Site, space, and structure

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A little book that celebrates a remarkable building.

Cellars, garrets, and related spaces in Philadelphia houses, 1750-1850

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Cellars, garrets, and related spaces in Philadelphia houses, 1750-1850
John M Bacon
Manufacturer: Independence National Historical Park
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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Historic Preservation | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006SC42S

Experience in the application of outer space photography for determining the geological engineering characteristics of sites for hydraulic structures =: ... Engineering and Research Center)

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Experience in the application of outer space photography for determining the geological engineering characteristics of sites for hydraulic structures =: ... Engineering and Research Center)
A. L Strom
Manufacturer: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Engineering and Research Center, Division of Foreign Activities
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Engineering | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006YQ770

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little yet packs a punch.......2002-04-06

I was surprised at how small this book is when it arrived, but knew I needed it as part of my calligraphy library. There are so many helpful techniques, and they're written in such a clear, concise manner. I know I'll refer to this book again and again. I liked the project section as well since I sometimes get stuck on what to create.

Beautiful.......2000-06-03

A very good book on Caligraphy, and very impressive. I highly suggest it.

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Marion Post Wolcott, Fsa Photographs (Untitled, 34)
Marion Wolcott
Manufacturer: Friends of Photography Bookstore
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0933286384

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FSA photographs and recent works
Marion Post Wolcott
Manufacturer: Amarillo Art Center
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B000718AVI

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MARION POST WOLCOTT, FSA PHOTOGRAPHS. Introduction by Sally Stein. Untitled, 34
Marion Post. Wolcott
Manufacturer: Friends of Photography Bookstore,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000N7ET3Y

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Marion Post Wolcott: Fsa Photographs
Sally Stein
Manufacturer: Friends of Photography, Carmel Ca
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RZJKDQ

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Marion Post Wolcott: Fsa Photographs

Manufacturer: Friends of Photography, Carmel Ca
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000I9NDMA

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Citizens can fight Superstore Sprawl!

A Lay Persons Bible!

The Activist's Bible

Sleepless In Kent Island Maryland

Al Norman Brings Warning Light To Red Hook, New York

Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart!
Al Norman
Manufacturer: Raphel Marketing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The Case Against Wal-Mart

How Walmart Is Destroying America And The World: And What You Can Do About It

The United States of Wal-Mart

Wal-mart: The High Cost of Low Price

The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy

ASIN: 097115421X

Book Description

"Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart" is written in two parts. The first part describes why Wal-Mart, Home Depot and their kin are a threat to small community life in America.

The second part gives you a game plan to stop Wal-Mart and other big-box retailers in your home town, much the way Al Norman and other concerned citizens kept Wal-Mart out of Greenfield.

The book is a call for the preservation of all the qualities we love about hometown America. It is one man's David versus Goliath story. It can also be a road map for your community's fight to keep its downtown businesses and core values.

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Citizens can fight Superstore Sprawl!.......2004-11-21

This book is excellent! A must have for any citizen activist trying to preserve their hometown. It helps citizens organize and fight back! Urban sprawl is the #1 killer of communities. Wal-Marts and Home Depots suck the life out of thriving communities with their wide product base which draws customers away from small businesses. On a larger scale, both stores, because of their large volume purchasing power, force manufacturers to sell almost below cost and this phenomena is largely responsible for the incredible amount of outsourcing in America today. The end result is not only lower prices but in many cases lower quality durable goods. (Not to mention less good jobs!) The companion book, The Case Against Wal-Mart, published April 2004, gives even more insight to Wal-Mart's power over manufacturers and decribes how Rubbermaid was forced to close many of its American factories.
Wal-Marts and Home Depots are traffic magnets. Don't let sprawl clog up your town if you can help it.
Regina Costantino Discenza (www.nohomedepot.us)
Forked River, NJ 08731

A Lay Persons Bible!.......2004-10-07

If you need help fighting ANY big business, this is the book to buy! It was recommended to me by a friend who used it to successfully keep a grocery chain out of their neighborhood. Now we have followed the advice to keep developers from moving into our small town. The book is easy to read with helpful hints that can be applied to many areas of use. Thank You Thank You for writing this book!

The Activist's Bible.......2000-10-26

I found out about this book from friends in a citizen's group in Maryland that was fighting a Wal-Mart. They said Al Norman's book was their Bible. I have read other books that are business history titles--but Slam Dunking Wal-Mart actually gives you the information you need to stop superstores in your community. Norman has helped dozens of communities do just that over the past 7 years, and he's become the "guru" of the anti-sprawl movement, to quote 60 Minutes. I found this book more and more useful as I reread it, and I've copied sections to give to my local officials. This is not some pointy-headed academic book--its a good read for the average homeowner or merchant who is looking for arguments and strategies for stopping superstore sprawl. Get one--and get one for your Mayor to read as well! Now I understand why Wal-Mart doesn't like to debate this guy. I was appalled to learn that Wal-Mart has over 300 "dead" stores on the market today. This book also has good info on Home Depot and other logos. The NY Times doesn't know this book exists--but citizens'groups have made good use of it.

