Management Accountants' Handbook, 4th Edition

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Brings together the expertise of over 35 authorities in the field. Focuses on new developments in costing as well as the more traditional costing concepts and techniques. Includes new emphasis on management accounting and covers such topics as decision-making, controls, planning and current corporate organization. Includes chapters on computer applications, material requirements, revised inventory procedures and new manufacturing processes.

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Shape up your career!

In Total Career Fitness, author and renown human resources expert, Bill Morin, take the fitness craze one step further by helping you:

Assess the "heath" of you career using the tools provided on the accompanying diskette
Get your career back in shape with careful planning and regular "workouts"
Determine where you are in your career, what you are doing, and why you're doing it - are you at a "plateau?"

"Bill Morin has again shown that he is the "Yoda" of career management and planning in this new book. The career health diagnostics he outlines demonstrate the sobering reality about the similarities of career and personal health."--Harold E. Johnson, senior partner, LAI Ward Howell

"Bill Morin has written one of the best prescriptions ever for a long and healthy career."--Patrick J. Walsh, senior vice president, Group Employee Services, Merril Lynch

"This book will be valuable for the young, inexperienced individual as well as the mature, business-savvy professional or manager. It's simplicity, useful style, and potential value to the individual remind me of Steven Covey's Seven Habits.--John D, Broyles, vice president, Human Resources, DuPont

"The doctor is in-and, as one expects from Bill Morin-right in target with diagnosis and counsel. Morin's matchless expertise in business leadership and career counseling is the remedy for people feeling "run-down" (or even "runover") in today's competitive work environments."--Raymond M. Fino, corporate vice president, Human Resources, Warner Lambert

"This is powerful stuff that puts you in the driver's seat."--Janice Real Ellig, senior vice president, Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

No trips to the gym needed! Total Career Fitness provides all the guidance you need to achieve lifelong career fitness.

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Are You Satisfied with Your Career?.......2000-05-24

It continues to amaze me that so many people who invest substantial amounts of hours and dollars in a physical fitness program invest little (if anything) in a career fitness program. For the modest cost of this book, a cohesive and comprehensive career fitness program is now available. The excellent text is accompanied by a floppy disk. Keep in mind that (as with authentic physical fitness programs) the "complete checkup and workout guide" which Morin introduces in this book requires a resolute commitment of focused and sustained effort. Here is how the material is organized:

Part One: Conducting a Career Fitness Evaluation

Part Two: Doing a Career Fitness Tune-Up

Part Three: Devising a New Career Fitness Program

In the final section, Morin also explains "How to Use the Disk."

If your career is "out of shape" and needs some "muscle tone", the program presented in this book (or another program of comparable scope and rigor) is what you need. As is true of so many other human activities, what you get out of this program will probably be about as much as you put into it.

Excellent Practical Guide.......2000-04-17

The advice in this book combined with the exercises on the floppy disk provide a powerful resource for career assessment and development.

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I'm a country doctor.......2007-09-08

This sits on my shelf next to another book I use for inspiration. I reach for this when I'm tired, or frustrated, and I re-connect with one of the most wonderful women this county ever knew.

COUNTRY DOCTOR: THE STORY OF DR. CLAIRE LOUISE CAUDILL.(Review) (book review): An article from: The Oral History Review

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COUNTRY DOCTOR: THE STORY OF DR. CLAIRE LOUISE CAUDILL.(Review) (book review): An article from: The Oral History Review
Betsy Brinson
Manufacturer: Oral History Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008GYB88
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from The Oral History Review, published by Oral History Association on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 833 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: COUNTRY DOCTOR: THE STORY OF DR. CLAIRE LOUISE CAUDILL.(Review) (book review)
Author: Betsy Brinson
Publication: The Oral History Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: Oral History Association
Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Page: 179

