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Mastering Quicken 98
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Stephen L. Nelson's Mastering Quicken 98 imparts a terrific amount of product and financial knowledge with clear, clean prose. This book, and its predecessor about Quicken 6, contains as much useful financial advice as it does instructions on how to use Quicken. The only downside to this book is that, at 748 pages, you may need to use the index to get to the information you really need.
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Delivering 250 more pages than any other Quicken book, here is the most comprehensive book that goes way beyond the basic coverage. What will you learn in those extra 250 pages? Learn to track investments, use Quicken in a small business, do online banking, connect to the Internet with Quicken, and take advantage of the Internet's wealth of financial resources. Plus you will get expert financial tips and a glossary of financial terms. This is the essential guide to getting the most out of Quicken.
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Not worth a nickel.......1999-08-10
I have found this book to be useless, and not a bit better than the Quicken help facility. Every single time I have tried to use this book, I have not even been able to find what I'm looking for in the index. Save your money.
More perfunctory than anticipated and contains errors.......1998-05-03
At least one window (Create Scheduled Transactions) is missing a button description (GROUP). The book does not address this at all. I could not find out whether it is possible to archive data in the registers and then remove it to reduce the number of online transactions. Does not address performance or configuration optimization as I thought a "Mastering" book would. I anticipated more in-depth coverage which would satisfy an audience already familiar with Quicken.
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Preventive Stress Management in Organizations
James Campbell Quick ,
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ASIN: 1557984328 |
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An excellent resource!.......1999-05-01
This book is an excellent resource for both the practitioner and the researcher with an interest in occupational stress. As a stress researcher, I have referred to this book many times and my questions are almost always answered. In addition, it has an unusally extensive reference listing that covers virtually the entire spectrum of academic literature in the field of occupational stress. This book adds real value.
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Organizational Stress and Preventive Management (Mcgraw Hill Series in Management)
James C. Quick
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Boards and Wards: A Review for USMLE Steps 2&3: A Practical Guide (Boards and Wards Series)
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ASIN: 1405105097 |
Book Description
This Third Edition of Boards and Wards: A Review for USMLE Steps 2&3 offers the information necessary to conquer the USMLE. This essential review book, written in a succinct, high-yield outline format, features board-formatted questions and answers with detailed explanations, and covers each discipline of medicine appearing on the USMLE Steps 2 and 3, including dermatology, radiology, and ophthalmology. Numerous tables, illustrations, and "buzzwords" aid in retention of facts. Boards and Wards: A Review for USMLE Steps 2&3, Third Edition is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find Boards and Wards valuable.
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awesome.......2007-08-08
this book is very useful for med school clinical years. provides a great overview that is brief and very useful on the wards. highly recommended.
Step 2 CK.......2007-07-19
Excellent resource for step 2 ck. Covers high yield topics in a simple and well structured way. A must have for your step 2ck
Ward Prep.......2007-07-07
As a third year medical student, this book offers a lot of hints and tid bits to guide you through your key rotations. I picked this up on the recommendation of one of my classmates in the class ahead of me... It is a very good book with excellent pictures and it is easy to use... I carry it with me at all times!
Great!.......2007-06-10
A great pocket book for clinical rotations! Very precise outlined concepts! Love it.
Great Book .......2007-02-19
It helps to get in shape for step 2 -3 and also briefly touches almost all things you will see on wards. 3rd Edition has also Pics and bigger letter size. I would consider the book as a must. Comes in also at a decent price.
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- great for quick, concise, revision
- great review book, good for step 2's and 3's
- great resource
- Excellent review of step 2.
- comprehensive AND brief
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Boards and Wards: A Review for the USMLE, Steps 2 and 3
Carlos Ayala , and
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This Second Edition of
Boards and Wards: A Review for USMLE Steps 2&3 offers the information necessary to conquer the USMLE. This essential review book, written in a succinct, high-yield outline format, features 75 brand new, board-formatted Q&As and covers each discipline of medicine appearing on the USMLE Steps 2 and 3, including dermatology, radiology, and ophthalmology.
