Selecting Investments for Your Retirement Account

Average customer rating:
Selecting Investments for Your Retirement Account
Richard D Glass
Manufacturer: Intl Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0963802941

Product Description

The most complete guide to the Gem State in print. 96 maps, 53 maps of towns and cities, over 1,600 restaurants, over 430 motels, every public and private campground, over 160 guest ranches and resorts, over 80 bed and breakfasts, vacation homes and cabins, over 180 outfitters and guides, airports, hundreds of fisheries, 107 public and private golf courses, 100s of museums and historical sites, 55 hot springs, hikes, over 50 scenic drives and side trips, more than 80 ghost towns, downhill and cross country ski areas, hundreds of attractions, 1,000s of photographs, weather information for over 50 locations, information on every city and town, 1,000s of things to do, 1,000s of addresses and phone numbers. Includes free photo CD-ROM of 100s of screensaver sized photos plus Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent guide!!.......2005-08-19

We were considering a trip through Yellowstone and Idaho when our family gave this book to us. We are definitely going to both and can hardly wait!

The book is written very well. The author manages to illustrate Idaho's rich history and must-see stops in such a way that it does not read like a typical, dull atlas or encyclopedia. The Ultimate Idaho Atlas and Travel Encyclopedia is enjoyable to read and easy to navigate. We highly recommend this book!

A wealth of information!.......2005-08-18

I recently returned from a motorcycle trip that included Idaho and wish I would have had this awesome book before I left. It would have been a wonderful guide for touring this beautiful state. Speaking of beautiful, the word also describes much of the photography in this book. No matter where your interests lie, The Ultimate Idaho Atlas and Travel Encyclopedia can help you locate it.

While many travel books read like an encyclopedia, this one does not. The style used by the author in this book has a way of grabbing and keeping your interest. Her sense of humor becomes apparent in many of the sidebar articles that provide a perspective of Idaho's landscape and people from the past and present.

If Idaho was for sale, this book could get it sold!

Average customer rating:

Little Snippets of Pirate Lore--Literally.

Pirates (Collins Gem) (Collins Gem)
Collins Uk Staff
Manufacturer: Collins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | World | History | Subjects | Books

All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

mental floss presents Instant Knowledge (Collins Gem) (Collins Gem)

ASIN: 006113712X
Release Date: 2006-07-03

Book Description

Yarr Matey!

Pirates covers everything from peg legs to parrots, including:

Profiles of real pirates from John Paul Jones and Blackbeard to Sir Francis Drake
What life was like on board a pirate ship
Pirates from ancient times to the modern age

Customer Reviews:

Little Snippets of Pirate Lore--Literally........2006-07-27

This tiny volume has a surprising amount of information packed into its 3.25x4.625 inch pages. It starts with a chronology covering the various periods of pirates over the years, starting with The Sea Peoples of c. 1200 b.c. and ends with pirates from the Indonesian area. Between those you'll find Medieval pirates, Caribbean pirates, French corsairs and many, many more.

Moving on to part two we have little snippets of infamous pirates like Mary Read and the Barbarossa Brothers.

Part Three involves ships: types, flags, equipment, maps, weapons and more.

Part Four describes the pirate life: a dose of reality (what life was really like for them, not what the movies potray) the code, dress, treasure, the reasons behind the term "scurvey knave" and much more.

Part Five tells of the era of pirate hunters and the end of the vast pirate pillaging section of history, including trials and executions.

Part Six is an overview of pirates in literature and film and even a little on modern day piracy and wrecked pirate ships found over the years.

The information is presented in a very factual textbook-like way and could potentially be a great little starting resource for those looking for information on piracy. There's even a glossary of nautical terms in the back. Beware of the size I mentioned above. This be it's only drawback, gaarrr...Other than that, I felt the price was a little steep for something so small, but when you crack open its minute pages, you too will probably be surprised at much info there is to be had here. It does make for an easily transportable book. Being so small too, there is not much room for pictures, so don't expect every detail to have an image to go along with it. Now, just don't lose it on the shelf with all your giant books and you have an easy, quick guide on hand.

