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In today's competitive and ever-changing business environment it's no wonder that the workplace can become highly charged, especially when managers and employees alike are unaware of their legal rights and responsibilities. In The Workplace Law Advisor, veteran labor and employment attorney Anne Covey offers a comprehensive and accessible resource for managers and executives, entrepreneurs and small business owners, employees and human resource professionals in all industries. Illustrating every principle through real-life examples, the author provides practical guidance on how to interpret and apply employment law in order to forge more productive relationships in the workplace.

The Workplace Law Advisor answers the most frequently asked questions about the employment relationship, covering such issues as:

-The top ten reasons why employees sue their employers and how to avoid these lawsuits -The crucial role of effective communication in the workplace -The Americans with Disabilities Act and who qualifies for its benefits -Protecting your organization and yourself from the costly effects of sexual harassment -The Family and Medical Leave Act

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Workplace Law Advisor.......2007-01-22

The content and reviews that I read for this book far exceed what I gained from reading it. It doesn't have a review that was helpful in making any decisions about discrimination more than any basic textbook would. I could not in good conscience recommend this book to anyone.

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Emphasizing the need for more integrated pest management programmes, this work presents the development and state-of-the-art technology of genetically-engineered microbes, viruses, bacterial toxins and plants. Throughout, both environmental and regulatory concerns are addressed.

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The first half of this book is devoted to earth's moon ("Luna"). General statistical data are followed by an alphabetical listing of such subjects as eclipses, lunar spacecraft landings, phenomena, mapping, and the hundreds of small and large surface features with the sources of their names. The second half is about the 66 other known moons of the solar system, arranged alphabetically according to their accepted names as of February 1991. Each description includes the size of the moon, date of discovery and other statistical information. The photographs are supplied by the U.S. Geological Survey (Department of the Interior), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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This extraordinary series of comprehensive, practical lavishly illustrated guides takes you to the national parks and forests and beyond, into thousands of wilderness preserves and nature sanctuaries throughout the UnWed States, including hidden trails and lesser-known scenic spots, from canyons to waterfalls to migratory-bird refuges. Stunning color photographs and vivid narration feature wildlife, wildflowers, and landforms, while clear explanations of ecology and human impact deepen your understanding of America's natural beauty.
-- More than 185 color photographs
-- Original full-color relief maps throughout
-- More than 160 sites, including national, state, and local parks and private reserves
-- Addresses and telephone numbers for every site

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Bad instructional book

DON'T WASTE YOUR 2 HOURS OR YOUR MONEY ON THIS BOOK

BEST TENNIS BOOK EVER...but

save your money!!

If I started my tennis lesson this way......

Play Better Tennis in Two Hours
Oscar Wegner , and Steven Ferry
Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Can tennis really be this simple?

Just ask the dozens of world-class players who have made it to the top using Oscar Wegner’s groundbreaking approach. But if playing tennis isn’t so easy for you, if you never seem to play up to your potential, don’t blame yourself—blame the coach who taught you a lot of uselessly complex techniques. Play Better Tennis in 2 Hours is your guide to tennis as the pros play it—more intuitive, more fluid, and more fun. World-renowned tennis coach and ESPN commentator Oscar Wegner shows you how to focus your efforts on one thing—hitting the ball correctly. Your own natural athleticism will take care of everything else. Follow the simple drills in this power-packed handbook, and you’ll learn how to:

Move to the ball efficiently and fluidly
Stop worrying about foot position and stance
Hit every stroke harder and more accurately
Put a wicked topspin on your forehand
Master both one- and two-handed backhands
Combine control and power on your volleys
Put more speed and spin into your serve and more punch in your return

"Known and respected all around the world, Oscar has given us another great contribution to tennis with this book."—Gustavo Kuerten, three-time French Open champion

"Oscar has broken the mold, demystifying the modern tennis stroke. There's genius in his analysis of pro techniques—the dynamics of what the racquet does to the ball, how power and spin are added. He understands how top pros really stroke the ball, and always have, all the way back to Tilden."—Andy Rosenberg, Director for NBC Sports Wimbledon and French Open

Customer Reviews:

Bad instructional book.......2007-09-10

This book maybe contains some useful information, but not for me. I would never recommend it as an instructional book.
Some parts are totally misleading for the beginners. Chapter about the serve especially disappointing - there is no sense to waist time to teach a serve like this. After reading this book I started immediately to look for other instructional material.

DON'T WASTE YOUR 2 HOURS OR YOUR MONEY ON THIS BOOK.......2007-04-21

If you are checking out this title, you are obviously looking for instruction and guidance to improve your tennis. This book will not serve the purpose. Look elsewhere.

BEST TENNIS BOOK EVER...but.......2007-04-05

Oscar's instructions are so deceptively simple that a beginner might have difficulty comprehending them. The best way to learn tennis with Oscar's technique is to buy his dvd's. Just google his name and you will find his website.

Oscar's tennis perspective has changed my game over nite. I've been playing the game using classic style for a long time and saw a decline in my ability to compete with modern players. Oscar's explanation of the modern forehand and backhand has made it easy for me to make the transition. My new skills has enabled me to compete with more success agaisnt modern players.

