Auditor's Dictionary: Terms, Concepts, Processes, and Regulations

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The Dictionary of Auditing is a one-stop resource for key auditing terminology, concepts, and processes essential to auditors and of increasing interest to those that work with them.

Covers key regulatory developments such as Sarbanes Oxley and provides links for further reading.

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The Dictionary of Auditing is a one-stop resource for key auditing terminology, concepts, and processes essential to auditors and of increasing interest to those that work with them. Covers key regulatory developments such as Sarbanes Oxley and provides links for further reading.

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A very good dictionary........2004-09-02

I found this dictionary very helpful in elucidating auditing terminology, and explaining the background to audit concepts. Complex ideas are often distilled into a few, clear paragraphs. Perhaps an additional diskette would have been useful to aid key word searches?
But overall this is a very good guide to the language of audit. Recommend.

Valuable tool........2004-09-01

As an auditor, I found this dictionary to be a valuable tool: at last, in one volume, there is a comprehensive guide to auditing terminology. It is a relief to no longer have to plod through accounting dictionaries to find auditing terms. Guidance for further reading within the auditing literature is another plus.

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Successful Offshore Outsourcing of IT Work: Client and Supplier Perspectives (Technology, Work and Globalization)
Joseph W. Rottman , and Mary C. Lacity
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This new book provides rich insights and practices on the toughest challenges facing offshore client/supplier relationships, including creating compatible cultures and processes between clients and suppliers, managing knowledge transfer and the protection of intellectual property, and selecting and managing offshore outsourcing at project level. Based on over 150 interviews with offshore clients, suppliers and advisors, as well as detailed case studies of real organizations, this is an invaluable book for managers and researchers looking to learn from real world experiences.

Technology and Offshore Outsourcing Strategies

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Technology and Offshore Outsourcing Strategies
Peter Brudenall
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Many Fortune 500 companies, such as American Express, General Motors and United Technologies, are adopting outsourcing at an accelerating pace. Similarly, sourcing IT work from anywhere in the world is now becoming mainstream for application-related services. Bringing together leaders in strategic thinking within the outsourcing community, the book addresses the issues and strategies underpinning outsourcing as a business model, and the elements that lead to a successful outsourcing arrangement.

Australia Outsourcing 2004 Service Provider Profiles: A Look at the Strategies of Global Offshore Players

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Australia Outsourcing 2004 Service Provider Profiles: A Look at the Strategies of Global Offshore Players
Warren Chaisatien
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This IDC study provides in-depth profiles of India-based and non-India-based service providers.

"With the outsourcing market continuing to show growth, though modest, a number of offshore vendors are increasing their presence in this market and looking to become more significant players. Offshore is gaining considerable traction and interest in Australia, and it is only a matter of time before it becomes an inevitable megatrend. The Indian and some non-Indian offshore players are aggressively positioning their offerings, not only in terms of cost savings but also process improvements and faster turnaround times," says Aprajita Sharma, senior analyst for Outsourcing and BPO.

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California Corporations Code 2003

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California Corporations Code 2003
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Parker's 2003 California Corporations Code

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Rice production is affected by changing climate conditions and has the dual role of contributing to global warming through emissions of the greenhouse gas methane. Climate change has been recognized as a major threat to the global environment. Because of insufficient field data, rice-growing countries face a problem when trying to comply with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change stipulations to compile a national inventory of emissions and to explore mitigation options.
Given the expected doubling in rice production in Asia, the need to evaluate the interaction between climate change and rice production is critical to forming a sound basis for future directions of technology developments by policy makers, agriculturists, environmentalists, rice producers, and rice consumers.
The present book comprises two sections. The first part documents a comprehensive overview of the results achieved from an interregional research effort to quantify methane emission from major rice ecosystems and to identify efficient mitigation options. This research report broadens understanding of the contribution of rice cultivation to methane emissions and clarifies that emissions are relatively low, except in specific rice ecosystems, and that these high emissions could be ameliorated without sacrificing yield.
The second section shows results from other projects that investigated the role of rice cultivators in field and laboratory approaches. The findings represent inputs for future modeling approaches in the role of rice cultivators. The expanded database generated by other projects is reflected in modeling efforts.

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Valuable text focuses on physical and chemical properties of the surface in a reacting system. Topics include crystallite morphology, interface equilibria, adsorption and desorption kinetics, binding states and adsorbate structures, electronic properties of nonmetal catalysts, and more. For research scientists and students of materials science, solid-state chemistry, and catalysis.

