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Regardless of your occupation or title, or whether you an employee or small business owner, it’s essential to know your rights. From the nation's leading legal authority, this completely revised and updated edition of The American Bar Association Guide to Workplace Law provides helpful insight and information for employers and employees alike.

• Topics include hiring, firing, retirement, sexual harassment, maternity leave, workplace safety, and more—all explained in clear, non-technical language
• Thoroughly researched and updated by members of the American Bar Association, the nation’s most authoritative legal organization
• Features sidebars containing tips, advice, and key information

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research.......2007-02-19

I have found this book to be very helpful,bacause i am takeing a course in employment law.

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EVERY EMPLOYEE'S GUIDE TO THE LAW
An Honest Workers "Must Have".
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By far the best book i've seen dealing with employee rights

Every Employee's Guide to the Law
Lewin G. Iii Joel
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ASIN: 0375714456
Release Date: 2001-09-11

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The indispensable legal handbook–– for anyone looking for a job, holding a job, or leaving a job––has now been substantially revised and updated to include new laws and regulations. Whether you work in an office, a factory, or a small business, Every Employee’s Guide to the Law presents valuable information about such issues as:

The interview:
what questions can and can’t be asked

Discrimination:
up-to-date revisions to laws dealing with race, sex, age, handicap, national origin, and religion

Sexual harassment:
how to define it and how to document it

E-mail:
how your right to privacy is affected

Concise, comprehensive, and completely accessible, Every Employee's Guide to the Law explains everything you need to know.

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EVERY EMPLOYEE'S GUIDE TO THE LAW.......2002-08-05

Excellent source of information for the lay person. Covers topics which apply to situations encounterd daily. Must have background for all supervisors and anyone who prefers to avoid problems instead of solving them.

An Honest Workers "Must Have"........2001-09-27

I have been in the Labor Movement for 32 Years and this is the MOST infomitive book I've read on Labor Laws. This book is Reader Friendly and in layman's terms, with references to just about Everything Workers need about Labor Rights. If your having legitament problems at your Workplace, GET this Book!!!

Every Employee's Guide to the Law:.......2001-04-12

Excellent, informative and enjoyable read. This book is extremely well-written. It offers a wide spectrum of Employment Law. I usually keep books like this on hand to skim through, as reference material. However, this book was such an enjoyable read, I didn't want to put it down!

Many thanks to the author.

pstroe@nac.net

Review from an earlier edition.......2000-02-02

I purchased an older edition of this book back in the early 90's and it has been my "bible" on the job ever since! This book is in a straightforward, easy to understand format and contains invaluable information for anyone who works.

By far the best book i've seen dealing with employee rights.......1998-07-20

This book takes you through the whole process of the interview right through making the decision as to whether your rights have been violated and what to do if they have been. This is a very easy to read book done in a very thoughtful way exploring whether contesting an employers action is a smart decision to suing the hell out of them for a blatent violation of the law. Ill never go unprepared again.

The Complete Hiring And Firing Handbook: Every Manager's Guide To Working With Employees Legally

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practical and succinct

The Complete Hiring And Firing Handbook: Every Manager's Guide To Working With Employees Legally
Charles H. Fleischer
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ASIN: 1572484586

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Few managers dread any task more than the hiring and firing of employees. The hiring process is long and full of unknowns, while the firing process adds layers of personal emotions to an already highly-charged situation. The Complete Book of Hiring and Firing shows you how to take these difficult decisions and turn them into profitable and positive endeavors.

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practical and succinct.......2006-02-23

This handbook will help any small business owner/HR specialist or manager involved in hiring or firing. A job we have to do--but it must be done right (read: legally).

It's got plenty of real life examples that don't get too bogged down in legalese. Protect yourself and pick up a copy.

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Every Manager's Legal Guide to Hiring
August Bequai
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Every Employee's Guide To The Law
Lewin G. Joel III
Manufacturer: Pantheon Books
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Easy and Straighforward
Written for Kindegarteners
Clear and to the point
Very helpful and easy to use
I now understand my rights as an injured worker

Facts Every Injured Worker Should Know
Ava Gavilan
Manufacturer: Luz Consulting
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0970020503

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An easy to read book for workers injured in the state of California, written in simple terms, filled with over 100 pages of important facts, helpful tips, and simple explanations of the law to help you take control of your claim and receive all the benefits that you are entitled to. Written by an experienced claim specialist with an inside perspective to how a worker's compensation insurance company operates-what they do, and why they do what they do. Covers every aspect of the worker's compensation process, such as:

* Selecting a doctor of your choice
* Getting ALL the monetary benefits you are entitled to
* Resolving a dispute with the insurance company
* Getting ALL the medical treatment you deserve
* Settling your claim for the highest possible value, and
* Everything else you ever wanted to know about your rights!

