Business Restructuring in Hong Kong: Strengths and Limits of Post-industrial Capitalism

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This book examines, in detail, Hong Kong's experience with business reorganization in enterprise and industry, arguing that Hong Kong is currently going through its second wave of commercialization, the first being the deindustrialization of ten years ago.

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Comparing welfare policies in the U.S. and Western Europe aimed at the "workless" population, this study notes that the European labor policies of welfare services offer the best method of bringing the socially excluded back into mainstream society. Despite differences in ideology and practice, Joel Handler argues that there are also significant similarities between the U.S. and the Europeans, especially in field-level practices that serve to exclude the most vulnerable. The author examines strategies for reform and concludes with an argument for a basic income guarantee.

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The animal communities in plant-held water bodies, such as tree holes and pitcher plants, are models for food web studies. In this book, Professor Kitching introduces us to these fascinating miniature worlds and demonstrates how they can be used to tackle some of the major questions in community ecology. Based on his thirty years of research around the world, he presents much previously unpublished information, as well as summarizing over a hundred years of natural history observations made by others. The book covers many aspects of the theory of food web formation and maintenance presented with field-collected information on tree holes, bromeliads, pitcher plants, bamboo containers, and the axils of fleshy plants.

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The animal communities in plant-held water bodies, such as tree-holes and pitcher plants, have become models for food-web studies. In this book, Professor Kitching introduces us to these fascinating miniature worlds and demonstrates how they can be used to tackle some of the major questions in community ecology. Based on thirty years research in many parts of the world, this work presents much previously unpublished information, in addition to summarising over a hundred years of natural history observations by others. The book covers many aspects of the theory of food-web formation and maintenance presented with field-collected information on tree-holes, bromeliads, pitcher plants, bamboo containers and the axils of fleshy plants. It is a unique introduction to the field naturalist, and a stimulating source treatment for graduate students and professionals working in the fields of tropical and other forest ecology, as well as entomology.

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Community Ecology.......2007-08-15

Kitching breaks down community ecology into its components using container habitats to demonstrate the underlying principles. A must for those who seek to understand the complexities of ecosystems and life on earth.

Container Habitats and Food Webs: The Natural History and Ecology of Phytotelmata: The Natural History and Ecology of Phytotelmata

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Container Habitats and Food Webs: The Natural History and Ecology of Phytotelmata: The Natural History and Ecology of Phytotelmata

Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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As fruit flies are to genetics, container habitats are to food web ecology and their global distribution has led to their use in studying fundamental questions about community organisation. As a superb summary, covering all the current topics in ecological science, this book is of great value to all ecologists with an interest in food webs.

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Most enthusiastically recommended.......2004-02-29

This is the most remarkable book I have read in a long time, and will be near the top of my reread list. Most enthusiastically recommended.

The author is an MIT graduate, a Jesuit brother, and an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory. Only such a polymath could have written this intriguing book.

For one thing, it contains the clearest popularization of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle that I have ever seen. At last I understand why those who say they understand it probably don't.

The science is presented, so far as possible, in terms that should be accessible to any likely reader. For example, there's a particularly charming description of Brownian motion in terms of brownies in a playground.

The religion is presented quite concisely. After all, the book is about how physics illuminates creation, and the bulk of the book has to present physics. The author is entirely successful in showing that there is no conflict between true science and true religion.

There are a great many amusing anecdotes as well. Since I have read more than a few popular science books, inevitably some were old friends, but many were completely new to me, such as the one about Planck's Constance. Perhaps more important are the brief allusions to Father Grimaldi (who named the phenomenon of diffraction) and Bishop Oresme.

There are a few minor flaws, such as the brief discussion of the mathematician Goedel being, at best, woefully incomplete, which is too bad. A full understanding of Goedel would be helpful to the author's theses.

In short, this book has my highest recommendation.

