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The facts of workplace stress are terrifying for businesses: in the average organisation ten percent of employees report very low levels of satisfaction with their jobs and three percent of turnover may be lost. Yet while stress may be endemic to business, it is not inevitable. Breaking through barriers of ignorance to promote happy and productive workforces, Steve Williams and Lesley Cooper provide a framework for building appropriate interventions along with a proactive template for dealing with stress before issues come to a head. Full of examples and workable solutions, this internationally-oriented book offers a wealth of sound advice and an essential stress debrief.

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The study of Spain's early modern economic history has been dominated by interest in her New World empire -- by images of galleons returning home laden with gold, silver, and precious stones. But wealth generated from the New World accounted for only a small percentage of total income for the crown and private citizens alike. The vast majority derived from the Spain's agrarian economy, of which wool production formed an important part. Large-scale herding supported tens of thousands of families at all social levels and allowed a profitable use of land that was unsuited to agriculture. For centuries, wool production and trade arguably generated more foreign income than any other component of the economy. Even after the development of Spain's New World empire, the wool trade remained a crucial source of foreign exchange.

In Spain's Golden Fleece, Carla Rahn Phillips and William D. Phillips, Jr., offer the first authoritative history of Spain's vital wool industry. They show how wool was crucial both to Spain's domestic income and to the flourishing European textile industries that depended on the incomparable wool of Spanish Merino sheep. The authors begin by offering a broad and long-term look at the growth, dominance, and decline of the herding economy. They explain the components of wool production, from herding to shearing to preparing the wool for market. And they examine the evolution of the woolen textile industry in Spain and the export trade in raw wool.

The magnitude of Spanish wool production and its significance for the economy of Spain and the rest of Europe have never before been fully documented and analyzed. In following the rise, flourishing, and decline of Spanish wool production and the wool trade, Spain's Golden Fleece offers an important new perspective on the course of European economic history.

Spain's Golden Fleece: Wool Production and the Wool Trade from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century.(Review): An article from: Renaissance Quarterly

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Spain's Golden Fleece: Wool Production and the Wool Trade from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century.(Review): An article from: Renaissance Quarterly
Steven A. Epstein
Manufacturer: Renaissance Society of America
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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Title: Spain's Golden Fleece: Wool Production and the Wool Trade from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century.(Review)
Author: Steven A. Epstein
Publication: Renaissance Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1999
Publisher: Renaissance Society of America
Volume: 52 Issue: 2 Page: 530(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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The Cambridge Starfinder Pack contains three essential items to get you started on the fascinating hobby of astronomy. The Star Chart is an attractive wall chart (approximately 3 feet by 4 feet) showing all the stars visible to the naked eye. The chart is arranged into three maps to cover the whole sky. Fainter clusters and galaxies visible in binoculars are included. Constellations, double stars and variable stars are listed. The Moon Map shows 500 craters and other features on the nearside in beautiful detail. Landing sites of spacecraft, including Apollo, are shown. Finally, the Planisphere is a traditional and practical star finder for locating stars and constellations at any hour of the year. Observers located south of an arc through San Francisco, St Louis and Washington will need this 32° version. Those in states north of this arc require the 42° version (ISBN 052165906X).

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not much content.......2003-02-11

This book was much thinner than I had expected and is devoid of color except for a few pages in the middle. Not much for the whopping price.

An invaluable aid in teaching, recommended for students........1999-04-28

As an instructor in Scientific Art at the University of Washington for the past 15 years, I have found the 1st and 2nd editions of SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION to be an invaluable aid in my teaching. It has been an excellent resource that I can recommend to my students, both beginning and advanced.

To the beginner it brings step-by-step examples and basic information of materials; to the advanced it brings inspiration and further goals. The richness and diversity of illustration examples, both student and professional, give it an especially unique and appealing quality.

It deserves to be on every artist's shelf, both those specifically interested in the field of science art, as well as those who want to further their basic knowledge of realist art skills.

Kathyrn D. Barker

A valuable resource to both students and teachers........1999-04-13

As a professor at the only small college in the U.S. to offer a degree in scientific illustration, it is extremely valuable for my students to have access to a text that exposes them to the various techniques and applications associated with scientific illustration. Phyllis Wood's Scientific Illustration provides students with both a basic overview of the field, including introductory rendering techniques, and an in-depth discussion of the many applications of the work, such as presentation graphics and exhibit design.

The well-organized contents begin with traditional approaches and media, and end with an excellent chapter on computer applications. The numerous illustrations do not merely supplement the text, but act as lessons in themselves. Many of the best illustrators in the field are represented in the illustration credits.

My students and I are very grateful this resource is available to supplement the material presented in the classroom.

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A real benchside reference guide.......2007-03-26

Is a good reference for tying techniques.
I would have preferred if I could find the entire dressings and not only the hundred plus one techniques to tie wings or whatever but probably it would have become too big.
To be improved in CDC use.