Includes all the official forms and instructions necessary to file a claim, settle a claim and to file a petition to have a hearing before a worker's compensation judge.

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Easy and Straighforward.......2004-06-10

This book makes worker's compensation lw easy. I did not know anything about what I was entitled to, but this book laid it out for me in easy to understand terms and descriptions. It was not filled with the legal mumbo jumbo of some of the other books, and this is what I apprecated about the book. Yes it is easy and simple to read, but this is what I want and needed as an injured workr unaware of the laws and not very "law" savvy. Anyone could read this book and understnd it and get invaluable nkowledge about their rights. Unfortunately, though, if you were injured recently ithin the last year, it does not have any of the recent updates.

Written for Kindegarteners.......2004-01-06

And about as useful as a coloring book. "Take Charge of Your Workers' Compensation Claim" by Christopher A. Ball is a much better book with lot's of information and helpful worksheets etc. I suppose if this is the only book you can find, it might be a little helpful. Unfortunately, there are no pearls of wisdom here. Sorry Ava. The text is very simple, the content is barely more than what common sense will tell you. As I mentioned, there are other books that really have great info. I appreciate the sentiment here, but the author ought to look at competitive books and write a new edition with some meat.

Clear and to the point.......2002-04-26

This book is easy to read and it writen in "plain" english. I finaly understand what and how some of the Workers' Comp laws work and was very pleased. I recommend this book to anybody who is in the workers' comp system and is trying to understand the law and how to go about it.

Very helpful and easy to use.......2001-01-17

This book made it very easy to understand all the rules regarding workers comp. without all the confusing legalese found in the other books I tried. The forms included with the book came in very handy and made the whole process much easier than I expected. The tips and recommendations provided throughout the book are great! Before I read this book, I thought that I had no rights as an injured worker, now I know that I do have many and I know how to use access them.

I now understand my rights as an injured worker.......2000-11-24

I have purchased other books written about worker's compensation and I have to say that "Facts Every Injured Worker Should Know" is definitely more comprehensive and detailed than all the others. This book covers everything about California's worker's compensation system, and is written in very simple easy to understand terms- two thumbs up! After reading this book, I now understand my rights as an injured worker.

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Every Employee's Guide to Law
Lewin G., 3rd Joel
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Here is a one-volume guide to just about everything computer-related for amateur astronomers! Today’s amateur astronomy is inextricably linked to personal computers. Computer-controlled "go-to" telescopes are inexpensive. CCD and webcam imaging make intensive use of the technology for capturing and processing images. Planetarium software provides information and an easy interface for telescopes. The Internet offers links to other astronomers, information, and software. The list goes on and on. Find out here how to choose the best planetarium program: are commercial versions really better than freeware? Learn how to optimise a go-to telescope, or connect it to a lap-top. Discover how to choose the best webcam and use it with your telescope. Create a mosaic of the Moon, or high-resolution images of the planets... Astronomy with a Home Computer is designed for every amateur astronomer who owns a home computer, whether it is running Microsoft Windows, Mac O/S or Linux. It doesn’t matter what kind of telescope you own either - a small refractor is just as useful as a big "go-to" SCT for most of the projects in this book.

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Good Book .......2005-11-07

Author Neale Monks sees real potential in computer controlled telescopes. He wants his readers to put their home computers to use for astronomy and get involved in the online astronomy scene.

Monks also does an extensive survey and review of the software that is available for home astronomy use. A 3 page table compares 20 different software packages. Monks also concludes that there is not any single best operating system for home comp/astronomy.

Monks also has a lengthy discussion of what to look for in buying and using a comp-ready telescope.

This is a very good book.

An hour on the web is time better spent..........2005-05-13

Unfortunately as with many of Sir Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy series, ones money is much better spent elsewhere. If you can find this book for under $10.00 then it might not be a bad addition to a library but it is overpriced and out of date within months of being published. If your reading this review you obviously are online, so save the money and spend your time surfing the web. Try the Cloudy Nights review sites or even the Astronomy and Sky and Telescope sites for more pertinent information.

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An insider's provocative account of one of the most contentious debates in science today

When Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould, two of the world's leading evolutionary theorists, proposed a bold new theory of evolution—the theory of "punctuated equilibria"—they stood the standard interpretation of Darwin on its head. They also ignited a furious debate about the true nature of evolution.

