Book Description
Natural Disaster and Development in a Globalizing World makes clear that there are links between global scale processes and local experiences of disaster, but underlies the difficulty of attributing blame for individual disasters on specific global pressures. It argues that action to reduce disaster needs to be coordinated at the local, national and global scales and that there is a need for greater integration across the physical and social sciences. In this context, the human rights agenda is seen as a way of moving disaster reduction efforts forward.
Book Description
This digital document is a journal article from Political Geography, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Description:
Book Description
This digital document is a journal article from Habitat International, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Description:
Average customer rating:
- the will to survive
- heros for our time
- the longest yard
- edible lesons
- a worthwhile read
|
Comeback : How Seven Straight-Shooting CEOs Turned Around Troubled Companies
Martin Puris
Manufacturer: Crown Business
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
 General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Leadership
| Management & Leadership
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Management
| Management & Leadership
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Organizational Change
| Organizational Behavior
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0812931270
Release Date: 1999-01-26 |
Amazon.com
Martin Puris, head of the Ammirati Puris Lintas advertising agency, believes halting the downward spiral of a once-successful business is far more difficult than starting a company from scratch. And the lessons learned from such experiences, he proposes in Comeback , are applicable to those charged with the ultimate success or failure of any business. Through a series of well-crafted profiles of the remarkably effective top executives of Honeywell, Adidas, UPS, Compaq, Continental, Chrysler, and U.S. Surgical, Puris shows how keeping one's finger on the corporate pulse and continually winning employees' trust--all activities practiced by these leaders--can manifest themselves in different ways to rescue a declining operation from certain catastrophe. "It seems to me that the lesson, despite an endless river of books, articles, lectures, seminars and wilderness retreats testifying to the contrary, is that there is no one true path to leadership," he writes. "The qualities of intellect and character touched upon here will, I hope, offer a kind of touchstone to those who wish to exercise positive leadership themselves." --Howard Rothman
Book Description
The seven leaders profiled in Comeback have two things in common: They brought their companies back from the dead, and they did it by seeking out the truth and sharing it with their employees.
Martin Puris believes that this instinct for the truth is essential to leadership. And he should know. He has built one of the best advertising companies in the country, having led campaigns for BMW, Burger King, UPS, and Club Med. In addition to being a writer and a CEO, Puris was an adviser to President George Bush. Now, he's gained rare access to seven inspiring leaders and their stories about thriving under extreme business pressure.
Puris presents intimate portraits of chief executives at Compaq, Continental Airlines, Honeywell, Adidas, Chrysler, U.S. Surgical, and UPS. All these companies had veered dangerously off course, and it took the efforts of these seven straight-shooting CEOs to set them right. Oz Nelson did it by convincing UPS to embrace new technologies. Gordon Bethune did it by giving across-the-board bonuses to Continental employees for improvements in customer satisfaction. Michael Bonsignore did it with a level of candor most executives never approach: He told Honeywell employees their company would be sold out from under their feet if things didn't change. Martin Puris takes us inside the offices of these talented executives to present seven intimate stories of resurrection and leadership at its best.
Customer Reviews:
the will to survive.......1999-12-26
I really liked this book..it's less of a business book than it is an adventure story. The characters are interesting...some downright exciting...and the plots carry you right along through what could have been just another series of "Business Case Studies" (read, dry). But, no, this book moves.
heros for our time.......1999-12-17
The third world war will be fought in the market place...and CEOs are the Pattons of the new economy. These are fascinating stories of coroporate heros...warts and all. I read it in one night.
the longest yard.......1999-12-04
The most difficult job in the world is that of turning around a troubed business. The CEOs involved in this fascinating saga of renewal faced the devil and beat him. An admirable bunch and a well written chronicle of their efforts!
edible lesons.......1999-11-29
I find that most books about business are slow going, the messages obvious and I hardley ever read through to the end. I found Comeback interesting, readable and, yes, instructive...but with enough sugar coating for me to be able to eat my way through it. I have my favorite chapters...but all in all..good reading, well done.
a worthwhile read.......1999-11-26
Fast and interesting...the characters are bigger than life with a bit of Greek drama thrown in. The lessons are clear, the delivery, entertaining. My favorite was Gordon Bethune of Continental...it's almost a novel.
