Eurasia: A New Peace Agenda, Volume 1 (Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development)

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EURASIA: A NEW PEACE AGENDA includes chapters from a distinguished group of Eurasian scholars, journalists, and diplomats.

The volume is focused on a new peace agenda grounded in a dialogue among the Eurasia civilizations. Part I deals with the problems and prospects of such a dialogue and its consequences for world peace.

Part II focuses on the old dilemmas and new challenges in Eurasian security. The nuclear arms race, religious resurgence, super-terrorism, militarism, imperialism, and confidence building are among the topics.

Part III concentrates on globalization and regionalization as the two dominant Eurasian trends. The volume compares and contrasts regionalist trends in Europe, Asia, and North America. The competition and cooperation among different global forces led by the United States, Europe, and Asia for resources and identities are the main foci.

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A Magic Bullet for Increasing Morale & Profits

NOT just another "How to succeed in biz book"!

The Power of Appreciation in Business by Noelle Nelson

The Power of Appreciation in Business: How an Obsession with Value Increases Performance, Productivity and Profits
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The Power of Appreciation Business Workbook & Performance System: Giving Ordinary People the Means to Produce Extraordinary Results (Workbook & DVD)

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Recent U.S. Department of Labor data shows that the number one reason people leave their jobs is that they do not feel appreciated. Further research reveals that companies that effectively value and appreciate employees enjoy more than triple returns on equity and assets and achieve higher operating margins than companies that do not. Customer loyalty is also based on feeling appreciated--and many customers are feeling under-appreciated these days. When youre in a leadership or management position, whether youre the owner of a Mom-and-Pop grocery store, supervisor of a warehouse, head of the accounting department, or a Fortune 500 CEO, what you feel, think and say affects every person involved with your company or your department. You set the tone, you set the pace and you determine what is going to matter and what isnt. And that's where the power of appreciation can make such a dynamic impact on a business. By learning to use the appreciation techniques described in The Power of Appreciation, readers will be able to combat employee apathy, poor performance low motivation, stress, lack of company loyalty and customer indifference. They will learn that increasing employee productivity, product quality, sales and customer loyalty doesnt require a huge time or monetary outlay. It just requires a subtle shift in focus from the top. The Power of Appreication includes scientific data that follows the impact of appreciation on mind and body. It also includes real world examples of appreciation's power from companies such as Southwest Airlines, See's Candies and Ryder System, Inc.

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A Magic Bullet for Increasing Morale & Profits.......2005-11-15

Most of us who've worked in the corporate world have occasionally felt a slight sense of dread as we came to work to deal with employee and customer complaints. If you heard there was a fast, cheap, easy and effective management approach that takes stressful work situations and transforms them into higher productivity and better morale... and is especially powerful for dealing with conflicts... would you be interested?

Author Noelle Nelson provides an exceptionally clear technique for bringing appreciation into the workplace, describing practical ideas managers can put to work immediately for little to no additional cost in THE POWER OF APPRECIATION IN BUSINESS. Nelson cites recent scientific research on the effects of appreciation on the brain and the heart, and describes how appreciation works to remove resistance while encouraging people to do their very best. Best of all, Nelson includes step-by-step directions for implementing these techniques in ways that have proven to be wildly successful in businesses such as See's Candies, Ryder, and Southwest Airlines.

I love the way this book explodes many management myths, and explains why so many corporate appreciation tools such as Employee of the Month programs and customer satisfaction surveys so often prove to be ineffective. THE POWER OF APPRECIATION is a powerful "magic bullet" that may just be what your business needs to improve profitablity and morale at the same time. Find out how good your business can get!

NOT just another "How to succeed in biz book"!.......2005-10-31

I've read a lot of business books over the years, but the title of this one intrigued me. This book is a real wake-up call as to why a business or a department isn't dynamic and prosperous. It's full of down to earth practical tools and great examples from companies like Southwest Airlines, See's Candies, etc., that show you how to get your business going the way you really want it to. And the solution to making these positive changes is not a complicated, time or revenue consuming task... Dr. Nelson explains how to make noticeable improvements in every dimension of your business by simply paying attention to your businesses "attitude". It sure makes a difference to my bottom line.

The Power of Appreciation in Business by Noelle Nelson.......2005-10-28

I can't recommend this book enough. My business deals with people everyday and it has had a noticable increase since I have been utilizing the methods in this book. Now I have to start a waiting list as there are no more slots available!

