Essence of International Money (2nd Edition)

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Pastures continue to be of vital importance in New Zealand agriculture, as the basis of the production of animal products. To safeguard the highest level of efficiency, farmers, their advisers, and agricultural students must continually update their knowledge of the principles of pasture production. This book covers all aspects of pastures, their ecology and management. There are chapters on soil, climate, pasture plants, livestock production, pests and diseases of plants and animals of pastures, as well as the more specialized enterprises of seed production and hill country pastures. It has grown out of an earlier book, Pastures and Pasture Plants, first published in 1973 and revised in 1977, to take account of the scientific and technological advances of that time, and also the profound changes in approach, as a result of significant shifts in the economy. Pastures is essential for all those concerned with pastures and their management, whether farmers, advisers, students, or teachers.

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Organizational Behavior: Essential Tenets, is a well-organized introduction of the current field of organizational behavior with in-depth coverage of the most critical concepts. Its practical approach shows the power of organizational behavior theory for understanding one's behavior and the behavior of others in any organization. Although firmly grounded in behavioral science theory and research, the text is not a compendium of research findings. Champoux includes examples and builds frameworks that make the material clear and easy to understand. The concise format allows the text to be used as a primer or to be supplemented with additional cases, readings, or exercises.

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Excellent.......2000-05-20

An Excellent Book For All The Managers In Every Organization....... A Must Read

Luis Cantu

MArvellus.......2000-05-19

I read this book and everybody (high school or Master level) can read. Is not a heavy book. I recommended for all pourposes.

Luis C.

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Organizational Behavior: Essential Tenets
Joseph E. Champoux
Manufacturer: South-Western College Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OUC02M

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Organizational Behavior: Essential Tenets for a New Millennium
Joseph Champoux
Manufacturer: South-Western Publishing Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000J4X9VO

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Organizational Behavior: Essential Tenets for a New Millennium
Joseph Champoux
Manufacturer: South-Western Educational Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OUC9NW

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“No man ever entered earth more honorably than those who died in Spain.” — Ernest Hemingway

In 1937, Hank Rubin, a twenty-year-old Jewish pre-med student at UCLA, volunteered for service in the International Brigades combating fascists in the Spanish Civil War. In his illustrated memoir, Rubin reflects on those events, making no apologies for his youthful impulsiveness, bravado, and ideology, but recalling the heroics and sufferings he witnessed and experienced in Spain, as well as the disappointing treatment he received upon his return.

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A Must-Read for anyone interested in the Spanish Civil War.......2006-10-16

One of my main historical interests is the Spanish Civil War and the role played in it by the International Brigades to combat Franco's Nationalist forces. I read "Spain's Cause Was Mine" a couple of years ago, but I recently revisited it and was once again struck by the humanity, nobility and idealism of Hank Rubin. Any historian of the International Brigades will tell you, that a good number of volunteers were college students. Rubin begins his account by retelling how, while sitting on the steps of the UCLA library, someone approached him and asked him if he would like to fight in Spain. He replied 'yes.' So begins his journey from college student to volunteer, to medic, to casualty, and cecoming ultimately, survivor. Rubin provides a simple yet poignant narrative of what went through his mind and what all the volunteers had to face in combat. While initally, disappointed that he was not assigned to front-line duty, he came to appreciate his role behind the scenes. This actually, allowed him to absorb it all and put down his thoughts in writing.

Rubin writes about some of the brutal campaigns from Brunete to Teruel and Grañen. He also places the Spanish Civil War in an international context, noting Germany and Italy's aid to Franco's troops and the US position of maintaining an embargo against the Spanish Second Republic. To anyone knowledgeable about the Spanish Civil War, this isn't anything new. However, coming from an actual participant, who was fully aware of his own government's indirect complicity in causing the demise of the Spanish Second Republic, it is worth reading.

I was touched by a poem written by Rubin following the death of a comrade at arms, who he was unable to save in the medic tent. It captures fear, hesitation and pain that too often accompanies any soldier who goes off to war. I quote it here: "From far away, from Everett on the Puget Sound with the peace of its water the serenty of its green hlls you came from so far to a dusty plain, to mountains without peace. You expected to fly to strike the enemy boldly from the sky, guns roaring your strong hands guiding your plane, triggering your guns. Instead you had to fight on foot, did you ever expect to die? To have a bullet in your head? To suffer your guts torn apart? And was it worth it? Was the pain too much? Was there even pain for you? Was the cost of death too high?

This is an excellent memoir from someone who participated in an event that far too many Americans are unaware of. I recommend this to anyone interested in learning more about the Spanish Civil War. Other recommended books along this vein: Peter Carroll's "The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade," and "American Commander in Spain," by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude.

