Common Ground: Reimagining American History.

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In Common Ground, Gary Okihiro uses the experiences of Asian Americans to reconfigure the ways in which American history can be understood. He examines a set of binaries--East and West, black and white, man and woman, heterosexual and homosexual--that have structured the telling of our nation's history and shaped our ideas of citizenship since the late nineteenth century. Okihiro not only exposes the artifice of these binaries but also offers a less rigid and more embracing set of stories on which to ground a national history. Influenced by European hierarchical thinking in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Anglo Americans increasingly categorized other newcomers to the United States. Binaries formed in the American imagination, creating a sense of coherence among white citizens during times of rapid and far-reaching social change. Within each binary, however, Asian Americans have proven disruptive: they cannot be fully described as either Eastern or Western; they challenge the racial categories of black and white; and within the gender and sexual binaries of man and woman, straight and gay, they have been repeatedly positioned as neither nor.

Okihiro analyzes how groups of people and numerous major events in American history have generally been depicted, and then offers alternative representations from an Asian-American viewpoint--one that reveals the ways in which binaries have contributed toward simplifying, excluding, and denying differences and convergences. Drawing on a rich variety of sources, from the Chicago Exposition of 1898 to The Wizard of Oz, this book is a provocative response to current debates over immigration and race, multiculturalism and globalization, and questions concerning the nature of America and its peoples. The ideal foil to conventional surveys of American history, Common Ground asks its readers to reimagine our past free of binaries and open to diversity and social justice.

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The Collaborative Enterprise: Why Links Across the Corporation Often Fail and How to Make Them Work (British Commonwealth, United States, United Nations, 1993)
Andrew Campbell , and Michael Gold
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In today's highly fluid business environment, for disparate business units to work together smoothly is increasingly becoming a critical component of long-term success. Andrew Campbell and Michael Goold understand this, and in The Collaborative Enterprise, the two examine "how synergy happens, why it doesn't happen, and what managers can do about it." Using real-world examples, they first look at the difficulties inherent in such partnerships and propose solutions from three different perspectives: the parent manager, the business-unit manager, and the researcher. "Collaborative management can be a major source of advantage," they caution in conclusion. "But, for the vast majority of companies it is not just a nice ambition, it is a competitive necessity." --Howard Rothman

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The world's foremost authorities on multibusiness strategy show how to overcome barriers to synergy and achieve real collaboration across the company

In The Collaborative Enterprise, international strategy gurus Andrew Campbell and Michael Goold tackle the thorny issue of synergy-touted by companies large and small as the holy grail that will improve corporate performance. The authors argue, however, that synergies often fail because of poor quality thinking at the executive level. Using examples of success and failure from a wide variety of industries around the world, the authors offer an incisive and highly practical approach to overcoming barriers to synergy, evaluating opportunities within the company, establishing appropriate roles for corporate headquarters and business units, and fostering a collaborative environment at all levels of the organization.

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Worth Mulling Over.......2001-02-25

This is not a book that calls for underlining and highlighting, but it definitely has value as a basis for reflecting on various aspects of collaboration, and the failure of collaboration, within enterprises.

The book is written strictly from the perspective of people and perceptions. It does not have a technical or a financial side and this was disappointing. It would have been more useful to have a book that fully integrated human, technical, and financial success stories and failure stories to present an integrated picture of collaborative work principles in a global economy using the Internet as the backbone for collaborative work.

The book is well-written, the figures are useful, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to sit quietly on an airplane and think about the authors' subtitle: why links between business units often fail, and how to make them work.

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Landscapes are characterized by a wide variation, both spatially and temporally, of tolerance and response to natural processes and anthropogenic stress. These tolerances and responses can be analyzed through individual landscape parameters, such as soils, vegetation, water, etc., or holistically through ecosystem or watershed studies. However, such approaches are both time consuming and costly. Soil erosion and landscape evolution modeling provide a simulation environment in which both the short- and long-term consequences of land-use activities and alternative land use strategies can be compared and evaluated. Such models provide the foundation for the development of land management decision support systems.
Landscape Erosion and Evolution Modeling is a state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary volume addressing the broad theme of soil erosion and landscape evolution modeling from different philosophical and technical approaches, ranging from those developed from considerations of first-principle soil/water physics and mechanics to those developed empirically according to sets of behavioral or empirical rules deriving from field observations and measurements. The validation and calibration of models through field studies is also included.
This volume will be essential reading for researchers in earth, environmental and ecosystem sciences, hydrology, civil engineering, forestry, soil science, agriculture and climate change studies. In addition, it will have direct relevance to the public and private land management communities.

