Financial Accounting UK Standards, Fourth Edition: For May and November 2004 Exams (CIMA Official Study Systems: Intermediate Level (2004 exams))
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    Financial Accounting UK Standards, Fourth Edition: For May and November 2004 Exams (CIMA Official Study Systems: Intermediate Level (2004 exams))
    Tom Rolfe
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    ASIN: 0750661119

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    The fourth edition of CIMA's Official Study Systems is published by Elsevier on behalf of CIMA. Key sections of the 2004 Study Systems are again written by examiners so each text fully reflects what could be tested in the exam.

    Updated to incorporate legislative and syllabus changes, the 2004 Study Systems provide complete study material for the May and November 2004 exams. The new edition maintains the popular loose-leaf format and contains topic summaries and recommended reading articles from a range of journals. CIMA's Study Systems are the only books with past papers and examiners answers. Nov 2002 and May 2003 Q&As are included in this edition.

    * The official study systems are the only study materials endorsed by CIMA
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    * Complete integrated package incorporating syllabus guidance, full text, recommended articles, revision guides and extensive question practice including November 2002 and May 2003 question papers and examiners answers
    Financial Reporting UK Standards, Fourth Edition: For May and November 2004 Exams (CIMA Official Study Systems: Intermediate Level (2004 exams))
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      Financial Reporting UK Standards, Fourth Edition: For May and November 2004 Exams (CIMA Official Study Systems: Intermediate Level (2004 exams))
      Paul Robins , and Catherine Gowthorpe
      Manufacturer: CIMA Publishing
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      Binding: Loose Leaf

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      ASIN: 0750661135

      Book Description

      The fourth edition of CIMA's Official Study Systems is published by Elsevier on behalf of CIMA. Key sections of the 2004 Study Systems are again written by examiners so each text fully reflects what could be tested in the exam.

      Updated to incorporate legislative and syllabus changes, the 2004 Study Systems provide complete study material for the May and November 2004 exams. The new edition maintains the popular loose-leaf format and contains topic summaries and recommended reading articles from a range of journals. CIMA's Study Systems are the only books with past papers and examiners answers. Nov 2002 and May 2003 Q&As are included in this edition.

      * The official study systems are the only study materials endorsed by CIMA
      * Key sections written by examiners for the most accurate, up-to-date guidance towards exam success
      * Complete integrated package incorporating syllabus guidance, full text, recommended articles, revision guides and extensive question practice including November 2002 and May 2003 question papers and examiners answers

      Achieving Strategic Excellence: An Assessment of Human Resource Organizations
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • for the right audience that can read the tables, this has good information
      • A seminal study of the human resources functions and attributes in large corporations
      Achieving Strategic Excellence: An Assessment of Human Resource Organizations
      Edward E. Lawler , John W. Boudreau , and Susan Albers Mohrman
      Manufacturer: Stanford Business Books
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      ASIN: 0804753318
      Release Date: 2006-04-14

      Book Description

      This is the Center for Effective Organizations’s (CEO) fourth national study of the human resources (HR) function in large corporations. It is the only long-term national study of this important function. Like the previous studies, it focuses on measuring whether the HR function is changing and on gauging its effectiveness. The study focuses particularly on whether the HR function is changing to become an effective strategic partner. It also analyzes how organizations can more effectively manage their human capital. The present study compares data from earlier studies to data collected in 2004. The results show some important changes and indicate what HR needs to do to be effective. Practices are identified that enable HR functions to be high value-added strategic partners.

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars for the right audience that can read the tables, this has good information.......2007-08-14

      You will have to be interested in HR at a certain deep level to find this academic report compelling. It isn't that the material is wrong or unimportant. In fact, it is really good stuff. Rather, it is presented in an academic style (happily, mostly free of jargon) with lots of tables that will, if you don't know how to read them, cause your eyes to cross.

