Business Law and Professional Responsibilities 1999, Wiley CPA Examination Review, Audio Cassette Lectures

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Excellent.......2000-06-28

A great set of Audio Cassettes which interest both the beginner and the Expert.It is very Lucid and illustrated.

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In an increasingly competitive world, an effective salesperson needs a wide variety of skills and competencies in order to be successful. These skills and competencies include the ability to:

Appreciate Customer Needs and Expectations
Listen Attentively
Be Analytical
Problem Solve
Handle Objections and Complaints
Communicate and Present Effectively
Show Personal Warmth and Empathy
Demonstrate Tenacity and Self Motivation
Be Well Organized and Resourceful

The Sales Effectiveness Profile report provides a clear indication of an individual's effectiveness in each skill/competency area, as well as interpretative information to use personal action-planning.

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For students of the American southwest.......2001-02-10

In a newly updated, revised, and expanded edition, Bell Ranch: Cattle Ranching In The Southwest, 1824-1947 is an informative, engaging, at times fascinating history of cattle ranching in the Southwest from the founding of the Bell Ranch as part of a Spanish government land grant, down to the present day when it is much smaller, but still very active and viable. Here is also a history of the people that saw the Bell Ranch through hard and turbulent times, that lived and worked as cattlemen plying their trade in the cattle country of the southwest. David Remley (Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico) provides a skillfully written and admirably presented 416 page history that is enhanced with vintage photographs. Bell Ranch is very highly recommended reading for students of the American southwest in general, and cattle ranching in particular.

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Buried beneath today's Midwestern towns, under several layers of earth and the accumulated debris of two thousand years, are the clues to an ancient mystery. A Native American people, now known as the Hopewell, lived and worked these lands, building earthworks which in some instances dwarf the ruins at Stonehenge. More significantly, these mammoth earthworks were built in different geometric shapes, using a standard unit of measure and aligned to the cycles of the sun and the moon.

Using the foundation of existing scholarship, Mysteries of the Hopewell presents new discoveries showing the accomplishments of the Mound Builders in astronomy, geometry, measurement, and counting. William Romain then goes one step further to theorize why generations of people toiled to move millions of tons of earth to form these precise structures, joining the ranks of the Egyptians, Mayans, Greeks, Chinese, and other advanced ancient cultures.

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This digital document is an article from The Ohio Journal of Science, published by Ohio Academy of Science on December 1, 2001. The length of the article is 843 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: Mysteries of the Hopewell: Astronomers, Geometers, and Magicians of the Eastern Woodlands. (Book Review). (book review)
Author: Kenneth B. Tankersley
Publication: The Ohio Journal of Science (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2001
Publisher: Ohio Academy of Science
Volume: 101 Issue: 5 Page: 101(1)

Article Type: Book Review

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High quality book from a high quality artist.......2004-11-04

I must say that I am stunned by the art of Terry Redlin. I bought both this book and his second book "Master of Memories" and seldom have I seen such quality in both his attention to details and icredible harmonic and peaceful style. Both books are filled with high scans (most og them are printed full color on each side) pictures of Terry Redlins paintings. So I highly recommend both books from Terry Redlin for the art lovers that likes their art rich and varried with details and "better than photo" paintings from our lovely earth and its life.

The art of Terry Redlin: opening windows to the wild.

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The art of Terry Redlin: opening windows to the wild.
Terry (illus.), Keith G. Olson (text) Redlin
Manufacturer: [Bloomington, Hadley House], [
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000QHMX7U

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The Art of Terry Redlin: Opening Windows to the Wild
Keith G. Olson
Manufacturer: Hadley House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JC06DA

The Art of Terry Redlin: Opening Windows to the Wild ~SIGNED~ (ISBN:0961897805)

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The Art of Terry Redlin: Opening Windows to the Wild ~SIGNED~ (ISBN:0961897805)
Terry Redlin
Manufacturer: Hadley House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LCAM46

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My favorite of the series!

The Jeet Kune Do Manual for the JKD student.

Wonderful book, not the key to martial art though.

Disorganised and rather painfull

Great Book!

Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way (The Brue Lee Library, Vol 3)
Bruce Lee , and John R. Little
Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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My favorite of the series!.......2007-08-10

This is my favorite of the John Little/Bruce Lee series.

