Ask the Expert Guide to Microsoft Money 2001

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PRACTICAL ANSWERS FROM EXPERTS Microsoft Money 2001 may be simple enough to use if all you want to do is keep a checkbook. But if you want to do more, things quickly become complicated. And that's when the "Ask the Expert Guide to Microsoft Money 2001" helps. Written by true experts, the "Ask the Expert Guide to Microsoft Money 2001" provides easy-to-understand but expert help for people who want to use Money to better manage their financial affairs, more prudently manage their investments, and even more easily run a small business. Arranged in a question-and-answer format, the book supplies practical answers to all of the most common questions about Microsoft Money.

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Weak.......2002-08-22

One star may be a bit harsh, but books like this should be fairly easy to put together and this one just doesn't work. The Q&A format is all wrong because there is no way that the author can anticipate half of a reader's questions. And the format also makes it tougher to use as a reference because the book does not systematically go through the software. Some things get glossed over and anyone looking for detailed help will be disappointed. Even though I have Money 2001 software, I preferred to use the MS Money 2000 for Dummies book because it's far better organized. And the software revisions don't change much from year to year, so the book was still highly valid.

Please do NOT buy this book.......2001-12-31

I bought this book because I was having trouble figuring out certain things that can be done with MSN Money 2001. I would have returned it but I bought it and didn't read for 4 months, when I finally read it I was truly disapointed. This book does not tell you anything but the pure basics, it is not a reference book, it is a how to balance your checkbook book. Please before you buy this item or any by this company, I would suggest getting something else.

Ask the Expert Guide to Microsoft Money 2001.......2001-08-05

This is a good, solid beginners guide, very readable and well organized. It's not as 'cute' as the Dummies series, but stronger on content. Worth a lot more than it cost!!

Ask the Expert Microsoft Money 2001.......2001-02-19

Unfortunately, I did not check out Amazon.com's reviews before buying this book. Most of the posted reviews accurately reflect my thoughts regarding this "Ask the Expert" book.

In short, I found the book to be too basic for my thirst for knowledge. For example, I tried to figure out how to archive my files within Money. The appendix directed me to a single page which didn't have the word "archive" anywhere on it.

The three pages on budgeting add no information to what is on Money's help screens.

My "expert" advice: Wait for a different book.

A pretty good book.......2000-12-23

I want to respond to the three critics who curiously all at the exact same time pan this book. I smell a rat, guys.

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Founded as a journal but now evolving into a book series, Graven Imagesilluminates culture, the law, and the human urge for transcendence. Graven Images seeks to redefine a space for the sacred in the face of post-modernist materialism.

Graven Images, Volume 2: The Body (Graven Images: Culture, Law and the Sacred)

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Graven Images, Volume 2: The Body (Graven Images: Culture, Law and the Sacred)
Andrew D.; Kaplan, Leonard V. Weiner
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i like it

DK Publishes Another Great Book

Smithsonian Handbooks: Stars and Planets (Smithsonian Handbooks)
Ian Ridpath
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ASIN: 0789489880

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A visual guide to the night sky viewed from around the world. The clearest and sharpest recognition guides to the natural world, Smithsonian Handbooks make identification of individual animals, plants, minerals, and other phenomena sure, simple, and straightforward. Authoritative text, hundreds of crystal--clear charts and photographs, and a simple, jargon--free approach make the Smithsonian Handbook of Stars and Planets the most accessible and comprehensive guide to observing the night sky, suitable both for beginners and experienced astronomers alike.

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i like it.......2007-05-06

written by an amateur. easy to read. easy to follow. gives a picture of what constellations "look" like. educational.

DK Publishes Another Great Book.......2003-08-11

As in all other DK books, colored pictures, photographs, and high-quality gloss paper are found in this book. This book clearly gives a drawing of the constellations, a little history, where it is visible (latitudes), and at the very end, finishes it off with a map of all of the stars from both hemispheres, meaning that you can take this book anywhere in the world and use it! Plenty of information to be found in this book for star gazers. For pros, it's a great reference as it lists individual star names, also, like M2, etc.

