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Drawing widely on social science and history, economist Richard Easterlin asks: Where is rapid economic growth taking us? Why has its spread throughout the world been so limited? What are the causes of the great twentieth century advances in life expectancy and the revolution in childbearing that has brought fertility worldwide to near-replacement levels? Finally, to what extent have free markets been the source of human improvement? The opening chapter demonstrates the evolution of Easterlin's unique approach, and why he is a "reluctant economist".
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Easterlin, Richard A. The Reluctant Economist: Perspectives on Economics, Economic History, and Demography.(Book review): An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Jeffrey Wagner Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000QCTJ5Y Release Date: 2007-05-07 |
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This digital document is an article from American Journal of Agricultural Economics, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1149 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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Change Management Excellence: Using the Four Intelligences for Successful Organizational Change
Sarah Cook , and Steve Macaulay Manufacturer: Kogan Page ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0749440333 |
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* Includes international case studies * Includes a practical checklist of actions * Ideal for managers, consultants and students Businesses need to continually innovate if they are to remain competitive. Applying the "compass of intelligences" model for describing change management -- BI (Business Intelligence), EI (Emotional Intelligence), SQ (Spiritual Intelligence) and PQ (Political Intelligence) -- this book provides practical guidance on how to navigate change in an organization, focusing on the essential elements of change management.Customer Reviews:
Highly Recommended!.......2005-05-12
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Ginseng, the Genus Panax (Medicinal and Aromatic Plantsindustrial Profiles)
Manufacturer: CRC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Accessories:
ASIN: 9058230341 |
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Panax Ginseng has been commonly used in indigenous medicine in the Far East for over 5,000 years. Its man-like appearance ensured that it was quickly accepted as a tonic maintaining the body in good health, inducing rejuvenation and retarding ageing. The vast output of modern research suggests uses for this ancient drug in today's medicine. This volume endeavours to present a well referenced review of many aspects of ginseng literature including history, botany, horticulture, tissue culture, chemistry, pharmacology, therapeutics, side effects, quality control, patents and related or substituted species.
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The Anatomical Basis of Mouse Development
Matthew H. Kaufman , and Jonathan B.L. Bard Manufacturer: Academic Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0124020607 |
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This book is an essential anatomical resource for developmental biologists who need to know about any aspect of mouse developmental anatomy, as well as for geneticists using the mouse embryo as a model. The book is a companion to Kaufman's The Atlas of Mouse Development, and details the developmental anatomy of the early embryo, the transitional tissues, and all the major organ systems. It also provides extensive comparisons with human developmental anatomy, both normal and abnormal. The book has extensive reference indexes detailing developmental stage criteria.Customer Reviews:
weighty but informative.......2000-03-09
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Principles of Animal Communication
Jack W. Bradbury Manufacturer: Sinauer Associates ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0878931007 |
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The study of animal communication requires a broader set of perspectives than nearly any other topic in biology. Relevant disciplines include physics, chemistry, neurobiology, cognitive science, evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology, and economics. Principles of Animal Communication integrates all of these approaches in its treatment of animal signal evolution. The taxonomic scope is kept broad, and all sensory modalities are discussed.The text is aimed at upper-level undergraduate or beginning graduate students. Quantitative approaches are emphasized but kept to the level of simple algebra, and the relevance of all results and analyses is explained verbally. Many unresolved issues for future research are identified. Topics begin with the physics and physiology of signal production, propagation, and reception, turn to the economics of cooperating communicators, and end with the complications arising when sender and receiver do not have identical interests during communication. A variety of signal analysis and evolutionary methods are explained and demonstrated with examples.
Principles of Animal Communication can be used as the basis for a general introduction to animal communication studies or, by focusing on specific sections, for more specialized and advanced courses. Abundantly illustrated and cross-referenced, the text features an extensive bibliography and suggestions for further reading. In addition, chapter-end summaries underscore critical points raised in the text, while boxes throughout provide additional explanations or outline advanced approaches.
