Accounting Theory: An Information Content Perspective

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Accounting Theory, 1/e, by Christensen and Demski will cover both financial and managerial accounting theory with a strong emphasis on accounting information systems. It will be different from the other accounting theory textbooks available in that it will not focus solely on the FASB, its mission statement, and the rationale for specific FASB standards. This book will look at the challenges faced by accounting information users/preparers and the role accounting information systems play.

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This is the second in the Brookings Institution series of annual volumes that provide the most authoritative and in-depth analysis available on current and emerging issues in international trade. The 1999 edition focuses on governing in a global economy.

Contents include: "Policies in a Globalized Economy" by Paul R. Krugman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "The Domestic Political Resistance to U.S. Global Leadership" by I. M. Destler, University of Maryland and Institute for International Economics "The Future of the World Trade Organization" by Sylvia Ostry, University of Toronto "Fin de Sicle Dj Vu: Is Globalization Today Really Different than Globalization a Hundred Years Ago?" by Michael Bordo, Rutgers University, Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley, and Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth College

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This third edition in an annual series focuses on policy challenges for the next millennium. Contents: "Severing International Financial Links: A New Look at Capital Controls." - Graciela Kaminsky (George Washington University) - Sergio Schmukler (World Bank)

"Currency Boards and Dollarization" - Guillermo Calvo and Carmen Reinhart (University of Maryland)

"Verifiability and the Vanishing Intermediate Exchange Rate Regime." - Jeffrey Frankel (Harvard) - Sergio Schmukler (World Bank) - Luis Servén (World Bank)

"Does WTO's Dispute Settlement Mechanism Work?" - John Jackson (Georgetown University)

"Regulatory Protectionism, Developing Nations and a Two-Tier World Trade System." - Richard E. Baldwin (Graduate Institute of International Studies)

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This ambitious book offers a clear and unified framework for understanding political change across Latin America. The impact of U.S. hegemony and the global economic system on the region is widely known, and scholars and advocates alike point to Latin America’s vulnerability in the face of external forces. In spite of such foreign pressure, however, individual countries continue to chart their own courses, displaying considerable variation in political and economic life.
Looking broadly across the Western Hemisphere, with examples from Brazil, the Southern Cone, the Andes, and Central America, Arceneaux and Pion-Berlin identify general rules that explain how international and domestic politics interact in specific contexts. The detailed, accessible case studies cast new light on such central problems as neoliberal economic reform, democratization, human rights, regional security, environmental degradation, drug trafficking, and immigration. And they consider not only what actors, institutions, and ideas matter in particular political contexts, but when, where, and how they matter. By dividing issues into the domains of "high" and "low" politics, and differentiating between short-term problems and more permanent concerns, they create an innovative typology for analyzing a wide variety of political events and trends.

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Legal origins and legal change
Alan Watson
Manufacturer: London ; Rio Grande, Ohio : Hambledon Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VZWHMS

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A brief, introductory astronomy book designed for readers with little or no scientific background, A Beginner's Guide uses an exceptionally clear writing style. The authors present a broad view of astronomy without complex mathematics, yet the book discusses important concepts without simplification. The book's organization follows the popular and effective “Earth-Out” progression, starting with our planet and then moving through the solar system. A study of the Sun as a model star follows, then the book covers the Milky Way Galaxy, cosmology, and the universe as a whole. Because of its easy-to-read yet comprehensive coverage of astronomy, this book can serve as excellent reference material for those readers interested in learning about our universe.

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Solid Intro Astronomy Book.......2007-03-28

This textbook presents information about the Earth, solar system, and universe in a clear manner that avoids technical jargon while staying scientifically respectable. The author demonstrates the practical uses of mathematics throughout the book and the end of chapter questions challenge the reader's grasp of the material. It's a rarity for such a readable book to be written by a person with this author's impressive educational creditials. I would definitely recommend this text and any other written by Chaisson.

good condition and speedy delivery.......2005-09-19

item arrived in 2 days and was in perfect condition. completely satisfied. would recommend to others!

Way too expensive for a paperback.......2004-08-27

Attractive book but not a good value. All the information is available for free on the internet where it is periodically updated and can be referenced for free without wearing out.

