A New Start for Afghanistan's Education Sector

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The belief that education is a key to development efforts in Afghanistan motivated this report, which views improved education among young Afghanis as a key to creating the social capital needed to achieve lasting economic stability. A main focus of this work is the logistical difficulties involved in assigning education budget parameters in a county where accurate statistics on the number of students and their needs are nearly impossible to gather. Bolstered by contributions from Afghan teachers, this is an informative look at one of the most difficult obstacles the new government in Afghanistan must confront.

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Building on his previous book, The Customer's Victory, François Dupuy outlines ways to manage a change process. Using practical examples from new case studies and discussion of current theories of organizational change, this book explains how true organizational change can be effected in both private businesses and public organizations. With a strong pedagogical format, case studies and a helpful glossary of terms, this is an invaluable guide both for managers having to deal with change implementation and for students and researchers of change management.

La Alquimia Del Cambio/ The Chemistry of Change: Estrategias Personales Para La Modernizacion / Problems, Phases and Strategy (Eficacia Profesional / Professional Efficiency)

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La Alquimia Del Cambio/ The Chemistry of Change: Estrategias Personales Para La Modernizacion / Problems, Phases and Strategy (Eficacia Profesional / Professional Efficiency)
Francois Dupuy
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ASIN: 8496052079

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During the 1970s and 1980s, mutation breeding made a tremendous contribution to crop improvement. Now, as the techniques of molecular biology become more widely adopted by plant breeders, this comprehensive summary sets mutation breeding in a contemporary context and relates it to other breeding techniques, including the most recently developed. The book opens with a general introduction to plant breeding and a review of the development of mutation breeding, including consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of the technique. Chapters covering the underlying theory are followed by sections that consider more practical aspects such as in vitro techniques, techniques used for seed propagated crops and techniques used for vegetatively propagated crops. Case studies and examples are included throughout and a list of over 1200 references provides a valuable resource for those new to the field.

Principles of Cultivar Development: Theory and Technique

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Principles of Cultivar Development: Theory and Technique
Walter R. Fehr
Manufacturer: Macmillan Pub Co
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0070203458

Introduction to the History of Crop Development: Theories, Methods, Achievements, Institutions, and Persons

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Introduction to the History of Crop Development: Theories, Methods, Achievements, Institutions, and Persons
Rolf H.J. Schlegel
Manufacturer: Haworth Food & Agricultural Products Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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The quest for a steady food supply sparked plant breeding attempts over 12,000 years ago. The Concise Encyclopedia of Crop Improvement is a comprehensive resource explaining the development of crop improvement methods over the centuries. This extensive history of development is examined in detail, including influential individuals in the field, plant cultivation in Asia since the Neolithic time, techniques used in the Old World, and cropping in ancient America. The advance of scientific plant breeding in the twentieth century is extensively explored, including hybrid breeding, biotechnological improvement, and genetic manipulation.

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Plant breeding: Theory and practice
Neal C Stoskopf
Manufacturer: Scientific Publishers (India)
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006S03EO

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Plant Breeding: Theory and Practices
N.C. Stoskopf
Manufacturer: Scientific Publishers,India
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Binding: Hardcover

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The Theory of Plant Breeding
Oliver Mayo
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Hardcover

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In a unique attempt to provide a theoretical basis for plant breeding, Dr. Mayo synthesizes ideas and techniques drawn from population genetics and quantitative genetics. He retains the succinct style for which he was much praised in the first edition, but has reorganized all the sections
which relate to molecular biology in order to show how genetic engineering and the techniques of recombinant DNA will augment classical plant breeding in years to come. In addition, the chapter on perennial crops has been completely rewritten to take account of the increasing importance of this
area, and the chapter on variation has been extensively revised to cover recent theoretical advances. This second edition should provide further insights for workers in the various fields involving plant breeding seek to apply their techniques to plant improvement.

An introduction to heredity and genetics: A study of the modern biological laws and theories relating to animal & plant breeding

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An introduction to heredity and genetics: A study of the modern biological laws and theories relating to animal & plant breeding
William Lochhead
Manufacturer: s.n
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B00086XRRO

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Plant Breeding Theory & Practice
Neal C Stoskopf
Manufacturer: SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000N799W0

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Plant Breeding: Theory and Practice
V. L. Chopra
Manufacturer: South Asia Books
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ArchaeaýSo What?

