Using Financial Accounting Information: A Decision Case Approach
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    Steve Adams , Don Keller , and Lee Pryor
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    Adams is a user-oriented financial accounting text that emphasizes discovery learning instead of the more traditional memorization. Using an interactive, decision-making case approach, Adams is organized around the type of business decisions that students -- future business managers and investors -- are most likely to face.
    Using Financial Accounting Information: A Decision Case Approach
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      Sally L. Adams, Steve Adams Adams & Adams
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      How to Find Out How Much Is Spent on What by Whom and with What Frequency
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        Eu Employment Law From Rome to Amsterdam and Beyond
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            Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy for Organic Radicals
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              Fabian Gerson , and Walter Huber
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              Electron spin resonance spectroscopy is the method used to determine the structure and life expectancy of a number of radicals. Written by Fabian Gerson and Walter Huber, top experts in the field of electron spin resonance spectroscopy, this book offers a compact yet readily comprehensible introduction to the modern world of ESR. Thanks to its comprehensive coverage, ranging from fundamental theory right up to the treatment of all important classes of organic radicals and triplet-state molecules that can be analyzed using ESR spectroscopy, this unique book is suitable for users in both research and industry. Instead of using complex mathematical derivations, the authors present a readily understandable approach to the field by interpreting sample spectra and classifying experimental data.

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                  Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society
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                  Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society
                  David Sloan Wilson
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                  God or evolution? Though the debate about our origins has swirled in epic controversy since Darwin's time, David Sloan Wilson bravely blends these two contentious theories. This has been tried before, of course, mainly by religious intellectuals. What makes Darwin's Cathedral stand out is that Wilson does not pursue the classic "intelligent design" argument (evolution is God's hand at work), but instead argues that religion is evolution at work.

                  Wilson sees religion as a complex organism with "biological" functions. He argues that the social cohesiveness of religion makes it analogous to a beehive or a human body--and, in fact, religious believers sometimes employ these metaphors. He writes, "Thinking of a religious group as like an organism encourages us to look for adaptive complexity.... Mechanisms are required that are often awesome in their sophistication." To Wilson, therein lies the astonishing complexity of religion, just as in the biological world.

                  Following Wilson's argument requires understanding the rudiments of evolutionary biology; a smattering of theology, history, anthropology, sociology, and psychology is helpful, too. But the reasoning isn't as challenging as Wilson warns in the introduction. For educated readers, it's an accessible book.

                  In just 260 pages, Wilson can't begin to do justice to the broad swath of intellectual work he's cut out for himself. And ultimately, the book's main failing is its simplicity. In addition, his approach to religion is so clearly an outsider's that he is unlikely to win many converts. Adaptive-mechanistic explanations of forgiveness and altruism may be intriguing to the atheist in the ivory tower, but they are likely to elicit little more than a bemused and passing interest from believers. --Eric de Place

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                  A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year, 2002

                  Until recently, evolution and religion have been considered contending, irreconcilable theories of origin and existence. In this book, David Sloan Wilson takes the radical step of joining the two, but not in the usual fashion. The key, he argues, is to think of society as an organism-one in which morality and religion are adaptations that allow groups of humans to function as a coherent whole.

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                  4 out of 5 stars evolutionism and functionalism.......2007-01-06

                  This is an interesting combination of the biological evolutionary theory of group selection with a revisited form of sociological functionalism. It is well argued and well written and it provides an alternative/ complement to individual and gene theories of natural selection, on the biological side, and to cognitive approaches to religion, on the anthropological side.

                  5 out of 5 stars An Exciting and Thougtht Provoking Look at Human Nature.......2006-12-06

                  This is an exciting book because of the explanatory power of the ideas expressed. Group selection as an evolutionary force was largely dismissed on the basis of William's work in the 1960s. Now Wilson not only revives it but suggests how our very human nature has been dependent upon it. The problem has been that evolution at the level of the individual rewards self concern and weeds out altruism. This makes cooperation difficult because individuals will always do better by avoiding the effort of cooperation while enjoying the fruits of the efforts of others (free-loading). However when humans evolved culture there was the possibility that the non-cooperators could be made to comply by punishment, banishment etc. This fundamentally changed the name of the game. Groups with norms fostering cooperation and punishing non-cooperators could out compete less functional ones and as a consequence grow and multiply in comparison. What Wilson suggests is that religion has been a potent method of establishing the norms, motivation and punishments required. Once groups could effectively cooperate then traits that facilitated this would be further selected by genetic evolution allowing further cultural progress and the development of our "human nature". He further suggests that the "irrational" beliefs fostered by religion are selected by group selection because they foster more functional groups in the evolutionary survival sense. He is also clear about the down side of religion in that while it fosters within group function it also fosters antagonism to outside groups and individuals.