On the one side are the geneticists. They contend that evolution proceeds slowly but surely, driven by competition among organisms to transmit their genes from generation to generation. On the other are the paleontologists, like Eldredge and Gould, who show in the fossil record that in fact evolution proceeds only sporadically. Long periods of no change—equilibria—are "punctuated" by episodes of rapid evolutionary activity. According to the paleontologists, this pattern shows that evolution is driven far more by environmental forces than by genetic competition.

How can the prevailing views on evolution be so different? In Reinventing Darwin, Niles Eldredge offers a spirited account of the dispute and an impressive case for the paleontologists' side of the story. With the mastery that only a leading contributor to the debate can provide, he charts the course of theory from Darwin's day to the present and explores the fundamental mysteries and crucial questions that underlie the current quarrels.

Is evolution fired by a gentle and persistent motor and fueled by the survival instincts of "selfish genes"? Or does it proceed in fits and starts, as the fossil record seems to show? What is the role of environmental changes such as habitat destruction and of cataclysmic events like meteor impacts? Are most species inherently stable, changing only very little until they succumb to extinction? Or are species highly adaptable, changing all the time?

Eldredge sorts through the major findings and interpretations and presents a lively introduction to the leading edge of evolutionary theory today. Reinventing Darwin offers a rare insider's view of the sometimes contentious, but always stimulating work of scientific inquiry.

PRAISE FOR NILES ELDREDGE'S PREVIOUS BOOKS

The Miner's Canary: Unraveling the Mysteries of Extinction

"The Miner's Canary rings with integrity. The author takes care to present opposing views. Some readers, indeed, might view Mr. Eldredge as a little too self-effacing; he is, after all, one of the world's leading experts in his field."—The New York Times Book Review

Fossils: The Evolution and Extinction of Species

". . . an important and informative book. It is also delightfully idiosyncratic. This is no scholarly treatise defending academic argument. It is an essay for everyone interested in the story of earthly life."—The Christian Science Monitor

Life Pulse: Episodes from the Story of the Fossil Record

"This is Earth history on a grand scale; those who enjoy the works of Stephen Jay Gould will appreciate Life Pulse."—Publishers Weekly

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A View from the Trenches.......2003-04-22

In 'Reinventing Darwin', Niles Eldredge presents the view of a different side of the issues presented by what he calls 'Ultra-Darwinists', the likes of Richard Dawkins and Maynard Smith. As such, it raises an important contribution to our understanding of natural history, and is essential for anyone interested in current debates inside of Neodarwinism.

Perhaps the most striking thing about 'Reinventing Darwin', is how little attention Eldredge pays to the design of actual animal bodies and behaviors. Richard Dawkins's books, for example, are filled with explanation of various complex and semi-designed things - such as altruism in 'The Selfish Gene'. 'The Blind Watchmaker' is entirely devoted to the question of how things like wings, eyes and legs are formed by natural selection.

Eldredge, on the other hand, is hardly ever interested in these issues. He does make a halfhearted attack on the 'Panglossian' kind, which is associated with Gould, but Eldredge had little to do with the paper about the Arches of San Marino. Eldredge readily concedes that the great majority of animal features are formed by natural selection (p.48).

So what is the focus of Eldredge book, and the main line of critique of the Ultra-Darwinists? The answer is the larger patterns of natural history. Eldredge believes that the history of life is not just the principles of natural selection extrapolated. Rather, Eldredge believes that in the large scale, there are different principles that govern life, additions to simple natural selection.

Eldredge is most convincing when he discusses the importance of species as players in evolution. Eldredge points out that within species, different groups ('demes') can evolve differences from the main group, but that species are normally one reproductive entity, and that thus small differences get merged back into the species average. Thus only when a distinct reproductive body is formed (usually by geographical separation from the main group), evolution can create a new species.

This form of higher level evolution seems logical and natural. However, Eldredge arguments about higher level selection (species selection) is not very clear, convincing, or forcefully argued. The best of what Eldredge does promote is Elizabeth Vrba's theory, that species often exist in a more general archetype and in unique, specialized species. Vrba found out that there is a higher level of specification from those specialized species than the more general group. Eldredge argues that this is because the more specialized species, when moving to a different environment, face stronger evolutionary pressure. This he called 'Species Sorting', and this (as opposed to the argument that there is competition between various animal species and Taxas), I find easy to accept. I do wish that Eldredge would elaborate on empirical ways to verify his conclusion. Indeed, the book as a whole could benefit from more attention to how the differences between Ultra-Darwinists and Naturalists can be tested empirically.

