QuickBooks 99 for Dummies

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Take control of your business finances with QuickBooks 99 and on-the-job advice from CPA and best-selling author Stephen Nelson. Use QuickBooks to manage your vital business assets (such as cash, inventory, and receivables) and handle payroll, budgets, and taxes quickly and accurately.

QuickBooks 99 For Dummies safely guides you through the often-treacherous waters of managing your business finances with clear, helpful guidance on everything from setting up your QuickBooks accounts to preparing and printing invoices and credit memos, creating income statements and cash flow reports with the click of a mouse, handling all your day-to-day banking chores online, setting up payroll accounts, and saving yourself time, money, and headaches by applying big-business tricks and techniques to your own financial endeavors.

Customer Reviews:

AWFULLY HORRIBLE!.......2000-07-04

I wish I could return this book if I had not spilt coffee over it... When I ordered the books, I also chose this book, which was such a big mistake. Redundant language, no particular tips to use. As a US reader, unfortunately, I must agree with an Australian reader. The other book I ordered was much much much better. The other book's title was "Using QuickBooks with Proper Accounting".

Terrible.......1999-04-25

I returned this book after 2 days, it was badly written and hard to follow. It is not that good for dummies!

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It is the rare book that remains in print for nearly fifty years, earning wide acclaim as a classic. The Forest Ranger has been essential reading for generations of professionals and scholars in forestry, public administration, and organizational behavior who are interested in the administration of public lands and how the top managers of a large, dispersed organization with multiple objectives like the Forest Service shape the behavior of its field officers into a coherent, unified program. Published as a special reprint in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Forest Service, The Forest Ranger is as relevant and timely today as when it was first issued in 1960.

In addition to the original text, this special reprint of The Forest Ranger includes two new forewords and an afterword that highlight how much we have learned from Herbert Kaufman. The first foreword, by Harold K. (Pete) Steen, former president of the Forest History Society, considers the book's impact on the forestry community and explains its continued relevance in light of changes in the culture and mission of today's Forest Service. The second, by Richard P. Nathan, codirector of the Rockefeller Institute of Government, considers the book's contribution to our understanding of administrative and organizational behavior.

The new afterword by author Herbert Kaufman describes how his landmark study came into being and offers a candid assessment of how his theories about the agency's operations and its future have held up over time. In 1960, the Forest Service had a well-deserved reputation for excellence, and The Forest Ranger was a seminal analysis of the hows and whys of its success. Kaufman also warned, however, that an organization so unified and well adapted to its environment would have difficulties navigating social change. He was right in his concerns: the environmental, civil rights, and women's movements have all presented challenges to the character and purpose of the Forest Service, ultimately changing the organization in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. Now, as then, The Forest Ranger is a striking and prescient case study of how a complex organization operates and evolves over time.

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A Case Study in the Golden Age of PA.......2002-12-16

First published in 1960, The Forest Ranger is an impressive study of the United States Forest Service. In the book, Kaufman (1960/1967) case studies the behavior of district rangers in the Forest Service and endeavors for an answer to the question of how policies formulated by policy executives are realized into integrated action by a service whose field personnel operate under varied conditions. "Even in agencies with simple, routine responsibilities, welding the behavior of field personnel into integral patterns is often a trying experience" (p. 25). In an agency which is as much dispersed and heterogeneous as the Forest Service, is it possible to secure an integrated and coherent policy implementation across a great number of the districts? If you believe it is impossible, I strongly recommend you to have a look at The Forest Ranger by Herbert Kaufman.

The readers who are familiar with Herbert Simon should remember his masterpiece "Administrative Behavior" in which the author at "theoretical level" demonstrated what takes for the leaders of administrative agencies to direct, manage, and run largely staffed and complex organizations. Simon (1947/1997) spent his intellectual energy for an inquiry into the decision-making process, and knitted his theory around it by developing an impressive understanding that helped the readers to sense that "integrated policy action" depends on the degree that the leaders can control the "environment" of decision-making so that every individual employee in the organization adjusts his/her decisions to common objectives fashioned by policy makers. Organization design, implicitly, stood out as prerequisite for integrated policy action, with "organization design" serving to bring decision premises and necessary data to the attention and use of decision-makers. Herbert Kaufman (1960/1967), in The Forest Ranger, demonstrates vividly how once a "theory" becomes a reality in the case of the United States Forest Service.