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Landscape Erosion and Evolution Modeling
Russell S. (Edt)/ Doe, William W Harmon
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Barbara Hannah: The Cat, Dog, and Horse Lectures, and the Beyond
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THE CAT, DOG, AND HORSE LECTURES, AND THE BEYOND Edited by Dean L. Frantz
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CliffsAP study guides help you gain an edge on Advanced Placement* exams. Review exercises, realistic practice exams, and effective test-taking strategies are the key to calmer nerves and higher AP* scores.

CliffsAP Physics B & C, is for students who are enrolled in AP Physics B or C, or who are preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination in AP Physics B or C. Inside, you’ll find hints for answering the free-response and multiple-choice sections, a clear explanation of the exam formats, a look at how exams are graded, and more:

Review sections of important material for each subject area
Review questions after each section, with solutions, explanations, and helpful comments
Two sample B Exams and two sample C Exams
Loads of diagrams, tables, and definitions to help you understand the information

Sample questions (and answers!) and practice tests reinforce what you’ve learned in areas such as vectors, mechanics (forces), motion, and thermodynamics. CliffsAP Physics B & C also covers the following areas:

Momentum, energy, work and power
Waves, geometric optics, fluid mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics (B Exam only)
Electric fields and forces, including electrostatics, electric potential, Coulomb's Law, Gauss' Law, conductors and capacitors, and more
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Magnetic fields and forces, including Biot-Savart's Law, solenoid, Faraday's law of Induction, important formulas included in Maxwell's Equations

This comprehensive guide offers a thorough review of key concepts and detailed answer explanations. It’s all you need to do your best — and get the college credits you deserve.

*Advanced Placement Program and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse this product.

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The quick and easy way to better prepare for the *AP Physics exams to earn college credit, this useful book is comprised of test prep materials for both the AP Physics B and AP Physics C tests. CliffsAP Physics B & C helps all levels of test-takers achieve more successful results on the AP Physics exams.

*Advanced Placement Program and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse this product.

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Not a good choice.......2007-02-16

I don't know if it's the "worst ever", but it contains serious errors. Some are possibly typos, but the majority are wrong math, wrong analysis or--worst of all--wrong concept. A disaster for the beginning student.
See for example the solutions to example Free-Response Questions 2(b) and 3(b) given on page 151.

Excellent book for a crash course or an extensive review.......2005-07-16

This book has everything that you would need to know from the test. It breaks down the topics into the B and C components. The free response practice tests closely resembles an easy AP test. About the multiple choice, there is no book on the market that can immitate the obscure AP test. From 2004 to present, there has been an official trend of elevating the multiple choice difficulty, while there is relatively no change in the free response.

Makes Physics a Cakewalk.......2005-04-11

I have been studying out of this book all year so far and it is the ONLY physics book I or anyone else will ever need. It takes from physics, any of the most complicated concepts, and turns them into elementary principles, easy to remember and easy to implement. Think AP physics may be a little too hard for you? Never fear, Centorino's book is here. Buy this book, you will not regret it.

Physics student.......2005-03-20

I found this book to be very reader-friendly and was of great help to me in not only the AP Physics Exam but also my college physics course.

Very successful.......2004-05-12

The book has helped me get a 5 on the AP physics B test, it's easy to understand like most Cliff's books and I recommend it to anybody. Use this for a higher grade on the test.

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Suze is a mediator -- a liaison between the living and the dead. In other words, she sees dead people. And they won't leave her alone until she helps them resolve their unfinished business with the living. But Jesse, the hot ghost haunting her bedroom, doesn't seem to need her help. Which is a relief, because Suze has just moved to sunny California and plans to start fresh, with trips to the mall instead of the cemetery, and surfing instead of spectral visitations.

But the very first day at her new school, Suze realizes it's not that easy. There's a ghost with revenge on her mind ... and Suze happens to be in the way.

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But the very first day at her new school, Suze realizes it's not that easy. There's a ghost with revenge on her mind ... and Suze happens to be in the way.

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Amazing.......2007-06-28

Shadowland by Mag Cabot is one of the best adventure books I have read in a long time. Suze Simon can see and talk to the dead, but only long enough to help resolve their unfinished business. Her mother has just remarried and has forced Suze to move from New York to California. All Suze wants is a chance to start over, away from her freak reputation caused by her ghostly dealings. That is hard to do, however, when she comes across two ghosts within a week; Jesse, the hot, hundred-fifty-year-old haunting her bedroom, and Heather, the teen ghost who is out for revenge, and Suze just happens to be in her way.