Excellent book.......2007-03-09

It's an excellent guide on how to do different tying techniques.
Well worth the price.
I would recommend it to other fly tyers.

The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference.......2007-02-15

Excellent description of common tying techniques; easy to understand - even for beginners. Important, it's not a book for tying complete flies - it explains the techniques and materials => You need a second book!

The fly tier's Bible.......2007-02-08

This is another MUST HAVE!.This book has a place on my tying bench. There are no patterns in this book. It takes every tying technique there is and has at least two ways of doing the technique you are looking for.
This is another MUST HAVE book for the tier..

Excellent Reference Book.......2007-01-10

I am just learning to tie my own flies. This book has proved to be an invaluable reference in the various techniques used to create flies. You won't find any reciepes here... What you will find is all the how to needed to charge off into creativity. Look at a fly and don't know how to make it yourself? Check out this book for a multitude of ways to make it a reality. Highly recommended

Imitative Fly Tying / Tying Flies the Paraloop Way - 2 Book Set

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Imitative Fly Tying / Tying Flies the Paraloop Way - 2 Book Set
Ian Moutter
Manufacturer: The Countryman Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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TYING FLIES THE PARALOOP WAY The first book to explain a whole new style of tying trout flies, Paraloop Way. Every once in a while a really new idea comes along in the world of tying trout flies. Ian Moutter, with his detailed development and step-by-step sequence photos of what he calls the paraloop method, has developed an entirely new technique. The paraloop, like a parachute fly, rides low in the water (where the fish are). But unlike the parachute, the versatile paraloop method can be used to tie a whole range of traditional fly patterns in an entirely new way. Moutter outlines this method in detailed instructions and step-by-step photographs. A rare case of a truly innovative fly tying book. 275 color photographs, 26 illustrations. IMITATIVE FLY TYING This comprehensive manual introduces dozens of new fly tying techniques. It covers most areas of imitative fly tying, including nymphs, larvae, pupae, emerging flies, adult flies, and spent spinners. comprehensive overview featuring dozens of new techniques. Topics covered include: Emerging fly patterns. Alternative approaches to designing flies, including sub-emergers, detached hackles, "front and rear" shucks, bootlace flies, pre-formed foam under-bodies, "flex and foam," and many other new and alternative techniques. The newly emerged adult fly and how to create the true dry fly. Introducing the "under thorax" technique, how to use pre-formed foam underbodies on true dry flies, and how to expand the use of the double hackle. Spent spinners. Introducing the "over and under thorax" technique, detached hackles for spent fly patterns, and much more. Subsequent chapters cover nymphs, larvae, and pupae; small stream fishing; and a discussion on the use of the vise. Illustrations and photographs throughout depict the steps described in the text. Introduces dozens of truly new techniques Comprehensive scope 250 color photographs; 25 illustrations; appendixes

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A quick and easy guide to more than one hundred roadside plants and flowers. Color photographs help both novice and expert in identifying plants quickly, while Edsall's notes provide detailed descriptions of each plant.

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A must have reference.......2001-05-21

For both the novice and the expert, this is a great book to have while traveling, walking in the woods or biking. Even in the classroom studying the native plants, this easy to read reference will add to the education of students. Referenced by color of flower, there are over 100's of photos of plants in their native habitate along with pictures of their leaves. There is more than just a botanical description. Whimsy folklore about the plants will enhance the readers enjoyment. Ever wonder why the forget-me-not got its name and why the Thistle is the national Scottish symbol? For a quick reference and review of native flowers you will be glad you got ROADSIDE PLANTS AND FLOWERS.

A user friendly source book.......2000-03-08

good photographs and information for fast identification of the familiar plants we see so often---and others not so familiar. The author includes interesting information about the specimens making it more interesting than the usual botanical guides. Very useful to an out-of-state traveler

over rated guide book.......1999-12-22

This was a disappointment, especially when the Title promises so much more. Standard Audubon's still provide the best. We wished more unfortunately received much the less

The Wild West: A Traveler's Guide (Discover Historic America)

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The Wild West: A Traveler's Guide (Discover Historic America)
Michael McCoy
Manufacturer: Globe Pequot Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Life at James Patrick's house is a party that never ends--and he hates it. Grandma Mary was the caring matriarch who previously had held his small family together in a haven of comfort and order, a safe place where no one ever had to grow up. But now that she has died, Mam, his childlike and formerly introverted mother, has become enraptured in newfound self-discovery. After entering a contest and winning a country house, she invites a crowd of young wannabe poets, musicians, and lost souls to move in. All-night fun-a-thons, piano and guitar music, readings, arguments, and cookouts in the snow ensue. "Isn't this so fun?" says Dear Pap, JP's sweet-natured but "mentally challenged" father, as he surveys the scene from the roof (where he hangs out next to life-size Nativity figures). Mam's happy dream of "a face at every window" has come true. But JP wants stasis and order. He's miserable with these people he considers pretentious lunatics in his kitchen, his bedroom, his closet, and he wants his parents back for himself. Even worse, Mam is getting far too cozy with her arrogant friend Dr. Mike, and when she returns from a trip pregnant JP finds it impossible to face her.