Article Type: Book Review

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This new edition follows the basic easy-to-digest pattern that was so well received by users of the earlier editions. The authors substantially update and expand Applied Nonparametric Statistical Methods to reflect changing attitudes towards applied statistics, new developments, and the impact of more widely available and better statistical software.The book takes into account computing developments since the publication of the popular Second Edition, rearranging the material in a more logical order, and introducing new topics. It emphasizes better use of significance tests and focuses greater attention on medical and dental applications. Applied Nonparametric Statistical Methods: Third Edition explains the rationale of procedures with a minimum of mathematical detail, making it not only an outstanding textbook, but also an up-to-date reference for professionals who do their own statistical analyses.New in the Third Edition:oExpanded coverage of topics - such as ethical considerations and calculation of power and of sample sizes neededoRefers to a wide variety of statistical packages - such as StatXact, Minitab, Testimate, S-plus, Stata, and SPSSoIncludes sections on the analysis of angular data, the use of capture-recapture methods, the measurement of agreement between observers, runs tests, and regression diagnostics.

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This book = Waste of money!.......2006-08-25

This lame excuse for a textbook was required for my class, but never used. Everyone sold theirs back at the bookstore after the semester. This textbook lacks important items such as an appendix and a lack of detailed analysis of problems. Often, it felt that the book would give questions that it did not explain how to answer in the examples. Not to mention, the definitions are not precise at all. In fact, I could not find a solid definition of "nonparametric" in this book. The only reason why I still have this book is because the bookstore would only give me $2 for it. Looking back now after I got my math degree, I am forced to tap the financial account for a nicer, more descriptive book that is more user-friendly for quicker references. Don't buy this unless it is required for a class. In which case, drop the class.

Very useful.......2004-02-04

Nearly all of traditional statistical tests assume that data points are distributed along the "normal," Gaussian bell curve. The assumption may be explicit, may be hidden inside a chi-squared phrase, or may stand silently behind discussions of mean and variance. If your data don't match that assumption, stated or not, the tests give wrong answers.

Nonparametric stats work without that assumption. In fact, most work without !any! assumptions about the distributions of data. These are very robust techniques, and this book demonstrates a number of simple and effective ones. The author describes everything you need to know about a number of tests: when each applies, how to perform it, and how to interpret results. It's a very useful guide for people who need high-quality answers from low-quality data.

Best, many of these procedures are simple enough to apply routinely to almost any data set. I find them helpful for quick checks before applying more detailed kinds of parametric analysis. If your data fail the loose bounds of non-parametric testing, you know that fussier, more high-strung tests have no hope of reasonable answers.

There are no theorems here, and very little development of the underlying principles. That's good for someone who just wants the answers. On the other hand, it's a real weakness if you need to customize analysis for an unusual problem. You just won't find the fundamentals you need for sound improvisation.

//wiredweird

(This review describes the first edition.)

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Humorous memoirs about a weekend Texas cattle ranching family that was transplanted to Houston (Bellaire) from Kansas in the 50's, It consists of one Catdillac cowboy, a Texas hostess, three cowgirl sisters, and visiting friends who enjoyed the weekends with them in the hill country. It answers questions such as these. What happened to contest horses Roy Rogers gave away? How an old German farm with no running water was transformed into the Lazy Y Angus Ranch. What it is like to learn how to be a Texan, find a ghost, entertain in a playhouse, swim in a ranch pond, raise a squirrel in your house, hide a horse in town, ride on the Salt Grass Trail, catch wild goats, take your horse to college or ride in a torch ride 75 miles from Huntsville to Nacogdoches? And much more.

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Warm fuzzies with giggles........2000-10-18

This book reminds us that there really was a time when kids did something other than play computer games and watch TV. Whether the reader ever had a horse or a weekend ranch to enjoy, there are cleverly told stories about growing up that anyone can relate to. The family, the friends, the misadventures all make for good reading for young and old alike.

Old Memories.......2000-10-01

Loved your book. Lots of great humor that I can relate to. Brought back so many memories that I myself lived. Growing up in the Texas hill country in the 1950's could be hard. This book tells the many obstacles a country girl goes thru, learning as you go. Everyone needs to read this book.

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A Novel That Sees the Future in the Past

If only objects could share their story with us, what would they tell?