                  Wilson's writing style is usually clear but sometimes round about and redundant. The material frequently requires thought to work through the logic and implications. I read a lot of books on evolutionary theory and this is one of the most thought provoking I have read in years.


                  5 out of 5 stars Best book I read this year.......2006-08-02

                  Very well written book on group selection and religion. Entertaining as the Scott Atran and Boyer books on religion. Good for anyone to read this book if you are interested in evolution and/or religion. The theoretical part is slightly difficult to understand especially if you have no previous experience on group selection.

                  Wilson does not talk about how silly religion is - like Dawkins - but is positive/objective about his subject: openly respects the features of religion which support coherence of groups, is critical about the features of religions which make the members of the religious group to behave badly towards other people (e.g. out-group people). But admits that the different sides of the religion (the in-group and out-group morality, intolerance against those who do not obey the norms) go hand in hand.

                  4 out of 5 stars Sound central argument, but not easy to like.......2006-06-11

                  This is a hard book to like. David Sloan Wilson is not a particularly clear writer, but that's not the main problem. What frustrates is his inability to restrain himself from taking potshots at other researchers. What comes through clearest is not his theory about the evolutionary basis of religions, but his disdain for those with differing theories. Many, he repeats, should be consigned to the "rubbish heap of history." Elsewhere he refers to a whole collection of other theories as a "wilderness". Many theorists are reviewed in a way that fails to elucidate but merely serves to set up convenient foils for Wilson.

                  Through the first half of the book, Wilson often claims facts not in evidence, making a reader trying to follow his arguments increasingly doubtful. One of the most salient and crucial examples is when he writes: "cultural evolution increases the potency of selection among groups and decreases the potency of selection within groups", when he seems to have just convincingly demonstrated the opposite.

                  I lead with these comments only because they weigh so heavily to the early parts of "Darwin's Cathedral" and repeatedly distract attention from his actual arguments. But when he puts aside his need for demeaning others, Wilson can get to the point. His main thesis is that religious groups are organisms and as such they can evolve adaptive behavior through the same mechanisms as other organisms.

                  To accept this, you must first be convinced that selection and adaptation can be found to operate at levels other than the individual. Despite Wilson's endless attention to the history of countervailing views, this is generally accepted by evolutionary theorists. Nonetheless, much of "Darwin's Cathedral" consists of laying out the case for group-level selection.

                  Wilson argues this from essentially two directions. In one, he demonstrates that in fact genes, cells, and human beings are organisms made up of other organisms. At almost any level you wish to apply Darwinian constructs, you find not an individual but an organism. Thus thinking of groups of human beings (or even groups of groups) as subject to evolutionary design and adaptation should not be a conceptual leap. This, he argues, has been convincingly demonstrated. Secondly, he subjects various religious disciplines (most prominently Calvinism, Judaism, and early Christianity) to the test of whether their characteristics can be predicted from a theory of group selection. He finds that they can.

                  One of his best turns of phrase is that "rational thought is itself a Darwin machine". But, he says, the competition between the products of rational thought is not just within an individual brain, but within groups. This turns out to be an essential part of his argument that successful religions are the adaptive results of group selection.

                  Some of Wilson's examples meander and weave past the markers of relevance and comprehension. But his chapter-length treatment of Calvinism in its original historical context is especially effective in demonstrating and conforming to Wilson's central arguments. He succeeds in using Calvin's catechism to convince us of his larger argument that religions must be exclusionary and demanding in order to survive group-level competition. Wilson's logic and writing are at their best here.

                  "Darwin's Cathedral" is full of provocative and in some cases compelling ideas. A reader may end up not liking David Sloan Wilson's writing style very much, and feel in a self-congratulatory mood when making it all the way through his book, but the main argument seems a sound contribution to the development of a theory of an evolutionary basis of religions.