If you are looking for real, honest-to-goodness Bruce Lee principles of JKD, then this is the book. Even though the book is organized into categories, I think the best way to study it is to take a random page (any page will do) and apply it to your martial study for a full practice session. Just the one page will be packed with ideas.

And your martial arts will improve.

Digest the book, one piece at a time, and you will improve every aspect of your martial arts ... speed, reaction time, attack and counterattack, rhythm and timing, and on and on.

This really is a value-packed book.

Remember, savor the advice and don't gloss over any of the writing. This "stuff" is important.

--Keith Pascal, martial arts author

The Jeet Kune Do Manual for the JKD student........2005-10-26

I study Jeet Kune Do in Denver Colorado. My Sifu referred me to this book. I do wish the book had more diagrams of some of the techniques. Overall it is the geatest book on JKD. Of course it is,it was written by the man who created JKD.
In one place in the book, Bruce Lee had written the pros and cons of different arts and what he liked about them technichly. This allows you to see how Lee was percieving martial arts and what he was looking for. You also get possible insight to where his art was going.
Near the end of the book are Lee's training routines. He even writes how to teach a class. There is much more info in this book than the original. Just don't forget the same author wrote them both.
Also don't forget to check out Bruce Lee's 4 volume Fighting methods to see how Lee trained.
JKD Pupil

Wonderful book, not the key to martial art though. .......2005-05-06

I see that a lot of reviewers that gave this book low ratings seem to think that you can learn martial arts from a book. I will give you this warning now, you can't and never will be able to learn a martial art from a book, but this is a good starting place for beginners to see some of the techniques and ideas put forward in Jeet Kune Do. If you're someone with martial training as I am you can learn a number of things from this book. Most martial arts that are taught today are for exercise, fun, or competition, rarely are they taught for safety or other more historical reasons. This book can help you get back to those roots of your art.

I have studied various forms of martial arts for around ten years now and would consider this book an invaluable edition to my library, which is always growing and always changing and I still rank this book as one of the better ones in my collection. Inside you will find sections of philosophy and sections on technical work. The reason I gave this only four stars is that if you are not a martial artist or if you don't at least have some basic training, the technical section of the book is worthless and will do you no good. However, if you have practiced, you can learn a lot from the technical section of this book as Bruce goes over individual moves and how to use them to their best in a fight. He also explains how to close space between yourself and an opponent, how to mix up the rhythms of a fight, and how to make your attack and defense more effective.

If you haven't studied martial arts then you will find some sections of this book to be quite interesting while others are utterly worthless. If you have, however, this is one of the better technical manuals that can be purchased that is also veined with the philosophies behind this physical and mental art. It is a wonderful resource and a useful tool for any martial artist.

Disorganised and rather painfull.......2004-10-18

Jeet Kune Do is a book full of insight into the martial arts through the eyes of Bruce Lee. It does contain many important aspects of martial arts. It appears to attempt to address very important topics which many martial art styles tend to ignore. Martial arts are more than lists of techniques and pre arranged kata. They are about developing fighting skill, and about how to train in order to perfect your agility, balance, power and timing. Volume three does address these concepts and more.

The down side to this book is that it isn't very much more than the brain storming sessions of Bruce Lee committed to paper. One statement after another is made with very little logical connection. What this book needed was to be ordered such that related statements and concepts were grouped together. In places there are simple lists of various techniques without little or no explanation of the context. Rather than clear explanations of concepts we are treated to short unrelated sentenences.

The job of trying to extract from these notes the real meaning of what Bruce was trying to convey was very difficult indeed. The book is full of photos of Bruce in action, however these photos are generally not related to the content. Drawn illustrations are in somewhat better context, but they are obviously the original illustrations Bruce had drawn himself.

For those who are interested in the original notes from Bruce Lee there may be some interest. However, for a general reader the presentation of his ideas is confusing and incomplete. This isn't to say that the book does not have value. There is quite a bit of good advice. My issue with the book is that the editors could have substantially reorganised it in such a way as to make it more comprehensible. It would also have been an advantage to redraw the illustrations professionally so that we don't have to strain to read the notes.

Bruce was a great Martial Artist, but that doesn't mean we should expect him to be the best writer. In this case his ideas should have been extended and examined. Where there were incomplete sections the context should have been filled in for people. Also the order of ideas should have been changed so that similar ideas were not repeated throughout the book.

Great Book!.......2004-08-21

This is the best book on on Bruce Lee's philosofies yet! A must read for every martial artist.