I would not want to summarize the case study with the fear that I am likely to discolor a vivid masterpiece. Suffice to say that at present times in which orthodox public administration theory is being transformed by a new body of knowledge and skills, this case study should present (sometimes poignantly) the assumptions, ideals, weaknesses and strengths of orthodox public administration in its "golden age" that has reached a final stage in our contemporary times.

This classic book is organized into seven major chapters. The first chapter gives a summary of research design, data collection and analysis procedures, and the plan of the book. The second chapter makes the reader familiar with the size and complexity of the Forest Service with accompanying challenges to integrated policy action. The third chapter elucidates the challenges to unity that emanate from internal communication problems, the potential for field officers to be captured by local populations, personal preferences of field officers, and the like. In the fourth chapter, Kaufman (1960/1967) gives detail to the procedural devices used by the service leaders in order to "preform" decisions of individual employees (controlling the environment of decision). The fifth chapter shows how the Forest Service executives detect and discourage deviation from official policies. The sixth chapter explains the means by which the Forest Service leaders develop will and capacity in their employees to conform with the policy expectations. The seventh chapter is a conclusion with final remarks on the success level of policies in the Forest Service and ethical-moral implications.

If you are not comfortable with abstract theoretical constructs and need more concrete examples, skip The Functions of the Executive by Chester Barnard (1938/1968), Administrative Behavior by Herbert Simon (1947/1997), Organizations in Action by James Thompson (1967) or Leadership in Administration by Philip Selznick (1957/1984), and read Herbert Kaufman. Once you read The Forest Ranger can you return to these masterpieces and I believe you are more likely then to digest their theories and understandings.

If you are not very interested in public administration theory, The Forest Ranger is worth reading even due to its excellence as a case study that would help the readers in designing their own case studies for research purposes.

Overall, I highly recommend this classic to the readers.

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The Forest Ranger : A Study In Administrative Behavior
Herbert Kaufman
Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000CKMDK

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FOREST RANGER : A STUDY IN ADMINISTRATIVE BEHAVIOR
Herbert Kaufman
Manufacturer: John Hopkins University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RB4EJU

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Tennessee Employer's Guide .......2007-05-23

Tennessee Employer's Guide is an authoritative book that provides the lay of the land of employment law for business owners, managers, and human resource professionals. Written from an employer's point of view, the Guide integrates the federal and particular state laws that affect the employer-employee relationship. Using plain English, this work explains the legal aspects of the events and situations most employers face.

This 15th Edition of the Tennessee Employer's Guide includes:

discussion of the new Tennessee law requiring notice of breach in computer security
updated sections on Tennessee unemployment compensation
updated sections on Tennessee workers compensation
discussion of the new law regulating smoking in public buildings
new sections on managing personnel records, emergency preparedness, and OSHA training requirements
discussion of new regulations under the federal law on rights of employees serving in the military (USERRA)
discussion of new federal regulations defining Internet applicant
Chapter headings are:

Hiring
Termination
Health and Safety
Civil Rights
Hours and Pay
Unions, Government Contractors, and Miscellaneous Regulations
The Guide comes in a three-ring binder; each chapter is tabbed and includes numbered section headings in bold print for ease of use. Relevant state and federal agencies are listed at the end of each chapter, as well as citations for the information discussed.

Tennessee Employer's Guide 2006: A Handbook of Employment Laws and Regulations

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Tennessee Employer's Guide

Tennessee Employer's Guide 2006: A Handbook of Employment Laws and Regulations

Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Tennessee Employer's Guide .......2007-05-23

Book Description

The Universe at Large presents a unique survey of key questions outstanding in contemporary astronomy and cosmology. In this timely volume, eleven of the world's greatest living astronomers and cosmologists present personal views of what problems must be addressed by future research. Allan Sandage presents a 23-point plan to reach a full understanding of the large-scale structure in the Universe; Geoffrey Burbidge looks at the future of the Quasi Steady State alternative to the Big Bang; E. Margaret Burbidge, Donald Osterbrock and Malcolm Longair discuss active galactic nuclei (AGN); Igor Novikov, Donald Lynden-Bell, Martin Rees and Rashid Sunyaev look at the physics of black holes; and Bernard Pagel and Hubert Reeves concentrate on what we don't yet understand about elements in the cosmos. This book provides a unique review of our current understanding in astronomy and cosmology and a host of profitable research ideas for graduate students and researchers.

Customer Reviews:

Exciting, but over my head.......1999-01-07

I love the concept of this book - the worlds leading astronomers discuss what we can't explain about the universe! Dialogues are entertaining, but you'd most likely have to have some education in astronomy/cosmology to be able to understand the theoretical parts, which make most of the book. (The book is meant for graduate students and researchers.)