Sleepless In Kent Island Maryland.......2000-01-04

I'd be surprised if Mr. Norman's book does not keep you awake at night. I know it had that affect on me. Even if you think you like Wal-Mart, after you read this book I doubt you will ever look at a superstore the same way again. The book also provides a common sense, easy to follow game plan for citizens to fight superstore sprawl. I know it will help us in our fight against the invasion of Wal-Mart on Kent Island.

Al Norman Brings Warning Light To Red Hook, New York.......1999-12-29

Sooner or later every beautiful rural American Town will have to deal with the threat of a corporate Goliath like Wal-Mart invading their community. Al Norman's book Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart educates, not only citizen groups, but Planning and Zoning Boards across the country. It also assists them in directly dealing with these inevitable imposters to the quietude of Rural America. If you can't get Al Norman to come to your town (you might be able to if you contact him) - this book is the next best thing. Mr. Norman and his book are presently bringing the Warning Light to the Town of Red Hook, New York (upstate New York, about 60 miles south of Albany). Believe it or not, everybody's listening to Wal-Mart's nemesis. Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart is a must read for community activists and Planning Boards alike!

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The common sense of political economy: And selected papers and reviews on economic theory
Philip Henry Wicksteed
Manufacturer: George Routledge & Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Popular Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0007JGO4U

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First published in 1910

The Common Sense of Political Economy: and Selected Papers and Reviews on Economic Theory, Vol. 2 (Routledge Library Editions-Economics, 42)

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The Common Sense of Political Economy: and Selected Papers and Reviews on Economic Theory, Vol. 2 (Routledge Library Editions-Economics, 42)
Phili Wicksteed
Manufacturer: Routledge
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0415313422

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First published in 1910

The common sense of political economy and Selected papers and reviews of Economic theory Vol 2

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The common sense of political economy and Selected papers and reviews of Economic theory Vol 2

Manufacturer: Routledge Kegan Paul
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HJTH8A

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Stability & Change In Revol. Penna
George David Rappaport
Manufacturer: Pennsylvania State University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Banks & Banking | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0271026642

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STABILITY & CHANGE IN REVOL. PENNA
GEORGE DA RAPPAPORT
Manufacturer: Pennsylvania State University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQMH06

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Entrepreneur Brainstormers™ question blocks and idea-development worksheets are designed by leading CEOs as the most efficient way to generate new ideas, develop them, and then execute and bring those ideas to fruition. Too many ideas vanish on pieces of scratch paper or don't even make it to paper before getting lost among the myriad thoughts in a person's mind. Brainstormers™ are an effective way to stimulate your mind to think in new ways and to centralize your ideas, whether for an entirely new product or service, a way to increase efficiencies, profits, or internal teamwork, or even just a way to do something differently. Start collecting your thoughts by answering the questions on the lined pages of your Brainstormers journal today!

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This series covers the federal, state, and local regulations imposed on small businesses, with concise, friendly and up-to-the-minute advice on each critical step of starting your own business.

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A wonderful primer on starting a business with contact information for locating startup funds if necessary........2006-09-03

This is a valuable book (resource) for budding entrepreneurs. It seems to try to cover all the bases for starting a small business, but it can't do them all well in the space available between its covers. The book is only 288 pages long. If you are in the planning stages of starting a small business, then I highly recommend you get a copy of this book. Read it, study it, and outline it. There are helpful checklists to help you grasp the subjects. You will come up with a plethora of keywords and terms that you will want to google to find Web pages giving more detailed (and maybe more current) information.

I am a SCORE counselor (Senior Corps of Retired Executives) who typically does face-to-face counseling sessions three nights a month. It would really be neat if my clients would read this book BEFORE they came to their session with me because they would pretty much be "educated customers" ready to ask educated questions. Our sessions would be so much more beneficial.

My favorite chapters were:

1. Initial business concerns
2. Your business' structure
3. Business start-up details
5. Sources of business assistance (SCORE is mentioned here)
7. Your smart business plan (and a good sample plan is included)
8. Obtaining the financing you need

The book is weak when it comes to how the Internet can be used in corresponding, hiring, and marketing. But this is just one example of how googling keywords and concepts found in the book will make the book more complete. Don't treat the book as authoritative on the law. It isn't. Nor was it ever intended to be. It is light on tax information as it relates to small business.

I was particularly impressed with the material presented in Chapter 2: Choice of Legal Entity. That subject is sorely ignored in most small business books, and it is critically important. It is a subject I regularly must spend a great deal of time discussing at my SCORE sessions. This book does a pretty good job on the topic.