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Informative in some areas, others present wrong information.......1998-09-21
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The Handicap Principle: A Missing Piece of Darwin's Puzzle
Amotz Zahavi , Avishag Zahavi , Na'ama Ely , and Melvin Patrick Ely Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0195100352 |
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Ever since Darwin, animal behavior has intrigued and perplexed human observers. The elaborate mating rituals, lavish decorative displays, complex songs, calls, dances and many other forms of animal signaling raise fascinating questions. To what degree can animals communicate within their own species and even between species? What evolutionary purpose do such communications serve? Perhaps most importantly, what can animal signaling tell us about our own non-verbal forms of communication? In The Handicap Principle, Amotz and Ashivag Zahavi offer a unifying theory that brilliantly explains many previously baffling aspects of animal signaling and holds up a mirror in which ordinary human behaviors take on surprising new significance. The wide-ranging implications of the Zahavis' new theory make it arguably the most important advance in animal behavior in decades. Based on 20 years of painstaking observation, the Handicap Principle illuminates an astonishing variety of signaling behaviors in animals ranging from ants and ameba to peacocks and gazelles. Essentially, the theory asserts that for animal signals to be effective they must be reliable, and to be reliable they must impose a cost, or handicap, on the signaler. When a gazelle sights a wolf, for instance, and jumps high into the air several times before fleeing, it is signaling, in a reliable way, that it is in tip-top condition, easily able to outrun the wolf. (A human parallel occurs in children's games of tag, where faster children will often taunt their pursuer before running). By momentarily handicapping itself--expending precious time and energy in this display--the gazelle underscores the truthfulness of its signal. Such signaling, the authors suggest, serves the interests of both predator and prey, sparing each the exhaustion of a pointless chase. Similarly, the enormous cost a peacock incurs by carrying its elaborate and weighty tail-feathers, which interfere with food gathering, reliably communicates its value as a mate able to provide for its offspring. Perhaps the book's most important application of the Handicap Principle is to the evolutionary enigma of animal altruism. The authors convincingly demonstrate that when an animal acts altruistically, it handicaps itself--assumes a risk or endures a sacrifice--not primarily to benefit its kin or social group but to increase its own prestige within the group and thus signal its status as a partner or rival. Finally, the Zahavis' show how many forms of non-verbal communication among humans can also be explained by the Handicap Principle. Indeed, the authors suggest that non-verbal signals--tones of voice, facial expressions, body postures--are quite often more reliable indicators of our intentions than is language. Elegantly written, exhaustively researched, and consistently enlivened by equal measures of insight and example, The Handicap Principle illuminates virtually every kind of animal communication. It not only allows us to hear what animals are saying to each other--and to understand why they are saying it--but also to see the enormously important role non-verbal behavior plays in human communication.Customer Reviews:
The full explanatory power of this book is unlikely to be accepted any time soon.......2007-02-11
Truly Fabulous!.......2003-07-15
Interesting research.......2001-12-15
Best book on evolution in many years.......2000-05-19
The Handicap Principle thus is about signals, signals between prey and predator, between one sex and the other, and between the individual and the group. The purpose of these signals is to display in an unequivocal way the fitness of the signaler. Note that such signals have to be "fake proof." They have to be what the authors call "reliable." An animal that can't run fast and has limited resources of energy can't waste them jumping in the air. It needs to get going immediately or to stay hidden if it is to have any chance of survival. A man leads with his chin. That's a signal that he's confident. When men had beards it was a little dangerous to stick your chin out since the other guy might grab your beard and you could be in trouble. People demonstrate wealth by wasting money. This is a "reliable" (if ugly) signal because without an ample supply of money, you can't afford to waste it.
Part of the beauty of this book comes from the personality of the authors, who spent a large part of their lives studying little babbler birds in Israel. I feel I know these little social birds just from the loving descriptions in the text. One can see that even though the Zahavis made their discovery of the handicap principle in 1975 and waited almost two decades before it was generally accepted in the scientific community, they harbor no bitterness, nor is their tone at all gloating. They come across as hard-working field scientists who love their work and nature.
Besides being full of exciting and original ideas, The Handicap Principle is also extremely well written. Each sentence is clear and to the point without the burden of unnecessary jargon or the wordy clumsiness sometimes found in such books. Amotz and Avishag Zahavi took great pride in effectively communicating their ideas to a wide audience. Additionally there are scores of exquisite, loving little black and white drawings by illustrator Amir Balaban of animals, birds, insects and people, etc., illuminating the text.