Astronomy Text Book.......2004-01-06

Text book arrived in excellent condition (brand spankin' new) and in a timely manner (about 3 business days). I got a great deal too! No problems whatsoever. Thanks a bunch!

Great Textbook.......2001-03-01

For anyone who has a vague interest in astronomy, this would be the book to read. Albeit not entirely simple, this is a relatively straight forward book that uses excellent examples to explain difficult concepts. There are many charts and diagrams. How exactly does a black hole work? What's the difference between a nova and a supernova (not as simple as you might think)? Why do we get meteor showers? There is a bit of mathematics involved, but nothing too intimidating. This is an excellent textbook. Best of all, a CD-ROM is included with lots of multimedia content, study questions, and links to more sources. Avoid other dry textbooks and purchase this one.

Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe, Fourth Edition by...

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Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe, Fourth Edition by...
Eric Chaisson; Steve McMillan
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OIPL3O

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Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe. Fourth Edition.
Eric Chaisson
Manufacturer: Chaisson, Eric and Steve McMillan. Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe. Fourth Edition. Pearson / Prentice Hall, 2004. Quality paperback. pp. As new, with sealed CD-ROM.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000TADNAK

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Adsorption of Metals by Geomedia II serves as a needed resource for this topic which has received much attention during the past 25 years. The book provides an in-depth review of the field, followed by numerous chapters that document the current status of adsorption research for a variety of metals by geomedia ranging from individual minerals to sediments and soils. Adsorption mechanisms are detailed and precipitation is presented as a distinct sorption process. Virtually all factors affecting the extent of metal adsorption are examined, including the effects of selected anions, competition among metals, pH, metal concentration, loading, variable metal adsorption capacity, ionic strength, hydrogen exchange and stoichiometry, and solids concentration. A variety of adsorption models are briefly presented and some are used to extend laboratory studies to field sites.

This is a compilation of 25 peer reviewed papers from among the 60+ platform and poster presentations of the symposium "Adsorption of Metals to Geomedia II" at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, March 27-29, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. This symposium is a follow-up to the original held in 1996.

* Learn the tools and techniques from leading academics and industry experts
* One stop practical resource and guide for those in the field
* Keep informed and up to date on all the latest advancements in technology

Adsorption of Metals by Geomedia: Variables, Mechanisms, and Model Applications

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Adsorption of Metals by Geomedia: Variables, Mechanisms, and Model Applications

Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Adsorption of Metals by Geomedia, serves as a needed resource for this topic which has received much attention during the past 15 years. The book provides an in-depth review of the field, followed by numerouschapters that document the current status of adsorption research for a variety of metals by geomedia ranging from individual minerals to sediments and soils. Adsorption mechanisms are detailed and precipitation is presented as a distinct sorption process.Virtually all factors affecting the extent of metal adsorption are examined, including the effects of selected anions, competition among metals, pH, metal concentration, loading, variable metal adsorption capacity, ionic strength, hydrogen exchange and stoichiometry, and solids concentration. A variety of adsorption models are briefly presented and some are used to extend laboratory studies to field sites. The book is comprised of a collection of papers contributed by leading investigators from Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the US.

* Includes a wide-ranging review of the status of adsorption research and a prospectus on
future research
* Details all known factors affecting the extent of adsorption
* Covers basic adsorption equations and interrelationships
* Clearly documents experimental procedures
* Presents adsorption data for eleven metals and three other elements
* Uses normalization to greatly reduce apparent variability among absorbents
* Provides extensive literature citations and a comprehensive index

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Well Done! Highly recommend this work.......2006-03-01

This subject is often handled too dryly-- with an abundance of stats that ultimately distance the reader from the real horrors of the Civil War. Or, so graphically that the reader is numb from the overwhelming shocking suffering of the era. Freemon managed a perfect balance with this volume. Packed with plenty of little-known information and the author's own perspective, I found it to be well worth the purchase price and my time. Lots of illustrations and anecdotes throughout that illuminate the era as it really was. The author understands the reader's need for occasional comic relief while wading through such horrifically appalling and depressing material. VALUABLE resource and a keeper!! I only wish it were available in hard cover, or at least printed on a higher quality paper.