Finally, Eldredge turns his attention to ecosystem and to Richard Dawkins concept of selfish genes. Eldredge argues that Ultra-Darwinists have turned natural selection from a passive to an active player. In Dawkins's scheme, natural selection shapes gene so that they will influence the environment. So that there are genes 'for' beaver dams and for reading. Eldredge puts against this a model in which the environment effects the genes via natural selection, and the genes effect the environment via the organism.

To me, this a distinction without a difference, although Eldredge thinks that it betrays a great conceptual failure of Ultra-Darwinism. He tries to illustrate this with the example of human sociobiology. Eldredge does prove that the selfish gene perspective is not enough to explain human behavior, but this is beside the point. Eldredge readily concedes that few Ultra-Darwinists are hard core genetic determinists (p.212). How is that possible? Because, as Dawkins discusses in 'The Selfish Gene' and elsewhere, humans, alone from all animals, have culture. Thus, if Eldredge wishes to attack the 'Selfish Gene' theory, he should pick a different target.

I have not, perhaps, been as kind to this book in this review as I meant to be. Whether or not I agree with specific conclusions by Eldredge, this remains a well written, well argued, and fascinating book.

Eldredge's Impassioned Defense of Punctuated Equilibria.......2003-02-16

Niles Eldredge's "Rethinking Darwin" is a slender tome which advocates a major restructuring of the Modern Synthetic Theory of Evolution, pleading for a major shift away from its population genetics roots towards more emphasis on the significance of speciation and its historical legacy - according to Eldredge - in prevailing patterns of stasis seen within the fossil record. Although Eldredge does not deny the importance of Natural Selection as the primary means of evolutionary change, he notes - and I think correctly - that its relevance to speciation is still not well known, especially from a real-world "naturalist" perspective.

Building from his ideas on punctuated equilibria, Eldredge makes a very persuasive case for stasis in the fossil record and its implications for microevolution as well as macroevolution. He does an excellent job linking Ernst Mayr's theory of allopatric speciation to punctuated equilibria, noting that something akin to it - if not allopatric speciation directly - is the mechanism responsible for abrupt appearances in the fossil record. Eldredge also notes the significance of long-term stasis in ecosystems, which he has observed in ongoing research on Middle Devonian (approximately 370-360 million years) marine ecosystems in what is now New York with paleontologist Carlton Brett and his colleagues.

Admittedly Eldredge does come across as a petulant schoolboy in his tone, which is perhaps quite intentional, especially after referring to the "High Table" of British university academics of the likes of biologist John Maynard Smith. But one would be greatly amiss to pay sole attention to Eldredge's complaints, without considering some important implications for evolutionary theory which he addresses in this well-reasoned, well-written work of scientific prose.

Interesting reading, but few real answers........2001-03-08

Whenever one reads a book of neo-Darwinism (Eldredge calls it ultra-Darwinism) the mechanisms are mostly well explained, if not always convincing to everybody. In this sense "Punctuated Equilibrium" has been a frustrating theory, in that we are never told exactly how it works. Few of us have seen the original papers of Gould and Eldredge, and Gould's copious range of books since rarely detail his most famous idea.

I hoped then, that 'Reinventing Darwin' would give the story first hand. However, while this book gives an inside story of the politics of the 'high table', and some conflicts within modern science, there are no real mechanisms. Eldredge mentions that habitat tracking can account for stasis, by organisms migrating with latitude creep in a benign environment, rather than staying in the same latitude and adapting. (If this alone explains stasis, you read it here first!). Eldredge also provides arguments for observed evolution not following the theoretical mechanisms of neo-Darwinism for large changes, or how he explains it. But one is left wondering if punctuated equilibrium is still an observational hypothesis about the pattern of life, that nobody, including its originators, can explain how it works.

Eldredge ends on a hopeful note; that 'naturalist' and 'reductionist' scientist should try to understand each other. But the problem might be deeper than that. In my own book (The Theory of Options: A New Theory of the Evolution of Human Behavior) I suggest that 'reductionist' math might simply be incomplete, in that upwards from about 100k reproductions a second effect of gene copy kicks in, not covered in the existing equations. I might be wrong on this, but this another lesson from the punctuated equilibrium experience. At the end of the rainbow of a new theory of evolution lies not a pot of gold, but a challenge to demonstrate the mechanisms. Until someone can answer that challenge, there will still be divisions at the high table.

