Accelerated Productivity 10: Solid Modeling, An Interactive Course for Autodesk Inventor 10
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Accelerated Productivity 10: Solid Modeling, An Interactive Course for Autodesk Inventor 10
David Melvin
Manufacturer: TEDCF Publishing
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ASIN: 1933030046
Release Date: 2005-03-11

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Accelerated Productivity 10: Solid Modeling is an Autodesk Inventor 10 Certified course designed to quickly build professional Inventor skills. It's different than any book you've ever used, because there is no text. Step-by-Step instruction is presented in short, fully animated movies that show and tell you how to become a professional solid modeler. This format combines the best aspects of a book and hands-on training. You see and hear the lessons, as if you have your own personal expert sitting with you, and it's fully indexed so you can always find the information you need.

Using a learn-by-seeing-and-practicing approach, users instantly know how to perform each task because they see it being performed by the instructor while he explains how it's done. Easily learn the fundamentals through advanced concepts simply by watching this course.

Students, Faculty, Mechanical Design Professionals, and CAD administrators enjoy the dynamic flexibility of this course because it automatically tracks up to 10 users on a single workstation. Simply sign in and the course automatically opens the last lesson viewed by the user. Users can easily view lessons from their history log, watch lessons from a large list of lessons, use the Memory Jogger to quickly find lessons by entering a keyword phrase, or watch the next lesson in the course. All study tracking is automatic, so the user can simply close the lesson player to end a study session. The next time the user opens the course the last lesson he or she viewed automatically begins playing.

This course is designed to show you how to use all the commands required to create solid models. You'll learn techniques that will make your work more efficient, and will assure that your solid models are editable. Instruction begins with the basics and builds to more advanced concepts of 3D part construction. Sketches and profiles are discussed in depth, as well as useful tricks for producing professionally constructed models. Other time saving tools include projecting and mirroring geometry and linking Excel spreadsheets to control part geometry. You'll also gain experience with powerful tools like loft, shell, rib and array, just to name a few. You'll master the skills you need to create dynamic and highly functional single part solid models.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2006-08-28

The DVD is excellent & easy to understand & on the contrary i liked it so much I went ahead and bought the rest of the cd's included in the series. By the time I finish this tytorials I will be doing Inventor like pro.

5 out of 5 stars Best way to learn Inventor.......2005-04-29

This course is the fastest and best way to learn Inventor. I've been contemplating the move from AutoCAD to Inventor, but I didn't have the time to learn it. I had no idea that Autodesk has training like this for Inventor. I've only been working with it for a week and I'm ready to make the transition! Way to go TEDCF!

Linear Factor Models in Finance (Quantitative Finance)
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    Linear Factor Models in Finance (Quantitative Finance)

    Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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    The determination of the values of stocks, bonds, options, futures, and derivatives is done by the scientific process of asset pricing, which has developed dramatically in the last few years due to advances in financial theory and econometrics. This book covers the science of asset pricing by concentrating on the most widely used modelling technique called: Linear Factor Modelling.

    Linear Factor Models covers an important area for Quantitative Analysts/Investment Managers who are developing Quantitative Investment Strategies. Linear factor models (LFM) are part of modern investment processes that include asset valuation, portfolio theory and applications, linear factor models and applications, dynamic asset allocation strategies, portfolio performance measurement, risk management, international perspectives, and the use of derivatives.

    The book develops the building blocks for one of the most important theories of asset pricing - Linear Factor Modelling. Within this framework, we can include other asset pricing theories such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), arbitrage pricing theory and various pricing formulae for derivatives and option prices.

    As a bare minimum, the reader of this book must have a working knowledge of basic calculus, simple optimisation and elementary statistics. In particular, the reader must be comfortable with the algebraic manipulation of means, variances (and covariances) of linear combination(s) of random variables. Some topics may require a greater mathematical sophistication.

