Winning Moves: How to Come Out Ahead in a Corporate Shakeup

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Two crucial aspects of economic reality are uncertainty and dynamics. In this book, new models and techniques are developed to analyse economic dynamics in an uncertain environment. In the first part, investment decisions of firms are analysed in a framework where imperfect information regarding the investment's profitability is obtained randomly over time. In the second part, a new class of cooperative games, spillover games, is developed and applied to a particular investment problem under uncertainty: mergers. In the third part, the effect of bounded rationality on market evolution is analysed for oligopolistic competition and incomplete financial markets.

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The ultimate goals of human genome research are the treatment, cure and eventual prevention of genetic disorders but treatment and cure lag behind the ability to detect disease or increased suceptibility to disease. Most genetic services today deliver diagnosis and counseling, effective treatment is rare. As more genes are identified there is growing pressure to implement new testing programs or broaden existing programs and otherwise increase both the number of available genetic tests and the amount of genetic information. The main issues concerned among others are: voluntariness of services, freedom of choices, patient autonomy, informed consent, confidentiality of genetic information, privacy, testing of minors, social discrimination and stigmatization.

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A volcano could be called a sleeping mountain--that is, until it wakes up! What is it like to witness the eruption of one of nature's majestic time bombs? Young readers can learn what makes volcanoes "tick," and read about some of the most famous eruptions in history.

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Amazing book ... cross curricular!.......2006-08-14

This book is great to use in a center when teaching a unit on landforms and is also great for those kids who are aching to know more about the science rhelm of volcanoes. It's age appropriate and children at the Step 4 reading level will be challenged enough with it. :)

volcanoes mountains of fire.......2003-10-02

I think that this is a good book and I know that this is a good book. The part I like about it is when the volcano erupts.The part I don't like about it is when people died.I
would recommend this to a 4th grade reader and I would have preferred for it to have more pages. I give it a 5 stars because it has nice pictures and I learned new information about volcanoes.

Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade And Mono Lake Volcanoes

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Fire Mountains of the West, 3rd Edition is excellent!
A fascinating geologic history
This book is awesome.
Great book for nongeologists!
A useful, accurate guide to a beautiful, exciting region

Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade And Mono Lake Volcanoes
Stephen L. Harris
Manufacturer: Mountain Press Publishing Company
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ASIN: 087842511X
Release Date: 2005-07-30

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The recent volcanic activity at Mount St. Helens is a continuing reminder of the explosive power of our western volcanoes. Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes is Stephen Harris s completely revised, thoroughly researched account of the volatile history and deadly potential of volcanoes spanning the West from California to southwestern British Columbia. Fire Mountains of the West is intended for the general reader with an interest in the geologic forces that shape our western mountainscape. It begins with an introduction to volcanoes, the processes that create them, and the glaciers that sculpt them. The heart of the book is a fascinating biography of each of the major volcanoes of the West. From the subterranean lava tube caves of the Medicine Lake volcano to the fire-and-ice formation of Mount Garibaldi, from the cataclysmic collapse of Crater Lake to the incinerating blast of modern Mount St. Helens, and from deadly volcanic gas presently killing trees at Mammoth Mountain to massive mudflows waiting to burst from Mount Rainier, Stephen Harris brings to life in dynamic, crystal-clear language the geologic story behind each of the major volcanoes of the Cascade Range and Mono Lake area. Dramatic photos and illuminating maps and diagrams graphically illustrate the features of these magnificent mountains. A brief section at the end of each chapter gives directions and descriptions for those visiting the volcano. Harris also offers a careful appraisal of the prospects of each for future eruptions some of which may be more devastating to human life and property that any in the past. The book ends with a hypothetical account of a future eruption at Mount Shasta. With a rare ability to describe geologic processes in layperson s terms and elegant prose, Harris inspires in readers great respect and awe for the rugged beauty as well as the violent potential of these majestic fire mountains.

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Fire Mountains of the West, 3rd Edition is excellent!.......2007-06-17

Anyone interested in the history and inner workings of each of the Cascade volcanoes will find this book rewarding. Like its predecessors, the 3rd edition is well organized and clearly written. But the new edition is greatly expanded with many more (and carefully documented) technical details. The introductory chapters on volcano formation and glaciers provide a nice overview. Chapters on the individual land forms (from the 'shield' Newberry Volcano to Crater Lake and Mt. Rainier) portray a range in vulcanism. Descriptions for visitors will enhance a trip to any of the sites.