A well rounded view of Civil War medicine!.......2002-08-31

Gangrene and Glory is a great book covering just about every aspect of medical related issues in the Civil War. It covers key players in the development of medical affairs while bringing forth quite a bit of information to many subject matters. For example, some of the subject matters consist of Confederate/Union healthcare,development,training,medicine,supply,diseases and surgical procedures on and off of the battlefield. Interesting stories are added to certain areas which enhance the book, plus there is mathematical data to back up the chapters. This book is a must read for those interested in medicine and medical operations during the Civil War. It is a somewhat fast read, though gets to the point and has many pictures and is thoughtfully easy to read.

reads like a novel.......2000-09-21

This exciting work reads like a novel. It is full of pictures and graphs, but if you read the book from the first page you find that your are engrossed in a story full of vivid descriptions and action.

bloody guts.......2000-01-01

This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in the subject of Civil War medicine.

author's response.......1999-12-10

I am stimulated to write a review by the previous reviewer. He, perhaps, was looking for an explanatory work with chapters on doctors, nurse, hospitals, etc. The present work tells a story, one might say it reads like a novel. The book describes what happens but only with information available to contemporaries. The doctor-reader can try to use his medical knowledge to make a diagnosis. But the work is not just for doctors: it tells the importance of medical care to the war efforts of North and South and tries to argue that the superior medical care of the North was partially responsible for the Union victory. The miserable diseases and horrible wounds (gangrene) show how horrible the war was for participants and balances the rosy picture of the war given by other works (glory). I hope I can be pardoned for giving my own work 5 stars.

Gangrene and Glory: Medical Care During the American Civil War.(Book Review): An article from: The Historian

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Gangrene and Glory: Medical Care During the American Civil War.(Book Review): An article from: The Historian
Rolf Myller
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000B9DRG4
Release Date: 2005-11-23

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This digital document is an article from The Historian, published by Thomson Gale on June 22, 2003. The length of the article is 488 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.

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Title: Gangrene and Glory: Medical Care During the American Civil War.(Book Review)
Author: Rolf Myller
Publication: The Historian (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2003
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 65 Issue: 4 Page: 1001(2)

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Gangrene and Glory: Medical Care During the American Civil War.: An article from: Journal of Southern History

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Gangrene and Glory: Medical Care During the American Civil War.: An article from: Journal of Southern History
James I. Jr. Robertson
Manufacturer: Southern Historical Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008HDAB6
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Southern Historical Association on August 1, 2000. The length of the article is 570 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.

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Title: Gangrene and Glory: Medical Care During the American Civil War.
Author: James I. Jr. Robertson
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2000
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 66 Issue: 3 Page: 650

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Gangrene and Glory: Medical Care During the American Civil War
Frank R Freemon
Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPVRR6

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Chariots for Apollo - The Making of the Lunar Module

The authors know the value of human drama

The Best "Untold Story" About the Space Race

An incredible story well told...

Fantastic, but needs a title change

Chariots for Apollo: Untold Story Behind the Race to the Moon
Joshua Stoff , and Charles R. Pellegrino
Manufacturer: Quill
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ASIN: 0380802619
Release Date: 1999-06-08

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It began in the depths of the Cold War, with two nations hurtling steel chariots into the atmosphere, each vowing to be the first to the moon.Then, in 1961, John F. Kennedy challenged America -- and from Long Island to Cape Canaveral, Houston to Huntsville, an army of engineers, scientists, bureaucrats and astronauts were swept up into the effort. Somehow, America would put a man on the moon's surface and bring him back safely before the decade was over. But how?

For eight frantic years the engineers would design and redesign, the scientists would argue, and brave men would trust their lives to virtually untested machinery. This dramatic chronicle of the race to the moon takes us behind the scenes of this awesome quest, into the minds of the people whose lives were devoted to it and changed by it, and through the missions themselves -- including the tragedy of Apollo 13. A riveting portrait of ingenuity, determination, and raw human courage, Chariots for Apollo is the powerful story of how one society came together to reach its goal -- a quarter of a million miles away.