Boards and Wards: A Review for USMLE Steps 2&3, Second Edition is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find
Boards and Wards valuable.
Customer Reviews:
great for quick, concise, revision.......2006-11-07
this book is great. it's the perfect quick review book to read right before your clerckship exams and in preparation for your step 2 exam.
great review book, good for step 2's and 3's.......2006-09-27
I used this book a little prior to step 2's, but I put it in my regular cycle prior to step 3's, and I did really well. I probably read this book (or it's older sibling) 5 times through prior to step 3's in my downtime. It got me through. Good questions at the end of every section, reasonable pictures when they need it, and easy to follow tables. Overall, quick read, concise, gets you a good start to find the areas you need help in. This book can help you too.
great resource.......2006-09-13
I love this book I am currently using this on rotations and this book has made a huge difference for me. It summarizes things and makes it so much easier to understand and is easy to carry.
Excellent review of step 2........2006-05-21
I'm somebody who used several different sources in my review for all 3 steps. This turned out to be an excellent resource to use in conjunction with blueprints books, First Aid, and Prescription for the Boards for step 2 review. This would also not be a bad book to review while on clinical rotations.
comprehensive AND brief.......2006-05-05
This book packs a tremendous amount of information into a tiny package. It is great for Step 2 CK review. I used this in conjunction with the UCV series and achieved excellent results. However, the information is packed in a very dense fashion and is not suitable in my opinion for primary reading. As a review, on the other hand, it is second to none.
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- Straight answers to cosmic questions
- Very informative.
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Cosmic Questions: Galactic Halos, Cold Dark Matter and the End of Time (Wiley Popular Science)
Richard Morris
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Did the Big Bang really happen?
Is space infinite?
When did time begin?
In this "superb new book" (San Francisco Chronicle), acclaimed science writer Richard Morris probes a host of far-reaching questions about the fundamental nature of the universe. The result is a masterful exploration of the newest discoveries and theories in the field of cosmology-the study of the origin, structure, and evolution of the universe. With dramatic flair and enthusiasm, he introduces us to the intriguing world of cosmic strings and quark nuggets, shadow matter and imaginary time. He brings emerging theoretical concepts into clear focus, offering keen insight into science's most puzzling riddles, the very questions that have challenged and confounded humankind through the ages. Featuring a thorough explanation of the breakthrough voyage of NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and its effects on the Big Bang theory, this remarkable book is a fascinating journey along the cutting edge of cosmological discovery.
Praise for Richard Morris...
"Mr. Morris's genius is an ability to reveal the wonderful. —Kansas City Star
"Morris does a clearer job explaining Hawking than Hawking did." —Library Journal
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Straight answers to cosmic questions.......2004-10-25
This book is a must in every amateur astronomer's bookshelf. Freshmen following a first course in cosmology may also find this book useful as a first intuitive approach to the field. The author is extremely clear in his explanations and he reminds me the writing style of French Canadian Hubert Reeves, one of the most famous cosmology writers for the general public.
Structuring the book with "questions" is an extremely useful approach for those trying to demystify space and time.
Very informative........1999-03-24
This book is very well written as far as scientific material is concerned. Having a very funadmantal understanding of such concepts as the Big Bang would prove to be helpful while reading, but not once was I utterly confused. The book is jam-packed with useful info and data. Kudos to Richard Morris for a fine book.
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COSMIC QUESTIONS GALACTIC HALOS COLD DARK MATTER AND THE END OF TIME
Richard Morris
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Data Analysis and Signal Processing in Chromatography (Data Handling in Science and Technology)
A. Felinger
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This book gives an overview of the numerical data analysis and signal treatment techniques that are used in chromatography and related separation techniques. Emphasis is given to the description of the symmetrical and asymmetrical chromatographic peak shape models. Both theoretical and empirical models are discussed.