Average customer rating:
|
Communist Agriculture: Farming in the Far East and Cuba
K. Wadekin
Manufacturer: Routledge
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
General
| Popular Economics
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Industrial
| Management & Leadership
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Public Policy
| Government
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Political Doctrines
| Political Science
| Social Sciences
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Agricultural Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Agricultural Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0415042054 |
Book Description
Agriculture has played a key role throughout the communist world and has become a central issue of Marxist-Leninist theory. By the late 1970s, however, it was apparent that the doctrinaire approaches adopted were in need of thorough and pragmatic revision if farming was to flourish in these basically agrarian countries. This process of change is still with us today. This book contains a comparative essay on how the Soviet experience has shaped and sometimes hindered development, and essays on aspects of agriculture in China, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Cuba. The policies of these countries are compared and assessed to provide a full account of agricultural development under socialism.
Book Description
Animals diverge from common ancestry through changes in their DNA, but what are the genes that control morphology? In this landmark work, the author team led by Dr. Sean Carroll presents the general principles of the genetic basis of morphological change through a synthesis of evolutionary biology with genetics and embryology. The text first addresses the history of animal evolution, model system developmental genetics, and genetic regulatory mechanisms, and then examines case studies of evolutionary change at different genetic and morphological levels.In this extensively revised second edition, the authors delve into the latest discoveries, incorporating new coverage of comparative genomics, molecular evolution of regulatory proteins and elements, and microevolution of animal development. This new edition also includes major insights from recent genome studies, incorporates new findings from evo-devo biology research, and adds a new chapter focusing on models of variation and divergence among closely related species.An engaging style, clear, four-color illustrations, and up-to-date content all combine to make this text a highly accessible and definitive synthesis of the field.
Customer Reviews:
user.......2007-09-04
this book is well orgnized and clear stated. It contains many concepts about evo-devo field. Also this version includes many updated information about development and evolution.
Start from very basic phenomena and go further to the molecular level. Easy to read for anyone who is interested in this field.
Prelude to a Text.......2007-06-02
In a sense, Carroll has written the same book three times. "The making of the Fittest" is a work for the general reader explaining how our knowledge of genetics and embryonic development impacts and expands our knowledge of evolutionary biology (and vice-versa). His most famous book, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful," is aimed at college upperclassmen, and deal in more detail with the science of "Evo-Devo," evolutionary development. "From DNA to Diversity" covers much the same ground, but does so in a more technical and sophisticated manner. It appears aimed at graduate students and upper-division zoology majors. Presumably Carroll's next step it to write a graduate-level textbook. Toward the ent, "From DNA" reads like one.
It is a marvellous book, and like a text, it requires and rewards re-reading. Unlike a text, however, it virtually demands to be read in order; not only do the latter chapters build on the earlier ones, but the degree of difficulty in the presentation increases dramatically as the pages turn. As befits a book which assumes a sophisticated readership, there are fewer "detours" into polemics supporting green politics or mocking creationist theory. The photograpsh and the charts are terrific -- full color, clear, and as easy to read and interpret as the difficult subject matter will allow.
Because of the nature of the book, the discussion is less "thesis-bound" than Carrroll's other writings. Rather, he begins with a history of animal life, brings in detail about how embryonic development and genetic control of that process produces the diversity upon which natural selection can act, and weaves the two themes together to demonstrate how the process of forming animal bodies interacts with the changing environment to produce the multiplicity of animal forms we see today. And, Carroll goes on to show, the process is endless and at once aleatory and highly constrained.
I recall an episode of the old "Twilight Zone" series where a British World War One fighter pilot flies through a time warp and lands on an American Air Force base, circa 1960. He talks to one of the airman, and says, "We had no idea how advanced you are." The reader of Carroll's book is likely to have the same thoughts about the field of evo-devo. In Thirty years, these people have gone from the discovery of the nature of the DNA molecule to the brink of an ability to create life a test-tube. I had no idea they had advanced so far so fast.
Evo-Devo For The Graduate Student.......2006-09-06
We have about 25,000 genes. Some of these are "tool kit" genes that we share with all other animals. They evolved well before the Cambrian explosion over 540 million years ago from a bilaterally symmetrical common ancestor. Almost exact counterparts are found in apes and mice, and close counterparts in arthropods and worms. Next to most genes is a stretch of so-called "junk DNA" that does not code for genes. These DNA segments contain from three to twenty (or more) switches that collectively turn that gene on or off. The switches are activated or repressed by the differing concentration gradients of the protein products of other genes produced by neighboring cells. By virtue of the servo-feedback loops creating unique combinations of the protein products of tool kit genes, cells of the early embryo create a geographical map of their future body.