                  2 out of 5 stars Difficult to Read.......2004-11-19

                  I find this book very difficult to read and probably will not
                  finish it. The subject matter and the reviews fascinated me, but
                  the actual reading of the book is very hard work. This is not
                  like reading something by Richard Dawkins or Stephen Jay Gould.
                  This is like reading a college text book.

                  People sometimes believe that because a book is hard to read and
                  understand that the author is expressing deep and complex ideas.
                  Sometimes that may be true, but it is more often true that the
                  author is just not that good at expressing himself in an easy to
                  understand way.

                  Obviously I am in the minority here, because most of the other
                  reviews gave this book 5 stars. It was some of the other
                  reviews that caused me to buy the book, but the truth is that I
                  got more from reading the reviews than I have gotten from the
                  book so far.
                  Darwin's Cathedral Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society. (book review) : An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life
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                    Darwin's Cathedral Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society. (book review) : An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life
                    Paul J. Griffiths
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                    Religion red in tooth and claw.(book on the scientific study of religion)(Book Review): An article from: American Scientist
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                      Unmasking Darwin's Cathedral: it's not just about religion.(Book Review): An article from: Skeptic (Altadena, CA)
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                        Unmasking Darwin's Cathedral: it's not just about religion.(Book Review): An article from: Skeptic (Altadena, CA)
                        Peter A. Corning
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                        Collective Diffusion on Surfaces: Correlation Effects and Adatom Interactions (NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)
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                          The book includes articles by leading experts in the field of surface diffusion discussing recent experimental and theoretical developments of the problem. The emphasis is on the study of surface diffusion when many mutually interacting atoms are present on the surface. Such interactions between atoms result in correlations in their motion. By measuring surface diffusion coefficients as a function of temperature, atom concentration, initial atom configuration, etc., the energy barriers of the diffusing atoms can be extracted. Theoretical analysis is used to develop a better understanding and predictability of how diffusion barriers vary from system to system. Most of the articles in the book present the state of the art in the field i.e. how to measure and how to understand the dependence of the diffusion coefficient on different physical parameters (coverage, temperature, region of the phase diagram etc.) in different experimental systems. The book is nicely balanced between theoretical and experimental articles. It will interest physicists, chemists, materials scientists working in the area of growth of new materials. Although its main emphasis is on understanding fundamental questions about the diffusion of atoms on surfaces, it will also interest people working in more applied aspects to produce atomic scale structures.

                          The Gospels According to Reverend Ike
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                            Scythians 700-300 B.C. (Men at Arms Series, 137)
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                            Though the 'Scythian period' in the history of Eastern Europe lasted little more than 400 years, the impression these horsemen made upon the history of their times was such that a thousand years after they had ceased to exist as a sovereign people, their heartland and the territories which they dominated far beyond it continued to be known as 'greater Scythia'. From the very beginnings of their emergence on the world scene the Scythians took part in the greatest campaigns of their times, defeating such mighty contemporaries as Assyria, Urartu, Babylonia, Media and Persia. This highly illustrated book details their costume, weapons and the way they waged war.

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                            4 out of 5 stars Skythoi Warriors.......2007-04-02

                            Most are under the impression that the Scythian army consisted exclusively of lightly clad horsemen (or women) shooting arrows in the typical 'Parthian Shot', but this book reveals their true versitality in war-they used all weapons, swords, axes, spears, daggers, shields, and so on in addition to the bows that would later be characteristic of the Parthians, Turks, and Mongols. The plates are good, and depict the Scytho-Sarmatian warrior-women, the inspiration for the myth of the 'Amazons', in addition to Scythian warriors triumphing over Thracian and Macedonian foes. As always, this men-at-arms book is an excellent introduction to the weapons, tactics, and general history of its subject.

                            5 out of 5 stars One of the Best sources of Nomadic History.......2005-06-23

                            This is one of the best sources of nomadic history without spending a ton of money on Herodotus's work. They pictures, arms and armour and general detail and history was a good source for this historian. A 5/5 for me.

