Accountant's and Consultant's Guide to Computer-Age Accounting Manuals

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Guide to successful recruiting from inside an organization. Technical talent is difficult to find these days. This book provides the inspiration and technique you need to meet the demands of your internal clients. Learn how to work more effectively with your hiring managers and better implement the unique process of technical recruiting from within your business.

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It should be called beginners guide to general recruitng.......2005-08-02

I was looking for a reference for more advanced technical sourcing and recruiting in the technical arena. This book is certainly not that. This is a very basic reference book covering very basic topics. The real estate and investing world have books like this one for people who have heard that it is an interesting profession and would like to try it out.

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This first modern, full-bodied study of early horticulture and agriculture in the Neotropics unites new methods of recovering, identifying, and dating plant remains with a strong case for Optimal Foraging Strategy inthis historical context. Drawing upon new approaches to tropical archaeology, Dolores Piperno and Deborah Pearsall argue that the tropical forest habitat is neither as hostile nor as benevolent for human occupation and plant experimentation as researchers have suggested. Among other conclusions, they demonstrate that tropical forest food production emerged concurrent with that in the Near East, that many tropical lowland societies practiced food production for at least 5,000 years before the emergence of village life, and that by 7000 B.P. cultivated plots had been extended into the forest, with the concomitant felling and killing of trees to admit sunlight to seed and tuber beds.
Piperno and Pearsall have written a polished study of the low-lying regions between southwestern Mexico and the southern rim of the Amazon Basin. With modern techniques for recording and dating botanical remains from archaeological sites and genetic studies to determine the relationships between wild and domesticated plants, their research pulls together a huge mass of information produced by scholars in various disciplines and provides a strong theoretical framework in which to interpret it.

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* Argues that tropical forest food production emerged at approximately the same time as that in the Near East and is earlier than currently demonstrated in highland Mexico and Peru
* Contends that the lowland tropics witnessed climatic and vegetational changes between 11,000 BP and 10,000 BP, no less profound than those experienced at higher latitudes
* Appeals to anyone concerned with Latin American prehistory
* Covers the development of slash and burn (or swidden) cultivation
* Focuses on low and lower mid-elevations

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This workshop examined the state-of-the-art of all techniques for measuring radioactivity at ultra-low activity levels as well as all aspects of the development of low-background detectors. Such detectors are needed to study physical processes that can only be observed when all sources of interfering background are reduced to a very low level. These techniques are essential to develop next generation detectors for neutrino research, solar neutrino physics, and neutrino astrophysics, as well as measurement of the double beta-decay process and the search for dark matter in the universe. Topics covered include experimental radio-purity requirements, methods for shielding detectors from cosmic rays and local radioactivity, methods for the measurement of impurities in bulk materials, in gases, and on surfaces, techniques for materials purification, and related subjects. The workshop marked the beginning of excavation for the new international facility for deep underground particle astrophysics (SNOLAB), located in Sudbury, Canada.

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great story

A fine read, but it could have been so much more.

Good Movie for any die hard soccer player

Not Many Options

More than just the game!

The Game of Their Lives: The Untold Story of the World Cup's Biggest Upset
Geoffrey Douglas
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
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Release Date: 2005-04-12

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In the summer of 1950, a most unlikely group was assembled to represent its country in the first soccer World Cup since World War II. The Americans were outsiders to the sport, the underdogs of the event, a 500-to-1 long shot. But they were also proud and loyal men -- to one another, to their communities, and certainly to their country. Facing almost no time to prepare, opponents with superior training, and skepticism from the rest of the world, this ragtag group of unknowns was inspired to a stunning victory over England and one of the most thrilling upsets in the history of sports.

Written by critically acclaimed author Geoffrey Douglas, and now a film directed by David Anspaugh ( Hoosiers), The Game of Their Lives takes us back to a time before million-dollar contracts and commercial endorsements, and introduces us to the athletes -- the Americans -- who showed the world just how far a long shot could really go.

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great story.......2007-06-27

i thought it was fantastic. it's not as much about soccer as i thought it would be, and it's not the most well written book i've seen, but the long stretches where it seems like the author transcribed a recorded conversation with one of the players are amazing. some of the stories the players recall provide an insight to a time in American history that i never knew. really did give a unique view of an unforgettable moment in US Soccer history. also, very quick read.