An outstanding peice of European literature

Praise for the book, doubt about the translation

Amazing book

The Bridge on the Drina (Phoenix Fiction Series)
Ivo Andric
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Sarajevo Marlboro

ASIN: 0226020452

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The Bridge on the Drina is a vivid depiction of the suffering history has imposed upon the people of Bosnia from the late 16th century to the beginning of World War I. As we seek to make sense of the current nightmare in this region, this remarkable, timely book serves as a reliable guide to its people and history.

"No better introduction to the study of Balkan and Ottoman history exists, nor do I know of any work of fiction that more persuasively introduces the reader to a civilization other than our own. It is an intellectual and emotional adventure to encounter the Ottoman world through Andric's pages in its grandiose beginning and at its tottering finale. It is, in short, a marvelous work, a masterpiece, and very much sui generis. . . . Andric's sensitive portrait of social change in distant Bosnia has revelatory force."--William H. McNeill, from the introduction

"The dreadful events occurring in Sarajevo over the past several months turn my mind to a remarkable historical novel from the land we used to call Yugoslavia, Ivo Andric's The Bridge on the Drina."--John M. Mohan, Des Moines Sunday Register

Born in Bosnia, Ivo Andric (1892-1975) was a distinguished diplomat and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961. His books include The Damned Yard: And Other Stories, and The Days of the Consuls.

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A Novel That Sees the Future in the Past.......2007-07-20

This novel, a series of stories covering 400 years of history of a town in Bosnia, ends in 1914 but has great relevance to recent times in the former Yugoslavia and in other countries where ethnic and tribal divisions are important. It is humane and understanding about the ability and inability of people with different religious and cultural backgrounds to live together. It was written in 1950 but is prescient about what has happened in such societies since then, and for this reason makes its selection for the Nobel prize a good one.

If only objects could share their story with us, what would they tell?.......2007-06-30

Ivo Andric describes the history of ex-Yugoslavian region through the building and a life of a bridge. Let this not fool you. The book is not devoid but infused with emotions, feelings, and will leave the reader in cold sweet. The brutality of the life in the historical perspective of the region is given much detail. Those who have weak stomach should be careful about reading the first few chapters. You will, when you finish reading this book, understand the region and the people a bit better. And maybe by understanding the region and the people, you will get a glimpse at the volatile soil of ex-Yugoslavia, grasping the centuries of fighting, all in hopes for freedom. Some questions of recent conflicts might be answered. And you will definitely pose many more questions.

Andric received his Nobel Prize for this book, and the fact that it is one of few books written by an Yugoslavian author, which has been translated into many languages, shows its value in the international community of readers. It will hold you and it will fascinate you. You will want to throw up and it will make you cry. But, you will leave knowing that there is always a bridge leading you into realms unknown...is it heaven or hell? that is yours to decide.

An outstanding peice of European literature.......2007-05-09

The author of this book is almsot a perfect example of the Balkans. A Croat from Bosnia who is now fought over by all sides of the ethnic divide its almost as if what he actually wrote is forgotten.

This is a remarkable book. It is not simply a historical novel the personal lives of the people under Ottoman rule, the building of the bridge, originally a gift to the people there along with a hostel for travellers. How the Muslim population at first welcomed its construction only to have second thoughts when they realised just how much effort and burdon it would put on the population to construct. The Serb rebals who try to demolish the bridge and the terrible punishment that their leader suffered when caught. How over the centuries the bridge became a focal point in the city and how the lives of the people changed due to outside events out of their control (The collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the rise of the great powers of Europe) There is one beautiful passage in this book when the Muslim population of the town wake up to find the borders of the Ottoman Empire had suddenly been redrawn hundreds of miles away and how they looked over the new map of the Balkans trying to make sense of it all.

My only complaint (and it is a small one) is why on earth did the translator refer to the Muslims as 'Turks' when (and if you read the book closely its even more obvious) they were so clearly not!

Praise for the book, doubt about the translation.......2007-02-04

I have the book in the original. Edwards' translation is terrible. He has not only a dubious aesthetic sense, but his grasp of the Serbian language is wanting. In places the translation is literal; in places it is wrong. There is scarcely a line of dialogue translated flawlessly. I recommend keeping all this in mind when reading.

