Construction Graphics: A Practical Guide to Interpreting Working Drawings

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This pioneering textbook details how construction drawings are used to implement the construction process. It offers an overview of construction drawing basics as well as thorough coverage of standard construction sequence, including site work,foundations, structural systems, and interior work and finishes.

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Great primer for students, architects, and engineers.......2004-06-28

Bisharat's book is a must for any student (experienced technician or school neophyte) of the design and construction process. It is well illustrated, factual, and accurately explains how the architect /engineer's ideas get transferred to paper and then into reality.

Construction Consultant.......2004-06-11

If you are a student, a craftsperson, superintendent, manager,or designer-this book should be open on your desk (and not on your bookshelf).

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Darkroom Two
Jane Kelley
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Binding: Paperback

General | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0912810211

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Darkroom Two
Jain Kelly
Manufacturer: Lustrum Pr
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 091281022X

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PHOTOFACTS: VOLUME ONE THE CAMERA AND HOW TO USE IT, VOLUME TWO, THE AMATEUR'S DARKROOM

Manufacturer: The Fountain Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HL1A5G

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Two Hundred Darkroom Tips: Black and White
Emile Voogel
Manufacturer: H.P. Books
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ASIN: 0852425732

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A Critique of Welfare Economics was first published in 1950. It was concerned with the exposition, criticism, and appreciation of the theory of economic welfare as it had been developed to that date. It was an attempt to clarify what was meant by 'welfare'; to distinguish measurable, verifiable elements of the theory from subjective normative judgements about policies for improving economic well-being; and to establish criteria for determining whether one configuration of the economic system is better or worse than another. Little showed that the welfare theory of the time could be based directly on individual market choices, and that resort to traditional utilitarian concepts was not essential. A Critique of Welfare Economics is now reissued at the same time as Ethics, Economics, and Politics -- Little's latest book which explores the overlap between the three disciplines, and discusses the need for political decisions in economic matters, and the principles guiding them. He has added a new retrospective preface to Critique in which he assesses the contribution the book made in the light of subsequent literature in the area.

Beyond the Welfare State: An Economic, Political, and Moral Critique of Indiscriminate State Welfare, and a Review of Alternatives to Dependency (Occasional Paper,)

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Beyond the Welfare State: An Economic, Political, and Moral Critique of Indiscriminate State Welfare, and a Review of Alternatives to Dependency (Occasional Paper,)
Ralph Harris
Manufacturer: Institute of Economic Affairs
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Binding: Paperback

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A Critique of Welfare Economics

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HRZUVA

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A Critique of Welfare Economics
M. D. Little
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, Oxford
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000CHO7T

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A Critique of Welfare Economics
Little. I. M. D.
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UU9OQQ

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A Critique of Welfare Economics
I. M. D. Little
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000CJN2B

A Critique of Welfare Economics, Second Edition

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A Critique of Welfare Economics, Second Edition
I.M.D. Little
Manufacturer: Oxford University/Clarendon Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GSZODE

The Federal-State Employment Service: A Critique (Policy Studies in Employment and Welfare, No. 5)

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The Federal-State Employment Service: A Critique (Policy Studies in Employment and Welfare, No. 5)
Stanley H. Ruttenberg
Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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Low-Income Housing: A Critique of Federal Aid (Policy Studies in Employment and Welfare, No. 8)

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Low-Income Housing: A Critique of Federal Aid (Policy Studies in Employment and Welfare, No. 8)
Robert Taggart
Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0801812496

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A quick-access reference with all the essential savvy of a formal degree program. Managers at every level get graded on their financial performance every working day. But, unlike grad students, few have the time to study financial tomes for insight and guidance. This crash course helps harried managers master the curriculum in a flash. Michael Muckian, a writer on business and finance and a veteran manager, demystifies high-level financial subjects and delivers quick "how-to" answers to tough on-the-job questions about the company's money.

Muckian gives managers a variety of sound lessons from creating a savvy business plan to forecasting growth, direction, and long-term profitability, from asset/liability management to understanding growth cycles; and from deferrals and accruals to obtaining financing. Charts, tables, and real-world examples are included as well as an extensive glossary of financial and accounting terms. PRENTICE HALL'S ONE-DAY MBA IN FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING could well earn managers an "A+" for bottom-line results.

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Prentice Hall's One-Day MBA in Management
Michael Muckian
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0130448346

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What happens when a best-selling author with a liberal-arts degree (and a minor in Finance, in case the bottom ever fell out of Art History) finds himself Managing Director of a national book distributor? You'll be surprised—he sure was.

After the initial shock wore off, Kevin Orlin Johnson, Ph.D., found that quotes, quips, and other historical tidbits he'd picked up in his eleven years of graduate school came back to him unbidden and—in a little under a year—helped him build a wretched little debt-ridden startup into a thriving distribution dynamo serving hundreds of publishers nationwide and posting quarterly growth rates exceeding 4000 percent ("We went after the really big customers, and we got them," he explains).

