Fundamental Accounting Principles (Canadian), 2

Fundamental Accounting Principles (Canadian), 2
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Fundamental Accounting Principles (Canadian), 2
Paul B. Miller , and Kermit Larson
Manufacturer: Irwin Professional Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0256243506

Fundamental Accounting Principles - Ninth Canadian Edition
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Fundamental Accounting Principles - Ninth Canadian Edition
Kermit D. Larson
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Limited
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0075607077

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Fundamental Accounting Principles: Canadian
Kermit D. Larson
Manufacturer: Chicago Publishing Co
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0256175063

Working Papers for Use with Fundamental Accounting Principles -- Tenth Canadian Edition
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Working Papers for Use with Fundamental Accounting Principles -- Tenth Canadian Edition
Tilly; Larson, Kermit D. Jensen
Manufacturer: McGraw Hill Ryerson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFTKO8

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Low-fat Atkins.......2003-08-31

This is an older book...and it shows. Basically it advocates a very low-carbohydrate, very low-fat, and very low-calorie diet. The worst thing is that the authors recommend this approach for the duration of weight loss. The meal plans allow for only one or two servings of vegetables a day and an amount of protein that will lead to muscle wasting. One can only shudder to think what kind of a sluggish metabolism will be developed by consuming just 650 calories a day.

This is one of those books which should be quietly retired to an "out of print" status.

The only diet I understood and could keep........1998-01-06

I used this diet many years ago, I couldnt believe the results. The food was great and kept you intrested. You could also modify within the daily menu's and still get the results they had given you. I truly understood why the diet worked and what was happening to my body. After having my third child I will use this diet again to take off the wieght I gained. This book is so good that it should be the only diet book in store's. I am now purchings my third copy, my first was given to a good friend who has lost wieght and kept it off, and my 2nd copy looks as if it was in world war three and the pages are getting hard to read, my third copy I hope to seal in plastic, because it is my bible and keeps me feeling GREAT!!!! I have tryed all diets from starvation to the craziest new thing on the supermarket shelves, and nothing in mean NOTHING is as good as this book!!! Brigitte

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The Moon is priceless!

My almost 5 Year Old LOVES this book!

The Moon Seems to Change

The Moon Seems to Change
Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Children's Books
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Binding: Library Binding

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Because the moon revolves around Earth, it seems to grow and shrink. Children can read about the phenomena of the moon's phases and with an experiment using an orange, a pencil, and a flashlight, they can see why the moon looks different at different times of the month. `A welcome addition to science collections for young children.' —SLJ.

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The Moon is priceless!.......2007-02-06

This is an awesome book that can be used in the classroom when studying space, planets, and the solar system. As a huge object in the sky, the moon sparks a lot of curiosity and this book helps children understand more about it.

My almost 5 Year Old LOVES this book!.......2007-01-09

It really helps the young inquiring mind learn about the moon. My almost 5 year old always wants this read. Also it tells you how to do a demonstration to show younger kids why the moon looks the way it does, why it changes. I'm glad we got this book!

The Moon Seems to Change.......2006-01-16

I am a second grade teacher and this book enriched our textbook wonderfully. The illustrations and text were easy for the children to understand (and even taught me a few things as well!) We read several of Franklyn M. Branley's books during our year, but this one seems to be a class favorite.

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The Moon Seems to Change
Franklin M. Branley
Manufacturer: Crowell
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O5KHDQ

The Moon Seems to Change: Let's Read and Find Out

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The Moon Seems to Change: Let's Read and Find Out
Franklyn M Branley
Manufacturer: Thomas Y Crowell & Company Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NPRJ2O

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Moon Seems To Change
Franklyn Branley
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The Moon Seems To Change (Let's Read-and-find-out Science)

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The Moon Seems To Change (Let's Read-and-find-out Science)
Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Manufacturer: HarperTrophy
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Binding: Paperback

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Teacher's Manual, Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank for IBM and Mac, Answer Manual, Transparencies, Study Guide and Solutions Manual available.