The fundamentals of data acquisition, types and effect of baseline noise, and methods of improving the signal-to-noise ratio (either in time or in frequency and wavelet domain) are thoroughly discussed. Resolution enhancement techniques, such as curve fitting, deconvolution by Fourier and wavelet transforms, iterative deconvolution, Kalman filtering and multivariate methods of curve resolution are all discussed with several chromatographic examples. Quantitative analysis by peak area of peak height measurement, the precision and accuracy of the quantitation of stand-alone or overlapping and symmetrical or asymmetrical peaks are treated. In a separate chapter, guidelines are given for the use of transform techniques for the analysis of chromatograms.
A statistical description of peak overlap is given in the final chapters. Since the concept of resolution has to be reconsidered when one separates complex mixtures, the problem of resolution and overlap is quantitatively discussed by means of statistical methods, and by using Fourier analysis of the complex chromatogram.
Features of this book
• The ultimate source of numerical techniques to enhance chromatographic data
• Gives a detailed description of signal and resolution enhancement techniques in a manner applicable for enhancing not only chromatography, but also spectroscopic and other analytical signals
• The first book with a thorough overview of the statistics of peak overlap.
This is the first volume to encompass both the simple and more sophisticated methods for the numerical treatment of chromatograms. It is, therefore, the fundamental resource of numerical analysis methods for every analyst.
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Creation and Evolution in the Bble (Let There Be Light)
Elyse, Ph.D. Curtis
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In Let There Be Light, Dr. Curtis explores and compares the scientific theories of creation and evolution and the Biblical account. Under scrutiny, the Bible is found to contain compelling evidence in support of the theories along with the origin of the spiritual soul and many other details about humankind's origin and relationship to the universe, the Sons of God and the giants that greatly narrow the gap between science, mythology and religion.
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Theory of Thermoluminescence and Related Phenomena
Reuven Chen , and
S. W. S. McKeever
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it is very nice.......2000-01-26
1- It is quit good book but it much better if you add separate chapter about thermoluminescence in glasses and other amorphous materials.
2- it is diffcult to type my comments on this book from reading only its content, sometimes the contents con not reflet a good picture about the main subject and vice versia
3-The different applictions of this phenomenon should be classified much better.
4-Finally, if I have this book may be I can type better report about it.
5- My best wishes
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- Slick packaging
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Dead Paradise (Stone Barrington Novels)
Stuart Woods
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ASIN: 045121756X |
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In the hands of bestselling author Stuart Woods, Manhattan cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington has seen his share of the dark side of human nature. But nothing compares to what he finds in the sunny climes of California and Florida...
L.A. Dead-When a celebrity murder threatens his former flame Arrington Calder, Stone must plumb the depths of film society to find the killer-before a court trial rips away his last chance at a life he once desperately wanted...
Cold Paradise-In the dead of a New York City winter, Stone gets paid a small fortune to track down a Palm Beach femme fatale. But her true identity unearths a part of Stone's past-and a crafty killer...
Customer Reviews:
Slick packaging.......2007-06-27
Be careful when buying this book. It is really a repackaging of two of his earlier best sellers in one cover. The title is so similar that it appears to be a new offering but it is really LA Dead and Cold Paradise in one cover. I was fooled. I'm not very happy by the slick packaging and misleading title. HOW WERE THE BOOKS? Great as usual. Stewart Woods is the best. - Dave
Dead Paradise.......2007-05-25
Didn't realize that it was a book with a new title combining two previous books I already had. This is not your fault, but of the Author.
Believe it was a deliberate misleading practice.
Feel Cheated.......2007-02-12
I felt cheated when I received the book Dead Paradise, because it's two books in one, and I'D READ BOTH, LA Dead and Cold Paradise! I re-read Cold Paradise because I didn't want to go to the trouble of sending it back.
I'm love Stuart Woods, but I'm going to be more careful choosing his books in the future.
not duped....thanx to u.......2007-01-16
i was so glad that i read the reviews before ordering. i love stuart woods books, but if i ever got a repeat like this one, under a different name, i would....not be happy!! so i thank u all for ur heads up on this book!
Dead Paradise.......2007-01-10
Didn't realize that I was getting two novels. At this time Woods has become my favorite.