I would encourage people to read this book, just do not expect too many answers from it.

Eldredge confesses!!.......2001-03-05

In DARWIN'S DANGEROUS IDEA [a must read], Daniel C. Dennett delicately sidesteps the question of why Niles Eldredge and Stephen Gould have held so tenaciously to their thesis of evolution's progress by 'punctuated equilibrium'. Niles Eldredge has saved him the trouble. In this book, Eldredge simply states he 'saw no prospect of making further contribution to understanding evolution' without some novel interpretation. It would take a 'novel way' which he claims to have found in 'evolutionary patterns in the grand scale of geologic time.'

Eldredge presents his arguments in the tones of a petulant schoolboy. John Maynard Smith's welcoming paleontologists to the 'High Table' of evolutionary discussion sets his theme. Eldredge eagerly accepts the invitation. This posture seems bizarre for an American in view of the fact that the concept is entirely a tradition among English university dons. Eldredge's acceptance reads like someone striving for recognition, immediately treating the elevation as a signal to commence a fierce debate. From the outset of the book a theme of 'us versus them' prevails. For Eldredge, the 'us' are referred to as 'naturalists' giving the reader the impression of an elderly, tweed clad field tramper, peering through thick eye glasses in a virtuous quest for truth. Given that 'Naturalist' is the title of Edward Wilson's memoir, it gives one pause. Wilson devised sociobiology, which Eldredge passionately detests. The other side of the 'High Table' are quickly labelled with the pejorative 'Ultra-Darwinist', although how anyone can be 'beyond Darwin' remains elusive.

As with his colleague Gould, the primary target remains Richard Dawkins. Grouping Dawkins and his associates as 'reductionist' for using the gene as the basis of evolutionary processes [which it is], Eldredge tries to turn the 'selfish gene' concept into something sordid - gene replication requires sexual selection. As he puts it, 'the way is now paved for interpreting all manner of organismic activity as devices to forward this competitive race'. And so it is. Eldredge counters by claiming that an organism eats first, then reproduces. That is certainly true, but a broader view displays the hitch, which Eldredge conveniently overlooks, that full stomach or not, if the reproduction doesn't happen, neither does evolution. Eldredge and Gould have both skipped over the fact that the gene must not just replicate, its 'vehicle' must survive in the environment in which it exists. Replication and reproduction must continue over time for a species to become something the paleontologist can find and identify. If the host either doesn't survive or reproduce, the gene goes extinct. Enough failure leads to extinction of a large group of individuals - a species.

The punctuated equilibriasts have difficulty with the concept of 'species'. They're not alone in that, but Eldredge has a particular problem. Spending a long chapter defending punctuated equilibrium which some loose descriptions of speciation, he finally arrives at the definition given by Ernst Mayr and Theodosius Dobzhansky over 50 years ago. They argued that members of a species which can't interbreed are separate species. Individual members of a 'species' change genetic identity with each generation. At some later point in time individuals can no longer mate with previous ones - a new species has evolved. That point in time remains undefined because each species adapts to environments with varying rates. Identifying a 'species' becomes inherently difficult, leading George Williams to declare 'species' has little or value in identifying fossils. Species can only be identified in a snapshot of time.

What has always impaired 'punctuated equilibrium' is the failure to provide a proper time scale for assessing speciation. Eldredge is able to extend that fault to the point of taking someone else's findings and simply saying, in effect, 'Oh, you interpreted that evidence the wrong way!' His worst example is citing Peter Sheldon's monumental study of trilobites, and simply contending Sheldon misread the data, claiming his analysis is 'minor tinkering' with Eldredge's idea of 'stasis' in the record.

Eldredge, like his colleague, relies heavily on Elizabeth Vrba's 'turnover pulse' device to describe rapid speciation and extinction. Both Gould and Eldredge are masters of slinging about similar Madison Avenue quips in place of evidence. It's enough to make you think they missed their true calling. Slogans are catchy memes, but poor science. Using fossil snapshots doesn't refute either Dawkins or Dennett that a fuller analysis would destroy these supposed quick speciation events. Like Darwin, the P.E. team is faced with an incomplete fossil record. Unlike Darwin, they think this represents a valid picture of evolution. As in previous works, however, Eldredge produces no real evidence in support of the contention.

The value of this book lies in Eldredge's summary of the players in the 'High Table' discussions. It's also a memoir of how punctuated equilibrium's team presents their case. Eldredge, to his credit, doesn't wander as far afield as his team mate. His writing is clear, even if his logic is flawed. The book is worth a read, but if you haven't bought Dennett, go to that page NOW and spend your money. Dennett's analysis has yet to be bettered.

