Goff's Business Travellers' Guide: United Kingdom (Goff's Business Traveler's Guides)

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Featuring primary documents drawn from the Victorian era's business and periodical press, this anthology provides an introduction to the most important features of the financial system in nineteenth-century Britain. Topics covered include currency and credit instruments; the national debt and the stock exchange; banks and the banking system; and the money market, company law, and financial fraud. The documents represent a variety of perspectives, including working-class radicals' complaints about the burden the national debt imposed on the poor, Indian economists' warnings about how debt was impoverishing India, political economists' celebrations of "magic" capital, and satirists' exposures of the frauds perpetrated by nefarious swindlers and company promoters. Most of the selections are reproduced in their entirety so that readers can see how closely financial matters were intertwined with the politics, ethics, and literary concerns of the period. An introduction by the editor and a chronology of the British financial system help place the materials in their historical context. Ideal for courses in Victorian literature, culture, and history, The Financial System in Nineteenth-Century Britain will also interest general readers who have been puzzled by references to financial matters in writings of the period. This unique collection reveals how England rose to a position of international financial supremacy and how writing about finance both monitored and supported that triumph.

The Financial System in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Victorian Archive Series)

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The Financial System in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Victorian Archive Series)
Mary Poovey
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: B000OKOGEC

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The fifth edition of this classic text presents a concise study of the United States government in the 1990's, highlighting the constitutional implications of the current debate among anti-government revolutionaries, privatizers, and government reinventors about the governments purpose. It analyzes the legal, political, and organizational consequences of arguments which contend that there has ceased to be a realistic distinction between what is public and what is private. Seidman demonstrates how control of regulations, rather than structure, has become the center of the struggle for position and power, and by describing the logic behind the politics that influence federal agencies, he provides a detailed account of the limits of government performance and the most appropriate instruments for improvement. Completely updated and revised to cover such significant developments as the Clinton-Gore National Performance Review and the Gingrich revolution, this text shows how structural reorganization and procedures may be used to achieve political purposes and to alter the balance of power among the president, congress, judiciary, and interest groups. A provocative chapter entitled Amputation Before Diagnosis is critical in explaining the failure to relate proposed reforms to specific strategic goals. With its sound scholarship and unique personal insights, this new edition of Politics, Position, and Power is not only an ideal text for political science courses focusing on public administration, it is also an essential resource for understanding present trends in American government and public administration.

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great resource for policy analysts and interested federal employees.......2007-03-18

Outstanding analysis of the interraction between policy, politics, and organizational dynamics within federal institutions

The Dynamics of European Integration: Why and When EU Institutions Matter (The European Union)

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The Dynamics of European Integration: Why and When EU Institutions Matter (The European Union)
Derek Beach
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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ASIN: 140393634X
Release Date: 2005-05-12

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A major new theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of the influence of EU institutions vis agrave; vis governments in the major decisions about both widening and deepening the European Union. Engagingly written and based on significant new archival research and original interviews, Derek Beach offers both a new history of the major treaty negotiations of the EU and a new leadership model of European integration.

Political Dynamics of Constitutional Law (American casebook series)

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Boring and Poorly Written

Political Dynamics of Constitutional Law (American casebook series)
Louis Fisher , and Neal Devins
Manufacturer: Thomson Learning
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ASIN: 0314006575

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Consists of 33 case studies, each with a detailed introductory essay followed by edited selections of primary source materials, including legislative debates and hearings, presidential signing statements and executive orders, correspondence between justices, Supreme Court briefs, and oral arguments. Case studies average 10 pages in length. Includes Federalism in the 1990s; Boerne v. Flores; impeachment; the item veto; and Romer v. Evans. Cases on abortion, affirmative action, War Powers, and independent counsels, moreover, have been significantly rewritten to take political and doctrinal developments into account. Current through August 2000.

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Boring and Poorly Written.......2006-11-10

This was recommended by my Con Law professor to help us understand what was going on at the time when the major cases were decided by the Supreme Court. It is rotten. I read it along with my first few assignments and then gave up. It is so boring and poorly written. It makes no sense and will surely put someone to sleep within 8 seconds. Don't buy this book! If you want a Con Law supplement I would purchase something else.