      The gist of the report is that HR has not decreased it ratio to employees during the time of the report (1995-2005), that its tasks have increased because certain transactional operations are now done with IT HR systems (computers and software), that HR managers and the rest of management do see the role of HR differently, but not as differently as one might first expect, that outsourcing has increased for HR - but only for certain tasks, that outsourcing might be costing companies a strategic resource in their employee relationships, that HR needs to reinvent itself to become more of a business and strategic partner in the corporate power structure, and that such a re-invented HR function could very well be a value-add contributor to the success of the company.

      One of the things the authors underscore again and again is that in more strategically focused companies, the HR function tends to be not only more strategically designed, but that it usually contributes more. Where the company is intensely focused on strategy, the HR function tends to be viewed as an administrative cost center.

      Interesting for the right audience.

      5 out of 5 stars A seminal study of the human resources functions and attributes in large corporations.......2006-06-02

      Co-authored by the team of Edward E. Lawler, III (Distinguished Professor of Business and Director of the Center for Effective Organizations in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California), John W. Boudreau (Professor and Research Director at the Marshall School of Business and Center for Effective Organizations at University of Southern California), and Susan Albers Mohram (Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California), and with the assistance of Alice Yee Mark, Beth Neilson, and Nora Osganian, Achieving Strategic Excellence: A Assessment Of Human Resource Organizations is a seminal study of the human resources functions and attributes in large corporations. Focusing on a range of relevant issues ranging from how Human Resources contributes to the value of corporations, to the use of information technology, Human Resources science, design, and activities, "outsourcing", and more, Achieving Strategic Excellence guides readers through diverse aspects of effectively managing of human capital. Achieving Strategic Excellence is very strongly recommended for MBA students corporate board members, CEOs, and Human Resource managers.
      Achieving Strategic Excellence: An Assessment of Human Resource Organizations.(Book review): An article from: Human Resource Planning
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        Achieving Strategic Excellence: An Assessment of Human Resource Organizations.(Book review): An article from: Human Resource Planning
        Michael L. Moore
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        Release Date: 2007-04-20

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        This digital document is an article from Human Resource Planning, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1874 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: Achieving Strategic Excellence: An Assessment of Human Resource Organizations.(Book review)
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        Captive Husbandry and Propagation of the Boa Constrictors and Related Boas
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
        • Captive Husbandry & Propagation of Boa Constrictors
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        Boas are a diverse group of both New and Old World snakes. Adult specimens of certain sand boa species attain a maximum size of only two to three feet, while the green anaconda may exceed 30 feet in length. For decades, humans have maintained boas in captivity. Recreating a suitable environment in which various boa species can thrive and even reproduce has always been a challenge for the herpetoculturist. Captive Husbandry and Propagation of the Boa Constrictors and Related Boas contains detailed information specific to boa species and subspecies. All major captive care considerations are addressed allowing boa keepers to provide for, and possibly breed their captives. Comprehensive chapters on heating devices and their application to herpetoculture, and designing a herp room will be extremely beneficial for everyone maintaining any species of reptiles, as well as the boa keeper

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Captive Husbandry & Propagation of Boa Constrictors.......2004-08-05

        This is the perfect book for all ranges and levels of Boa owners from a single animal owner all the way to a professional breeder. This book is scaled more to the professional but, I highly recommend this book be in every library. Extremely informative. The book has some Color pictures, a perfect guide to sexing different Boas with a extremely well written chart for sexing many many boas, In - Depth coverage of husbandry of Boas, Heavily detailed on different species of Boas, This book also has an excellent list of both the Common names and the Scientific names of Boas, and Well worth the money!

        5 out of 5 stars A milestone in boid husbandry information........1998-12-07

        This is an excellent volume for anyone wanting information on keeping or breeding boas.The superb chapters on designing a herp room, and heating devices will benefit anyone keeping reptiles of anykind ,not just boas. I thought the photos were especially good, including some of boas I've never seen.