Le Robert & Collins MINI espagnol: Dictionnaire francais-espagnol; espagnol-francais (French & Spanish GEM Pocket Dictionary)

Average customer rating:

Le Robert & Collins MINI espagnol: Dictionnaire francais-espagnol; espagnol-francais (French & Spanish GEM Pocket Dictionary)
Robert Staff
Manufacturer: Laurier Books Ltd.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

All French Books | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books
Similar Items:

Vox Diccionario Francais-Espagnol/Espanol-Frances

ASIN: 2850365858

Book Description

Plasicover, Dimensions: 4.5x3.1x1.3 inch.

Average customer rating:

small and limited

World Atlas (Collins Gem)
Collins Uk Staff
Manufacturer: Collins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Atlases | Atlases & Maps | Reference | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books

All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
ASIN: 0060890614
Release Date: 2006-08-08

Book Description

A comprehensive, portable guide to world geography

Up-to-date, detailed, clear world mapping
Reference seion of fas and statistics
Extensive index of more than 20,000 place names

Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America's foremost authority in history, science, and art.

Customer Reviews:

small and limited.......2007-02-15

I think this little book is of no use at all. It is too small, the maps are miniatures and it has very, very little info if at all on countries. I very much recommend the Collins atlas which is a little bit bigger.

Robert & Collins MINI anglais: Dictionnaire franÃ§ais Â anglais; anglais - franÃ§ais (French &-English GEM Pocket Dictionary)

Average customer rating:

Robert & Collins MINI anglais: Dictionnaire franÃ§ais Â anglais; anglais - franÃ§ais (French &-English GEM Pocket Dictionary)
Robert Staff
Manufacturer: Le Robert
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

English (All) | Dictionaries & Thesauruses | Reference | Subjects | Books

French | Foreign Language Nonfiction | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Nonfiction | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

Reference | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

All French Books | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books
ASIN: 2850366242

Book Description

Pocket size Dictionary dimensions: 7.5 x 11.5 cm.

Average customer rating:

Aromatherapy (Collins Gems Series)
Lucinda Deacon-Davis
Manufacturer: Collins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Aromatherapy | Alternative Medicine | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books

General | Medicine | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books

General | Medicine | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books

General | Reference | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books

All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Accessories:

ASIN: 0007101465

Book Description

"Collins Gems" are smartly designed pocket reference guides, providing knowledge at a glance on a wide variety of popular and timely subjects. Packed with outstanding color photos and illustrations, and sporting durable flexi-bindings, these unique quick-reference books offer the minimum in size and the maximum in information.

Average customer rating:

Childcare (Collins Gem)
Collins Gem Staff
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books

Family Health | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books

Child Care | Parenting | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books

General | Parenting | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0004724682

Collins Gem Span Verb Tables (Collins Gems)

Average customer rating:

Too limited
even if you don't know it--it's indispensable!

Collins Gem Span Verb Tables (Collins Gems)
Collins UK Staff
Manufacturer: Collins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Dictionaries & Thesauruses | Reference | Subjects | Books

General | Foreign Languages | Reference | Subjects | Books

Grammar | Words & Language | Reference | Subjects | Books

Vocabulary | Words & Language | Reference | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0004710010

Customer Reviews:

Too limited.......2004-04-30

Not that good. It is too limited for learning. It may be serve as a memory support. If that is what you are looking for, then it is OK.

even if you don't know it--it's indispensable!.......2000-06-05

Extraordinarily handy little booklet. While in the beginning-intermediate stages of learning Spanish, I carried it in my breastpocket at all times. At the start, I went through the discussion and examples--that's the best part of the book, the to-the-point examples--not really understanding everything, but getting a good overview. As I worked through other sources and got better, the book became indispensable for its clear treatment of, first, the basic grammatical structure, and, second, irregularities and idioms that commonly arise.

If you're serious about learning Spanish, this book will make the experience much more productive and quick. If you already know some, you can go from "understandable" to "correct and almost fluent" by reviewing with this book.

Really, a must-have.

Average customer rating:

Worth the effort to find.