Shadowland is a fantastic book full of witty dialogue, action, adventure, suspense, and a hint of romance. The story has enough twists and turns to keep readers guessing until the end. The suspense will keep them reading into the night anticipating what might happen next. Overall, this was a terrific book that will lead readers straight into the second.

The first book..........2007-05-27

The story is about a girl, suze who is a mediator between the living and the dead. She moves from new york to sunny california to live with her mother and new stepfather. At first it looks prosperous and suze thinks she can start anew [ghost free] but soon realizes there are ghosts everywhere. Now this book had both some good and bad qualities to it. Let me start with the good. The story was very in depth and the idea is great. But theres some bad points to this also. The characters seemed a little 2-dimensional and a tad stereotypical. There were the jocks, the geeks, ect. You dont really find out about suze's past that much which leaves some questions. Overall it was a good book but also a forgetful one.

seein the shadow in shadowland.......2007-02-08

Once you meet Susannah you might want her un-supervised mastery. Susannah can communicate with the dead, well ghosts.
You may be distraught when you hear that she hates this un-told responsibility, I know I was! All Susannah wants is to be left alone, until she met Jesse. Jesse is a friendly southern ghost, who likes to help. His personality crashes with Susannah's when she learns that adapting to a new school, new climate, and now a new roommate, Jesse. I loved following this love story, hoping to find a tale about true love. Will Susannah find that her first love is someone who's dead? Read "The Mediator: Summerland" by Meg Cabot and follow this love story.
But Wait!!! As Susannah moves to her new school in California with her mom and her mom's boyfriend, a high-school girl ghost feels that Susannah is taking her place, first her locker, then her boyfriend, then her social status in school. This ghost threatens to kill Susannah because of her anger. This ghost is mean to Susannah; I wanted her to die during the whole book! Will Susannah be alive to receive her diploma? Read "The Mediator: Summerland" by Meg Cabot, to find out this adventurous mystery.

Why not help kids out a little bit?.......2007-01-09

Meg Cabot's books are great... it wasn't my favorite series ever but hey, they were still good. But I'm not writing about the books. I'm writing about the search pages. Yahoo, Amazon, Google, etc. they haven't been giving the list of characters. I have a report due tomorrow, and I read the book months ago... ( the teacher gave us a due date & then changed it til after Christmas)... I can't remember what that girl's ghost's name is... I mean come on... would it kill you to give a list of the main characters!!!! Grrrrrrrrrr! O, & by the way... that isn't my real e-mail address. :-P

One of the BEST series to hook reluctant teen readers!.......2006-12-01

I'm a librarian at a school for kids grades 2-12, and the Mediator series has had an amazing effect on our middle school/high school readers. I love to hook our students on series--that way, they know what they'll be reading next.

Combining action, adventure, the supernatural, a little romance and mystery, and a strong female main character, this series has it all! I've always had a difficult time getting my male students to read books with female main characters, but this series has broken that rule as well. The 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU series by Meg Cabot is a close second to this series and another great series for middle/high school students.

The Mediator Series: 1. Shadowland 2. Ninth Key 3. Reunion 4. Darkest Hour (1-4)

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The Mediator Series: 1. Shadowland 2. Ninth Key 3. Reunion 4. Darkest Hour (1-4)
Jenny Carroll
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First 4 books in The Mediator Series: 1. Shadowland 2. Ninth Key 3. Reunion 4. Darkest Hour

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Shadowland (The Mediator, Book 1)
Meg Cabot
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Shadowland: The Mediator, Book 1 (Unabridged)

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Shadowland: The Mediator, Book 1 (Unabridged)
Meg Cabot
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5 Titles By Meg Cabot Mediator Series (1-5) : 1. Shadowland 2. Ninth Key 3. Reunion 4. Darkest Hour 5. Haunted

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5 Titles By Meg Cabot Mediator Series (1-5) : 1. Shadowland 2. Ninth Key 3. Reunion 4. Darkest Hour 5. Haunted
Meg Cabot
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five mmpb books. 5 Titles By Meg Cabot Mediator Series (1-5) : 1. Shadowland 2. Ninth Key 3. Reunion 4. Darkest Hour 5. Haunted

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