At the High Table of Theory.......2001-01-31

Regardless of one's perspective on evolution this is an important and essential clarifying history of the debate over punctuated equilibrium from one of the original theorists of this phenomenon.The book opens with the metaphor of the High Table of evolutionary theory, and its exclusionary imagery, as between the Ultra-Darwinians and the paleontologists, the former emphasizing continuity,the latter discovering the element of discontinuity next to the perception of stasis visible in the fossil record. Eldredge attempts to distinguish those who espouse the 'grand heresy' of rejecting the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis from those who, remaining within its confines, nonetheless do not wish to attribute population level phenomena to such disparate entities as species, higher taxa, social systems, and ecosystems. This is an important distinction in a subject that is liable to inexact extrapolations or failure to stay within the complexity of the picture actually dealt with by paleontologists, which includes such hypotheses as those of 'species sorting', which is quite different from the Ultra-Darwinian views on group selection. At the end Eldredge moves on to considerations of complex systems in relation to the original idea of punctuated equilibrium. Much confused extrapolation has made off with the term 'punctuated equilibrium' which has a host of associations naturalists dislike and Eldredge clearly sets the record straight. The book should speak for itself. And yet in the process of attempted clarification, one gets a sense that the High Table has become exclusionary in another sense, that the debate is divided between two poles of the Neo-Darwinian synthesis, to the exclusion of many others who should be seated at this august theoretical table. For the accounts of these issues leave one suspicious that the woolly minded critics and extrapolators are onto something the strict Darwinists will not consider. Indeed, Eldredge himself in his earlier Myths of Evolution examines the 'punctuated equilbrium'-like phenomenon visible in world history itself, one that Darwinists seem afraid to acknowledge for it makes mincemeat of the whole question. As we examine the record of evolution and the contradictions of continuity and the unlikelihood of random evolution, we should think the record will show some compression factor as evidence of an unknown system process. And that is just what the discovery of the punctuated equilibrium process has demonstrated. But the account seems confused or ambiguous to the degree of sitting between two stools, and the theories of both parties at the High Table seem inadequate. As to world history, the 'punctuated equilibrium' phenomenon there, if we choose to call it that, is so far from what strict Darwinists would expect yet so obvious to plain view, once seen in the proper light, that we should remain neutral in this debate, for the suspicion is overwhelming, especially for the descent of man, that Darwinism is very far off the mark, that 'puncutated equilibrium' is involved at a level of social evolution that isn't even genetic, but pure processing of information. We see abstract evolution operating in directed fashion on whole cultures at the level of art, philosophy, religion,to the point that reductionist sociobiology, currently ambitious to claim the field, should deserve a severe caution. The danger of Darwinism is the way it trains us to not see what is obvious in history as we make hard assumptions about what we actually never see in earlier evolution.Time for a whole slew of new theorists at the High Table, including some quite comfortable with the arch heresies. Cf.also Sudden Origins, J. Schwarz; At the Water's Edge, Carl Zimmer; The Fossil Trail, Ian Tattersall. For the 'punctuated equilibrium' clearly visible in world history, cf. World History and the Eonic Effect, John Landon

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Bringing together researchers from twenty-five countries, Narrow Gap Semiconductors: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Narrow Gap Semiconductors discusses the recent advances and discoveries in the science and technology of narrow gap semiconductors (NGS). In particular, it explores the latest findings in the fundamental physics of narrow gap materials and quantum heterostructures as well as device physics, including mid- and far-infrared lasers, detectors, and spintronic devices. This volume forms a solid presentation in several important areas of NGS research, including materials, growth and characterization, fundamental physical phenomena, and devices and applications. It examines the novel material of InAs and its related alloys, heterostructures, and nanostructures as well as more traditional NGS materials such as InSb, PbTe, and HgCdTe. Several chapters cover carbon nanotubes and spintronics, along with spin-orbit coupling, nonparabolicity, and large g-factors. The book also deals with the physics and applications of low-energy phenomena at the infrared and terahertz ranges. Continuing the high-quality tradition of this series, Narrow Gap Semiconductors covers all aspects of NGS to offer an authoritative, well-balanced perspective of this evolving field.

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Dear Baby Boomers is a series of humorous letters to the children of senior citizens on how to cope with their aging parents along with their growing children.

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Dear Baby Boomers is a series of humorous letters to the children of senior citizens on how to cope with their aging parents along with their growing children.

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