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Ron Suskind won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 1995 for his stories on Cedric Jennings, a talented black teenager struggling to succeed in one of the worst public high schools in Washington, D.C. Suskind has expanded those features into a full-length nonfiction narrative, following Jennings beyond his high-school graduation to Brown University, and in the tradition of Leon Dash's Rosa Lee and Alex Kotlowitz's There Are No Children Here, delivers a compelling story on the struggles of inner-city life in modern America. While it appears to have a happy ending (with Jennings earning a B average in his sophomore year), A Hope in the Unseen is not without a few caveats (at times, Jennings feels profoundly alienated from his white peers). Trite as it may sound to say, this book teaches a lesson about the virtue of perseverance, and it's definitely worth reading. --John J. Miller

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It is 1993, and Cedric Jennings is a bright and ferociously determined honor student at Ballou, a high school in one of Washington D.C.’s most dangerous neighborhoods, where the dropout rate is well into double digits and just 80 students out of more than 1,350 boast an average of B or better. At Ballou, Cedric has almost no friends. He eats lunch in a classroom most days, plowing through the extra work he has asked for, knowing that he’s really competing with kids from other, harder schools. Cedric Jennings’s driving ambition–which is fully supported by his forceful mother–is to attend a top-flight college.

In September 1995, after years of near superhuman dedication, he realizes that ambition when he begins as a freshman at Brown University. In this updated edition, A Hope in the Unseen chronicles Cedric’s odyssey during his last two years of high school, follows him through his difficult first year at Brown, and now tells the story of his subsequent successes in college and the world of work.

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Overrated. .......2007-08-26

A Hope in the Unseen was an engaging read and I absolutely fell in the love with the beginning. Cedric's life was put into a perspective that I could connect to and it was as if I could see everything through is eyes. It is a story that is uplifting and can be appreciated by people of any gender or color.

However, I did find a few things to frown upon. One part of the book that bothered me was the constant racial labeling. Understandably it is one of the main themes throughout the story and it is what makes this book so appealing to many. You get to see a struggling young black man make it out of a situation where many others would have gotten swallowed up. Yet, to me it became annoying because when I would finally reach a moment when I could connect to the characters as people the writer, and sometimes Cedric, would draw the whole focus back to who was what race and where they come from. It is great to be proud of who you are and what your background is but it doesn't have to define you.

During one of the later chapters we encounter Cedric and Zayd eating lunch. Zayd's friend, Josh, wanders over and immediately Cedric makes a remark about he should not be seen with two white guys. Whether he meant it jokingly or not it hurt Josh's feelings and created an awkward situation. Maybe it's because I just don't understand it but I think it was a little insensitive of Cedric. This was the only flaw that I had problems ignoring. It just seemed as if Cedric felt that he was entitled to be at Brown simply because he was a minority. Even if he wasn't in the minority, I sense a certain attitude that develops from attending an ivy league institution. It is almost as if by having your name on their roster that it makes you superior to everyone else.
This is definitely not the case and if people to hold on to such a mentality is disturbing.

Another problem I had with the novel was that after finishing such an uplifting story you start wondering what is next and if the system has ever changed. Sure, Cedric made it out and became successful but what about everyone else who was left behind? What about the students who were not as academically inclined or those who were not fortunate enough to have people supporting and pushing them like Cedric did? This book gives people an insight into a world that many are oblivious to. This could have been a great opportunity to open people's eyes about social injustice and to spark their interest in finding a way for more students to become like Cedric. I believe the author could have steered this book into becoming a link between the readers and social activism. Plenty of people have either had similar experiences or are now more aware of such situations and would be more than happy to support and contribute to any programs that are trying to turn this around. I believe more could have been done with A Hope in the Unseen in this regard.

All in all, this story was fairly interesting and inspiring. It was definitely helpful to read about the transitions from high school to college and to see how one person dealt with the common worries of university life. However, I do not see myself recommending this to many people and I believe that it is highly overrated. I do not believe it is "formula shattering" as one reviewer described it. In fact I think it follows the basic guidelines to any underdog story. I felt as if I could have been reading any number of stories, except with a different setting and character. A Hope in the Unseen is good for classroom reading assignments or book clubs because it has many discussion points and may lead readers to be more aware of the various issues it touches on. Other than that, I must truthfully say that I would not have read this given the chance to choose it for myself.

A Beautiful Mind.......2007-07-07

Ron Suskind's A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League is reminiscent of A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash. In "A Beautiful Mind," our hero, John Nash, faces and fights his own demons to finally succeed and excel in the Ivy League world. In "A Hope Unseen," our hero, Cedric Jennings, fights and faces demons of societal injustice to finally succeed and excel in the Ivy League world.