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This is a stand alone CD containing the complete "Physical Review: The First Hundred Years." This CD is also bound into the book "The Physical Review: The First Hundred Years." This is a new CD which has been upgraded to be searchable and compatible with Mac, Windows, and UNIX operating systems.

Follow a time line of physics history and one thing becomes readily apparent--many of this century's major milestones were first documented in the pages of The Physical Review. Now the most important of this research is brought together in this landmark book and CD-ROM package. Along with the celebrated work of luminaries such as Langmuir, Bohr, Wheeler, Feynman, and Bethe this volume brings to light more obscure, though no less critical research. Together with papers from Physical Review Letters, this unique work puts more than 1,000 papers at your fingertips. The CD contains over 7,500 papers.

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Physical Review: The First Hundred Years - Version 2.0
Henry Stroke
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Say My Name is a fictional account of the life of a young Cowichan man who took his own life. There are too many like him, who die of invisibility, the plague that came in the same blankets as smallpox. Linda Rogers determined to grieve her friend in the name of all who have died because their identity has been taken away by contact with European culture, Indian reserves and residential schools. Say My Name, written in the voice of Charlie Louie, is the naming of him. It records the terrible sadnesses but also the great tenacity of a people who will be seen and heard and the sense of irony that helps them deal with an unsympathetic culture. Say My Name is funny and sad, a story offered with tenderness and affection by the mother who lost Charlie and found him again, in his own words.

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This book should be required reading for everyone.......2001-08-15

This is one of the most incredible books I've read. It is written in a voice that his honest and true and in the end, leaves you completely blown away.

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Book Review.......2007-08-23

If you want the definitive book on the Battle of Gettysburg - this is it. Well written and easy to read.

Gettysburg Campaign.......2007-01-24

Excellent overview of the campaign from a commander's viewpoint. A must read even for seasoned Gettysburg students.

The gold standard of Gettysburg books.......2006-11-13

Edwin Coddington's book, The Gettysburg Campaign: A study in Command, has long been the "gold standard" of treatments of Gettysburg. Other excellent volumes exist now as well (e.g., volumes by Sears and Trudeau). However, this work stands up well after almost 40 years.

One poignant element to this book: it came out after the author's death.

The book provides an extremely detailed discussion of the entire campaign, from the aftermath of Chancellorsville and General Robert E. Lee's sense that the south had to make a bold move through the Confederate Army's retreat after the actual battle at Gettysburg. Coddington does not hesitate to raise questions about commanders' decisions.

The plentiful detail in this book is one of its strengths. It discusses in great detail Lee's departure from Chancellorsvill and Hooker's wary pursuit. It chronicles Hooker's separation from the Army of the Potomac and Meade's accession to commanding general of that host. It looks at each key event or engagement within the actual battle, day by day. For each engagement, whether Devil's Den, Little Round Top, "Pickett's Charge," etc., there is ample detail to get a sense of what happened and who the key actors were.

All in all, despite its age, this volume has held up well. It is still a welcome addition to a Civil War buff's library.

An extremely detailed account of the battle.......2006-06-04

I used Coddington's 600-page "The Gettysburg Campaign" as a study aid before conducting a staff ride with a group of Marine Corps officers. After completion, I was well prepared for walking the battlefield. As the title indicates, the focus is on command. The great majority of the book is dedicated to an extremely detailed account of the choices made by commanders on both sides. It seemed as if thousands of officers and regiments were mentioned. The actions of Lee, Longstreet, Meade, Hancock, Hill and other senior commanders are deeply analyzed and dissected.

Coddington does not hesitate to critique the decisions made at Gettysburg. He attributes blame to every operational mistake he felt was made on the battlefield. He also comments on the statements made by other authors about command decisions at Gettysburg. It was obvious from his comments that Coddington has a preference for action. Officers who took daring risks to attack are routinely praised, while those who showed restraint or hesitation are thoroughly criticized.

I did find the maps difficult to use. The book does not use standard military symbology, instead the author invents a strange design using jagged lines to depict military units.

Despite being forty years old, the book holds up well. If you are looking for a civil war book that is deep in narrative about the life of individual soldiers and what is felt like to be at Gettysburg, this is not the book for you. If you are looking for a deep analysis of the command decisions made at the battle then this is for you, just do not expect a quick read.

The Gettysburg Campaign - A study in command.......2005-08-29

This is probably one of the most exhaustive researched books on the battle of Gettysburg. This book was recommended to me by one of the tour guides at the Gettysburg National Military Park. I found it an excellent companion to the tour I had and it cleared up many of the myths and legends surrounding the battle.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the Battle of Gettysburg.