A fascinating geologic history.......2003-11-09

Stephen Harris' Fire Mountains Of The West provides a fascinating geologic history of the Cascade and Mono Lake volcanoes of California. One might anticipate a technical discourse involving many geological facts: think again: this title provides an unusually lively, engaging dialogue which assumes no prior scientific background. From specific hazards of volcanoes to keys to viewing inactive volcanoes, this is an important guide.

This book is awesome........2003-08-06

Dr. Harris has provided an outstanding guide to the Cascades here. He provides wonderful detail on all the big Cascade volcanoes from Garibaldi to Lassen, and covers Mono Lake/Long Valley, a geologically unstable area that deserves far more attention, as a bonus. Especially welcome is his information on Glacier Peak and Newberry, two of the most overlooked volcanoes of the Northwest. The geological detail is mid-range; Harris explains the chemical composition of different types of lava but does not overwhelm readers with charts and graphs.

Harris sometimes crosses over into the realm of tour guide, as he provides basic instructions on how to visit and climb the Cascade volcanoes, and he provides welcome information about the prehistoric and modern histories of the mountains, including the stories about how they got their many names (the story behind Mount Adams is great). Also included is a wealth of information about glaciers and the conflict between 'fire and ice.' However, this book is primarily designed to be a lesson about the nature of the 'fire mountains,' and there Harris succeeds on every level.

If you are remotely interested in geology, like to hike or climb in the Pacific Northwest, or simply live there yourself, you ought to know the story and potential of Rainier, Hood, St. Helens, and their kin. This is especially true if you have Hood or Rainier as a neighbor! Highest possible reccomendation.

Great book for nongeologists!.......2003-08-05

For those of us with an interest in geology, but no degree in the field, this is a well written, easy to read and understand treatment of the subject of Cascades volcanos. It was a thoroughly enjoyable adventure into the world of vulcanism. Well worth reading.

A useful, accurate guide to a beautiful, exciting region.......2002-03-07

Stephen Harris may be one of the last non-specialist authors. He doesn't confound the reader with copious scientific jargon. Insstead he conveys his love for what may be one of the last wild regions in the United States. In addition to excellent, understandable discussions of each volcano's potential danger and past history, Harris' technique enables the reader to use his book and a simple road map to plot the reader's own choice of which delightful scenic areas to visit.We visited the Oregon and southern Washington Cascades, as well as Mount Shasta, last September, and without Harris' well-planned guidebook, we would have missed many sights, such as Mount Newberry, and would have failed to fully appreciate others, such as the Columbia Gorge.
Harris' doesn't overwhelm the reader with propaganda about environmental spoliation by logging companies, but simply lets the facts speak for themselves. The book is an absolute must for anyone planning a vacation, in whole or in part, in the Cascades or Mono Lake region.

Born of Fire: The Volcanic Origin of Yellowstone National Park

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Born of Fire: The Volcanic Origin of Yellowstone National Park
William H., Jr. Cottrell
Manufacturer: Roberts Rinehart Publishers
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Binding: Paperback

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Fire Mountain: A Nation's Heritage in Jeopardy

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Fire Mountain: A Nation's Heritage in Jeopardy
William K. Medlin
Manufacturer: Sunstone Press
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Fire Mountain: The Eruptions of Mount St. Helens

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Fire Mountain: The Eruptions of Mount St. Helens
William Boly
Manufacturer: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co.
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 9991664165

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Volcanic Photography
fire on the mountain
Excellent photography & captions, interesting reading
Gorgeous coffee table book!

Fire on the Mountain
Dorian Weisel
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0811806715

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Volcanic Photography.......2000-09-27

This book has some of the best photography of volcanoes I have ever seen. It's a great volcano book.

fire on the mountain.......1999-12-15

I think this book is well writen, and easy to understand, but the thing i like the most about this amazing book is the coolerfull pictures. Most of this book is pictures of erupting valcanoes with captions explaning the pictures. This book taught me many, many things about volcanoes. I recumend this book, Fire on the Mountain for all ages.

Excellent photography & captions, interesting reading.......1999-03-28

This book covers the different types of volcanoes with excellent photographs accompanying and expanding on the text. Even if you just look at the photos, the book's price is worth it, but the text really added to the book as well with very accurate geologic information in a non-textbook format suitable for the general public. The reading level is probably 9th grade and up. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and plan to give more copies to others as gifts.

