The Reluctant Economist: Perspectives on Economics, Economic History, and Demography
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    The Reluctant Economist: Perspectives on Economics, Economic History, and Demography
    Richard A. Easterlin
    Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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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".
    Easterlin, Richard A. The Reluctant Economist: Perspectives on Economics, Economic History, and Demography.(Book review): An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
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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
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      Release Date: 2007-05-07

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      Title: Easterlin, Richard A. The Reluctant Economist: Perspectives on Economics, Economic History, and Demography.(Book review)
      Author: Jeffrey Wagner
      Publication: American Journal of Agricultural Economics (Magazine/Journal)
      Date: May 1, 2007
      Publisher: Thomson Gale
      Volume: 89 Issue: 2 Page: 553(3)

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      Change Management Excellence: Using the Four Intelligences for Successful Organizational Change
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      Change Management Excellence: Using the Four Intelligences for Successful Organizational Change
      Sarah Cook , and Steve Macaulay
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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.

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      5 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!.......2005-05-12

      Authors Sarah Cook, Steve Macaulay and Hilary Coldicott offer a solid, reliable roadmap for navigating the twisted trails of corporate change initiatives. This comprehensive presentation is based on the authors' combined 40 years of consulting and change-facilitation experience. The book provides a wealth of self-diagnostic tests, interactive exercises and checklists to help you tackle the practical mechanics of introducing organizational change from all four compass points: business, politics, emotions and the spirit. The volume demonstrates little patience with the self-serving "practical" case studies that are 'de rigueur' in business books. While one might applaud the authors' sense of economy in eliminating "how great we are" stories, their absence may also explain why the book comes across as just a tad dry. Change is a perpetually dynamic story line, so one expects its roadmap to bear a range of narrative hues, although the sound advice here is rare enough. We strongly recommend this volume - when you're lost, any good map is your friend. It doesn't have to be fancy as long as it includes a compass.

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        The Anatomical Basis of Mouse Development
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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.
        The Anatomical Basis of Mouse Development will be a key reference work for anyone who needs to understand developmental anatomy in normal and mutant mice.

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        * Complements Kaufman's The Atlas of Mouse Development
        * Gives anatomical descriptions from oogenesis to birth, at a level of detail that goes beyond that found in most literature
        * Provides detailed explanations for geneticists and molecular biologists with limited anatomical background to help them understand the emergence of all the major structures in the mouse embryo
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        5 out of 5 stars weighty but informative.......2000-03-09

        This book is an sourcebook for the embryological orign of tissues in mammals. Its information is too detailed and dense for use as a textbook but is a neccessary addition to your library as an excellent reference book if you are studying vertebrate development (or have knocked out a gene and can't figure out what is wrong with the resulting animals). I also use it as a backup reference for preparing lectures for the developmental biology course I teach since it often has information that can not be found elsewhere.

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        Jack W. Bradbury
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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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        3 out of 5 stars 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
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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.

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        5 out of 5 stars The full explanatory power of this book is unlikely to be accepted any time soon.......2007-02-11

        In The Handicap Principle, the Zahavis have created a compelling case for a seemingly paradoxical revelation: Strength may only be demonstrated by showing vulnerability.

        The simplest distillation of its central tenets is that interspecies or intraspecies communication must be costly in order to be meaningful. While it would be useful for any animal to be able to view another's cardiovascular health, the body provides few outright signals of its internal function ... or does it? Amazingly, many seemingly useless appendages like peacock's tails do precisely that. If a peacock can grow a perfectly symmetrical, useless tail, chances are it's in good physical health otherwise.

        When we pause to try to determine which traits are considered beautiful, the likely candidates are those with no obvious survival value (long lustrous hair, unblemished skin, clear eyes, perfect teeth, symmetry, and artfully placed fat deposits). All of these traits are also the ones most vulnerable to parasites, and the first to fade in the event of poor health or old age. These are the last places an animal will put its nutritional resources if it was worried only about its daily survival. It is their very wastefulness that shows their value. While no one literally wears their hearts on their sleeves, our dermis is a fairly good proxy of our overall health. This is precisely because of its exceptional vulnerability.

        Indeed, any time a scientist wants to test material properties, he or she usually has to break the sample that is being tested. It is only by showing vulnerability that true (breaking) strength can be gauged.

        Thorstein Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class, published in 1899, and Nancy Etcoff's Survival of the Prettiest both form interesting companion pieces to this work. The Zahavis demonstrate that Veblen's concept of conspicuous consumption applies to the animal kingdom as well.