This book is very detailed in a molecular + chemical way

Life on the Edge: Amazing Creatures Thriving in Extreme Environments
Michael Gross
Manufacturer: Basic Books
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Binding: Paperback

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Life at the Limits: Organisms in Extreme Environments

The Outer Reaches of Life (Canto original series)

Life at the Extremes: The Science of Survival

ASIN: 0738204455

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A new and revealing examination of life on Earth-from the perspective of its hardiest inhabitants. Can life exist in the Antarctic ice, in the deep subsurface, in dilute sulfuric acid, in hot springs-even on Mars? What degree of high or low temperature, pressure, or salt concentration can living cells tolerate? In recent years, scientists have discovered many single-cell creatures that exist in-in fact, are perfectly adapted to-extreme environments that were considered uninhabitable just one or two decades ago. In Life on the Edge, author Michael Gross explores how microorganisms adapt to their hostile environments and how they affect our current definition of the "normal" conditions for life. He also describes the vast implications of these extremophiles and other amazing creatures-from potential breakthroughs in medicine and biotechnology to the search for life elsewhere in the universe.

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ArchaeaýSo What?.......2003-04-21

Gross starts out explaining the chemosynthesis that supports deep sea bacteria, archaea, very well. His extreme life bacteria are interesting, shedding light on life prior to the earth's oxygen atmosphere, but then what? The book becomes repetitive. Yes, some life forms can endure extreme heat, pressure, cold and drought and he explains all of this perfectly. This all lends support to theories of possible bacterial life on other planets and to what was the first forms of life on earth. Beyond that it is only a treatise for graduate students seeking a higher degree. It is a lot of new words-not for the general reader.

This book is very detailed in a molecular + chemical way.......1998-10-09

I had to read this book for a college biology class and it was not an easy read. It is very detailed in explaing the extreme enviorments in which these creatures live, beacause it gets down to the chemical and molecular make-up of everything. You really need a biology dictionary to go with it.

Life on the Edge: Amazing Creatures Thriving in Extreme Environments (ISBN:0306457865)

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Life on the Edge: Amazing Creatures Thriving in Extreme Environments (ISBN:0306457865)
Michael Gross
Manufacturer: Perseus Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LCAIK4

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LIFE ON THE EDGE: AMAZING CREATURES THRIVING IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
Michael Gross
Manufacturer: Perseus Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J3TL26

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Manatees are NOT Pinnipeds!.......2001-07-04

From the title, it appears that this book is supposed to be strictly about animals of the order "Pinnipedia," that is, animals that are flipper-footed. This order includes the true seals, sea lions, and walruses. The book starts off well enough with beautiful photographs and good descriptive text, but on page 63, Cleave inexplicably groups walruses and manatees together as if manatees also belong to this order. Manatees, while bearing perhaps a slight resemblance to walruses, are of the order "Sirenia" (manatees and dugongs) which are actually more closely related to elephants than to any marine mammal. Furthermore, while pinnipeds are piscivorous (fish-eating) and can spend part of their lives out of the water (i.e., on land or ice), manatees are herbivores and totally aquatic. The author does not point out these distinctions and thus this chapter is very misleading. Hopefully this will be remedied in any further printing of this book; in the meantime, anyone using this book as a reference should keep this in mind (indeed much more authoritative sources should be used instead such as Marianne Riedman's book "The Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses" or "Seals of the World" by Judith King).

Seals & Sea Lions, a Portrait of the Animals World

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Seals & Sea Lions, a Portrait of the Animals World

Manufacturer: Smithmark
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000FMIGA4

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Best Oahu Driving and Touring Map

Map of O'ahu: Reference Maps of the Islands of Hawai'i
James A. Bier
Manufacturer: University of Hawaii Press
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Binding: Map

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ASIN: 0824826140

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Best Oahu Driving and Touring Map .......2006-05-25

You won't need any other map of Oahu, unless you plan on some serious hiking or backpacking on the Waianae or Koolau trails. This map, with Stuart Ball's Hiking Guide will get you to and from most trails. This map also includes many interesting tourist spots not usually found in more popular guides.