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This advanced EURACHEM textbook is designed for training, teaching and continuing studies providing an in-depth coverage of current teaching and training issues in the field of Quality Assurance in Chemical Measurement. The CD-ROM accompanying the book contains course materials of 15 experienced lecturers on more than 300 overheads (graphics and text) as ready-to-use Powerpoint R documents. The book will serve as a reference text and source of course materials for lecturers and as an advanced textbook for analytical chemistry students and professionals in industry and service labs.

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Non-neutral plasmas are clouds of electrons or ions or anti-matter particles contained in a vacuum by magnetic and electric fields. Experiments on these simplest of plasmas give precise tests of basic theories of equilibrium, waves, and cross-field transport. Technical applications include positron beams, mass spectroscopy, quantum computing, and beams for free-electron lasers.

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In Crumpled Paper Dolls: A New Orleans Poet, Matthew Nolan ignites our senses, depicting the world without filters, demanding examination and self-reflection. With the vivid imagery of words, he holds a mirror to our face and makes us see the ugly child we hide away. This at first seems like a distortion but is really an honesty that makes us uncomfortable. Nolan's journals chronicle the struggle of a man and his dream in a world of trials and a mind of dark shadows. In Nolan's writing, nothing is good or bad. It just is. His writing takes us to a place we don't want to talk about but now may be willing to discuss.

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My Constant Companion.......2007-10-10

Crumpled Paper Dolls is proof of a life uncommon, unabridged, unforgettable. Assuredly, a life less ordinary.

Matthew's words, although uncomfortable at times, are hauntingly familiar. He reels you in with his tortured melodies and keeps you bound to him with his brave honesty and hope. Matthew is revealing to the point that I almost feel like an intruder at times. He shares his journey through life, love, and the pursuit of oneness.

I will always cherish this book. I have my face, heart, soul, and mind in it all the time.

Viva La Stick Man!

Crumpled Paper Dolls.......2007-09-24

Brutally honest and dark. Provacative. Matthew's prose will make you ask tough questions. His poetry reflects the reality of situations. Funny and true... I've read and re-read the book. Different poems hit home each time I read it. A wonderful work!

BRUTALLY BEAUTIFUL.......2007-08-14

There is a distinct dichotomy between the subject matter and the words Nolan uses to describe it: The former is sharp enough to cut through your soul, while the latter is angelic and beautiful. Taking on matters most don't want to shine a light on, Nolan takes your hand and shows you that it can be scary, but cathartic at the same time. Not since Anne Sexton have I enjoyed having my emotions stirred so fiercely. A must read for any lover of poetry and any lover of honest life.

Call Your Travel Agent..........2007-06-03

Like the assured driver on a tourist bus through hell, Matthew Nolan takes readers along a dark, veering, authentic journey calling out stops along the way: "Stick man to the left! Mind sickness to the right! Oh my! It's a gathering of caterpillar girls straight ahead!" Before you know it, you are taking notes, snapping mental pictures and asking earnest questions. It's not an easy trip but Nolan is a seasoned professional and eases up on the gas just when it seems your own fears and concerns might send you careening off the road. No one understands a poet's job better than he does. You'll be thinking. You'll be feeling. You'll be wincing and cringing. You won't be able to stop reading until this New Orleans poet brings you and everyone else to his intended destination. Only then can you take your woozy head and shaky legs and head back to the world you came from - the one that will never be the same after being on the Matthew Nolan Express.

A New Orlean's Poet, indeed!.......2007-04-09

A wonderful book! It takes twists and turns that are unexpected, with words sometimes razor sharp. It's a very realistic look at life. Honest, and sometimes sad within it's honesty. It's life as we know it, but don't always say it, and it's very well said.

