Contabilidad y Gestion de Costes

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With Special Contributions from Bernard Weiner Ph.D. (UCLA) and Robert Lord Ph.D. (Univ. of Akron) Attribution theory is concerned with peoples causal explanation for outcomes: successes and failures. The basic premise is that beliefs about outcomes are a primary determinant of expectations and, consequently, future behavior. Attribution theory articulates how this process occurs and provides a basis for understanding that translates into practical action. Attribution Theory: An Organizational Perspective serves as a primary sourcebook of attribution theory as it relates to management and organizational behavior. The text provides an integrated explanation of the role and function of attribution theory in the organization. This important new book contains original empirical research relating attributions to leader evaluations, reactions to information technologies, management of diverse work groups, achievement, and executive succession and power. The contributors are from a variety of disciplines including management, psychology, education, educational psychology, and sociology.

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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

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Best beginer book!.......2004-03-16

This is a wonderful book for people just getting started with a guinea pig! Gives you everything you need to know, all the basics. And the price is right too!

Her other book (Wanda Curran's), is this book just in larger print, with a whole section on showing your pigs at cavy shows. Also a great book, but not needed for the pet owner.

Every cavy pet owner should have a copy of this book. It is written by a lady who has based the book on her own personal experience of raising piggies. She tells you what really works.

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The international colloquium "Open Issues in Local Star Formation and Early Stellar Evolution" was focused on (i) the physics of young stellar objects, which are observed with increasing angular resolution by the new generation of telescopes, and (ii) the processes that triggered large scale star formation in the solar neighbourhood. The scientific presentations were not limited to these two main topics as many new and interesting results related to star formation have been obtained. Indeed, the participants presented new findings in the fields of Stellar Groups and Associations; Young Stellar Objects; Disks; Outflows and Jets; The ISM Conditions for Star Formation; and Early Stages of Star Formation. The discussions on "Open Issues", representing problems and unanswered questions, will make this book particularly useful for researchers and PhD students.

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Progress in Peptide Research, Volume 2
Saul Lande
Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MHIH56

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This is the first elementary exposition of the main ideas of complexity theory for convex optimization. Up to now, most of the material can be found only in special journals and research monographs. The book covers optimal methods and lower complexity bounds for smooth and non-smooth convex optimization. A separate chapter is devoted to polynomial-time interior-point methods.
Audience: The book is suitable for industrial engineers and economists.

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not standard description for continuous optimization.......2007-01-16

This book is not described standardly for continuous optimization.

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Nelson: The Essential Hero
Ernle Bradford
Manufacturer: Books on Tape, Inc.
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Binding: Audio Cassette

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ASIN: 0736620702

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Horatio Nelson, son of a clergyman, is the most celebrated admiral in British history. He entered the navy at age 12, made captain by 20.

British policy was to contain the dominant European power which during Nelson's lifetime, was Napoleon's France. The two nations hated well.

Providence sailed with Nelson at Trafalgar, off the coast of Spain. "England expects every man will do his duty." His greatly outnumbered forces decimated a combined French and Spanish fleet. The victory cost Nelson his life, but made him immortal.

"A vivid portrait of Nelson...highly entertaining and accurate." (The London Times)

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Nelson: The Essential Hero
Ernle Bradford
Manufacturer: Editions by Panther Granada Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MEUQP8

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Nelson The Essential Hero
Ernle Bradford
Manufacturer: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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ASIN: B000OJ60VU

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Nelson: The Essential Hero-12 Cassettes
Ernie Bradford
Manufacturer: Books On Tape
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NELSON: THE ESSENTIAL HERO.
Ernle: Bradford
Manufacturer: Pan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000W30320

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David J. Pelzer's mother, Catherine Roerva, was, he writes in this ghastly, fascinating memoir, a devoted den mother to the Cub Scouts in her care, and somewhat nurturant to her children--but not to David, whom she referred to as "an It." This book is a brief, horrifying account of the bizarre tortures she inflicted on him, told from the point of view of the author as a young boy being starved, stabbed, smashed face-first into mirrors, forced to eat the contents of his sibling's diapers and a spoonful of ammonia, and burned over a gas stove by a maniacal, alcoholic mom. Sometimes she claimed he had violated some rule--no walking on the grass at school!--but mostly it was pure sadism. Inexplicably, his father didn't protect him; only an alert schoolteacher saved David. One wants to learn more about his ordeal and its aftermath, and now he's written a sequel, The Lost Boy, detailing his life in the foster-care system.

Though it's a grim story, A Child Called "It" is very much in the tradition of Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul and the many books in that upbeat series, whose author Pelzer thanks for helping get his book going. It's all about weathering adversity to find love, and Pelzer is an expert witness.