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    Asset price based estimates of sterling exchange rate risk premia [An article from: Journal of International Money and Finance]
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      Asset price based estimates of sterling exchange rate risk premia [An article from: Journal of International Money and Finance]
      J.J.J. Groen , and R. Balakrishnan
      Manufacturer: Elsevier
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      This digital document is a journal article from Journal of International Money and Finance, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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      In this paper we report estimates of the risk premium for the pound sterling exchange rates vis-a-vis the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar, a synthetic Euro, the Japanese yen and the US dollar over a monthly 1987-2001 sample, generated using a conditional factor model for the stochastic discount factor of a representative 'worldwide' investor. The model relates this stochastic discount factor to the real return on a 'worldwide' stock portfolio as well as the growth rate in 'worldwide' industrial production, with the model parameters varying with variations in both the slope of the 'world' term structure of interest rates and the price/earnings ratio that corresponds with the 'worldwide' stock portfolio. Econometric tests indicate that this model is accepted by the data. The corresponding parameter estimates are used to compute the risk premium for the five aforementioned sterling exchange rates. Although the estimated risk premia exhibit realistic time series dynamics, we show that only in the case of the sterling/yen exchange it can explain the observed deviations from uncovered interest rate parity over our sample period.

      Modern Legal Theory: Problems and Perspectives
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      • Modern Legal Theory: Problems and Perspectives
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      Modern Legal Theory: Problems and Perspectives

      Manufacturer: Fred B. Rothman & Company
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      ASIN: 0837706874

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      5 out of 5 stars Modern Legal Theory: Problems and Perspectives.......1999-03-25

      This is a treasure trove of classic and modern readings which are brilliantly selected and edited. Professor Stephen Hicks' book is more than a book about legal philosophy or jurisdprudence. He uses explanations about law and the evolution of legal systems to explain social transformation. This is a book that provides a practical as well as theoretical orientation to problems in modern legal systems. Professor Hicks develops materials which would be quite useful to the practitioner. Professor Hicks' begins the book with the question, "What is law?' The reader is invited to explore classical definitions of law and to compare their definition with ancient, classical, medieval, modern and post-modern definitions. In this age of information, it is increasingly important not to be "maroonm ourselves in the present." (xv). Professor Hicks' book would be useful for adoption in courses in modern legal theory, legal philosophy or jurisprudence. It would also be a useful text in the fields of sociology of law, philosophy of law, and legal studies at the undergraduate and graduate level. However, I think that Professor Hicks is right in that it is necessary for every lawyer to come to grips with the issues examined in this book. As we approach the millenium, it is essential to understand the history of social chnage and the past, present and future of thinking about law. This is the best book to understand how theory and practice are "entwined in the vision of a life in law." What is today's crisis. The crisis in law and the legal profession presents a challenge for all who have a life in the law.

      5 out of 5 stars This is a treasure trove of materials on modern, Western law.......1999-03-17

      This is a a superb edited collection suitable for a law school course in legal philosophy or jurisprudence or a graduate course in the sociology of law. The materials draw from rich multi-disciplinary sources fromhistory, politics, sociology, philosophy and ethics. Professor Hicks does a masterful job in addressing the issue of what is law from Justinian to post-modern theories. One of the best chapters in the book look at the crisis in law. Other chapters are on the crisis in legal education, modernity and legal theory, society, morality and content, the force of law, justice and the rule of law and judging, justification and legal reason. Professor Hicks also covers the problem of the basis of law, punishment, law and technology, gender and the law, the evolution of law, community, politics and the individual, as well as radical critiques of law. Each chapter is introduced and closed with bibliographic essays and pointed questions to lead the discussion.

