Essentials of Governmental Accounting for Public Administrators

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Practical Exercises + Active Theory = TEAM SUCCESS! Some books show you how to structure experiential learning. Other books give you a showcase of experiential initiatives. Few books have effectively combined experiential theory and practice. Until now! Ed Rose assembles a framework for learning-by-doing; then he gives you active, practical exercises you'll use right away. In the past, you've had to struggle to encourage active participation. First, you stumbled through developing your own training design. Then you waded through game books to find one with suitably dynamic, practical exercises. Now everything you need is in a single source. An active framework complemented by active initiatives -- 50 Ways to Teach Your Learner has everything you need! Rose enables you to:

Evaluate team-development needs
Build an environment of trust and recognition
Encourage adaptability and readiness for change
Use simple and inexpensive props with maximum effect

Conduct successful post-exercise debriefs . . . and much more!

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Great Resource.......2004-08-24

I am a training consultant and have a whole bookshelf of books like this. I find i come back to this one and "quick Teambuilding Activities for busy managers" over and over again. This one has GREAT activities that are so effective and relatively easy to use. All have a specific learning objective. Descriptions are easy to follow. But most importantly, the activities are truly wonderful. Puzzel, especially...if I had to give the author royalties everytime i used that activity, he'd be rich!

Great book for motivating LOW WAGE EARNERS!!.......2003-06-02

I have placed this book on the desks of all my managers and instructed them to follow it to the letter.

It has been instrumental in motivating under compensated employees into thinking they have a chance of achieving the American Dream. The "team" concept is brilliant!
This book is great for the high technology company trying to compete with low wage Asian labor.
The "team" concept of Rose & Buckley with show you how to motivate "team members" while paying them subsistence wages.

OUTSTANDING!

This book is EXCEPTIONAL. Perfect for the corporate offsite.......1999-10-15

This book is outstanding. I have now facilitated several offsites company-wide and gained my popularity in doing so from Ed Rose's book! Sincerely, honestly. The interactive exercises he shares with you as a reader are excellent. I have received nothing but commendable feedback after each of my offsites when using his ideas. I highly recommend this book to those of you who facilitate annual offsites for your work teams. There is something in this book for every group and all team dynamics. This book will show you how to have a great time (lots of laughs and smiles and bonding) while really engraving a strong, memorable message in each and every persons head! My copy is lent out to people company-wide all the time. Trust me, this book is a keeper! Thank you Ed for writing such a valueable resource for us team-leaders!!! I truly appreciate your quality book.

"50 Ways..." is a must for team trainers.......1999-03-20

Another great training resource from Ed Rose working with Steve Buckley. Practical exercises, well described, well illustrated, and full of additional trainer insights.

Human Web: A Download from 50 Ways to Teach Your Learner (Pfeiffer Electronic Downloads)

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Human Web: A Download from 50 Ways to Teach Your Learner (Pfeiffer Electronic Downloads)
Edwin W. Rose
Manufacturer: Pfeiffer
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ASIN: 0787973246

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In this icebreaker, participants work to untangle themselves through group collaboration and problem-solving. This activity involves bending, kneeling, stretching, and various other active movements.

Objectives:

To warm up a group of participants
To give participants who do not know one another an opportunity to meet and work together on a fun problem-solving task

Group Size: 8 to 12 participants per web

Time Required: 50 to 95 minutes

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It's All in Your Vision: A Download from 50 Ways to Teach Your Learner (Pfeiffer Electronic Downloads)
Edwin W. Rose
Manufacturer: Pfeiffer
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ASIN: 0787973262

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Participants perform a physical activity to demonstrate the power of visualization.

Objectives:

To demonstrate that visualization is of value for individual and group success
To provide a warm-up activity for a session on positive attitudes

Group Size: no limit

Time Required: 15 minutes

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Squares and More Squares: A Download from 50 Ways to Teach Your Learner (Pfeiffer Electronic Downloads)
Edwin W. Rose
Manufacturer: Pfeiffer
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0787973238

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In this activity participants working in small teams are asked to form as many squares of equal size as possible from a number of geometric shapes provided. The environment is competitive and the best solution involves not only good planning skills, but an ability to “think outside the box.” Contributed by Mike Winlaw.

Objective:

To demonstrate the need for benchmarking, critical thinking, and planning in the workplace

Group Size: 10 to 20 participants divided into 5 teams of at least 2 participants each

Time Required: 75 minutes

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Team Power: A Download from 50 Ways to Teach Your Learner (Pfeiffer Electronic Downloads)
Edwin W. Rose
Manufacturer: Pfeiffer
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0787973254

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In this activity, the team must locate an object and return it to the group. The members have several restrictions that require them to work synergistically in order to accomplish their goal.