Two books I liked about the subject are Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" and Alan Guth's "The Inflationary Universe".

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The types of forces that are involved in the interactions between molecules vary across a wide spectrum from very strong, as in ion-ion interactions, to the much weaker forces that are involved in van der Waals complexes. This book provides an introduction to the theoretical methods that are used to analyze each sort of force and provide the reader with a guide to the most appropriate method for a given problem. Examples are used to illustrate the points, and the pitfalls that a novice might encounter are outlined. These examples range from very small complexes to much larger systems with biological relevance.

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Non Fiction.......2007-09-03

Outstanding look at new palaeontology and dinosaur work. Taking the various papers that Bakker wrote for scientific journals and converting them to a book that is slightly more understandable to the public. The basic premise is that dinosaurs were not cold-blooded lizards, but warmer blooded and quite fast at times. See Jurassic Park for an example of the theories in action. Really great work.

Bakker assumed everything before it was discovered, and now he's right..............2006-01-20

This book talks about new theories(at the time) of dinosaurs and their extinction, ranging from warm-bloodedness all the way to dinosaurs evolving into birds. There are five parts to this story.

Part I:The Conquering Cold-Bloods: A Conondum
Basically this part describes reptiles and their advantages/disadvantages when it comes to either cold blooded or warm blooded animals. It even compares mammals to reptiles. It talks about how cold blooded and warm blooded reptiles/mammals how active and how their eating habits are different. Also talks about dinosaurs if they were warm or cold blooded. Here is a short excerpt from this part. "Ornitholestes was an impressive little dinosaur, and even the diehard defenders of orthodoxy yield a little to admit that perhaps Ornitholestes and its kin might have had high metabolism. Such a concession, however, would lead to yet another incosistency in the theory of mass homeothermy. Big dinosaurs, all of them, evolved from small-dinosaur ancestors. The idea that little ancestors had high metabolism and their bigger descendants didn't, would be tantamount to arguing that evolution reversed itself"(Bakker 98).

Part II:The Habitat of the Dinosaurs
This section discusses dinosaurs with their habitat and how their diet/body features adapt to their environment. It discusses dinosaurs who helped use gastroliths for digestion. Also talks about the evolution of plants in relation to dinosaurs. Here is a short excerpt from this part. "Brontosaur teeth, moreover, confirm the heretical idea that they ate a tough vegetable diet. If the brontosaurs dined only on soft water plants, then very little wear would appear on their teeth. But infact the teeth of Camarasaurus, Brachiosaurus and their kin manifest very severe wear, which could only have been produced by tough or gritty food"(Bakker 136).

Part III:Defense, Locomotion, and the Case For Warm-Blooded Dinosaurs
The third section discusses the locomotion of dinosaurs in comparison to lizards,crocodiles,etc. Discusses dinosaur defense, like Triceratops' horns and the "boneheads" of the Pachycephalosaurs. Also talks about Pterosaurs. Discusses Archeaopteryx and it's feathers helping to support warm-bloodedness.
Here is a short excerpt from this part. "Anchisaurs' tails were stoutly muscled and they could easily have reared up, foreclaws at the ready, to face their enemies. Anchisaur hind claws, especially the one located on the large inner toe, could lash out with even more powerful blows than the foreclaws"(Bakker 256).

Part IV:The Warm-Blooded Metronome of Evolution
Talks about dinosaur sex, with threat displays of intimidation. Discusses growth in dinosaurs who were probably warm blooded. Talks about dinosaur lungs, heart, and large brains. Here is a short excerpt from this part.
"How can the dinosaurs' growth be measured? An accurate estimate can be derived from the texture of the fossil bone. A thin slice can be cut from a fossil-bone chip and glued to a glass plate"(Bakker 350).

Part V:Dynastic Frailty and the Pulses of Animal History
This final section discusses the Kazanian Revolution. During the Kazanian Revolution, warm blooded animals exploded in population. Discusses the dinosaur extinction and the animals who died along with them. Talks about the evolution of the Dinosauria and that they should be in their own class. Here is a short excerpt from this part. "A truly scientific skeptic would start assuming neither cold-bloodedness nor warm-bloodedness, and then reevaluate the evidence without prior terminological bias. So long as the DInosauria remain stuck in the class Reptilia, this type of analysis is impossible. Let dinosaurs be dinosaurs. Let the Dinosauria stand proudly alone, a Class by itself. They merit it"(Bakker 462).