      Years of Struggle The Farm Diary of Elmer G. Powers 1931-1936
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        Years of Struggle The Farm Diary of Elmer G. Powers 1931-1936
        Grant & Purcell
        Manufacturer: Iowa State, 1977
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        ASIN: B000K7DPVY
        Years of struggle: The farm diary of Elmer G. Powers, 1931-1936
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          Elmer G Powers
          Manufacturer: Iowa State University Press
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          Years of Struggle: The Farm Diary of Elmer G. Powers, 1931-1936 (Iowa Heritage Collection)
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            Years of Struggle: The Farm Diary of Elmer G. Powers, 1931-1936 (Iowa Heritage Collection)
            H. Roger Grant , and L. Edward Purcell
            Manufacturer: Iowa State Pr
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            The Deuteromycetes: Mitosporic Fungi : Classification and Generic Keys
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            The Deuteromycetes: Mitosporic Fungi : Classification and Generic Keys
            E. Kiffer , and Michel Morelet
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            3 out of 5 stars I would like to have this book.......2000-07-18

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            Processes and Consequences of Deep Subduction
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              Processes and Consequences of Deep Subduction

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              Subduction of oceanic lithosphere into the deep mantle is of major importance for the evolution of the Earth. The motion of lithospheric plates at the Earth's surface is a consequence of the buoyancy forces that drive subduction and a large proportion of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes are related to subduction. The deepest known earthquakes (660-700 km deep) occur in subducted lithosphere but their cause, which has long fascinated geophysicists, is still enigmatic. An understanding of these topics, involving a wide range of physical and chemical processes, requires a multidisciplinary approach. This volume includes contributions from the fields of geodynamics, seismology, mineral physics, rock mechanics, petrology and geochemistry that present a state of the art overview of modern interdisciplinary research on deep subduction. Topics include subduction dynamics (geometry, thermal structure, buoyancy forces and rheology), the nature and cause of deep earthquakes, the origin of subduction-related volcanism (stabilities of hydrous minerals, partial melting and observations from seismic tomography), and the relationship between continental collision, ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism and subduction. Several contributions deal with the cause of deep earthquakes and begin building a new consensus on this issue.


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              They All Told the Truth: The Antigravity Papers
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              They All Told the Truth: The Antigravity Papers
              Richard P. Crandall
              Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
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              This book is for EVERYONE!!

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              1 out of 5 stars PERSONAL IDEAS+COLLECTED WORKS.......2006-01-27

              This book is a huge disappointment!
              You would think that with all these pages, this would be a great book. Wrong. It is filled with the writers own formulas that look like they were photocopied from his own personal notebook! The other material is simply a collection of readily available info elsewhere, like info on ELECTROGRAVITY and T.Townsend Brown. I found about 15 pages worth anything-the rest is just the clever compiling of already known info from other sources! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!
              It Wasn't the Truth They Told
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                Regina D. Fitzpatrick
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                Once Upon Stilettos: A Novel (Katie Chandler Series, Book 2)
                Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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                Once Upon Stilettos: A Novel (Katie Chandler Series, Book 2)
                Shanna Swendson
                Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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                ASIN: 0345481275
                Release Date: 2006-04-25

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                Click your heels three times and say,
                “There’s no place like Bloomies!”

                Katie Chandler’s life is pure magic–literally. As an executive assistant at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., she’s seen more than her share of fantastical occurrences. A mere Manhattan mortal, Katie is no wizard, but she’s a wiz at exposing “hokum” pocus, cloaked lies, and deceptive enchantments. And she’s fallen under the all-too-human spell of attraction to Owen, a hunky wizard and coworker. Owen, however, is preoccupied. Someone has broken into his office and disrupted top-secret files, and it reeks of an inside job. CEO Merlin (yes, the Merlin) and taps Katie and her special ability to uncover the magical mole.

                Keeping her feelings in check while sleuthing alongside Owen, Katie is shocked to discover that her immunity to magic is waning, putting her in grave danger. Soon she’s surrendering to the charms and enchantments of everyone and everything around her, including a killer pair of red stilettos. Katie must now conjure up her natural instincts to get to the bottom of the break-in, regain her power, and win the wizard of her dreams.

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars A lot of fun.......2007-09-20

                I really enjoyed this book. Good follow up to the first in the series. It had some nice character development. Looking forward to the next book!

                4 out of 5 stars great writing, but romance lost fizz.......2007-09-07

                I really enjoy Shanna Swendson's writing. And the plot of the book is fantastic, literally and figuratively. In Katie's new job, she has been tasked with finding the spy/traitor within the company. Along the way, her own safety is threatened. The fun part is when her parents go to New York to visit her and she finds out that her Mother has the same ability as she does, to see magic.