Interesting reprint of the classic Quest for the Fazzlewood
The Gem and the Staff (Dungeons & Dragons Module O1)
John Van De Graaf , and Laurie Van De Graaf
Manufacturer: Random House Trade
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
General | Fantasy | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

Curse of Xanathon (Dungeons & Dragons Module X3)

Dwellers of the Forbidden City (AD&D Fantasy Roleplaying, Module I1)

The Isle of Dread: Dungeon Module X1 (Dungeons and Dragons)

Keep on the Borderlands Dungeon Module B2: Dungeons & Dragons Introductory Module for Character Levels 1-3

ASIN: 0394531590

Customer Reviews:

Worth the effort to find........2001-10-31

This module is unique since it is not only a two-part story but it is also geared towards having the Dungeonmaster and Player switch roles. The module is meant to be used with a pregenerated character, and in places reads like an Endless Quest book from TSR. Also, realize that it is meant for one player only. I bought this module on Ebay and was pleased with the content. I was able to modify the module for use with my campaign and the playing character who is a Rouge. The module is focused on a thief/rouge character who is blackmailed into taking on a mission to steal a staff and a gem. It's colorful, and there is ample opportunity for hack-n-slash as well as much needed role-playing and thinking encounters. If you can find a copy, check it out. You won't be disappointed.

Interesting reprint of the classic Quest for the Fazzlewood.......2000-05-02

What to do on those nights when only one player can play? This module is one of my all-time favorite casual diversions - it's a nasty, espionage-oriented gauntlet for a single player "facing off" with the DM. Even better, there's two different adventures, so after you victimize your friend, they can turn the tables and show you just what it's like to be a lone PC struggling for survival! A wonderful workout that will quickly improve your play skills, or wash you out, for thieves.

Average customer rating:

Gem Greek Phrase Book (Collins GEM)

Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Foreign Languages | Reference | Subjects | Books

Linguistics | Words & Language | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0007141718

Average customer rating:

error

Awesome

Simply Fascinating

GOOD BOOK. GOOD DOCTOR. GOOD MAN.

Really Hits the Mark...

Surviving the Extremes: What Happens to the Body and Mind at the Limits of Human Endurance
Kenneth Kamler
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Science | Subjects | Books
Anatomy | Biological Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
General | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

Surviving the Extremes: A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account of the 1996 Disaster

Last Breath: The Limits of Adventure

Human Variation: Races, Types, and Ethnic Groups (6th Edition)

ASIN: 0143034510

Book Description

A true-life scientific thriller no reader will forget, Surviving the Extremes takes us to the farthest reaches of the earth as well as into the uncharted territory within the human body, spirit, and brain. A vice president of the legendary Explorers Club, as well as surgeon, explorer, and masterful storyteller, Dr. Kenneth Kamler has spent years discovering what happens to the human body in extreme environmental conditions. Divided into six sections—jungle, high seas, desert, underwater, high altitude, and outer space—this book uses firsthand testimony and documented accounts to investigate the science of what a body goes through and explains why people survive—and why they sometimes don't.

Customer Reviews:

error.......2007-08-22

This book was either ordered by mistake or sent to me by mistake. I will be returning it.

Awesome.......2007-07-02

Surprisingly great book. I read it by chance and loved reading about everything that happens in your body in survival situations. I couldn't stop reading it.

Simply Fascinating.......2007-06-17

I couldn't set this book down and I couldn't stop telling people about. An extremely well written book of the Doctor's personal stories and accounts of others. As soon as you read the first page you know you've found an amazing book.

GOOD BOOK. GOOD DOCTOR. GOOD MAN........2007-03-08

I bought this book for my Dad, who had Dr. Kamler perform surgery on his hands. He loved the book and Dr. Kamler signed it for him.

Really Hits the Mark..........2006-10-29

What a great read. Dr. Kamler uses his medical background and personal high adventure experiences to write a highly entertaining and informative read that covers the entire gamut of human survival experiences...covering everything from high altitude, exposure, dehydration and submersion, and veering slightly into the macabre...even survival cannabalism.

It's obvious Kamler did his homework, not only in the breadth of material covered, but also in producing a high quality read, remaining ever hopeful about the human experience. He even offers some medical explanations about the mysterious "X Factor"...when people survive despite overwhelming odds to the contrary.

Don't read Deep Survival, which is a well intentioned yet misinformed rant, read this book.

Average customer rating:

A diverting hodgepodge of family recipes (some good, some mediocre) and techniques

Good food from a wonderful family!