Suskind's riveting narrative of Jenning's ascension from inner city life to Ivy League life paints a portrait of the contrasts between cultures like few other books ever have or ever could. More importantly, it tells the story of moving beyond suffering to a place of hope through persistence and resilience based upon Christian faith, maternal wisdom (mother wit), and the inspiring tradition of African American music.

Reviwer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, Soul Physicians, and Spiritual Friends.

Awesome Book!.......2007-02-06

This is an awesome book that I would have never read if it weren't required by one of my classes! Even though I paid for standard shipping, the book arrived quickly! I am very pleased with my purchase from this company.

Hope is seen.......2007-01-22

Moving story about a young man struggling through life in the inner city, who through grace, faith, determination and hardwork achieves the dream. The story follows him through high school and college. Outstanding novel for anyone to read, but especially for young black males.

Inspiring, but I'm not a fan of Suskind's style.......2007-01-04

I read A Hope in the Unseen recently and found it to be an uplifting story which had the potential to create awareness about DC's inner-city schools - but that's where it stopped.

I had been hoping for a bit more research within the story on the inner-city situation and proposals for its improvement, but I was let down in the face of a lot of needless detail which I did not care about and which had no lasting impact on me. The book is a nice story, but I finished it feeling as though I had not really learned anything new and although the book had a personally inspiring effect, its value as a tool for social activism is not there. That doesn't in any way make it a bad book, but it certainly could have been better, perhaps in the vein of Ted Conover's work - a combination of research, storytelling, and activism together.

I didn't feel that paragraphs devoted to such things as what CD Cedric happened to be holding were relevant, and was generally irritated by their inclusion. Suskind's "invisible author" perspective bothered me greatly, and could have been better handled in a different fashion. Those things said, the book was indeed a nice story - but it just could have been so much more.

Hope at the heart of the matter.(A Hope in the Unseen--An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League)(Book Review) : An article from: School Administrator

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Hope at the heart of the matter.(A Hope in the Unseen--An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League)(Book Review) : An article from: School Administrator
David E. Roach
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from School Administrator, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 494 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: Hope at the heart of the matter.(A Hope in the Unseen--An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League)(Book Review)
Author: David E. Roach
Publication: School Administrator (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 62 Issue: 10 Page: 18(1)

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A Hope in the Unseen; An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League

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A Hope in the Unseen; An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League
Ron Suskind
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Filled with historical detail and personal insight, this memoir re-creates the world of textile workers in Bladenboro, North Carolina, during two decades of depression and war.

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Bladenboro, NC , A cotton mill town.......2007-01-10

This book was written by a relative of mine and names most all of my family in Bladenboro, NC. It is very well presented, although it did not present the Hesters in a good light. I am one of those Hesters, and some of the things that were said in the book, I know to be a falsehood.

"My World is Gone": Memories of Life in a Southern Cotton Mill Town.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History

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"My World is Gone": Memories of Life in a Southern Cotton Mill Town.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History
Patrick Huber
Manufacturer: Southern Historical Association
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008GA7O0
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Southern Historical Association on November 1, 2003. The length of the article is 534 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: "My World is Gone": Memories of Life in a Southern Cotton Mill Town.(Book Review)
Author: Patrick Huber
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 2003
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 69 Issue: 4 Page: 972(2)

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Confronting the Drug Control Establishment is a biography of Alfred R. Lindesmith and an intellectual history of his times. A sociologist at Indiana University, Lindesmith believed legal prohibition of addictive drugs was futile and wrote widely on the threat to democracy inherent in such a policy.

Lindesmith's career began during the 1930s and developed along with the emerging drug prohibitions in the early and mid-twentieth century. Throughout his life Lindesmith attempted to utilize his research for the creation of more rational and humane drug control laws. His consistent message was that the addict's self-concept is a central element in human addiction. Lindesmith felt that an overriding influence on an addict's self-concept is a fear of withdrawal, which keeps an addict from seeking treatment and becomes a key driving force in the drug problem.