A remarkable military memoir.......2004-12-21

"Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War," by Hank Rubin, is a well-written and enlightening narrative. A large chunk of the book details the long odyssey that took him from Los Angeles and through France enroute to service in Spain--a quest taken in defiance of an international non-intervention pact. This section of the book is a real adventure story with an almost dystopian flavor.

Equally fascinating is the portion of the book detailing his actual time with the Spanish army, during which he served in a machine gun squad and as a medical laboratory technician. Rubin explores the unique challenges in putting together a multinational, multiethnic, and multilingual fighting force. He details the illness, discomfort, and deprivations that the troops endured in order to uphold their ideals.

In addition to covering such down-to-earth issues as mail call and footgear, Rubin also offers some potent reflections on wartime morality and medical ethics. Particularly interesting are his thoughts on the impact of his Jewish identity on his decision to enlist. His writing style is largely straightforward, but graced with occasional passages of great beauty and power.

Rubin's narrative really educated me about the unique place of Spanish Civil War veterans in the United States. This book is a valuable and enjoyable addition to the canon of American military memoirs.

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Travel with Dr. Sterling on an Inspirational Journey.......2002-11-15

Dr. Anthony Sterling's short story autobiography brings you directly to the center of trauma and the surrealism of being a New York City orthopaedic surgeon...In the face of insurmountable tragedy, Dr. Sterling's compassionate personality and hopefulness are profoundly interwoven throughout his professional and personal endeavors. Written with intense passion, Dr. Sterling literally brings you to the brink of tears and leaves you feeling at times melancholy yet genuinely hopeful... You will want to read this again and again for personal inspiration!

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Plodding writing style and factual errors.......2001-05-23

Hulsey manages to make a fascinating period of our history boring. His writing is plodding, and minor factual errors seem to have slipped through the editing process.

How the Executive and Legislative [can] work together:.......2001-01-25

This is a great book by a highly skilled and discerning author. Hulsey definitely brings 20th Century American politics back to life!

Beyond "a billion here and a billion there . . .".......2001-01-07

I was attracted to this book looking to expand my knowledge of a key historical figure, who three decades after he left the stage, is perhaps best recalled for the quote (perhaps apocryphal): "a billion here and a billion there, and pretty soon we're talking about real money."

Byron Hulsey's work is less a biography than a chronicle of Dirksen's long career in public life. Certainly, we are provided some basic details on his upbringing, personal life, and political campaigns. However, the overwhelming focus is on Senator Dirksen as a practitioner of "supra-partisan" politics, a term Hulsey coins to capture the period of political consensus and harmony that extended from the late 1950s through most of the 1960s. Hulsey depicts, time and again, how Dirksen, the Republican leader in the Senate, collaborated with the Democratic Kennedy and Johnson administrations to forge legislation and advance America's interests during the Cold War.

The election of Richard Nixon in 1968, Hulsey observes, ended the supra-partisan consensus, and ushered in a new period of acrimony and heated partisan division that continue to mark public life to this day. The ascension of a younger generation of legislators -- less deferential to the genteel traditions of the Senate -- and the aggressive Investigative Journalism ethic were contributing factors in the demise of supra-partisianship.

Fittingly, Hulsey observes, three major exponents of supra-partisanship passed from the public stage within a year of each other -- LBJ through retirement and Eisenhower and Dirksen through death.

This book opens a window on a bygone era, and will make for enjoyable reading for anyone interested in the workings of Washington, DC in the 1950s and 1960s.

Everett Dirksen & His Presidents.......2000-11-21

Hulsey's analysis of the political culture in which Senator Everett Dirksen was both a major influence and eager participant is especially timely. Anyone interested in today's partisan climate (becoming more partisan with each pregnant chad) will enjoy reading about the politics of Dirksen's day. Hulsey argues convincingly that "supra-partisanship" allowed for the passage of major legislation, particularly in the area of civil rights, that would have been impossible without the real cooperation of both Republicans and Democrats. This is a very thoughtful look at American politics in the fifties and sixties and the engaging story of a senator whose main conviction was flexibility.

Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics.(Review): An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly

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Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics.(Review): An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly
Clifton H. Jones
Manufacturer: Center for the Study of the Presidency
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This digital document is an article from Presidential Studies Quarterly, published by Center for the Study of the Presidency on September 1, 2001. The length of the article is 862 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: Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics.(Review)
Author: Clifton H. Jones
Publication: Presidential Studies Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2001
Publisher: Center for the Study of the Presidency
Volume: 31 Issue: 3 Page: 544

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Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics

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Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics
Byron C. Hulsey
Manufacturer: NY
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MU2WHW

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The conversion of saltmarsh into fresh and brackish water habitats at Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk (Action for birds. Management case study)
Dusty Becker
Manufacturer: RSPB
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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