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Law and Dynamic Administration.
Marshall Edward Dimock
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
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Political Dynamics of Constitutional Law

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Political Dynamics of Constitutional Law
Louis and Devins, Neal Fisher
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ASIN: B000OTT21K

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Political Dynamics of Constitutional Law (American Casebook Series)
Louis Fisher Neal Devins
Manufacturer: West Publishing Company
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Economics and Agricultural Management: An Introduction
Casavant
Manufacturer: Reston Pub Co
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Farm management and agricultural economics;: An introduction
J. B Hardaker
Manufacturer: Angus and Robertson
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Lot 10: The introduction of a small farm project in an oilfield area (University of the West Indies. Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management. Occasional series)
Leonard J James
Manufacturer: Dept. of Agricultural Economics & Farm Management, University of the West Indies
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ASIN: B0007J6OWW

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A good, but older, book on the representation of data........1997-11-19

"Presentation ..." is an excellent summary of the biomechanics of recognition as applied to scientific presentations. Many of the methods described in the latter part of the book for illustration preparation are out of date, but the concepts are timeless. Of the books that the University of New Mexico library has on hand (Tufte's books are lost or permanently checked out) this is the best for the general scientist.

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This book teaches the analyst why it is advantageous to obtain vibrational data under different physical phases. Molecular vibrations are affected by change in physical phase, and knowledge of how certain molecular vibrations are affected by change in the chemical environment improves the analyst's ability to solve complex chemical problems.

This book is invaluable for students and scientists engaged in analytical and organic chemistry, since application of IR and Raman spectroscopy is essential in identifying and verifying molecular structure.

This reference provides analysts with information that enables them to acquire the maximum amount of information when sampling molecular vibrations via IR and Raman spectroscopy.

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* Explains why it is advantageous to obtain vibrational data under different physical phases
* Compiles many vibrational studies into a single compendium
* Lists group frequencies in different physical phases
* Reveals that some group frequencies are more affected than others by changes in the physical phase
* Demonstrates that in-phase and out-of-phase vibrations of the same functional group are not equally affected
* Describes how solute-solvent complexes differ with changes in the solvent system
* Shows that the amount of Fermi resonance between a fundamental vibration and a combination or overtone is altered with change of physical phase
* Written by an internationally recognized expert

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The Science and Life -- in that order

An awful compendium

Great, but only for a certain audience

Very detailed bio of a great physicist

Surely you are joking !

The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
Jagdish Mehra
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0198539487

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The Beat of a Different Drum is the definitive account of Feynman's life and work. It covers his childhood, his three marriages, and his extraordinary range of interests. But most importantly, it deals in great detail with his scientific work - from his research on the atomic bomb, via his famous path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, to the quantum theory of gravitation, partons, quark jets, and the limits of computation. This is the only book to show the full range and depth of Feynman's work in physics and it is written from a unique perspective. Jagdish Mehra knew Richard Feynman personally for thirty years and was invited by Feynman to interview him and encouraged to write this account of those interviews.

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The Science and Life -- in that order.......2006-10-16

There are two type of reviews of this book. Those who were interested in the man from a personal, non science perspective and those who know science, are interested and can read and understand Feynman's scientific work. Those who interested in the more entertaining books on Feynman, e.g., Gleick, and some of Feynman's own books should tread on this book lightly for it includes mathematical and scientific analysis you cannot get from the other books. On the other hand, Jagdish Medra does an excellent job in reciting some of the personal stuff between him and his father, which were crucial in forming both Feynman's personal and scientific personality. This is the only book you will get that. Mehra did not include some of the more interesting andecotes that are in Feynman's books, so it is not a complete biography despite its length and breath. If you are interested in some of Feynman's reasons for his ideas and the context of those ideas, then you must read this book. If you are not interested, for example, in Maupertuis, Lagrange, Hamilton ideas on minimum action -- you might have to skip large parts of the book because Mehra recounts Feynman's ideas in detail (including all his equations).
I have found the best way to understand science and personality (Feynman was of a temperament Inventor Rational) is to read detailed biographies of the principles -- Jagdish Mehra did excellent job with this biography, you can pick up the other details of Feynman in his own books. I am sure Richard would give Mehra five stars.