Now, with the publication of The Best Business Advice in History, he's brought together the most useful gems of insight from history's greatest leaders—and the howlers of history's most spectacular failures. It's fascinating, it's funny, and it's the most effective practical advice around—advice that has stood the test of time.

In fact, it's the best business advice in history!

Sections on Career, Co-Workers, Clients and Customers, and Competitors are designed to get you through your day with wit and style, while a final section on Conscience helps you laugh your way through those long sleepless nights.

And—just in case you were absent that day—Johnson supplies a copious index featuring piercingly funny biographical essays on exactly who all of these people were and why you should pay attention to them.

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Borrowing a copy just wont cut it.

Mom of two and childcare provider

Two to Four from 9 to 5: The Adventures of a Daycare Provider
Joan Roemer , and Barbara Austin
Manufacturer: Harpercollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0060919663

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Borrowing a copy just wont cut it........2006-02-21

I work in the nursery at my church and recently got a position with 18 mo. - 3 year olds. There are often situations that come up that are trying and this book really opened my eyes to a lot of things. It is a wonderfully written heart-warming book that gives hope to all who have struggled but are still passionate about caring for the little ones.

Mom of two and childcare provider.......2003-10-26

This is a phenomenal book! It is not a "how to" book per say but do you ever learn a lot about children and what makes them tick. I learned so much from these true stories that I know it will help me tremendously as a childcare provider and as a parent. I read a library copy but am going to purchase this book - more than a few times I wanted to highlight some things. Very good and highly reccommended.

Two to Four from 9 to 5 : The Adventures of a Daycare Provider

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Two to Four from 9 to 5 : The Adventures of a Daycare Provider
Joan and Barbars Austin Roemer
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OF26EO

Two to Four from 9 to 5: Adventures of a Daycare Provider

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Two to Four from 9 to 5: Adventures of a Daycare Provider
Joan Roemer
Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 051706426X
Release Date: 1991-04-07

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There have been guidebooks to military sites before, but no book has covered the War of 1812 in its entirety. Now for the first time, Dundurn Press can offer this guidebook to all of the major historic sites of the War of 1812, and some of the more obscure ones. In detailing these sites, Collins has included 385 historic sites and markers, twenty-seven maps, and forty-seven illustrations. The book includes a chronology of the war, and is a handy tool for both the traveller and the historian. This guide fills a gap in the canon of existing War of 1812 literature, and is a welcome addition to the collections of both the serious student of the war and the amateur historian.

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A FANTASTIC read! .......2006-08-08

For various reasons, the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain to lay claim over Canada is sometimes referred to as a forgotten war. There was no well known American president involved such as George Washington, nor was there a popular general involved such as Ulysses S. Grant to capture the imaginations of the American people. Many Canadians feel military accomplishments have never been a focal point in our national conscience, but the War of 1812 was the bloodiest conflict fought on Canadian soil and was an essential event in forming the foundation of the Canadian identity.

The war between Great Britain and France was more vital, especially on a global scale, mainly because Canada was just a small British colony with a few hundred thousand inhabitants. But for those living here, the War of 1812 was a pivotal moment in history. The War of 1812 provided Canadians with a woman who became a national icon, and whose name would become synonymous with chocolate - Laura Secord; the war would also produce Canada's first war hero, General Isaac Brock, whose victories and death inspired a nation.

Amateur historian and Ottawa native Gilbert Collins visited many of the sites of the War of 1812 without the intention of writing a book but, as he says in the preface, there was no adequate guides for those like him with an interest in the War of 1812, so Collins took it upon himself to rectify the situation.

In detailing these attractions, Collins has included more than 380 historic sites and markers, 28 maps and dozens of illustrations. The book also includes a chronology of the war, and is a handy tool for both the traveller and the historian. This guide is a welcome addition to the collections of both the serious scholar of the war and the amateur historian.

The many sites are listed according to region, and to Collins' credit, the book ventures beyond Canada's involvement in the war. More depth is given to sites in Canada, but American sites are also well covered. In order to locate sites in their present locations, a map and symbols are given for each region, which indicate what a visitor might expect to find from a small plaque commemorating a battle, a large statue honouring a person or the remains of a long gone fort. Collins also uses photographs to show the locations as they are today and, for an added touch, even includes sketches by another amateur historian Benson Lossing, who, like Collins, visited the War of 1812 sites back in 1860 without the benefit of a guidebook.

A brief summary of events and participants is included for each site. Some entries are longer than others but are always informative. The real detail is in the lesser known events and people because Collins assumes his readers will know the major players, and in places, he skims them a bit in favour of the smaller things such as the Hoople's Creek skirmish in Ontario. The current status and modifications to many of the sites are also indicated and show how the places are being preserved when possible but also that many are lost forever with nothing but a small marker to indicate the significance. Another bonus in the updates is the inclusion of modern day finds such as the accidental discovery of the ship General Hunter. The General Hunter was captured by the Americans at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813 and its wreck ended up buried on a beach in Southampton, Ontario until it was discovered in 2001.