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Chariots for Apollo - The Making of the Lunar Module.......2002-06-05

This is a great book that is actually a perfect complement for the newly released 'Moon Lander' by Thomas Kelly.

I discovered this gem as originally released in 1985. The descriptions of subsequent releases have downplayed the fact that this is truly the story about building, testing, flying and living in the LEM.

It's great for spaceflight enthusiasts interested in Grumman's development of the LEM. Lots of great detail and drama.
I'd recommend for those who enjoy the NASA Mission Reports series.

The authors know the value of human drama.......2002-02-19

and don't shy away from infusing their history of the Lunar Module with emotion. I read this book years ago when the a subtitle prepared me for its "limited" scope. This is popular history, not academia, and hence it's a marvelous read. For anyone interested in the history of space exploration, this makes a fun summertime "beach book."

The Best "Untold Story" About the Space Race.......2002-01-31

The awe-inspiring successes of the Apollo program have unfortunately served to hide the tireless efforts of the armies of technicians that made it happen. "Chariots for Apollo" serves to correct that oversight. The Grumman "Iron Works" on Long Island, NY was home to the astounding Lunar Excursion Module, the world's first (and still only) true manned "spacecraft", and this is the unabridged story of how it came to be.

Although many books about the space program trumpet its triumphs, the costly human side of this colossal technological initiative, the ultimate goal of which was to beat the Soviets to the moon, is revealed here. In reading this book, one gets a palpable sense of the almost unbelieveable stresses borne by the bold scientists and engineers who took this monster on and made the dream a reality, and that their staggering achievements were not without penalty in human lives. The book pulls no punches in discussing the psychological costs to those involved in terms of broken families, alcoholism, suicide, and even cases where people literally died of exhaustion.

Interesting, easy-to-read technical anecdotes about how the the most revolutionary craft since the Wright Flyer was made, and how huge technical obstacles were surmounted with ingenuity, will interest and at times amuse the reader. In sum, the book covers both the technical and the personal well, but doesn't overwhelm with jargon, and leaves the reader feeling a glow of pride in their achievement. Highly recommended.

An incredible story well told..........2001-07-29

There are countless books chronicling the race to the moon and the triumphs of the Apollo program. Most of them are well worth reading too. Chariots sets itself apart though. Rather than celebrating the astronauts, or even the flight controllers and ground crews, Chariots goes behind the scenes at Grumman Aerospace Corporation, the company that won the contract to build the Lunar Module (LM). The reader sees firsthand the technical and engineering mountains that had to be scaled in order to make the moon landing possible. It's an incredible story full of pitfalls, heartbreaks (and a few heart attacks), breakthroughs, divorces and happy endings. Building the first (and so far only) spacecraft designed to land human beings on another world presented engineering challenges that had never been considered before, and Grumman rose to the challenge. An indispensable book for any amateur historian of the space age.

Fantastic, but needs a title change.......2001-02-02

Many, many fascinating details about the world's first true spaceship - the Apollo Lunar Module. This book is simply full of historical events described nowhere else, and anyone who has seen the Tom Hanks mini-series, "From the Earth to the Moon" can see exactly where all the Tom Kelly and John Houbolt dialogue came from in the Lunar Module episode. Strangely, "Chariots" teaches everything one needs to know about the basic principles of rocket science and even orbital mechanics - the first book I know of ever to do this in such visual, poetic language. Yet above all else, this is a book about the men and women who actually built the ship, entirely by hand, like a Stradivarius violin. It is a surprisingly human account and I think it will move readers to laughter and even to tears, even if they come to the story with very little interest in rockets and space. My only nit, like that of other readers, is that while "Chariots" is indeed a completely untold story, the title fails to suggest exactly what that story is. I would probably knock off a star if not for the fact that I know one of the authors (Stoff), who told me that the original sub-title, "The Making of the Lunar Module," went out to market correctly and actually saw print in the first edition - but that on the way to paperback, marketing people gave it a more broad-based sub-title, actually against the authors' will. I guess writers don't have as much control over their books as we think they do.

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