The Business Appraiser and Litigation Support

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A practical, hands-on guidebook for business appraisers who deal in litigation support services

For business appraisers planning to expand litigation support services or add them to their practice, the right attitude, training, and tools are essential. Whether your goals are to increase your client base or simply to become a better expert witness, The Business Appraiser and Litigation Support will provide you with an in-depth and thoughtful overview of the mindsets, ethics, and practices necessary to excel at your profession.

Highlights of The Business Appraiser and Litigation Support

Provides valuable information on how to market yourself as a litigation support expert
Covers the entire legal process from the initial demand letter through post-trial proceedings
Offers valuable insights on such ethical issues as maintaining your objectivity, keeping your reputation unblemished, and never losing sight of what's at stake
Includes Rules of Evidence, Civil Procedure, and sample deposition and trial testimony, important areas not normally treated in litigation topics
Features sample legal forms to familiarize business appraisers with the format and terminology of the litigation support professional
Eliminates the fear factor appraisers often experience with regard to courtroom testimony

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The Business Appraiser and Litigation Support
Michele G. Miles
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MU88MK

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Prevent workplace incivility from poisoning your business with this turnkey program for teaching civility and respect.

A nationwide civility crisis is fast draining employee energy, corporate productivity, and consumer goodwill. &Iude Awakenings presents a proactive program for dealing with incivility and the prevention of its escalation into a civil lawsuit, bad press, or violence.

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Good history but not prescriptive for individuals.......2004-07-19

Rude Awakening does an excellent job of relating how the rise of incivility occurred. Where it falls short is in providing options for those of us on the opposite end of inappropriate behavior. If you're not in a position to institute policy revisions at your workplace, Rude Awakenings will be a frustrating read. Gonthier and Morrissey are targeting human resources and management NOT individuals with their remedies.

An Eye-Opening Book.......2002-07-09

Civility is profitable for everyone - employers, employees, customers, and society as a whole. And incivility is harmful and unprofitable to everyone. That is the message of this book, and it is a message well presented and well supported. As a retired operations VP for a firm dealing exclusively with Fortune 500 companies, I was amazed at the insights Gonthier has into the lack of civility so common in today's workplace and into the causes of that lack of civility. And as a consumer and a customer, I was impressed by the breadth of her understanding of the stress and rudeness we all face in today's world and the straightforwardness of her approach to addressing and reducing those problems. While she does have a thorough and extremely helpful chapter on specific breaches of etiquette, this is really not a book on business etiquette. It is about how profitable it would be for all of us if we all treated each other with basic respect. She has very helpful ideas for implementing programs in the workplace to create a civil environment that is conducive to retaining the best workers, retaining customers, and building profitability.

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Prosser and Keeton on the Law of Torts: 1988 Pocket Part
William Lloyd Prosser
Manufacturer: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0314242538

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For the past twelve billion years, galaxies have governed the Universe, bringing form to the firmament, light to the void. Each one a giant system of as many as hundreds of billions of stars, the galaxies are the building blocks of the cosmos, and through new data from modern telescopes--including the Hubble Space Telescope--we are discovering dizzying new facts about how they formed, how they evolve, and what they are made of. This book acquaints readers with these facts and findings--and with what they can tell us about the lives of galaxies over cosmic time, from their emergence shortly after the Hot Big Bang to their ongoing gyrations and transmutations.

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Excellent book, for layman or physicist.......2005-10-18

This book starts off with simple galactic morphology, and quickly delves into much weightier topics, such as the dynamics and evolution of galaxies, galactic interactions, and active galactic nuclei. The book gets into some deeper cosmological issues, as well.

The style of writing is that of a textbook, but it is never dry or boring, merely very informative, and not wasteful of words.

This book could easily be used for an astronomy course for non-scientists, or added as supplemental reading for a more rigorous astronomy class.

A very clear, easy to understand introduction to Galaxies........2005-03-19

I bought this book a couple months ago. In a few days, I had already finished reading the first of three parts of this fantastic book. This book, of one of foremost astrophysicists Paul Hodge and William Waller, gives plenty of information about galaxy structures, formation, dynamics and origins. It would have gotten 5 stars if it wasn't so short, in my opinion of course. 334 pages, 16 pages of high quality photos, plenty of graphs, tables and other data.
They managed to explain difficult subjects to a layman.
I'd say you have to grab this book if you are interested in how our Universe really is. For this great price.