Brock's service in the Battle of Queenston Heights gave Canadians their first true war hero. When Brock was alive, he was a hero to the Canadian people and his soldiers, and when he was killed defending Canada, he became a legend. There are countless streets and parks named after him and he is even the namesake of a city: Brockville, Ontario. There is ample coverage of both Brock and The Battle of Queenston Heights along with information on what a visitor will find at the site today including a walking tour of the battleground with markers containing relevant facts. Also placed high atop Queenston Heights is Brock's grave and monument.

Brock's monument is visible from kilometres away, including the American side of the river. The plume of Brock's hat is 185 feet above the ground, making it taller than any of the columns raised to honour Horatio Nelson or Napoleon.

This book is definitely for the historian out for a road trip or someone looking for some general information on the battles, people and places of the War of 1812. It is not detailed enough to be used as an academic resource but it was never intended to be. If you're a Pierre Burton wannabe and have any interest in a War of 1812 driving tour of Eastern Canada or the United States, this comprehensive book is a must.

Diana & Lord Nelson Together in 1812........2005-10-15

Historical documents, especially those drafted in time of war, often suffer from the ignorance or outright bias of the authors, based on their individual opinions. A ship's log is factual. Two American ships were lost August 8, 1813, when a squall bursts directly over them and they hit bottom within minutes.

During the War of 1812, armies clashed from Canada to Louisiana, navies from the Great Lakes to the high seas. On Lake Ontario, a survivor from the ship 'Scourge' told his story to a young writer who had been aboard a merchant ship with him earlier, James Fenimore Cooper. 'Scourge' was originally a Canadian merchant vessel called 'Lord Nelson' and the figurehead at the mast showed one of history's greatest naval heroes, Admiral Horatio Nelson, a heroic Britisher whose likeness in all its majesty in a pose like Napoleon.

The 'Hamilton' had been an American merchantman named 'Diana' with the figurehead of a beautiful statuesque goddess beneath her bowsprit. When found at the bottom of this lake, the anchor was raised clear of the hull by passing its line through a cathead that protrudes from the ship's bow. "Ah, la, la, magnifique! Charmante! Fantastique, mon ami!"

Ned Myers, the survivor, told his old friend, "The past, I have related as faithfully as I have been able so to do. The future is with God." James Fenimore Cooper's account, the 19th century classic of this shipwreck, thus making the two naval vessels "Ghost Ships," is called NED MYERS; OR A LIFE BEFORE THE MAST.

Excellent.......2005-07-30

I checked this book out of my local library and was quite impressed with it. Now that I am aware of it, I am going to purchase it.

If you are thinking of travelling to see 1812 battle sites and other interesting places related to the topic buy this book !

And check out the price, really a bargoon for a book this high in quality !!

Send me an email if you have any questions spevans@sympatico.ca

Great guide to an overlooked period.......1999-10-30

While occasionaly uneven in its listings (i.e. some areas covered in great detail a few like the Delmarva region are glossed over and Florida is ignored), the book is the best I've seen on the subject. Collins tries to cover everything and in the end comes close. This is a great help on any battlefield trips.

An outstanding anotated list of War of 1812 sites with maps.......1998-12-12

Sites are listed from the War of 1812 according to region. A map and symbols are given for each region, in order to locate sites and present locations, as well as indicate what a visitor might expect to find. Use of photographs and postage stamps is an added enhancement.A brief summary of events and particpants is included for each site. Current status and modifications are also indicated. The book is written by a Canadian, who fairly even handedly relates events.Most depth is given to sites in Canada, put American sites are well covered. The only major missing location in the USA is Pensacola. Otherwise EVERYPLACE is covered well.

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The evolutionary, ecological and behavioral questions posed by obligate brood parasites are among the most intriguing of all contemporary ornithological topics. Avian brood parasites lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and may be a major contributing factor driving several species of songbirds to near extinction. As one of the first books to present a comprehensive overview of this fascinating phenomenon, this work discusses the comparative biology and co-evolutionary adaptations exhibited by the five families of birds that engage in such behavior. Several chapters dealing with the comparative biology of both intraspecific and interspecific brood parasites, are followed by individual accounts of all known species--nearly 100 altogether, primarily cowbirds and cuckoos. Some of the more remarkable behavioral and structural adaptations of these birds include egg mimicry, juvenile mimicry, elimination by starvation or actual attack of other nestlings or host eggs, and even the learning and partial mimicry of host song traits. An extended glossary, a list of Latin names, 400 literature citations and range maps of all parasitic species discussed are also included. Detailed line drawings by the author enhance this synthesis of biological and ecological information.

THE AVIAN BROOD PARASITES: Deception at the Nest

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THE AVIAN BROOD PARASITES: Deception at the Nest
P.H. Johnsgard
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKN92C

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Avian Brood Parasites: Deception at the Nest
Paul A. Johnsgard
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MVF2HI

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