A fine read, but it could have been so much more........2006-01-24

Rather than investigating the events surrounding the team from an academic or even journalistic perspective, Douglas basically records the recollections of the surviving members, with more emphasis on their idyllic childhoods than anything that happened at or after the World Cup. There was much more material to be had here had the book had a wider scope or more comprehensive research. As an example, Walter Bahr is one of the seminal figures of American soccer, but the descriptions of him in the book are limited to sepia-toned recollections of his youth in "simpler times." Still and all, it is nice to read about a team that history has not accorded its due, and if one can accept the book for what it is rather than wishing it were something more, the short time it takes to read it is worthwhile.

Good Movie for any die hard soccer player.......2005-10-16

Although the movie may be missing pieces here and there or not go deep enough into character development, it's still a good heartwarming story. Any person with a true love for the sport will connect with it in some way.

Not Many Options.......2003-10-29

I would recommend this book a US soccer fan that may only know the final score for this historic game. This book does describe the state of US soccer in the 50's. For example, some people may not be aware that there is a national club championship open to all US teams (the National Challenge Cup, today this cup tournament is called the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup). This team was made up of players that came from some of the teams that won the cup such as Simpkins-Ford (1948 & 1950 with Gino Pariano, Charlie Colombo, Frank Borghi, and Frank Wallace) or New York Brookhattan (1945 Joe Gaetjens team). For the die hard soccer fan this book needs more details on how this team won its spot in the World Cup. Also, there really is not enough detail on the game itself, which may be a result of the dearth of information even at the time (still there is enough there to get your hear pounding and help the reader imagine the excitement of the game). Considering how the English team felt humiliated by result they sure did not want to discuss the game and the US press could hardly care any less. Also, it would be nice to have the perspective of the English players; however, that was not the writer's purpose. This is a story about the men who played the game because they loved it. There needs to be a more detailed treatment of these men and specifically Joseph "Joe" Gaetjens. That being said there is not much out there on the subject and this is still an enjoyable story of perseverance. I hope this book and the upcoming movie bring more people to examine this

More than just the game!.......2002-11-04

I can understand those who want more about the soccer than the team members. But consider that this book isn't just about the upset, it's about the people who made it happen. It's as much about the social history of the team as anything else. Could the author have spent more time following up reserves and scouring the globe for accounts of the game? Probably.

But I think the story would suffer for that. Could someone write a focused, technical account of the game and the 1950 World Cup? Probably. But the social and personal contexts enrich the story. It could stand to be a little longer, and perhaps fleshing out the other team members would help in that regard. But what there is of this book is more interesting because we're given background.

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The Game of Their Lives : The Untold Story of the World Cup's Biggest Upset
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A must-have!

Very Resourceful, Needs an Index

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• From the author of Write the Perfect Proposal (0471353124)

This 15th annual edtion of the classic best-selling writer's directory provides everything working writers need to find the most receptive publishers, editors, and agents for their work. Each entry presents an overview of the publisher (more than 400 are profiled), including its history and current lines, followed by the names of specific editors, the areas of interest, and complete contact information. It also features listings for more than 130 top literary agencies, along with their agents, who they represent, and how to contact them. Finally, this important reference includes expert guidance on such valuable topics as how to pitch a book, prepare a winning query an proposal, and negotiate a contract.

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A must-have!.......2007-03-29

This book has everything. What agents are looking for (from the agents themselves), their addresses and phone numbers, whether they accept email submissions/queries, which agents handle which genres, other books represented by said agents, etc. (The rest is true of publishers, but I spent most of my time researching literary agencies.)

The agents and publishers reveal not only what they're looking for in submitted work, but also in the writers they hope to represent. Small interviews with the agents and publishers, if read, will greatly increase your chances of finding an agency (or publishing house) willing to look at your work.

I'm not sure when I'll next be looking for an agent or a publisher, but when I do, if my version is outdated I'll be buying the new one.Homefront

Very Resourceful, Needs an Index.......2007-01-18

Very resourceful and helpful guide...I've already recommended it twice. Too bad it doesn't have an index.

