpful to fully immerse myself in the fictional world Cassutt was creating. His writing style isn't extravagant or particularly flamboyant, yet technically sound without being dull. Over all I would say this isnt the most thrilling thriller/mystery I've ever read, but nonetheless a satisfying one with deep enough characterization to keep me intriqued.
A Space Procedural.......2000-09-20
You've heard of police procedurals: this is a space procedural. You'll enjoy learning about NASA and the space program as you are pulled into the plot. The characters have depth, and the dialog is realistic. However, the plot begins to peter out, and in the end, becomes thin to disappearing. Also, enough of the innards of NASA. Rather than easing off on the atmosphere and developing the plot, the jargon intensified as the plot thinned. Set the stage, tell the story.
A decent read.......2000-09-17
You like police procedurals? Call this a "space procedural." Good marks for the important stuff, like character development and nuance. Plot deteriorated in the last third of the book, however, and fell apart at the end. The NASA insights were welcome in the beginning, but enough's enough. They interfered with the arc of the story, perhaps because that arc was too flat. Note to author: Keep trying.
Move over Tom Clancy.......2000-04-06
With MISSING MAN, author Michael Cassutt solidifies his credentials as a first rate storyteller.
The plot unwinds with breakneck speed, it involves Mark Koskinen, an ASCAN (Astronaut Candidate) who is the only survivor of the crash of a NASA T-38 aircraft during a normal training mission.
Nothing plays out the way one would think: The pilot of the T-38, Col. Joseph Buerhle, certified hero astronaut with four Space Shuttle missions to his credit, is cremated with no autopsy after his mortal remains are recovered. The board assigned to investigate the crash seems to be less than meets the eye. The paranoid could almost get the feeling that someone does not want the whole story to come out.
When Koskinen's girlfriend dies under odd circumstances the stage is set for a ripping good mystery.
Cassutt uses his experience in television writing to portray the characters as real, three dimensional characters, albeit characters who live in work in the rarified atmosphere of spaceflight. His protrayal of some of the politics, power games and behind the scenes manuevering that takes place at the Johnson Space Center are spot on target. The author of this review worked in the aerospace industry for years and this is the most accessable picture of the flavor and atmosphere of US manned spaceflight that is liable to come around for some time.
Like Tom Clancy who pioneered the techno-thriller, Cassutt provides plenty of nuts and bolts to satisfy the gearheads, but unlike Clancy the technology does not over shadow the human story.
In spite of the view we see on the all too brief TV coverage of Shuttle missions, spaceflight is not so much about the hardware as the people who build, use and fly it. Here Cassutt strikes a sharply focused balance. The hardware is there, but not at the expense of telling a ripping good story.
Now, when does the movie start shooting? I will be in line for the first ticket. In the meantime if you have ever wondered what it is like to sit on top of six million pounds of high technology and high explosives, the closest you can get is MISSING MAN.
Highly recommended!
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In 1900 only a handful of drugs (morphine, quinine, aspirin etc) had genuine efficacy and recovery from infections was haphazard. Now there are literally thousands of drugs and life-threatening infections have been either overcome or much diminished.
Life-saving Drugs: the Elusive Magic Bullet describes the discovery and development of antibacterial, anti-viral and anti-cancer drugs. The book highlights the colourful characters behind the inventions and the huge improvements in quality of life and life-expectancy that these drugs have produced.
Emphasis is given to the new drugs that have emerged as a result of knowledge of the human genome, and the ways in which the newer drugs are being designed to tackle disease, particularly cancer, at the genetic level. Chemical structures are provided for all of the key drugs and the book is well illustrated.
Life-saving Drugs: the Elusive Magic Bullet can be read as a history of drug development during the past 100 years by those with only a passing knowledge of chemistry. For anyone entering the medical profession, pharmacy, or nursing, it will provide a superb basic knowledge of all drugs they are ever likely to meet, including their modes of action. For the chemist or medicinal chemist, it will provide the fundamental knowledge of life-saving drugs that they all should know. And for the non-scientist who wants to know about 'super-bugs', SARS, Ebola, and all of the wonderful advances in treating cancer, it is illuminating and easy to read.
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Almost eighty years after the Scopes trial, the debate over the teaching of evolution continues to rage. There is no easy resolution--it is a complex topic with profound scientific, religious, educational, and legal implications. How can a student or parent understand this issue, which is such a vital part of education? Evolution vs. Creationism provides a badly needed, comprehensive, and balanced survey. Written by one of the leading advocates for the teaching of evolution in the United states, this accessible resource provides an introduction to the many facets of the current debate--the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view--as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy.
Each of the four sections of Evolution vs. Creationism provides a resource that will assist the reader in better understanding these issues. The first section addresses the nature of how evolution works as part of the scientific enterprise, as well as a summary of the relationship between religious beliefs and science. A section on the history of the controversy provides a handy synopsis of the lengthy struggles, from before Darwin to the present day, between advocates of creationism and the proponents of evolution. A collection of primary source documents addressing cosmology, law, education, and religious issues from all sides of the debate constitute the third section. The book concludes with a selection of resources for further information for those who wish to study the topic in more depth.