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- Dead Man in Paradise is one of the best books I have ever read in my life
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Dead Man in Paradise
J. B. MacKinnon
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Dead Man in Paradise is one of the best books I have ever read in my life.......2005-12-06
This book is incredible. MacKinnon follows family history in this incredible piece of literary nonfiction. His uncle was a Catholic priest, murdered by police officers in the Dominican Republic in the 60s. The police were immediately shot by an army officer. Forty years later he tries to unravel what actually happened.
The thing that blew me away most was that I could feel him struggle with a foreign language in a different country. I have lived overseas as well, and his writing took me right back to the feeling of pressure inside my head, as I tried to understand. As the book progresses, the pressure diminishes. Truly spectacular writing.
I tried to take it slow, to savour the book, but I finally gave up and tore through it in a day and a half. I am going to reread it this winter.
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4 Titles By Carolyn Hart Henrie O Series (1-4) : 1. Dead Man's Island 2. Scandal in Fair Haven 3. Death in Lovers' Lane 4. Death in Paradise
Carolyn Hart
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multiple books ship as one item. save on shipping/handling charges.
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4 Titles By Stuart Woods Stone Barrington Series : New York Dead L.A. Dead Cold Paradise The Short Forever
Stuart Woods
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Better Off Dead: In Paradise
John Paul Carinci
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
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Better Off Dead In Paradise is the sequel to Better Off Dead, which told the story of Frank Granstino, the life insurance salesman from Brooklyn New York, who got trapped by the Vongemi Family Mob into writing life insurance policies on people who ended up dying mysteriously. Frank was in line to get killed to keep him quiet. The FBI managed to save him in the nick of time whereby he became an FBI witness and placed in the Witness Protection Program. The Mob leaders were sent to prison for life. Obviously, the powerful Mob leaders didn't take up knitting in prison but continued to rule a ruthless mob world. Better Off Dead In Paradise takes us to the pristine Cayman islands in the Caribbean, where Frank and Alicia, his girlfriend, a former FBI agent, believe they are safe to live in the Witness Protection Program. Something goes terribly wrong when Frankie and Alicia's witness protection location is compromised. The Mob associates are suddenly in the Caymans blowing up cars and shooting at Frank and Alicia. The story takes us through all three Cayman islands, to New York City, and back to the Caymans. All the while, lives are lost, bullets fly, and Frankie and Alicia are on the run for their lives, once again, from the ruthless Vongemi Mob Family. Dramatic events keep unfolding chapter by chapter, which makes the exciting Better Off Dead In Paradise the page turner book of the decade!
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Charles Way Three Plays: Dead Man's Hat, Paradise Drive, in the Bleak Midwinter (Seren Drama)
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Dead Man in Paradise: Unraveling a Murder from a Time of Revolution
J. B. MacKinnon
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The award-winning story of a nephew's search for the truth behind his uncle's murder described by CBC radio as "equal parts Ian Rankin, Jan Morris and Joan Didion."
At nightfall on June 22, 1965, amid the turmoil of the Dominican revolution and U.S. military occupation, a soldier emerged from the outskirts of a small town to report that he had just shot and killed two policemen and an outspoken Catholic priest. It's the opening scene in a mystery that, forty years later, compels writer J.B. MacKinnon the priest's nephew, born five years after the incidentto visit the island nation for himself. Beginning with scant official information, he embarks on a chilling investigation of what many believe was a carefully plotted assassinationand on a search for the uncle he never knew.
Winner of Canada's highest award for literary nonfiction, Dead Man in Paradise takes MacKinnon to corners of the country far from the Caribbean paradise seen by millions of tourists; he meets with former revolutionaries and shadowy generals from the era of dictatorship, family members of the slain policemen, and struggling Dominicans for whom the dead priest is a martyr, perhaps even a saint. Along the way, he uncovers a story inseparable from the brutal history of the New World, from the fallout of American invasion, and from the pure longing for social justice that once touched a generation. Part memoir, part travelogue, part mystery thriller, Dead Man in Paradise is "a testament to the enduring virtues of literary journalism" (The Georgia Straight).