                The suspense with Owen, powerful wizard, is getting painful. All of his blushing and not coming right out to show interest in Katie drove me nuts.

                5 out of 5 stars Another I-can't-put-it-down installment.......2007-05-10

                I'm glad that this series from Shanna Swendson is proving to be solid. I was very pleased to have another book I couldn't put down. Katie Chandler is deep into her work as MSI. Unfortunatly, company secrets at leaking out, leading to the assumption that a spy has either infiltrated the company, or one of their own loyal employees has turned against them. Katie's special talents will help to solve the puzzle, unless that traitor can get to her first.

                4 out of 5 stars Good book, relationship not convincing.......2007-03-28

                The book was a good continuation from the first one, but the relationship between the main character and the man she liked was just not convincing. I don't want to give away any details, but I like a relationship in the books I read to progress throughout the book, but the one in this book was just sort of thrown into the end.

                4 out of 5 stars Smart, Witty & Inventive!.......2007-03-21

                Enchanted, Inc. and Once Upon Stilettos weave an intricate and inventive story of magic, heroes and the battle of good versus evil. I love Shanna Swendson's take on Merlin and Arthur. This is a must read for anyone who wants to believe in magic and the power the most ordinary person. I have recommended this series to everyone I can think of!

                Also, check out Shanna Swendson's website, her daily blog is always entertaining. According to the website, there will be five books in this series. I cannot wait for Damsel Under Stress coming May 1, 2007. Read the first two now so you can be ready for "Damsel"!

                Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce
                Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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                • Great Christmas read, not a great book.
                • War is a failure of civilization
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                Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce
                Stanley Weintraub
                Manufacturer: Plume
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                History is peppered with oddments and ironies, and one of the strangest is this. A few days before the first Christmas of that long bloodletting then called the Great War, hundreds of thousands of cold, trench-bound combatants put aside their arms and, in defiance of their orders, tacitly agreed to stop the killing in honor of the holiday.

                That informal truce began with small acts: here opposing Scottish and German troops would toss newspapers, ration tins, and friendly remarks across the lines; there ambulance parties, clearing the dead from the barbwire hell of no man's land, would stop to share cigarettes and handshakes. Soon it spread, so that by Christmas Eve the armies of France, England, and Germany were serenading each other with Christmas carols and sentimental ballads and denouncing the conflict with cries of "Á bas la guerre!" and "Nie wieder Krieg!" The truce was, writes Stanley Weintraub, a remarkable episode, and, though "dismissed in official histories as an aberration of no consequence," it was so compelling that many who observed it wrote in near-disbelief to their families and hometown newspapers to report the extraordinary event.

                In the end, writes Weintraub, the truce ended with a few stray bullets that escalated into total war, and that would fill the air for just shy of four more Christmases to come; further, isolated attempts at informal peacemaking would fail. But what, Weintraub wonders at the close of this inspired study, would have happened if the soldiers on both sides had refused to take up arms again? His counterfactual scenarios are intriguing, and well worth pondering. -- Gregory McNamee

                Book Description

                In the early months of World War I, on Christmas Eve, men on both sides of the trenches laid down their arms and joined in a spontaneous celebration. Despite orders to continue shooting, the unofficial truce spread across the front lines. Even the participants found what they were doing incredible: Germans placed candlelit Christmas trees on trench parapets, warring soldiers sang carols, and men on both sides shared food parcels from home. They climbed from the trenches to meet in "No Man's Land" where they buried the dead, exchanged gifts, ate and drank together, and even played soccer.

                Throughout his narrative, Stanley Weintraub uses the stories of the men who were there, as well as their letters and diaries, to illuminate the fragile truce and bring to life this extraordinary moment in time.

                Customer Reviews:

                4 out of 5 stars fascinating.......2007-03-14

                This book gave me for the first a real understanding of the Christmas Truce in No Man's Land in 1914. To see details of the events from all sides was great. It made me wonder why they just went back to the killing after it.