                            5 out of 5 stars Fantastic introductory book on the Scythians.......2005-05-23

                            "The Scythians 700-300 BC" by Dr. E. V. Cernenko is a fantastic introductory book on the Scythians. The Scythians lived about the same time as the ancient Greeks, migrating out of the Iran area into Eastern Europe, leaving burial mounds as far apart as Mongolia and the Ukraine. Although there are many questions about these people that may never be answered, they have left a fair amount of surviving artifacts. Most impressive are the fine detailed gold objects.

                            Albeit there are many unanswered questions on the Scythains, this volume provides an outline of their history, weapons, clothing, and battles. The illustrations in this book are great, truly bringing them to life. Their scale-mail armors and splendid weapons are an impressive sight.

                            I found this to be among the fastest reading books in the Men-at-Arms series. It left me wondering and wanting to learn more about these ancient people and their history. I would highly recommend this volume to anyone interested in ancient armies.

                            5 out of 5 stars Nomadic warriors.......2003-01-04

                            I own this book, and have found it useful in designing loose-fit
                            ting, comfortable nomadic, Scythian-style garments. If one takes the time to carefully examine the pictures, reconstuction
                            pictures, etc., one could use them to reconstruct either arms or
                            clothing, as a living history study. Keep in mind, they traded
                            actively with the Greeks, and from the other end of the Silk Ro-
                            ad, China, and artisans fashioned jewelry and armor to reflect
                            those tastes. Most famously, the golden helmets, greaves, and
                            pectoral jewelry.

                            Excellent layout on the compound bow a real plus, as are draw-
                            ings of grave goods, used by both male and female warriors. Yes, Virginia, there really were Amazons, and they kicked some
                            serious butt.

                            Excellent intro to making your own Scythian-style armaments and
                            clothing. Cover picture alone is worth the price of the book.

                            5 out of 5 stars One of my favourite Osprey books.......2002-04-23

                            Angus McBride must be the most prolific artist working for Osprey. His illustrations cover almost every other period on every continent that you can think of. His drawings range from the sublime to the atrocious due I suspect to his prolific output.
                            I am not a McBride fan but rate this particular book highly because I think that his scythian drawings are truly McBride at his best, even surpassing his work on the zulus and vikings.

                            The CSS Hunley: The Greatest Undersea Adventure of the Civil War
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                            Drawing on historical documents and riveting eyewitness reports of the Hunley exploits and illustrated with more than 120 photographs, this book uncovers the fascinating drama and pioneering impact surrounding the Confederate submarine.

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                            5 out of 5 stars Could Not Put It Down.......2001-03-18

                            Nine men in a rigged-out steam boiler cranked out of Breach Inlet near Mt.Pleasant, S.C. and changed naval history forever. It was not until 50 years later in 1914 that the next ship would be brought down by a submarine. This crisply written account is an excellent introduction to one of the most facinating subplots of the entire War for Southern Independence. Forced by necessity to outwit their industrial foe the South resorted to and developed many innovations to counter the vulnerability their rivers and coastline presented. Mines (then called torpedos), ironclads, floating batteries and rams were just a few. It is this writers opinion than none were so bold, desperate, courageous and far-thinking as the H.L.Hunley. It was actually the third of three built by Watson & McClintock of New Orleans. Horance Hunley completely underwrote the second which sunk in Mobile Bay and contributed a third of the funds for the final sub which bore his name. Simple in its construction, unforgiving of error she claimed three crews, including her namesake before she took her place in history. Meet the men and ideas which gave her life against the backdrop of a desperate Charleston holding on against a merciless enemy. Only now in a specially designed laboratory in Charleston is she finally yielding the secrets of what happened that fateful night in Feb. 1864.

                            4 out of 5 stars Facinating history of our nation's greatest crisis.......2000-10-14

                            The story of the CSS Hunley's successful attack on the Union Sloop-of-War, the Husatonic is both riveting military and political history. There is enough detail for you die hard sub fans, the way the comparatively primitive technology wrestled with the problems of manned undersea operations of a warship. Students of history will love the gripping and tragic descriptions of the struggle of the besieged,blockaded, and bombarded southern cities endured, making the confedaracy desparate to enough to go ahead with a daring technological leap even though the first two crews died in the testing phase of this remarkable vessel. Highly recomended.