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Provides a novel approach to understanding clinical experiences for first and second year medical students. It covers three broad strategies: it addresses the philosophical aspects of the experience of being a physician; it provides practical information for students beginning their first clinical encounters with "authentic" patients; and it stresses education in the ambulatory care setting by describing clinical scenarios commonly confronted by primary care physicians in their offices. Common medical conditions are presented in a practical way which integrates pathophysiology and clinical conditions at a level appropriate to the second year student. Each chapter ends with a case study and "board" adapted questions.

Becoming a Clinician: A Primer for Medical Students

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Becoming a Clinician: A Primer for Medical Students
Maurice Mufson Shirley Neitch
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Compact groups of galaxies have been the subject of considerable interest since the discovery of the first compact group by Stephan in 1877. The Atlas of Compact Groups of Galaxies presents optical images of all 100 of these groups, assembled from CCD images obtained at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). The work is the result of a search undertaken using the entire set of Palomar Sky Survey redprints in the collections of the University of British Columbia for small groups of galaxies satisfying well-defined selection criteria. The atlas, combining the best available optical images of the groups with a concise tabulation of the relevant group data, is sure to become an indispensable reference for those engaged in the study of compact groups or interacting galaxies in general.

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Author's name is wrong.......2006-04-09

Amazon has the author's name incorrect. His name is Paul Hickson.

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Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume provides a unique insight into the principal characterisation techniques available for determining the size of macromolecules in solution, their structural sequences and molecular weight.

Recognition of macromolecules as a distinct state of matter owes much to the availability of various techniques for molar mass characterisation. In recent years, significant progress has been made into refining and developing these techniques but there has been a need for a volume that describes all the principal characterisation techniques and their relevance to various types of material. This book reflects some of the most recent advances and covers such techniques as:

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The book will be invaluable for all those who are concerned with the study and use of macromolecular materials. It describes the developments that have been made in methods for molar mass characterisation and also the size of molecules in solution and solid phases. As the problem of molar mass characterisation is common to synthetic and biological polymers, this book will be of interest not only to polymer chemists, engineers and technologists, but also for biologists and scientists in numerous allied disciplines.

Modern Techniques for Polymer Characterisation

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Modern Techniques for Polymer Characterisation
RICHARD A. DAWKINS, J.V. PETHRICK
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This book presents a novel view on the formation and evolution of the Universe. It focuses on the importance of the living matter and offers plausible hypotheses regarding its evolution. Thus, energy, matter, intelligence, and life are treated as hierarchical systems and their evolution is described accordingly. Furthermore, it is shown how geometry and numerology play very important roles in the evolution of the systems contained within the Universe. Another important element covered by the book is information, which is treated as a main component of any structure within the Universe. Through evolution informational structures led to the formation of intelligent structures. The book covers both modern and ancient concepts, ranging from the Big Bang, to brain waves, to the power of the pyramid and to the Golden Number.

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Murder, greed, lust, vanity, love-four of Tolstoy's most famous and essential stories in one volume.

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Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his death so much as a passing thought. But one day death announces itself to him, and to his shocked surprise he is brought face to face with his own mortality. How, Tolstoy asks, does an unreflective man confront his one and only moment of truth?

This short novel was the artistic culmination of a profound spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life, a nine-year period following the publication of Anna Karenina during which he wrote not a word of fiction. A thoroughly absorbing and, at times, terrifying glimpse into the abyss of death, it is also a strong testament to the possibility of finding spiritual salvation.

Translated by Lynn Solotaroff

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Amazing Meditation on Death.......2007-08-26

I really enjoyed The Death of Ivan Ilyich...well, I don't know if "enjoyed" is the write word, but it is a remarkable novella. There's a wonderful intro written by Ronald Blythe. In the intro Blythe writes about Tolstoy's great fear of death that eventually turned into an obsession with death that lead to the creation of The Death of Ivan Ilyich, his meditation on the subject.

The book opens immediately after the death of Ivan Ilyich. Ivan was a judge and when his co-workers find out about his death, the first thing they begin to talk about is who will take his place. This scenes is followed by his funeral where we meet his wife who is in mourning. The book then goes on to introduce us to Ivan and his wife in the early days of their marriage and paints a picture of a marriage that was all bright colors on the outside, but rather dark behind closed doors. Ivan soon finds out that he has a "floating kidney" and his health slowly deteriorates over the next few months eventually leading to his death.

The beauty of this book is that the plot is given away in the title. Ivan dies...you know the book ends with his death. Tolstoy's masterpiece lies not so much in the actual storyline, but in the thought process, the philosophy, and the atmosphere behind it. The only way I can describe the feel of this book is claustrophobic. From the minute that Ivan learns and recognizes that he is dying, the feel of the story is one of collapsing, closing in. It becomes a story of seeing the world fly by so fast that you can't grasp on to anything to stay in it. It's quite sad actually, but so wonderfully told by Tolstoy and becomes one of the most haunting stories I've ever read in it's final pages.