Jeff Herman's Guide -- An Aspiring Writer's Best Friend.......2007-01-11

Want to publish a book? Jeff Herman's Guide gives you everything: sample queries, sample proposals, and the mailing addresses and e-mails of the agents around the country and the world. Very helpful information!

The End of the Agent Search.......2006-11-10

Jeff Herman's book is the only one you will need if you are looking for clarity and information about publishers, agents and how to approach them. Writer's, agents and publishers trust this guide to bring them together and eliminate wasted contacts.

2006 Edition of limited value.......2006-08-06

I had been using the 13th edition of Jeff Hermann's writer's guide. I found it quite useful and relied on the index heavily. Since 2002 many of the addresses were no longer up-to-date. I purchased the 2006 edition to get more recent information. To my dismay I discovered that the 2006 Edition has no index whatever! An 806 page guide with no index is of limited value to me.

2006 Guide To Literary Agents (Guide to Literary Agents)(Revised & Updated 15th Annual Edition)

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Excellent resource for writers!
Look Elsewhere
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2006 Guide To Literary Agents (Guide to Literary Agents)(Revised & Updated 15th Annual Edition)

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This annual, comprehensive directory provides writers with the information they need to find the best agent for their work. The 2006 guide includes:

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With book publishing becoming even more driven by agents, this guide will continue to be an essential tool for writers who want to get published.

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Excellent resource for writers!.......2006-12-06

This is an excellent resource for writers looking for a agent. It is clearly organized, and the indexes are very helpful at narrowing down the vast list of entries.

In the next edition, I would like to see an even more organized listing format - some agents gave helpful information, such as response times to queries, while others did not, and it was not always presented in the same location in the entry. That is one example.

Look Elsewhere.......2006-08-13

This book is filled with fatuous anecdotes and virtually useless information. It is written by an agent about agents. There are few useful examples. A basketful of useless, hackneyed slogans and overworked stories, this book is a sad testimony to why readers have such a limited choice of well written creative books today.

Review for Guide To Literary Agents.......2006-03-16

I found that the information in this book really helped and guided me search for an agent. The book was user friendly by showing which agents were accepting new writers, what types of books they were interested in and by having a good and bad copy of query letters and synopsis'. This helped with my writing a correct query letter and I was able to avoid sending scripts to agents that would not be interested in my type of story. Very informative and I highly recommend it, especially for a new author,

Caveat Scriptor.......2006-03-07

This book will help you locate agents. What happens to you after that is up to you. Literary agents are probably the most misnamed hucksters on the planet. Probably 10% of the people who call themselves literary agents in united states are people who make a living from the agent's percentage of books they sell to publishers for authors, or agent's percentages of film rights they sell for authors. The other 90% are scam artists. This book claims to list only those who do not charge fees and are members of the AAR, which I hope is true, but anyone with a book who is looking for an agent to place it for them should take everything any of these people say with a grain of salt until you are absolutely sure there are no hidden fees, which is the actual way the charlatans make a living. (...) Fee chargers never sell a book, have never sold a book, and will never sell a book, and wouldn't know the first thing about selling a book. That is because they make their living from fees they charge hopeful, yet gullible, authors who have put their hearts and souls into writing a book. These "agents" know that most people who write a book are willing to invest a few hundred dollars for the chance to be published. That's all they need to know, and they take that few hundred from hundreds of people, and you can do that math in your head. Why would someone making $50,000 to $100,000 for simply sending out sensitive and caring rejection letters bother trying to actually crack the almost impossible world of publishing? Caveat Scriptor indeed.

Find an Agent and Some Good Advice.......2006-02-27

This is an extremely valuable resource for writers that have never worked with an agent before. The book provides information on many agencies, as well as helpful advice on the "who, when, and why" questions we all have.

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Don't break the prime directive—never look back.

Talk about marching to the beat of a different drummer. Nick has been out of step ever since his older brother was killed twelve years ago in a car crash.