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A decent book if you are well read on the topic ..........2007-09-24
I view this book more as a survey of the science literature rather than an approachable book on the subject for an average person. Personally, it was great for me but I feel that for someone new to the subject or with a non-technical background it would not be suitable. I would like to be positive about the book because to me it was pretty useful. Nonetheless, I would be dishonest if I didn't say it was a bit of a slog and ultimately unconvincing in that it often sidestepped many of the major burning questions in this debate (or was very weak). Ultimately, I felt that `if that is the best case that can be made for Darwinism then it might be in serious trouble'. Nonetheless, I haven't managed to find anything better to date in this type of book and so it's hard to complain. If I had to repurchase some of my existing library on Evolution I would certainly consider for pro-evolution: `The Blind Watchmaker' (Dawkins), and `Evolution' (Colin Patterson) and for pro-design: `Evolution a theory in Crisis' (Denton) and `The Edge of Evolution' (Behe). Nonetheless, I am not sure I would definitely repurchase this title (sorry).
The Most Complete Review of the Subject in Print.......2007-08-31
Eugenie C. Scott is probably one of the best spokespersons for the scientific community on the evolution-creation conflict. I won't call it a true controversy as that would imply that there was solid evidence on the creation science- intelligent design side, which (despite protestations to the contrary) there isn't. In reality the so-called "controversy" is an emotional and political argument, not an intellectual one. Still, Scott in her recent book "Evolution vs. Creation: An Introduction" presents the history of the arguments expressed by both sides in (I think) a very complete and reasonably fair, if not totally unbiased, manner (I doubt if creation science proponents would be as fair to evolutionary scientists). Despite its "Introduction" subtitle this is an astoundingly large collection of information.
As is pointed out by Scott, it is hard to be "fair" to some Creation-I.D. proponents as they consistently seem to misrepresent and misunderstand science. It is certainly true that scientists are human and subject to the frailties of our species, including arrogance, pride and often authoritarianism. It is also true that some accepted scientific ideas have been shown to be false. However, science as a method is unbiased, and is designed to be self-corrective, otherwise we would not have discarded such ideas as gemmules as genetic units or epicycles as planetary paths. The Piltdown hoax, a much used example of evolutionary science wrongheadedness, would not have been exposed if this were not true. In the ultimate science requires data- empirical evidence- that the ID proponents simply have not produced. On the science side there is a huge amount of evidence supporting evolutionary theory, and this is a solid foundation for most biological research. Although the descent of existing organisms from earlier organisms and the inter-relatedness of all life is in little doubt among biologists, no one can disprove (or prove) the existence of some sort of creator deity who may have started the process. Whatever we think about this has to be taken on faith. I have no quarrel with faith, but the creation-I.D. vs evolutionary science "controversy" is spurious science at best. Eugenie Scott has shown why this is true in this masterful volume.
In summary, Scott's book is a very well written and lucid description of the history of creation-I.D. ideas and why they are so prevalent at this point in time. I highly recommend it!
Deceitful propaganda.......2007-08-27
I purchased this book on the good reviews it had received and relying on the author's promise to provide an "accurate" historical perspective on the Evolution vs. Crationism debate. To my disappointment, upon reading the book, this promise proved to be only "deceitful propaganda". The author, Eugenie C. Scott is an ardent defensor of Darwinism, and was unable to keep her emotions about the subject out of the discussion, thus creating a dangerous mixture of fact and personal views. Also, she carefully left out some of the more responsible defensors of Creationism, such as Ariel A. Roth, whose book "Origins" is available from Amazon ".Origins, Linking Science and Scripture. If you're still searching for the broad, balanced perspective that Scott failed to deliver on the Evolution vs. Crationism debate, I'd recommend "The Evolution-Creation Struggle" by Michael Ruse, also available from Amazon. Ruse is also a strong proponent of Evolutionism, but he is capable of recognizing that while many Creationists misunderstand Science, today, many scientists have turned Evolutionism into a "secular religion". The Evolution-Creation Struggle
An Excellent Introduction Explaining Why Evolution Is Science & Creationism Isn't.......2007-06-09
Physical anthropologist Eugenie C. Scott has had the daunting, indeed Herculean, task of defending the teaching of genuine science - by this I mean of course primarily evolutionary biology - in science classrooms throughout the United States as executive director of the National Center for Science Education. Hers has truly been the battle of "David" versus "Goliath", or rather, an asymmetrical conflict between advocates of excellent American scientific educationg against creationist advocates benefitting from their association with affluent anti-evolutionist Conservative think tanks like the Discovery Institue, the intellectual headquarters of the "Intelligent Design" movement. If a Purple Heart could be bestowed upon her for valor, then she would have earned one hundreds of times, for successfully assisting and coordinating efforts to defeat by legal means, numerous attempts to introduce Intelligent Design and other forms of scientific creationism into science classrooms. Here in "Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction", she provides an invaluable introduction to the Evolution/Creation controversy (Of which I do include Intelligent Design since it is creationism's latest, most intellectually sophisticated, variety, having "evolved" from other, older forms of creationism.). And yet she has done a fine job trying to be fair in her presentation of the Creationist "world-view", by serving as a moderator at an Intelligent Design debate held a few years ago at the American Museum of Natural History (The pro-side was argued by leading Intelligent Design advocates William Dembski and Michael Behe; the con by philosopher Robert Pennock and cell biologist Ken Miller.). Once more she succeeds in this book by offering a more nuanced, balanced perspective in her discussion of Creationism, even as she makes a most eloquent case in support of genuine science, and especially, of evolutionary biology (Inspite of being "black-listed" by Creationist writers unwilling to grant her permission to quote directly from their published works, acting more like press censors working for Totalitarian regimes than "sincere" advocates seeking "balance" in science classrooms for their irrational, unscientific views to be discussed along with genuine science, she still tried to demonstrate their perspective by referring to their works.).