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In 1966, when the author was 17, her 21-year-old sister, Laura, was murdered for no apparent reason by David Mumbaugh, a man she didn't even know. The girls' bereaved parents, "practical people who passed on their distrust of the intangible," made it clear that they must all "get on with their lives" without further discussion. Not until 1989, when she had two daughters of her own and found herself stuck in a troubled marriage, did Jane Bernstein pull out a folder containing 23-year-old articles describing her sister's death. This sensitive memoir chronicles her subsequent investigation into the case and weaves an account of the intervening years of college, political activism, and several abortive stints of therapy to show that Bernstein was badly damaged by Laura's loss and their parents' refusal to let her grieve. As she twice testifies against Mumbaugh's parole, arguing that he hasn't changed and is still dangerous, the author begins to realize that her violent husband won't change either. Eventually, she is able to assimilate the impact of Laura's death and to leave her spouse. Yet this is not a bitter book: Bernstein displays great compassion for her parents' inability to voice their sorrow and for her husband's inability to control his anger. Her simple, subtle prose conveys understanding, not recrimination. --Wendy Smith

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Jane Bernstein was seventeen in the summer of 1966 when her adored older sister, Laura, was stabbed to death by a stranger, for no apparent reason. More than two decades later, Bernstein found her thoughts and fantasies returning insistently to the sister she'd never allowed herself to mourn. Gradually she immersed herself in the long-buried tragedy, obsessively reviewing articles and transcripts, and, like a detective herself, interviewing detectives, attorneys, and others who'd been close to her sister or involved in the case. What was she trying to solve?

Weaving present into past with deceptive ease, Bernstein unearths uncomfortable truths about both. We come to see that the actual object of her search is her own identity, sucked under in a wake of denial after Laura's murder. Reclaiming who she was-and what Laura was to her-meant questioning every aspect of her carefully constructed adult sense of self: as a writer, a daughter, a mother, and the wife of a charismatic but unpredictable man. Passionate and disquieting, Bereft is a testament to the silent depredations of unacknowledged loss, and a tribute to our power to reclaim ourselves.

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The character development is poor.......2007-08-30

I wish the author could give us a more complete picture than the one that developed in my own mind.

Self-analysis run amok.......2002-04-15

To read the summary of the plot is to expect a tale about a family murder. To read this book is to find a self-indulgent autobiography, typical of those who believe their every thought is fascinating. Ms. Bernstein did have a tragedy in her life and there are moments when we are caught up in the relationship she lost with the death of her sister. But these are few compared to the endless display of her life events--over miles and years. I, for one, didn't find her life interesting enough to warrant this much type.

Searing, Honest, Beautifully written.......2002-03-27

This is a beautifully written story of terrible, searing grief that the author suffered for years and years after the stabbing death of her sister while attending college.......The author stiffled her feelings, as taught so well by her parents, until she felt herself coming apart at the seams and knew she had to deal with it. The book is heart-breaking and wrenching, but I couldn't put it down because it is written with such honesty that I felt a friend was talking to me. The mystery of the murder is inconsequential, but has to be known before the author can know herself, so the book is part true crime and part gut-wrenching honesty. The book reminds me of Change Me Into Zeus' Daughter by Barbara Robinette Moss. I believe Moss is, like this author, a writing professor, and this is why these books can tell of such harrowing experiences in such a beautiful way. Thanks to the author for this book. It is important for all of us to remember that trauma has to be dealt with or it will haunt us forever........

An exceptional read.......2000-05-16

I was very moved by Jane's story and I haven't been able to stop thinking about BEREFT. She writes beautifully and intelligently. Back in the 60's my older brother was killed in a car accident. Like Jane's family we never talked about it. Even today almost forty years later, we don't mention my brother in front of my mother. I wonder how this has effected my life? After reading this book, I hope to explore my own past and find out some answers.

Uplifting.......2000-04-24

In September 1966 Tempe, Arizona, David Mumbaugh stabbed to death Arizona State University coed Laura Bernstein in a mindless act of violence. Back in New Jersey, the stunned parents of the victim immediately decide that they and their other daughter, seventeen-year-old Jane will have to move on with their lives. Thus, Jane never had the opportunity to attain closure.

Over two decades later, Jane can no longer ignore the murder of her older sibling. She needs to make sense of the catastrophe that struck her family. Jane begins making inquiries into her sibling's murder and starts to look very closely at her own feelings while introspectively looking at her relationships with her husband and two daughters.

BEREFT: A SISTER'S STORY is a superb autobiography centering on the long-term effect of a tragedy on the loved ones left behind. Surprisingly, the trip through the mindfields of grief is never acrimonious or accusing, but instead is uplifting and passionate. Anyone suffering from a loss of a loved one will recognize Jane Bernstein's need to seek closure in order to cleanse her soul.

Harriet Klausner

Bereft a Sister's Story
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Bereft a Sister's Story
Jane Bernstein
Manufacturer: Morth Point Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O61SZQ

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