        4 out of 5 stars good book.......1997-08-21

        This is a great book if you are looking for information on breeding boas.It gives strategies and proven methods for a few different boids.The info is great.The reason I did not give this book a 10 is because I think they could have added more pictures for the price

        Singularities in Gravitational Systems: Applications to Chaotic Transport in the Solar System (Lecture Notes in Physics)
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          Chaos theory plays an important role in modern physics and related sciences, but -, the most important results so far have been obtained in the study of gravitational systems applied to celestial mechanics. The present set of lectures introduces the mathematical methods used in the theory of singularities in gravitational systems, reviews modeling techniques for the simulation of close encounters and presents the state of the art about the study of diffusion of comets, wandering asteroids, meteors and planetary ring particles. The book will be of use to researchers and graduate students alike.

          The Wilderness Condition: Essays On Environment And Civilization
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            This book aims to introduce to a larger audience issues that are too often limited to scholarly circles. A thought-provoking collection of essays by some of the environmental movement's preeminent thinkers, it explores the dynamic tension between wild nature and civilization, offering insights into why the relationship has become adversarial and suggesting creative means for reconciliation.

            Contributors include:Paul Shepard, Curt Meine, Max Oelschlaeger, and George Sessions.
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              Max (Edited) Oelschlaeger
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              The Golfer's Mind: Play to Play Great
              Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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              • A great Mental aide
              • Read This Book Before The Big Match/Outing
              • Great Book for any person wanting to play better golf.
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              The Golfer's Mind: Play to Play Great
              Dr. Bob Rotella , and Bob Cullen
              Manufacturer: Free Press
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              ASIN: 0743269756

              Book Description

              For the last decade, golfers of all abilities have been drawn to the writings and teachings of Bob "Doc" Rotella. His books Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect, Golf Is a Game of Confidence, The Golf of Your Dreams, and Putting Out of Your Mind have all become classics for golfers everywhere. Weekend golfers and pros like Brad Faxon, Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington, Tom Kite, and Davis Love III all read and listen to the man they call Doc because his teachings are simple and direct -- and in the end, what Doc says makes them play better golf.

              The Golfer's Mind was actually first suggested by Davis Love, Jr. -- Davis Love III's dad -- who encouraged Doc to write an instruction book on golf's mental challenges, organized by topic. Love thought that golfers could keep the book with them, or at least nearby, at all times. When they needed a refresher on a certain issue, they could consult the book, read for a few minutes, and take away solid guidance regarding their difficulties. Doc heard what Love said, and twenty years later, The Golfer's Mind is that book. From his Ten Commandments (Commandment I. Play to play great. Don't play not to play poorly) to just about any topic a golfer might imagine, this is the ideal way for players to get all of Rotella's teachings. Doc covers topics including:

              In the perfect format for the busy golfer, The Golfer's Mind is the concise and convenient quick-reference tool to appeal to Rotella's millions of followers and is sure to become a golf classic.

              Customer Reviews:

              4 out of 5 stars golfer's mind.......2007-02-22

              Very good, but too repetitive. I also read Fearless Golf by Gio Valiante which is a much better read with more meat in my opinion.

              5 out of 5 stars A great Mental aide.......2006-11-05

              Since Golf is, in my opinion, a "mental" game, this book really helped me over the hurdles of negative thoughts. Took Dr. Rotella's "therapy" with me on the course......Truly, helped to improve my game I highly recommend it.

              5 out of 5 stars Read This Book Before The Big Match/Outing.......2006-05-11

              I am not a distinguished golfer by any means, but I have an annual competitive golf trip with buddies that stirs my competitive juices at the start of the golf season. Rather than take a golf lessson (which would just confuse the heck out of me so close to competition), I bought and read this book. It made all the difference in the world as far as my mental attitude was concerned. I was able to keep a positive attitude after my (inevitable) poor golf shots, and I celebrated my good ones.

              I loved his rule to "love your putter and wedge". In other words, to get enthusiastic about the opportunity to use both clubs. That mental attitude change made a huge difference in my short game.