The Prudhomme Family Cookbook

Prudhomme's Best

A Must Have - It's out of print; if you can find it BUY IT

The Prudhomme Family Cookbook: Old-Time Louisiana Recipes by the Eleven Prudhomme Brothers and Sisters and Chef Paul Prudhomme
Paul Prudhomme
Manufacturer: William Morrow & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Baking | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
Cajun & Creole | U.S. Regional | Regional & International | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
South | U.S. Regional | Regional & International | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fork in the Road

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seasoned America

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Pure Magic

Fiery Foods That I Love

ASIN: 0688075495

Customer Reviews:

A diverting hodgepodge of family recipes (some good, some mediocre) and techniques.......2007-08-20

Paul Prudhomme is a well known celebrity chef in the Louisiana cajun/creole culinary scene, as well as a prolific author. This particular book has some interesting information, but it's not one of my favorites.

What I liked:

* There's some good historical information on some old regional specialties that are slowly disappearing ... blood sausage, hog boucherie, salting/pickling/canning meat, etc. Some of this information is not particularly useful or practical for modern suburban cooks (who lack access to fresh pig blood and who have refrigerators and thus no longer need to salt/pickle/can stuff to preserve it), but it's important and interesting stuff that deserves to be preserved ... touchstones from a slowly vanishing era & sub-culture.

* The recipes are no-frills, stick-to-your-guts, feed a hardworking blue collar rural family type fare ... and ya gotta appreciate and respect that. Many of the recipes are well honed, and have the patina of age to them, and will always have their rightful place on the American table.

* There's some good instructional information that many other co-called 'cajun' cooks gloss over ... things like extensive tips of making, storing and using various types of roux, tips for cleaning (and eating) crawfish, etc.

What I disliked:

* PHOTOS: There are none ... only a small scattering of indifferently drawn B&W sketchs. Call me spoiled, but I like books with glossy photos, so that I have a general idea what finished dishes are *supposed* look like, presentation-wise. I also like photos, because it helps me 'windowshop' for recipes that I'd like to try ... that way I can see at a glance if it's something I'd be interested in, rather than having to read through a recipe at length in order to get a general feel for its style/approach/flavor. If I'm paying a premium for a hardbound book, then surely the publisher can include some work by a food photographer.

* COVER SHOT: Another thing that never fails to irk me is books that have photos of dishes on the cover that don't appear anywhere in the book. Case in point - this book features a photo of a whole roasted piglet on the jacket ... something I was interested in attempting for a BBQ I was planning at the time, so I bought the book. You guessed it - nadda. Zip. Zilch. Not mentioned anywhere, not even in the small print buried up front in the publisher's legaleze. Typical bait & switch 'teaser' photo, to entice readers. I wrote the publisher a ... ahem ... nice note about that goof.

* SCOPE & POLISH: This is just a book of some assorted family recipes - it's hardly an exhaustive treatise on cajun cooking, and recipes were duplicated faithfully rather than updated or polished in any way to achieve improved results ... the result is many recipes are lackluster and out-dated. Forget about modern appliances like food processors - this is chop/grind it all by hand cookin. Anyway, just because a given recipe documents the way grandma did it forever, doesn't mean that it's the best, tastiest, or easiest recipe ... as anyone who's serious about cooking will rapidly attest.

Anyway, it's a decent, if unspectacular and rather dated book.

Add a star if you're an old fashioned Louisana dirt farmer, age 50+, who raises pigs on/near the bayou, sans phone or electricity.

Good food from a wonderful family!.......2006-10-18

Grew up for part of my childhood in Opalousas LA. We had a local restaurant run by this great family in one of the near-by towns. They used to test out new recipes on my mother and father, but the desserts were always tested by me! This was a wonderful and loving family, full of fun and good food. thank you Prudhommes for the wonderful childhood memories!!! I'm sad that your book is out of print.

Now for others on Amazon. This is REAL cajun food. YOu get a lot of stuff that is buffed up to be cajun because it is supposedly spicey, and contains a few ingredients such as andoille sausage. But truthfully that does not make it cajun!!! Cajun food is supposed to be a mixture of creole, french and carribean influences -- but it is not those foods just mixed up together!!!! You cannot borrow this and borrow that! Cajun food is part of a culture, one of the many diverse cultures that make up our dearest US. So if you want to learn authentic, delicious Cajun cooking, pick up the Prudhomme Family Cookbook and Paul Pruhomme's Louisiana Cooking or Tastes of Louisiana.

This cook-book (written by the whole family)is a treasure, and unforetunately it's out of print. I would highly recommend buying it used even. I must own 20-30 cook-books, and yet I always borrow this one from my mom when I want cajun food.

Great book!! Should be back in print! And you can see a bit about Paul in Bon Appetite this month as well. He and his family are a generous lot.