If you're interested in evolutionary theory, this is a book not to be missed. As Jared Diamond says on the cover, "Read this fine book, and discover what the excitement is all about."
I loved it, insightful, entertaining, astounding........1998-05-06
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Ten communication principles.(FOCUS ON: MARKETING TO PORK PRODUCERS): An article from: Agri Marketing
Wynnie Zuchowski Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000T90AWA Release Date: 2007-07-05 |
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This digital document is an article from Agri Marketing, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2007. The length of the article is 788 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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Golfing in Ireland: The Most Complete Guide for Adventurous Golfers
Rob Armstrong Manufacturer: Pelican Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1565547268 |
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In this thoroughly revised third edition, Rob Armstrong profiles the best golf courses Ireland has to offer, revisiting old courses that have undergone revision or expansion and uncovering the best of Ireland_s new courses. In his crisp, irreverent style, he also points out those courses that have not stood up, those that have been poorly maintained or managed, and those that have simply proved disappointing.Customer Reviews:
Useful resource in planning a golf trip to Ireland.......2000-11-16
Excellent book--slightly quirky.......2000-06-01
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Basic Statistics: Tools for Continuous Improvement 4th Edition
Mark J. Kiemele Manufacturer: Air Academy Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1880156067 |
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Great book!.......2007-02-20
Basic Statistics - Excellent book.......2006-09-15
Excellent Start for Getting the Basics of Continuous Improvement.......2006-08-30
The best book to complement Six Sigma analysis.......2003-04-24
I have found this book to be the best I know of to be my "desktop guide" when I have any doubt on the method or applicability of a test or tool.
I engourage any and all readers who are looking for a book to help them do Process Improvement or Six Sigma Process Improvement to get this book.
It is well worth the price.
Two thumbs up!!.......2002-12-11
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Basic Statistics: Tools for Continuous Improvement
Mark J. Kiemele , and Stephen R. Schmidt Manufacturer: AIR ACADEMY PRESS, LLC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Ring-bound ASIN: B000VFVF26 |
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Basic Statistics: Tools for Continuous Improvement 4th Edition
Mark J. Kiemele Manufacturer: Air Academy Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MC6WHG |
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The Expert versus the Object: Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0195147359 |
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The authenticity of visual art has always commanded the attention of experts, dealers, collectors, and the art-minded public. Is it "real" or "original" is a way of asking what am I buying? What do I own? What am I looking at? And today more sophisticated questions are being asked: How is authenticity determined and what weight does this determination have in court? This book of essays proposes to answer those questions. Three lines of inquiry are basic to determining authenticity: a connoisseur's evaluation, historical documentation or provenance, and scientific testing. A connoisseur is an expert who evaluates the "rightness" of a work based on much careful scrutiny of many works by an artist and familiarity with that artist's usual manner of working with materials. In determining provenance, a researcher traces the physical object from the artist through a chain of ownership to the present owner--simple enough in concept, though it assumes that the documentation is not faked or inaccurate. The goal is to ensure that the object is the same one that left the artist's hand. Scientific testing, although sometimes useful, is often longer on promise than result. Dating paint or wood samples, for instance, can show that a painting was made in Rembrandt's lifetime, but it cannot prove that it is by Rembrandt's hand. If expert opinion is divided, and large sums of money are involved, a dispute over authenticity may end up in a court of law, where evaluation of expert opinion evidence can be problematic. The essays in this book clarify the nature of the methods outlined above and explain, based on case law, the present status of authentication issues in court. Contributors include experts from Christie's, London; Sotheby's, New York; and the former director of the Frick Collection; as well as leading art historians and art dealers; an art conservator; a forensic graphologist; a philanthropist and collector; and a specialist in French art law. Their collective knowledge on issues of authenticity will be invaluable for anyone interested in the world of visual art.Customer Reviews:
The man who mistook his wife for a de Kooning.......2006-02-07
An unusual book.......2005-08-24
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Faking it.(Book Review): An article from: New Criterion
Marco Grassi Manufacturer: Foundation for Cultural Review ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000842F88 Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
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This digital document is an article from New Criterion, published by Foundation for Cultural Review on September 1, 2004. The length of the article is 2173 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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The Expert Versus the Object: Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts
Ronald D. Spencer Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OKFLDW |
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