Objective:

To demonstrate metaphorically how important each team member’s contribution is to team power
To demonstrate the need for everyone to work together
To establish an effective communication process critical to success of the team

Group Size: 1 to 4 teams of 4 members each

Time Required: 75 to 90 minutes

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The very best and latest advances compiled in a single volume-an ideal resource for graduate students and researchers . . .
Here is the perfect introduction to chemistry under extreme or non-classical conditions, including use of high temperature species, high pressure, supercritical media, sonochemistry, and microwave chemistry. Written by leading experts in their respective fields, this unique text applies a unified approach to each method, including background, instrumentation, examples, information on industrial applications (where relevant), and sources for further reading. Featured topics:
* Chemical Synthesis Using High Temperature Species
* Effect of Pressure on Inorganic Reactions
* Effect of Pressure on Organic Reactions
* Organic Synthesis at High Pressure
* Inorganic and Related Chemical Reactions in Supercritical Fluids
* Organic Chemistry in Supercritical Fluids
* Industrial and Environmental Applications of Supercritical Fluids
* Ultrasound as a New Tool for Synthetic Chemists
* Applications of High Intensity Ultrasound in Polymer Chemistry
* Chemistry Under Extreme Conditions in Water Induced Electrohydraulic Cavitation and Pulsed-Plasma Discharges
* Microwave Dielectric Heating Effects in Chemical Synthesis
* Biomolecules Under Extreme Conditions

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Many recently improved medical diagnostic techniques and therapeutic innovations have resulted from physiological systems modeling. This comprehensive book will help undergraduate and graduate students and biomedical scientists to gain a better understanding of how the principles of control theory, systems analysis, and model identification are used in physiological regulation. Ample Simulink? and MATLAB? examples throughout the text and posted at an IEEE FTP site will provide you with a hands-on approach for exploring modeling and analysis of biological control systems.

You will learn about classical control theory and its application to physiological systems, and contemporary topics and methodologies shaping bioengineering research today. Discussions on the latest developments in system identification, optimal control, and nonlinear dynamical analysis will keep you up-to-date with recent bioengineering advances. From modeling and stability analysis to feedback control in physiological regulatory mechanisms, Physiological Control Systems provides an in-depth study of key bioengineering principles that is simply unmatched in the field.

An Instructor Support FTP site is available from the Wiley editorial department: ftp://ftp.ieee.org/uploads/press/hoo

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Control Systems from 10,000 feet with a near useless index.......2004-06-07

I have been using this text for a class in Physiological Control Systems, but have been largely disappointed. One of my disappointing experiences is on p. 170-1, where Khoo shows how to get an RLC model transfer function out of MATLAB's ss(). Since the MATLAB documentation on ss() is skimpy, this is a place where Khoo could have added value, illuminating what the A, B, C, and D matrices represent to ss(), but Khoo simply brushes past the opportunity. Khoo also discusses bifurcation in the logistic map, but if you look for 'logistic' in the index, you won't find it. Khoo mentions Fitzhugh-Nagumo and Hodgkin-Huxley within the context of his section on Bonhoeffer-van der Pol, but those four authors are not in the index (Bonhoeffer and van der Pol are). I admit to not having made a comprehensive study of the MATLAB examples, but I downloaded his code for sensitivity analysis (sensanl.m and two supporting .m files) mentioned in section 7.3.2, and consider the code to be poorly written. If I didn't have Dorf & Bishop's "Modern Control Systems, 9th Edition" to fall back on, I would have been in dire straights getting anything beyond a cursory reading out of Khoo's text. In short, this book should command a price in the $50 to $60 range, not the stellar $110-120 its priced at. Dorf & Bishop is priced about the same and delivers three times the value that Khoo does. Every chapter where I made an effort to get to the bottom of some discussion, I found Khoo's exposition wanting. The index is exasperatingly useless. There are only two entries under 'H', one under 'K', one under 'W', etc. That's alarming for a book with 307 pages.