Very informative and readable.......2004-10-06

This is an excellent and up-to-date book about galactic astronomy that can be read by just about any interested person. It has an enormous amount of descriptive material about galactic anatomy, the Milky Way Galaxy, the Magellenic Clouds, the Local Group, Clusters, and Superclusters. It discusses the problem of the "missing mass," and of galactic origin and evolution. There's an introduction to interacting and starburst galaxies, to ultra-luminous infrared galaxies, to radio galaxies, Seyfert galaxies, Gamma-ray bursters, and Quasars. All in all, it is an easy way to learn a great deal about the subject: it has more meat than most books for the layman but is easy to understand.

Excellent, But Not For the Casual Reader.......2004-02-23

If you are new to astronomy and are looking for a primer on galaxies and cosmology, do not buy this book. If, however, you have exhausted the million and one "begginer's guide to (insert cosmologically correct buzzword here) " books, then this is the book for you.
The amount of detail is increadible and rewarding. The reader is given detailed, text book-like information on galaxy genesis, structure and developement. Everything from million mass black holes at the center of spirals, to the structure of our own Milky Way, to gas flow patterns in spiral arms, even to the increadible pyrotechnics exhibited by merging galaxies is addressed in a clear, concise and entertaining narrative.
I can not recommend this book enough. Part of the fun has been reading the descriptions of some of the naked eye galaxies and then finding them in the telescope. It is great to see that little smudge in the eyepiece and to know what's REALLY going on.
Although I have enjoyed the beginner books and they definately served their purpose, it was time to sink my teeth into something meatier. I couldn't be more pleased.

A pleasant introduction to the geography of the Universe.......2004-02-05

I thoroughly enjoyed this nicely written guide to the structure and organization of galaxies near and far. It opens with a general outline of what galaxies are and what they look like, then describes those galaxies surrounding our Milky Way, finally it looks at the Cosmos as a whole, exploring (as so many have) the Big Bang etc. What I loved about this book is that it had some meat to it. I've grown tired of astronomy books that simply outline the science so that 94% of the population can smile and shake their heads about black holes and the like. I don't think this book is written for the masses, but it is written for that 1% of people that really want to learn something about galaxies. It has loads of information, several sets of lovely astro-photos, and a usable glossary and index. Though it has textbook content, I found it easy and enjoyable to read. I recommend it to those with an interest in astronomy looking for a bit of substance.

Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier, Volume 1 (Stars and Galaxies) with Starry Night Pro 5 DVD, version 5.0 (Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier)

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Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier, Volume 1 (Stars and Galaxies) with Starry Night Pro 5 DVD, version 5.0 (Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier)
John D Fix
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Binding: Hardcover

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Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier, 5th edition, provides enough content and background in astronomy so the student will be able to follow current developments in astronomy years after they complete the course. The historical development of astronomy is emphasized to show that astronomy, like other sciences, advances through the efforts of many scientists, and to show how present ideas have been developed.

Exploring the Cosmic Frontier: Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century (ESO Astrophysics Symposia)

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Exploring the Cosmic Frontier: Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century (ESO Astrophysics Symposia)

Manufacturer: Springer
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In the coming decades, astrophysical science will benefit enormously from the construction and operation of several major international ground- and space based facilities, such as ALMA, Herschel/Planck, and SKA in the far infrared to radio band, Extremely Large Telescopes, JWST and GAIA in the optical to near infrared regime, XEUS and Constellation-X in the X-ray, and GLAST in the Gamma-ray regime. These and other new instruments will have a major impact in a wide range of scientific topics including the cosmological epoch of reionization, galactic dynamics and nuclear activity, stellar astronomy, extra-solar planets, gamma-ray bursts, X-ray binaries, and many others.

On May 18-21, 2004, the Max-Planck-Society’s Harnack-Haus in Dahlem, Berlin hosted the international symposium "Exploring the Cosmic Frontier: Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century". The symposium in Berlin was dedicated to exploring the complementarity and synergies between different branches of astrophysical research, by presenting and discussing the fundamental scientific problems that will be addressed by major future astrophysical facilities in the next few decades.

This book contains 70 papers from the meeting and is intended to give a lasting account of a snapshot of an evolving scientific discourse and interaction throughout our field of research.

Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier -- Galaxies (VOLUME 2) with Essential Study Partner CD-ROM and Starry Nights 3.1 CD-ROM

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Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier -- Galaxies (VOLUME 2) with Essential Study Partner CD-ROM and Starry Nights 3.1 CD-ROM
John D Fix , and John Fix
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Astronomy: Journey To The Cosmic Frontier -- Galaxies (volume 2) And Starry Nights 3.1 Cd-Rom (ch. 1-6; 17-27)

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Astronomy: Journey To The Cosmic Frontier -- Galaxies (volume 2) And Starry Nights 3.1 Cd-Rom (ch. 1-6; 17-27)
John D Fix
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OGZXQ6

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Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier -- Galaxies (VOLUME 2) and Starry Nights 3.1 CD-ROM (Ch. 1-6; 17-27)
FIX
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ASIN: B000N7KGZY

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This text is intended to provide students with instruction and valuable laboratory experience in the often neglected area of inorganic chemistry. Divided into four main parts, the book covers chemistry of the main group elements, chemistry of the transition metals, organometallic chemistry, and bioinorganic chemistry. Recognizing the high cost of materials, difficulties in waste disposal, and dangers of toxicity, the authors have adopted a ``microscale'' approach to experiments in the book, thereby also reducing the time students spend in preparation. With over 45 experiments, Microscale Inorganic Chemistry incorporates the use of a broad sampling of elements and also covers such topics as laboratory safety, equipment, report writing, and literature searching.

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a good lab manual but . . . .......2007-02-23

I've used this lab manual for a microscale inorganic laboratory course for about a dozen years. There is a nice selection of experiments which cover most of the basics appropriate for a senior-level course. But the reviewer who comments on the reaction yields is right. Some of the yields are so poor that I maintain commercial samples of the products so that students will have something to characterize. I have even written the authors with questions about improving yields in some of the experiments, but received few suggestions for improvements. Also, very few of the experiments take the students through reasonable purification steps for the products (I suppose because the yields are so low). But there are few competing inorganic lab manuals, and none that I am aware of for working at microscale.

Good Lab Text.......2005-11-23

This is a good introductory inorganic test. It does a great job explaining procedure and theory in the first few chapters.

Some of the end of chapter questions are esoteric, especially the literature search ones.

The biggest problem is that some of the lab procedures give poor yields when applied. The procedure should be cross-referenced to make sure that it gives the best yield.

An excellent teaching (and learning) tool.......1998-03-23

This is a wonderful combination of some simple chemistry experiments that allow students (such as myself) to gain insight into the experimental world of inorganic chemistry. The laboratory experiments are real, interesting, and also allow the student to think about what is happening, and to apply their knowledge to taking the experiments to a further level. This is an excellent book, and probably the best source available for inorganic experiments for undergrads.

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Over the past 25 years, a stream of fossil and artifact discoveries in the Afar Depression of Ethiopia has produced the longest single record of human ancestors in the world. Many of the fossils found in this region are the missing links leading to modern humans. This book chronicles the exploration of this unique desert area, focusing especially on the 1970s when the valley was mapped and many fossils and archeological sites were discovered. The author gives his personal account of the 25 years he spent researching the region.
As co-founder of the team that discovered Lucy, Jon Kalb has first-hand knowledge of the research that was involved in the findings of this region and of the intense rivalry that has accompanied those findings. He discusses the political drama of Ethiopia and the effects this chaos had on the Afar. This book covers the scientific discoveries of the area, the author's own explorations and findings, and the political struggles involved with these discoveries.

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Fresh View on Looking at Old Fossils.......2006-01-03

I thought all this time that seeking old fossil material in some hot dry place would be boring but this book took away that idea. Its really entertaining, besides being full of facts about the part of Africa where we might have started being human.
I would recommend it to any one who wants to chuckle and learn at the same time...

Stoned in Ethiopia!.......2002-11-08

Wow! If you like science, this book has it all. Kalb gives a serious accounting of plate tectonics, geology, anthropology, paleoanthropology and politics. Both the politics of Ethiopia and of hominid anthropology.
This is the second book that I have read where Don Johanson, discoverer of the Lucy fossil, is lambasted. I am beginning to believe that Johanson left alot of people in his wake, including Kalb, on his way to fame and fortune. Kalb even gives details of Johanson's marijuana smoking exploits. Scandalous!
It is Kalb who worked behind the scenes to elucidate the geology of the Afar region of Africa and set the stage for the advancement of many discoveries in the field of paleoanthropology. And he did it while dodging the bullets of a communist revolution! Kalb survives even though he is suspected of being a CIA operative planted in Ethiopia under the guise of his scientific mission. Kalb suspects that it was his falling out with Johanson that caused this little tidbit of doubt to be planted in the minds of the Ethiopian government. Kalb spends alot of effort over a few years fighting this charge, but he eventually loses and is expelled from Ethiopia.
Kalb's story includes his sometimes angst ridden dealings with the Ethiopian government, who it seems are caught in the middle of a struggle of competing groups to exert dominance over the rich fossil beds of the Afar triangle. The struggle is not just between competing organizations of American science, but also between the Americans and a French team that comes close to stealing the show.
The only flaw in the book is the way that Kalb weaves the recent history of Ethiopia into the book. That could have been a book in and of itself. Kalb is best when discussing geology and anthropology. The Ethiopian revolution and subsequent war with Somalia and Eritrea is distracting to the reader. Kalb's first hand journalist account of the struggles of the Ethiopian government is superb, but it would have stood on it's own. Kalb tried to write two books in one and almost pulled it off.
One of the reasons why I read this genre of books is that it always offers surprises. One of Kalb's characters, Doug Cramer, assists in creating a couple of interesting fireside stories. Cramer taught Anatomy at NYU medical school. As an alumnus of NYU medical school, I remember Cramer well. We used to call him "The Viking" for his looks and demeanor. Cramer used to tell us that he was a "pastist", and now, twenty-five years later I understand what he meant. I am sure that Kalb could easily have written a book solely dealing with Cramer's antics.
This is a must read for any armchair paleoanthropologists like myself. I am now inspired to read "Lucy" again given all the information I have about Johanson. The book was a page turner for me and I think that you will enjoy it.
Thank you, Jon Kalb, for your contribution to paleoanthropology. I hope that you can get back to Ethiopia to make some of the discoveries that you say will eventually be unearth there.