The Prudhomme Family Cookbook.......2003-09-29

This spectacular Cookbook is sadly out of print. I have seen it here on Amazon.com though. Be sure to purchase your copy before they are all gone. I am a big fan of Chef Paul Prudhomme, my entire family is actually. We have all of his cookbooks. This particular book contains some of our favorites. We recommend the Jambalayas. There are several different variations. The Shrimp & Crabmeat Jambalaya is terrific. It's not a spicy Jambalaya so you might want to add some of the optional hot peppers as described in the recipe. We sure did, Wow what a difference it makes. The Fried Green Tomatoes are a wonderful tart snack or side dish. Green tomatoes can be hard to find, try your local farmers market or health food stores that sell fresh produce. These are definately worth the effort it takes to find them.

Prudhomme's Best.......2001-09-29

Unfortunately out-of-print, this great book contains many, many recipes from Chef Paul Prudhomme's family, along with a few from the King of Blackening himself. Meticulously detailed to ensure good results, the recipes are all failproof. Some recipes, however, serve better as conversation pieces than actual things you'd want to make. Hog's head cheese? I shudder to think. Red boudin ( made with fresh pork blood )? Eeek! All the same, the coconut cake recipe is really excellent, worth preparing your own fresh coconut for. A must for serious Cajun cooking fans.

A Must Have - It's out of print; if you can find it BUY IT.......2000-05-30

This book has changed my taste buds forever. The food is SO good! IT takes a little more work than most of today's cookbooks, but the results are worth it. If you like food, you need this book.

The Prudhomme Family Cookbook: Old-Time Louisiana Recipes by the Eleven Prudhomme Brothers and Sisters and Chef Paul Prudhomme

Average customer rating:

The Prudhomme Family Cookbook: Old-Time Louisiana Recipes by the Eleven Prudhomme Brothers and Sisters and Chef Paul Prudhomme
Paul Prudhomme
Manufacturer: William Morrow & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000P1SDI0

Book Description

Examining the interplay between Caspian security and energy development, this comprehensive book offers important new findings about the relationship between competition for energy resources; political and economic development in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan; and the propensity for conflict in the Caspian region. The contributors, a leading group of scholars and policymakers, also explore the ways in which Russia, China, Iran, and Turkey are fighting to protect their energy interests in the newly independent states and how this rivalry influences regional security and U.S. policy.

Customer Reviews:

The best source on Central Asia oil policy.......2007-01-04

For those who want to understand why Central Asia has been fought over in recent history Rajan Menon provides an invaluable tool. This book goes region by region utilizing the best authors in each. The book covers the individual countries in the Caspian regions as well as the future prospects for Russian and OPEC interaction there. It clearly lays out how the region has been developing and although a little dated at this point it still provides an excellent foundation. The authors that contribute are the best in their fields and Menon organizes the book very well. Highly recommend if you are interested in oil policy.

New Stakes in the Caucasus and Central Asia: Caspian Energy Resources and International Affairs

Average customer rating:

New Stakes in the Caucasus and Central Asia: Caspian Energy Resources and International Affairs
Frederic-Christopher Mairet
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

International | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

ASIN: 142593918X

Book Description

New Stakes in the Caucasus and Central Asia is a book focused on the Caspian Energy Resources and International Affairs in a region of the world that appeared on our maps shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the implosion of the Soviet Union. By giving an assessment of the actual energy reserves around and under the Caspian along with the export routes, the book details the geopolitical competition for what was once called "one of the greatest material Prize in world history, a stupendous source of strategic power": Hydrocarbons.

Caspian Energy Resources: Implications for the Arab Gulf States

Average customer rating:

Caspian Energy Resources: Implications for the Arab Gulf States
Emirates Center for Strategic Studies
Manufacturer: I. B. Tauris
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Popular Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Natural Resources | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Oil & Energy | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Outdoors & Nature Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
Similar Items:

Troubled Waters: The Geopolitics of the Caspian Region

ASIN: 1850433836

Book Description

This book explores the various dimensions of Caspian energy, ranging from contentious pipeline issues to the impact of Caspian oil on Gulf producers, OPEC member states, and global markets. Although the future impact of Caspian energy is yet to be determined, this volume offers valuable insight and comprehensive analysis on the major determinants affecting this strategically significant oil-rich region.