An escalating orchestra of domino effects builds complexity, each new development affecting the others. The tool kit genes and the other core genes that control biochemical function from bacteria to man are resistant to mutation. Novelty and speciation comes from the infinite variety of changes that come from the readily mutable genetic switches - allowing for changes in a segment without mortally wounding the rest of the animal. Not a single biologist 40 years ago would have predicted these discoveries.
The exciting developments of evo-devo have sent jolts of electricity through the evolutionary community. Nothing basic has been overturned; much has been enhanced. For example: It used to be thought that eyes had evolved independently many, many times - after all, the lumps of light sensitivity in primitive wormlike creatures, the compound eyes of insects, and the eyes of mammals have more differences than commonalities. As it turns out, the making of each eye-like organ is directed by a PAX6 tool kit gene. Not only that, if the PAX6 gene from the mouse is artificially introduced into the genetic material destined for the leg of the fly, an eye will form on the fly leg...and it's not a mouse eye - it's a fly eye. The mouse PAX6 gene switches - influenced by chemical gradients from adjacent tissue in the fly embryo - cause the gene to produce a fly eye! Astounding!
Tool kit genes (and other genes) are frequently named after the anomaly that doesn't develop when that gene is absent. The TINMAN gene controls development of the heart and circulatory system from butterflies to badgers - named after the Wizard of Oz character who had no heart. The wealth of information presented in this book will surprise, educate, and entertain the reader - and evo-devo researchers have just scratched the surface. New graduates in biology are surging into this explosive and previously neglected science.
There are three other books that I know of that cover these captivating discoveries of the last 30 years:
"Coming to Life," by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard. This fine book, written by a Nobel Prize winner for her meticulous ground-breaking work on fruit flies emphasizes the concentration gradients, which are indeed central to the story.
"The Plausibility of Life," by Kirschner and Gerhart. These authors are so excited about the new findings, they think it deserves a name - facilitated variation - and of course, they thought of the name. It is an excellent book with more basic sciences than the book under review, emphasizing how evo-devo facilitates novelty through an enhanced Baldwin Effect.
"Endless Forms Most Beautiful," also by Sean B. Carroll, written more for the college graduate who has taken a little biology.
I have studied them all. For the general public, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" is the best. For those more familiar with molecular biochemistry and genetics, "DNA to Diversity" contains much more specific information - although anyone who would like one book would like the other.
"From DNA to Diversity" is a superbly written book -essential reading for the advanced reader who wishes to keep up with the stunning advances that have occurred in evolutionary knowledge during the past thirty years.
Which Evo-Devo Book for You?.......2005-11-16
High School, College, Grad School? This book is at the grad school level. Carroll has also written Endless Forms Most Beautiful at the college level and The Making of the Fittest at the high school level. (You can check on "Read all my reviews" to read more about these.)
My own background is this: My formal education in biology consisted of an introductory course in college 40-odd years ago. Since then I've read a lot and in the last two years I've had a very strong interest in molecular and evolutionary biology. (For more info, click on my name, above. My Profile also has a link to my Listmania list of evolution books. Note that you don't have to be a grad student to read this book.)
I read From DNA to Diversity first and it was too much for me. I then read Endless Forms. That was pretty understandable, so I went back to Diversity and found it reasonable clear. I have since read it a third time and I am very fond of it.
Of the thousands of genes involved in the early development of animals, this book concentrates on a few, along with the proteins with which they interact and the various body parts they affect. Special attention is paid to the Hox genes and their insect homologues. Because these have large-scale effects in development, changes in them and in their regulation have profound effects on evolution. I especially enjoyed the section where Carroll combined many bits of information to show us the basic features that must have been present in the first bilaterally symmetric animal, that tiny but promising ancestor of us all. This is one of the bonuses we get for making the extra effort to read the grad-level book.
I find the text very clear and the overall organization - starting with the workings of the major toolkit genes, proceeding through descriptions of how those genes direct the overall shaping of the animal, and on to general considerations of evolution -- proceeds nicely.
[2 June 2007: This was one of the first reviews I wrote and I have added bits as my skills have improved. It got to be a bit patchy, so I have just finished a mafor revision.]
Excellent Evo/Devo text.......2002-10-09
I havn't read the book all the way through, but from what I've seen, its an excellent book, good illustrations, straightforward info. This particular area of biology - using developmental genetics to elucidate evolutionary processes and relationships, is in my opinion one of the most exciting areas of biology today. I've had some advanced level classes in developmental and evolutionary biology myself, and I would probably have to say that for the lay person, the book may be somewhat out of grasp.