Lees Lieutenants Volume 3: A Study in Command, Gettysburg to Appomattox (Vol 3. Repr ed) (3rd of a 3 Vol Set)

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A Great Read for the Civil War History Buff!
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The Classic Study of the Confederate War Effort

Lees Lieutenants Volume 3: A Study in Command, Gettysburg to Appomattox (Vol 3. Repr ed) (3rd of a 3 Vol Set)
Douglas Southall Freeman
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When Douglas Southall Freeman's original three-volume version of Lee's Lieutenants appeared in the 1940s, it marked a high point in Civil War history, and the books were lauded not only for their scholarship but for their elegant writing. This monument of Civil War literature has been skillfully abridged by one of the most noted present-day Civil War historians, Stephen W. Sears. The new one-volume abridgement retains the core material of the original and makes Freeman's fine writing available in a much more accessible format.

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An unquestioned masterpiece of the historian's art, and a towering landmark in the literature of the American Civil War.

In Gettysburg to Appomattox, Douglas Southall Freeman concludes his monumental three-volume study of Lee's command of the Confederacy, a dramatic history that brings to vivid life the men in that command and the part each played in this country's most tragic struggle.

Volume three continues the stirring account of Lee's army, from the costly battle at Gettysburg, through the deepening twilight of the South's declining military might, to the tragic inward collapse of Lee's command and his formal surrender in 1865. To his unparalleled descriptions of Lee's subordinates and the operations in which they participated, Dr. Freeman adds an insightful analysis of the lessons that were to be learned from the story of the Army of Northern Virginia and their bearing upon the future military development of the nation.

As in the first two volumes, portrait photographs, military maps, several appendixes, and a bibliography add to the clarity and richness of the book. The complete three-volume study, Lee's Lieutenants, is a classic touchstone in the literature of American biography, and in all the literature of war.

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In this sweeping, colorful history, Douglas Southall Freeman chronicles the fates of the great figures of the Army of Northern Virginia who fought under Robert E. Lee. Lee's Lieutenants brings to life resounding victories and bitter defeats and reveals the tremendous costs of the Confederate military campaign -- from the earliest battles and the precipitous decline of the South's military might to Lee's formal surrender in 1865. Freeman describes the rise and fall of General Beauregard, the friction between Jefferson Davis and Joseph E. Johnston, and the triumphs of unlikely heroes at crucial times. His unparalleled descriptions of men and operations are enriched by insightful analyses of the lessons learned and their bearing on the future military development of the nation. The brilliance, bravery, foibles, and follies of Confederate commanders has always intrigued students of the Civil War. This single-volume edition of Freeman's monumental work provides a fascinating, authoritative perspective on their strengths and failures.

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If this whets your desire to know more...............2007-08-20

.....your time, and money, will be well used. Stephen Sears has done a one volume abridgment of one of the greatest works in the English language, and done it quite well. When this book came out in 1998, it filled a gap; Richard Harwell had written one volume versions of Dr. Freeman's other two masterworks back in the 1960's.

For the uninitiated, "Lee's Lieutenants" is the history of The Army of Northern Virginia told from the viewpoint of those who served under the command of General Robert E. Lee. Douglas Southall Freeman's magnum opus "R.E. Lee" had been published in the late 1930's; Dr. Freeman was afraid that the "other generals" would be forgotten [and some would have been], so he published the three volumes of "Lee's Lieutenant's" during WWII. It quickly became a standard work for historians, and for students at every military academy on Earth. It was required reading at West Point for years, and may still be.

The first two thirds of the volume focus on Stonewall Jackson, and the last one third on James Longstreet; that is proper. The others are not forgotten, which was the idea in the first place; John Bell Hood, A.P. Hill, D.H. Hill, JEB Stuart, Jubal Early, Dick Ewell, Billy Mahone, "Maryland" Steuart, Wade Hampton, Fitzhugh Lee, John Brown Gordon, etc., etc., etc. Dr. Freeman made the point that not every Confederate General was a hero, and that many mistakes were poured out of a bottle. Alas, he was right, BUT, there were far more good than there were bad and indifferent....

Following Mr. Harwell's model, Sears had cut out all the footnotes and appendices, most of the bibliography, and much of the dialog. For 99+% of readers, this book is all you will need, or want. It will give you an excellent overview in a well written manner. I own three copies. Still...But... The full three volumes are absolutely definitive. They are not difficult to find at a decent price ["R.E. Lee" is difficult, and "George Washington" impossible]; I own two sets. While I heartily recommend the full version, I have to recognize that most people don't need to go that far. Read this; it may make you want more, and the full story will make more sense if you've read this first.