Caspian energy resources: Implications for the Arab Gulf

Average customer rating:

Caspian energy resources: Implications for the Arab Gulf

Manufacturer: The Center
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Real Estate | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0863722784

The Caspian Sea Region and Energy Resources

Average customer rating:

The Caspian Sea Region and Energy Resources
Bernard A. Gelb , Terry Rayno-Twyman , and Terry Rayno Twyman
Manufacturer: Novinka Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Real Estate | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Mathematics | Science | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 1590337107

Energy Security in the Caspian Sea Region (Ece Energy)

Average customer rating:

Energy Security in the Caspian Sea Region (Ece Energy)

Manufacturer: United Nations Pubns
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Science | Subjects | Books

Conservation | Environment | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
ASIN: 9211011078

Product Description

Publishing Agency: United Nations (UN) Department: Economic Commission for Europe Series: ECE Energy Series, The, No.35 Published May, 2006. In English. The Caspian Sea region, which is very rich in oil and gas may be one of the few options left to policy makers seeking to ensure the energy security of UNECE member countries. This inter-active CD-Rom and DVD set provides a complete record of the sessions as well as high quality images of each of the speakers at the High Level Meeting on Energy Security in the Caspian Sea Region. Subjects: Energy (Economics) | Europe (Regional Studies) | Electronic & CD-ROM Products (Science & Technology)

Geopolitics and energy resources in Central Asia and Caspian Sea Region

Average customer rating:

Geopolitics and energy resources in Central Asia and Caspian Sea Region

Manufacturer: Lancer's Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Oil on the silk road : An article from: The World Today

Average customer rating:

Oil on the silk road : An article from: The World Today
Jan H Kalicki
Manufacturer: Royal Institute of International Affairs
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000B99XEY
Release Date: 2005-09-02

Book Description

From Russia and the Caspian Sea to the Indian subcontinent and the Far East, important and exciting energy developments are taking place in Eurasia. A look at how energy development in the Caspian region bears directly on Western energy security, the establishment of stable, market-driven and democratic states, and expansion of new economic opportunities for US and Western investors is offered.

This digital document is an article from The World Today, most recently published by Royal Institute of International Affairs on September 30, 2000. The length of the article is 1679 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.

Citation Details
Title: Oil on the silk road
Author: Jan H Kalicki
Publication: The World Today (Feature)
Date: September 30, 2000
Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affairs
Volume: 56 Issue: 8/9 Page: 27-28

Distributed by ProQuest Information and Learning

Average customer rating:

Caspian Energy Inc.Company Profile
Global Markets Direct
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000VENBWE
Release Date: 2007-08-10

Book Description

This profile is an essential source for company data and information. The profile examines Caspian Energy Inc.’s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy. Scope of the Report Provides all the crucial company information required for business and competitor intelligence needs. Gives details on the company’s history, key executives, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of products and services and the latest available company statement. Reasons to Purchase Obtain up to date company information. Support sales activities by understanding your customers’ businesses. Qualify prospective partners and suppliers. Understand and respond to your competitors’ business structure, strategy and prospects.

CASPIAN ENERGY SECURITY - The Financial & Technological Risks & Rewards (continued).: An article from: APS Review Gas Market Trends

Average customer rating:

CASPIAN ENERGY SECURITY - The Financial & Technological Risks & Rewards (continued).: An article from: APS Review Gas Market Trends

Manufacturer: Pam Stein/Input Solutions
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Book Description

This digital document is an article from APS Review Gas Market Trends, published by Pam Stein/Input Solutions on November 16, 1998. The length of the article is 1581 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.

Citation Details
Title: CASPIAN ENERGY SECURITY - The Financial & Technological Risks & Rewards (continued).
Publication: APS Review Gas Market Trends (Newsletter)
Date: November 16, 1998
Publisher: Pam Stein/Input Solutions
Volume: 51 Issue: 20 Page: NA

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Amazon.com

This superb anthology covers the entire length of the composer's career, from his landfall in Manhattan in 1923 to the Old Master period of the early 1970s. There are dozens of reviews, essays, appreciations, and memoirs, written not only by music critics but by such heavy hitters as Ralph Ellison, Simone de Beauvoir(!), and Blaise Cendrars. The book also includes a selection of Ellington's own dicta--be sure not to overlook his 1937 polemic from "Down Beat": "Ellington Refutes Cry That Swing Started Sex Crimes!" Superbly edited and endlessly intriguing, the Reader is an essential volume for Ellington nuts and neophytes alike.