In regards to the mouse/fly eye develompent experiment, it is simply showing that the genes that regulate the most fundamental levels of development in the eye (or any part of the organism) are the same for fly and mouse... over the years, the end results have evolved to be much different, but at the deepest levels, the the genes that regulate the most fundamental develpment are still the same. ie. eye gene in mouse = mouse eye, eye gene in fly = fly eye. eye gene does the same thing in fly our mouse.
Average customer rating:
|
Critters Of New York Pocket Guide (Critter)
Wildlife Forever
Manufacturer: Adventure Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| Animals
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Wildlife
| Animals
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Reference
| Outdoors & Nature
| Subjects
| Books
Reference
| Outdoors & Nature
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
General
| Animals
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Wildlife
| Animals
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
All 4-for-3 Deals
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
ASIN: 1591931037 |
Book Description
An easy-to-understand and implement collection of line drills. Includes off-season developmental drills, agility, run-blocking, pass-protection, supplemental, team and group drills. Each drill is thoroughly diagrammed and illustrated.
Customer Reviews:
Offensive Line Drills.......2006-03-16
A great product specific to the positions on the field. Most general coaching manuals are way too vague - this one hits the nail on the head.
Book Description
101 Winning Offensive Line Drills presents a series of proven drills for developing the key aspects involved in sound offensive line play. The essential information necessary to conduct the drill in an efficient and productive manner is provided for each drill, including the objective of the drill, a list of any equipment needed to perform the drill, a description of how to conduct the drill, a list of relevant coaching points, and a visual illustration of the drill being conducted.
Amazon.com
It may surprise readers to discover that Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world, according to The Complete Idiot's Guide to Islam. "However, even more eye-opening is the fact that Islam is the fastest growing religion in North America," writes author Yahiya Emerick (How to Tell Others About Islam). Paradoxically, Islam is also one of the most misunderstood and maligned religions in North America. Fortunately, Emerick has written a viable antidote to the widespread confusion and ignorance. Using the Idiot's Guide's formula of questions and answers, sidebars, and small, easy-to-digest essays, Emerick makes Islam accessible to anyone who is inclined to learn more about this influential religion. Readers have much to glean from this comprehensive and balanced guidebook--primarily that Islam is a prayerful, peace-loving religion that has been misused in the name of terror, just as Hitler and other extremists have misused Christianity throughout history. Emerick devotes an entire section to "Looking at Women in Islam," in which readers can sort through even more misconceptions. The Idiot's Guide title belies the integrity of the book, which is an important contribution for our times. --Gail Hudson
Book Description
An up-close and up-to-date look at an often misunderstood faith.
This completely revised and updated guide explores the tenets of the QuÂ'ran (a.k.a. Koran), examines the history of the religion and its relationship to Christianity and Judaism, and features an expanded section on the true story behind “jihad.” It explores Islamic views on war and terrorism, including the Muslim perspective on the tragic events of September 11, and the subsequent U.S. presence in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
• Excellent sales for the first edition
• Islam is the fastest growing religion in America, with more than six million devoted followers
• Features an expanded section on women in Islam, including their status within the Taliban, and the Islamic practice of polygamy
Download Description
It may surprise readers to discover that Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world, according to The Complete Idiot's Guide to Islam. "However, even more eye-opening is the fact that Islam is the fastest growing religion in North America," writes author Yahiya Emerick (How to Tell Others About Islam). Paradoxically, Islam is also one of the most misunderstood and maligned religions in North America. Fortunately, Emerick has written a viable antidote to the widespread confusion and ignorance. Using the Idiot's Guide's formula of questions and answers, sidebars, and small, easy-to-digest essays, Emerick makes Islam accessible to anyone who is inclined to learn more about this influential religion. Readers have much to glean from this comprehensive and balanced guidebook--primarily that Islam is a prayerful, peace-loving religion that has been misused in the name of terror, just as Hitler and other extremists have misused Christianity throughout history. Emerick devotes an entire section to "Looking at Women in Islam," in which readers can sort through even more misconceptions. The Idiot's Guide title belies the integrity of the book, which is an important contribution for our times. --Gail Hudson
Customer Reviews:
Fabulous source of information.......2007-05-25
I found this book to be clear, easy to understand, and full of information on a variety of questions regarding Islam. It's writen very well and is great for people who have never heard of, or learned about Islam. It's even great for people who do have some history with Islam. A joy to read and I highly recommend it.