Han Nolan, winner of the 1997 National Book Award for Dancing on the Edge, creates complex characters and an outlandish household in this richly textured novel about a young man learning lessons of life, love, and acceptance. (Ages 12 and older) --Patty Campbell

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James Patrick (JP) O’Brien’s once safe and secure world quickly unravels with the death of his beloved grandmother. Grandma Mary had always been the guiding hand of the O’Brien family, lovingly raising his mentally challenged Pap and allowing Mam to remain free of adult responsibility. Soon after Grandma Mary’s death, Mam wins a farmhouse in an essay contest and insists on sharing her good fortune with various neighborhood outcasts. As JP sees both Pap and himself being replaced in his mother’s life by others, his anger pushes his family and friends further away. It’s not until he begins to understand that he must learn to accept differences, human frailties, and the randomness of life that he recaptures his happiness and begins to grow as a person.

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Weird Individuals Form a Family.......2007-07-05

JP has always known his family was unusual. His father is mentally retarded and his mother is often sickly and thinks she might die. His father and mother are like children when they are together. JP's grandmother is the one who holds the family together, and the four of them live together in a happy home.

Then JP's grandmother dies unexpectedly when he is fifteen, and the safety of his world shatters. Without his grandmother there for stability, things deteriorate into chaos. JP, who thrives on routine and the expected, is more and more uncomfortable every day.

Things get worse. JP's mother is spending a great deal of time with the doctor who treated her the most recent time she was in the hospital, and JP is convinced they are having an affair. When JP's mother wins an old farmhouse in an essay contest, she uproots JP and his father and the three of them move in. But they aren't the only ones to move there. Bobbi, a neighbor of theirs whose father beats her, joins them. There are few people JP hates worse than Bobbi. One of those people he hates worse, though, may just be his friend Tim's older brother Larry, a former drug addict whose family doesn't speak to him anymore. JP's mother also has Larry move in with them.

Soon the entire house is filled with weird people, who disrupt JP's routine and borrow his things without asking. He can't stand this life and can't stand the way he feels about everything. But is there any way for him to fit in with this new family?

I liked all of the different characters in this book and the ways JP found to relate to them. I also liked how the emphasis of the story was entirely on JP's home life, and his school life wasn't discussed at all.

I thought JP's mother was incredibly insensitive. I couldn't believe she didn't see something was wrong with her son and didn't make an effort to make him more comfortable in his own home.

A Face in Every WIndow.......2005-07-16

Even though JP is bitter about everything his mom did, he learns to accept it in the end, which leaves you with a warm feeling. I like all the interesting characters that live in JP's house, but I think the book is too long with all the events that happen, that doesn't really have any meaning to me. But this is a great, touching book about love and acceptance that everyone should read.

Knitting Backwards.......2002-02-05

The story is about a young boy called JP whose life falls apart after his grandmther's death, but chaos really starts to heat up when they win an old farmhouse. Soon the house is ffilled with people he can not stant they are against all the morals he believees a person shold have. So at first JP defies his mother and ehr group of friends, then he tries to fit in but either way he cannot. Everything JP holds dear and dependalble unraveld withen the firdays at his new home so he is left with nothing but the bare threads of his once normal life. While this happened his mother and her group of lost friends are starting to weave the threads belonging in ther lives and to find themselves. The books strength is that the book grabs the floor benth you and there is no cushio to soften the fall on the hard really on the issues of love.

Knitting Backwards.......2002-02-05

Great book about real-life struggles.......2001-07-03

This book is really well written. It's mainly about a teenager named James-Patrick and the problems he faces in his everyday life after his grandmother, who held the family together, died. His father is mentally retarded. They move into a large house after his grandmother dies, and his mother invites "weird" people (according to JP) to come live with the family. JP can't stand the chaos in the house with all the people there. Especially since he's a really good student, and his goal is to be the Valdictorian of his high school class. Over time his relationships with these people improve. This book was really good. It touched on things that many teenagers face in everyday life. This kind of stuff happens to everyone, and not just when a relative or close friend dies. Personally, I've felt like this a lot in life, just because I want order, like JP. This book shows that just because people are different, we can't alienate them. They're people too, and they deserve respect. I'll definitely end up reading this book again.

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A Face in Every Window
Han Nolan
Manufacturer: Harcourt Children's Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJ7Z7I

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A Face in Every Window
Han Nolan
Manufacturer: Puffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJC3UC

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