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God's Assassins: The Dead Have No Fear of Dying
Mark Paradise
Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
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An eight-hundred-year-old prophecy, an ancient order of warrior monks, a priceless relic and a killer; these are all that stand between the Earth and oblivion. In an epic battle between the forces of darkness and the forces of light, demons and angels fight alongside their human allies for the souls of mankind and the future of the world as we know it. In a race against time the forces of light enlist a murderer to help them swing the battle their way. Will he prove to be the right choice? Only God knows, and He's not saying. God's Assassins has been described alternately as 'the Christian antidote to Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'a cross between Piercing the Darkness and Reservoir Dogs'. Whatever else this book is, it's not for the faint hearted. Neither is it for anyone who does not want to face up to the brutality of the spiritual war that surrounds this fallen world. Whether or not you agree with the sentiment and theology of this book, from the first page to the last, you are in for an action-packed adventure that will leave you breathless.
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The Heroic Soul.......2006-10-29
Taking a quick look at the cover of Mark Paradise's novel God's Assassins, one might be misled. Such a cursory glance could easily give the impression that this is yet another Christian apocalyptic novel and it involves the Knights Templar to boot. As if we haven't had enough of books in either category recently! Such characterizations are true - the novel is in the Christian apocalyptic vein and it does involve the Knights Templar. But the similarities end there. Indeed, if you are dreading more of the cardboard characters that inhabit the fictional worlds of Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins or the crackpot conspiracy theories of Dan Brown, then you may breathe a sigh of relief.
Indeed, God's Assassins is far more than anyone would have expected. Mark Paradise has written a marvelous tale of intrigue, excitement, but also of holiness amidst a world gone mad. The Knights Templar - the heroes of this tale - are no Hallmark greeting card saints. These are fallen men whose holiness comes from having been called by God to something greater than their often sordid pasts.
Paradise centers his story on the character John Mills, a one-time mercenary of the French Foreign Legion with a violent past who is called by God for the a single purpose. He is drawn to lead the remnant of the Knights Templar is their greatest mission with the immediate future of humanity hanging in the balance. Yet this is not a mere adventure story - the tensest moments are often provided not by the scenes of action but those of self-struggle. The final victory depends not on the actions of any one man but the purification of the soul in preparing for the epic struggle.
The book is replete with themes that are anathema to the mindset of the contemporary culture: chastity, self-sacrfice, humility, and suffering. Through the struggles he endures, John Mills not only finds his way to salvation but to virtue. The line between virtue and vice is presented as one that can become blurred when one allows oneself to be seduced by the destructive allure of the wider path but is crystal clear when viewed eternally. Nowhere is this more telling than when Paradise deals with the angelic hosts whose eternal fate came down to one decision.
God's Assassins is not a book for those who shudder at the mention of violence. There are some extremely violent scenes in the book but not gratuitously so. Christianity is not, contrary to the popular image, merely a faith of passivity but one of spiritual warfare against principalities and powers. Mark Paradise has given us a truly Christian apocalyptic novel that avoids the triviality of so many in that genre. In the development of his characters, Paradise avoids the temptation to make his characters action heroes and instead presents those who are heroic in their souls. The result is one of the most satisfying works of Christian fiction in recent memory.
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Paradise abode of the righteous dead,
James Gordon Lindsay
Manufacturer: Voice of Healing
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Entre los muertos del Concorde, multimillonarios en busca del paraíso.(TT: Between the dead in the Concorde, multimillionaires in search of paradise.): An article from: Proceso
Boris Kanzleiter , and
Marta Durán
Manufacturer: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
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This digital document is an article from Proceso, published by CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V. on July 30, 2000. The length of the article is 2064 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: Entre los muertos del Concorde, multimillonarios en busca del paraíso.(TT: Between the dead in the Concorde, multimillionaires in search of paradise.)
Author: Boris Kanzleiter
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Date: July 30, 2000
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
Page: 62
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