Reference Maps of the Islands of Hawai'i: O'ahu (Topographic Map)

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Reference Maps of the Islands of Hawai'i: O'ahu (Topographic Map)
James A. Bier
Manufacturer: Univ of Hawaii Pr
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Binding: Map

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ASIN: 082481844X

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The author analyzes contemporary marketing to find the answers to the key question: What has gone wrong with current marketing? We Have more statistical models, more computer technology, more "killer apps," and more seminars about CRM and branding and customer retention, and yet response rates have gone through the floor and productivity and profitability have followed. And our customers believe us less than ever before.

And no one seems to know why. Except for Lewis. He focuses on the misuses of technology, the substitution of flash for substance, and the inability or unwillingness to keep concern for customer rapport in the selling and marketing equation.

Why has marketing been failing? The answers are here.

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Laugh All the Way to the Bank.......2002-11-28

That's what Lewis has enabled me to do. I've been able to use his shrewd insights into marketing and copywriting to get greater productivity out of my marketing programs. And I've never had such a better time reading about how to do it. Lewis has taken a very serious subject(increasing the size of my bank account) and entertained me all the while I'm doing it. I don't have to be entertained while I'm making money, but you'll never hear me complain about it either.

Marketing Mayhem makes for Business Brilliance.......2002-05-10

I had a chance to hear Mr. Lewis talk at a recent Philadelphia Direct Marketing Association meeting. This guy is a stitch! What a great presentation! It was at this meeting that I decided to purchase this book. If you enjoy reading Mr. Lewis' article in Direct Magazine each month, then you'll love this book. He holds nothing back. No industry is safe from his evaluation.

I think the one message he iterates throughout the book, which most business books can't or don't want to figure out, is the simplistic and common sense approach to a successful business. He, like Dave Thomas' book, "Dave's Way", talks about common sense solutions to everyday business problems. Mr. Lewis, unlike Mr. Thomas, is a bit more forthcoming in his analysis.

This book is for those business people who are tired of hearing open promises from "experts". It shreds apart the current world of advertising. Note: if you're an advertising AE, be warned. If you're an advertising AE and wish to read this book, you're on the right road to redemption.

This Man is a Total Nut!.......2002-04-13

This was advertised as a book explaining why marketing is not producing the way it used to. That is why I bought it as my marketing is not working the way it used to....I also know that Lewis is one of the best in the world at direct mail copy. I have read his works since the early 1980's and his wisdom has pulled me out of more than one hole.

The problem with this book is that all the way through you wonder if this man is pure genius resulting many successful efforts, or if he has he gone off the deep end. Regardless, the book, if nothing else, is way funny. Just the references to Sax Lewis will bust the toughest gut. It kept me in sincere stiches. I did not laugh at him, I laughed with him. He totally destroys the puffery some proudly call advertising. But he does more than destroy, he rebuilds. I needed some serious solutions for effective Web site copy, and I found them in this book. No, the book is not about writing Web copy. But if you combine this book with Nielsen and Tahir's "Homepage Usability" you will have all you need to know to produce a "killer" Web site. Lewis points out, in example after example, all the incredibily stupid mistakes that so-called pros have made in marketing over the last ten years. He puts all these mistakes under a magnifying glass so powerful that it burns. The ants soon fry. In this intense light it becomes obvious what one must do to gain back the confidence of one's target reader.

This is a book you will either love or hate. But one thing is for sure - everyone in marketing needs to read this book. Why? Within a few hours of finishing this book I knew what I had to do on our Web sites. And within 24 hours of making the changes I got several positive emails. My phone also rang with new business. I was impressed because all I did was follow what Lewis said to do in his list of 5 things at the end of the book. This book paid for itself many hundreds of times over in just 24 hours. I will read it several more times. I can't absorb this much wisdom in one reading.

So why the one star rating? You are a skeptic. That is why you are reading the one star review instead of the 5 star....