Basic science - for an understanding of God's universe.......1999-04-01

This appealing, highly readable book does not, as I anticipated, discuss in great detail a religious view of science, nor a scientific view of religion. Instead it presents key aspects of relativity and the quantum and wave theories of light, in a way that makes sense to readers with very little exposure to advanced physics or mathematics. The trick is that it approaches the subject from the perspective of one who understands and cares about the challenges science often seems to pose for devout Christians. Along the way, it becomes clear that there is neither any real conflict, nor any great interdependence, between the physicist's view of the universe and that of mainstream Christianity. The conversational, sometimes humorous style helps the reader concentrate on an inherently difficult subject. Brother Guy's approach does not give the reader all the answers, by any means - but it provides an outstanding basis for educated discussion.

The Way to the Dwelling of Light (The Vatican Observatory Foundation)

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The Way to the Dwelling of Light (The Vatican Observatory Foundation)
Guy J. Consolmagno
Manufacturer: University of Notre Dame Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORDLE6

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Sam Shepard is one of the leading contemporary American playwrights whose plays are widely performed and studied on both sides of the Atlantic. This book provides an overview of all of Shepard's plays, analyzing his experiments with dramatic structure, rhythms of performance and characters, and includes a major interview with Shepard.

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Extremely Educational.......2005-05-14

I've been interested in Sam Shepard for quite some time now and this book was a great addition to my personal library. I suggest it to anyone with an interest in the dramatist. Well worth the money.

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Is there any chapter in American history more dramatic than that of the Northwest from the time of Lewis and Clark to the tragic defeat of Chief Joseph in 1877? Heroic - and not so heroic -characters abound: explorers, fur traders, miners, settlers, missionaries, ranchers, Indian chiefs and their tribespeople. Now, when interest in Lewis and Clark and the American Northwest has never been higher, comes the first complete and unabridged paperback edition of Alvin Josephy's masterwork.

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More About the Nez Perce, Less About the Missionaries Please.......2007-08-25

Really I would rate this book at 4 ½ stars if Amazon would let us. It is a good book, but, at least for me, it does not quite make it to 5. I felt a little too much time was spent on the history of the missionaries sent to the Nez Perce lands. I do realize though that this was an important event that caused a rift in the tribe, so it needed to be covered. When I was reading the bits about the lives of the missionaries, the book started to bog down. I was more interested in learning about the Nez Perce than the settlers. Other than that, I thought the book was good, and well written. I will definitely be reading more on the Nez Perce in the future!

Authoritative, essential, heart-rending.......2005-11-30

The appalling treatment of the Nez Perces is a sordid and shameful chapter in the modern history of the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Josephy carefully and meticulously describes the downfall of this peaceful and friendly people. His account begins slowly, but it accelerates with the momentum of a huge steam engine and thunders to a climax that left me in tears.

The best book available on this subject.......2005-05-31

Growing up in Idaho, and in my youth occasionally hearing some of the stories of the tragic flight of the Nez Perce, led me to read several books on the subject. No other story in American history is as fascinating as this one. Many good books have been written about it (along with a few that are not so good), but this one is easily the best. It is the most detailed, most accurate, and yet the most readable of all of them. Be warned, however--it is long (700+ pages), and nearly three fourths of the book deals with events that occured prior to the well-known Nez Perce war of 1877. For a shorter read about just the war itself Beal's "I Will Fight No More, Forever" might be a better choice. But for a comprehensive history of the entire region and its people, this is the best.

THE NEZ PERCE INDIANS and the Opening of the Northwest

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THE NEZ PERCE INDIANS and the Opening of the Northwest
Jr. Alvin M. Josephy
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORZRVG

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The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest

Manufacturer: Yale University Press,
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000FM9CUC

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Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest
Alvin M. Josephy
Manufacturer: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000CMYHT

THE NEZ PERCE INDIANS AND THE OPENING OF THE NORTHWEST ABRIDGED EDITION

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THE NEZ PERCE INDIANS AND THE OPENING OF THE NORTHWEST ABRIDGED EDITION
Alvin M, Jr. Josephy
Manufacturer: New Haven, CtNew Haven, Ct: Yale University Press, 1971
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000M1RG68

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The Nez Perce Indians: And the Opening of the Northwest
Alvin M. Jr. Josephy
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NZ7FAA

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The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest
Alvin M. Jr. Josephy
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORX3SA

Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest. Abridged Edition.

