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don't make the mistake.......2007-07-25

I bought this book with lot of expectation. This book is not a help at all. Please don't buy this book. I will reccommend to buy Mastering HR Management with SAP.

Save your money to take an SAP class.......2002-02-03

I'm part of a team implementing 4 sub-modules of the HR Module - Personnel Admin, Org Management, Benefits and Payroll. This book was useless in helping to explain (from a functional or a technical standpoint) how to implement or use those four pieces. It was useless in helping to understand how Payroll interfaced with FICO.

This is not a book for novices. I'd be surprised if it was a book for experts, but maybe in a couple of years it will be a handy reference. Until then, I'll be using it to press flowers.

If you need information attend the SAP courses.

This is not the one to have !.......2000-06-16

This is a terrible book. You can not make any sense out of this junk.

Copy of SAP's help........2000-04-18

This book is nothing more than a copy (literally) of SAP's help with a few add-ons. If you have access to SAP online help, you would be wasting your money on this book.

Too General Is Right!.......1999-12-30

If you're looking for specific directions, keep looking -- this isn't it. It provides a decent description of all areas in the HR module but doesn't go much further. If you're new to the SAP R/3 HR arena, this will give you a good idea of the capabilities/functionalities of this module. If you're a veteran, you probably won't get a whole lot from it.

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Fantastic vision.......2006-06-26

John Ficara is a truly gifted photojournalist. His latest undertaking is a work of love and historical necessity. The plight of the Black farmer in America is that they are quickly losing out to large corporate entities, and the family farm is quickly vanishing. Ficara's documentation of their lives and fruitless efforts to continue a family tradition is admirable and very well done. A true keeper for those who admire beautiful photography and historical documentation.

A photo documentary of their lives, providing some 100 duotone photos with chapters hardship and farming life.......2006-06-15

In 1920 black Americans made up 14 percent of all farmers in the nation: they owned and worked millions of acres. Today they are less than 1 percent of the nation's farmers and less than 3 million acres are cultivated under their hand. BLACK FARMERS IN AMERICA provides a photo documentary of their lives, providing some 100 duotone photos with chapters hardship and farming life. Juan Williams provides the historical background for the photos as he charts racism and struggles as they affected black farming efforts in this nation. A 'must' for any college-level collection strong in Afro-American history and studies.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

A Masterpiece: Unsurpassed photography done with great integrity........2006-05-29

John Ficara, a well respected photojournalist, undertook this ambitious documentary project on his own. With a world filled with "celebrity" journalisim, Ficara devoted a major period of time to document the plight of Black Farmers in America. Not done with pity or cheap shots, Ficara brought us a book with integrity, remarkably strong images, and an understanding of an issue overlooked by the main stream press and government.

This is a book which should be a must for each serious library and photography program.

A "keeper"!.

Affirmative action: 40th anniversary: an analysis of books on the promises and pitfalls of a Federal policy intended to equalize opportunity.(An Autobiography ... : An article from: Black Issues Book Review

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Affirmative action: 40th anniversary: an analysis of books on the promises and pitfalls of a Federal policy intended to equalize opportunity.(An Autobiography ... : An article from: Black Issues Book Review
Fred Beauford
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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Title: Affirmative action: 40th anniversary: an analysis of books on the promises and pitfalls of a Federal policy intended to equalize opportunity.(An Autobiography of the Civil Rights Movement)(Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr, and the Laws That Changed America)(Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby)(The Case for Affirmative Action in University Admissions)(Affirmative Action Is Dead: Long Live Affirmative Action)(When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America)(Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White)(Race and College Admissions: A Case for Affirmative Action)(Book Review)
Author: Fred Beauford
Publication: Black Issues Book Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 7 Issue: 5 Page: 42(3)

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The decline (and revival?) of black farmers and rural landowners: A review of the research literature (North America series)

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The decline (and revival?) of black farmers and rural landowners: A review of the research literature (North America series)
Jess Carr Gilbert
Manufacturer: Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006RNQFS

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Disappointing .......2007-07-27

This book is targeted at astronomers, but spends fully the first half of the book rehashing undergrad physics (in a very dull way). Next it goes into the design of spectrographs but restricts itself to such limited designs that its not very helpful.
I bought the book in order to learn about doing spectroscopy, unfortunately that section is so short and lacking in detail that its useless. The book is only of any use to someone contemplating building a spectrograph, but such a person would already be well versed beyond the book's scope.

Fiber Optics in Astronomical Applications: 17 April 1995 Orlando, Florida (Proceedings of Spie--the International Society for Optical Engineering, V. 2476.)

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Fiber Optics in Astronomical Applications: 17 April 1995 Orlando, Florida (Proceedings of Spie--the International Society for Optical Engineering, V. 2476.)