Eugenie Scott's "Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction" is an excellent introduction to this burning issue which should be read by anyone interested in ensuring quality science education in America. In her opening section on evolution and the nature of science, Scott is quite emphatic as to what science is - and what it isn't. She stresses not only its inherently rational character, but also the key feature which distinguishes it from a religiously-motivated pseudoscience such as Intelligent Design; that it is an objective search for an inconstant, ever shifting "truth", whose very nature undergoes self-assessment and correction. She does an admirable job describing the scientific method, and reviewing the overwhelming scientific evidence for the reality of biological evolution. The second section explores the intellectual and philosophical history of the search for an adequate explanation explaining biological diversity, beginning with ancient Greek philosophers and concluding with early reaction to the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" from Christians in 19th Century Europe and America. The third section is her thorough, yet terse, exploration of 20th Century Creationism in the United States and of the many legal challenges mounted by creationists against the teaching of evolution (Those interested in more in-depth coverage may find more useful Robert Pennock's "Tower of Babel" for its extensive overview of all the different breeds of creationism, including Intelligent Design.). Originally published by a private Connecticut-based publisher, "Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction" is available now from the University of California Press, which means that is now available to as wide a readership as possible. Without question, it is still one of the best - if not the best - introductions to both the nature of the scientific enterprise and the religiously-oriented origins of so-called "Scientific Creationism".
Sad -- this book sells "philosophy" as "science".......2007-05-30
If you want a reasoned analysis of the evidences for and against evolution and intelligent design, then keep looking. This book is too shallow for any student of science and is a veiled attempt to sell the religion of Humanism. I would recommend instead Debating Design: From Darwin to DNA or What Is Creation Science.
I found no convincing arguments in favor of evolution in this book. There was no explanation of how inanimate elements conspired to form the first living cell or how new phyla of animals arose by mere natural selection. There was no scientific explanation for how language found its way into DNA or any rebuttal of irreducible complexity. This shallowness by itself is not consequential; but consider the fact that this author actively campaigns to censor anyone who presents scientific evidence that contradicts Darwin's Victorian-era philosophy, and you've got a recipe for scientifically illiterate students.
You know your position is tenuous if your only strategy is to prevent people from hearing your opposition. If Darwinism is so infallible, you'd think she'd want to allow open discussions in the classroom about its pros and cons--if only to demonstrate its infallibility. But when you live in a house of cards, you don't exactly welcome building inspectors.
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Paging all doctors--cardiologists, psychiatrists, surgeons, and all other members of the medical profession. They're the ones getting a thorough examination this time, in this side-splitting collection of jokes, riddles, and comic stories. If laughter is the best medicine, and a giggle a day keeps the doctor away, these gags will sure keep you in fine shape. One plastic surgeon to another: My daughter gets her good looks from me. Medical costs too high? Here's how it happens: My doctor is a magician. Every time he sees me, $100 disappears from my pockets and appears in his bill. Humorist Dave Barry has this advice: "It is a good idea to shop around before you settle on a doctor. Ask about the condition of his Mercedes. Ask about the competence of his mechanic. Don't be shy! After all, you're paying for it." You'll just die laughing.
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Excellent.......2007-05-02
Good book to leave in exam rooms while the patients are waiting. It leaves them in a much better mood !
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Manufacturer: Barnes & Noble
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0760728860 |
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PAGING ALL DOCTORS! Cardiologists, Psychiatrists, surgeions, nurses and many other medical professionals are given a thorough examination in this colledtion of the funniest jokes from the medicine cabinet. "The Best Doctor Jokes Ever" will strike your funny bone, inject you with laughter and remind you patients are a virtue.
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Manufacturer: MetroBooks (NY)
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 1586636154 |
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Manufacturer: Sterling
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K7MP92 |
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