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Case of the Crumpled Knave
Anthony Boucher
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Case of the Crumpled Knave

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Case of the Crumpled Knave

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The Case of the Crumpled Knave

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The Case of the Crumpled Knave
Anthony BOUCHER
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Golden Age mystery is a fun read

The case of the crumpled knave
Anthony Boucher
Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006AOH76

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Golden Age mystery is a fun read.......2005-03-06

It's a year or so before America enters World War II, and Los Angeles private detective Fergus O'Breen is called on to investigate a mysterious death. Lots of references to cards (playing and tarot) and adherence to the structure of the classic puzzle mystery make this a good choice for a light read.

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Crumpled
Sue Brown
Manufacturer: Upso
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Crumpled is a novel following the hilarious antics of Cassie Ryder - middle-aged - unemployed and undergoing therapy at the local mental health unit - or Crumple Clinic as she calls it.

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The Crumpled Cup

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The Crumpled Cup
Henry Kane
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lack of humility

Winning With Indirect Methods

Not for everyone

13 Rules That No Longer Apply...Or Do They...Maybe

"Winning Wars for Dummies" this ain't.....

How Wars Are Won: The 13 Rules of War from Ancient Greece to the War on Terror
Bevin Alexander
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ASIN: 1400049482
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Book Description

Even as we head into twenty-first-century warfare, thirteen time-tested rules for waging war remain relevant.

Both timely and timeless, How Wars Are Won illuminates the thirteen essential rules for success on the battlefield that have evolved from ancient times until the present day. Acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander’s incisive and vivid analyses of famous battles throughout the ages show how the greatest commanders—from Alexander the Great to Douglas MacArthur—have applied these rules. For example:

• Feign retreat: Pretend defeat, fake a retreat, then ambush the enemy while being pursued. Used to devastating effect by the North Vietnamese against U.S. forces during the Vietnam War.
• Strike at enemy weakness: Avoid the enemy’s strength entirely by refusing to fight pitched battles, a method that has run alongside conventional war from the earliest days of human conflict. Brilliantly applied by Mao Zedong to defeat the Chinese Nationalists.
• Defend, then attack: Gain possession of a superior weapon or tactical system, induce the enemy to launch a fruitless attack, then go on the offensive. Employed repeatedly against the Goths by the Eastern Roman general Belisarius to reclaim vast stretches of the Roman Empire.

The lessons of history revealed in these pages can be used to shape the strategies needed to win the conflicts of today.

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lack of humility.......2005-04-06

Every opinion of his is presented as a fact.
Worst, he describes losers as the best: Jackson and Rommel were good, but all they had was a devastating right punch, all their ennemies had to do was smother them... wich they did...how is that Bevin?

Winning With Indirect Methods.......2004-04-24

Noted Military Historian Bevin Alexander's latest effort represents an expansion of BH Liddell Hart's work. In his classic text on strategy, Liddell Hart differentiates between direct and indirect methods of warfare, and finds the latter to be by far the more successful approach. Liddell Hart does not examine different types of indirect action, however, and this is where Alexander's work comes in. Alexander begins with the premise that frontal assaults against fortified positions should never be attempted. Attacks should always come from the side or rear. This has the advantage of striking the enemy where they are weaker, and perhaps more importantly, it throws them off psychologically, disorienting, and frightening them. Alexander lists thirteen such variations on these same ideas, such as encirclement, holding in one place and striking another, creating diversions, cutting of the enemy's retreat, etc. Each method receives its own chapter, accompanied by several historical examples of the successful execution of the tactic, usually taken from as many different eras as possible. Of particular note are the examples taken from Stonewall Jackson's campaigns, a subject on which Alexander is one of the leading authorities. In writing this work it seems clear that Alexander is trying to place himself in line with the classics of military theory: Sun-Tzu, Clausewitz, Liddell Hart. Only time will tell whether or not he achieves this lofty goal. In the meantime there is little doubt that this fascinating and well-written work should be closely examined military strategists, historians, and armchair generals.

