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Gross domestic product, business cycles, Consumer Price Index, prime rate, terms we read in the newspapers but possibly don't fully comprehend. With humor, clarity, and a deft touch for simplifying complex ideas, Jacob De Rooy explains the basic concepts of economics in language anyone can understand. Written in accessible question-and-answer format, and divided into 26 concise articles, the book can be used in two ways: read straight through as a short course in economics, or dipped into as a reference work. Throughout the text, anecdotal examples illustrate economic ideas in real-life terms. For anyone involved in the world of business,
Economic Literacy will be an invaluable companion.
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Greatest Intro to Economics on the Market.......2007-05-27
De Rooy easy to read commentary is simplistic yet thorough. I own the Idiot's Guide to Economics and Economics for Dummies, but these books do not compare with with Economic Literacy. I strongly urge this as a buy for anyone who wants to learn about the fascinating world of $$$.
simply the best book one can find on economics.......2005-08-31
I am a techy and joined workforce in 2000. I started sensing the bubble and the bust and was really insecure about what the world and job market would look like once all this is over. Realized I need to learn something about economics which until then I thought was a boring dry bunch of theories of no use.
Well this book changed my life, I joined MBA and got a whole new perspective towards life.
A must read for any novice.
Excellent for those who've never read an economics textbook.......2004-02-21
I read this book right after ploughing through Mankiw's economics textbooks, and must say that "Economic Literacy" is an excellent book for illiterates on the subject of economics. There is no abstract and counter-intuitive math, and De Rooy covers most of the subjects found in the econ textbook that I read. One of the best aspects of this book is that the author will clarify econ concepts by giving simple, concrete examples of how said concepts work. Another usefull aspect of this book is that subtitles are in question form (Is inflation always linked to economic growth? Do wage rates influence employment? How does the Fed keep the banking system healthy?), allowing one to use the book as a quick reference if necessary. Overall, I think this is an excellent book as a standalone if one wants to learn about economics in general, knowledgeable terms. For the econ student, it may be helpful as an aid when the going gets rough (though, generally, study groups and visiting hours are much more effective...depending)
Oustanding Intro to Economics.......2003-04-06
This book is a great intro to the fundamentals of economics. TDr Rooy has lucidly in a simple question answer format described a myriad of topics that make sense to the causal reader.
Chapters 5,6,7 were so much fun that I could hardly put the book down. Mind u that I never really did any course work in Economics, I am a computer science graduate.
I really loved the book. I thoroughly recommend it to an economics novice.
Excellent book!.......1999-12-01
If you know nothing about economics, this is the best book to start with. It's easy to read and contains many real life examples. Having studied Economics in university, I still find this book fascinating due to its simplicity. A must have!
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- More, more, more.
- I laughed and learned at the same time.
- The best economics textbook not found in a classroom
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Economic Literacy: What Everyone Needs to Know About Money and Markets
Jacob De Rooy
Manufacturer: Crown
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Release Date: 1995-07-25 |
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With clarity, and a deft touch for simplifying a complex topic--in the tradition of the best-selling
Innumeracy--Jacob De Rooy explains the basic terms and concepts of economics and proves that the only thing dismal about this science is the way it is usually taught.
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More, more, more........2003-02-18
When is Dr. DeRooy going to publish "More Economic Literacy?"
"Economic Literacy" was just the new coat I needed after over twenty-five years of post-college economic news flowing my way in ever increasing volume and my memory of college macro and mirco economics 101 courses worn threadbare.
Dr. DeRooy put the issues into perspective; he tells what's important. He tells why.
So much has gone on since 1993, what appears to be the last year Dr.DeRooy had all the annual statistics available to him when he wrote "Economic Literacy".
I'll buy, and recommend to all who come across this comment, "More Economic Literacy".
I laughed and learned at the same time........1999-11-06
This book is great! I read Economic Literacy once through, and now I find myself returning to it to refresh my memory on econ-related topics I encounter in the news or at the office. De Rooy uses a combination of brief lessons and anecdotes to relay information in a comprehensible form. I can understand best if I think of things in terms of real life experiences--Economic Literacy appeals to somebody like me because it is realistic. It is not at all lofty or overly theoretical. And hey, how many other econ books have cartoons in them? Economic Literacy makes a great gift, too! The friends with whom I shared it really enjoyed it.
The best economics textbook not found in a classroom.......1999-06-22
This book saved me in multiple economics classes, explaining terms that most books clouded with superfluous rhetoric and boring text. A must for anyone interested in money, and in that case, who isn't?