I'm glad that I've finally gotten around to this one and look forward to revisiting Tolstoy in the future, most probably with Anna Karenina.

"Gentlemen!" he exclaimed, "Ivan Ilyich is dead!".......2007-07-03

Navigating through all the cultural debris coming at us in the year 2007 is no easy task. New hot novelists, must-see flicks, terrific new musical groups, new new new. Yet, here is a story that's over 120 years old, but it speaks right now to the core of our humanity. What does it mean to be alive? What is death? What is pain? What does it mean to be good? What is love? And what is God? This short novel asks these questions again and again, but not as a didactic, philosophical exercise. Instead, Tolstoy weaves these eternal questions into the fabric of a human life, a life that is so plausible and simple that it could easily be yours or mine.

Ivan Ilych is a seemingly good man who makes reasonable choices. He follows the rules. He has faults. He has responsibilities. His marriage begins with promise and slowly slips into unromantic routine. He has a childhood which he remembers well. He is a father. He has friends. He finds meaning in his work. Then he gets sick, not all at once, but slowly. We watch him slowly dissolve as the pain bears down on him relentlessly. The doctors are useless. His wife is a nuisance. His children are irrelevant. No one understands. He becomes isolated and lonely except for one simple servant who selflessly cares for him. What is this death, Ivan asks again and again. Why me, he asks. Has my life been a lie? Have I led a bad life? How can I be free of all this misery? Perhaps none of this is really happening to me.

So Tolstoy, the great, mighty Tolstoy, examines every angle of the dying man's psyche, until finally Tolstoy reaches into the spiritual depths of the man. Is there redemption? Is there release?

One must read this masterpiece from this great artistic genius to fully appreciate Tolstoy's mortal and spiritual depths, and in doing so, perhaps we will better appreciate our own.

Sad.......2007-06-13

Having never faced death, I would not know for sure, but it strikes me that anyone in that situation would ask themselves some vital questions. If you knew it was coming you would want to know what it was all for, whether you did everything you wanted and most of all whether you could look back ad say to yourself: no regrets, I'm satisfied my life was what it should have been. Just after reading this book, I had an experience which sharply contrasted with Ivan Ilych's experience. The daughter of a lady I know well, died, aged 37. When speaking to her, one of the first feelings she expressed was how her daughter had lived a life without regret, how they could all look back on happy memories and good times in their family.
First and foremost I found this story incredibly sad, but it is probably also incredibly commonplace in terms of how many people live their lives. People need to read these types of stories to make them think and realise important issues about the way they live their lives, not merely for themselves but also for others.

Timeless.......2007-05-27

I had never read any of Tolstoy's works before this book. Admittedly, when I opened the pages of this book I expected the experience of reading this story to be mostly academic, never imaging the story of the death of a 19th century Russian lawyer written by an author from 19th century czarist Russia could have much relevance to life in a 21st century western civilization. I figured Tolstoy's perspectives would likely have reflected the beliefs, thoughts and cultural norms of his day and his country. I couldn't have been more wrong.

The story begins with the friends of Ivan Ilyich visiting his family and paying him his final respects after his painful and slow death. As they expressed their sorrow outwardly and demonstrated the appropriate display of grief, Tolstoy describes how inwardly they were thinking that such pain and death could never happen to them and how it is relatively inconvenient to have to deal with such an event, wondering if they'd be able to make the obligatory evening card game after the funeral. The story then steps back in time and relates how Ivan Ilyich's life was cruising along just as he had hoped it would, comfortably and without too much personal upheaval, other than learning to cope with the inconveniences of a less-than-comfortable marriage and trying to overcome debt acquired by living above his means. His idea of success in life came primarily through professional accomplishments and feeding his ego by garnering the approval of 'high society'.

Then the story turns to his illness and the process of dying a painful and slow death. Tolstoy writes of the thoughts of a man who begins to re-evaluate his life as he lies on his death bed, realizing his end is imminent and not too far off. Ivan Ilyich attempts to reconcile with his soul the decisions he's made in his life, where he's placed his priorities, how he's treated his family and whether he's accomplished anything of lasting significance. It is in these writings that Tolstoy bridges the gaps of time and culture. Whether from old Russia or modern day western civilization, each and every individual in this world might potentially find themselves querying their soul with the same questions and introspection as Tolstoy presents through the death bed of Ivan Ilyich. The theme of his writings as he presents them in this story are not bound by culture, beliefs, geography or time.