Most of the explanations of the reasons for the emergence of intolerant Islam are unconvincing.......2007-04-28
While this book did a great deal to enlighten me regarding the fundamental tenets of Islam, there are areas where the explanations are not complete. I learned about the history of the religion, who Muhammad was and his fundamental beliefs. The author states many times that Islam is a religion of tolerance and peace. There are many examples of that throughout history, but there are also many examples to the contrary.
Where the author's explanations seem especially weak is when he is "explaining" the reasons for Islamic fundamentalism, such as the beliefs of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the death sentence against Salman Rushdie. His explanation of the Rushdie affair is particularly unconvincing. He states that while the death sentence is real, it was also no big deal because Rushdie is in the west and heavily guarded. The exact phrase was "Given that Rushdie, an Indian expatriate, was living in England at the time, he was in no immediate danger." He then argues that while Western liberals rushed to Rushdie's defense, they were silent when Muslims in other countries were not allowed to wear headscarves, engage in Qu'ranic education or the free practice of the religion. To compare a death sentence to a ban on wearing headscarves in public is ludicrous.
I was very disappointed when reading this book. While I did learn much of the history and the beliefs inherent to Islam, I learned very little of what I wanted to learn. Namely, why the religion is making such a resurgence and why the people riding the wave of the resurgence seem so violent, destructive and intolerant.
Written from the jihadist point of view.......2007-03-13
I didn't even bother to finish it before dumping it in the round file.
Truly a "complete idiot's" guide.......2007-02-17
I have read other books about Islam and "Complete Idiot's Guides" on other topics, but never anything so annoying as this book. It is full of criticism of all non-Muslims as prejudiced and the author clearly cannot fathom the mindset of any non-Muslim reader. It is painful to try to wade through all the self-cheerleading to get to the necessary basic information. Blatant contradictions abound. On one page, the author declares wife abuse to be totally un-Islamic and blames non-Muslims for spreading lies and prejudice on this matter. Yet on the next page, the author quotes the prophet Mohammed stating that a man should slap his wife if she gets on his nerves and only if she is obedient after that, should he not resort to worse punishment. The same is true with the author declaring that men and woman have equal status in Islam, only to follow by explaining that according to Islamic law, a woman's life and court testimony are only worth half of a man's and how a man can easily divorce his wife but a woman must convince a court that she has just cause if she wants to get a divorce. Instead of this book, I would recommend buying a book that simply presents the religion without all the "See? See? Isn't Islam great? Isn't everything else stupid?" editorial commentary. I would also caution Muslims against mistakenly recommending this book to their non-Muslim friends without realizing how sickeningly patronizing it is. I think one would get a better picture of Islam by reading the Quran itself and doctrinal commentary written by Islamic scholars for Muslims.
A Must Read Refresher Course.......2007-02-17
I am a proud Muslim. I loved this book for its SIMPLICITY and FORTHRIGHTEOUSNOESS. It did not beat about the bush in any matter. Over the years I have forgotten the indepth nuances of certain aspects of my faith and this was a great refresher course. The contemporary style of the book differentiates it from more rigid and polarized versions of books on faith. It is written for people living in todays complex world, and being pulled in all directions at the same time, as I find myself as a Muslim in the US. Great Read!
Customer Reviews:
Complete nonsense!.......2006-04-01
Putting aside all the typos and other such errors, there are so many serious factual errors in this book as that one can't help think they're intentional!
Just on the topic of Iran's nuclear program, for example, there are two rather glaring errors:
First, the author repeatedly claims that Irans' nuclear reactor at the port city of Bushehr (which the book mistakenly refers to as "al-Bashir") is a "breeder reactor" which can be used to make bombs. This is totally false. It is a light-water reactor, which can't even theoretically be used to make bombs because, among other reasons, it doesn't make the weapons-usable plutonium. See: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=BEE20060202&articleId=1877
In fact the IAEA has stated that the reactor is not a proliferation concern. See "UN clears Iran nuclear facility"
BBC Online Tuesday, 29 June, 2004.