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Building Quality Service: with competency-based human resource management
Lynn Van der Wagen
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The premise underlying this book is that every interaction between a staff member and a customer is unique. Training methods develop product knowledge or train staff in the complex and demanding field of customer service. However, selection and training of employees in the all-important personal dimension of service should enable them to respond to differing cutomer needs, to be aware of customers' different perceptions of what quality service is, and to adapt their responses to meet their unique needs. This high level of communication skill has not, until now, been adequately acknowledged or used as the basis for experiential and lifelong learning in the service sector. Managers who can bring this customer focus to their human resource practices, including competency-based training, can be assured that their organisations will deliver quality service both now and in the future. Lynne van der Wagen has been teaching, researching and writing in the field of hospitality management for the past 8 years and has recently completed her masters degree in adult education at the University of Technology, Sydney. Previously Director of Personnel for a 600 room hotel, Lynn is well qualified to discuss contemporary issues in the fields of quality management, human resource management, and competency based training.
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Southern Forested Wetlands: Ecology and Management
Michael G. Messina , and
William H. Conner
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New information on managing forested wetlands is often developed in isolation of other activities occurring in the region. Although many excellent texts exist on the ecology of southern forested wetlands none present both the ecological and management aspects of these important ecosystems. Compiled by members of the Consortium for Research on Southern Forested Wetlands, this book includes contributions from many experts in the field. It is a collaboration of those working to conserve, study, and manage these economically and environmentally influential areas. Southern Forested Wetlands: Ecology and Management is a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students as well as a first-rate reference for scientists and managers.
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This digital document is a journal article from Forest Ecology and Management, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Tree islands are an important structural component of many graminoid-dominated wetlands because they increase ecological complexity in the landscape. Tree island area has been drastically reduced with hydrologic modifications within the Everglades ecosystem, yet still little is known about the ecosystem ecology of Everglades tree islands. As part of an ongoing study to investigate the effects of hydrologic restoration on short hydroperiod marshes of the southern Everglades, we report an ecosystem characterization of seasonally flooded tree islands relative to locations described by variation in freshwater flow (i.e. locally enhanced freshwater flow by levee removal). We quantified: (1) forest structure, litterfall production, nutrient utilization, soil dynamics, and hydrologic properties of six tree islands and (2) soil and surface water physico-chemical properties of adjacent marshes. Tree islands efficiently utilized both phosphorus and nitrogen, but indices of nutrient-use efficiency indicated stronger P than N limitation. Tree islands were distinct in structure and biogeochemical properties from the surrounding marsh, maintaining higher organically bound P and N, but lower inorganic N. Annual variation resulting in increased hydroperiod and lower wet season water levels not only increased nitrogen use by tree species and decreased N:P values of the dominant plant species (Chrysobalanus icaco), but also increased soil pH and decreased soil temperature. When compared with other forested wetlands, these Everglades tree islands were among the most nutrient efficient, likely a function of nutrient immobilization in soils and the calcium carbonate bedrock. Tree islands of our study area are defined by: (1) unique biogeochemical properties when compared with adjacent short hydroperiod marshes and other forested wetlands and (2) an intricate relationship with marsh hydrology. As such, they may play an important and disproportionate role in nutrient and carbon cycling in Everglades wetlands. With the loss of tree islands that has occurred with the degradation of the Everglades system, these landscape processes may have been altered. With this baseline dataset, we have established a long-term ecosystem-scale experiment to follow the ecosystem trajectory of seasonally flooded tree islands in response to hydrologic restoration of the southern Everglades.
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Basic Mutagenicity Tests: UKEMS Recommended Procedures
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This volume provides a brief but important summary of the essential tests that need to be performed on all new compounds--whether they are new drugs, pesticides or food additives--before they can be registered for use in the United Kingdom. These basic tests for mutagenicity, originally drawn up by the United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society in 1983 have now been fully revised under the auspices of expert working groups from academia and industry and in collaboration with the UK Department of Health. This volume therefore provides the latest official guidelines and recommendations for all scientists involved in the testing and registration of new compounds not only in the UK, but in wider international context. The four main test procedures for measuring mutagenicity described in this volume are bacterial mutation assays, metaphase chromosome aberration assays in vitro, gene mutation assays in cultured mammalian cells, and in vivo cytogenetics assays. Each of these tests is fully explained and described in practical and procedural detail, with additional information on the presentation and data processing of results.