              This book also helped me give myself permission to play well. Too often, I would start a round hot and then fold under the pressure of a low scorecard. Dr Rotella helped me recognize this mental flaw and deal with it when it reared its head.

              Let's be real here, this book is no substitute for talent and dedicated practice. But if you're tired of blowing up on the golf course and often harbor thoughts of abandoning your clubs on the bag drop rack, this book is for you. It will help you play to your true potential.

              As for my golf outing, it was handicap adjusted, and I was the only guy to shoot under my index (by one stroke over three rounds), so I took home the trophy and some cash. For the 13 previous years that I attended, I never came close to winning. The difference was my mental attitude during the competition and my ability to deal with the pressure. For me, this book paid for itself, quite literally.

              5 out of 5 stars Great Book for any person wanting to play better golf........2006-03-21

              This book is not a good book, it is a great book. It won't tell you how to mechannically play better golf but it will tell you the results of poor attitues and habits that we all have which limit our ability to play our best. I recomend this book to all those folks that throw clubs, spit nasty words, or just become slightly unnerved. There is more to this book than that but you will have to read it to find out.

              5 out of 5 stars service review.......2006-02-25

              The product I ordered was in good condition as described, and arrived in a timely manner.
              La mente del golfista/ The Golfer's Mind: Juegue Para Jugar Bien, No Juegue Para Evitar Jugar Mal/ Play to Play Great
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                Bob Rotella , and Bob Cullen
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                  Cullen, Bob Rotella
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                  Eat Smart in Peru : How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure (Eat Smart in Peru)
                  Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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                  • Cutting-edge information for us foodies!
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                  • A superb introduction and guide for tourists and business travelers when dining, cooking, and eating in Peru
                  Eat Smart in Peru : How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure (Eat Smart in Peru)
                  Joan Peterson , and Brook Soltvedt
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                  This smartly designed, and richly photographed and illustrated culinary travel guidebook tells travelers how to find the most delicious, authentic, and adventuresome eating experiences in Peru. The authors share the secrets they’ve uncovered while hunting for something good to eat—from restaurant dining to home cooking to fresh market produce to street-vendor fare—to allow you to get to the heart of the culture through its cuisine. Food is one of the first and most immediate contacts a traveler makes with a foreign county. Travelers to Peru can make it a more memorable contact by taking along the conveniently portable, easy-to-use Eat Smart in Peru, the newest guide in the award-winning EAT SMART series. The authors show that traveling and eating in unfamiliar territory doesn’t have to be gastronomical guesswork.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  5 out of 5 stars You Will Enjoy.......2007-05-18

                  Eat Smart in Peru by Joan Peterson and Brook Soltvedt, Illustrated by Susan Chwae is a travel guide for food lovers which guides the traveler in Peru through the market and the menu in order to have a savory tasting adventure. The unique concept of this book is one of many in the EAT SMART series. The guides include a history of the culture and development of its unique cuisine. There are many recipes sprinkled through the book to try before making your trip to Peru or to enjoy as a special memory after returning. Especially useful is the chapters about shopping in the market with the needed languages phrases.And every traveler to Peru needs this book even if it is just for the restaurant guide which lists the dishes and food items in alphabetical order with descriptions of what it is, with national and regional Peruvian favorites indicated. With this guide you will no longer be ordering mystery foods when you dine. The book is unique and really well organized. Be sure to pack it for your trip!

                  5 out of 5 stars Cutting-edge information for us foodies!.......2006-07-07

                  People who love combining great food and travel make pilgrimages to Italy's Po Valley, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hanoi, Singapore, France's Lyon, San Francisco, Charleston, New Orleans and other shrines to fine cooking.

                  Add Peru to the list.

                  If you aren't aware that Peru has its very own fusion cuisine -- very approximately like that of New Orleans with a blend of Indian, Spanish and African styles -- plus contributions by Chinese and Japanese settlers, Eat Smart in Peru will open your eyes to yet another fine gourmet destination.