                3 out of 5 stars Great Christmas read, not a great book........2006-01-03

                The book does prove that it is politics and governments who want and pursue war, not the fighting men on the front. However, I thought the writing was dry and matter of fact given the great subject matter and should have been more inspired. The letters home that were used within the book clearly stole the show here, along with the story of Phillip Maddison's bicycle ride behind the enemy lines during the truce. I thought the best part of the book was the last "what if" chapter, where the author really let loose with some alternative history if the truce had led to a secession of hostilities. Also this book was turned into a movie this year in Europe, I believe it was a joint German, British, and French production. Fitting!

                5 out of 5 stars War is a failure of civilization.......2005-07-24

                Another eloquent and well-documented proof that war is a failure of civilization. A wonderful story of humanity and hope. Should be a required reading for decision-makers in government, high-ranking military officials, or anyone else responsible for sending young men to die for a cause that is not theirs. . . .

                2 out of 5 stars Great story, but book is hard to follow.......2004-12-29

                This is a great story for the holiday season and is a great anomaly in what was a horrible war of attrition. However, the book is more of a collection of thoughts rather than an oral history or an actual story. At times I couldn't tell which side I was reading about unless the names were totally obvious. Also it may be tougher to understand if you don't know the geography or the history of the WWI era and how it came to pass.

                1 out of 5 stars Boring, Disorganized, and Highly Repetitive.......2004-08-12

                I have read over 40 books about World War I, and this is the worst book I've ever read on the subject. The book is boring, disorganized, and relentlessly pursues it pacifist agenda. The book is repititous ad nauseaum. In the author's attempt to convince his readers that the ordinary soldiers didn't want to fight, he presents a huge number of barely discernible short stories and excerpts throughout the book. The text is erratic and disorganized. This unconvincing book seems not like the work of a published author, but the work of a human psychology student's term paper. Much of the book simply consists of word-for-word extracts from other published media. Ignore the positive reviews on the back cover - it's clear these reviewers didn't read more than the first few pages. This book isn't worth the paper it's printed on!
                Silent Night, Holy Night: The Story of the Christmas Truce
                Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                • Prince of Peace
                • Human Potential
                • A wonderful Book
                • The tragedy of war.
                Silent Night, Holy Night: The Story of the Christmas Truce
                Stephen Wunderli , David Warner , and Mack Wilberg
                Manufacturer: Shadow Mountain
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Hardcover

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                ASIN: 1590381661

                Book Description

                December 1914 was grim for the thousands of soldiers who had dug into the frozen trenches on either side of Flanders Field. What lay between them in the early months of the First Great War was a field of sorrow - No Man's Land - littered with barbed wire and decaying corpses. This sober background is the setting for this very powerful and poignant true story previously known as "The Christmas Truce".

                For two days, their guns were silent as men who had shot at each other only hours before experienced a miracle, as they laid down their weapons to exchange gifts and special holiday traditions. This common bond of Christmas was shared in a spontaneous celebration that culminated in the singing of the beloved carol "Silent Night." Almost a century later this amazing story is retold by Walter Cronkite with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in this beautiful Christmas gift book, Beautifully illustrated by Robert T. Barrett. A CD with Walter Cronkite's incomparable narration of the story and the Choir's stirring rendition of "Silent Night" is included with this must-have Christmas keepsake. This book and CD will become a Christmas tradition for families across the country. The book contains Cronkite's narration and so families can listen to the CD as they follow along in the book.

                This story of peace on earth is as applicable today as it was then.

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars Prince of Peace.......2005-12-08

                Wonderful true story told by a comforting Walter Cronkite voice and heavenly Mormon Tabernacle Choir. This is one of the "regulars" that I read with my children each Christmas, illustrating that the power of the spirit of Christmas can disarm complete armies. A wonderful testament that Jesus Christ literally is the Prince of Peace.

                5 out of 5 stars Human Potential.......2003-12-24

                It's amazing when you think that on any given day people who were killing each other would and could be friends under different circumstances. This story just shows the human potential for peace even under the worse conditions. War is always tragic but it shows that mankind has much more in common then it has differences. Pray for peace.