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European legislation affects countless aspects of daily life in modern Europe but just how does the European Union make such significant legislative decisions? How important are the formal decision-making procedures in defining decision outcomes and how important is the bargaining that takes place among the actors involved? Using a combination of detailed evidence and theoretical rigour, this volume addresses these questions and others that are central to understanding how the EU works in practice. It focuses on the practice of day-to-day decision-making in Brussels and the interactions that take place among the Member States in the Council and among the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament. A unique data set of actual Commission proposals are examined against which the authors develop, apply and test a range of explanatory models of decision-making, exemplifying how to study decision-making in other political systems using advanced theoretical tools and appropriate research design.

The Europeanisation of Administrative Law: Transforming National Decision-Making Procedures

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The Europeanisation of Administrative Law: Transforming National Decision-Making Procedures

Manufacturer: Ashgate Pub Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Administrative Law | Law | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0754622231

Partisan Interventions: European Party Politics And Peace Enforcement In The Balkans

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Partisan Interventions: European Party Politics And Peace Enforcement In The Balkans
Brian C. Rathbun
Manufacturer: Cornell University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0801442559

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Ideological differences among political parties result in consistently different understandings of the national interest, Brian C. Rathbun shows. These differences between parties are critical as major international events unfold. In the first comprehensive treatment of the effects of partisan politics in foreign affairs, Rathbun examines domestic party disagreements across the 1990s in Britain, France, and Germany regarding humanitarian interventions and the creation of a European Union security force. The different reactions of the left and the right in the Western European nations had, for example, profound implications for the resolution of conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo.

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This book is the first to trace the evolution of anti-drugs policies at European Union level from the late 1960s to the present. Phases of drug policy development, key policy actors and institutions are described with particular reference to the influence of transnational networks of expertise. Policy development is placed in the context of both European integration and a broad harmonization of international policies against drug trafficking. Concerns are also raised about secretive and anti-democratic features on intergovernmental EU decision-making.

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Besluitvorming in de Europese Unie
Karel de Gucht
Manufacturer: Maklu
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 9062154336

Conflict and Decision Making in Soviet Russia (Center for International Studies)

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Conflict and Decision Making in Soviet Russia (Center for International Studies)
Sidney Ploss
Manufacturer: Princeton Univ Pr
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Binding: Hardcover

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Decision Rules in the European Union: A Rational Choice Perspective

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Decision Rules in the European Union: A Rational Choice Perspective

Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Hardcover

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This book brings together scholars from economic and political science to study the interactions within the European Union from a strategic or rational choice perspective. The contributors seek to understand the relationship between member states and competing European institutions. The book focuses on the horizontal checks and balances including the countervailing forces of legislative, regulatory, bureaucratic, and constitutional decision-making. Other examinations analyze the vertical structures, in particular the impact of the federal distributions of power on policy choices

Decision-Making in the European Community: The Council Presidency and European Integration

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Decision-Making in the European Community: The Council Presidency and European Integration
Emil Joseph Kirchner
Manufacturer: Manchester Univ Pr
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Binding: Paperback

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After describing the overall macroeconomic development of the Hungarian economy, the volume focuses on privatization, foreign direct investment inflows, the development of the corporate sector and the country's preparation for accession to the European Union. Finally the book provides a short-term forecast for 2002.

Evolution of the Hungarian Economy, 1848-1998

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Evolution of the Hungarian Economy, 1848-1998
Janos Kornai
Manufacturer: East European Monographs
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Economic Conditions | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 088033455X

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Kornai presents an assessment of Hungary's transition from a socialist to a market economy. In a comprehensive critique of socialist economy reform, Kornai explains how the system's ideological and political attributes deny the idea of "market socialism." Although this reformist socialism ensured Hungary its transition to a market economy, macroeconomic disequalibria and financial crisis posed constant threats. Finally, Kornai provides examples of Hungary's economic stabilization and conditions for its sustainable growth into the present era.

Evolution of the Hungarian Economy 1848-2000

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Evolution of the Hungarian Economy 1848-2000
Gyorgy Csaki Gabor Karsai
Manufacturer: East European Monographs 2002
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MCDMBU

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