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A real-life story of gripping intensity. Is there an underworld inside the FBI? Can an honest, hard-working police officer be defamed by corruption within law enforcement? The answer to these and many questions can be found in "The Hero Who Never Was" - A Mother's Account of the Life and Death of a Son. This tragic story reveals how local law enforcement agencies intentionally set out to destroy the life of Paul Alsbury, a San Antonio police officer. When Paul first discovered corruption and illegal drug activities within his own department, he turned to the FBI for help. Later he realized that his decision to "do the right thing" would destroy his life, setting the stage for a downward spiral of pain, deception, and betrayal that ends in death and dishonor. Ruby Alsbury offers poignant details of this bizarre tale which include letters, news clippings, and pages from her son's personal journal. Written in a candid, straightforward style, she sends a clear warning about the criminal activities of the FBI and the denial of Constitutional rights within our court system. This nightmare of injustice is guaranteed to incite readers to demand justice for a "wronged" hero.

Somewhere I Have Never Travelled: The Hero's Journey

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Somewhere I Have Never Travelled: The Hero's Journey
Thomas Van Nortwick
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0195101278

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The ancient hero's quest for glory offers metaphors for our own struggles to reach personal integrity and wholeness. In this compelling book, Van Nortwick traces the heroic journeys in three seminal works of ancient epic poetry, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer's Iliad, and Virgil's Aeneid. In particular, he focuses on the relationship of the hero to one or more second selves, or alter egos, showing how the poems address central truths about the cost of heroic self-assertion: that the pursuit of glory can lead to alienation from one's own deepest self, and that spiritual wholeness can only be achieved by confronting what appears, at first, to be the very negation of that self. With his unique combination of literary, psychological, and spiritual insights, Van Nortwick demonstrates the relevance of ancient literature to enduring human problems and to contemporary issues. Somewhere I Have never Travelled will interest anyone who wishes to explore the roots of human behavior and the relationship between life and art.

ELLERY QUEEN'S SIXTEENTH (16th) MYSTERY ANNUAL: The Scent of Murder; Too Clever for Scotland Yard; Beidenbauer's Flea; Who Wants to be a Dead Hero; Easy Money; Family Affair; The Back Stairway; The Symbolic Logic of Murder; The Town That Will Never Forget

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ELLERY QUEEN'S SIXTEENTH (16th) MYSTERY ANNUAL: The Scent of Murder; Too Clever for Scotland Yard; Beidenbauer's Flea; Who Wants to be a Dead Hero; Easy Money; Family Affair; The Back Stairway; The Symbolic Logic of Murder; The Town That Will Never Forget

Manufacturer: Popular Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GVUGKC

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Never a Hero
Sidney L. Coggins
Manufacturer: Hughes Henshaw Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Never a Hero recounts the story of the author's life from his early childhood during the 1920s in Weinert, Texas, to the present day. In this book he shares memories and insights gained growing up in a poor section of the country during the 1920s and '30s, as well as his experiences in a CCC camp and in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Never born a hero (True-to-life stories for young teens)

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Never born a hero (True-to-life stories for young teens)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Manufacturer: Augsburg Pub. House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Never call retreat: The life and times of Ulysses S. Grant, Ulster-American hero

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Good introduction, a quirky book

Never call retreat: The life and times of Ulysses S. Grant, Ulster-American hero
Ronnie Hanna
Manufacturer: Ulster Society (Publications)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Good introduction, a quirky book.......2004-04-04

This book by Ronnie Hanna offers a unique perspective on Ulysses S. Grant - a Scottish perspective, to be exact. This slim paperback volume actually has definite merit. The photos are pretty good, the text generally accurate, and the editorial comments from Hanna make for a good read. He admires Grant greatly and brings out facets of his character too often glossed over or overlooked.

There is a special chapter on Grant's trip to Scotland in 1878 and Hanna examines Grant's Scottish roots. So there is a quirky, unusual element here, but if you're a fan of General Grant, this book would be a welcome addition to your collection.

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E.D. LAKE URGENT PLEASE READ

Never Too Late to Be a Hero
Glenn R. Gregory , and Glen Gregory
Manufacturer: Todd Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0897165713

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E.D. LAKE URGENT PLEASE READ.......2002-09-29

ELIZABETH LAKE;
Please contact Mike Ward author @ (541) 863-5578
extremely urgent business for you. re: new book series.
please hurry, Also i love this book of yours and recomend it to all!