Manufacturer: Society of Photo Optical
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0819418293

Galactic and Extragalactic Infrared Spectroscopy (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)

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Galactic and Extragalactic Infrared Spectroscopy (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)

Manufacturer: Springer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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X-Ray and Euv/Fuv Spectroscopy and Polarimetry: 11-12 July, 1995, San Diego, California (Proceedings of Spie--the International Society for Optical Engineering, V. 2517.)

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X-Ray and Euv/Fuv Spectroscopy and Polarimetry: 11-12 July, 1995, San Diego, California (Proceedings of Spie--the International Society for Optical Engineering, V. 2517.)

Manufacturer: SPIE Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engi
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0819418765

Airborne astronomy with a 150 [micrometer]-500 [micrometer] heterodyne spectrometer final report (SuDoc NAS 1.26:195940)

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Airborne astronomy with a 150 [micrometer]-500 [micrometer] heterodyne spectrometer final report (SuDoc NAS 1.26:195940)
A. L. Betz
Manufacturer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Technical Information Service, distributor
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00010N1QO

Alignment of optical delay lines for long-baseline stellar interferometry (Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision)

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Alignment of optical delay lines for long-baseline stellar interferometry (Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision)
Marvin E Germain
Manufacturer: Optical Society of America
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006RUTY4

Comparison of interplanetary and interstellar dust

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Comparison of interplanetary and interstellar dust
Z. L Wang
Manufacturer: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006RNI74

Interstellar absorption lines in the ultraviolet

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Interstellar absorption lines in the ultraviolet
Klaas Sjoerds de Boer
Manufacturer: Rijksuniversiteit te Groningen
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007AJLXU

A new library of stellar optical spectra (National Optical Astronomy Observatories ; preprint no)

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A new library of stellar optical spectra (National Optical Astronomy Observatories ; preprint no)
David R Silva
Manufacturer: The Observatory
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0006OY6M8

Optical and infrared (Methods of experimental physics ; Astrophysics pt. A)

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Optical and infrared (Methods of experimental physics ; Astrophysics pt. A)
Nathaniel Carleton
Manufacturer: Academic Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00073D4M6

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Assists scientists, engineers and researchers in the development of a new high performance lubricant·

An essential review of the state of knowledge in tribochemistry.

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This latest title takes a new and unconventional look at engine oil as a micellar system. It is the first book of its kind to focus on the tribochemistry of oils and is thus an essential resource to practicing scientists and engineers in the petroleum industry and to all interested in the development of a superior high performance lubricant.

Guaranteeing its broad appeal the book gives an invaluable review of the state of knowledge in the rapidly growing area of tribochemistry. The concept of miscelles is clearly explained along their application to stimulate the quality of engine oil, improve fuel efficiency and maintain adequate wear protection formulation. This represents a fresh approach to the formation of anti-wear tribofilms. A new look at engine design trends is given further assisting engineers in the development of a superior lubricant

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Tribochemistry of Lubricating Oils
Z. Pawlak
Manufacturer: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUT6WG

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This supplementary text illustrates key topics in Applied Calculus, through the use of Microsoft Excel. Explanations of Excel instructions and formulas reinforce the underlying mathematical concepts. The author encourages students to be active learners, asking them to verbalize and verify the mathematical concepts behind spreadsheet results.

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Taking a highly original, thematic approach to the study of Horatio Lord Nelson, this book analyzes the admiral's unique war-fighting style. Doctrine, tactics, and operational art are part of the analysis, as are Nelson's command and leadership abilities and his attitudes and beliefs. But the book's focus is on how all these elements combined to form the man whose infectious ethos spread through his entire force. It shows that Nelson's creative genius, excitable and intense personality, dramatic visage, and fervor for all things martial not only inspired courage and loyalty but so dazzled and enflamed the hearts and minds of his men that he reached near cult status in his lifetime.

As a professional military analyst who has devoted his career to researching, writing, and teaching about the tactics and operational art of warfare, the author draws on his own training and experience to view the admiral's war fighting from a vantage point not accessible to many of Nelson's leading biographers. Joel Hayward breaks free from the constraints of chronology to thematically explore in greater-than-usual depth and coherence the key aspects of Nelson's fighting style and to answer questions not previously raised about that style and its supporting ideas, including to what degree Nelson's style can be adopted by modern warriors. Nelson scholars and enthusiasts will consider the book to be a fine companion to the more traditional studies of the great admiral. The book will also appeal to students of warfare in general, especially those who focus on the Napoleonic period. 256 pages. 9 photographs. 7 maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Hardcover. 6 x 9 inches.