                  Authors Joan Peterson and Brook Soltvedt are way ahead of the curve in discovering Peruvian cuisine. I was only aware of Peruvian chicken, based on a carryout in my neighborhood that serves this dish, cooked on a rotating spit over charcoal, with a rosemary-based spice shoved under the chicken skin, and a fine salsa verde on the side. Peterson and Soltvedt found a vast variety of other dishes, including curries, desserts and appetizers. A section on recipes includes Aji de Gallina, a chicken stew that I plan to try.

                  In addition to the recipes, Eat Smart in Peru contains a history of the development of Peru's cuisine, a regional specialties chapter, a glossary of ingredients and menu guide.

                  Finally, Eat Smart in Peru tells you how to shop in a Peruvian market and how to locate rare ingredients stateside. It's an easy read, with nice illustrations and a logical organization.

                  By the way, the author has done other "Eat Smart" guides to Brazil, Mexico, India, Turkey, Poland and other destinations.

                  5 out of 5 stars Intricately Researched Culinary Guide.......2006-05-27

                  "...picarones, a doughnut-like snack or dessert made from a yeasty pumpkin dough. The rings of dough are formed by hand, deep-fried and served with raw-sugar syrup flavored with orange, aniseed, cinnamon and cloves." ~ pg. 14

                  The Eat Smart guides are an exploration of cuisine itself and are interesting even if you never reach the desired destination. You can order ingredients online for the recipes featured. There are pictures of delicious cultural favorites, food markets and unique ingredients. Some of the main sections include:

                  Early History through Pre-Inca Civilizations
                  The Regions of Peru
                  Tastes of Peru
                  Shopping in Peru's Food Markets
                  Resources
                  Helpful Phrases
                  Menu Guide
                  Food and Flavors Guide
                  Restaurants

                  Joan Peterson and Brook Soltvedt also show how various cultures influenced Peru's culinary world and the first part of this book contains a lot of culinary history that may appeal to food writers. Maps and pictures of the food make it easier to understand the cultural significance of food choices.

                  "Rare is the Peruvian dish that does not include chile pepper. Each river valley oasis along the western slopes of the Andes has a microclimate that produces unique varieties of chile peppers, which are, in turn, completely different from the peppers native to the jungle." ~ pg. 19

                  Recipes for Rice Pudding look familiar and if you can find gooseberries, you can make the gooseberry marmalade to serve with quinoa crepes.

                  Other highlights include a section on helpful phrases you can use in restaurants. List of foods like "nuez moscada" have translations, nutmeg. If you order a tortilla, you will get an omelet.

                  Eat Smart in Peru will appeal to anyone who is curious about new culinary discoveries and wants to either travel to Peru or incorporate new recipes into their cooking repertoire.

                  ~The Rebecca Review

                  5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2006-05-08

                  (Planeta Journal) - This latest title in the Eat Smart series helps travelers decipher menus and shop in the lively markets of Peru. There are so many options for visitors throughout the country, this book is the definitive guidebook for enjoying Peruvian cuisine. Includes tips on shopping in markets, a menu guide, helpful phrases and a list of helpful resources.

                  5 out of 5 stars A superb introduction and guide for tourists and business travelers when dining, cooking, and eating in Peru.......2006-04-10

                  Knowledgeably compiled and expertly co-authored by Joan Peterson and Brook Soltvedt, Eat Smart In Peru: How To Decipher The Menu, Know The Market Foods, And Embark On A Tasting Adventure is a superb introduction and guide for tourists and business travelers when dining, cooking, and eating in Peru. Providing readers with an excellent reference for all connoisseurs of hearty and healthy South American cuisine, Eat Smart In Peru contains helpful advice and resources for eating and drinking in a number of local areas of Peru, enabling the visitor to experience foreign foods and knowing what they are, unlocking secrets of Peru's exotic menus and markets with two bilingual glossaries, and how to get to the heart of the culture through their culinary arts. The newest addition to the "Eat Smart" travel guides, Eat Smart In Peru is enthusiastically recommended to all visitors of Peru, especially those searching for a reliable, portable Peruvian travel and food guide.