Second, the author repeatedly states that Iran's claims about needing nuclear energy to substitute for depleted petroleum resources is not believed by "the experts" (he never names these "experts".) In fact, the REAL experts have looked into this matter, and have agreed with Iran's position, which is why the US encouraged Iran's nuclear program in the first place. See "The fuel behind Iran's nuclear drive" by David Isenberg in Asia Times Online Aug 24, 2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GH24Ak02.html
It would take another book to refute all the falsehoods in this book! Considering how the Idiot's Guide to the Middle East was faulty and baised too, I have to wonder whether Alpha Publishing needs some new editors and fact-checkers.
Basically good, but don't trust the details.......2004-04-03
This book is useful to give a genereal overview of the situation in Iran to a north American reader. However, it clearly shows that the book has been written in a hurry to get it to the market while the Iran-Iraq 'Axis of Evil' issue is still really hot.
Its problems include:
-A lot of typos (Even Iran is spelled Iraq occasionally!)
-Some historical inacuracy (e.g Ayatullah Khomeini was not yet in Paris during the 2500 anniversary celebrations as the book states)
-and very bad handling of the Persian names (mixing first names, surnames and old-style titles).
Book Description
The Dock Manual is the only book devoted entirely to planning, constructing, and maintaining residential docks on rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Customer Reviews:
The Dock Manual.......2007-09-24
I've built decks and docks in the past and I find this text to be of immense value as I prepare to build a new system of decks and docks at a new location. I'd suggest this this one to anyone who was about to build near or on the water.
Great information!.......2005-08-31
Very thorough. Just the information I needed to determine what type of dock to build on my lakefront property.
Something Missing.......2004-02-08
Yes, this book provides a well-illustrated overview of approaches to dock building and choices of materials. But it doesn't go far enough if you have a significant tidal range or if the wind blows. What's missing is any introduction to engineering. How to make sure the ramp doesn't fall off your float when the tide goes out. How to figure the static forces on your dock caused by 4 knot currents. How to estimate the wave heights and dynamic forces in 80 knot winds. And how to design a dock that will survive this abuse. You might want to involve a professional engineer in these situations, but that can be true of pretty much anything to do with docks. A book with this title should at least introduce you to these subjects and provide references for the gory details. Like some others, the author believes books like this should be peppered with jokes. Personally I find this annoying, but I must admit his jokes are above average. So if you want a funny introduction to building docks in gentle places, this book is for you.
Excellent DIY dock reference.......2002-07-26
I gave up trying to find any useful information on dock building and then happened across this book not long ago. Max Burns has written a very comprehensive reference book that covers almost any imaginable dock/shore situation including the one I was looking for . If you're thinking of building your own, add this book to your library!
Excellent DIY dock reference.......2002-07-26
I gave up trying to find any useful information on dock building and then happened across this book not long ago. Max Burns has written a very comprehensive reference book that covers almost any imaginable dock/shore situation including the one I was looking for . If you're thinking of building your own, add this book to your library!
Books:
- One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy
- Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms (Antipode Book Series)
- Science Bought and Sold: Essays in the Economics of Science
- Selling China: Foreign Direct Investment During the Reform Era (Cambridge Modern China Series)
- Shanghai and the Yangtze Delta: A City Reborn (Regional Development in China, Vol 3)
- State and Local Taxation and Finance in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series.)
- Successful Fisheries Management: Issues, Case Studies, Perspectives
- Supply Chain Management with APO: Structures, Modelling Approaches and Implementation of mySAP SCM 4.1
- Surviving Energy Prices
- Telecourse Study Guide for Economics USA
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Care
- How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It: Finding Love Beyond Words
- Grid Computing: Practical Guide To Technology & Applications
- General Motors Chevrolet Venture, Oldsmobile Silhouette, Pontiac Trans Sport & Montana 1997 thru
- LAN Wiring
- Incredible Technologies Of The New World Order; UFOs - Tesla - Area 51
- History: Fiction or Science
- Accountant's Desk Handbook
- Entrepreneurship and Self-Help Among Black Americans: A Reconsideration of Race and Economics
- The 1998 Registered Company Directory, North America
At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters
Mapping Vulnerability: Disasters, Development and People
There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster: Race, Class, and Hurricane Katrina
The Geographical Analysis of Population: With Applications to Planning and Business
Understanding the Economic and Financial Impacts of Natural Disasters (Disaster Risk Management Series)
![Book review: Natural disasters and development in a globalizing world [A book review from: Political Geography]](http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21C4XBYKGKL.jpg)
![Natural disasters and development in a globalizing world [A book review from: Habitat International]](http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21BC8Y5M4QL.jpg)