                            Newton's Tyranny: The Suppressed Scientific Discoveries of John Flamsteed and Stephen Gray
                            Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                            • Nicely written, and interesting to read
                            • The darker side of a great scientific mind
                            Newton's Tyranny: The Suppressed Scientific Discoveries of John Flamsteed and Stephen Gray
                            David H. Clark , and Stephen P.H. Clark
                            Manufacturer: W. H. Freeman
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                            One of the great figures in history, Sir Isaac Newton personifies the triumph of scientific reason over ignorance. Yet for all his contributions to the Enlightenment, Newton was a deeply complex man who sometimes aggressively tried to obscure the intellectual achievements of others.

                            Newton’s Tyranny is the story of two men who felt the full wrath of the great man’s hostility—the Reverend John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, and Stephen Gray, a humble dyer and amateur scientist. United not only by a love of science, but by a bitter and protracted conflict with Newton, the two men made significant contributions to science despite the obstacles that Newton placed in their path. Gray produced the first experiment in electrical communications, and Flamsteed pioneered observational astronomy and navigation.

                            Drawing upon letters and historical documents, Newton’s Tyranny vividly recreates the British scientific community of the early 18th century. It was an era of great achievement, but the crucible of science was often heated by Machiavellian intrigue, uncontrollable ambition, and larger-than-life personalities. Against this dramatic setting, the saga of Newton, Flamsteed and Gray unfolds, a story of loyalty and commitment against great odds.

                            A fascinating look at a forgotten piece of science history, Newton’s Tyranny exposes the dark side of a flawed genius while celebrating the ultimate triumph of two unsung heroes.

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                            5 out of 5 stars Nicely written, and interesting to read.......2002-02-16

                            This is a quick read that is both well-written and well-organized. The authors take few diversions - historical, rhetorical, or empirical - from describing the relations among the characters in the title: the credentialed Newton, the laborious Gray, and the intermediary Flamsteed. The result is a concise and enjoyable report on what is known and what can be reasonably surmised about the relative contributions of these men. There is sufficient detail (and sufficient lack of colouring) to make the book of interest to scientists, and to historians and sociologists of science. But there the book is sufficiently accessibile, and the subject matter sufficiently finite to make it equally appealing to anyone with interest in such topics as politics, organizations, and astronomy, not to mention Newton and his era.

                            4 out of 5 stars The darker side of a great scientific mind.......2001-02-18

                            The Clarks make no bones about it: Sir Issac Newton was one of the greatest scientific minds of the his time. Of all time, in fact. Newton was the symbol of the triumph of science over superstition.

                            But Newton had a darker side. Despite the fame and recognition he had received, Newton refused to let anyone threaten to overshadow him or stand in his way of greater achievements.

                            Reverend John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal - a position he held for 44 years serving under 6 kings. He spent his night in the observatory of Greenwich gazing through telescopes, cataloguing the stars. Newton wanted this information to figure out a better way to navigate to oceans, a major problem in his day. He was convinced Flamsteed was holding back the critical information he needed. For that, Newton used all the considerable power at his disposal to end the career of Flamseed. He almost suceeded. It was only because of the dedication of Flamsteed's widow that his 3-volumn Historia Coelestis Britannica was published.

                            Today, because of Flamsteed's work, we measure longitude from the place he accomlished his work - Greenwich.

                            The work of Stephen Gray is less known. A commoner trained as a dyer, he was a most unlikely member of the Royal Society.

                            Gray was a long time friend of Flamsteed. He carried on a regular coorespondence with the elder scientist, sharing with him his own celestial observations.

                            But it was Gray's pioneering work in using electricity for communications that earned him immortality. Work, that if not for Newton, may have been accomplished 20 years sooner.
                            Newton's tyranny; the suppressed scientific discoveries of Stephen Gray and John Flamsteed.
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                              Newton's tyranny; the suppressed scientific discoveries of Stephen Gray and John Flamsteed.
                              David H. & Stephen P. H. CLARK. [NEWTON] CLARK
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                              NewtonÂ’s tyranny; the suppressed scientific discoveries of Stephen Gray and John Flamsteed.
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                                NewtonÂ’s tyranny; the suppressed scientific discoveries of Stephen Gray and John Flamsteed.
                                David H. & Stephen P. H. CLARK. [NEWTON] CLARK
                                Manufacturer: W. H. Freeman
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