A Great Read for the Civil War History Buff!.......2007-06-19

The abridged volume of Lee's Lieutenants is an excellent title for anyone interested in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. I have looked at the original 3-volume series and the only difference as one earlier reviewer points out is that the footnotes have been taken out. Given that Douglas Freeman was the editor of a Richmond, Virginia newspaper, one would expect several pages of footnotes. However, the book's essence is still retained.

Freeman covers the army's life from the Seven Days' Campaign in early 1862 to the bitter end at Appamattox in April 1865. He mentions just enough detail of the battles for the reader to comprehend the importance and result of each engagement. The deeper focus is on the main officers in Lee's army and their relationship with Lee and each other.

The narrative is free flowing and is easy to read without being simplistic. Indeed, while the book is just over 800 pages, I found myself reading several pages on many occasions.

If you are looking for a book about the Confederate side of the Civil War's Eastern Theater, then this is your read! The only gripe I had was the few maps - there could have been more and could have been more detailed. However, there are plenty of books out there on specific engagements that can make up for the difference.

Read and enjoy. Highly recommended!

Nothing Else Compares.......2007-02-02

If this abridgement serves one purpose it will inspire a future historian to seek more knowledge on the subject. The three volume edition was and is read by all who have become the great Civil War writers of today. Here is the story (without the footnotes) of the famous Army of Northern Virginia and it's commander General Robert E. Lee. The story begins a year before Lee would take command and name the army that would take on so much of his character. Each page is filled with the story of a famous campaign, and the battles that resulted. Filtered throughout is each stage of the war in the east and the Confederate commanders that served under "Marse Robert." Jackson, Longstreet, Ewell, Hill (both), Early Alexander, Gordon. They are all here and so many more. You get to read how each leader developes and succeeds or fails and is usured off the stage. In and of it's self this book could be studied as a work on management and leadership. Every aspect of Lee's brillance and his flaws are covered. It is a bitter sweet story. So many of these men die as the story unfolds, and so does the Confederacy in the end. An added plus is you get to read the words written by one of the great authors and historinas in American literary history. Reading Freeman is a must if one is to have an understanding of the eastern theater, and the Army of Northern Virginia. Read the one-volume edition if you must, but a word of warning, you may get hooked and then there is no letting go

Why not go for the real thing?.......2005-09-19

Abridgements of great works in and of themselves are not a bad thing. As I read through this volume I could not but help noticing how poorly it reflected upon Freeman's original three volume work.

Douglas Southall Freeman's Magnum Opus is distorted quite significantly in this abridgement. If you have not read his original work I suppose this volume will suffice. But why settle? I frequently come across the original volumes at used bookstores for around $50-$60.

Mr. Freeman's writing is good literature apart from being great history. Though the original work is dated it still is a magnificient example of historical writing. Mr. Freeman's work is what got me interested in Civil War history.

The Classic Study of the Confederate War Effort.......2004-08-10

Douglas S. Freeman's (1886-1953) "Lee's Lieutenant's: A Study in Command, vol. 3 (first published in 1944 but available in an excellent new edition) is the final volume of his great study of the Army of Northern Virginia. It covers the Army from the Gettysburg Campaign, (June -- July, 1863) through the surrender at Appomatox in April, 1865.

This book is lengthy, (over 700 pages plus appendices) and I initially planned to read only the opening material on Gettysburg (about the first 200 pages) in which I have a special interest. I became fascinated with Freeman's writing and with his approach to the subject and had to finish the volume.

This book complements Freeman's earlier biography of Robert E. Lee, but its focus is on Lee's subordinates. Thus the long section on Gettysburg which opens the book considers in detail the actions and motivations of "Jeb" Stuart, Richard Ewell, and James Longstreet, three of Lee's chief Lieutenants. (A.P. Hill at Gettysburg gets less attention.) I had read materials critical of Freeman's account of Gettysburg before turning to his own writing. Even accepting much of the criticism, I was moved by Freeman's account of the Battle and I think I learned a great deal. Freeman is indeed critical of Longstreet but, in this late work, is much more measured and balanced than I had anticipated.

The book continues with excellent treatments of the War in the Eaastern theater following Gettysburg. Freeman offers eloquent and judicious comments on the importance of this Battle to the Confederate cause. He treats well the Mine Run campaign in the winter of 1863 and the campaign from the Wilderness to Appomatox under General Grant which doomed the Confederacy. Freeman also examines the detachment of James Longstreet's Corps from the Army of Northern Virgina following Gettysburg, and he is critical of Longstreet's leadership while serving in Tennessee.