Chapters 4 and 9 through 12 are easy to find fault with. The topic of each could fill a book. But having these topics covered definitely will help a budding entrepreneur know some of the issues they raise.

I would have liked the book more if Chapter 6 (marketing) had been less superficial. When I read it I got the impression that the author was more a public relations expert than a marketing expert. I generally categorize public relations as a subset of marketing. Marketing includes advertising, public relations, and a whole host of other promotion techniques. I did not get this message when I read the book. I also would have liked the book better if the Internet, email, and Web sites had been discussed more. But there are many books on those subjects. Therefore, I can't complain too much about the limited discussion of computers.

When you read this book it may feel a little like it was produced on an assembly line. Maybe it was? There are 50 versions of this book sold; the only state I haven't found a copy for is Montana. Content is king, and this book has it. 5 stars!

Has The Entrepreneurial Spirit.......2004-01-03

How To Start A Business In New York is a valuable book for those budding entrepreneurs. This resource covers all bases when discussing legal, financial, marketing, employment, and many other issues.

The comparisons on sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations are outlined in a very easy to read manner comparing advantages and disadvantages of both. Issues related to non for profits and s corporations are discussed in an easy to read language.

Many good laws are discusssed here to education the budding business osner. The Family Leave Act, The Civils Rights Acts, and Americans With Disablities issues are discussed in a friendly way. Counseling resources are provided as well.

The financial sections are quite intriguing as well. Most notable are the discussions regarding creating a business plan. The sample on the fictious company Evergreen Lawn Care is very helpful as many aspects of how the business plans to succede are discussed.

The only minor drawback is in the employment section. These days when people advertise for a job, a telephone number is not included due to control demand. Email addresses, fax numbers, and in rare cases mailing addresses are mentioned. Furthermore, since this book was published recently, the author should have stressed the importance of developing a website for employment issues as well as marketing and other concerns.

Otherwise, this book is a very useful resource for the many people who are even mildly intrigued at the prospect of starting their own business.

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Encyclopedia of warfare history, tactics, etc.

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A Bird-Finding Guide to Canada

Manufacturer: McClelland & Stewart
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America

ASIN: 0771032196
Release Date: 2000-05-27

Book Description

This extensively revised edition of A Bird-Finding Guide to Canada will have Canadian birdwatchers grabbing their binoculars and itching to get out to the birding “hot spots” described in its pages. Editor J. Cam Finlay has drawn on the expertise of birders from every region of the country to tell you what birds to look for and where to find them across each province and territory.

Want to know, for instance, where Great Grey Owls, Sage Grouse, and Yellow Rails may be found in the prairie provinces? Are you travelling to Vancouver on business and eager to know what birds you might see in Stanley Park? Planning a trip to the Maritimes and need advice on the best spots along the Bay of Fundy to find masses of migrating shorebirds? Need suggestions for rewarding day-trips in the vicinity of Ottawa, Toronto, or Winnipeg?

You’ll find it all in this exciting guide, along with:

Line maps of each province and territory, with “hot spots” indicated, and pencil sketches throughout by Terry Thormin; current addresses and telephone numbers of enthusiastic contact people and associations; useful and specific travel advice; a compact checklist of species, showing both frequency and location by province, and much more.

Whether you are planning a trip right across Canada, or are simply eager to learn more about your own area, whether you are a newcomer to this fascinating pursuit or are a keen birder seeking to add those hard-to-find species to your lifetime list, this book is sure to become an indispensable companion to the bird guides and road maps in your knapsack, flight bag, or glove compartment.

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A Bird-Finding Guide to Ontario
Clive E. Goodwin
Manufacturer: University of Toronto Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Canada | Travel | Subjects | Books

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Book Description

A Bird-Finding Guide to Ontario has been the indispensable guide for Ontario birders since it was first published in 1982. With this completely revised and greatly expanded edition the reader will now have, in one volume, complete, up-to-date information on where and when to look for birds, and detailed information on the distribution of all species recorded in the province.

Ontario offers a host of opportunities for the bird watcher. More than 450 species of birds have been found in the province, and at least 285 have nested. From southern deciduous woodlands to Arctic coastline, this guide presents precise directions on where birds are found, emphasizing the most popular and productive localities, but also citing numerous little-known locales that will delight aficionado and novice alike. County maps show the locations of the areas covered. Additional, more detailed maps supplement the text.

Goodwin supplies valuable information on the province as a whole and the habitats contained within. He lists common breeding birds one can expect to encounter, and describes seasonal weather conditions and migration patterns and the most productive kinds of birding to be found. The book concludes with special information for visitors to the province. An extensive index provides easy access to the guide.

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