This book is good for players who have been playing for a long time using classical style of the 70's who want to adapt to the modern style of play.
Good companion for beginner while taking some lessons from the teaching pros. It's a great book for all you frustrated players looking for something to bring back the edge.

save your money!!.......2007-02-26

This book was very disappointing. I am a 4.0 player. I was expecting an advanced book since the man talks about how he had something to do with Gustavo Kuerten's success. But as the book went on it was more tailored for beginners, telling people to choke up on the racquet in order to learn a stroke, how to hit top spin, etc. It's explanations oversimplify everything to a fault and the pictures accompanying the text are amateurish and inaccurate. For example, in explaining the serve motion, in one picture a woman is using the eastern grip to serve (ala a beginner) but in another picture the guy is using a continental and the text does not point out the difference or that there are different grips at all like the eastern, semi-western, western or continental. On the backhand grip, he says to put the thumb behind the racquet. He talks about the american twist serve but only explains its effect; not how to hit it or what grip to use. In another example, he is explaining the windshield wiper forehand but the woman in the picture isn't doing it.

It is the worst tennis book I've bought from Amazon so far. No wonder there are only six ratings on it but they all rate it very highly so I bought it. Now I regret it.

If I started my tennis lesson this way.............2006-11-10

This book is all about the so called Wegner method of learning modern tennis. You can see from the start that this method is somewhat different from the traditional way of learning tennis.
I myself started play tennis from 10 years old, trained all the way by the traditional method of course. I didn't play very good, just an average college level player. I have become a partime coach for some kids recent years which made me started to look for new coaching materials. And something I found making sense is this Wegner method.
From my traditional training, I doubt this book at first, maybe like a lot other readers who are trained by traditional methods. But after some thnking and trying, I found some new concept and the best of all....it works!!!
Not only can I use this on my teaching tennis to some great result on kids, my tennis had improved amazingly after I adjust my concept of play. And, I found out that I play more and more like the PROs...such as Federer!!! I remembered in the old days that I had asked my coach:" Why is Agasii amd Sampras played different from us, and different from what you taught us?..." I was scolded by the coach:" BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT AGASSI!!!" Now I know everyone can play the way the top pros play, it is just the concepts, not your physical diffenrence!!!
But, there are still some weakpoint in this book that makde me ranked it at a 4 stars rather than a 5 stars. The concepts are good but the description is a little misleading. Mr.Wegner tried to opposed the traditional way too much that sometimes he overexagerated his point. Which lead to some misunderstanding. For example, he keep exagerated the point " don't prepare too early"...whick is misleading in my point of view. What he is really trying to say is "prepare early, but do not take your racket back too early"......And if you try to practice by this misconcept, it will be a disaster...
If I started my tennis lessons this way(the correct concept way of course), I think maybe you would have heard my names in some grand slams, HAHAHA.....
Since I am too old now, I tried to teach some kids with these concepts , and now there are a lot of good and happy kid players in my team. I appreciate this book and this method. Think first and try this, you will like it!!!

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Play Better Tennis in Two Hours
Oscar Wegner
Manufacturer: MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COM
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K7LZJS

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Whether you're heading to the back o'Bourke or downtown Brisbane, the Australia Road Atlas will guide you around this vast and captivating continent. Indispensable, whether you are travelling by car or public transport, this Road Atlas has been thoroughly checked by Lonely Planet authors and is the perfect companion to your Lonely Planet guide.

Lonely Planet's Australia Road Atlas also features:
over 105 pages of detailed maps at a variety of easy-to-use scales
climate charts
distance tables
comprehensive index

Customer Reviews:

Great for driving the continent.......2001-08-01

I used this map book on a recent trip to Australia. I used it extensively and in conjunction with other travel books. We drove a rented RV from Sydney to Cairns (about 1500 miles). Had a blast and found this map book very useful.

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Life begins at 16 ...

Driving. Dating. A real social life. And the one night where it all comes together ... the Sweet Sixteen is the ultimate party. Whether a total blast or a total bust, it's a memory to last a lifetime.

Now you're invited to six Sweet Sixteens, in six locations across the country. The party is just getting started ...

Sunny and Matt were the perfect match. But an ugly breakup leaves them throwing rival Sweet Sixteen parties in their hometown of Los Angeles. It's boys vs girls - but who knows what bonds will be broken (or mended) before the night is over?

Customer Reviews:

Fun & fastpaced.......2001-04-20

This book is all about a teenager's world. Simple situations turn wacky when Sunny and Matt break up b/k of a mysterious tape. Fun 4 any luv aspiring teenage gurl! Sunny and Matt's relationship seemed too perfect, so I really liked Geena and Elias's much better, because it was so funny! (especially when the guys dress up as girls...) A must!

Awesome A MUST read.......2000-05-12

I loved this book it was sooooooo awesome! The Sunny+Matt storyline was good but the Elias Geena part was even better! I borrowed this book and I really didn't want to give it up.

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This set reprints key writings on different aspects of consumer psychology, through theoretical to empirical work. New introductions guide the reader through the material and place the scholarship in context.

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In this volume, leading scholars from different countries offer their assessments of the two new telecommunications liberalization agreements.

Unfinished Business: Telecommunications After the Uruguay Round

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Unfinished Business: Telecommunications After the Uruguay Round
Gary Clyde and Erika Wada Hufbauer
Manufacturer: Institute for International Economics
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KYKM4K

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