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This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son, but a slave; and no longer a boy, but an "it." Dave's bed was an old army cot in the basement, and his clothes were torn and raunchy. When his mother allowed him the luxury of food, it was nothing more than spoiled scraps that even the dogs refused to eat. The outside world knew nothing of his living nightmare. He had nothing or no one to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive--dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son.

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Much like "Bittersweet Diary" by Saundra Seward.......2007-10-19

If you like this book then you must read "Bittersweet Diary". Although not as gruesome, this female heroine also endures the "tricks" of her mother but this heroine decides to get out before her demise. This is a story about will, hope,courage, determination and a dare to dream! It is inspiring to the young girl who tends to be a "follower".

David Peltzer a Hero.......2007-10-16

I have read this book and others by Dave Peltzer, he is one of my heroes because he came back from such incredible odds not only to survive, but to make a difference. I recommend reading this book and all the others he has written.

pap.......2007-10-15

I always assumed this title was an unremarkable addition to the intelligence-starved self-help/shock memoir genre that has plagued bookstore shelves for two decades now. When I began student teaching, though, I met one English teacher after another who used it in class. The story, they say, hooks teens and encourages them to ask questions about the society we live in. I am sorry to report that the English teachers are correct; boys in the eighth grade, at least, find the book almost irresistible.

This is most, most lamentable. Despite the recommendations of English teachers and the definitive evidence of student interest, I cannot advise anyone to read this egregious pile of tripe. Shame on Pelzer's editors, who should bury their heads deep in the sands of terminal humiliation. Shame on HCI for distributing this embarrassment to our language. Shame on English teachers for not seeking out stories that both interest young readers and support their acquisition of sophisticated writing skills.

I was wrong, though, to think that Pelzer's book is unremarkable: it is without doubt the worst piece of book-length writing I have ever read. I only finished the book out of morbid curiosity. Perhaps, I thought, the conclusion will reveal some unsought-for nugget of priceless wisdom. Or maybe a punchline? No such luck. My time has been wasted and, I fear, my cognitive faculties stunted by entering Pelzer's linguistically impoverished world.

Teachers and parents, help us work toward a better world by finding another book to put into young people's hands.

A Child Called "It" review.......2007-10-01

A Child Called "It" is an amazing book about the struggles of a young boy and his abusive mother. Though this book was disturbing and cruel, I thought it was very well written and the author had a great writting style. I thought some of the most disturbing parts were when David would be burned on the stove or locked in the bathroom for gas chamber sessions. I also hated that some of his greatest memories were at his favorite vacation spot and his mother ruined those for him. I think it is important that Dave let out his feelings and experiences in this book. I hope that he has found a way to move on with his life and not let the past ruin his present and future life.

Will make you cry, a must read.......2007-10-01

A Child Called it is and insperational true story about a young boy named David Pelzer being physically abused in his own home by his own Mother. The book shows how David made his way through life dealing with his horrific mother. He keeps his motivation through being drown, being burned, beat, forced to eat the contents out of a babies diaper, and countless other things while fighting for food in order to avoid starvation. He eats food out of trash cans, steals from students, and eats out of freezers in order to survive. This child's life was a living hell, but ahd the dedication to make his way through it with courage and bravery. This story is a must read that will bring you to tears and keep you motivated

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moving and brave
Excellent knowlege of Foster Care system and loss of family.
Excellent knowlege of Foster Care system and loss of family.
A compelling and touching memoir
Dr. Cournos' memoir gives voice to the effects of early loss

City of One: A Memoir
Francine Cournos
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0393047318

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A poignant and unforgettable memoir of growing up orphaned. Francine was three years old when her father died, and by the time she was eleven, her mother was dead of breast cancer. "I had been hurled over a cliff," she writes. "The irreversibility of what had happened crashed down on me; a nauseating wave of fear and a flood of tears followed. I didn't know who I was without my mother. . . . What would fill the vast space left by the disappearance of this all-consuming relationship? How would I spend my time? What would I become?" In answering these questions, Dr. Francine Cournos offers a beautifully written memoir of an injured child's inner life, and the moving --even exhilarating --story of the ways in which, after much struggle and with considerable help from others, that injured child living in a foster home grew to become a happy and successful adult. In City of One, an inspiring account of triumph over childhood adversity, a distinguished psychiatrist applies her expertise to her own true story of growing up orphaned.

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moving and brave.......1999-08-31

This book moved and enlightened me. Cournos' story of surviving what every child fears most--the loss of both her parents--is raw, vivid, and remarkably compassionate given that she became a foster child through willful neglect on the part of her extended family. Cournos succeeds in transforming her own particular journey into a roadmap for others who want or need to understand what it is to be an orphan. Brave and beautifully done!

Excellent knowlege of Foster Care system and loss of family........1999-08-11

As a psychiatric social worker this book gives an excellent perspective on the foster care system, how we would knew it and what it has become. In addition the book Dr.Cournos writes sheds an enormous light on the alienation of family and the reasons that alienation might occurr. It is a sad tale with a shinning light ending. As a mother who has almost lost a child to cancer, this book has inspired me to look ahead and consider all the possibilities, as Dr. Cournos has. It is a book that all should read.