Overall, this book is excellent. Bakker did all his own illustrations(which are very artistic) and even assumed dinosaurs were feathered even before they were discovered. Even though some of his theories may be outdated now, I still recommend this book to anyone. I read it back in seventh grade and it took me a while, but reading this book is surely worth the time!

Great book from a major player........2005-08-01

In the second half of the twentieth century the current thinking about dinosaurs completely changed, so that they are now accepted as warm blooded, vigorous alternatives to the mammals, and in fact the ancestors of birds (though not all that bright, whereas birds can be). Bakker was a major player in this change of views, and offers some fascinating anecdotes on how various experiences led to insights which permitted proper interpretation of the fossil evidence. The reader comes away not only with an understanding of the dinosaurs, but with many insights into evolution in general, and all the types of reasoning and analysis necessary to glean the truth from fossil evidence. Bakker has a lively style, giving detail without getting bogged down (well, I occasionally skimmed a bit, but that is because I have little interest in anatomy). There are many illustrations, but I was not always happy with them. Some illustrations serve as hand drawn alternatives to Power Point slides, and are very good. However, the drawings to illustrate anatomy were often not simplified enough for me to better understand the point. I do wish Bakker had speculated why, in the world of the dinosaurs, it was the mammals who apparently occupied all the really small ecological niches, comparable to current day mice and squirrels. Also, his final chapter on the demise of the dinosaurs was stimulating, but not as well thought out as the rest of the book. He points to the development of land bridges (as water levels dropped) which permitted worldwide migration of larger animals, and the consequent extinction of many species which could not compete, and also the spread of pathogens and parasites. Interesting, but competition would not eliminate all species, and no arguments are presented as to why small animals, e.g. mammals, would be more likely to survive than large animals (great numbers?). While this book was published in 1986, I read it based on Richard Dawkin's recent recommendation, and I do not believe it is outdated.

Dinosaurs the greatest evolutionary success story.......2005-03-25

Bob Bakker book describes so brilliantly why Dinosaurs were so successful and ruled the Earth for 150 million years. The Dinosaurs were so successful that mammals throughout this time never grew larger than 1 meter long and many were rat sized. If it wasn't for a giant asteroid that hit 65 million years ago, they would be still around and we would not.

Bakker in this book describes how the Dinosaur's warm blooded metabolism was integral to their success and how cold blooded animals like reptiles back then as now were limited. He also goes to show us how Dinosaurs were fast growing, dynamic animals that were constantly changing, how bird evolved from dinosauts and how dinosaurs were key the spread of flowering plants.

A book you must read before you die.

Astonishing dinosaurs.......2004-06-11

Incredibly compelling book about the possible evolution of velociraptors into birds.

Dinosaur Heresies goes beyond mere dinosaur evolution, however. As an enthusiastic gardener, I was bemused and delighted to learn of the powerful link between Cretaceous herbivorous dinosaurs and the rise of flowering plants, how it was BECAUSE of these saurian herbivores that we have flowering plants instead of a world of gymnosperms (aka pines, cycads, ginko, etc.).

It was a FUN read!

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Non Fiction

Bakker assumed everything before it was discovered, and now he's right.......

Great book from a major player.

Dinosaurs the greatest evolutionary success story

Astonishing dinosaurs

The Dinosaur Heresies - New Theories Unlocking The Mystery Of The Dinosaurs And Their Extinction
Robert T., Ph.D. Bakker
Manufacturer: William Morrow & Co, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: B000K1NR90

Customer Reviews:

Non Fiction.......2007-09-03

Bakker assumed everything before it was discovered, and now he's right..............2006-01-20

Great book from a major player........2005-08-01

Dinosaurs the greatest evolutionary success story.......2005-03-25

Astonishing dinosaurs.......2004-06-11

Incredibly compelling book about the possible evolution of velociraptors into birds.

It was a FUN read!

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The Dinosaur Heresies - New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction
Bakker Robert T
Manufacturer: Zebra Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LB36LS

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Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs & their Extinction
Robert T. Bakker
Manufacturer: WILLIAM MORROW & COMPANY INC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000TLVDLA

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The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking The Mystery Of The Dinosaurs And Their Extinction
Robert T. Bakker
Manufacturer: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000S39C1C

Customer Reviews:

the good writer strikes again.......2000-06-29

And my campy sense of humor with the aformentioned strike.I have been a fan of his books since I was 8 and now people who cant read for whatever reason.or just choose to listen this way can delight in the miracle that is McManus.

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