        Just like The Origin of Species or The Selfish Gene, the Handicap principle is a theory that has yet to be proven. From a scientific perspective, however, a theory is far more than a guess. Theories can be judged primarily for their explanatory power, and all of these works provide considerable ammunition. While The Handicap Principle is by no means proven, it provides an amazing lens through which to view the world. You'll never look at animals (or yourself) the same way again.

        5 out of 5 stars Truly Fabulous!.......2003-07-15

        I thought that the Zehavis' research and book was outstanding.
        I feel this book and their theory is a must for any comprehensive review of the literature on altruism.

        2 out of 5 stars Interesting research.......2001-12-15

        One problem with this book is that it refutes other forms of cooperative altruism such as reciprocal altruism instead of combining them with the theory and expanding upon them. The Handicap Principle is one of a few theories on explaining cooperative behavior in different species and the authors here give it a good starting point to their theory. It seems that several theories stemming from evolutionary research need to use the cooperation they often rave about and come together to overcome their flaws.

        5 out of 5 stars Best book on evolution in many years.......2000-05-19

        Why does the peacock grow that tail? Why does the springbok leap straight up into the air when it sees a predator? Why do people behave heroically? The handicap principle answers these questions, eloquently, simply and with an overwhelming sense of conviction. The peacock is advertising his fitness. He is saying to the female in essence, I am so fit I can carry around this cumbersome adornment and still scratch out a very fine living. The springbok is saying to the predator: don't even think about going after me. I am in such good shape I can waste energy jumping up and down and still have plenty of reserves to outrun you. Save us both the bother and go after someone weaker. (By the way, the springbok jumps straight up instead of sideways because by jumping straight up its performance can be effectively judged by a predator from any direction.) And the man who dives into the swiftly flowing river to save a drowning child is actually advertising his fitness and improving his station in society. He is so fit he can take chances that others dare not. He's the man the women want to mate with.

        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."

        5 out of 5 stars I loved it, insightful, entertaining, astounding........1998-05-06

        This very readable book covers a wide range of biological behavior, and really demonstrates the reality of the Handicap Principle. Not only am I convinced of its truth, but now understand much more about human behavior than before.
        Ten communication principles.(FOCUS ON: MARKETING TO PORK PRODUCERS): An article from: Agri Marketing
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          Ten communication principles.(FOCUS ON: MARKETING TO PORK PRODUCERS): An article from: Agri Marketing
          Wynnie Zuchowski
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          Author: Wynnie Zuchowski
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          4 out of 5 stars Useful resource in planning a golf trip to Ireland.......2000-11-16

          I found this book to be a very useful resource in planning my golf vacation to Ireland. He covers courses by county - my one criticism of the book is that there is no map to help you plan your itinerary. I had to buy a more general guidebook for Ireland with a map to plan our itinerary. Other than that, Rob Armstrong is very familiar with Ireland and the golf courses covered. His descriptions of the courses are thorough and enticing. I like the fact that he covers all of the major/well known courses, but many lesser known, excellent courses that you wouldn't ordinarily hear about. This book is well worth investing in.

          4 out of 5 stars Excellent book--slightly quirky.......2000-06-01

          Very personal acoount of the author's favorite Irish golf courses. I bought the book to help plan my Irish golf vacation. Just about everything he said about the courses, I agreed with. He rants about shabby treatment towards Americans & women at some courses that we did not experience. Some of the phone numbers are now out of date and the book could really use a map of Ireland with the location of the golf courses. Excellent reference book, but not the bible of Irish golf.

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          Basic Statistics: Tools for Continuous Improvement
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            Basic Statistics: Tools for Continuous Improvement
            Mark J. Kiemele , and Stephen R. Schmidt
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              Mark J. Kiemele
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              The Expert versus the Object: Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts
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              • The man who mistook his wife for a de Kooning
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              The Expert versus the Object: Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts

              Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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              ASIN: 0195147359

              Book Description

              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:

              4 out of 5 stars The man who mistook his wife for a de Kooning.......2006-02-07

              The purpose of this book is not to entertain the general public; it is shop-talk for a certain portion of the art world--the art trade and museums. The essays are uniformly competent and written in a lively, digestible fashion. Some essays are digressive, others terse, all are useful if you're trying to think through an authentication.

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              Faking it.(Book Review): An article from: New Criterion
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                Faking it.(Book Review): An article from: New Criterion
                Marco Grassi
                Manufacturer: Foundation for Cultural Review
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                Author: Marco Grassi
                Publication: New Criterion (Magazine/Journal)
                Date: September 1, 2004
                Publisher: Foundation for Cultural Review
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                The Expert Versus the Object: Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts
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                  The Expert Versus the Object: Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts
                  Ronald D. Spencer
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