Excellent knowlege of Foster Care system and loss of family........1999-08-11

A compelling and touching memoir.......1999-06-28

It didn't occur to me that I would be so touched by Francine Cournos's book. I have an interest in child welfare issues, which is why I read it. She deals with a much bigger issue than foster care -- she writes about the voluminous effect that the loss of parents can have on a child throughout his or her life. Brava, Dr. Cournos. Thank you for sharing your life with us. This is a must-read for anyone who works with children in any arena.

Dr. Cournos' memoir gives voice to the effects of early loss.......1999-05-12

As a writer, and as someone whose own experiences of childhood loss and its aftereffects closely parallel those of Dr. Cournos, I found City of One both deeply moving and comforting. We who have the hole where the loving parent should be, we who deal with the myth and the anger and the quest for wholeness, understand every word. Not only does Dr. Cournos evoke the pain of the loss, but her honesty and her search for the strengths that can come from a tragic early life goes beyond judgment and pathology. It goes to the things that define our lifelong sense of who we are. I highly recommend this memoir to anyone who wants to understand or who struggles with these issues.

Memoirs and Portraits of One Hundred Glasgow Men who have Died During the Last Thirty Years, and in their Lives Did Much to Make the City What it Now Is. Two Volume Set

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Memoirs and Portraits of One Hundred Glasgow Men who have Died During the Last Thirty Years, and in their Lives Did Much to Make the City What it Now Is. Two Volume Set
Maclehose [pub.]
Manufacturer: James Maclehose and Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IZ51JM

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Memoirs and Portraits of One Hundred Glasgow Men who have Died During the Last Thirty Years, and in their Lives Did Much to Make the City What it Now Is. Two volume Set
Maclehose [pub]
Manufacturer: James Maclehose and Sons
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IZ1IBM

One From The Least and Disappearing Generation- A Memoir of a Depression Era Kid

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One From The Least and Disappearing Generation- A Memoir of a Depression Era Kid
Clarence G. Oliver Jr.
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1412009243
Release Date: 2006-07-06

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A true story of a boy born just months before the "Crash of 1929". Young Oliver "hawked" newspapers as a seven-year old, learned important life skills, and became "the eyes" for a loving, blind grandfather who taught the young man how to "see with the mind\'s eye".

Vivette, or, The memoirs of the Romance Association: Setting forth the diverting adventures of one Richard Redforth in the very pleasant city of Millamours ... especially of the disappearance of Vivette

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Vivette, or, The memoirs of the Romance Association: Setting forth the diverting adventures of one Richard Redforth in the very pleasant city of Millamours ... especially of the disappearance of Vivette
Gelett Burgess
Manufacturer: Copeland and Day
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00086F9M0

The times of their lives: one with love, one with anger--two veterans look back.(City Room)(My Times: A Memoir Of Dissent)(Book Review): An article from: Columbia Journalism Review

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The times of their lives: one with love, one with anger--two veterans look back.(City Room)(My Times: A Memoir Of Dissent)(Book Review): An article from: Columbia Journalism Review
John F. Stacks
Manufacturer: Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008GFFYC
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from Columbia Journalism Review, published by Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism on January 1, 2004. The length of the article is 3007 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: The times of their lives: one with love, one with anger--two veterans look back.(City Room)(My Times: A Memoir Of Dissent)(Book Review)
Author: John F. Stacks
Publication: Columbia Journalism Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2004
Publisher: Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
Volume: 42 Issue: 5 Page: 52(5)

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A boy's life in the Chicago ghetto: Part one of a memoir

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A boy's life in the Chicago ghetto: Part one of a memoir
Anthony Netboy
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ASIN: B0007CE5J8

The City of Akhenaten. Part III: The Central City and the Official Quarters. The Excavations at Tell El-Amarna During the Seasons 1926-1927 and 1931-1936. Volume One: Text (The Egypt Exploration Society Memoirs, 44)

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The City of Akhenaten. Part III: The Central City and the Official Quarters. The Excavations at Tell El-Amarna During the Seasons 1926-1927 and 1931-1936. Volume One: Text (The Egypt Exploration Society Memoirs, 44)
J. D. S. Pendlebury
Manufacturer: Egypt Exploration Society
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000P5SBQA

Diary and other memoirs of Daniel O'Connor (and his family),: One of the pioneers of By-Town (now city of Ottawa) who settled there in 1827 when it was a wilderness

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Diary and other memoirs of Daniel O'Connor (and his family),: One of the pioneers of By-Town (now city of Ottawa) who settled there in 1827 when it was a wilderness
Daniel O'Connor
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ASIN: B0008BO7CI

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