One of the most important sections of this book is the introduction. In it Freeman gives a statement of his conclusions about the War and about the lessons he believes should be drawn from his study. There is also an excellent biographical prelude covering briefly each of the chief actors in Freeman's story. I found it useful to read the introduction first and return to it upon completing the book to focus on points Freeman was trying to make.

In addition to the treatment of Gettysburg, I found Freeman's treatment of the death of "Jeb" Stuart and his story of the final retreat to Appomatox particularly moving and well done.

Throughout the book, Freeman emphasises the toll combat took on the officer Corps of the Army. Stonewall Jackson's death at Chancellorsville was only the most severe blow to the leadership pool available to the Army. At Gettysburg and throughout the Wilderness Campaign beginning in 1864, the Confederacy lost heavily in gifted and able leaders that it could not adequately replace. The loss of command material, Freeman maintains, was a critical factor in the Confederate defeat.

The book is told almost entirely from the Confederate side of the line with little detailed consideration of the actions of the Union Army. Freeman obviously had a deep devotion to the South and to its cause in the Civil War. His book is still much more a work of history than of apologetics. His judgments of commanders and battles are fair and well stated. Freeman's study remains an indespensable source for understanding our country's greatest conflict.

The Gettysburg campaign : a study in command

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The Gettysburg campaign : a study in command
Edwin B Coddington
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The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command
Edwin B. Coddington
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Gettysburg Campaign: A Study In Command
Edwin B. Coddington
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The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command
Edwin B. Coddington
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The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command -- 2 volume set

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The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command -- 2 volume set
Edwin B. Coddington
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The Gettysburg Campaign - A Study in Command by Edwin B Coddington

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The Gettysburg Campaign - A Study in Command by Edwin B Coddington
Edwin B Coddington
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The Gettysburg campaign: Lee's failure to define intent

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The Gettysburg campaign: Lee's failure to define intent
Steven S Funck
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The Seventeenth Century: Europe 1598-1715 (Short Oxford History of Europe)

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The complete short Oxford History of Europe provides a concise, readable, and authorititive point of entry for the history of Europe from the Ancient Greeks to the present day in eleven volumes. In each chapter a leading expert offers focused and penetrating insights into the major themes and influences of the period. Lying between the two great 'peaks' of European history, the Reformation and the Enlightenment in the centuries before and after, the seventeenth century lacks a clear identity of its own. And yet, it is the very proliferation of major events, crises, and processes throughout Europe that has made this transitional age so difficult to label. This book fully explores the seventeenth century, highly significant for the future of Europe. In a set of chapters covering and contrasting the European experience across the full century and the full continent, the reader is offered a rich, lively, and provocative introduction to this exciting period.

The Seventeenth Century: Europe 1598-1715 (Short Oxford History of Europe)

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Joseph Bergin
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The environmental crisis has returned to public consciousness in a big way, with Al Gore and Senator John Kerry talking it up. The long history of environmental awareness in the U.S. has been punctuated by stunning essays from a variety of environmental writers, from Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson to E.O. Wilson and Daniel Quinn. The newly discounted Getting to the Source contains a rich sampling from the literature on environmental values. The book offers a collection of thirty essays by prominent environmental writers. The contributions have been selected for their relevance to the philosophical and ethical aspects of the subject, for their eloquence in expressing Earth values, and for their special insights and understandings of what we must do to create a sustainable future for humanity. Samples of the writings of environmental luminaries such as Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, E. O. Wilson, Wendell Berry, and Garrett Hardin are provided, along with contributions from many additional writers, offering a variety of perspectives. The issues discussed are critical in framing public policy and informing debate on future directions. Setting the stage for the essays to follow, environmental writer Bill McKibben offers this provocative opening statement: "The fate of our planet will be determined in the next few decades, through our technological, lifestyle, and population choices." McKibben's article provides an eloquent assessment of humanity's predicament and offers suggestions for how we might extricate ourselves from it. News reporter Dianne Dumanoski describes the state of our global environment and assesses the effectiveness of human actions to protect it, offering strong words of criticism for the environmental movement. After over thirty years of effort, a few things are better but many more are worse, and getting worse at an accelerating pace. "What went wrong?", she asks. Additional essays-on growth by Al Bartlett, extinction by E. O. Wilson, the peaking of world oil production by Kenneth Deffeyes, and the overall decimation of the environment at the hands of humans by Gene Marine-illustrate the depth of the difficulties we face. Daniel Quinn, author of Ishmael, begins his essay with this provocative statement: "During your lifetime, the people of our culture are going to figure out how to live sustainably on this planet--or they're not." He claims that the transition to sustainability, if it occurs will be a "new rennaissance," a shift of thinking the likes of which we have not seen since 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.

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