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Baseball has been the subject of more literature, films, and visual art than any other sport. This handy book celebrates the ever-popular sport by paying tribute to the most memorable, awe-inspiring, surprising, and never-bettered moments in the sport's history. From the first World Series in 1903, through Babe Ruth's "called shot," Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Jackie Robinson's debut in the Majors and Roger Maris's 61st record-breaking home run, to 1998's Sosa/McGwire home run race, every key moment in the history of a nation's favorite pastime is documented here. The book is a thoroughly entertaining work for any baseball fan. It is appealing to teenagers and young adults just getting into baseball, as well as older enthusiasts who will remember with a smile some of the earlier history of baseball in this country.
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From locating an ancestor's homesite and where records might be kept to determining which route and roads forebears took when migrating from one area to another, maps are common tools in tracing family history. This book expands the reader's awareness of how maps and other geographic resources, such as atlases, gazetteers, and global positioning systems, will help them find their elusive ancestors.
Readers will learn how to: -Find historic maps that will help them in their search
-Locate obscure towns and villages
-Determine shifting boundary changes that can affect their research
-Use maps and other geographic tools to find cemeteries and ancestral homesites
In addition, this book is filled with practical examples for using maps in genealogy. It's packed with map reproductions, giving readers easy-to-follow instruction on getting the most out of maps to aid them in the search for their ancestors.
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My Review.......2007-05-23
I am about halfway through the book so far. It seems to be everything I had expected and more. I would recommed the book to anyone interested in Genealogy, especially anyone interested in maps. The author covers the subject very well. It is obvious she spent a great deal of time researching the material.
A great genealogy tool!.......2007-03-13
This book can be very helpful with the geography aspect of genealogy. Where to find your ancestor's records. How to use maps in locating gravesites, courthouses, churches, etc. It explained how maps help find that ancestor that suddenly "disappeared". It also covers shifting boundary lines, places that no longer exist, migration trails, and much more. It would be a great addition to any genealogy library.
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This book is widely considered the definitive comprehensive reference work on adult and pediatric ultrasonography. Its user-friendly, well-organized approach, exceptional color Doppler images, and color boxes highlighting critical diagnostic features have made it a best seller. Particularly popular are its unique image collages, which effectively capture the wide spectrum of ultrasound findings associated with each disorder. The new, 3rd Edition features 5 brand-new chapters, 50% new images, a wealth of information on new contrast agents and new technologies, and many other "must-have" updates.
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Great comprehensive reference in Ultrasound.......2005-08-06
It cover almost everythings you need in Ultrasound practise, great reference guide for those people who have just start thier Ultrasound practise. Moreover, those information in the book are with up to date Ultrasound technology. All in all, great book and worth the money that I spend !!!!!
Displeased with a few Chapters.......2002-05-03
Some of these chapters are out of date and not useful for the radiologist in general practice. I especially disprove of the Charboneau chapters. Rumack and Wilson are excellent!
Ýt must be an Ýnitial for introduceing sonography.......1999-02-16
A resident must read this book first to learn sonografy best.
Allow ý am radiologist any more it must be in my library too.
The GOLD Standard again!!.......1998-08-04
The New England Journal of Medicine (April 9, 1998) and Mayo Clinic Proceedings (May,1998) gave this new edition the highest review (5 Stars). That's as good as it gets.
an excellent book!.......1998-07-03
If the first edition was brilhant this 2nd edition is a must in the field of diagnostic ultrasound. There is an answer of vitually any subject, all with a table with a brief resume. Fotographs are very clear and cover almost every topic. The editors may be proud of its creation, a definitive book in this ever changing and growing medical speciality.
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THE SECTIONAL ANATOMY LEARNING SYSTEM is thoroughly revised and updated with two new chapters including re-drawn illustrations, and new post-tests with images. The system consists of two volumes: a main text and a workbook of applications. A new chapter has been added on the vertebral column and spinal cord. The concepts section of the text now covers sectional anatomy of the entire body. It is organized to correspond to the text chapters. Applications consist of coloring and labeling exercises for over 250 revised drawings of transverse, sagittal, and coronal cadaver sections.
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Heaven Help You! If you are required to buy this for a class!.......2007-01-01
This 2 volume set is horrible! The diagrams in the Applications book are vague and confusioning. The way that the Concepts book is written is just terrible it is jumbled and runs together. It is impossible to besure that you are labeling or even answering most of the questions correctly, let alone all of them. Diagrams in the workbook that are totally different then the ones in the Concepts book and you are suppose to label them? correctly? There has got to be something better out there. I can not wait until I am done with this class, I will see if everyone wants to come over to my book burning party!