Gorgeous coffee table book!.......1998-08-05

After having worked and lived on Kilauea volcano, I can assure readers that Dorian Weisel's exquisite photographs are the next best thing to being in Hawaii! While lacking in serious scientific content, Fire on the Mountain is a gorgeous coffee table book that any house guest will enjoy browsing. Fire on the Mountain is also a wonderful introduction to Hawaiian volcanoes for the curious. Carl Johnson's writing is a bit flowery in places, but he describes the beauty and fury of Hawaiian volcanoes with genuine awe and appreciation.

Mountains of Fire, Lands That Shake: Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions in the Historic Past of Central American (1505-1899)

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Mountains of Fire, Lands That Shake: Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions in the Historic Past of Central American (1505-1899)
Lawrence H. Feldman
Manufacturer: Labyrinthos
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Mountains of Fire: The Nature of Volcanoes

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Mountains of Fire: The Nature of Volcanoes
Robert Wayne Decker , and Barbara B. Decker
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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The Red Volcanoes: Face to Face with the Mountains of Fire

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The Red Volcanoes: Face to Face with the Mountains of Fire
G. Brad Lewis , and Paul-Edouard Bernard de Lajartre
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
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Popular science at its best: a spectacular window into both the volcanic past and the fiery future astronomers predict for the solar system.

All the elements that form our planet were originally forged in cosmic furnaces: all the food we eat and thus our bodies themselves recycle molecules and atoms that once knew volcanic fire.

The most active—and most visited—volcano on earth is Kilauea in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, seen by three million people every year. With its counterpart Piton de la Fournaise, on the French island of La Réunion in the Indian Ocean, it is characterized by extraordinary lava flows that travel great distances in a spectacular landscape. Together they form the focus of this dazzling photographic essay by two renowned photographers.

The photographs are all reproduced as thumbnails at the end of the book, with caption commentaries, and the reference material includes a glossary of terms. 100+ color photographs.

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From the Preface: "Our work here is divided into essentially two parts: Mathematical Foundation and Physical Principles. The separation is, of course, only nominal, and in developing the mathematical methods we must occasionally refer to physical concepts, e.g. spin characterization, which are not strictly defined until the work of the second part ... It is hoped that here the physicist may find the answers as to how and why a particular covariant formalism is suitable for the description of particles of given spin, and how and why the so-called field aspect of a given genus of particles is related to the so-called particle aspect---although this field-particle division is somewhat loose, or even redundant, outside the framework of the second quantization. As mentioned before, much of this material may be found in the literature, but it is hoped that the present review will sufficiently weed out and organize the subject matter as to provide a better basis for entry into current literature and research."

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Theory of Spinors: An Introduction
Moshe Carmeli , and Shimon Malin
Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company
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Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Some of Their Applications

ASIN: 9812564721

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Spinors are used extensively in physics. It is widely accepted that they are more fundamental than tensors, and the easy way to see this is through the results obtained in general relativity theory by using spinors - results that could not have been obtained by using tensor methods only.

The foundation of the concept of spinors is groups; spinors appear as representations of groups. This textbook expounds the relationship between spinors and representations of groups. As is well known, spinors and representations are both widely used in the theory of elementary particles.

The authors present the origin of spinors from representation theory, but nevertheless apply the theory of spinors to general relativity theory, and part of the book is devoted to curved space-time applications.

Based on lectures given at Ben Gurion University, this textbook is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics and mathematics, as well as being a reference for researchers.

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A Captivating Read.......2005-11-14

If you're interested in an account of the writing process as it relates to a variety of different writers and contexts, I couldn't recommend a better book. Kopelson is himself a great writer, with a good sense of humor and an excellent command of detail. The Bishop chapter was my favorite, along with the section on Proust. This is a learned book but also a fun read. I couldn't put it down.

Chaos Counts.......2005-10-08

The title is ironic. Part critical theory, part psychological analysis, part philosophical exploration, part personal journey, Neatness Counts is anything but "neat." On the contrary, this brilliant collection of five "impressionistic, idiosyncratic" essays is so packed with footnotes, digressions, and parenthetical remarks that the reader feels, at times, as though he were on a roller coaster ride. To his credit, moreover, Kopelson does not insist on drawing one-to-one correlations between writers and their desks. Rather, he pushes his exploration towards deeper, "messier" questions that seek to understand the writers themselves. But even these questions are pit-stops en route to the book's ultimate exploration: the relationship between order and chaos, madness and genius, life and art.

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