Book Description

Duke Ellington is universally recognized as one of the towering figures of 20th-century music, both a brilliant composer and one of the preeminent musicians in jazz history. From early pieces such as East St. Louis Toodle-O, Black and Tan Fantasy, It Don't Mean a Thing, and Mood Indigo, to his more complex works such as Reminiscing in Tempo and Black, Brown and Beige, to his later suites and sacred concerts, he left an indelible mark on the musical world. Now, in The Duke Ellington Reader, Mark Tucker offers the first historical anthology of writings about this major African-American musician. The volume includes over a hundred selections--interviews, critical essays, reviews, memoirs, and over a dozen writings by Ellington himself--with generous introductions and annotations for each selection provided by the editor. The result is a unique sourcebook that illuminates Ellington's work and reveals the profound impact his music has made on listeners over the years. The writers gathered here represent a Who's Who of jazz criticism: Gunther Schuller, Whitney Balliett, Martin Williams, Gary Giddins, Stanley Crouch, Albert Murray, Nat Hentoff, Hugues Panassie, Stanley Dance, to name just a few. Their writings span Ellington's entire career, from the days when Duke Ellington's Washingtonians appeared at New York's Club Kentucky ("Probably the 'hottest' band this side of the equator"), to the Duke's glorious reign at the Cotton Club, to his later years as global ambassador of American music. Tucker has included some of the classic essays written about Ellington, such as R. D. Darrell's "Black Beauty," the first significant critical essay on Ellington's work and still one of the most important; Richard O. Boyer's lengthy New Yorker profile "The Hot Bach," printed here in its entirety; and Martin Williams's "Form Beyond Form," one of the best capsule introductions to Ellington's art. Throughout the book, the reader receives a balanced overview of Ellington's life as composer and performer, as public personality and private individual. Tucker provides a number of pieces on Ellington's compositions, including an entire chapter devoted to critical response to Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige, and there are also many moving pieces on Ellington the man, such as Ralph Ellison's tribute to Ellington on his 70th birthday, and Stanley Dance's funeral address. Finally, Tucker rounds out the collection with profiles on many of the outstanding musicians who worked with Ellington, among them Johnny Hodges, Bubber Miley, Billy Strayhorn, Ivie Anderson, Sonny Greer, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, and Ben Webster. This is a landmark volume in jazz criticism, a kaleidoscopic portrait of Duke Ellington's creative world, documenting his extraordinary achievements as composer, songwriter, bandleader, and pianist. It is an essential companion for Ellington enthusiasts, jazz fans, and serious students of American music.

Customer Reviews:

superb book but not for the new intitiate.......2000-04-11

This is one of the finest books I have read on Duke Ellington, beautifully and intricately compiled and with the voices of many on DE. It is a superb read for the Ellington aficanado; however, for new intiates to the Duke I wouls recommend Duke Ellington: A spiritual Biography by Janna Steed, an excellent boook but not quite so hefty and with a strong emphasis on his sacred music and concerts. But, for you aficiandos, Tucker's book is the tops!

Duke Ellington: A Life in Music (Leveled Readers)

Average customer rating:

Duke Ellington: A Life in Music (Leveled Readers)
Erick Montgomery
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

The Duke Ellington Reader.: An article from: Notes

Average customer rating:

The Duke Ellington Reader.: An article from: Notes
Scott DeVeaux
Manufacturer: Music Library Association, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Online Books | Books & Reading | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

General | Science | Subjects | Books

Science & Technology | Subjects | e-Docs | Formats | Books

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on March 1, 1995. The length of the article is 1280 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.

Citation Details
Title: The Duke Ellington Reader.
Author: Scott DeVeaux
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1995
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: v51 Issue: n3 Page: p954(3)

Article Type: Book Review

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Average customer rating:

The Duke Ellington Reader
Mark (EDT) Tucker
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OK4IG8

Average customer rating:

The Duke Ellington Reader
Duke] [Ellington
Manufacturer: Oxford Univ Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KVC7AA

Average customer rating:

The Duke Ellington Reader
Mark Tucker
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKAJ0W

Average customer rating:

The Duke Ellington Reader
Mark (editor) Tucker
Manufacturer: Oxford
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O55XSA

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books