Not for everyone.......2004-03-24

This book kinda caught be by surprise at first. Mainly it talked about how to win wars nowadays, against terrorist and not a full fledge conventional army. I continued to read though and found that the author does a very good job of comparing strategies used in the past with ways to win wars today. Another fact I enjoyed was that he does not care which side he is on. Constantly I read books that only take the American side, well in this book it plainly shows stupid maneuvers by American commanders from the enemy side. However, if you are someone who wants a book dedicated to looking at past battles and how they were won this is not for you. Although it does go into fantastic detail with plenty of maps, the book is about today and how to win the small unit actions required in todays world.

13 Rules That No Longer Apply...Or Do They...Maybe.......2004-03-19

One of the few books I've had to put down. This is because of it's redundancy, encyclopaedic breadth at the expense of depth, and it's premature obselesence.

Written post 9/11, pre Gulf War II, it's a summary of 13 military battlefield strategies. Pretty much each has an ancient example, middle example (1200-1850), and modern example (1850-1970). All well and good as an excercise in categorization, but each chapter inevitably ends with: this rule has been true for 2000 years; America's military supremacy makes the rule obsolete; I'm not sure what a future battlefield is going to look like, but somehow this rule will apply despite what I just said that the rule no longer applies.

The few times Alexander speculates about details of future battlefields--in particular Iraq--actual events have proven him to be off target. He's also enamored with today's technology of instant information, total observation by satellite and unmanned Predator reconnaisance planes; which as far as he's concerned means you'll never see an army larger than a platoon ever again.

For every military theorist who's correctly predicted the impact of a new technology, there's a dozen who've been way off. Alexander is most likely going to join the group of dozens.

One problem that Alexander sites a few powerful times, but fails to apply to his vision of the future, is the cycle of technological sumpremacy. Inevitably, one side developes a strategy or weapon that makes them king of the world, inevitably opponents develop a defense or a counter to this supremacy thus leveling the battlefield. All of Alexander's predictions essentially point to endless American supremacy thanks to our technology, but doesn't history show enemies of America will (WILL) find a counter someday? Somehow, for Alexander, that timeless rule doesn't apply now either.

And just like his book with no conclusion, this review has none either.

"Winning Wars for Dummies" this ain't............2004-01-30

There is no question that Alexander has a brilliant command of historical battles. As a guidebook about what the 13 rules of war are and examples of them in real life, this book ranks at the top. And the battles are described in such interesting detail that the reader finds himself cheering for the brilliant general and sighing for the unfortunate opponent. The problem I found with the book is that it reads much like an encyclopedia. Every chapter is completely disconnected from the others and there is little "cross referencing" indicating what the drawbacks and weaknesses of many of the rules are. Using superior weapons or methods might always be good but attacking the heart of the enemy might be good sometimes and disastrous other times. To his credit, the author does sometimes say what the hapless opponent should have done.

Still, the book is a good read for discriptions of battle strategies and the background of some major campaigns.

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a wonderful, life's work.......2000-08-12

Fenton is the reigning expert on the Iroquois and has published extensively on a multitude of subjects relating to them. This is his life's work and it is a tremendous achievement. Not a book to curl up to, nevertheless it is a must for anyone who professes interest in American history. Worth owning.

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This book gives an exposition of the exciting field of control of oscillatory and chaotic systems, which has numerous potential applications in mechanics, laser and chemical technologies, communications, biology and medicine, economics, ecology, etc.

A novelty of the book is its systematic application of modern nonlinear and adaptive control theory to the new class of problems. The proposed control design methods are based on the concepts of Lyapunov functions, Poincare maps, speed-gradient and gradient algorithms. The conditions which ensure such control goals as an excitation or suppression of oscillations, synchronization and transformation from chaotic mode to the periodic one or vice versa, are established. The performance and robustness of control systems under disturbances and uncertainties are evaluated.

The described methods and algorithms are illustrated by a number of examples, including classical models of oscillatory and chaotic systems: coupled pendula, brusselator, Lorenz, Van der Pol, Duffing, Henon and Chua systems. Practical examples from different fields of science and technology such as communications, growth of thin films, synchronization of chaotic generators based on tunnel diods, stabilization of swings in power systems, increasing predictability of business-cycles are also presented.