Nunca Sere Tu Heroe/ I Will Never Be Your Hero (Gran Angular)

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Nunca Sere Tu Heroe/ I Will Never Be Your Hero (Gran Angular)
Maria Menendez-Ponte
Manufacturer: SM
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Secret Origins 5 Starring the Crimson Avenger: Never Before Revealed! The Dynamic Debut of D C's First Masked Hero! (August 1986)

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Secret Origins 5 Starring the Crimson Avenger: Never Before Revealed! The Dynamic Debut of D C's First Masked Hero! (August 1986)

Manufacturer: d c comics
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000EACB12

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Somewhere I Have Never Travelled: The Hero's Journey
Thomas Van Nortwick
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000PEPWAY

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Exploring the hero's journey as a metaphor for spiritual evolution in The Epic of Gilgamesh , Homer's Iliad , and Virgil's Aeneid , and focusing in particular on the relationship of the hero to one or more "second selves," or alter egos, Van Nortwick demonstrates how the poems address central and enduring truths about human life: that the exertion of heroic will in pursuit of glory can lead to alienation from one's own deepest self and that spiritual wholeness can only be achieved through confrontation with what appears at first to be the very negation of the self. Though addressing issues of interest to classical scholars the book offers an interpretation of the poems which is accessible to students and to others interested in how imaginative constructs reflect life. Because the hero's journey forms the backbone of each poem, the discussion also serves as an introduction to the central themes and historical evolution of ancient epic. An extensive annotated list of sources suggests avenues for further exploration of the ideas raised in the book, and a bibliographical essay aimed at scholars discusses relationship of the book's argument to previous scholarship on the poems.

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When David Souter was nominated by President Bush to the Supreme Court, he cited John Marshall Harlan as his model. It was an interesting choice. Admired by conservatives and deeply respected by his liberal brethren, Harlan was a man, as Justice William Brennan lamented, whose "massive scholarship" has never been fully recognized. In addition, he was the second Harlan to sit on the Court, following his grandfather--also named John Marshall Harlan. But while his grandfather was an outspoken supporter of reconstruction on a conservative court, the younger Harlan emerged as a critic of the Warren Court's liberal expansion of civil liberties. Now, in the first biography of this important but neglected jurist, Tinsley Yarbrough provides a detailed account of Harlan's life, from his privileged childhood to his retirement and death. Yarbrough examines the forces and events which shaped the Justice's jurisprudence--his early life and often complex family relationships, education at Princeton and Oxford, his work as a prosecutor during Prohibition, Republican Party activities, wartime service in the Army Air Force, and years as one of the nation's preeminent corporate lawyers (a career culminating in his defense of the du Pont brothers in the massive DuPont-GM antitrust suit). The book focuses, however, on Harlan's years on the high bench. Yarbrough weaves together discussions of the Justice's relations with his brethren, clerks, and staff, an examination of Harlan's role in the decision-making process on the Court, and an analysis of his jurisprudence. The Justice's approach to constitutional interpretation exalted precedent, deference to governmental power, and narrow decisions closely tied to case facts; but he also accepted an evolving, creative model of constitutional construction which permitted expansive readings of constitutional rights. Yarbrough's details Harlan's close relationship with Justice Frankfurter, showing how--despite their friendship and alliance--Harlan strongly marked out his own position, both personally and judicially, on the Warren and Burger courts. And he examines the substance and significance of his dissents in such famous cases as Miranda and the Pentagon Papers. Intensively researched, smoothly written, and incisively argued, Yarbrough's biography offers an absorbing account of the life and career of a great dissenter, hailed by admirers as a "lawyer's lawyer" and a "judge's judge." Coming at a time when the high court has begun to adopt many of Harlan's principles, this account provides an essential perspective on the Court, civil liberties, and a pivotal figure in the history of both.

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The Most Underrated Supreme Court Justice in History.......2003-08-10

Tinsley Yarbrough does a great justice to Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan with this work.

Often overlooked and neglected, the second Harlan was actually more accomplished than the first, and may very well be the most astute and distinguished dissenter in the history of the Supreme Court. A man of amazing scholarly achievement and disciplined intellectuality, Harlan was actually a more well rounded and principled judicial figure than many of the more popular activist justices during his time of service.

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This digital document is an article from Michigan Law Review, published by Michigan Law Review Association on May 1, 1993. The length of the article is 2610 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.

Citation Details
Title: John Marshall Harlan: Great Dissenter of the Warren Court. (book reviews)
Author: Louis R. Cohen
Publication: Michigan Law Review (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 1993
Publisher: Michigan Law Review Association
Volume: 91 Issue: n6 Page: 1609-1613

Article Type: Book Review

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John Marshall Harlan: Great Dissenter of the Warren Court

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John Marshall Harlan: Great Dissenter of the Warren Court
Tinsley E. Yarbrough
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OK3Z8K

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