                5 out of 5 stars A wonderful Book.......2003-12-09

                This is a terrific book that shows the juxtoposition of the horror's of war with the moving power of the Spirit of Christmas to bring enemies together. The book offers a great opportunity to discuss forgivness and brotherhood. It also shows true Christian behavior at its finest.

                1 out of 5 stars The tragedy of war........2003-12-02

                The book is nicely done with pictures I think intended to soften the images of war, the dead soldiers, etc. I ordered the book to send to my children as my youngest is currently serving in Iraq. I found it too upsetting to read about the tragic loss of lives and it was not something I wanted my grandchildren, ages 1-12 to read. It is well done, but it was just too sad for me.
                Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce
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                  Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce
                  S. Weintraub
                  Manufacturer: Tandem Library
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Library Binding

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                  ASIN: 1417714875
                  Silent Night: the Story of the World War I Christmas Truce
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                    Silent Night: the Story of the World War I Christmas Truce
                    Stanley Weintraub
                    Manufacturer: Plume Books
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback
                    ASIN: B000N78XP4

                    Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors (With Map) (Southeastern Classics in Archaeology, Anthropology, and History)
                    Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
                    • service not good
                    • Exhaustive information source, but no map
                    Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors (With Map) (Southeastern Classics in Archaeology, Anthropology, and History)
                    John R. Swanton
                    Manufacturer: University Press of Florida
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback

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                    ASIN: 0813016355

                    Customer Reviews:

                    1 out of 5 stars service not good.......2007-07-15

                    I ordered a copy of this book, it said it had map in the back, no map, I wrote and they sent another book, the other one does not have a map either, so if I am paying for a map, I want a map or a reduction of the price of the book,also I cannot find out how to return the 1st or 2nd book.

                    delilah evans

                    4 out of 5 stars Exhaustive information source, but no map.......2007-03-08

                    I ordered this book, based on the many references made to it in other publications. In terms of narrative content, it certainly lived up to my expectations, having more specific information on early Creek towns than anything else I had read. What is missing in this soft cover edition is a detailed map or maps, and that is terribly unfortunate in my case, since I needed it for reference. The listing on Amazon states that a map is included, which is not true and misleading for the buyer.
                    Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors
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                      Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors
                      John R. Swanton
                      Manufacturer: US Govt Printing Office
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Hardcover
                      ASIN: B000J6ZGSG
                      Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors
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                        Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors
                        Swartton
                        Manufacturer: Johnson Reprint Corp
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Hardcover
                        ASIN: 0384590004
                        Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors
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                          Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors
                          Swanton; John R.
                          Manufacturer: Library Reprints
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                          Binding: CD-ROM
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                          EARLY HISTORY OF THE CREEK INDIANS AND THEIR NEIGHBORS
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                            SWANTON JOHN R.
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                              Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors (With Map)
                              Swanton John Reed
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                              Compilers and Operating Systems for Low Power
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                                Compilers and Operating Systems for Low Power
                                Luca Ed. Benini
                                Manufacturer: Kluwer Academic Publishers
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                                Book Description

                                Compilers and Operating Systems for Low Power focuses on both application-level compiler directed energy optimization and low-power operating systems. Chapters have been written exclusively for this volume by several of the leading researchers and application developers active in the field. The first six chapters focus on low energy operating systems, or more in general, energy-aware middleware services. The next five chapters are centered on compilation and code optimization. Finally, the last chapter takes a more general viewpoint on mobile computing. The material demonstrates the state-of-the-art work and proves that to obtain the best energy/performance characteristics, compilers, system software, and architecture must work together. The relationship between energy-aware middleware and wireless microsensors, mobile computing and other wireless applications are covered.

                                This work will be of interest to researchers in the areas of low-power computing, embedded systems, compiler optimizations, and operating systems.

                                Marlor's Nature Lover's Log and Journal: Record Your Observations, Favorite Experiences, and Thoughts Through the Seasons
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                                  Contemporary Books , Marlin Bree , and Loris Bree
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