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Great book!!.......2006-05-20

I'm in the US Navy and certainly wasn't looking at books on Brits when searching for a book on early maneuver warfare. But in a bibliography on maneuver I came across Hayward's book, which was both highly recommended and had an entire chapter on Nelson and maneuver warfare. It was exactly what I wanted: evidence that the ideas imbedded within our current doctrine go way back. I ended up actually reading the entire book and to my surprise found out that John Paul Jones wasn't the father of modern naval warfare; Nelson was. The book is full of insight into the nature of war at sea. I think it would benefit sailors in every navy. Rob Wheble.

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, TX 78409

a fascinating personality and genius.......2006-05-20

Although there are many fine biographies of Nelson, I recommend this lesser-known work, for it provides a number of key points about Nelson as a human being and as a military leader.

1. Nelson was a logistical genius. It's nice to be brilliant on the battlefield, but if your men are exhausted, poorly fed and sick, and your equipment falling apart, you will probably lose despite your brilliance. As hundreds of written commands show, Nelson worked tirelessly to supply his men with fresh food whenever possible and gather the materials needed to keep the ships in fighting trim. He was at sea for months before Trafalgar, in weather that wore down his wooden ships and exposed sailors, while the French and Spanish were in port. By all rights they should have been rested and full of spirit, but it was they who were ill and the British who were fit. This stems largely from Nelson's obsessive concern for the logistical train needed to support his massive 27-ship fleet.

2. Nelson truly cared about the men under his command. While he understood the need for discipline, he was neither bullying nor cruel toward his men, who were often "pressed," i.e. virtually enslaved by press-gangs which prowled the waterfronts and ports of England to fill the fleet's gundecks. Nelson focused enormous attention on finding fresh meat and other foodstuffs for his sailors, even spending his own money at times to do so.

3. Nelson's confidence inspired those under his command. By all accounts, the English sailors went into battle confident of victory, simply because Nelson was their leader.

4. Genius is not transferable to other fields of endeavor. One might guess that Nelson would have brought some military genius to land warfare as well, but in fact his personality and naval skills did not transfer at all to land. He was an abysmally inept leader on land, impulsive when planning was key, impatient when patience was key, and reckless when victory was impossible. Indeed, both his injuries (loss of vision in one eye and loss of an arm) occurred in land battles in which he'd been tasked to overcome forts. He failed in both battles.

5. Nelson empowered his captains to pursue an overall battle plan with their own initiative. Nelson was very careful to explain his overall plan for the battle--the so-called "Nelson touch"--but he left the details and implementation up to each captain. Thus as the battle unfolded, the English always had the advantage of individual initiative, while the competing fleets tended to rely on direct orders issued through signal flags-- flags which were often obscured by the smoke from black powder gunfire or the interference of other ships.

6. Nelson rose through the ranks in a window of British naval history when command was based on merit rather than birthright. While the higher reaches of naval command continued to be filled by those born into nobility, the war with Napoleon forced the British to look outside the narrow confines of the noble classes for actual talent in battle. After all, what good is a peerage if your estate is occupied by the French?

7. Like many "great people," Nelson was a jumble of contradictory internal forces. The son of a vicar, Nelson remained deeply devout throughout his life, despite the violence of his chosen trade and his blatantly adulterous affair with Lady Hamilton. Though he held no special rancor for the various other enemies he was ordered to battle in his career (Americans, Danes, etc.), he did hate the French with what can only be called unbridled passion. He thought they were threatening civilization as he understood it and Napoleon had to be crushed. Though there were periods of "peaceful co-existence" in the Napoleonic Wars, Nelson believed the only solution was to completely defeat the French. Though blessed with compassion for the men under his command, he was vainglorious to a fault, often emblazoning himself with a chestful of gaudy medals.

8. "The Nelson Touch" consisted of thinking outside the norms of 18th century sea warfare. Nelson generally gained the advantage by doing the unexpected or taking what others would see as unacceptable risk. For instance, in the Battle of the Nile, which drove Napoleon from North Africa, he engaged in a night battle, a very chancy affair considering the presence of nearby shoals and the impossibility of communicating with his captains.

So consider celebrating Trafalgar's 200th anniversary by reading more about a fascinating personality and genius-- even if his genius was war at sea.

A different approach to the life of Lord Nelson.......2006-03-04

This book on Nelson takes a different tack than most biographies. It has a non-traditional approach and it does not cast Nelson as a divine being. Instead Hayward uses a thematic essay approach to get at who Nelson was and to make him relevant to our age. As a result, I found Hayward's methodology to be highly original and interesting.

Using themes, Nelson's command and leadership technique is examined from six different perspectives. To derive an understanding of a man as complex and compelling as Nelson can not be done simply by producing a historical recanting of his exploits and accomplishments. Besides that has been done numerous times over.