OK-At best-.......2005-03-07
I had this 2 vol set for a cross sectional course- The pictures were poor quality, the labels ambiguous, and the author had a tendency to be inconsistent with viewing aspect- one image is a sup/inf view, and the very next one is exactly the opposite- and although recognizing the anatomy from different aspects is important, this book did so in such and random, disorganized manner. The orientation went against all of my training as a radiology and ct tech, since the image orientation was not consistent.(the right should ALWAYS be the right, doncha know?) I do not recommend it to imaging professionals, as there are better books out there, but it might be ok for medical students or the like. Overall, I began to despise this book to the point that I gave it away as soon as class was over, and I found myself using other texts and online resources to study, because the book was just too confusing!!
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Now with hundreds of new images, this core text focuses on the two main divisions within sonography: general/abdominal and obstetric/gynecologic. It also provides coverage of vascular ultrasound and an introduction to echocardiography. While the abdominal and vascular sections are organized by body systems, OB/GYN uses a chronologic approach to development during pregnancy and an anatomic approach to gynecologic pathology. Each chapter covers patient history; normal anatomy, including cross-sectional anatomy; ultrasound techniques; pathology; and related laboratory findings.
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Good textbook, but double-check info.......2006-05-23
This is a good textbook if you have other resources available to double-check the information. The main problem I found with this book is that it tends to contradict itself, which can be quite frustrating for a student who is preparing for a test. For instance, the text will tell you that a certain condition usually presents as a single lesion, but the table right next to it says that same condition usually presents as a multiple lesion. This doesn't happen all the time, but it is more often than I would expect for a textbook.
Also, if you are an instructor wishing to use the multiple-choice questions from the test-bank, make sure to review the answer key. Sometimes the answer given as correct it just completely wrong.
Great Textbook for Diagnostic Ultrasonography.......2001-07-18
I have read the previous edition of this book. Compare the fourth edition, several improvements have been made in this edition: Each chapter begins with a list of key terms and definitions. Color illustrations and layout are used. A lot of new ultrasound images are added and the qualities of these images are much better. The text has been retrenched. Important points are put in tables for differentiation. Even there are still a few mistakes in this edition, I believe this is a great book.
Pertinence to the field of sonography.......1999-12-07
We have instructed over twenty thousand professionals in diagnostic ultrasound and have found this text to be essential to any ultrasound practice. We recommend this text to each of our beginning and intermediate students, regardless of specialty of training or professional experience. Sandra has, over the years, consistently compiled a comprehensive reference for immediate and referential use. You will find it useful from the first day in the field, and for years afterward. Although it is by no means a basic text, its style is eminently readable and easily retained.
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The Third Edition of this best-selling reference has been expanded to two volumes and completely updated. Written by experts from the University of North Carolina, the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the text offers definitive guidance on extracranial CT and MRI. This edition provides state-of-the-art coverage of new clinical applications and technological innovations, including spiral CT, high-resolution CT, and MR fast imaging sequences and contrast agents. Greater emphasis is also placed on CT/MRI correlations. More than 3,700 illustrations, almost all new to this edition, complement the text. Computed Body Tomography with MRI Correlation, Third Edition is also available on CD-ROM. See Media section for details. The two-volume set and CD-ROM can be purchased together at a special low price.
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Good . . ........2005-10-19
. . . but I didn't read the title well enough. I was under the impression that I was purchasing all of the workbooks for for Merrill's. Unfortunately that was not the case, and I ended up having to purchase the others separately--a real pain. I suggest getting all 3 at once.
BEST RADIOGRAPHY WORKBOOK.......2000-03-06
The second ed. of the Workbook is much improved. It follows the 9th ed. of Merrill's Atlas with all the standardized anatomy and updates. The excercises are very thorough and students can learn anatomy and positioning with ease using this Workbook. The combination of using Merrill's Atlas with this Workbook is a winning combination for any radiography student. An individual who has been out of the professsion for years and returning can easily re-learn positioning using Merrill's and this Workbook.
A great workbook for the student radiographer........1998-08-03
This is a very good companion book to Merrill's Atlas. The student radiographer will find it invaluable when preparing for the registry and experienced radiographers can use it to brush up. Just one note: The second edition has been published so I wouldn't buy this version.
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