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Everyone loves a children's book. And many dream about writing one. But is it actually possible for an unpublished writer—armed with a good story idea and a love of kids—to write, sell, publish, and promote a book? Yes, it is! Veteran children's book publishing executive and author Lisa Rojany Buccieri and author Peter Economy show you how, in their incredibly useful 2005 first edition of Writing Children's Books For Dummies®.

Buccieri and Economy begin by explaining the basics of the children's book business, from the nuts and bolts of the various formats and genres—with helpful illustrations to aid you—to the intricacies of the book publishing market, a list of recent award-winning books, and a first peek into the particular mind set that writing children's books requires. (Hint: Throw out the adult rules, and think like a kid!)

Then the authors dive into the actual writing process itself, with tips on setting up a workspace, brainstorming great book ideas, researching the subject you decide on, even speaking with the sorts of kids you hope will eventually read the book. They show you how to create compelling characters and develop them in the manuscript; how to outline and write a plot "arc" of conflict, change, and resolution; how to master the difficult art of writing dialogue; and how to use active (rather than passive) language to keep your story moving along and interesting to young minds.

Or, if you're planning to write a creative nonfiction children's book—on a topic such as science, nature, or a historical figure, for example—the authors include a chapter on this, too. Ready, set, go… it's time to sit down and write!

Once you've finished your book, however, the process has only begun. Now you will refine, submit, and hopefully sell your manuscript. Here again, the authors of Writing Children's Books For Dummies come through for you. They deliver solid advice on hiring an illustrator—or not; participating in workshops and conferences to learn the business and hone a story; finding an agent; and, finally, submitting the manuscript to publishers and—if you are successful—signing a contract.

Along the way, the authors also include tips on handling rejection; a quick primer on the various editors in publishing houses (and how they work to make your book its best); and making a plan to publicize the book, including hiring a publicist if necessary.

Like all For Dummies ® books, Writing Children's Books For Dummies highlights "The Part of Tens," which includes the Ten Best Ways to Promote Your Story and More Than Ten Great Sources for Storylines. And the ever-helpful Cheat Sheet includes Tips for Editing your Children's Book Manuscript, Children's Book No-No's, Twelve Commandments for Writing Younger Children's Books, and Tips on Promotion.

From setting down that first word on paper to doing a successful publicity tour, Writing Children's Books For Dummies gives you the confidence and the insiders' know-how to write and sell the story you've always wanted to write.

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Writing Children's Books for Dummies.......2007-10-17

Excellent book for the beginning Children's Book writer. Lots of great tips and pointers for getting that manuscript written and published.

All you need to know to write children's books!.......2007-08-13

This book takes you through all the steps necessary in writing children's books. Very helpful!

Writing Children's Books for Dummies.......2007-05-19

This is a great resource for those who are interested in writing children's books. I like the step by step procedure that is included in the book. I feel it helps the novice writer to understand the writing process for this genre. It's an easy read, and is not difficult to understand.Woman Reclining

Very good, but missing something..........2007-05-15

I felt that this book would've been five stars if it had included a few illustrations as well as some additional exercises for aspiring writers.

Best Basic Guide.......2007-03-12

This really does start from square one and explain the process of writing for children. It isn't overwhelming at all, very user-friendly, unlike other writing-reference books I've picked up.

AP English Literature & Composition For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature))

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AP English Literature & Composition For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature))
Geraldine Woods
Manufacturer: For Dummies
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0470194251

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AP English Literature For Dummies assists high school students studying for the AP English Literature exam by outlining the critical topics and themes of the course. The book includes a detailed overview of the test, subject reviews covering all the test topics, strategies and solid test-taking advice, sample practice questions throughout the book. and two full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanation.

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Eight-year-old Edda's world is shattered the day her father is killed in a strip mining accident. Edda has always been a lonely child, and without her father beside her, she feels that her connection to the world has been severed. But she bravely assumes the responsibility of holding her family -- especially her grieving mother -- together. As the years slip by, Edda grows up quickly into an adult world that is often mysterious and bewildering. And she slowly comes to accept that her family may be hurt, but they are still whole.

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Very detailed.......1999-06-09

I think Jenny Davis used a wide variety of descriptive words. This book really caught my attention. I think readers everywhere would love this book.

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Good Bye and Keep Cold
Gene Walden
Manufacturer: Dell Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: 5551087476

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