Since then his conversations with his parents usually take place via their answering machine, his sense of humor gets him detentions, and the fire he causes earns him a one-way ticket to military school. Firmly believing there was never any trouble he couldn’t walk away from, he treks miles across the state to visit his fugitive aunt—maybe the only person alive who can hear his inner drummer. She’s found a home at a commune full of ex-hippies and lost souls, where, not surprisingly, Nick fits right in. But before he can get too comfortable, Nick gets involved with a girl, Diana, who has far more serious problems than he’s ever faced.

Not only must he try to save Diana from her dark past and convince his parents he can be trusted, but most important, he has to convince himself not to walk away the next time trouble comes along.

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Disinterested Narrator.......2007-06-21

Nick doesn't really try to find trouble; it just seems that he does things and trouble follows him, like when he sneaks into an abandoned house where his aunt used to live and he accidentally sets part of the place on fire. It wasn't really his fault, but it's difficult to get others to see it that way. In the end of his junior year in high school, Nick managed to find his way into enough trouble that a judge intervened and told his parents they would have to do something. Their decision to enroll Nick in military school for his senior year doesn't thrill their son.

Nick's parents have been pretty distant for a long time, anyway, and so he doesn't think they will really mind when they take off for a week's vacation and he takes off walking--the main way he clears his mind and finds peace. He walks for days, across the state to where his favorite aunt, Wanda, is now living in a little hippie community. She always seems to understand him.

Life in Wanda's world is strange. Her neighbors are all free spirits, mostly going by pseudonyms and very fond of wild impromptu parties. Their lifestyle is offensive to the teenaged sons and daughters of the very rich people who live in an exclusive neighborhood next door, though, so the hippie parties are often broken up by trash being thrown by the rich kids. One of those kids is Diana, whom Nick feels an instant connection to.

Diana is strange in her own way, though, seeming to hate her father for reasons she won't talk about, and acting very moody most of the time. As the summer goes on and Nick tries to decide what he is going to do next, he finds that everyone's life is more complex than he thought.

I liked Wanda's community of hippies. I liked the way they all lived so happily with each other and did their best to help each other out. I also liked the ending of the book and the way the story resolved itself.

I didn't like Nick as a narrator for this story. He didn't seem invested enough in his own life, and I never got a really good picture of him in my mind because he didn't seem to care a whole lot about his story. I thought Diana was a completely unsympathetic character, mostly because of the way she reacted to Nick the first few times she met him. I didn't trust her at all and was surprised when she was telling the truth.

This is a boring book..........2004-05-29

"Walk Away Home" is not such a good book. I personally didn't enjoy it much at all. I think maybe one of the reasons I didn't like the book is because it is probably for kids in high school, and I'm in junior high. The book is basically about a boy in high school, Nick, who leaves his home one day and walks to his aunt's house. At his aunt's house, he meets a girl, Diana, who is having some very bad problems with her family. Throughout the book Nick, who tells the story, is trying to help this girl with her problems. Overall, even if you are a kid in high school, I still don't think you would like this book much. It is rather boring because it seems like it takes too long for Nick and Diana to find a solution to Diana's family problems.

Take this book home!.......2003-05-29

I liked the weird people who lived with Nick's aunt and have names like Rode Kool and OK Sunbeam and the place where all of them live which is called "Happiness Far" (It was a farm and the m fell off the sign.) Also how Nick and his girlfriend find a way to get into houses where nobody lives that are up for sale and hang out there. There was also interesting things that Nick wrote about his habit of walking like at one time everything in the world was in walking distance, since it had to be, since people only walked. This was fun to read but made you think, too.

Baseball: a game of never-ending strange plays: peculiar incidents include two balls in play, home runs taken away, four outs in an inning and a base runner ... on a walk.: An article from: Baseball Digest

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Baseball: a game of never-ending strange plays: peculiar incidents include two balls in play, home runs taken away, four outs in an inning and a base runner ... on a walk.: An article from: Baseball Digest
George Vass
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This digital document is an article from Baseball Digest, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2007. The length of the article is 3589 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: Baseball: a game of never-ending strange plays: peculiar incidents include two balls in play, home runs taken away, four outs in an inning and a base runner called out on a walk.
Author: George Vass
Publication: Baseball Digest (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2007
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A walk at Stonypath, away from tracks and pathways

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A walk at Stonypath, away from tracks and pathways
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