The book includes many results on nonlinear and adaptive control published previously in Russian and therefore were not known to the West.

Book Description

Mathematical control theory is a separate branch of mathematics that, over a span of 150 years, has developed an extensive literature covering its various concepts, constructions and applications. Even for deterministic systems, the theory and applications now involve several areas of which only a few are typically presented from a unified viewpoint. In particular, until now, a self-contained treatment of the following areas has been unavailable: the basic theory of finite dimensional linear systems, of nonlinear systems, optimal control and infinite dimensional linear systems. Mathematical Control Theory: An Introduction presents, in a mathematically precise matter, a unified introduction to deterministic control theory. Moreover, with the exception of a few more advanced concepts required for the final part of the book, this presentation requires only a knowledge of basic facts from linear algebra, differential equations and calculus.

In addition to classical concepts and ideas, the book offers many recently published results. In particular, the author includes the stabilization of nonlinear systems using topological methods, realization theory for nonlinear systems, impulsive control and positive systems, the control of rigid bodies, the stabilization of infinite dimensional systems and the solution of minimum energy problems. Some of these topics appear here for the first time in book form.

The book will be ideal for a beginning graduate course in mathematical control theory or for self study by professionals needing a complete picture of the mathematical theory that underlies the application of control theory.

This text has been adopted at: Brown University, Providence, RI University of California, Los Angeles University of Kansas, Lawrence

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CNR.......2000-09-12

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Nonlinear Control Systems: An Introduction (Communications and Control Engineering)

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Nonlinear Control Systems: An Introduction (Communications and Control Engineering)
Alberto Isidori
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This book introduces nonlinear control systems at a level suitable for graduate students and researchers. Chapter 1 introduces invariant distributions, a fundamental tool in the analysis of the internal structure of nonlinear systems. It is shown that a nonlinear system locally exhibits decompositions into parts similar to those introduced by Kalman for linear systems. Chapter 2 explains to what extent global decompositions may exist, corresponding to a partition of the whole state space into lower dimensional subsets. Chapter 3 describes various formats in which the input-output map of a nonlinear system may be represented, and provides a short description of the fundamentals of realization theory. Chapter 4 illustrates how a series of relevant design problems can be solved for a single-input single-output nonlinear system. It explains how a system can be transformed into a linear and controllable one, discusses the role of the nonlinear analogue of the notion of "zero", and describes the problem of asymptotic tracking, model matching and disturbance decoupling. Chapter 5 covers similar subjects for those multivariable nonlinear systems which can be rendered noninteractive by means of static state feedback, and Chapters 6 and 7 are devoted to control via dynamic feedback for a broader class of multivariable nonlinear systems. The book was first published in 1985 as Volume 72 in the series Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and furnished with examples and exercises at the end of each chapter.

Introduction to Nonlinear Automatic Control Systems

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Introduction to Nonlinear Automatic Control Systems

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Isidori's Magnum Opus

Nonlinear Control Systems: An Introduction (Communications and Control Engineering)
Alberto Isidori
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Isidori's Magnum Opus.......2003-01-04

This is simply the best book written on nonlinear control theory. The contents form the basis for feedback linearization techniques, nonlinear observers, sliding mode control, understanding relative degree, nonminimum phase systems, exact linearization, and a host of other topics. A careful reading of this book will provide vast rewards. A fantastic book.

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Introduction to nonlinear automatic control systems
Rajko TomovicÌ
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Deer are an unique group of mammals recognized for their grace and beauty. Some are also prime examples of flagship species, whose continued survival sustains the complex interplay of flora and fauna. Today, many species are under threat of extinction. This Action Plan, aimed at range country biologists, academics and students, state and federal employees of wildlife, protected area and environmental agencies as well as non-governmental conservation organizations has three main objectives: to identify the status and distribution of threatened species of deer and propose action for their conservation; outline scientific methods for obtaining information about the status of poorly known populations; and list conservation priorities for deer in each of the range countries.

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