I also think this story is the type of story that is read and related to with very different perspectives by each reader according to the individual reader's experiences in life (as are so many other great stories). What this story says or means to one person will be much different from what another person will take from it. Speaking personally, I read this book after having just experienced the death of an infant relative, the 2 month old daughter of a brother. Such an experience in and of itself causes great personal reflection and definitely influenced how I related to the words of Tolstoy and the Death of Ivan Ilyich.

It's a short and relatively easy read. I recommend it.

Um...........2007-04-22

I chose to read this novella for a school project. I chose it because it seemed to have a good plot, etc. When I started reading it, I thought to myself that it was just "a slow beginning" which many wonderful books sometimes have. Unfortunately, most if not all of this books contents were dull and uninteresting. This is MY personal opinion of this book. Also, DON'T choose this book for a school project if you're trying to get a glimpse of the Russian culture, because there is really nothing here. Just a rich lawyer dying very slowly. That's basically it.

The Death of Ivan Ilych & Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics)

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Leo Tolstoy
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Chief among Tolstoy’s shorter works is The Death of Ivan Ilych, a masterful meditation on the act of dying. The first major fictional work published by Tolstoy after a mid-life psychological crisis, this novella reflects the author’s struggle to find meaning in life, a challenge Tolstoy resolved by developing a religious philosophy based on brotherly love, mutual support, and charity. These guiding principles are the dominant moral themes in The Death of Ivan Ilych, an account of the spiritual conversion of a judge—an ordinary, unthinking, vulgar man—in the face of his terrible fear about death.

Also included in this volume are Family Happiness, an early work that traces the arc of a marriage; The Kreutzer Sonata, a frank tale of sexual love that shocked readers when it first appeared; and Hadji Murád, Tolstoy’s final masterpiece about power politics, intrigue, and colonial conquest.

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Leo Tolstoy
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The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories (A Signet Classic)

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Leo Tolstoy
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Family Happiness, The Kreutzer Sonata, Master and Man. With an afterword by David Magarshack. Published by arrangement with the Oxford University Press. Stated First Printing.

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Leo Tolstoy Afterword: David Magarshack
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A small masterpiece and three more Tolstoy stories
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A small masterpiece and three more Tolstoy stories .......2004-11-14

The four stories of this volume are ' The Death of Ivan Ilyich', The Kreutzer Sonata', Family Happiness','Master and Man'.
In the insightful afterword David Magarshack writes ."Poet,Calvinist, fanatic, aristocrat"- in these four words Turgenev summed up Tolstoy at the age of twenty-nine,and nothing in Tolstoy's subsequent life contradicts this shrewd characterisation. Indeed the four stories of this volume- 'Family Happiness' " The Death of Ivan Ilyich' 'The Kreutzer Sonata' and 'Master and Man' written in 1859, 1886, 1889, and 1895 respectively -quite clearly reveal these four fundamental traits of Tolstoy's character as well as the underlying motif of his writings during the first great creative period of his life, culminating in 'Anna Karenina', and the motifs of his later period when the' Calvinist and fantic' all but submerged the ' poet and the aristocrat'. The chief theme of his life work is summed up in the sentence that occurs several times in ' Family Happiness': "The only certain happiness in life is to live for others."
This theme certainly is at the center of Ivan Ilyich who at the end of his life comes to the great understanding that in living for himself alone , not even for his family , his life has been meaningless.
The reader of these stories will see how one of the world's great masters confronts fundamental questions of human existence.

Haunting.......2003-10-03

Prior to writing "The Death of Ivan Illych," Tolstoy had undergone a nearly overwhelming existential crisis, and here he lays it out with the black humor of a bemused undertaker. The result is an uncomfortably insightful work, both bleak and comical.

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The average credit card debt per household is $7,500, and more than 1.6 million Americans file for bankruptcy each year. The American Bar Association Guide to Credit & Bankruptcy answers the questions people commonly ask lawyers about getting, keeping, and repairing credit.

• Includes major new requirements of the bankruptcy reform bill, in effect October 2005
• Topics include credit card debt, bankruptcy, and other forms of debt such as home mortgages, auto loans, and e-loans.

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good concise resource on credit issues.......2007-09-10

This is a succinct summary of a variety of credit related topics. It is easy to understand and suitable for a general overview of the topic. Written by the American Bar Association, an authoritative source.

Your Legal Guide to Consumer Credit With a Special Section on Bankruptcy

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