Down and dirty with J Kalb.......2001-12-12

The geology is a bit daunting, but the book is quite readable for anyone with a smattering of earth science background.

The inside poop on competing researchers is funny as hell. Kalb shows SOME restraint in detailing Johanson's efforts to block his (Kalb's) access to the Afar, more restraint than was called for if Kalb's claims are true...

Insights into the politics and history of Ethiopia abound.

Great stuff overall. Well written.

Fascinating reading!.......2001-09-15

Kalb takes a subject which could be as dry as old bones in a desert and makes it living and fresh. He combines real life drama with an informative tour of the competitive worlds of geology and anthropology. A fellow member of the Texas Coalition of Authors told me, "He is the personification of Indiana Jones."

I have read many books and many soon become a weariness of the flesh (Ecclesiastes 12:12) but not this one. It is fascinating reading; informative and entertaining.

A Truly Superior Book about Doing Science........2001-05-08

This is a book about exploring for humanoid fossils in the Afar Depression of Ethiopia from 1967 to 1976 during the overthrow of the Haile Selassie government and the beginning of the Derg--Mengistu Marxist regime. Rare indeed is the book that gives a good sense of the ambience along with immense readability. It is mostly about the geology and anthropology of the Ethiopian Rift Valley, but anyone interested in science will find this book fascinating because it is really a story about "doing" science: the fun, the people, the jealousies, ambitions, dirty pool, and and an exceedingly fine discussion of why the digging and excitement occurs in Ethiopia.

This book must have caused its publishers agonies of indecision. It doesn't fit usual categories: It is a personal memoir; an account of Ethiopian history; an overview of the geology of the rift valleys and a thorough discussion of the activities of anthropologists searching for human ancestors along with explanations of how they know where to look for these goodies. the whole thing is interspersed with amusing and exciting anecdotes. The geology part of this book is as fascinating as anything you are likely to read. Partly this is because the Afar Triangle is such a formidable place, parts of which are among the lowest and hottest areas on earth. But don't think that this is a geology text book--far from it. I could say a whole lot more in favor of this book, but you get the idea that I think it is superior--well worth a good look.

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Adventures in the Bone Trade: The Race to Discover Human Ancestors in Ethiopia's Afar Depression. (Book Review Essay).: An article from: American Antiquity
C. Loring Brace
Manufacturer: Society for American Archaeology
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ASIN: B0008EWZBU
Release Date: 2005-07-29

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This digital document is an article from American Antiquity, published by Society for American Archaeology on January 1, 2002. The length of the article is 729 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Adventures in the Bone Trade: The Race to Discover Human Ancestors in Ethiopia's Afar Depression. (Book Review Essay).
Author: C. Loring Brace
Publication: American Antiquity (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: Society for American Archaeology
Volume: 67 Issue: 1 Page: 169(1)

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Adventures in the Bone Trade: The Race to Discover Human Ancestors in Ethiopia's Afar Depression.(Book Review) (book review): An article from: The Geographical Review

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Adventures in the Bone Trade: The Race to Discover Human Ancestors in Ethiopia's Afar Depression.(Book Review) (book review): An article from: The Geographical Review
James L. Newman
Manufacturer: American Geographical Society
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008DOWS0
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on October 1, 2002. The length of the article is 842 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Adventures in the Bone Trade: The Race to Discover Human Ancestors in Ethiopia's Afar Depression.(Book Review) (book review)
Author: James L. Newman
Publication: The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 2002
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: 92 Issue: 4 Page: 610(3)

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