An awful compendium.......2001-12-08

The book is already out of print, which perhaps indicates a
collective wisdom of the technical readership. As others (e.g.,
"zero stars") have pointed out, this is a carelessly compiled
assortment of facts. And it is too bad, because Feynman
deserves a fine technical biography. There do exist
excellent books on Feynman's life and work. Gleick's "Genius"
is a masterful personal biography (Gleick is a fine writer
for the technically literate; e.g., see his "Chaos").
Schweber's "QED and the men who made it" is an excellent
historical presentation of QED, in which of course Feynman
plays a major role. But Mehra's book fails in all aspects.
In particular, the technical parts are disorganized and
full of errors. I gave up half way through the book in disgust.

Feynman's technical work went well beyond QED and
the introduction of path integral methods. It was
so broad that few scientific biographers could have done
it justice. Mehra failed. Pais didn't try.
Schweber has covered Feynman's early contributions well.
But there is much good writing on (and by) Feynman.
If you want to know more about Feynman's life and personality,
see "Genius", along with Ralph Leighton's wonderful 2-volume
retelling of Feynman's stories and his "Tuva or Bust".
Also, see the 1990 memorial issue of Physics Today, devoted to
his work style and relationships with his colleagues.
Feynman was often described as a "teacher's teacher," and
the 3 volume "Lectures" demonstrate that well. Feynman's
no-nonsense, intuitive approach also comes out in his
1960-era monographs "Quantum Electrodynamics" and "Theory of
Fundamental Processes", which, though written before
the Standard Model, still give a fine introduction to relativistic quantum mechanics.

Great, but only for a certain audience.......2001-08-05

Jagdish Mehra is, to be sure, not one of the great literary stylists, and his notion of historical writing is to throw in every available fact and save evaluation and historical analysis for a later date. Fair enough, I say: his is not the final word on Feynman, nor does he think so. Feynman's contribution to Quantum Electrodynamics is the central problem for any real biographer, and here Mehra is on stronger grounds. By its very nature, the book is steeped in math, and you will need to be up on calculus and Fourier expansions, not to mention the basic points of QED to read it with profit. It is good, solid history of science, but hardly a page-flipper for reading on the beach this summer.

Very detailed bio of a great physicist.......2000-03-27

I read this book about Feynman with great interest and I found it better than Gleick's book. Some people might not like the amount of detailed info about all sorts of Feynman trivia but how can a true fan of his not be delighted with all this great stuff! The technical parts are very thorough and detailed; it was well beyond anything you find in "popular" books like Gleick's. In that sense this is not really for general readers but there is enough interesting stuff for the interested layman too. I highly recommend this very thoroughly researched masterpiece!

Surely you are joking !.......2000-01-01

I am writing in response to the "zero star"review from from an unidentifiable source in Redondo Beach ,Ca. and some seconding chimpanzee in Sydney,Australia. Firstly , you are not "a physicist too" ! You can't even understand the mathematical representation of Feynman's science .Dr. Mehra is a physicist who has intimate first hand knowledge of all aspects of the history of quantum theory. Mr Redondo is probably confusing "physicist" with "physical therapist". A word of advice to Redondoman : Learn the Science;learn the value of details;learn the English language and when you lecture at Oxford "too" then you "too" will appreciate the specificity of carefully researched and personally corroborated biography [quite unlike the James Gleick general, sophomoric,second hand effort]. Redondoman you and the Sydney Chimp are "too" AWFUL to dignify further discussion . Dr. Mehra has produced a prodigious quantity and profound quality of work. Read it !

The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman.: An article from: American Scientist

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The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman.: An article from: American Scientist

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The Beat Of A Different Drum: The Life And Science Of Richard Feynman

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The Beat Of A Different Drum: The Life And Science Of Richard Feynman
Jagdish Mehr
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: B000OOLN8A

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The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
Jagdish Mehra
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Rudyard Kipling, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907, has long been considered an important and vibrant, even controversial, storyteller and poet. The Wish House and Other Stories is a collection of Kipling’s finest works, including the stories “In the House of Suddhoo,” “The Disturber of Traffic,” and “The Eye of Allah,” the poems “The Runners,” “The Return of the Children,” and “The Last Ode,” and his famous story about Afghanistan, “The Man Who Would Be King.” Each piece was selected by poet and scholar Craig Raine, who writes in his Preface, “We need to think about Kipling. He is our greatest short-story writer, but one whose achievement is more complex and surprising than even his admirers recognize.”

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