                  Weird on the Outside
                  Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                  • Wonderfully Entertaining
                  • REALLY REALLY GOOD!
                  • Great!
                  • It was a get down to reality kind of book.
                  Weird on the Outside
                  Shelley Stoehr
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                  New York City's lights are bright enough to thrill even the most jaded teen--at first, anyway. Tracey Bascombe runs away to the writhing metropolis in hopes of living anonymously, away from her neglectful father and pill-popping mother. Sparkling facades are rarely what they seem, however, and soon Tracey must confront New York's gritty underbelly. Alone in the huge city, without real skills, Tracey turns to stripping in order to survive. In what may be one of the most graphic books ever written for teens, author Shelley Stoehr takes readers inside the mind of a runaway teen as she splits apart in order to maintain her sanity. She may be Tracey by day, but at night, under the hazy glow of stage lights, she becomes Amanda and dances for slobbering, objectifying men. Stoehr bravely abandons all moralizing here. Instead, the author allows Tracey/Amanda to describe her own life in painful, lurid detail, resulting in a powerful, cautionary tale for mature teens everywhere.

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                  When sixteen-year-old Tracey runs away she finds that making ends meet in New York City for a young girl with few real skills is nearly impossible. That s when Tracey becomes Amanda, a topless dancer. On her first day of work, another dancer gives Amanda this advice: Never mix this place with the real world, but already Tracey s and Amanda s worlds seem like one big blur...

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                  5 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Entertaining.......2003-09-03

                  The first time I read this book was either in the sixth or seventh grade and I fell in love with it. I so amazed with such an adult matter the book had and even more amazed how well the author was able to word it for young teens to understand. Even as a young teen, I felt like I knew Tracy and understood her pain. I loved the book so much that I even stole it from the library in my hometown. Even being in my Twenties, I still enjoy this book. Everyone should read this book.

                  5 out of 5 stars REALLY REALLY GOOD!.......1998-07-05

                  I live in the city and it was very real. I could also relate to her problems, because I am a girl around her age, however I have never gone to the extremes that she went too. It gets down to the nitty gritty, and is a great read for all ages. Infact I am surprised it's not also classified as an "adult book" because it's just as real for both age groups. It was the kind of book that made me laugh, while also making me cry at parts. A highly recomended read!

                  5 out of 5 stars Great!.......1998-03-05

                  It really shows whats going on and tells it like it is. I'm 13 and LOVED the book... It ruled because it seemed like it was really written by a 17 year old runaway. She used language things that we use and can relate with...in all it RULED!

                  4 out of 5 stars It was a get down to reality kind of book........1997-12-01

                  I avidly read this book in a matter of hours. From start to finish I was mysteriously drawn page-by-page into this dark reality. She uncovered a life that is unjustly criticized and I feel this will be an eye-opening experience for many to read.
                  The sand in the oyster.(young adult books writer Shelley Stoehr): An article from: The Horn Book Magazine
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                    The sand in the oyster.(young adult books writer Shelley Stoehr): An article from: The Horn Book Magazine
                    Patty Campbell
                    Manufacturer: Horn Book, Inc.
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                    This digital document is an article from The Horn Book Magazine, published by Horn Book, Inc. on July 1, 1995. The length of the article is 2016 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.

                    From the supplier: Stoehr writes books for teenagers that have a new style. Her book 'Weird on the Outside' is about a 17-yr-old who moves to New York City to become a topless dancer. Stoehr's inspiration for the book came from her past association with strippers.

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                    Title: The sand in the oyster.(young adult books writer Shelley Stoehr)
                    Author: Patty Campbell
                    Publication: The Horn Book Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
                    Date: July 1, 1995
                    Publisher: Horn Book, Inc.
                    Volume: v71 Issue: n4 Page: p495(5)

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                    WEIRD ON THE OUTSIDE
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                      WEIRD ON THE OUTSIDE
                      STOEHR SHELLEY
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