On the other hand, Andric's chronicle is all it aspires to be. It is a careful description of the famous Bosnian town where he spent his childhood, the town that hugs the bridge that Mehmed-pasha Sokolovichi built. Naturally, the portion of it which intersects his life, and which consists of the twenty-two years that pass from 1892 to 1914, will be found more interesting than the rest, in my opinion; but Andric knows his weakness, and the bulk of the book lies just in that portion.

Amazing book.......2007-01-04

Parts of this book are difficult to get through, but if you want to understand what's happening with the world's religions today this book offers incredible insights. Well worth the read.

Banking and Financial Institutions Law in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell)

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Banking and Financial Institutions Law in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell)
William A. Lovett
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ASIN: 031415373X
Release Date: 2005-05-27

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Authoritative coverage provides a foundation for understanding recent developments in banking and financial institutions. Text covers subjects such as increased competition, deregulation, bank and thrift failures, large-scale bailout, and restructuring efforts.

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Like It, Lovett, Want more of it.......2000-06-01

This book is an excellent source. Lovett traces the development of the current trends in banking and financial law, beginning with the First Bank of the U.S. The book also explains how banking law evolved with respect to the existing economic and political climate. Buy this book! There is no better synopsis of banking/financial law.

The voice and vocabulary of the wild turkey

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The voice and vocabulary of the wild turkey
Lovett E Williams
Manufacturer: Real Turkeys
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A Thriving Modernism: The Houses of Wendell Lovett and Arne Bystrom

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A Thriving Modernism: The Houses of Wendell Lovett and Arne Bystrom
Grant Hildebrand , and T. William Booth
Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
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ASIN: 0295984333

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A Thriving Modernism celebrates the remarkable careers of architects Wendell Lovett and Arne Bystrom and their contributions to modernism and to the architectural legacy of the Pacific Northwest.

Wendell Lovett joined the University of Washington faculty in 1948; Arne Bystrom was one of his first students. Their work, now encompassing half a century, has been published in Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, Denmark, England, Brazil, Switzerland, and France, and their reputations in these places are established. Yet in the United States, despite their being elected Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in 1978 and 1985, respectively, they remain little known outside the Northwest.

Both men believe deeply in the emotional dimension of architecture; both are dedicated to expressive detail, executed through exquisite craftsmanship; both have been offered remarkable sites on which to build. In a series of domestic projects, each has found, in his own way, a much enriched modernism. Lovett draws influences from modern Scandinavia and Italy, from Alvar Aalto and Santiago Calatrava. Bystrom acknowledges debts to medieval Scandinavia and the ancient Far East, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Greene and Greene. Lovett's dedication to industrialized materials and methods is informed by gesture and anthropomorphic metaphor. Bystrom, devoted to the natural and the handcrafted, develops an abstract discipline of geometry and physics into a crisp structural concept. Lovett's manipulation of space, light, and mechanistic detail yields a richness undreamed of in early modernism, while Bystrom's delight in wood as inspiration is comparable to that of ancient Asian crafts.

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visionary.......2000-05-04

Edmondson was one of the few artists ever to be led into his work by pure inner vision and his work shows the extraordinary power of genuine and uninfected inspiration so rare to us these days. A wonderful gift for anyone interested in the power of stone.

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If you ever bagged a gobbler or plan to, read this book.
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After the Hunt With Lovett Williams
Lovette., Jr. Williams
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If you ever bagged a gobbler or plan to, read this book........2002-01-23

Great book to learn some new skills about trophy preparation.
Making a wing bone call. Excellent tips from a lifetime of knowledge from an expert Wild Turkey authority.

Excellent Turkey Book.......2000-02-20

A great book with lots of info on turkey biology and how to care for your bird after the harvest. Great section on making a winbone yelper call. Lots of nice photos. Two turkey spurs up on this one.

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Managing Wild Turkeys in Florida
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Wild Turkey Country
Lovett E. Williams
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The Art and Science of Wild Turkey Hunting
Lovett E. Williams
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Excellent reference on Wild Turkey Hunting.......1999-01-22

Very informative book with beautiful illustrations. Every avid Turkey Hunter needs this one for their library or coffee table

Chartism: A New Organization of the People

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