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Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest. Abridged Edition.
Alvin M., Jr. Josephy
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MU2M90

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Handbook of Comparative Pharmacokinetics and Residues of Veterinary Therapeutic Drugs is a unique compilation of comparative pharmacokinetic data for veterinary therapeutic drugs. The book features an excellent introductory chapter on basic veterinary pharmacokinetics and includes pharmacological data taken from hundreds of primary research references. These data are presented in standardized units and are arranged in conveniently organized tables so that comparisons between data can be made easily. Much of the data is new and was taken from articles in which data was not subjected to pharmacokinetic analysis.

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buyer beware.......2007-09-13

Most disappointed with "book" -- it was a poorly photocopied edition, bound with a plastic binder -- not even a good job at the copy shop. I expected at least a softbound book with a real cover for what I paid (and saw visually represented in the description.) When it says binding unknown, beware. This is simply a brief (40 approx) page report on very general quail habitat and cultivation -- much like a grad student thesis. I expected more information and text for the amount I paid. As I said before, read the fine print and buyer beware -- I've learned my lesson.

Characterization of riparian management zones and upland management areas with respect to wildlife habiatat

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Characterization of riparian management zones and upland management areas with respect to wildlife habiatat
Chad Armour
Manufacturer: The Committee
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Binding: Unknown Binding

Habitat Development Field Investigations Bolivar Peninsula Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Galveston Bay, Texas. App. D: Propragation of Vascular Plants and Postpropagation Monitoring of Botanical Soil, Aquatic Biota and Wildlife Resources

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Habitat Development Field Investigations Bolivar Peninsula Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Galveston Bay, Texas. App. D: Propragation of Vascular Plants and Postpropagation Monitoring of Botanical Soil, Aquatic Biota and Wildlife Resources
J.W. Webb and others
Manufacturer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000T2KR9S

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June 1978. Dredged Material Research Program Technical Program D-78-15, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Habitat Development Field Investigations Bolivar Peninsula Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Galveston Bay, Texas: Summary Report

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Habitat Development Field Investigations Bolivar Peninsula Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Galveston Bay, Texas: Summary Report
Hollis H. Allen and others
Manufacturer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000T7J34S

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August 1978. Dredged Material Research Program Technical Report D-78-a5. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 75 pages plus.

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Miller Sands Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Columbia River, Oregon. Appendix E: Postpropagation Assessment of Botanical and Soil Resources on Dredged Material

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Habitat Development Field Investigations, Miller Sands Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Columbia River, Oregon. Appendix E: Postpropagation Assessment of Botanical and Soil Resources on Dredged Material
Paul E. Heilman and others
Manufacturer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000T7HCOQ

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August 1978. Dredged Material Research Program Technical Report D-77-36. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 289 pages plus.

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Miller Sands Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Columbia River, Oregon. Appendix F: Postpropagation Assessment of Wildlife Resources on Dredged Material

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Habitat Development Field Investigations, Miller Sands Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Columbia River, Oregon. Appendix F: Postpropagation Assessment of Wildlife Resources on Dredged Material
John A. Crawford and Daniel K. Edwards
Manufacturer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000T7J2S0

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May 1977. Dredged Material Research Program Technical Report D-77-38. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 68 pages plus.

Habitat development field investigations, Nott Island upland habitat development site, Connecticut River, Connecticut: Summary report : final report (Technical ... Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station)

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Habitat development field investigations, Nott Island upland habitat development site, Connecticut River, Connecticut: Summary report : final report (Technical ... Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station)
L. Jean Hunt
Manufacturer: Available from National Technical Information Service
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

The Technology Of Bobwhite Management: The Theory Behind the Practice

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The Technology Of Bobwhite Management: The Theory Behind the Practice
Fred S. Guthery
Manufacturer: Iowa State University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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Upland and wetland habitat development with dredged material: Ecological considerations (Technical report - U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station)

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Upland and wetland habitat development with dredged material: Ecological considerations (Technical report - U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station)
John D Lunz
Manufacturer: Available from National Technical Information Service
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006X2V8A

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