Hayward does an excellent job of resolving the apparent hypocrisies in Nelson's life (his religiosity and adulterous affair with Lady Hamilton) as well as shed some light on his creative genius in war and his ability to inspire a Nation. The author's approach to Nelson's warfighting from a viewpoint of maneuver warfare, land war, and coalition warfare is unique and makes this book relevant to a modern warrior.

Originality abounds.......2005-12-12

This is the most interesting of the recent Nelson books mainly because its author asks significant new questions and digs deeper into areas of Nelson's military experience than we are used to. The result is highly pleasing.

A Different Approach to the Life of Nelson.......2005-12-11

Joel Hayward's "For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War" is a different type of biography. Hayward discards the standard chronological account in favor of an examination of key themes in Nelson's approach to war. These themes include Nelson's conception of his enemies, his spiritual beliefs, his leadership style, his warfighting styles on sea and land, and his experience of coalition warfare. Hayward leverages his background in military strategy and history to explore Nelson's experiences with respect to these themes and how they contributed to the growth and application of his leadership skills. The author uses many examples from Nelson's very long life in uniform, in and out of combat, to illustrate his points. The result nicely highlights Nelson's gifts as a leader and how they directly related to his success in combat.

This approach has much to recommend itself for a professional military audience and for the student of the military art. The book as written would lend itself nicely to use by leadership seminars in or out of the military. Nelson's stress on developing and trusting subordinates and issuing mission-type orders, while setting a superb personal example, are leadership traits applicable in a variety of circumstances.

Those looking for a more typical biography, or who are unfamiliar with Nelson's career, may find the thematic approach difficult to follow. This approach causes some repetition in the discussion of incidents in Nelson's military life; the narrative is purposely thin on details of Nelson's life away from the British Navy.

This is an excellent though not perfect work. Hayward is an unabashed fan of Lord Nelson and makes repeated assertions of his greatness as part of emphasizing his points; the discussion might have benefited from a little less of this. Hayward goes to some lengths to rationalize Nelson's abandonment of his wife in favor of his mistress, Emma Hamilton, a discussion that may not be necessary to the examination of Nelson's military skills. Hayward appears to misread Clausewitzian military theory to argue that Nelson's practice of manuever warfare made him practically unique to his time. In fact, Clausewitz advocated the defeat of an enemy's main army, not frontal assaults on it as Hayward implies. The point is well-taken that Nelson was an advanced and daring military thinker. The hardcover edition suffers from some annoying editing challenges: the proper titles of named individuals such as the Duke of Wellington are repeatedly rendered in lower case.

This book is highly recommended to the professional military officer and students of the military art and of leadership in general.

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A man wrongly imprisoned in a foreign country for drug smuggling and the girlfriend who led the fight to free him tell this extraordinary account of prison horror and endurance, laced with romance and adventure. John Packwood and Jane Amestoy alternate chapters as they recount John's Spanish imprisonment and extradition to Morocco, as Jane's case eventually catches the attention of politicians, human rights campaigners, and celebrities such as George Clooney, Hugh Grant, Joseph Fiennes, Damien Hirst, and Annie Lennox. With the combined efforts of Jane's hard work and the snowballing power behind them, John was eventually freed after 13 uncertain months in an unforgiving foreign system.

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One Man's Justice: A Life in the Law
Thomas R. Berger
Manufacturer: Douglas & McIntyre
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0295982764

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A rare and fortunate few among lawyers fundamentally transform the application of justice within the law. In his legal life spanning more than four decades, Tom Bergerís cases have broken new ground and created new openings for laws to be applied in a more sane and humane fashion.

In the twelve major cases featured in this compelling book, "justice" was won not just for the benefit of Bergerís clients but for everyone. Berger may be best known for his championing of aboriginal rights, but he has made a comparable impact upon a panoply of other causes, often representing those whose rights are ignored or neglected by the status quo.

Berger writes passionately of the points of law and underlying principles upon which his cases turned. Excerpts of dramatic courtroom give-and-take and accounts of behind-the-scenes legal strategizing bring Bergerís adventures in the law to vivid life. Rich characters people his recollections, from an aging judge brashly displaying his anti-union sentiments to clients poignantly trying to reclaim some sense of dignity in lives that have been trampled by the machinations of the legal system.

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 734 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: One Man's Justice: A Life in the Law.(Book Review)
Author: Thomas Scarlett
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2003
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 39 Issue: 6 Page: 84(1)

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One man's justice: my life in the courts.: An article from: McGill Law Journal

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One man's justice: my life in the courts.: An article from: McGill Law Journal
Thomas R. Berger
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from McGill Law Journal, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2005. The length of the article is 5317 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: One man's justice: my life in the courts.
Author: Thomas R. Berger
Publication: McGill Law Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 50 Issue: 4 Page: 987(10)

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